Book Title: Mahatma Pad Vachi Jain Bramhano ka Sankshipta Itihas
Author(s): Vaktavarlal Mahatma
Publisher: Vaktavarlal Mahatma
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Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ||AUM // // zrI jinAya namaH // mahAtmA pada-vAcI jaina brAhmaNoM kA saMkSipta itihAsa lekhaka -- paM0 kAzyapagotrI koraMTAvAla avaTaMkI paM0 vaktIMvaralAla mahAtmA udayapura nivAsI saMvat 2002 R TELL } { vIra saMvat 2471 mUlya 2 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI haMsarAja baccharAja nAhaTA saradArazahara nivAsI dvArA jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM ko saprema bheMTa Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (7) rahane meM prajA ko nirvighna sthAna me surakSita rakhane kA vicAra zrA, ekavAra mahArAja kumAra zrI pratApasiMhajI ke kaeNvara zrIamarasihajI kI mannata utArane ko zrI kailAzapurI meM zrI ekaliGgajI mahArAja Aye vahA~ devAga bhItara unhone apane vicAra mAphika surakSita sthAna samajhA kyoMki yahA~ cAro tarapha parvatamAlA hone se prAkRtika suddha koTa aura bhUmi bhI urbarA. acchA jalavAyu kA honA nizcaya kara nagara vasAnA Arambha kiyA thaa| vi0 saM0 1682 me hamAre pUrvaja rUpacandrajI ne meratA se yahA~ Akara posAla bA~dhI jahA~ para posAka niyana kI usa mohalle kA nAma mAtIcohaTTA ke nAma se prasiddha hai, isake pramANa me eka prAcIna sanda kA havAlA detA huuN| 'rUpacandajI ke caturtha putra lAjI nAma ke the| ye vya karaNa pAThI the| unake hasta likhita eka zila' nekha vi0 saM0 1708 kA vaizAkha suda 7 guruvAra kA kailAzapurI me ekaliGgAjI ke mandira meM dakSiNa dvAra zrI kAlikA mAtAjI ke mandira ke pIche zrI gosvAmIjI mahArAja bar3e rAmAnandajI mahArAja ke samAdhi sthAna para Aja lau prazasti rUpa meM vidyamAna hai, isake sivAya aura bhI rAna kI sando se yahA~ pA gahanA siddha honA hai, rUcapandajI se lekara basantilAla, ganapata nAla kA sajarA nIce darja hai| rUpacandajI . rAmacandajI amaracandajI zubhakarNajI belAjI pAlAlajI / rAjanagara karer3A movindagar3ha . Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hIrAcandrajI 1 cothamajI dIpa candajI ( 6 ) rAmacandrajI kalyANadAsajI pokharajI / lakhamIdAsajI kAlujI 1 brahmacArI rahe kalyANajI nImaca I mAnajI ' dhanajI 1 goradhanajI bhagavAnajI caturabhujajI DraeNgajI 1 1 ' T khemarAjajI campAlAlajI premacandajI 0 1 vaktAvaralAjI gor3ha gaye nImaca - dAjI mohI T rakhavadAsajI 0 basantilAlajI ganapatalAlajI isa vyakti ke pitAjI kA nAma khemarAjajI thA / inakA janma samaya saMvat 1864 hai / yaha mahAzaya jyotiSa, gaNina, bhUgola, khagola Adi zikSA meM pUrNa the| isakI tasahI ka Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) cAho to mahatAjI rAya pannAlAlajI kI havelI para unake ka~vara phatahalAlajI ne pustakAlaya kAyama kiyA hai, usameM usa samaya ke prasiddha puruSoM ke caritra sameta saMkSepa itihAsa ke maujUda haiN| ukta paNDitajI ne do vivAha kiye the| pahalA to delavAr3A (mevAr3a) me nANAvAla gacchi bhAradvAja gotrIya paNDita ratanajI ke putra mayyAcandajI kI putrI vRddhivAI ke mAtha dUsarA vivAha nakumaI gvAliyara sA~Dera gaccha vasiSTha gotrI khumANajI kI kanyA gedavAI ke sAtha kiyaa| inakI jyotiSa vidyA kI prakharatA ke viSaya meM maiM sirpha eka hI udAharaNa detA hU~ / saM0 1614, IsvI san 1857 me jo hindustAniyo ke va agrejo ke yuddha huA jisako gadara ke nAma se prasiddha kiyA jAtA hai, isa samaya rAjakIya jyotiSa paNDito ne bhIpaNa rUpa se yuddha hone kI ghopaNA kI thI lekina ina mahAzaya ne eka bhaviSya vANI likha mAraphata mor3ajI goTA vAlA ke zrI jI me najara kraaii| ukta vANI me yaha majamUna thA "mevAr3a meM badale logoM kI senA AvegA lekina udayapura se 12 kosa ke antara para yuddha hogA, aura ve loga parAsta hokara bhaageNge| va unake ghor3e zastra vagairaha sAmAna zrI jI me najara hogA / mevAr3a ko hAni na pahu~cegA aura aMgrejo kI hukUmata kAyama rhegaa| cunAce yaha yuddha rUkama gar3ha ke chApara meM huA aura ve loga parAsta hokara bhAga gye| sAmAna yahA~ najara huA, vAda amana hone ke sarve bhaviSya vANIyeM najara huI unameM yaha ThIka milI jisa para mahAgaNAjI zrI svarUpasihajI sAhaba ne prasanna hokara rAjya sanmAna se sanmAnita kie, yAne svarNa ke kar3e siropAva Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) amaramAhI pagar3I bA~dhane va DaMko kI pachevar3I bA~dhane DIr3I pahara kara mojAnA dAra se AzIrvAda dene ke liye prAna kA va rAja meM paNDita jyotipiyo meM bharatI karane Adi ijjata bakSo / isakA vRttAnta vi0 saM0 1614 pauSa zuklA 12 kI mitI meM rAjakIya kapar3A kA bhaNDAra va pANDejI kI ovarI me darja hai| bAda me mahArANAjI zrI zambhUsihajI ke rAja samaya me rAjakIya pAThazAlA paNDita ratnezvarajI ke nivedana para kAyama huI / usakA nAma 'zambhUratna pAThazAlA' rakkhA gyaa| vahA~ para zahara ke chAtra hamAre posAla para par3hata the unako lejA kara vahA~ sthApita kie aura ukta paNDitajI ko pradhAna adhyApaka (heDamAsTara ) niyata kiye| aura misTara iMgala sAhaba ko sugarieTeNDeNTa kAyama kiyaa| hamAre posAla para zahara ke chAtra,divANAdiko ke putra ba sarva jAti ke lar3ake paDhate the| vi0 saM0 1928 meM inako grAma kA dAna denA nizcaya huaa| lekina yaha AdhyAtmika bala ke the to nivedana karAyA ke mai pRthvI kA dAna lenA nahIM cAhatA usa para mAsika 20) rupaye kara bakSe aura tAmbApatra kara banA "upara zrIrAmajI vagairaha dastUra mAphika saho va bhAlA phira mahArAjadhirAja mahArANA jI zrI zambhUsiMhajI AdezAt mAhAtamA khemarAja DUMgarasiMha kA kasya thane rupayA 20) akhare bIsa mahAvArI dANa kA dharmAdA me zrIrAmArpaNa kara bakhzyA hai so hamezA milA jAyagA / yo puNya zrI jo ko hai Age mAmUlI zloka, ina mahAzayo,ke nAma ziSya dharmapAlana karane vAlo ke pAtro kA alakAba bhI vAste mulAhaje ke saMkSepa rUpa meM darja karatA huuN| mahatA agara candajI ke vaMzaja mahatA devI candajI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) rupanAthadAmajI kA patra jahAjapura se vi0 saM0 1622 vai0 suda 7 "middha zrI utyapura zubhasthAne sarvopamA virAjamAna lAyaka bAvajI zrI khemarAjajI pemarAjajI joga jahAjapura se devacanda maghanAthadAma kI vandanA vaoNcamo aThAkA samAcAra bhalA che ApakA mahA manA cAhije to mhAne parama sukha hove Apa moTA cho prajanIka ko madIpa D kRSA maharabAnI rAkho cho jya hI rakhAvamI nIkA raha mo DIlA ko jasa rAmba so hAsyA~ para ApakI mAjI ne pAvaoN dhoga kiijo| mahatAjI muralI dharajI ko patra na. 1625 phAgaNa vida da "siddha zrA udayapura zubha suthAne marava zrApamA lAyaka guru mahArAja zrIkhemarAjajI etAna jahApura zrI mahA muralI vara likhatA daNDavata bacAvasI apraJca / / mahanA ajItahijo ko patra vAvajI zrI 5 zrI khetarAjajo,tUM bandanA baJcAvanI prAdhA resI kRpA maharavAnagI he jyU hI reve aparaJca / mahatAjI pannAlAlajI sI. AI I. "siddha zrI guru mahAgana zrI 5 zrI khemarAjajI hajUra pannAlAla kI daNDavata mAlUma hova maharavAnI hai jyU hI rhe| vi0 saM0 1922 kA ceta bada 2 inako maM0 1887 kA popa vida 5 sI. AI. I. kA khitAva namagA gavarnameNTa marakAra AlIye hinda se atA huaa| inakaM laghu bhrAtA lakSmIlAlajI kA patra kanere grAma se| 'siddha zrI udayapura zubha suthAna sarava aopamA sadA virAjamAna aneka opamA lAyaka pujya bAvajI sAhaba zrI 108 zrI khemarAjajI elAna zrIkaNerA thI madA saMvaka lachamIlAla mahatA li. daNDota pAvA~ dhauga mAlUma hove aThArA samAcAra zrI ApakI kRpA sunajara kara bhalA hai AparA sadA bhalA cAve to sevaka ne parama Ananda hove sadA sevaka para sunajara guru paNo hai jI V Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) jyAdA rakhAvegA / vi0 saM0 1920 pra0 sAvaNa vida 6 kaTAriyA mahatAjI vakhtAvara siMhajI vi0 saM0 1920 vai0 vida 4 patra "siddha zrI guru mahArAja zrIkhemarAjajI tUM mahatA vastAvarasiha jI araja mAlUma hove / mahatAjI rughanAthasihajI ro pana vi0 saM0 1926 poSa sudI 13 / 'siddha zrI zrI zrI zrI zrI 108 zrI zrI bAvajI sAhaba zrI khemarAjajI hajUra meM kamatarIna rughanAthasiha kI daNDavata mAlUma hove| umarAvA meM delavAr3erAja rANA phatahasihajI ko ruko gurujI khImarAjajI surANA phatahasiha ko pAvaoN lAgaNo bA~cajo / ina paNDitajI kA paralokavAsa vi0 saM0 1930 kA zrAvaNa zuklA 1 ko 36 kI AyuSya me huA ina mahAzayo ne apane antakAla kI tithi se eka varSa pUrva eka TIpa likhI ki vi0 saM0 1630 kA zrAvaNa zuklA 1 ka dina merA zarIra chUTa jAvegA aura dUsarI TIpa me yaha darja kiyA ki bi0 saM0 [1931 kA Azvina kRSNA 13 ke dina zrI jI bhI svargavAsa padAra jAvegA / cunAce zrAvaNa suda 1 ke dina kA zarIra chUTa gayA / yaha hAla zrI rAvajI rAvabahAdura bakhtasihajI bedalA ne zrI jI meM araja kiyA usa para kalamadAna meM se dIpe nikAla mulAhaje pharamAI gaI aura pharamAyA ki Aja khemarAja jaisA jyotiSI mevAr3a me se uTha gayA zrIekaliMgajI kI marajI hai-mahArANAjI zrI jI zambhU sihajI jI. sI. esa. AI kA janma vi0 saM0 1604 pauSa kRSNA 1, rAjyAbhiSeka vi0 saM0 1618 kA suda 15 svargavAsa saM0 1931 kA Azvina kRSNA 13 huaa| Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (vakhtAvaralAla kA jIvana caritra) isa vyakti kA janma vikrama saMvat 1923 kA bhASAda kRSNA 12 somavAra ko huA do varSa ke bAda mAtezvarI kA paraloka vAsa hogayA, aura sAta varSa kI bhAyu meM pitA bhI paraloka vAsa kara gaye / isa saMkaTamaya avasthA kA samaya zrImAna rAya pannAlAlajI sI. AI. I. pradhAna riyAsata mevAr3e va inake bhrAtAgaNoM va zrImAna mahatAjI vakhtAvarasiMhajI va unake _suputra kaeNvara govindasihajI kI sahAyatA se vyatIta huA / isa bAlyAvasthA meM usa jamAne muAphika sAmAnya par3hAI kI gaI / vi0 saM0 1936 kA AsAr3ha mAsa meM rAja zrImahakme khAsa meM bajumare ahalkAroM meM mulAjima humA / vi0 saM0 1942 kA mRgazISa me pahalA vivAha kAMkarolI me zrosabAlA avaTaMkI gauttama gautrI nAthUlAlajI kI kanyA se huA / inase vasantIlAla kA janma vi0 saM0 1946 meM huA / inakA antakAla vi0 saM0 1657 meM hogyaa| phira dUsarA vivAha prAma karer3A rAjAjI kA meM gautama gautrI osavAla avaTaMke rAmacandrajI kI kanyA se huA / inase eka bAI huI aura vi0 sa068 meM inakA intakAla hogyaa| taba phira tIsarI zAdI cANasamA I. bar3odA gujarAta meM punamyA avaTaMka ke maDhara gautra meM paM0 tArAcandajI kI kanyA se huI / inase ganapatalAla kA janma vi0 saM0 1970 kA mRgazIrSa zuklA 6 budhavAra ke dina huA pitAjI kA paralokaM vAsa vi0 saM0 1930 meM hubhA thaa| usa bharase meM jyo 20) mAsika tAmra patra ke milate the Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) vaha dANaM dArogA ne denA banda kara diyA usa para yaha tanakhvAha pIchI mere nAma para sAbita karAne kA hukma hone ke liye rAja zrImahakme khAsa meM darakhvAsta do / usa para mahekmeM mausUpha se asala mahakameM mAla meM bhejI jAve ke badastUra, sAyala ne davAvatA rahe, mabarakhA bhAdrapada zuklA 4 vi0 saM0 1620 hu. naM. 313 huA aura mahakameM mAla sahu. naM0 113 bhA0 su08 saM0 1630, nakala vAsta tAmIla hukma mahakame khAsa ka dArogA dANa pAsa bhejI jAve / isa para tanakhvAha pIchI milanI zurU hogii| pitAjI ke intakAla ke 12 dina bAda kapar3A ke bhaNDAra se sapheda pAga AI vaha bA~dhakara zrIjI meM AzIrvAda dene gayA to najara karane bAda mahatAnI pannAlAlajI ne aja kiyA ke no kSemarAja ko beTo hai agikA bApako zrIjI innata bakSI cI mAphaka uttara kArya karano bhI jarUrI hai aura ike sivAya i ke pitA ke sarakArI dukAna kA karajA 500) vyAju hai / yo jo bAlaka hai| vo para zrImahArANAjI zrIzambhUsihajI ne AjJA .bakSI ke uttara kArya ke liye to 501) nakada aura karajA chUTa kiyA jAve / usakI tAmIla hokara 501) nakada mile| nise va nigarAnI mahatA vakhtAvarasiMhajI uttara kriyA meM dvAdazA kiyA nAkara jAti meM 1) eka kaldAra rupe kI dakSiNA dI gaI / phira mahArANAjI zrI sajjanasihajI ke rAjya samaya me riyAmata kA bajaTa bAndhA gyaa| usameM yaha tanakhvAha dharma sabhA kAyama kara kula dharma khAtA usake tAluka kiyA gyaa| usa samaya 20) ke bajAya 10) mAhavAra kara diyA gyaa| usa kA hAla va paMDita jyotipiyoM meM nAma daraja hone kA hAla sAbata Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15) " kA bahor3A jo rAjazrI mahakameM khAma meM khAsa zrIjI hajUra ke dastakhato kA hai usameM dagna hai / bi0sa0 1645 meM karanala sI. ke. ema. vAlTara sAhaba bahAdura ejenTa gavarnara janarala rAjapUtAnA su0 AvU ne eka sabhA vAste kAyadA rAjapUta saradAroM ke rAjapUtAnA meM apane nAma se kAyana kI / cunAce usakI zAkhA udayapura meM bhI kAyama huI vi. saM0 1946 usameM membara sardAra isa muAphika mukarira hue| vedane rAva bahAdura rAvajI takhtamijI va rAtratajI jodhAmihajI salUmbara, delavAr3e rAja rANA phatahasiMhajI rAya bahAdura, va mahatAjI rAya pannAlAlajI sI. AI.I. membara va sekreTarI va mahAmahopAdhyAya kavirAja zAmaladAsajI, va sahI vAlA arjunasihajI va purohita padmAnAthajI, va gava vakhtAvarajI, yaha ATha membara mukarri hue / isa sabhA meM tarakkI dekara mahatAjI mausUpha ne isa vyakti kI mahakame vAma se yahA~ badI karadI / phira vi0 saM0 1647 meM jhAlAvAr3a meM jhAr3ola va ThIkAne mAdar3I ke daramiyAna mauje adakA - liyA ke barAr3a kA tanAjA thA, usakI tahakIkAta para bhejA gyaa| sAtha meM savAra, paharA, UTa, caparAsI harakArA dhoDA thaa| vahAM tahakIkAta karatA thA usa samaya rAjazrI mahakameM khAsa se ru0 naM0 1173 matraravA ceta suda 14 vi0 saM0 1647 'siddhazrI zrI vakhtAvaralAlajI mahAtmA joga rAja zrI mahakame khAsa li. praca' sAdira huA, aura bhI rAja ke mahakameM jAta va a dAlatoM kI taharIreM isa mAphika jArI haiN| adAlata sadara divAnI, sunsaphI va pulisa vagerA se "middhazrI mahAtamAjI zrIkhnAvaralAlajI yogya / vi sa 1658 meM vAste phaimApana Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (16) / kAnUna sabhA tamAma ilAke mevAr3a meM daurA kiyaa| sAtha meM savAra paharA, UMTa, ghor3A, sAMDiyA, caparAsI vagairA the| usa samaya meM ThikAne umarAvAna meM se phojadAra kAmadArI kI taharIrAta isa mAphika huI masalana begama "siddhazrI mukAma begama subhasuthAne sarva aopamA bAvajI zrI vakhtAvaralAlajI anDara sekraTarI vAlTara kRta rAja putra hita kArinI sabhA begU se rAvatajI zrI savAI meghAsahajI kA phaujadArI kAmadArAM likhatA juhAra vAMcasI / aThAkA samAcAra zrIjI kI kRpAkara bhalA hai / rAja kA sadA bhalA cAhije rAja mhAre ghaNI bAta hai| sadA heta ikalAsa hai jyUhI rakhAvasI aprc"| ThikAne hamIragar3ha "siddhazrI mahAtmAjI zrI vakhtAvaralAlajI joga hamIragar3ha thI rAvata zrImadanasiMhajI likhatA jaizrIekaliMgajI kI vAMcasI / aThAkA samAcAra zrIjI kI sunajara kara bhalA hai| rAjakA sadA bhalA cAhije / apaMca" | ThikAnA bohar3A se "siddhazrI mukAma daurA subhasuthAne sarava zropamA joga bAvajI zrI vakhtAvaralAlajI joga bohar3A tho rAvasajI zrI nAharasiMhajo li0 juhAra pAMcasI / aThAkA samAcAra zrIjI kI sunajara kara bhalA hai rAja kA sadA bhalA cAhije aprc| ThikAne laNadA "siddha zrI mukAma laNadA subhasuthAneka saraba aopamA joga bAvajI zrIvastAvaralAlajI joga laNadA thI rAvatajI zrI javAnasiMhajI likhatA juhAra vAMcasI aThAkA samAcAra zrIjI kI sunajara kara malA hai| rAjakA sadA bhalA cAhije / apaca / rUpAhelI bar3I "siddhazrI zrIrAjazrI vAlTara kRta rAja putra hitakAra nI sabhA kA anDara sekreTarI zrI yakhtAvara lAlajI mahAtmA joga rUpAhelI kalA se rAjabhI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . (25) hai ki jo kucha bhI mene sunA thA vo bilakula satya niklaa| mirpha zahara meM hI ilAja nahIM karate, gAvoM meM bhI jAte hai| mujhe isa bAta ko jAnakara bar3A Ananda huA ki yaha apanI cikitsA meM AyurvedIya auSadhiyA bhI kAma meM lete haiM aura svayaM banAne kA kaSTa uThAte hai| maiM inakI hara bAta me saphalatA cAhatA huuN| inase merA sambandha thor3e hI dinoM kA nahI hai lekina kaI puzto se-calA prArahA hai / maiM 50) ru0 garIbo ko davA muphata bATane ke liye bheTa karatA hU~ / tArIkha 15-2-1626 I. da. mahata phatahalAla sarTiphikeTa DAkTara esa. eca paNDita DI. o. ema. esa igalaNDa ema. esa, bombe tA026-11-26 I. 'ye mahA. zaya mahArANA sAhiba zrIyut phatahasiha jI ke netroM kA ilAja karane Aye tatra svayaM aspatAla me Akara nirIkSaNa karake diyA: 'DAkTara basantIlAla se udayapura me phira se milane se bahuta khuzI huI jinako maiM bahuta baraso se vidyArthI va DAkTarI kI hAlato meM bakhulI jAnatA hU~, hindustAnI vaM aMgrejI dono taraha kI cikitmA ko TIka tahaha se jAnate hai inako Ayurvedika paddhati ke anusAra ilAja karane kA bahota zoka hai aura yahA~ kI janatA ko jarurIyAta ko pUrI karane ke liye ye pUrI 2 koziza karate hai, yaha hara eka viSaya me acchA zoka rakhate hai aura mujhe pUrI ummeda hai ki yaha apanI mahinata va dIla-caspI ke kAraNa eka acche cikitsaka kI zoharata hAsila karalege ava Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (34) OM svastinaHindrovRddhazravA svastinaH pUSA vizvavedAH svastinastArakSoariSTanemiH svastino vRhaspatirdadhAtu / dIrghAyustvAya balAyurvAzubhaMnAtAyu rakSa2 ariSTanemi svAhAH // yahAM jarA gaura kIjiye ki ariSTanemi jaina meM 22 vAM tIrthakara hai isaliye yaha mantra nainiyoM kA honA sAbita hai| phira yajurveda mantra--OM trailokye pratiSThAnA caturvizati tIrthakaraNAM RSabhAdi vartamAnAntAna siddhAnAM zaraNaM prapadye / aba paurANoM ke pramANa zrImadbhAgavata ke 5 skanda meM zrIRSabhadeva ko sAkSAna, paramezvara kA avatAra mAnakara itihAsa diyA aura pAkhIra meM namaskAra kiyaa| "nityAnubhUta nijalAbhanivRta tRSNAH / zreyasya tadvacanayA cirasuptabuddheH / lokaspayokaruNayo bhayamAtma lokamAkhyA namobhagavate RSabhAyatasmai / brahmANDapurANa meM-"nAbhistu janayetyutraM marudevyA manoharam / RSabha kSatriya zreSTha sarva kSAtya pUrvakam // "RSamAddhArato jajJevIra pUtraM zatAgrajaH / rAlbhaSica bharataM mahAprAjyamAzritaH // zivapurANa meM zivovAcaH "aSTaSaSThISu tIrtheSu yAtrAyAM yat phala bhavet / AdinAthasya smaraNenApitadbhavet // Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 35 ) yoga vasiSTa rAmAyaNa - vairAgya prakaraNa meM svayaM zrIrAmacandra bhAjJA pharmAte haiM hy " nAhama rAmo namevAnchAmAveSu ca tame manaH / zAntimA sthAtumicchAmi cAtmaneva jino yathA / / " Begin nagarapurANa ke bhavAvatAra rahasya meM "akArAdi hakArAnta murddhA dhorepha saMyute nAda bindu kalAkAnta candra maNDala sannibhaM / etaddeviparaMtatvayo vijAnAtitantavaH saMsAra bandhanaM chitvA sagacchet paramagatima || prabhAsa purANa meM - " bhavasya pazcime bhAge vAmane na tapaH kRtam tenaiva tapasA kaSTaH zivaH pratyakSatAMgataH // padmAsana samAsInaH zyAma murtirdigambaraH / nemanAtha zivothevaM nAma cakre'sya vAmanaH // kalikAle mahAghore sarva pAya praNAzanam / darzanAta sparzanAdeva koTi yajJa phala prdm|| dekho jaina tIrthakaroM meM nemanAtha 22 vAM tIrthakara hai aura inakA zyAma varNa honA granthoM meM likhA haiM / nAgapurANa - darzayan vartma vIrANAM surA sura namaskRtaH / nItitrayasya karnAyo yugAdau prathamojinaH // sarvajJa sarvadarzI ca sarva deva namaskRtaH / chatratrayI mirApujyo muktimArga sauvandana // Aditya pramukhA sarve baddhAMjalibhirIzituH / dhyAyanti bhAvato nityaM dadhiyuga niraMgam // Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 36 ) . kailAza vimale ramye RSabhoya jinezvara / cakAra svAvatAraM yo sarvaH sarva gataH zivaH // bhavAnI sahasra nAma se "kuNDAsanA jagaddhAtrI buddhamAtA jinezvarI / jinamAtA jinendrA ca zAradA ha~sa vAhinI || manusmRti meM kulakaroM ke nAma diye jinako manu kahate haiMkulAvijaM sarveSAM prathamo vimala vAhanaH / cakSuSmAzca yazasvI vAmicandodhava prasenajit // marudevI ca nAbhizca bharate kula sattamaH / aSTamo marudevyAM nAbherjA urukramaH // darzayana vartma vIrANAM suga sura namaskRtaH / nItitraya kartAyo yugAdau prathamo jinaH // bharta harizataka vairAgya purANa - eTro rAgISu rAjate priyatamA dehaddhi ghoriharo / nIrAgeSu no vimukta lAlanA sa~go nayammAtparaH // durbAra smarabANa pannaga viSa vyAsakta mudhojana | zeSakAma vibitohi viSayAn2abhoktu namoktukSama // dakSiNA mUrti mahasra nAma se zivauvAcaH - jaina mArga ratojaino, jitaH krodha jitAmatayaH // vaizampAyana sahasra nAmakAlanemi nihAvIraH zUraH zauri jinezvaraH / Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ durvAsA RSi kRta mahimna stotra tatra darzane mukhya zaktiriti catvaM brahma krmeshvrii| kartA'Ina puruSo harizva savitA vuddhaH zivasve guru / / ___ zrI hanumAna nATakayazaivAH samupAsate ziva iti brahmoti vedaantino| bauddhA buddha iti pramANa paTavaH kartetI naiyAyakA / / aInnityaya jaina zAsana ratAH karmeti mI sakAH / soyaM vo viddhAnuvAMchita phalaM trailokyanAtha prbhu|| ina dharma granthoM ke sivA vyAkaraNa se bhI prAcInatA siddha hotI hai| zakaTAyanAcArya ce stuti kI hainamaH zrIbarddhamAnAya (mahAvIra) prabuddhA zeSavastave / yena zabdArtha samvandhA sAvarNa sunirupitAH // Age dekhiye yahI zakaTAyanAcArya apane vyAkaraNa ke pratyeka padAnta meM "mahA zramaNa saMghAdhipateH zruta kevali dezI cAryasya zAkaTAyanasya" yaha zAkaTAyana AcArya parama jainI the jaisA ki TIka kAra yakSa varmana kahate hai, "svasti zrI sakala jJAna sAmrAjya padamAptavAn mahAzramaNa saMdhAdhipatiryazAkaTAyana / " zAkaTAyana ke uNAdi sutra meM "jina" zabda vyavahArita huA hai| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 38 ) iNa jasa jiniDupya vibhyonaka sUtra 256 pAda 3 siddhAnta - kaumudI kartA ne isa sutra kI vyAkhyA meM 'jino'rhana kahA hai / 1 medanI koSa me bhI "jina" zabda kA artha "arhata" jaina dharma ke Adi pracAraka haiM / vRttikAragaNa bhI "jina" ke artha meM 'an' kahate haiM / yathA uNAdi sutra siddhAnta kaumudI / Adhunika kAla ke yoropiyana bhI jaina dharma kI prAcInatA samarthana karate haiN| jaisA ki jarmana, ke DA. jekobI 40 varSa se jaina sAhitya kA abhyAsa kara rahe haiM aura kitane hI jaina skaoNlara taiyAra kiye haiN| balki san 191560 mutAvika vIra saMvat 2442 meM jaina sAhitya sammelana jodhapura meM lambA bhASaNa diyA thA / " isI taraha baMgavAsI ema. ema. DAkUra zatazacandra vidyAbhUSaNa ema. e. pI. eca. DI. presiDeNTa jaina liTarerI kAnaphrensa jodhapura meM apanI vaktRtAdi jisame jaina dharma ke mahatva kA varNana kiyA isake sivAya san 1904 I0 me bar3odA nagara meM kAnphasa ke mauke para zrImAn bar3audA nareza ne jaina dharma kI prAcInatA prasaMzA kA vyAkhyAna diyA phira isI san kI tA0 30 navambara ke dina bhArata gaurava ke tilaka puruSa ziromaNi itihAsajJa mAnanIya paNDita bAla Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (36) gaMgAdhara tilaka sampAdaka kezarI ne apane vyAkhyAna meM kahA ki "jaina-dharma anAdi hai| ___ yaha viSaya nirvivAda hai aura jaina dharma brAhmaNa dharma ke sAtha nikaTa sambandha rakhatA hai, zaka calAne kI prathA (kalpanA) jaina bhAiyo ne hI uThAI / gautama buddha mahAvIra kA ziSya thA, bauddha dharma ke pahale jaina dharma kA prakAza thaa| jaina dharma ke hI "ahiMsA paramo dharma" isa radAra siddhAnta ne brAhmaNa dharma para cirasmaraNIya chApa mArI hai| hiMsaka yajJa chuddaaye| jina yajJo meM hajAro pazuo kI hisA hotI thI ipake pramANa meghadUta Adi kAroM meM milate haiN| yaha zreya jaina dharma ke hI hisse meM hai| brAhmaNa aura hinduo meM mA~sa bhakSaNa aura madirA pAna banda ho gayA yaha bhI jaina-dharma kA hI pratApa hai-pUrvakAla me jainadharma ke kaI dharma-dhurandhara paNDita ho gaye haiN| isake sivAya jyotiSa zAstrI bhAskarAcArya ke grantho se bhI isakI prAcInatA siddha hotI hai| aura dekhiye su-prasiddha zrIyuta mahAtmA zivavRta lAlajI varmana ema. e. sampAdaka 'sAdhu' 'sarasvatI-bhaNDAra', tatvadarzI 'mArtaNDa' lakSmI bhaNDAra' santa-sandeza' ne sAdhu nAmaka sudU mAsika patra janavarI san 1911 I0 ke aMka meM prakAzita kiyA hai / usake kucha vAkya yahA~ uddhRta karatA hU~(1) 'gaye dono jahA~ najara se gujara, tere huzna kA koI naza na milA' Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (40) (2) yaha jaina AcAryoM ke guru pAka dila, pAka khayAla muja 'ssama pAkI va pAkI jagI the| hama inake nAma para aura inake be najIra naphsakuzI va riAjata kI misAla para . jisa kadara nAja ( abhimAna) kare bajA hai| hinduo! apane ina bujargoM kI ijjata karanA sIkho." tuma inake guNoM ko dekho, unakI pavitra sUrato kA darzana karounake bhAvo ko pyAra kI nigAha se dekho 'yaha dharma kI karma kI camakatI, damakatI, jhalakatI huI mUrti hai... * .............. unakA dila vizAla thA va eka be pA~yA kanAra samandara thaa| inhone manuSya kyA sarva prANiyo kI bhalAI ke lie sabakA tyAga kiyA aura apanI jindagI kA khUna kara diyaa| yaha ahiMsA kI parama jyoti vAlI mUrtiyA~ hai / yaha duniyA~ ke jabadazta riphArmara hai| yaha U~ce darje ke upadezaka haiN| yaha hamArI kaumI tavArikha ke kImatI bahumUlya ratna haiN| pArzva yaha aitihAsika puruSahatA te bAta to badhIrIte saMbhavita lAge cha, kezi khAmi ke je mahAvIra svAminA samaya mA~ pAva nA sampradAya no eka netA hoya tema dekhAya cho| jaramana jekonI "saba se pahile isa bhArata varSa meM RSabhadeva nAma ke maharpi utpanna hue" ve dayAvAna bhadra pariNAnI pahale tIrthakara hue| jinhone mithyatva avasthA ko dekha kara, samyaga-darzana, samyaga-jJAna aura samyag-caritra rUpI mokSa zAstra kA upadeza kiyaa| isake pazcAta ajIta nAtha se lekara mahAvIra taka teisa tIrthaMkara apane 2 samaya meM ajJAnI jIvoM kA moha andhakAra Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (41) nAza karate rahe / zrItukArAma zarmA laTTa, vI. e. pI. eca. DI. ema. Ara. e. esa. ema. e. ema. bI ema. jI. o. esa. prophesara kvInsa kAlela banArasa, jaise unhe Adi kAla meM khAne, pIne, nyAya, nIti, kAnUna kA jJAna milA vaise hI adhyAtma zAstra kA jJAna bhI jIvoM ne pAyA / aura ve adhyAtma zAstra meM saba hai| jaise 'sA~khya yogAdi 'darzana aura jainAdi darzana' taba to sajjano Apa aba avazya jAna gaye hoge ki jaina mata taba se pracalita huzrA, jaba se saMsAra meM sRSTi kA Arambha huA-(sarvataMtra, svatantra salpampradAya svAmi rAma mizra zAstrI) vedoM me sanyAsa kA nAma nizAna bhI nahIM hai, usa vakta meM saMsAra chor3a kara vana me jAkara tapasyA karane kI ritI vaidika RSi nahI jAnate the| vaidika dharma sanyAsa-Azrama kI pravRtti brAhmaNa kAla meM huI hai / jisakA mamaya karIba 3000 varpa jitanA purANA hai| yahI rAya zrIyuta ramezacandra datta apane 'bhArata varSa kI prAcIna sabhyatA kA itihAsa nAmaka pustaka meM likhate haiN| taba taka ke dUsare granyoM kI racanA huI jo 'brAhmaNa' nAma se pukAre jAte haiN| ina grantho meM yajJo kI vidhi likhI hai| yaha nissAra aura vistirNa racanA sarva sAdhAraNa ke kSINa zakti hone aura brAhmaNoM ke svamatAbhimAna kA paricata detI hai / saMmAra chor3a kara vana meM jAne kI prathA jo pahile nAma mAtra ko bhI nahIM thI, cala paDI aura 'brAhmaNo' ke antima bhAga arthAt AraNya me vana kI vidhi kriyAoM kA varNana hai| Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / (42.) bhAratendu bAbU harizcandra, ne, itihAsa-samuccayAntargata kAzmIra kI rAjavaMzAvalI meM likhA hai| ki "kAzmIra ke rAjabaMza meM 47 vA~ azoka rAjA huA, isane 62 varSa rAjya kiyaa| zrInagara basAyA aura jaina mata kA pracAra kiyaa| yaha rAjA zacInara kA bhatIjA thaa,| musalamAnoM, ne. isako zukarAja va zakunI kA beTA likhA hai| isake samaya me zrInagara meM 6 lAkha manuSya the| isakI sattA samaya san 1294. isvI pUrva kahA hai| (dekho itihAsa. samuccaya pRSTha 18 )" aura bhI itihAsa samuccaya meM rAmAyaNa kA samaya varNana karate samaya pRSTha 6 para ayodhyAkANDa me harizcandra jI likhate haiN| "ayodhyA kI galiyo me jaina phakIra phiga karate the| (bAbU hazcindra agravAla khAsa vaiSNava sampradAya ke the|) phira DAkTara phuhararane "epigrAphI aupha iNDiyA" ke vAlyUma 2 pRSTha 106-207 para likhA hai| "jainiyoM ke bAisave jIrthakara nemInAtha eka etihAsika puruSa haiN|" bhagavadgItA ke pariziSTa zrIyuta 'bakhe' svIkAra karate haiM ki nemanAtha zrIkRSNa ke bhAI the / jaba ki 22 veM tIrthaMkara zrIkRSNa ke samakAlIna the to zeSa 21 tIrthakara zrIkRSNa se kitane pahale hone caahiye| mi. Ava je0 eDavAI mizanarI, nisandeha jaina dharma hI pRthvI para eka saccA dharma hai| aura yahI manuSya kA Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adi dhama hai aura jainiyoM meM Adizvara ko bahuta prAcIna aura prasiddha puruSa jainiyo ke 24 tIrthakaro meM sabase pahale hue haiN| aisA kahA hai| bhArata meM pahale 40000000. jainI the| usa mata meM se nikala kara bahuta loga dUsare dharmoM meM cale gaye jimase saMkhyA kama ho gii| vAvU kRSNa nAtha banarjI "jainI mA me likhate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pazcAta vikrama 13 vI zatAbdiyo taka jainadharma acchI unnati para thaa| mauryavaMza, kula curivaMza, batramI vaMza, kadamba caza, rASTrakUTa vaMza, paramAra vaMza, caulpUkya vaMza ke rAjA o ne dharma kI bahuta unnati kI jisake zilA lekha aura tAmra patra Aja itihAsa me ucca sthAna prApta kara cuke hai| . zrIyuta mahAmahopAdhyAya satya sampradAcArya sarvAntara paM0 khAmI rAma mizra zAstrI bhUta prophesara saMskRta kaoNleja banArasa apane vyAkhyAna me, jo popa zuklA 1 vikrama saMvat 1961 me kAzI me huA kahate haiM(1) vaidika mata aura jaina mata sRSTi ke prArambha se barAbara avichinnaM cale Aye haiN| aura ina dono matoM ke siddhAnta vizeSa sambandha rakhate haiN| jaisA ki pahale kaha cukA huuN| arthAt satyakArya vAda, sata kAraNa vAda, paralokAstiva, AtmA kA niravikAratva, mokSa kA honA aura usakA nityatva, janmAntara ke puNya pApa se janmAntara me phala Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (44) bhoga, vratovAsAdi vyavasthA, prAyazcitta vyavasthA, mahAjana pUjana, zabda prabhAravya ityAdi samAna hai / ( 2 ) jina jaino ne saba kucha mAnA hai unase ghaNA karane vAle kucha jAnate hI nahIM aura mithyA dveSa mAtra karate haiN| (3) jaina aura boddha meM jamIna AsamAna kA antara hai donoM ko eka jAnakara usase dveSa karanA ajJAniyoM kA kArya hai / (4) sabase adhika ajJAnI ve haiM jo jaina sampradAya ke siddha logoM meM vighna DAlakara pApa ke bhAgI hote haiM / " (5) sajjanoM ! jJAna, vairAgya, zAnti, kSAMti, adambha, anirSyA, akrodha, zramAtsarya, aloluptA, zama, dama, ahiMsA, samadRSTitA ityAdi guNoM meM se pratyeka guNa aisA hai ki jisa meM vaha pAyA jAve usakI buddhimAna loga pUjA karane lagate haiM taba to jahA~ ye ( jaino meM ) pUrvokta satra guNa niratizaya sIma hokara birAjamAna hai unakI pUjA na karanA kyA insAniyata kA kAryya hai / (6) pUrA vizvAsa hai ki aba Apa jAna gaye hoMge ki vaidika siddhAntiyoM ke sAtha jainoM kA virodha kA mUla kevala ajho kI ajJAnatA hai 1 . (6) maiM Apase kahA~ taka kahU~ bar3e 2 nAmI AcAryoM ne apane granthoM meM jo jaina mata khaNDana kiyA hai jise suna dekha kara ha~sI AtI hai / Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ () maiM Apake sanmukha Age calakara syAdavAda kA rahasya kahU~gA taba Apa avazya jAna jAyeMge ki vaha abheda kilA hai, usake andara vAdi, prativAdiyoM ke mAyA maya gole praveza nahIM kara sakate parantu sAtha hI kheda ke sAtha kahanA par3atA hai ki aba jaina mata kA bur3hApA AgayA hai maba usameM ine gine grahastha vidvAna raha gaye haiN| (e) manjanoM ! eka dina vaha thA ki jaina sampradAya ke prAcAryo ko hu~kAra se dasoM dizAeM gUnja uThatI thii| (10) sajanoM ! jaise kAla cakra ne jaina mata ke mahatva ko DhoMka diyA hai vaise hI usake mahatva ko jAnane vAle loga bhI aba nahIM hai| (11) rajabasA cesUra kI vairI ke bakhAna:- yaha kisI bhASA kavi ne kahA hai / sanano ! Apa jAnate haiM ki maiM usa vaiSNava sampradAya kA AcArya huuN| aura sAtha hI usakI tarapha kar3I najara se dekhane vAloM kA dIkSaka mI huuN| to bhI bharI majalisa meM mujhe yaha kahanA satya ke kAraNa Avazyaka huA hai ki jainoM kA grantha samudAya sArasvata mahA sAgara hai usakI grantha saMkhyA utanI 'adhika hai ki unakA sUcI-patra bhI eka nivandha ho jA yagA / usa pustaka samudAya kA lekha- aura lekhya kaimA gambhIra hai, yukti pUrNa, bhAvapUrNa, viSada aura agAdha hai isake viSaya meM itanA hI kaha denA ucita hai ki jinhoMne Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4) isa sArasvata samudra meM apane matimanthAna ko dAla kareM cira Andolana kiyA hai ve hI jAnate haiN| (12) taba to sajjanoM ! Apa avazya jAna gaye hoMge ki jaina mana tatra sa pracalita hudhA jada se saMsAra sRSTi kA A rambha huaa| (13) mujhe to isame kisI prakAra kA bhI una nahIM hai ki jaina darzana, vaidAntAdi dazoM se pUrva kA hai bhaadi| ityAdi 2 aise bahuta se pramANa haiM parantu prantha vistAra bhaya se adhika na likha mai apanI lekhanI ko vizrAma detA huuN| ina pramANoM se zrApa mahAnubhAvoM ko jaina dharma ke mahatva tathA prAcInatA kA.bodha hogayA hogA aba aAge ke liye isa vizvopakArI, vizAla, kalyANakArI dharma ke pavitra kulAkAra pravRtti mArga ke calAne vAle grahastha guru aura kalyANakArI mokSa mArga ke gAiDa dharma guru nigranthoM ko utpatti kA itihAsa sunAnA atyAvazyaka samajha varNana karatA huuN| dUsarA adhyAya [ jisameM hara do guruoM kI utpatti kA varNana- kathAnuyoga se] Apa mahAzaya jAnate haiM ki jaina granthoM meM jJAna kA akSaya bhaeDAra hai| usake 4 bhAga kiye gaye haiN| (1) dravyAnuyoga (2) kathAnuyoga (3) gaNitAnuyoga (4) crnnkrnnaanuyog| Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (47) 1. dravyanuyoga use kahate haiM jimako anya bhASA meM philAsa, phI yA darzana zAstra kahate haiM / 1 2. kathAnuyogaH - isameM mahA puruSoM ke jIvana caritra haiM / 3. gaNitAnuyogaH -- isameM gaNita jyotiSa kA viSaya hai / 4. caraNakaraNAnuyogaH -- isameM caraNa sattarI va karaNa sattarI kA varNana hai / 4 ina cAroM para bahuta se, sUtroM va granthoM kI racanA huI hai, unameM se bahuta to naSTa hogae aura bahuta se maujUda haiN| saMsAra parivartana zIla hai / sadA kAla ekasA nahIM rahatA / pahale saMsAra bhoga bhUmikA krIr3A kSetra banA huA thA / vizva ko, anupama zAnti usa kAla meM anubhava ho rahI thI, yAne na to kiyA phANDa the, na lena dena kA vyApAra hI thA / pApa puNya bhI nahIM samajhate the / sirpha dasa jAti ke kalpa vRkSa manovAMchita phaloM kA dAna dete the / usase unakA nirvAha hotA thA / ve vRkSoM ke nIce hI nivAsa karate the / yaha samaya yugalakoM kA thA / usakI sUkSma jhAMki karAtA hU~ / isa jagata ko jainI dravyArthika naya ke mattAnusAra- zAzvata arthAt hamezA pravAha meM aisA mAnate haiM / aura do prakAra ke kAloM meM samaya kA bhAga karake cha Aro ke nAma se vibhakta kiyA / upara kahe hue do kAloM ko isa nAma se pukArate the / avasarpiNI kAla, aura dUsare ko utsarpiNI kAla / ina kAloM kA mAna dama koTA koTi sAgaro esa kA zAnakA ne mAnA hai| yahAM avasarpiNI kAla ke Aro kA nAma likhatA hU~ " Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahalA bhArA jisako sukhamAsukhama nAma se pukArate the| isame manuSya bhadraka, sarala svabhAvI, alparAgI aura sundara svarUpa vAle, nigegya zarIra vAle aura apanA khAnA pAnAdi sarva kArya dasa jAti ke kalpa vRkSoM se karate the| unake sannati kA yaha hAla thA ki eka lar3akA aura lar3akI yugalaka rUpa meM janma lete the aura vaha yuvAvasthA prApta hone, para gRhastha dharma kara lete the / isI taraha- dUsarA pArA jisako sukhamAduHsvama ke nAma se saMbodhana karate the / tIsare pAre ke antama eka yugaliyA vaza meM 7 kulakara utpanna hue ( bhanya matAva lambI isako manu ke nAma se pukArate hai ) kula karoM kA yaha kAma hotA thA ki vaha cita maryAdA bAMdhe, aura laukika vyavahAra me manus) ko calAte yAne ( samaya ke rAjA) isI taraha dUmare yugalaka vaMza me bhI 7 kulakara hue / sava milA kara 14 kulakara hue / 15 vAM kulakara zrA RSabhadeva mAnA hai / ina pichale 7 kulakaro ke yaha nAma the| (1),vimalavAhana (2) cakSumAna (3) yazasvAna (4) amicandra (5) prazreNI (6) marudeva aura 17) vAnAbhirAya / inakI yaha mahIpiyo ke yaha nAma hai (1) candrayazA (2) candrakAntA (3) surupA (4) pratirupA (2) cakSukAntA (6) zrIkAntA (7) marudevI inakA utpati sthAna gaGgA va sindha ke madhya khaNDa se mAnA gayA hai / aba tIsarA ArA vyatIta hone AyA, isa jambu dvIpake bharata khaNDa meM nAmirAya kulakara ke paTTa mahiSi mAtA merudevI ke garbha meM " bArahave bhava me jo brijanAbha nAmA cakravarti kA jIva thA. vaha ASAr3ha kRSNA 4 ke dina sArtha Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (46) siddhi vimAna se cavya hokara sthiti huA / aura caitra kRSNA 8 ke divasa uttarASAr3hA nakSatra me zrI Adi nAtha bhagavAna kA prAdurbhAva ima jagata meM huA, jo zrI RSabhadeva ke nAma se sambodhana hota haiM / yahA~ mai yugalakoM kI kathA kA samarthana anya matoM se bhI karatA hai jaisAki ahala islAma ke dharma grantho meM bhI daraja hai ki sabase pahale ima jagata meM Adama nAmI manuSya aura havvA nAmaka khI paidA hue the / unake dina prati eka jor3A, lar3akA va lar3akI peMDhA hotA thA / aura vo hI strI puruSa nAtA kara lete the / Adama aura havvA kA honA isAI dhamAtra lambI bhI mAnate haiM" / zrI RSabhadeva kA janmotsava karane ko dharma deva loka se indra sameta 64 indrava 56 diga kumAriyAM meru parvata para Ae / 'inameM ratna prabhA pRthvI kI moTI taha meM nivAsa karane vAle camara cancAnAmA nagarI kA camarendra aura bAjI cancA nAma nagarI kA indra bali bhI sameta treyastriza ka ( karma kADi) devatAoM ke Ae aura janmotsava manAyA / tadanantara indrAdi devanA to apane 2 sthAna para cale gae aura kucha treyavizaMka devanAo ko banitA nAmaka nagarI meM hI rakhe gae / isakA yaha kAraNa thA ki bhagavAna kA vivAha va rAjyAbhiSekAdi Rtya kagane the va jagata meM yaha saMskArAdi calAne the / una deva' tAoM kI santati se isa jAti kI utpati hai / uma samaya meM isa jAti ke guru santAnIyA nAma se sambodhana karane lage ! isa itihAsa ko par3hane se Adhunika navA zikSita pAzcAtya vidyA Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (50) ke pAThitoM ko yaha Azcarya yukta bAta mAluma hokara zaMkA paidA kareMge ki devatAoM kA pRthvI para AnA va unase manuja santati honA asambhava haiM kyoMki devatA nivArya hote haiM / isa zaMkA ke nivAthe jaina mata ke zAboM kA pramANA detA huuN| kathAnuyoga ke AdhAra para kali kAla savajJa zrI mad hemacandrA cArya jI mahArAja ne vi. sa. 1120 me triSTI zilA kA puruSacaritra racA / usake tRtIya sarga kA dUsarA varSa jahA~ urdhvaloka kA varNana hai, 'bhuvanapati, vyantara jyotiSI aura IzAnadeva loka sudhi ke devatA apane bhuvana meM rahe vA bali deviyoM ke sAtha viSaya sambandhI aGga se vAhe, ve saMkaliSTa karma vAlA aura tIna anurAga vAlA hone se manuSyoM kI taraha kAma bhoga me lIna hove hai, aura devAganA ke sarva aGga sambandhI prIti ko melave hai, isake bAda do devaloka ke devatA sparSa mAtra se, do devaloka ke devatArUpa dekhane me aura do devaloka ke devatA zabda avaNathI aura ananta bigere cAra devaM loka ke devatA mAtra bar3e cintavavA se viSaya ne sevana kre| isa prakAra viSaya rasa meM pravicAra vAlA devatAoM se ananta sukha vAlA devatA grevevakAdika me hai jo viSaya sambandhI pravicAra rahita hai" maiMne bhI apano jAti utpatti unhIM trAvizaMka devatA jo bhuvanapati, vyantagadi bhuvana meM nivAsa karane vAlo se hI honA likhA hai, phira isama zakA jaisI kaunasI, bAta hai| isake sivAya bAisa, samudAya ke pujya javAhiralAlajI ne vyAkhyAna diyA, usakA sAraM lekara sAhitya presa, ajamera me mudrita hubhA (vyAkhyAna Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (51) sAra saMgraha pustakamAlA) meM satya mUrti zrI harizcandra-tArA ke caritra me harizcandra ko sUryavazIya mAnA hai| sUrya devatA honA vizva vidita hai| unakA jo vaMza calA to devatAo ke santAna honA bhI mAnanA pdd'egaa| phira likhA hai ki devatAo ke strIye apsarAe~ hotI haiN| isake sivAya Apa mahAzayo ko pUrNa prakAra se vidita hai ki caubIsa hI tIthakage kA jIva deva-loka se cavya hokara manuja santati me janma liyA hai aura yahA~ para unase santati honA sarvopari mAnya hai| phira dekhiyegA ki rana-cUda. vidyAdharI kA rAjA, vidyAdhara vazI devatA the| unake mAtA pitA aura putra kanaka-cUDa hone kA zAstro meM varNana hai| vidyAdhara vaMza ko devayonI me hone kA pramANa me amara-kopa ke pahale kANDa kA 11 vaoNzloka detA huuN| vidyAdharApmaro yakSa rakSo gandharva kinnarAH / pizAco guhya ko siddho bhUtaumidevayonayaH // isake sivAya devatA vaikreya rUpa bhI dhAraNa karate haiM, jaisA ki indra ne bhagavAna ke janma snAtra ke samaya paraM 5 rUpa dhAraNa kiye va ina ratnaM prabhava-sUrijI ne bhI auzyA va kosTa nagara ke mandira meM pratiSThA samaya do rUpa dhAraNa kie dekho auzyA caritra va janma kalyANa / dUmarA vaidika matAnusAra pramANa, rAmAyaNa me, manurAjA ora zatarUpA rAnI ne tapa kiyA usase prasanna hokara sAkSAt parabrahma paramAtmA apane svarUpa kA Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (52) varadAna diyA vaise hI rAjA dazaratha ko varadAna diyA usase zrI rAmacandra kA avatAra huaa| isI taraha zrI madbhAgavata ke dazaveM / skandha meM zrIRpabha devajI kI janma kathA meM varNana kiyA hai ki rAjA nAbhirAya ne putrArtha kAmanA se yajJa karAyA usase prasanna hokara sAkSAta parabrahma apane samAna putra hone kA baradAna diyA aura RSabhAvatAra huA / jinase bharatAdi sau putroM kI utpatti huii| phira dekhiye rAmayaNa me kiskindhAkANDa me brahmA se raccha rAja nAmA vAnara kA honA va sUryake vIryama sugrIva va indra ke vIrya se bAlI kI utpatti mAnI hai| aura hanUmAnajI ko vAyu putra mAnA hai| isake uparAnta vAlmikI kRta rAmAyaNa meM bAlakANDa marga 17 cA~ zloka vA~ "Rpazca-mahAtmana-siddhavidyAdharo ragAinakA vAnara yonI meM janma lenA likhA hai / isake uparAnta ziva viSNu ke bIca janakapura me ghanupa bhaGga ke samaya yuddha huA / usake liye "hu~kAreNa mahAstanbhistoya trilocana" phira bhI itihAso se yaha pramANita hotA hai ki devatA kai eka rAjAoM kI sahAyatA karane ko va isI taraha indrAdiko kI sahAyatA karane ke lie yahA~ ke rAjAoM kA jAnA mAnA hai| usakA eka udAharaNa vAlmIki rAmAyaNa kA detA huuN| ___ "rAvaNa varadAna se mAnI hokara candraloka ko bijaya karane gayA" va dazaratha kA indra kI madada ke lie jAnA bhI likhA hai| gItA ke cauthe va dazaveM adhyAya me zrIkRSNa bhagavAn ne arjana ke prati AjJA pharamAI imam vivasvate yogaM proktavAhanahamadhyayam / / vivakhanmanave prAha manu rikSavAkave'bravIt // 1 // Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prahaNa nahIM kara skte| to bharata ne vicAra kiyA ki rAjabhoga nahIM karate hai tathApi prANa ke dhAraNa ke liye ahAra to kareMge? aisA vicAra kara 500 gADI bharavA kara ahAra ma~gavAyA to usake liye bhI bhagavAna ne niSedha kiyA ki muniyoM ke liye zrAdhA karmI prahAra kAma kA nahIM tada marata duHkhI hubhA aura indra se pUchA ki aba me ahAra kI kyA vyavasthA kara indra ne kahA "yaha saba ahAra saba guNoM meM bar3ha car3he hue puruSoM ko de DAlo bharata ne vicAra kiyA ki sAdhuoM ke sivAya vizeSa guNa vAle puruSa aura kauna hogA ? acchA aba mujhe mAluma huA / deza virati ke samAna zrAvaka vizeSaguNottara hai isaliye saba unake arpaNa kara denA cAhiye / bharata rAjadhAnI meM Akara sarva zrAvakoM ko bulAkara kahA Apa loga saba sadA bhojana ke liye mere ghara bhAyA karo aura kRSi Adi kArya meM na lagakara svAdhyAya meM nirata rahate hue nirantara apUrva jJAna ko grahaNa karane meM tatpara raho / bhojana karane ke bAda mere pAsa bhAkara pratidina yaha kahA~ karo 'jito bhagavAna vaddhata bhI stasamAna mAina mAina' arthAt tuma jIta gaye ho bhaya vRddhi ko prApta hotA hai isaliye AtmAguNa ko na bhAro na mAne jaba bhojana karane vAloM kI jIyAdA vRddhi huI hotI dekha pAkazAlA ke adhyakSa ne nivedana kiyA ki itane bhojana karane vAle prAve hai ki samajha meM nahIM AtA ki ve zrAvaka hI hai yA nahIM usapara. marata ne zrAnAdi ki tuma bhI to zrAvaka hI ho isaliye parikSA kara bhojana diyA kage taba se bhojana karane vAlo se puchatA ki tuma kauna ho ve kahate ki zrAvaka, to puchatA ki zrAvakoM ke Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (62) kisane brata hai to ve kahate ke 12 vrata, pAMca aNuvrata aura 7 zikSAbata, taba vaha santuSTa hotA aura bAda parIkSA zrAvakoM ko bharatarAja ko dikhalAtA taba bharata unakI zuddhi ke liye una meM kAMkaNI ratna se utarA saMga kI bhA~ti tIna rekhAyeM, jJAna, darzana, cAritra, ke cInha svarUpa karane lage yahA~ se jInoM pavita kI utpati huI aura chaThe mahIne naye 2 bhAvakoM kI parIkSA kI mAkara ghInhA kiye jAte / mantra ke pATha ke antameM mahA nazaka hai usake uccAraNa vAra 2 karane se saMsAra meM mahAnA nAma se prasiddha ho gaye ve apane bAlakoM ko sAdhuoM ke dene lge| uname se ki tanahisvecchA pUrvaka virakta hokara vrata grahaNa karane lage aura kitane hI pariSaha sahana karane meM asamartha hokara zrAvaka raha gaye / kAMkaNiratna se aMkita hone ke kAraNa una ko bhojana milane lagA / rAjA isa prakAra bhojana dete the to loga mI jImAne lage unake svAdhyAya ke liye cakravarti ne mahato kI stuti aura muniyoM tathA zrAvakoM kI samAcArI se pavitra 4 veda race vo par3hane lage ve mahAnA brAhmaNa kaha lAne lage kAMkaNi ralA kI rekhA ke badale jinopavita dhAraNa karane lage bharata rAjA ke pazcAta sUryayazA gaddI baiThA usane suvarNa maI jino pavita kI cAla calAI aura mahAyazA Adi rAjA ke samaya cAMdI kI jinopavita bAdameM sutrakI ninopavita dhAraNa karane lage / "suryayazA ke bAda mahAyazA isake bAda ativala va balabhadra bAda balavIyaM usake bAda kIrti vIrya bAda nana vIrya aura usake bAda daNDavIrya aise puruSoM taka aisA hI AcAra ' jArI rahA inhoMne bhI isa bharatArddha rAjya bhogA aura indra ke Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (63) race mukuTa dhAraNa kiyA / ima itihAsa ke par3hane para kitaneka yaha zaMkA kareMge ki hA vezaka mahANo ( gRhastha gurupoM) kI utpatti zAbo se pAI jAtI hai lekina bhagavAna suvidhinAthaka candra prabhu ke kitaneka kAla pazcAt jaina dharma ke cAtursaGga kA viccheda hogayA thA to ve gRhastha guru bhI viccheda cale gaye phira utpati kaba se aura kyo huI " lekina yaha zaMkA nirmUla hai kyA mAne ki avvala to usa samaya cAtusaMga kA viccheda jAnA pAyA nahIM jAtA haoN alabate akAla se sAdhusAdhvIyoM kA viccheda jAnA avazya varNana hai yaha vAkya to aimA pratIta hotA hai ki jaise puruSa rAmajI ke itihAsa meM prasiddha hai ki inhoMne 21 bAra pRthvI ko nIkSatrI kara dI thI yaha eka taraha kA pANDitoM kA gUDha rahasya hai isake pramANa meM yaha hI kAphi hogA ki rAmAyana meM dhanuSya yajJameM dhanuSa uThA ne ke liye daza hajAra rAjAoM kA eka hI bAra bala karane ke bAre meM caupAI daraja hai "bhUpa sahasa dasa eka hI bAga, lage uThAvana Tare na TArA" isake sAtha hI zrIrAmacandra se saMvAda hokara puruSa gama jI parAjaya hokara AzIrvAda dekara vanameM midhAre to phira pRthvI nikSatrI hotI to yaha rAjA va rAmacandra kauna the / aisA hI isa bhayaMkara samaya meM sAdhu sAdhvIyoM kA viccheda hU~ vA usa samaya meM dharma kI rakSA ina hI gRhastha guruoM ne kI isakA pramANa aura na dekara sirpha kalpasUtra meM saMjatIyoM kI pUjA kA pATha dekho usase sApha pramANita hogA | asaMjatIyoM ne (asaMjamI nonhoMne saMnama nahI liyA) una gRhastha guruoM ne rakSA kI isake sizaya dUsarA pramANA gRhastha guru pUjanIya Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (.641) hone kI sAkSI meM kalpa sUtra lApha sApha sAkSI detA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra mAtA trIpalA devI ke garbha meM Aye aura mAtA ko svapna hue una svapnoM ko sunakara rAjA siddhArtha ne una - svapnoM ke phala puchane ke liye pANDito ko bulavAne kI AjJA dI to pracAraka gaNa kSatrI kuNDa ke madhya bhAga meM hokara jahA~ svapna pAThaka jotiSiyoM ke ghara the vahA~ gaye vahA~ se jotiSI loga pAe to rAjA ne namaskAra satakAra sanmAna pUjana kara yathoSita Asana para baiThAye yAne pUrva meM bhadrAsana lage the una para baiThAye yahA~ yaha zaMkA koI kare ki ve jotiSi anya matAva lambi hoge to isake pramANa meM yaha dalila kAfI hogA ke una jotiSiyoM ne rAjA ko AzIrvAda zrI pArzvanAtha kI stuti paDha ' kara diyA phira ganA ke prazna ke uttara meM jotipiyoM ne svapna phala.kahA | aba phira dUsarA pramANa isI kalpa sUtra ke pAMcaveM vyAkhyAna meM daraja hai vo detA hU~ jo zrIbhagavAna mahAvIra ke, janma ke tIsare divasa sUryacandra darzana kagane kI vidhi hotI hai " gRhastha guru ( saMskAra karAne vAlA vidvAna gRhandhA guru jaina brAhmaNa ahaMna deva kI pratimA ke sAmane sphaTikara-navAcA. do kI candramA kI mUrti sthApana karAke pratISThA pUjana karake mAtA aura bAlaka ko snAna karAke acche vana pahirAkara candrodaya ke samaya rAtri meM candra manmukha mAtA putra ko baiThA kara aisA mantra par3he " OMcandrosi, nizAkaro, / nakSatra pati rasi, oSadhi goMsi bhasya kulaspa Rdhi vRddhi kuru 2 ;aisA bolakara gRhastha guru mAtA va putra ko candra ke darzana karAve aura namaskAra karAve phira mAtA usa bAlaka ko guru ke pargA lagAke Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (65) pIche guru prAzIrvAda deve / sarvoSadhi mitra mari cirAjiH sarvApadAsaharaNe pravINaH / karoti vRddhi pakranepivaMze yuSmAkamidaM: mataM prasannaH // 1|| candra darzana ke bAda sUrya darzana karate hai usakI vidhi / dUmare dina prabhAta meM sUryodaya ke samaya suvarNa yA tAMbe kI sUrya mUrti banavAkara pUrva kI taraha sthApana kara grahastha guru isa taraha mantra par3he / OM arha sUryoMsi, dina kagesi, to paharo. si, sahastrakiraNosi, jagaca narasi, prasiddha asya kulasya tuSTiM puSTi pramoda kuru 2 esA mantra uccAraNa kara bhAtA va putra ko sUrya darzana karAve aura mAtA bAlaka ko guru ke pagA lagAve guru AzIrvAda de 'save suga sura vaMdyaH kArayitA sarva kAryANAm myAMkhi jagaca tumaMgaladasta saputrAya // 1 // isa itihAsa se Apa kI gRhastha guruoM kA pUjanIya yadava usa samaya meM gRhastha guru o kA honA pramANita hogA / isake sivAya kalpa sUtra TikA bAla va bodha nAmI rAjendra sUrikrata ke peja 200 meM isa jAti kI utpatti kA samarthana isa prakAra kiyA hai / ive eka divase bhagavAna aSTApada parvata upara samosarA tevAre bharata mahAgajA ye vicAra nyu 2 je birju to mhArA thI kAMha thatona 'tho paNa Asarve sAdhuoM ne "e6 bhAiyo ne dIkSA lI ve) ahAra boharA uto lAbha pAmutevAre evo jANI 500 gADA sukhaDI nAmarI lAgyo ane bhagavAna ne kaha cAlA gosvAmIjI Aja nA davase pAsarve sAdhuune ahAra karAvavAnu hukama mhAre ghera thai jAya to gaNo jaruDho thAye tebAre bhagavAna ne kahoM AdhA karmika rAjya piDa sAdhuaoMne levu kalpe nahIM bali sanmukha ahAra lai Avyute mAThe sAdhuoM lIdho nahIM evu: joi bharata rAjA Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e jANo jehu~ no sarva prakAre bhakti rahita thayoe vo socakara vAlAgyote joDa indra mahArAja ne bharata ko kahA ki tumhAre se adhika guNavAle hoya tene yaha ahAra jamADo pachI bharatepaNa te prahAra, zrAvako ne namADo iTAthI brahma bhojana cAlu thayo / have bharata gajA sadA sarvadA zrAvako ne jamADe chekeTalAkakA lapachI jevAre dhaNA jamanAgyavAte vAre parIkSA karIne sarva ne selANInA kAMgaNI ratna nIja noi apIta thA devaguru ane dharma rUpI traNa tatva sambandhI traNa rekhA pratyeka zrAvaka ne karI tI hAthI janoi ApavAnI cAla par3I ihA RSabhadeva kI stuni kA 4 veda thayA bharata ke pATe Adi tyayazA ne sone kI janaU karI ne emaja jamADo emaja ATha pATa lage zrAvaka jamADA isa itihAsase bhI pUrva likhA itihAsa kA samarthana hotA hai| Age 16 saskAroM ke karAne bAbata'Apako mAlUma hogA ki saskAra karAnA kitanA jarUrI hai jisako tIrtha karotaka ko dhAraNa karanA par3A jaisA ki samastha parama the ke jAnakAra zrIbhagavAna arhatamI garbha se lekara rAjyabhiSekAdi parayanta saMskAroM ko apane dehame dhAraNa karate hue tathA deza virati rUpa gRhastha dharma meM pratibhAva vaha sampakatvAropaNa rUpa AcAra AcarNa karate hue tathA nimeza mAtra zulka dhyAna karake prApya kevala jJAna ke vAste dIrgha kAla taka yati mudrAtapaH caraNAdi dhAraNa karate hue tathA kevala jJAna hone bADha para kI upekSA karake rahita cidAnanda rUpa bhagavAna mamava saraNa meM virAjakara dharma dezanA, gaNadhara sthApanA aura saMsayavya va ccheda tathA devAdikoM ke kiye hue chatra cAma rAdi ati zayayukta siMhAsana para virAja kara sarva ko AcAra meM Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (67) calane kA upadeza diyA bhagavAna ke nirvANa bAda indrAdi devatA o ne anteSTikriyA kI vagerA ahana ke mata meM lokottara puruSoM ko AcAra hI mukhya pramANa hai yarza taka ka rAmAyaNa me dekhiye dazaratha candrAdiko ne apane kulaguru vaziSTa islAma dharma meM bhI nikAha. khatanAdi saskAra apane guruoM se hI kAkai sA sanmAna kiyA karAnA hotA hai aise hI agraja bhI zAdi Adi saMskAra apane guruo se karAte hai para bar3e pazcAtApa kA mukAma hai ki hamAre jaina bhAI AdhunI mamaya meM devaguru AjJA ullaghana kara apane yahA~ saspAra karma anyamatAvalambiyoM ke hAtha se karAnA siddha kiyA hai usakA kuphala uThAte hue bhI sacetana hote yaha kahA~ taka zomanIya hai lekina yaha gRhastha guruo ko bhUla jAne kA kAraNa hai / isameM koI mahAzaya yaha bhI zaMkA paidA karegA ki bhagavAna Adi nAtha ne sarva hakka mahANoM ko hI moMpa diyA to nigrantha sAdhutrI ko mAnyatA kA to koI haka hI nahIM rahA, nahIM nahIM aisA na samajhiye Apa jarA moce ki saMsAra meM do taraha ke dharma pravartamAna hai usameM pahale bhagavAna ne pravarti mArga kAyamakara usake yAvata kArya hai dhana para isa jAti kA haka kAramA kiyA aura java bhagavAna ne kalpAnakArI dikSA dhAraNa kara mokSa mArga kA rAstA. batAyA usa para upadezaka sAdhu muni nigrandhoM kA haka kAyama kiyA yAne ina zenoM mArgoM ko calAne kA upadezaka gRhastha guru va nipra. ntha guruoM ko kAyama kiye yahA Apa soco ki saMsArI kAryoM se kahIM U~cA mokSa mArga nivRtti mArga hai isaliye nivRti mArga darzaka nigrantha gurujIyAdA sanmAna yogya mAne Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (68) gaye varanA donoM prakAra ke guru zrAdi nAtha ke samaya se cale Ate hai aura apane 2 mArga meM pujya hai / isa itihAsa ko triSTIzalA kA puruSa caritra nAmI grantha jo kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcAryajI mahArAja ne vikrama saM. 1220 meM gajA kumAra pAla ke anurodha se racA hai usako dekhiye usameM isI mAphika utpati isa jAti kI honA va pujyatA va mahatvatoM kA varNana milegA isake sivAya zrI mada barddhamAna sUri kRta ocAra dina kara nigrantha ke 24 stambha upanayana saMskAra vidhi ko dekhiye usameM bhI jaina brAhmaNa mAhaNA kI utpatti kA prakAzana par3egA bhAradvAja gautriya, candragaccha meNavAla avaTaMkiya, mahAtmA mahA zaya apane AcArya dhanezvara sUrijI mahArAja jo gupta saMvata 474 meM vahatrabhIpura ke mahArAja dhirAja zrI zilAdItya jinakA nAma hAla kI phaharista meM itihAsa vetA dhruva bhaTa se sambodhana karate hai unake gurupada para ArUr3ha honekA itihAsa isa taraha dete hai / aura inakA isa saMvata meM vidyamAna hone ke pramANa meM eka dohA bhI prasiddha hai / "saMvata cAra cImottare huA dhanezvara sUra / zatru jayamahAtamaracA zilA ditya hajura // " inakA isa saMcayata meM hone ke viSaya me mahAmahopAdhyAya rAya bahAdura paMDita gaurIzaMkarajI zromA apane racIta itihAsa meM isa taraha zaMkA karate hai| "dhanezvara sUri ne zatrujayamahAtama banAyA thA jisameM vaha apane ko vaha zramIka rAjA zilA disyakA guru batalAtA hai zilA ditya477 honA mAnatA hai,parantu vAstavameM yaha pustaka vikraya, saMvata kI teharavI zatAbdI yA usake pIche kI banI honA cAhiye boMki usameM rAjA kumArapAla kA jIkara hai| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (66) jo vikrama samvata 1166 se 1230 taka rAjya kiyA thA / isaliye dhanezvara sUri kA kathana vizvAsa yogya nahIM" so yaha vicAra ukta paNDitajI kA bhrama sUcaka hai kyoMki zantrajaya mahA. lya meM sApha varNana hai ki zrIbhagavAna mahAvIra indra pratI bhaviSya vANI pharamAi ke " vikramA dItya pIche 477 varSe dharma kI vRddhi karane vAlA zilA dItya rAjA thazetyAra keDe bhA jaina zAzana kI bhandara (pATaNanI gAdI ) kumArapAla, vAiDa, vastupAla ane zamarA zAha vageraha prabhAbika puruSa thaze" isI bhaviSya vANI kA ima grantha meM Thakta jhaTAraka ne varNana darja kiyA hai na ke kumArapAla ke rAja samaya meM banAyA dekho zantrujaya mahAtama pena 113 pAzvanAtha caritra / isa bANI ko jaina samAja kadApi mithyAna mAna sakegA Aja bhI bhaviSya vANI jotaSiyoM para nanatA vizvAma karatI hai phira bhagavAna ke valpajJa nI kI vANi kaise mithyA ho sake / paNDitajI mahArAja Apane jo rAjasthAna itihAsa baDe parizrama ca sodha, khoja, ke sAtha banAyA isake lie hama Apako aneka dhanyavAda dete hai / lekina phira bhI saMsAra meM sarva prakAra ke loga basate hai una savI kI mati samAna nahI hotI jaise ki vizvezvara nAthajI rehu ne tulasI sambata 301 vesAkha mAna kI mAdhurI meM Apa para AkSepa kI yA vo daraja hai usase to zrImAna paricita hove hI ge / bhAge maiM chaThe zilA dItya kA saMvata 474 meM hone ke pramANa Adhunika itihAsoM se hotA hai vo detA hUM / yaha saM. 474 valabhI saM. jo vikrama samvata 718 meM hone kA anumAna hotA hai| kyoM ki bhAkharI zilA dItya rAjA kA dAna patra sabase pichale 46 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (70) kA likhA huA pAyA hai aura vikrama samvata se 241 varSa bAda ballabho samvata kA calanA itihAsa vetAoM ne mAnA hai / DAkTara jI bulara ne eka aura naye patra se mAluma kiyA ki chaThe zikSA dItya jo hAla kI phaharista meM dhruva bhaTa ke nAma se kahalAyA jAtA hai / isI taraha ema. yU. jainI jekTa ne sana 1636 imvI vikrama samvata 1893 meM yaha bayAna kiyA hai ki cInI yAtri huensaga bhI isa rAjA ko usI nAma se jAnA tAthA jana kI usane 636 i. vi0 saM0 666 hijrI 18 ke thoDe samaya pIche ukta rAjA se mulAkAta kI thI. dekho vIra vinoda nAmI vRhata itihAsa menAi Age maiM zantrujaya mahAtama kA saMkSepa varNana karatA hU~ isa grantha ko pahale zrI yugAdi bhagavAna kI bhAjJA se puNDarika nAmA gaNadhara ne jagata kalyANArtha devatAoM se satkAra pAyA huA savAlakSa zloka meM racA usake pazcAta zrI mahAvIra svAmi ke pancama gaNadhara sudharmI svAmi jo mAdhunika nigrantha sampradAya ke adhInAyaka the / unhoMne saMkSipta rupase coisa hajAra zloka kA banAyA isake pIche 18 rAjAoM kA adhinAyaka sorASTra dezake mahArAjA ne zantrunaya kA uddhAra kiyA vo zilA dItya chaThe ke Agraha se (sarva aMgo sahita yoga mArga ko sampUrNa jAnane vAle syAda vAdameM baDe 2 baudho kA mada satAne vAle mizAla bhoga chatA usakI icchA kA tadana tyAga karane vAle zuddha cAritra se nirmala aGgavAlA aneka prakAra kI labdhiyoM se yukta vairAgya ke samudra, sarva vidyAoM meM nipUrNa aura rAja gaccha ke dhAraNa karane vAle mahAtmA zrIdhanezvara sUri, ne prAcIna granthoM meM se sAra bhUta lekara zantrujaya maha ma Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) yo thAro nahako mAre ceno ThIkANA kA hakadAra vAste lIdo mo mAga ThIkA gaNAge mAlaka yo laDako hai, mai mArI rAjI khuzI se rakhA, ibAbata mAhe koI bhAi gagasyo dakhala karavA pAve nahI, isamaja munaphA dastAveja to laDakA kA pArIsa ko karade, aura munAsiba se nAlara vAMTe aura bInako rakhanA jAhira karade yo nahako bhaTara kajore cejo ve cume jisa dina jAta vIradarI kA koI maTAraka jI ke nAma kAgaja lIkhe jisameM vIna lar3ake ko ziSya karake nAma deve celo rAkhyA bAda munAmIca jANa dIkSA phA sumahogta vicAra ke ganapati sthApana kare, jItanA vivAha kA mAmAna hove jItanA kare taba dIkSA kA sumahorata kA dina Ave jima dina vIna kA pAga agara kSaka hove so utAra leve pIche unako guru hove so guru mantra sugAve jIdana zrI."jImAhe suddha sAlo Ave so oDAve jodana su pacheDI dhAraNA kare aura lIsa geja se zrIjI meM prAzIrvAda de, vAnakI baiThaka para sAbIta hojAve, itanI vIdhAna karA pelI zrI. "jI meM AzIrvAda deNo gera munAmIba hai aura jIdana dIkSA mila jAve jIdina sunIkhAvaTa mAhe prAcArya jI kara ke nAma likhyo jAve jaba vo celo bhaTArakajI gera hAjara humA ThikANA ro hakadAra hove kadAcata bhaTArakajI gera hAjara huvA bAda celA ko gAdI baiThAve jIrI vigata- - zravala to mevADa mAlavo Amada aNAtI nahI desA mAhe maTAra jIrA dohI ThIkANA hai, khuda udepura madhye so alaga 2 gacchaga hai eka to neNAvAla gaccha, dumarA kacanA gaccha rA hai dono hI kA kurava kAraNa :rA hamarajAdabheTa tIna hI desA mAhe Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (80) . hAla cAlu hai naba jagaccha rA bhaTAraka gera hAjIra hove lI gaccha meM na gIca lAgatI ro laDakoM hove jIne baiThAve nagIca nahIM mIle to darA gaccha mAhe talAsa kare sAyada gaccha mAha bhI yoga nahIM baNe to hamArI jAta 84 gaccha he jI mAhe su talAsI karake rakhe, kadAcIta bAdI jAta mAhe pIyoga nahIM baNe ko brAhmaNa kA bar3akA ne nera kAyama bhaTAraka nI hove jArA hAtha suvIrI dIkSA kA vidhAna kare pache zrIjI mAhe sudumAlo Ave eka pachevaDI sahera kA samasta paMcA kI tarapha su zrAve pacheSar3I dhumadhAma su gAjItra vAjItra su thobakI bAr3I le jAve uThe guru mantra suNAve paThAsu pAlakI mAhe baiThAya pAchA posAna mAhe nAya gAdI Upara sthApana kare, jIdina suve maTAraka jI kaha lAce, ima mujIba do surata se hamAre celA gAdI kA hakadAra hotA hai phakat bhaTAraka varadamAnajI grAma cakArar3e para lokavAsa hudhA vAre hAtha su celo nahIM muDo jI para vi. saM 1922 meM mahArANAjI zrIzambhusiMgajI ke samaya meM dariyAphata huI jada yA hakIkata mAlUma karAI lekhaka kA pitA kSemarAjajI vIyAdadAzta suna kaka kI mAluma vevA para choTI posAla kavala gaccha kI hevI para maTAraka deva rAjendra sUrijI jo neNAvAla gacchI mahAtmA mayocanda jI kA putra the ve gAdI para kAyama hAvAre celA vistUracandajI nAma kA thA vAne igAdI para mukarira kara kizora rAjendra sUrijI nAma dikSA ko rAkhyo iro dAkha loSaTa darzanoM kA dArogA bhaTa rAmazaMkarajI kA daphasara meM hai| Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 81 ) ( nakala tAmrapatra) akusa / svasti zrI udepura suthAne mahArAjAdhirAja mAhArANA zrI bhImasiMhajI AdezAtu bhaTAraka rAmacandra kasya apra / udayapura muknapurA meM samasta mahAjana sonI kachAroM re caeNvarI 1 prata rupayo 1) eka thAhe dIdA jAvegA Age paravAno mahArANA zrI bar3A jagatasiMhajI rI sahI ro saMvat 1685 rA jeTha suda 15. bhome rA dasavAsaro so phATa gayo jaNI paravANe yo paravAno hai so pAyA jaavegaa| caparI eka prata 1) calaNa ro pAyA jAsI dUve zrImukha / saMvat 1857 varSe kAti vida 6 rakhe u| maTAraka kizorarAyajI ke ziSya mohanalAlajI sAMDera gaccha ke rakkhe gaye usako dIkSA vi0 saM0 1971 dUtI vaizAkha suda6 ko mahoratha thA usa mauke para nIzANa, hAthI, virAdaDI maya karanAlA ke bhejane tAve rAja zrI nahakmekhAsa se jariye hukama AdI ola rANAvata indrasiMhajI dArogA mahakme phauja ke nAma likhA gayA ( rANAvata indrasiMhajI ) bhaTAraka kizorarAyajI ke celA mohanalAlajI ke dIkSA ko mahoratha dUtI vaisAkha luda 6 ko hai so nIsANa, karanAlA, hAthI, virATaDI Age yAke kAma pajyo ve aura bhejA gayA ve, jI mAphika aba bhI karAya dogA / saMvat 1671 kA dUtI vaisAkha mudI = tA0 22-5-1615 I. da0 kAmavAlA dIkSA hone para yAro nAma pratAparAjendrasUrijI dIyo / dIkSA hone vAda vaizAkha sudI 12 saM0 71 ko isa vyakti ke makAna para padarAvaNI huI usa mauke para mahakme phauja ke hAkima ke nAma darakhvAsta vAstai bhijAne nisANa maya karanAloM va hAthI vIrAdaDI ke dI gaI / usa para mahakme phauja se jarie riporTa mavarakhA vaizAkha sudI 12 saM0 71 rAja zrI mahakmekhAsa me vAste hukama munAsiba ke bheja daraja kiyA ke saM0 1922 kA sAla kA panA yahA~ Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12) para daphtara nahIM hone se nahIM lagA; usa para bhaTTa rAmazaGkarajI darIgA SaTdarzana se dariyAphta huA / usake jabAva meM bhaTTajI mosupha riporTa mavarakhA dutI vaizAkha sudI 12 saM0 1671 vi0 bavApasI gujAriza hoke taM0 1622 kA vaizAkha vida 8 ke dina guraoNjI kSemarAjajI ke bhaTTArakaMjI kI patharAvaNI huI so hAthI va nizANa pahu~cyo hai vAje rahe / usa para rAja zrI mahakmA khAsa se mahakmA phauja meM hukama huvo / pahalA mutrAphika vandovasta karA deve / saM0 1971 kA vaizAkha sudI 12 tA0 26 5-1615 I0 (da0 kAma karavA vAlA kA) phira dubArA vi0 saM0 1978 kA zrAvaNa vida' 4 ko padharAvaNI huI jisa mauke para mahakme phauja se jarie ciTThI naM0 6 nizANa vagairaha va ... hAthI tAbe jarie naM0 10 AI / - bhaTTAraka kizora rAjendrasUrijI kA zarIra asvastha rahane se unhoMne mahArANAjI zrI sara phatahasiMhajI ke caraNoM meM nivedana patrI .likha mAraphata vahA purohita amaranAthajI ke Asoja vida 12 budhavAra ke dina najara kraaii| "mArI Umara 75 sAla kI hai aura hAla meM mAre vImArI hai aura zarIra jo 'nAzavAna hai jAsu caraNAravindA meM araja hai ki pratAparAya ne zubhacintaka celo rAkha saM0 1971 me dIkSA dIvI / ava yA ThikANo va celo zrI caraNAravindA me melU hUM so dhaNI pAlana kregaa|" . pahalaoN I ThikANA kA bhaTTAraka uDyacandrasUrijI kA paralAka vAsa rAmasee ilAkA mAravAr3a meM huA / aura bhaTTAraka vardhamAnasUrijI kA paralokavAsa grAma cikAraDA me huA / isa jie unakI antyeSThi kriyA kA varNana ThikAnA meM na milavA suM bhaTTAraka kazora rAjendrasUrijI kA paralokavAsa vi0 saM0 1985 kA zrAsoja zuklA 4 huaa| usa dina SaTdarzanoM kA dArogA ko ittilA karAI to svayaM bhaTTajI rAmazaGkarajI pozAle aAyA aura kahI ke, cAlacalAvA ko kharcoM to ThikAnA Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 3 ) muMvegA sA karajyo / nA kaha kara bAjI meM mAlUma karavA mahaloM meM gayA, aura mAlUma kIvI / jisa para hukama huo ke Dola. lavAjamo pahale huo ve kA nuzrAphika kAma kare, sarakArI tarapha mu nahIM kiyA jaavegaa| I vAste nelA pratAparAyajI sacoM ko vandovasta kIyo / Dola vaNAyo jisa para rupaharI grAzAyarA lagAI aura cAroM konoM para chatarI ke cAra ture aura Upara eka turrA Tana prakAra paoNca turI nAharI lagAga ke andara sapheda . malamala maMDAi gaI / dola meM gAdI moga khasA gyaa| jela para mokA maukA para aura bApo para lAla TUla lapeTa kora loTI gaI / bhaTTArakajI kA zarIra para cAdara paJcI , rAtA para duzAlA ArAyA aura Dola meM pdhraayaa| nokaravAlI gAya ne dI gaI / muMhapatti ghuTane para rakkhI / yoSA pAsa meM rakkhA / pozAla meM jagabharA kA nAma se hokara, sadara kAtavAlI va baDe bAjAra ke rAste se gaMgotra va pAka ke pAsa pahuMce, nAme lavAjamo va jyoti lAlaTena meM mArga huI barAvara nAra pI, cavara rAne gye| sAtha me do pulisa ke vyakti the / gozva pahuca kara rahI jo bhaTTArakadeva rAjendrasUrijo kI chatarI ke pAsa gAI thI unI praveza karAne ke pahale navA. pUjana kI gaI, phira rathI meM pavAra pArI karane ke bAda, agni naskAra neNAvAla zrIlAlajI jo ratanajI ke nazaja unake najadIka riztA meM hone se unake hAtha se saba hatya kiyA gayA aura pratAparAyajI pozAla para hI rhe| antima saMskAra meM prasiddha 2 gomavAla mahAnubhAva, brAhmaNa, paDausI mahAtmA bandhu vagairaha acI tAdAda meM the / bhaTTArakajI ko dAha saMskAra karAne le gye| pole ke ThikAne para vandovasta karane ke lie bhaTTajI rAmabhakarajI va mAmanA hisAva daphtara daulatamihajI paMcolI va caukI kA sAra mvarUpasiMhajI zaktAvata, pulisa kA nArAyaNalAlajI AmeTA sahita Aye, aura jarUrI sAmAna bAhara nikalavA kara makAnoM para ciTa lagAye, Dola kharca vagairaha meM 126 rupaye kA kharca ThikAne kA huA; Dola ke sAtha me Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 84 ) pulisa kA zrADamo bhejane ke koI roka Toka na karane ke liye, bhaTTajI ke nAma likhA usa muzAphika intajAma hogyaa| kizora rAjendrasUrijI ke pATa bhaTTAraka pratApa rAjendrasUrijI ko niyukta kiye, jima bAre meM bhaTTajI rAmazaGkarajI paTa darzanA kA dArogA ke nAma, rAja zrI mahaksA khAsa kA rukA naM. 33413 tA. 17-11-28 mRgasira zuklA 5. sa. 165--- siddhazrI bhaTTajI zrI rAmazaMkarajI joga rAja zrI mahakmA li. aparaMca riporTa rAja naM0 67 kArtika zuklA 12 saMvat hAla likhI jAve hai ki jagadIza ke coka ke muttazila var3A pAzAla haiM, vahA~ ke bhaTTAraka kizorarAyarjA, Asoja sunI 4 saMvat hAla phota huyA vAke pIche sthAna para mukarrara hone ke silasile meM dariyAphta se inake muMDita .ziSya pratAparAyajI jAhera . AyA, tathA pratAparAyajI kA cAlacalana acchA hone kI 14 zakhma mahAjanAna vagairaha ne tasdIka kI hai, aura rAja kI riporTa inhI pratAparAyajI jo 32 varSa kI umra kA hokara pUrva janma se mahAtmA hotA jAhira AyA hai, isalie unakI maMjUrI bAvata bhaTTAraka kizorarAyarjI ke bajAya unakA ziSya pratAparAyajI ko mukarrira kiyA gayA hai, so inase nakavalana vagairaha kA ikarAra likhavAne kI hasva sarizte kAryavAhI kara riporTa kare, tAke sthAna para jo intajAma hai vo barakhAstagI kI kAryavAhI kI jaave| 50 dharmanArAyaNanI (nakala ikarAranAmA) sTAmpa naM0 13834 poSa zuklA 10.saM0 1985 likhatA bhaTTAraka pratAparAjendrasUri sA0 zahara vaDI pozAla apraJca / isa pozAla para mere gurujI ke pIche zrI jI ne nujhe mukarrara pharamAyA so mArA jaina ThikAnA kI AgalI maryAdA hai yAne.nAgA ThikAnedAroM kI jo Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 85 ) maryAdA hai usa mujitra meM bhI barAbara canUMgA, kisI prakAra se vejA nalaMgA nahIM, ThikAne ko aAvAda ravagA, ThikAne ke vAste jo jAyadAda hai usako khurda burda nahA karUMgA aura pozAla kI mAna maryAdA varAvara TuMgA, ziSya merI jAti sivAya anya ko nahIM rakkhUgA, aura gRhasthAzrama ke riztedAra yadi mere pAsa zrAveMge to musAphirAna ke taura se khapagA, isa ikarAra ke alAvA cAlU nahIM, aura kisI taraha se calanA nAvita ho jAya to sarakAra se hukma hogA tAmIla karUMgA, yaha ikarAranAmA maiMne apanI muzI sairiyata va ala hoziyArI se likha diyA so sAvita hai| naMvata 1685 kA pauSa zukA 13 da0 bhaTAraka pratAparAjendrasUri mAtra ' pANero arjunalAla kI bhaTTArakajI pratAparAjendrasarijI ke ___ kahane se 80 arjunalAla mAya 1 rughanAthasiMha camesarA. sAkha 1 gaNezamAta surANA sAna / jozI nAlAla ba. pa. kI bhaTTArakajI ke kahane se dI svAkRti bhaTTAraka pratApa rAjendrasari guru kizora rAjendrasUrijI uparokta shii| ukta paDha kara svIkRti do ha pratApa rAjendrasUri / pahale 3) ru0 mAhavAra aura pakkA peTiyA rojAnA milatA thA usake badale mahArANAjI zrI sajjanasiMhajI ke rAja samaya riyAsata ke kharca kA bajaTa kAyama huA, jisameM dharma sabhA tAluke 5) ru0 mAhavAra karAvakSAye aura bhaTTAraka pratApa rAjendrasUrijI ne varAvara milate rahane vAste dharmasabhA meM rAja zrI mahakme khAsa se jarie hukma naM0 45636 pauSa zuklA 13 hisAya daphtara meM ruko likhyo gayo jisakI nakala tAmIlana dharmasabhA me bhejI gii| zrI vaDhA hajUra mahArANAjI zrI phatahasiMhajI vaikuNTha padhAre aura hAla zrI jI gAdI virAjamAna huve so AzIrvAda devA vi0 saM0 1986 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 86 ) kA jyeSTha sudI 6 sAr3he ATha baje mahaloM gaye / maTTajI rAmazaMkarajA ko kahalAyA ke AzIrvAda devA tAtre upasthita hone ke liye arja kara javAba devAve; jisa para bhaTTajI ne kahalAyA ke hAla meM kursI meM birAje hai so gAdI para virAjacI vegA jaba AzIrvAda vegA / phira dubArA arja karAI to AjJA milI ke jyeSTha zuklA 6 somavAra ke dina subaha 6 baje AveM / so bhaTTajI ne kahalAyA ki Aja nau baje mahalA zrI jAveM aura pADejI kI ovarI baiTha jAve / AjJA muzrAphika 8 // baje ravAnA hokara mahalA gayA aura pAMDejI kI ovarI Asana bichA kara bitthaaye| savA nau baje pAsavAnajI kA mandira kA mahantajI AyA phira 1 / baje lADuvAsa kA AyasajI aayaa| bAda meM bhaTTajI tIno ko hI zrI jI me le gaye / svarUpa- caupAr3a meM zrI jI ko virAjavo ho uThe gayA / zrI jI kI gAdI sAmane, do hAtha kI dUrA se sajI ro prAsana, isake dAhinI tarapha bhaTTArakajI kA zrAsana aura pAsa meM pAsavAnajI kA mandira kA mahantajI vinA Asana baiThA / sirpha jAjama para pAca hAtha kI dUrI para | bAda 5 miniTa ke maukha krii| zrI jI ne jAtA yAvatAM UTha tAjIma dI / zrAjIvikA para bandovasta thA vo barakhAsta karavA tAve jarie hukama na0 20264 sa0 1687 bhAdrapada zuklA 15 tA0 7-8-1630 I0 giravA, kapAsana, cittauDa va devasthAna meM nikhA gayA / choTI pomAla kA DherAsara meM pratimAjI the unako baDI posAla pavarAne aura lavAjamA ke lie hukma naM0 78431 vai0 kR0 14. maM0 1662 huA / pratimA pUjana vidhi kI hai isalie hAthI ke bajAya miyAno karA diyo jAve, bAkI pharAzakhAnA se jAjamA 2, kanAta 1, chAyAbirAdaDI, vAna 1 aura kotala meM cAlavA tAve ghor3A 1, hAthI, Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 =7 ) nimANa maya karanAlA ke Aye | bhaTTArakanI mUrtiyoM ke sAtha pavArI ko vA mandira me parAne ke liye pavAriyA unake sAtha Aye / mandira kI pUjA karane vAle pujArI do ke prati nAma ru0 1) ikatAlIsa tanakhvAha milatI thI, vAyika ve =2) ru0 bhaTTArakajI haste milavA ko hukara naM0 4676 pautra zukA 12 sa0 1660 huA / , isI neNAvA kI bhAradvAja gotrI ko nirgraya ThikAnA "AcArya pada" kA bhiraNAya ilAkA ajamera me hai jisakA varNana - udayapura bhaTTAraka gambhRtasUrijI kA dUsarA zivya jayavantasarijI bhiraNAya jilA ajamera meM "AcArya pada" ko gAdI sthApita kara virAje / inake ziSya lakSmIcandrajI, ha~sarAjajI, ThAkurasIjI, megharAjajI, kalyANarAyajI, godAmajI. kuzAlacandrajI, hemarAjajI, zrIcandramUri, anopacandrasUri gunAbavandrajI, harakacandrajI, zivacandrajI, dhanarupacandrajI, vijayacandrajI hAla vidyamAna hai / ( ThikAne ke sAtha jIvikA va lavAjamA ko sanadoM kI nakaleM vahA~ se nahI AI jisase ati nahIM kA / ) bhaTTArakajI udayapura se bAhara padhAre usakI rIti bhaTTArakajI kizora rAjendrasUrijI gAMva saradAragar3ha upAdhyAyalAnajI osavAlA ke dvAdamA para pavAre / lavAjamA char3I, cAmara, goTA, meghADambara, miyAnA ka sahita / isI taraha gA~va kelavA vANArasa mayAcandajI kA dvAdasA maM vi0 saM0 1974 meM padhAre vahA~ bhI uparokta lavAjamA sAtha meM thA / bhaTTAraka pratApa rAjendrasUrijI vikrama saM0 1664 ke mAgha zuklA 12 ko zAma kI gADI se AmeTa pahu~ca kara miyAne meM virAja Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (88 ) kara rAta kA samaya hone se AmeTa bAhara akhAr3e meM virAje aura prAtaHkAla ThikAne AmeTa se rAvatajI govindasihajI kI tarapha se ghor3e 2 caoNdI ke sAja ke kotala meM rakhane ke liye va char3I 1 caoNdI kI / ThikAne kI char3I maya char3IdAra haralAla va 10 javAna pulisa miyAno, nakArakhAnA, maya nakAraciyoM ke va baiDa ke bhijavAye / grAma AmeTa ke samasta mahAjana osavAla paMca choTI bar3I tar3a ke va yajamAna mAdrecA, voharA aura mahAtmA jAti ke samasta darzanIya akhAr3e para aaye| vahA~ paMca osavAloM kI tarapha se bheMTa kara duzAlA zror3hAyA / bAda paMcAna ko mAlika zravaNa karA phira miyAne meM virAjamAna kara char3I, cAmara, goTA, caparAsa vagairaha kula lavAjamA ThikAne ke sahita sarva paMcAna ke jaya-ghoSa karate huve AmeTa grAma meM sare bAjAra hote huve padhAre / bAjAra meM dukAnadAra mahAjana voharA vagairaha khar3e hokara vandanA karate rahe aura satyanArAyaNa ke pAsa jalUsa sahita kA phoTo liyA gyaa| rAste me jaina mandira jI ke darzana kara bheMTa karate huve zrI jaisiMhazyAmajI ke mandira darzana bheMTa kara ke paNDita gulAbacandrajI kanarasA avaTaMkI agni vaizyAyana gautra ke posAla pdhaare| vahA~ paMDita ratanalAlajI kI pozAla se paM0 gulAbacandrajI kI pozAla taka pagamaMDe para hokara pozAla ke bAhara darIkhAne (jAjama, pachevaDA, gAdI mor3A lagA huA thA usa para virAje / gulAbacandajI kI tarapha se 25) ru0 va duzAlA najara huA aura caraNa-prakSAlana va navAMga-pUjA gulAbacandajI ne kI aura do 2) ru. nyochAvara ke kiye / lavAjamA vAloM ko pAritoSika dekara bidA kiye, phira pAtyA huA so jImaNa jIma vahA~ se koThArI mor3IlAlajI ke baMgale nivAsa sthAna para padhAre / zAma ko phira pAMtyA huA aura jIme / vahA~ phira Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( Eu ) pagAra labdha samastobhadrasUraya 'paranAmAritrI cakavA vara rAjahama candra yoge / zrI sADera gacche kalikAla gotamAvatAra samasta bhavikajanamano'buMja vivodhane kA dinakara sakala labdhi nivAna yuga pradhAna / jitAneka vAdIzvara buMda praNatAnaka nara nAyaka mukuTa kauTi dhRSTa padAviMda / zrI sUrya iva mahAprasAda / catuH SaSThI surendra saMgImAnaM sAdhu vAda / zrI saMDerakIya gaNa budhAvataMsa / bhanA kuni sarovara rAjahaMsa yazovIra kulAmbara namo maNi sakala cAritrI cakravartI vakta cUDAmaNi bha0 zrI prabhu zrI yazobhadrasUraya 'paranAma IzvarasUri tatpa? zrI cahumAna vaMza bhRgAra labdha samasta niravadya vidyA jalAvipAra zrI zrI bada devAtta gurupada prasAda raya vimala kula codhaka prApta parama yazovAda bha. zrI zAlisarita zrI sumatisUrita* zrI zAMtisarita zrI Izvarasari evaM0 yAmma maneka guNAnigaNa rohaNa girINA mhA sariyA vaMze.puna zrI zAli sUrita zrI sUmatisari tatpaTTAlaMkAra hAra bha0 zrA zAtisari varANA sa parikarANA vijaya rAjye atheha zrI meTapATa deze zrI sUryavaMzI mahArAjANA)virAja zrI zilAditya vaMze zrI guhRdita rAula zrI bApAka zrI khumANAdi mahArAjanvayerANAM hammIra zrI khetasiMha zrI lakhamasiMha, putra zrI mokala mRgAka vaMsodyotakAra pratApa mArtaNDAvatAra zrA samudra mahi maMDalA khaNTala atula mahAvala rANA zrI kumbhAjI putra rANA zrI rAyamalla vijayamAna prAjya rAjye tatputra mahAku~vara zrI pRthvIrAjAnu zAsanAt zrI uvakeza vazeya bhaNDArI gotre rAula o lAkhaNa putra zrI maM0 dUdavaMze maM. myUra suta maM0 sArdula tatputrAbhyA maM0 sIhAsamaMdAbhyA sada vAdhava maM0 karmasI garA lAkhAdi sakuTumba yutAbhyA zrI naMdakula vatyA puryA saM 164 zrI yazobhadrasUri maMtra zakti samAnitAyA ta0 sAyara kArita deva kulI kAdyaddhArata sAyara nAma zrI jInavasatyA zrI Adizvarasya sthApanAkAritA kRtaH zrI zAtisUribhi iti laghu prazastiriyali0 AcArya zrI DezvarasUriNA utkIrNa sUtradhAra somAkena zubhaM // Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / 106) kulavara bahulatA se ikSvAkubhUmi arthAt vinatA nagarI kI mAne me nivAsa karatA thaa| yaha bhUmi kAzmIra deza ke pare thI kyoki vinatA nagaro ke cAroM dizA meM cAra parvata the| jisameM pUrva dizA meM aSTApada arthAt kailAzagiri thA / dakSiNa dizA me mahA zailya thaa| pazcima dizA meM sura zailya / uttara dizA me udayAcala parvata thaa| pRSTha naM0 466 meM / isakA samarthana Adhunika zodhakartAoM ke lekha se bhI hotA hai / jaisA ki sarasvatI patrikA san -1637 janavarI ke pRSTa 21 me likhA hai- tAmra yuga pASANa yuga meM bhI udIcya prAvya do jAti honA mAnA / yaha nUha kA pralaya kA jamAnA thaa| manuSyoM kA vikAsa bhArata se hI huA aura vahA~ se saMsAra bhara me phailA / pralaya kAkA kalakarandA ne to IsA ke pUrva 4200 varSa pUrva maanaa| lekina yaha 3475 varSa pUrva kA mAnane hai| pASANa yuga me manu ya nara vAnara the pASANa yuga ke pazcAt mAnava jAti meM dhAtu kA yuga prArambha huaa| dhAtu yuga kA prArambha tAmra yuga se huyA / kazmIra ke pazcima sImA citrAlaya meM ghAsa se gehu~ java paidA honA jarmana ke anveSaka dala ne anusandhAna kiyaa| kRpi kA janma sthA. citrAna hai| vahA~ se dakSiNa pajAva me aaye| jahA~ sapta nadiyA~ bahatI hai usakA sapta sindhu nAma rkkhaa| uname sarasvatI va sindhu saba me bar3I / sindhu se bhI sarasvatI. vdd'ii| sarasvatI usa samaya pAyAvarta ko do sImAoM se vibhakta karatI thii| isake pazcima ora kA bhAga udIcya tathA pUrva ora kA bhAga prAcya kahalAne lgaa| uttara bhArata ke brAhmaNa aAja .bhI prAcya aura udIcya do bhAgoM meM vibhakta hai / kAnyakubja, maithila Adi prAcya, paJjAva, sindhu, ra rASTra kAThiyAvADa aura gujarAta ke brAhmaNa udIcya ina do jAtiyoM se sAre brAhmaNoM kI utpatti huI udIcya pradeza sarasvatI ke pazcima taTa devayoni vRtta se mesopoTAmiyA taka phailA aura prAcya deza isake pUrvI taTa se baGgAla taka phailA / citrAla kazmIra Rgveda me RSi Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 142 ) paTTA dekha nAmA maMDAyA aura yAMne mAnyA hai so ThAkA bhAI sAMgA. vata hovo so yAne mAnogA dube kAkA sirvAsahajI saM0 1687 kA caitra suda7 nakala paravAnA di0 ber3A goDavAr3a (mAravAr3a) kA - # aja ThikANe ber3A tA0 24-11-30 I0 mohara chApa yukta kulaguru iMdracaMdajI dIpacaMdajI rA vAsa sAMDerAva tathA mAre ThikANA rA kulaguru ho aura abAra mAre ThikANA rA nAMva vagerA mADiyA hai jinarI sIkha meM alAvA dUjI sIkha re bandUka 1 kAratUsI 12 naMbara rI dI gaI hai phakat daH abdulAkhAM kAmadAra ThikANA - paMcolI gIsUlAla / Upara darja hai jo mUjiba mahArANAjI kA paravAnA va salUMbara, begUM vagairA umarAvAM kA paTTA gurAM maganalAlajI pyAracaMdajI kA nivAsa bhIMDara (mevAr3a) ke pAsa bhI haiM / kSatriyoM meM rAThor3a khAMpa ke kulaguru hone kA pramANa vRjapurA ke kulagurAM pAsa jodhapura mahAra jAdhirAja kA paravAnA - svasti zrI mahArAjAdhirAja mahArAjAjI zrI gajasiMhajI mahA rAja kumAra zrI jazavaMtasiMhajI mer3atA koThAyatA roDamala sikedAra rAmadAsa dIsesuprasAda aThArA samAcAra bhalA che thArA dejo zrI darabAra rA upAdhyAya zrI bhavAnIkIratajI rikhabadevajI jAve hai so ru 300) tIna so kaeNTa doya AdamI cAra sAthe dejo e kulaguru che saM0 1662 ceta vida 4 pAye takhtagar3ha / Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 143 ) dUsarA paravAnA: svirUpa zrI rAjarAjezvara mahArAjAdhirAja mahArAjAjI zrI vina yasihajI mahArAja ku~vAra zrI jAlamasiMhajI vacanAyata mahAtmA kharatarA rAjasihajI ne hamArA kulaguru cho so thArA beTA potA ne hamArA mAnyA jAvasI saM0 1546 bhAdvA vida 6 mukAma pAya tagata jodhapura / mahArAjAdhirAja mAnasiMhajI sAhebo ne kula kI vaMzAvalI para gAva eka bRjapuro bheMTa kIdo jo Ajataka kabje meM hai / ThikAnA pohakaraNa kA paravAnA siddhazrI rAva bahAdurajI ThAkurA sAhaba zrI maMgalasiMhajI kaMvara jI zrI cenasihajI bhaMvarajI zrI bhavAnIsiMhajI rAjasthAna pokharaNa khApa cApAvata * viTThaladAsota likhAvatA kulaguru mahAtmA kharatarA AnandIlAlajI beTA viradIcaMdajI rA potA raghunAthamalajI sUM vaMdanA vAcajo tathA theM mArA sadAbaMdha suM kulaguru cho so mhArA vaMzarA cAMpAvata viTuladAsota pIr3hiyA lagata thArA ceTA potA ne mAnyA jAvasI zrApa kulaguru pUjanIka cho saM0 1984 kA mitI vaizAkha suda 14 daH paMcolI kizanalAla rA che zrI rAvare hukma su / rAsa ThikAnA kA paravAnA: svarUpa zrI rAva bahAdura ThAkura sAhaba rAja zrI nAthUsiMhajI pAhava kaMvarajI zrI bahAdurasiMhajI rAjasthAna rAsa khAMpa udAvata jagarA ' nota likhAvatA kulaguru mahAtmA kharatarA AnaMdIlAlajI veTA viradI Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 144 ) caMdajo rA potA ruganAthamalajI suM vaMdanA vAMcajo tathA the mArA sadAbaMdha suM kulaguru cho so mArA vaMza rA udAvata jagarAmota pIDhiyA lagAta thArA beTA potA ne mAnasI saM0 1987 rA prathama zrASADha suda 1 daH kuzalarAja kAmadAra kacaharI zrI rAvalA hukma / ___ ThikAnA nImAja (mAravAr3a) svarUpa zrI ThAkurA sAheba rAja zrI ummedasihajI sAheba rAja sthAna nImbAja khAMpa udAvata jagarAmota likhAvata kulaguru mahAtmA kharatarA ,ANaMdIlAlajI beTA. biradIcaMdajI rA potA ruganAthamalajI suM vaMdanA bAcajyo- tathA theM mArA sadAbaMdha suM kulaguru cho so mhArA vaMzarA udAvata jagerAmAta AparA beTA potI ne mAnyA jAvasI saM0 1987 pra0 asAr3ha suda 6 maMgalavAra da rAThaur3a lAlasiMha kAmadAra / . ThikAnA kharavA:siMdha zrI samasthAM bhAyAM sagata siMgota yoga kharavA thI rAvajI. rAja zrI gopAlasiMhajI li. jai jagadIzvarajI kI vAMcajo apaMca // gAMva virajapurA kA kulagurujI ANaMdIlAlajI pukharAjajI veTA viradIcaMdajI kA potA ruganAthamalajI kA rAThor3a vaMzakA kulaguru hai aura nAmA mAMDavA vAlA haiM aura ApaNA bar3erA kA nAvA bhI yehIja mAMDatA AyA hai so ababhI mojUdA bholAda rA nAvAM mAMDavA ne Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 145) Ave jada maMDAya dIjyo aNArI murajAdA mAphaka rAkhajyo e guru hai miti poSa vida 13 saMvat 1986' kA zanIvAra / rAvalI shii| ThikAnA bhAdarAjaNa - mare para e kulaguru ApaNA hai so iNAne mAnasyo / svarUpa zrI rAja zrI samasthA bhAyA joga bhAdarAjaNa thI ThAkurA rAja zrI iMdrabhANasiMhajI likhAvatA juhAra vAcajyo aThArA samAcAra zrIjI rA teja pratApa thI bhalA che rAjarA sadA bhalA cAhije apaMca // yApaNA kulaguru mahArAja kharatarA mahAtmA zrI dInAnAthajI mUlajI anItmalajI ye aApaNA kulaguru hai sadAvaMca suM iNAne sArA bhAI mAnajyo zISa navAvajyo zrolAda rA nAvA nahIM maMDAyA hove so maMDAya dIjyo sadAvaMca suM zrApaNA hai so iNArI murajAda rAkhajo saM0 1606 / asAr3ha vida 3 . ThikAnA rAyapura (mAravAr3a):ThAkurA rAja zrI mAvausiMhajI rAjasthAna rAyapura khAMpa udAvata rAja siMgota likhAvatA kulagurujI mahAtmA zrI dInAnAthajI suM vaMdanA vArajyo tathA zrApa mhArA vaMzarA rAja miMgota pIDhiyA lagAta Apa rA beTA potA ne mAnyA jAsI yo paravAno zrI ThAkura sAhava rA hukma mukIno cha da mUthA mokamacaMda paMcolI hIrAlAla rA.che saM0 1611 bhAdavA vida meN| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 146 ) mAnave meM raIsa va jAgIradAroM ke guru haiM unakA itihAsa - mahArAja dalapatasiMhajI jisa samaya apane bhAI beTe kI jAgIrI meM paraganA balAher3A pAkara jodhapura se alaga huve usa samaya gurAM mahezadAsajI ko bhI jodhapura se apane sAtha lAye aura apane alaga kulaguru sthApana kara tanAma jAyA paraNyA kA dastUra bakSa kara valAher3e meM jAgIra bakSI va vazAvalI suraNa karake nAme likhavA kara lAkha pasAva vakSA / saM0 1680 gAma DAvaDiyopa guraoN hIrAjI ko saM0 1766 meM ratalAma rAjya sasthApaka mahArAjA ratanasiMhajI ke putra akherAjajI se gAma ratanapurA paragane ugadaDa dAlyA pAye jo Aja kala devAsa rAjya meM haiM / T mahArAjA ratanasiMhajI se saM0.1715 me nAgar3Akher3A jAgIra meM pAye jo Ajakala sItAmoha rAjya meM hai / gurA kAnajI saM0 1741 maiM mahArAja ruganAtha se sAsaraNa rupe 200 ) kI pAye / gurA zobhajI saM0 1787 meM kuMvara vaktasiMhajI ke rAjaloka se mAje bhuva, le meM jAgIra pAye / guraoN pemajI jodhapura mahArAja ajItasiMhajI se kerure mArga dharatI bIghA 200 pAye / saM0 1764 meM va bhuvAle meM darabAra rAjasiMhajI se jAgIra pAye / guraoN rAmalAlajI se saM0 1780 meM ku~ara vakhtasiMhajI se jAgIra pAye / guraoN lAlajI ko mahArAjA holakara tukojIrAva ne apane guru mAne the / holakara khAnadAna ke upAdhyAya ke bAda inhI ke gava akSata hotA thaa| mahArAjA holakara ne apane pAsa rakhakara khAsa indAra meM gajarAbAI vAlI havelI brAhmaNI mutAbika ATha AdamiyoM kA bhojana va 150) rupayA mAhavAra hatakharca tra tamAma jAyA paraNyA sAla giraha vagairaha ke nega dastUra milate the' yaha lAlajI mahArAjA seMviyA jiyAjIrAva vo medapATezvara mahArANA jI Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 147 ) svarupasiMhajI va jodhapura nareza Adi bar3e 2 nRpatiyoM kI sevA meM hAjira hue inako sItAmou raIsa zrI rAjasiMhajI ne moje bhuvAlA meM jAgIra vakSI / saM0 1864 meM va saMvat 1616 meM ratalAma daravAra zrI raNajItasiMhajI ne moje iTAvA meM jAgIra vakSI va saMvata 1868 meM jar3avAse mahArAja takhtasiMhajI se jAgIra pAye va poliTikala ejenTa gavarnara janarala senTrala iNDiyA misTara hamilaTana sAhaba vahAdura ke sAtha raha kara senTrala iNDiyA ke itisAsa va isa tarapha keNTapatiyoM ke khAnadAna kI pUrI 2 vakraphiyata dI va inake banAye hue vaMza vRkSa abhI taka e0 jI0 jI0 ke daphtara meM maujUda haiM va jaba kabhI raIsoM meM goda lene va hakka hakUka ke viSaya meM jhagar3A paDa jAtA hai to isa vaMza-vRkSa ko hI saccA mAna kara isI ke AdhAra para phaisalA hotA hai / sAhaba bahAdura mamadUha ne apanI kalama se sArTIphikeTa meM "This is a free Bathaur Kalquru." aisA noTa kiyA hai va samAcAra patroM ne va itihAsakAroM ne samaya para Apake viSaya meM likhA hai-- inake putra kesarasiMhajI hue yaha mahAzaya mahArAjA holkara ziyAjIrAva ke pAsa rahe va inake sAtha jovapura mahArAjA jasavantasiMhajI sAhaba se mile va vartamAna saMdhiyA mahArAja ke janmotmya meM zarIka hoke mahArAjA mAvorAva seMthiyA se mile| vahAM se mAna pAye va jovapura mahArAjA sAhaba zrI saradArasihajI kI zAdI udayapura darabAra mahArANA saraM phatahasiMhajI sAhaba ke vAIjI sAhaba ke sAtha huI / usa utsava meM jodhapura gaye va mAna pAye / saM0 1981 meM zrImAn bIkAnera nareza zrI gagAsiMhajI ne nahara khaulI (opanasiremanI) ke jalase meM padhAre zrImAn vIkAnera nareza ne vAyasarAya sAhaba vahAdura zrImada iravina va leDI sAhivA ne va paJjAva gavarnara janarala Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 148 ) Adi baDe 2 aMgrejoM se khuda le jAkara dastApozI yAne ( hAtha milAyA ) aura unako sambodhana kiyA ki yaha hamAre guru haiM / paricaya karAyA dUsarI maratabA mahArAjA sAhaba ke bAI sAhibA kI zAdI meM zarIka huve / san 1911 meM bAdazAha paMcama jaoNrja samrATa ke tAjapozI ke darabAra meM bhI hAjira huve / jhAbue rAjA dillI kaoNnphreMsa meM gaye vahA~ bhI zarIka hue| raIsa sItomoha ke kaMvara raghuvIrasiMhajI ke nAma karNa ke mauke para mojA nAgar3Akher3A meM jAgIra bakSI / polITekala ejeMTa saradArapura ne jhAbuA godanazInI ke mAmale meM sArTiphikeTa diyA / mAbuA raIsa ne 100) sAlAnA kara bane inake putra nirbhayasiMhajI ko riyAsata selAnA jhAbuA alIrAjapura va mAlavA prAnta ke tamAma ThikAnoM meM apane kulaguru mAna kara phira naI sanadeM kara dI / A ratalAma darabAra kA paTTA: sidhazrI " mahArAjAdhirAja zrI zrI raNajItasiMhajI zrAMgu kulaguru lAlajI dhanarAja bherU ne zubha najara pharamAya zrI bar3A hajUra bhairavasiMhajI ratalAma meM pAsa rAMkhyA aura paTo, 360) ko kara bacyo so upaTo deta mAhe jamIna bIghA 151 moje iTAvA mAtAjI vijAsaNa meM cotarA sUM ugamaNI tarapha kI mapA dI gaI so hamezA pusta dara - puzta pAlyA jAsI puNyArata kara dIvI aura jo kulaguru ko haka dastUra jAyA paraNyA va nAmA mADane kA hovegA vo milyA jAvegA theM aThe hAjara riyA jAjyo / zloka mAmUlA / saM0 1621 bhAdvA vida 3 hastAkSara upAdhyAya mathurAlAla / Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 146 ) vaMzAvalI meM nAmA maMDe vo satkAra zrImanta mahArAjAdhirAja mahArAjAjI zrI zrI 108 zrI. naMta hija hAinesa sara sajanasiMhajo sAhava bahAdura jI0 sI0 esa0 AI. ke. pI. ema AI. ke. sI. vI. o. eDI sI Tu hija gayana hAInema do prinsa oNpha velsa kI sevA meM nejasiha valda bherajI kulaguru mA. hAla ratalAna ne eka darakhvAsta nAmA likhAne vAvata peza hone se zrIjI ne karAye khAvando tA. 1-6-33 IsvI mitI bhAvA muDha 12 saM. 166 zukravAra ke suvaha 10 baje kA muhurta hone se vaMzAvalI vaMcane kI tajavIja mahala raNajIta-vilAsa ke pUrva jAnIya Upara ke gokhar3e meM kI gii| pUjana ke sAmAna kA prabandha mAraphata munmarima jAgIradArAna ke kiyA gaNa / vahA~ zrIjI hajUra mAhaba vahAdura maya zrImAn bar3e mahArAjakuMvAra zrI lokendrasihajI sAhava aura choTe bApUlAlajI zrI caMdrakaeNvarajI sAhaba gokhaDe meM virAjamAna hue, vATa kulaguru tejasiMhajI madanasiMhajI ko gokhar3e meM viThA kara sAmane eka bAjoTa ke Upara vaMzAvalI rakhI gaI aura pUjana vidhi sahita zrImanna vaDhe mahArAjaku~vAra sAhava ke hAya se zrImatI choTA bApUlAlajI zrI candrakuMvara sAhibA ke hAtha se pUjana huI bheMTa 5) rupaye zrIphala eka prasAda 5 pA~ca sera pUjana karAne meM guru bhAgIrathajo aura dAnA dIkSita mundaravakSajI the| bAda meM zrImanta vaDhe mahArAjaku~vAra sAhaba va zrImatI choTe vApUlAlajI sAhavA ne kulaguru tejasiMhajI ke tilaka kiyA bAda meM madanasiMhajI ke tilaka kiyA isake bAda tejasiMhajo ne zrImAn zrI hajUra sAhava ke tilaka kiyA / phira mahArAjaku~vAra sAhava ke va choTe vApulAla ke tilaka kiyA / pazcAt vaMzAvalI vaMcanI prArambha huI usa vakta vahA~ para dobAna sAhaba daravAra rAya Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (150) bahAdura devIzaMkarajI dave va mejara zivajI parasanala asisTenTa jAgIradAra sAhaba gajor3A murArIlAlajI muMsarima jAgIradArAna lakSmInArAyaNajI, sekreTarI koMsila mahArAja amarasiMhajI, zivanAthasiMhajI, munIma nandalAlajI, saradAra bhabhUtasiMhajI, vyAsajI nAthUlAlAlajI copadAroM ke jagAzara yAkUbajI vagairaha loga hAjira the / vAda sunane vaMzAvalI dIvAna sAhaba ne mukhtasira nAma likhA kara muhurtaM kiyA vAda daravAra barakhAsta huaa| isI taraha kulaguru hone bAvatajhAbutrA, kaNerI, AmbAsukher3A, baramAcala, dhArasIkher3A zrAdi kI sana bhI hai:jaise saravaNa jAgIradAra sAhava ne likhA rAjazrI ThAkura sAhaba amarasiMhajI svasthAna saravaNA kulaguru lAlajI ciraMjIva dhanarAja bherAM se pAyalAgaNo vaMcasI aprNc.|| mhArA purakhAe thArA purakhA kA paga pUjA se the mAre vaMza lAre ho sapUta kapUta vevegA jAne mAnyA jAvAMgA / the rAThoDa vaMzarA kulaguru ho so thArA vaMza sivAya dusarA kulagurU zrAve to mAnAgA nahIM aura thAMne hamezA puztadara puzta mhAro thAMNo vaMza rahegA jaThAtaka mAnyA jAvAMgA / mAraphata ThAkura sAhava lAlasiMhajI nakala tiravAr3I sadAziva mitI ceta suda 7 saM0 1944 kA isI taraha iDara me bhI baratAva hai / kAnor3a (mevAr3a) rAvatajI sAraMgadevota khopa prathama zreNI ke sAmanta:sidhazrI mahArAvata zrI sAraMgadevajI vacanAyatu gurujI hIrA hai vAI ummedakaMvara rI bharaNAvaNI meM gAma acalANA rA talAva pAra Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ san 1914 kI bAta hai| jaba dakSiNa aphrIkAkA kArya pUrA karake mahAtmAjI vilAyata gaye aura vahaoNse hindustAna lauTe, taba dakSiNa aphrIkAke aisa vijayI vairisTarakI mulAkAta leneke lia aka pArasI patra-pratinidhi bambIke bandara para hI jAkara anheM milA / mulAkAta lenevAloMmeM sabase prathama honekI asakI khvAhiza thii| asane jo savAla pUchA, asakA javAba deneke pahale bApane kahA'bhAbhI tuma hindustAnI ho, maiM bhI hindustAnI huuN| tumhArI mAdarI jabAna gujarAtI hai, merI bhI vahI hai| taba phira mujhe agrejIme savAla kyoM pUchate ho ? kyA tuma yaha mAnate ho ki cUMki maiM dakSiNa aphrIkAme jAkara raha AyA, aisalime apanI janmabhASA bhUla gayA hU~ yA yaha ki mere jaise vairisTarake sAtha agrejI hI me bolaneme zAna hai 13 patra-pratinidhi zarmindA huA yA nahIM maiM nahIM jAnatA, kintu Azcarya cakti to jarUra huaa| usane apanI mulAkAtake varNanameM bApUke lisI javAbako pradhAnapada diyA thA / asane kyA kyA savAla pUche aura bApUne kyA javAba diye, so to maiM bhUla gayA huuN| kintu saba logoMko yahI Azcarya huA, aura bahutoM ko Ananda bhI, ki hamAre dezake netAoMme kamase kama aka to asA hai, jo mAtRbhASAme bolanekI svAbhAvikatAkA mahatva jAnatA hai / asa samayake akhabAroMmeM yaha kissA saba jagaha chapA thaa| bApU jaba vilAyatase hindustAna lauTe, taba maiM zAntiniketaname thaa| asa sasthAkA adhyayana karaneke lio jhusameM kucha mahInoM rahakara aura Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSakakA kAma karake asake andarUnI vAyumaNDalako mujhe samajhanA thA / ravibAbUne bar3I kSudAratAse mujhe vaha maukA diyA thaa| vahIM para bApUke phiniksa Azramake loga bhI mehamAnake taura para rahate the / bApU jaba dakSiNa aphrIkAse vilAyata gaye, tatra anhoMne apane AzramavAsiyoMko zrI DyUnake pAsa bhejA thA / zrI aeNDryUjane jinhe kucha dina mahAtmA muzIrAmake gurukulame haridvArame rakhA aura bAdame zAntiniketanameM / akhabAra par3haneke kAraNa maiM dakSiNa aphrIkAkA apane logoMkA aitihAsa jAnatA hI thA / mere aka snehIke dvArA gAMdhIjIke aphrIkAke Azramake bAremeM bhI sunA thA / sambhava hai munhIMke dvArA AzramavAsiyoMne bhI merA nAma sunA ho / zAntiniketanameM jAte hI maiM aisa phiniksa pArTI meM karIba karIba zarIka ho gyaa| subaha aura zAmakI prArthanAyeM anhIM ke sAtha karane lagA / zAmakA khAnA bhI vahIM para khAne lagA / ye AzramavAsI subaha aThakara aka ghaNTA mehanata majadUrI karate the / zAntiniketanavAloMne bhinhe aka kAma sauMpa diyA thA / zAntiniketana kI bhUmike pAsa aka talaiyA thI aura pAsa hI aka TIlA thaa| jisa TIleko khodakara talaiyAkA gar3ahA bharane kA yaha kAma thA / hama dasa bIsa AdamI yadi roja oka ghaNTA kAma karate rahate, to na jAne kitanA samaya ase pUrA karaneme laga jAtA / lekina hame to niSkAma karma karanA thaa| roja baDe atsAhase hama apanA kAma karate jAte the / mi0 piyarsana bhI hamAre sAtha Ate the / jaba bApU zAntiniketana Aye, (anake AnekA sArA bayAna meM alaga dU~gA / ) to rAtako dera taka hama bAte karate rhe| subaha aThakara 1) prArthanAke bAda hama majadUrIke liye gaye / vahA~se lauTakara Aye to kyA dekhate haiM ! hama logoMkA nAztA phala Adi saba kATakara allA alaga thAliyoM meM taiyAra rakhA hai / hama sabake saba kAma para gaye the, taba mAtA -jaisI yaha saba mehanata kisane kI ? maiMne bApUse pUchA ( ana dinoM maiM anase aMgrejI meM hI bolatA thA ) - ' yaha saba kiyA kisane ?' ve bole - ' kyoM, maiMne kiyA hai|' maiMne sakocase kahA- -' Apane kyoM kiyA ? mujhe acchA nahIM lagatA ki Apa saba taiyArI kareM, aura hama baiThe khAye / ' 4 - Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoM asama kyA harja hai ?' ve vole| maiMne kahA-'Apa sarIkhoMkI sevA lenekI hamameM yogyatA to ho / ' jisa para bApUne jo javAba diyA, asake liye maiM taiyAra nahIM thA / merA vAkya 'we must deserve it' sunate hI bilakula svAbhAvikatAse anhoMne kahA 'which is a fact.' meM sunakI ora dekhatA hI rahA / phira ha~sate ha~sate anhoMne kahA -'tuma loga vahA~ kAma para gaye the aura yahA nAztA karake phira aura kAma para hI jaaoge| mere pAsa khAlI samaya thA / bhisalio tumhArA samaya maiMne bacAyA / aka ghaNTekA kAma karake jaisA nAstA pAnekI yogyatA to tumane hAsila kara hI lI hai na?' jaba maiMne kahA thA we must deserve it, to merA matalaba yaha thA ki jitane bar3e netA aura satpuSyakI sevA lenekI yogyatA to hamameM ho| lekina merI yaha bhAvanA anake dimAga taka pahu~cI hI nahIM / anake manameM to saba loga aka sarIkhe / maiMne sevA kI, aisalio sunako sevA lenekA hakadAra bana gayA / san 1914 kI hI bAta hai| mahAyuddha chir3a gayA thA / aura gAMdhIjI hindustAna loTe nahIM the| zAntiniketanameM jaba maiM thA, to vahA~ke Ama rasojI gharame gehU~kI roTI nahIM vanatI thii| saba loga bhAta hI khAte the| vahA~ do tIna bagAlI lar3ake the, jo ajamerakI tarapha rahe the| sunake likhe yodI roTiyA~ banatI thiiN| pahale dina jaba maiMne roTI maoNgI, to sabakI roTiyA~ maiM akelA hI khA gyaa| roTI sI banI thI ki bilakula camar3A ho / asakA nAma maiMne morakko ledara (Moracco Leather ) rakhA thaa| ___ ana dinoM maiM svabhAvase hI bar3A pracAraka thA / sabake AhArame mAta kama aura roTI jyAdA ho, yaha merA Agraha thA / mere pracArake phalasvarUpa pA~ca adhyApaka aura gyAraha vidyArthI alaga rasojI karane liye taiyAra ho gye| maiMne asa dalakA nAma rakhA thA Self-helpers' Food Reform League (svAvalambiyoMkA bhojana sudhAraka Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mnnddl)| hama saba milakara apane hAyase pakAte the, baratana bhI maoNjate the, aura masAle AdikA vyavahAra nahIM karate the| roTI to mujhe hI banAnI par3atI thii| vaha jaisI acchI banatI thI ki lIgake bAharake AdamI bhI khAne Ate the| hamAre klabameM satoSa bAbU majUmadAra the| ve amerikAse adhyayana karake Aye the| maiMne aka dina kahA ki baratana maoNjanese aura kamarA sApha karanese hamArI AtmA bhI sApha hotI hai / ve ha~sa par3e aura kahane lage -'hRdayako sApha karanA jitanA AsAna nahIM hai / ' kucha bhI ho hama logoMkA bandhubhAva khUba bar3hA / zAntiniketanane hameM apane prayogake lio pUrA subhItA kara diyA thaa| jaba gAMdhIjI vahA~ Aye, to anhoMne hamArA yaha kArya dekhaa| bar3e khuza hua kintu sunakA svabhAva to bar3A hI lobhI / kahane lage-'yaha prayoga aitane choTe paimAnepara kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? zAntiniketanakA sArA rasoIghara hI aisa svAvalambana tattvapara kyoM nahIM calAyA jAtA ?' basa, dakSiNa aphrIkAke vijayI vIra to tthhre| vahA~ke adhyApakoMko aura vyavasthApakoMko bulavAyA aura unake sAmane apanA prastAva rakhA / ve bar3e saMkocameM paDe / aitane bar3e mehamAnako kyA javAba diyA jAya ! gAMdhIjIkI yaha jaldabAjI mujhe anucita-sI lgii| maiMne kahA- 'merA choTAsA prayoga cala rahA hai / agara jhunhe pasanda AyegA, to dhIre dhIre ase klaba aura bhI bana jaayeNge|' maiMne yaha bhI kahA ki 'do sau AdamiyoMkA Ama rasobhI-ghara naye DhaMgase cale na cle| aisase behatara yaha hogA ki yahA~ para paccIsa paccIsa yA tIsa tIsa AdamiyoMke choTe choTe klaba bana jAyeM / ' karmavIra merA prastAva thor3e hI kabUla karanevAle the! kahane lage- 'agara ATha klaba banAoge to tumhe kamase kama solaha expert (vizeSajJa) caahiye| aitane hai tumhAre pAsa ? bar3I bar3I phaujeM jaise kAma karatI haiM, vaise hI hameM karanA hogA aura sAtha milakara kAma karane aura sAtha khAnekI Adata DAlanI hogii| agara choTe choTe klaba hI banAne haiM, to kucha mahInoMke bAda banA sakate ho| Aja to Ama rasoo hI calAnI hogii|' Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sunakI dalIla ThIka thii| mai cupa ho gyaa| lekina maiMne manameM kahA-'sasthA na ApakI hai, na merI; aura gurudeva bhI (zAntiniketanameM ravivAbUko gurudeva kahate the) misa samaya yahA~ nahIM haiN| aitanA bar3A atpAta Apa kyoM karane jA rahe haiM ?' bApane zrI jagadAnanda bAbU aura zarada bAbUko bulavAyA aura pUchA ki 'yahA~ rasoaiye aura naukara milakara kula kitane AdamI hai ? ' jaba anheM patA calA ki karIba paiMtIsa, to bole-'aitane naukara kyoM rakhe jAte haiM ? aina savako chuTTI de denI caahiye|' vyavasthApaka becAre dimRddha ho gye| anheM sIdhe kahanA cAhiye thA ki hama akAoka asA nahIM kara skte| kintu anhoMne dekhA ki mi0 aMDyaz2a aura piyarsana bApUke prastAvake pakSame hai, aura gurudevake dAmAda nagInadAsa gAMgolIbhI asI prabhAvame A gaye haiN| aura vidyArthI to Thahare badara | kisI bhI nayI bAtakA khaphta suna para AsAnIse savAra ho jAtA hai| sArA vAyumaDala attejita ho gyaa| maiMne dekhA ki mi0 aeNDrayUjako svAvalambanakA aitanA atsAha nahIM thA jitanA brAhmaNa jAtike rasobhiyeko nikAla denekaa| vizva-kuTumbameM vizvAsa karanevAlI jitanI baDI saMsthAmeM ye brAhmaNa rasoaiye apanI rUTi calAte aura kisIko rasogIgharameM paiThane nahIM dete| lekina hama loga' sAmAjika yA dhArmika sudhArake khayAlase prerita nahIM huse the; hame to jIvana sudhArakI hI lagana thii| taya huA ki bApU vidyArthiyoMko sikaTA karake pUche ki asA parivartana anheM pasanda hai yA nahIM / kyoMki, naukaroMke cale jAne para kAma to anhIMko karanA thaa| mi0 aMDyaz2a bApUke pAsa Akara kahane lage - 'mohana, Aja to tumhe apanI sArI vaktRtA kAmameM lAnI par3egI / lar3akoMko asI 'jozIlI apIla karo ki lar3ake maMtramugdha ho jAya~ / kyoMki tumhArI aisa apIla para hI saba kucha nirbhara hai / ' bApUne kucha javAba nahIM diyA / vidyArthI aikaTe hume / hama loga to gAMdhIjIkI jozIlI apIla sunanekI sutkaNThAse apanA hRdaya kAnameM lekara baiTha gye| aura hamane sunA kyA ? ThaDI mAmUlI AvAz2a; aura vilakula vyavahArakI vaate| na asameM kahIM vaktRtA thI, na kahIM joza / na bhAvukatA (sentiment) ko apIla thI, na bahuta zRMcI yA lambIcaur3I phalazruti / Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 1 1 to bhI anake vacana kAma kara gaye / jina vidyArthiyoMko maiM acchI taraha jAnatA thA ki ve zaukIna aura ArAmatalaba haiM, ve bhI atsAha meM A gaye aura unhoMne apanI rAya jisa prayogake pakSameM dI / aba vyavasthApakoMne apanI aka AkharI kintu ThUlI kaThinAbhI peza kI / kahane lage. 'naukaroMko Ajake Aja naukarIse mukta karanA ho to anako tanakhAha denI par3egI / paise lAne pdd'eNge| jisa vakta khajAnacIke pAsa nahIM haiM / ' gAMdhIjIke pAsa hote to ve turanta de dete| ve yahA~ mehamAna the, kisase mA~ga sakate the ? sunake AzramavAsI bhI Azramake mehamAna hI tthhre| anake pAsa kucha nahIM thA / mi0 a~DryUz2ake pAsa bhI asa vakta kucha nahIM thA / maiM thA aka ghUmanevAlA parivrAjaka / to bhI patA nahIM kaise gAMdhIjIne mujhase pUchA - ' tumhAre pAsa kucha haiM ? ' maiMne kahA " haiN|" mere pAsa karIba do sau rupaye nikale / maiMne unhe de diye / phira kyA ? naukaroMko tanakhvAha de dI gayI, aura ve Azcaryacakita hokara cale gaye / aba savAla aThA, rasoaIgharakA cArja kauna le / merI to phuDa riphArmarsa lIga cala hI rahI thii| gAMdhIjIne mujhase pUchA - 'loge ?' maiMne ainkAra kiyA / AtmavizvAsake abhAva ke kAraNa nahIM, misa prayoga para merI azraddhA thI so bhI nahIM, kintu maiM jAnatA thA ki yaha sArI anadhikAra ceSTA hai / maine kahA 'merA choTAsA prayoga cala rahA hai| asase mujhe satoSa hai / jitanA bar3A vyApaka parivartana akAoka karanA mujhe ThIka nahIM ja~catA / ' lekina fra taraha gAMdhIjI rukanevAle thor3e hI the / aura jhunakA bhAgya bhI kucha jaisA hai ki agara aka AdamIne ainkAra kiyA, to anakA kAma karaneke liye dUsarA koaI na kobhI anheM mila hI jAtA hai / mere mitra rAjaMgam athavA harihara zarmA zAntiniketanameM hI kAma karate the| jinheM hama aNNA kahate the / ve taiyAra ho gye| kahane lage - 'maiM cArja lU~gA / ' aba savAla AyA, madada kauna karegA | taba maiMne kahA 'jaba mere mitra kobhI kAma aThAte hai, taba madada karanA merA dharma hotA hai / maiM yathAzakti madada karU~gA / ' gAMdhIjIne kahA 'tumhArA prayoga jo choTe paimAne para cala rahA hai, asakA bhisa bar3e prayogameM visarjana karo aura sArI zakti aisImeM lagA do / ' -- Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaisA hI kiyA gyaa| aura phira maiM to rAkSasa jaisA kAma karane lgaa| bAraha-aka baje yaha saba taya huA hogaa| tIna baje hamane cArja liyA aura zAmako lar3akoMko khilaayaa| gAMdhIjI svaya Akara kAma karane lge| zAka sudhAranekA kAma anhoMne kiyaa| roTiyA~ taiyAra karanekA kAma merA thaa| merI roTiyA~ bhitanI lokapriya huI ki jahA~ chaha roTiyA banatI thIM, vahA~ do sau banane lgii| pattharake koyaleke cUlhe, sunapara lohekI garama cAdareM, aura anapara maiM do do roTiyA~ akapara aka rakhakara hirAphirA kara seMkatA thaa| jisa taraha cAra juphana yAne aka sAtha ATha roTiyoMkI ora maiM dhyAna detA thaa| vidyArthI roTiyA~ belavelakara mujhe dete the| gUMghanekA kAma citAmaNi zAstrI kara dete the| subahakA nAztA dUdha kelekA thaa| vartana mAMjaneke lijhe bhI bar3e vidyArthiyoMkI aka Tukar3I taiyAra ho gayI thii| sunakA bhI saradAra mai hI thaa| bartana maoNjanevAloMkA atsAha kAyama rahe, aisalio vahaoNpara koI vidyArthI anheM kosI rocaka apanyAsa par3hakara sunAtA thA, kabhI komI sitAra banAtA thaa| merI yaha yojanA zAntiniketanavAle rasika adhyApakoMko bahuta hI acchI lgii| misa taraha do cAra dina gaye aura gAMdhIjI apane mitra DAkTara prANajIvana mehatAse milaneke lio barmA (brahmadeza) jAneke lio taiyAra ho gye| harihara zarmAne kahA-'maiM bhI ainake sAtha jAgA / ' (zarmAjI pahale DA. prANajIvana mehatAke yahA~ lar3akoMke TayUTara raha cuke the|) mujhe bar3A gussA AyA / maiM zikAyata karane gAMdhIjIke pAsa gyaa| gAMdhIjIne merA kAma to dekhA hI thaa| unhoMne ThaDhe peTe mujhe kahA,- 'tuma to saba kucha calA skoge| lekina agara tumhArI aicchA hai, to aNNAko cAra chaha dinake lijhe yahA~ rakha jA / ve mere pIche aayeNge|' mai aura bhI jhllaayaa| maiMne kahA- 'jimmedArI to anhoMne hI lI thii| aba yaha chor3akara kaise jA sakate haiM ? aura agara anheM jAnA hI hai, to cAra chaha dinakI meharabAnI bhI mujhe nahIM cAhiye / ra anheM kala jAnA hai, to Aja cale jaayeN|' gAMdhIjIne dekhA thA ki maiM to naye prayogame raMgA huA huuN| kucha bhI dayA kiye bagaira anhoMne kahA-'acchA, taba to ye mere hI sAtha jaayeNge|' bhaura sacamuca dUsare hI dina aNNA gAMdhIjIke sAtha cale gaye !! Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisa prayogakA Age kyA huA, so yahA~ batAnekI z2arUrata nhiiN| ravIndrabAbU kalakattese Aye | anhoMne jisa prayogako AzIrvAda diyaa| kahA ki aisa prayogase saMsthAko aura baMgAliyoMko bar3A lAbha hogaa| dhIre dhIre nAvInya kama hotA gyaa| lar3ake yakane lge| mi0 piyarsanane bhI mere pAsa Akara kahA- 'kAma to acchA hai, lekina par3hane likhanekA atsAha nahIM raha jAtA hai|' bar3I bahAdurIse hamane cAlIsa dina taka aise claayaa| phira chuTTiyoM A gyiiN| chaTTiyoM ke bAda kisIne aisa prayogakA nAma bhI nahIM liyaa| mai bhI zAntiniketana chor3akara calA gayA / thoDe hI dinoMmeM gAMdhIjI barmAse lauTe / hamArA prayoga cala hI rahA thA / jitanemeM punAse tAra AyA : gokhalejIkA dehAnta (pharavarI 1914 ) ho gayA / gAMdhIjIne turanta pUnA jAnekA taya kiyaa| aisake pahale gokhalejI anase kahate the - 'sarveNTsa Apha aiNDiyA sosAyaTIke sadasya bano / ' lekina gAMdhIjIne nizcaya nahIM kiyA thaa| apane rAjakIya gurukI mRtyuke pazcAt jhunakI yaha atima aicchA gAMdhIjIke lime AjJAke samAna ho gyii| ve pUnA gaye, aura sarvaiTsa Apha aiNDiyA sosAyaTIme praveza pAneke lio arjI de dii| arjI pAkara gokhalejIke anya ziSya ghabarA gye| vaha sArA kissA nAmadAra zAstrIjI ne dotIna jagaha apanI apratima bhASAmeM varNana kiyA hai / ase yahA~ denekI z2arUrata nahIM / sAra yaha thA ki ve jAnate the ki gAMdhIjIko ve hajama nahIM kara skeNge| kintu gokhalejIke hI (creed) (rAjanItika siddhAntoM) ko gAMdhIjI mAnate the / ausI hAlatameM anakI arjI asvIkAra kaise kI jAya, aisI asamajasameM ve par3e the| paristhiti tAr3akara gAMdhIjIne hI apanI arjI vApisa le lI aura apane gurumAaiyoMko saMkaTase mukta kara diyaa| phira bhI avaidharUpase sosAyaTIke jalasoMmeM ve apasthita rahate, aura saMsthAko anhoMne samaya samaya para madada mI kAphI dii| 4 . Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amra thii| anheM apane lia kobhI vibhUti (Hero) cAhiye thii| gokhalejIne asAdhAraNa sahAnubhUti batAyI aura anakI kadara kI, jisIse anhoMne gokhalekI rAjanItimeM apane saba Adarza dekha liye / kucha bhI ho / gokhale bApake jIvana guru nahIM the| zrImad rAjacandra (jo bambIke aka zatAvadhAnI jauharI the) kI dharmaniSThA aura AtmaprAptikI becainI dekhakara bApUne anase bahutase prazna pUche the aura samAdhAna bhI pAyA thaa| tabase 'zrImad ke ziSya to yaha kahate nahIM thakate ki rAjacandra gAMdhIjIke guru the| bApane kucha hada taka jisa bAtako svIkAra bhI kiyaa| lekina jaba yaha bAta bahuta Age baDhI, taba anheM jAhira karanA par3A ki maiM rAjacandrako mumukSu to jarUra mAnatA hU~, kintu sAkSAtkArI puruSa nhiiN| kisI samaya bApUne apane kisI lekhameM likhA thA ki 'maiM gurukI khojameM huuN| kyoMki guru milane para manuSyakA addhAra ho hI jAtA hai / basa, mitanA likhanA thA ki anake pAsa saikar3oM cir3iyA~ Ane lgiiN| kojI likhatA thA, amuka jagaha aka bar3e mahAtmA rahate haiM, ve bar3e yogI haiM, anhe saba siddhiyA~ prApta haiM, Apa sunake pAsa jAkara apadeza liijiye| kobhI kisI satpuruSakI siphAriza karatA thA / yadi kisIne khudakI hI siphAriza karate huo bApUke guru bananekI taiyArI dikhAyI ho to maiM nahIM jAnatA / lekina bApUke addhArakI aicchAse logoMne anheM aneka mArga dikhAye / antameM bApUko jAhira karanA par3A ki 'jisa gurukI khojameM meM hU~ vaha svayaM bhagavAna hI hai / bhagavAna hI mere guru bana sakate haiM, jinheM pAneke bAda kobhI sAdhanA bAkI bhI nahIM rahatI / merI yaha sArI jindagI, sArI pravRtti asa gurukI khojake lio hI hai / ' jisa taraha hama AzramavAsI gAMdhIjIko bApU kahate haiM, asI taraha zAntiniketanameM loga ravivAthako gurudeva kahate the| aba gAMdhIjIkA yaha svabhAva yA rivAja hai ki jo vyakti jisa nAmase mazahUra ho jAya, vahI nAma ve bhI svIkAra kara lete haiN| ravibAbakA jikra ve 'gurudeva ke nAmase karane Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lage / tilakajIko hI lIjiye * pahale bApU anheM tilaka mahArAja kahate the| bAdameM anhoMne dekhA ki mahArASTrameM loga anheM lokamAnya kahate haiM, to anhoMne bhI lokamAnya kahanA zurU kara diyaa| yahI bAta hai mi0 jinnAke cAremeM bhI / mi0 jinnAke anuyAyI anheM kAyade Ajama kahate haiM, aisalio bApU bhI jhunakA jikra asI nAmase karate haiN| zrI vallabhamAnI paTelako gujarAtake kAryakartA zrI maNilAla koThArIne saradAra kahanA zurU kiyA aura loga bhI anheM saradAra kahane lage / bApUne yaha bAta sunI to anhoMne bhI vahI nAma calAyA / aina bar3e logoMkI bAta to chor3a dIjiye / mai apane parivArameM, vidyArthiyoMmeM aura mitra maNDalImeM kAkAke nAmase mazahUra hU~ / yahA~ taka ki jaba merA pUrA nAma dattAtreya bAlakRSNa kAlelakara kahIM likhA jAtA hai, to loga mujhe pUchate haiM ki kyA ye dattAtreya bAlakRSNa tumhAre kosI riztedAra haiM? basa, aisI parase bApU bhI mujhe kAkA hI kahate haiN| amakI cir3iyoMmeM bhI 'cirajIva kAkA se prArambha karate haiM aura samApta karate hai 'bApUke AzIrvAda' se| nAmake 'lile 'kAkA' zabda kevala vizeSa nAma rahA hai, asakA kobhI vizeSa artha nahIM hai / jisI taraha, rathIbAbU (ravibAbUke lar3ake)ko athavA zrI vidhuzekhara zAstrIjIko likhate samaya ravibAbUkA jikra gurudeva nAmase hI karate hai, kyoMki vahI nAma ana logoMko priya hai| jyAdA nahIM jAnanevAle logoMne aisase anumAna lagAyA ki gAMdhIjI ravibAbuko apanA gurudeva mAnate haiM! aisI silasileme aka choTA-sA prasaMga yahA~ likha detA huuN| maiM zAntiniketana gayA, to sabase pahale gurudevase milA / anase kahA ki maiMne Apake gItAMjali Adi atha paDhe haiM, aba maiM Apake kucha AdhyAtmika anubhava jAnanA cAhatA huuN| mai vizeSa prazna pUchU asake pahale ve kahane lage-'loga mujhe gurudeva to kahate haiM, lekina maiM gurumeM vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| maiM nahIM mAnatA ki kobhI kisIkA guru bana sakatA hai, kosI kisIko mArga batA sakatA hai / adhyAtma meka asA kSetra hai ki jisameM haraokako apane lakSyakI ora jAnekA rAstA bhI apane Apa taiyAra karanA par3atA Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| adhyAtma hamezA unchartered sea ke jaisA kSetra hI rahA hai| merI sAdhanA mujhe mere kavi honese milI hai| jaba maiM satyaM jJAnaM anantaM brahma' kahatA hU~, taba yaha sArA vizva mujhe satya rUpa dIkha par3atA hai| jisa vizvako ainkAra karanevAlA mAyAvAda mere pAsa nahIM hai / ' aisI taraha aneka bAteM khiiN| sAre pravacanakI riporTa denekA yaha sthAna nahIM hai / mujhe aitanA hI batAnA hai ki gurudevake nAmase apanI maNDalImeM jo hamezA pukAre jAte the, ve svayaM guru-jaisI kisI vastuko mAnate hI nahIM the| 43 1921meM bejavADAkI akhila hinda kAMgresa mahAsamiti (A. I.C.C.) ne taya kiyA thA ki lokamAnya tilakake smArakameM aka karor3a. rupayA aikaTThA kiyA jAya / asI silasilemeM dhana aikaTThA karanekI kozige cala rahI thiiN| aka dina zrI zaMkaralAla baiMkarane Akara kahA'hamAre prAnta (bambI ) meM jitanI mukhya mukhya nATaka kampaniyA~ haiM, ve saba milakara apane sabase acche naToM dvArA aka kisI acche nATakakA abhinaya kreNgii| jhusa dina agara bApU thiyeTarameM apasthita ho jAye, to ve loga susa khelakI sArI AmadanI tilaka svarAjya phaNDameM deneke lio taiyAra haiN|' anhoMne Age kahA - 'hajAroMkI nahIM, lAkhoMkI bAta hai, kyoMki TikaToMkI manamAnI kImata rakheMge / ' bApU oka kSaNakA bhI vilaMba kiye bagaira bole ---- 'yaha nahIM ho sktaa| maiM kabhI dhaMdhAdArI naToMke nATaka dekhane nahIM jAtA / kobhI mujhe karor3a rupayA bhI de, to bhI maiM apanA niyama nahIM tor3a sakatA / ' zaMkaralAlajIkA prastAva jaisAkA taisA raha gayA / Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 'vidyApIThameM harijanako " san 21 kI hI bAta hai / ahamadAbAdame gujarAta vidyApIThakI sthApanA huA / sthApanAme merA kAphI hAtha thaa| ana dinoM meM dinarAta bhUta- jaisA kAma karatA thA / yeka dina vidyApIThake niyAmaka maNDalakI baiThaka thI / asameM mi0 a~DrayUja bhI Aye the / anhoMne savAla cher3A to praveza rahegA na ?' maiMne turanta javAba diyA haoN, rahegA / ' kintu hamAre niyAmaka mause ase loga the, jinakI aspRzyatA dUra karanekI taiyArI nahIM thI / hamArI sambaddha sasthAoM meM aka thA maoNDala skUla | asake saMcAlaka fre sudhArake liye taiyAra nahIM the / aura bhI loga apanI apanI kaThinAjiyoM peza karane lage / asa dina yaha prazna anizcita hI rahA / jitanA hI taya huA ki jisake bAreme bApUjI se pUcheMge / maiM nizcinta thA / Akhira bApUse pUchA gayA / anhoMne bhI vahI javAba diyA jo maiMne diyA thA / - de jisa bAta kI carcA vaiSNava ghanikoMne bApUke pAsa Akara kahAdharma kArya hai| hama asameM Apa kaheM atane paise savAla Apa chor3a dIjiye / vaha hamAre samajhame nahIM AtA / ' Aye huye vaiSNava kucha pA~ca sAta lAkha rupaye denekI niyatase Aye the / bApUjIne anheM kahA - 'vidyApITha nidhikI bAta to alaga rahI, kala agara kobhI mujhe aspRzyatA kAyama rakhane kI zarta para hindustAnakA svarAjya bhI de, to ase maiM nahIM lU~gA / ' becAre vaiSNava dhanika jaise Aye the vaise hI cale gaye / * --- gujarAta bharameM hone lagI / bambaoke canda " rASTrIya zikSAkA kArya bar3hA sakate haiM, kintu harijanoM kA 59. Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 Azramake prArambhake dinoMmeM AsapAsa hameM acchA dUdha nahIM milatA thaa| aisalime hamane apanA prabandha kara liyA, acchI acchI gAyeM aura bhaiseM rakha liiN| kucha dinoM ke bAda bApUne hame samajhAyA ki hameM gorakSA karanI hai / bhaisako rakhakara hama gAyako nahIM bacA sakate / donoMko Azraya dekara. hama donoMkA nAza kara rahe haiM / gAyakI sabase bar3I pratispardhI hai bhaisa / baila to apanI sevAke bala para baca jAtA hai, aura bhaisa apane dUdha, ghIkI adhikatAke bala para / rahI gAya aura bhaisake paadd'e| so gAya katala kI jAtI hai aura bhaisake pAr3e bacapanameM hI mAra DAle jAte haiM / ___ * natIjA yaha huA ki Azramase saba maise haTAyI gayIM / kevala gozAlA hI rhii| aka dina gAyakA aka bachar3A bImAra huaa| hama logoMne asakI davAke lia jitanI kozize ho sakatI thIM kI / dehAtoMse pazurogoMke jAnakAra Aye / vheTaranarI DaoNkTara Aye / jitanA ho sakatA thA saba kucha kiyA / kintu bachar3A ThIka nahIM huaa| bachar3eke antima kaSTa dekhakara bApUne hama logoMke sAmane prastAva rakhA ki aisa mUka jAnavarako jisa taraha pIr3A sahana karate rakhanA ghAtakatA hai / ase mRtyukA vizrAma hI denA cAhiye / aisa para bar3I carcA calI / zrI vallabhabhAbhI ahamadAbAdase aaye| kahane lage -'bachar3A to do-tIna dinameM Apa hI mara jAyegA, kintu ase Apa mAra DAleMge to nAhaka jhagaDA mola leNge| deza bharake hindU samAjameM khalabalI mcegii| abhI phaMDa aikaTThA karane bambabhI jA rahe haiN| vahA~ hameM kosI kaur3I bhI nahIM degA / hamArA bahutasA kAma ruka jaayegaa|' bApUne saba kucha dhyAnase sunA aura apanI kaThinAbhI peza karate huo kahA -'ApakI bAta saba sahI hai| lekina bachar3ekA duHkha dekhate hama Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaise baiTha sakate haiM ? hama asakI jo antima sevA kara sakate haiM, vaha na kareM to dharmacyuta hoNge|' jaisI bAtoMme vallabhabhAbhI bApUse kabhI vAdavivAda nahIM karate the| ve cupacApa cale gaye / phira bApUne hama saba AzramavAsiyoMko bulAyA / hamArI rAya lI / maiMne kahA- 'Apa jo karate haiM so to ThIka hI hai| kintu agara mujhe apanI rAya denI hai, to mai gauzAlAme jAkara bachar3eko pratyakSa dekha yU~ tabhI apanI rAya de sakatA huuN| maiM gauzAlAmeM gayA / vachar3A vebhAna par3A thA / maiM apanI rAya taya nahIM kara pAyA / aisalime vahA~ kucha ThaharA / bAdameM jaba dekhA ki bachar3A jora jorase TA~geM jhaTaka rahA hai, to maiM bAke pAsa gayA aura kaha diyA - maiM Apake sAtha pUrNatayA sahamata huuN|' vApUne kisIko ciTThI likhakara golI calAne vAle AdamiyoMko bulvaayaa| anhoMne kahA - 'golIse mAranekI jarUrata nhiiN| DaoNkTara logoMke pAsa asA ainjekzana rahatA hai jo lagAte hI prANI zAnta ho jAtA hai|' asa para oka pArasI DaoNkTara bulavAyA gyaa| asane asa pIr3ita bachar3eko 'maraNa' de diyaa| jisa para to dezabharameM khuba ho-hallA macA thA / bApUko kI lekha likhane par3e the| sArA hindU samAja jaDa-mUlase hila gayA thA / bAkI ananya dharmaniSThA aura gaubhaktike kAraNa hI ve misa Andolanase baca ske| paMjAbake atyAcAra, khilAphatakA mAmalA aura svarAjya prApti aina tIna bAtoMko lekara bApUne aka deza-vyApI Andolana zurU kiyA / bhAratake aitihAsame zAyada yaha apUrva Andolana thA, jisame hindU aura musalamAna aka hume the / yaha adbhuta dRzya dekhakara aMgreja bhI ghabarA gaye / sarakArako lagane lagA ki gAMdhIjIke sAtha kucha na kucha samajhotA karanA hI cAhiye / vAaisarAyane bApUko milaneke lio bulvaayaa| Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMjAbakA atyAcAra to ho hI cukA thA / usake bAremeM kisIko sajA dilAnekI zarta bhI bApUne dezako nahIM rakhane dI thii| sarakAra apanI bhUla svIkAra kara letI, to mAmalA taya ho jAtA / bAkI rahI thIM do baateN| khilAphata para vAaisarAyakI dalIla thI ki yaha savAla hindustAnakA nahIM, antararASTrIya rAjanItikA hai| asameM kabhI nAjuka bAteM bharI hubhI haiM / ase chor3a do aura kevala svarAjyakI bAteM karo, to Apase samajhautA ho jAyagA / bApUne kahA- yaha nahIM ho sktaa| hindustAnake musalamAna hindustAnakA mahatvapUrNa aMga haiM / jhunake dilameM jo anyAyakI cAMTa hai, asake prati maiM adAsa nahIM raha sakatA / ' / aisI para samajhautekI bAta TUTa gayI / dezake bar3e bar3e netAoMne -khAnagI bAtacItameM bApUko doSa diyaa| sunakA kahanA thA ki khilAphatakI bAta hindustAnakI hai hI nahIM / jhuse chor3a dete to kyA harja thA / svarAjya to mila jAtA! (ana dinoM svarAjyakI hamArI kalpanA Aja-jaisI zuddha . aura nizcita nahIM thI / jo kucha milatA ase hI zAyada loga svarAjya samajhakara le lete aura bar3I rAjanItika pragati mAna lete|) lekina bApUke -sAmane hamAre rAjanaitika cAritryakA prazna thaa| musalamAnoMko sAtha diyA, sunakA duHkha apanA duHkha banAyA aura aba apanI cIja milate hI sunakA hAtha chor3a denA yaha to dagAbAjI kahalAtI / aisa taraha dagAbAjI karake jo bhI mile vaha bApUkI najarameM malina hI thaa| aisIlio apanA zuddha nirNaya vAaisarAyako kahate anheM tanika bhI saMkoca nahIM huA / 47 / ci0 candanakI mere lar3akeke sAtha zAdI taya huo thii| vaha AksaphorDa meM par3hatA thA aura candana apanI amerikAkI par3hAI pUrI karake hindustAna lauTI thii| vaha vardhA AyI / bApU kahane lage-'yaha candana to aMgrejI sIkhakara viduSI hokara AyI hai| yaha kyA kAma kI ? ase hindI to AtI hI nahIM / zAdI honeke bAda kyA paDhegI! abhIse ase hindI sikhAnekA kucha prabandha karanA cAhiye / ' hama donoMne Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taya kiyA ki ase deharAdUna kanyA gurukulame bheja deN| pUjya bAko vahA~ atsavake nimitta jAnA hI thaa| mujhe bhI anhoMne bulAyA thaa| hama candanako sAtha le gye| vahA~ke logoMne ase hindI par3hAnekA prabandha kiyA aura badaleme asase pAnekA kAma bhI liyaa| vaha bosTana vizvavidyAlayakI sogiyaoNlAjI (samAjazAstra) me ama0 a0 thii| jitaneme bApUkA rAjakoTakA satyAgraha zurU huA / candana kAThiyAvAr3akI lar3akI ThaharI / asase kaise rahA jA sakatA thaa| vaha satyAgrahameM garIka honeke lio deharAdUnase rAjakoTa gyii| mitanemeM samajhautA hokara satyAgraha sthagita ho gayA aura bApU vardhA A gaye / candana rAjakoTame kucha bImAra ho gyii| vardhA candanakA patra AyA ki maiM bImAra huuN| asa dina bApU vardhAse vambI jA rahe the / maiM bApUko pahu~cAne sTezana para gayA thaa| maiMne candanake bImAra honekI bAta sunAyI / bApU taphasIla pUchane lage / maiMne candanakA patra hI sunake hAthameM de diyA / sTezana para bhIr3a honeke kAraNa ve ase par3ha na sake, sAtha hI le gaye / / dUsare dina subaha bambI pahu~caneke pahale hI unhoMne candanako aka tAra bhejA jisame kyA davA karanI cAhiye, kina bAtoMkI saMbhAla rakhanI cAhiye, saba kucha likhA thA / aura turanta ahamadAbAda jAkara amuka vaidyakI davA lenekI sUcanA bhI kI thii| tAra khAsA 12-15 rupayoMkA thA / ase kAmame cAhe jitanA kharca ho bApUko sakoca nahIM rahatA hai| aura jahA~ kaMjUsI karane baiThate haiN| vahA~ to pAnI pAnIkI kATa kasara karate haiN| 48 aka samaya vApU dArjiliMgame the / baMgAlameM prAntIya pariSad honevAlI thI / asame cittaraMjana dAsakA kisI pakSase bar3A virodha honevAlA thaa| anhoMne vApUko bhupasthita rahaneke lio kahA thaa| bApUne svIkAra bhI kiyA thaa| nizcita samaya para bApU dArjiliMgase nikalaneke lio prastuta hume / (bApUkI gaphalata nahIM thI, moTarakI kojI gar3abar3I huI hogI yA kyA, Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe ThIka yAda nahIM hai|) lekina sTezana para pahuMce to dekhA ki mela calI gayI hai| aba kyA kiyA jAya ? bApUne socA yaha acchA nahIM huA / anhoMne turanta relave sTezanase hI tAra bhejakara aka spezala Trena ma~gavAyI aura cle| jisameM kucha samaya to lagA hI / adhara jahA~ kAnpharensa honevAlI thI, vahA~ loga sTezana para bApUko lene gaye the| anhoMne dekhA bApU DAkagAr3ImeM nahIM hai| dAsabAbU bar3e mAyUsa ho gaye the| vaha svAbhAvika bhI thaa| kAnpharensakI kArravAmI zurU ho gayI thii| aitanemeM paMDAlake sAmane hI relave lAaina para spezala Trena Akara khar3I ho gyii| bApU atare / bApUko dekhakara dAsabAbakI A~khoMmeM oNsU bhara aaye| virodha havA ho gayA / aura asa dinakA kAma kalpanAtIta saphalatAse sampanna huaa| yaha to huI bar3oMkI bAta / aka samaya hama madrAsakI ora khAdI dauremeM dhUma rahe the / zAyada kAlIkaTa pahuMce the / vahA~se attarakI ora nIlezvara nAmaka aka choTA-sA kendra hai / vahA~ merA aka vidyArthI bar3I hI pratikUla paristhitimeM khAdIkA kArya karatA thA / ase bApUke AgamanakI AzA thii| asane svAgatakI taiyArI bhI kI thii| para kAryakramameM kucha asI bAdhA par3I ki nIlezvarakA kAryakrama sthagita karanA par3A / bApUse yaha sahA na gyaa| kahane lage'becArA kitanI zraddhAse kAma kara rahA hai, aka konemeM par3A hai, kisIkI sahAnubhUti nahIM / vahA~ to mujhe jAnA hI cAhiye / ' bApUkA svAsthya bhI suna dinoM acchA nahIM thA / rAjAjIne batAyA ki kisI bhI sUratase nIlezvara jAnA sambhava nahIM hai / bApUne jhuttejita hokara kahA - 'sambhava kyoM nahIM hai ? spezala TrenakA prabandha karo / asa lar3akekI zraddhAkI mujhe kImata hai / ' rAjAjI kharca karaneke lia taiyAra the, kintu bApUko kAphI kaSTa honekA Dara thA / anake svAsthyako bhI khatarA thA / rAjAjI bApUko samajhAnekI koziza karane lage / mahAdevabhAjIne bhI samajhAyA / antameM maiMne kahA- "rAjAjIkI bAta mujhe bhI ThIka lagatI hai / maiM asa Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 yaravaDA jelameM hama zAmako Tahala rahe the / kisI silasilemeM bApU kahane lage-'koI viSaya sAmane Ate hI Ajakala to mujhe asa para likhanemeM dera nahIM lagatI / lekina jisakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki jisake lio maiMne sAdhanA nahIM kI / dakSiNa aphrIkAmeM aka sAthIko kAnUnake aimtihAnameM baiThanA thaa| asake pAsa na kAphI samaya thA na zakti / maiM asake lio Daca laoNke noTsa nikAlatA aura roja paidala asake ghara jAkara ase kAnUna sikhAtA thaa| aidhara mere mukadame bhI aisa taraha taiyAra karake korTameM le jAtA thA ki mAno mujhe Aja aimtihAnameM baiThanA ho / ' aisake pahale maiMne zrI maganalAlabhAIke muMhase sunA thA ki dakSiNa aphrIkAme aka vakta aka musalamAna baTalarane bApUse Akara kahA ki yadi mujhe agrejI AtI hotI to acchI tanakhvAha mila jaatii| AjakI tanakhvAhameM merA pUrA nahIM pdd'taa| basa, bApUne to ase agrejI sikhAnekI taiyArI kara lii| aisa para vaha kahane lagA ki 'Apa to taiyAra ho gaye, yaha ApakI meharabAnI hai / lekina maiM naukarI karU~ yA Apake pAsa agrejI sIkhane Ay?' aisakA ailAja bhI bApUne deva nikAlA / roja 'cAra mIla paidala jAkara asake ghara jhuse agrejI par3hAne lage / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 sAla to ThIka yAda nahIM / maiM ciMcavaDase loTA thaa| vApUkI AtmakathA 'navajIvana meM prakaraNazaH prakAzita ho rahI thii| usake bAremeM carcA calI / maiMne kahA- 'ApakI AtmakathA' to vizva-sAhityameM aka advitIya vastu ginI jAyagI / loga to abhIse ase yaha sthAna dene lage haiM / lekina mujhe usase pUrA santoSa nahIM huaa| yuvAvasthAmeM jaba manuSyako apane jIvanake Adarza taya karane par3ate haiM, apane lio konasI lAaina anukUla hogI misa cintAmeM vaha jaba par3atA hai, taba manakA manthana mahAsagrAmase kama nahIM hotA / asa kAlameM kI paraspara virodhI Adarza bhI aka-se AkarSaka dikhAI dete haiM / maiM ApakI 'AtmakathA 'me ase manomanthana dekhanA cAhatA thaa| lekina vaisA kucha nahIM dikha pdd'taa| aMgrejoMko dezase bhagAneke lio Apa mAMsa taka khAneko taiyAra ho gye| aisa aka sirekI bhUmikAse ahiMsAkI dUsare sirekI bhUmikA para Apa kaise Aye, yaha sArI gar3hamathana Apane kahIM nahIM likhii|" misa para vApUne javAba diyA - 'maiM to akamArgI AdamI huuN| tuma kahate ho vaisA manthana mere manameM nahIM calatA / kaisI bhI paristhiti sAmane Ave, asa vakta mai aitanA hI socatA hU~ ki asameM merA kartavya kyA hai| vaha taya ho jAne para maiM asameM laga jAtA huuN| yaha tarIkA hai meraa|' taba phira maiMne dUsarA prazna pUchA - sAmAnya logoMse maiM kucha bhinna hU~, mere sAmane jIvanakA aka mizana hai / ' jaisA bhAna Apako kabase huA? kyA hAmIskUlameM par3hate the taba kabhI Apako jaisA lagA thA ki meM saba jaisA nahIM hU~?" mere praznakI ora zAyada bApane dhyAna nahIM diyA hogA / anhoMne aitanA hI kahA - 'vezaka, hAmIskUlame maiM apane klAsake lar3akoMkA aguvA banatA thaa|' aitanemeM kosI A gayA aura yaha mahatvakA prazna asA hI raha gayA / Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'AtmakathA ke bAremeM hI phira aka daphe maiMne carcA karate huo kahA'bApUjI, Apane 'AtmakathA meM bahuta hI kaMjUsI kI hai| kitanI hI acchI bAteM chor3a dIM / jahA~ Apane 'AtmakathA' pUrI kI hai, asake Age kI bAteM Apa zAyada hI likheMge / agara chUTI hubhI bAteM likha deM, to 'AtmakathA' jaisA hI aka aura baDA samAntara anya taiyAra ho jAya / bApU kahane lage-'asA thor3A hI hai ki saba bAteM maiM hI likhU / jo tuma jAnate ho tuma likho|' maiMne kahA- 'kahIM kahIM to jaisA mAlUma hotA hai ki Apane jAnabUjhakara bAteM chor3a dI haiN| apane viruddha bAteM to Apane mAno cAkse likhI haiM / lekina auroMke bAremeM jaisA nahIM kiyaa| jaise dakSiNa aphrIkAmeM Apake ghara para rahate huo, ApakI anupasthitimeM ApakA mitra aka vezyA le AyA thA, bhusakA varNana to ThIka hai| lekina yaha nahIM likhA ki yaha vyakti vahI musalamAna thA jisane hAmIskUlake dinoMmeM Apako mAMsa khAnekI ora pravRtta kiyA thA aura jisake kAraNa Apane gharameM corI kI thii|' bApUne kahA- 'tumhArI bAta ThIka hai / yaha maiMne jAnabUjhakara hI nahIM likhA / mujhe to 'AtmakathA' likhanI thii| asameM aisa bAtakA jikra jarUrI nahIM thA / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki vaha AdamI abhI jIvita hai / kucha loga asakA merA sambandha jAnate bhI haiN| donoM prasaMga oka honese asake prati ana logoMke manameM ghRNA bar3ha sakatI hai|' hara manuSyake lio bApUke manameM kitanA kAruNya hai, yaha dekhakara mujhe aka purAnI bAtakA smaraNa ho AyA : banArasa hindU yunivarsiTIvAle bApUke bhASaNake bAda, akhabAroMmeM bApU aura zrImatI besaMTake bAremeM bar3I lambI-cauDI aura tIkhI carcA cala par3I thii| asI silasilemeM bambIke aiNDiyana sozala riphArmarameM zrI naTarAjanne bApUke bAremeM likhA thA Every one's honour is safe in his hands - argo Tent repellant 'bhijjavako khatarA nahIM hai| 94 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bApUke caritrakA yaha pahalU naTarAjanne hI bhaise sundara zabdoMmeM vyakta kiyA hai / fret prasake sAtha aka aura prasaga yAda AtA hai. aka pramukha muslima kAryakartA ke bAremeM bAteM cala rahI thiiN| maiMne rus kisI sArvajanika anucita vyavahArakA jikra kiyaa| bApUne duHkhake sAtha kahA - ' tabase asakI mere pAsa pahale jaisI kImata nahIM rhii| lekina asase kyA ? asakA kucha nukasAna nahIM hogA / mere manameM kisIkI kImata bar3hI to kyA aura ghaTI to kyA ? merA prema thor3e hI kama honevAlA hai / ' 76 1 1926-27 kI bAta hai / khAdIdaurA pUrA karake bApU aDIsA pahu~ce / vahA~ hama loga aTAmATI nAmake aka gA~vameM pahu~ce / bApUkA vyAkhyAna huA / phira loga apanI apanI bheMTa aura candA lekara Aye kobhI kumhar3A lAyA, kobhI vijaurA (vijapura, mAtuliMga) lAyA, kobhI baiMgana lAyA aura koo jaMgalakI bhAjI / kucha garIboMne apane cIthar3oMse chor3a chor3akara kucha paise bhI diye / samAmeM ghUma ghUmakara maiM paise aikaTThe kara rahA thA / paisoMke jagase mere hAtha hare hare ho gaye the| maiMne bApUko apane hAtha dikhAye / mujhase bolA na gyaa| dUsare dina subaha bApUke sAtha ghUmane nikalA / rAstA chor3akara hama khetoMmeM ghUmane cale | taba bApU kahane lage 8 kitanA dAridrya aura dainya hai yahA~ ! kyA kiyA jAya bhina logoMke liye ? jI cAhatA hai ki merI maraNakI ghar3Ime jhudIsAmeM Akara jina logoM ke bIca marU~ / asa samaya jo loga mujhe yahA~ milane AyeMge, ve to jina logoMkI karuNa dazA dekheMge / kisI na kisIkA to hRdaya pasInegA aura vaha ainakI sevAke liye Akara yahA~ sthAyI ho jAyagA / " jisa para maiM kyA kaha sakatA thA ! jhunakI aisa pavitra bhAvanAkA dhanya sAkSI hI ho sakA / 95 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | bh9 aisI dauremeM hama cArabaTiyA pahuMce / vahA~ bhI jaisI aka sabhA huii| maiM khayAla karatA thA ki pITAmATIse bar3hakara karuNa dRzya kahIM nahIM hogA / lekina cArabaTiyAkA to asase bhI bar3ha gayA / loga Aye the to thor3e, lekina jitane bhI the anameMse kisIke mu~ha para caitanya nahIM dikhAI detA thaa| preta-jaisI zUnyatA thI / yahA~ para bhI bApane paiseke lio apIla kii| logoMne bhI kucha na kucha nikAlakara diyA hI / mere hAtha vaise hI hare ho gaye / bhina logoMne rupaye to kabhI dekhe hI nahIM the| tA~beke paise hI sunakA bar3A dhana thaa| koI paisA hAthameM A gayA, to ase kharca karanekI ye kabhI himmata hI nahIM kara pAte the| bahuta dina taka baoNdhe rakhanese yA jamInameM gAr3aneke kAraNa suna para jaMga car3ha jAtA thA / / ____ maiMne bApUse kahA-'aina logoMse jaise paise lekara kyA hogA?' bApUne kahA-'yaha to pavitra dAna hai| yaha hamAre lio dIkSA hai| aisake dvArA yahA~kI nirAza janatAke hRdayameM bhI AzAkA aMkura jhugA hai| yaha paisA jhusa AzAkA pratIka hai| ye mAnane lage haiM ki hamArA bhI addhAra hogaa|' vaha sthAna aura dina yAda rahanekA aka kAraNa aura bhI huaa| rAtako hama vahIM soye / dUsare dina sUryodaya aitanA sundara thA ki bApUne mujhe dekhaneko bulAyA / phira mujhe pUchane lage- 'tuma to (gujarAta) vidyApIThakI hAlata jAnate ho / agara maiM usakA cArja tumheM de dUM to loge?' maiMne kahA- 'bApUjI, vidyApIThakI hAlata jitanI Apa jAnate haiM, asase adhika maiM jAnatA hU~ / savAla pecIdA ho gayA hai| lekina kamase-kama kisI aka bAtameM Apako nizcita karaneke lio maiM asakA cArja leneko taiyAra huuN|' bApUne kahA- kisI DaoNkTarake pAsa jaba koI marIja AtA hai, taba vaha jaisI bhI hAlatameM ho DaoNkTara asakI cikitsA karanese Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ainakAra nahIM kara sakatA / DaoNkTara yaha to kaha hI nahIM sakatA ki jisake bacanekI khAtarI ho, asI rogokI meM cikitsA kruuNgaa|' maiMne kahA - 'tinI kharAba hAlata nahIM hai| maiM jarUra vidyApIThako acche pAye para lA dUMgA, aura dhIme dhIme ase grAmonmukha bhI kara duuNgaa|' jaba maiMne vidyApIThakA cArja liyA, to asake abhyAsa-kramameM khAdI, vahI-kAma Adi to zurU kiye hI, sAtha hI 'grAma-sevA-dIkSita' kI nayI apAdhi sthApita karake asake li bhI vidyArthI taiyAra kiye / zrI babalabhAbhI mehatA aura jhaverabhAjI paTela asI grAmasevA mandirake Adi-dIkSita haiM / saba jAnate hI haiM ki jina donoMne grAmasevAkA kAma kaisA acchA calAyA hai| babalamAmIne apane jo anubhava 'mArU gAmaI' (merA gA~va) nAmaka kitAvameM diye haiM, ve kisI apanyAsa-jaise / romAMcakArI mAlUma hote hai / 78 hindustAna lauTe bApUko bahuta dina nahIM hujhe the| kisI kAraNa vaza sunheM bambI jAnA pdd'aa| vahA~ bukhAra A gyaa| ve revAzakarabhAbhIke maNimuvanameM Thahare the| vahA~ mahAdevamAmI sunakI sevAme the / aka dina bukhAra aitanA car3hA ki sannipAta ho gayA / rAtako mahAdevabhAjIko jagAkara kahane lage- 'mahAdeva, ye bagAlI loga kalakattemeM kAlIke nAmase kAlIghATake mandirameM pazu-ityA karate haiN| jinheM kaise samajhAyA jAya ki yaha dharma nahIM, mahA adharma hai ? cala, hama donoM jAkara satyAgraha kareM, anheM rokeN| phira cir3he hujhe baMgAlI brAhmaNa vahA~ hama para TUTa par3eMge aura hamAre Tukar3e Tukar3e kara ddaaleNge| jisa pazu-hatyAko rokanemeM yadi hamAre prANa cale jAya~ to kyA burA hai ?' yaha bAta maiMne mahAdevamAIke muMhase hI sunI hai / 97 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 79 madrAsakA san 126 kA kAMgresa adhivezana thaa| hama zrI zrInivAsa ayyagArajIke makAna para Thahare the / ve hindU-muslima akatAke nisvata aka masavidA taiyAra karake bApUkI sammatike lio lAye / suna dinoM bApU dezakI rAjanItise nivRtta-se ho gaye the| ve apanI sArI zakti khAdI kAryameM hI lagAte the| vaha masavidA anake hAthameM AyA, to ve kahane lage-'kisIke bhI prayatnase aura kaisI bhI zarta para hindU-muslima samajhautA ho jAya to maMjUra hai / mujhe jisameM kyA dikhAnA hai?' phira bhI vaha masavidA bApUko dikhAyA gayA / anhoMne sarasarI nigAise dekhakara kahA-'ThIka hai|' zAmakI prArthanA karake bApU jaldI so gaye / subaha bahuta jaldI jhuThe / mahAdevamAmIko jagAyA / maiM bhI jaga gayA / kahane lage'bar3I galatI ho gayI / kala zAmakA masavidA maiMne dhyAnase nahIM par3A / yoM hI kaha diyA ki ThIka hai| rAtako yAda AyI ki asameM musalamAnoMko govadha karanekI Ama aijAjata dI gayI hai aura hamArA gaurakSAkA savAla yoM hI chor3a diyA gayA hai / yaha mujhase kaise baradAzta hogA ? ve gAyakA vadha kareM, to hama anheM jabaradastI to nahIM roka sakate / lekina anakI sevA karake to anhe samajhA sakate haiM na ? maiM to svarAjyake lio bhI gaurakSAkA Adarza nahIM chor3a sktaa| una logoMko abhI jAkara kaha Ao ki vaha samajhautA mujhe mAnya nahIM hai / natIjA cAhe jo kucha bhI ho, kintu maiM becArI gAyoMko jisa taraha chor3a nahIM sktaa|' __sAmAnya taura para kaisI bhI hAlatameM bApakI AvAjameM kSobha nahIM rahatA, ve zAntise hI bolate haiM / lekina sUparakI bAteM bolate samaya ve attejita-se mAlUma hote the| maiMne manameM kahA- aho bata mahatpApaM kartu vyavasitA vayaM / yadrAjyalAbhalobhena gAM parityaktumudyatAH // ' bApUkI hAlata jaisI hI thii| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 misesa anI besenTane homarUla lIgakI sthApanA kI aura hindustAna meM rAjanItika Andolana joroMse calAyA | sarakArane anheM najarakaida kara diyA | aba asake liye kyA kiyA jAya, yaha socaneke liye zrI zakaralAla kara bApUke pAsa Aye / cApUne anheM satyAgrahakI siphAriza karanevAlA patra likhA / vaha patra zrI zaMkaralAlabhAbhIne prakAzita kara diyA aura satyAgrahakI taiyArI kii| yaha saba dekhakara sarakArane misesa anI besenTako mukta kara diyA / phira to AndolanakA rUpa hI badala gayA / asahayogake dina A gaye / misesa anI besenTane 'nyU bhiNDiyA' nAmaka aMka aMgrejI dainika patra calAyA / asame bApUke khilApha roja kucha na kucha likhA jAne lagA / aka dina asameM bahuta hI kharAba lekha AyA / maiMne bApUse pUchA 'kalake 'nyU aiNDiyA ' kA lekha Apane pahA hai 1' bAppU kahane lage - 'maiMne " 'nyU bhiNDiyA' paDhanA kabase chor3a diyA hai| jaba taka kobhI khAsa dalIla vAle lekha Ate the, maiM ase par3hatA thA / lekina jaba dekhA ki asameM mujhapara vyaktigata TIkA hI hone lagI hai, to maiMne par3hanA chor3a diyA / vyaktigata TIkA sunanese asakA mana para kucha na kucha asara honekI sambhAvanA rahatI hai| par3hA hI nahIM, to manakA sadbhAva jaisAkA taisA rahatA hai / aba yadi maiM mises besenTase milA to mere mana meM anake prati jo AdarabhAva hai, bhusameM * kamI nahIM hogI / 81 AzramakI sthApanAke dina the / hama kocarabake baMgale meM rahate the / reat saMsthAke liye dhana bhikaTThA karaneke liye prophesara karve ahamadAbAda Aye the / ve bApUse milane Azramame Aye / bApUne saba AzramavAsiyoMko aikaTThA kiyA aura sabako jhunheM sASTAMga namaskAra karaneke liye kahA / phira samajhAne lage 'gokhalejI dakSiNa I 99 > Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aphrIkAmeM Aye the, taba maiMne anase pUchA thA ki Apake prAntameM satyaniSTa loga kauna kauna haiM ? anhoMne kahA thA ki maiM apanA nAma to de hI nahIM sakatA / maiM koziza to karatA hU~ ki satya patha para hI cale, lekina rAjanItike mAmalemeM kabhI kabhI asatya mu~hase nikala hI jAtA hai| maiM jinako jAnatA hU~, anameM tIna AdamI pUre pUre satyavAdI haiM : aka prophesara karve, dUsare zakaMrarAva lavATe (ye madya-niSedhakA kArya karate the|) aura tIsare . . . / ' Age bole - 'satyaniSTha loga hamAre lio tIrtha-jaise haiM / satyAgraha AzramakI sthApanA satyakI apAsanAke lio hI hai / jaise AzramameM kosI satyaniSTha mUrti padhAre, to hamAre lia vaha maMgala dina hai|' becAre karve to gadgada ho gaye / kucha javAba hI nahIM de sake / kahane lage-'gAMdhIjI, Apane mujhe acchA jhepaayaa| Apake sAmane maiM kauna cIja hU~?' san '30meM maiM. yaravaDA jelameM bApUke sAtha rahaneke liau bhejA payA / maiM apane sAtha kAphI pUniyA le gayA thaa| vahA~ mujhe pA~ca mahInese jyAdA nahIM rahanA thA / merI pUniyA~ aitanI thIM ki pA~ca mahIne mujhe bAharase ma~gavAnekI jarUrata nahIM rahatI / lekina huA yaha ki kucha hI dinoMmeM sarakArane zrI vallabhabhAbhIko bhI yaravaDA jelameM lAkara rakha diyaa| zunake aura hamAre bIca thI to sirpha aka hI dIvAla; lekina hama mila nahIM sakate the / bApUko bhisakA bahuta hI burA lagatA / kahate -- 'yaha sarakAra kaisI taMga kara rahI hai! vallabhabhAsIko sAbaramatIse yahA~ le AyI / hama unakI AvAna bhI kabhI kabhI suna sakate haiM, kintu mila nahIM sakate / sarakArako aisameM kyA majA AtA hogA ?' jo loga bApUko dUrase hI dekhate haiM, ve anakI dhIrodAttatA hI dekha sakate hai / sunakA prema kitanA atkaTa hai aura asapara AghAta laganese ve kitane ghAyala hote haiM, yaha to bAharake loga nahIM jAna skte| bApU jaba 100