Book Title: Mahasati Anjana Sati Chandanbala
Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005463/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 1 mahAsatI aMjanA satI caMdanabALA IN VVVA BOOOO "WVVVV VI IIIII jayabhikhu For Personal & Private Use Only jeremony.org 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, AdrakumAra 4. mahAsatI aMjanA, satI caMdanabALA 5. kAna kaThiyAro, akSayatRtIyA, satyano jaya 6. rAjA zrIpALa, zeTha jagaDuzAha 7. munizrI harikeza, AcArya zrI skUlibhadra 8. rANI cellaNA, amarakumAra 9 arjunamALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayabhikhu janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jena bAlagraMthAvali : zreNI 1 - pu.4 mahAsatI aMjanA satI caMdanabALA saMpAdaka jayabhikhkhuM zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhu 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 nniA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380013 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA jaya bajaraMgabalI koNa hatA e bajaraMga ! bajaraMga eTale vajAMga. vaja-polAdanA dehavALA. eka hajArane AMTe evA, vidyAmAM ne vIratAmAM. zastra-vidyAmAM ne zAstranI vidyAmAM emanI jagatabharamAM joDa na jaDe. emanuM nAma hanumAna. emanI duHkhiyArI mAtAnuM nAma aMjanAdevI. satIomAM ziromaNi hatAM. to rAjakuMvarI, rAjAnA kuMvarane paraNyAM hatAM, paNa pahele pagale pati risAyA. abolA lIdhA. sagAM mAbApe paNa na saMgharyA. saMsAramAM vagara vAMke satI phaTaphaTa thayAM. upara Abha ne nIce dharatI rahyAM, paNa sata na chAMDyuM. AvAM mahAsatI aMjanAdevI. sAMbhaLo temanI vAta. eka rAjA. nAma mahendra. so putra, paNa eka putrI nahIM. moTI uMmare eka putrI thaI. nAma rAkhyuM aMjanA! zuM rUpa zuM guNa ! zI caturAI ne zA saMskAra ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1.4 tttttt aMjanAkumArI to jotajotAmAM moTAM thaI gayAM. rAjAe varanI gota karI. aneka kuMvara joyA, emAMthI be para haiyuM TharyuM. ekanuM nAma pavanajita. rAjA praphlAdano putra. bhAre parAkramI, bhAre zANo. bIjAnuM nAma vidyAprabha. kaleyA kuMvara jevo, paNa jyotiSI kahe, aDhAramA varSe ene vairAgya thaze, chavvIsamA varSe to mokSa pAmaze. - rAjA kahe, "aMjanA pavanajitane varaze. mokalo kaheNa.' kaheNa gayuM ne saMbaMdha nakkI thayo. lagnanA divaso dUra che. pavanajitane manasUbA thAya che, potAnI patnIne nIrakhavAnA. are, aMjanA te kevI haze ne kevI nahIM. kuMvara pavanajite karyo vezapalaTo, ne Avyo sAsarAnA nagaramAM. sarakhI sAhelIo sAthe aMjanA pharavA nIkaLI che. catura sakhIo vidyutaprabhanI ne pavanajitanI sarakhAmaNI kare che. sahu pavanajitanAM khUba khUba vakhANa karI, vidyutaprabhunA TUMkA AyuSyanI TIkA kare che. kahe che, ke "are, evA varane te koNa vare !' moTA manavALI aMjanA kahe cheH dhanya che vidyutaprabhane, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA - - - - - jenAnI uMmaramAM kAyAnAM kalyANa karaze. mArAM temane vaMdana ho." A zabdo pavanajita sAMbhaLe che. enA manamAM roSa bharAya che : "are, A strI mArAM to vakhANa karatI nathI, ne vidyutaprabhane vaMde che. nakkI e vidyutaprabhanA premamAM paDelI che. mAre na khape A aMjanA ! are, jenuM mana parapuruSamAM ramatuM hoya, e bhale svarganI raMbhA hoya, to paNa dUrathI dekhavA jevI ne manathI tajavA jevI. paNa nA, nA, ema nahIM. Aje aMjanA sAthe huM na paraNuM to e koIka bIjA rAjakumArane ja varaze ne sukhI thaze. ema nahIM. huM ja paraNuM ne pachI ja ene chAMDI dauM. to ja enAM pApanI zikSA thaI kahevAya.' rUpAnI corI baMdhAI che, temAM sonAnA kaLaza mukAyA che. bhalAM DholanagArAM vAge che ne mIThI zaraNAIo gaheke che. mAMyarAmAM vara-vahu beThAM che. purohita maMtra bhaNe che. pavanajitano aMjanA joDe hastameLApa thayo. pavanajitane lAgyuM ke te aMgArAne aDake che. aMjanAne lAgyuM te amRtane aDe che. pavanajita paraNI UtaryA, eTale sasarAe paherAmaNI karI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-4 varavahu praddhAda rAjA tathA ketumatI rANIne pAye paDyAM. temaNe AzIrvAda ApyA. bhogavaTA mATe pAMcaso gAma ApyAM. aMjanA ne pavanajita potAnA mahelamAM gayAM. soLe zaNagAra sajyA che. AMkhe AMjaNa AMjyAM che. seMthe siMdUra pUryA che. puSpanI veNI gUMthI che. sugaMdhI dIpa baLe che. aMjanA jANe che, hamaNAM pavanajita mArA oraDe padhAraze ne premathI huM temanI sAthe vAto karIza, paNa pavanajita to dekhAyA ja nahIM. ughADI AMkhe prabhAta paDyuM. pachI to eka divasa thayo, be divasa thayA. paNa pavanajita to aMjanA sAthe bolatAye nathI, cAlatAye nathI. aMjanA khUba duHkhI thaI. manamAM vicAravA lAgI : "mAro evo zo vAMka ne zo guno ke paraNIne pati bolAvatAye nathI ? AvA abolA kAM ?" thoDA vakhatamAM piyarathI mevAmaThAI AvyAM. vastraghareNAM AvyAM, te laIne sakhI vasaMtamALAne pavanajita pAse mokalI. pavanajite mevAmaThAI laIne tyAM gAtA gavaiyAne ApyAM. vastranA kaTakA karyA ne ghareNAM laI caMDALane ApyAM. vasaMtamALAne khUba kheda thayo. AvIne potAnI sakhIne vAta karI. aMjanAne khAtarI thaI : "nakkI pavanajita mArA para rIse baLyA che, paNa huM zuM karuM? mArI sAthe vAtacIta kare toye samajAvuM, paNa pavanajitane koNa samajAve ? aMjanA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA hoMze hoMze bolAve che, toya moM pheravI le che, ne bolatA nathI. manamAM sUnamUnAkAra rahe che. kamaLa karamAya tema aMjanAnuM zarIra sukAya che. te manamAM ne manamAM bole che. dina palaTyo palaTyA sajana, bhAMgI haiyAnI hAma; jenI karatI UbharA, ne nava le muja nAma. pavanajita haMmeza ghoDe caDI pharavA jAya che. aMjanA gokhe besIne ekITase temane jue che. manamAM meLApa thayA jeTalo harakha pAme che. paNa pavanajitane to ethI UlaTuM ja manamAM vasyuM. temaNe aMjanAnA gokha ADI bhIMta caNAvI ke gokhe besI temane jue nahIM. krodhe bharAyelo mANasa zuM nathI karato ? thoDA vakhata pachI te potAnAM pAMcaso gAma laI judA rahyA. aMjanAne mahendrapurImAM ja rahevA dIdhI. aMjanAne svAmIno viyoga thaye bAra varasa vItI gayAM che. eka vAra yuddha caDhavAnuM AvyuM. DaMkAnizAna gaDagaDyAM. have te vakhate pavanajita yuddhamAM javA nIkaLyA. AkhuM gAma pavanajitane vidAya ApavAnI taiyArI karI rahyuM che. pavanajita mAtApitAne namyA. bhAIbhojAIne maLyA. sahu sagAMvahAlAMne bheTyA, eka aMjanA sAmuM na joyuM. pavanajita raNamedAne cAlyA. aMjanA kacoLuM laIne sAmI AvI, ane pavanajitanA caraNamAM paDI kahevA lAgI : For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-4 svAmI ! tame badhAMne bolAvyAM ne mane to bolAvatA nathI ! paNa huM vinaMtI karuM chuM ke yuddhamAMthI vahelA Avajo ne tamAro mAraga sukhakArI thajo." pavanajite to aMjanAnA sAmuM paNa na joyuM. tene paga vaDe tarachoDIne cAlyA. satI aMjanA bebhAna DhaLI paDI. du:khiyArI aMjanA, rAte AMsuDe rUe che, ne divaso vitAve che. pavanajita lazkara laI sAMja sudhI cAlyA. sAMjanA vakhate paDAva nAkhyo. eka cakavo ne cakavI jhADa para beThAM che. cAMcamAM cAMca milAvI AnaMda mANI rahyAM che, paNa rAta thaI ne cakavo cAlyo gayo cakavI TaLavaLavA lAgI. DALI sAthe cAMca aphALe- mAthuM aphALa-kAMI kAMI karI nAkhe. aMdhAruM dhIme dhIme phelAtuM jAya che. te vakhate pavanajitane A joI vicAra thayo. aho ! eka rAtanA vijogathI A cakavIne ATaluM badhuM duHkha thAya che, to paraNIne pahelI ja rAte meM jene choDI che tene kema thatuM haze? pavanajitanuM mana palaTAyuM. teno pahelAMno roSa TaLI gayo. teNe potAnA mitrane mananI vAta kahI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA mitra kahe, "bhAI ! lAMbA vakhate paNa sAcI hakIkata tArA jANavAmAM AvI te sAruM thayuM. kharekhara tArI strI satI che. teNe vidyutaprabhanAM vakhANa karelAM te tenA saMyamanAM-tenAM tapanAM. vivekI mANasa to zatrunA guNane paNa vakhANe. teTalA mAtrathI saMdeha dharavo ThIka nathI. hajI paNa kAMI bagaDI nathI gayuM. tame jaIne tene dhIraja Apo. tenI rajA laIne pachI AgaLa cAlo. nahIMtara tamArA vijogathI jhUratI e strI maraNa pAmaze.' pavanajita kahe, "have strInI rajA levA pAchA jaIe to loka hase ane mArAM mAtApitAne lAjavuM paDe.' tyAre mitra kahe, "ApaNe rAtorAta chAnAmAnA jaIzuM ne savAre pAchA AvI jaIzuM. kumArane e vicAra pasaMda paDyo eTale lazkara senAdhipatine soMpI cAlI nIkaLyA. AvIne aMjanAnA mahelanA bAraNe UbhA. ahIM aMjanA eka palaMgamAM duHkhathI jhUratI paDI che. tenuM moDhuM karamAI gayuM che. coTalo vIkharAI gayo che. manamAM nisAsA mUke che. prabhu! mArA nAthane mArA saubhAgyane sahAya karaje, evI ghaDIe ghaDIe paramAtmAnI prArthanA kare che.' vasaMtamALA hamaNAM ja kamADane bhogaLa caDAvI sUtI che. kumAre e kamADa khakhaDAvyAM. eTale vasaMtamALA bolIH "zUrA loka laDAImAM gayA eTale A laMpaTa loka rakhavALa rahyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-4 savAre vAta. rAjAne kahIne tamArI cAmaDI utarAvIza tyAre ja tame pAMsarA cAlazo. o nAdAno, ahIMthI dUra thAva.' A sAMbhaLI pavanajitano mitra bolyoH "vasaMtamALA ! e na hoya laMpaTa rakhavALa, A to che kumAra pavanajita !' pavanajitanuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM te saphALI beThI thaI. doDI AvIne kamADa ughADyAM ne pavanajitane laI aMjanAnA oraDAmAM AvI. aMjanA ne pavanajita maLyAM. pavanajitano mitra ne vasaMtamALA bhava-duHkhiyArAM pati-patnIne ekAMta ApI bahAra cAlyAM gayAM. pavanajite page paDIne aMjanAnI mAphI mAgI: priyatamA ! meM tane vinA vAMke ghaNuM duHkha dIdhuM che. mApha karaje." aMjanA kahe, "svAmInAtha ! Apane Ama page paDavuM yogya nathI. emAM Apano zo vAMka. mArAM nasIbano vAka. tame UbhA thAva. mane zaramAvo nahIM." pachI pavanajite aMjanA sAthe AnaMdamAM rAta pasAra karI. vahANe pAchA jatAM, AvyAnI nizAnI badala potAnA nAmavALI eka vIMTI ApI. aMjanAne have AnaMda thayo. A ja rAte tene garbha rahyo. thoDA mahinAmAM aMjanAnA zarIranuM rUpa badalAI gayuM. eTale tenI sAsu ketumatIe kahyuM: "are pApiNI ! A zuM? baMne kuLane lajave evuM A zuM karyuM? pati paradeza gayo ne teM garbha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA * zI rIte dhAraNa karyo ?" aMjanA kahe, "mAtAjI ! Akhare tamArA putre mArI saMbhALa lIdhI che. teo ahIM AvyA hatA. tethI mArA mananI AzA phaLI che. tenI nizAnI badala A rahI temanA nAmanI vaTI." ema kahI vIMTI sAsunA hAthamAM mUkI. sAsu kahe, 'o kulaTA ! vyabhicArI strIo chetaravAnuM bahu sArI rIte jANe che ! vIMTI batAvI mane zA mATe chetare che ? vIMTI kyAMyathI corI lIdhI haze. mane barAbara khabara che ke tAro pati tane bolAvato nahoto. mATe amArA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLa." aMjanA kahe, "mAtAjI ! mArA pati Ave tyAM sudhI mane ahIM rahevA dyo eTale Apa sAcI hakIkata jANazo." sAsu kahe, "are vahu ! sonAnI charI bheTa khosAya, paNa peTa marAya ? tane to have ghaDIke amArAthI na rakhAya.' ema kahI sAsue kALA ghoDA ne kALo ratha magAvyo. aMjanAne kALAM vastra ne keDe kALo kaMdoro bAMdhyo. pachI rathavALAne AjJA ApI. mArA rAjyanI sIma bahAra tene mUkI Ava. aMjanA tathA vasaMtamALA rathamAM caDIne cAlyAM. A vakhate du:khano pAra zeno rahe ! pavanavege cAlato ratha sAMjaTANe praaAda rAjAnI sIma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 vaTAvIne jaMgalanA moDhe AvI Ubho. sArathi aTakyo. aMjanAne page lAgIne bolyoH bahena ! lAcArIthI mAre tamane ahIM choDavAM paDe che.' jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 aMjanA kahe, 'bhAI ! tuM tAre jA. amArA nasIbamAM je duHkha lakhyAM haze te ame bhogavIzuM. amArA mATe tAro jIva jokhamamAM nAkhIza nahIM.' sArathi aMjanA tathA vasaMtamALAne bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM mUkIne pAcho gayo. teo dhIme dhIme AgaLa cAlavA lAgyAM. * rAtanuM aMdhAruM cotarapha phelAvA lAgyuM che. eka to jaMgala ne temAM aMdhAruM gho2. vaLI temAM jAnavarono zorabakora. aMjanA tathA vasaMtamALA eka jhADa nIce besI rahyAM ne AkhI rAta prabhu-smaraNamAM gALI. satInA satanA prabhAve temanA jIvane jokhama na thayuM. vahANuM vAyuM eTale cAlavA lAgyAM. cheka sAMje jaMgala vaTAvIne bahAra nIkaLyAM. bIjA divase potAnA pitAne pAdara AvIne UbhAM. aMjanAno piyara jatAM jIva cAlato nathI. te vicA2 ka2e cheH 'kayA moDhe huM piyara jAuM ? sArA vakhate sau mAna Ape, paNa atyAre mArI zI hAlata thAya ?" Ama vicAra karIne piyara tarapha Daga bharatI nathI. eTale vasaMtamALA kahe : "bahena ! manamAM nakAmI ciMtA zA mATe karo cho ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA 13 tamArI sAsue kalaMka caDhAvyuM. paNa tame nirdoSa cho, eTale zo vAMdho che ? tamArAM mAtapitA sAcI hakIkata jANaze ne tamane kAMI vAMdho nahIM Ave. eTale aMjanA cAlI. rAjamahelanA bAraNe AvI, eka sevaka joDe potAnA pitAne khabara mokalyA. rAjakumArInI A hAlata joIne sevaka acaMbo pAmyo. teNe jaIne aMjanAe mokalelo saMdezo kahyo. rAjA vicAramAM paDI gayo. vagara parivAre, vagara khabara mokalyuM AvI hAlatamAM putrI kema AvI haze ! mANasanuM kAMI na kahevAya ! jo AvI putrIne huM saMgharIza to prajA paNa kharAba cAle cAlaze. pachI ene huM zI rIte aTakAvI zakIza? mATe evI putrInuM moTuM paNa mArAthI na jovAya. game tema hoya, paNa A putrIne ApaNAthI na ja rakhAya. Ama vicAra karI tene game tyAM cAlyA javAnI AjJA karI. dvArapALe rAjAno hukama bajAvyo. mAne khabara paDI, paNa rAjAnA hukamanI uparavaTa zuM javAya ! bhAIo paNa kAMI na bolyA. bhUkhathI pIDAyelI, thAkathI lokapotha thaI gayelI ne sahue tajelI aMjanA nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLIne cAlavA lAgI. aMjanAnA page have lohInI dhAro thAya che. zarIra lathaDiyAM khAya che, chatAM teNe kahyuM: 'vasaMtamALA ! have to koI dUra jaMgalamAM cAlo. A nirdaya mANasonAM moM jovA gamatAM nathI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 mane to enA karatAM bhayaMkara vAgha-siMha vadhu vahAlA lAge che. tyAM phaLaphUla khAIne gujAro karIzuM ne jIvana pUruM karIzuM.' vasaMtamALA kharekharI vaphAdAra hatI. te aMjanAne laI cAlI. 14 cAlatAM cAlatAM teo eka ghora jaMgalamAM AvyAM. tyAM eka guphAmAM koI munirAja dhyAna dharIne UbhelA joyA. temane A baMnee vaMdana karyuM. pachI potAnI badhI hakIkata kahI. muni kahe, 'have tamArA duHkhano aMta AvI gayo che. mATe tame IzvaranuM smaraNa karo ne dharmadhyAnamAM vakhata gALo.' muni dhyAnamAMthI UThIne cAlyA gayA. aMjanA ane vasaMtamALA have kyAM javuM ne kyAM rahevuM teno vicAra karavA lAgyAM. bihAmaNA jaMgalathI bhayabhIta thaI cAre tarapha teo najara nAkhe che, paNa ghora jaMgalamAM te najara kyAM paDe ! teo haju vicAra kare che evAmAM ekAeka siMhanI trADa sAMbhaLI, ne te potAnA tarapha Avato hoya ema jaNAyuM. aMjanA ne vasaMtamALAe jIvavAnI AzA choDI. chevaTanuM jinarAjanuM nAma saMbhArI lIdhuM. ghaDImAM to sihanI garjanA taddana najIka saMbhaLAI ne bIjI paLe te potAnA upara dhasaze ema baMnene lAgyuM, paNa nasIba baLavAna che. satInuM sata vahAre caDyuM. sAme AvatAM ja te zAMta thaI gayo, bIjI bAju cAlyo gayo. aMjanAe to vAghanI boDamAM ja vAso karyo. zuM suMdara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA guphA ! rAjamahela paNa AvA mIThA nahotA lAgatA. ema karatAM aMjanAne nava mAsa pUrA thayA. suvAvaDano vakhata thayo. rAtanA pAchalA pahore aMjanAe eka mahAtejasvI putrane janma Apyo. vasaMtamALAe jaMgalamAMthI maLI zakatI vastuo lAvIne tenI suvAvaDa karI. - kuMvara to mahAbaLiyo thayo che. siMhabALa sAthe kustI kare che : gajabALa para caDhe che. ne vana-jaMgalamAM ANa vartAve che. eka vakhata pUnamanI rAta che. AkAzamAM cAMdo pUrepUro khIlyo che. aMjanAno kuMvara tene pakaDavAno hAthathI prayatna kare che. AvA vakhate aMjanAne potAnA pati yAda AvyA. teNe manane ghaNuMye rokyuM, paNa tenAthI rahevAyuM nahIM. te moTA sAde vilApa karavA lAgIH "hA putra ! tuM paNa kevA yogamAM janmyo ke tAro janma mahotsava karI zakI nahIM. ane tAre A jaMgalamAM UcharavA vakhata Avyo !" vagere vagere. barAbara e ja samaye hanupurano rAjA surasena A jaMgalamAMthI pasAra thato hato. te yAtrA karIne pAcho vaLato hato. te A vilApa sAMbhaLI aTakI gayo ne tapAsa karato karato aMjanAnI guphA AgaLa Avyo. teNe badhI hakIkata pUchI. aMjanAe pahelethI chelle sudhI potAnI badhI hakIkata kahI. tarata ja surasena bolI UThyo: 'are aMjanA ! tuM to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - .4 mArI bhANeja thAya. cAla bahena cAla. tuM mArA naga2mAM 2he. badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze.' ema kahIne te traNene laI cAlyo. hanupuramAM A traNeno khUba AdarasatkAra karyo ane kumAranuM nAma hanupura u52thI hanumAna pADyuM. A kumAranuM teja alaukika che. teno pratApa apUrva che. ahIM pavanajita yuddhamAMthI pAchA pharyA. aMjanAne maLavAne mana talapApaDa thayuM che. temano khUba dhAmadhUmathI nagaramAM praveza thayo. mAtApitAne temaNe vaMdana karyuM. pachI utAvaLA utAvaLA aMjanAnA mahela tarapha cAlavA lAgyA tyAre mAe samAcAra kahevaDAvyA : beTA ! tArI e pApiNI vahune ame gharamAMthI kADhI mUkI che.' A sAMbhaLI pavanajita bolI UThyAH are ! e bicArI satI strI che. enI hakIkata taddana sAcI hatI. te have kAM gaI haze ? tenuM zuM thayuM haze !' pavanajita tarata caDhyA ghoDe. palANa karyuM ne aMjanAnA piyara tarapha doDyA, tyAM pahoMcIne tapAsa karI to khabara paDI ke aMjanA ane vasaMtamALA ahIM AvyAM hatAM, paNa temane kADhI mUkyAM che. pavanajitane khUba kheda thayo. have aMjanAne kyAM zodhavI ? teno patto zI rIte lAge ? teo du:khI hRdaye aMjanAnI zodhamAM cAre bAju pha2vA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI aMjanA 17 lAgyA. "are, satI strIne meM saMtApI. mAruM bhaluM kema thaze ? A pApamAMthI ye bhava chUTIza?" temaNe nizcaya karyo ke thoDA vakhatamAM aMjanA maLe to jIvavuM, nahIMtara agnimAM praveza karIne pApanuM prAyazcitta karavuM. cAre bAju tapAsa karatAM khabara paDI ke aMjanA tene mosALa hanupuramAM che. eTale pavanajita tarata hanupura gayA. tenAM mAbApa ne sAsu-sasarA paNa aMjanAne maLavA hanupura AvyAM. ahIM surasene badhAMnuM svAgata karyuM ne pavanajita, aMjanA tathA potAnA putrane maLyA. satIne pAye pati paDyo che : "he satI nAra, amane kSamA karo." zANI strI kahe che, "satiyAMnAM sata parakhAyAM. A rahyo tamAro putra. vanano vAgha ne purano siMha.' ekabIjAnAM haiyAM anero AnaMdathI UbharAya che. pavanajita hanumAnane potAnA khoLAmAM besADI mAthe hAtha pherave che. aMjanA tathA vasaMtamALAe badhI hakIkata pUchI. pavanajite paNa potAnI badhI hakIkata kahI. thoDA divasa ahIM rahI pavanajita aMjanA, hanumAna tathA potAnAM mAbApa sAthe potAnA gAma AvyAM. rAjA mahendra tathA manovegA paNa potAne gAma gayAM. kumAra hanumAne badhI jAtanI vidyAo zIkhI potAnuM abhuta jIvana kevI rIte gALyuM te koI vakhata emanI judI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 vAtamAM kahIzuM. pavanajita rAjapATa bhogave che ne hanumAnanAM parAkrama sAMbhaLIne rAjI thAya che. keTalAMka varSo aMjanA tathA pavanajite sukhamAM pasAra karyAM. eka vakhata rAtrinA pAchalA pahore aMjanA potAnA jIvanano vicAra kare che. tene lAgyuM ke have saMyama laIne AtmAnuM kalyANa karIe. teNe potAno vicAra pavanajitane jaNAvyo. pavanajita kahe, hajI to ApaNe nAnA chIe. thoDAM varaso pachI saMyama laIe. aMjanA kahe, "svAmInAtha ! koNa jANe che, ApaNuM AyuSya keTaluM che. dharmanA kAmamAM DhIla na karavI.' pavanajitane aMjanAnI samajAvaTathI vairAgya thayo. baMne dIkSA levA taiyAra thayAM. hanumAnane aMjanA para ghaNo ja prema che. te mAtAne rajA ApavA taiyAra nathI. aMjanAe tene kahyuM : "beTA ! mAtApitA ne badho parivAra A jIvanano ja saMbaMdhI che. enA mohamAM AtmAne na visAravo. tuM saMsAramAM raheje, ne saMsArane zobhAvaje. satiyAMnI vahAre dhAje.' ATaluM kahI pati-patnI rAjapATa choDI jaMgala tarapha cAlI nIkaLyAM. vAha re satI aMjanA ! potAnuM sudhAryuM ne patine tAryo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA pavitra gaMgAno kAMTho ne suMdara caMpAnagarI. aMgadezanI e rAjadhAnI. rAjAnuM nAma dadhivAhana. rANInuM nAma dhAriNI. rAjArANI bahu bhalAM. bhAMgyAnAM te bheru ne prajAnAM te pALanAra. temanA rAjyamAM badhe AnaMda varate. nahi coracakhArano bhaya, nahi adhikArIno trAsa. gaMgAjI bAre mAsa rele ne phaLaphUlanA aMbAra kare. dukALanuM to tyAM nAmanizAna ja nahi. emane ghera devI jevI eka dIkarI avatarI. komaLa enI kAyA ne amRta zI enI vANI. ene jotAM AMkha dharAya ja nahi. nAma enuM vasumatI. vasumatI sonAne ghUghare ramatI moTI thaI. mAbApane te khUba vahAlI. sahiyarono to jANe prANa. mAbApe jANyuM ke vasumatI have samajaNI thaI che, eTale tenA mATe zikSako rAkhyA. temanI AgaLa te lakhatAM zIkhI, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1.4 - - - - - - vAMcatAM zIkhI, gaNita zIkhI, gAtAM zIkhI. phaLaphUla ucheravAmAM te khUba hoziyAra thaI. vINA-sAraMgI vagADavAmAM to tenI joDa ja nahi. pachI tenA mATe dharmapaMDito rAkhyA. temanI pAsethI vasumatIe dharmasaMbaMdhI UMDuM jJAna meLavyuM. eka to pUrvabhavanA saMskAra ne temAM saguNI mAtApitA maLyAM. vasumatIno ghaNo vikAsa thayo. eka vakhata rAjArANI vahelAM UThI iSTadevanuM smaraNa kare che, tyAM sipAIo doDatA AvyA. namaskAra karI hAMphatAM hAMphatAM kahevA lAgyA : "mahArAja ! mahArAja ! kauzAmbInA rAjA zatAnikanuM lazkara caDI AvyuM che. ame nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhA che, have pharamAvo AjJA.' rAjA kahe, "vagADo laDAInAM nagArAM ne thAo laDavA taiyAra." taDAMgaliMga taDAMgadhiMga... laDAInAM nagArAM vAgavA lAgyAM. jotajotAmAM sahune jANa thaI ke nagarane ghero ghalAyo che eTale laDavAne taiyAra thayA. zarIre paheryA bakhtara ne kammare laTakAvI cakacakatI talavAro. khabhe bAMdhI DhAlo ne pITha para laTakAvyAM tIranAM bhAthAM. pachI lIdhAM eka hAthamAM dhanuSya ne bIjA hAthamAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA . . . . . . . pANIdAra bhAlA. e to caDyA sahu nagaranA koTa upara ne pheMkavA mAMDyA tIra. saNaNa saNaNa tIrono varasAda varasavA lAgyo. tIra vAge ne mANasa mare, paNa lazkara ghaNuM moTuM. bepAMca maryA toye zuM? e to pUrapATa doDatuM ja Ave. thoDI vAramAM lazkara koTa AgaLa AvyuM. koTanI AgaLa khAI. pANIthI te bharelI, paNa lazkara AgaLa lAkaDAnA pula ne moTI nisaraNIo. tIronA varasAdamAM paNa khAI para pula maMDAyA. tenA parathI nisaraNIo koTanI rAMge aDI. tIrono varasAda varase ne mANaso marAya, paNa laDavaiyAo nisaraNI para caDye ja jAya, caDyuM ja jAya. koTanA kAMgare AvatAM bhAlAno mAro zarU thayo. mANaso TapoTapa heThA paDavA maMDyA, toya bIjA mANaso caDye ja jAya. zatAnika rAjAnA mANaso thoDI vAramAM AvyA koTa upara. tyAM thaI talavAranI jhapAjhapI. temAM kauzabInuM lazkara jItyuM. keTalAka sipAIoe jaIne nagaranA daravAjA ughADI nAkhyA. eTale lazkara badhuM aMdara peThuM. dadhivAhana rAjA jIva laIne nAThA. temanuM lazkara paNa jIva laIne nAThuM. teo jANatA hatA ke zatAnikanA hAthamAM paDyA to marye ja chUTako che. zatAnike potAnA lazkarane jAhera karyuM, nagaramAM lUMTa calAvo ne levAya te lo." gAMDAtUra banelA sipAIo lUMTa calAvavA lAgyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1.4 twnn...n nagaraAkhAmAM hAhAkAra macI rahyo. cAre bAju doDAdoDa ne cIsAcIsa thaI rahI. dhAriNI ne vasumatI rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLIne nAThAM. AkhA nagaramAM zatAnika rAjAe potAnI ANa vartAvI. paNa dhAriNI ne vasumatInuM zuM thayuM? teo nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM, paNa evAmAM zatAnika rAjAnA eka sAMDhaNI savAre temane joyAM. khUba rUpALAM mAdIkarIne joI teNe vicAra karyo ke caMpAnagarImAMthI levA jevI vastuo to A che. eTale baMnene pakaDyAM ne bAMdhIne besADyAM sAMDhaNI upara. sAMDhaNI mArI mUkI. sAMDhaNI jhapATAbaMdha rasto kApI rahI che. nathI gaNatI nadI-nALAM, nathI gaNatI jALAM-jhAMkharAM. pavanavege rasto kApatI te eka ghora jaMgalamAM AvI. bihAmaNAM tyAMnAM jhADa, bihAmaNo tyAMno rasto. mANasa to koNa tyAM najare paDe ! pazupaMkhI hare, phare ne majA kare. ahIM dhAriNIe pUchyuM, 'tame amane zuM karazo ?' savAra kahe : "are bAI ! tuM koI vAtanI ciMtA karIza nahi. tane sAruM sAruM khavaDAvIza, sAruM sAruM paherAvIza ane mArI strI banAvIza." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA - - - - - - A sAMbhaLatAM ja dhAriNIne mAthe jANe vIjaLI paDI. te vicAravA lAgI, "aho ! kyuM mAruM kuLa ? kayo mAro dharma? Aja mAre AvuM sAMbhaLavA vakhata Avyo ! dhikkAra che o jIva ! AvA apavitra zabdo sAMbhaLavA karatAM to zarIrane choDI tuM kema cAlyo jato nathI ! ziyaLabhaMga thaIne jIvavA karatAM atyAre ja marI javuM hajAra gaNuM uttama che." AvA vicAra karatAM dhAriNInA hRdaya para khUba asara thaI. te maDaduM thaIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDI. A jotAM ja vasumatI cIsa pADI UThI : "o mAtA, o vahAlI mAtA ! bharajaMgalamAM mane jamanA hAthamAM mUkI kyAM cAlI gaI? rAja roLAyuM ne baMdhanamAM paDI tyAM mAre tAro ja AdhAra hato, te tuM paNa Aja cAlI gaI!' Ama vilApa karatAM te bebhAna thaI gaI. pelA sAMDhaNI savAre A joI vicAryuM. mAre AvA zabdo A bAIne nahotA kahevA joItA, paNa khera ! have A kuMvarIne to kAMI ja na kahevuM. nahitara e paNa enI mAnI mAphaka maraNa pAmaze." Ama vicArIne te vasumatInI AgatAsvAgatA karavA lAgyo. vasumatI bhAnamAM AvI eTale tene mIThA zabda bolAvavA lAgyo, "are bALA ! dhIraja dhara, je thavAnuM hatuM te thaI gayuM. zoka rye zuM thaze ? zAMta thA. tane koI paNa jAtanI AMca For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-4 nahi Ave." Ama mIThA vacane samajAvato te kauzAmbI nagarImAM Avyo. kauzAmbI zahera to jANe mANasono dariyo. adhadhadha ! zuM rastA para mANasonI bhIDa ! dezadezAvaranA mANaso Ave. kAphalA lAve ne mAlanA adalAbadalA kare. tyAM badhI jAtanI vastuo vecAya. anAja ne kariyANAM vecAya. pazupakSI vecAya ne mANaso paNa vecAya. pelA sAMDhaNI savAre vicAra karyo, 'A kanyA khUba rUpALI che. ene vecIza to khUba nANAM maLaze. mATe cAla A bajAramAM tene vecI dauM." vasumatIne e bajAramAM lAvyo ne vecavAne UbhI rAkhI. enuM rUpa apAra hatuM. je jue te aMjAI jatA. eTale lokonAM ToLeToLAM ekaThAM thayAM. tenuM mUlya pUchavA lAgyA. vasumatIne A vakhate kevuM thayuM haze ? rAjamahelamAM rahenArI ne seMkaDo nokaronI sevA lenArIne Aje bharabajAramAM vecAvA vakhata Avyo. - vasumatI nIcuM moM rAkhI UbhI che. "o jagabandhava ! o jaganAtha ! je baLe tame mukti meLavI te baLa mArAmAM pragaTo. mArA ziyaLanI saMpUrNa rakSA thAo.' AvI stuti te karI rahI che. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA - - evAmAM AvyA eka zeTha. temanuM nAma dhanAvaha. premanI te mUrti. dayAno te bhaMDAra. vasumatIne jotAM ja temanuM hRdaya dhrUjI UThyuM. te vicAravA lAgyA, "aho ! koI UMcA kuLanI bALA che. bicArI duHkhanI mArI A pizAcane hAtha paDI lAge che. jarUra bicArI koI nIcanA hAthamAM sapaDAze. mATe moM mAgI kiMmata ApIne huM ja tene kharIdI lauM. mAre tyAM raheze to vakhate tenAM mAbApa maLaze ne bicArI ThekANe paDaze.' Ama vicArI temaNe moM mAgI kiMmata ApI vasumatIne kharIdI lIdhI. dhanAvaha zeThe pUchayuM, "are bahena ! tuM konI putrI che?" vasumatIne A sAMbhaLI atyaMta duHkha thayuM. potAnAM mAtApitA najara AgaLa taravaravA lAgyAM. kyAM caMpAnagarInI rAjakuMvarI ! kyAM kozAmbInA rAjamAragamAM vecAyelI dAsI ! te kAMI javAba ApI zakI nahi. dhanAvahe jANyuM ke A kulIna gharanI bALA haze, eTale kAMI kahI zakatI nathI. bicArIne A savAlathI khUba duHkha thayuM jaNAya che. eTale temaNe pharIthI e saMbaMdhI kAMI ja pUchyuM nahi. ghera AvI potAnI strI mULAne kahyuM: 'priye ! A ApaNI putrI che, ene barAbara rAkhaje!" mULA tene sArI rIte rAkhavA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 lAgI. vasumatI ahIM ghara gaNIne ja rahevA lAgI. potAnAM mIThAM vacanathI dhanAvaha zeThane tathA bIjAone AnaMda ApavA lAgI. enAM vacano caMdana jevAM zItaLa hatAM eTale zeThe tenuM nAma pADyuM caMdanA. 26 caMdanA juvAna thaI. phUTaDI to hatI ja. ane juvAna thaI eTale tenuM rUpa khIlI UThyuM. A joI mULA zeThANI vicA2vA lAgyAM, zeTha Ane dIkarI karIne rAkhe che, paNa enA rUpathI mohita thaIne jarU2 tene paraNaze. ane jo tema thAya to mAruM jIvatara dhULa maLyuM.' AvA AvA vicArothI mULA zeThANI ciMtAmAM paDyAM. grISma Rtu AvI che. mAthuM phADI nAkhe tevo tApa paDe che. dhULanA goTegoTA UDe che. aMgArA jevo pavana phUMkAI rahyo che. bicArAM pazu-pakSIo paNa tApathI trAsa pAmI rahyAM che. AvA vakhatamAM tApathI kaMTALIne zeTha ghera AvyA. Amatema joyuM, paNa paga dhonAra koI nokara hAjara nahi. caMdanA A vakhate tyAM UbhI hatI. te samajI gaI. khUba vivekI hovAthI jAte pANI lAvI pitAnA paga dhovA lAgI. mAthuM namAvIne paga dhotAM teno kALo bhammara coTalo chUTI gayo ne nIce kAdavamAM paDyo. zeThe joyuM ke caMdanano coTalo kAdavamAM paDyo che, eTale tene lAkaDIthI UMco karyo ne premathI bAMdhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 caMdanabALA : - - - - lIdho. mULA zeThANI barAbara gokhe UbhAM hatAM. temaNe A joyuM. eTale potAnI dhArelI zaMkA majabUta thaI. te vicAravA lAgyAM : "zeThe Ano aMboDo bAMdhyo e ja premanI nizAnI che. mATe mAre veLAsara cetI javuM. jo A bAbatane have vadhavA daIza to mane ja bhAre paDaze." Avo vicAra karIne teo nIce AvyAM ane zeThane jamADyA. zeThe jamIne thoDo ArAma lIdho ane pharIthI pAchA bahAra gayA. A vakhate mULAe potAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. eka hajAmane bolAvI caMdanAnA kALA bhammara keza kApI nakhAvyA. mAthe karAvyo mUDo. pachI pagamAM nAkhI beDIo ne laI gaI dUranA oraDAmAM. tyAM khUba mAra mAryo ne kamADa karyA baMdha. pachI badhA nokarone bolAvIne dhamakI ApI ke khabaradAra ! jo koIe zeThane vAta karI to vAta karanAra mUo ja samajajo. badhA nokarone AvI dhamakI ApI pote pahoMcI gayAM piyara. sAMja paDI eTale zeTha ghera AvyA. ADuMavaLuM joyuM, paNa kyAMya caMdanAne na joI. eTale pUchyuM: "caMdanA kyAM che ?" zeThANInI dhAka bhAre hatI. eTale koIe uttara Apyo nahi. zeThe dhAryuM ke ADIavaLI haze. bIjA divase paNa caMdanAne na joI. eTale pharI pUchyuM : 'caMdanA kyAM che?" te vakhate paNa koIe uttara Apyo nahi. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 zeThe dhAryuM ke kyAMka besavA gaI haze, paNa trIjA divaseya caMdanAne na joI tyAre zeTha bahu gusse thayA. temaNe nokarone dhamakAvIne pUchyuM. 'are ! sAcuM bolo, caMdanA kyAM che ? jaladI kahI do nahIMtara tamane bhAre zikSA karIza;' tyAre eka vRddha DozIe himmata lAvIne badhI vAta kahI. 28 zeThane A sAMbhaLI pArAvAra duHkha thayuM. te bolI UThyA : are batAva te jagyA ! kyAM che mArI vahAlI caMdanA ? hat duSTa strI ! Avo kALo kAmo zuM sUjhyo ?'. pelAM DosIe oraDo batAvyo. eTale zeThe tenuM bAraNuM ughADI nAkhyuM. jue to caMdanAnA page beDI ne mAthe muMDo. moDhe navakAra maMtra ne AMkhe codhAra AMsu. kamaLane karamAtAM zI vAra ? caMdanAnuM zarI2 karamAI gayuM hatuM. zeThanI AMkhamAMthI daDa daDa daDa AMsunI dhAra thaI. te raDatAM raDatAM bolyA, 'priya caMdanA ! zAMta thA, zAMta thA ! beTA, bahAra cAla, mArAthI tArI Asthiti nathI jovAtI. tane traNa divasanA to upavAsa thayA. hAya ! A kabhArajA strI mane kyAMthI maLI ?" ema kahI zeTha rasoDAmAM bhojananI tapAsa karavA lAgyA, paNa nasIbajoge tyAM kAMI paNa khAvAnuM maLyuM nahi, paNa khUNAmAM eka sUpaDAmAM aDadanA bAkaLA paDelA hatA. zeThe te sUpaDuM caMdanAne ApyuM ne kahyuM : 'putrI ! huM luhArane bolAvIne AvuM tyAM sudhI tuM A bAkaLAnuM bhojana karaje.' ema kahI zeTha bahAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA gayA. caMdanA uMbarA upara beThI. teno eka paga aMdara che, eka paga bahAra che. ahIM te vicAra kare che, aho ! zuM jIvananA raMga! vAdaLanI chAyA jevuM jIvana che." Aje pAMca mAsa ne pacIsa divasa thayA. kauzAmbImAM koI mahAyogI bhikSA mATe pharI rahyA che. mANaso bhikSA ApavA Ave che, paNa te yogI bhikSA denAranI sAme joIne pAchA phare che. Ama kema? zA mATe bhikSA nahi letA hoya ? temaNe kAMIka nizcaya karyo hoya tema jaNAya che, ke amuka prakAranI ja bhikSA maLe to levI. evo te zo nizcaya che? are ! bahu Akaro. "koI satI ne suMdara rAjakumArI dAsI banelI hoya, pagamAM loDhAnI beDIo hoya, mAthe mUMDo karAvyo hoya, bhUkhI hoya ne rotI hoya, eka paga aMdara ne eka paga uMbarAnI bahAra rAkhI beThelI hoya, khAvA mATe tenI pAse aDadanA bAkaLA hoya, e bAkaLA vahorAve to ja bhikSA levI." ahA ! keTalo Akaro nizcaya ! nagaramAM rAjA-rANI ne sahu loka icche che ke have yogIrAjane pAraNuM thAya to bahu sAruM. teo Aje paNa nagaramAM bhikSAne mATe AvelA che. caMdanA upara pramANe vicAra kare che tyAM te yogIrAja padhAryA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-4 temaNe joyuM to badhI bAbata barAbara, paNa eka bAbata agharI. caMdanAnI AMkhamAM AMsu nahi eTale te pAchA pharyA. caMdanabALAe joyuM ke atithi AvIne bhikSA lIdhA vinA pAchA jAya che, eTale tene ghaNuM ja duHkha thayuM. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvIne te bolavA lAgI : "kRpAnAtha ! pAchA kema jAo cho? mArA para kRpA karo. A aDadanA bAkaLA grahaNa karo. zuM mane ATalo lAbha paNa nahi maLe ?" te yogIrAje joyuM ke caMdanAnI AMkhamAM AMsu che eTale emaNe potAno hAtha lAMbo karyo. caMdanAe temane aDadanA bAkaLA vahorAvyA. ' are, rAjarANInAM anna paDyAM rahyAM. zeTha-zAhukAranA bharyA bhANA sAme jemaNe najara na karI, emaNe kauzAmbInI eka dAsInA hAthanA bAkaLA lIdhA ! A yogIrAja te koNa? prabhu mahAvIra. A ja kSaNe caMdanabALAnI beDIo tUTI gaI. kudaratamAM saghaLe AnaMda chavAyo. zeTha luhArane gherathI pAchA AvyA, tyAM caMdanAne pahelAMnA jevI joI khUba harakhAyA. eTalAmAM mULA zeThANI paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyAM. e paNa A badhuM joI vicAramAM paDyAM. caMdanA baMnene page lAgI. pachI mULAne kahevA lAgI, mAtA ! Apano mArA para moTo upakAra thayo. traNa jagatanA nAtha prabhu mahAvIrane mAre hAthe pAraNuM thayuM.' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALA nagaranA lokone A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale ToLeToLAM AvavA lAgyAM. sahu vicAravA lAgyAM : are, piMjaranA paMkhIne gulAma na banAvIe to A to mANasa ! ene kema gulAma banAvAya ? kema vecAya ? kema kharIdAya ?" rAjArANI paNa tyAM AvyAM ane caMdanAne dhanyavAda devA lAgyAM. 31 sahu dhanyavAda Ape che, tyAM eka sipAI AvI caMdanAne page paDyo ane raDavA lAgyo. sahue pUchyuM, are ! AnaMdanA vakhate tuM raDe che kema ?" te bolyo, 'A to che rAjakuMvarI vasumatI ! caMpAnagarInA rAjA dadhivAhananI dhAriNI rANInI putrI ! kyAM teno vaibhava, kyAM AjanI gulAmI dazA ! huM temano sevaka hato. caMpAnagarI bhAMgI tyAre zatAnika rAjA mane pakaDI lAvyA ane tethI mane khUba duHkha thayuM, paNa A rAjakuMvarI AgaLa mAruM duHkha zuM hisAbamAM ?" rAjArANI A sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmyAM. zatAnika rAjAnI rANI mRgAvatI bolI : "are dhAriNI to mAre bahena thAya ! tenI A putrI ! dhikkAra che A rAjane ! dhikkAra che A vaibhavane ! dhikkAra che dhanadolatane, je mANasanI mANasAI bhulAve; caMdanAne mRgAvatI rAjamahelamAM laI gaI. paNa tyAM vahAlI mAtA yAda AvI. tenI madhurI vANI yAda AvI. 'rAjamahelanAM sukha to cAra divasanA caTakA che For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 temAM zAnti kyAMthI hoya ?" caMdanA rAjamahelamAM rahe, paNa tenuM mana mahAvIranA dhyAnamAM. na tyAMnAM ghareNAMgAMThAmAM lobhAya ke na tyAMnAM mevAmIThAImAM lobhAya, e to potAne DhoramAMthI manuSya banAvanAra e mahAyogIne yAda kare. sadAye mukhamAM vIra ! vIra ! vIra ! kare. jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 4 tene mahAvIranA jIvanano raMga lAgyo, paNa vI2ne hajI kevaLajJAna thayuM nathI eTale koIne upadeza detA nathI, koIne ziSya karatA nathI. caMdanabALA temane kevaLajJAna thavAnI rAha jotI pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgI. thoDA vakhata pachI prabhu mahAvIrane kevaLajJAna thayuM. eTale caMdanabALAnA manoratha pUrA thayA. temaNe prabhu mahAvIranI AgaLa dIkSA lIdhI. e ja prabhu mahAvIranAM pahelAM ne mukhya sAdhvI. temaNe AkarAM tapa karyAM. dohyalAM saMjama dhAraNa karyAM ane ema karIne mana, vacana, kAyAne pUrAM pavitra banAvyAM. aneka rAjarANIo ane bIjI strIo temanI ziSyA banI. chatrIsa hajAra sAdhvIomAM teo vaDerAM banyAM. AyuSya pUruM thatAM mahAsatI caMdanabALA nirvANa pAmyAM. dhanya che temanA ziyaLane. dhanya che temanA tapa ane tyAgane ! . For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2 kula pustaka 10] 1. tIrthakara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthaMkara zrI mallinAtha 2. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI, zrI siddhasena divAkara 3. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 4. mahAsatI sItA, satI mRgAvatI 5. zreNika biMbisAra, jJAnapaMcamI 6. khemo dedarANI, vIra bhAmAzA 7. zrI naMdiSeNa, jaina sAhityanI DAyarI 8. mayaNarekhA, IlAcIkumAra, dhanya ahiMsA 9. cakravartI sanatakumAra, vIra dhano 10. maMtrI vimaLazAha, mahAmaMtrI udayana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ H TACOS NamoAyA AyariyANa 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 || jIvanamAM Serving Jin Shasan seIIIIIIII IIIII saMra For Personal & Private Use Only