Book Title: Mahavir Jivan Darshan Sachitra
Author(s): Rajendravijay
Publisher: Mahavir Tattvagyan Pracharak Mandal
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/022841/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaUL IT 8. bahaUTUOUThAlA| MALAMANDELA ALAMOVODOVODOVOD ODVODOVOD hA ( t , 8 - 1 * saMpAda ke na papU gaNivaryazrIrAjendravijyajI mahArAja Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . TREPRESSSSSSSSLOTIREPORP5119119215 / HOLHOTvAna kAma bhezagIrayatA EEEG LAAJAaw ALLirituteADMsonine KAR ya Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : * zrI mahAvIra tattvajJAna pracAraka maMDaLI - (aMjAra-kaccha) vatI, che. umarazI punazI deDhIA, M.B.; B.S. - B-14, sIMdha esTeTa, phAlake reDa, dAdara, muMbaI-14. sarva hakaka prakAzakane svAdhIna mudraNa-vyavasthA : zrI lAlacaMda ke. zAha (vAdavALA) bI.e. (onarsa), bI.TI., esa.TI.sI. nakala : 2000 saMvata 2037, vIra saMvata 2507, caitra suda 13 ne zukravAra, tA. 17-4-81. prAptisthAna : (1) navabhArata sAhitya maMdira, - 162, zAmaLadAsa mArga, muMbaI-2. (2) sevaMtIlAla vI. jaina, 20, mahAjana galI, jhaverI bajAra, muMbaI-2. mUlya : rU. 25-00 ghera beThA rajisTarDa pisTathI pustaka meLavavA mATe.... rUA. 25 + 2 = 27/-ne manIorDara prakAzakane karavo. mudraka : belA TAIpa-seTiMga varkasa, ghIkAMTA roDa, amadAvAda-1. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * zrI bhadrezvara * - vasai mahAtIrtha ( kaccha ) B * zrI aMjAra (kaccha) tapagaccha jinAlayanA mULa nAyakajI zrI vAsu pUjaya svAmI (je tItha patinA zAsana kALamAM vIraprabhue vIsa sthAnaka tapa dvArA tItha kara nAmakarmInI nikAcanA karI te ) Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mi Mi Mi Die Sha Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Lu Mi Jian Zhi Lai Lai Lai Lai Mi Mi Jiang Mi Mi Mi Shui Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Ju Ju Mi Mi Mi Mi Jiang Ran Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Shui Mi Mi Chong Sai Mi Lei Mi Lei Mi Lei Pai Mi Mi Mi Mi Chong Chong Chong Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Ran Mi Mi Mi Lei Mi Lei San San zrI vIraprabhunI nirvANabhUmi - pAvApurI jalamaMdira (bihAra) <Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUmikA satkAra gaNIkAra anaMta guNNAnA bhaDAra ane anaMta upakArI zrI mar3AvIra prabhunA zAsanakALamAM janma pAmI aneka puNyavatA AtmAe zAsananI ArAdhanA tathA prabhAvanA karIne peAtAnu AtmakalyANa sAdhI lIdhu che temAMnA eka puNyAtmA hatA mahA dAnavIra zrI jagaDUzAha zeTha ane khIjA hatA AjIvana akhaMDa brahmacaryavratadhArI zrI vijaya zeTha ane vijayA zeThANI. jagaDUzAhe saMvata 1313 thI 1315nA gALA daramyAna satata traNa varSanA bhayaMkara duSkALamAM bhUkhyA lokone mATe annanA bhaDAro udAratA pUrvaka khullA mUkIne jIvatadAna ApI mar3Ana puNya upArjana karyuM hatuM . 84 hajAra munione eka sAthe AhArapANI vaherAvI supAtradAnanA mahAna lAbha levAnI jyAre eka puNyAtmAne zubha bhAvanA jAgI, tyAre zrI vimaLa kevalI bhagavate temane A upadeza ApyA : " brahma ca vratadhArI vijaya zeTha ane vijayA zeThANInI sAdharmika bhakti karavAthI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamArI A uttama bhAvanA zakya ane saphaLa banI jaze !" kevA utkRSTa prakAranuM vrata pAlana haze e bhAgyazALI daMpatInuM ! A banne puNyAtmAonI pAvanabhUmi che kacchamAM Avela bhavya bhadrAvatI nagarI! je hAlamAM bhadrezvara [vasaI) nAme oLakhAya che. A bhUmi aneka uttama AtmAonA pAdasparzathI pAvanakArI banI che. ahIMnA vAtAvaraNamAM naisargika saundarya che. maMdamaMda vahetI zItala pavananI AhalAdaka laherIe aMtarAtmAnuM saMvedana karAve che. bhaktahRdayanI vINAnA madhura dhvanine raNakAra jhaNajhaNa UThe che. divya bhaktirasanuM sudhApAna AsvAdavA maLe che. mekSapuruSArtha mATe bhavya preraNAnI jhaNajhaNATI paNa ahIM aMtarAtmAne spazI jAya che. vizALa samudrakinArAthI theDe dUra Avela A atiprAcIna mahAtIrtha, bAvana zikharabaMdha derIothI bhAyukta che. rAtrinA zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM enI nAnakaDI ghaMTaDIonA vividha prakAranA madhura nAdo jyAre AtmamaMdiramAM gUMjI UThe che, tyAre te kaI alaukika AnaMdane ja anubhava karAve che. pUrNimAnI samIsAMje dharmazALAnI agAzImAM UbhA rahI, ApaNuM sAme ja rahela ghughavatA vizALa ane gaMbhIra sAgara tarapha dRSTi karIe, pachI UMce Avela AkAzanI aTArI tarapha najara nAkhIe te AkhAya jagatane aMdhakAra dUra karI vidAya lete mahApratApI raktavaNe sUrya eka bAju dekhAya che ane bIjI bAju zItaLa cAMdanI vasAvavA Avate pUrNacaMdra najare paDe cheH A naisargika dazya eTaluM te romAMcaka hoya che ke zrI vItarAga prabhunI ajoDa mahattAnuM varNana karatI legasa sUtranI chellI gAthAnuM sahajabhAve smaraNa thaI jAya che caMdemu nimmalayara AIccenuM ahiyaM payAsayarA; sAgaravara gaMbhIrA, siddhA siddhi mama disaMtu. junA mULanAyaka zrI zAmaLiyA pArzvanAtha bhagavaMta paccIsamI derImAM Aje birAjamAna che ane navA mULanAyaka zrI mahAvIra svAmI mukhya maMdiramAM birAjamAna che. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahIM zrI mahAvIra prabhunA ra7 bhavenA mukhya mukhya prasaMgenI jhAMkhI karAvatAM ArasanA paththaramAM ketarakAmathI kaMDArelAM ane suzobhita raMgathI zaNagArelA citrapaTo bhamatImAM goThavAyelAM che. ahIM darzanArthe AvatA jaina temaja jainetara yAtrike mATe A citrapaTae eka aneruM AkarSaNa jamAvyuM che. dareka prasaMga pAchaLa rahela itihAsa tathA enuM rahasya jANavA-samajavAne tIvra jijJAsAbhAva spaSTa rIte emanA caherA upara jaNAI Ave che. A citrapaTanI samajaNa aMge yAtrike ekabIjAne arasaparasa pUchaparacha kare che. paraMtu AdhArabhUta satya mAhitI na maLatAM eo ajANa rahe che. upalaka rIte sAcuM beTuM je kaMI jANavA-sAMbhaLavA maLe che tenAthI emane pUre saMtoSa thato nathI. saMvata 206mAM paramapUjya 108 vardhamAna taponidhi yuvA , pratibaMdhaka pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA parama tAravI munirAja zrI maNipravijayajI mahArAja sAheba tathA pUjya munirAja zrI rAjendravijayajI mahArAja sAheba [ hAla pU. gaNivarya nA cemAsAne ati suMdara ane avismaraNIya lAbha amArA zrI aMjAra saMghane maLe. anekavidha mAMgalika ArAdhanAothI bharapura evuM mAsuM te jotajotAmAM ja pUrNa thaI gayuM. pUjyazrIe charI pALatA saMgha sAthe zrI bhadrezvarajI tIrthanI yAtrA aMge preraNasiMcana karyuM ane aMjAranA rahevAsI zrI zAMtilAlabhAI dezI madrAsathI comAsuM karavA AvelA, emaNe A puNya-taka jhaDapI lIdhI. 2pa0 puNyAtmAo sAthe khUba ja yAdagAra yAtrAne puNya prasaMga devagurunI paramakRpA dvArA zAsanaprabhAvaka banI gaye. A bhavyaprasaMge preraNA jAge che ke zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra huM prabhune ra7 bhanAM vividha pAsAMonI rajuAta karatAM A suMdara citrapaTone vAcA ApavAmAM Ave te e citrapaTo jIvaMta banI jAya! ane jijJAsu yAtrikane prabhunA AtmavikAsane adbhuta ane romAMcaka itihAsa jANavA maLe. AtmA-karma tathA dharmanI tripuTinI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA pragaTe........ane karmanI sAme dharmanA baLa vaDe AtmAne vijraya avazya thAya ja che enI khAtarI thaI jAya. nayasAranA AtmavikAsanI sAcI jIvanayAtrA zarU thaI samyagdezananI prAptithI : ane tyAra pachI paramAtmapadanI prApti thaI tyAM sudhI te emane A saMsAranI cAreya gatinI nATakazALAnA ra'gamaca upara kevA kevA janma dhAraNa karI, vividha prakAranA bahurUpI veza bhajavavA paDayA hatA ! UMDuM ci tana karIe te ApaNAM sADA traNa karoDa ruvADAM khaDAM thaI jAya evI caDhatI-paDatInI kathA emanA AtmAnI che. enAthI karmInI paravazatA ane dharmanI jAgRtinAM phaLe samajavA maLe che sau prathama nayasAranA bhavamAM rAjA taraphathI jaMgalamAM lAkaDAM levA javAnuM nimitta prApta thayuM. tyAM bhUlA paDelA munivaronAM darzana ane atithi-satkAra [supAtradAna ne prasaMga upasthita thaye|. enA piraNAme mAnavabhavanI saphaLatA mATe meAkSanA bIjarUpa amUlya samyaga dunanI prApti thaI. prabhunA prathama bhavanI gaNunA A samyaktva prAptithI thAya che. [te pUrva te ana'tA kSullaka bhave thayA hatA ] AyuSya pUrNa thatAM samAdhimaraNanA prabhAve devaleAkanA bhava karI emanA janma A ceAvIzInA prathama tIrthaMkara zrI AdinAtha dAdAnA pautra marIci tarIke thAya che. samavasaraNanI Rddhi jotAM ja prabhu pratye AkaSa Nu-bahumAna ane vairAgya jAgRta thayA. bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLI samyaktva pAmI, prabhunA hAthe bhAgavatI dIkSA grahaNa karI, suMdara cAritrajIvananI ArAdhanA zarU kare che. AgaLa jatAM emane mAhunA maLe sapATAmAM lIdhA, jethI munijIvananAM parisaDA sahana thaI na zakayAM. eTale svakalpita triTTha'DI parivrAjakano veza dhAraNa karI, bhagavaMtanI sAthe sAthe vicaravA lAgyA. prasaMgeApAtta zarIranuM AreAgya nabaLuM paDatAM peAtAnI zuzruSA mATe ekAda ziSya banAvavAnA meha jAgyA. dharma sAMbhaLavA mATe Avela rAjaputra kapila pAse utsUtra bhASaNa karyuM. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ig enA da'Da tarIke 1 koDA koDI sAgara pramANa emanA saMsAranI sthiti vadhI gaI. bAvIsamA bhava sudhI azubhakarmAM lagabhaga bhogavAI gayAM ane kharekharA puNyAya trevIsamA bhavathI zarU thaye!. priyamitra cakravatInA bhavamAM saddagurune yeAga prApta thatAM ja zrI vItarAgaprabhutA dharma pAmyA. sAdhujIvanamAM sudara ArAdhanA karI devabhava pAmyA. enA pachI naMdana rAjarSinA paccIsamA bhavamAM te addabhuta camatkAra sarjAye. ahIM trilokanAtha zrI vAsupUjya svAmInuM zAsana pAmI vIzasthAnaka tapanI mahA javalata ArAdhanA karI. " savi jIva karuM zAsanarasI ''nI utkRSTa bhAvanA bhAvI, tIthaMkara nAmakarma nikAcyuM. dharmasattA dvArA prabhunA AtmAe ahIM kamasattAne sakhata hAra ApI. chelle chelle te ramA zrI vardhamAnakumAranA bhavamAM prabaLa mokSapuruSArtha Adaryo. ugra sayama, tapa ane dhyAnanI kaThora sAdhanA vaDe potAnA AtmAne ghAtI karmonI pakaDamAMthI mukta karI, bhabdha jIvAnA kalyANa mATe me kSamA -dha zAsananI sthApanA karI me!TAmAM meTe upakAra karyAM. prabhunA AtmAnI AvI romAMcaka AreNu - avarehayukta vikAsayAtrAmAM sahAyaka temaja avarodhaka banatAM nimitto - karma tathA dhanu' tattvadarzIna-A citrapaTa dvArA ApaNane saceATa rIte - tAdRzya rIte jovA maLe che. ApaNI jIvananAva mATe prabhunuM AlaMbana e dIvAdAMDI samAna che. bughavatA mahAsAgaranA taphAnamAM sapaDAyelA nAva mATe zrI jinezvara ApaNA zararUpa che. zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA " bhAvanagara taraphathI vIra saMvata 2464, vikrama savata 1994mAM pragaTa thayela lagabhaga 500 pAnAnuM pUjya zucaMdra gaNikRta mULa prAkRta bhASAmAM lakhAyela zrI mahAvIra cariya'nA gujarAtI bhASAMtara-graMthanA mukhya AdhAra laI, enI sAthe kalikAlasa`jJa zrI hemaca'drasUrijI kRta triSaSThizalAkA puruSa caritra ' tathA anya zAstragraMthonA AdhAra laI, saraLa bhASAmAM sakSipta rIte saMkalana karI, mUka citrapaTone vAcA ApavAnA namra prayatna ahI karavAmAM Avye che. ' Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka vicitra saMgenA kAraNe A nAnakaDA prakAzananA prAraMbha ane pUrNatAnA kALa vacce daza-daza varSone lAMbA gALe pasAra thaI ga, be vakhata taiyAra karela presapI geravale thaI jatAM punaH punaH lakhANa AdaravuM paDyuM. temaja citra taiyAra karAvavAmAM dhAryA karatAM vadhu samaya nIkaLI gayuM. chatAM Aje sateSa ane AnaMda anubhava thAya che ke devagurunI kRpA vaDe eka zubha manokAmanA saphaLa thaI rahI che. zrI bhadrezvarajInI yAtrAe AvatA puNyAtmAone tIrthapatinI AdhArabhUta zAstrIya mAhitI ApavA uparAMta A prakAzana emanI yAtrAnuM eka madhuruM saMbhAraNuM paNa banI jaze. citrapaTonI sahAyatAthI pitAnA aMtargalsa samakSa prabhunA jIvananuM punaH punaH smaraNa karI, yAtrAnI anumodanAnuM nimitta banaze. jemaNe kaccha bhadrezvara (vasaI)nI yAtrA karI nathI temane A prakAzana prabhunA jIvananA vividha prasaMgenI jhAMkhI karAvaze ane yAtrA karavA mATe preraNuM jagADaze. sAdhaka-ArAdhaka AtmAne mATe bhagavAnanA jIvananI upayogI mAhitI ApavAnI sAthe emane potAnI sAdhanAmAM AgaLa vadhavA pretsAhina karaze. jenakuLamAM janmelA kizere mATe A prakAzananA svAdhyAya dvArA samyagajJAnane prakAza pAmavAmAM temaja prabhunA jIvanane yathArtha paricaya karavAmAM nimittarUpa banaze. jijJAsu jene mATe paNa zrI vItarAga prabhunA dharmamAM rahelA anekAMta-sthAvAda, karma ane AtmapuruSArtha ItyAdi addabhuta tanuM digadarzana karAvaze. ApaNane sukhamaya ke duHkhamaya saMsArane je anubhava thAya che tenuM kharuM kAraNa te pitAnAM ja zubha ke azubha karmo che. duHkhanAM sAcAM kAraNe - mithyAtva, avirati, kaSAya ane gAne dUra karI, samyagadarzana, jJAna ane cAritrathI zAzvata sukha prApta karavAne uttama mArga dekhADI, anekavidha duHkha ApanAra karmasattAnI sAcI oLakhANa bhagavaMte pitAnA anubhava ane upadeza dvArA karAvI che ane emAMthI mukta thavAne upAya paNa sUcavyuM che : sAthe sAthe e ja upAya bhagavaMte potAnA jIvana dvANa ja karela Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apramatta ArAdhanA, kaThora tyAga, tapa tathA titikSAnI ajoDa sAdhanA vaDe pratyakSapaNe puravAra karI AtmazuddhinuM darzana karAvyuM che. eka ati mahatvanA AjJAne ApaNe je prabhunA jIvanamAMthI eka ati mahattvanI preraNA ApaNane prApta thAya che. ApaNe je egya dizAmAM, yogya rIte, niSThApUrvaka emanI AjJAne zirasAvaMgha karI, mekSapuruSArtha AdarIe to ApaNe paNa ApaNA AtmAne karma sattAnA baMdhanamAMthI saMpUrNapaNe mukta banAvI paramAtmapadanI prApti karI, janmamaraNanI jaMjALamAMthI chUTI, akhaMDa ane akSaya sukhane svAmI banI zakIe chIe. zrI vItarAgaprabhunuM dharmazAsana e to sukhI jIvananA sAcA mArgadarzaka ane prakAza pAtharatA dIvaDA samAna che. dharmapuruSArthanuM ghI emAM satata pUryA karavAnI jarUra che. citrapaTa joI enA pAtronA manabhAva samajI ane lakhANa vAMcI, enA upara UMDuM ciMtana tathA manane satata karavAthI vadhu ne vadhu AnaMdane anubhava thaze. pustakane aMte Apele grApha e to bhagavaMtanI vikAsayAtrAne sAra - arka samAna che. enuM adhyayana-manana ApaNuM sukhI jIvananI salAmata yAtrA mATe signalanI garaja sAraze. vArasAmAM ApaNane maLelA AryasaMskRtinA uttama-viziSTa saMskAro jevA ke vinaya, viveka, atithisatkAra, tyAgabhAvanA, paropakAravRtti ityAdi bhUlAI na jAya, enuM smaraNa-AcaraNa satata cAlu rahe e guNadaSTine lakSamAM rAkhI, pUjya guNacaMdra gaNinA mULagraMthamAM daSTigocara thatA prasaMgocita susaMskAranI suvAsa amuka amuka sthaLe vistArapUrvaka saMkalita karAI che. A prakAzananuM suMdara saMpAdana karavA mATe ame pU. munirAja zrI rAjendravijayajI gaNivarane upakAra mAnIe chIe. sAdI bhASAmAM ane ochAmAM ochA zabdo vaDe, vadhu ne vadhu upayogI mAhitI ApavAnI kALajI spaSTa rIte dekhAI Ave che. tIrthamAM ApelA citrapaTone je kama jovA maLe che temAM thoDoka pheraphAra karI, "zrI kalapasUtranA Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 chaThThA vyAkhyAna mujaba gADhavI aDDI' navA naMbara ApyA che. prakAzananu suMdara sakalana karavAmAM aneka puNyAtmAenuM pratyakSa ane parokSa rIte amUlya mArgadarzana satata rIte maLyu che. zrI jinazAsana ArAdhanA TrasTa" taraphathI rUA. 10,000 nI leAna maLI che. sahunu RNa ame kRtajJabhAve svIkArIe chIe. alpamatinA kAraNe tathA mudragudoSathI lakhANamAM kayAMya bhUlacUka rahI javA pAmI hoya to te mATe aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka kSamA yAcIe chIe. jinAjJA viruddha ajANapaNe kaMI lakhAyelu jaNAya to kRpALu vAMcakavane amAru dhyAna doravA namra araja che. citrA hajI paNa vadhu suMdara ane AkarSIka ane evA koI pratibhAsa`panna citrakArane amAruM hArdika AmatraNa che. A mUlyavAna prakAzana bhAratamAM tathA paradezamAM vasatA pratyeka jaina kuTubamAM, potAnA khALakone bhagavAnanA bhavya jIvananA alpa pari caya karAvI, suMdara ane saphaLa jIvananA ghaDatara mATe ucca saMskArasiMcana dvArA bhAthArUpa banI rahe evI ujjavaLa jhaMkhanA ameA rAkhIe chIe. e mATe udAra dAnavIra AtmAonA sahayAgathI, tamAma pAThazALA tathA mahAzALAnA dareka jaina vidyAthIne, zakaya eTalI echI kiMmate A prakAzana pahoMcADavAnI paNa bhAvanA rAkhIe chIe. lakhANanuM nirIkSaNa ane sa mAna mukhyapaNe parama pUjya siddhAMta maheAdhi AcArya deva zrImad vijayapremasUrIjI mahArAjAnA paTTadhara pU. A. zrI vijayahIrasUrIzvarajInA praziSya pU. munirAja zrI rAjazekharavijayajI mahArAja sAhebe karI zrI jhaghaDIAjI tImAM pUrato samaya ApI ene sucAru banAvI Apyu che. pU. munirAja zrI jagatacaMdra vijayajI mahArAja sAhebe saMzodhana karI ApyuM che. chelle chelle pU. A. zrI vijaya-mukticaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA praziSya ratna pU. munirAja zrI pUrNa caMdravijayajI mahArAja sAhebe ati AtmIyabhAve Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpUrNa lakhANa joI ene AkharI opa ApI, prakAzananA zikhara upara pUrNakaLaza caDhAvI dIdhuM che. - vAgaDavALA pUjya AcAryadeva zrI vijaya kalApUrNasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA ziSya pU. munirAja zrI kalAprabha vijayajI ma. sA. tathA pUjya kapataruvijayajI ma. sAhebe paNa saMpUrNa lakhANa joI gya rIte khUba ja upayogI sUcano karyA che. citra taiyAra karavAmAM zrI premacaMdabhAI mevADA, ramezabhAI tathA bharatabhAI cheDAe suMdara sahakAra Ape che. citronA suMdara ephaseTa chApakAma mATe zrI sUryakAMtabhAI bApubhAIe ajaya prinTarsamAM goThavaNa karI ApI che. pustakanA chApakAma mATe tathA prapharIDiga mATe, navaprabhAta presamAM zrI lAlacaMdabhAI ke. zAhano hAdika sahakAra paNa maLe che. A sahune AbhAra jeTalo mAnIe teTale e cha gaNAya. Ave tyAre, A pavitra ane mahA maMgalakArI tIrthanI bhUmikA upara paga mAMDanArA pyArA yAtrika ! mekSamArgane ApaNe hAdika satkAra karI, jinAjJAne svIkAra karIe ane dharma puruSArthamAM vahelI take DagalAM mAMDI, AtmakalyANa sAdhavA Age kadama upADI, mahAna puNyadaye prApta thayela A atidurlabha mAnavabhavane saphaLa karIe. emAM sahAyaka banI zake evA A cAlIseya citrapaTo amRtanA 40 pyAlA samAna che. kaI jJAnI sadguru pAsethI dareka citrapaTamAM raheluM tatvadarzana karI saddabhAvapUrvaka manana karavAmAM Ave to emAMthI nijAnaMdane adbhuta kuvArA UDavA lAge che ! ane A kuvArA vacce Asana mAMDI, ahIM Apela grAphanuM tattvadarzana karatAM karatAM te ema ja lAge che ke have mekSanAM darzana to taddana najIkamAM ja che! jeTalI jhaDape A kalyANamA upara doDIe teTale vahele lAbha maLe ! potAnA prANathI paNa adhika pyArA zrI viraprabhu pAsethI vahelAmAM vahelI take kevaLajJAnaprAptinI tIvra tAlAvelImAM magna rahetA zrI gautamasvAmIjIe meLavela AzvAsana Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 "tuM ane huM AgaLa jatAM eka ja sarIkhA thaIzuM." prabhunA nivaNa bAda rAganAM baMdhana tUTatAM ja nUtanavarSanA navalA prabhAte kevaLajJAna pragaTa thatAMnI sAthe ja jema gautamasvAmIjI mATe A satya nIvaDayuM, evuM ja AzvAsana, A tIrthanI yAtrA karI ApaNe sahu paramakRpAnA nidhAna zrI viraprabhu pAsethI meLavI laI, ApaNuM jIvana paNa dhanya banAvI laIe evI maMgaLakAmanA ! zivamastu sarva jagataH = jinadAsa saMvata 2037 zrI mahAvIra tatvajJAna pracAraka maMDaLa, vasaMta paMcamI, aMjAra- (kaccha) simavAra zrI bhadrezvara - vasaI mahAtIrtha jaina sAhityanA jANItA lekhaka-vivecaka zrI ratIlAla dIpacaMda desAIne athAka parizrama vaDe saMzodhana dvArA taiyAra kareluM A pustaka bhadrazvara tIrthanA aitihAsika jijJAsuone mATe khUba ja suMdara mAhitIsabhara temaja anivArya kRti che. kiMmata rU. 30-00 : prAptisthAna : (1) gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya gAMdhIroDa, amadAvAda 1. (2) navabhArata sAhitya maMdira, 162, zAmaLadAsa gAMdhI mArga, muMbaI 2. Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ peegegevenggggggggggggggggglegan Sage DAnA rAjA to jo jAtatodio A vikAsayAtrAne Alekha [grApha] paricaya nayasArane AtmA samyagadarzana pAmIne vikAsayAtrAnuM maMgaLAcaraNa karatAM, kramazaH paramAtmapadanuM zikhara kaI rIte sara karyuM tenuM rahasya tathA yathArtha khyAla ahIM Apela grAphanA manana vaDe AvI zake che. Aje mAunTa evaresTa bhale UMcAmAM UMcuM temaja ArohaNa mATe duSkara zikhara gaNAya che, paraMtu sara karavA jevuM kharekhara unnata, duSkaramAM duSkara temaja AtmahitakAra zikhara to mokSanuM ja che ! enA vijayane AnaMda ane gaurava to zabdomAM varNavI zakAya tema nathI paraMtu anubhava karavA jevo khare ja ! mithyAtvamAM AvI rahelA AtmAne zyAma vartuLa tarIke darzAvela che. AtmAmAM rahelA samyagadarzana, jJAna ane cAritraguNane veta tanA prakAzathI darzAvavAmAM Avela che. AtmaguNanI pragaTelI ceta nayasAranA bhavamAM nAnakaDI hatI, maricinA bhAvamAM vizeSa prakAzita thaI paraMtu mithyAtvanA udaye te bujhAI gaI pharI vizvabhUtinA bhavamAM prakAzita thaI ane niyANanA prabhAve olavAI gaI. tripRSThanA bhavamAM zrI zreyAMsanAtha bhagavaMtanI vANIthI e jota alpa samaya pUrate ja prakAza ApI alepa thaI gaI. paraMtu vIsamA bhavathI te vadhu ne vadhu tejasvI thatAM chellA bhave saMpUrNa rIte prakAzI UThe. saMsAramAM rakhaDAvanArI karmanAM baMdhanenI paraMparAne kALI dorIrUpe AlekhI che. ra7 mA bhavamAM te kapAI jatAM prabhune AtmA baMdhanamukta bane che. AtmAnA utthAna ane patananA rahasyanI samajaNa A pustakanA vAMcana tathA citrapaTanA kALajIbharyA abhyAsathI maLI rahe che. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyagadarzananI prApti thatAM ja (1) nayasAranI sAcI vikAsa yAtrAmAM zarU thaI ane (2) devakano bhava malyo. tyAMthI zrI AdinAtha bhagavaMtanA pautra (3) marIci tarIke janma thaye, sAthe sAthe ratnaciMtAmaNI jevuM uttama cAritrajIvana paNa malyuM. munijIvananA parisothI e lAcAra thaI gaye, mithyAtvane udaya thatAM eNe utsutrabhASaNa karyu-pariNAme cAritraratna lUMTAI gayuM ane saMsAranI rakhaDapaTTI vadhI gaI. tyAMthI eka eka bhavanA aMtare kamazaH cha devabhava (4) - (7) - (9) - (11) - (13) - (15) karyA. tenA vacagALAmAM (pa) kauzika - - (6) puSpamitra - (8) agnidyota - (10) agnibhUti - (12) bhAradvAja - ane (14) thAvara nAmadhArI brAhmaNa tarIke janma cha vakhata janma dhAraNa karyo. paMdara devabhava pUro karI, dIrghakALa paryata (16) mA bhave vizvabhUti rAjakumAra tarIke saMsAranA raMgamaMDapamAM praveza mA ! ahIM tIvra kedhakaSAyanuM nimitta maLatAM ja vairAgya pedA thaye. ane cAritramArga svIkArI suMdara ArAdhanA karI. tyAM paNa mAnakaSAyanuM nimitta maLI jatAM vizvabhUti muni gaMbhIra bhUla karI beThA. ghora niyANuM karI amUlya cAritraratnanuM lIlAma karI nAkhyuM ! (17) me devabhava pUro karI (18) mA tripRSTavAsudevanA bhavamAM pUrve karela niyANAnA prabhAve padAdhikAra ane atula baLanI prApti sAthe sAthe ucca kakSAnI paraMparAthI ene AtmA gherAI gaye. pariNAme vacce (ra0) me siMhane bhava karI, be vakhata (19) - tathA (21) - mA bhavamAM e AtmA narakagatine mahemAna banya. basa, tyAra pachI to e ja AtmAe (22) mA bhavamAM vimalarAjakumAra, (23) mA bhavamAM priya mitra cakavata, (24) mA bhavamAM devaka ane (25) mA naMdanarAjarSinA bhavamAM uttarottara saMpUrNa jAgRtipUrvaka uttama dharma ArAdhanA karI, karmasattAne joradAra phaTake mAryo. tyArabAda devakane (26) me chelle bhava karI aMtima (27) mA bhavamAM adbhuta samatA ane kSamA dhAraNa karI, karmasattAne tamAma hisAba - levaDadevaDa cUkate karyo. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 alpa dharmasAdhanAvALA para`tu vizeSa rIte pApanI para parAvALA jIvananATakanA pahelA aMka (21) mA bhave pUrA thayA, ane dharma sAdhanAmAM uttarottara samRddhivALA jIvananA bIjo aMka (22) mA bhavathI zarU thayA. pahelA a'kamAM kasattAnA hAthe vAravAra nayasAranA AtmAne phuTakA khAvA paDyA hatA, tyAre khIjA aMkamAM te e ja AtmAe kasattAne sakhata rIte phaTakAryA hatA. chevaTe tIrthaMkarapada pAmI anupama vijaya prApta karyAM ! nayasAranA jIve je je bhUlA karI pachaDATa khAdhI, te te bhUle ApaNA jIvanamAM na thAya, tenI sapUrNa kALajI rAkhI; je je upakArI tattvAnI sahAyatA prApta karI saphaLatAnAM zikhare eNe kabaje karyAM ane aMte paramAtmapade paheAMcyA, te te tattvanA ApaNe satkAra ane svIkAra karIe. grAphamAM darzAvela zyAma kabaMdhananI rekhAne relagADInA pATA tarIke kalpanA karIe te paNa nayasAranI vikAsayAtrAnA sacoTa khyAla AvI zake che. vikAsapathe cAlI rahelI enI jIvanagADIne je je bedarakArInA kAraNe, jyAM jyAM akasmAta naDayo hatA, tyAM tyAM ApaNe saMpUrNa rIte sAvadhAna khanI AgaLa vadhIe, te ApaNI gADI paNa iSTasthAne jarUra paheAMcI zake che! je dubha mAnavabhava AtmAnA vikAsa mATe mahAna puNyanA ceAge ApaNane maLyA che, te kevaLa vilAsayAtrAmAM ja veDaphAI na jAya enI pUrepUrI sAdhavAnInA saMdezarUpa A grApha bane to ApaNuM jIvana paNa saphaLa banyA vagara nahi rahe ! Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A prazno dhyAnapUrvaka vAMce prakAranI Adhi, vyAdhi ane upAdhio [ zarUAtanuM pAnuM 4 ] (2) eka adbhuta khajAne lUMTavA mATe agatyanI cAvI tamAre hAtha karI levI che? [pAnuM 5 oLakhANa / | pAnuM 33] (3) Apane mahA vidvAna thavuM che ? (4) jagatanI mahAna vittimAMthI bacI jaI eka moTA zrImata thavuM che ? [ pAnuM 35, 106 ] [ pAnuM 60, 65] che ? | pAnuM 70] [pAnuM 82] (5) Apane kevaLajJAna (sarvAMnapada) prApta karavuM che ? (6) tamAne maLela mAnavabhavanI kimata tame AMkI zake (7) tamArA gharaAMgaNe ja kalpavRkSa taiyAra karavuM che ? (8) sa'sAyAtrAmAM tamArI pUMThe keNu kANu DhADI rahyuM che? | pAnuM 83] (9) kAtila kaSAyarUpI ajagara = nAgadAdAnI asaramAMthI bacavAno gArUDImaMtra tame jANo che ? [ pAnuM 94] (10) zuM tamArAthI zAMti rIsAI gaI che? athavA azAMtine sahelAIthI bhagADI mUvI che ? (11) zivaraNInA svayaMvaramAM bhAga levA tamone che? (12) janmamaraNanA mahAregane nAbUda karanAra oLakhANa karavA IcchA che ? (1) zuM Apane vicitra satAvI rahI che ? [pAnuM 129| intejArI ( bhAvanA ) |pAnuM 136 | mahAna zastravaidya sAthe [chelluM TAITala peja | A badhAya praznone ukela tamane khabara hAya tA tA tamAne abhinaMdana, paraMtu jo tamane ukela meLavavA hoya te pUjya AcArya zrI vijya kalApU - sUrizvarajI mahArAja sAheba saMpAdita " tattvajJAna pravezikA " (sacitra) avazya kharIvA Apane joradAra paNa namra vinatI karIe chIe. ghaNI pAThazALAomAM bALakonA abhyAsa mATe A prakAzana pADavapustaka tarIke sthAna pAmI cUkayuM che. prAptisthAna : DaoNyu. pI. DheDhIA, M. B. B. S. B-14, sIMdha esTeTa, phAlake roDa, dAdara-muMbaI 14 kimata : rUA. 5-00 TapAlathI rUA. 7 (sAta) Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ LELGUEUELSUSULUCULLE tha maMgaLAcaraNa che tltlytKHtbtKHtKHrbvltltltltl UTUEUGHTSTSTSTSTST LSLSLSUSUSU namaskAra mahAmaMtra chename arihaMtANuM che namo siddhANuM che name AyariyANuM che namo uvajajhAyANuM che namo loe savvasAhUNuM che ese paMca namukkAro che savva pAvappaNAsaNo che maMgalANaM ca savvasiM che paDhamaM havaI maMgalaM che vIra stuti vIra: sarva surAsurendra mahine vIre budhA: saMzritA: vireNAbhihataH svakarma nico, vIrAya nitya nama : vIrAttIrthamidaM pravRttamatula vIrasya ghora tapa, vIre zrI dhatikIrtikAMti nicaya: zrI vIra ! bhadra dizaH LOLCULUCULUQLCLCLCLCULULUSLLLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLELSUELLELEUCLCLCLE Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArI pratijJAo mArA niyama... mahAmUlI tIrthayAtrAnI yAdagIrI nimitte AvA keIka suMdara vrata-niyama dhAraNa karavAthI ApaNA jIvanamAM AgaLa vadhavAnuM baLa prApta thAya che. ApanI pasaMdagInI kaI paNa pratijJA-niyamonI noMdha ahIM karo ane guru mahArAja sAheba pAse svIkAre : (1) sarvajJa zrI vItarAga lagavate je kahyuM che te ja saMpUrNa satya ane hitakArI vacana che, bAkInuM bIjuM badhuM mithyA eTale anarthakArI che samyagadarzana emanI ja AjJA mAre zirasA-mAnya che. (2) prabhudarzana dararoja niyamita karavuM ja. (3) zakya hoya tyAre tyAre svadravya vaDe prabhunI pUjA ane sAmAyika avazya karavA. (4) guruvaMdana ane vItarAgavANInuM zravaNa athavA vAMcana avazya karavuM. (5) mA-bApa tathA vaDIlene nitya vaMdana karavAM. (6) kaMdamULa tathA abhakSya vastuone sadA mATe tyAga karavo. (7) rAtribhejanane sadA mATe tyAga karavo. (8) navakArazI paccakakhANa zakya hoya te avazya karavAnuM ja. (9) navakAra mahAmaMtrane jApa (amuka saMkhyA) niyamita karavAne ja. (10) tamArI pasaMdagIne anya keI niyama lakho ane grahaNa kare. ............................. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : : : rAjAno nayasArane lAkaDAmATe Adeza.2.mAgasIsathe jaMgalamAM gamana,3. bhojana samayeatithinIrA.4.atithi sAdhu maLatAM bhojanaADhuiM dAna NIC bhava.u) Im/ Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM hI aha~ namaH zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana nI pahele bhavamAM nayasAra kara citrapaTa 1,2 pazcima mahAvideha kSetramAM mahAvapra nAmanI vijaya che, temAM jayaMtI nAmanI nagarI che. tyAM sadguNasaMpanna, nyAyapriya ane paraduHkhabhaMjaka zatrumardana rAjA hatA. ekadA emane prAsAda tathA ratha banAvavA mATe uttama prakAranA lAkaDAnI jarura paDI. eTale emaNe pRthvIpratiSThAna nagaranA grAmamukhI nayasArane pitAne jarurI uttama prakAranAM lAkaDAM jaMgalamAMthI laI AvavAnI AjJA karI. nasAra svabhAve saraLa, priyaMvada, papakAraparAyaNa uparAMta utkRSTa vinayaguNasaMpanna hatA. AvA suMdara guNonA kAraNe te zatrumardana rAjAne asAdhAraNa vizvAsanuM pAtra banI rahela. ghaNuM gADAM ane sevakasamUhanI sAthe mahAiTavImAM pahoMcI, nayasAre lAkaDAM prApta karavAnI kAryavAhI zarU karI dIdhI. madhyAhunane samaya thatAM sevake bhejana mATe vinaMti karavA nayasAra pAse AvyA. hRdayamAM vaselI dAnadharmanI prabaLa bhAvanAnA kAraNe enA manamAM vicAra phUryo : "atyAre je kaI atithi maLI jAya te ene satkAra karIne pachI ja huM bhejana karuM." | atithisatkAranI AvI uttama bhAvanAthI bhAvita banelA nayasAre cAreya dizAonuM sArI rIte Alekana karyuM. eTalAmAM ja sArthathI Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 zramaNa bhagavAnazrI mahAvIra jIvana-druna chUTA paDelA, sUryatApamAM vihArathI bahu ja thAkelA, bhUkha ane tarasane sahana karatA evA tapasvI munirAjone nayasAre joyA. peAtAnI sAttvika bhAvanA tatkALa saphaLa thaI jatAM ja enA haiye harSollAsa vyApI gayA. nayasAra tarata ja munirAjonI sanmukha gayA. emane vinamrabhAve namaskAra karI potAne lAbha ApavA munirAjone bahumAnapUrvaka vinaMti karI. AvI nirjana aTavImAM madhyAhna samaye ane vikaTa paristhitimAM mUkAyelA sAdhuonA darzanathI tathA aNadhArI rIte atithisatkAranA lAbha maLavAthI nayasAranA romeroma pulita banyAM. ane peAtAnA AtmAne te kRtArthoM mAnavA lAgyA. bhAjana ane vizrAMti karyAM bAda munivaryAMne mArga dekhADavA nayasAra jAte ja hAjara thayA. ? nayasAranI dha pAmavAnI cAgyatA jANI, munivaroe zrI jine zvaradeva prarUpita mokSamArga nA bedha saMkSepamAM ApyA : "huM kANu ? mAru koNa ? huM kayAMthI AvyA ? mAre kayAM javAnuM che? mArA jIvananuM kartavya zuM? meAkSa maLe kaI rIte ?" enI samaja muniee nayasArane ApI. saMsAramAM jIvane rakhaDapaTTI karAvanAra ka sattAnI eLakhANa ApI. vinAzI svabhAvavALI bhautika sapatti karatAM paNa adhika mahattvanI avinAzI evI AtmasaMpatti - samyagjJAna, darzana, cAritra tathA vIya che. tene mATe puruSArtha karavAmAM ja mAnavajIvananI kharI saphaLatA rahelI che, enI samaja ApI. enA upAya tarIke eka mAtra zrI vItarAga prabhunA dharma ja che-je janma, jarA ane mRtyunA duHkhAno uccheda karavAmAM kuhADA samAna che. aMte sakala AgamanA sArarupa navakAramaMtra sahita samyagdarzananuM dAna munivarAe nayasArane ApyuM. bahumAnapUrvaka munie pAsethI nayasAre suMdara vrata-niyameA lIdhA. aTavImAM bhUlA paDelA munione nayasAre bhAvapUrvaka supAtradAna ApI emane ISTamAge pahAMcADayA. munivarIe nayasArane uttama evA samyagdanarupI ratnanuM dAna ApI meAkSanA rAjamAga caDAvI dIdhA. upara. Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nayasAre munione mArga dekhADayo. munie nayasArane mokSa mArga batAvyo.dharmazradrAthI samakita pragaTayuM ane ane navakAramaMtrathI samAyi saraNa bhava1 J zrI navakAra maMtra namo arihaMtANa namo siddhANa namo AyariANa che namAM ujvamAyANaM, namo loe savvasAhUNaM eso paMca namukAro savapAvapaNAsaNo maMgalANaya savasi paDhamaM havai maMgalA BE 211 pvl. sarvajIva mApanA cattArI zaraNa * duSkRta gaI.. * sukRta anumodanA. * cAra AhAratyAga. Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 1 lA kevA adbhuta A cogAnuyAga ! tyArapachI kASTonAM gADAM bharAvIne nayasAra peAtAnA gAme pAche ryAM, sevako dvArA rAjAne kASTho pahoMcADayAM. samyaktvanI prAptithI have nayasAranA jIvanavyavahAra badalAI gayeA. sUrya samAna zrI vItarAga prabhunA dharmanA udaya thatAM ja nayasAranA jIvananA mithyAtvarUpI aMdhakAra nAza pAmyA. have te ullAsapUrvaka namaskAra mahAmatranI ArAdhanA karavA sAthe jinadarzananA abhyAsa karavAmAM, sAdhu-sAdhvIonA vaiyAvaccamAM ane sAdharmika bhaktimAM peAtAnA jIvananA zeSakALa vyatIta karavA lAgyA. pAtAnA samyaktvane vizeSa rIte nirmALa karatA nayasAra AyuSyakALa pUrNa thatAM navakAra mahAmatranA smaraNa sAthe samAdhimaraNa pAmI saudharma devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayeA. Jie Pin Li pa Li Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BENVIRON Eleccavalymurug bIjo bhava saudharma devaloka citrapaTa-3 jiMei26 :: :News :: : : saudharma devalokamAM eka palyopamanA AyuSyavALA deva tarIke utpanna thayela nayasArane AtmA tyAM devalekanA sukho bhegavavA lAgyA. zrI jinezvaradevanA avana, janma, dIkSA, kevaLajJAna ane nirvANa kalyANaka daramyAna jinabhaktimAM, aSTApada, naMdIzvara Adi dvIpanI yAtrAomAM tathA sAkSAt vicaratA zrI arihaMta bhagavAnanI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavAmAM pitAne samaya nirgamana karavA lAge. Sciews e trIjo bhava na paTa-4 marIci 'S jabUdvIpanA dakSiNa bharatakSetramAM vinItA nagarInA, IkvAkukuLanA SabharAjAnA putra bharata cakravartInI rANI vAmAdevInI kukSimAM nayasArane jIva saudharma develekamAMthI cyavana pAmI, suMdara svapnathI sUcita garbhapaNe utpanna thaye. gya samaye janma thatAM, mahatsava pUrvaka jinabhakita karavAmAM AvI. kumAranuM nAma marIci rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. 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(Ger cha ke D E ee & 2 ane aa e (1 } \ bhava-2 \ saudharma devalokamAM deva.bharatacakranA putra marIciyA zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA samavasaraNanIdhdhijoIvairAgya prabhu pAseDhaNahaNa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 3 jo ekadA rAjakumAra marIci zrI RSabhadeva bhagavaMtanI dharmAMdezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA . samavasaraNanI adbhuta Rddhi joI. tyAM viSaya ane kaSAyanI Agane zAMta karanAra, sa`sAranI bhayaMkaratAnuM bhAna karAvanAra tathA AyuSyanI kSaNabhaMguratAnu bhAna karAvanAra amRtasamAna madhura jinavANI sAMbhaLI. enuM mana AtmakalyANanA mArga svIkAravA utsuka manyu. eTale marIcie peAtAnA pitAmaDu-dAdA zrI RSabhadevabhagavAna pAse bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI svAmI sAthe vicaravA lAgyA.. marIcimunie agiyAra agAnA zAstrAbhyAsa karyAM. suMdara rIte cAritrapAlana karatAM karatAM ghaNAM varSoM vItI gayAM. eka vakhata unALAnA sakhata garama pavana ane tApanA kAraNe parasevA puSkaLa thayeA. mana vyAkuLa banI gayuM. snAnanA abhAve mitrana banelA zarIrathI tathA tRSA ityAdghi pariSahA saDana na thavAthI marIcimuninuM mana saMyamathI ekAeka zithila banI gayuM. manamAM tarkavitarka thavA lAgyA. have te huM jIvanaparyaMta sabhyazcAritra pALavA asamartha chuM. dIkSAne tyAga karI ghare pAcho jAuM te bharata cakravatInA kAyaraputra tarIke lAjI maruM. vaLI mArA mAtApitAnAM mana paNa lajjAthI AghAta pAme. huM ikSvAku kuLanA kalaMka samAna thA. uttama dharmanA tyAga karavAnA kAraNe mArI niMdA thAya ane gRhasthapaNuM te! kharekhara azubha che. eTale have mAre zuM karavuM ucita gaNAya ?" aneka tarka-trita tathA ceAjanAenA vamaLamAM gherAyelA ke bya-mUDha ane sayamathI zithila banelA marIci-munie Akhare svaya'kalpita eka madhyama mArga apanAvavAno nirNaya karyAM : (1) bhagavAnanA munie mana, vacana ane kAyAnA traNa daMDathI rahita che, A guNa mArAmAM nathI. huM A traNeya daDAthI daDAyelA chuM. enI satata smRtirUpe tridaDa mArI pAse rAkhI, vAra'vAra ene jovAthI huM mArA duScAritranA pazcAttApa karatA rahuM. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana (2) munio mastakanA kezane leca kare che. huM munizathI viparita evI zira upara zikhA- jaTA kAyama rAkhIza. (3) munio trividha sUkSma ahiMsApUrvaka saMyamapAlana kare che. mArAmAM evI yegyatA have rahI nathI. mATe huM te sthala-ahiMsAnuM pAlana karIza. (4) munio samasta parigrahanA tyAgI che. huM tevuM nathI. eTale huM mArA pitAnA mArganI nizAnI rUpe suvarNa-jana jeTale parigraha rAkhIza. (5) munio te zIlarUpI jaLanA prakSAlana vaDe sadA surabhiyukta ja hoya che. mATe huM mArA zarIranI durgaMdhane dUra karavA caMdana Adi sugaMdhiyukta dravyane bAhya-lepa karIza. (6) munie upADa-pagarakhAM AdinA paribhegathI mukta che. paNa huM te mArA zarIranI rakSA karavA mArA mAthA upara chatra ane pagamAM upAnaha rAkhIza. (7) munie kaSAya rahita hoya che. paNa huM te kaSAyathI kaluSita buddhivALe chuM. eTale enI nizAnI tarIke huM geruthI raMgAyelA rAtAM-vastro dhAraNa karIza. (8) munio snAna Adi tyAge che. huM te saMsArane anusaranAra hevAthI parimita jaLa vaDe snAna Adi pravRtti karIza. A pramANe marIci pitAnI matithI kapela ane munivezathI vilakSaNa e tridaMDI parivrAjaka banyo ane parivrAjaka mArganI pravRttine AraMbha karyo ! parivrAjaka banavA chatAM marIcinA haiye zrI rASabhadeva bhagavAnanA dharma pratye saMpUrNa rIte sadabhAva hate. bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLavA sadA utsuka ja rahetuM. eTale bhagavAnanI sAthe-sAthe te gAmegAma vicaravA lAge. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvItIrthaMkarajANIbharatacakrInuM vaMdana,kuLamAM prathama jinacakrIvAsudeva jANIkevuMmAruMuttama kuLa sInAcyA kapilAdinetAmasI dIkSA bhava3 Lack LE Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 3 je hAthamAM dhAraNa karela chatra, mastaka upara lAMbI laTakatI zikhA, pAse rAkhela triraMDa, saMdhyA samaye asta thatA sUrya samAna gerUthI raMgAyelA rAtAM vastronuM paridhAna, zarIre caMdanAdine lepa, pagamAM upanaha ane zarIre suvarNanI janeInuM dhAraNa! AvA vicitra vezavALA parivrAjaka marIcine joI sau keIne kutUhala utpanna thatuM. saMyamamAM marIci zithila te banyA ja hatA, chatAMya ene haiye prabhunA dharmamAM ja daDha zraddhA hatI. uparAMta pote sUtrArtha bhaNela hatuM ane tattva-upadezamAM paNa samartha hatuM. kutUDalatAthI enI pAse dharma zravaNa karavA ghaNuM leke AvatA hatA. te saune marIci satya munidharma samajAvate, mekSamArgane satya upadeza ja dete ane saMsArathI vairAgya pAmanArane zrI jina dharmamAM sthira karate. enA haiye hajI samyaktvane dIpaka jhaLahaLatuM hovAthI zramaNa dIkSA mATe badhAne zrI AdinAtha pAse ja ekalate. kautuka pAmatA leke javAre marIcine pUchatA ke, tame je satyadharmane upadeza Ape che, tenAthI viruddha vartana ane veza kema rAkhe che ? tyAre te lokone kahe : he mahAnubhAve ! huM meha vaDe gherAyeluM chuM, idri vaDe jitacele chuM. mArA avaguNa tarapha tame daSTi na kare. vaidyanI ApelI parama-auSadhi jema mahAragI puruSa tarata svIkArI le che te rIte tame bhagavAnane dharma jarUra svIkArI le." A pramANe pitAnI pAse dharma jANavA Avela leka pAse pitAnI zithilatAnI niMdA karI, jAhera rIte pitAnI ayogyatAne ekarAra karI laI mumukSuone bhagavAnanA satyadharmamAM sthira karavA marIci tatpara rahete. ekadA zrI kaSabhadeva bhagavAna aSTApadagiri upara padhAryA, tyAre Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana bharata-mahArAjA prabhunI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA tyAM AvyA. dezanane aMte bharata-mahArAjAe bhagavAnane prazna karyo : he tAta ! A bharatakSetramAM ApanA jevA anya tIrthakare thaze ke kema?" bhagavaMta belyA : "he bharata ! thaze." eTale bharata mahArAje pUchyuM: "te kevA prakAranA thaze?" eTale prabhue, baLa, buddhi ane AcAro jenA samAna hoya che - evA zrI ajitanAthathI mAMDIne zrI mahAvIra svAmI parvatanA trevIsa tIrthakaronA nAma, uparAMta anya kALanuM aMtara, varNa, dehapramANa, AyuSya, getra, mAtA, pitA, janmabhUmi, kumArakALa, rAjya, sarva dIkSA paryAya ane siddhigati parvatanI saMpUrNa mAhitI kahI saMbhaLAvI. bharata-mahArAjAe punaH prazna karyo : he prabhu! mArA jevA cakravartI keTalA thaze ?" svAmI bolyA: "tArA jevA cakavatI sagara Adi 11 thaze uparAMta nava vAsudeva ane nava baLadevanA joDalAM thaze." parSadAmAM beThelA tapasvI munirAje ane zrAvakane joI bharata mahArAjAe pharI prazna pUche : he prabhu! A parSadAmAM beThelA chamAMthI A vIsImAM kaI jIva tIrthakara, cakravatI ke vAsudeva thaze?" eTale bhagavate ekAMtamAM beThelA kuliMgayukta marIcine dekhADatAM kahyuM : A marIci cevIsamA tIrthakara thaze, bharatakSetramAM tripRSTha nAme prathama vAsudeva thaze ane mahAvideha kSetramAM mUkA nagarImAM priya mitra nAme cakravata thaze." Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deva thaze, mA thaze. pata jevI thaze. bhava 3 je A javAba sAMbhaLatAM ja bharata mahArAjAne atyaMta harSa utpanna thaye. prabhune vaMdana karIne uThayA, pachI tyAM beThelA anya munirAjone. vaMdana karIne eo pitAne putra marIci beTho hato, tyAM pahoMcyA. parama AnaMdapUrvaka bhaktibhAve mastaka namAvI, marIcine vaMdana karIne prabhue kahela vacane kahyAM : he vatsa! tame parama bhAgyavAna che, kAraNa ke bhagavate tamArI zreSThatA batAvatAM kahyuM che ke- "tame bharatakSetranA kSatriyakuMDa nagaramAM siddhArtha rAjAnA putra thaI chelA tIrthakara thaze. pitanapura nagaramAM tripRSTha nAme prathama vAsudeva thaze, mahAvidehamAM mUkA-nagarImAM prathama cakavatI thaze. huM tamArA A parivrAjakapaNAne namate nathI; paNa tame carama tIrtha pati thaze, tethI tamane huM vaMdana karuM chuM." pitA-bharatanA mukhethI prabhunAM vacana sAMbhaLI marIci harSanA atirekamAM AvI gaye ane viveka bhUlI gayo. abhimAnathI tridaMDane. pachADatAM-pachADatAM pAse beThelA munio tathA zrotAo samakSa garvapUrvaka moTA avAje bolavA lAgyo ? ahe! aho ! huM A bharatakSetramAM prathama vAsudeva thaIza. mahAvidehamAM prathama cakavatI thaIza. uparAMta bharatakSetramAM caramatIrthakara paNa thaIza. eTale A tribhuvanamAM te mArA je puNyavAna anya keI nathI. A uparAMta tIrthakaramAM mArA pitAmahuM prathama che. cakavartIomAM mArA pitA prathama che. vAsudevAmAM huM prathama thavAne chuM. aho ! aho ! mAruM kuLa kharekhara kevuM uttama che! " A pramANe pitAnA kuLanI utkRSTatAnuM abhimAna-mada karavAnA pariNAme marIcine nIcagetra-karmane nikAcita baMdha paDe. zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanA nirvANa bAda parivrAjaka marIci apratibaddhapaNe vicaravA lAge ane dharmadezanA devA lAge. je kaI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana pratibaMdha pAme ane dIkSA levA taiyAra thAya tene te prabhunA sAdhue pAse ja saMyama grahaNa karavA mekalavA lAge. ekadA marIcinA zarIramAM mahApIDA utpanna thaI. ethI e AhAra-pANa lAvavA paNa azakata banI gayo. belavA cAlavAnI zakti paNa have na rahI. marIci asaMyamI hovAthI pitAnA ja pratibaMdhelA tathA pAse rahelA aneka sAdhue paNa tenI AhArapANa auSadha Adi vaDe vaiyAvacca karatA nahIM, temaja belAvatA paNa nahIM. tethI marIci hatAza banI ciMtavavA lAge ? aho! A sAdhuo mArA pratye dhyAna detA nathI. eka ja gurunA hAthe dIkSita chatAM mArA pratye mamatA nathI dharAvatA ! theDI paLa bAda bIje vicAra Avyo : "are ! paNa mAre vicAra ja gya nathI, kAraNa ke teo te potAnA zarIra pratye paNa mamatA dharAvatA nathI, te mArA jevA asaMyamI pratye mamatA zA mATe rAkhe?" have marIcie saMkalpa karyo: "mAre roga maTe ane je kaI pravajyA grahaNa karavA taiyAra thAya te tene huM dIkSA ApI mAro ziSya banAvuM; kAraNa ke have ekalA rahevAthI AvI ApadAo mArAthI sahana thaI zakatI nathI." bhavitavyatAnA yoge marIcine rega zAMta the. zarIramAM baLa AvyuM ane have te anya sthaLoe vicAravA lAgyo. ekadA kapila nAme eka rAjaputra marIci pAse dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA AvyA. ene utkRSTa phaLa ApanAra vizuddha sAdhudharma kahI saMbhaLAvyA. brAhyaveza tathA upadeza paraspara viruddha dekhI kapilane zaMkA thatAM eNe marIcine pUchayuM : tame bAhyazathI vilakSaNa dekhAya che ane tamAruM kathana te vaLI taddana judA ja prakAranuM che. te emAM mAre sAcuM zuM samajavuM?" Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 3 je marIcie javAba Apyo : "he bhadra! meM tane je sAdhudharma saMbhaLAvyuM, e ja sAco sAdhudharma che, paNa tene pALavAnI mArI zaktinA abhAve mArAthI pALI zakAya tevA tridaMDIpaNAne meM svIkAra karyo che. tame jarApaNa zaMkA lAvyA vagara prabhune zramaNadharma svIkAra kare." hajIpaNa marIcine haiye samyakatvane dIpaka prakAzane hate, eTale kapilane A pramANe javAba Ape. kapile marIcine pharI pUchyuM : he bhagavana! zuM tamArA mArgamAM dharma nathI ? A sAMbhaLIne marIci ciMtavavA lAgyuM ke kapilane yatidharma pratye Adara nathI jaNAte, mArA dharma pratye AdarabhAva jaNAya che. mAre paNa grAmAMtara javAmAM chatra, kamaMDaLa, Adi upakaraNo upADavAmAM tathA zarIre glAni thatAM ekAda sevaka sahAyakanI jarUra paDe che, mATe ja huM ene parivrAjakanI - dIkSA ApuM ! dIpaka have bujhAI javAnI sthiti upara AvI gayo hate, eTale marIcie kapilane utsutra-prarUpaNA karIne mithyAvacanayukata pratyuttara Apyo : he bhadra! zramaNamArgamAM dharma che ane ahIM paNa dharma che." prabaLa mithyAtvanA udayanA kAraNe kapila zramaNadharma svIkAravA taiyAra na thayuM ane marIci pAse parivrAjaka dIkSA levA utsuka banyA. apathya bhejanathI jema vedanAjanaka roga utpanna thAya che, tema usUtra prarUpaNuM eTale zrI jinAgama, jinavacanarUpa siddhAMtathI viparita prarUpaNA karavAthI mithyAtvarUpI bhayaMkara pApa upArjana karI, marIcie eka kaDAkoDI sAgaropama pramANa pitAne saMsArakALa vadhArI mUke. marIcie kapilane pitAnI parivrAjaka dIkSA ApI ane keTalAMka bAhya kaSTAnuSThAna paNa zIkhavADyAM. marIcine pitAnA parama upakArI svAmI samAna samajI temanI upAsanA karatA kapila potAnA guru sAthe bhamavA lAgyA. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana * A rIte kALa nirgamana karatAM karatAM marIci corAsI lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhegavI, potAnA duSkarmane AlecyA ane pratikamyA vinA marIne bahma devalekamAM daza sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALo deva . kapila have ekAkIpaNe gAmegAma bhamatuM hatuM. vilakSaNa vezanA kAraNe kautukavRttithI zaruAtamAM te ghaNuM leke "dharma" sAMbhaLavA enI pAse AvavA lAgyA. paNa e marIcinI jema zAstranA paramArthane jANa na hatA. uparAMta yathArtha dharmadezanA ApavAnI enAmAM AvaData paNa na hatI. eTale pitAnI ajJAnatAnuM pradarzana karavA karatAM "mauna e ja sarvArthanuM uttama sAdhana che" ema samajI "mana" dhAraNa karI te samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. kapile paNa aneka jaNAne "dIkSA ApI meTo ziSya samudAya taiyAra karyo. eka mithyAtvImAMthI have aneka mithyAtvIo taiyAra thayAH emAM AsurI nAme rAjaputra kapilane mukhya ziSya banyuM hatuM. cirakALa bAlatA AcarI kapila maraNa pAmIne brahmadevalekamAM deva thaye. atyaMta Azcarya pAmIne kapila ciMtavavA lAgyo : aho ! AvI adbhuta devalakSmI meM pahelAM kadI sAMbhaLela nathI ane jeyela paNa nathI. te mane kevI rIte maLI ? huM mAnuM chuM ke meM duSkara tapa Acarela haze? uttama zIla pALyuM haze ? athavA dAna ApyuM haze?" A pramANe vividha saMzaye manamAM utpanna thayA. kSaNavAra pachI hakIkata jANavA eNe visaMgatAnane upaga mUkIne pitAne pUrvabhava je. parivrAjaka dIkSA pAmela pitAnA niprANa dehane pRthvI upara je. pitAnA matane vadhu ne vadhu pracAra karavAnI svArthabuddhine kAraNe te devalokamAMthI nIce UtarI AkAzamAM adazyapaNe rahI pitAnA mukhya ziSya AsurI vagerene eNe tridaMDIne sAMkhyamata jaNAvyuM ane A rIte tenA AkhkhAthI A pRthvI upara sAMkhyadarzana pratyu. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bororentino bhava VUITUL I / // / // I che. pa aa bavalokaye sasAgarolmanA AyuSyavyALA thayA Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ am JTD PmO G T lava-5 32 kollAka saMniveze kauzika brAhmaNa saMsAra sukha bhogavI prAnta tridaMDI tApasa tAya 8n lAkha purvanaM. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S ka cethe bhava braho devaloka e citrapaTa-5 12 marIcine jIva brahma-lakamAM daza sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALo deva thaye ane devakanAM sukha bhogavavA lAge. eeeeesy : wwwH S To ji. pAMcame bhava kauzika-brAhmaNa citrapaTa- Do success brahmadevalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM marIcine jIva tyAMthI cyavIne kellAga gAmamAM kauzika nAme brAhmaNa che. pUrva janmanA virAdhakabhAvanA kAraNe te viSayAsakta, dhanalelupa banI, mithyAtvamaya jIvana jIvI, chelle tridaMDItra dhAraNa karI, 80 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhegavI maraNa pAme. A brAhmaNabhava pachI teNe karmanA prabhAve tiryaMca gatimAM sudra bha karyA. A kSudra bhonI gaNatarI karavAmAM AvI nathI. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SAre cho bhava nA puSamitra citrapaTa-7 mi kauzika brAhmaNanA jIvane have sthaNAka gAmamAM puSpamitra nAme brAhmaNaputra tarIke janma thaye. kAmagathI kaMTALe pAmatAM, dharmabuddhithI parivrAjaka dIkSA laI vividha prakAranuM ajJAna tapa AcarI, 72 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhogavI maraNa pAme. che Atama ja dhImauthalA viSa- 1 sAtamo bhava A pahelA ke citrapaTa-8 mAM . saudharma-devaloka pAka puSpamitrane jIva pahelA saudharma devalemAM madhyama sthitivALA devapaNe utpanna thaye ane devakanA sukho bhegavavA lAgyA. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Peph Itato fire 3 S Pirez-hs hp loriahjp lagi kiehah pelelchbayad bhaka chaOX , je Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DolsLi90 28) ( A AN 2070 JU (((). 4- SSM bhava-7 A LIT. saudharma devalokamAM *macchasthitivALa8 deva . Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ) bhava-c bhava-8 TTTT i in it! T/E' ?lal) L SI/II //// tyasaMniveze anidhota vipra prAMta tApasa 0 Ayu 34 lAkhapUrvanuMIzAnadevalokamAdeva. Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AThame bhava che anidyota ni citrapaTa-9 zrAhmaNa vikAsa ka, devalekanuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM tyAMthI cyavane puSpamitrane jIva cetyasaMnivezamAM agnijyota nAme brAhmaNa thayo. chelle parivrAjaka dIkSA laI saTha lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhegavI te maraNa pAme. bIjA A navame bhavo . bhava citrapaTa-9 che diku irAna-kalAka agnidyotane jIva bIjA IzAna devalekamAM madhyama AyuSyavALe devatA thaye. Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diza bhAva ( kAkA agnibhUti mAM citrapaTa-10 brAhmaNa adyiotane jIva devalokamAMthI AvIne aMdara nAmanA gAmamAM mila brAhmaNanI strI zivabhadrAnA putra agnibhUti nAme utpanna thayo. dharmakathAnA vyAkhyAmAM vicakSaNa evA surasena nAme eka parivrAjakane paricaya thatAM agnimUtie enI pAse parivrAjaka dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. pa6 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhogavI te maraNa pAmyo. ke jo agiyAramabhatrIjo sanakumAranI cipa -10 -devaloka : ma jaja -devaloka pAkI : S : : :: : s BENINE agnibhUtine jIva marIne trIjA sanakumAra devalokamAM devatA tarIke utpanna thaye. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ XX -bd x bhava-11 533 10 maMdara saMniveze agnibhUti brAhmaNa aMte tApasa Avu paGa lAkhana, sanatkRmAramAM deva Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ C OBJP HTTITY Sim lava-da lava ? ( ) DretALImAM lAskAja lAlANa tApasa banI tapa kareche Atha-jalAkha pUrva mAhevaloke deva. Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : . thI bArame bhavo bhAradvAja citrapaTa-11 2 is Resear: is che : brAhmaNa : agnibhUtine jIva devalekamAMthI cyavIne zvetAMbikA nAme nagarImAM bhAradvAja nAme brAhmaNa tarIke janma pAme. ahIM paNa svakarmajanya sukhaduHkha bhegavI, vRddhAvasthAmAM parivrAjaka dIkSA lIdhI. tIvra ajJAna tapa karI 44 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhegavI maraNa pAme. Issue : : : : NIA hatA terame bhavAM cothI civaTa-11 mAhendra-devaloka : I bhAradvAjane jIva maraNa pAmI mahendra devalekamAM devatA thayA. tyAMthI aneka nAnA zudra bha karyA. Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 kAga 3 tyArapachI te rAjagRha nagaramAM kapila nAme brAhmaNanI kAMtimatI bhAryAnI kukhe thAvara nAme putrapaNe janme. chevaTe tridaMDI dIkSA lIdhI. ajJAnatapa ane anuSThAna karIne 34 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhegavI te maraNa pAme. viSNa-12 ki. thI paMdaramo bhava ke pAcamA sAmAM brahma devaloka s thAvarane jIva maraNa pAmI brahmadevalekamAM madhyama AyuSyavALo. deva thaye. Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che . tha) 5 4) II bhava-14 %, Ov4 : # 2 IAIV ((((( J), rAjagRhImAM 34lAkha pUrvanA AyuSyavALAsthAvarabrAhmaNa aMte TAilsathayo,tyayasAC/AmalokamAM madhyasthitivALAthathaya Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizvabhUti yuvarAjanI udyAna kriDA,rANIe IrSothI rahyugavizAkhAnadImATeyuddhatAbdAne bahAra kaDhAvyA.vizvatisAyANIroSe bharAyA bhava -16 /////// 11111 = 1 '| III Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ seLa bhava vizvabhUti rAjakumAra citrapaTa kakakakaka vizvabhUti munivara che, 13/jU ka A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM mugaTa samAna rAjagRha nagaranA rAjA vizvanaMdInI paTTarANI madanalekhA hatI. emane vizAkhAnaMdI nAme rAjakumAra hatA ane vizAkhAbhUti nAme nAno bhAI hate. tenI rANI dhAriNI hatI. devakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI thAvarane jIva dhAriNI rANInI kUkhe vizvabhUti nAme putrapaNe avataryo. taruNa avasthA prApta thatAM eNe rAjakaLAomAM kuzaLatA prApta karI. pitAe 32 rAjakanyAo paraNAvI. aneka prakAranA bhegavilAsa bhegavatAM bhegavatAM te kAlanirgamana karavA lAgyo. ekadA vasaMtatratune AnaMda mahotsava mANavA vizvabhUti rAjakumAra potAnI 32 rANIo sAthe puSpakaraMDaka nAmanA udyAnamAM gaye. tyAM jaLakIDA, nATaka, nRtya, vINavAdana ane saMgItamAM lIna banIne ghaNA divase AnaMdathI pasAra karavA lAge. eka divasa vizvanaMdI mahArAjanI paTTarANInI dAsIo puSpa, phaLa Adi levA A puchaparaMDaka udyAnamAM AvI. vizvabhUti kumArane zaMgArarasane AsvAda lete ane vilAsakIDA karate je. dAsIonuM mana gADha ISyarUpI zilyathI bhedAI gayuM. turata teo pAchI vaLI. paTTarANa madanalekhAne vizvabhUti kumAranI udhAnakIDAne vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAve. kSaNavAra dIrgha nisAsA nAkhI punaH teo kahevA lAgI ? Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zake. zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana he devI! je tamAro putra vizAkhAnaMdI puSpakaraDaka udyAnamAM AvI vilAsakIDAne AnaMda mANI na zake, te tamArUM jIvita tathA A badhe rAjavaibhava vRthA che !" avicArIpaNuM, apamati tathA dIrdhadaSTine abhAva vagere strIsahaja durguNenA kAraNe dAsInA vacane sAMbhaLatAMja paTTarANInA manamAM mahAkepa utpanna thaye. rANIe have bhajanane tathA zarIrazaMgArane tyAga karyo. pitAnI sakhIone visarjana karI dIdhI. thoDIka dAsIone laI teNe kepagrahamAM praveza karyo. vinaMdI mahArAjA rAjamahelamAM jyAre AvyA tyAre pitAnI rANI najare na paDatAM kaMcUkIne pUchayuM : "rANuM kayAM che ?' sevakee kahyuM: "he deva kaMika kAraNane lIdhe mahArANI udAsa-vadane kepagrahamAM gayA che." rANInA mahAkapanI hakIkata sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjA kepagRhamAM gayA. UMDA UMDA nivAsA nAkhatI ane krodhAgni vaDe saLagatI rANI jovAmAM AvI. tenI pAse besI krodhanuM kAraNa pUchyuM : he devI ! tArI AvI avasthA kema ? zuM kAraNa che? mAre tArA pratye lezamAtra paNa anyAya thaye hoya, kaI taraphathI apamAna thayuM hoya ke ratnaalaMkAranI kaMI khAmI hoya te mane turata kahe. nirarthaka A mahAkrodha zA mATe ?" tyAre rANIe javAba Apyo : ahIM evI koIpaNa prakAranI nyUnatA nathI. ApaNA vizAkhAnaMdI kumAranA vilAsa arthe puSpakaraMDaka udyAnanI paribhoga mATe jarUra che." rAjAe madanalekhAne manAvatAM kahyuM : he devI! ApaNuM kuLamaryAdAne jarA vicAra karo! udyAnamAM eka rAjakumAra kIDA karatuM hoya tyAre bIjo tyAM kIDA mATe praveza kare te yaMgya nathI. pUrvathI cAlI AvatI ApaNI A kuLamaryAdAne. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 16 me 23 bhaMga kare agya che. A azubha vicAra tajI daI anya kaMI mAMgaNI kare !" he mahAzaya ! je tamArI kRpAthI mArA putrane puSpakaraMDaka udyAnamAM kIDA karatA huM na jouM, te mAruM jIvana niSphaLa ja samaju chuM. mAre A maratha pUrNa na thaI zake te mane anya kaI paNa vastu joItI nathI. bhajana ane A jIvananI paNa have mane jarUra nathI." rANIe spaSTatAthI ane makkamatAthI pitAnI mAMgaNI rAjA AgaLa rajU karI dIdhI. he suMdarI ! tuM saMtApa na kara. tArA kartavyane saMbhALa. bIjuM te dUra rahe, paNa A mAruM jIvita paNa tAre AdhIna che. " rAjAe duHkhAtura manavaDe rANIne aneka rIte samajAvatAM prArthanA karI, paNa rANIe te pitAnI pakaDela haTha choDI nahi. have rAjA muMjhAyA. teo rAjasabhAmAM gayA ane maMtrIone teDAvI, rANInA kepane badhe vRttAMta kahyo. pitAnI kuLamaryAdA paNa kahI. mArgadarzana mATe salAha pUchI, tyAre maMtrIo bolyA : he deva ! tame zAMta thAva. ame pote rANI pAse jaI rUbarU samajAvIzuM. amane AjJA Ape. AjJA laI maMtrIo rANI pAse gayA. aneka rIte samajAvavA prayatna karyo, chatAM kaI paNa rIte rANInA mananuM samAdhAna karI zakyA nahi. maMtrIo pAchA rAjA pAse AvI kahevA lAgyA : he deva! kharekhara rANIne kapa bahu ja ujha che. eNe te maraNanuM zaraNa svIkAryuM che. mATe game te rIte emane manAvavA ja gya che." eka bAju kuLamaryAdAne lepa ane bIjI bAju priyatamAnA durAgraha sAthe maraNanI dhamakI : strInA mehane AdhIna banela rAjA kartavyamUDha banI gayo. lAcArIthI maMtrIone vinaMtI karI? Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana "he sujJa maMtrIo ! have te tamo kaI e vizuddha-upAya zodhI kADhe, jethI rANI jIvatI rahe, svakuLanI maryAdA sacavAya ane huM paNa apayazathI bacI jAuM." rAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLIne maMtrIoe pitAnI nipuNa buddhi vaDe kAryatatvane barAbara nizcaya karI pitAnuM nivedana rajU karyuM : he deva ! najIka rAjA ucchakhala thaI ne dezane upadrava pamADe che." evA arthavALo banAvaTI lekha rAjyasabhAmAM tamane dUta arpaNa kare. e vAMcyA pachI Ape prayANa karavAnI amane AjJA ApavI. AnAthI sAmaMta varga kSebha pAmaze. ane A vRttAMtanI jANa thatAM ja kumAra vizvabhUti puSpakaraMDaka udyAna mUkIne Avate raheze. pachI vizAkhAnaMdI kumAra udyAnakaDA karavA tyAM praveza karI zakaze." rAjAne A pejanA pasaMda paDI. eTale maMtrIoe rANIne A janAnuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. have rANIe harSa pAmIne bhojana karyuM ane krodhane tyAga karyo. bIjA divase rAjyasabhAmAM banAvaTI lekha rajU karavAmAM AvyuM. rAjAe A kapaTa lekha vAMcI banAvaTI ke pragaTa karatAM AjJA pharamAvI : are ! sevakajane! saMgrAmamAM sajaja thavAnI bherI vagADe, hAthI sajaja kare, Ayudho dhAraNa kare, mAre jaya hasti mane suprata kare, jethI huM prayANa karyuM." rAjaAjJA sAMbhaLatAM ja badhe doDAdoDa thaI gaI. sAmate kSobha pAmyA. subhaTa taiyAra thaI gayA. badhA senApatio ekaThA thayA. rAjAe prayANa karyuM. AkhuMya bhUmaMDaLa AkuLavyAkuLa thaI gayuM. vizvabhUti kumArane AnI jANa thatAM ja te udyAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. rAjA pAse AvI, temanA page paDIne hakIkata pUchI. rAjAe javAba Ape : Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 16 mI he vatsa! pAsenA sImADA para puruSasiMha nAme mAMDalika rAjA uddhata banI grAmyajanene satAve che. maMDalanuM atikramaNa kare che. jethI he putra! mAre jAte ja jaI ene egya zikSA karavI joIe." saraLa svabhAvI vizvabhUti kumAre kedhanA AvezathI pitAnA hoTha dabAvI, praNAmapUrvaka vinaMti karatAM rAjAne kahyuM : he tAta! Apa A sAsathI virAma pAmo. mane Adeza Apo. ApanA prasannapUrNa AzIrvAdathI huM ja ene sahelAIthI tAbe karI zakIza." janA saphaLa thaI. vizvabhUtie praNAmapUrvaka AjJA svIkArI. caturaMgI senA sAthe prayANa AdaryuM. rastAmAM AvatA nagarajanone kuzaLa samAcAra pUchate pUchate e AgaLa cAlya. pitAnA prajAjanone AnaMda ane saMtoSapUrvaka dhana, dhAnya tathA pazudhanathI samRddha ane sukhI jIvana jIvatA joIne kumArane parama saMtoSa the. puruSasiMha rAjA saMbaMdhe tene kahevAmAM Avela hakIkatamAM vizvabhUtine kaMIka zaMkA jaNAI. rAjyanA sImADe pahoMcI paDAva nAkhe. potAnA dUta mAraphata puruSasiMha rAjAne potAnA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA. rAjAe pitAnA puruSa dvArA kumArano AdarapUrvaka nagarapraveza karAvyuM. bhejana bAda hAthI, gheDA, ratha temaja dhananuM bharaNuM ApatAM lalATa para aMjali joDI vinaMtipUrvaka kahyuM : "he kumAra ! Ape ApanA caraNakamaLathI mAruM bhavana pavitra karyuM che. Apa kRpA karI ahIja cheDA dahADA raDIne ApanA darzanane lAbha mane Ape." puruSasiMha rAjAnA vinaya, AdarasatkAra, sajajanatA, ziSTAcAra Adi sadguNethI vizvabhUtikumAra atyaMta prasanna thayA. rAjAnI vinaMtine svIkAra karyA vinA te jaldI rAjagRha tarapha pAcho pharyo. Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana nagaramAM pahoMcatAM ja sAmaMta, senApati vagerene potapotAnA sthAne javAnI AjJA karIne, gADha anurAganA kAraNe puSpakaraMDaka udyAnamAM praveza karavA lAgyuM : dvArapALe jaNAvyuM : "he kumAra ! tamAre ahIM praveza kare ucita nathI, kAraNake vizAkhAnaMdI pitAnA aMtaHpura sAthe ahIM vivAsakIDA kare che." "he bhadra ! te kayAre AvIne ahIM peTho che?" vizvabhUtie pUchayuM. tamArA gayA pachI tarata ja te ahIM Avela che." dvArapALe jaNAvyuM. vizvabhUtikumAra tarata ja satya paristhiti pAmI gayA. A rIte prapaMca racIne vizvAsaghAta karo, ethI enA hRdayane UMDo AghAta lAge. kaMdha-kaSAyanA AvegathI AMkho lAla banI gaI. vizAkhAnadInA puruSane tiraskAra karatAM jaNAvyuM : are, durmatio! meM tyAga na karyo chatAM tame A udyAnamAM zA mATe piThA ? tamArI tAkAta zI che? mAruM parAkrama jANyA vinA tame ahIM svachaMdapaNe zA mATe rame ? mArA hAthe parAbhava pAmatA tamAruM rakSaNa keNa karaze?" pachI pitAnuM baLa dekhADavA pAse rahela kapittha vRkSa (kaMThAnA jhADa)ne majabUta muSTiprahArathI tADana karyuM. joradAra abhighAtathI phaLo nIce paDI gayAM. te phaLo vizAkhAnaMdInA puruSane garvasahita dekhADatAM kumAre kahyuM : are, puruSAdhama ! jema A phaLo pADyAM, tema tamArAM mAthAM dhaDathI huM chUTA pADI nAkhIza. udyAnakaDA karavAnA tamArA kutUDalane he nAza karIza. mArA pratye karela avinaya ane mAyAramatanuM phaLa dekhADI daIza! ke te ghaNe caDe che ! paraMtu zuM karuM ! ! Ama Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 16 me 27 karavAmAM mane tAtanI lajajA ane pitAjIne vinaya naDe che, kuLakalaMkane bhaya lAge che. tathA lekApavAda TALavAne kaI upAya nathI." tIvra kopane vega zAMta paDatAM, vivabhUtinA hRdayamAM mahAsaMgane raMga pragaTa thaye. ane te vicAravA lAgyo : " viSaya ane kaSAyane AdhIna banelA leke kaMIkaMI anucita ane niMdanIya pravRttio nathI karatA? yuvatIo sAthenA viSayabheganuM sukha kSaNika AnaMda Ape che, paraMtu pariNAme ati duHkhadAyaka nIvaDe che. huM ATalI saraLatA ane vaDile pratye vinA rAkhuM chuM, chatAM teo mArI sAthe kapaTa rame che? kharekhara! saMsAra Akhe AvA kUDakapaTathI ja bhareluM che. AvA saMsAramAM rahevuM ane durgatinA adhikArI banavuM, e mArA mATe jarApaNa ucita nathI, aDA ! duSTamati huM ATale kALa nirarthaka gRDAvAsamAM zuM karavA besI rahyo ? zeka kare nakAme che. hAM, paraMtu hajI kaMI paNa bagaDyuM nathI. huM AtmakalyANane mArga tarata ja svIkArI lauM. emAM ja mAruM DahApaNa che." AtmAmAM jAgela AvA mahAmaMthananA pariNAme saMsAranI asAratA. ane bhayaMkara duHkhadAyakatAne spaSTa khyAla AvI jatAM cAritragrahaNane nirNaya vizvabhUtie tatkALa karI lIdhuM. mAtApitAnI rajA levA ghera na jatAM sIdhe-sIdhe te pradezamAM vicaratA AcAryazrI saMbhUti sUrijInI pAse pahe, bahumAnapUrvaka vaMdana karI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA beTho : A saMsAranATakamAM judA judA veza laI cAreya gatimAM bhaTakI-bhaTakIne ApaNo jIva vividha prakAranAM dAruNa duHkha bhogavI rahyo che. AryakSetramAM janma pAmave, manuSyabhava prApta karI manuSyatva prApta karavuM, sudeva, suguru ane sudharmane yoga che, uparAMta ciMtAmaNi ratnathI paNa mUlyavAna evuM samyaga ratna prApta karavuM ati duSkara che. puNyarahita jIvane tenI sahaja prApti thatI nathI. AyuSya kSaNabhaMgura Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana che. saMsAranAM sukha alpa AnaMda karAvI ane te duHkhadAyaka durgatimAM ja rakhaDAve che. akSaya sukhanA nidhAna samAna mokSanI prApti mATe te cAritrajIvana e ja eka mAtra rAjamArga che." AvI kalyANakArI jinavANInuM amRtapAna karatAM-karatAM vizvabhUtine . ati ullAsa thaye. eNe AcAryazrI saMbhUtisUrijIne vinaMti karatAM kahyuM : he bhagavan! mane atyAre ja dIkSA Apo! huM ApanuM zaraNa svIkAruM chuM !" gurudeve vidhipUrvaka cAritranuM dAna karyuM. vizvanaMdI-rAjAe jyAre A samAcAra sAMbhaLyA tyAre eNe UMDo AghAta anubhavyo. pachI aMtaHpura sAthe pUjya AcArya mahArAja pAse AvI vinayapUrvaka vaMdana karyuM. tyArabAda vizvamUti-munine vaMdana karIne kahyuM : - "he putra! amane pUchavA vinA AvuM duSkara sAdhuvrata ekAeka svIkArI lIdhuM e zuM yegya che? tArA vagara amAre AdhAra koNa? dIkSAne tyAga karI rAjya svIkArI le ane svecchAe puSpakaraMDaka udyAnamAM vilAsa kara. amArA aparAdhanI kSamA Apa." vizvabhUtimuni te pitAnA nirNayamAM makkama ja hatA. pratyuttara ApatAM temaNe kahyuM : he rAjana ! tame nirarthaka saMtApa tajI de. svajanAdikanA mehamAM mehita thaI je prANIo pApa kare che, te durgatimAM jaI kaTu vipAka bhegave che. ApattimAM vajane leza paNa AdhArabhUta thatA nathI, tyAre eka jina dharma ja AdhArabhUta bane che." gADha saMtApa pAmela vizvanaMdI rAjA munine vaMdana karI svasthAne gayA. vizvabhUtimuni parama kRpALu gurunI nizrAmAM rahI, jJAnadhyAnanI ArAdhanA sAthe chaThTha, aTTama, mA khamaNa sudhI ugra tapasyA karatAM karatAM saMyamajIvana ujajavaLa banAvatAM rahyA : Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CASS 200 H JIMA 5), 022 49007200 kell Hun JOL bhava9 14 vizAkhAnaMdIne jene koThAnA phaLa toDavA vhArA badalo levAnuM baLa jaNAvyuM.asArasaMsArajANIdIkSA gAye pADayA bhAIo sIkarI - s Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 16 mo lAMbo vakhata gurukuLamAM rahI, sUtrArtha dhAraNa karI, vizeSa yegyatA prApta thatAM, kAyAnI vadhu kasoTI karavA mATe zrI vItarAga prabhunI jema ekAkI vihAra karavAnI AjJA gurudeva pAse mAMgI. megyatA samajIne gurue AjJA ApI. grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM karatAM, saMyamamAM vadhu ujamALa banelA vizvabhUtimuni ekadA mathurA nagarImAM padhAryA. tyAM teo ekavAra zubha vicAraNAmAM caDyA : samasta doSanA sthAnarupa pramAda, eka kSaNavAra paNa seva yukta nathI. pramAda saMkhyAbaMdha tIvra dukhone bhavabhava nIpajAve che. badhA ja sukha Icche che ane duHkhathI dUra bhAge che. paNa emane e samaja nathI ke-zuddha-dharmanI ArAdhanA sivAya sAcA sukhanI prApti zakya ja nathI. enA kAraNe strIkathA, rAjakathA, deza ane bhejanakathAmAM jIva DUbele rahI, pariSahone sahana karavAmAM nirmAlya banI jAya che. ethI mArA mATe te sarvathA ugratapanuM AcaraNa ja yukta che. " AvI vicAraNA karIne vizvabhUtimunie mA khamaNa tapane prAraMbha karyo. yegAnuyoga kumAra vizAkhAnaMdI paNa mathurAnagarInA rAjAnI bahenanI kanyA sAthe pANigrahaNa karatamAM ja Avela hatuM. barobara e ja avasare vizvabhUti munivara mAsakhamaNa tapanA pAraNA nimitte gecarI levA vizAkhAnaMdInI chAvaNa pAsethI ja pasAra thaI rahyA hatA. vizAkhA naMdInA sevaka puruSoe tapathI kRza banela kAyAvALA vidhabhUtimunine keTalIka nizAnIo dvArA oLakhI lIdhA ane potAnA svAmIne kahyuM : "he svAmina! A munine Apa oLakhe che ?" vizAkhAnaMdI kumAra e munine oLakhI zake nahi. eTale enA sevakae oLakhANa ApatAM kahyuM : " "he kumAra! A te ja vizvabhUti kumAra che ke jeNe pUrve dIkSA lIdhI hatI." Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana vizAkhAnaMdIe have munine barAbara oLakhI lIdhA. puSpakaraMDaka : udyAnanI vilAsakIDAne bhUtakALane prasaMga punaH yAda AvatAM ja tenA manamAM IrSyA-roSane agni prajavalita bane. evAmAM ja IsamitimAM jemanuM citta ekAgra thayeluM hatuM, te vizvabhUti-muni eka gAya sAthe athaDAvAthI pRthvI para paDI gayA. - A dazya jotAM ja vizAkhAnaMdInA sevaka puruSe ati harSamAM AvI gayA. tALIo pADI moTA avAje bolavA lAgyA : are, munirAja ! kumAra avasthAmAM mAtra muSTinA prahAra vaDe ThAnAM phaLone vRkSa uparathI pADI nAkhavAnuM tamAruM baLa atyAre kayAM gayuM ? jethI eka sAmAnya gAya mAtra tamane pADI nAkhyA ? " A zabdo kAne paDatAM ja vizvabhUti munie pitAnI najara pheravI temanA tarapha dRSTi karI. kumAra vizAkhAnaMdI ane enA sevakane oLakhI lIdhA. kaTAkSapUrNa vacanabANa vaDe muninA manane AghAta lAgyA. muni jIvananA bhUSaNarUpa kSamAkavaca dUra thayuM, kedha kaSAyanA vaMToLamAM mana sapaDAI gayuM. upazamabhAva naSTa thatAM ja viveka vidAya thayA. mahApa uchALA mAravA lAge. eTale munie doDI jaI gAyane zIMgaDAthI pakaDI AkAzamAM ulALI....pachI anukaMpA AvavAthI gAyane hAthathI jhIlI laI nIce mUkI. tyArapachI vizAkhAnaMdI tathA tenA sevakapuruSane uddezIne kahyuM : are! durmatio ! kAyare! nAlAyake ! tame mArI mazkarI karo che? zuM tame jANatA nathI ke durbaLa paNa siMhanA parAkramane hajAro ziyALIAo paNa oLaMgI zakatA nathI? tema duSkara tapazcaryAnA pariNAme mane tame durbaLa samaje che, chatAM tamArA jevA lAkha puruSe paNa mArI tulanAmAM AvI zake ema nathI !" - A rIte tIkSNa vacane vaDe manamAM uchaLI rahela jhedhane pradarzita karI, potAnA sthAne jaI vizvabhUti muni ciMtavavA lAgyA : Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvezathI gAyane AkAzamAM uchALI,yAthI jhIlI.tapanA pratApe sauthIThabaLavAna banavAnuM niyANuM karyuM mahAzukadevalokeTyA.miyuThavAsudevathayA bhava6 bhava.17 5-1 T on 5 N 167 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 16 me 3 "hajI paNa A lokoe mArA para pUrvane krodha tyajya nathI. je dIkSA lIdhI che, chatAM e pApIo vinA kAraNe mArA duzmana banyA che. eTale have evuM kaMIka karuM ke jethI parabhave svapnamAM paNa AvA prakAranA apamAnanuM sthAna huM kayAMya paNa na thAuM." AvI vicAraNA karIne vizvabhUti-munie nIce mujaba niyANuM karyuM? "varSonA saMyamapAlananA tathA dharmanI tIvra ArAdhanAnA prabhAvathI AvatA janmamAM huM atula baLavAna banuM." pAse rahelA anya munio ane tapAvIo A niyANuM sAMbhaLI bahumAnapUrvaka vizvabhUti munine vinavavA lAgyA : he mahAnubhAva ! Apa te vinaya, viveka ane kSamAnA bhaMDArarupa che, eTale Apane kaMI kahevA jevuM amane nathI lAgatuM, chatAM paNa nivedana karIe chIe ke-eka keDInA badalAmAM kaI koTI pramANa ratna na Ape : sAdhAraNa tApaNuM karavA keI gazIrSa caMdana ke agarU jevAM zreSTha kASTone bALe tema lAMbA kALasudhI Acarela dharmaArAdhanArUpa vividha tapanA badalAmAM kiM pAkanA phaLa samAna AvuM ugra niyANuM karavuM tamane kaI rIte yukta nathI. avivekIonA vacanethI zuM sAdhuonuM mana kadApi kSebha pAme?" | munionA AvA madhura ane hitakArI vacanonI muni-vizvabhUti upara kaI asara na thaI Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 sattara mahAzuka devaloka niyANAnA azubha adhyavasAyanI AlecanA karyA vinA te maraNa pAmI, mahAzuka nAme devakamAM utkRSTa sthitivALA devatA thayA. """""tripRSTha vAsukavaNI 15-16-17 sAruM A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM pitanapura nagarane ripratizatru nAme rAjA hatA. bhadrA nAme paTTarANa hatI. acala nAme mahAparAkramI putra hatA. devAMganene paNa parAbhava pamADe tevA lAvaNyayukta svarUpavAna mRgAvatI nAme kanyA hatI. rANI bhadrAe pitAnI putrI mRgAvatIne paraNAvavA yogya jANIne, zarIre suMdara alaMkAro paherAvI, dAsI-parivAra sAthe, page paDavA rAjA pAse mekalI. rAjAe atyaMta AdarapUrvaka tenA para daSTi nAkhI, pitAnI pAse ene besADI. rUpa ane yauvanaguNanA kAraNe rAjAnA manamAM bhAre khaLabhaLATa utpanna thavAthI teNe vicAryuM: Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 mA 34 " aDe| ! sarvAM gasuMdara lAvaNya, kAMti ane madhuravANInA bhaMDAra samuM AvuM uttama kanyAratna mArA aMtaHpuramAM utpanna thayuM che. e kharekhara Azcarya rupa ja che! ahA! hu puNyavAna chuM ke ratnAkaranI jema mArA aMtaHpuramAM Avu' uttama ratna pAkayuM !" madanakhANuthI ghavAyela ane la'paTa vicArothI vyAkuLa banela rAjA peAtAnI ja putrImAM Asakta banyA ane vicAravA lAgyA H " ahA ! AvI rUpavatI kanyAne gharamAMthI kADhI anyane ApavI kaI rIte ceAgya ja nathI. paraparAgata kanyAdAna ApavAne pracalita rivAja subuddhizALI lokone AlaMbana karavA ceogya nathI. ' nyAyamA nA vicAra karyA vinA tathA leAkApavAdanI darakAra karyAM vinA rAjAe te ja tene paraNavAnA adhama sakalpa karIne mRgAvatIne aMtaHpuramAM mAkalI dIdhI. bIjA divase rAjyasabhA belAvI, nagarajanA tathA sAmata-senApati vargane uddezIne rAjAe kahyuM : " huM pradhAnajane!! tameA yuktAyukta kuLavyavasthA, sazayamukta nyAyamA tathA lekavyavaDAranA prarUpaka temaja nizcaya karanArA che. uparAMta sa bAbateAmAM amAre paNa prathamathI ja pUchavA yogya che. mATe have tame kahA ke-A rAjyamahelamAM je ratnanI utpatti thAya, tenA svAmI pheNa ??' badhAe ekI avAje kahyu.. " he deva ! emAM pUchavAnuM ja zuM hoya ? te ratnanA tame ja svAmI gaNAva !" rAjAe A rIte traNavAra prazna karI e ja javAba badhAnA mukhethI kahevaDAvyeA. pachI mRgAvatIne khelAvIne prajAjanone kahyuM: " aheA ! A kanyA mArA aMtaHpuramAM ratnarupe pragaTa thaI che. 3 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana tamArI salAha pramANe ene huM pite ja paraNavA IcchuM chuM, kAraNa ke tamAruM vacana amAre koIpaNa rIte ullaMghanIya na thaI zake." rAjAe kapaTakaLAthI maMtrIone vacanabaddha karyA. rAjAne A avivekI, aciMtavyo ane niMdanIya nirNaya sAMbhaLI sahu stabdha banI gayA ane lajajAvaDe mAthuM nIcuM karI potapotAne sthAne cAlyA gayA. bIjA divase bhadrA-rANIe rAjAne pote lIdhela nidanIya nirNayamAMthI vAravA vAraMvAra prayatna karyA. kuLavRddhAoe tene ema karatAM aTakAvyuM. pradhAnae mazkarI karI. maMtrIoe upAlaMbha pUrvaka niSedha karyo. dharmaguruoe duHkhavipAkane bodha Ape chatAM lajajADIne laMpaTa rAjAe potAnA egya agya kartavyanuM bhAna bhUlI, nyAyamArga ane le kApavAdanI darakAra karyA vagara, mRgAvatI sAthe gAMdharva lagna karI lIdhuM. pachI tene paTTarANIpade sthApI enI sAthe viSayasukha bhogavavA lAge. potAnI ja putrI rUpI prajAnA pati banavAne kAraNe nagarajane rAjAne tyArathI "ripupratizatru"nA badale prajApati nAmathI oLakhavA lAgyA. rAjAnA AvA aghaTita, niMdanIya ane lekavirUddha vartanathI manamAM ati saMtApa pAmI bhadrArANI pitAnA putra acala sAthe dakSiNadezamAM jaI, dhavalagraho ane devAlathI zebhatI mAhezvarI nAme navI nagarI vasAvIne tyAM ja rahI. acalakumAra pAcho potAnA pitA pAse AvyA. vizvabhUtine jIva mahAzukadevalokamAMthI AvIne mRgAvatInI kUkhe putrapaNe utpanna thaze. A vakhate mRgAvatIe sAta mahAsvapno joyAM. te jAgRta thaIne rAjA pAse gaI ane harSa pUrvaka te joyelA svapnane vRttAMta kahyo. rAjA beH "he deve! AvA prakAranAM svane maDApuNyathI ja jovAmAM Ave che. tene parAkramI, kuLa ajavALanAra putra thaze ! mATe atyaMta AnaMdathI e svapnane tuM Adara kara." Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 me 35 prabhAte rAjAe kuzaLa svapna pAThakane teDAvyA, AdarapUrvaka siMhAsane para besADyA ane svapnanA artha pUchayA. buddhibaLe arasaparasa zAstrArtha karI svapna-pAThakee nivedana karyuM? he rAjana ! A prakAranA viziSTa svapnaprabhAvathI samastabhuvanamAM vikhyAta, traNa khaMDa bhAratane svAmI, apratima baLavAna tamAre putra ahIM prathama vAsudeva thaze." svapnaphaLa jANI aMtaramAM atiAnaMda pAmela rAjAe puSkaLa dakSiNA ApI svapna pAThakane visarjana karyA. - garbhakALa pUrNa thatAM putrajanma thayo. rAjAe nagaramAM mahotsava karAvyuM. yAcakone dAna ApyuM. bALakanI pITha para traNa karaMDaka (asthi baMdhana) jevAM kuLavRddhAoe putranuM nAma tripRSThakumAra pADayuM. enuM bhUjAbaLa addabhuta hatuM. jyAre jyAre te pRthvI upara paga mUkate, tyAre tyAre jANe vajathI haNAyelI hoya tema pRthvI prajatI. mAtra eka ja muSTighAtathI leke paDI jatA ane mahA muzkelIo UbhA thatA. enA parAkramanA prabhAve leke enI prazaMsA karatAM thAkatA ja na hatA. ene paDe bola jhIlavA sahu sadA tatpara rahetA, te vakhate bharatakSetranA rAjagRha nagaramAM azvagrIva nAme prativAsudeva rAjA rAjya karate hate. vizvabhUtine pitarAI bhAI vizAkhAnaMdI kumAra cirakALa rAjya bhegavI, naraka ane tiryaMca gatimAM bhramaNa karatAM karatAM azvagrIvanA rAjyamAM eka parvatanI guphAmAM siMharUpe utpanna thaye. te yuvAna banyo tyAre rAjAnA zreSTha zAlikSetromAM rahetA kheDUtone satAvavA lAgyo. eTale kheDUte e rAjA pAse jaI potAnA duHkhanI rajUAta karI "he deva! sAkSAt yama samAna A siMhathI tame amAruM rakSaNa karI na zake te tamArAM kSetre bIjA kheDUte pAse kheDAve. ame anya sthAne cAlyA jaIzuM." Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana rAjAe siMhanA upadravamAMthI kheDUtone rakSaNa ApavA pitAnA seLa hajAra rAjAone anukrame ceka karavA Adeza karyo ane kheDUtane nirbhaya karyA. azvagrIva rAjAnA manamAM ekadA svayaMkuraNa thaI: "devAMganA samAna aMtaHpura, kubera karatAM adhika dhanabhaMDAra ane hAthIDA Adi vizALa sainya sahita traNa khaMDanA sAmrAjyane huM mAlika hovA chatAM A pRthvI upara mAre paNa vinAza karavA kaI samartha haze khare? koIpaNa rIte A vAta huM jANI lauM te tene. pratikAra karI mArA mRtyumAMthI rakSaNa meLavI zake." azvagrIve nimittajJane teDAvI potAnA mananI vAta rajU karatAM pUchyuM : mAruM mRtyu ke hAthe thaze ?" nimittanI mukhAkRti upara kSobhane bhAva tarI AvyA. azvagrIve nimittajJane vinA saMkoce je hakIkata hoya, te spaSTa rIte jaNAvavA Agraha karyo, tyAre nimittajJa beH he deva! tuMga nAmanA parvatane vize rahelA siMhane je mAraze te tamane haNaze, tathA tamArA caMDavega dUtanuM je apamAna karaze te avazya Apane mRtyukArI jANa. tenAthI tamAre sAvadha rahevuM." nimittajJane vidAya karIne, azvagrIva rAjAe pitAnA mRtyukArIne jANavAnA hetuthI, zAlikSetronI rakSA karavAnI vyavasthA karanAra maMtrIone prazna karyo : ahe! atyAre rAjA ke kumAremAM keNa atula baLazALI saMbhaLAya che?" maMtrIoe javAba ApyaH he rAjana! AkAzamAM sUrya jayAre prakAzamAna hoya tyAre zuM tArAo prakAzI zake ?" Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 me 37 rAjAe kahyuM : A pRthvI upara aneka rane paDyAM che, mATe temAM asaMbhavita zuM che?" eTale maMtrIo belyA: "he rAjana! ame nizcayapUrvaka jANatA nathI, paraMtu lokonA moDhethI saMbhaLAya che ke prajApati rAjAnA kumAro asAdhAraNa baLa parAkramavALA che." A vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAe caMDavega dUtane AjJA karIH "he bhadra ! tuM prajApati rAjA pAse jA ane kahe ke tenuM mAre amuka prayajana che." rAjAnI AjJA laI caMDavega-dUta puruSanA moTA parivAra sAthe pitanapura AvI pahoMcyA. tyAM prajApati rAjAnI rAjyasabhAmAM acalakumAra, tripRSThakumAra e be rAjaputra, mahAamAtya, maMtrI, senApati, nagarazeTha ane prajAjanenI vizALa hAjarImAM nRtya ane saMgItanA tAla sAthe atisuMdara nATaka cAlI rahyuM hatuM. tripRSThakumAra A nATaka jovAmAM vizeSa layalIna banI gayA hatA. e veLA ekAeka caMDavega dUta rAjasabhAmAM dAkhala thaye. ene jotAM ja prajApati rAjA tarata ja Ubhe thaye. dUtane bhAre AdarasatkAra karyo. rAjA azvagrIvanA kuzaLa samAcAra pUchayA. vaLI tenI AjJA mAthe caDAvI. nATaka thaMbhI gayuM. raMgamAM bhaMga paDe. tripRSThakumAra vizeSa rIte kopAyamAna thaye. AvanAra vyaktine e oLakhate na hovAthI eka puruSane eNe pUchyuM : are? A keNa che? enA AgamanathI pitAjI kema UbhA thayA? rajA vagara eNe sabhAmAM kema praveza karyo? dvArapAle ene zA mATe aTakAvyo nahi ?" javAba maLyo : "he kumAra ! A rAjAdhirAja azvagrIvane mukhya Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana dUta che. tene svAmItulya samajIne pitAjIe tenuM bahumAna karyuM che. ethI ja pratihAre paNa ene aTakAvyo nahi. enI kRpAthI ja ApaNe ahIM sukhe rahIe chIe. svAmInI AjJA pramANe rahevuM e sevakane dharma che." keNa kene svAmI che ke sevaka che? enI khabara huM hamaNAM ja laI laIza! e pitAnA nagara tarapha pAchA phare, tyAre mane khabara Apaje." kumAre potAnA mANasene AjJA karI. azvagrIva rAjAnA dUtane prajApati rAjAe vividha bheTa Adi ApI ucita sanmAna karIne vidAya ApI. dUta pitAnA nagara tarapha cAlavA lAge. A khabara tripRSThakumArane maLatAM ja pitAnA bhAI acalane sAthe laI caMDega dUtane teNe adhavacce ja aTakAvyuM ane jaNAvyuM : he adhama, duSTa, pApiSTa dUta ! mArI hAjarImAM te nATakanA raMgane bhaMga karyo! paNa have tuM kayAM javAnuM che? te nIca ! nibhaMgI! tuM tArA adhama AcaraNanuM phaLa bhogavI le ! maraNa pahelAM tuM tArA ISTadevane have yAda karI le!" tripRSThakumAra A pramANe belI majabUta muSTi-prahAra karavA taiyAra thaye, eTale acalakumAre ene aTakAvatAM kahyuM : he kumAra ! gauhatyAnI jema A vadha karavo ucita nathI. dUta, rAMDa ane bhAMDa e traNa aparAdhI hovA chatAM avadhya che." A sAMbhaLIne kumAre potAnA seva kene AjJA karI: "tame A pApInA prANa sivAya, dhana, vastra vagere badhuM vinA vilaMbe chInavI le." sevakoe lAkaDI tathA muSTiprahAra karI ene lUMTI lIdhe. bhayathI vyAkuLa banele dUta pitAnA prANa bacAvavA bhAgavA lAgyA. kumAre pAchA vaLyA. Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 mo A hakIkatanI jANa thatAM ja prajApati rAjA bhayathI vyAkuLa banI ciMtavavA lAge ke-"aho ! kumAroe bahu ja cheTuM karyuM che. sevakane aparAdha thatAM svAmI daMDAya e nyAye mArA mAthe te dharmasaMkaTa ja AvI paDyuM che." pachI turata ja dUtane rAjAe pAchA bolAvyo. prathama karatAM cAragaNuM bheTavuM ApI tene vizeSa prakAre satkAra karatAM kahyuM : he mahAzaya ! kumAroe bALaceSTA karI tamane bahu satAvyA che. chatAM tame manamAM kopa na karazo. apamAna bhUlI jajo. mane ApanA mATe temaja rAjA azvagrIva mATe badhA karatAM vizeSa bahumAna che." caMDavega dUta rAjA pAse pahoMce te pahelAM ja tenA sAthI puruSoe tripRSThakumAranA parAkramanI vAta azvagrIva rAjAnA kAne pahoMcADI dIdhI hatI. caMDavega dUte rAjA pAse AvI badhe vRttAMta jaNAvatAM kahyuM : he rAjana! kumAranA vartanathI prajApati rAjAne te bahu ja kheda thayA che. rAjAne kaI vAMka nathI. eo ApanI AjJA vinaya sahita dhAraNA karI rahyA che ane ApanA guNa gAI rahyA che." A hakIkata sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAne pelA nimittarUnuM vacana yAda AvyuM, bhayathI mana kaMpavA lAgyuM. te ciMtavavA lAge ? aho! nimittajJanuM eka vacana barobara sAcuM paDyuM. have je bIju vacana paNa sAcuM paDe, te jarura mAruM amaMgaLa thavAnuM ja." rAjAe bIjA dUtane bolAvI AjJA karIH "tuM prajApati rAjA pAse jaI mArI AjJA jaNAva ke te zAlikSetrane raMjADanAra siMhanuM nivAraNa kare." "jevI devanI AjJA" ema kahIne dUte prajApati rAjA pAse AvI azvagrIvanI AjJA jaNAvI. rAjAe ene svIkAra karyo. kumArane Thapako ApatAM kahyuM : Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana "caMDaveganuM apamAna karI tamee akALe mRtyune jagADayuM che, jenA kAraNe AvI dAruNu AjJA mArA zire AvI paDI che. " prajApati rAjAe prayANa karavAnI taiyArI karI lIdhI. kumAre e pitAjIne aTakAvIne A kAryoMmAM peAtAnuM parAkrama dekhADavAnI utkaMThA pragaTa karI. 40 rAjAe kahyuM : " he vatsA ! tame hajI bALa che. kA -akAnI tamane kaI khabara nathI ! AvA moTA sAhasa mATe tame hajI ce!gya nathI.'' " he pitAjI ! game te rIte tame amane ja meAkalA, kesarIsiMha kevA che te jovAnI amane khUba ja utkaMThA che. tame aTakAvaze tepaNa ame te avazya javAnA ja." kumAroe A pramANe rAjAne kahyu. pachI hAthI, gheADA, ratha, subhaTa ane pirajane sAthe kumAree jyAM siMha rahetA hatA, te zAlikSetramAM paheAMcIne tyAMnA kheDUtane pUchyuM' : " pahelAM je rAjAe tamAruM rakSaNa karavA AvatA, te zI rIte tamArI rakSA karatA hatA ? " kheDUnAe javAba vALyo : " he kumAre! hAthI gheADA upara besI, dhanuSya-bANu ItyAdi zastro dhAraNa karI, si'hanI guphAne gherA dhAlI rAjAe amArI rakSA karatA hatA. jyAMsudhI amAruM dhAnya amArA ghare na pahoMce tyAMsudhI teA teo mRtyunA bhayathI kAMpatA ja rahetA hatA. dUra dUrathI si MhagarjanA sAMbhaLIne ame paNa bhayathI kaMpyA karatA hatA." tridhRkumAre kahyuM : "kesarIsiMha te kharekhara mahAparAkramI jaNAya che. mane enuM raheThANu dekhADo." kheDUtAe dUra UbhA rahI si'hunI guphA khatAvI. zrI kumAre pUchyuM : "are ! te si'nA parivAra keTalA che?" " huM kumAra ! te ekalA ja che " : kheDUtAe kahyu. Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAsudeve siMhane jaDabAthI cIryo,sArathInuM AzvAsana AnarasiMhache" yudhdha karyA.vAsudeva sUigayA chatAM zayyApAlake saMgIta cAlu rakhAvyuM. bhava-18 17 Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhiva 18 mo ATalI mAhitI meLavI tripRSThakumAre pitAnuM parAkrama batAvavAnI taka jANI pitAne zeSa parivArane pAcho vALyo. siMhanI guphA pAse te ekale ja jaI pahoMce. kumAranuM parAkrama jovAnI kautukavRttithI tyAM ghaNA leke ekaThA thaI gayA ane dUra rahIne jevA lAgyA. kelAhala sAMbhaLIne siMha ekAeka nidrAmAMthI jAgI uThe. eNe bagAsuM khAI, mahuM pahoLuM karI, mAthuM dhUNavyuM. pUMchaDuM jamIna upara pachADI kAna baherA thaI jAya evI gaMbhIra garjanA karI e Ubhe thaye ane maMdamaMda lIlApUrvaka kumAra tarapha jovA lAge. siMhane jotAM ja kumAra ciMtavavA lAgyA aho! A mahAnubhAva pRthvI upara cAle che. huM te ratha upara beThele chuM. dADha ane nakha sivAya AnI pAse keI zastra nathI. mArI pAse te talavAra ane DhAla che. A yuktiyukta na gaNAya ! " Ama vicArIne kumAre rathathI nIce utarIne talavArane DhAla phekI dIdhA. tripRSThanuM AvuM viparIta svarUpa ane vartana jotAM ja siMhanA manamAM apamAnano bhAva utpanna thaye. "niHzastra ane nirbhaya dUdha pItA bALaka jevo, mArI guphAmAM pesavA A keNa taiyAra thaye che? mArA apamAnane badale huM hamaNAM ja ene dekhADI dauM !" pUchaDuM jamIna upara pachADI, cAreya dizAone bhayaMkara garjanAnA nAda vaDe bharI daI meTuM phADI, eka ja keLiyAmAM khatama karavA kumAra upara lAla AMkha karI siMha dhasI Avyo. tarataja kumAre eka hAtha vaDe siMhane nIcene hoTha pakaDI lIdhe. bIjA hAtha vaDe uparane haTha pakaDI lIdho. ane jANe jIrNa vastrane phADate hoya, tema sahajamAtramAM meDhuM phADI nAkhI ene jamIna upara phekI dIdhe. tripRSThakumAranuM A adbhuta parAkrama joI lekoe jyanAda karyo. gaMdharva, yakSa, rAkSasa, vidyAdhara ane kinnaroe paNa jayajayakAra karyo. Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana devatAoe maNi-mugaTa, kanakakuMDaLa, kaTisUtra, khADuMbadha, hAra Adi AbhUSaNA pradAna karyAM. kheDUto AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. taruNIe nRtya karavA lAgI. raNAMgaNu paNa mahAtsavayukta banI gayuM. 42 A tarapha taraphaDIyA khAteA si'huM citavavA lAgyA : ahA ! mArI kevI kAyaratA ! lIlAmAtrathI niHzastra evA A kumAranA hAthe huM mAryAM gaye ! mArA jIvitane dhikkAra che ! " taraphaDIyA khAtA si'hanA mananI AvI bhyAkuLatA joI kumAranA sArathinu haiyu dayA thayuM. AthI teNe madhura vacaneA vaDe sahune AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : "sainyayukta hajArA rAjAone ATalA samaya pata parAbhava ApanAra he vanarAja ! tuM niraMka kreAdhane dhAraNa na kara. tu ema na samajatA ke A eka bALake tane mAryAM che. he bhadra ! tu mRgasiha che, tema A puruSasiMha che. si Mhe sahune mAryA temAM apamAna zuM? 27 amRtasamAna madhura evA sArathinAM vacanA sAMbhaLI si'hunA krodha narama paDayeA. maraNa pAmI e cethI narakamAM nArakapaNe utpanna thaye. tripRSNakumAre si'huca kheDUtane soMpatAM kahyuM : "tame A si hacama azvagrIva rAjAne ApIne kahejo ke-have badhA bhaya TaLI gayA haiAvAthI svastha ane nirbhaya thaIne zAlibhAjana karatA rahejo. " tripRSTha peAtAnA nagare pAchA AvI, petAnA pitAne praNAma karI badhAya vRttAMta kahyo. AthI samasta nagaramAM AnaMda-AnaMda vartI rahyo. kheDUtAe azvagrIva rAjAne tridhRkumAranA parAkramanuM varNana kahI sabhaLAvyuM. rAjA manamAM bhayabhIta banIne vicAravA lAgyA : "nimittajJanA banne vacanA sAcAM paDayAM che. eTale tripRSNakumAra mArA mATe yamarAja samAna che. mAre enI upekSA karavI na joI e. sAma, dAma, daMDa ane bheda vaDe ene vizvAsa pamADI huM ene vinAza karuM ane bhayamukta khanuM rAjAe dUtane teDAvI AjJA ApI : 17 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 mA 4 prajApati rAjAne kahe ke tame vRddhAvasthAnA kAraNe sevA karavA asamartha che. te tamArA kumArane jaldI ahIM mekale, jethI sAmaMta padavI ApI vadhu meTA dezanA adhipati banAvuM, jo kumArAne mokalavAnI taiyArI na hoya teA yuddha karavAne taiyAra thAva." * dUta dvArA azvagrIvanA saMdeze sAMbhaLI prajApatie tene kahyuM : " he bhadre ! nAnA kumArA hajI sevAvidhine jANatA nathI. ucita-anucitanuM emane bhAna nathI. hu. peAte ja svAmI pAse hAjara thaIza." te kahyuM : "azrvagrIva rAjA sihune vRttAMta sAMbhaLI parama saMtuSTa thayA che. tamArA kumArane vadhu rAjya-lakSmI maLe, temAM tamAruM zuM akalyANa thavAnu che ? " dUtanAM AvAM vacane sAMbhaLI, vikaTa paristhitimAMthI mArgadarzana meLavavA rAjAe pAtAnA buddhizALI maMtrIone ekAMtamAM khelAvyA, dUtane svasthAne mekavyeA. ma`trIoe rAjAne salAha ApI : " svAmInI sevA sAdhavAnI koIpaNa ceAgyatA kumArAmAM nathI, eTale Apa pote ja rAjAnI sevAmAM hAjara rahevA icche che, ema madhura vacanAthI dUtane samajAvI vidyAya Ape. "" prajApati rAjAe potAnA niya zAMta vacanAthI tane jaNAvyo. e niNaeNya sAMbhaLIne te paDakAra karyAM : "are, prajApati ! svAmInA spaSTa Adeza che ke kumArIne mekalA athavA yuddha karavAne taiyAra thaI jAva." A samaye ja acAnaka AvI paheAMcelA tridhRkumAre dUtanA A ducana sAMbhaLyAM. majabUta lAkaDI ane muSTinA prahAra karI dUtane gaLethI pakaDI pAchalA khAraNethI kADhI mUkayo. te peAtAnA svAmIne badhA vRttAMta kahI sabhaLAvyo. A sAMbhaLI azvagrIvanA haiyAmAM kreAdhanI jvALA pragaTI. kapALe parasevAnAM biMdue phUTayA, heADa khAvI te ciMtavavA lAgyo : Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana potAnI ja putrIne paraNavAnA aparAdha vakhate ja je meM prajApatine dabAvI dIdhuM hatuM, te A pariNAma na Avata. je potAnI putrI sAthe kAmavilAsa Icche che, te pitAnA svAmIne paNa duHkha Ape emAM zuM navAI ? A mahApApIne huM jarUra parAbhava pADIza" azvagrIve sevakone AjJA ApatAM kahyuM : hAthI, ghoDA, ratha taiyAra karo. badhA rAjAone belA. vijayaprayANanI taiyArI kare." rAjae mAliza, nAna, vilepana Adi vidhi patAvI suMdara va dhAraNa karyA. purohitae maMgaLakiyA karI. maMgaLavacane vaDe zAMti karma karyuM. zaNagArelA hAthI upara rAjA AruDha thaye. AjubAju cAmara ane upara veta chatra dharavAmAM AvyuM. vividha vAjiMtranA nAda sahita rAjAe prasthAna AdaryuM. tyAM to ekAeka pavana kuMkAvA lAgyo. chatra paDI gayuM. daMDa bhAMgI paDe. jayapatAkA nIce paDI gaI. AkAzamAMthI ulkApAta thayo. divase tArAo dekhAvA lAgyA. lehInI vRSTi thaI vAdaLa vinA AkAzamAM vIjaLI camakI. rAjAne jayakuMjara hAthI vine kAraNe paDI gayo. dhULanA goTegoTA uDavA lAgyA. kUtarAo UMce svare revA lAgyA. bhAvinuM amaMgaLa sUcavanArAM ghaNAM ja apazukane thavAthI kuzaLamati pradhAne vinayathI namratApUrvaka rAjAne kahevA lAgyA : he deva! A amaMgaLa zukanonA phaLane TALavA, homa, yajJa vaDe zAMtikarma karAvavA Apa ApaNA nagara tarapha jaldI pAchA pharo ane hamaNAM prayANa mulatavI rAkhe." A sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyo: "tame badhA AvA kAyara kema banI gayA che? zuM tame mArA bAhubaLane nathI jANatA? meTA-moTA saMgrAma khelIne meM meLavelA vijaye zuM tamane yAda nathI ? asthAne mane zA mATe bIvaDAve che ? apazukananA amaMgaLa mAtrathI vIra puruSa bhaya pAmatA nathI, temaja Adarela kAryane tajI detA nathI. tame jarA -dhIrA thAo. A badhAMya apazukane ne huM prajApatinA mAthe ja nAkhavAne chuM." Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 mo 45 vinAzakALe viparIta buddhi" A suprasiddha lekakahevata mujaba azvagrIva rAjAe nimittajJanA vacananI avagaNanA karI, nimittapAThakee. chatrabhaMga saMbhaLAvyA chatAM, vRddha-puruSoe vAryA chatAM ane aMtaHpuranI. ramaNIoe aTakAvyA chatAM sakaLa sainya sAthe te AgaLa cAlyA. rathAvata parvatanA pradezamAM pahoMcI rAjAe senAnI chAvaNI naMkhAvI dUtane teDAvI AjJA karIH "prajApati rAjA pAse jA ane kahe ke rAjA azvagrIva yuddha mATe sajaja thaIne AvI pahoMcyA che. jaladI sAme Ave athavA kumArane mokalI tene satkAra kare. akALe kuLane kSaya na karo." "jevI devanI AjJA" ema kahIne dUta AjJApAlana mATe prajApati pAse pahoMcyA ane pitAnA svAmIne Adeza kahI saMbhaLAve. pAse ja beThela tripRSThakumAre A vacane sAMbhaLI bhAre ke pAyamAna thaIne dUtane kahyuM: "he dUta! tuM avadhya ane nirbhaya che. tArA svAmIne kahI. deje ke puSkaLa sAmagrI vaDe sajja hovA chatAM have nirbhaya thaIne na rahe. jema siMha mRgane haNe che, te rIte tripRSTha alpakALamAM ja mAraze. hAM, je niSpharatA tajIne te snehane hajI dhAraNa kare, te te. surakSita rahI zake. Avezayukta mativALAne sAcI vAtamAM paNa doSa jaNAya che, mATe vadhu hitavacane kahevAM nirarthaka che." dUta beH svAmIne baLane tame jANatA nathI, eTale ja AvA duHzikSita vacane tame bole che." tyAM prajApati rAjAe dUtane kahyuM : "he bhadra! tuM tArA svAmIne kahe ke prajApati A Avyo." dUta tarata ja cAlI nIkaLyo. prajApati rAjA satvara caturaMgI senane taiyAra karAvI, zaNagArelA hAthI upara besI nagara bahAra nIkaLyo. baLadeva acalakumAra paNa nIla Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana vastra dhAraNa karI, hAthamAM haLa ane muzaLa rupa divya Ayudha dhAraNa karI, rAjAnI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyo. eTalAmAM tridhRkumAre rAjA pAse AvIne kahyuM : " he pitAjI ! tame thAbhI jAva ane mane AjJA Apo. ApanI kRpAthI huM ekale ja paLamAtramAM ene parAjaya pamADI daIza. tame jarApaNa zakA na rAkhajo." 6. rAjAe kahyu' : putra ! bhayaMkara kesarIsiMhane lIlAmAtrathI mArI nAkhavAnuM tAruM parAkrama huM kayAM nathI jANatA ? bhale tyAre, tu vijaya prApta karI Ava. ame ahI dUra rahIne tArA parAkramane joyA karIzuM." acalakumAra ane tripRSNakumAra rathAvata patanI najIka pahoMcyA. yuddha zaru thayuM. raNamedAnamAM trizULa, bhAlA, barachI Adi zastro vaDe agaNita sainiko ghavAI ne maraNa pAmyA. zreSTha hAthI ane gheADA ghAyala anI jamIna upara DhaLI paDayA. leAhInI nadIo vahevA lAgI. samarAMgaNanI dharatI upara dhaDathI chUTAM paDelAM mAthAM, hAtha, paga ati karuNa ane ItyAdi zarIranA aneka bhAgA najare paDatAM, dRzya * bhayAnaka banI gayuM. acalakumAra eka hAthamAM haLa ane bIjA hAthamAM muzaLa laI zatrue pratye dhasyA. pAdaprahArathI keTalAkane jamInadosta karavA lAgyo. keTalAkane muSTiprahArathI tADana karavA lAgyo. chatAM jee AyudhAne tajI detA, temane karuNA lAvIne jIvatAM deDI mUkatA. A rIte anupama sattvazALI maLadeva acalakumAre peAtAnA adbhuta parAkrama vaDe azvagrIvanI senAnA maLaneA tathA subhaTonA ganA lagabhaga nAza karI nAkhyA. saMgrAma ghaNA dahADA cAlyA. khanne pakSe ghaNuM ja sainya khalAsa thayuM. eTale tripRSNakumAre drutadvArA azvagrIvane kahevaDAvyuM : " A nirarthaka nirdoSa parijanAnA vadha zA mATe ? ApaNA baMne vacce vera khaMdhAyela che. mATe tuM mana sthira karI, kAyaratA tajI, tArA potAnA bhUjAbaLa vaDe mArI sAthe tuM ekale ja saMgrAma khelavA taiyAra thA." Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 me 47 azvagrIva rAjAe A prastAva kabula karyo. ratha para besI bane jaNa raNabhUmi upara sAmasAmA AvI UbhA. pitApitAnA svAmInuM parAkrama jovAnI kutUhalavRttivALA sainya thaDA dUra UbhA rahyA. azvagrIve tripRSThane kahyuM : "zuM rega ane vRddhAvasthAthI baLahIna thayela siMhane te mArI nAkhyo, eTale tuM tArA baLane mada dekhADavA mAMge che? zuM huM e siMhane prathamathI ja mAravA samartha na hate ? nA, eka mRgalAne siMha mArI nAkhe, e apayazarupa gaNAya. eTale ja meM A dayApAtra siMhane mAryo nahote. tuM te hajI dUdha pItA bALaka samAna che, vivekahIna che. hAM, paNa jene mRtyukALa jyAre najIka Avyo hoya, tyAre yamarAjA pite ene lapaDAka nathI mArate; paNa ene durbuddhi ApIne bIjA pAse marAve che. zA mATe tuM tAre jAte ja vinAza netare che? A sAMbhaLI tripRSThakumAra boH "tAro ja kALa have najIka AvI gayuM hovAthI AvA nirNaja ane durvacane tuM bolI rahyo che. jenuM zaurya vakhaNAI rahyuM che, tenI prazaMsA karavAne badale hajI tuM tArA potAnAM ja vakhANa karyA kare che?" - eTale pharIthI adhagrIva belyo : "tuM hajI bALaka che. prathama prahAra huM karuM e ucita na gaNAya. tuM ja prathama prahAra kara." tripRSNakumAre "sAvadhAna thaI jA" ema kahIne bANone varasAda zaru karyo. azvagrIva paNa dhanurvedanI kuzaLatAthI e bANone adhavacce aTakAvI dete. azvagrIvanA je koI zastro kumAra tarapha pheMkAtAM tene pratighAta tripRSTha karo. sAmasAmA zastraprahAranA kAraNe dharatI paNa javA lAgI. satata cAlI rahela zastraprahAranA kAraNe avagrIvanA badhAMya zastro have khalAsa thayAM. kiMkartavyamUDha baneluM avIvanuM mana khedathI vyAkuLa banI gayuM. saMkaTamAMthI mArga kADhavA cakranuM smaraNa karyuM ane yamarAjAnI Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana AMkhA samAna agni varasAvatu cakraratna tarata ja azvatrIvanA hAthamAM upasthita thayuM. eNe vaLatI ja paLe tripRSNanA vadha nimitte A cakrane cheDayu. tripRSThanA mastaka upara ene ghAta thatAM ja te mUrchA pAmyA, AMkha mIMcAI gaI ane te jamIna upara DhaLI paDayeA. A dRzya joI azvagrIvanI senAe jANe peAtAnA jaya thaI gayA che, ema samajI kolAhala karI mUkayo. viziSTa puNyabaLanA prabhAve kSaNavAramAM ja tridhRkumAranI mUrchA utarI gaI. te beTho thayo ane khelyo : " are ! adhagrIva ! have hamaNAM ja tu mUe samajaje." ema kahIne tripRSTha azvatrIvanuM ja cakraratna enI upara cheDayuM. azvatrIvanuM mastaka TvIne e cakraratna tripRSThanA hAthamAM AvI upasthita thayuM. 66 A avasare AkAzamAM hAjara rahelA devA ane asurAe harSa pAmI sugaMdhI puSpavRSTi karI. jaya-jaya " zabdothI tridhRkumArane vadhAvI lIdhA. pachI hAjara rahela janasamudAyane UMce avAje saMbodhIne kahyuM : '' A kumAra A bharatakSetramAM pUrva bhavanA puNye sauthI baLavAna prathama vAsudeva che. sau AdarapUrvaka ene praNAma karo ane enA vinaya kare." hAjara rahelA sa rAjAee tripRSThavAsudevane praNAma karyAM ane sadAkALa enI AjJAmAM rahevAnu` kabula karyu.. adhagrIvanA mRtyusamAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja aMtaHpuranI rAjaramaNIe chAtIphATa rudana karatI raNAMgaNu upara AvI UbhI. pachI sevaka parijanAe agnisa'skAra vidhi karI. eTalAmAM sUrya asta pAmyA. prabhAta thatAM tripRSTha peAtAnA sevakone khelAvI AjJA karI " tame raNabhUmimAM jAya, ghAyala sainikonI tapAsa karI auSadhAthiI sevA kare." Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 me 43 46 tripRSNa kumAra devA vaDe " vAsudeva '" tarIke jAhera thayo, eTale e samasta rAjA sahita pAtanapuramAM Avyo; nagarajanAe AnaMda ane utsavapUrvaka ucita rIte bhavya svAgata karI, tenA nagarapraveza karAvyeA. thoDokALa nagaramAM rahI, cakra, chatra, dhanuSya, maNi, mALA, gadA ane zaMkha A sAta ratnA sahita sainya laI vijaya karavA tripRSNa vAsudeva nIkaLyeA. prathama bharatA kSetra sAdhyu, pUrve na namelA rAjAone namAvyA. aneka kiMmatI bheTa svIkAratA, hArA maDalezvara rAjAethI anusarAtA e aga, vaMga, kaeNliga Adi dezeAmAM rAjAone sthApI magadha dezamAM AvI paheAMcyA. tyAM koTi puruSo na upADI zake, evI eka mar3AzilA joI. peAtanA bhujAbaLanA gathI te zilAne DAbA hAtha vaDe UMce upADI, chatranI jema peAtAnA mAthA upara dhAraNa karI. rAjAe tenuM AvuM atula baLa joI vismaya pAmyA. sahu nagarajanoe ha pUrvaka jayanAda karI vAsudetrane vadhAvI lIdheA. AgaLa cAlatAM eNe daMDakAraNyanI bhUmimAM praveza karyAM. thADA dahADA tyAM rahyo. ekadA jayAre sevako gADha nidrAmAM hatA, tyAre vAsudeva veza parivartana karI, peAtAnA piravAramAM kANu kANu anukULa che? ane pratikULa che ? enI tapAsa karavA nIkaLyA. vanamAM AvatAM ja koI duHkhI mANasane Arttanada sabhaLAye. peAtAnI chAtI upara rahela kaustubha maNinA kiraNa vaDe aMdhakAranA nAza thatAM, vRkSa sAthe gADha baMdhanathI baMdhAyelA eka puruSane joyA. kANe AvI sthitimAM mUkayA ? enI pRcchA karI. peAtAnA cakra vaDe aMdha kApI nAkhyAM. svastha thatAM te puruSa kahevA lAgyA " he kRpALu ! huM ratnazekhara vidyAdhara chuM. siMhalarAjAnI vijayavatI nAme rupa-guNu-lAvaNya Adi guNethI saMpanna putrIne paraNavA nIkaLyA hatA. eTalAmAM vAyuvega nAmanA mArA zatru vidyAdhare mAruM sasva lUTI laI, gADha rIte khaMdhanamAM nAkhI, huM duHkhathI maraNa pAmu e hetuvaDe mArI A sthiti karI mUkI che." : 4 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana tripRSTha pUchayuM: "tuM vidyAra thaI bhUmicArInI kanyA paraNavA zA mATe Icche che?" razekhara beH "he mahAbhAga ! tenuM rUpa keI apUrva che, lAvaNya paNa asAdhAraNa che." A sAMbhaLI tripRSThane vijayavatI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA thaI. AthI teNe vidyAdharane kahyuM : "aho ! tuM paraNIza te paNa tAre vairI enuM haraNa karaze. te nirarthaka paraNavAthI zuM?" vidyAdhare kahyuM: "huM to enI AzA mUkI dauM chuM. tamArI zakti hoya te tame ene paraNo" Ama kahI tripRSThane praNAma karI vidyAdhara potAnA sthAne gaye. siMhalezvarane samajAvI enI putrI vijayavatIne tripRSTha paraNya. pachI te pitAnA nagaramAM AvyuM. tyAM tene mahA rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM AvyuM. kula 32 hajAra kanyAo te paraNya. ane saMgItamaya vAtAvaraNamAM pAMceya IdrinA viSayabhego bhegavavAmAM vAsudevane jIvanakALa pasAra thavA mAMDyo. ekadA agiyAramA tIrthapati zrI zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAna tinapura padhAryA. devatAoe traNa gaDhayukta vizALa maNimaya siMhAsanathI zebhatuM samavasaraNa racyuM. sevake vAsudevane vadhAmaNI ApI. ati harSa vaDe remAMcita thayela vAsudeve emane sADA bAra kaTi suvarNa prItidAnamAM apAvyuM pachI te prabhune vaMdana karavA cAlyA. chatra Adi bhagavAnanA atizaya najare paDatAM ja potAnA badhA rAjacinho taja, dUrathI ja page cAlI, traNa pradakSiNApUrvaka vAsudeve vaMdana karyuM. pachI prabhunI bhAvapUrNa stuti karI, ucita sthAne besI prabhunI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA lAge. he devAnupriya bha! saMsAra rUpI bhayaMkara aTavImAM lAMbI rakhaDapaTTI karatAM karatAM tame durlabha manuSyajanma prApta karyo che. uttama Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 18 mA pA AryakSetra, uttama kuLa, suMdara Arogya ane zuddha buddhi rupa sAmagrI prApta thaI che. sa`sAranAM sukha tathA padArthA tuccha ane kSaNamAM naSTa thavAnA svabhAvavALA che. mATe pApa mitronA saMga cheDI, dharmImAM anurakta bane. sau prANIene peAtAnA samAna gaNI enI rakSA karo. kaSAya-viSayAnA saMgathI dUra raheA. vAravAra janma-maraNanA duHkhAmAMthI bacavA samyag- jJAna ane cAritra dhAraNa karo, AtmaprazaMsA ane paraniMdA tyAge. guNAnurAgI banI guNAnA saMgraha kare. tRSNAnA tyAga karI, sa MtoSa dhAraNa karo. mithyAtva ane aviratino tyAga karI jarApaNa pramAda karyA vagara vizuddha dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvanA rupa jina dharmanI ArAdhanAmAM nira'tara udyamI aneA. zAzrvat sukhanA sthAna mekSanI prApti mATe eka mAtra zuddha dharma ja uttama rasAyaNa samAna che. " amRtathI paNa adhika AnaMda ApanAra zrI zreyAMsanAtha prabhunI kalyANakArI dezanA sAMbhaLI ghaNA lekanA saMzayA dUra thayA. peAtAnI ceAgyatA mujaba zrotAoe sarvavirati, dezivarati ane samakti prApta karyA. acale ane tripRSThe ati prameDha bhAvathI samakti ratna grahaNa karyuM. pahelA paheAra pUrNa thatAM prabhunI dezanA pUrI thaI, pachI prabhune vaMdana karI, teo peAtAnA AvAse AvyA. bhagavate anyatra vihAra karyAM. ekadA vAsudevanI sabhAmAM kinnaronA ka...ThathI paNa adhika madhura kaDavALA gAyaka AvyA. manuSya uparAMta tiya cA paNa emanA gItazravaNathI peAtAnAM bhAjana Adi vyApArane paNa bhUlI jaI layalIna manI jatA. vAsudevanA e parama kRpApAtra banI gayA ane sadA kALa emanI pAse ja rahevA mAMDayA. eka vakhata sukhazayyAmAM besI vAsudeva emanuM saMgIta sAMbhaLatA hatA. nidrA samaye zayyApAlakane AjJA karI " he bhadra ! jyAre mane nidrA AvI jAya, tyAre A gavaiyAone visarjana karaje. " : rAjAne nidrA AvI gai, paNa saMgItamAM lubdha banela zayyApAlaka svAmInI AjJA bhUlI gayA. saMgIta cAlu ja rahyuM. pAchalI rAte rAjA jAgyA. zayyApAlaka pratye gADha kapa utpanna thatAM khelyA : Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana mArI AjJA karatAM paNa saMgIta tane vadhu priya che, ema ?" "he deva ! saMgIta madhura lAgavAthI meM emane aTakAvyA nahIM." zayyApAlake javAba Apyo. mahA prayatna keLanA prakopane dabAvI vAsudeva te veLA mauna rahyA. prabhAtanAM kAryo patAvI vAsudeva rAjasabhAmAM AvyA. rAtrine prasaMga yAda AvatAM ja pitAnI AjJAne bhaMga karanArane kevI AkarI zikSA bhogavavI paDe che, tene dAkhale besADavA pitAnA sevakone AjJA karI ? zadhyApAlakane bolAvo. enA kAnane mArI AjJA karatAM paNa saMgIta vadhu priya che, mATe garamAgarama sIsAne rasa enA kAnamAM reDe." dhagadhagate sIsAne rasa sevakee zayyApAlakanA kAnamAM reDyo. mahA vedanA thatAM te tarata maraNa pAme. kALa pasAra thavA mAMDyo. siMhalezvaranI putrI vijayavatI vAsudeva taraphathI vAraMvAra apamAnita thaI, lAMbA samaya duHkha bhegAvI maraNa pAmI tiryaMca gatimAM utpanna thaI. saMsAranA vividha sukho bhegavata, rAjya pratye mUcha vadhAratA prANAtipAta Adi kriyAo temaja mahA AraMbha ane mahA parigraha yukta atikrara adhyavasAyenA pariNAme tripRSTha sabhyatva ratna khoI nAkhyuM ane 84 lAkha varasanuM AyuSya bhegavI sAtamI narake gaye. baladeva-acalakumAre gADha zakAtura banI vAsudevanI uttara kriyA karI. have ene saMsAranA padArthomAM kayAMya paNa rasa na rahyo. saMsAranI asAratAnuM bhAna thayuM. kArAgAra athavA smazAna jevA bhAsanA rAjyabhavanamAM svajane ane ramaNIonA AgrahathI thoDA dahADA rahyA, paNa manamAM te zrI zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAne kahela dharma vacananuM niraMtara ciMtavana karate hate. saMsArane zatrubhavananI jema tyAga karavAnI bhAvanA rAkhavA lAgyA. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAsudeva-saMgItanAavAjathI kupita thayA,AjJAbhaMgakaranArAzaiAcAlakanAkAnamAMgaramasIsureDAvyuM tyAMthI sInarakamAM,pachIddhino bhavya bhava-18 bhava-19 bhava-20 (05 (69 jara OU K, AAA AM NIO A - A-\ \ Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 19 me 53 ekadA zrI dharma gheSa AcArya pAse jaI parama bhaktithI vaMdana karI ane AsapAsa karI acalakumAra dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA beThe : A saMsAramAM ghaDIkamAM saMga ane ghaDIkamAM viga thAya che. kSaNekSaNe sukha ane duHkhanA taDakAchAyAne anubhava thAya che, A saMsAranI nATakazALAmAM saMsArI jI rupI naTalekenA vAraMvAra badalAtA saMbaMdha, rUpa ane raMga joIne karyo vivekI AtmA parama sukhanA kAraNa rUpa zrI jinadharma sAdhavAmAM pramAda kare? jene janma thaye, tenuM maraNa anivArya che. ApaNuM pitAnA ja upara taLAI rahela mRtyunA bhayane ApaNe dUra karI zakyA nathI, te svajananA mRtyuthI za zeka kare ? sapuruSe AvA zekaprasaMgemAM pitAnI mati sthira karI, zeka tajIne dharmamAM vizeSa udyamI bane che. rAjya, svajane ItyAdine meha dUra karI niravadya cAritra dhAraNa karIne AtmakalyANa sAdhe che." parama kRpALu AcAryadevanI parama hitakArI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI baladeva acalane zeka dUra thayA. temaNe cAritra grahaNa karyuM. ane suMdara cAritrajIvananI ArAdhanA vaDe sakaLa karmo khapAvI mekSe gayA. kizo ogaNIsama ja bhava . sAtamI naraka vicitrapaTa-17 | tripRSTha vAsudevanA jIve tamastamA nAmanI sAtamI narakamAM apratiSThAna nAmanA narakAvAsamAM utpanna thaI 33 sAgaropama kALa paryata duHkha bhogavyuM. Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijaya mAla mila sima bhava che siMha -17 ka ke sAtamI narakamAMthI tripRSTha vAsudevane jIva evIne eka parvatanI guphAmAM siMhapaNe utpanna thayA. jAtisvabhAvane kAraNe prANIonI hiMsA karavAmAM ja AyuSya pUrNa karI punaH cothI narakamAM utpanna thaye. 3. ekavIsame che bhava thI naraka citrapaTa-18 Syri siMhane jIva paMkaprabhA nAme cethI narakamAM daza sAgarepama varSa AyuSyavALo nAraka thaye. tyAM chedana, bhedana, tADana ItyAdi narakanI tIvra dAruNa vedanAo bhegavavI paDI. Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAla26 iva-20 'IIIII hiM bAMdhelA azubha karmanA yoge4thI narakamAM bhiSaNa dArUNa vedanA sahasthapurevimalakumA22AjAprabhubhakitayAdAna-paropakArakarIdIkSAlakI Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvAsamA bhatra manuSya bhava citrapaTa-18 zrI mahAvIra prabhunA AtmAe sihunA bhava karyAM pachI ceAthI narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, lAMbA samaya pa ta vividha tiya ca yenIAmAM aneka bhavA karyAM. tyAM kanI akAma nirjarA karI. paraMtu A bhavA bhagavAnanA sthUla 27 bhavAnI gaNatarImAM lekhAyA nathI. kAma nirjarA ane zubha pariNAmanA ceAge temanA AtmA bAvIsamA bhave manuSyapaNuM pAmyA. prabhunA AvIsamA bhavane vize e prakAranA ullekhA vAMcavA maLe che. eka ullekha pramANe anAmI manuSyabhava karyAM che, jyAM temaNe suMdara dhArmika jIvana jIvatAM, cha, aThThama Adi tapa AcaraNa karI, zubha ka upArjana karyuM. enA phaLarUpe cakravattI paNu' tathA saMyamaprApti sulabha banyA. bIjA ullekha mujaba khAvIsame bhava vimala rAjakumAra tarIke karyA che, ema vAMcavA maLe che. rathapura nAme nagaranA dharma parAyaNa priyamitra rAjAnI prativratA vimalArANInI kUkhe prabhune AtmA vimala nAme rAjakumAra tarIke janma pAmyA. ceAgya vaye rAjakaLAonA abhyAsa karyA ane yautranavaya prApta thatAM enA rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avye. vimalarAjA dayALu, nyAyaparAyaNa ane bhadrika pariNAmI hatA, koIpaNa duHkhI jIvane jotAM ja enuM haiyuM ati karuNAbhAvathI chalakAI jatuM ane enuM duHkha dUra karavA te sadA tatpara rahetA. Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana ekadA vimalarAjA eka aTavImAMthI pasAra thatuM hatuM, tyAre eka zikArIne nirdoSa haraNIone pakaDate che. A davethI enuM haiyuM atyaMta dayA banI gayuM. zikArIe pakaDelA haraNIAone cheDAvyA ane emane abhayadAna ApyuM. saddagurune ega thatAM dharmadezane sAMbhaLI enuM mana vairAgyabhAvathI raMgAI gayuM. uttama samyagdarzananI prApti thaI ane saMyama graDaNa karyuM. suMdara rIte cAritranI ArAdhanA karI samAdhimaraNa pAmyA. * grevIsamo bhava priya mitra che. citrapaTa-19 cakravatI zahera mahAvideha kSetranI rAjadhAnI mUkAnagarInA rAjA dhanaMjayanI paTTarANI dhAriNInI kukhe bhagavAnane jIva cauda mahAvathI sUcita putrapaNe utpanna thaye. zAstravarNana mujaba tIrthakaraprabhunI mAtA hAthI, vRSabha, kesarIsiMha, lakSmI Adi cauda mahAsvapna jue che te atyaMta tejasvI ane viziSTa prakAranI kAMtivALA hoya che. jyAre cakravartInI mAtA e ja cauda mahA svapna dekhe che, paNa e kaMIka jhAMkhAM hoya che. Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 23 mo 57 rANI dhAriNI A svapnadarzanathI khUba ja harSa pAmyAM. rAjA dhanaMjaya pAse AvI joyelAM svapnane vRttAMta kahyo : "keI cakravattI thAya evA putraratnane tame janma Apaze." evuM svapnaphaLa rAjAe jaNAvyuM. rANIe pitAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jaI zeSa rAtri dharma jAgarikAmAM pasAra karI. garbhakALa pUrNa thatAM putraratnane janma thayo. enuM nAma priya mitra rAkhyuM. bAlyakALamAM ja rAjakumAra yogya vidyA ane kaLAmAM kuzaLa bane. yauvanavaya prApta thatAM uttama rAjakuLanI kanyAo tene paraNAvI. zubha muhUrta ene rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. dhanaMjya-rAjA dhAriNa-rA sAthe dIkSA laI cAritrajIvananI suMdara ArAdhanA karavA lAgyA. rAjA priya mitra nIti ane dharmamaya jIvana jIvate hovAthI ane nyAyavaDe prajAnuM sArI rIte pAlana karate hovAthI sarvatra sukha ane zAMti pravartatI hatI. kALakrame priyamitrarAjAne tyAM senApati, gAthApati, purahita, azvavArdhaki, gaja, strI, cakra, chatra, carma, maNi, kAkiNI, khaDaga ane daMDa ema cauda ratna utpanna thayAM. have rAjAonA parivAra sAthe, cakaratnanA mArgane anusarata priya mitra vijayayAtrA karavA mAgadhatIrtha tarapha cAlyo. te tIrthanI najIkanA pradezamAM sainyane paDAva nAkhI teNe aThThama tapa karyo. mAgadhatIrthanA adhipati devane sAdhavA teNe bANa choDyuM. bAra yojana dUra, sabhAmAM beThelA mAgadhadevanI AgaLa te paDyuM. mAgadhapatie bANa upara cakavartInuM nAma vAMcI, mahA ki matI maNi, ratna, AbharaNa ane cakavartAnuM bANa laI priya mitra rAjA pAse AvI aMjalipUrvaka vijayathI vadhAvIne kahyuM : huM ApanI AjJA pramANe vartIza, mATe A prItidAna svIkAro." cakavI paNa tene satkAra, sanmAna karI pAcho pitAnA sainyamAM Avyo. tyArapachI AvI ja vidhithI kramazaH varadAmatIrtha, prabhAsatIrtha, Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-druna si'devI ane vaitADhaca girinA devane sAdhI lIdhA. gaMgA naDhInA mukha pAse AvyA tyAre emane nava nidhAna prApta thayAM :- naisarpa, pAMDuka, piMgala, saratna, mahApadma, kAla, mahAkAla, mANavaka ane za`kha nAmanAM e nidhAneA hatAM. rAjAe aTThama tapanI ArAdhanA karI, A navanidhAnA grapuNa karyAM. A nidhAnA manovAMchitanA pUranArA hovAthI mahApuNya prApta thAya che. alaukika ane acitya prabhAvavALA A nava nidhAne vajranI peTImAM rAkhavAmAM Ave che. rAjA priyamitre aTThAi maheAtsava karAvyo. A rIte priyamitre cha khaMDa sAdhI lIdhA. badhAya zatruone parAjita karI, peAtAnI AjJAmAM laI lIdhA. 32 hajAra rAjAeA sAthe mUkA nagarImAM Avyo. rAjAoe priyamitrane mahArAjyAbhiSeka karyAM. ekadA sadhyAkALe rAjyamahelanI agAzImAM UbhA UbhA mananI prasannatApUrvaka priyamitra AkAza tarapha sRSTi mAMDI, cAtarapha kudaratI saudaya jovAmAM lIna banI gayA.tevAmAM ekAeka AkAzamAM pragaTa thayela eka nAnakaDuM zyAma raMganuM vAdaLa najare paDyuM, vIjaLInA camakArAthI te bhayAnaka lAgatu hatu, paNa IMdradhanuSyanI hAjarImAM te te ramaNIya ane zeAbhAyukta jaNAtuM hatuM. maMdamaMda varasatI jaLadhArA ane vAdaLanA garavanA kAraNe mAralAo nRtya karatA hatA. AkhAne AnaDha tathA manane prameAda pamADe evuM adbhuta A dRzya hatuM. tyAM te pracaMDa pavananA eka sapATo lAgatAM ja A suMdara dRzya ekAeka naSTa thaI gayuM. eTale priyamitra citavavA lAgyA : " ahA ! vastunI pariNati kevI vicitra jaNAya che! eka ghaDImAM utpanna thayela AvuM AnaMdadAyaka manohara vAdaLa ekAeka AvI rIte naSTa thaI gayuM ! kharekhara ! saMsAranA sarva padArthAM paNa A prakAre ja nAzavaMta svabhAvavALA jaNAya che! snAna, vilepana, suMdara alaMkAre tathA vastro vaDe zAbhatI A kAyAmAM paNa ekAeka vividha prakAranA rAge. Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ priyamitra cakravatI AkAzamAM vAdaLanI kSaNa bhaMguratA joI vairAgya, dIkSAno varaghoDo, na dIkSA aMgikAra . 19 POOLTO 0066] Gloodoo Coco Ge dela olotoxnlccont kooooooooooo500 / / 3_430,0678+ I 21,0006.020% bhava-23 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 23 mA 5 AkramaNu karI paLavAramAM ja kAyAnA vinAza karI mUke che! svArtha hAya tyAMsudhI mIThA saMbaMdha jALavanAra svajane ane snehIe paNa svA patI gayA pachI peAtAnA saMbaMdha ekAeka teADI, tyAga ane tiraskAra nathI karatAM zu? jene prApta karavA loko Adara ane AnaMdapUrvaka satata ane sakhata parizrama karyAM kare che, evI lakSmI zuM eka ja kSaNamAM naSTa nathI thatI? mATe ahe!! A asAra saMsArane ja dhikkAra che, jyAM sAkSAt koI vastu ja zAzvat nathI ! A pramANe anitya-bhAvanA bhAvatAM bhAvatAM priyamitra rAjAne sa'sAranA sarva padArtho pratye tIvra vairAgya pragaTa thayA ane zIghra dharmasAdhanA karI AtmakalyANa sAdhI levAnI tAlAvelI jAgI. rAtrine samagra samaya rAjAe AtmaciMtanamAM pasAra karyAM. prabhAta thatAM, prAtaHkAryAM patAvIne rAjA siMhAsana upara beThA, evAmAM ja udyAnapAlakAe rAjAne praNAma karI vadhAmaNI ApIH "he deva ! bhagavaMta zrI pATTilAcAya bahu ziSyAnA parivAra sAthe ApanA udyAnamAM padhAryA che!" rAjAne ati AnaMa thayeA. udyAnapAlakonI dhAraNA karatAM adhika dAna devaDAvI emane saMtuSTa karyAM. rAjA hAthI upara besI, sarva parivAra sAthe ADaMbarapUrvaka udyAnamAM paheAMcyA. vinayapUrNAMka AcArya mahArAjane vadana karI, AgalA divase joyela vAdaLanA vicitra svarupanu varNana karyuM ane peAtAnA mananA piraNAma jaNAvI, sudharma sAdhavAnI bhAvanA pragaTa karI. eTale gurudeva mAlyA : " huM maDAnubhAva ! AvI uttama bhAvanA tane utpanna thaI che,. te ja sUcave che ke-meAkSalakSmI have tArA hAthamAM ja cheH puruSo traNa prakAranA hAya che : uttama, madhyama ane kaniSTa ! uttama-puruSo peAtAnI matithI saMsAranI kSaNabhaMguratA samajI saMsAranA tyAga kare che ane Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana paralokamAM hitakArI bane evI pravajyA (dIkSA) grahaNa kare che. madhyama puruSo moTA reganI pIDA bhegavatAM ke bhAre viyoga duHkha joI, mahA kaSTa zrI jinadharmamAM joDAya che. jyAre kaniSTa-puruSo te vividha duHkha ApadAo bhegavavA chatAM keIpaNa rIte muktimArgamAM joDatA ja nathI. emane dharma AdaravAnuM te dUra raho, jinadharmamAM zraddhA paNa thatI nathI. uttama-puruSo bhavasvarupa barAbara sArI rIte jANatA hovAthI jema svabhAvathI ja dharmanA adhikArI hoya che, tema madhyama ane kaniSTa puruSo dharmane adhikArI thaI zakatA nathIH he mahAbhAgyavAna ! ciMtAmaNi ratna samAna zrI sarvajJakathita dharma mATe tuM yogya che. atyAre ja te AdarIne tArA jIvitane saphaLa kara. AyuSya jaLabiMdunI jema caMcaLa che. svajanene prema dridhanuSyanI jema asthira che, zarIranuM lAvaNya paNa hAthIne kAna samAna capaLa che. yauvana te pavananI eka ja lahera vaDe DALI parathI kharI paDe, tevA pAkelA pILA pAMdaDA jevuM che. mahA mahenata vaDe prApta karela suMdara lAgatuM dhana paNa kSaNabhaMgura tathA aneka prakAranI ApadAo UbhI karavAmAM nimittarUpa ja che. viveka dhAraNa karanAra puruSane te A saMsAranuM koI eka paNa nimitta moTA virAgyanuM kAraNa banI zake che. te pachI badhIya bAbate mATe kahevuM ja zuM? vairAgyanA kAraNa samAna AvA padArtho nitya sAkSAt hAjara hAjara che, chatAM paNa je mekSamArgamAM joDAvAno prayatna paNa nathI karatA e ja moTAmAM moTuM Azcarya che ! vadhAre te zuM kahevuM ? tame have cAritrane zIdhra svIkAra karo, kAraNa ke zubha kAryamAM aneka prakAranAM vino upasthita thAya che. have vilaMba kare gya nathI." gurudevanI AvI hitazikSA sAMbhaLI priya mitra cakravartI bhAvapUrvaka gurucaraNamAM praNAma karIne kahevA lAgyA : he bhagavana! ApanuM kathana yathArtha che. mArI bhAvanA saMyama levAnI che." gurUdeva bolyA: "tamArA jevA paramArthane jANanArA mATe e ja uttama mArga che." Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 23 mo gurudevane vaMdana karI cakravatI potAnA sthAne gayA. nagarajane, maMtrIo, senApati vagere mukhya puruSone bolAvI pitAnI saMyamabhAvanA jAhera karatAM kahyuM : he pradhAna puruSo! pUrve meM tamane mArI AjJAmAM niyukata karyA, sevAvidhi karAvI, adhika karagrahaNa karavAthI ApanA manane duHkha, saMtApa ApyAM hoya, te sarva badala huM Apa sahu pAse kSamA yAcuM chuM." sahue sAthe maLIne javAba Apyo : "he deva ! amArAM haiyAM vaja samAna paththaranA banelAM hoya ema jaNAya che, jenA kAraNe ApanAM AvAM vacane sAMbhaLavA chatAM e haiyAM bhedatAM nathI. mA-bApa te prathama parama upakArI thayAM, paNa uttarottara guNamAM te Ape ja amAruM kharekhara pAlana-poSaNa karyuM che. ApanI sevAthI vaMcita rahI, ame kRtana banIne gharamAM rahIe e amane lajajAspada lAge che. Ape je rIte amArA aparAdha sahana karyA, te rIte anya keNa sahana. kare ? jema A lekamAM Apa amArA zaraNa che, te ja rIte parabhavamAM paNa he nAtha ! Apa ja amArA zaraNa he !" A sAMbhaLI rAjAe jaNAvyuM : "jo ema ja hoya te tame sau tipitAnA sthAne jaI, putrane badhIya javAbadArI soMpI mukta thAo ane zibikAmAM besI mArI sAthe Ave." tyArapachI rAjAe paNa pitAnA putrane rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. rAjya. saMcAlananI javAbadArI kema saMbhALavI te vize hitazikSA ApI, pachI alaMkAra ane suMdara vastro dhAraNa karI pAlakhImAM beThA. tyArabAda saMyamabhAvanAvALA sAmaMta Adi samUha sAthe aneka vAjiMtronA maMgaLamaya madhurA nAdavALA vAtAvaraNa vacce, varasIdAna detAM detAM udyAnamAM AvyA. sahae zibikAmAMthI nIce utarI AcArya mahArAjane traNa pradakSiNA devApUrvaka vaMdana karyuM, alaMkArone tyAga karyo. bhAvapUrvaka dIkSA grahaNa karI. pramAda, unmAda ane mAyA-prapaMcane tajI guruAjJApAlanamAM sadA kALa tatpara rahI, jinezvarapraNita tattvajJAnane abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana bahuvidha tapathI zarIrane kSINa karyuM, nirmaLa guNa samUhane saMgraha karIne, kAmakrodha pramukha AtmAne zatruone jItavAmAM pitAne saMpUrNa puruSArtha lagADI dIdhA. pitAnA prANanI jema sarva prANIonI rakSA karatAM karatAM ane satata sUtrArthanuM ciMtana karatAM karatAM samatApUrvaka eka karoDa varSa paryata suMdara saMyamanuM pAlana karI priya mitra-munivara kALadharma pAmyA. PRASRH covIsamo bhava zuka devaloka citrapaTa-24 priya mitra munine jIva AyuSya pUrNa karIne sAtamA zuka devalokamAM 17 sAgaropama AyuSyavALe maDaddhika vaimAnika deva thayo. pacIsa bhavanaMdana rAjakumAra civaTI eggs) S devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI, priya mitrane jIva, jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetranI parama zelArupa kSatrA nagarInA jitazatru rAjAnI yathArtha nAma guNavAnI rANI bhadrAnI kukSIe naMdanakumAra nAme rAjaputra tarIke avataryo. Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -kaTa, take bhava-24 '111 piyamika muni ArAdhanA karI zudaivalokamA deva naMdanamunilAkha varSataparIprANatadevaloka deva.] Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 5 mo 63 jitazatru rAjA nyAyapriya, dharmapriya, parAkramI ane samasta jagatamAM vistRta yazavALe hate. naMdakumAra bIjanA caMdranI jema, zarIramAM tathA rAjakumArane gya kaLAomAM uttarottara vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. yogya vaya prApta thatAM ene rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM AvyuM. ekada, bahAra udyAnamAM zrI piTilAcArya gurudeva padhAryA che, evA khabara maLatAM ja parama harSa pAmI, pUjya AcArya mahArAjanA darzana, vaMdana mATe naMdarAjA udyAnamAM pahoMcI gayA. vinayapUrvaka vaMdana karI dezane sAMbhaLavA egya sthAne beThA : he narapati! anaMtakALa narakAdi durgatimAM vividha prakAranA duo bhegavI, ajJAna tapa athavA akAma nirAnA vege che kyAreka ja mAnavabhava prApta kare che, paNa mUDhamativALA jIvo viSayakaSAyane AdhIna banI, hiMsAdi pApakAryomAM pravRtta banI, mahAmUlyavAna ane atidurlabha mAnavabhava hArI jAya che. jyAre vivekI sujJa manuSpo manavAMchita bhegepabheganI sarvasAmagrI pAmavA chatAM emAM mUDha banatA nathI jinadharmanI ArAdhanA karI, samyakatvayukta cAritrajIvana vaDe, pitAne manuSyabhava saphaLa karI mokSalakSmInA mAlika banI jAya che. viSaya-kaSAyo e pApamitra samAna duHkhadAyaka hoya che, eka kSaNane paNa ene saMsarga ke vizvAsa karavA jevo nathI. jinadharmane mahimA aciMtya che. karmavRkSane vidAravAmAM te kuhADA samAna che. he rAjana ! tuM paNa dharmamAM eka suMdara udyama kara ke jethI alpakALamAM ja uttama puruSonA eka daSTAMtarUpa banI jAya !" bhUkhyAne miSTAnnanI prApti thatAM, mahAsamudramAM DUbatA jIvane naukAnuM zaraNa prApta thatAM, sUryatApamAM thAkela musApharane vRkSanI zItaLa chAyA prApta thatAM, je parama AnaMdane anubhava thAya che, tevA Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana AnaMdane anubhava A amRtasamAna madhura ane hitakArI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLatAM naMdanarajAne haiye thayo. rAjAe zIdhra cAritra grahaNa karavAnI utkaMThA vyakta karI, pachI pitAnA putrane rAjyabhAra seMpI, dIkSA grahaNa karI, mana, vacana ane kAyAnA yoga vaDe, jJAna, dhyAna, tapa sahita saMyamajIvananI suMdara ArAdhanA karatAM karatAM AtmakalyANamAM AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. saMsAranA duHkha tapta jIne sarva kAryothI mukta karAvI, akSayasukhanA adhikArI banAvavAnI utkRSTa bhAvadayAnuM jharaNuM emanA hRdayamAM. pUra jhaDape vahevA lAgyuM. je hove muja zakti I si, savi jIva karuM zAsanarasi" A pramANe bhAvanA bhAvatAM bhAvatAM, mA khamaNanA pAraNe mAsa khamaNanuM tapa jIvanaparyata karavAne abhigraha karI naMdanamunie vIzasthAnaka tapanI ugra ArAdhane AdarI. A tapanA prabhAve emaNe. tIrthakara nAmakarma nikAcita karyuM. eka lAkha varSa paryata Adarza saMyamajIvananI ArAdhanAmAM 11. lAkha, 80 hajAra, 645 mAsakhamaNanI tapazcaryA karIne naMdanamunie. nIce pramANe aMtima ArAdhanAnI taiyArI karI : (1) duSkatagaha ane sukRta anudana karI. (2) sarva jI sAthe maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karI emane mana, vacana ane kAyAnA yogathI jANatA ke ajANatAM Apela duHkha mATe kSamApanA mAMgI. (3) anitya Adi bAra bhAvanAonAM svarUpanuM ciMtana-manana karyuM. (4) arihaMta Adi cAra zaraNane svIkAra karyo. (5) paMca parameSThine namaskAra karyo. paMca parameSThinA dhyAnamAM talIna banyA. (6) cAreya prakAranA AhArano tyAga karyo. Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vI za?thAna ka-ArAdha nA ( (()))) 1 arihaMta pada | 2 siddhapada III * 3 pravacana (4 AcArya pada ] 5 thavi2 pada 6 upAdhyAyapada pl/pols 7 sAdha pada nijna pa 6 T - dazAna pada 10 vinaya pada 11 cAritra pa da 12 bamacaya'pada Nous 0 / ht & 17 saMyama 5 18 abhinavatAne |19 tajJAna pada |20 tIrtha pada | 13. kriyA pada [14 tapa 56 \ 115 dAna pada 16 jina 5 6 Cii bhava-25 naMnarAjarSi 1lAkha varSa saMyamanI sAdhanA sAthe mAsakSapaNanA pArAga IS mAsakSapaNa 11,8064pa tapathI vIMzasthAnaka ArAdhatAM ninAmanAththa01 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OD pay IIIII Gloll ki bhava-29 ITI prANatadevalokamAMthI cyavI devAnaMdA brAhmaNInI kukSimAM avataryA. garbhanA prabhAve mAtAsiMhaAdi cauda mahAsvapna jAe che. Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 5 me pachI potAnA dharmAcArya, sAdhuo, sAdhvIone khamAvyA. sATha divasa sudhI anazanatrata pALI, samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmyA. A rIte 24 lAkha varSa gRhasthAvAsamAM rahI, 1 lAkha varSa paryata saMyamajIvana pALI, kula 25 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhegavI,naMdanarAjarSie pitAne mAnavabhava saphaLa karyo. 6 chavIsamo bhava prAgata devaloka citrapaTa-20 jhAMjhaji mare naMdana muninA ja pitAnuM AyuSya pUrNa karI, dazamAM prANata nAmanA devakanA puSpAvata saka nAmanA vimAnamAM vIza sAgarepama sudhI divyasukha bhegavyuM. pAke sattAvIza zrI citrapaTa che vo bhava che che. 22, 23. 2 mahAvIra svAmI prabhunuM cyavanakalyANaka : - devalekanuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM naMdanarAjarSine jIva cyavane A jabUdvapanA bharata kSetramAM Avela brAhmaNakuMDa gAmanA RSabhadatta brAhmaNanI patnI devAnaMdAnI kUkhe, aSADa suda 6 nA zubha divase cauda mahA svapnothI sUcita garbharUpe avataryo. Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ka maNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana 82 divase vItyA bAda, saudharmendra jyAre saudharmA sabhAmAM beThA hatA, tyAre potAnA nirmaLa avadhijJAna vaDe jANyuM ke prabhune jIva devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM avataryo che. ati harSanA AvegathI romAMcita thayela Inne tatkALa siMhA sanathI nIce utarI, ratnajaDita pAdukA kADhI nAkhI, uttarasaMga karI (khesa nAkhIne) lalATe aMjali jeDI, sAta-ATha pagalAM prabhunI abhimukha jaI, DAbe DhIMcaNa Ubhe rAkhI, jamaNa DhIMcaNa pRthvI upara sthApI traNa vakhata pitAnuM mastaka jamIna upara namAvI zakastava vaDe bhAvapUrvaka bhagavaMtanI stuti karI : he nAtha ! rAga, dveSa ane meharupI AMtarazatruone nAza karanAra, dharmanI Adi karanAra, svayameva bodha pAmanAra, puruSottama, dharmatIrthane pravartAvanAra evA he jina bhagavAna ! Apane mArA namaskAra ho ! vaLI huM niSkAmI ! samasta samRddhi pAmanAra, nirupadrava, acaLa, anaMta sukha saMpAdita karanAra, bAdhAraDita tathA saMsArarupa bhayaMkara aTavImAM bhUlA paDI rakhaDatA prANIone mATe sArthavADa samAna evA he deva! tame jyavaMtA vartA! he paramatAraka devAdhideva ! tame tyAM garbhagata chatAM akhalita jJAcana vaDe A kiMkara tulya ane ahIM rahIne paNa namaskAra karatA evA mane Apa joI zake che." * tyArapachI siMhAsana para besI Indra vicAravA lAgyA : "aho! tIrthakara bhagavAna kadApi nIcA kuLamAM utpanna thayA nathI, thatA nathI, ane thaze paNa nahi. kadAca AzcaryabhUta banAva tarIke karmavazAt hInakuLamAM teo koIvAra avatare te paNa janma te na ja pAme. teo te uttamakuLamAM ja janma pAme. are ! are ! A te karmasattAnA prabaLa prabhAve ja huM A satya vastusthitithI ATalA dahADA paryata ajANa rahI gayo ! ! have te mAre AcAra che ke-prabhu janma pAme te agAu ja emane uttama kuLamAM saMkramaNa karuM." Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -gela (aso. S Ou9 ) ,,,,marsaE UTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTT hariNaMgamiSI deva bhagavAnane devAnaMdAnI kukSimAMthI trizalAraNInI kukSimAM mukeche.14 svapna darzana Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 27 mA 67 : tatkALa saudharmendre peAtAnA senApati hiraNegameSI devane AjJA karI " devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM rahela prabhune kSatriyakuMDa nagaranA kAzyapagotranA siddhArtha - mahArAjAnI rANI trizalAdevInI kukSimAM sthApana karA ane trizalAdevInA garbhadevAnaMdAnI kukSimAM sthApana karo." divyazakti vaDe, vaikriyarupa dhAraNa karI, hariaugameSI deve, pavanavege paheAMcI, tatkALa indranI AjJAnuM pAlana karyuM. AsA mAsanA kRSNapakSanI terasanI pAchalI rAtrinA samaye, hariNaigameSI deve bhagavaMtane praNAma karavApUrvaka devAnaMdA brAhmaNIne avasvApinI nidrA ApI, garbhanuM sthApana trizalAdevInI kukSimAM karyuM. praNAmapUrvaka te pAche cAhyA gayA. trizalAdevInA garbhanuM sthApana devAnadAnI kukSimAM karyuM. ganA prabhAve trizalArANIe A pramANe 14 mar3Asvapno joyAMH (1) kesaranA rasa-rAga samAna kesarAnA ADaMbara sahita ane gheAra garjanAthI samasta AkAzamaMDaLane bharI dete kesarIsiMha. (ra) gaDasthaLamAMthI manajaLa jharatA, gaMbhIra garava karatA, e suMdara dAMtA vaDe zAbhatA, zvetavarNanA mahA hAthI. (3) lAMbA pUMchaDAne havAmAM uchALatA, suMdara zIMgaDAyukta mastakane unnata rAkhI garjanA karatA zveta ragavALe vRSabha. (4) hAthInI sUMDhamAM rahela kaLazeA vaDe jenA abhiSeka thAya che ane dhananA athI janA jenI AjJA uDAvavA huMmezAM jhaMkhanA karI rahyA che evI kamaLanI madhyamAM rahelA lakSmIdevI. (5) guMjArava karatA bhamarAethI vyApta evI mAlatI, mallikA, kamaLa Adi puSpAnI tAjI puSpamALA. (6) zItaLa cAMdanI prasAratA suMdara caMdramA. (7) gADha aMdhakArane zIghra rIte vidyArA pratApI sUrya. Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darza ( 8) sphaTika ratnadaMDanA agrabhAge rahIne, havAmAM maMdamaMda laherAte Aveta dhvaja. (9) zreSa-kamaLanI sugaMdha vaDe utkaTa eve pUrNakaLaza. (10) kumuda ane kamaLathI ramya zabhA dhAraNa karI rahela mahAna sAvara. (11) uchaLatA mojAMonA gaMbhIra kallelathI pUNa e sAgara, (12) vividha ratnanA aneka thAMbhalAthI zobhAyamAna zreSTha vimAna. (13) pitAnI kAMti vaDe gaganamaMDaLane citra-vicitra karanAra e ratnasamUha. (14) dhUmADAthI rahita agni. A svapnAM jaI trizalArAe ati harSa ane romAMca anu bhaLe. parama AnaMda dhAraNa karatAM te turataja jAgRta thaI, siddhArtha mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM AvIne temane cauda mahAsvapnane vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. pitAnI buddhi pramANe barAbara ciMtavIne rAjAe kahyuM : "he suMdarI ! saghaLA rAjAone vaMdanIya, anupama parAkramathI badhAya zatruone jItanAra e pratApI ane sattvazALI putra prApta thaze." trizalAdevIe patinuM vacana svIkArI, pitAnA AvAsamAM AvI, zeSa rAtri dharmadhyAnamAM vitAvI. Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhuno janmathatAMdizavidizAmAMthI AvelIpa dikrakumArikAdevIotraNa keLanAghararacI kramazaH telamana-snAna-pUjA-rakSApoTalI, rAsa rame che. cods o'66.2 crosc-ses*tne''s-Scretc. site * '2'6'2'1'state's et and a chaogeneorot Nooooooooooocro_e_0:0:{"d'1:0' crocero'crocesSen bhava.27 022 'dAdA audha Pass SAe na to TICIDID IDAR IT ja che ra jI. ja 9 che Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 dikkumArI mahotsava citrapaTa-24 sUtikanA prasaMga AvatAM 56 dikakumArIonA Asana kaMpAyamAna thayAM. avadhijJAna vaDe prabhunA janmaprasaMga jANIne teoe peAtAnA vimAna upara AruDha thaI, prabhunI mAtA pAse AvI, parama bhaktipUrvaka stuti karI. potAnA AcAra jaNAvI, AdarapUrvaka haiyAMnA uchaLatA jinabhaktinA bhAva vaDe sUtikAkama karyuM. snAnaarcA karI, prabhune rakSApeTalI bAMdhI, trizalAmAtA pAse rAsa ramIne pAtAnA ha vyakta karyAM. meruparvata upara janmaabhiSeka citrapaTa-25 dikumArIoe potAnu' kaLye pUrNa karyuM', eTale saudharmendranuM Asana kapAyamAna thayuM. avidhajJAna vaDe bhagavatanA janmaprasa`ga jANI Indra mahArAje, cyavanaprasaMge kahelI vidhi mujaba zakestava vaDe prabhunI stuti karI. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Co zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana tyArabAda pitAnA senApatideva hariaugamethIne InDe AjJA karoH aho ! bhadra! tuM saudharmasabhAmAM rahela suSA ghaMTAne traNa vakhata vagADI meTA avAje gheSaNa kara ke "jabUdvIpanA bharatakSetramAM utpanna thayelA tIrthakarane janma mahotsava karavA Indra taiyAra thayA che. he de! tame badhA sarva prakAranI samRddhi sahita vimAnamAM AruDha thaI sAvara taiyAra thAva." senApatideve AjJApAlana karyuM. suSA ghaMTAne pracaMDa nAda thatAM ja enA paDaghA-pratidhvani vaDe eka nyUna batrIsa lAkha anya ghaTAo samakALe raNajhaNATa karavA lAgI. kAna baherA thaI jAya e pracaMDa dhvani pedA thatAM sarva devadevIe prathama te stabdha thayA, vicAramUDha banI bhaya anubhavyuM paNa jyAre IndranI AjJA sAMbhaLI, tyAre te teo ati harSaghelA banI gayA. vAvaDIomAM jaI vividha jaLa vaDe snAna karI, vilepana karyuM. divya vastro dhAraNa karyA. divya-hAra paherI sugaMdhI puSpamALA dhAraNa karI, maNimugaTa, kaDAM, bAjubaMdha vaDe zebhatA, vividha jAtinAM vAhane upara AruDha thaI ativegathI IndramahArAjA pAse AvI gayA. eka lAkha jana vizALa ane pAMcaso jana UcA evA pAlaka vimAnamAM aneka devadevIonA parivAra sahita pavanavege sau bhagavaMtanA janmAbhiSeka mATe cAlyA. naMdIzvara dviIpe vimAnane utArI saudharma Indra sivAya badhA meruparvate gayA. saudharmendra kSatriyakuMDamAM prabhunA janmasthAne pahoMcI trizalAmAtAne traNa pradakSiNApUrvaka vaMdana karyuMpachI trizalAmAtAnI stuti karatAM kahyuM : "he devI! tamAre jaya thAva ! jagatamAM tame dhanya che ! tamAre ja manuSyajanma prazaMsanIya che ! tame A bhavasAgara jANe oLaMgI. gayA ! mArAthI bhaya pAmaze nahi; huM saudharma devakane I chuM. devanA AcAra mujaba prabhune janmotsava mATe levA Avyo chuM." pachI trizalAmAtAne avasthApine nidrA ApI temanI pAse jinabiMbanuM rUpaka mUkI, bhagavAnane potAnA be hAthamAM grahaNa karyA, A vakhate Indra mahArAjAe pote pAMca rUpa dhAraNa karyA. Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhava 27 25 saudharmendra prabhune laimeru zikhare 64 inTrAdi deva devIo prabhuno abhiSeka kare che. namaskAra pUrvaka mAtAne soMpe che. Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meruparvata upara janmaabhiSeka eka rUpe bahumAnapUrvaka pitAnA karakamaLamAM prabhune sthApana karyA. bIjA rUpe prabhu pAchaLa rahIne suvarNanA suMdara daMDayukta chatrane dhAraNa karyuM. uparAMta be bAju be rUpa vaDe cAmarane maMdamaMda rIte vIMjhavA lAgyA. pAMcamA rUpe prabhunI AgaLa vajI uchALatA-uchALatA meru parvata tarapha cAlavA lAgyA. aneka devadevIonA parivArathI cAlatA IndranA haiye evA bhAva uchaLavA lAgyA ke jANe pite badhAya tIrthonA darzana vaDe pAvana banI gayA na hoya ! daza hajAra jana vistAravALA ane eka lAkha jana UMcAI vALA meruparvatane pAMDuka vanamAM AvI pAMDuka zilA upara, prabhune khoLAmAM laI saudharmendra pUrvAbhimukha beThA. prabhunA janmAbhiSekanI taiyArI karavA azrute pitAnA devone AjJA karI. teoe 1008 suvarNa kaLaza, 1008 rupAnA, 1008 maNinA, 1008 suvarNa ane rupAnA, 1008 rUpA ane maNinA, 1008 suvarNa, rUpa tathA maNine kaLazo banAvyA. te kaLaze hIrAdakathI bharyA. pachI temAM tIrthajaLa, nadIjaLa, puSpa ane auSadhi meLavI ayyatendrane arpaNa karyA. prabhunuM nAnakaDuM zarIra ane ghaNA badhA kaLaze tathA devadevIonA samUhane jotAM ja IndranA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thaI aho! A bhagavAna te bahu ja nAnA che ! samakALe devanA hAthe paDatA jaLapravAhane teo kema sahana karI zakaze ? AvA jaLapravAha vaDe te eka moTo parvata paNa taNAI jAya !" prabhue avadhijJAna vaDe IndranA mananI zaMkA jANI. tenI zaMkAne dUra karavA prabhue paganA aMgUThA vaDe merune sparza karyo. tyAM te jANe pralayakALanuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAI gayuM hoya, tema meru DelavA lAge, meTI zilAo gabaDavA lAgI, prANIo nAsa bhAga karavA lAgyA. devadevIo bhaya vaDe AkuLavyAkuLa thaI gayA. pracaMDa kapanA AvegamAM Indra bolyA: "are ! tIrthapatinA AvA zAMtikarma mahotsavamAM vijJa pADavAnI kubuddhi kene sUjhI che? Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzIna pachI avadhijJAnanA upayogathI Indre joyuM : " are ! A A to bhagavatanA caraNasparzIthI ja meru kaMpAyamAna thayA che !" IndranA mananA saMzaya dUra thayA ane kepa zAMta paDayo. peAtAnI ja kubuddhinI niMdA karatAM, Indra prabhu pAse kSamA mAMgI. tyArapachI sahu devAe sAthe maLI bhAre ADaMbarapUrvaka snAtramaheAtsava sa`pUrNa udghAsathI ujajyeA. dhUpa, AratI, maMgaLa dIvA karI bhaktimAM lIna khanI, nRtya karI prabhunI stuti karI : 92 " he prabhu ! Apa traNeya jagatamAM pUjanIya che. bhavarupI kuvAmAM paDelAM prANIo mATe AdhArarupa che. zaraNAgata mATe vajranA piMjara samAna che. mithyAtvarupI adhakArane dUra karavA sUrya samAna che. ame aviratiparAyaNa hovA chatAM ApanI bhakti vaDe kharekhara amArA AtmAne mA puNyazALI mAnIe chIe. he jinendra ! tamArA caraNanI sevAthI je kaMI phaLa maLatu' hAya, tethI sadAkALa ame AvA mar3etsavA karatA ja rahIe ! "" tyArapachI saudharmendre jinajanmabhavanamAM AvIne prabhune trizalA mAtA pAse mUkI, avasthApinI nidrA tathA rUpaka 'DurI, sa` vidhi sAcavI, jA...bhakadevA dvArA ratnavRSTi karAvI prabhune. praNAma karI peAtAnA sthAne gayA. prabhAta thatAM trizalA mAtA jAgyA. khALaprabhune jeI Anada pAmyA. dAsIee te ekadama doDI jaI siddhArtha mahArAjA pAse paheAMcIne putrajanmanI vadhAI ApI. Azcaryajanaka janmamahotsavane sa vRttAMta kahI sa'bhaLAvyeA. mahArAje dAsInuM dAsatva TALI, sAta peDhI pa ta khUTe nahi eTalA ratnanu dAna ApI rAjI karI. nagaramAM putrajanmane maheAtsava ujavavA mahArAje sevakane AjJA karI., kedIone 'dhanamukta karyAM, nagaramAM teraNA tathA dhAe aMdhAvyAM. vAtAvaraNa saMgItanA sUro vaDe bharAI gayuM. nRtya rAsamAM lIna banelA nagarajanAnA ha` tyAre te emanA haiyAmAM samAte ja Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ s3 meruparvata upara janmaabhiSeka na hate. bAhya ane atyaMtara ema baMne rIte kSatriyakuMDa nagara jANe devanagara jevuM ja zebhAyamAna banI gayuM hatuM. je divasathI kumAra garbhamAM AvyA, tyArathI ja mahArAjAnA bhaMDAramAM, rAjyamAM, svajanemAM tathA parijanamAM uttarottara atyaMta vRddhi thavA lAgI hatI. eTale mAtApitAe bAramA divase sau saMbaMdhione jamADavApUrvaka putranuM nAma vardhamAna kumAra rAkhyuM. bALavayanA prabhune mitro ramavA laI gayA. devakamAM devendranA mukhathI prabhunA anaMta baLanI prazaMsAne sahana na karanAra eka deva nIce AvI bhayaMkara vikarALa sarpanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI ramavAnA jhADa upara vITaLAI gaye. anya mitro dUra bhAgI gayA. bALa vardhamAna kumAre te nirbhayapaNe sApane mU DrIthI pakaDI dUra phekI dIdho. pharI bALarupa dhAraNa karI te vardhamAna kumAra sAthe ramavA lAgyA. je jIte te hArelAnA khabhA upara bese. temAM pite hAryo ane prabhune khabhe besADyA. daivika zaktithI sAta tADa jeTaluM bihAmaNuM rUpa prabhune DarAvavA kahyuM : prabhue ene mastaka upara eka ja mUThI mAratAM maccharanI jema deva saMkocAI gaye. prabhu pratyenI atula baLanI zaMkA dUra thatAM prabhunA caraNe namyA. Indra mahArAjAe prabhunuM nAma zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pADayuM. 8 varSanI vaya thatAM prabhune mAtApitA bhaNAvavA mATe ADaMbarapUrvaka zALAe laI gayA. Indra mahArAjAe jAte AvI prabhune paMDitane sthAne besADayA. paMDitanA mUMjhavatA gahana praznonA uttara bALa vardhamAna kumAre zIvratAthI AvyA. sau mugdha thayA. paMDita paNa vismaya pAme. prabhunI jJAnazaktine apUrva mahimA phelAya ane temAMthI jainandra vyAkaraNa AdinI racanA thaI. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mitrAdvArA vivAha Agraha : mahAvIranAM vairAgyavacana va mAnakumAra yauvanavaya pAmyA. ghaNA mahArAjA pAse peAtAnA pradhAna puruSo mokalIne peAtAnI kanyAnA lagna mATe mAMgaNI karI. citrapaTa-26 rAjAee siddhA vaCmAnakumAra sAthe rAjAe A vAta trizalArANIne kahI. AthI pAmIne rANIe kahyuM : " he svAmin! ApanI kRpA vaDe huM khadhAya sukhet pAmI cUkI chuM. pUrva kadI na anubhavelAM sukha meM bhAgaLyAM. have jo huM kumAranA lagnamahAtsava jovA pAmuM te pUrNa rIte kRtakRtya thAuM. 27 rAjAe kahyuM : " tA have tame kumAra pAse jaI lagnanI vAta mUko.'' tyAre rANIe kahyuM : " pahelAM mAre javuM yeAgya nathI, kAraNake kumAra te lAgu che. eTale tame kumAranA mitro dvArA lagnanI darakhAsta mUkAvA : "" eTale mitroe va mAnakumAra pAse jaI, mAtApitAnA manerathanI vAta kahI. pratyuttaramAM vadhu mAnakumAre kahyuM : " huM mitro ! zu tame gRhatyAga karavAnI mArI abhilASA nathI jANatA ke jethI A rIte tame mArI pAse lagna saMbaMdhI vAta kare che ? "" r mitroe kahyuM : he kumAra ! A badhI vAta ame kharAkhara jANIe chIe, chatAMya mAtA pitAnI AjJA ( vacana ) avazya AdaraNIya heAya che. amArA jevA snehIonAM vacana paNa ullaMghanIya na Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3] jI lit an 3111 con CUL IXIBH nonl tin 3/ pito sidhArtha 1818 sm vamana 90deg4 3 the trizalA bhAra Whethe TIT Al 25 namacaMda vADA mitrono vivAhAthaeN Agraha vardhamAnanA vairAgya,vivAhanI anumati mAtAe meLavI,vardhamAnakumAranovizALakuTuMba-parivAra. patrIo mAmAnI Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mitro dvArA vivAha Agraha : mahAvIranAM vairAgyavacana 75 hoya. hamaNAM tame mAtApitAne mane pUrNa kare. pachI bhale pAchalI avasthAmAM gRhavAsane tyAga karajo. mAtApitAnA manoratha pUrNa thatAM teo tamArA ISTa kAryamAM pratikULa thavAnuM nathI. kumAre kahyuM H mAre te abhigraha che ke mAtApitA jIve tyAM sudhI dIkSA na levI, lagna vinA, kumArabhAve rahetAM je mAbApa saMteSa. pAmatA hoya te temAM zuM khoTuM che ? lagnathI zuM adhikatA AvavAnI che? lagnanA AkhAya ADaMbara pAchaLa samAyele uttarottara duHkhadAyaka pApaprabaMdha zuM tamArI najare nathI paData? lagnamaMDapanI cAra zreNIomAM mUkAyelA kaLazamAM mane te duHkhenI paraMparA ja bharelI jovAmAM Ave che ! lagnamaMDapamAM pragaTAvela agninI jvALAomAMthI mahAmahane vilAsa ja pragaTa thAya che ! AkAza tarapha gati karatA dhUmADAmAM potAnI ja laghutA jaNAya che ! cAra maMgaLapherAmAM saMsAranI cAra gatimAM karavI paDatI rakhaDapaTTInuM ja nirmANa thAya che ! ghI, java, madha AdinA havana vaDe ApaNe badhAya guNonuM ja jANe dahana thatuM hoya, tema jaNAya che ! tarUNIonA maMgalagItathI jANe cAreya dizAomAM apayaza prasarate hoya tema jaNAya che! kaMThe laTakatI kusumamALAmAM te jANe dukhasamUha samIpavatI hoya tema samajAya che! caMdana AdinI vilepana kriyAmAM jANe karmamalane lepa AtmAne tarataja lAgu paDato hoya, tema jaNAya che ! kanyAnA pANigrahaNa vidhimAM hAtha jANe ke aSTakama kharIdavAno khoTo ja sodo karete heya tema spaSTa rIte jaNAya che ! vadhAre te tamane zuM kahuM? lagnavidhine sUkSma buddhithI jotAM ane vicAratAM mArAM te romAMca. khaDAM thAya che. mATe AvI mehanI viDaMbanamAMthI mukta rahevA huM avivAhita rahe, evI mArI bhAvanA che." kumAranI A dalIle sAMbhaLI mitree vinayathI namrabhAve kahyuM : he kumAra ! tamArA jevAne Ama karavuM ucita nathI. satparuSe svajananI prArthanAne bhaMga karavAmAM sadAya bhIrU hoya che, pitAnI IcchA mujaba kArya karavAthI eo vimukha rahe che. zuM pUrve aSabhadeva Adi Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana jinazvaroe pANigrahaNa karela nathI? zuM zAMtinAtha, kuMthunAtha, aranAthaprabhue cakavatanI samRddhi nathI bhegavI?" mitro sAthe A pramANe jyAre vArtAlApa cAlatuM hatuM, tevAmAM ja trizalAmatA vardhamAnakumAra pAse AvyAM. mAtAne jotAM ja kumAra UbhA thaI gayA. pachI sAta ATha pagalAM sanmukha gayA. vinayapUrvaka mAtAne ratnasiMhAsana upara besADI, aMjali joDIne kahyuM : "he mAtAjI! Apa taklIpha laI ahIM zA mATe padhAryA ? je mane belAvyo hota, te huM ja ApanI AjJAthI ApanI pAse AvI jAta !" ati vAtsalyabhAvapUrNa trizalAmAtAe pitAnA mananI bhAvanA kumAra pAse rajU karatAM kahyuM : "he kumAra ! tuM lagnaprastAva svIkAra kara. rAjA ane nagarajano tArA vivAha mATe khUba ja utkaMThA dharAve che. puNyanA prabhAve mArA te saghaLAya maneraze paripUrNa thayA che. eka mAtra tAre vivAha karI levAne AnaMda mane prApta thayuM nathI, te mATe prArthanA karavA AvI chuM. A mitrane paNa eTalA ja mATe tArI pAse mekalyA che." A sAMbhaLIne vardhamAnakumAre vicAryuM : "eka tarapha mAtAne Agraha che. bIjI tarapha saMsAraparibhramaNane bhaya che. mAtAne du:kha na thAya, e mATe te huM garbhamAM paNa aMga saMkecIne rahyo hato. te have emanuM mana dubhAya tema karavuM yaMgya nathI. hAM, vaLI mArAM bhegAvali karma paNa hajI bAkI rahyAM che." Ama vicArIne kumAre mAtAnuM vacana mAnya karyuM. trizalamAtA paNa ati saMteSa ane harSa pAmyA. rAjA pAse jaI A vRttAMta jaNAve. barobara e ja veLA vasaMtapura nagaranA rAjA samaravIranA dUte sabhAmAM praveza karyo. teNe rANI padmAvatInI kUkhe utpanna thayela yathArtha nAmaguNasaMpanna rAjakanyA yazodAnA vardhamAnakumAra sAthe vivAhanI mAMgaNI karI. nimittajJanA vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjA samaravIranA Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI mahAvIra prabhune sAMsArika kuTuMba-parivAra.. 77* haiye vardhamAnakumAra ja ramI rahyA che, evuM te nivedana karyuM ane pitAnA Agamanane hetu kahyo. dUtanA prastAvane svIkAra karavAmAM Avyo. harSa pAmelA mAtApitAe ane sagAMsaMbaMdhIoe samagra prajAjane sAthe maLIne vardhamAnakumArane lana-mahotsava moTA ThAThamAThapUrvaka ujavyo. che. zrI mahAvIra prabhune sAMsArika @ @cursortiya * ' citrapaTa-raka che karuM ba-parivAra.... | " (CJcjoin ur circyclinedireir fription_circhaoNciped critic circom = mAtA - trizalA devI = pitA - siddhArtha mahArAjA Ai mAmA - ceTaka mahArAjA 2 kAkA - supArzva bahena - sudazanA e vaDila baMdhu - naMdivardhana ipatnI - yazodA be putrI - priyadarzanA jamAI - jamAli 2 dehitrI- zeSavatI Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chella vaDIlabaMdhu nadivardhana pAse dIkSAprArthanA.... decode and cold any trend; citrapaTa ra jyAre vamAnakumAranI vaya 28 varSanI thaI tyAre emanA mAtApitA zrI pArzvanAthaprabhunA zAsanadharmane ArAdhI, samAdhimaraNane sAdhI, acyuta devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. trIjA bhave tee aparamahAvidehamAM janma pAmI mekSe jaze. mAtApitAnA viyogathI zekAtura banelA vilabhAI ne sAMtvana ApatAM vamAnakumAre kahyuM : "huM khaMdhu ! zAkanA tyAga karo. paramA citaveA. jene sayoga thayA che, tenA viyega tA svapnanI jema avazya thavAnA ja che. A sasAramAM tame eka vivekane ja anusarA, e ja ucita kabya che. zarIra, bhAga, prema, dhana ityAdi IMdrajALatulya, kSaNavAramAM * dRSTa--naSTa thavAnA svabhAvavALA che. A sa'sAramAM kaIpaNa zaiAcanIya ke pratibaMdhanuM prabaLa sthAna nathI." A khAdha sAMbhaLIne navinanA mAhu haLavA paDayo. haiyAnA zAka zAMta paDayA. pradhAnapuruSAe vardhamAnakumArane rAjya svIkAravA vinavyA, chatAM paNa emaNe svIkAra na karyAM. eTale navinanA rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avyo. thoDo samaya gayA bAda va mAnakumAre vilabhAI sahita sa parijanone jaNAvyuM : "huM mahAnubhAve ! mAre abhigraha have pUrNa thayo che. eTale tame badhA mehanA tyAga karI, dharma sAdhavAmAM mane sahAyaka baneA. dIkSA levAnI mane anujJA Ape." Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karui) N ECOAG I ! baMdhunaMdivardhana pAse dIkSAnI mAMgaNI,AgrahathI 2varSa gharamAM sAdhujIvana,9 lokAntika devanItIrtha pravartAvavA prArthanA. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaDilabaMdhu naMdivardhana pAse dIkSA prArthanA... vApAta samAna AvAM vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja dhAra AMsuthI raDatAM DatAM mahArAjA naMdivardhana belyA : he kumAra ! vaDilenA viyeganuM duHkha te hajI tAjA kAMTAnI jema ja mArA haiyAmAM khaTakI rahela che. temAM vaLI akALe tamArA viyeganA duHkhathI te ghA upara kSAra paDyA jevuM thaze. aho ! ame kharekhara mahAmaMdabhAgI chIe, jethI uttarottara A rIte amArA upara duHkha AvI paDe che." vardhamAnakumAre emane madhura vacanethI zAMta karyA. mahArAjA nadivardhane AMsu rekatAM kahyuM : "he baMdhu ! tamArA viyegathI ame kSaNavAra paNa jIvI zakIzuM nahi. amArA upara dayA lAvI atyAre amArA prANanI rakSA kare." eTale kumAra bolyA : "tame barAbara vicArIne mane kaho ke keTalA vakhatamAM tame mane dIkSA levAnI anujJA Apaze? naMdivardhana bolyA : "be varasa pachI tame bhale saMyama svIkAro." pitAnAM bhegAvali karmo hajIpaNa bAkI hovAnuM jaNAtAM, kumAre vaDilanI vinaMtIne svIkAra karyo. sarva sAvadya vyApAra tajI dIdhe. sacitta jaLano tyAga karyo. snAna, vilepana Adi zarIra zaNagArane tyAga karyo. brahmacaryanuM pAlanapUrvaka nirdoSa AhAra letA. A rIte gRhasthajIvanamAM munibhAva dhAraNa karI mAdhyacyabhAve jIvanavyavahAra calAvatAM eka varSa vItyuM. pachI lekAMtika devatAoe AvIne kahyuM : he bhagavaMta! sarva jIvone mATe kalyANakArI evuM dharmatIrtha pravartAvo." prabhue varasIdAna devAne vicAra karyo, eTale saudharmendranuM siMhA sana calAyamAna thayuM. avadhijJAna vaDe prabhunA mananI bhAvanA jANI lIdhI, pitAnuM ucita kartavya samajI vaizramaNa-cakSane Adeza karyo; teNe tiryakrajabhaka devene AjJA karI ? Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 60 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana "dAna egya senaiyA zrI jinezvaranA bhavanamAM bhare." te deve kumAranA bhavanamAM satata suvarNarAzio varasAvatA rahyA. "jene jeTaluM joIe teTaluM dhana dhAnyAdi laI jAo." evI ghoSaNApUrvaka chUTA hAthe, ane akhalita rIte vardhamAnakumAre varadAna devAnuM zaru karyuM. utkRSTa dAnanI kIti sAMbhaLI, najIka temaja dUradUranA dezAvarathI, aneka anAthe, daridrIo, regIo ane vividha prakAranA yAcakoe vardhamAnakumAranA darzana ane dAna vaDe potAnA mananA manorathe paripUrNa karyA. pitAnuM duHkha dUra thatAM ja parama saMteSabhAva anubhavatAM pitAnA jIvanane dhanya mAnavA lAgyA. mahArAjA naMdivardhane paNa nagaranA mukhya-mukhya sthAna upara azana, pAna, khAdima ane svAdima ema cAreya prakAranA AhArayukta bhejanazALAo sthApI, AdarapUrvaka bhUkhyA-tarasyA lekene satkAra karavA lAgyA. uparAMta hAthI, ghoDA, vastra, AbhUSaNa vagerenuM paNa dAna ApatA. dararoja 1 keDa, 8 lAkha saunayAnuM akhalitapaNe dAna apAtuM. eka varasamAM badhuM maLIne traNa aThyAsI koDa, eMsI lAkha saunaiyAnuM varasIdAna vardhamAnakumAre ApyuM. vizALa saMkhyAmAM dekhAtI yAcakenI hAjarI vaDe zrI vardhamAnakumAranA bhavanamAM jANe ke kaI samartha mahA kalpavRkSa pragaTayuM na hoya, ema emanA AMgaNe rejareja AnaMdadAyaka dazya khaDAM thatAM ! - mokSasukhanA vizeSa abhilASI vardhamAnakumAre naMdivardhana pramukha pitAnA svajane pAse jaIne potAnI IcchA jaNAvatAM kahyuM : "he devAnupriye! Ape kabUla karela be varSane samaya have pUrNa thayela che. Apa sau dhapUrvaka dIkSA svIkAravA mane anujJA Apo." A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM ja sau svajanenAM kaMTha rUMdhAI gayAM. vegavaDe vahetA AzrupravAha sAthe zekAtura banelA svajanee jaNAvyuM; "he Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA-varaghoDe kumAra ! ame kharekhara madabhAgya chIe ke amArA hAthamAMthI ApanA samAna ratna cAlyuM jAya che. ApanA vinA A kSatriyakuLane kaNa zobhAvaze? viSama kAryomAM have ame kenuM AlaMbana laIzuM? amAruM hRdaya kharekhara vajathI baneluM jaNAya che jethI hajI tUTyuM nathI." UMDA zokamAM DUbelA mehagrasta svajane DIvAra mATe te avApha banI gayA. chevaTe vinaMti karI : "amArA sukha nimitte amane Apane dIkSA mahotsava karavAnI anujJA Apo." vardhamAnakumAre emanuM vacana mAnya karyuM. dIkSA-varaghoDe UjI citrapaTa-28 jI. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY naMdivardhana mahArAjAe pitAnA sevakane dIkSA-mahotsavanI taiyArI karavAnI AjJA ApI. sarva prazasta tIrthajaLa ane auSadhio maMgAvyAM, vilepana taiyAra karAvyuM. 1008 suvarNa kalaze taiyAra thayA. devalekamAM rahela IMdronAM Asane calAyamAna thayAM. vismaya pAmelA iMdroe avadhijJAnanA upagathI paramArtha jANI lIdhuM. tatkALa vimAna upara AruDha thaIne bhAre ADaMbarapUrvaka vizALa parivAra sAthe prabhu pAse AvyA. traNa pradakSiNapUrvaka praNAma karIne bhaktibhAvapUrvaka jamIna upara beThA. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana ayyatendra ati harSathI bhagavaMtane vidhipUrvaka abhiSeka karyo. tyArapachI bIjA idroe abhiSeka karyo. chevaTe naMdivardhana mahArAjAe abhiSeka karyo. devaduSya ane uttamottama prakAranA alaMkA vaDe prabhune alaMkRta karyA. 50 dhanuSa lAMbI, 25 dhanuSa pahoLI ane 36 dhanuSa UMcI evI caMdraprabhA nAmanI zibikAmAM rahela pAdapaDayukata siMhAsana upara aThThama tapavALA (chaDu tapane paNa ullekha jovA maLe che.) bhagavaMta birAjamAna thayA. prabhunI jamaNI bAju kuLamahattarA beThI. eka strI prabhunA mastaka upara chatra dharI UbhI rahI. be strIo prabhunAM bane paDakhe cAmara dharI UbhI rahI. eka bALA rUpAnI jhArI hAthamAM laIne vAyavya dizAmAM UbhI rahI. eka strI paMkho hAthamAM laI agni dizAmAM UbhI rahI. zibikAne banne paDakhe saudharmendra ane IzAnendra cAmara DhALavA lAgyA. - devenI hAjarIthI gaganamaMDaLa tathA pRthvImaMDaLa prakAzavA lAgyuM. varaghoDAnA agrabhAge svastikAdi aSTamaMgala cAlyA, pachI anukrame pUrNa kalaza, divyadarpaNa, pavanamAM laherAtI UMcI UMcI dhajAo, divya chatra, 108 uttama azvo, 108 uttama hAthIe, chatra, vraja, teraNa, vividha prakAranAM vAjitre ane dhanuSya vagere zAthI bharelA 108 rathe ghugharIenA raNajhaNATa karatA karatA cAlyA. AvA rathanI pAchaLa susajaja parAkramI evA 108 subhaTa puruSe cAlyA AvatA hatA. agaNita asavAre, gajasainya, rathasenA ane pAyadaLa cAlyA. enA pachI jANe sAkSAt yazapuMja hoya, athavA jANe pragaTa muktimArga hoya ane pitAnI moTAIthI jANe AkAzane mApate hoya, e dee dhAraNa karela 1000 ejana UMce Indradhvaja cAlyo. emAM rahelA pAMca varNanI hajAre nAnI-nAnI patAkAo, vicitra chatro, bhamarAothI yukta puSpamALAo ane pavanavaDe raNakatI ghaMTaDIothI te dhvaja saune AkarSita karete hate. Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhunI dIkSAno varaghoDo-jemAM aSTamAMgalika,indradhvaja,vividha vAjiMtro,prabhunI pAlakhI,hAthI,ratha,rAjA vigere vizALa janagaNa che. dIkSA jalUsa 28 UNUI Q 28| You Ri Ri Ri bhava-27 GB a G ma Dang Dian jaAEND Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ t/ dIkSA-svIkAra ghaNuM daMDadhArIo, viduSaka, khelADIo, gAyaka, vAdake, nartake, ramatA-hasatA 'jaya jaya' zabdo bolatA zreSThio, kSatriye, sArthavAha vagere pita pitAnA parivAra sAthe bhagavaMtanI AgaLa cAlatA hatA. te pachI ghaNuM deva ane devIe potAnA parivAra sAthe cAre tarapha cAlavA lAgyA. AvA alaukika ane addabhuta prabhAvazALI bhagavaMtanA dIkSA-varaghiDAnuM yathArtha varNana te keNa karI zake ? ApaNe te mAtra AvA zAstrIya varNananA AdhAre, haiyAnA bhAvadvArA e varaghoDAnuM kalpanAcitra nihALIne AnaMda-ahebhAva ane anumodanA vyakta karavAnuM ja puNya meLavavuM rahyuM ! dIkSA-svIkAra (UjI citrapaTa-ra9 ip WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW zebhAyamAna moTAM moTAM vRkSe jemAM rahela che, sarva RtuonAM puSponI sugaMdhayukta pavana maMdamaMda rIte vahevAthI jenuM vAtAvaraNa khuzanumA banI gayuM che ane jemAM masta mayUro madhura kekAravathI jANe bhagavaMtanuM svAgata karatA hoya, evA naMdanavana samAna jJAtakhaMDa nAmanA upavanamAM prabhu AvI pahoMcyA. zibikAmAMthI prabhu nIce utaryA. azekavRkSanI nIce AvI pitAnA alaMkAra vagere jAte ja utAryA, tene kuLavRddhAe grahaNa karyA. pachI te bhagavaMtane kahevA lAgIH Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana "he putra! tuM kAzyapa getramAM janme che. siddhArtha mahArAjAne putra che. jJAtakuLarupa AkAzatalamAM zaradanA caMdramaNinI jema prakAzI rahyo che. viziSTa getramAM utpanna thayelA trizalAdevInI kukhethI tAre janma thayo che. kSatriyomAM tuM tilaka samAna che. tArA sukumAra ane suMdara deha vaDe ati duSkara evuM tapa tuM zI rIte AdarI zakIza ? he vatsa! talavAranI dhAra samAna mahAvratanuM pAlana tuM barAbara karaje. saMyamapAlanamAM daDha raheje. ghara upasargothI tuM jarApaNa gabharAIza nahi. he vatsa! samasta bhAvane jANanAra evA tane vadhuM te zuM kahevAnuM hoya? mokSasukha satvara maLe, evI rIte tuM pravaje." haiyAmAM uchaLatA zeka ane AnaMdanI mizra lAgaNI anubhavatA naMdivardhana mahArAjA ane badhA svajane azrapUrNa netre vaDe bhagavaMtanA caraNamAM namana karI eka bAju beThA. bhagavaMte paMca-muSTi leca karyo. prabhunA hAthamAM rahelA vALa Indra mastaka namAvI devadUSyamAM grahaNa karyA. divya -vAdyonA nAda ane manuSyonA maMgala uddagAro baMdha karavAmAM AvyA. gujarAtI kArtika mAsanI kRSNa dazamInA chellA pahoramAM hasta nakSatramAM candrane vega Avyo, tyAre svayaM saMbuddha prabhue namo siddhALa pada traNa vakhata bolIne rema sAmArUyaM "huM sAmAyika AdarUM chuM ane sarva sAvadheyegane trividha trividhe sirAvuM chuM" e pramANenI pratijJApUrvaka cAritrane svIkAra karyo. A vakhate AkAza tathA bhUmitala para rahelA deva, devIo, vidyAdhare ane manuSyoe bhagavaMtanI cAre bAjue sugaMdhayukta vAsakSepa uDADyo. prabhunA DAbe khabhe Indra devadUSya vastra mUkyuM. e ja samaye prabhune mana:paryava jJAna utpanna thayuM. caturvidha de, nagarajane ane rAjA bhaktithI prabhune vaMdana karI pitA potAnA sthAne pAchA pharyA. prabhue tyAMthI vihAra karyo. Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FOR New loDaw08. che. ' kSatriyakuMDanA udhAnamAM dIkSAnA varaghoSa sAthe prabhu 2svahaste alaMkAra Adino tyAga,paMcamuSTileca,jIvanabhara sarvapApa tyAgarUpa sAmAyikanI pratijJA kareche. Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ardhavastra dAna citrapaTa-30 kuMDagrAma nagaramAM sAma nAme brAhmaNa rahetA hatA. te siddhA maDArAjAnA bALamitra thatA hatA. jugAranA mahAvyasanI hAvAthI teNe peAtAnu' saghaLu' dhana khAI nAkhyu hatu. dhanaprApti mATe te dezavidezamAM khUba rakhaDayA. paNa aMtarAyakama tathA azAtAvedanIyakamanI pramaLatAnA kAraNe ghaNAMya varSoMnI rakhaDapaTTI karavA chatAMya eka kANI kADInI paNa prApti na thai, eTale kaTALIne te ghera pAcho Avyo. peAtAnA pati ghaNuM badhuM dhana kamAvI lAvyA haze evI AzAthI brAhmaNIe sAmanI sanmukha AvI, ene sArA AdarasatkAra karyAM. ene Asana ApI, enA paga dheAyA. zarIranI kuzaLatA pUchI. snAnAdrithI nivRtta thatAM tene snehapUrvaka svAdiSTa bhojana pIrasI saMtuSTa karyAM. pachI sema zayyAmAM beTho eTale brAhmaNI haiye ati bhAva dhAraNa karI tene pUchavA lAgI : " huM A putra ! tame kayA kayA dezamAM ATalA badhA kALa bhamyA ? ane keTaluM dhana kamAvI lAvyA ? " eTale sAma elyuM : "he priye ! huM teA dhananI khAtara bhayaMkara jaMgala, DuMgarA, rohaNAcala, guphAe ItyAdi aneka sthAnAmAM ghaNeA-ghaNA bhaTakayeA. rAjasevA, maMtra-ta Mtra, rasakUpikA Adi khUba ja ajamAvyA, divya auSadhionI paNa tapAsa karI ! are ! me mArA puruSArthamAM jarApaNu khAmI nathI rAkhI. chatAM paNa huM priye ! mane bhAjanamAtranI sAmagrI Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana paNa prApta na thaI. atyAre te kevaLa tArA darzananI abhilASAthI ja huM ahIM pAcho pharyo chuM." khAlI hAthe pAchA Avela potAnA patinI hakIkta sAMbhaLI jANe vA vaDe haNAI hoya ane sarvasva lUMTAI gayuM hoya, tevI dazA anubhavatI brAhmaNane gusso uchaLyo ane e kahevA lAgI : "are ! nirbhAgyaziremaNi! ATale badhe lAMbe kALa rakhaDapaTTI karavA chatAM paNa jo tane kaMI lAbha na the, te tyAM phekaTa samaya zA mATe che ? are ! abhAgiyA mUDha ! siddhArthanaMdana vardhamAnakumAre te eka varSa paryata satata sanaiyAnuM dAna chUTA hAthe ApyA ja karyuM. e vAta paNa dUradUranA dezavidezathI Avela yAcaka pAsethI zuM te na sAMbhaLI ? tuM sAme ja A je-jeo janmadaridrI hatA, teo have ratha, hAthI, ghoDA Adi vAhane vasAvI, suMdara AbhUSaNe dhAraNa karI, rAjamahela jevA vaibhavazALI makAnamAM beThA beThA AnaMda kare che!" hatAza banela brAhmaNe kahyuM : "he priye! huM dUradUranA dezamAM hatuM, tyAre seniyAnA dAna aMge kaMI paNa sAMbhaLyuM hota te huM doDate doDate ahIM AvI na pahoMcata? mArUM te bhAgye ja viparIta jaNAya che. have huM zuM karuM ?" tyAre brAhmaNae tene gharanI bahAra dhakelatAM kahyuM : "are! hajI paNa tuM jaladI emanI pAse doDI jA ! e te karuNAnA bhaMDAra samAna che. tuM mAMgIza te avazya kaMIka Apaze." A vacane sAMbhaLatAM ja brAhmaNane haiye AzA ane hiMmata pragaTI. bahuja utAvaLe-utAvaLe te prabhunI zodhamAM nIkaLe. tapAsa karatAM karatAM te kumAragrAma pahoMcyA. tyAM kAryotsarga dhyAnamAM rahela prabhune joyA. prabhupAse pitAnI karmakathA saMbhaLAvatAM eNe kahyuM : "he karuNAsAgara prabhu! ApanA mahAdAna vaDe te mArA jevA, aneka abhAgiyAone uddhAra thaI gayuM che. have te ekamAtra huM ja Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dariTrI brAhmaNanidhakko yAcanAthI prabhueaDadhuMvaduSya ApyuM vairiNIkapuranAnAzItapisarga Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhavastra dAna bAkI rahI gaye chuM. mArA upara prasanna thaI mAre uddhAra karo. Apa sAkSAt kalpavRkSa samAna che. tame mane keIpaNa rIte tajI na deze. kharekhara ! ApanA sivAya have A duHkhamaya saMsAramAM mAre bIje keI ja AdhAra nathI ?" brAhmaNanI AAvANIthI prabhunuM haiyuM karuNAthI ubharAI gayuM."he devAnupriye ! atyAre te meM badhe parigraha tajI dIdhA che. tuM ati daurbhAgyanA duHkhathI AkuLa-vyAkuLa che. je ke devadUSya ApavuM agya che, chatAM tArA mananI zAMti khAtara A adhuM devaduSya tane ApuM chuM." ema kahIne prabhue ardha vastradAna karyuM. jevI svAmInI IcchA" ema kahIne harSanA vegathI ati romAMcita thayela brAhmaNa prabhune praNAma karI, svAmInI apUrva udAratAne vAraMvAra ciMtavane te ardha devakUSya laIne pitAnA ghera pAcho AvyA. brAhmaNa paNa have parama saMteSa pAmI. bIje divase ardha devaduSyanI dazI baMdhAvavA te vaNakara pAse gaye. are ! AvuM divyavastra tane kyAMthI maLyuM ? AvAM vacce ahIM te maLatAM ja nathI." vaNakare brAhmaNane pUchyuM. * "he mugdha ! A te mane bhagavaMte ApyuM che." brAhmaNe javAba Ape. "je eno bIjo khaMDa tuM laI Ave te huM e bane khaMDa barAbara sAMdhI ApuM, jethI akhaMDa vastranuM mUlya eka lAkha sonAmahera maLaze, ApaNe bane emAMthI arboardha dravya vaheMcI laIzuM." have ene bIje khaMDa zI rIte maLI zake?" brAhmaNe pUchyuM. tuM prabhunI pAchaLa pAchaLa jA. emanA khabhA uparathI te vastra paDI jAya, tyAre tuM te upADI leje, eTale ApaNuM bannenuM kAma thaI jaze." Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana turata sema-brAhmaNa prabhunI pAchaLa ne pAchaLa cAlavA lAge. eka varSathI adhika kALa vI. marAga saMnivezathI nIkaLI suvarNakulA nAmanI mahA nadIne kinAro oLaMgatAM prabhunA skaMdha para rahela vasakhaMDa pavanathI kaMpatAM kAMTAmAM bharAI paDyuM. kAMTAmAM paDela vastrakhaMDa sema brAhmaNe turata ja harSa pUrvaka upADI lIdhuM. vaNakara pAse babara saMdhAvI lIdhuM ane tenI kiMmata eka lAkha sonAmahera meLavI. brAhmaNa tathA vaNakara bane sukhI thayA. zIta upasarga [gp citrapaTa- 30]) (pincipdip dprgipcipedigreign Circ@principrincippilCirefre(jp ging tripRSThavAsudevanA bhavamAM varNavela prasaMga mujaba siMhalezvaranI putrI vijayavatI sAthe tripRSTha para te khare, paraMtu pAchaLathI teNe bIjI 32 hajAra rANIo sAthe lagna karyA hatA. emAM vijayavatI e aNamAnIti rANI tarIke sthAna pAmI. tripRSTha taraphathI te vAraMvAra bhAre anAdara pAmatI hovAthI teNI IrSyA ane viSAdanA kAraNe vAsudeva tarapha bhAre dveSa dhAraNa karI, duHkhamaya jIvana jIvatI hatI. ane te marIne kaTapUtanA nAme vyaMtarI (rAkSasI) tarIke utpanna thaI. ekadA ziyALAnA dahADA hatA tyAre prabhu eka jaMgalamAM kAussaga dhyAne sthira hatA. A kaTapUtanAe prabhune joyA. tarata ja ene pUrva bhavanuM vaira sAMbharI AvatAM pitAnI jaTAmAM hima jevuM ThaMDuM pANI bharI prabhu upara vegathI chAMTavA mAMDI. prabhu te zubhadhyAnamAM lIna hatA eTale A zIta upasarga emaNe samabhAve sahana karyo. paNa upasarga emaNe mArA prabhu te zubhathI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. zUlapANi yakSa upasarga cira -Up yooooooooogpdpyrLuM [gppy pygpy0p kosAMbI nagarImA dhana nAme eka dhanADhaya zeTha rahetA hatA. devadevIonI aneka mAnatAo karyA pachI ene dhanadeva nAme putranI prApti thaI. ati lADamAM ene uchera thayo hovAthI uDAupaNuM, jugAra, cerI, laMpaTatA ItyAdi aneka durgaNe ane durbasane tene lAgu paDyA hatA. pariNAme dhanazeThane dhanabhaMDAra have lagabhaga khAlI thavA AvyuM hatuM. dhanazeThane ciMtA thavA lAgI, eTale ekAMtamAM dhanadevane teDAvI hitazikhAmaNa ApatAM kahyuM : "he putra! atyAre huM vRddhAvasthA pAmyo chuM. azaktine kAraNe bolavA-cAlavAmAMya mane takalIpha paDe che. ApaNe badhAya kuTuMbabhAra ane dharmavyavahAra have tAre ja calAvavAnuM che. ane e saghaLo vahevAra dhana vinA te cAlI ja na zake. ethI dhanaprApti mATe tAre ucita puruSArtha kare ja joIe. tArA bhege paga mATe ja meM dhana prApta karyuM che, paNa tAre ene durupayoga na kare joIe. dhana lagabhaga khalAsa thavA AvyuM che, chatAM je kaMI bAkI che, temAMthI tuM tArAM kaLA, kauzalya ane puruSArtha vaDe navuM dhana upArjana karI AvI ane ApaNA kuLanI Abaru sAcavI le." A sAMbhaLIne dhanadeva bolyA: "he pitAjI! je Ama hakIkata che, te tame ATalA vakhata sudhI mane kema kaMI kahyuM nahi ? dhana alAsa thavA AvyuM, tyAM sudhI mane zikhAmaNa paNa na ApI ! kaMI Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana nahi. je thavAnuM hatuM te thaI gayuM. gaI vastune zeka kare ucita nathI. mArA parAkramathI huM ghaNuM dhana kamAvI AvIza. jethI tame ghaNA vakhata sudhI sukhethI rahI zakaze !" dhanadeve vividha prakAranA kariyANathI pAMcase gADAM bharAvyAM. snAna-vilepana karI, sugaMdhI pupa ane dhavala va dhAraNa karyA. devagurune namaskAra karyo, mAtApitA ane svajana varganI AjJA lIdhI. dhaNA nekare ane Ayudha sahita subhaTo sAthe lIdhA. baLavAna zreSTha jAtinA baLadone gADAmAM joDAvyA ane zubha muhUrta dUra dezAvara javA prayANa karyuM. mArgamAM AvatA dareka gAmamAM kariyANA vecatA ane navAM kharIda, dezAMtaranA samAcAra pUchate ane dIna duHkhIne dAna de dhanadeva keme karIne ghaNe dUra Avela vardhamAnaka gAmanI najIka AvI pahoMcyA. vacce vegavatI nadI AvI. enI jamIna retALa hatI, ane thoDuM pANI hevAthI kAdava ghaNe bhege thaye hate. mahAmuzkelIe nadIne artho paMtha kapAyo. have baLado thAkI gayA ane jamIna upara lathaDI paDayA. sArathIo lAcAra banyA. dhanadeva bhAre kheda pAmyo. parijane AkuLavyAkuLa thavA lAgyA. have zuM karavuM ? A pAMcaso baLademAM eka baLada kharekhara baLavAna hate. dhanadeve tene yAda karyo. puSpanA pUjana. pUrvaka satkArIne tene gADAmAM eka tarapha joDyo. bIjI tarapha anya baLadone joDyA. e baLade pitAnA sAmarthya vaDe lIlAmAtrathI badhAM gADAne kheMcI sAme kAMThe pahoMcADyAM. gajA uparAMta bhAra kheMcavAthI A baLadanI na tUTI gaI. te jamIna upara DhaLI paDyo. zekAtura dhanadeve vaidyane teDAvI A upakArI baLadanI sAravAra karAvI. pite tene baMdhu ane mitranI jema rAtadivasa sevA karavA lAgyo. ghaNa divasa pasAra thayA. parijana have kaMTALyA. teoe dhanadevane kahyuM: "he sArthavAha! eka baLadanA kAraNe ApaNe sau Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUlapANi yakSa upasa 1. keTalA badhAM du:khI thai rahyA chIe ? varSAkALa paNa najIka ja Ave che. kariyANAM bagaDe che. have te ApaNe khIjA gAme cAlyA jaIe." dhanadevane A bimAra, lAcAra ane asahAya banela baLadane tajI duI AgaLa javAnI bhAvanA na hatI, paNa parijanAnA AgrahathI eNe kaMIka mAga kADhavA tricAyu... ane va mAnaka gAmanA mukhya puruSone beAlAvyA, premapUrvaka Asane besADI, ucita satkAra karIne pachI emane jaNAvyuM : HH "he satpuruSo ! A mArA upakArI mukhya khaLada AvI duHkhada avasthA pAmyA che. mAre AgaLa javu che. enI sevA-cAkarI ane ghAsa-cArA mATe tamane A dhana ApuM chuM. tamane mArI eka anAmata thApaNa tarIke A baLada soMpuM chuM. tame sau sArI rIte enI sArasaMbhALa rAkhaze. bhUlazeA nahi. tamArA huM sadA mATe RNI rahIza. ,, gAmanA mukhIne A pramANe bhalAmaNa karI dhanadeve khaLada AgaLa bahuja snehapUrvaka cArApANI mUkI tene khamAbhyeA ane sau sAthe anya gAma javA ravAnA thaye. je-mAsanA sakhata tApamAM baLadanA deha tapavA lAgyA. enA mATe mUkela ghAsapANI anya pazue khAI-pI jatA hatA. jenA upara enI sAra saMbhALanI javAbadArI soMpavAmAM Avela hatI, teo paNa bedarakAra banIne enI upekSA karavA lAgyA. bhUkha-tarasanI vedanA ane vyAdhinA duHkha vaDe e baLada khUba ja AttadhyAnamAM rahetA. Akhare te hADapiMjara jevA khanI gayA ane ci'tavavA lAgyA : " ahA ! mahApApI, niSThura, dayAhIna, caMDALa jevA A gAmanA loko pratijJA-bhraSTa banyA che. dhanadeve Apela dhana paNa A leke cAvI beThA che." Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-druna ati du:kha bhogavI aMte te baLada maraNa pAmyA ane e ja gAmanI pAsenA udyAnamAM zUlapANi nAme yakSa [ vANavyaMtaradeva ] tarIke utpanna thayA. tyAM devalekanI Rddhi joi te Azcaya pAmyA. vibhagajJAnanA upayogathI eNe joyu, teA vardhamAnaka gAmanA udyAna pAse ja pAtAnA pUrvabhava sabadhI baLadane bihAmaNA mRtadeha paDayA . hatA. AthI ene mahAkApa utpanna thayA. gAmalokoe Apela pIDAnA * badale levAnA nirNaya karIne, eNe badhA grAmyajAmAM bhayaMkara marakInA upadrava phelAvyeA. marakInA prabhAve ghaNA jIvA maravA lAgyA. gAma AkhAmAM hAhAkAra thatAM karUNa AkraMdanA avAjo saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. maMtra, taMtra, auSadhi, jApa, pUjA, dAna ane anya aneka prakAranA upAcA karavA chatAM marakI zAMta na paDI, eTale potAnAM gharabAra, pazu, dhana, dhAnya choDI lAko anya gAme peAtAnA jIva bacAvavA cAlyA gayA. tyAM paNa A yakSa emane pIDavA lAgyA. lekA pharI pAchA peAtAnA gAme AvyA. tyAM khali, puSpa, dhUpa Adi mUkIne, hAthoDI, najara UMce rAkhI, sau sAthe prAthanA karatAM kahevA lAgyA : "aMtarikSamAM rahelA, divya atizayayukta evA huM devA ! asurA, yakSA, rAkSaseA ane ka'puruSo ! tame A amArI vinati sAMbhaLe. amArAthI azcaya, mada, ajJAna ke avinaya vaDe tamArA je kaI aparAdha thayA hoya, tenI kSamA karo. tamArA kopanu phaLa ame joyuM. have tamArI kRpAnuM phaLa ame jovA mAMgIe chIe." HH A sAMbhaLI, AkAzamAM rahela zUlapANi yakSa kahevA lAgyA : " he durAcArI, leAbhI, adhama pApAtmAe ! have mane tame sau khamAve che ? tamArA svajane maraNa pAmatAM tame sau bhAre saMtApa pAme che, paNa te baLada bhUkha, tarasa ane vyAdhithI maraNa pAmyA, tyAre tamane jarApaNa zeka na thaye! dayA paNa na jAgI ! ziSTa-jananuM vacanapAlana paNa na karyuM ! ! have te tamAruM khelavu badhu nakAmu che. Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~ (f/ (5) |0||a|2|| unle 31 baLade 500 gADAcyA, sAMdhA tUTatA lokone bhalAmaNa,marIne yakSa,upavelokaprArthanA,prabhune vAraNa,yakSa-upasarga. Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUlapANi yakSa upasa 93. tame dUra bhAgI jazeA, teA paNu hu' tamane have choDavAnA nathI. duHkhanA kAraNarupa tamane saune te huM mULamAMthI ja ukheDI nAkhavA mAMgu chu." A vacane sAMbhaLI sau bhayathI dhrUjavA lAgyA. padAnI hAthamAM laI, sugaMdhI puSpA uchALatA, kemaLa vacaneAthI, yakSane namaskAra karI stuti karatAM saue kahyuM : "he deva ! ame aparAdha karyAM che, e sAcI vAta che. tamAre koI doSa nathI. chatAM have amArA upara kRpA varasAve. amArA A aparAdhanuM prAyazcitta atAvA. vItI gayelI vAtane bhUlI jAe. amAru A mastaka tamArA caraNamAM mUkIe chIe, zaraNAgatane je kaI karavuM yeAgya lAge, tema tame have karo.'' A pramANe grAmaleAkeAnI stuti sAMbhaLI kAMIka zAMta thayela zUlapANi yakSa kahevA lAgyA "jo ema hAya tA A maraNa pAmelA mANasAnAM hADakAM ekaThAM kare. enA upara eka ghumaTa ane dhajAyukta manahara madira banAve. emAM vRSabha sadgita yakSapratimA sthApana karo. pratidina bali, puSpAdithI tenuM pUjana karo. Ama karaze! te ja huM tamane jIvavA daIza. A sivAya bIjo koI upAya nathI." jevI devanI AjJA" ema vinayathI gAmaleAkeAe yakSanI AjJA mAthe caDhAvI. tenA kahyA pramANe gAmanI najIkamAM suMdara maMdira khaMdhAvyuM. indra zarmA nAme pUjArI rAkhyA. traNa kALa AdarapUrvaka pUjA-nATaka thavA lAgyAM. maraNa pAmela aneka lokonAM hADakAM A maMdiranA pAyAmAM hAvAthI A gAma tyArathI "asthi grAma" tarIke prasiddha thayu. A madiramAM je koI thAkayA-pAkayA pathika, bhikSuka ke anya koI vyakti rAtavAse rahetI tene A yakSa aneka rIte yAtanA pamADI mArI nAkhatA. tenI pITha upara AruDha thaI, thAke tyAMsudhI tene calAvatA, Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana krUra hAsya karI daDAnI jema tene AkAzamAM uchALatA, nIce paDatAM tIkSNa talavAra vaDe tene cheDhI nAkhatA, keTalAkane pagathI pakaDI, vasranI jema jamIna upara pachADatA, keTalAkane ghaMTanI jema bAraNAnA tAraNe laTakAvatA ane keTalAMkanA zarIranA TUkaDe TUkaDA karI sarva dizAemAM balinI jema nAkhI detA. A maMdiramAM rAtavAso rahela dareka jIvanA, A pramANe yAtanA pamADI, vinAza karatA. tenA bhayanA kAraNe leka divase tyAM rahI, visAmo khAtA ane rAta pahelAM ja maMdira cheDI potAne ghera cAlyA jatA. pUjArI paNa dhUpa, dIpa, pUjA karI divasa AthamyA pahelAM ja peAtAnA sthAne pahoMcI jatA. paramakRpALu zrI mahAvIra svAmI A vyaMtarane pratibaMdha pamADavAnA hetuthI vihAra karatA A asthigrAmamAM padhAryAM. rAtavAso rahevA pUjArInI AjJA mAMgI. teNe kahyuM : " gAma jANe ! huM hA-nA na karI zakuM ! " tyAM ekaThA thayelA lokone bhagavate rAtavAso karavA nimitte pUchyuM : prabhunI atyaMta saumya ane rUpaviziSTa mukhamudrA joI ne lAkoe jaNAvyu' : he devAya ! tame ahI. rAtavAseA rahI zakaze nahi. gAmamAM padhAre. tyAM ApanI icchA pramANe raheA." leAkeAe yakSa sa`badhI satyaparisthiti prabhune jaNAvI dIdhI. prabhu khelyA H mane ahIM ja rahevAnI tame anumati Ape." prabhunI icchA gAmamAM rahevAnI na jaNAtAM lokoe kahyuM : "jo ApanI icchA ahIja A maMdiramAM rahevAnI hAya tA bhale rahe ! "" madiranA eka khUNe prabhu kAussaggadhyAne sthira rahyA. divasa asta thavAnI taiyArI hatI, tyAre pUjArIe dhUpa-dIpa pragaTAvI pUjA karI, tyAM rahelA bhikSuka tathA pathikAne cAlyA javAnI AjJA karI pachI prabhune te kahevA lAgyA : "he devAya ! Apa paNa bahAra nIkaLI jAo, jethI aDI' rahetA yakSanA hAthe tame mAryAM na jAo." Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUlapANi yakSa upasarga 95 prabhue jANe A sAMbhaLyuM ja na hoya tema maunapaNe rahyA. pUjArInI vAraMvAranI vinaMti chatAM jyAre bhagavaMte kaMI javAba na A ne rAtavAse rahyA, tyAre zUlapANi yakSa vicAravA lAgyuM : aho ! A kaI vicitra vyakti lAge che ! pUjArI ane gAmalekenI cetavaNI chatAM A sthAna mUkatA nathI. nazIbAge ghaNA divase A mArA hAthe caDe che, eTale ene paNa huM mAre camatkAra dekhADI dauM." sahuprathama zUlapANi yakSe pralayakALanI garjanA samAna, sarvane bhaya pamADanAra, bhayaMkara ane asAdhAraNa aTTahAsya karyuM. cAreya tarapha ene avAja tathA paDaghe saMbhaLA. gAmaleke bhayabrAMta banI paraspara kahevA lAgyAH "ahA ! e mahAnubhAva devAryane yakSa mArate lAge che ! sau aphasesa karavA lAgyA ke-nakkI Aje e devArya yakSanA hAthe mAryA jaze." gAnuye utpala nAme eka nimittajJa eja divase eja gAmamAM Avyo hate. teNe pUrve zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA tIrthamAM dIkSA lIdhelI. paNa pAchaLathI dIkSA na pALI zakavAthI te parivrAjaka banyuM hatuM. te aSTAMga nimittazAstrane jANakAra hate. gAmaloka pAsethI AvI vAte sAMbhaLI ane lakSaNonuM varNana sAMbhaLyuM tyAre ene zaMkA thaI kekadAca tAjetaramAM ja dIkSA lIdhela te tIrthakara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI te nahi hoya?" lekanI vAta sAMbhaLIne utpala te yakSathI bhayabhIta banyuM hatuM ane yakSamaMdiramAM javA jeTalI hiMmata enAmAM na hatI. ethI lAcArI anubhavate te prabhunI ciMtA karate ja rahyo. bhayaMkara aTTahAsyathI prabhu bhaya na pAmyA, eTale yakSe bhayaMkara pizAcanuM rUpa vikuvyuM H bihAmaNe tuMbaDA je cahere, lAMbA laTakatA vALa, hAthIdAMta samAna bahAra nIkaLI AvatA lAMbA dAMta, capaTI ane ghara nAsikA, gaLA tathA chAtI upara laTakatI hADakAMnI meTI mALA, bagalamAM pakaDela maDadAnuM mAMsa eka hAthamAM rAkhI khAvAnI ceSThA karate hoya ane bIjA hAthe lehI pIte hoya-evI mukhamudrA, A Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana uparAMta cAlatuM hoya tyAre enA pagavaDe pRthvI paNa dhrujatI hoyatevA prakAranuM rUdrarUpa dharAvate e yakSa prabhune bhaya pamADavA lAge. prabhu te merunI jema niSkapa, nirbhaya ane dharmadhyAnamAM lIna ja rahyA. pharIthI prabhune bhaya pamADavA yakSe bhayaMkara meTo eka sarpa vikuoN. te prabhunA zarIre vIMTaLAI pUMchaDI vaDe jorathI tADana karavA lAge. tINa dADhAvaDe DaMkha devA lAgyA. gaLe vIMTaLAI dhAmezvAsane rUMdhavA lAge. Ama chatAM prabhu jarApaNa calAyamAna na thayA. bhayaMkara aTTahAsya, bihAmaNA pizAcanuM rUpa tathA mahAsane upasarga paNa taddana niSphaLa nIvaDyo eTale yakSe AkhI rAtri paryata atyaMta raudra ane dusaha evI sAta prakAre prabhune pIDA upajAvI. te sAta vedanA A pramANe cheH zivedanA, karNa vedanA, netravedanA, daMtavedanA, nakhavedanA, nAsikAvedanA ane pIDavedanA. A sAta marmasthAnamAMthI phakta eka ja marmasthAnanI pIDA vaDe sAmAnya janane prANa cAlyo jAya, te ekI sAthe upajAvelI sAta sAta prakAranI vedanAnI te zI vAta karavI? samatAbhAve prabhue A badhI vedanAo sahana karI. yakSa prabhune jarApaNa calAyamAna karI na zakyA temaja bha paNa pamADI na zako. have te khUba ja thAkI gayA hatA, manamAM saMtApa pAme ? aho mArA badhAya prayatna niSphaLa gayA! prabhanA guNathI te yakSa have prabhAvita bane. AthI te bhAre bhAvapUrvaka bhagavaMtane page paDIne kahevA lAgyoH "he bhagavaMta! tamArA sAmarthyane meM jANyuM nahi. tamAro aparAdha karyo, tenI mane kSamA Ape." prabhune thayela A upasargonI jANa thatAM ja siddhArtha nAme vyaMtaradeva tyAM doDI AvyA ane A zUlapANi yakSane kahevA lAgyA : are, adhama zUlapANi! siddhArtha mahArAjAnA putra A carama tIrthakara bhagavaMtane tuM zuM nathI jANatA ? durgatimAM ja javA mATe tArI buddhi bhraSTa thaI lAge che, eTale ja viveka nAza pAme che ane te Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUlapANi yakSa upasa 97 emane pIDA devA tatpara banyA che! are durAcArI ! jo A banAva IMdra mahArAjAnA jANavAmAM Ave te tenu phaLa zuM maLe, tenI tane khabara che ? " vyaMtaranA A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM ja zUlapANi ati bhayabhIta khanI gayA. vAraMvAra te prabhune khamAvavA lAgyA, eTale siddhA-vyaMtare tene A pramANe hitazikSA ApI : " zrI vItarAgamAM devabuddhi ane sAdhumAM gurumuddhi rAkhavI. tattvArthInI sadRhA [zraddhA ] karavI. koIpaNa prANIne pIDA na upajAvavI. pUrve karela pApanI niMdA karavI, jethI enA duHkhadAyaka vipAka bhAgavavA na paDe. ' A sAMbhaLI yakSane bhUtakALamAM peAtAnA hAthe thayela ghera hiMsAnA duSTa karyAM yAda AvyAM. e mATe teNe bhAre pazcAttApa karyAM. have te virAgI banyA ane samyaktva pAmyA. peAtAnA saghaLA doSone upazAMta karavA te bhagavata pAse gIta ane nATaka karavA lAgyA. grAmavAsI loko A sAMbhaLIne citavavA lAgyA : " ahA ! pelA yakSa devAne mArI atyAre saMtuSTa thaI AnaMdathI krIDA karI rahyo lAge che ! " cAra praharathI kaoNMIka nyUna samaya paryaMta thayela upasanA paritApathI prabhune lagabhaga eka muhUrta (be ghaDI athavA 48 miniTa) nidrA AvI gai. e veLA emaNe daza svapnA joyAM. prabhAta thatAM gAmaloko sAthe utpala nimittajJa paNama'dire AvyeA. prabhune kSemakuzaLa joI sau AnaMda pAmyA. upale bhagavatane eLakhI lIdhe ane ati AnaMda pAmyA. sau prabhune vAravAra vaMdana karavA lAgyA. prabhunA hAthe yakSa zAMta thaI jatAM gAmanA pIDAmukta thaI gayA. prabhu tyAM cAturmAsa rahyA. prabhue vihAra karyAM : 7 lAke hu'meza mATe cAturmAsa pUrNa thatAM Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana A vakhate zUlapANi prabhunA caraNAmAM zira namAvI bhaktipUrvaka kahevA lAgyA : " he paramakRpALu deva! meM Apane mayakara upasa karyAM, mArA jeve maDApApI koi nathI. uparAMta Ape aDI rahI mane maDAna lAbha ApyA, tenA kAraNe mArA jeve kRtArtha paNa koi nathI. he svAmI! huM have samajyA chuM ke mane pratidha pamADavA mATe ja Apa ahI padhAryA. he prabhu ! Ape ahIM padhArI jo mArA hAtha pakaDI A bhavarUpI vAmAMthI mane bahAra kADhayA na heAta te mArA duSkRtyenA pariNAme zuM-zuM duHkha huM na pAmata? Apane A maDAna upakAra kaDhDhIye nahIM bhUluM. prabhu !gaLa cAlyA. prabhutA viraDunuM duHsaha duHkha yakSa paNa aMtardhyAna thai gayA. anubhavate - caDakauzika upasarga citrapaTa-3ra kauzika nAme nagaramAM gAbhadra nAme eka brAhmaNa rahetA hatA. zAstrajJAnamAM e ati-nipuNa hatA. paraMtu dhananA abhAve ene sadAkALa daridra avasthAmAM ja rahevuM paDatuM hatuM. koinI pAse dhananI yAcanA nahi karavAno ene niyama hatA. sataiSavRtti dhAraNa karI e peAtAnA cittamAM jarApaNa dInatAbhAva lAvatA nahIM. (ra ekAdA enI sagarbhA patnIe gAbhadrane preraNA karI : prasuti nimitte bhaviSyamAM auSadhAdikanI jarUra paDe te dhana kAma lAge, mATe thADuka dhana prApta kare. " Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 sAdhu kALa karIjyotiSamAM tApasa ane chevaTe krodhI caMDakozikasa prabhunA bujha bujha zabdathIzAMta.8mAM svarga. Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMDakauzika upasarga dhana upArjananA hetuthI gabhadra kAzI gayA. tyAM sArA pramANamAM dhanaprApti thaI eTale eNe vicAryuM ke-have huM ghera jaI sarva prakAranAM viSaya sukha bhogavI zakIza. gaMbhadra pitAne gAma pAcho pharyo. tyAM potAnAM gharanI jIrNa hAlata joI AzcaryamUDha banI gaye. paDozIene pUchatAM khabara paDI ke-enI patnI te bhayaMkara zULavedanA bhegavI maraNa pAmI cUkI che. viyeganA AghAtathI te pikeka mUkI raDavA lAgyA. pAse rahetA lekee ene AzvAsana ApI zAMta karyo. divase jatAM ene zaka have haLave the. bIjIvAra lagna karavA enA paDozIoe preraNA karI. gaMbhadrane vairAgyabhAva prabaLa banyuM hatuM. bIjI patnI paNa je marI jAya te pharIthI mArA mATe te AvI ja mAthAkUTa upasthita thAya ne?" ema vicArI te have dharmakAryamAM pitAne samaya vizeSa karIne pasAra karavA lAge. ekadA zrI dharmaghoSasUrIjI nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta nagaramAM padhAryA. gaMbhadra emanI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA gaye. A saMsAramAM ciMtAmaNi ratna karatAM paNa ati durlabha e zrI jinezvara prabhune dharma che. saMsArasAgaramAM athaDAtA karmavaza jIva mATe e utkRSTa AlaMbanarUpa che. saMsAranATakamAM raDatAM raDatAM praveza kare [ janma le ] ane emAMthI raDatAM raDatAM nIkaLI javAnuM [ maraNa pAmavuM] vivekI puruSa mATe jarA paNa gya ja nathI. mokSa e ja eka mAtra zAzvata ane akhaMDa sukhanuM sthAna che. tyAM janma, jarA ane maraNanuM duHkha jIvane spazI zakatuM ja nathI. sarvadA mekSa mATe puruSArtha Adaravo e ja mAnavabhavane mukhya hetu che. janma, jarA ane mRtyupI dukhene DuMgarAne teDavA mATe cAritrajIvana e va samAna sAdhana che, je grahaNa karavAthI zAzvata sukhanI prApti thAya che." guru mahArAjane upadeza gaMbhadrane haiye barobara UtarI gayo zuddha dharmanI oLakhANa thaI. tatkALa pitAne dIkSA ApavA jiti Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana karI. saMmati maLatAM ja te pitAne ghera gaye. dAna Adi zubha kAryomAM saghaLuM dhana vAparI lIdhuM. saMpUrNa ullAsabhAvapUrvaka eNe saMyamajIvana svIkAryuM. suMdara rIte bAhya ane atyaMtara tapanI ArAdhanAnI sAthe sAthe zAstraabhyAsa paNa cAlu rAkhe. ekadA gurunI AjJA laI mA khamaNanA. pAraNe mA khamaNa tapa zaru karyo. tapanA pAraNAnA divase eka bALa sAdhu sAthe teo gecarI arthe nIkaLyA. devage rastAmAM emanA paga nIce eka deDakI kacarAIne maraNa pAmI. pAchaLa cAlyA AvatA bALamunie kahyuM : "he kSamAzramaNa ! tame A deDakInI virAdhanA karI che, eTale. jarA barAbara juo." "sAMje pratikramaNa veLA gurumahArAja pAse bhadramuni AlecanA leze." ema samajI bALamuni zAMta rahyA. sAMje pratikramaNamAM deDakInI AlocanA levA pharIthI bALamunie yAda devaDAvI. tapa vaDe gabhadra muninuM zarIra saMtapta te thayeluM ja hatuM, ane emAM vaLI bALamunie. AlecanAnI yAda devaDAvI. pariNAme muninA manamAM tIvra kepa utpanna thavAthI vivekabuddhi dabAI gaI. teo bALamunine cUpa karI devA e ugAmIne tIvra vege doDayA. emanuM mAthuM upAzrayanA eka thAMbhalA sAthe jorathI athaDAtAM gaMbhadra muni tatkALa maraNa pAmyA. saMyamajIvanamAM prApta karela saghaLuM puNya eka kSaNa mAtramAM ja ke dhAgni vaDe lagabhaga bALI nAkhyuM. bhadramunine jIva jyotiSI devalekamAM devapaNe utpanna thaye. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM kanakakhala AzramamAM pAMcaso tApasanA kulapatinA putrapaNe te devane janma thayo. enuM nAma kauzika rAkhyuM. te svabhAve ati kIdhI hate. nAnA-nAnA aparAdhanA kAraNe paNa te anya tApasane kumArane tADana karI lete. emane vaDIle pUcheH "keNe mAryuM?" te tApasa kumAre raDatAM raDatAM "kauzika'nuM nAma jaNavatA. paNa tyAM te "kauzika' nAmadhArI anya tApasakumAra paNa hatA. Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 caMDakauzika upasarga eTale tene oLakhavA mATe tApasae "caMDa" zabda umerIne enuM nAma "caMDakauzika pADyuM. kALakrame kulapati maraNa pAme. anya tApasee praNAlikA mujaba A caMDakauzikane enA pitAnA sthAne kulapati tarIke sthA. Azrama pratye tenI Asakti uttarottara vadhatI gaI. te kALajIpUrvaka vRkSane pANI siMcate ane tenA ucheramAM ghaNo samaya gALato. tyAM kaI phaLo ke phUle levA Ave, te tene tiraskAra karI hAMkI kADhate eTale sarva tApa dhImedhIme anya sthaLe cAlyA gayA. ekadA caMDakauzika pitAnA AzramanI vADa karavAnA hetuthI kAMTA levA tINa kuhADI laI dUra vanamAM nIkaLI gaye. pAse ja Avela vetAMbI nagarInA rAjaputrone A khabara maLyA. pUrve emane joItAM phaLe tathA puSpa na ApatAM kauzike apamAna karela. tene badale levAnA hetuthI te sahue maLIne kanakakhala-AzramanAM nAnAM-meTAM jhADa ukheDI nAkhyAM, phaLe pADI nAkhyAM, kamaMDaLa pheDI nAkhyuM, drAkSamaMDapa kApI nAkhyA ane jeTaluM bane teTaluM nukasAna emaNe tyAM karyuM. keI gevALa dvArA caMDakauzikane A paristhitinI jANa thatAM ja enA zarIramAM krodhAgninI javALAo pragaTI nIkaLI. kuhADo laI pavanavege te kumAro tarapha do . he adhama kSatriye! tame mArI sAme Ave te huM tamArAM saunAM mAthAM A kuhADA vaDe kApI nAkhuM!" ema kahetAM ja caMDakauzika jhaDapathI temane mAravA doDe. mArgamAM Avela eka kUvAmAM te paTakAI gaye. pitAnA ja hAthamAM rahelA, pitAnA ja kuhADA vaDe enuM potAnuM mAthuM chedAI gayuM. te tatkALa maraNa pAme. e ja AzramamAM enI gADha mUccha hovAnA kAraNe tathA ArtadhyAnamAM maraNa pAmatAM te e ja AzramamAM bhayaMkara dRSTiviSa sarSa tarIke utpanna thaye. Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10ra zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana pUrvabhavanA snehAnubaMdhathI te sapane pitAnA AzramanI rakSAnA pariNAma utpanna thavAthI te AzramanI AjubAju niraMtara bhramaNa karate rahe. ekadA teNe AzramamAM tApasane pharatA joyA, eTale eNe reSa sahita sUryabiMbane joI agnijvALA pragaTAvIne sAme rahelA tApane bALI nAkhyA. cheDA tApasee cAre bAju nAsabhAga karI potAnA prANa bacAvyA. have te te sarpa dareka pazu, pakSI ane vaTemArgune jyAM-jyAM dekhate, tyAM tyAM potAnI dRSTi phekI bALI nAkhavA lAge. enA bhayanA kAraNe have A kanakapala Azramane mArga saMpUrNa rIte ujajaDa banI gaye. keI paNa jIva e mArge javAnI hiMmata karate ja nahi. parama karuNAnA mahAnidhAna samA zrI mahAvIra prabhue ujaDa banelA A kanakapala AzramanA mArge vihAra karyo. mArgamAM maLatA govALiyAoe e mArge vihAra na karavAnI vinaMtipUrvakanI cetavaNI ApI, chatAM prabhue te hetupUrvaka ja e tarapha vihAra karyo. caMDakauzikanA AtmAne narake laI janAra A bhayaMkara pApapravRttimAMthI ugArI levAnI prabhunI popakAra dRSTi hatI. Azramane yakSamaMdiramAM prabhu kAussaga dhyAne rahyA. caMDakauzike prabhune joyA. emane bALI nAkhavAnI IcchAthI vAraMvAra te prabhu sAme daSTi phekavA lAge. paNa prabhunA zarIra upara enI kaMIpaNa asara na thaI. eTale have teNe vizeSa kedha karI, sUryanI sAme joI, cAra gaNuM viSa utpanna karI, prabhu sAme joyuM. enI paNa prabhu upara kaMI asara na thaI, ethI hatAza banela caMDakauzika, phUMphADA mArate ekadama bhagavAnane haMsavA mATe emanI tarapha do. tIkSNa dADhAthI prabhunA page DaMkha dIdhe. "viSa caDhatAM kadAca prabhu pitAnI ja upara paDe te ?" ema ciMtavI te turata ja pAchaLa haTI gaye ane kayAre prabhu jamIna upara paDe enI rAha jovA lAgyo! paNa prabhu te e ja avicaLa sthitimAM Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'Dakauzika upasa 103 ja UbhA rahyA! sape pharI pharI traNa vakhata AdhanA AvezamAM DaMkha ApyA, paraMtu dhAryA karatAM badhuM UMdhuM ja pariNAma AvyuM! DaMkhanA sthaLethI lAla leAhInA khadale kAruNyabhAvanAnA pratIka samI ujjavaLa dUdhanI dhArAe vahevA lAgI ! prabhunI saumya mudrAmAM jarApaNa pheraphAra na thayA ! caDakauzika thoDIvAramAM upazAMta thayA. meghasamAna zItaLatA prasarAvanAra prabhunA A zabdo enA kAne saMbhaLAyA : "he mahAnubhAva caMDakauzika ! khunnasa mujha.'' caDakauzikane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. potAnA pUbhA joyA. maDAtapasvI gAbhadramuni, suMdara sayamajIvana, tapanI suMdara ArAdhanA, kredhanA piraNAme dharmAMnI virAdhanA, mRtyu bAda yeAtiSI detra, tyAMthI tApasaputra, pharI e ja krodhanA saMgathI krUra piraNAmavALA vamAna sarpanA bhava ! A badhIya paristhitine saMpUrNa tAdeza citAra enI AMkha sAme AvI gaye. te vicAravA lAgyA : "ahA ! A parama tAraka prabhunI mArA upara kRpAvRSTi thaI na hota, te mArA mATe kevI duHkhadAyaka paristhitinu' sarjana thAta ? mArA mATe durgati taddana najIka ja hatI ! ahA ! A te mAruM parama sadbhAgya ke AvA parama kRpALu prabhu mane atyAre maLI gayA! emaNe mArA viveka jAgRta karyAM! sAcI paristhitine khyAla karAvyo !' have caMDakauzikane peAtAnA pApI jIvana pratye tiraskArabhAva utpanna thayA. dharmabhAvanA vikAsa pAmI. bhaktipUrvaka prabhune pradakSiNA ApI vaMdana karyu. ane anazana AyuM. prabhue jANyu ke-caDakauzika pratimAdha pAmyA che ane anazana AdaryuM che, ethI anuka`pAnA kAraNe prabhu paNa tyAM ja kAussagga dhyAne rahyA. have peAtAnI viSadaSTi keAInA upara na paDe, e hetuthI caDakauzike peAtAnuM mukha khIlanI aMdara rAkhI tathA zarIra bahAra rAkhI, zAMtabhAve sthira banI gayA. Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzona prabhunI pAchaLa rahela vRkSaghaTAmAM saMtAyelA kutUhalapriya gAvALA ane leke A AkhAya prasaMga najarenajara nihALIne navAI pAmyA. khAtrI karavA emaNe sApa upara paththara phekayA, lAkaDI vaDe tADana karyuM, paNa sApa calAyamAna na ja thayA. have te sapUrNa khAtrI thaI ke prabhunA upadezathI A sApa koine khALatA nathI. loko prabhu pAse AvyA. svAmIne vaMdana karyu`', pachI sApane vaMdana karI mahiMmAM lAgyA. ujjaDa banela mAge have lokoe Ava-jA zarU karI. ghI-dUdha vecavA jatI gAvAlaNA sApanA zarIra upara dUdhathI chAMTavA lAgI. ghInI ga'dhathI kheMcAIne AvatI kIDIe enA zarIrane Daba ApI tIvra vedanA upajAvavA lAgI. chatAM paNa A badhu duHkha eNe khUba ja samatAbhAve sahana karyu. paMdara dahADAnA anazata bAda te samAdhimaraNa pAmI AThamA saDusrAra devalekamAM aDhAra sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALe deva thayeA. 104 kaeN ala-zabala Ly citrapaTa- 33 zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA ati suMdara zAbhAyukta jinAlayathI zobhatI mathurA nagarImAM jinadAsa nAme zrAvaka ane sAdhudAsI nAme zrAvikA rahetA hatA. zrI jinezvarakathita dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvanArUpI dharmane peAtAnA jIvanamAM emaNe sArI rIte utAryA hatA. samyakRsahita khAra zrAvakatratA grahaNa karyAM hatAM. emanA jIvanamAM samatAbhAva, karuNA, gurubhakti Adi sadguNArUpI dIvaDAonA prakAza Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMbala-AMbela 105 patharAyeluM hatuM. saMyamajIvana svIkAravAnI haiye bhAvanA hovA chatAM, azaktinA kAraNe teo eka Adarza gRhastha tarIke potAne jIvanakALa pasAra karatA hatA. catuSpada tiryaMca Adi parigraha pApane vadhAranAra che" ema jinavANI sAMbhaLatAM jANyuM, eTale emaNe "gAya, bheMsa Adi tiryaMca parigraha na rAkhavo" evo niyama zrI guru mahArAja pAsethI grahaNa karyo. bIjA paNa ghaNA abhigraha aMgIkAra karyA hatA. sAdhudAsI zrAvikA haMmezAM eka govAlaNa pAsethI dUdha letI hatI. ekadA sAdhudAsIne vicAra Avyo ke "ApaNe dahIM-ghI vecAtAM levAM paDe che, enA karatAM dUdha ja vadhAre levuM ane emAMthI dahIM, ghI ghare ja banAvavAM !" A vicAra karIne teNe govAlaNane kahyuM : "tuM dararoja dUdha laI mAre ghera AvatI jaje. jeTaluM dUdha tuM lAvIza, teTaluM badhuM dUdha huM laI laIza. bIje kayAMya tuM jatI nahi." gevAlaNe A vacana mAnya karyuM. pratidina ekabIjAne jevAthI ane kayavikaya karavAthI temane paraspara snehAnubaMdha vadhI paDe. ekadA govAlaNanI kanyAne vivAhaprasaMga Avyo. nehAnubaMdhanA kAraNe govAlaNe sAdhudAsIne vinaMti karI : "tame tamArA pUrvajanmanA puNyaprakarSanA prabhAve ThAThamAThathI lagnamahatsava karI zake che, paNa mArAthI e mahatsava thaI zake tema nathI, chatAM mAre tyAM A zubhaprasaMge tame sahu jamavA padhAre, te mArI zabhA vadhe." zreSTie javAba ApatAM kahyuM : "he bhadraemAM zuM ? ame jarUra AvIe paNa gharanA ghaNAM badhAM kAmamAM pravRtta hevAthI be ghaDI paNa ame ghara mUkI zakIe ema nathI. niSkapaTa nehAnubaMdha bAhya upacAranI apekSA rAkhatA nathI, ema samajI tAre manamAM saMtApa na kare. tArI prArthanA svIkArI zakatuM nathI. tenA kAraNe tuM apamAna Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana na samajatI. pUrvagnehane jarApaNa tyAga na karatI. tuM ghera jA ane tArA ISTa-kAryane sArI rIte paripUrNa karI le." A pramANe govAlaNane samajAvI, zeThe tene navAM va, ucita alaMkAre ane kumakumAdi vilepane ApyAM, parama harSa pAmatI govAlaNe vivAhautsava khUba ja sArI rIte karyo. "lagnamahotsava kharekhara khUba ja zebhAyukta banya" e pramANe sau svajane ane anya leke prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. A sAMbhaLI zevALakuTuMba vicAravA lAgyuM : "aho ! parama upakArI te A mahAnubhAva zreSTi che, jeNe ApaNane vastrAbhUSaNe ApI, prasaMganI zobhA vadhArI. ene badale ApaNe kayI rIte vALI Ape ?" ghaNe vicAra karyA pachI govALe zeDane kaMIka ApavAno nirNaya karyo. zarIra puSTa, lAMbI pUMchaDAthI zebhAyukta, supramANa zarIra AkRti ane suMdara ziMgaDAvALA, zaradanA caMdra samAna ujajavaLa kAMtivALA ane traNa varSanI vaya pAmelA kaMbala ane zaMbala nAmanA be baLavAna baLado laI zeThane ghera gaye ane zreSThine samarpaNa karyA. catuSpada-parigrahane niyama hovAthI zreSThie te baLadone svIkAra karyo nahi. paNa vALa paccakhANanuM mahatva samajato na ho, eTale eNe te nehabhAva ane upakArabuddhi vaDe ja bane bALavRSabhene zeThanA AMgaNe bAMdhI dIdhA ane e pitAnA ghera cAlyo gayo. have jinadAsa zreSThi vicAra karavA lAgeH "aho ! A te mahAna dharmasaMkaTa AvI paDyuM ! A bicArAM baLadone tajI daIza te leke emane haLa ityAdikamAM calAvaze athavA anya rIte duHkhI karaze. ane ahIM je bAMdhIe te e niSNajana hovAthI pALavAmAM bedarakArI UbhI thaze." pUrve sAMbhaLela jinavacananA pariNAme jenuM hRdaya karuNAbhAvathI dayadra hatuM, e jinadAse ghaNuM manomaMthana pachI baMne bALavRSabhene Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMbala-zabala 107 pitAne ghera bAMdhyA. temane prasuka cAro Apa, vastra vaDe gALela pANuM pAte, sArI rIte emanI darareja sAra-saMbhALa karavA lAgyo. jinadAsa niyamita sAmAyika, parvatithinA divase pauSadha tathA dharmazAstranuM vAMcana karate, tyAre kaMbala ane zabala paNa bhadrikabhAve ekAgratApUrvaka pitAnuM mana temAM sthira karI detA. je divase te zrAvaka upavAsa karate, te divase baMne baLado cArA pANIne tyAga karatA, vAraMvAra ApavA chatAM te khAtA nahi. ticagati pAmavA chatAM kaMbala ane zabala pitAnI sAthesAthe tapa ane zAstra zravaNa karatA hovAthI jinadAsa ciMtavavA lAgyo ? ATale vakhata anukaMpA lAvI emane ghAsacAra-pANI ApyAM, paNa A bannene AcAra jotAM teone jinadharma pariNamyo hoya tema jaNAya che. havethI huM sAdharmika bhAve A badhuM karIza ? jinadAsa have kaMbalazabala pratye sAdharmika vAtsalyabhAva vizeSa prakAre batAvavA lAgyuM. ekadA mathurA nagarImAM bhaMDIra-cakSanI yAtrAne prasaMga AvyuM. azvAdi vAhana para ArUDha thaI sarvaprathama pahoMcI javA mATe doDavAnI spardhA karI, leko AnaMda mANatA. jinadAsano eka priya mitra atyaMta kutUhalI hato, tene A yakSayAtrAmAM vAhana doDAvavAnI IcchA thaI. jinadAsane pUchayA vinA, enI gerahAjarImAM kaMbala ane zabalane gADAmAM jeDI sauthI AgaLa nIkaLI javA mATe temane lAkaDI mArImArIne khUba doDAvyA. emanI kAyA sukomaLa hovAthI, lAkaDInA prahArathI zarIramAMthI lehInI dhArA vahevA lAgI, sAMdhA tUTI gayA. pUrve kadI temaNe AvI vedanA anubhavI ja na hatI. teo nisteja banI gayA. AvI hAlatamAM pele mitra baLadone zeThanA ghare bAMdhI cAlyo gayo. bhejanasamaya thatAM zeTha java - cAra laI baLado pAse AvyA. baLadonuM zarIra kaMpatuM hatuM. baMne AMkhamAMthI maMda agrudhArA vahetI jatI hatI ane zarIra upara paDelA janmamAMthI lehI vahetuM hatuM, Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -108 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana AvI dayAmaya hAlatamAM kaMbala-zaMbalane jotAM ja zeTha reSapUrvaka sahasA belI UThayAH "are! kayA duSTa A nirdoSa vRSabhanI AvI durdazA karI nAkhI?" parijana dvArA baLada para vItelI hakIkata jANI, tyAre jinadAsanA manamAM bhAre saMtApa utpanna thaye : vAraMvAra cAre ApavA chatAM baLadoe lIdhe nahIM. anazana svIkAra karavAne emane bhAva jANI, emane ghAsacArAnuM paccakakhANa karAvyuM. bannee te svIkAryuM. zeTha pitAne samasta gRhavyApAra tajI daI pitAnA sagA bAMdhAnI jema temanI pAse sAravAra mATe rahevA lAgyA. hitazikSA ApatAM kahyuM : "he vahAlA baMdhuo ! te nirdaya mitre tamane AvI du:khI avasthAmAM mUkI dIdhA che, tenA kAraNe tame tenA upara lezamAtra paNa repa karaze nahi. A saMsAramAM ekAMta sukhI koI ja ja nathI. pUrvakRta azubha karma tene aneka prakAre pIDe che, mATe he mahAnubhAvo ! samyaka -prakAre sahanazIlatAne dhAraNa kare. samatApUrvaka sahana karyA sivAya pApane kSaya karavA mATe anya koI upAya nathI. tame te mahApuNyazALI che. tamAruM jIvita saphaLa thayuM che, kAraNa ke sarva prakAranA duHkhamAMthI mukta karavAmAM samartha e zrI jinezvara prabhune dharma ane dharmanI sAmagrI tame pAmyA che." A pramANe jinadAsa zeThe madhura vacanethI te vRSabhene zubha bhAvamAM barAbara sthira karyA. vizuddha-adhyavasAyenA pariNAme zarIraMvedanA zAMtipUrvaka sahana karatAM karatAM paMca parameSThi namaskAra mahAmaMtra sAMbhaLatAM te bane maraNa pAmI nAgakumAra devalekamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. caMDakauzikane pratibodha pamADI zrI mahAvIra prabhu uttara-vAcAlA nagarImAM padhAryA. A nagarImAM bAra varSe pitAne putra paradezathI ghera AvyuM hatuM, tethI nAgasena gRhastha mahotsava karyo hate. te veLA Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ L LLING D dho Q:9 400 33 vAcharaDAnI bheTa,baLadanuM zAstra-zravaNanaitapa,vinA pUchaye mime doDAvyA,maNasthitimAM niryAmA,deva tathA prabhunI rakSA. Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMbala-zebala 106 prabhu emane ghera padhAryA ane pAkSika upavAsa-tapanuM pAraNuM karyuM. tyAMthI teo kauzAMbI-nagarImAM padhAryA. tyAM pradezI nAme zrAvaka rAjA. hatA. emaNe atibhAvapUrvaka prabhunA satkAra-vaMdana karyA. prabhue tyAMthI surabhipura tarapha vihAra karyo. tyAM pahoMcyA pachI gaMgA-nadInA kinAre AvyA. sAme kAMThe javA mATe anya lekanI sAthe prabhu paNa eka nAvamAM beThA. nAvike zaDha UMce karyo ane halesAM lagADatAM nAvaDI cAlavA lAgI. eTalAmAM ja kinAre rahela ghuvaDane avAja saMbhaLAye. khemila nAmane eka nimitti paNa A ja nAvamAM beThe hate. eNe nAvamAM beThelA lekane kahyuM: aho ! ghuvaDanuM A mahA apazukana ema kahe che ke "ApaNe ahIM maraNatola kaSTa anubhavIzuM, paNa A mahaSine prabhAve sahu nividane pAra utarIzuM.' A sAMbhaLI leke vismaya pAmyA. pachI paraspara vAta karavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM eka bhayaMkara aTTahAsya saMbhaLAyuM ane AkAzamAMthI avAja Avyo : are! have tame kayAM javAnA che?"..ne ekAeka bhayaMkara vaMToLiye utpanna thaye. jamIna uparathI vRkSe ukhaDIne nIce paDavA lAgyAM, dharatI dhrujavA lAgI, gaMgAnAM nIra khUba UMce ne UMce uchALA mAravA lAgyAM, mukhya -khaMbha sAthe saDha tUTI paDe. naukA hAlama Delama thavA lAgI. nAvika lAcAra banyA, jANe pralayakALanuM dazya saunI AMkho AgaLa sAkSAt khaDuM thayuM. sau maraNanA bhayathI pitapotAnA ISTadevane. yAda karI prArthanA karavA lAgyA. sudaMSTra nAmanA pApI deve prabhune nAvamAM beThelA joyA, eTale tarata ja ene pitAnA pUrvabhavanuM vaira yAda AvyuM. e ciMtavavA lAgyA " "A te ja mAre vairI che, jeNe pUrve tripRSTha-vAsudevanA bhavamAM huM Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana siMhapaNe hatA, tyAre mane jIvastranI jema hAthamAM pakaDI cIrI nAkhela. pUrvanA vairane badale levAne Aje mane suavasara prApta thayuM che. vairane badale levAthI mane parama saMtoSa thaze. " A pramANe ciMtavI te duSTadeve ja A mahAbhayaMkara upasarga prabhu mATe vikuvyuM hatuM. nAva DUbavAnI taiyArImAM ja hatI, teTalAmAM pUrvokata kaMbala ane ane zaMbala nAmanA bane nAgakumAra devanAM Asana calAyamAna thayAM. avadhijJAnanA upayogathI emaNe jANyuM ke atyAre nAvamAM beThelA prabhune sudaMSTra [mudADha] nAmane deva gaMgAjalamAM DUbADavA pravRtta thaye che. ekadama tyAM doDI jaI eka nAgakumAradeva sudADhadeva sAthe yuddha karavAmAM rokAye. bIjA nAgakumAra deve pitAnA vizALa hastasaMpuTamAM naukAne upADI nadIkinAre sahIsalAmata mUkI dIdhI. sudaMSTradeva mahaddhikadeva ha. enuM maraNa atyAre najIka ja hevAthI te baLahIna banI gayuM hatuM. jyAre kaMbala ane zaMbala alpa addhivALA deva hatA, chatAM navA ja utpanna thayA hovAnA kAraNe divyazaktithI temaNe sudaMSTra devane tarata ja jItI lIdhuM. vinayapUrvaka kaMbala-zaMbala dee bhagavaMtane vaMdana karyA, sugaMdhI che ane gaMdaka varasAvyAM. bhakitavaDe romAMcita banI stutigAna karavA lAgyA. naukAmAMnA loko A joIne Azcarya pAmI ciMtavavA lAgyA : aho! A kaI mahApuruSa jaNAya che. alaukika prabhAvazALI che. enA prabhAve ja ApaNe Aje mAna ApattimAMthI pAra UtaryA chIe, mATe A mahAtmA vaMdana-praNAma karavA gya che." badhA lekee prabhunA caraNakamaLamAM namIne vaMdana karyuM. kaMbalazaMbala deve paNa prabhune vaMdana karI svasthAne gayA. Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ~~ 38 LUS 8 1 / kliSTa karmAM khapAvavA prabhu anArya dezamAM padhAryAM,jyAM ajJAna loko kUtarA choDe che, lAkaDIthI prahAra ane vadhasthAne ubhA rAkhe che. - Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anArya upasarga WWWWWWW citrasTa-34 che - paramajJAnI zrI mahAvIra svAmIe jJAnanA upayogathI jANI lIdhuM ke hajI te pitAnAM ghaNAMya azubha karyo bhegavavAnAM bAkI che. vahelI take A azubha karmonI nirjarA (khapAvavA)nA hetuthI emaNe lATa nAme anAryadeza tarapha vihAra karyo. mAthe muMDita ane mauna tathA dhyAnastha avasthAmAM rahetA zrI mahAvIra prabhune jotAM ja anArya lokomAM kutUhalavRtti pragaTI. susaMskAra tathA jJAnanA abhAve teo prabhune oLakhI na zakyA. keI vicitra mAnavI samajI teo lAkaDInA prahAra vaDe prabhune tADana ane tarjana karatA, kyAreka jhADa ukheDIne emanA upara nAkhatA, kayAreka bhAlAo jevA tINa zonA prahAra paNa karI saMtApavA lAgatA. prabhu kAusagga dhyAne UbhA hoya, tyAre AjubAjunAM jaMgalI prANIo paNa vividha prakAre upasargo karatAM. parama karuNAnA bhaMDAra zrI vIraprabhue te jagatanA sarva jIve pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karI, emane saMpUrNa rIte abhayadAna ja ApyuM hatuM. pUrve karelA azubha karmonA pariNAmarUpe AvI paDatAM dukhane samatAbhAve sahana karavAthI enI nirjarA thatAM navAM azubha karmonI paraMparA utpanna thatI nathI. e satyanI pratIti ahIM prabhunA jIvanamAM sAkSApaNe thAya che. Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgamadevane upasarga citrapaTa kaamaannnkllai taoN 35-36 ) grAmAnugrAma vicaratAM prabhu-mahAvIre ghaNAM malecchanI vasatI dharAvatA daddhabhUmi nAmanA dezamAM vihAra karyo. tyAM peDhAla gAmanI bahAra piDhAla nAmanA udyAnamAM Avela pilAsa caityamAM cauvihAra aThThamatapa AdarI kAussaga dhyAne rahyA. aneka kaTAkoTi devadevIothI parivarela saudharmA-sabhAmAM siMhAsane beThela saudharmendra avadhijJAnanA upaga vaDe zrI viraprabhune pilAsa-caityamAM dhyAna avasthAmAM joyA. tatkALa pitAnuM Asana tyajI atyaMta bhaktibhAve vAraMvAra mastaka namAvIne vaMdana karavApUrvaka stuti karI, pachI sabhAne uddezIne kahyuM : "he de! zrI mahAvIra prabhunuM dhairya kharekhara addabhuta che. aha! zuM emanI zakti ! ahA ! zuM emanA guNe! emanI ekAgratA ane dhyAna paNa kharekhara ajoDa che ! kaI meTA devendro paNa A prabhune pitAnA dhyAnamAMthI calita karavA zaktimAna nathI. kadAca meru calAyamAna thAya, paNa A bhagavaMtane te traNeya bhuvana sAthe maLIne paNa calAyamAna na ja karI zake !" A saudharmasabhAmAM IrSALu, vinayahIna, gADha mithyAtvI ane abhavya saMgama nAme eka sAmAnika deva ha. IndramahArAjAnI A prabhustuti e sahana na karI zakyA. uddhata banela saMgama Indra mahArAjAne kahevA lAgyo : Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgamadevanA upasa 113 "he svAmI! A devasabhAmAM eka manuSyasAdhunA ATalA badhA zu vakhANa kare che ? atUla baLazALI indro paNa ene dharmadhyAnamAMthI calAyamAna na karI zake ? ema kahevu. tamArA mATe ucita nathI. tame tamAruM vacana pAchuM kheMcI le, te mane ene kSeAbha pamADavAnI jarUra nathI, athavA teA tame juo, huM pote ja ene alpa samayamAM ja dhyAnamAMthI calAyamAna karI, tamAruM vacana mithyA karI dekhADu chuM ke nahi ? " - pracaMDa kApathI hArDa kacaDI, bhavAM caDAvI, AMkhA lAla karI, pRthvI upara paga pachADI, sabhAmAM pratijJA karatAM saMgama elme : "mahAvIra e zuM mAtra che! huM ene Aje ja calAyamAna karI AvuM chuM." indra mahArAjA bhAre vimAsaNamAM paDI gayA ane ci'tavavA lAgyA H "ahA ! meM A prabhustuti karI tenA nimitte A adhama, pApI sa'gama prabhunA zarIre bhAre pIDA upajAvaze. jo huM A vivekahInane mArI AjJAthI aTakAvIza, te ene lAgaze ke bhagavAna je tapa kare che te IndranA sAmarthyathI ja karI zake che, peAtAnI zaktithI nahi." Indra maDArAjA saMgamanI upekSA karI mauna rahyA. pApI saMgama sabhAma'DapanA tyAga karI, tatkALa prabhu pAse pahoMcI gayA. prabhune jotAM ja ene gADha kopa utpanna thayeA. sau prathama saMgame prabhu upara pralayakALanA kopa jevA dhULanA varasAda varasAvye. pagathI mAMDIne AMkha, kAna, nAka sudhI pramune dhULa vaDe DhAMkI dIdhA. zvAsa khaMdha thaI gayA chatAM prabhu dhyAnathI jarA paNa calita na thayA. eTale sagame dhULa dUra karI, vA samAna tIkSNa mukhavALI kIDIo trikuvI'. te kIDIe prabhune DaMkha daI pIDavA lAgI. eka bAjuethI praveza karI, sAmI mAjuethI nIkaLI zarIra vIdhavA lAgI. zarIra khavAI gayuM, chatAM prabhu te niSkapa rahyA. pachI sa'game seAya samAna tIkSNa mukhavALA DAMsa utpanna karyAM. Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-druna emanA DaMkhathI prabhunA zarIramAMthI dUdhanI dhArAe vahevA lAgI, chatAMpaNa bhagavata te jarA paNu kSeAbha na pAmyA. pachI pracaMDa mukhavALI makSikAe [dhImele] viSuvI. te prabhunu zarIra khAvA lAgI, tAya prabhu te acala ja rahyA. tyAra pachI kiThana kAMTAvALA vIMchI. utpanna karyAM. emanA bhAlA jevA tIvra Dakha prahArathI paNa prabhu te avicala ja rahyA. have saMgame bhAre roSapUrvaka dADhAvALA vikarALa neLiyA vikaryAM. temaNe ugra dADhAethI prabhunA zarIranuM mAMsa toDI-tADI chUTuM karI, prabhune bhAre vedanA upajAvI. chatAM prabhu te aDaga ja rahyA. sa'gamanA krAdha have vadhu ne vadhu ugra banatA gayA. eTale eNe Nidhara maDA bhayaMkara nAga utpanna karyAM. caMdanavRkSanI jema prabhunA AkhA zarIre vITaLAI jaI e nAga sakhata rIte DakhavA lAgyA. peAtAnu badhuya jhera prabhunA zarIramAM vamana karI, doraDInI jema laTakavA lAgyA. chatAM paNa prabhu tA taddana aDola ja rahyA. pachI saMgame divya zaktithI vajra samAna dAMtAvALA uMdaro utpanna karyA. tIkSNa nakha ane dAMta vaDe prabhunu zarIra khAvA lAgyA. uparathI tA mUtradhArA paNa karavA lAgyA jethI pIDA ugra bane. paNa prabhu aDaga ja rahyA. have saMgame padegta samAna UMcI uchaLatI sUMDhavALA praca'DakAya hAthIe pragaTAvyA. AkAzane teADI, nakSatrane paNa jANe teADI pADavA mathatA hoya, tema e hAthIe prabhune AkAzamAM dUradUra, vAraMvAra ucha.LavA lAgyA. vividha prakAranI pIDA pAmavA chatAM prabhu lezamAtra dharmAdhmAnathI calita na thayA. evI ja rIte hAthaNIe pragaTAvI saMgama prabhune kSeAbha pamADavA lAgyA. tyAM paNa niSphaLatA ja maLI. tyArapachI pizAcA pragaTAvyA. temaNe bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karIne adRDAya karavApUrvaka prabhune kSeAbha pamADavAnA prayatna karyAM. prabhu jarA paNa calAyamAna na thayA. Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karo ja -- [Imffamfis ) NI Titly (V1+, 'y, P. Billbh S, C/ saMgamadhUno dhULanI vRSTino, siMhavAghane,trizalAnI prArthanA,viMchIne hAthInA pagamAM nIce rAMdhavAno prabhune upasarga. Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sagamadevanA upasa 115 have vikarALa dAMtAvALA bhImakAya vAgha vidhuryAM. eNe ati tIkSNa nakha ane va samAna dADhA vaDe prabhune atyaMta pIDA pamADI. chatAMya prabhu dharmadhyAnamAM sa MpUrNa rIte sthira ja rahyA. have saMgama kheda karavA lAgyA. sAmAnya mANasa te AvAM kAraNeA vaDe maraNu ja pAme ! chatAM A tA taddana ekAgrapaNe dhyAnamAM rahI jIvatA rahI zakayA ! saMgama have siddhArtha mahArAjA tathA trizalA rANInAM rUpe pragaTAvI, karuNu vilApapUrvaka prabhune sabhaLAvavA lAgyA : "he putra ! teM AvuM duSkara tapa zA mATe Adaryu che ? tArA bhAI navina amane vRddhAvasthAmAM azaraNu dazAmAM mUkIne cAlye * gayA che. ame teA nirAdhAra ane duHkhI thaI gayA chIe. mATe tu dIkSA tajI amAru pAlana-poSaNa kara ! " AvAM vacaneAthI paNa prabhunA dhyAnamAM jarA paNa vikSepa na paDayeA. prabhune kSeAbha pamADavAmAM anekavAra niSphaLa nIvaDelA saMgame eka meATI senA vi . prabhunI cAre tarapha chAvaNI nAkhI dIdhI. tyAM rasAyAne bhAta rAMdhavA cUlAne mATe paththara na maLyA, eTale prabhunA caraNane cUle banAvI tenA upara vAsaNa mUkI, tenI nIce pracaMDa agni pragaTAvI rasoI rAMdhavA lAgyeA. prabhu dhyAnamAMthI jarA paNa calAyamAna na thayA, ulaTA emane dhyAnasagni have vadhu prajjavalita banyA. pachI saMgame eka caMDALa vikubyA. teNe aneka kSudrapakSIonAM pAMjarAM prabhunA be kAne, ka', e khabhA upara, beu hAtha upara ane be jaghA upara laTakAvyAM. pakSIo nakha ane cAMca vaDe prabhunA zarIrane karaDavA lAgyAM. prabhunA zarIrane pAMjarA jevu' se'kaDe chidrovALu banAvI mUkayu. AvI sthitimAM paNa prabhu dharmadhyAnamAM sthira ja rahyA. pachI kalpAMtakALa samAna mahAvAyu pragaTALyA. moTA meTA vRkSe ghAsanA taNakhalAnI jema havAmAM UDavA lAgyAM. mATI zilAe kAMkarAnI Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzaja jema uchaLavA lAgI. prabhunuM zarIra paNa pracaMDa pavananA kAraNe UMce uchaLI uchaLIne nIce pachADAvA lAgyuM. prabhunA dhyAna upara A upasarganI paNa jarAya asara na thaI. tyArapachI vaToLiye [utkrAmaka vAyu viku. e cAkaDA upara rahela mATInA piMDanI jema prabhunA zarIrane zamAvavA lAge. zArIrika pIDA e upajAvI zake paNa mAnasika bhAvathI te prabhu taddana sthira ja hatA. uttarottara ATalA badhA tIvra prakAranA upasargo karyA chatAMya. prabhune dhyAnamAM nizcala joI, hatAza banela saMgamane ke have te anekagaNo vadhI gaye. te ciMtavavA lAgyA : aho! A vA-zarIrIne kaI paNa rIte huM calAyamAna nathI karI zakyo, eTale have mAre zuM karavuM ucita che? mArI pratijJAne bhaMga thAya che. develekamAM je huM have jaIza, te tyAM badhA de ane Indra mahArAjA mArI hAMsI karaze. huM niMdApAtra ane tiraskArapAtra thaIza. chatAM paNa mArA manane saMtoSa thAya tema nathI. "AraMbheluM kArya pUrNa karavuM" e ja zara-puruSanuM kartavya che. eTale have te ene upasargo karavA karatAM enA prANane ja nAza karI nAkhuM, jethI zarIranI sAthe enA dhyAnane paNa nAza thaI jaze. AnA sivAya have mane te kaI bIje upAya jaDatuM nathI. A rIte mArI mahAna pratijJAnuM pAlana thaze ane devasabhAmAM paNa huM tiraskArapAtra nahi banuM." A nizcaya karIne eka hajAra-bhAranuM lekhaMDI mahAcaka hAthamAM laI saMgama AkAzamAM UDyo, jANe jaMbudvIpa rUpI DAbalAnA meDhAnuM DhAMkaNuM na hoya, tevuM agnijvALAothI prajajavalita A mahAcaka hatuM. meruparvatanA cUrecUrA karavAnI zakti dharAvatuM A kALacaka saMgame pitAnI sarvazakti ekatra karI jerapUrvaka bhagavata pratye phekayuM. atyaMta vajanadAra evA A kALacakranA bhArathI prabhu ghuMTaNa sudhI vajanA daDha khIlAnI jema pRthvImAM nIce UtarI gayA. AvI sthitimAM paNa prabhu pitAnA dhyAnamAM ja ekAgra rahyA. Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgamadevano upasarga 117 adhama saMgama have hatAza banI ciMtavavA lAgeH "AvA bhayaMkara cakathI paNa mahAvIranuM maraNa na thayuM, te have zathI zuM thaI zake ? have mAre karavuM zuM jethI mArI pratijJA saphaLa thAya ? "kadAca anukULatAthI kSebha pAmaze" ema ciMtavI, saMgame eka moTuM maNimaya vimAna vikavyuM. saMgama emAM besI prabhu pAse AvI kahevA lAgyA : he maharSi ! tamArA satva, ugra tapa, kSamA, baLa, AraMbhelA kAryane keIpaNa rIte pUruM karavAnI Teka, pitAnA prANanI nirapekSatA tathA sarvajInI rakSA karavAmAM sadAya tatparatA-AvA ghaNA badhA guNothI huM ati prasanna thayo chuM. tamAre je joIe te mAMgI le. tame jarA paNa zaMkA na rAkhaze. have tapa, kAyakaleza AdithI sayuM! je tame kahetA ho, te A ja zarIre tamane svargamAM laI jAuM-jyAM IcchA mAtrathI ja badhA maneraze paripUrNa thAya che. athavA kahe te ekAMta paramAnaMdavALA mekSamAM tamane nivAsa ApuM. athavA kaho te A AkhI pRthvInA badhA maMDalAdhIza rAjAo jevI samRddhivALA sAmrAjyane mahArAjA banAvuM ! kSebha tyajI, anya kuvika mUkI daI tamane je ruce te tame mAMgI le !" prabhu AvA vacanothI jarA paNa na lebhAyA. ekAgracitte dharmadhyAnamAM ja sthira rahyA. eTale saMgame pharIthI vicAryuM : A munie te mArI tamAma zaktione prabhAva niSphaLa karyo che. paNa hajI eka kAmadevanuM amegha zastra bAkI rahyuM che, kAraNa kAmazAsana durladhya hoya che. mahAtapasvI munione paNa teNe saMkSebha pamADavAmAM AbAda rIte saphaLatA meLavI che. eTale enA sarvasvarUpa divya apsarAone mekavuM. teo mahAvIranA manane avazya calAyamAna karaze ja!" A nizcaya karI saMgame, devAMganAone AjJA karI. prabhune vibhrama pamADavA chae Rtuo samakALe pragaTAvI. azokavRkSe navapallavita Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana darzana banyAM. anukULa malayavAyu vahevA lAge. kelenA mIThA TahUkAra prasayAM. mayUra nRtya karavA lAgyA. bhagavaMtanI cAre tarapha paMcavarNanAM kusumanI vRSTi thaI. vividha vAjiMtrayukta saMgItanA sUro vAtAvaraNamAM gUMjavA lAgyA. kAmadevanI senA samAna abhuta svarUpavAna ane alaMkArethI vibhUSita devAMganAo prabhu samakSa AvIne nRtya dvArA aneka prakAranA vilAsayukta abhinaya karavA lAgI. nirlajA japaNe aMge paganAM pradarzana, gADha AliMgana Adi anucita ceSTAo vaDe prabhune calAyamAna karavA emaNe aneka yuktio ajamAvI. vaLI keTalIka devAMganAo kahevA lAgI : "he nAtha! A kaThina tapa tajI de. have vadhu vakhata sudhI amArI upekSA na karo. tame te dayALu che ethI amArI upara varcasva bhegavatA A kAmadevathI tame amAruM rakSaNa karo ane amArA mane pUrNa kare, amArI prArthanA svIkArI ama duHkhIo upara dayA lAvI, zaraNe AvelAone svIkAra karI le." devAMganAonI hAra thaI, prabhuno jIta thaI. devAMganAonAM zastro paNa niSphaLa gayAM. sUryodaya thavA AvyuM. eka ja rAtrimAM vIza-vIza upasargo karyA pachI Akhare saMgama paNa thAke. enI sarva zaktio paNa have taddana kSINa banI gaI hatI. tethI te ciMtavavA lAge : anukaLa upasargothI paNa A mahAsattvazALI muni jarA paNa calAyamAna thatuM nathI ! te zuM pratijJA-bhraSTa thaI ene ahIM mUkI huM svarge pAcho cAlyo jAuM? paNa tema te zI rIte javAya ! e te mArA mATe zobhAspada na gaNAya! mATe have lAMbA samaya paryata huM ahIM rahIne A munine hajI paNa upasargo karate rahuM. jethI e Akhare calAyamAna thaI jaze." sUryanAM kiraNe pragaTa thatAM ja prabhue velukA gAma tarapha vihAra karyo. mArgamAM te adhama-saMgame 500 cera ane vizALa retInA Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | FEMC-llas ipfohl3h) ILSUO PIDK (13'Stais'tahsilibidinh Bible cahipeich km ANTI G 2.GI 10000 Meie Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ *** saMgamadevane upasarga 119 raNane vimuccuM. te 500 cora "mAmA! mAmA !" ema moTe avAje belatAM bolatAM prabhunA zarIre AliMgana detAM vaLagI paDyA. ethI prabhunA paga ghuMTaNa sudhI retImAM kheMcI javA lAgyA. A rIte cAlatAM cAlatAM teo vAlukA gAme AvyA. * svabhAvathI kara buddhivALe saMgama gAmamAM, nagaramAM, vanamAM ke prabhu jayAM jayAM vihAra karatA, tyAM tyAM temanI pAchaLa ne pAchaLa jaI aneka prakAranA ati dusaha ane varNavI paNa na zakAya eTalA badhA. upasargo karate ja rahyo. ( A pramANe uparAuparI upasargo karatAM karatAM cha mahinA vItI gayA. pANI vinAnA cha mAsa upavAsane tapa thaI gaye. vivAra karatAM prabhu vraja gAmanA gokuLamAM padhAryA. "satata upasarga karanAra saMgama have thAkIne potAnA sthAne cAlyo gayo haze" ema dhArI, pAraNAnA nimitte prabhu bhikSA levA nIkaLyA. te samaye gokuLamAM koI utsava cAlatuM hatuM. eTale sarvatra khIra raMdhAtI hatI. bhagavaMta je je ghare jAya, tyAM tyAM saMgama AhAradeSa pragaTAvate ane AhArane doSita banAvI mUko. prabhune jJAnane upaga mUkatAM khabara paDI ke saMgama hajI paNa pitAnI adhama pravRttimAMthI nivRtta nathI thayo. eTale prabhu adhavaccethI ja pAchA gokuLanI bahAra AvI kAusagga dhyAnamAM sthira banyA. prabhunA mananA pariNAma badalAyA che ke kema? te jevA saMgame paNa potAnA jJAnane upaga mUke, tyAre tene mAlUma paDyuM ke prabhu jarA paNa kSebha pAmyA nathI. teo te che kAyanI rakSA ane hita ja ciMtavatA rahyA che." hatAza saMgama have vicAravA lAgyo : "cha mAsa paryata ekadhArA ke aneka upasargo karavA chatAM je mahAtmA pitAnA dhyAnathI saheja paNa calAyamAna na thayA te have kaI rIte ane koI kALe paNa calita thAya Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana e zakya nathI. mArI badhI mahenata niSphaLa nIvaDI ! huM bhUlya! are! mArAM sAmAthya-zakita vicAryA-samajyA vinA ja meM mArA AtmAne Ama zA mATe nacALe ? vicAryA vagara karelAM kAryanuM pariNAma have - pragaTa thayuM!" lajajA pAmI, Indrane bhaya pAmI, plAna mukhe saMgama prabhu pAse AvI, page paDe ane kahevA lAgyo : "he bhagavan! mArI pratijJAne bhaMga thayuM che. Apa ApanI pratijJAmAM acaLa ja rahyA che. saudharmasabhAmAM Indra mahArAjAe ApanI je stuti ane vakhANa karyA hatAM te taddana satya ja hatAM. paNa meM mUrkha e vacana upara zraddhA na karI. meM Apane ghaNuM ghaNuM duHkha dIdhuM. meM bahu ja khoTuM kAma karyuM che, mATe he kSamAnidhi ! mArA saghaLA aparAdhe mATe kSamA Apa ! huM have thAkyo chuM. Apane vadhu upasargo nahi karuM. vadhu vakhata bhUkhyA rahIne Apa ApanI kAyAne have kaleza na pamADo. niHzaMkapaNe Apa gerIe padhAre." tyAre prabhue kahyuM: "he saMgama! mArI ciMtA tuM mUkI de. ame svecchAe gecarI, vihAra ItyAdi karIe chIe. ame koIne AdhIna nathI. avasare je kaMI kArya karavuM haze, te ame karIzuM. " A pratyuttara sAMbhaLI adhama-saMgama prabhune praNAma karI svarga tarapha cAlyo. ene jato joIne prabhu dayAbhAve ciMtavavA lAgyA : aho ! A pAmara jIve mArA nimitte keTalA badhA pApane bhAra bAMdhI lIdhe??? prabhunI AMkho saMgamanA bhAvinA vicArathI azru vaDe kaMIka bhInI banI gaI A tarapha saudharma devalokamAM sahu devadevIo saMgamanI pratijJA sAMbhaLatAM ja udAsIna banI gayAM hatAM. Indra mahArAjAe paNa pitAnAM vastra, alaMkAra, vilepana, saMgIta, nATaka Adi sarva prakAranA vilAsane tyAga karyo hate. ati duHkhI haiye te ciMtavatA hatA ? Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 saMgamadevane upasarga ahe! A badhA anarthonuM mukhya nimitta huM pote ja banya chuM. meM karela bhagavaMtanI prazaMsA sahana thaI na zakI, eTale A adhama deve mahApApI pravRtti AdarI dIdhI. je prabhunI prazaMsA meM karI ja na hota te prabhune koIpaNa upasarga thAta ja nahi." saMgama jyAre saudharmasabhAmAM pAcho Avyo, tyAre te taddana nisteja banI gaye hate. pratijJAbhaMganI lajajAne lIdhe enI AMkhe biDAI gaI hatI. te pApa rUpI kAdavathI kharaDAyela ane apayazarUpI dhULathI malina banele jaNAtuM hatuM. Indra mahArAjAe meTuM pheravI sabhAmAM UMce svare sau devene saMbodhana karatAM kahyuM : aho ! sarva devatAo ! mAruM vacana sAMbhaLe ! A saMgama adhama, mahApApI ane karmacaMDALa che. enI sAme najara karavI e paNa agya che. enuM meTuM jevAthI paNa pApa lAge tevuM che. ApaNA pUjya zrI jagatagurune eNe bhAre pIDA upajAvI meTo aparAdha karyo che. A akAryathI eNe pacaMDa pApane bhAra pitAnA mATe pedA karyo che. ene saMga karavAthI tame paNa pApanA bhAgIdAra thaze. adhama kArya karatI veLA mArAM vacanamAM paNa zaMkA karI! je saMsArathI bhaya pAme nahi, te mArAthI kema bhaya pAme ? upasarga nivAravA huM samartha hatuM, paNa je meM ema karyuM hatuM, te A deva ema mAnI leta ke "jinezvara IndranA sAmarthyathI ja tapa tape che eTale huM mauna besI rahyo. je A deva ahIM vadhu vakhata raheze te ApaNane paNa pApa lAgaze. eTale A duSTane ahIMthI kADhI mUka ja gya che." reSathI Indra mahArAjAe potAnA DAbA paga vaDe prahAra karyo. IndranA zastrasajja sumaTo saMgamane dhakko mArIne tyAMthI kADhavA lAgyA. devIe potAnA hAthanA karakaDA maraDI tenA para Akroza karavA lAgI. sAmAnika devatAe tenI makarI karavA lAgyA. Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana A pramANe mAnahAni ane tiraskAra vaDe saMgamane devalokamAMthI kADhI mUkavAmAM AvyuM. bAkI rahela eka sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhegavavA te merugirinI cUlikA upara rahevA gaye. saMgamanI mukhya devIoe pitAne svAmI sAthe javA Indra mahArAjAnI AjJA mAMgI. Indra mahArAjAe emane javA dIdhI. paNa zeSa parivArane javAne pratiSedha karyo. bhagavaMta have nirupasarga thata, bIje divase vraja gAma mAM bhikSA nimitte eka vRddha govAlaNanA ghare padhAryA. teNe bhakitathI romAMcita thaI cha mAsanA upavAsI prabhune suvAsita pAyasathI pratilAlyA. evAmAM cirakAle jinezvaranA pAraNAthI saMtuSTa thayelA pAsenA devatAoe vAdyo vagADyAM ane kanaka, kusuma ane gaMdakanI vRSTi sAthe "ahe dAna ! ahe dAna !" evI gheSa karI che caMdanabALAnA hAthe 0 0 0 0 0 prabhunuM pAraNuM.... 1 citrapaTa-37 dIkSA lIdhAne 11 varSa vItI gayAM. prabhu vihAra karatAM karatAM anukrame kauzAMbI nagarImAM padhAryA. tyAM zatAnIka rAjAne mRgAvatI nAme rANI hatI. sugupta nAme maMtrI hatuM, enI sunaMdA nAme patnI hatI. tyAM dhanAvaha nAme eka zreSThi rahetuM hatuM. enI mUlA Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALAnA hAthe prabhunu' pAraNuM 123 nAme patnI hatI. nagarajane sahu AnaMda-kuzaLatApUrvaka potAnA jIvana vyavahAra calAvatA hatA. peSa vada ekamanA divase prabhue eka duSkara abhigraha dhAraNa karyAM : "peAte rAjakanyA heAvA chatAM paragRhe dAsIpaNuM pAmI hoya, page lokhaMDanI sAMkaLathI baMdhAyelI hoya, mAthe mu'Dita hAya, traNa divasanI bhUkhI hoya, eka paga uMbarAnI aMdara ane khIjo paga uMbarAnI bahAra hAya, AMsu sArI raDatI hAya, madhyAhna-bhikSAnA samaya vItI cUkayeA hAya, te veLA jo supaDAmAMnA aDadanA khAkuLA mane pratilAle te mAre pAraNuM karavuM." prabhu te darAja khapAranA samaye bhikSA levA nIkaLatA hatA. paNa dara vakhate bhikSA vinA pAchA pharatA hatA. dhaNA divase vItI gayA. nagarajanone kai samaja paDatI naheAtI ke * prabhu kema A rIte peAtAnA AMgaNethI lAbha ApyA vinA ja pAchA cAlyA jAya che ? ' sahunAM haiyAM mUMjhavaNa anubhavI rahyAM hatAM, paraMtu prabhunA haiye tA sadAkALa saMpUrNa prasannatA ja bharelI hoya ema saune jaNAtu. ekadA prabhu sugupta ma`trInA bhavanamAM padhAryAM. pramAda dhAraNa karI suzrAvikA suna'dAe prabhu AgaLa bhAvathI bhikSA dharI, pazu mikSAne asvIkAra thavAthI ene UMDe kheda utpanna thayA. tyAre enI dAsIee jaNAvyuM : "he vAminI ! kaMI samajAtu nathI ke Aje cAra cAra mAsa thayA prabhu rAja A rIte bhikSA lIdhA vinA tarata ja kema cAlyA jAya che ? " sunaMdAe tarata ja jANI lIdhuM : "prabhune avazya koI abhigraha vizeSa haze ! je pUrNa na thavAnA kAraNe A rIte te bhikSA lIdhA vinA pAchA cAlyA jatA haze." suna'dAne bhAre sa'tApa thayA. gRhakAryAM bhUlI gaI. zarIrazaMgArane tyAga karyAM. lamaNe hAtha daI nizcalapaNe besI ja rahI. evAmAM jyAre Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 124 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana suguptamaMtrI ghera Avyo, tyAre AvuM zekagrasta vAtAvaraNa jotAM ja Azcarya pUrvaka sunaMdAne zekanuM kAraNa pUchyuM : sunaMdA belI : "he prANanAtha! jenA prabhAvathI A duSkara bhavATavI paNa sahelAIthI oLagI zakAya, mokSapadane maratha sahelAIthI paripUrNa karI zakAya ane mAthe AvI paDela ati bhayaMkara ApattionAM vAdaLa paNa sahelAIthI dUra thaI jAya, evA zrI vardhamAnasvAmInI cAra cAra mAsathI tamArA gAmamAM satata hAjarI hoya ane emane ucita bhikSA paNa na maLe? A kevuM kahevAya? emane zo abhigraha haze? e je tame jANI na zake te tamAro saghaLe buddhivaibhava ane meTI mahAamAtyapadavI paNa zA kAmanI?" A vArtAlApa cAlatuM hatuM, tyAre mRgAvatI-rANInI dAsI vijaya kiI kAraNasara tyAM AvI caDI. sAMbhaLela hakIkta eNe pitAnI svAminI pAse jaIne saMbhaLAvI. mRgAvatIne paNa UMDe AghAta lAgyo. tevAmAM zatAnIka rAjA paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. zokAtura rANIne zokanuM kAraNa pUchyuM ! tyAre rANIe kahyuM : he deva ! zuM kahuM? durgatine mULarUpa A rAjyabhArathI tame viveka oNI beThA che, jethI tame eTaluM paNa jANavAnI kALajI nathI - rAkhI ke cAracAra mAsa thayA zrI vardhamAnasvAmI zA mATe ApanA gAmamAM bhikSA pAmyA vagara vicarI rahyA che?" mRgAvatIe rAjAne upAlaMbha ApatAM prabhunA keI gUDha abhigrahanI zakyatA vize pitAnI dhAraNAnI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI, tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : "he devI! tuM zAMta thA. AvatI kAle ja huM AnuM paramArtha - rahasya jANuM laI e vize yogya prabaMdha-vyavasthA karAvI laIza. hamaNAM tuM ciMtA cheDI de, huM vacana ApuM chuM." bIje dahADe rAjyasabhAmAM rAjA zatAnIke pitAnA maMtrI suguptane kahyuM : "cAra cAra mAsa thayA prabhu ahIM ApaNI vacce ja AhAra vagara Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALAnA hAthe prabhunuM pAraNuM 125 vicaratA hAya chatAM tuM enuM kAraNa jANatA nathI ! tArA A bhaya ra pramAda, dharma pratye ghera bedarakArInu sUcaka lakSaNa jaNAya che." maMtrIe kahyuM : "he deva ! uparAuparI kAma AvI paDatAM ane gharavAsamAM vyAkuLa hAvAthI huM A paristhiti vize kaMI paNa jANI zakayA nathI. have Apa AjJA kare ke huM zuM karuM? " ,, pachI rAjAe dha-zAstra pAThaka tattvavAdIne lAvyA ane pUchyuM : "he bhadra ! tArA zAstraabhyAsanA jJAnathI mane jaNAva ke prabhue kevA abhigra dhAraNa karyA haze ? vaLI tu' buddhimAna paNa che, eTale mane tuM vicArIne kahe ke ahIM zA upAya levA ? ' sa pUrNa vicAra karIne pAThake jaNAvyuM : "he deva ! dravya, kSetra, kALa ane bhAvanA bhedathI bhinnabhinna ghaNA abhigraho temaja sAta pi'Da-eSaNA ane sAta pAna-eSaNA zAstrAmAM batAvela che. paNa emAM mane kaI abhiprAya samajAtA nathI." prabhunA abhigraha jANavA dharmazAstra-pAThake paNa lAcArI darzAvI eTale rAjAe nagaramAM satra udghoSaNA karAvI ke H gocarIe nIkaLatA prabhunI samakSa sahue dararoja vividha prakAranI bhikSA dharavI." have badhAya nagarajanA utsAhapUrvaka prabhune pAraNuM karAvavAnA adheya lAbha peAtAne ja maLI jAya, evI bhAvanAthI aneka prakAranI vAnagIe! dharavA lAgyA. paraMtu prabhune te e badhI vAnagIo astrIkArya hatI. prabhu te potAnA abhigrahamAM dhIra hatA. zarIre amlAna ane bhAvamAM saoNMpUrNa rIte aDhIna rahIne ee AtmadhyAnamAM AgaLa- vadhatA hatA. divase upara divase vItatA rahyA H khapeAra thAya--bhagavAna gocarIe - nIkaLe, paNa gAcarI vinA pAchA krU ane chevaTe sahu nirAza ane. - Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana darekanA hRdayamAM have eka ja utkaMThA tarI AvatI ke e kaye bhAgyazALI AtmA haze ke-jene prabhunI A ugra tapasyAnuM pAraNuM karAvavAne apUrva lAbha maLaze ?" eka divase zatAnIka rAjAne cara-puruSee nivedana karyuM : "Apane zatru dadhivAhana rAjA hamaNAM unmattapaNe varte che. ene zikSA karavA jevI che." caMpAnagarInA dadhivAhana rAjA sAthe zatAnIka rAjAne pUrvathI ja vairabhAva cAlyA karatuM hatuM. eTale zatAnIka rAjAe ociMte ja caMpAnagarIne ghere ghA. dadhivAhana pAse yuddha karavA jeTalI zastrasAmagrI na hatI, eTale te pitAne jIva bacAvavA nAsI chUTa. A nagarImAM jene je rUce te mujaba laI le" evI rAjAnI AjJA maLatAM zatAnIka rAjAnA sainike nagarane lUTavA lAgyA. dadhivAhana rAjAnI paTTarANI dhAriNuM pitAnI putrI vasumatI sAthe surakSita sthaLe javA prayatna karatI hatI, tevAmAM te banne eka rAjasevakane hAthamAM sapaDAI gayAM. dhAriNInA rUpa, lAvaNya ane saubhAgyathI te meha pAme. mArge jatA lokone te kahevA lAge : "A mArI patnI thaze ane A kanyAne huM vecI nAkhIza." AvAM nirlajja vacana sAMbhaLI dhAriNI bhayabhIta banI gaI ane pitAnA AtmAne saMbodhavA lAgI : "he pApI jIva ! pUrve kadI na sAMbhaLeluM evuM vacana sAMbhaLI A dehamAM tuM hajI vasI rahyuM che ? zrI jinazAsanane pAmela he kulIna AtmA ! zIlabhaMgane prasaMga upasthita thAya te pahelAM ja tuM A dehane choDI kema cAlyA nathI jato? mArA virahathI mArI vahAlI putrI paNa kema jIvI zakaze?" A pramANe zIlabhaMganA vajI samAna AghAtathI dhAriNI jIbha kacaDIne mRtyu pAmI. rAjasevaka AzcaryamUDha banI gayuM ane ciMtavavA lAgeH "A keI uttama kuLanI strI hevI joIe, jethI mAruM Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALAnA hAthe prabhunuM pAraNuM 127 durvacana sAMbhaLI prANatyAga karyo. have A kanyAnI paNa AvI dazA na thAya, tenI kALajI rAkhavI joIe." pachI madhura vacano vaDe vasumatIne zAMta karI. kauzAMbImAM jaI te vasumatIne vecavA rAjamArge jaI Ubhe rahyA. yogAnuyoga tyAMthI pasAra thatA dhanAvaha zeThanI najara vasumatI upara paDI. tene joIne te vicAravA lAge : "aho ! mukhAkRti jotAM jaNAya che ke A kanyA keI uttama kuLanI hovI joIe! alaMkArarahita hovA chatAM enuM lAvaNya, zarIranI kAMti caMdranI cAMdanI samAna keI apUrva bhArUpa che. mATe mAMge teTaluM dravya ApI ene mAre tyAM rAkhI lauM, jethI A kanyArAna kaI hIna puruSanA hAthe duHkha na pAme. vaLI enuM rakSaNa karatAM kadAca enAM svajane sAthe ene sukhada samAgama paNa thaI jAya." rAjasainikane mAgyA mujaba mUlya cUkavIne dhanAvaha zeTha vasumatIne pitAnA ghera teDI lAvyA. pachI teNe vasumatIne pUchayuM : "he putrI ! tuM kenI dIkarI che? tArAM sagAMsaMbaMdhI koNa-koNa che? teo kyAM rahe che?" rAjakuLanA uttama saMskArothI yukta evI vasumatI taddana mauna rahI. eTale dhanAvaDa zreSTie vasumatIne potAnI putrI tarIke svIkArIne, pitAnI patnI mUlAne sepatAM bhalAmaNa karIH Ane huM dIkarI tarIke laI Avyo chuM. mATe tuM bahu ja kALajIpUrvaka enuM rakSaNa karaje." vasumatI zeThanA ghare sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgI. enA vinayapUrNa savartana ane caMdana samAna zItala svabhAvanA kAraNe gharamAM te badhAne priItipAtra banI gaI. enuM pahelAMnuM vasumatI nAma badalAvI caMdanA evA nAmathI ene sau belAvavA lAgyA. caMdanA sukhethI dharmaArAdhanApUrvaka pitAne samaya pasAra karavA lAgI. Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana caMdanAnI rUpasaMpatti joI have mUlA zeThANInA manamAM IrSyAbhAva utpanna thayo. e ciMtavavA lAgI : "zeTha ene paraNIne peAtAnI gharasvAminI na manAve enI zI khAtrI ? pANI pahelAM mAre pALa bAMdhavI joI e. koI yogya taka maLe teA ene nAza karavA, e ja yogya upAya lAge che." 128 ekadA bhara-unALAnA divase apeAranA samaye zeTha bajAramAMthI ghera AvyA. e veLA gharamAM koI nAkara hAjara na hatA. garamIthI vyAkuLa thayelA potAnA pAlakapitAne joI vinayayukta caMdanA turata pAdaprakSAlana karavA pANI laI AvI. dhanAvaDu zeThe tene nivArI, chatAM caMdanA pitRbhAve temanA paga dhovA lAgI. evAmAM enA kezakalApanu adhana zithila thatAM te jamIna upara sarakI paDayo. zeThe vAtsalyabhAve vALa kAdavamAM bhIMjAya nahIM, ema vicArI lAkaDI vaDe upADI lIdhA ane kezakalApa mAMdhI dIdhA. sadAkALa za'kAzIla rahetI mUlAe A ghaTanA eka khUNAnI bArImAMthI joI : ane peAtAnI zaMkA taddana sAcI hatI-evI tene khAtrI thaI gaI, pachI tenA haiye eka ja cintA saLavaLI rahI ke potAnI dIkarI tarIke kahevaDAvatA A zeThe lajjA tajI caMdanAnA vALa bAMdhI ApyA ane have tene peAtAnI patnI banAve te pahelAM ja huM ene kaMika sacoTa upAya zeAdhI kAduM." ,, thAka utArI zeTha mahAra jatA rahyA. mUlAe hajAmane khelAvI caMdanAnuM mAthuM muMDAvI, hAthe-page lokhaMDanI eDI [sAMkaLa] paherAvI gharanA bhoMyarAmAM tene pUrI dIdhI. bahArathI majabUta tALuM lagAvI dIdhu. badhA nAkarAne dhamakI ApatAM mUlAe kahyuM : A banAvanI mAhitI zeThane je koI Apaze tene paNa Ave ja huM daMDa ApIza. tamane zeTha AgrahuthI pUche tepaNa sAcuM na kahevu." pachI mUlA peAtAnA piyare cAlI gaI. sAMje dhanAvaha zeTha ghare AvyA. caMdanA najare na paDatAM enI pUchaparacha karI. bhayanA kAraNe Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanabALAnA hAthe prabhunuM pAraNuM 129 keIe kaMI sarakho javAba na ApyuM. bIjA divase tapAsa karavA chatAM caMdanA najare na paDI. trIjA divase paNa kaI saMteSakAraka javAba na maLe. zeThane have zaMkA paDIH "caMdanAne koI e mArI nAMkhI te nahi hoya?" zeThanA manamAM gADha kepa utpanna thaye. nekarane kahyuM : "tame caMdanAnI sAcI vAta mane kaho. tamArA daMbhane mUkI do, nahitara. huM tamane mArA potAnA ja hAthe kaDaka zikSA karIza." eka vRddha dAsIne dayAbhAva AvI gaye. te ciMtavavA lAgI ? "meM te ghaNuM varasa sudhI AyuSya bhegavI lIdhuM che. maraNa have te najIkamAM ja che. bhalene mUlAnA hAthe mAre jIva kadAca jAya ! paNa. caMdanane jIva te jarUra bacI jaze. dharmazAstramAM kahevuM che ke parajIvanuM rakSaNa karavuM e mahApuNya che." te dAsIe zekane sAcI vAta kahI dIdhI. je bheMyarAmAM caMdanAne pUrI hatI te sthAna dekhADyuM. zeThe eraDo ughADe. mastake muMDita tathA bhUkhatarasanA duHkhathI karamAyelA phUla samAna kAMtihIna zarIravALI caMdanAne jotAM ja zeThanI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa azradhArA chUTI. "he putrI ! tuM zAMta thA" ema kahIne AzvAsana ApyuM. te raseDAmAM doDI gayA, paNa khAvAnuM kaMI ja taiyAra na hatuM. phakta rAMdhelA aDada dekhyA. anya koI vAsaNa hAthe na caDatAM bAjumAM rahelA sUpaDAmAM bheDA aDadanA bAkaLA laIne caMdanane ApyA. he putrI ! huM hamaNAM ja beDI teDavA luhArane teDI AvuM chuM. tyAM sudhImAM tuM A bAkaLA khAI bhUkhane zAMta kara" aDadanA bAkaLA jotAM ja ene pitAne bhUtakALa yAda AvI gayo ane vicitra karmasattAnuM ciMtana karavA lAgI : "kayAM huM sukhanA sAgarasamA rAjakuLamAM janmI ane kayAM huM atyAre dukhanA mahAsAgaramAM phekAI gaI! aho ! rAjyalakSmI ane mAbApane asAdhAraNa neha svapnanI jema ekAeka ke naSTa thaI gayo ! pavananA sapATA Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana vaDe eka kSaNamAM UMce ane bIjI ja kSaNe nIce paDatA vajanA paTa samAna vidhinA vilAsa paNa kharekhara vicitra ja che !" AkarI bhUkha lAgI hoya, tyAre nirasa bhejana paNa sarasa lAge, e nyAye caMdanAe khAvA mATe aDada lIdhA ke tarata ja enA manamAM bhAvanA jAgI ke "Aje traNa dahADAnA upavAsanA pAraNe aThThamatapanI ArAdhanA thaI che. te keI supAtradAnane lAbha mane maLI jAya, tyAra pachI ja mAre bhejana karavuM ucita che !" ....ne caMdanAnI AMkhe koI supAtrane zodhavA bAraNAmAMthI dUra dUra jovA lAgI. barAbara e ja samaye suvarNanI kAMtinA ja samAna paramakRpAne megha varasAvatA zrI vardhamAna svAmInAM darzana caMdanAne thayAM ! supAtradAna devAnI bhAvanAvALA AtmAne supAtradAna yaMgya paramAtmAno suga maLI gayuM. tarata ja pitAnuM saghaLuM duHkha bhulAI gayuM. parama AnaMdanI Urmio caMdanAnA hRdayasAgaramAM uchALA mAravA lAgI. paNa caMdanAne vicAra AvyuM ke "kayAM prabhunI adbhuta ane anupama kAMti ! ane kayAM emane dAna devA mATenI nirasa aDadanA bAkaLA jevI A bhejana sAmagrI !" ema vicArI caMdanAe beDInA baMdhanamAM paDela eka paga bAraNAnI DAra mUkyo, bIjo paga aMdara ja rahyo : harSa pAmela caMdanAe prabhune AkaLAnuM dAna devA hAtha laMbAvyA paNa enI AMkhamAM artha na hovAthI pramune pitAne abhigraDa apUrNa jaNAvAthI pAchA pharyA, eTale caMdanA aghAta pAmI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. caMdanAnI AMkhamAM azranI dhArA jeI ane have potAnA abhigraDanI pUrNatA joI bhagavaMte potAnuM karapAtra prasAryuM. caMdanAe bhAvathI bakuLA prabhunA hAthamAM arpaNa karyA. eka adbhuta ane AzcardhAraka supAtradAnane virala prasaMga caMdanAnA mahApuNyage upasthita thayeH pAMca divya pragaTa thayAM. Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ am 12227 ahAdAna ahodAnaM degdegdeg ma L 39 5 mAsa 25 dinanA tapasvIprabhupAchA pharatAcaMdanA dhrusake raDatAM dAnathI-abhigrahapUrNathayo paMcaSTipragaTyA Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdanamALAnA hAthe prabhunu pAraNuM (1) devoe AkAzamAM rahI duMdubhi vagADI. (2) puSpavRSTi karI. (3) gadheAdaka varasAvyuM. (4) sADA bAra kroDa sAnaiyAnI vRSTi (5) no dAnam / addo vAnam ! 131 karI ane evA divya-dhvani thayeA. jyAre jyAre prabhunuM pAraNuM jyAM jyAM thAya, tyAre tyAM A pAMca divyeA hamezAM pragaTe che. dIkAlathI jenI ati utkaMThApUrvaka rAhu jovAtI hatI, te prabhunA pAraNAnA virala prasa`ga adbhuta ane AzcaryakAraka rIte upasthita thayeA. Aje sau nagarajaneAnA haiye parama AnaMdanA UbharA AvI jatAM nagaramAM sarvatra parama nA kolAhala macI gayA. taruNIe nAcavA ane gAvA lAgI. devAMganAe magalagItA gAI ne AkAzane zezabhAvavA lAgI ane devatAoe samasta AkAzane madhura ninAdathI bharI mUkayuM. prabhunA pAraNA prasaMge Aje mAtra kauzAMbInAM nagarajanonAM haiye ja nahIM, paraMtu pAtAla ane svargalokamAM rahelA devAnA haiye paNa adhikAdhika hatu. pUra AvyuM hoya ema jaNAtu hatu. bhagavaMtanA pAraNAneA vRttAMta jANI, hAthaNI upara ArUDha thaI zatAnIka rAjA peAtAnA aMtaHpura, pradhAna, maMtrI ane nagarajane sahita tyAM AvyeA. indra paNa tyAM AvI paDeAMcyA. devatAnA prabhAve caMdanAnA mAthe suMdara kezapAza pragaTa thayA. lAkhaMDanI eDI suvarNanA nUpurarUpa banI gaI. uparAMta hAra, kaTIsUtra, kaDAM, kuDala, tilaka Adi suMdara ala kArothI tenuM samasta zarIra alaMkRta thatAM zaiAbhI UThayuM. jyAre zatAnIka rAjAe ca'pAnagarIne lUTI, tyAre dadhivAhana rAjAnA saMpula nAmanA eka kaMcukIne pakaDI lAvavAmAM Avela hatA, tene hajI hamaNAM ja mukta karavAmAM AvyA hatA, te paNa A prasaMge tyAM ja hAjara hatA. teNe vasumatI (caMdanA)ne tatkALa eLakhI lIdhI. sumadhura bhUtakALa Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana yAda AvatAM ja te vasumatIne page paDe ane moTA avAje raDavA lAge. zatAnIka rAjAe kutUhalabhAve tene pUchyuM: "he bhadra! tuM zA kAraNe ene page paDI zekamAM DUbI jaI A rIte rudana kare che?" saMpula beH "he deva! caMpAnagarInA rAjA dadhivAhananI paTTarANI dhAriNInI A suputrI che. utkRSTa vaibhavamAM ucharela A kanyAne mAtApitAthI vikhUTA paDIne Aje pArakA ghare dAsIvat rahevuM paDyuM che, tethI mane khUba ja duHkha lAgatAM AMkhamAM AMsu Ave che." rAjAe kahyuM: "he bhadra! tuM jarA paNa zeka na kara. A te parama puNyazALI AtmA che ke jenA hAthe Aje traNeya jagatanA AdhAra ane divAkara samA zrI vardhamAna prabhunA kajhina abhigrahanuM pAraNuM pAMca mAsa ane pacIsa divasa pachI thayuM che!" te ja veLA mRgAvatI bolI UDIH "je A dhAriNInI suputrI hoya, te caMdanA (vasumatI, mArI bhANeja thAya !" iMdra mahArAje prabhunI stuti karI. prabhu tapanuM pAraNuM karI dhanAvaDa zeDanA gharethI cAlI nIkaLyA. lebhavRttithI zatAnIka rAjA suvarNavRSTinA senaiyA levA tatpara thaye. iMdra mahArAjA ene manebhAva jANuM bolyA : "he rAjana ! ahIM svAmI ke kauTuMbikapaNane saMbaMdha kAma na lAge. A kanyA jene Ape te ja A dravya laI zake." rAjAe caMdanane pUchyuM: "he putrI ! A suvarNadhArI kone ApavAnI che?" "emAM pUchavAnuM ja zuM hoya? niSkAraNa-vatsala ane mane jIvanadAna ApanArA mArA pitAtulya A dhanAvaDu zeThane Apa." caMdanAe javAba Ape. AthI badhuM suvarNa zeThane ApavAmAM AvyuM. IMdra mahArAje pharIthI rAjAne kahyuM: zrI vardhamAnasvAmIne jyAre Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdranamALAnA hAthe prabhunuM pAraNuM 133 kevaLajJAna prApta thaze, tyAre A caramazarIrI paramapuNyavatI caMdanA prabhunI prathama ziSyA thaze ane sAdhvIone saMyamamAge pravartAvanAra thaze. mATe tuM enI sArI rIte rakSA karaje." ema kahI IMdra adRzya thayA. rAjAe paNa caMdanAnI bahumAnapUrvaka sAcavaNI karI. saMsAranI asAratA, sayeAgeAnI vicitratA, bhAgavilAsanI bhayakaratA, jIvananI anizcitatA ane jinadhanI mahattA have caMdanAne mana arAkhara samajAI gaI hatI. e bhAvanA bhAvatI ke--evA parama AnaMdakArI divasa kayAre Ugaze, jyAre bhagavAna pAtAnA hAthe mane bhavathI pAra utAraze ? samavasaraNamAM birAjamAna prabhunI amRtavANInuM pAna mArA kAna vaDe huM kayAre karIza ? kayAre huM meAkSasukhanA mULakAraNacAritrajIvana pAmIza ?" rUpa A pramANe uttama bhAvanA bhAvatAM bhAvatAM caMdanAnA divase pasAra thavA mAMDayA ane bhAvathI e savavaratinI spanA karavA lAgI. nagarajane sihata sau koI svajanA mUlA zeThANInI aneka prakAre niMdA karatA hatA, paNu caMdanAe te mUlAne peAtAnI parama upakArI mAtA tarIke ja svIkArI hatI, kAraNa ke prabhune pAraNuM karAvavAne lAbha apAvI paramapadanI prApti maTenu mukhya kAraNa-nimitta peAtAnA mATe tA mUlA ja banI hatI ! Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Circdrcg Circticing vIratapasyA ane kevaLajJAna to citrapaTa-38 hajI dIkSA lIdhA bAda prabhue potAnA zarIra Adi koI vastu upara mamatvabhAva rAkhyo nahi ane karmone kSaya karavA mATe kaThora tapazcaryA AdarI. samatAbhAve parisaha sahana karyA, ghera upasargomAM paNa aNanama rahyA. pUrvanA bhemAM pitAnA ja AtmAo upArjala karmone saMpUrNa rIte nAza karavA saMvara ane nirjarA sivAya anya koI upAya nathI, e vastusthitine spaSTa khyAla prabhunA jIvana dvArA ApaNane maLI rahe che. cAritrajIvana daramyAna prabhue karela tapazcaryAnuM saravaiyuM nIce mujaba cheH cha mAsI tapa deTa mAsI tapa cAturmAsI tapa mA khamaNa tapa trimAsI ta5 adha mAsa tapa aDhI mAsI tapa aThThama tapa be mAsI tapa 6 thI chaThTha tapa rara9 88 divasomAM - 2 bhadra pratimA, 4 mahAbhadra pratimA 10 sarvate bhadra pratimA ta5 pAMca divasa nyUna abhigrahayukta cha mAsI tapa jenuM pAraNuM bhagavate kauzAMbI nagarImAM caMdanabALAnA hAthe karyuM. tbvrKHvbtKHtbvtKHvKHtKHvKHtKHvKHtKHtbvtbrKHrKHKHvtKHtbtbvrKHtbvtbtKH`bb"SHvm Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (\'N[(IN ))) 15 DDU D //y. ka ' I7. Aii ? 2 () Q, A, AART.f1 .T* prabhunA 12zAvarSa uzaca vihAratapa, temAM 349pAraNAM, nadIkinAre gAThikAsane zukladhyAne kevaLajJAna. Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1353 viratapasyA ane kevaLajJAna keIvAra nityabhajana ke eka upavAsanuM pAraNuM prabhue karela. nathI, arthAt chaThThathI ochI tapazcaryA kyAreya paNa karI nathI. badhIya tapazcaryA prabhue pANI vinA karela che. badhA maLIne 34 pAraNAM emaNe karyA. bahudhA eo ubhuTukAsana pratimAe ja rahetA hatA. bhagavate sahana karelA upasargonA traNa vibhAga nIce mujaba pADI zakAya che : jaghanya upasarga = kaTapUtanAne zItaupasarga hate. madhyama upasarga = saMgamanuM kAlacaka hate. utkRSTa upasarga = kAnanA khIlA kAyAne hato. govALathI zarU thayela upasargonI paraMparA Akhare govALanA hAthe ja samApta thaI ? paganA aMguThA vaDe merune kaMpAvavAnI zakti dharAvanAra zrI. vIraprabhue dareka upArgane sAmano na karatAM, apUrva samatAbhAva dhAraNa karI sana ja karyo, kAraNa ke samatApUrvaka saDana karavAmAM ja satvane vikAsa ane karmanI nirjarA thAya che. sAmane karavAthI navAM karmona baMdha thAya che. UT UT UT UR UR zrI viraprabhu vihAra karatAM-karatAM anukrame bhika nAmanA gAmamAM padhAryA. nagaranI bahAra bIjAvarta caityanI najIka Avela juvAlukA nadInA uttara kinAre zyAmAguDanA khetaramAM zAla mahAvRkSanI nIce chatApUrvaka godaDikAsane dhyAnamagna rahela prabhune, vaizAkha suda 10 nA divasanA cothA praphare kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. A prasaMge, pitAnAM Asane calAyamAna thatAM ja idro takALa prabhuno kevaLajJAna mahatsava karavA doDI AvyA. suMdara samavasaraNanI racanA karI, siMhAsana racAvyuM. tIrthane praNAma karI prabhu siMhAsane birAjamAna thayA. pitAnA jJAna vaDe prabhu jANatA ja hatA ke ahIM sarva Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana viratine yegya keI AtmA hAjara nathI, chatAM kalpa (AcAra) samajIne temaNe kSaNamAtra dezane (dharmopadeza) dIdhI. dareka tIrthaMkara prabhunI prathama dezanA vakhate ja puNyazALI AtmAo sarvavirati Adi dharma avazya pAme ja che, eTale te ja vakhate sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikA rUpa catuvidha-saMghanI sthApanA tIrthakara bhagavata kare ja che, paNa zrI viraprabhunI pahelI dezanAmAM koI sarvavirati na pAmavAthI, e dezanA niSphaLa gaI. eTale vaizAkha suda 11 nA divase (bIje divase) tIrthanI sthApanA thaI. che iMdrabhUtine garva che citrapaTa-3 (@cfo@optrodrigop@@ @of gop grady togrgr at kevaLajJAnanI prApti pachI kSaNavAra dezanA ApI zrI vIraprabhue bAra yeAjana dUra Avela madhyamAnagarI tarapha vihAra karyo. prabhunI sAthe keTi deve hatA. dee vikulA mAkhaNa jevA ke maLa sparzavALA nava suvarNa-kamaLa upara prabhu anukrame pAdayugalane sthApana karatA hatA. devee karela udyota vaDe rAtrinA aMdhakArane nAza thatAM sarva padArtho divasanI jema spaSTa jaNAtA hatA IMdra mahArAjA prabhunI AgaLa cAlatA hatA. prabhu madhyamAnagarI pahoMce, te agAu ja dee pitAnA AcAra pramANe te nagarInA mahAsena nAme udyAnamAM samavasaraNanI racanA karI lIdhI hatI. Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ iMdrabhUtine garva 137 mahAsenavana pAse zrI mahAvIra svAmI AvI pahoMcyA. pUrva daravAjethI samasaraNane vize prabhue praveza karyo. siMhAsanane pradakSiNA karI. tIrthane namaskAra ho" ema belI pUrvAbhimukha siMhAsana para prabhu beThA. bAkInI traNa dizAonAM siMhAsane upara dee zrI jinezvaranAM pratibiMba racyAM. te paNa sAkSAt bhagavAnanI jema zobhavA lAgyA. kavinI kalpanAdaSTie ema kahI zakAya ke-bhagavAna eka rUpavALA hatA, chatAMya dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva-ema cAre prakAranA dharmane eka ja sAthe kahevA mATe cAra rUpane dhAraNa karanArA thayA. kevaLajJAnanI prApti vaDe bhagavAna te have kRtakRtya banI gayA hatA, chatAMya emane paNa "tIrtha pUjaya che" e bhAva darzAvavA siMhAsane birAje te pahelAM-gamo tiratha bele che. prabhu pratyenI bhaktinA kAraNe deve gAyana, vAjiMtravAdana ane nRtya karavA lAgyA. kalpavRkSanAM sugaMdhI puSpa prabhunA caraNa pAse mUkavA lAgyA. cAreya nikAyanA denA hajAronI saMkhyA dharAvatA maNiratnanA vimAnanI zreNio vaDe AkAza bharAI jatAM enI zobhA kamaLavana samAna jaNAtI hatI. siMha ane haraNa, sarpa ane mera, bilADI ane uMdara ItyAdi prANuo paNa paraspara jAtivairane tyAga karI samavasaraNamAM prabhunI amRtavANI sAMbhaLavA tallIna thaIne beThAM-jANe sarvajIe karmarUpI zatruothI bhaya pAmI prabhunuM zaraNa grahaNa karI lIdhuM na hoya ! surendro ane asurendro paNa traNa pradakSiNApUrvaka zrI jinezvarane namana karI pitA potAnA gya sthAna para beThA. prabhunI vANuM sAMbhaLavA utsuka banela sabhAmAM vyApela kalAhalane kendra zAMta karyo. eTale zrI jinezvare bhavya ane saMtApane haranArI, aneka lokonA Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana saMzayane chedavAmAM samartha, meghanI garjanA samAna gaMbhIra, eka jana pramANa kSetramAM prasaravAnI zaktivALI deva, manuSya, bhIla vagere sAmAnya manuSyo tathA tiryaMca jo potapotAnI bhASAmAM barAbara samajI zake, evI amRtavRSTi samAna dharmadezanA zarU karI : mAnavabhavanI prApti atyaMta durlabha che. mithyAtva Adi pApothI jIve bhavasAgaramAM DUbI jAya che. karmathI lepAyela AtmA sabhya jJAna, darzana ane cAritra vaDe jaladI zuddha thAya che ane svarga tathA mokSanI sukhaparaMparAne pAme che. mithyAtvanA kAraNe vivekarUpI lecana AcchAdita thaI jatAM, sudeva, suguru ane sudharmane jANI zakatA nathI. gRhakAryamAM Asakta ane kAmaganA tuccha sukha vaDe niraMtara atRpta rahetA mahAdhIna che ati durlabha evA uttama mAnavabhavane, kSaNika viSaya sukhanI tRSNAnA kAraNe hArI bese che. pramAda dazAmAM rahetA ghaNuM jIvo rakSaNa ane zaraNarahita thaI narakane vize dahana, bhedana ane chedana ityAdi duHkha pAme che. deva ane dAnathI paNa na jItI zakAya, evA adazya zarIravALA rAga Adi atyaMtara zatruone paMca mahAvratarUpa zastra vaDe sahelAIthI jItI zakAya che. jenuM mana zatru-mitra, ratna-paththara, temaja sukha-duHkhamAM samAna bhAva rAkhe che temane devethI paNa ghaNA adhika sukhanI prApti thAya che." traNeya lekanA prANIonA parama hitaciMtaka evA jagaguru zrI vIraprabhunI amRtavANInuM pAna karatAM-karatAM AkhI sabhAna haiyAM ati AnaMdane anubhava karI rahyAM. A ja madhyamAnagarImAM rahetA ati samRddhivAna semila brAhmaNe svargaprApti mATe nagarInA bahAranA bhAgamAM eka mahAyajJa AraMbhe hate. e mATe dUra-dUranA seMkaDe ziSyanA parivAravALA, cAre vedanA sUtrArthamAM paMDita ane cauda vidyAmAM pAraMgata evA, sAkSAt bRhaspatine paNa jhAMkho pADavAne garva dhAraNa karatA IndrabhUti Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ indrabhUtinA gava 13 Adi agiyAra mar3A paDitAne khelAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. ghI, madha, java ityAdi yajJasAmagrI, brAhmaNene dakSiNA ApavA mATe zreSTha vastro ane suvarNasamUha taiyAra rAkhyAM hatAM. agninA kuMDamAM niraMtara maMtrAnA uccArapUrNAMka yajJavidhi cAlI rahI hatI. A avasare ja vividha zaiAbhA dhAraNa karela devadevIonA vimAnasamUhane AkAzathI UtaratA joIne, prekSakavaga tuSTamAna thaIne kahevA lAgyA : "A yAjJikAe yajJa sArI rIte karyAM che. jethI devA. peAte ja zarIra dhAraNa karIne ApaNA yajJamAM padhAravA nIce UtarI rahyA che." : are! paNa A zuM? deve teA yajJama'Dapa oDIne AgaLa ne AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA ! devatAone samavasaraNamAM jatAM joI lekane thayu ke devatAe kharekhara bhUlA paDayA lAge che! jethI teo yajJamaDapamAM na padhAratAM AgaLa jaI rahyA che." thoDI ja vAramAM satya vastusthiti samajAI jatAM yajJamaMDapamAM beThelA leAka AzcamUDha khanI aMdaroaMdara vAteA karavA lAgyA : "are bhAI ! mahAna aizvarya zALI ane sarvajJa evA zrI mahAvIrasvAmI mahAsena vanamAM racela samavasaraNamAM padhAryAM che ane madhurI dharmadezanA ApI rahyA che. temane 'dana karavA mATe A devatAe tyAM jaI rahyA che." "sana " e zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja iMdrabhUtinA manamAM rahela "aDu"ne ekAeka meTe AMcako lAgyA ke huM pote ja satta chuM, tyAM vaLI mArI hAjarImAM ja A navA sarvajJa hAvAnA dAvA karanAra vaLI koNa che? loko te mUrkha che. te bhalene jAya. paNa A devAe kema bhUla karI ? ene sarvajJa samajI zA mATe pUje che ane stuti kare che? athavA te ema paNa bane ke jeve A sajJa haze, tevA ja prakAranA te devA paNa hovA joIe ! sarakhesarakhA mUrkhAAnA samUha maLyo hoya tema mane te nakkI jaNAya che : hajI sudhI tenu` kA` siddha thayuM nathI. Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " 140. zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana te pahelAM ja huM jAte ja jAuM, zAstrArtha karIne sarva sabhAjane vacce beThela A banAvaTI sarvane garva phakta eka ja kSaNamAM utArI AvuM." tatkALa pitAnA pAMcase ziSyanA parivAra sAthe navA sarvajJane - harAvavA IMdrabhUti nIkaLI paDyA. e samavasaraNanI najIka AvI pahoMce - "are! paNa A zuM?" samavasaraNane mahimA jotAM ja ane tyAM ekaThA thayelA manuSya, vidyAdhare ane devendranA samUho vaDe AdarapUrvaka vaMdana thatA zrI mahAvIra prabhunAM darzana karatAM ja IndrabhUti ekAeka AzcaryamUDha banI gaye. tyAM te enA kAne madhura zabdo saMbhaLAyAH he IndribhUti! gautama ! tuM sukhapUrvaka Avyone ?" "are! A te mArA nAmane paNa jANe che! hAM, A pRthvI upara pragaTa yazavALA evA mane kaNa na oLakhe? paNa je mArA hRdayamAM rahelA saMzayane te jANe athavA enuM samAdhAna karI Ape te ja huM mAnuM ke A sAce sarvajJa che." IdrabhUti A pramANe vicAra karatA hatA, tyAM te prabhu bolyA : "he IMdrabhUti! jIva che ke nahIM?-A tArI zaMkA che. paNa te nirarthaka che. ene tuM tyAga kara. niHzaMkapaNe jIva che ja. te citta, cetanA, saMjJA ane vijJAna vagere A pragaTa lakSaNe vaDe jANI zakAya che. je kadAca sukRta ane duSkRtanA AdhArarUpa jIva jevuM tatva na heta, te pachI yajJa, dAna, jJAna ane tapasyA (ta) vagere sarvavyartha thAya." vedanAM je pada vize IMdrabhUtinA manamAM UMDe saMzaya paDe have, te padane artha prabhue yuktipUrvaka samajAvyuM. prabhunAM vacana sAMbhaLI pitAnI buddhi vaDe barAbara vicAryuM. pitAnI bhUla have barAbara samajAI gaI. saMtoSakAraka samAdhAna thaI jatAM ja teNe potAnI zaMkAne tyAga karyo. sUryane prabhAvazALI prakAza pragaTa thatAM ja rAtrine ghera aMdhakAra turata dUra thaI jAya che, te ja rIte IMdrabhUtine garva have alepa thaI gayo. Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S90A (ka) TAVAR Oct pramI : lIna sarvajJANI indubhUtine garvagha 500 ziSya sAthe vAdAthe gamanauAtmarasaMzaya bhaMjana ne dIkSA. Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtima vIradezanA ane vIra nirvANa 141. enA mithyAtvane aMdhakAra dUra thatAM ja saMsArathI virakta manavALe. IndrabhUti prabhunA caraNe namI paDyo ane bolyo : "he bhagavAna! Apa mane dIkSA ApI, Apane ziSya banAvI mArA upara parama kRpA (anugraha) karo !" parama karuNAsAgara prabhue IndrabhUtine tripadInuM pradAna karI potAnA prathama gaNadhara pade alaMkRta karyA. emanA pAMcase ziSyane paNa pitAnA hAthe dIkSA ApI. atima vIradezanA ane @ @pyoomg. hai vIra nirvANa citrapaTa-40 che. C/or@cpcpcpcococc@concococopord @ @negro@com bhavyonA kalyANa mATe tIrthanI sthApanA karI, zrI mahAvIra svAmIe trIsa varSanA kevaLIparyAya daramiyAna aneka jIvane A bhayaMkara saMsAra-sAgaramAMthI tArI lIdhA. zrI gautamasvAmI Adi cauda hajAra sAdhuo, AryA caMdanA Adi chatrIsa hajAra sAdhavIe, traNaso cauda pUrvadhara sAdhuo, terase avadhijJAnIo, sAta vaikiyalabdhidhArI, sAtaso anuttara vimAnanI zreSTha gativALA, sAta kevaLa Rii, pAMcaso mana:paryavajJAnI ane cAraso vAdIo hatA. AnaMda, zaMkha, ItyAdi eka lAkha ogaNasATha hajAra suzrAvako tathA sulasA, revatI vagere traNa lAkha aDhAra hajAra suzrAvikAo hatI. pRthvI para vihAra karatA prabhune A pramANe kula parivAra thaye hate. Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana agnibhUti, vAyubhUti, vyakta, paMDita, maurya putra, akaMpita, acalabrAtA, metArya ane prabhAsa-prabhunA A nava gaNadharo prabhunI hayAtI daramiyAna siddhapada pAmyA hatA. have pitAne nirvANakALa samIpe A jANI zrI mahAvIra prabhu apApApurI [pAvApurI) padhAryA. tyAMnA rAjA hastipALanI moTI dAnazALAmAM anujJA laI chelluM mAsuM rahyA. pitAnA upara ati gADha harAga dharAvatA gautama gaNadharane prabhue AjJA karI ? "he devAnupriya! ahIM pAsenA gAmamAM jaI devazarmA nAmanA brAhmaNane tame pratibodha kare !" jevI svAmInI AjJA !" ema kahI zrI gautamasvAmIjI devazarmAne pratibodha pamADavA cAlyA. - tyArapachI zrI mahAvIra prabhue chaThThanI tapasyA AdarI, seLa prahara paryata aMtima dezanA ApI. Indra mahArAjA, asaMkhya deve, ceTakarAjAnA AjJAMkita nava licchavI jAtine tathA nava malla jAtine ema aDhAra gaNarAjAo paNa A aMtima dezanA sAMbhaLavA AvyA hatA. satata vahetA dhana pravADa samAna parama karuNAnidhAna prabhue dezanA vahetI rAkhI. puNyavipAkanA 51, pApavipAkane pa1 ane apRSTa vyAkaraNanAuttarAdhyAyananA-36 adhyayane saMbhaLAvyA. chelluM marudevA nAmanuM pradhAna adhyayana saMbhALavAnA hatA, tyAre Indra mahArAjAe potAnA jJAna vaDe jANyuM ke- tatkAla bhasmarAzi nAmane kara graha udaya pAmavAne che ane zrI jinazAsanane te pIDA pamADaze. eTale IdramahArAjAe bahumAnapUrvaka aMjali joDI prabhune vinaMti karIH he paramakRpALu bhagavAna ! kRra bhasmarAzi grahane udaya hamaNAM ja thavAne che. ApanuM AyuSya phakta eka ja kSaNa vadhAre, jethI ApanI hAjarImAM ja je e udaya pAme te enuM upazama thatAM enuM jora ochuM thAya, kAraNa ke AnA udayathI kutIthike ApanA tIrthane atyaMta Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || CR DH www TOILE 40 mahAvIra prabhunI 16praharanI aMtima dezanA,pAvApurI mAM ASo vada 30 nA prabhunuMnivArNa-mokSa, devatAo tathA rAjAoe kalyANaka bhakti karI. Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 aMtima vIradezanA ane vIra nirvANa paDaze ! Apa te sarvazaktimAna che, eTale A kArya ApanA mATe kaMI kaDina nathI ja !" prabhue pratyuttara Ape he surendra! atIta Adi traNeya kALamAM A pramANe thayuM nathI, thaze nahIM ane thavAnuM paNa nathI. tIrthaMkare anaMta zaktizALI hovA chatAM AyuSyakarma pUrNa thayA pachI eka samaya paNa vadhu na rahI zake. vilaya pAmelA AyuSyane dRLiyA koIpaNa prakAre sAMdhI zakAtA ja nathI. tethI karI, he I! A moha tame mUkI do ! " A rIte kendrane baMdha ApI zrI mahAvIra prabhu zukaladhyAnamAM lezIkaraNa upara AruDha thaI ekI sAthe ja vedanIya, AyuSya, nAma ane getrakarma-A cAreya aghAtI-karmone kSaya karI ekSapada pAmyA. A veLA sarve devendro potapotAnA siMhAsana calAyamAna thavAthI zrI jinezvaranuM nirvANa jANI cAreya prakAranA deve sahita tyAM AvI gayA. sau UMDA zekasAgaramAM DUbelA hatA. AMkhamAMthI joradAra athadhArAo vahevA lAgI. sau natamastake prabhu samIpe UbhA rahyA : saudharmAdhipatie naMdanavanamAMthI maMgAvela gazIrSa ane agaru vagerenAM uttama kADaeN vaDe citA racAvI. sugaMdhI kSIrasamudranA jaLavaDe zrI jinezvarane zarIrane snAna karAvI, haricaMdanane lepa karyo. nirmaLa rezamI vastra paherAvyuM vividha prakAranA ratnajaDita alaMkAro paherAvI prabhunA zarIrane alaMkRta karyuM. zakendra prabhunA dehane devavimAna jevI zibikAmAM bahumAnapUrvaka dharA. zakamagna Indra e zibikA upADI cAlavA lAgyA. jaya jaya naMdA ! jaya jaya bhadA ! A zabdo bolatA-belatA asaMkhya deve zibikAnI AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. prabhune guNanA gIte gAtI gAtI devIo zibikAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA lAgI. citA samIpe sau AvI pahoMcyA. Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana surendro ane asurendromAM zrI jinezvaranA pArthiva dehane citA upara bahumAnapUrvaka padharAvyA. vidyAdharo cAre tarapha puSpavRSTi karavA lAgyA, ati zekathI vyAkuLa banele zrI saMgha prabhunI stuti karavA lAge. agnikumAra devee citAmAM agnijavALA pragaTAvI. vAyukumAra dee vAyu vikavyuM. bIjA devatAo vAraMvAra temAM sugaMdhI dhUpanI muSTie tathA ghInA kuMbhe nAkhavA mAMDayA. baLate deha jyAre asthizeSa rahyo, tyAre meghakumAra devee kSIrasAgaranA zItaLa ane sugaMdhI jaLanI dhArA vaDe citAne bujhAvI. prabhu paranA bhaktirAganA kAraNe zake prabhunI upalI jamaNI dADhA grahaNa karI ane tenI nIcenI dADhA asurendra grahaNa karI. DAbI uparanI dADhA IzAnaMdra grahaNa karI ane tenI nIcenI dADhA balI grahaNa karI. bIjA surendro ane asurendroe paNa prabhunA dehanI pavitra bhasma pitAnA kalyANa arthe laI lIdhI. tyArapachI je sthAne prabhunI citA racavAmAM AvI hatI, tyAM devoe rane stUpa ra. devendro tathA deve te kALane egya pitapitAnuM kArya karI, zekanA bhArathI prabhunuM nirvANakalyANaka ujavI, maMda vANI vaDe bolavA lAgyA : traNa lekanA nAthe Aje mele padhAryA. ene prakAzita karanAra sUrya have asta thayela che. bharatakSetranA ziromaNi samAna sArabhUta rana haraNa karAyuM. he nAtha ! Apane viraha thavAthI A saMsAramAM ame mUDhamativALA have tenuM zaraNa laIe? he jinezvara ! sura-asura sahita A samagra bhuvana Aje puNyahIna banI gayuM hoya ema lAge che. avazya thanArI vastune vize have saMtApa kare nirarthaka che eTale ame lAcAra chIe, he jagannAtha! have te ApanuM tIrtha ja sadAkALa jya. vaMtuM varte !" prabhunA dusaha virahathI saMtApa pAmelA indroe naMdIzvaradvIpamAM jaI aSTAnikA mahatsava karyo. haiyAne zeka haLave karI devalokamAM Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 aMtima vIrazanA ane vIra nirvANa gayA. vajAnI banAvela dAkhaDImAM prabhunI dADhAo yatnapUrvaka pUjIne sAcavI rAkhI. traNeya jagatane prakAza ApanAra bhAvadIpaka samAna bhagavAnanA nirvANathI jANe satra dhAra aMdhakAra jevu... jaNAtAM, zAkamAM DUbelA aDhAra gaNarAjAoe bhAvadvIpaka samAna bhagavAna cAlyA gayA eTale enA sthAne hastipAla mahArAjAnI jUnI lekhazALAmAM dravya dIpakAnI hAramALA pragaTAvI aMdhakArane ka MIka haLavA karyAM. Aso vadI amAvAsyAnA divase ApaNe paNa e divasane dIvAonI hAramALA pragaTAvI divALI parva" tarIke tyArathI ujavIe chIe ! zrI mahAvIra prabhunA nirvANunA samAcAra jyAre zrI gautamasvAmIe jANyA tyAre emane haiye virahazeAkanA praca'Da AghAta lAgyA. peAte jene jene dIkSA ApatA tee sarve kevaLajJAnanA svAmI banI jatAM joIne, emanA haiye svataH kevaLajJAnanI prApti mATenI tIvra jhaMkhanA satata rahyA karatI hatI. bhagavAna pratyenA apUrva bhaktirAga enI ADe AvatA hatA. A hakIkata pote kharAkhara samajavA chatAM paNa prabhupratyenI bhaktine pradhAnatA ApI, kevaLajJAnane emaNe gauNa karI dIdhuM hatu....ane have tA emanA bhaktirAganuM priya-pAtra paNa ekAeka dUra thaI ja jatAM; emanA haiye ghara karI beThela bhagavAna pratyenA prazasta-rAga paNa virahanA haiyAphATa rUdanamAMthI pragaTelA pracaMDa agnimAM bhasmIbhUta thaI gayA. emAMthI kevaLajJAnanA prakAza pragaTayeA. anaMtalabdhinA nidhAna ane vinayaguNanA ajoDa svAmInI mahecchA kArtika zuda 1 nI suprabhAte paripUrNa thaI. satata kevaLajJAna jhaMkhatA zrI gautama svAmIne mATe prabhue kahevuM vacana satya yu" : "tuM ane huM AgaLa jatAM eka ja sarakhA thazuM?" e AzvAsanarUpa banatA bhagavAnanA zabdo paNa Aje taddana satya nIvaDayA ! lokonA haiye prabhunA virahanuM duHkha haju te tAju ja - * hAvAthI AMkhAmAMthI du:khanI azradhArAe vahI rahI hatI. ene sthAne prabhunA Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra jIvana-darzana A prathama gaNadharane thayela kevaLajJAnaprAptine parama AnaMda saunA haiye ubharAvA lAgyA. nUtana varSanA maMgala prabhAte pragaTelA A kevaLajJAnane divya AnaMda ApaNe paNa paraspara "nUtana varSAbhinaMdana nUtana varSAbhinaMdana" jevA harSa temaja satkArasUcaka zabdo dvArA vyakta karIe chIe. je zrI mahAvIra prabhunAM pAMca kalyANake W WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW cyavana kalyANaka | aSADa suda 6| brAhmaNakuMDagrAmara 1o che ? janma kalyANaka | caitra suda 13. kSatriyakuMDa grAma ) ***** GU) , 6 3 | dIkSA kalyANaka | kAtika vada 10| kSatriyakuMDa grAma (D ja 4 kevaLajJAna kalyANaka | vaizAkha suda 10| jAbhika grAma jI sajuvAlukA nadI ********* (II) i | tIrtha sthApanA vaiizAkha suda 11] madhyamAM nagarI UD 5 | nirvANa kalyANaka | A vada | pAvApurI amAvAsyA zivamastu sarvajagata ja Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mekSanuM sukha. saMsAranuM sukha... miSTAna jevuM! ... eMThavADa jevuM ! ... ... saMsAra bhUMDe ! mokSa rUDo ! saMsAranuM mukha bhUMDuM ! mekSanuM sukha rUDuM ! saMsAra - rAgamaya che, pApamaya che, duHkhamaya che! duHkhanuM mULa sukhanuM mULa... zAMtinuM mULa mamatA ! samatA ! kSamA ! krodhathI mAnathI mAyAthI lebhathI * prItine nAza thAya che! .. vinayane nAza thAya che! vizvAsane nAza thAya che! badhAya guNane nAza thAya che! hasatAM hasatAM sahana karatAM karatAM .. sahana kare. hasatA rahe ! Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkhanuM mULa ... pApanuM mULa ... pApane bApa .... pApanI mAtA .. pApa ! rAga ! lebha !. ekAMta ! " . . chUTe je pApane saMga, te jAme dharmane raMga ! zrI vItarAga prabhune ... zrI vItarAgaprabhunI ... ... .. dhama.... bhakti... tAraNahAra ! tAraNahAra ! tAraNahAra ! tAraNahAra ! rihaMta ! nAmane camatkAra ! Aphata badhI AziSa bane, . tuja nAma letAM vAramAM ! mAnavabhavanI eka eka kSaNa lAkheNI che ! Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ K ko kakakakakaka sukhapRSTa tharapAraya samaja mahAsAgara samAna: A saMsArasAgaranI sAme pAra AvelA parama sukhanA zAzvata nagara pahoMcavA jIvanarUpI nAvamAM saphara karI rahelA eka musApharanI kalpanA kare. puNyarUpI pavana anukuLa rIte vAto hoya tyAM sudhI te tene zAMti, sukha ane salAmatInA anubhava thAya che, paraMtu pApane udaya thatAM jyAre pavana pratikULa dizAmAM vahe che, tyAre tophAnamAM sapaDAyelA musApharane mRtyunA palAdI paMjAmAthI chuTakArA-rakSaNa meLavI prANa bacAvavA potAnA tamAma baLa, buddhi-caturAI sattAadhikAra, dhana-vaibhava, sAdhana-sAmagrI, nikaTa temaja dUra rahelA svajane paNa niSphaLa nivaDe che. AvI kaTokaTInA prasaMge potAnI asahAya-lAcAra paristhitine pratyakSa anubhava thaI jatAM musApharane vAstavikatAno spaSTa khyAla Ave che. AvI muzkela paristhitImAM bacavAnI keI AzA ane upAya kharA ? hA.................. eno paNa saceTa upAya che (1) zrI arihaMta deva (2) zrI siddha bhagavaMta (3) zrI sadguru temaja (4) zrI vItarAga deve prarUpelA zuddha dharmanuM zaraNuM svIkAravAthI jIvane AzA, hiMmata tathA preraNAnuM siMcana thAya che, nirbhayatAno anubhava thAya che temaja addazya rIte maLatI prabhukRpAnA baLe tenI jIvananaiyA nizcalapaNe, vigapUrvaka AgaLa vadhe che. potAnA iSTa dayeyarUpa mAkSanagare avazya paheAMcI javAnI tenI zraddhA ane AzA have jIvaMta bane che. bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra devanuM divya jIvana ane bhavya upadeza dareka nAvika mATe AzvAsana, AlaMbana ane mArgadarzaka dIvAdAMDIrUpa banI rahe che. - sabhya jJAna, darzana ane cAritranI utkRSTa ArAdhanA dvArA, kevaLajJAnI banelA zrI vardhamAna svAmIe 11 gaNadharanA Atama dIvaDAone prajvalita karI tIrthanI sthApanA karI bhavya jI upara sarvottama upakAra karyo. bhagavaMta pAsethI tripadI pAmI gaNadharAe zAsra racanA karI. lAMbAkALa sudhI avirachanapaNe cAlyA kare evA che mokSane kalyANakArI rAjamArga raju karyo- cIM cauda pUrvadharA, paramaNItAtha mahAjJAnIo tathA pUjya zrI ciraMtanAcArya ma, kalikAlasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya ma. ane upAdhyAyajI zrI yazovijyajI mahArAjA jevA aneka jJAnI sadguruo A paMthe vicaratA rahI mokSamArgane vaheto rAkhyo che. sAthe sAthe Agama jJAnanI jyotane akhaMDa rIte Aja paryata prakAzita rAkhI, A mahAkalyANakArI mArge vicaratA rahevAnI bhavya' jIvane divya preraNA paNa ApatA gayA che. pramAdano tyAga karI ApaNe paNa A rAjamArgo vicaravA kayAre prayatnazIla banIzuM ? - .