Book Title: Mahasati Sita Sati Mrugavati
Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005458/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 2 mahAsatI sItA satI mRgAvatI VVVA VVVA 17 Illing jyabhikhu Jain Education Intemational For Personal & Private Use Only www ainelibrary.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 sthUlibhadra 8. rANI cellaNA, amarakumAra 9. arjunamALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jena bAlagraMthAvaliH zreNI 2 - 5.4 mahAsatI sItA satI mRgAvatI saMpAdaka jayabhikhkha zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhu mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Balgranthavali Shreni-2 Ed. by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380 007 AvRtti : jayabhikhkhu janmazatAbdI graMthAvali, 2008 ISBN : 978-81-89160-95-1 kiMmata : rU. 15 10 pustikAnA seTanI kiMmata rU. 150 prakAzaka kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhu sAhitya TrasTa, 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhu mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 mukhya vistA gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa 51-2, 2mezapArka sosAyaTI, usmAnapurA, amadAvAda -380 013 phona : 2755 1703 gUrjara ejansIjha ratanapoLa nAkA sAme, gAMdhI mArga, amadAvAda -380 001 phona : 2214 9660 mudraka kriznA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380 013 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA mithilA nagarI che. videha deza che. tyAM rAjA janaka videhI rAja kare che. emane eka putrI che. nAma sItA che. rUpamAM ajoDa che. guNamAM ajaba che. eka vAra pRthvI para vicaratA nAradajInI marajI thaI ke AvAM sItAjIne jovAM. e AvyA mithilA nagarImAM, emane mATe to bAre daravAjA khullA. sIdhA gayA e to sItAkuMvarInA mahelamAM. sItA sakhIo sAthe beThI hatI. sakhIoe nAradajIne pichANyA nahIM. sahu Azcarya pAmI ke A mANasa te kevo ! pILA vALa ne pILI AMkho, sukalakaDI zarIra ne zarIra para eka laMgoTI. ene aMtaHpuramAM AvatAM vicAra paNa nahIM thayo hoya ? ane badhI sakhIo UpaDI. koIe emanuM mAthuM pakaDyuM ne koIe emanA paga pakaDyA. koIe pakaDyA hAtha ne koIe pakaDI emanI lAMbI coTalI. bicArA nAradajIne For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2.4 to nAsatAM bhoM bhAre thaI gaI. mahAmahenate e dAsIonA hAthamAMthI chUTIne nAThA. nAradajI manamAM khUba gusse thayA. sItAne rUpanuM khUba abhimAna lAge che. huM joIza, e abhimAnanuM ene zuM phaLa maLe che! sakhIonI dAjha sItAjI upara ThAlavI. nAradajIe to eka suMdara rUpa AlekhyuM ne vaitADhya parvata upara cAlyA. tyAM caMdragati nAmano eka vidyAdhara rAjA hato. tene bhAmaMDaLa nAme putra hato. tene tyAM UtaryA. bhAmaMDaLane peluM rUpa batAvyuM. bhAmaMDaLa e joI mugdha thaI gayo. game tema thAya, paNa sItAne huM paraNIza." ema teNe nizcaya karyo. pachI janaka rAjA AgaLa caMdragatie dUta mokalIne potAnA putra bhAmaMDaLa mATe sItAnI mAgaNI karI. janaka rAjA kahe, "sItAjI manathI rAmane varI cUkI che. mATe have kaMI na bane.' dUta kahe, "janakarAja ! to sItAne paraNavA mATe khUnakhAra laDAI thaze. emAM jItaze te sItAne paraNaze. ane jo evI laDAI na thavA devI hoya to amAre tyAM be devatAI dhanuSya che, e laI jAo ne svayaMvara raco. emAM je dhanuSyanI paNacha caDAve te bhale sItAne paraNe." janakarAje e sUcanA svIkArI. svayaMvara maMDapa racAI cUkyo. rAjA tathA vidyAdharo potapotAnA yogya sthAne besI gayA. vacce eka beThaka banAvI tenA para dhanuSya mUkyAM. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA samaya thatAM hAthamAM phUlanI mALA laI sItAjI maMDapamAM AvyAM. temanuM rUpa joI rAjAo bhAna bhUlavA lAgyA. eka pachI eka rAjAo UThyA ne dhanuSya upADavA prayatna karyo, paNa phogaTa ! teothI dhanuSya jarA paNa casakyuM nahi. ema karatAM rAmano vAro Avyo. te to hasatA mukhaDe dhanuSyanI pAse jaI UbhA. jotajotAMmAM badhAnA AzcaryanI vacce dhanuSya upADI tene vALI dIdhuM. te vakhate kaDaDaDa moTo avAja thayo. thoDI vA2mAM 2Ame tenI paNacha paNa caDAvI dIdhI. sahu joI rahyA. sItAe rAmane varamALA paherAvI. bIjuM dhanuSya lakSmaNajIe upADyuM ne tene paNacha caDAvI dIdhI. temane bIjA rAjAoe potAnI kanyAo ApI. rAma-sItAnAM lagna thayAM. sarakhesarakhI joDa maLI, jevAM sItAjI pavitra tevA rAma ekavacanI ne udAra. bhAmaMDaLa tathA bIjA rAjAo potapotAnAM ThekANe pAchA pharyA. dazaratha rAjAne cAra rANIo hatI : kauzalyA, sumitrA, kaikeyI ne suprabhA. te darekathI akeka putra thayo hatoH rAma, lakSmaNa, bharata ne zatrughna. dazaratha rAjAne jyAre kaikeyIe svayaMvaramAM varamALA paherAvI tyAre bIjA rAjAo temanI sAthe laDavA taiyAra thayA hatA. te vakhate kaikeyIe sArathinuM kAma karyuM hatuM. rAjA dazarathe e vakhate ene koI paNa vacana mAgavAnuM kahyuM. kaikeyIe kahyuM: 'hamaNAM e vacana tamArI pAse For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 t . . t . t . n . ja rahevA dauM ; samaya Avaze tyAre mAgIza.' rAjA dazaratha vRddha thayA; saMsAranI dhamAlamAMthI nivRtta thavA cAhyuM. e vakhate rAjagAdI moTA putra rAmane ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. kekeyInA manamAM A vakhate IrSAno kIDo peTho : mArA bharatane gAdI kema na maLe ? teNe peluM anAmata rAkheluM vacana yAda karyuM. temAM bhAratane gAdI ne rAmane cauda varasano vanavAsa mAgyo. vacanathI baMdhAyelA rAjA dazarathe e vAta kabUla karI, paNa hRdaya atyaMta duHkhI thayuM. je rAmane savAre ayodhyAnI gAdI maLavAnI hatI temane vanavAsa maLyo. zuM karmanI vicitratA ! rAma pitRbhakta hatA. pitAnA vacanane mAnya karavA teo vanamAM javAne taiyAra thayA. temaNe kauzalyAjI AgaLathI rajA lIdhI. bIjI sAvakI mAtAo AgaLathI paNa rajA lIdhI. evAmAM sItAne e samAcAra maLyA. eTale kauzalyA AgaLa jaIne e kahevA lAgyAM : "mAtA ! mane paNa vanamAM javAnI rajA Apo.' A sAMbhaLI kauzalyAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. chAtIsarasI cAMpIne te bolyAM : "beTA ! tuM kyAM jaIza ? tAruM A sukumAra zarIra vananAM duHkho zI rIte sahana karI zakaze? rAma jevA puruSasiMhane to e kaMI nahi lAge, paNa vahu beTA ! tAruM e kAma nahi. teM gharanI bahAra paga paNa kyAre mUkyo che ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA - - - - - sItAjI hiMmata lAvI bolyAM mAtAjI ! je du:kho bhogavavAnAM haze te bhogavIza, paNa rAma vinA mArAthI ekalAM nahi rahevAya." kauzalyAe bahu duHkhI hRdaye sItAne rAmanI sAthe javAnI rajA ApI. sItAne vanamAM sAthe AvavAne taiyAra thayelAM joI rAma bolyA: 'sItA ! mAruM kahyuM mAno, tame ghera rahI mAtAjInI sevA karo. tamArAthI jaMgalanAM duHkho veThAze nahi." sItA kahe, 'tamArA vinA A rAjamahela mane smazAna jevo lAgaze. tamArI sAthe vananAM duHkho paNa duHkha jevAM nahi lAge. mane ahIM mUkIne na jazo; huM jhUrI jhUrIne marI jaIza.' rAmacaMdrane lAgyuM ke sItA koI rIte rahevAnuM kabUla nahi ja kare, eTale sAthe lIdhAM. vIra lakSmaNane khabara paDI eTale te paNa javA taiyAra thayA. saMsAramAM baMdhuprema to lakSmaNano. bhAInA premanA lIdhe vagara kAraNe vanavAsa lIdho. Ama rAma, sItA ne lakSmaNa gAma bahAra nIkaLyAM. purajanonAM ToLeToLAM temanI pAchaLa cAlyAM. temanI AMkhomAM AMsu ane hRdayamAM zoka hato. rAmacaMdrajIe badhAne khUba samajAvI mahAmahenate pAchAM vALyAM. rAma, sItA ne lakSmaNa daDha manathI cAlatAM cAlatAM nadI, nALAM ne jaMgalo vaTAvavA lAgyAM. ema karatAM daMDakAraNya nAmanA bhayAnaka jaMgalamAM AvI pahoMcyAM. tyAM godAvarI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 nadInA kinAre suMdara evI parNakuTi bAMdhI rahevA lAgyAM. jaMgalamAM maMgala karI dIdhuM. pAtAlAdhIza khara rAjAno, zaMbuka nAme putra, sUryahAsa nAmanA khaDaganI sAdhanA karavA, daMDakAraNyamAM Avyo hato. bAra varSa ne sAta divase e sAdhanA pUrI thAya che. barAbara e mudatamAM eka divasa ocho hato. vakhata pUro thatAM sUryahAsa khaDaga AvIne UbhuM rahyuM. e lakSmaNajInI najare paDyuM. temaNe kutUhalathI e upADI lIdhuM ne enI parIkSA karavA vAMsanI jhADImAM ghA karyo. keTalAka vAMsa kapAI gayA ne te sAthe jaMbukanuM mAthuM paNa kapAI gayuM. khaDaga lohIthI kharaDAyeluM joI lakSmaNajIne Azcarya thayuM. tyAM jaIne joyuM to eka puruSanuM mAthuM kapAyeluM. emaNe AvI rAmacaMdrajIne banelI hakIkata jaNAvI. ahIM zaMbukanI mAtA ne rAvaNanI bahena zUrpaNakhA, mudata pUrI thavAthI, potAnA putranI tapAsa karavA AvI. jaIne jue to tenuM khUna thayeluM. tyAM paDelAM pagalAMne AdhAre te khUnIne zodhavA lAgI. pagalAM zrI rAma-lakSmaNa UbhA hatA tyAM AvyAM. dUrathI e bAMdhava-belaDInuM rUpa joI zurpaNakhA to mugdha ja banI gaI. pote jANe kumArikA che evo DoLa karI eNe potAnI sAthe lagna karavAnI prArthanA karI. rAma-lakSmaNa teno daMbha pArakhI gayA ne tenI mAgaNIne For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA tiraskArI kADhI. putranI hatyA ne potAnA apamAnathI ene khUba lAgI AvyuM. koI paNa rIte A banAvanuM vera levuM evo teNe nizcaya karyo. te khararAjA AgaLa pAchI pharI ne badhI hakIkata jaNAvI; putrahatyAnuM vera levA tene sArI rIte uzkeryo. khare 14,000 yoddhAonI sAthe daMDakAraNyamAM AvI laDAInI hAkala dIdhI. vIra lakSmaNa ekalA temano sAmano karavA dhasyA. rAmacaMdrajIe kahyuM : "bhAI ! jo mArI jarUra paDe to siMhanAda karaje." pelI zUrpaNakhA A pachI potAnA bhAI laMkApati rAvaNa pAse paNa gaI, ne jaNAvyuM ke he bhAI ! daMDakAraNyamAM koI be rAjaputro AvyA che. temaNe tArA bhANeja zabukanuM khUna karyuM che. vaLI rAmanI pAse sItA nAmanI eka ajoDa suMdarI che. te badhI rIte tArA ja mahelamAM rahevA yogya che. jaMgale jaMgala bhaTakato rAma tene mATe jarA paNa lAyaka nathI. mATe koI paNa upAye tene laI Ava. rAvaNa sItAnA rUpanAM vakhANa sAMbhaLI lalacAyo ne potAnA vimAnamAM besI tarata ja daMDakAraNyamAM Avyo. dUrathI teNe sItAnA khoLAmAM sUtelA rAmane joyA. jotAM ja tenA hAMjA gagaDI gayA, paNa ghaNI vidyAono te jANakAra hato. eka avalokinI nAmanI vidyAne marI teNe jANI lIdhuM ke sItAne levAno upAya e che, ke banAvaTI siMhanAda karavo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 4 tarata lakSmaNajInA sAde siMhanAda karyo. rAmacaMdra e sAMbhaLatAM ja beThA thaI gayA. sItAjIe kahyuM : "mArI darakAra na karazo. jaladI jaIne lakSmaNabhAIne madada karo.' rAma lakSmaNanI madade UpaDyA. 10 ahIM rAvaNa sItAjI AgaLa Avyo ne bolyo : he suMdarI ! tame vanamAM bhamavAne lAyaka nathI. kyAM rakhaDu rAma ne kyAM sukumA2 tame ? mArI sAthe laMkA cAlo ne sukhe raho !' sItAjI A sAMbhaLI bolyAM : are pApI ! AvAM vacano bolatAM kema zaramAto nathI ? zuM kAgaDo kadI haMsInI AzA rAkhI zake kharo ? mATe bolavuM baMdha kara ne jo jIvatA rahevuM hoya to mArA rAma Ave te pahelAM palAyana karI jA.' rAvaNe eka jhaDapa mArI sItAne pakaDI lIdhAM ne potAnA vimAnamAM besADI laMkA tarapha cAlyo. sItAjInA kalpAMtano pAra rahyo nahi. e sAMbhaLI jaTAyu nAmano pakSIrAja, je rAma-sItAno mitra hato te, sItAjIne vahAre dhAyo, paNa duSTa rAvaNe talavAra vaDe tenI pAMkho ja kApI nAkhI. te nirupAya thaI heThe paDyo. sItAjI bebhAna thayAM. jyAre te bhAnamAM AvyAM tyAre pharI rudana karavA lAgyAM ne potAnA alaMkAro kADhIne nIce pheMkavA lAgyAM. rAvaNa temane TheTha laMkAmAM laI gayo ne azokavADImAM utArI cAre bAju rAkSasIono cokIpahero mUkI dIdho. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA - - - - - rAma jaladI jaladI lakSmaNa pAse pahoMcyA to khabara paDI ke siMhanAda emaNe karyo ja nahoto. kaMIka kapaTa thayuM, ema jANI rAma tarata pAchA pharyA. AvIne jue to sItAjI nahi ! te cAre bAju zodhavA lAgyA. ghaNI vAra temaNe sItAnI zodha karI, paNa jyAre te na ja maLyAM tyAre bebhAna thaI jamIna para paDI gayA. lakSmaNa yuddha pUruM karI zatru para vijaya meLavI pAchA AvyA. tyAM rAmane bebhAna dIThA. sItAjIne koI upADI gayuM lAge che, ema te tarata samajI gayA. te rAmacaMdranuM mastaka khoLAmAM laI sAravAra karavA lAgyA ne kahyuM : "moTA bhAI ! tamArA jevA zUravIrane A yogya che? UTho, UbhA thAo, ApaNe sItAjInuM haraNa karI janAra e duSTane zodhI kADhI daMDa daIe.' rAmanI AMkho dhIme dhIme khUlI ne teo beThA thayA. baMne jaNA sItAjInI zodhe nIkaLyA. AgaLa jatAM rAvaNa sItAne upADI gayo che evA khabara maraNa hAlatamAM paDelA jaTAyue kahyA, ethI teo dakSiNamAM AgaLa vadhyA. ahIM teonAM parAkrama tathA buddhicAturyathI aneka rAjAo sAthe dostI baMdhAI. sugrIva, jAMbuvAna, hanumAna ne naLa vagere temAM mukhya hatA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH -4 . . . . . . A bAju rAvaNa sItAne manAvavA aneka prayatna karavA lAgyo, paNa satI sItAnuM rUMvADuMya pharakayuM nahi. temanA mukhamAMthI to "rAma" "rAma" e ja zabdo nIkaLatA hatA. rAvaNano nAno bhAI vibhISaNa nyAyI hato. teNe A vAta jANI eTale rAvaNane ghaNo Thapako Apyo, paNa rAvaNe to UlaTo ene ja gAMDo gaNI kADhyo ne kahyuM, : 'tArA jevA kAyara hoya te DarI jAya, huM to mAruM dhAryuM pAra utAravAno.' rAmacaMdrajI tathA temanI mitramaMDaLIe have sItAnI barAbara zodha karavA hanumAnajIne mokalavAno nizcaya karyo. laMkA jaI pahelAM vibhISaNane maLavuM ema nakkI karyuM. hanumAnajI laMkAmAM gayA ne vibhISaNane maLyA; sItAne mAnabhera pAchI mokalI ApavAnI sUcanA karI. vibhISaNe kahyuM : "bhAI ! AmAM mAro upAya nathI, paNa banaze teTaluM rAvaNane huM samajAvIza." pachI hanumAna azokavADImAM jyAM sItAjI hatAM tyAM AvyA. hanumAnajIe temane mahAsatI jANI praNAma karyA ne adRzya rahI rAmanA nAmavALI vIMTI emanA khoLAmAM nAkhI. e jotAM ja sItAjIne harSa thayo. AjubAju rakhevALI karatI rAkSasIe jANyuM ke sItA rAjI thayAM lAge che, eTale rAvaNane khabara ApI. te Avyo ne premanI mAgaNI karavA lAgyo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA sItAjIe tene dhutakArI kADhyo. te jorajulama karavA taiyAra thayo. emAM paNa sItAe tene barAbara haMphAvyo. rAvaNa vadhAre na satAvatAM pAcho gayo. hanumAnajI A badhuM joI rahyA hatA. te have pragaTa thayA ne praNAma karI bolyA : "rAma hAla kiSkidhAmAM birAje che ne tamArA viyogathI bahu duHkhI rahe che. mArA gayA pachI tamane choDAvavA ahIM Avaze. mane tame oLakhI zako e mATe A vIMTI mokalI che. e vIMTI tamane maLI enI nizAnImAM tamAro cUDAmaNi Apo." sItAne rAmanA samAcAra maLatAM bahu AnaMda thayo. Aja sudhI AhAra lIdho na hato te hanumAnajInA AgrahathI lIdho. pachI potAno cUDAmaNi ApI hanumAnane vidAya karyA. rAma-lakSmaNe potAnA mitrarAjAo sAthe laMkA para caDAI karI. khUnakhAra yuddha thayuM. emAM vibhISaNa rAmane zaraNe AvyA, kuMbhakarNa ne iMdrajita keda thayA ne bAkInA badhA mAryA gayA. laMkA sara thayuM. rAma sItAne bheTyA. ahA, te vakhatano AnaMda ! dhanya pati ! dhanya patnI ! vanavAsa pUro thatAM rAma, lakSmaNa ne sItA ayodhyA pAchA pharyA. ayodhyAmAM harSanAM pUra relAyAM. gheraghera utsava thayo. rAmacaMdrajIno vanavAsa bharatane jarAya gamyo na hato. te to gAdI para rAmanA caraNanI pAdukA mUkI pUjA karato For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 hato. eTale rAma pAchA pharatAM temane gAdI ApI ne pote kRtArtha thayo. rAma jevA rAjA koI thayA nathI. temaNe prajAne putrathI paNa adhika pALavA mAMDI. eka vakhata guptacaroe AvI khabara ApyA ke mahArAja ! rAjyamAM evI vAta cAle che ke rAvaNa jevA strIlaMpaTa AgaLa sItA lAMbo vakhata rahyA pachI satI rahI zake ja nahi. asatI strIne rAjyamAM rAkhavI e anyAya che. jo rAjA pote ja evo dAkhalo besADaze to pachI prajAnI zI dazA thaze ?" rAmacaMdrajI e sAMbhaLI eka rAte nagaracaryA jovA nIkaLyA. tyAM eka dhobI divasabhara kAma karI kapaDAMno gAMsaDo upADI ghera Avyo. enI strI koI pADozaNane tyAM gayelI. thoDI vAre te AvI eTale dhobI khUba krodhAyamAna thaI bolyo : kyAM gaI hatI tuM ? bIjAne ghera rakhaDavA jAya che ? cAla, tuM mArA gharamAM nahi.' dhobaNa kahe, "rAme to cha mAsa bIjAnA gharamAM rahelI sItAne rAkhI, ne tame to huM ghaDIka bahAra gaI emAM ATalA tapI jAo cho !" dhobI kahe, "rAma to strIne AdhIna che. huM kaMI strIne AdhIna nathI." A vacano sAMbhaLI rAmane bahu lAgI AvyuM. bahu For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA 15 .. .. . . . .. vicAra karI sItAne vanamAM mokalavA nizcaya karyo. lakSmaNa tathA bIjA snehIoe rAmane ema na karavA ghaNA ghaNA vInavyA, paNa rAma ekanA be na thayA. sItA garbhavatI hatAM. temane yAtrAne bahAne vanamAM mokalyAM. jyAre sItAne khabara paDI ke rAme temano tyAga karyo che, tyAre te bebhAna thaI gayAM. jyAre bhAnamAM AvyAM tyAre vicAra karavA lAgyAM : "emaNe mArA mATe rAkSasakuLano nAza karyo ne ATaATalAM duHkho veThyAM. temaNe kaMIka mahAna hetu siddha karavA ja mAro tyAga karyo haze. he rAma ! tamAro yaza nirmaLa raho !' sItA have jaMgalamAM Amatema bhamavA lAgyAM. sItAjI jyAre jaMgalamAM pharatAM hatAM tyAre vajasaMgha nAmano rAjA tyAM Avyo ne sItAne potAnI bahena gaNIne potAne gAma laI gayo. tyAM rahevAne ekAMta oraDo kADhI Apyo. tyAM sItA rahevA lAgyAM ne rAmacaMdrajInAM caraNa AlekhI temanuM dhyAna dharavA lAgyAM. vakhata vItatAM temane joDakA putra avataryA. emAM ekanuM nAma rAkhyuM anaMga lavaNa ne bIjAnuM nAma rAkhyuM madanAMkuza. keTalAka temane lavaNa ane aMkuza ja kahetA to keTalAka lava ne kuza paNa kahetA. rAme jyAre sItAjInI badhI hakIkata sAMbhaLI tyAre temanAthI na rahevAyuM. sItAne laI AvavA mANaso mokalyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 teoe AvI khUba tapAsa karI, paNa sItA na jaDyAM. temaNe dhAryuM ke nakkI jaMgalI prANIoe sItAjIne phADI khAdhAM haze. vakhata jatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. thoDI vAramAM to A putro moTA thayA. lava jyAre yuvAna thayo tyAre rAjA vajasaMghe tene potAnI putrI paraNAvI. - eka vakhata vAta nIkaLatAM vajasaMgha sAthe ayodhyAnI vAta nIkaLI. rAma-lakSmaNanAM parAkramanI vAto thaI. AthI lava ne kuzane thayuM ke te kevA parAkramI che te ApaNe jovuM. lava ne kuza phoja laI ayodhyA AvyA. lakSmaNa vicAra karavA lAgyA ke vaLI A pataMgiyAM koNa jAte agnimAM paDIne baLI maravA AvyAM? yuddhanAM vAjAM vAgyAM. laDAI zarU thaI. chevaTe pariNAma e AvyuM ke rAma-lakSmaNa hAryA. rAmalakSmaNanA khedano pAra rahyo nahi. e vakhate nAradajIe AvIne kahyuM: "he rAma ! rAjI thavAne badale kheda kema pAmo cho ? jenA putro pitAthI savAyA thAya temaNe zoka karavo ghaTe ke AnaMda! pachI temaNe sItAnA vanavAsa jIvanathI Aja sudhInI vAta kahI. rAma to ghelA ghelA thaI gayA. putro paNa avasara joI temanI sAme gayA ne ekabIjAne bheTI paDyA. A vakhate AnaMdano zuM avadhi rahe !" sItAjI ! have Apa padhArI ayodhyAne pAvana karo." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI sItA rAme kahyuM. bIjAoe paNa ghaNuM kahyuM, paNa sItAjIe to eka ja vAta kahI : "meM to divya aMgIkAra karyuM che. jyAre mArI zuddhinI sarva lokone khAtarI karI ApIza tyAre ja nagaramAM praveza karIza.' rAma kahe, "evuM kaMI karavAnI jarUra nathI. paNa sItAjIno vicAra dRDha hato eTale citA racAI. sItAjI temAM praveza karavA taiyAra thaIne bolyAM : "jo Aja sudhI meM mAruM ziyaLa akhaMDitapaNe pALyuM hoya to te agni, zAMta thaje.' pachI sItAjIe agnimAM praveza karyo. loko joI rahyA : zuM thAya che ! kharekhara, agni zAMta thaI gayo. sItAjIne UnI AMca na AvI. e jotAM ja loko bolI UThyAM : mahAsatI sItAno jaya ho !" have sItAjI jagatanI dRSTie zuddha TharyA. paNa mahAsatInuM mana vairAgye bhIMjAyuM hatuM. saMsAranI asAratA joI lIdhI hatI. te dIkSA levA taiyAra thayAM. e vakhate rAma gaLagaLA avAje bolyAH "sItA ! meM tamane bahu duHkha dIdhuM. devI !" ema bolatAM te hAtha pakaDI lUMTaNabhera besI gayA. sItA kahe : "Aryaputra ! huM e badhI vAta kayAranI bhUlI gaI chuM. meM kadI vicAra nathI karyo ke tame atyAcArI cho ne huM tamArI dubhAyelI chuM. tamArI pharaja bajAvatAM je kaMI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 4 karavuM paDyuM te tame karyuM che. mane paNa have je pharaja lAge che te bajAvavA tatpara thaI chuM.' ema kahI vALano loca karI rAmanA hAthamAM ApyA. basa, sarvano A ja rIte tyAga karavAno che. 18 mahAsatI sItA Aje bIjI koI paNa satI karatAM vadhAre khyAti pAmyAM che ne bhAratavarSanI lalanAonAM Adarza banyAM che. e rAma ne e sItA bhUlyAM bhulAya tema nathI. kartavya ne premanI ja pratimA che. jyAM sudhI jagatane prema ne kartavyanI da2kA2 che tyAM sudhI A daMpatInI akhaMDa pUjA thaze. rAmasItAnAM jIvananAM baLa darekane prApta thAo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI kauzAMbI nagarI che. zatAnika rAjA rAjya kare che. ene mRgAvatI nAme rUparUpanA aMbAra jevI rANI che. e bole che ane jANe phUla jhare che. enI cAla rAjahaMsasamI che. eno kaMTha koyala jevo mITho che. e parama dharmazraddhALu che. zAstranA marmane samajanArI che. e rAjarANI bhagavAna mahAvIradevanI parama bhakta ane upAsikA che. sAthe ja ene vIrazrI paNa varelI che. e ghoDe bese che. gajarAjanI savArI kare che. yuddhe caDe che, ane AkhI senAne dore che. e strI hovA chatAM bhalabhalA zUravIronI parIkSA kare che. enI aDagatA, hiMmata, dhIraja ane vIratA nihALI vIrone enI godamAM janma levAnuM mana thaI Ave che. eka vAra rAjA zatAnikanI rAjasabhAmAM eka citrakAra Avyo. ene devI varadAna hatuM ke koI paNa prANI, pachI bhale te manuSya hoya ke pakSI hoya, tenuM eka aMga are, aMgano For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2.4 eka bhAga jue ane enuM AkhuM citra dorI Ape. rAjA zatAnike ene rAjasabhAnI citrazALA cItaravAnuM kAma soMpyuM. citrazALA suMdara rIte cItarAI rahI che. tyAM eka vAra A kuzaLa citrakAre rANI mRgAvatInA pagano aMgUTho joI lIdho. zuM rUpa ! zuM rUpa ! vAta na pUcho. citrakAre citrazALAmAM rAjarANInuM citra doravA mADyuM. citra pUruM thayuM. citrazALA paNa pUrI thaI. citrakAre mahArAjAne bolAvyA. rAjA zatAnika citrazALAmAM AvyA. daMga banAvI de tevAM abhuta citro hatAM. hamaNAM nAcaze, kUdaze, gAze evo bhAsa thato. rAjA citra jotAM jotAM AgaLa vadhyA. tyAM rAjAnI najara rAjarANI mRgAvatInA citra upara paDI. sAkSAta jIvaMta mRgAvatI ja paDI hoya evuM e adbhuta citra hatuM. rAjA A citrathI jANe prasanna thayo hoya tema citrakArane dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyo. tyAM eNe rANInA sAthaLa upara kALuM TapakuM joyuM. kharekhara, e satI strInA sAthaLa para kALo tala hato. rAjAe vicAryuM ke citrakArane enI mAhitI kevI rIte maLI? vahemanA vamaLe enuM aMtara kaluSita banyuM. ekadama krodhanA AvezamAM AvI citrakArano ziraccheda karavAno hukama Apyo. citrakAre potAne maLelA devI varadAnanI vAta karI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI Akhare rAjAe tenA jamaNA hAthano aMgUTho kapAvIne ene kADhI mUkayo. rAjAe karelA daMDathI citrakArane bahu ja gusso caDyo. AvA duSTa rAjAone jaDathI ukheDI nAkhavA joIe, ema teNe pratijJA karI. * citrakAre pharIthI mRgAvatInuM citra doryuM. potAnI badhI kaLA emAM ThAlavI. jonAra kSaNabhara mugdha thaI jAya evuM apUrva ane adbhuta rU5 2jU karyuM. citra laI avaMtinA rAjA pradyota pAse gayo. pradyotano gusso bhAre pracaMDa hato-ethI e caMDapradyota kahevAto. e dhAryuM karanAro hato. enI raNahAkathI te vakhate bhAratanI bhUmi kAMpatI hatI. Avo baLavAna ane pratApI rAjavI kAmAMdha hato. koI rUpALI strInuM nAma AvyuM ke ghelo ! sonAnI thALImAM loDhAnI mekha hatI. citrapaTa jotAM ja te DolI UThyo. 21 rAjA kahe : "A strI-ratnane mArA aMtaHpuramAM lAvyA sivAya huM A talavAra nIce nahi mUkuM.' eNe citrakArane khUba inAma ApyuM. citrakAre joyuM ke potAnI icchA bara AvI che. rAjA caMDapradyote potAnI rAjasabhA meLavI. temAM prastAva mUkayoH 'vatsarAja zatAnika upara humalo ka2vo che.' badhAe A sAMbhaLI pUchayuM : 'mahArAja ! e to ApanA sADhu che. enI sAme yuddha nahi, maitrI ja rAkhavI ghaTe. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 2-4 rAjA kaheH "sATuM hoya tethI zuM thayuM? kAgaDo dahIMtharuM laI gayo che. enI rANI mArA aMtaHpuramAM zobhe tevI che. bhale be baheno-zivA ne mRgAvatI ahIM sAthe rahetI. jAo, tAbaDatoba rAjadUtane ravAnA karo! rAjahukama AgaLa konuM cAle ? rAjA caMDapradyotano dUta kauzAMbIpurImAM pahoMcyo. rAjA zatAnikane maLyo, potAnA rAjAno saMdezo Apyo. rAjAe rukko vAMcyo, ne emanA hAthamAMthI nIce paDI gayo. maMtrIe te lIdho. AkhI sabhA A joI bebAkaLI banI gaI. sahune lAgyuM ke nakkI kaMIka bhayaMkara samAcAra lAge che. tyAM to paDadAmAMthI avAja Avyo: maMtrIrAja! lAvo rukko.' maMtrIe rukko rAjarANIne pahoMcADyo. rukko vAMcatAM ja mRgAvatInI AMkhomAMthI vIjaLIno camakAro thayo, hoTha karaDyA ane hAtha pachADyo. AkhI rAjasabhA mahArANInA zabdo sAMbhaLI rahI : maMtrIrAja ! A rUkko vAMcavA jevo ja nathI. ene agnizaraNa karI do. ane A rukko lAvanAra dUtane saMbhaLAvI do ke tArA rAjAne potAne samrATa manAvanAra rAjAne-eTalIya zarama na AvI ke e zuM mAge che ? ene kaho ke mArAM beTInAM hoya, vahunAM na hoya ane huM to tamArI bahena jevI kahevAuM. he dUta, tArA rAjAne kaheje ! tame badhe yuddha khelyAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI haze, paNa koI siMhaNanI boDanA svAda cAkhyA nathI lAgatA." avaMtino dUta cAlyo gayo. pachI rAjasabhA UThIne khAnagI dIvAnakhAnAmAM maLI. vAta thaI ke avaMtipatie rAjarANI satIziromaNi mRgAvatInuM mAguM karyuM che. sAMbhaLanAra badhAne tiraskAra chUTyo. sahu maravA-mAravA taiyAra thaI beThA. AkhI kauzAMbInI prajAe e nAda jhIlI levAnI taiyArI batAvI. vAyuvege vAtAvaraNa palaTAvA mAMDyuM. nagarajano doDI AvyA. senA sAbadI thaI. rAjamAtAnI hAkala sAMbhaLI sahunuM zUrAtana jAgI UThyuM. avaMtinA rAjA caMDapradyote je javAbanI AzA rAkhI hatI; te ja javAba Avyo. eNe yuddhanI bherI vagADI. moTI senA, gajadaLa, azvadaLa ane pAyadaLa laI pote jAte ja sainyanA mokhare UpaDyo. cauda khaMDiyA rAjA enI bhere caDyA. mAra mAra karatI avaMtinI senA pANInA ghoDApUranI mAphaka UchaLatI kauzAMbI AvI pahoMcI. avaMtinI senA kauzAMbInA udyAnamAM paDI che. tyAM eka vAra rAte killA upara caMDapradyote betraNa paDachAyA joyA. ane ene dila thaI AvyuM, hAtha batAvavAnuM. teNe tarata ja hAkala mArIH "mArAM dhanuSyabANa lAvo, sAme killA para koNa che?" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 . . . .t .t .n e ja vakhate killA uparanI vyaktie hAthamAM dhanuSya laI bANa caDAvyuM ane saNaNaNa karatuM nIce AvanAranI pAse jaIne paDyuM. rAjA camakI gayo. dhIme rahIne AghA tarI jaI tIra jhaDapI lIdhuM. ene cheDe eka ciThThI bAMdhelI hatI. ene choDI laI sAcavI rAkhI. pachI pote barAbara tAkIne tIra caDAvyuM, paNa vyartha. killAnI rAMge athaDAI ne te pAchuM vaLyuM. uparanAM be jaNAM hasatAM hasatAM cAlyAM gayAM. caMDapradyota vilakho thaI pAcho vaLyo. eNe taMbUmAM AvI dIvAnA ajavALAmAM patra vAMcavA mAMDyo. avaMtirAja pradyotarAja ! 'tame je AzAthI AvyA cho temAM nirAzA ja maLavAnI che. hajIye cetI jAo. tamArI AbarU, yaza ane kIrti jALavavA pAchA jAo. eka prazna pUchuM chuM. jema tame mArI mAgaNI karI che tema koI bIjo tamArAM paTarANI parama viduSI satI sAdhvI zivAdevInI mAgaNI kare to, tame zuM karo? zivAdevI zuM kare te vicArajo. jevA udAra, mahAna ane sadAcArI tame hazo, evI ja chApa tamArA ghara ane kuTuMba upara paDaze. mATe hajIye kahuM chuM, pAchA vaLo. duniyAmAM vijaya ane parAjaya e to kSaNika che. tamane dehanI bhUkha che. yAda rAkhajo satI strIno sajIva deha paticaraNe, devacaraNe ke agnizaraNe ja hoya che. basa, mATe tamAre samajIne pAchA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI 25 vaLavAnI jarUra che. mAro jIvaMta-deha tamane nahi ja maLe, svapnamAM paNa nahi maLe. sarpanA mAthAno maNi kadI maLI zake ? are rAjA ! agni ThaMDo thAya, caMdra garama thAya ane samudra maryAdA mUke, kintu satInuM satItva caLI zake ja nahi, mATe vicArazo. huM chuM tamArI bhaginI mRgAvatI. A patra vAMcatAM ja caMDapradyota ThaMDo paDI gayo. zuM mRgAvatI AvI vIrAMganA che, je dhAryuM bANa pheMkI zake che? prAtaHkALe caMDapradyota sUrya jevo caMDa banyo. teNe yuddhanI hAkala karI. kauzAMbI jIto ! dhanuSya ne bANo, bhAlA ne talavAra, mura ne ghaNa UchaLavA lAgyAM. Akhare kauzAMbInI senA paNa sAme AvI. ghora laDAI jAmI. yuddhano agni cetyo. enI bhayaMkara jvALAo maratA mAnavIonA citkArarUpe nIkaLavA lAgI. kauzAMbInI senAnA mArA sAme caMDapradyotanI senAne pAchA haThavuM paDyuM. mRgAvatI killAnA buraja uparathI A badhuM joI rahI che. enI sAthe enI vIra sakhIo che, rAjA che, senAdhipati che. badhA sainyane doravaNI ne utsAha Ape che. saMdhyA samaye yuddha thayuM. Aje vijaya hato kauzAMbIno. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 . . .t. .t. saMdhyA samaye vijayanA ghenamAM zatAnika, mRgAvatI vagere mahelamAM AvyAM, paraMtu rAjA zatAnika becena hato. sUtI vakhate eNe kahyuM : "Aje mane tAva jevuM dekhAya che.' mRgAvatIe rAjA pAse jaI mAthe hAtha pheravyo. tAva ugra hato ja. teNe kahyuM : "hamaNAM maTI jaze, ema AzvAsana ApI namaskAra mahAmaMtrano traNa vAra jApa karatAM tAva UtaravA mAMDyo. bIje divase pharI ghora ghamasANa macyuM. AmAM tAva UtaryA pachI azakta thayelA zatAnikane pharI vAra bhayaMkara atisAra thayo. yuddhano thAka, kaMTALo ane ciMtAe temAM vadhAro karyo. mRgAvatI bahu ja sAMtvana ApatI; paraMtu rAjAne ciMtA satAvI rahI hatI. emano vArasadAra nAno rAjakumAra udAyana hajI to bALaka ja hato. A rAjya koNa sAcavaze e ciMtA ja emane satAvI rahI hatI. rAjAnI bhayaMkara mAMdagInA samAcAra badhe phelAI gayA. rANI sAme joIne rAjA bolyAH nAnA rAjakumArane sAcavaje.' tyAM to nAno rAjakumAra doDato doDato AvI mAnI godamAM lapAyo. rAjA kahe : "beTA, ciraMjIva thA. kauzAMbIne jALavaje. vasudezanI vAtsalyapriya prajAne samajaje ane jALavaje.' nAno rAjakumAra kaMI paNa samajyA vinA rAjA ne rAjamAtA sAme joI rahyo. tyAM to rAjAnuM chelluM DacakuM saMbhaLAyuM. rANI nAtha ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI 27 t n .t. mn.n.t. nAtha ! bolatAM pAse jaI namo rihaMtA saMbhaLAvavA lAgI. rAjA chelluM namo arihaM........ bolatA svarge saMcaryA. caMDapradyotane A samAcAre nacAvyo, kudAvyo, hasAvyo. rANI mRgAvatImAM rAjadvArI netAnuM DahApaNa hatuM. enI buddhi, enI zakti bhalabhalA musaddIone paNa haMphAve tevI hatI. eNe bAra divasa zoka pALI raNasaMcAlananI dorI hAthamAM lIdhI. eNe maMtrIrAja, senAdhipati, sAmaMtone bhegA karyA, ane kaI rIte yuddhanuM saMcAlana karavuM te mATe abhiprAya mAgyA. maMtrI kahe: "bA, A caMDapradyota sUrya jevo caMDa che tevo ja haThAgrahI che. pote khuvAra thaze ane bIjAne khuvAra karaze. mATe je pagaluM bharIe te vicArIne bharavuM joIe. eTale mane to lAge che ke have samAdhAna karavuM joIe." senAdhipati kahe : "mahArANIjI, maMtrIzvaranI vAta sAcI che." mRgAvatI kahe: 'tamArA badhAno Azaya huM samajuM chuM, paNa mArA pUjya patine meM vacana ApyuM che, ke rAjakumArano huM rAjyAbhiSeka karAvIza, rAjya bacAvIza ane prajAnuM saMrakSaNa karIza. mAre jIvIne ja A karavAnuM che. nahIM to caMDapradyotanI kazI majAla nathI ke tamArI khAtara vatsadezane phanA kare. meM A bAra divasa bAhya dRSTie zoka pALyo che, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 4 paNa aMta2mAM to maMthana cAlI rahyuM che, kaho sAmaMto !'tamAro zo abhiprAya che ? 28 sAmaMto kahe : rAjamAtA ! ame to tamArI pAchaLa chIe. ame rAjyanuM rakSaNa karatAM prANa homIzuM, batrIsAMnAM balidAna daIzuM, paraMtu ema thAya che ke ATaluM karatAMye rAjya raheze ke kema ? caMDapradyota to rAkSasa jevo che.' A sAMbhaLI mRgAvatI vicAramAM paDI gaI. ekAMtamAM besI mRgAvatIe khUba vicAryuM. paDakhe ja sUtelA rAjakumAra udAyana sAme premathI joI rANI bolIH "beTA ! tArA mATe huM badhuM ja karIza, paNa mArA ziyaLanA bhoge to kazuM ja nahi karuM. are caMDapradyotane huM khabara pADI dauM ke satI kevI hoya che ?" Akhare eka vicAra sUjhyo. manamAM ne manamAM kahyuM : basa e ja ThIka che, AgaLanuM AgaLa joyuM jaze. are, chevaTe maratAM to AvaDe che ne ? rANIe maMtrIne bolAvIne kahyuM : juo, tamArAthI kazuM ja chAnuM nathI. tame to mArA pitA jevA cho. caMDapradyota mATe meM je nakkI karyuM che te sAMbhaLo.' Aje tamAre ja A rukko laIne javuM paDaze. meM lakhyuM che tema kahejo. hajI udAyana bALaka che, huM zokamAM chuM, mATe tame zAMti rAkhazo. mArI pharaja che mArA saMtAnane huM surakSita banAvI eno rAjyAbhiSeka karuM. tamane mArA upara prema che to kauzAMbInI sarahadanA rakSaNa mATe ajeya killo karAvI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI ... ... . Apo. tamArA hAthe ja mArA putraratnane gAdIe besADo. kauzAMbInI prajAne abhaya Apo ane sainya sahita pAchA avaMti pahoMcI jAo. mAruM kAma pUrNa thaye huM AvIza. A sAMbhaLI maMtrIrAja stabdha thayA, ne bolyA : "Aje mane khabara paDI ke amArA rAjarANI kevAM vicakSaNa che ! kevAM rAjadvArI che ane strInI buddhi pAnIe-A kahevata sarvathA sAcI nathI e paNa Aje samajyo. tame to mArI AMkho ughADI dIdhI." mRgAvatInI patrikA vAMcI caMDapradyota prasanna thayo. e kahe : "mAre to rANInuM kAma che. enuM kAma mAre karavuM ja joIe, bhalene udAyana gAdIe bese, bhalene vatsarAja svataMtra rahe.' eNe sainikone avaMti tarapha pAchA pharavAno hukama karyo. caMDapradyote avaMtithI IMTo maMgAvI killo banAvarAvyo. vatsadezane dhanadhAnyathI bharI dIdho. prajAne abhaya ApyuM. varSone jatAM vAra lAge che ? killo thaI gayo. prajA kallola kare che. tyAM caMDapradyote rAjarANI mRgAvatIne kahevarAvyuM have mArI vinaMtI svIkAro !" rANIjIe kahevarAvyuM : "rAjA, hajI dhIraja dharo. mArA bALakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka tamArA hAthe ja karAvavAno che." Ama kahevaDAvI kauzAMbInA annabhaMDAro ne jalAzayo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2.4 .. . . ... . bharAvyAM. kauzAMbInA abhedya killAnAM dvAra baMdha karAvyAM. caMDapradyota A hakIkata sAMbhaLI camakI gayo. zuM huM ThagAyo ! basa, have to kauzAMbIno vinAza karIne pAcho AvIza. enI senA sAgaranA pravAhanI jema UlaTI paDI. kauzAMbInI sarahade paDAva nAkhyo. rANIne traNa jagatanA nAtha vIra paramAtmA A vakhate yAda AvyA : "he dInAnAtha ! he jagavatsala ! Aje mAre tamAro ja AdhAra che. Apa to vItarAga cho, mArI prArthanA svIkAro. mane ApanAM mahAvratonI dIkSA ApI abhaya Apo. zuM siMhaNa ghAsa khAze ! he jagavatsala prabhu ! Aje ApanuM "dharmasArathi pada saphaLa karI mane bacAvo, mAro uddhAra karo.' rANI mRgAvatInI A bhAvanA jANI, bhagavAna mahAvIra vihAra karI kauzAMbInA bAgamAM padhAryA. rANIne samAcAra maLyA, jANe bhAvatuM bhojana maLyuM. rANIe hukama karyo : "kauzAMbInA daravAjA ughADI nAkho. bhagavAnanAM darzana karavA sau cAlo. zatruthI koI Darazo nahi. pAchaLa zuM thaze teno gabharATa rAkhazo nahi; jagatanA nAtha prabhu padhAryA che. zatru mitra thaze. verano agni zamI jaze ane badhAnuM kalyANa thaze." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satI mRgAvatI caMDapradyotane samAcAra maLyA ke bhagavAna mahAvIradeva padhAryA che. e tyAM Avyo. eNe premathI, bhaktithI prabhune namaskAra karyA. ane ghoSaNA karAvI ke bhagavAnanAM sau darzana karo, yuddha baMdha karo. samavasaraNa racAyuM che. devo, mAnavo, pazuo, badhAM potapotAnA sthAne vaira ne virodha tyajIne zAMta citte beThAM che. bhagavAna samavasaraNamAM birAjyA ane dharmadezanA zarU karI. jANe kSIrasamudrano dhIra gaMbhIra madhura pravAha vaheto hoya evI vANI vahI rahI. 31 'he bhavya prANIo ! hIrA jevo mAnavadeha pAmI, pramAdano tyAga karI dharmanuM ArAdhana karo. je sukha rAjAdhirAjone nathIH are, moTA moTA cakravartIone nathI. mAMdhAtAone nathIH are, devo ane devarAjone nathIH te sukha viSaya ane kaSAyano jaya karI; eno jayAnaMda lUMTavAmAM che, - upazamamAM che. mATe viSayo ane kaSAyono jaya karo.' sabhAjano mugdha thaI sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. caMDapradyota pazcAttApa karI rahyo hato. prabhunI vANInA amRtane premathI jhIlI rahelI rANI ekAeka UbhI thaI ane bolIH prabho, huM to Aje ja dIkSA laI AtmakalyANanA paMthe viharavA icchuM chuM. rAjA caMDapradyota mane rajA Ape.' caMDapradyota kahe : 'tame devI cho, tame tamAruM jIvana ajavALo. mArA jevA pAmarane tAro. A amRtasaMjIvanIe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-4 . . . . . . mAruM viSaya-nAganuM jhera utAryuM che. tame mArI mAtA samAna cho, tamAro udAyana mAro laghubaMdhu che.' ghora aMdhArI rAta hatI. nAkhI najara pahoMce tema nahotuM. tyAM ghora aMdhakAramAM eka sApane Avato joyo. pAse ja AryA caMdanabALA sUtAM hatAM. temano hAtha sApanA rastA vacce paDyo hato. sAdhvI mRgAvatIe dhIrethI e hAtha upADyo ne Aghe khaseDyo. AryA caMdanabALA jAgI gayAM ne krodhathI Ama karavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM. teoe zAMtithI kahyuM : "sApa Ave che.' huM to sApa jotI nathI, ne teM zI rIte joyo ?" caMdanabALAe cAre tarapha jotAM pUchayuM. "tamArI kRpAthI, jJAnathI." kayuM jJAna ? pratipAti ke apratipAti ? apratipAti.' zuM kevaLajJAna thayuM che ?" "hA.' AryA caMdanabALAnAM paDaLa UghaDI gayAM. te potAnA aparAdhanI kSamA mAgavA lAgyAM. ane e ja paLe emane paNa kevaLajJAnanI jyoti pragaTI. baMne tarI gayAM. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2 [kula pustaka 10]. 1. tIrthaMkara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthakara 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Namomida NamoApa JvaNI satya, aMhiMsA, vIratA ane mUlyaniSThA jevA guNone khIlavatI jaina bAlagraMthAvali e UgatI peDhImAM caritro dvArA saMskAranuM saMvardhana karanArI che. tIrthakaronAM caritro, mahAna sAdhu-mahAtmAonI kathAo, dRSTAMtarUpa jIvana gALanAra satIonI dharmaparAyaNatA darzAvatAM A caritro bALakonA saMskAraghaDataramAM atyaMta upayogI bane tevAM che. emAMthI maLato nIti, sadAcA jIvana Imini bALakonA Serving linShayat caune du cations international For Persona Pavate Use Only www.ainelibrary.org