Book Title: Mandavgadhno Mantri Pethad Kumar
Author(s): Manilal Nyalchand Shah
Publisher: Mohanlal Maganbhai Zaveri
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/032335/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahama ooooooooooooooo huM mAMDavagaDhano maMtrI che pethaDakumAra." zrImad ratnamaMDanagaNikRta sukRta sAgara kAvya uparathI bhASAMtararUpa jana aitihAsIka navala kathA. ERROQQQQamar ROQQQQQQQQQQQQ lekhaka-maNIlAla nyAlacaMda zAha dahegAma nivAsI haoosebooooooooooooooooooood chapAvI prasiddha karanAra, jhaverI mehanalAla maganabhAI. amadAvAda- pAnakerane nAke ghAMcInI vADInA meDA upara e varnAkayulara prinTIMga presamAM zA. DAhyAbhAI bhIkhAbhAie chApyuM. AvRtti 1 lI. prati 1000. sane 1814 -* saMvata 1870 mita 8 AnA. ne ! che $$$$$$$ Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vinaMti. ja Apa sAheba Upara A pustaka bheTa tarIke mokalavAmAM AvyuM che te Apa tathA ApanA kuTuMbI jana vAMcI teno lAbha leze evI AzA nIce sahI karanAranI che. A pustaka sAdhu mahArAjAo, sAdhvIjIe, jaina pAThazALAo, ane jaina lAyabrerIone bheTa ApavA nIce sahI karanAranI icchA che. mATe teoe patra mAraphate jaNAvavAthI te mekalavAmAM Avaze. dezAvaranA pAThazALA tathA lAyabrerIonA kAryavAhakoe TapAla kharcanA be AnA mokalI ApavAthI mokalavAmAM Avaze. jhaverI mehanalAla maganabhAI che. DozIvADAnI poLa-amadAvAda : A mAMDavagaDhamAM hAlamAM sAru rUpacaMda mehanacaMda Amane vALAnI mAtuzrI cunIbhAIe hAlamAM eka dharma zALA baMdhAvI che ane tene jIrNoddhAra karAvavAnI TIpa temanA gumAstA dezI karamacada vIracade muMbaImAM karavA mAMDI che. mATe je bhAIone chaNe dhAra tathA dharmazALA vigeremAM je mata ApavI hoya te ApavA kRpA karavI. - . A pustakano sarva adhikAra prasiddha kartAe potAnA svAdhina rAkhyA che. Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA. A graMthatuM. nAma " mAMDavagaDhane manI methaDakumAra" che te tathA tenA chokarA jhajhaNukumAra jetu caritra zrImad ratnamaMDana kRita sukRta sAgara kAvyamAM che ane jenA upara TakhA rUpe bhareluM eka ghaNIja nI avasthAmAM maLI Avelu pustaka mane maLyuM hatuM te muLa tathA *kI mAtA bhAga vAMcavA mArI ema khAtrI thai AvI ke A bane jaNAe vastupALa ane tejapALa ke jemaNe azru upara temanAtha svAmInu deherAsara baMdhAvI lAkhA rUpiyA kharcyA che. ane temanAM caritrA tathA rAmA vigere eTalA badhA prasiddha thayA che ke jethI tamAma jaina kAma temanAM karelAM zu te sArI rIte jANI zake che. tevAja A baMne paNa thayelA che teoe gArAthI derAsara karAvyAM che tathA jena kAmamAM karaDA rUpiyA gurU bhaktimAM, jJAta bhaktimAM, svAmIbhAinI bhakti tathA sAla karavAmAM vAparayA che. tathA gIranAra tiratha upara dhvaja cAvI dIma barIone parAjaya karI tIrathanI rakSA karI che. te sampUrNa rIte mAhitI maLe te hetuthI A gra MthanuM samaya anusAra lokone vAMcavAmAM AvavAthI dharma upara vadhAre prIti meLavI jAte pazu temanA dAkhalA laI udAratAthI potAnuM dhana sArA mArge vAparI zAnanI unnati kare hetuthI A graMtha buDAra pADavAne irAdo thavAthI zA. mIlAla sAcAM dehegAma nivAzIne soMpI temanI pAse bhASAMtara karAvI pustaka taiyAra kara che. ane te gRhastha atArasa pAThazALAmAM saMskRta bhASAnuM sArUM mAna meLavI AvelA che. ane teoe peAtAnI taraphathI keTalAMka pustakanu bhASAMtara vigere baDAra pADeluM che. ane teoe A graMtha paDyu taiyAra karavAmAM temanA vakhatane sArA bega Ape che. jethI temane A sthaLe AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A pustaka racavAmAM zrImAn munI zrI muktivijI ke jee te hAla panyAsa pachI temanA gurU panyAsa sAbhAgyavimaLa"e kevI che te jee! bhaviSyamAM sa. abhyAsa meLavI ta Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAsananI zobhAnI vRddhi karaze jethI jaina bhAIone lAbhanuM kAraNa thaze. evA munIzrAe A pustaka taiyAra karavAmAM zA. maNIlAla nyAlacaMdane temanA vakhatane pUrNa bhoga ApI tathA temAM joItI vidvatAnI madata ApI A pustaka bahAra pADavAmAM AvyuM che. jethI A sthaLe temane upakAra mAnavAmAM Ave che. A pustakanuM bhASAMtara karavAmAM zA. malAla nyAlacaMdane teonA mitra zA. mohanalAla mahAsukharAma. ke. ghAMcInI poLa sAme DAinI khaDakInA rahenAre paNa sArI viThatAnI mata ApI che tethI A sthaLe temane paNa upakAra mAnIe chIe. 1 lI mehanalAla maganabhAI jhaverI. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munI mahArAjAAne vInaMtI. suni mAhArAja zrI 1008 AcArya mAhArAjA tathA sAdhu mAhAtajAe tathA sAdhavIjIone 1008vAra vaMdanApUrvaka vinaMti ke hAlanA samayamAM keTalAMka sAdhu tathA sAdhvIoe pAlItANAne pIera ane pATaNa ane rAdhanapurane sAsarU temaja amadAvAdane meAzALa ane surata ane khaMbhAta mAnu meAsALa e rIte jema strIone cAra sagAI hAya ane teja jagyAe rahe tema te cAra ane thADA bIjA gAmeAmAM caiAmAsAM upara cekamAsAM karavA mAMDayA che athavA dhaNA vakhata rahevA mAMDI gujarAtavALA sAdhuone zIthIla kare che, ane pariNAme guja rAta temaja kAThIyAvADane doSa apAve che. te kalaMka na lAge te mATe teee mAravADa, mevADa, mALavA, kaccha, dakSiNa ane pUmAM vihAra karI tathA bIjA sAdhuone vihAra karAvI jaina zAsananI zezabhA vadhAravA vinati che ane jema muni mAhArAja zrI zrI 1008 AtmArAmajInA sadhADAnA sAdhuoe dezadeza vicarI paMjAba vigeremAM jema jayapatAkA vartAvI tema vartAvaze evI AzA che. vaLA je dezamAM vihAra kaThina hoya tyAM sAdhue Ave tyAre zrAvakAe kema vartavuM te viSe nAnI nAnI cApaDIe chapAvI tathA * Ta paDe te vakhate sahana karI zrAvakAne muni mAhArAjanA vihAra tathA sAdhuonI bhakti kema karavI, daza prakAranAM Ana munine kema devAM te mATe upadezadvArA khedha ApI te dezeAmAM vihAra karI jaina derAsarAnI thatI AzAtanAe dura karAvavA teoe mahenata levI joie tathA tyAMnA zrAvakone peAtAnA paisAne sadupayeAga kema karavA, teteA Upadeza karI khe MgA, anAthAzrameA, zrAvIkAzALA, vigere !. hADI tathA zrAvaka bhAione bhaNAvI gaNAvI Azraya apAvave ke tethI temanA AtmAnuM kalyANa thAya ane gujarAtamAM bhAta, dALa, zAka vigere sulabha gaucarInI jIjJAsAe te kSetramAM vihAra kare huM ane khIjA karatA nathI evuM kala`ka dura thAya. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asanI vAta che ke moTA zehere rivAya sAdhuo bIjA gAmamAM mAsu karatA nathI. keTalAka sAdhuoe to gujarAta tathA kAThiyAvADa sivAya bIjA dezonA jaina derAsaronI bhAgyeja jAtrA paNa karI haze to tevA sAdhuone, uttama zaktivAna zrAvakoe vikAra karI te dezanA zrAvakone lAbha ApavA vinaMti karavI joIe. hAla paMjamAM e rIvAja cAle che ke sAdhu koI gAmamAM mAsaka9ya kare ke paMdara divasa thAya te te gAmane athavA upAzrayane mukhya zrAvaka kahe ke mAhArAjane paMdara divasa thaI gayA pachI mahArAja vihAra karI jaze. te pachI tame pastAzo mATe dharma sAdhana karI levuM. ke jethI zrAvake dharma sAdhanane udhama vizA kare ane mAhArAjane paNa cetavaNI thAya ke vihAra karavAthI ja lAbha che jethI zrAvaka draSTi rAgI thAya che. ne gAmamAM upAye upAzraye eka bIja mAM asurAga thaI aneka prakAranA anartha thAya che, tevI rIte thavA pAme naDI. mATe yogya rIte doravI zAsananI zobhA vadhAraze, ane deza dezamAM jIvadayAno chuM - rakAvo ke jethI mAMsAhAra e thAya ane loko dArU pItAM aTakaze te ja kharI chavakyA dezamAM phelAze. ane hAla jema lAkho rUpiyAnAM kha karI kasAio pAsethI jIva DAvavA paDe che, ane pAMjarApoLa mAM sArA tathA naratA mAMdA, gharaDA. rogI vigere bhe rAkhavAthI sArA pazu nabaLA thAya che, tema thaze nahi mATe UMpadezaka rvI mAraphata mAMsa khAvAthI je je roga thAya che te saMbaMdhamAM sAyansanI tathA vaidhakanI rIte jJAna phelAvAthIja te kAma siddha thaze te dhyAnamAM laI tene upadeza deze. jenI vati sane 1880 mAM 16 lAkha kula tAMba, vinaMbara, tathA sthAnakavAsI sahita ) hatI te 1811 nI gaNatrImAM 13 lAkhanI thaI te hisAbe ghaTatI Ave che mATe te vAta paNa dhyAnamAM leI dezAvaramAM anya darzanIe jaina dharmanI zradhdhA kare, jananAM tatva samajI jaina zAstromAM zreSThatA samajatA thAya ne zAsanamAM dharmanI zraddhAvALAonI vRddhi thAya tevA aneka upAyo samajAnI te rIte vartavA zrAvakene upadeza deze. evI vinaMtI che. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaita kAma dAnezvarIke ane dharmanA kAmAmAM, derAsarAmAM pAMjarApeALAmAM, svAmIvatsatramAM, zAsananA varadheDAomAM, ujamA emAM tathA prabhAvanAomAM lAkho rUpiyAnA kharaca kare che. e sa.rU. che pazu temAM dezakALa anusAra sAta kSetramAMthI je kSetramAM paisA kharacavAnI jarUra che temAM vadhAre kharacAya temaja vadhu lAbha thAya teve upadeza dei zAsananI unnatI karavA araja che. Apa mahAtmAe A sarve sArI rIte jANA che. chatAM kutu upayAga ApavA rUpa A vinaMti karI kRtana thAuM chuM. lI. jhaverI mAhanalAla maganabhAinI vaDhanA avadhArazojI. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijJapta. jaina kAmanI aMdara joke vartamAna paristhitimAM ApaNe a naika vidvAneAnuM avaleAkana karIzu, tathApi ApaNane eTaluM te kabula karavu paDaze ke hajI jaina kAmamAM lekhakAnI ghaNIja khAmI che. khare khara jaina kome jo peAtAnI unnatti karavI hoya teA tene ghaNA vidyAna lekhakAnI jarUra che. tApaNa ApaNane tenA samAdhAna mATe eTaluM teA avazya kahevuM paDaze ke have dhIre dhIre zarUAta maMDANI che, eTale Aje sUrya udaya thayA che te kharA apeAra eTale madhyAnha samaya paNa eka vakhata Avaze, dhIre dhIre saMskRta ane gujarAtI pustakA paNa jainamAM chapAvA lAgyAM che. te kAraNe karIne prAcIna sthItinI jhAMkha paNa jaina prajA upara paDI gai che, tethI kaMika kaMika jAgRti thaI hAya tA tevI paNa sabhAvanA ApaNe kadAca rAkhI zakIye ! jaina kAmamAM jyAre vidyAnA ane dhanavAnA arasaparasa eka bIjAne sahAya karI jyAre dharmanI unnattinAM kArya karaze, tyAre kharekhara jaina prA. upara kAMI navAja paDaye paDaze. lekhaka dhAre che ke vidvAneAne lakSmI vAnAnI joie tema sahAya maLatI nathI, ane tene kAraNe eka hAthe jema tALI paDatI nathI, temaja ekale, vidvAna ke dhanavAna kAMdhu paNa karI zake tema khatavuM asa MbhavIta gaNI zakAya. prastuta itihAsa lagabhaga 4 tri. 1200 nI sAlamAM ane saMvata 1300 nA saikAmAM banele che, te sAthe te tihAsa ApaNI jaina prajAne ati upayogI hAya tema pappu jaguAya che, te vakhate dIllInA takhta upara khIlajIvazanA allAudIna khunI bAdazAha rAjya karatA hatA. jeNe i sa. 1297 nI sAlamAM karaNaghelA pAsethI gujarAta sara karyuM. teja allAudIna bAdazAha ApaNI vA* rtAnA arasAmAM haze ema AjubAjInA saMcAgA jotAM ane 'itihAsanuM avalokana karatAM mAluma paDe che. vaLI ApaNA itihAsa mAM paNa eka ThekANe evA purAvA Ave che ke allAudIna khIlajIne mAnItA pUrNa nAmane zrAvaka junAgaDha AvelA che, ane ApaNI nabanne kathAnA nAyaka pecakumAra pazu tyAM Avelo che. tyAM temane samA Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 gama ane vAdivavA thayelo che. te uparathI paNu anumAna karAya che ke teja alAudIna bAdazAha hevA joie. temaja gujarAtanI gAdI upara paNa bhIma bANAvaLInA vaMza paparAe anukrame karNa siddharAja, kumArapALa, bheALA bhIma vagere thayA. je bhALA bhImatI vakhatamAM dIllInI gAdIe pRthurAja cAhANa hatA, tenI pAsethI zAha. dIta dhArIe rAjya lai lIdhu. eTale dIllInI gAdI zAhabudInanA hAthamAM gai. tenI' pAsethI taghalakha vaMzamAM gai, ane tyAMthI khIlajI vaMzamAM utarI. ' ApaNI' vArtAnA samayamAM khIlajIvaMzane allAudIna bAdazAhu hatA, ane bhoLA bhImathI anukrame kALAMtare karIte gujarAtanI gAdIe karaNa vAghele! thayeA. jenI pAsethI allAuddIna bAdazAhe gujarAta sara karyuM ane eka vakhatane! gujarAtane rAA jaMgalamAM bhaTakI bhaTajI| suve. je arasAmAM dIllInI ane 3 jarAtatI upara caDatA paDaLInAM camakArA jagatane Azraya pamADatA hatA, te vakhate mALavAmAM Avelu mAMDavargaDha nagarajA hojalAlI bhAgavatuM hatuM ane te vakhate tyAM paramAra kuLamAM utpanna thaelA mALavAnA prakhyAta rANA jayasiMhadeva rAjya karatA hatA. te vakhate mAMDagaDhanI jAheAjatrAthI madhyAnha samaya jevI 4aeAtI hatI. mAMDavagaDhanA te vakhate kharA bapAra hatA, paraMtu daivI gati vicitra che! kALanI gati nyArI che ? tethI te pazu kALanA jhapATAmAM sapaDAi jatAM hAlamAM tenI dhaNI kharI nizAnIo vAsa pAmI gai che. atyAre mAtra tyAM nAnakaDuM gAma che, te vakhatane munAhara kIllA atyAre bhUmi mAtAe chupAvI dIdhA che. hAlamAM gA mamAM praveza karavAne ThekANe eka pattharanu tAraNa che, te sAthe prAcIna khaDIare! kayAMka kayAMka jovAmAM Ave tevAM cinhA jag2Aya che. hAlamAM tyAM zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM derAsara che. jenI pratimA mahA satI sItAe chANamAMthI banAvelI chatAM petAnA ziyaLanA prabhAvathI vajrabhUta thai gai che. te hAlamAM hayAtI bhAgave che. janAnA ghaNAkharA loko tyAM jAtrAe jAya che, tyAre kharekhara prAcIna jAheAjalAlInuM bhAna temane pratyakSa thatu hAya tevA bhAsa thAya che. tyAM prAcIna jAheAjalAlInA sAkSIbhUta evAM khaDIyarAnAM darzana temane thAya che. je badhu kutuhalI hoya temane tyAM jai, vIzeSe Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAhItI meLavavA lekhaka bhalAmaNa kare che. kALanI viSama gatino bhoga dareka jaNa thaI paDe che, e niyamane anusarI pUrvanI mAMDavagaDhanI kAkIno nAza karIne atyAre tenuM smaraNa thavAne kALe phakata tenuM nizAna ja rahevA dIdhuM che. i. sa. 1200 nA saikAmAM pethaDakumAranuM jIvana jagatane upagI thayuM che, tene gurU te vakhate prakhyAta zrImad dharmaghoSasUri hatA, temanI pachI lagabhaga baso varase temanuM caritra lakhAyuM hoya ema jaNAya che, kemake temanI pATe paraMparAe zrI somasuMdara AcAmeM thayA. je lagabhaga zrImad devasuMdarasUri ane zrI jJAnasAgarasUrinA vakhatamAM thayA hoya tema jaNAya che, te pachI temanI pATe zrI muni suMdarasUri thayA, temanI pATe zrI ratnasAgarasuri thayA temanA ziSya zrI naMdIratnagaNi thayA ne temanA ziSya zrI ratnamaMDanamaNi thayA, jemaNe A sukRtasAgara kAvya bhavya jananA upakArane mATe banAveluM che. te prAyaH rAnazekharasurinA vakhatamAM hoya ema jaNAya che, te ratnazekharasurine janma saMvata 14paramAM thayo, ne 1463 mAM dIkSA lIdhI, tyArabAda 1483 mAM paMDIta thayA. te pachI 1493 mAM upAdhyAya thayA, ne 1502 mAM AcAryapadI pAmyA, ane 1517 mAM kALadharma pAmyA, tevA samayamAM eTale lagabhaga baso varase A ItihAsa lakhAye heya ema amAna thAya che. vaLI sAmasuMdara AcArya, zrImadda devasuMdarasuri ane zrI jJAnasAgarasuri e lagabhaga sAthe thayA, tema kahevAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke munisuMdarasuri e traNane gurU mAnatA hatA. jyAM tyAM teo traNene namaskAra karatA hatA, tenuM kAraNa ke devasuMdarasuri temanA dIkSA gurU hatA, ane jJAnasAgarasurinI pAse teo bhaNyA hatA,temaja somasuMdarasuri pAsethI teo AcArya padavI pAmyA hatA, mATe evaSNu traNene gurU tarIke mAnatA hatA. AvA saMyoge jotAM saMvata 1300nA saikAnA banelA ItihAsanA saMvata 1500 nA saikAmAM ratnamaMDanagaNie lagabhaga baso varase kAvyamAM sthanA karI hoya ema saMbhava rahe che." pethaDakumAranuM caritra cAlu jamAnAne ane vizeSataH zrImAna , ane vidvAna ema ubhaya vane upayogI che. pethaDakumAranAM vana ApaNane koI judI ja asara karaze. e ati upayogI pustaka haju sudhI joIe teTalA pramANamAM jAherAta pAmyuM nathI. paraMtu tenA jIvana Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) uparathI mANasane caDatI paDatIne purato khyAla AvI jAya che, samaju mANaso sahelAIthI potAnA jIvana tatvane samajI zake che. lekhaka pote pitAne lekhaka tarIkenuM mAna meLavavAne Iccha nathI. tema pate kharekhara lekhaka paNa kahevaDAvA mAgato nathI. te paNa teNe pitAnI budhdhi anusAra A jIvanacaritra cAlu jamAnA mAM upayogI thAya evI saMkalanAmAM AlekhyuM che. tema chatAM chadmasthapaNue karIne koI sthAne vAkaya smalanA ke alaMkAra uktine amare koI navI draSTi deSathI yA chApanAranAM yukathI kAMI paNa bhUla rahI gaI hoya te te sudhArI vAMcavA vAyaka kRpAvaMta thaze. ane jIjJAsA viruddha kaMIpaNa lakhAyuM hoya tene mATe paNa huM kSamA mAguM chuM. pustaka game tevuM doSa rahita heya tepaNu je durjana hoya te te jyAM tyAMthI bhulAja kADhatA phare che. kAraNa ke temano rAjamAra che, tethI tevA durjana tarapha te ame dakSija ApIzuM! paNa AzA che ke sajajane sudhArIne vAMcaze, A ghara lekhakane lakhI jaNAvaze te bIjI AvRttimAM tenI bhUlo mATe vicAra karavAmAM Avaze. gachanatiskhalanA kiMcin bhavatyeva pramAdataH . - hasanti durjanAsatra samAdadhati sajjanAH - bhAvArtha-eja pramAdanA kAraNe karIne koI ThekANe pustakamAM alavA thaI hoya te tyAM sajajo sudhArIne vAMce che ane durjane hAMpI karA pitAnI janatAne bhAva bhajave che Ityala | mu. amadAvAda ) - lekhaka, che. hajApaTelanI paLamAM maNIlAla nyAlacaMda zAha pIMparaDInI pinma I dahegAma nivAsI, sucanA. jJAna amulya dhana che mATe amArI namra vinaMtI e che ke A amara bIjI kaI paNa cepaDI bAMdhavA yA bhaNavA mATe ghaNI ja saMbhALa rAkhavI ThagaNuM athavA bAjoTha cA sAMpaDA upara rAkhIne vAMcavuM, vAMcI rahyA pachI UMya sthAne rAkhI, thuMkane chAMTA uDe nahI tema karavuM temaja koI paNa jAtanI AzAtanA thAya tema karavuM nahI. ( ivakunA), Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahama mAMDavagaDhanA maMtrI pethaDakumAra. prakaraNa 1 huM. '' " jaMgalamAM 1 puSpanA jevA arihaMta, pallavanA sarakhA siddha, kezaranA sarIkhA AcArya, patranA sadaza upAdhyAya ane bhramara samAna sAdhu ena // paMcavarNayukta je paMca parameSThI te kalpadrumanI bhAka tamArU ane mAre iccita paripurNa karI 1 akSamAlAnA bhAnAe karIte, namana karanArA manu'ceTane vi dhAbIjane ApanArI, ane hAthane vize japamAlA dhAraNa karanArI evI siddhAMtanI adhiSThAyikA devI zrI sarasvatI te lekhakane sahAya karI tamArU ane tenu ema ubhayavarganuM rakSaNa karI ? vIra vikrama saMvat lagabhaga 1100 nA saikAmAM hemacadrAcArya ane kumArapALa nRpattie jaina dharmane jagatamAM sArI rIte vikhyAta pamADI dayAdharmanu pAlana karI vasuMdharAne jIna prAsAdathI vibhUSita karI hatI, te pachI lagabhagaba seA varasa pazcAt eTale lagabhaga savat 1300 nA saikAmAM te i. vI. 1200 nI sAlanA arasAmAM anele A itihAsa ke je tene mATe ghaNAja upayogI che, peAtAnA pUrvajoe kevI rIte dharmanI mahatvatA vadhArI che, tenuM smaraNa karI. ApavAne ghaNeAja upayAgI nivaDI vismaraNa thaelI zakatane utejata karavAnI taka ApI peAtAne amulya mAnava janma saphaLa karavAnuM bhAna karAvI pra.cita sthItinuM digdarzana karAvI Ape che. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AjakAla prAcina atihAsika viSaya upara jagata vadhAre vadhAre rUcivaMta thatuM jAya che. koI ThekANe prakaraNa vIra rasathI bha rapura hoya to koI ThekANe mUMgAra rasathI lekhanI ullekhita thayelI hoya, tyAre kayAMka karUNArasa netramAM jhaLakI nIkaLe. AvI rIte bhi ja bhinna rasothI bharapura lekhakanI lekhanI jagatanI priya pAtratA meLavI zake to temAM navAI jevuM gaNI zakAya nahi. jo ke Aja kAla prAcIna dezanI lAbhahAnInA ane paradezI rAjAonA humalA vagerenA itihAsothI jagatamAM tenA keTalAka paDaghA paDayA che, paraMtu ApaNane dilagIrI thAya che ke ApaNA prAcina jana ItihAso je ie tevA pramANamAM jaga jAhera thaI zakayA nathI, jyAM sudhI ApaNuM jaina ItihAso jaga jAhera thAya nahi, tyAM sudhI ApaNI kharI sthItine ApaNe oLakhI zakIye nahi, ane ApaNI thI tinuM ApaNane vAstavika rIte bhAna paNa na thAya; tethI ApaNe ajJAna avasthAmAM koI paNa kArya karavAmAM sAhasika thatA nathI. ke. make ApaNo purvano ItihAsa jANavAthI ApaNA pUrvajonA kartavyanAM te bhAna karAve che, ApaNe vRttione nyAyamArge ghasaDI jaI mahAna kArya karavAmAM himata Ape che, aitihAsika viSaya ApaNA manane kAMIka jAduI asara karI zake che, manane amogha kartavya karavAne mane hAna raNuM karI navI navI AzAo utpanna karAve che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa buddhivaMtane prAcina sthIti ane vartamAna vastu saMkalanA mAM kALane pariNAme karIne keTaluM parAvartana thayeluM che. tenuM digdarzana karAvI ApI koI apurva rasamAM garakAva karI de che. keTalAMka lakhANa jyAre vIra rasathI bharapura hoya che, tyAre keTalAMkamAM karUNarasanAM lakhANu vizeSataH draSTIgocara thAya che. to vaLI keTalAMkamAM zRMgAra rasanIja puSTi karavAmAM AvelI hoya che, tyAre keTalAka dharma vRttione lagatA ItihAsa evA hoya che ke te koI paNa viSayamAM nahi lapaTAtAM mAtra dharmane anukuLa viSayomAM ja pUrNa hatine pAme che. joke vartamAna paristhItinuM valaNa evA prakAranuM che ke zRMgArarasa ke vIrarasa athavA te zAMtarasathI bharapura lakhANa hoya te te vizeSataH prItipAtra nivaDe che anyathA te vAMcakane vAMcavAnuM paNa mana thatuM nathI. A vastu saMkalanA joke vyAjabI che, paraMtu navA prakAranA rasamAM ApaNe dharma rasane paNa eka judo ja gaNIzuM, ke Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je dareka jagatane upayogI che. bIjA raso te anukrame alpa lAbha ane vizeSa hAnIvALA jagatamAM bahudhA mAluma paDe che, paraMtu A dharma rasa te dareka rIte lAbhaneja karanAra che, koipaNa prakAre leza mAtra paNa jemAM hAnI pahelI nathI evA dharmarasanA lobhI ane temAM prItivALA jevo alpa kALamAM pitAnuM jIvana kRtArtha karI jagatanI amogha sukha saMpadAne meLavI zake che. jagatanI aMdara bhinna bhinna keTInAM jIvana saMsAranA tareha tareha prakAranA vicitra saMyogomAM pasAra thAya che, mANasa jAtinI game te prakAranI AzAnI umiyo hadaya bhuvanamAM ubharAtI hoya tathApi te paripUrNa thavI, athavA te hadayanI AzA hRdayamAMja samAvI AzAnA aMkuranuM chedana karavuM e adhikAra daivanI prabaLa sattA uparaja rahelo hoya che. jagatamAM keTalAka prANInA jIvananI zarUAta duHkhamAMthI zarU thaI temanI sukhamAM pUrNAhuti thAya che. temaja sukhamAM uMcharelI jIMdagIne duHkhamAM aMta thato ApaNe ghaNI vakhata joI zakIye chIye. jema deva lokamAM sarvadA ekaja sthIti rahe che, tyAre mAnava janmamAM aMdagInA avAra navAra saMyogomAM tenA mRtyenI le tA pramANe deva tene vilakSaNa sthIti tarapha ghasaDI jAya che. A paNane je mahAna purUSanuM kathana karavAnuM che, tenuM jIvana ApaNane duHkhamAMja zarU karavAnuM che. bhaviSyamAM tene AtmA kevI sthAtie mukAze, tene AdhAra ApaNe tenA kR upara ane tenA dava u. para rAkhI tenuM atyAre varNana nahi karatAM cAlu paristhItinuM varNana karavuM, teja ApaNane Avazyaka che. A mahAna purUSa kevI avasthAmAM gherAyelo che. te jovAnuM have ApaNe eka jaMgala tarapha najara karIe, jagatamAM suprasiddha ane avaMtInA khaMDa samAna, deva lekanA ADaMbarane jItanAro evo namyADa nAmane deza tenA eka jaMgalane vize koI mahAna purUSa daridrapaNAthI pitAnA bhAgyanI niMdA karato, ane nirAzathI udAsinatAvALu jenuM mukha thayuM che evo zoka parIpUrNa AkRtivALe AkuLa vyAkuLa thaele te rakhaDate hoya tema dekhAya che. aneka prakAranAM nAnAM moTAM vRkSothI parIpUrNa evA ja malamAM kavacita bhayaMkara vanacara jIvonI garjanA paNa thayA karatI hatI. kudaratathI banelI evI jaMgalanI svAbhAvika racanAo jonArane manahara lAgatI hatI, tethI prekSakanA cittane kAMIka zAMti maLatAM be Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhaDI te peAtAnuM duHkha paNa visarI jate hateA. jemAM aneka prakAranA rastAo AvelA che, evA jaMgalamAM jyAM tyAM bhaTakatA eve A musAphara have kaye raste javuM tene mATe vicAratA ane muMjhAteA gAMDAnI mAphka Amatema krUratA manamAM ne manamAM dhruvane dhikkAratA te khaDakhaDavA lAgyA. arere ! dhana vagara mAnavanuM jIvana mRta saMdeza jANavuM ! nirdhana ane maraNu pAmelA e bannemAM phera eTaleAja matra che ke eka muvelA tyAre bIjo jIvatA chatAM marelA jevA che. hA ! mAre mAthe ATalu badhu devuM chatAM temane ( leNadArAne ) ApAne mArI pAse pAi sarakhI paNa nathI. mArA bApadAdAe kevA meTA dhanADhya hatA. te zrIma tAmAMja ujjvaLa kIrti meLavIne cAlyA gayA. temanA kuLamAM huM kevA putra utpanna thayA ke are ! khApIne nazIba mArI pAchaLaja paDeluM che. arere ! kahyuM che ke-- arkakI raphatAra haya, tagadIra kI raphatArame; relame jAtAhuM maya, vaha pahoMcatA haya tArame. nazIba ! nazIba ! bhalI bhAgyadevI ! haveteA anukULa thA ! tuM kayAM sudhI. phanaDagata karyAM karIza ? huM dareka rIte akaLAi gayelA chuM. arere ! mArA uttama evA estrALa kuLa upara paNa tane rahema najara nathI AvatI, padma jevA mahAna vyavahArIyAnA kuLamAM utpanna thayelA mArA jevA upara he dhruva ! tu kRra na thA? have tArA Azrita upara lagAra tA rahema najara kara ! jagatamAM sa sArIne dhananI prathama jarUra che. dhana vagaranI jIMdagI akArI che. ghatavaDeja mAsa dharma niyama vagere sAcavI zakeche. hA ! paNa huM zuM karU 1 / . kADI haya jIsTrI pAsa unakA nakazA AkhA ya kADI nahi jassI pAsa varSa kADIkA tIna tIta haya arere ! daive mane dagA dIdhA che. mArA pUrvajonI sapadA kANa jANe kema cAlI gai ? have mAre jIvIne paNa zuM karavuM ? dhanavagara saMbadhI vargamAM rahevuM te paNa lAspada jevuM gaNAya; je kAi paNa upAye daitra anukuLa na thAya te jaMgalamAM te jaMgalamAM rakhaDI maravuM te vadhAre sArUM che. paNa dhera teA nahija javuM. strInuM nasI strInI pAse che, game tema karI teteA peAtAnI AjIvikA karI peTa bharaze. paNa mAre te jaMgala teja zaraNu che. huM game te prakAra kar Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa jyAM sudhI daiva viparItta hoya che, tyAM sudhI tenuM pariNAma ulaTuja Ave che. arere? daive meTA mATAne paNu dagA dIdhA che; daiva bhala bhalAne paNa bhUla khavaDAve che, daivanI prabaLa sattAthI meTAmAM paNa deSA rahela che, ema sAMbhaLIe chIe, vaLI kahyuM che ke caMdre lAMcchanitA dhane capalatA, kSAraM jala sAgare sarpAzcaMdana pAdapeSu virahaH premAspade mAnuSe || puMratneSu jarA sureSu patanaM, vidvatsu dAridratA / caivaM sarva makAri duSaNapadaM, sadvastu durvedhasA // 1 // rahasyArtha--cadranA manohara pratibiMbamAM lAMcchana rahelu che. dhana sukhakArI che tyAre te caMcaLa svabhAvavALu che. samudranuM pANI nirmaLa chatAM khArU che, caMdanavRkSa sugadhIvALu che tyAre te sarpathI vIMTAelu che, premI manuSyA eka bIjAnA samAgame sukha meLavI zake che tyAre viraharUpI bhayaMkara dAvAnaLa temanI pAchaLa lAgele che. purUSa ratna kevu sukemala ane manahara lAvaNya yukta hoya che tyAre dhaDapaNa tene nAza karI nAMkhe che, devatAomAM sarvadA sukha hoya che paraMtu tyAMthI maravuM paDe che..paDitA gusapanna hAya che? tyAre temanAmAM daridratAe vAsa kareleA che hA! ati khedanI vAta che ke duSTa vidhAtAe sarva vastumAM doSanuMja ThekANuM karyuM che. : he vidhAtA! tuM jenI pAchaLa paDe che, tenI pAchaLa khAi pIne bhamyAja kare che. kSaNabhara paNa tene vizrAMti levA detI nathI. arere ! jo mAre mAthe devu' na hota te| sukhe samAdhe peTatuM te purUM karate, paNa leSNudArA kSaNabhara khI jaMpavA detA nathI. hA ! jagatamAM RNu eTaluM badhuM kharAba che ke te RNa zatrune paNa na hajo. ke. vAdAra manuSyane kSaNavAra paNa sukhanI ghaDI hotI nathI. te bicArA devAmAM te devAmAM DubI jAya che, eTaluMja nahi paraMtu jIMdagI paNa tene khuvAra karavI paDe che. arere ! mANasanI vakhata kevI Ave che. hu paNa devAthIja hatAza thai gayelA chu, du:khanuM kAraNa devuM. kuMvu che ke te jyAM tyAM suvaDAve che. kavakhate bhAjana karAve che, huM kheAlatAM zIkhavADe che. jatAM tyAM leNadArAthI potAnI jAta chupAvarAve che, rAtrIe paNa cAlavuM paDe che, rAkhatA mANaseAthI tADanA tarjanA sahana karavI paDe che, leAkanuM mana manAvavA mIThAM vacana - Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lavA paDe che, pitAnA mahimAne vegaLo karavo paDe che, evA duHkhanuM kAraNa je devuM te duzmanane paNa na hejo. arere ! te devAthI ja kaMTALIne mane mArUM raDhIyALuM gAma choDavAnI jarUra paDI che, are! mArA raDhIyALA zaheranAM huM kayAre darzana karIza? khera ! have mAre ahIMthI kayA raste javuM! A rastAno mAhItagAra paNa nathI, daivanI IcchA haze tema banaze. eka bhagatarA sarakhA pAmara evA mAnava prANInuM dhAryuM kAMI banatuM nathI. hA! huM nahoto dhArato ke mAre mAthe bhaviSyakALamAM jaMgala nirmANa thayuM che, tathApi mArI AzArUpa nava palavIta lattAne chedana karanArUM duSTa daiva mane Aje vanamAM paNa ghasaDI lAvyuM, ne haju paNa kayAM kayAM rakhaDAvaze, e jJAna AjanI mAnava zaktinI bahAra che. te mArA sarakhAne tenI zuM khabara paDe, hA! jagatanA bhISaNa dekhAvathI mArA hRdayamAM kaMpArI chuTe che. arere ! gIca jhADIvALA pradezamAMthI koI jaMgalI jAnavara AvIne kadAca mArA zarIra upara humalo kare. te ame vANIyAbhAI zuM karIye, are ! A ghora garjanA kyAMthI AvI, kharekhara ahIyAM ja galI jAnavara rahetAM hoya e saMbhava jaNAya che. huM to Akho divasa rakhaDI rakhaDIne adhamuva thaI gaye. ne jaMgala te vadhArene vadhAre bihAmaNuM AvatuM jAya che. khera ! koI vRkSataLe Ajano rAtrI pasAra karI prAtaHkALamAM sUryanA lAlitya kiraNonI sAthe ja ane nyatra ravAne thaIzuM. divasanI musApharI karIne zramita thaelo sUrya paNa dhIre dhIre raktatAnI chAyAne vistAra astAcaLa tarapha gamana karavA lAge che, ane e mArA musApharInA bhAIbaMdha sAthe huM paNa parizramita thaelo houM ema jaNAya che. mATe mAre paNa jaMgalI jAnavarono bhaya na thAya evuM nirbhaya sthAnaka jaladI zodhI kADhavuM joIe, are ! paNa hAM hAM A sAmI bAju e najara karatAM peluM zuM dekhAya che, are ! Ate maTI jaTAvALe kaI sIMha beThelo che ke keNa haze? hA ! mAre te hadaya kaMpe che. arere ! mana have ja galamAM AvIne tuM zA mATe nAhImata thAya che? daivanI icchA haze tema banaze, paNa nirmaya thaIne cAla ApaNe joIe te zuM che? ' Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa. 2 " jogInu darzana ane suvarNa siddhi' sUnAM raktavarNIya kiraNA dhIre dhIre astAcalamAM praveza karavAnI taiyArImAM hatAM. jagalanI bhayaMkaratA evI teA vikrALa dekhAtI ke kharekhara jonArane trAsa utpanna thayA vagara rahe nahi. sUryanI sAtheja zramita thaelA ApaNA musAphara jema tema lagAra AgaLa cAlyA ke pele dekhAva najIka AvavA lAgyA, anukrame pAtAnuM mana dRDha karI sAhasIka vRtti dhAraNa karI maraNane paNa Dara nahi karanArA ApaNA catura nAyaka tenI lagAlaga paheAMcI gayA, ke turataja petAnI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna thayu, he ! AtA koi mahAna yAgIrAja jevA jAya che. kharekhara te kA adbhUta dekhAya che A jegI tenI AkRti uparathI kAi adbhuta parAkramI hoya tema jAya che. peAtAnI adbhUta kAMtie karIne te sutrarNanI kAMtine paNa tiraskAra karavAne samartha che. vaLI AkarSaNa vidhA, vazIkaraNa vidyA kAmarumaNunI kaLAne jANanAre, ane padmAsane birAjele seAnAnA daMDane dha raNa karanArA, sphuTika kuMDalane paheranArA, AkhA zarIre jeNe rAkha ce.LI che eve carmanA Asana Upara bIrAjamAna thaele A ceogI pAtAnI camatkArika zaktievaDe mArUM duHkha dUra karaze, me prathama vAta paNa sAMbhaLI hatI ke ApaNA nagarathI keTaleka dUra jaM galamAM nAgArjuna nAmanA eka mahA camatkArIka ceAgI rahe che, jo A jogI teja hoya te mArUM te! duHkha have gayuMja samajavuM, huM game tema karI bhaktivaDe tene prasanna karIza. vidhADe karIne siddha evA A yAgIne dekhIte kharekhara have peAtAnuM dAridra alpa samayamAM nAza pAmaze, ema vicArI meghane dekhIne jema mayUrane AnaMda prApta thAya, tema tene AnaMda thatA hatA, kemake zAstramAM kahyuM che ke, devatAnA vara, siddha purUSanuM darzana, gurU tathA rAjAnuM sanmAna ane gayelA dhananI prApti ATalAM vAnAM punya vagara pamAtAM nathI. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAre traNa divasathI zAhukAranA devA ApavAnA bhayathI nagarIne tyAga karI jaMgalane Azraya grahaNa karavo paDe che. vaLI pitAne AhAra paNa maLyo nathI. paraMtu A gIrAjanAM darzana thatAM pahelAnuM samagra duHkha te ghaDI te visarI gayo ne kharI bhaktivaDe yogIrAjanI sevA karavA lAgyo. kharA aMtaHkaraNa pUrvaka eka niSThAthI sevA karanArA A daridra bhakta upara tenA koI pUrva saMcita prArabdhanA mege thoDA samayamAM dayAvaDe karIne Adra che hadaya jenuM evA yogIrAja prasanna thatA havA. kemake karyA guNanA jANa purUSa zItala sugaMdhI sarakhA hoya che. ane kRtagha jano parvatanI bhUmi sarakhA ane kRSNa sarpa sarakhA jANavA, kAraNa ke te punyanA ghAtaka hoya che. pathikanI alpa sevAthI tuSTamAna thaelo jogI tenI pratye belate ho ke baccA tuM kaeNna haya? kauna dezase AyA haya, terA kayA nAma haya! baccA? sacca bAta karanA? terI thorIsI bhaktise meM terA para prasanna huvA hu. yogIrAja? huM bahuja duHkhIyAro saMsAramAMthI bahiSkata thaelo e eka musAphara chuM huM ahIMthI najIkanA nAMdurI nAmanA nagaramAM rahuM chuM. mArA abhAgIyAnA nAmanuM Apane zuM kAma che ? koNa jANe kevA saMyogamAM mAruM nAma pADayu haze ke jethI mAre sarvadA nirdhana avasthAmAM ja mArA divaso pasAra karavA paDe che.. arere ! mArA je A jagatamAM duHkhIye bhAgye ja haze, sarva koIne pitapotAnA cAnsa pramANe daiva Ape che, paraMtu daiva khAIpIne evuM te mArI pAchaLa paDyuM che ke huM to A saMsAramAM kAyara phAyara thaI bharavAnI AzAe A jagalamAM cAlyo Avyo chuM, paraMtu have koI parvanAM sukRtanA saMyoge Apa sarakhA mahAna yogIrAjane samAgama thayo che ke jethI mArI navI baMdhAyelI AzA paripurNa thaze. anyathA A jaMgalamAM rakhaDI rakhaDIne A mArI hINabhAgI kAyAno aMta lAvavo eja mAro nizcaya hato. nirAza vadane sarara sarara TapakatAMazrubiMduo vALAM nayanothI A evA bhakti karanArA sevake je gI AgaLa attaranA uddagAro bahAra kADhayA. bacyA ? ciMtA mata kara ? tu dayA karaneke gya haya ! terA acchA hogA ? kayuM dilagIra hatA haya ! tuM bhojana bI nahi Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA ? bhukhA rahanese tuM bahuta lesa poMgA yogIe dilAse ApavAnA mIze kahyuM. Apa pUjyanI kRpA dRSTi haze te khAvA strInI kAMI navAI nathI. mArI AvI dazAmAM mane kaI paNa kArya karavAnuM mana thatuM nathI. agara te khAvA pIvA upara leza paNa rUcI thatI nathI. arere ! huM eTale te kaMTALI gayelo chuM ke dhana vagara jIvavuM jagatamAM - lezakArI che, teNe pitAnI satya hakIkata yogIrAja samIpe jAhera karI bha-satya mitraiH priyaM strIbhi rasatyaM dviSatAsaha / satyaM priyaM ca pathyaM ca vaktavyaM svAminA samaM / / | bhAvArtha-mitranI AgaLa satya vAta kahevI, strI pAse kharUM bAlavuM ane zatranI AgaLa juThuM bolavuM, svAmInI sAthe sAcu ane mIThuM evuM hItakArI vacana kahevuM. - musApharanI bhaktithI prasanna thaelA yogIrAje pitAnI divya zaktithI khAMDa, ghIthI pUrNa e kSIrano eka thALa AkAza mArgathI maMgAvI pelA pathikane ArogavAne kahyuM ke baccA tere lIye yaha khANa AyA haya so khA jAo? aNajANyA gharane Avela AhAra huM jamato nathI, kemake sajajane pitAnA upara vikaTa saMkaTo paDatAM chatAM paNa sanmArgane leza mAtra paNa tajatA nathI. vizeSa zuM paNa chedavAthI, ghasArAvaDe karIne kaSTa pAmatAM thakAM paNa caMdana vRkSa pitAne moTAIno guNa je sudhI tene nahi tajatAM ulaTuM temAM vRddhigata thAya che evI rIte bhakti karanAra sevake pitAnI sajanatAnuM jogIne bhAna karAvyuM. baccA ! terI nAMdurI nagarIme je nAga nAmakA bahA vyavahArIyA vasatA haya, unmI gAtradevIkI sAmane dharAyA huvA yaha kSIra kA thALa meMne maMgAvAyA haya. IsIse tuM ja ke koI bAte haraja nahi haya. baccA ? bhejana karake svastha ho jAo. yogIe thALanuM svarU5 jaNAvyuM. pitAne yogya evo A bhojanane thALa zrAvakanA gharane che, ema jANIne pitAnI zrAvakanI rIta pramANe bhojana karI svastha thayo. je bI paNa tene AcAra ane vivekamAM kuzaLa tathA buddhivaMta jANIne Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 tenI ceAgyatAthI prerAyA teA seAnu karavAnI AmnAya batAvavAne taiyAra thayA, kemake kAcA ghaDAmAM nAMkhelu pANI ghaTaneA vinAza kare che. nIca hRdayanA pAtramAM nAMkhelu sidghAMtanuM rahasya tene ulaTI asara karanArU thAya che. vaLI meTA purUSone upakAra karavAnI icchA hoya che. para Mtu te icchApAtra maLe che tyAreja pUrNa thAya che, kemake megha samasta ThekANe varase paNa mAravADanI ukhara bhUmimAM varase te te niSphaLa jAya che, mATe apAtramAM vidhA paDavAthI tarataja tene a"chuM thAya che. he bhAgyavata! mArI kahelI bAbate jo tu lakSyamAM rAkhe teA tArI upara upakAra karUM, dayAnA sAgara evA nAgArjuna ceAgIe tene kahyuM. yeAgIvarya? Apa A zu khele che? ApanuM' vacana iMdra sa rakhA paNu eLadhavAne ktavAna nathI, teA pachI huM kANu mAtra chuM. vaLI huM mahArAja! punyavaDe karIne pAmavA yAgya evu tamArU vacana teNe mArA mana madiramAM rAkhIne iSTa vastune ApanAra citAmaNinI sAdhaka huM niraMtara tenI sevA karIza. cegIrAjanA vacanathI jenu huMdaya bhaktithI ubharAi gayuM che, evA musA namaskAra karatAM thakAM upara pramANe kahyuM. baccA ? tuM eka lAyaka ke jamatameM bahuta janeAkeA upakAra karane ke lIye, daivane tujako dhara bhejyA haya. me tujakA suvarNa si ddhi kA upAya batalAtAg. salIye baccA ? yAda rakhanA kI kIsI mAgana terI pAsa yAcanA karatAM A jAya taba kIsIku nakAra mata karanA, suvarNa siddhise sAnA anAkara saba mAgana denA, kayuM ka lAbhI banIyA kIsI kADIbhI nahi detA haya, aisA jIsaku sutramaiM siddhi denekA kayA prayeAjana haya, zAstramAM paNa lakhyu che ke dezAcIzo grAmamekaM dadAti, grAmAdhIzaH kSetramekaM dadAti / kSetrAghIzaH prasthamekaM dadAti, naMdastuSTo hastatAlIM dadAti // 1 // bhAvArtha----dezane svAmI prasanna thAya teA eka gAma ApI de che. gAmanA dhaNI kadAca prasanna thAya te ekAdu kSetra ApI de che, te kSetrane mAlIka tuSTamAna thAya te pAMya zera anna Ape che, ane jo kadApi vANIyA prasanna thAya tA mAtra eka tALIja Apeche. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yogIrAjanuM vacana aMgIkAra kare chate pachI te musApharanuM dAridra rUpI vRkSa tene nAza karavAne airAvata hastI samAna evI rUdatI pramukha auSadhIone jaMgalamAM laIne te bhegI tene oLakhAvate ho. te auSadhIono rasa banAvIne temAM aDadhe pAro meLavIne te mizraNa karelI vastu pAtramAM nAMkhIne te yogI agnimAM mukato ha. te vAre sADAsoLa vAnakInuM suvarNa thayuM, vaLI tene pratIti karAvavAnI khAtara te zrAvakanI pAse pharIne paNa te yogI te pramANe karAvate ha. aha kevuM Azcarya ! eka vilakSaNa banAvata sAMbhaLo ! te suvaNene tApamAM rAkhyuM hoya te raktatA yukata dekhAya che, ane chedana karavA vaDe karIne zveta varNa yukta jaNAya che, tyAre kasoTIe kasavA thakI caMpAnA phula sarakhu pIta varNa vALu mAluma paDe che, suMvALuM, bhAre ane snIgdha evA zubha varNayukta suvarNanI siddhi pitAne pUrvanA puNyabaLanA pratApe A zrAvaka bhAIne adhika adhika pragaTa thatI hatI. gIrAje paNa tene suvarNasiddhi kulIbhUta thayelI jANuM yAcakanAM dAridra chedana karavAnuM yAda dekhAvI ghera javAne mATe tene rajA Apo have, ApaNo vArtAno nAyaka paNa harSalana thayo pitAnuM icchita phalIbhUta thayuM jANI vicAra karato pitAnA nagaranA mArga tarapha AvatA ho, Aha! dedAzAha tu sarvathI bhAgyavAna nIkaLe ! are ! svalpa samayamAM ja tArI bhAgyazAnAM bhayaMkara cakra koNa jANe kyA vAtAvaraNamAM jhaMpalAI gayAM ! he ! daivane anukuLa thatAM Ato vAra paNa lAgI nahi! je kadAca daiva anukuLa heya to mANasone zuM zuM nathI maLatuM ! ahA ! je vakhate gharanAM bAraNane te tyAga karyo, nagarIne Akhara vakhatanA aMtima juhAra karyA, te vakhate zuM asADa ne zrAvaNa tArI AMkhomAM ja nahotA jaNAtA ! he dedAzAha ! zuM tane punaH AzA hatI ke A nagara tuM pharIne joI zakIza ! paNa nizcaya je daIne bhAre pIcho pakaDayo hato, ane je daiva mane duHkharUpI dariyAmAM DubakI levaDAvatuM hatuM, teja deve atyAre mane duHkhamAMthI bacAvyo che, teNe ja mane sahAya karI kIsmatI mada ApI A jagatamAM daridratArUpI tophAne caDelA bhayaMkara samudra thakI mAro uddhAra karyo che. kharekhara Ato kudaratane ja kAnuna che, mANasane duHkha paNa deva Ape che ne sukha paNa Apa Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAra daivaja che. paraMtu mANasane pairyatA nathI, are mANasane samajavuM joIe ke tene pitAnI jeTalI ciMtA che tenA karatAM tene daivane tenI vadhAre ciMtA rahelI hoya che, jyAM udaya thavAno hoya tyAMja daiva tene ghasaDIne kheMcI jAya che, paraMtu kharekhara mANasane teTalI samatA kayAMthI hoya che paraMtu kudaratano evo kAyado che ke duHkhI avasthAmAM dIlagIra thavuM ane saMpattimAM prasanna cittavALA thavuM e suSTino mAnava jIvanane mATe sAdhAraNa niyama che, game tevo mANasa hoya te paNa harSa ke zekanI tene asara thayA vagara rahe nahi, ne asara na thAya te te uMca koTIno ja AtmA gaNAya. kemake te dhIravIra purUSanuM mana paNa eka vakhata pIgaLAvI nAkhe che. AhA ! kAle je dedAzAha hatA teja atyAre che, paNa hadayanI aMdara rahelA pudgalonaja mAtra taphAvata che, kAle je vadana zokanI chAyAthI karamAI gayu hatuM, teja vadana atyAre AnaMdanI laherIthI khIla khIla karI rahyuM che, daivane jema duHkha ApatAM vAra lAgatI nathI, tema mArUsanA jIvanane ekadama sukhI banAvavAne paNa tene vAra lAgatI nathI. zAstramAM paNa kathana karyuM che ke acintitAni duHkhAni yathaivAyAMti dehinAm sukhAnyApi tathA manye daivamatrAtiricyate // 1 // bhAvArtha---prANIne jevI rIte aNadhArelAM duHkha Ave che tevI ja rIte sukho paNu ociMtAM AvI maLe che, A baMne bAbatamAM bhAgya teja vizeSa kAraNa che. * ahA ! mArA daivanA prabaLe karIne ja jANe A camatkArI yogI ahIM Avelo hoya ne zuM ? kharekhara jagatamAM AvA mahAna yogIyo paNa hayAta dekhAya che. arere ! jagatamAM pArakAne upakAra karanArA AvA jogIya kadAca na hota to mArI zuM dazA thAta. AvI rItanA pratyakSa upakAra karanAra tarapha prANIonI vRtti sahaja rIte A karSAI tenI pratye tenI pujya buddhi utpanna thAya to navAI gaNAya nahi. pRthvIne "va vasuMdharA " kahelI che te mahAtmAonuM akSare akSara vacana satyaja che. aho eka tRNa sarakhu paNa sArA guNavALuM hoya che te manuSya sarakhuM pANI AvI rItanA u. * pakArane karanArU thAya temAM zuM navAI gaNAya? taNuM tapaMktine sudhAre che. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAyanA peTamAM rahyuM thayuM duSpa rUpe pariNamIne jagatanuM poSaNa kare che. temaja dUdhathI banAvelI je kSIra te sudhAno tatkALa ALogavAvaDe karIne ja nAza kare che. zitAdikane paNa dura karI zake che, zatru samudAyanuM rakSaNa kare che. pArakA prANenuM poSaNa kare che. evI rIte tRNu sarakhu paNuM jagatane eka rIte kAraNuM paDe upayogI nIvaDe che. pachI dayA, upakAra, ziyala Adi guNarUpa pallavo je ThekANe rahelA che, evo mithyAtvI paNa bhadraka bhAvanI velaDI che, kemake A bharatakSetramAM bhadraka bhAvI evA mithyAdraSTi jIvo paNa marIne navame varSe kevalya (mokSa) padavI pAme che, mATe kharekhara purUSo potAnuM sarva kArya siddha karI zake che, joke A gI che to paNa tenAmAM keTalAka sArA guNa che. vaLI jaMgalanI oSadhI pramukhane oLakhavA vaDe karIne te mahA camatkArane bharelo che, jagatamAM mAsusanuM komaLa hRdaya tenI niHsvArtha buddhithI upakAra karanAra tarapha jeTaluM AkarSAtuM haze, teTaluM anya tarapha bhAgyeja AkarSAya evo saSTine sarva mAnya sAdhAraNa niyama che, AvI rItano upakAra karanAra tara4 mAnavanuM mana vadhArene vadhAre AkardhAtuM rahe to te banavA joga che. jagatamAM niHsvArtha buddhithI parepakAra draSTi rAkhIne AvA prakArano upakAra karanAra mahAtmAo viralAja najaro AgaLa tare che. jagatane potAno uddhAra karavAne AvA paropakArI mahAtmAonI ghaNI ja jarUra che. sArI Alama bhaTaktAM paNa kharI vastu jANanArA mahAna mahAtmAone saMyoga jIvone bhAgyeja thAya che. anyathA "lobhIyA vase tyAM AgaLa dhutArA bhUkhe na mare" evA banAvo te sahaja mAtramAM banI jAya che, ethI ulaTu mANasane lAbha karatAM hAnI vadhAre sahana karavI paDe che, jyAre ekaja arthAta ahika varganuM hita karanAra tara4 ma NasanuM mana ATaluM badhuM prerAya che. te pachI ubhaya varganuM hita karanAra evA sAdhu tarapha mANasane keTalo badhe pUjya bhAva utpanna thAya tene vAMcake kRpA karIne svataHvicAra karI levo, ityAdika aneka prakAranA vicAra karato, ane AnaMdathI poSAto dedAzAha zrAvaka pitAnA ghara tarapha gayo. Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 huM " dazAcakranu pAvarttana ' sArA. . zANA zIda karamAya, durijana bhuDA kayA kare; caMdana sa` vIMTAya, zyAmavarNa zu thAya khare ! ,, cAcaka leAkAnI abhilASAone pUrNa karI temanAM manavAMchita ApavAmAM jeNe leza mAtra pazu pAchI pAnI karI nathI. garIba janeAnI dAda sAMbhaLI temanu du:kha kApavAne kalpavRkSa sarakhA, peAtAnA vacanane pAlana karanArA thavA dedazAha pAtAne ghera sukhe samAdhe petAnI strI sAthe AnaMdamAM vakhata pasAra kare che. peAtAne jarUra paDe tema joie te pramANamAM seAnuM karI jagatanAM du:khachedana karavAne tatpara thatA have. tenAthI dhaNuAonI AzAe saphaLa thavA pAmI. havethI ghaNA du:khI janeAnA du:khAne nAza thavA lAgyA. dhaNA mAse! tete tyAM AvI aneka prakAre tene AziSayukta vacaneA kahI cchita vastune meLavavA lAgyA. jyAM tyAM tenI udAratAnAM ne tenI caturASTranAM vakhANu thavA lAgyAM. ahA ! A dedAzAha tA garIbeAnA khelI che, anAthanA sanAtha che, jagatamAM jIvatuM jAgatuM 5trakSa yAtA ciMtAmaNI ratnatA teja che, hamaNAMthI te dhanavAna thayeleA che, eTale koi bhAga tene gherathI nirAza thai pALe krUratA nathI. A phAnI jagatamAM tenuMja jIvana sArthaka thaeluM che. tenAja dhanane sadupayoga cAya che, tenuMja dhana sArA kSetramAM vavAya che, arere ! du:khIyA loko tame paisA vagara zA mATe rUdana karI che! juo! dedAzAha rUpI ciMtAmaNI ratna hayAtI chate tenI prArthanA karatAM te tatkALa phaLadA aka nIvaDe che, ciMtAmaNI ratnanI teA upAsanA paNa karavI paDe che, parantu A dedAzAha rUpI ciMtAmaNI ratna te alpa samayamAMja mANasanI icchAne pUrNa karanArUM thAya che. kharekhara jyAM dedAzAha rUpI sUrya chete garIbAi rUpI aMdhakAra pAtAnA garva kema rAkhI zake? dedAzAha rUpI dIpakanI jyAta jAjvalyamAna jhagajhage chate ghara gharamAM bharAi rahelAM Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 evAM garIbAI rUpI aMdhakAranAM kALAM vAdaLAM dUra thavA lAgyAM. jyAM tyAM dedAzAha zeThane loke davAI devA lAgyA. ema sukhamAM divase pasAra thatAM Apatti vaLI DokIyA karavA lAgI. sajajana mANase pitAnI sajanatA vaDe zobhe che, amulya hIro potAnI ja kAMttio karIne prakAze che, paraMtu durjana leke tene hareka rIte harata kare che. ' arere ! durjanono svabhAvaja evo hoya che, ke teo pArakAnI utti sahana karI zakatA nathI, sajajananuM sukha joIne teonAM hRdaya saLagyA kare che, vinA kAraNe te pAmara durjana bIjAnuM sukha dekhIne bo jhabhyo pitAnuM jIvatara puruM kare che. A prakAranuM tenuM duHkhI jIvana dekhIne kone tenI pratye dayA nahi Ave ! muSakanA jevA . svabhAvavALA ane bIjAnuM kharAba karavAmAM udhamavALA evA durjana leke manamAM vicAravA lAgyA, ke AhA ! A zeThane jaMgalamAMthI nidhAna maLyuM che. mATe cAle, rAjA pAse jaIne tenA nidhAnanI vAta saMbhaLAvIye, jethI tenuM nidhAna rAjA laI leze. eTale vaLI garIba thaze, ema vicArI teoe rAjAne tenI vAta kahI dIdhI. have rAjA paNa tenuM dhana levA mATe pitAnA sevakone mekalato hato. ane jyAM hoya tyAMthI tene pakaDIne mArI pAse hAjara kare ! e pramANe hukama jaNAvatAM rAjAnA subhaTo dedAzAhane ghera javAne ravAne thaI gayA. dedAzAha piote jamavA besavAnI taiyArImAM hatA, eTalAmAM rAjAnA subhaToe AvIne tene pakaDI laI bhejana karAvyA vagara rAja pAse raju karI dIdhuM. te pitAnA manamAM ghaNe vicAra karavA lAgyo, ke A zuM ? meM rAjAne kAMIpaNa aparAdha karyo nathI, chatAM ekadama rAjAe gunyA vagara mane pakaDAvyo, te rAjAe ThIka karyuM nahi; paNa zuM karU, sattA AgaLa zANapaNuM nakAmuM che. khera ! te zuM kare che. te joyA pachI vicAra karIzuM. dedAzAha ! tamane game tyaMthI paNa nidhAna malyu che, ema leko kahe che. mATe je sAcI vAta hoya te mane jaNAvo. lagAra paNa khoTu bolI tamAre hAthe tame duHkhI thazo nahi. rAjAe dama bharAvatAM jaNAvyuM. he devI! tame je sAMbhaLyuM che, te tadana asatya che, tame samaju thaIne vicAra te kare ! ke mArA jevA purUSonuM evuM bhAgya kAMthI heya ke jethI mane nidhAna prApta thAya che kemake sAMbhalIne vastune Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 pakaDI nahI letAM tenA kharAkhara vicAra karavA! vaLI patyakSa najare joelA banAva paNa prasa Mge karIne khoTA paDe che. te mATe he rAja? durjana leAkeAnI zIkhAmaNathI ekadama tameA amArI upara julama gujArA te tamArA jevA mAnavata purUSone lAyaka gaNAya nahi; zAhe poinTa sara jIvAba ApatAM jaNAvyuM. he deDhAzAha ? jo tu tarU bhalu cAhatA hoya te satya vAta jaNAva? tuM kapaTa rahIta chu, nahitara vANIyAnAM caritra huM kharAara rIte jANuM chuM. te vAta sAMbhaLIne kharAba khele che athavA hase che. mAnapAe karIne sarva lokone luTe che, karIyANuM vagere ghaNu che ema khelatAM thayAM tAlamAM eThuM Ape che, te anyAya karyA chatAM Aja darabAramAM pahelA jAya che. jIA lekha lakhavAne te sAhasIka heAya che. hRdayamAM sIha sarakhA paNu bahAra mRgA .sarakhA dekhAvavALA hAya che. juDAmAM agresara vANIyAe hAyache, pratyakSa koie vastu ApI hAya te paNa kANu jANe ApIche ke nathI ApI ema saMzayavALA thAya che. te jo gupta rIte mukavA "ApI hAya tA te bhUlI jAya che, peAtAne gheralAbha thatA hoya teA khIjAnu kahevuM sAMbhaLe nahi. lAbhI paNA thakI khIjAne ThagavAne tatpara hoya che. thoDu kharca chatAM jene tene kahetA kare ke mAre ghera kharaca vadhAre che. temaja bIkaNamAM agresara vANIyA he.ya che. iyAdika vANIyAnAM lakSaNa hoya che. e pramANe vANIyAbhAinuM kharUM svarUpa rAjAe zAhane parakhAvI dIdhu. he deva ? brahaspatinA tame mitra che, te mATe tamAre vize zuM sAcuM kahI tamArA caraNe hatamAre dhananI jarUra hAya te meLavanArA ApaNI nAMdurI kharekhara mane dhana maLyu nathI. zuM jJAna na heAya! paNa huM bhUpate? huM sta mukahyuM. ke mane nidhAna maLyu nathI. vyApAra pramukha kArya vaDe karIne sapA nagarImAM ghaNAka dhanADhayA vase che, paNa ityADhika ghaNI dalIlA purvaka teNe kahyu have rAjAne dekArA hanA kahevA upara lagArapaNa vizvAsa AvyA nahi, tethI tene zIkSA karavAnI icchA karavA lAgyA. are! sArI rIte samajatA nathI mATe kharekhara A deAzAha daMDane lAyaka che, ema manamAM vicAravA lAgeA. Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 are! tamArI nyAyI vRttie Aje caLIta thayelI hAya ema mane bhAsa thAya che, mane nidhAna jaDelu che ane tethI tameA lai levAnA bure vicAra karA, paraMtu he rAjana! yAda rAkhA, ke mArI pAsethI eka kADI mAtra paNa levAne tame samartha nathI, tamArI anyAyI vRttine tAkhe thai mArUM mana eka pAi paNa tamane ApI zakaze nahi, tame| jakharastapaNAthI sattAne upayega karIne ane sAmA mANasanI AMkheAmAM aMguLI dhrAcIne levA dhArA, paNa mArAmAM jIva che tyAM sudhI eka koDI paNa ApIza naui, IMgitAkArathI rAjAnI ceSTAne jANanArA catura dedAzAhe krodhathI spaSTa rIte rIkaDe rokaDuM khaDakhaDIyu khatAvI dIdhuM. catura zeThanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAnAM netra krodhathI rakatavarNa vALAM thayAM. nasenase jete rUdhira vahevA mAMDayu, je rAjAne tApa dekhIne anya sabhAvarga paNu tharatharavA lAgyA, are ! rAjA hamaNAM zuM karI nAMkhaze? nizcaya dedAzAha hamaNAM rAjAnA kApano bhAga thai paDaze. leke mAMheAmAMhe jema phAve tema khelavA lAgyA. evA avasaramAM deAzAhanI strIe bheAjana karavAne khelAvavA sArU rAjadarabAramAM eka mANasa melyuM hatuM, te AvIne sAhasa karavAmAM zUravIra evA dedAzAhane gharanA samAcAra jaNAvatA hateA. are ! tu dhera jaine eTaluM kaheje, ke Aje mAre mAthe AkarI vedanA thaelI che, mATe have bhAjana karavAmAM sadeha rahe che. tA je kAma karavAnu che, te utAvaLathI tuM tAre karaje. A pramANe prAkRta bhASAvaDe catura deDhAzAhe peAtAnI strIne khAnagI samAcAra pAvI dIdhA. dedAzAhe peAtAnI strIne samAcAra jaNAvyA. te muddAnI vAtanA ja hatA, parantu bhAjanane lagatA tenesaMbadha AvAthI rAtrika kAine tenI kharI hakIkatanI khabara paDI niha. jagatamAM dhanavAna tA murkha mANasa paNa thai zake che, parantu jJAnI thavuM te mahA durlabha che, kemake eka vakhate AmarAjAthI rIsAi gayelA khappabhaTTI nAmA AcArya tyAMthI vihAra karI tenA zatru dharmarAjAnA rAjyamAM gayA, te AmanI rAjyadhAtInI mAka tyAM paNa mAna sanmAta pAmavA lAgyA, kemake vidvAna sarvatra pUjAya che, tethI temanuM mAna sanmAna tyAM paNa adhikatara thavA lAgyuM. rAjA pazu vAraMvAra temanI sevA Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nimitte temanI pAse AvavA lAgyo, jevI rIte AmarAjAnI sabhAmAM mAnapAna hatuM, tenA karatAM paNa adhikatama ane maLavA lAgyuM, AmarAjAne khabara paDatAM teNe temane bolAvavAne vAraMvAra vinaMtI. patro mokalavA mAMDayAM, temAM pitAnI kasura mATe vAraMvAra temanI mAphI mAgavA lAgyo, eTaluM ja nahi paNa temane teDavAne moTA moTA adhikArIone paNa mokalatA ho, paNa koI vAte AcArya mAnatA nathI. chevaTe AcAryanA premanA vaza thakI pate sAmAnya vezanuM parAvartana karI pitAnA zatru rAjAnI nagarImAM gayo. ne AcArya mahArAja jyAM birAjamAna thaelA hatA. tyAM temanI pAse Avyo, najIkamAM dharmarAja vagere ghaNuM mANase temanI pAse beThelA hatA. AcAryanI tura AMkhe AmarAjAne tarataja oLakhI lIdhuM ke "Ama Avo " evuM dIarthI vAkya kahI tenuM sanmAna karyuM, alpa samaya besI te tyAMthI sUrI mAhArAjanI rajA laI cAlI nIkaLyo. paraMtu AmarAjAnA AgamananI te banne jaNa vagara anya koIne khabara paDI nahI. kemake Ama Avo eTale najIka Avo ema sarva keAI samajyA, paratu AcArya te AmarAjAnuM nAma daine " Ama A " eTale he AmarAjA ! tame Avo! ema jaNAvyuM, paNuM koI buddhi vagara kaLI zakyuM nahi, te pachI AcArya paNu rAjAnI AjJA laI vihAra karI pAchA muLa ThekANe AvyA. - have pelA mANase dedAzAhanA samAcAra temanI strIne saMbhalAvyA, te strI mahAcatura hovAthI dedAzAhanA baMdhananA samAcAra tathA temano gupta saMdezo jANI gaI, tethI mahA mUlyavALAM vastranI gAMkaDI bAMdhI ASadhIne zIza laIne vIjaLInI mAphaka tyAMthI che pAMca gaNI nAzI gaI, krodhAtura thayelA rAjAe dedAzAhane lohanI beDI paherAvIne kArAgrahamAM nAkhI, tenuM ghara luMTavAne subhaTane ekadama hukama Apake have. subhaTe paNa dedAzAhanA gharamAM AvIne nIte gharanI cAre tarapha zodhI vaLyA, dAridranuM ghara evA dedAzAhanA ghara maMthI subhaTone eka kaDI sarakhI paNa maLI nahi, arere ! Ate ApaNI mahenata bartha gaI, kAMI DuM paNa dhana maLyuM hota, te tuTamAna thayela rAjA ApaNane paNa kaMIka Apane, devAsAhato bhikhArI jaNAya che, tenuM ghara paNa kevI eka daridranI moTI nizALa che, rAjAe zuM jANIne tene pakaDo haze. tenA karatAM koI mAleka tujArane 5 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 kaDayA hota teA ApaNe keTalIka luTa meLavI zakate, ApaNe kevI 3laTabhera AvyA hatA. ane eTalIvAramAM ApaNe hatAza thai gayA. ApaNI AzAe kharekhara haNAi gai. are ! paNa harAmanuM khAvAvALA ApaNA jevA sevakAnA upara kudarata zAmATe kA nahi thAya! paNa amArA sarakhA abhAgIyAone AvA vicArA kayAMthI Ave ! jenI tenI pAsethI grahaNa karavAneja ameA janmelA chIye, kANu jANe divasamAM keTalAe anyAye amArA hAthe banatA haze. khera ! je ane te kharUM ! cAlo rAjAne jaine nivedana karIye, dedAzAhane ghera rAjAnA nAmanu sIla karIne nirAzathI zeAkAtura yukta vadanavALA subhaTe rAjA pAse jane tenA dharanA savistara tihAsa jaNAvatA havA, rAjU paNa Azcarya pAmatA ca vicAra rUpI ghaTamALamAM vITAvA lAgyA, ne AvelA subhaTAne rajA ApI pAtAnA antaHpuramAM vicAra karatA te cAhyA gayA. prakaraNa 4 zuM " kArAgrathI mukti * }} kRtakarmakSayo nAsti, kalpa koTi zatairapi / avazyameva bhoktavyaM, kRtaM karma zubhAzubham // 1 // bhAvAthe--kroDA game upAya karyo chatAM paNa karelAM karmonA nAza thatA nathI, prANIyAne zubha athavAM azubha karma avasyuM karIne bhogavavuM paDe che. sukhanI zitala ane zAMtidAyaka laherImAM vaLI A du:khanuM vAdaLa karyAMthI tuTI paDayu! mANasane mAthe duHkhatA lAgelu che. du:kha eka mANasanA jIvananI kaseATI che. mAnavanu jIvana te duHkhane krIDA karavAnI eka zAlA che. hA ! rAjAe mane anyAye karIne zIkSA karelI che. narakanA dvAra sarakhA A kArAgrahathI have kayAre mukti caze ! rASAyamAna thaelA rAjA zuM have mane mukta karavAnA hatA ! Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 bIjIvAra paNa duHkharUpI dAvAnaLamAM huM phasAI paDe, arere ! ahIM karatAM te jaMgalamAM sArU hatuM, je svataMtratAthI game tema karI zakatA'tA, paratu Ate narakanA sarakhu duHkha jajya che. arere ! jagatamAM prANIone parAdhinatA samAna avara duHkha ja nathI. parAdhinatAnI beDImAM baMdhAyelA prANIyo bicArA aMtaramAM ne aMtaramAM baLyAja kare che. temAM vaLI kArAgAranI parAdhinatA te duzmanane paNa maLaze nahi, ahAhA ! zuM duHkha Ave che te kAMI mANasane kahIne Ave che ! soraTha, duHkhanA DuMgara zIra, aNadhAryA AvI caDayA dhIraja rAkhe vIra, bhaNela nara bhUlyA paDayA." have jyAre ApaNe sAthe AvI aNadhArI Aphata AvI paDI. te tene mATe kAMI paNa upAya ApaNe karavo joIe. game te prayatna vaDe karIne du:kharUpI dAvAnaLano mULathI nAza karavo joIe. kharekhara ! duHkha vakhate mANasane dharma eja zaraNa che. dharmanuM zaraNa karavAthI ghaNAMkanAM duHkha kSaya thaI gayAM che, ghaNAkanI IcchAo pAra paDI che. mATe mAre paNa dharmanuM zaraNu levuM teja ucita che, te A lakamAM sukhakArI ne palle ke mokSanuM kAraNa ane sarva purUSone sevA karavArUpa evA zrI thaMbhata pArzvanAtha prabhunuM dhyAna dharIne vicAravA lAgyo. ke he pArzvarAja ! A jagatamAM tamArA sarakho mahimA bIje koNa hayAtI dharAve che. tuma ciMtAmaNI maLe chate kAcanA kakaDA sarakhA bIjAnI samIpe kazuM jAya ? he prabhutamAruM nAma tathA pratimA ane tenI pUjA, snAtra, phulAdika pAmIne Icchitane ApanArA bIjA puruSonuM ane devenuM mAre zuM kAma che ? he svAmina ! tamArA mahimA je che te amogha phaLane ApanAro heya che, he pArzvanAtha ! tamA rA prAkramamAM keTalAM vakhANa karUM! zrI kRSNa mahArAjanA sainya upara jarAsaMgha rAjAe jarA mukI sarva sainya suchita karyuM, te vakhate zrIkRSNa mAhA raje aThThamanuM tapa karI dharaNendra pAsethI tArI pratimA prApta karI tenA snAtra jaLanA chAMTavA mAtrathI tenA sainyanI jarA tarataja nAza pAmI gaI'tI. vaLI kamaThogInA akAryane bhegA thaI paDelA nAgane uddhAra karI IdanI padavI apAvavA tamAre ja doDIne AvavuM paDayuM tuM. te sivAya aneka bhakatane tamArAthI uddhAra thaelo che. ta Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 mArI bhakita karanArA vA saMsAramAM ghaNA sukhathI rahI zake che. he sthaMbhanapuranA adhipati ! mAre paNa tamArAja AzarA che. meM tamArA AzrayathIja A haTha pakaDI che. kemake jagatamAM jene tArA sarakhA radhara dhAMdhArI vidyamAna chate te prANIne khIjAnI zuM darakAra hA! tArA sarakhA mAlIka hAjarAhajura gArava karate chate mane khIjAnI zu paravA che? he citAmaNI! tArA bhaktanA duHkhane nAza karI tArUM ci MtAmaNInuM birUda tuM sArthaka kara ! tuM bhaktane dacchita ApavA mATe kalpavRkSa jevA dAtAra chatAM mArI upekSA karIza nahi. mATe huM deveza ! tArA AzritanuM du:kha dura karavAne tuM sAvadhAna thA ? jo kadAca A mahAna kaSTamAMthI rAjAne eka kADI paNa ApyA. 1gara huM chuTIza, te sarva aMge seAnAnAM AbhUSaNa caDAvI tArI pUjA karIza. e pramANe sthabhata pArzvanAthane abhigraha karatAM cakAM utrasaggahara steAtrane pATha karatAM thakAM dedAzAha sui rahyA. te mana, va cana ane kAyAnA ceAgAne vaza karIne evA teA dhyAnamAM layakIna thayA, ke jo AlAkanI vAMcchA rahita temaNe dhyAna dharyuM hota te te nizraya meAkSa melavI zakate. AhA ! loko AvI kharI vastune mukIne jyAM tyAM jagatamAM bhUlA bhame che. kemake bicArA pAmara ane duHkhIyA jAne A ciMtAmaNIne samAgama thAya te te lokone tatkALa phaLadAyaka nIvaDe che. jagata tuja ci'tAmaNI sakhA amulya ratnane mukIte kAcanA TukaDA grahaNa karavAne jyAM tyAM bhulu bhame che te tricArAne kayAMthI khabara paDe ke kharI vastu kai che, paNa kharekhara! hu' bhulu' chu, kemake tArA samAgama te kai puNyavata prANIoneja thAya che, je thADe bhave mukti meLavavAne adhikArI hAya, agara te jenA sukhanA divaseA ane punyanA divaseA ugI nikaLavanA hoya teja tane meLavI zake che, samasta jagatamAM evAM bhAgyavaMta ratnA alpaja hAya che. tene mATeja tane meLavavAne kharekhara jagata nirdegI nivaDayu che. mANasane mahad punyanI nizAnI caLakatI hoya tyAreja tAre samAgama tene thAya che. kemake tArA samAgamI purUSo nirmAlya ane hIzukarmI hAya te teA aneja nahi. tArI bhakti karanArA prANI nirAza thayeA hAya temaja peAtAnuM icchita meLavavAmAM niSphaLa nivaDayA hAya, evA ekapaNa banAva hajusudhI meM sAMbhaLyeA nathI. anyathA bicArA zuA prANIyA jyAM tyAM rakhaDI bhaTakI peAtAnI dhAraNamAM Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirAza thayelA jovAmAM Ave che. pachI kAkatAlIya nyAye karIne kaMi paNa phaLadAyaka thAya. paraMtu deva ! tArA mahImAnuM varNana huM karUM tenA karatAM te tAro camatkAraja jagatane sAkSI ApI vizvAsa Ape, to te vadhAre dalIlavALu gaNAya. trikaraNa jogathI yogone sthIra karI dayAna avasthAmAM rAtrI nirgamana karatAM thakAM tarataja rAtrInA chellA prahare mahA aMdhakAramAM ujavaLa azva upara ArohaNa thayelI eka vyakti divya AkRtinA rUpamAM jovAmAM AvI. Ate Ate maMdamaMda gatie azvane gamana karAvatI te A kRti kArAgrahamAM tenI najIka AvI ne pitAnI sanmukha ubhI rahI, tenA mukhamAMthI jANe kaMIpaNa zabda nikaLatA hoya ema dedAzAhane bhAsa thavA lAgyo. putra ! uTha! kema zeka kare che ! tArA jevAthI to duHkha daza gAunA namaskAra karI nAzatuM phare che, tArA sarakho bhAgyavAna jagatamAM kaI viralA ja haze. cAla ! mArI pAchaLa azva upara besIjA huM tane Icchita sthAnake mukIza, najIka AvelI vyaktinA mukhamAMthI AnaMdane ApanArI akSaranI madhurI metInI sera verANI. he deva! tamAruM kahevuM yathArya che. paraMtu mArA pagamAM rAjAe ' lehanI vaja sarakhI beDI nAkhI che. tethI hu hAlavAne te puratA samartha nathI te azva uparate kevI rIte besI zakIza? dehAzAhe khinna vadana yukta pratyuttara Ape. are! baccA? tuM kema Dare che ! himatane dhAraNa karI ekadama ubho thaI ja. te bicArI beDIrUpI nirmAlya kaMkaNa tujane koIpaNa karI zakaze nahi. tArI beDIne kayAranI bicArI hatAza thaI gayelI che, phakta tuM uThe teTalI ja vAra che, AvelI AkRtie prasanna vadane tenI nirAzAne dUra karanArAM vacana kahyAM AvelA divya subhaTanAM e pramANenAM AzvAsa dAyaka vacana sAMbhaLatAM te tatkALa ubho thayo, eTalAmAM te tenI vaja sarakhI beDIo bhAMgIne nIce paDI. pachI te tenI pAchaLa ghoDA upara beTho. pele subhaTa tyAMthI nimeSa mAtramAM ravAne thaI gayo ? te subhaTa jyAM dedAzAhanI strI hatI. tyAM mukIne tarataja adraza thaI gayo. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtaHkALamAM potAnA svAmIne potAnI joDe nihALIne strI bolavA lAgI, ke he prANanAtha! tame kevI rIte ahI AvyA. rAjAe tamane te baMdhakhAnAmAM nAMkhyA hatA, ne tame mANasa sAthe samAcAra kahAvatAM huM tarataja tamAre saMdezo jANuM A tarapha AvI nikaLI. he strI ! huM zrI svaMbhana pArzvanAthanI kRpAthI Avela chuM. ema kahI tene ItihAsa dedAzAhe teNIne kahI saMbhaLAvyo. - je ThekANe ApaNe chIye te deza paNa namyADa saMbaMdhI che ema jANIne dedAzAha tatkALa te bhUmino tyAga karI vidyApura tarapha gayA. tyAM nivAsa karI suvarNanAM AbharaNa karAvI tyAMthI sthaMbhanapuramAM jaIne pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM te atyaMta bhaktithI pUjana karato hato. tenI bhaktithI prasanna thaelo tene adhiSThAyaka devatA pApIonAM gharamAMthI dhana kADhI nAkhIne vidyApura dedAzAhanA gharamAM nAMkhate ho. dhanadhAnya vaDe karIne dedAzAhanuM ghara vRddhi pAmavA lAgyuM. potAnA gharamAM acAnaka dhananI vRddhi thatI dekhIne ane nAgArjune jegInuM vacana yAda karIne dedAzAha vicAra karavA lAgdhA. seraThe. lakSmI caMcaLa nAra, eka dIna te cAlI jaze, zANA samaje sAra, mananI manamAM rahI jaze. pUrvanA puNyanuM cakra vaLI udaya AveluM hovAthI atyAre mArI pAse ghaNI Rddhisiddhi ekaThI thaI che. paraMtu teno bhAre kAMIpaNa upayoga karavo joIe. kemake lakSmI e pApanuM ThekANuM che. anarthanuM mULa che, lakSmInA made karIne mANasa unmatta thaI akArya karavAmAM tatpara thaI jAya che. lakSmInuM ghena mANasane evI asara kare che, ke te mANasa kAMI vicitraja svabhAvavALo jaNAya che. lakSmI ne mAM mANasane potAnI pUrva sthItinuM bhAna bhUlAvI devarAve che. hA ! lakSmI konA kalezane karanArI thatI nathI. tenI vRttimAM koI prakAranI evIto caMcaLatA rahelI hoya che ke eka nAjuka vezyAnI vRtti sthIra hoyanahi, tema lakSmI paNa TharIne eka ThekANe rahe nahi, jema strIo navanavA purUSone bhogavavAnI abhilASAo karyA kare che, tema lakSmI paNa ghareghara bhaTakyA kare, e jagatano sAdhAraNa kAyade che. jagatamAM Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka ThekANe thoravAsa karI te lakSmI rahI hoya ema kyAre paNa banyuM nathI. te AvA prakAranI lakSmIno sadupayoga keNa murkha nahi kare! khare DAhyA purUSo maLelo avasara gumAvatA nathI. maLelo vakhata gumAvavo ane lakSmI upara rAcI mAcIne Asakta rahI eka kaDIpaNu vAparavI nahi, e mUDha purUne prinsipala heya che. arere ! kadAca vAparavAthI khuTI jaze, ne pachI zuM karIzuM, AvA nIcavicArathI bharelA halakA hadayavALA purUSe lakSmI maLyA chatAM paNa tene sAro upayoga karatA nathI. paNa te bicArA kayAM samaje che ke baccAI tArI rAkhI te rahevAnI nathI, tuM game tevI rIte rakSaNa karIza, paNa jyAM bhAgya pharyuM ke jamInamAM dATelA dhananI paNa mArI thavAnI, ke cora corI javAnA, athavA hareka rIte teno nAza thavAno, temAM leza mAtra paNa pharaka nathI. jagatamAM mANasanuM rAkhyuM kAMI paNa rahI zakatuM nathI. chatAM paNa A meM karyuM, ne amuka mArAthIja thaze, e pramANenI lokenI vANI te kevaLa murkhAi bharelI che. tema chatAM mukha mANase bicArA lakSamImAM Asakta thaine keDI paNa vAparavAne teonA komala hAtha nIcA paDayA che, te mATe te bicArA kevaLa dayA karavAne yogya che. te bicArA ajJAnI jane tenI kharI sthItithI kevaLa ajANyAja rahelA che eTaluM ja nahi paNa daivI ThagAyA chatAM bicArA lAkheNe mAnavabhava hArI jAya che. jyAre samaju jane teno kharo svabhAva jANe tene sadupayoga karavAnuM cukatA nathI. A jagatanI kevI vicitratA ! khera! ApaNane tenI zuM jarUra che. " saune rUce te kharU! sarva koi potapotAne buddhivaMta samaje che. je jene sArU lAge te kare. dareka mANasa potape tAnuM manasvI kArya karavAne pote svataMtra che. jagatamAMthI samaju mANasane jyAre jude anubhava maLe che, tyAre ajJAnI jano bicArA rAcI bhAgIne jIvatara eLe gumAve che, are ! ApaNe ApaNuM saMbhALavu te sAruM che. A pazune lakSmI maLI, to have game te mAgaNa Ave, tene naThAro bilakula karavo ja nahi, jema phAve tema lokone dAna ApavuM, kemake nakAra kahenAra kAMi mukhathI nA kahI zakato nathI, paNa tenAM lakSaNa batAvI Ape che. braguTI caDAvavI, vAraMvAra ucu joyA karavuM, nIce joI rahevuM, mukha pheravIne besavuM, sAMbhaLyA chatAM paNa aNa sAMbhaLyA sarakho dekhAva karave, bolavuM nahi, ghaNI vAra lagADavI, aDadhu jevuM, e badhAM nakA Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 ranAM lakSaNlR jANavAM, AvI rItanAM lakSaNanA tyAga karI pUrvaka peAte dAna devu zarU karyuM. niraMtara yAcaka loko dAnane grahaNa karatA chatA dedAzAhanI biradAvalI kheAlavA lAgyA, jyAM tyAM teo temanAM vakhANu karavA lAgyA, loko tene kanagiri evA nAmathI kheAlAvavA lAgyA. jyAM tyAM te kanakirinA nAmathI oLakhAvA lAgyA, pUrvenI maraNa prAyaH dazAmAM sapaDAelI kIrtisuMdarI bharayuvAna avarathAmAM jene tene mehu pamADatI sarva jagatamAM pharI vaLI. aheA ! patrakSa sarakhA A dedAzAhu jagatamAM apUrva mAhAtmavALA che. mAgaNa loko niraMtara AziSA ApI ciraMjIvA evI rIte vAra'vAra mAMgalika vacana khelavA lAgyA. are! tuja sarakhe! kalpavRkSa vidhamAna chate ame karanAM jhAMkharAmAM kema jaSNu! tArA sarakhAtA duniyAmAM sarva kAla jIvatAja rahelA che, tArA sarakhAete peAtAnAM jIvatara amara karelAM che. evA prakAranAM AziSa yukta va canathI poSAtA te potAnA divaseA vidhApuramAM gumAvavA lAgyA. prakaraNa 5 muM " dedAzAhanI udAratA ' " vahatA pANI nirmaLA, khaDA sAgA hoya ' 1 tAnI lakSmInA dAne karIne kIrtirUpI prANapriyAne jeNe deza paradeza paryaTana karavAne meAkalI che. lakSmI uparathI mamatvapaNuM jenuM tatkALa nAza pAmyuM che. caDatI paDatInA camakArAthI saMsAranuM kharU svarUpa jANI A jagatamAM zubha karI samAna sArabhUta kaipaNa nathI ema jANatA chatA dedAzAha eka vakhate peAtAnA kAryane mATe devigira nagarI tarapha javAne nIkaLyA. tyAM zubha bhAve karIte karmanI nirjarAne mATe upAzrayamAM japte sarva sAdhuone vadanA karatA have. AhA ! dhanya che A munivarAne ke jeo sa'sA ratuM svarUpa jANI kSagu mAtramAM tene tyAga karI phakta mekSa sAdha Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nane mATe ja tanamanathI prayatnavaMta thaelA che. devatAone paNa pUjanIya evA A munirAjee tarUNa avasthAmAM viSaya vikArone vaza karelA che mATe temane dhanya che. "ityAdika mAnasika bhAvanA bhAvato dedAzAha jyAM zrAvake beThAbeThA pauSadhazALA banAvavAno vicAra kare che tyAM AvI temane vaMdanA karIne beTho, ane tene manA poSadhazALA banAvavAnA vicArone jANIne pote paNa vicAra karavA lAgyo. ke ahI? "paSadhazALA banAvavA thakI prANIne ghaNuM punya upArjana thAya che, kemake te sAdhuonI mahAna dukAna gaNAya che, temAMthI keTalAka bhavya jIvo vratAdika karIyANuM grahaNa kare che, ane te karIyANuM temane anaMta lAbhane Ape che. vaLI je sthAnake dharma sAMbhaLa, paDikramaNa karavuM vagere thAya che, tema te aneka prakAranI dhArmika kriyAo karavAne mATe sAdhu sAdhvI temaja zrAvakra zrAvikAne paNa ghaNI ja upayogI nIvaDe che. mATe A ThekANe huM caturvidha saMghanI rajA mAgIne eka moTI paiSadhazALA karAvuM. ane duHkhe tarI zakAya evA saMsAra rUpI samudrathI mArA AtmAne tArU, kemake A jIvana kSaNika che. temAM paNa vAraMvAra manuSyAvatAra pAmI AvA prakAranI amUlya taka meLavavI tete ghaNI ja durlabha che te maLelI taka bhAre gumAvavI joIe nahi ke jethI pAchaLathI pastAvuM na paDe. vaLI A kAyAne nAzavaMta jANIne aneka prakAranA satkArya vaDe karIne jaMdagIne saphaLa karavI e mANasanI pharaja che. jagatanuM kharU svarUpa jANIne pitAnA AtmAne hitakArI je mArga hoya te mArga devuM, vaLI dareka mAnave AjubAjunI pApamaya khaTapaTamAM guMthAvA jatA pitAnA AtmAne aTakAvavo evo A duniyAne sArvajanika mATe sAdhAraNa niyama hoya che, paraMtu Aje vidvAno paNa tenA bhoga thaI paDe che te kharekhara navAI jevuM gaNAya che." ItyAdika vicAramAM guMthAyelA dedAzAhe saMghane vinaMti karavAnuM ucita dhAyuM. he dharmabAMdhavo ! "huM eka tamAro kiMkara chuM, mATe tame mArI upara maherabAnI karIne paiSadhazALA banAvavAno mane hukama Apa ke jethI saMpUrNa paiSadhazALA huM banAvuM," dedAzAhe atyaMta bhaktipUrvaka saMdhane vinaMti karI. , he dedAzAha! "tame bolo che te vyAjabI che, paraMtu paiSadhazA Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ LA saMgha samastanI heya paNa ekalAnI naja hoya, kemake je eka mANasanI karAvelI padhazALA hoya to tenuM ghara sajAtarI hoya che, tethI tenA gharanuM AhArapANI koI sAdhu grahaNa karatA nathI, ane saMdhanI karAvelI pauSadhazALA hoya che te temAM rahenArA sAdhu o akeka ghara sajjAtara kare che, ItyAdika yukti vaDe karIne te zrAvakomAM eka vaDe zrAvaka dedAzAhane samajAvate ho. . game tema karIne paNa mAre ahIM piSadhazALA karavAno vicAra che, mATe mane rajA Apo. eka to huM tamAro mahemAna chuM. ane vaLI tamAro sAdhamika chuM, eTale tamane vizeSe mAnavA lAyaka chuM, tethI mArA vicArane teDI nAMkho nahi;" dedAzAhe pitAnI haTha choDI "A paiSadhazALA karavA tamArA ekalAne vicAra che, paNa bIjAne nathI, mATe je tamAre pitAne karAvavAnI jIjJAsA hoya te ekalI sonAnI karI Apo. IMTanI dharmazALA karAvanAra te A nagaramAM ghaNuM jANu che paNa sonAnI karAvanAra koI jaNAtuM nathI, " mATe tame karAvI Apa." kodhathI rakta nathanavALA eka zrAvake hathInA dAMtanA sarakhuM tIkhuM ane tamatamatu evu rokaDIyuM vacana parakhAvI dIdhuM. "huM dharmazALAne senAnI baMdhAvI ApIza" e pramANe tenuM vacana aMgIkAra karatA ho, kemake hAthInA dAMtanA sarakhI uttama purUSanI vANI pAchI mukhamAM praveza karatI nathI, temaja kAcabAnI DekanI mAphaka adhama mANasanI vANuM pAchI pitAnA mukhamAM pese che. suvarNamaya paSadhazALA karAvanAra dedAzAhane gurU mahArAje belAvI tene samajAvA prayatna karyo. he uttama purUSa ! "A paMcama kALamAM suvarNanI piSadhazALA kevI rIte thaze kemake temAM keTalA badhA dravyanI jarUra paDe che, vaLI rAjAo paNa ApaNA Adhina hoya tyAreja banI zake che. jemAM badhuM banI zake te paNa suvarNamaya paiSadhazALAnuM bhaviSyamAM rakSaNa paNa kevI rIte thaI zake !" vagere keTalIka bAbato gurU mahArAja tene samajAvatA hatA. he bhagavana ! tame kaho cho te satya che, paNa huM iTamaya Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 piSadhazALA karAvIne e tarapha suvarNanAM patarAM jaDAvIza, "dedAzAha TuMkAmAM patAvatA havA. he guNavAna ! "tuM A prakArano Agraha mukI de, kemake ghaNA kaSTamaya evI dharmazALA A kAlamAM thaI zaktI nathI to suvarNanI te kevI rIte banI zakaze !" evI rIte gurUmahArAje tene nivAravA mATe prayatna karyo. gurUmahArAje ghaNu samajAvyuM. tathApi pitAnA vicAramAM - kamapaNe rahelA dedAzAhe zrI saMghanI AjJA vaDe potAnA bhatrIjAne dharmazALA karAvavAne hukama ApI teno prAraMbha karyo. evA avasarane vize te nagaramAM dazahajAra piThIyAvaDe traNasene sATha karIyANAM bharIne koI sArthavAha pharate pharate tyAM AvI caDayo. A dakSINudeza pUrNa rasALa che, phaLadrupa che, bhogI che, temaja vaiibhavavaDe karIne pUrNa AbAdIvALo che evuM jANIne sArthavAha sADI paccAsa piThIyA uttama kezaranI paNa sAthe leto Avyo che. . tyAM AvatAM alpasamayamAM tenAM sarva karIyANa te vecAI gayAM, paraMtu kezaranA sADIpabhyAsa piThIyAmAMthI eka paNa vecAya nahi; kemake tenI kimata ghaNI che, tethI loko tene kevI rIte kharIda karI zake ? ne thoDuM thoDuM to vecavAnI tene jarUra nathI, tethI tenA kezaranuM ahIM koI gharAka thayuM nahi tyAre te sArthavAha vagere leke te nagaranI niMdA karavA lAgyA. ane vAraMvAra nagarIne oLaMbhA devA lAgyA. are ! A nagarInA loko to bahArathI ADaMbaranA bharelA che. khoTAM sonAnAM AbharaNa paheranArA che, ne vaLI bahArathI to ADaMbara ghaNo ja batAve che ke koI paNa mANasa A nagaramAM karIyANa bharIne Ave che te tenAM karIyANAM samudramAM sAvavAnI mAphaka taNAI jAya che, arthAta sarva karIyANAM khapI jAya che, kemake A nagarI evI rIte khoTI prasiddhIne pAmelI che, evuM bolanArA lokonAM mukha koNa bAMdhI rAkhI arere! lagAra dhyAna Apo ke vAyune bhakSaNa karanAra sapane kAna hotA nathI chatAM paNa kavi le tene kuMDalI kahIne bolAve che, tevI rIte leke kahe che ke sarva karIyANuM ahIM vicAI jAya che, paraMtu amArUM kezara te khapatuM nathI. lokonI A te kevI vAta kahovAya ke AvI rIte chatAM vyartha khATI prazaMsAja karyA kare che, ityAdika nagaranI niMdAne sArthavAhanA mukhathI nagaramAM praveza karato Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dedAzAha sAMbhaLato thake ghaNo kheda karavA lAgyo. teNe tarataja vepArIne potAnI pAse bolAvyA. he purUSa ? lakSmIthI pUrNa bharelI nagarImAM tame AvyA chatAM tamArI evI kaI vastu che ke je khapatI nathI, jethI tame A abhyadayane bhagavatI caLakATa mAratI nagarInI niMdA karyA kare che, kemake samudramAM gayelI vastu ane nadImAM gayelI cIja temaja siddhamAM gayelo jIva jema pharIne saMsAramAM pAcho Avato nathI, tema A nagarImAM AveluM karIyANuM koI vakhata pUrva pAchu gayuM nathI, dedAzAhe khinnavadana yukta nagarInuM mAhAsya jaNAvyuM. zeThajI ! "tamo boyA che te satya ja che, paraMtu A kezara amo vecavAne ahIM lAvyA chIe, te paNa tenuM koI gharAka thatuM nathI, jethI amAre tene pAchu lai javuM paDe che, tamAre joIe te , nahitara amo tene pAchu laI jaIzuM, sArthaka nirAza vaLe che have. evI rIte tenAM e pramANenAM vacana sAMbhaLIne ogaNapaccAsa guNe padhadhazALAmAM nAM javA mATe kharIda karI cunA sAthe mizraNa karAvI dIdhI. tathA bAkInuM rUDu ane pavitra kezara siddhAcaLa Adi tIrthomAM arihitenI pUjAne mATe te mokalate havA, dedAzAhanuM A pramANenuM udAra paNuM dekhIne uttamapuSe paNa navAI pAmavA lAgyA. rAjAne paNa kharI vAtanI jANa thatAM potAnI garInuM mAhAmya rAkhanAra dedAzAha upara ghaNeja prasanna thaze, jethI tene satkAra karI ghaNuM mulyavALAM vastra temaja ghaNuM dravya tene ApaDe ho. kemake putra, sevaka, ziSya vagere apakIrti karanArA hotA nathI, temAM paNa pitAnI ane svA* * mI nI kIrtine mATe je thAya che teto duHkhe karIne pAmavA lAyaka che, ITathI caNelI ane kASTanI suMdara keraNIthI ghaNI suMdara ane sonAnA vastra sarakhI kezarathI meLavelI evI jenI bahAranI ane aMdaranI devAlo che evI ekasone eka pagathIyAM nAMkhIne cha mAsanI aMdara te paiSadhazALA te dedAzAha taiyAra karAvate ho. ke jene mahimA jevAne dezaparadezanA loko AvatA hatA. nagaranI ramaNIyo te dekhIne gAMDI thaI gaI hatI, ane dedAzAhanI Rddhi siddhithI AkarSaNa pAmatI chatI tene aMtaHkaraNathI dhanyavAda ApavA lAgI. pauSadhazALA banAva vane jeTaluM dravya lAgyuM teTaluM ane senAnAM patarAM vagerenuM pAca Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thayuM tenA karanAra dedAzAha zeThanI udAratA jagatamAM kone AzcaryakAraka nahi jAya. kharekhara jagatamAM lakSmIbAInA lebhI jIvone A citAra hRdayabhedaka lAgI temanAM hRdaya pitAnI nIca vRtti mATe beghaDI temane zoka karAvI nayanamAMthI azvanAM biMduo vahevarAvaze. temaja pitAnuM beleluM vacana pite pramANa karyuM che ema sajjana puruSone dAkhalA rUpa te thaI paDaze, sajana mANaso potAnuM vacana kadipaNa bhaMga karatA nathI. game tevA saMga hoya agara to koIpaNa prakAre te o ApattinA vAdaLAmAM jhaMpalAI gayA hoya to paNa dhairyatAne avalaMbIne teo pitAnI Teka choDatA nathI. prakaraNa 6 ThuM putra darzana kIsmatake Age, kIsIkI kuccha nahI calatI; - saba hI terA hete, kI jaba takadIra phIratI. thI tra vagaranI strInuM jIvatara kharekhara A jagatamAM prazaMsavAne sara puro lAyaka gaNAtuM nathI. huM game tevI samaju ane zANuM game grAma iNAtI houM, paNa jyAM sudhI mane putra ratnanI prApti thaI * nathI, tyAM sudhI kharI rIte te huM hINabhAgI ja chuM. guNe karIne rahita evI ramaNIye paNa potAnA khoLAmAM putrane ramADatI hatI ane vAraMvAra tene AliMgana karatI chatI tenuM AnaMdadAyaka mukhaDuM jotI chatI kharekhara teNI dhanyavAdane pAtra gaNAya che, potAnA vhAlA bALakanA raLIyAmaNA vadana kamaLa upara cuMbanano varasAda varasAvanArI bhAgyavALI yuvatI potAnA putranA AnaMdadAyaka mukhane nirakhatI chatI temaNe putra janmano lahAvo purNa karyo che. putra vagaranI vadhyA strI jagatamAM halakaTapaNAne pAme che. IdanA sarakhI sAhyabI bhogavanArI ane putranA sukhathI tyajAelI evI putra viyogInI vanitA o kharekhara abhAgINI sarakhIja jANavI. kAraNake saMpadAne bhaviSya Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 ne! vArasa jo na haiyA te badhu aNuupara lI'paNA sarIkhuja jANavuM. mAre ghaNIja saMpadA che. parantu putranA sukhathI huM vaMcAyelIdhuM kemake kahyuM che ke-- sArA, khAre vI uga ta, ceAsa dIvA jo chaLe; jasa ghara putra na huMta, mananI manamAM rahI khare !" AjakAla karatAM AzAmAM te AzAmAM mArAM keTalAMka varasa pasAra thayAM, ane have tarUNu avasthAmAMthI rITI IDha avasthAma paNa huM AvI lAgI. tApaNa kamabhAginI huM putra prasUtinuM phaLa meLavI zakI nahi. arere! meM purve bhave zuM pApa karyA haze ! kayA bhavanAM pApa pragaTI nIkaLyAM. arere ! je mananI AzA manamAM rahI jaze teA hA ! mArU phlu thaze. huM dhruva ! sahAya kara ! ATaluM badhu nirdaya nahi thA ! huM nahAtI dhAratI ke tuM AvuM kaThera hAze ? AzAmAM ne ArAmAM dhaNA vakhata vahI gayA, have dhiraja kema rahe! tuM AvI rIte AzAmAM A pavitra chaMdagInA aMta lAvIza nahi. jema bane tema anukuLa thai mArA mananI murAda puraNa kara," ityAdika vicAramAM mazagutra thaelI eka prauDhavayI pramA atulanIya saMpadA chatAM putra ratanI ciMtAmAM zAkAtura vadanavALI thai chatI vidyApuranA bhavya ane vizALa ra'gamahelamAM ramaNIya vaibhavA chatAM paNa duHkhamAM divaseA pasAra karatI hatI. ekakA divasa varasa sarakhA jaNAya che evI te suMdarI pratidina adhika adhika citAmAM magna thatI gai. patie patnInI udAsInatAne dekhI eka divasa avasara Ave thake jANavAnI keAzi5 karI. huM subhage ! "tamArUM kAmaLa vadana kamaLa pratidina zA mATe kara mAya che? tenI kAMpaNa khabara mane paDatI nathI. tArUM du:kha tuM mane kema jaNAvatI nathI ! manamAM ne manamAM kyAM sudhI rAkhIza." patie patnInA du:khanuM kAraNa jANavAne AturatA darzAvI. he deva ! ApaNane sarva vAte sukha che, koipaNa khAkhatanI ApaNe maMdire kamItA nathI. vaLI Apa sarakhA patine pAmI mA jIvana paNa sArthaka thayuM che. parantu deva ! Apane ekapaNa putra nathI tethI mAruM mana vadhu ne vadhu nirAzAne dhAraNa kare che," Tapaka Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara Tapaka TapakatA azru yukta nasanavALI vimalazrI nAmA strIe svAmItI ciMtAnuM nivAraNa karyuM. devI ! "tamArA sarakhI samajI strIe nAhimata thAya te sArU. kahevAya ke ? jagatamAM ApaNe game tema karavA dhArIye paNa ApaNu dhAryuM kAMIpaNa thatu nathI. te tame!e anubhavyu che, mATe jema daiva nI icchA haze tema banaze. tame hiMmata rAkheA, tamArI AzA jarUra saphaLa thaze, deva sarvadA eDha sarakhuM rahetuM nathI, kudarata kAine tirAza nahi karatAM samaya Ave tene anukuLa phaLa Apeja che. ApaNA karatAM tene peAtAnA kAryanI vadhAre ciMtA rahe che, joke dareka manuSyA potAnA AthA phaLabhUta karavAne aneka prakAranAM valakhAM mAryA kare che, tathApi samaju purUSA dhairyatAthI pAtAne vakhata pasAra kare che, teo samaje che ke daiva AgaLa mANasanI agAdha zakti paNa kai karavAne samartha nathI." pratyAdika aneka prakAranAM dezAhanAM yukti purvaka vayaneAthI vimalazrInuM hRdaya AMti pAmatuM thammu trisa vyatita karavA lAgyuM. ekadA samaye rAtrIne vize tenA chellA prahare vimalazrIne eka svaSNu AvyuM, jANe pote eka dIvA saLagAbyA, te dIpaka prathama alpa tejavALA thaine anyanA maMdire cAlI gayA, tyAM anukrame samudra paryaMta mar3A tejasvI thyA. tarAja nidrAmAMthI jAgRta thai eka cittathI paMca paramethI maMtranu smaraNa karavA lAgI. zeSa rahelI rAtrI paNu jAgRta avasthAmAM nirgamana karI, kemake je rUDu svapna dekhIte jAgyA pachI rIte kadAca nidrA Ave te svapna kuLa ti kULa thAya mATe tarataja nidrA rahIta thai gai. prAtaHkALe peAtAnA svAmI AgaLa jaine rAtrInuM svapna nivedana karyuM. suvadane ! A svapnanA prabhAva thakI tane uttama prAkramavaMta evA putra ratnanI prApti thaze, jo have tArA matanI AzA gheADAja vakhatamAM saphaLa thaze." svAmIe prasanna vadana yukta strIne jaNAvyuM. svAmI ? "ApanuM vacana pramANu thAe !" vimaLazrIe A pramANe kahI zakunanI gAMTha vALI. late ? ApaNane AvA putranI prAptI kayAMthI hAya ! kema je gRhastha rUpI vRkSa saMpadA vaDe karIne tyuM thayuM putravaDe paNa phaLe, { Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 evu' ApaNu' bhAgya kharekhara dhanyavAdane pAtra gaNAya, sadhyA samaye te' gharamAM dIpaka sthApana karyuM te paNa saMpadAnuM sthAnaka che, vaLI zAsra mAM paNa kahelu che, ke anubhavyAthI, dekhavAthI, citavavAthI, sAMbhaLavA thakI, svamAvathI, rAgAdikathI ane devatAdikanA upadezathIsvapna sArA ane mAdA phaLane ApanArAM nivaDe che, paraMtu jo dhruve tArI dAda sAMbhaLI tane sArU svapna tAvI bhaviSyanI tArI jIvataderI ne dRDha banAvI che, te pramANe dedAzAha peAtAnI dharmapatnIne kahetA chatA AnaMda pamADatA haveA. have dedAzAha ane vimalazrIe svapnanA jonAra svapna pAThaka te khelAvI zrIphaLa vagere mukIne peutAnu` svapna kahI sabhaLAvI tenu mULa teo puchavA lAgyAM. he mAtA ! tamArA svapnanuM La sArUM che, tame nizcaya eka putrane janma Apaze. paraMtu te putra, dIpaka jhAMkhA hatA tethI prathama dhanavaDe rahIta thaze, pachI dezAMtare gamana karIne dhaNI sapAnA mAlIka thaze, te aneka prakAre punyanA karavAvALA thaze, ane peAtAnI kIrti vaDe karIne samasta sRSTi maDaLane zeAbhAyamAna karaze. e pramANe sapUrNa vicAra karIne svapna pATheke svapnanuM svarUpa kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. teNIne garbhanA ane dAnAdika svapna pArTakanA vacanathI sApavALI thayelI vimaLazrIe tene ghaNuM dhRta ApI visarjana karyAM. ane banne jaNa tIrthaMkaranI bhakti pUjA vagere dharmakAryamAM atyatapaNe sAvadhAna rahevA lAgyAM. jamIna jema dravyane vibhUSita kare, samudra lakSmIte alaMkRta kare, zamInuM vRkSa atane dhAraNa kare tema vimalathI have Jabha te dhAraNa karatI havI, te garbhanA pratApathI teNI pIta* vadanavALI thai gai. prabhAvavaDe devanIpUjA, gurUnI bhakti, saMdhanI bhakti vagere karavAnI paNa icchA thavA lAgI te dohada aneka rIte tenA pUrNa thatA havA, kemake sArA garbha nA prabhAvavaDe strIone uttamadAhalA utpanna thAya che, ane putranA ceAthI strIone mATI khAvAnI TIka khAvAnI ane rAkha khAvAnI tathA mAMsa khAvAnI icchAe thAya evA jagatamAM sAdhAraNa niyama che, have sArA divasa Avate thake pUNa mAse vimalazrI putrane prasavAvatI havI. dedAAhe paNa prajAne Azcarya utpanna thAya evA janma mahAtsava karyo, ane ja Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nmathI bArame divase sArA lokonA sanmAnathI dAnAdika karavA vaDe pethaDa evuM suMdara triakSara yukta madhurU nAma pADayuM, te traNa akSara anukrame dharma, artha, ane kAma e traNa vargane sAdhana karanArA che, tene sUcanA karavA mATe ja hoyane zuM? kemake pethaDazAhamAM dharma ghaNo ja vadhaze evI bhaviSya vANIne jaNAvavAne pakAra mAtrA karIne ane dhika che, ane bAkInA bane akSara banne vargane sAdhavAvALA che. ema atyArathI ja ApaNane sUcanA ApatA hoya ema jaNAvA lAgyA, mAtA pitAnA mahotsavanaDe te zukala pakSamAM caMdramAnI jema dina pratidina vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. mAtAnI paNa ghaNe vakhate AzA phaLI jANI teNe putra janmano atizayapaNe lhAvo levA lAgI. putrane hulAvavAvaDe karIne ramA vAvaDe karIne tenuM nirdoSa vadana vAraMvAra nirakhavAvaDe karIne hadayane teNe AnaMda ApavA lAgI. Aha! "eka vakhata A putrane mATe huM zokAtura thaelI nizAzA nAMkhatI hatI, ane khamAMthI azru biMduo sararara rarara sarakAvatI hatI, je hAlA putrane mATe pratidina huM zakamAM bhAre vakhata pasAra karatI hatI, te putra Aje khoLAmAM Amatema ramyA kare che. putranA virahane anubhavatI evI mArA sarakhI ramaNanI AzA Aje phattehamaMda nIvaDI che. A badhe dharmane ja mahimA che. dhathI mANaso apUrva saMpadA meLavI zake che, pUrvanAM cIkaNAM pApanAM dalIyono nAza thatAM ane punyano saMcaya thatAM prANIonI dhArelI dhAraNAo sahelAIthI vijyavaMtI nivaDe che. Aha! juo to kharA? dharmanuM pratyakSa A lokamAM paNa phaLa maLe che. tyAre paralokamAM to zuM phaLa malaze ! kharekhara prANIo phogaTa phaMphAM mArI nAhaka jyAM tyAM bhaTakyA kare che, kharU tatva jyAM sudhI samajavAmAM na Ave, ane pitAnI alpa buddhimAM Ave te sArU mAnavuM te Aje jagatanuM sAdhAraNa sUtra thaI paDayuM che. vA. ratavika rIte dharmanuM svarUpa pIchANyA vagara jyAM tyAM rakhaDavuM te dhu bhADAmAM bAcakA bharavA jevuM che, jagatamAM keTalAka evA paNa manu haze ke jeo saMsAranI mAyA jALamAM lapaTAyA chatAM leza paNa dharmanI darakAra nahi karatA hoya, dharma rUpI dhanathI nirbhAgI nivaDelA prANI pratye kharekhara azrunuM eka biMdu TapakAvavA jevuM che. artha ane kAmanI siddhine karanAra evuM dharma rUpI nidhAna te ekaThuM karyuM nahi ne bumo mAratA phare che ke ame duHkhI chIe, amane dhana me. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ latu nathI, ame rogone jya karI zakatA nathI, evI aneka prakAranI viTaMbanAthI ame gherAyelA chIe, ame zuM karIye. deva amArI upara kApa kare che, amArU dhAryuM thatuM nathI. evI rIte aneka prakAre bIjAnA doSa kADhe che, paNa aphasosa ke pitAnAM kartavya kevAM che tenuM tene bhAna hotuM nathI. kemake kahyuM che ke - viSamAM hi dazAM prApya, daivaM garhayate naraH AtmanaH karma doSAMva, naiva jAnAtya paMDitaH rahasyArtha-durdazAmAM phasAyale mANasa potAnA devanI niMdA kare che, paNa te maMda mativALA pitAnAthI karAyelAM duSkAyane saMbhALato nathI. TuMkamAM mAre te eTaluM ja kahevAnuM ke bhale jagata viSama mArge pravarte, te mATe te mukhyatA che, kemake "ThAkara vAge tyAre samajaNa Ave" evo saiddhAtika sAmAnya niyama che, teo hitakArI vacana nahi mAnatAM manasvI pramANe vartaze te temanA karmanuM phaLa te bhogavaze, kAraNa ke duSkArya karavAthI tenuM sArU phaLa kadi maLe ja nahi, jo kara vAvIne AmravRkSanI AzA rAkhavI te AkAzamAMthI 55 le. vAnA sarakhu che, sau saunuM kayuM bhegavaze. zANA ane samaju jane pitAnuM hita samajI zake che, kemake teo jANe che ke punya karavAthI ane dharma krIyAmAM lIna rahevAthI prANIo A lokamAM sukhI thaI palakamAM amogha sukha saMpadAne meLave che, ane adhama kAryonuM sevana karavAthI jIvane duHkhI thavuM paDe, e jagatanA sarva jIvo upara sAdhAraNa niyama che. have A pramANe jANyA chatAM paNa je jIvane jyAM rUci paDe te raste te jAya che tene mATe te ravataMtra gaNAya che, paNa mane te tAdaza anubhava thayo ke zrI ciMtAmaNuM tu pArzvanAthanuM sevana karavAthI mArA svAmI kArAgrahathI mukta thayA eTaluM ja nahi paNa te IzanI bhAvapUrvaka bhakti karavAthI bIju paNa je phaLa thayuM te jagajAhera che vaLI tevIja rIte dharmanuM ArAdhana karatAM ane tirthaMkaranI bhakti karatAM mArI paNa putra rU5 phaLa meLavakavAnI AzA phaLI. AvI rIte amane to sAkSAtkAra anubhava thayo. tha, huM cAhuM chuM ke he deva ! bhavobhava mane tArI bhakti maLane ! tArA pavitra dharmanuM ane tAruM bhabhava mane darzana deje.. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 he ciMtAmagrI ! tArA sarakhA samartha nAyaka chate huve zA mATe hamAre ciMtA karavI joie ! tArA prabhAveja ame eka divasa sa'sAra rUpa maha!n samudranA pArane pAmIzuM, ityAdika vicArAmAM prIti dharAvI mAtA putranA lAlana pAlanamAM divase| vyatIta karavA lAgI. putra pazu anukrame vadhavA lAgyA. divase pANInI pravAhanI bhAka pasAra thavA lAgyAM. prakaraNa 7 meM " jagatanI lIlAnu parivattata ' jayasA bIja kAi megA, vayasAhI la pAyegA; phala pAvegA kabhI nanhe, du:khIyArA kala pAyegA. rcanA prakAze karIne kamaLa jema trikavara thAya, zukalapakSamAM dinapratidina jema caMdra vRddhiMgata thAya che, tema mAtA pitAnA sneharUpI amRtavaDe siMcana karAtA, ane lAlana pAlata karAtA pethaDa kumAra ATha varasane thaye. eTale pitAbhe mahetsava pUrvaka bhaNavAne mATe nizALamAM mukayeA. gheADAka varasamAM vyAkaraNu Aphri sakala zAstrane! te pAraMgata thate have. aneka prakA ranA saMsAra sukhane anubhava karatA ane aneka prakAranA vinedathI jagatanuM AkarSaNa karateA pethaDakumAra sarvajanane vadhruma thateA hA, sukhanA divaseA svaptAnI mAphaka pasAra thAya che tyAre du:khamAM eka divasa pazu varasa sarakhA bhAse che, pote aneka prakAranI lakSmInA upabhogavaDe karIne ane vinayAdika guNe karIne alaMkRta eve te suMdara murtti pethakumAra anukrame buddhivatAmAM agresara gaNAtA haveA. ekadA samayane vize tenA pitAe paraNavAne yeAgya jANI tene koi vyavahArIyAnI prathamaNI (padmanI) nAmanI su Mdara ane vinayazIlA kuMvarI sAthe pograhaNa karAvyu, peAtAne yAgya evI dharmazIla evI padmanI pa patnIthI peAtAne sa`sAra ghaNAja sukhamAM jate have. kalpavrukSathI icchi tane meLavanAra evA yugalIyA karatAM paNa pethaDakumAra A manuSya Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 lemAM devatAI sukha bhogavavA lAgyA. evI rIte bhoga vilAsamAM Asakta thatAM keTaleka kAla vahI gaye chate pethaDakumArane kAMjhaNakumAra nAmano putra thayo, eka vakhate potAne jyAM putranI khoTa hatI ane have putrane paNa putra dekhIne mAtA pitAne ghaNe saMtoSa thato hato. kAmakuMvara sarakho jhAMjha| kumAra kAlu kAlu bolatA kamaLapraye jema haMsa AnaMda pAme che tema dhanavaMtane ane pitAnA mAtA pitAne te ghaNo ja priya thayo hato ladhuvayamAM paNa tenI apAra buddhi dekhIne tene samagra zAstramAM pAraMgata thavAne mATe tenA pitAmahe tene bhaNavAne mATe mukyo, kemake vidhA vagara mANasanuM jIvatara nakAmu che vaLI kahyuM paNa che ke nAta mRta pUranAM, vA na vAtamAM saka duHkha karAvAdyA, vantimastu pade pade. bhAvArtha-putra utpanna na thayo hoya te sArU, athavA to maraNa pAmela hoya te sArU paNa mukha putra sAro nahi; kemake te pagale pagale duHkhane karanAre thAya che. mATe putrane bhaNAve te mArA sarakhA pitAne dharma che, je putrane bhaNAvavAne mATe upekSA karIza to bhaviyamAM te samajaNo thatAM mane phiTakAra Apaze, pitAnA bApane te dhikkAraze ? eTaluM ja nahi paNa vidyA vagara tenI aMdagI tene ghaNI ja akArI lAgaze, mANasanI kiMmata vighA vagara thaI zakatI nathI. mATe mAtA pitAnI prathama pharaja che ke putrane bhaNAva, arere ! bicArAM keTalAMka - jJAnI mAbApa evAM te hoya che ke pitAnAM chokarAne bhaNAvavAne teo tadana bina kALajIvALAM hoya che. paraMtu kharekhara mAtA pitAe pitAnA tana, mana ane dhanathI nija bALakane vidhA saMpAdana karAvI tene hareka prakAranI kaLAnI mAhitI ApavI, te dareka manuSyanI sAmAnya rIte prathama pharaja che paraMtu bicArA mUDha jIvone vidhAnI kiMmata hotI nathI, bhaviSyamAM vidhA vagara pitAnA putrane keTalI badhI hADamArI sahana karavI paDe che, te vakhate hajAro tirarakAra vaDe te maraNa ne zaraNa thaelAM mAtA pitAne tene phiTakAra Apavo paDe che. jema nirdaya hAyanAM mAtA pitA pitAnI chokarInA hajAra rUpiyA laIne vRddha narane paraNAvI tenI jIdagInuM baLavAna Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApI pAchaLathI teNInA hajAro zrApa vaDe karIne te pivAya che, tema bALakane paNa nahi bhaNAvanArAM mAtA pitA tenA hajAro tiraskArathI jagatamAM halakAM thAya che. kemake vidhA te mANasanuM bhUSaNa che. kahayuM che ke seraThe, vidyA devI sAra, jIvatara jaga zobhAvaze; - pAme je koI pAra, Alama savI jhaLakAvaze. game tevA rUpaguNe karIne yukta hoya vanapaNAnI suMdaratAe karIne madanamurti sarakhe haya, vaLI vizALaphaLamAM utpanna thaelo hoya, paraMtu vidyAvaDa rahIta hoya to te, sugaMdha vagaranA kezuDAnAM puSpanI jema zobhAne pAmate nathI, mATe ja putrane bhaNAvavo jeIe. ityAdika dIrghadraSTipUrvaka vicAra karIne bhaNavAne mATe mukela jhAMjhaNakumAra anukrame sakaLa zAstrano pAraMgAmI thayo. tyArapachI nAnA prakAranAM sukhone bhogavato ane vividha prakAranAM sukhono anubhava karato vividha prakAranI vinoda pUrvaka kriIDA karato jhAMjhaNakumAra pitAnA divase pANInA pravAhanI mAphaka pasAra karavA lAgyo. - prabhAtanI ramaNIya dazya lIlA jagatane aneka prakArane AnaMdamAM garaka karI zAMtamaya banAvI dIdhuM che. sUryanAM kiraNoe dhIme dhIme jagata upara potAno prabhAva pADI jagatane aMdhakAranA paDadAmAMthI mukta karyuM che. manuSya dhAre che kaMi tyAre deva tene ke e ghATa ghaDavA mAMDe che. devanI sattA AgaLa Idra caMdra ane cakrI sarakhAnuM paNa cAlatuM nathI. te pAmara evA mANasanI zI guMjAsa rAkhI zakAya ! Aje chaThano divasa ghaNo kaThora nivaDe che, pAMcamane upavAsa karI atyAre vimalathI pAraNu karavAne amRta sarakhI madhura kSIranuM bhajana karatI beThI che. atyAre teNe aneka prakAre manamAM bhAvanA bhAve che ke are ! tapa paNa koI prakAranI IcchA thI rahIta karavAmAM Ave to nirjarAne arthe thAya che, kemake iMdriya ane kaSAyane jaya kare, bhagavAnanI pUjA karavI, upavAsa karavo, ziyala pALavuM, e sarva icchA vagara hoya te ja karma kSayane arthe thAya che, paraMtu kIrtine mATe tapa kare. temaja IrSAvaDe karIne tapa karavAmAM Ave, pUjAvAne mATe tapa kare, Adara sanmAnane mATe Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 tapa kare, gitanA beTathI tapa kare, evI rIte aneka prakAre tapa kare ane evA kArya prasaMge utkRSTa cAritra pALe, topaNa te tapa ane cAritra durgatimAM javAnA kAraNarUpa thAya che, ItyAdika vicAra - maLamAM guMthAelI vimalazrI bhojana ArogavA lAgI. . evA avasarane vize eka mAlaNa tene ghera phula mukavAne mATe AvI. zeThANIne kSIra khatAM dekhIne teNe potAnI daSTine kSIramAM nAMkhI, te AkarI daSTivALuM bhajana karanArI vimaLathI tene tarata ja mAlaNanI karaDI najara beThI te mATe "uttama purUSae kahyuM che ke duSTa daSTi vagere deSone haranArUM evu paMca parameSThI navakAranuM smaraNa hitanA icchanAra evA purUSoe gaNIne bhojana karavA besavuM " vaLI kahyuM paNa che ke bhojana karavAnA samaye, kaSTa Ave thaka, zayana vakhate, prabhAte jAgRta thatAM, prayANa karavAne avasare, bhaya AvI paDe tyAre, evI vakhate paca parameSThI maMtranuM smaraNa karavuM. - have karaDI najaravALu doSIta anna khAtAM thakAM vimaLazrIne tarataja virucikA (mU ) thaI. ane alpa samayamAM mRtyune - raNa thaI gaI. kemake saMsArI chane bharavuM te kaMI moTI vAta nathI na mAni rvei sANaM, yAdhi paranAzi , nimittaM kiMcidAsAdya, dehI prANai vimucyate. bhAvArtha-jala, agni, jhera, zastra, bhUkha, rAgAdika, giri thakI paDavu. sarpa ane mUcchavaDe karIne muhurta mAtramAM chava zarIrane cheDI de che. ghaNA zoke karIne te strInI maraNa krIyA vagere pUrNa karI ke tarataja dedAzAha zeThane paNa tAvanuM vAdaLa caDI AvyuM. strInA maraNathI jene ghaNe zoka thayA kare che. vimaLazrI sarakhI dharmapatnI vAre ghaDIe tenA pavitra hadayamAM khaTakyA kare che. AhA ! zuM tenI patibhakti ! jagata mAM enA sarakhI DAhI ane samaju temaja cAturyatAno bhaMDAra evI strIo thoDI ja haze. hA! daive mArU che ane mulya ratna hatuM te paDAvI lIdhuM che. have tene zekathI huM paNa mAraNa pathArIe paDela chuM. arere ! snehanA baMdhanane dhikkAra che! Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 ke je meDhA mananA purUSone paNa te bhulA bhamAvI de che. hA ! snehanA baMdhanathI kANu du: kha nathI pAmatA, lakSmaNanA viSege zu rA caMdra tenu mRta zakha laine cha mAsa sudhI bhrAtA bhrAtA karatA huM tA bhamyA kRSNavAsudevanA caraNa pachI tenA zabane laine baLabhadra pNa keTalAka vakhata sudhI bhaTakavA nahe!tA lAgyA ! snehanI khAtara tI strIe peAtAnA patinA pAchaLa potAnA jAnamAlanI khuvarI nathI karI nAMkhatI ! hA ! sneha tane dhikkAra che! tuM prabaLa sattAvALAne pazu patraka mAtramAM raka banAvI de che. snehathI siMhu sarakhu jabarasta prANI paNa garIba gAya sarakhuM thai jAya che. snehathI vyAghra jevA bhayaMkara prANIo paNa hatAza thaI jAya che. snehathI krura hRdaya paNa pIgaLI jAya che. jagatamAM snehanuM baMdhana prANIne mahA anarthane karanArU che. hA ! jenA sayeAge sukhanI ghaDI hAya che, tyAre te vhA lA mANasanA viyeAge keTaluM du:kha thAya che ! du:khathI jIvAne pApa adhata thAya che, ane pApanA adhanathI saMsAratA vadhAre thAya che. saMsAra e durgatimAM paDavAnu kAraNa che, mATe snehanuM baMdhana lAhanA adhana karatAM atizaya du:khakArI che. kemake lAhanu adhata mANasane ekaja lavamAM du:kha Ape che, parantu snehanuM AkarU baMdhana te prANIne bhatrAbhava du:khate karanArU thAya che. arere! mArAM sarakhAne paNa jyAre snehathI keTalu du:kha thAya che teA pachI saMsAranI gADha mAyAmAM phasAyelA pAmara prANIonI zI valeha thaze! hA! have hu A rAgathI bacavAneA nathI, huM teneA bhAga thai paDayA chuM. mArUM kSarIra khavAi gayuM che. jIrNa tAve mArAM samasta hADa teADI nAMkhyA che. zarIranI zakti nAza pAmI gai che. have A jagatamAM huM thoDA vakhatane pareze! chuM, alpa samayane AMtare ame banne strI purUSa cAlyAM jazuM, are ! A nAzavaMta jagatamAM sarva koi ekalAja javAnA che. strI kyAM gai, ApaNu kyAM jaIzu, rA jevAM karma karaze tevI gatimAM tene javAnuM che. dedA ! tArAM A chellI vakhatanAM dedAra nirakhI le ? have alpa samaya pachI Aja tArU zarIra tene loko smazAnabhUmi tarapha lai jaze dekA ! tAre hAthe tArI AkhI jIMdagImAM kAMIpaNa akArya thayuM nathI, tuM kAinA khurAmAM rAjI thayA nathI, jema bane tema te jagatanI ane vizeSata: tArA dharmanI sevA ba jAvI tArI jIMdagI te sudhArI che. are ! deA ? jo te sArI jI Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 dagIbharamAM kAMi paNa sukRta na karyuM hota te atyAre tArI zI va leha thate? kharekhara tuM khIjA lAbhI janeAnI mAphaka mUDha banIlamIne sacaya karavAmAM mazagula rahyo nathI, parantu tyAre hAthe te graMthAzakti jainazAsananI sevA bajAvI che. dedA ! paisAne lebhI atIne eka koDI paNa vAparavAne jo tuM sAvadha na thaye heta te kharekhara tuM atyAre pazcAttApa rUpI dAvAnalathI khaLI jAte ! eTa luja nahi paNa lakSmImAMja tArA abhAgI java rahI jAte ! paNa kudarata je kare che te sArU kare che. deve tane prathamathIja sadguddhi ApI che, tethI te sukRta karI lIdhelu che. mATe atyAre tane zAka karavAnuM kAraNa nathI, kemake he cetana ? A jagata nAzavaMta che, zarU rIra kSaNabhaMgura che. te paNa ghaNAM prANIyA mAnamAM ne mAnamAM UMcA tADanI sarakhAM jagatane vize jovAmAM Ave che. are! AvuM kSakSNabhagura nAzavata zarIra chatAM mAnavInA kaThora hRdayane lavaleza paNa asara thatI nathI. te kharekhara navAi bharelIja vAta gaNI zakAya. kahyuM che ke-- mAnamAM maraDaine, tu mUrakha zIda malakAya che; mAyA kapaTamAM rAcIte, pAmar khare! harakhAya che. vicArI jore mAnavI, tujhane jarUra javAnuM che; prabaLa sattA haivanI, tyAM dhAryuM kenu thavAnu che. huM cetana ! jagatamAM kALa meTAmAM meTA rAkSasa che. te niratara prANIye tu ja bhakSaNa karyA kare che te anatAkALathI bhAguM karatA abyA che. mahAna purUSa!nA kALIyA paNa te karI gayA che. rAma ane rAvaNa jevA bhaDavIra bhUpatie paNa temAM sapaDAi gayA, pAMDaveA jevA paNa temAM jhaMpalAi gayA, aneka cakrI ane vAsudevA paNa tenA jhapATAmAM AvI gayA. chatAM paNa tene tRpti thatI nathI hA! kALa koine cheDatA nathI kRSNa vAsudeva sarakhA paNa tenA bhega thai paDayA. devanAone paNa vakhata AvatAM kALanA jhapATAmAM Avavu paDe che, IMdro sarakhA paNa tenA bhAga thai paDe che te ApaNI sarakhA mAnavanI zI guMjAsa kahevAya ! anukrame jagatanA jIvanuM bhakSaNa karatAM he deza 1 aje tArI paNa vArA AvyA che, tane paNa kALe pAtAnI dADhamAM rAkhelA che, te alpa samayamAM tuM paNa tenA bhAga thai paDIza. are! tu MtA zuM paNu krame karIne pratyeka manuSyane bhakSaNa karavAne Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe te sadA tatparaja hoya che. Aje tuta kAle bIje !ema te koIne choDaze nahi, bhalene prANI pitAne amara jevA mAnI aneka prakAranAM akArya karavAne tatpara thAya paraMtu te badhu cAra divasanuM cAMdaraNuja gaNAya. kemake jIMdagI pANInA parapoTA sarakhI che, te amIrasanA kuMpA sarakhI che. tene phuTatAM vAra lAge teTalI ja vAra teno ( kAyAno ) nAza thatAM paNa lAgavAnI che. jyAM kAnuM teDu AvyuM ke eka kSaNabhara paNa reDAvAnI koInI zakti nathI. mATe he cetana ! tuM dharmanuM zaraNuM kara ! saMsArane nAzavata jANI zrI paMca parameSTI maMtranuM smaraNa kara ! tArUM citta tIrthakaranI bhaktine vize lagADa ! anya koI paNa saMsArIka rAgaSanA baMdhanamAM tArU citta jatu hoya to tenuM tuM nivAraNa kara ! prANIne alpa samayamAM Icchitane ApanAra evA ciMtAmaNi sarakhA pArzvanAthanuM tuM dhyAna dharI le, jagatanA mAyA prapaMca ane chaLa bhedothI tuM vikta thA ! kemake tene narakAdika durgatine ApanArA che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa saghaLuM jagata tenI aMdara aMdha sarakhu banI phasAI gayuM che, koI virale ja te thakI ugaravA pAme che. tuM atyAre je ATalI jAgRti pAmyo che te phakta ciMtAmaNuM tulya evA pArzvanAthanA dharmano ja upakAra che. tIrthakara ane pUjya gurUnI upAsanAthIja tuM cetana thaye che mATe kharekhara he cetana ! tArI mahA pupanIja vizAnI che, ke tu saMsAranI kharI sthIti thakI jANIto thayo che. ityAdika vicArarUpI ghaTamALAmAM gothAM khAto ane jagatanI vicitra lIlAnI mana sAthe ghaTanA karato dedAzAha pitAno aMta samaya naika jANe potAnA putra pethaDakumArane potAnI najIka bolAvyo, ane tene samajaNa ApavA lAgyo. pethaDa ! A jagatamAM have huM thoDA vakhata paNa chuM. bhAI! mArI pAchaLa tuM tArA bApanuM nAma DubAvIza nahi. ApaNA dharmane mATe tuM tAruM tana, mana ane dhana arpaNa karaje. TuMkamAM eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke tArA pitAnI kIrtine jhAMkha lAge tevuM kAma tuM karato nahi, pitAe dhIme dhIme ane acakAtAM acakAtAM aMtimanA udgAre bahAra kADhayA. Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pitAjI ! arere ! tame A zuM bole che ! mArI vahAlI bane viyoga to haju huM bhu nathI, ane ekadama tame AvuM bolo do ! tamane sArU thaI jaze, nAhimata thazo nahi, evI rIte azra pUrNa AMkhe ane zokAtura vadane karIne pethaDakuMvare javAba Apyo. putra ! tuM nirAza thaIza nahi, tuM kAMI bALaka nathI, have tuM paNa anubhavI ane DahApaNuzaLa che. mATe vicAra karIne cAle che, jagatamAM koI amarapATo laIne AvatuM nathI, sarva manu jamIne bharavAnAM ja che. mATe maravuM e jatAM eka sAmAnya bAbata che, to pachI tenAthI ApaNA jevAne karavAnI koI paNa jarUra nathI. paNuM tane khAnagI vAta kahuM te dhyAnamAM rAkha. je mArI pAse suvarNa karavAnI vidhA che. tenI AmnAya tuM jANI le,te thakI tane ghaNuja suvarNanI prApti thaze, beTA ! samagra suvarNane sAta kSetramAM AropaNa karaje, jagata upara upakAra karavA nuM bhUlIza nahi kaI paNa vAcakane nirAza karI tuM pAcho kaDhIza nahi, tuM DAho che TuMDAmAM samajI jA, ema kahI sarva AkhAya vagere tene batAvato ho. pItAnI AjJAthI have jaladI ya cake ne dAna ApavAnuM teNe zarU karyuM, ane avasAna samaye sarva jIvo sAthe khamata khAmaNuM karato ke, pitAnA duka nI niMdA karate, ane sukRtane anumodana karate, deva, gurUnuM hRdayamAM dhyAna dharate chata dedAroDa devalokonezabhAte ho. pithaDakumAre paNa zokAtura yukta pitAnI maraNa kriIyA vagere karI. pitAnA guNone saMbhArate ane jagatanA atitya bhAvane jANa thake divasa nirgamana karavA lAgyo. kALAntare juno zoka visAre paDavA lAge, ane tenI sAthe pitAne vaibhava paNa gamana karavA lAgyo keTalAka kALe dedAzAhanI vakhatanI akhUTa lakSmI kevI rIte cAlI gaI, tenI khabara paNa paDI nahi; Aha ! lamI tArI caMcaLatA ! zuM dedAzAha vinA tane gamatuM nahotuM ! ke jethI tuM dedAzAhanI pAchaLa pethaDakumArane tarachoDI ane tene raDato mukI ekadama cAlI ja gaI. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chu 44 prakaraNa 8 muM vicitra ghaTanA.'' 64 " jayasI karanI vayasI bharatI, Aja kIyA kala pAvegA; dhAkA degA gayarIkA, tA ApahI dhAkA khAvegA LV Nusane jyAre jaiva pratikuLa heya che tyAre tenI A jubAjunA anukuLa sayeAge paNa palaTAI jAya che, ghaNu ja vicAra pUrvaka te saMsAranI bIjI uratAdIthI - khelavA jAya che paraMtu daiva tene koi paNa rIte sa kuLa thavA detuM nathI. daivanA bhAga hajArA prANIone thavuM paDe che. mANusa game teTalI heAMDAthI dhAreluM kAya karavAne taiyAra thAya che tathApi daiva pratApe te sarvathA niSphaLaja nivaDe che. jagatamAM prA NIne paisA kamAvAnI ane vaibhava bhAgavAnI dhaNIja hoMza hAya che. lakSmIne hareka prayatne meLavI e tenu mULa sUtra heAya che. parantu te du vanA cakrAvAmAM eve teA jhakaDAi jAya che ke tenI urmio hRdayamAM te hRdayamAMja asta pAmI jAya che. arere ! evathI kANa bacavA pAme che? Aje mArI paNa te avasthA thavA pAmI che. mArA pitAnI athAga sapA pANInA pravAhanI mAphaka kayAM cAlI gai !tenI kAMi khabara paNa paDI nahi. dareka prakAranA vyApAra karIne paNa thAkayA. tApi bhAgyanA pAzA avaLAja paDe che, vaLI suva siddhi mATe dhAturvAdanu kA paNa dhaNIvAra karyuM, paNa ulaTI temAM ghaNA dhananI hAnI thai. arere ! pitAe batAvelI AmnAya pramANe huM karU chuM tApaNu duSTa daiva mane dAda ApatuM nathI. hA ! pitA ! tame! mane zA mATe tajI gayA ! have ahIM mArUM kAi nathI. tamArI vakhatamAM je leAkeA mate mAna apatA'tA. te atyAre mArI tarapha najara paNa karatA nathI. tamArI hayAtImAM je vyavahArIyAonA kheLAmAM huM ramatA'tA, te atyAre duzmanathI paNa bhuMDA thai gayA che. tamArI chatrachAyAmAM je zrImantA cAhI cAhIne mane Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ potAne ghera teDI jatA'tA, tyAM atyAre mane kaI ubhu Na rAkhatuM nathI. arere ! vahAlA pitA ! tamArU khilatuM kamala have thoDA vakhatamAM asta pAmI jaze. tamArA sivAya atyAre tene keIna AdhAra nathI. ne tame te A phAnI jagatane tyAga karI cAlyA gayA. hA ! je mahelamAM mane pANIne badale dudha maLatuM te prAsAda paNa kayAM gaye, arere ! atyAre pANI pIvAne jhuMpaDImAM pItaLane lAMTa paNa prAyaH jaNAtuM nathI. eka vakhata je purUSanA hukamo hajAro mANaso jhIlavAne taiyAra hatAM, tyAre atyAre tene pAraDA hukamo sAMbhaLavA paDe che. bIjAnI majurI karavI paDe che. hA ! vaitarU karIne mahA mahenate A pApI peTanuM re purUM karavuM paDe che. eka vakhate je zarIra upara lAkho rUpIyAnAM AbhUSaNa dhAraNa kara hatAM. ane amulya vastro zarIranI kAMtimAM vadhAro karatAM'tAM, tyAre atyAre phATelAM tuTelAM, malIna, ane gaMdA lugaDAMthI A mAruM zarIra vITAyeluM che. pitAnI hayAtImAM hajAro dAsa dAsI vagere sevA karavAmAM sAvadha rahetAM tAM, tyAre atyAre bhAre karma bIjAnI tAbedArIja lakhAyelI che. arere ! A zuM kahevAya. haiya! daivanI balihArI che. kemake - mALA dekhAtI rUDhanI, zaMkara dazA jaga nyArI che; deva taNuM adhirAjanI, hA ! deva dazA paravArI che. aNadhArI jere jIvaDA, tuja AMkha baMdha thavAnI che; urmi uchaLatI hadayanI, vAne jhapATe javAnI che. daivanI gatine pAra mANasa sarakhu pAmara prANI kevI rIte pAmI zake ? sukhamAM mArAM ATalAM varasa pANInA pravAhanI mAphaka vahI gayAM paNa tenI mune lezamAtra paNa khabara paDI nahi; have akeka divasa eka varasa barAbara jAya che. duHkha kevuM haze? daridrANAmAM pANasane kevA vicAro AvatA haze ! tenuM svapna paNa mane bhAna nahotuM. tApi te have anubhavamAM paNa AvyuM. hA! mArI marajI upara hajAronAM jIvanano AdhAra TakI rahela hato. tene have jIvana TakAvavAne mATe bIjAnI marajI sAcavavAnI ane tenI khuzAmata karavA nI jarUra paDI. have te daridra ghara karIne rahyuM hoya ema jaNAya che. sukhanuM jhApaTuM nAza pAmI gayuM ane duHkharUpI samudramAM DubavAnI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. arere! atyAre dhAnyanA poTalA upADI mAre nirvAha karavo paDe che. je kumAra pote hajAra dIna ane garIba purUSo Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne udhAra karato'to te are daivayoge atyAre dIna jevo thaI jenA tenA piTanA ucakI petAnI AjIvikA karI duHkhamAM divase gujare che. pitAnA vakhatamAM je sagAMvahAlAM temanI khuzAmata karavAne ane temanuM cita prasanna rAkhavAno prayAsa karatatAM. te atyAre mane pANIno leTa paNa ApatAM nathI. hA ! deva tAre Azraye paDelA nAjuka pubdhane tuM kacaDI buMdI nAMkhI nahi. kemake te AzA bhareluM che. itya dika vicAra rUpI ghaTamALamAM niraMtara ciMtAtura vadanane dhAraNa karatA koInI AgaLa paNuM dInatA nahi dAkhavato, ane mahenatanI kamANIthI pitAne nirvA karatAM thakAM teNe keTalAka kALa nirgamana karyo. pArakAne saMtApa nahi karo, nIcane namratA nahI karavI, ane pitAnI sajjanatAnuM ullaMdhana paNa nahi karavAvaDe karIne dhairyatA rUpI bakhatara dhAraNa karIne jANe daiva upara ja karavAneja hoya zuM tevI rIte daivanI gartA karato ane dharmanuM ullaMdhana nahi kareto te pathaDakamara majurI karI bharaNapoSaNa karavA lAgyo. e paNa daivanIja balihArI gaNAya. ekadA tapAgacchIpa rUpI AkAzane vize sUrNa sarakhA evA zrI dharmagheSasUri nAmA AcArya vidhApuramAM padhAryA, tevA samayamAM koI kAmaNagArI strIe sAdhuone mAravAne mATe kAmaNu humaNavALAM vaDA vahorAvyAM, te bInA AcArya mahArAjanA jANavAmAM AvatAM te vaDAM paraThAvI dIdhAM. have prAtaHkALe vyAkhyAna samaye eka pATalo maMtrIne te kAmaNagArI strone besavA Ape, te upara teNI besatAnI sAtheja coMTI gaI. eTale AcArya mahArAjane vinaMtI karatI pitAne aparAdha khamAvatI teNI mAphI mAgavA lAgI. chevaTe AcAryamAM hArAje paNa teNIne pharIne tevuM kAma nahi karavAnI sUcanA ApI mukta karI, " nagarInA daravAje koI zakti rahetI'tI. tenA bhavaDe karIne sarva loka tharatharatu'tuM. eka divasa acArya pote rAtrIe saM. thare karatI vakhate pATa maMtrathI bhUlI gayA. tethI DAkaNa e rAtre temanI paTane upADI cATamAM nAMkhI. tethI AcArya mahArAja paNa cATAmAM paDayA DAkaNanuM AvuM kArya jANa AcArya mahArAje DAkaNane loDanI khIlI vaDe karIne thaMbhIta karI dIdhI. tethI te bume buma pADatI AcAryanI kSamA mAgatI temanI pAse AvI. bApA marI jAuM chuM chuTI kare, ema trAhe trAhe pokAratI temanI pAse te mAphI mAga Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 vA lAgI. ane koi vakhata koine paNa harakata nahi karavAne kabulAta ApatI havI; eTale AcArya mahArAje tatkALa tene mukta karI dIdhI. prasanna citta vaDe karIne arihaMta bhagavAnanI AThe camakabaMdha mahA sudUra tutIyA ke jeno artha paDitAja jANI zake evI guDha AzayALI stutiyeA tene taiyAra karIne te gujara.tanA rAjAnA maMtrIne pratimAdha karatA havA. ziSyanI prArthanA vaDe karIne ane matra smaraNanI stuti karavA vaDe karIne temaja pAtanA aMga thakI ratnanuM bheTachu karavA vaDe te ratnAkara tulya karatA havA. vaLI AcArya mahArAje kAi vakhate deva pATaNate vize dhyAna karIne yakSane prasanna karyA te pracakSa thayA pachI tene pratimedha karIne te tene arihaMtanA bi Mbane adhiSThAyaka karatA havA. koi zrAvaka maMtra sAdhatAM thakAM tene duSTa bhratAdikanA upadrava yeA tenA pratApe karIne te viSTA khAvA lAgyA, tyAre te duSTa bhuta!dikane prasanna karavAne mATe strI Addhi padArthane AkarSaNa karanAra maMtra AcArya mahArAja te zrAvakane sabhArI ApatA havA, te maMtrathI te zrAvaka dveSa rahita thayeA. kAi vakhate te AcArya giranAra parvata upara gayA'tA. tyAM vaMzajALane vize eka meAhanavelI dekhIne tenI parikSA karavAne eka kSullaka ziSyane mAkalyA, te ziSya pazu tene dekhIne mAhita thayA cako tenI AsapAsa cAre tarapha bhamavA lAgyA, pazu koi sthAnake ubhA raheJA nathI. AcArya khelAve chate temanI pAse paNa AvatA nathI tyAre AcArye pote, ziyane kAi paNa rIte samajAvI spira karIne peAtAnI pAse lAvyA. vaLI kAi vakhate vihAra karatAM AcArya zrI ujjayanI nama rImAM gayA, tyAM maMtra taMtra gere prayAgA karavAmAM kuzaLa evA eka cegI rahetA'tA je vyatarAne paNa peAtAne Adhina rAkhavAnuM mAna dharAvatA heAvAthI jaina sAdhuone praveza karavAne te aDacaNa karatArA thatA tA. tyAM dharmadhASa AcArya jai caDayA, temanA ziyane jaMgI kahe:! lAgyA ke ahIM AvyA che paNa sAcavIne rahejo ! Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tenAM vacane sAMbhaLIne sAdhue tene rIsa caDAvavAnI khAtara pitAnI koNI batAvI tenA mAnanuM apamAna karyuM. pachI te sAdhue upAzraya AvIne AcAryane te vAta kahI batAvI. have te sAdhuone bhaya pamADavAnI khAtara yogI upAzrayamAM pitAnI vidyAnA baLe karIne ghaNA uMdaro vikRta hato. jethI sAdhuo bhaya pAmavA lAgyA, pitAnA sAdhuone bhaya pAmatA dekhIne AcAryuM paNa maMtra vaDe karIne yogIne bAMdhI maMgAvyo, te paNa rADa pADate cha AcArya pAse Avyo. tene koI paNa vakhata pharIne akArya nahi karavAnI pratijJA ApIne AcArye tarataja mukta karyo. eka samaye AcArya mahArAjane duSTa sarpa karaDavAthI tenuM jhera caDatAM temane mucha AvI. tethI temanuM jhera utAravAne zrI sathe ghaNA upAyo karyA, paNa chevaTe upAya rahIta saMdhane jANIne AcArya kahevA lAgyA ke tame khedAyamAna thazo nahi. prAtaHkALe ahIM koI purUSa Avaze tenI pAghaDInA AThamA AMTAmAM vidyApahAra nAmanI velaDI bAMdhelI haze, te velaDIne pANImAM ghasIne DaMkhane vize lagADaje eTale sarva jhera utarI jaze. evuM kahetAMja AcArya bebhAna thatA havA. have prabhAte AvelA purUSa pAsethI zrI saMghe velaDI laine pANI sAthe ghasI DaMkha upara paDI ke tarataja jhera utarI gayuM ne AcArya sAjA thayA, saMsAranuM athIra svarUpa jANune atizaya vairAgyamAM lIna thayA thakI te jainazAsananI zobhA vadhAratA havA. anukrame te AcArya pharatA pharatA Aje vidhApura nagarane vize Ave lA che tyAM cAturmAsa rahyA thakA lokone dharmopadeza ApavA lAgyA. - te cAturmAsane vize AcArye sabhAmAM parigraha parimANa vrata upara rAnasAra vyavahArIyAnI kathA kahI saMbhaLAvI. te zreSTInuM pramodakArI ane navAI bhareluM kathAnaka sAMbhaLI ghaNuM zrAvake dharmadhyAnamAM udhamavALA thayA thakA viratipaNu aMgIkAra karatA havA. kemake a85 paNa virati jene mokSane mATe thAya che, vaLI kahyuM che ke - zuddha bhAva thakI prANI thoDI paNa virati kare che, te te pANInI devatAo paNa icchA kare che, kemake devatA paNa viratipaNuM grahaNa karavAne zaktivAna nathI. vaLI ekeMdriya vagere jevA kalAhAra nathI karatA, paNa temane upavAsanuM phaLa thatuM nathI, kAraNa ke teo avikati che. mana, vacana ane kAyAe karIne ekebiyAdika saMsArI Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANI pApa nathI karatA, tepaNuM anaMtakALathI teo avirati 5 NAe karIne ekedriyapaNe ja rahe che. tirtha paNa pUrva bhavane vize Idri ane manane je vaza kare che te A bhavamAM keraDAne, aMkura zano temaja Ara vagerenA mAra, tathA paDavuM, baMdhana thavuM, Adi duHkho tene paNuM hotAM nathI, mATe sarvatra viratija phaLadAyaka che. evuM ciMtavatAM thakAM sarva zrAvake parigrahanuM pramANa karatA hatA. evA avasaramAM bALaka paNAthI devagurUmAM bhaktivALA evA pethaDakumAra AcAryane vAMdavAne AvatA havA, tene manamAM aneka prakAranA tarage AvI rahyA che. arere ? mArAM lugamAM saDI gayAM che, mAruM zarIra melathI gaMdu thaI gayeluM che. mAthe phATu tuTu kapaDu bAMdheluM jenI gugarI cAre tarapha pavanathI pharaphara pharakI rahI che. vaLI - rIra upara rahelAM phATAM tuTAM kapaDAM bhikSakanI jema AkhA zarIrane zobhAvI rahyA che. ane te parasevAthI bhinAzavALAM paNa thaelAM che. arere mA malIna dekhAva jene sarva loko mArI hAMsI karaze. mAre tiraskAra karaze, hA ! te duHkha mArUM komala -hadaya kema sahana karI zakaze ? arere have kayAM sudhI AvA divase mAre lalATe lakhelA haze ! khera ! je thAya te kharU? ItyAdika taraMgamAM taralIna thaelA pathakumArane vAMdatAM joine tyAM beThelA sarva zrAvako tenAM dedAra jene hasavA lAgyA, ane sarva vyayahArIyAo AcAryane vinanAvavA lAgyA. he svAmI "lAkha varSe lakSAdhipati ane koDa varSe kerIdhvaja evA A kalyANakArI pethaDakumArane kemavata ApatA nathI" ? he bhAgyavate ? "tamIne ahaMkAra keIe kara nahi, kemake lakSmI purUSane UMce sthAnake caDAvIne tarataja nIce nAkhI de che, daridrIne paNa eka vakhate te UMce caDAve che. lakSmI caMcaLa che, koine tyAM sthIra | rahetI nathI. vaLI jAti, lobha, kuLa, azvarya, baLa, rUpa, tapa ane zruta e AThe mada purUSane artha karanAra che. je purUSa jene mada kare che tene bhavAMtarane vize te vastunuM hInapaNuM maLe che." vyavahArIyAone bolatAM aTakAvI AcArya temane samajAvatA thA patharakumAra pratye bolatA havA. he piyakumAra? "tame Aloka ane paralokane vize hitakArI Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 evuM pAMcamuM aNuvrata grahaNa kare! ke jethI tamane bhAvI kAlamAM te upayogI thaze. " . he svAmI bajeo ghaNA parivALA che temane levuM te yogya che. paNa samudrane pALa bAMdhavA jevuM e meTu vrata mAre kema ghaTe"! pithaDakumAra pitAnA bhAgyanI niMdA karatAM thakAM javAba ApatA havA. he pethaDakumAra ! "tame kahe che te satya che, te paNa te vrata ghaNA sukhane ApanArU che. tamArA hitanI khAtara tamAre levuM - ie." e pramANe AcArya kahevA lAgyA. - svAmI ! " A sarva vyavahArIyAoe parigraha parimANavrata aMgIkAra karyuM che, temAM je huM paheluM vrata aMgIkAra karUM te suvarNanI sAthe telAtI caNe ThInI peThe huM halake thAuM." sarva vyavahArIyAo belI ukyA ke sonuM ane caNoThI te vaLI zuM ! A kuMvara vaLI tene adhikAra kayAMthI lAvyA. gurUmahArAja? tene saMvAda tene kahevA de" pethaDakumAra temane teno saMvAda kahI saMbhaLAve che. prakaraNa 9 muM "gurU samAgamane lAbha varaM vanaM vyAghra gajendra sevitam drumAlayaM paka phalAMbu bhojanam / tRNAni zayyA paridhAna valkalaM na baMdhu madhye dhana hIna jIvanam bhAvArtha vAgha ane moTA hAthIothI paripUrNa evA vanamAM vasavuM te sArU che. vRkSanAM phaLanuM bhojana karIne, ane vahana karatAM jharaNAMnuM pANI pIvA vaDe karIne, divaso gujAravA sArA che. Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRNanI pathArI karI jyAM tyAM (jaMgalamAM) paDI rahevuM te zreSTa che. ane jhADanI chAlanAM vastra karIne paheravAM te Nu sArUM che. parantu dhana vagara kuTuMba vargamAM rahevu. te lagAra paNa sArU nathI. hA! TAMkaNe karIne kApe tApaNa mane duHkha nathI, vaLI agnimAM tapAve tApaNa teTaluM du:kha mane thatu nathI. temaja ghasavA vaDe karIne paNa mane harakata nathI, parantu teja tAlAvu' paDe rr mAru du:kha mane lAge che ke mAre caNADInI sAthe che. '' seAnAe caNAphI pratye tiraskAra pragaTa karyuM|. he suvarNa ! "tuM zuM ATaluM badhu Taka Taka karyAM kareche vicAra kara! huM seAnI lokAne keTalI vhAlI chuM. vaLI rUpavaDe karIne tArA karatAM pazu raMgIlI ane zAmAyamAna chuM. temaja goLAkRtivaDe karIne paNa kevI raLIyAmaNI dekhAuM chuM. paNa mane kATalAMnI sAthe tALe che. tenI mane bahu zarama Ave che " cAThIe suvarNa bhAine kahI sabhaLAvyu. are cADI ! tu phogaTa abhimAna zA mATe kare che ! phremake agnimAM snAna karIne bahAra nIkaLyA pachI hu jyAre tArI sAthe tALAza, tyAre ApaNu pramANa jaNAze." sAnAe caNeADhI sAthe peAtAnI sarakhAmaNI karatAM jaNAvyuM. caNADIe agnimAM praveza karyAM, tethI tenuM mukha zyAma thayuM. te mATe he gurUrAja ! huM mAnuM chuM ke lokonA dhikkArathI bicArI te cAThI zyAma vadanavALI thai gai." e pramANe pethaDakumAre sabhA samakSa suvarNa ane cADhIne savAda TuMkamAM kahI sabhaLAvyeA. huM pethaDa ! tuM satya kahe che. parantu te vratane mahimA e mANusane pratyakSa lAbha karanArA che mATe tu te vrata grahaNa karI dareka vyavahArIyAe viratipaNuM aMgIkAra karyuM che, ane tuM paNa rakta parigraha parimANanuM vrata aMgIkAra kara," AcArye krUramAvyu: AcArya mahArAjanuM kathana aMgIkAra karIne pethaDakumAra hAtha joDatA havA, eTale gurU mahArAja tene prathama samakita uca Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para rAvatA hatA. kemake samyaktva vagaranI krIyA chANa upara lIMpaNAnA sarakhI kahevAya che. je mANasa pAse samakita nathI tenAM vrata paNa niSphaLa thAya che. dhyAna dhare te paNa saMsAranuM nidAna che. samyaphava vagaranA purUSanuM tapa paNa kalezakArI che, abhigraha moTA graha jevo che. tapa, zIyala paNa vakhANavA lAyaka nathI, tIrthAdika yAtrAe paNa phaladAyaka thatI nathI, te pUrvokta kriIyAo je samakita sahita heya teja phaladAyaka thAya che, mATe dareka jIve prathama samakti ucaravAnI jarUra che. evI vANI sAMbhaLIne pethaDakumAra samakita ucAratA havA. te pachI parigrahanuM parimANa AcArya mahArAja ucarAvatA havA, kemake parigraha parimANu rUpI aMkuza vaDe karIne lebha rUpI moTo hAthI paNuM baMdhAya che. maryAdAno bhaMga karanAra, ane lobha rUpI samudramAM garaka thaele evo jaMgadatta zreSThI jema duHkhI thaye tema jANI levuM. ane dhananuM parimANu karanAra adattAdAna zreSThinI mAphaka daridrI chatAM paNa pAchaLathI te dhanane pAme che. kemake nirlobhIne pRthvI nidhAna pragaTa karI Ape che, vaLI strIo bALakanAM aMgopAMga pite DhAMkatI nathI, tevI ja rIte icchA rahIta mANasane ravAbhAvika rIte dhana maLI jAya che. - have pethaDakamAra hAtha joDe thake tenA hAthanI sAta ATha sArI rekhAo joIne AcArya vicAra karavA lAgyA. ke bedhAra khaDaga, tokhara, daMDa, taravAra, dhanuSya, ane cakra e rekhAe je hAthamAM dekhAtI hoya te rAjA thAya che. je purUSanA hAtha pagane vize dhajA, vaja, aMkuza, chatra zaMkha ane kamaLa Adi hoya che to te puruSa lakSmIne svAmI thAya che. sAthIyAnuM cinha hoya te lemAM saubhAgyapaNuM pAme che. maccha heya te sarva janamAM pUjanIya thAya che, zrI vatsa hoya te Icchita vastune pAme che, ane gAya, bheMsa pramukha tene ghera ghaNo vaibhava hoya che. aMguThAmAM ja hoya te bhAgyavaMta hoya che, aMguThAnA mULamAM java hoya te vidhAvALo thAya, hAthanA taLIyAne vize uMcA AkAravALI rekhA heya te moTI lakSmIvALo thAya. ItyAdika vicAra karIne AcArya mahArAja pethaDakumAranA hAthamAM, saMpadA, dAna, ane bega tene kara Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa3 nArI rekhAo dekhIne ane bhAvI kALamAM A kumAra ghaNuM dravyane svAmI thaze, ema jANIne pUchatA havA. . bhAI! "keTaluM parimANa karavuM che, tamArI IcchA hoya teTaluM belI jAo!" he svAmI "vIsa hajAra TAMkanuM parimANa karAve." bItAM bItAM AcArya mahArAjane pathakumAre kahyuM. pethaDA "mastaka dhuNavatA chatAM nahi! nahi. te thakI ghaNuMja vadhAre kara?" temaNe jaNAvyuM. svAmI! "pAse eka keDI te che nahi, ane vIsa hajAranuM parimANa che te kAMI kamI nathI. AkhI jIMdagI sudhImAM paNa eTalA te bhegA thavAnA nathI, to pachI vadhArene huM zuM karuM. ulaTuM tethI e zuM levAne mAre te vicAra che pethaDe jaNAvyuM. | are! "ema bela nahi ! tuM pAMca lAkhanuM parimANa kara. ' AcArya kahetA hatA. temanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne sarva vyavahArIyAe hAsya karavA lAgyA, are "AcArya mahArAja kAMI levA to nathI thayA ne ? athavA te A bhIkhAraDAnuM bhAgya karyuM ke zuM ? sava leka belavA lAgyA. svAmI ! "A bicAre pAMca lAkha kayAMthI kamAvAne che. pAMca rUpiyA te pAse che nahi? apa paNa ThIka tene banAvo che !" anyanA hAsyane nahi sahana karate pethaDa hRdayamAM ghaNe duHkhI thayA, paNa lAcArI te vicAravA lAgyo "atyAre huM daivane Adhina chuM mATe huM zuM karI ane daiva koIne chetuM nathI, hA ! zuM bharatacakra bAhubaLa thI parAbhava nathI pAmyA ! pAMDava sarakhA zarIre ke jemaNe kauravanI senAno nAza karyo temAMnA arjuna zuravIra bANAvaLI zuM eka bIlathI parAbhava nathI pAmyA? sAtavAra haThAvanAra evA pRthvIrAja caihANane zAhabudInagorIthI nAza na thayo? seLavAra hAra khAnA2 evA tailapa bhUpatine hAthe mALavAnA prakhyAta muMjane hAyabhedaka nAza na thayo? mATe daiva sarvane dago detuM AvyuM che. te pachI ApaNe bairyatA dhAraNa karavI teja ApaNI pharaja che." ityAjika vicAramAM guMthAta ane ghaTaDAmAM ghuMTAte anAM be biMdune kheravate te kahevA lAgyo. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa4 svAmI ! "pAMca lAkha lakhatAM paNa mane AvaDatuM nathI, te pachI pAMca lAkha huM upArjana karavA huM kema samartha thaIza." he bhadra ! tuM duHkhI thaIza nahi, A leke te ajJAnI che, lakSmI kAMI kamAI thakI AvatI nathI. te aNadhArI Ave che. lakSmI kSaNamAM pamarane rAjA kare che. ane rAjAne raMka banAvI de che. mATe tene garva nIca hadayanA purUSo ja kare che. sajajata mANasa te tenI caMcaLatAne sArI rIte samaje che, bhAI ! tArA hAthanI rekhAo sArI che, tuM bhaviSyamAM ghaNuM dravyane svAmI thaIza. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu tArAM sukRtavaDe tArI kIrti jagatamAM cAre samudra paryata Tana karaze. mATe dhananuM parimANu mokaLuM rAkhavAthI ghaNu dravya maLe to paNa mananI vRtti lADamAna thAya nahi, vaLI tuM koI rAvyane mATe mAnava adhikArI thaIza, tethI tAre joIe te pramANe vaibhava rAkhavo joIe ane te mATe huM tane pAMca lAkhane paricaya karAvuM chuM te mATe he bhadra! tuM ciMtA karI nahi, ne mArU vacana aMgikAra kara !" - AcArya mahArAjanI vANI sAMbhaLI tyAM AvelA vyavahArIyAo Azcarya pAmatA thakA ApaNe eka mahAna purUSanI AzAtanA karIye chIe ema samajI pazcAttApa karatA thakA temane khamAvavA lAgyA. sAheba ! ApanuM vacana pramANa che, ema kahI hAtha joDI teNe pAMca lAkhanuM parimANa aMgIkAra karyuM te pachI samasta sabhA, vakhata thai javAthI visarajana thaI; patharakumAra paNa vicAra taraMgamAM talIna thayA chatAM ghera javA nikaLyA. ahA ! AvA gurU mahArAjane dhanya che ! daridra avazyamAM paNa hitakArI, bhaviSyata kALanA jANakAra, ane sApha jJAnanI prApti karIne gAMbhiryayukta evA triguNe karIne paNa mahAmoTA che, aho ! potAnI pAse dravya nathI chatAM paNa te bhavya jIvone upakAra kare che. saMsAramAM phasAyelA prANIone AvA saddagurUeja tArI zake che. jagatane AvA uttama gurUnI dANI ja jarUra che. uttama gurUnA upadeza thakI jagatanuM baMdhAraNa sArI rIte na zake che. mAnA DagI jALamAM gulatAna thaelA evA jIvone kharekhara AvA gurU zaraNuM karavA lAyaka che. saMsArI jIvo game tevI rIte baDAI mAranAra che, Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55. paratu gurUnA zaraNu vagara kharekhara temane uddhAra thavAnuM nathI. keTalAka mAnI purUSo gurUne mAnanArA nathI hotA, paraMtu kharekhara te pAmara cha dayA khAvAne gya hoya che. te bicArA manamAM malakAtA haze ke tame je karIye chIe te sAruM ja karIe chIe, paraMtu pitAnA khAMDakhAtA vicAro pheravavAnI temane jarUra che. mANasane duHkha Ave tyAre tene sarva nimitte sAMbhaLe che, paraMtu sukhamAM sarva bhUlI jAya e sRSTine sAdhAraNa niyama che, paraMtu kherA jagata potAnA vicAra mATe mukhyatyAra che. jevuM kRtya karaze tevuM te bharaze paNa gurU samAgamathI mane te lAbha ja thayo che. vaLI ekane thaye eTale bIjAne thAya evo kAMI niyama nathI, e kathanAra asatya bole che, kemake niHsvArtha gurU thakI sarvene lAbha ja thavAne saMbhava che mahAtmAnA samAgathI deva anukuLa chate geralAbha hoyaja nahi. paNa evA nisvArtha saMta samAgama tha teja A phAnI jagatamAM mahApuNyanI nizAnI che ityAdika vicArate pathaDakumAra potAne ghera gayo ane nidhana avasthAmAM keTaloka kALa nimana karyo. prakaraNa 10 muM padeza gamana" sthAna mutsRjya gacchanti siMhAH satpuruSAH ganAH tatraiva nidhanaM yAnti kAkAH kApuruSA mRgAH bhAvArtha-siMha, sahurUSa ane gaje ko eka sthAnakane tyAga karIne avAMtara sthAne te cAlyA jAya che, paraMtu kAgaDA, kusita purUSo ane mRgalAo to tyAM rahyAM thakAMja nAza pAme che. thaI ha! "mevanI kALI vAdaLAo AkAzamAM cAre tarapha A 8 jyAM tyAM kevI deDAdoDa karI muke che? astAcaLamAM ke praveza karate sUrya jANe jagatathI lajajA pAmelo AvAnuM hoya tema vAdaLamAM chupA chupAte astAcaLanA DuMgarAmAM kevo bharAI beThe che! varasAdanAM sakhata jhApaTAthI sakaLa Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ leka pANI vaDe karIne lIlo kalAra jevo thaye thako kevo raLIyAmaNe dekhAI rahyo che ! Aje varSARtunA divaso hevAthI sUrya kavacita ja najare paDe che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa jyAre tyAre gAjavIja vijaLInA camakArA ane megharAjAnA dhaDAkAnI garjanAo prANIonAM hRdaya camakAvI nAkhe che. atyAre varasAda Tama Tama ane dhIme dhIme varasyA kare che, zitaLa vAyunI laharI musApharone pari zramane dUra karI cittane prasanna kare che, Aha! zuM raLIyAmaNe dekhAva ! jagata atyAre kevuM zAMta dekhAya che. atyAranA jaLapravAha vaDe karIne Arda thaelo suMdara dekhAva mArA dukhita hadayane paNa zAMta banAvI AnaMdanA hIMDoLAmAM phularAve che. jagatanA pratyAghAtathI ALu thaela mAruM jIgara kharekhara atyAre be ghaDI duHkhane vi. sarI gayuM che, Tama Tama varasAdanA varasavAthI mArAM zaTa tuTI evAM lugaDAM paNa palaTI gayAM che. vAraMvAra pANInA DALavA vaDe karIne paga paNa zramita thaI gayA che, jaLa pravAhanA ThaMDakapaNuthI sarva zarIra ThaMDu thaI gayuM che, zitaLa vAyunI AnaMdajanaka laherI tho amathI utpanna thaelA zekanuM nivAraNa kare che, evA vicAranAM AMdolanamAM athaDAtA eka musAphara pitAne nagara pratye cAlyA jAya che. nagara samIpe AvatAM rastAmAM saMdhyA samaye keTalAMka bALaka krIDA karatAM teNe dekhyAM. Aha! AvA samayamAM paNa A bALako kevA AnaMdathI kIDA kare che," iyAdika vicArIne musAphara bALakone pUchavA lAge. are ! bALake? "tame che? atyAre AvA viSama samama samayamAM tame zuM karo che." he pathika! "ame bhAgya vinAnA eka jAtanA garIba manue chIye ane A nagarImAM rahevAvALA kAma nAmanA zreSThInA ame kArya karanArA chIe. duHkhane dura karavAne atyAre ame pharIye chIye." pelA bALakee juvAba Ape. are bhAIo, "mArU koI grAhaka che." musAphara be. hA! jAo? "hamaNAM mALavAmAM tamArA grAhaka thaze," teoe jaNAvyuM. Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ityAdika vacana sAMbhaLIne ghera AvI jema tema rAtrI nirgamana karI prabhAtakALe pitAnuM je kaMi hatuM te laIne pitAnI strI ane putra sAthe te mALave javAne ravAne thayo kemake seMkaDe nagara pratye javuM, seMkaDo game vijJAna kaLAo zIkhavI, ane seMkaDegame rAjAone sevavA paNa pitAnuM bhAgya bIje ThekANeja raheluM che. keTale divase cAlatA thakA te ghaNI saMpaDAvALI evI mAMDavagaDha nAmaka nagarI tene daravAje AvyuM. mAMDavagaDhanI vartamAna jAherajalAlI dekhIne pite vicAra karato hato. A zuM Ate svarganuM baccuM haze ke svarganI jamInano eka TukaDo haze, athavA te kuberanI alakAvatI te na hoya, athavA rAvaNarAyanI laMkAto ahI nathI AvI! Aha ! nagaranA daravAjA ane kIllAnI kAMgarIo sUryanA caLakATathI kevI caLake che ! ItyAdika vicAra karate pethaDakumAra nagaranA daravAjAmAM pesate ho, tyAM tene vAma dizAe sarSanI uNA upara rahelI ane mukhanI lIlAe karIne suMdara evI vAraMvAra para karatI zyAma devacakalI dIThI. vAma dizAe rahelI ekalI kALI devI bolatI thakI paNa ghaNA kalyANane mATe thAya che te pachI kALA sanI phI upara rahI thakI zabda kare te ghaNA kalyANa karanArI thAya temAM kAMI Azcarya jevuM nathI. AvI rItanA zakunane dekhatAM pethaDakumAra manamAM navakAranuM smaraNa karatA thakA UmelA che, teTalA mAM eka purUSane teNe joye, te purUSe AvA utkRSTha zakuna dekhIne ane paDane aMdara dAkhala thavAnI AturatAvALe paNa najIka ubhelA dekhIte te belate ho. bhAI ! "tame koNa cho ? ane kema ubhA rahyA che? he mahApurUSo "mAre A nagaramAM praveza kare che. paNa zakuna anukuLa thatA nathI. tethI huM vilaMba karaMthikumAre jaNAvyuM. pethaDakumAranuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te puruSa nItine loka vicAravA lAgyo ke - nanimitta dviSAM kSemo navAyu da~daka dviSAM na zrI tidviSAM dharma dviSAmeta trayaM tuna bhAvArtha-nimitIyA deva karanArane kalyANa na hoya. vaidya Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 sAthe deSa karanArane AyuSya na hoya, nItine hepa karanArane lakSmI na heya ane dharmane dveSa karanArane e traNe bAbata hotI nathI. he purUSa ! "tArI caturAIne dhikkAra che, ke hAthamAM ciMtAmaNI AveluM che tene tuM pASANu sarakhu mAne che. A zakuna aMgIkAra karIne te nagaramAM jaladI praveza kara ? jethI tuM A mALavadezanI prajAne svAmI ane chatra dharAvanAro thaIza. kemake A devacakalI pitAnA paga taLe kALarUpa sapane dabAvIne mAThI ceSTAvaDe karIne nAce che. te rAjyalakSmIne ApanArI che. jo ke sthAna vizeSa karIne te kharAba che tathApi te ghaNAja lAbhane karanArI che, kemake kALathI, dizAthI, ane sthAna vizeSa thakI temaja ceSTAnA prakArathI bheda pAmIne paMkhIonA zabdo paNa zubha ane azubha ema banne prakAranA hoya che. AvI rItanA zakunanuM apamAna karIne thoDIvAra tuM navA zakuna mATe ubho rahyo, tethI A zakunarAja tane saMpUrNa phaLadAyaka nahi thAya jeTaluM phaLa thaze te sAMbhaLI le; samagra mAnavadezanA svAmI sarakho ane kroDe game dhanane bhAleka evo tuM prakhyAta ane pUjanIka thaiza, tArI AgaLa mALavane rAjA pratibiMba jevo raheze." e pramANe te paMDita musAphara hasato tho jaNAvate ho. pUrvokta svarUpa sAMbhaLo thake pethaDakumAra kheda karavA lAgyo, AhA ! "meM keTalI bhUla karI. arere ! AvI ajJAna avasthAne dhikkAra che. dukhe karIne pAmavA lAyaka evI rAjyalakSmI tene mATe A duSTa ajJAnapaNuM zatrurUpa thayuM. hA ! AnA karatAM maraNa pAmavuM te hajAra daraje sAruM che, paNa ajJAnapaNuM leza paNa prazaMsavA lAyaka nathI. jIvananI kArkIdImAM zAstranuM jANapaNuM ghaNuM ja uttama che. arere ! mane je te durlabha evI rAjayalakSmI malaze to samasta pRthvI maMDaLane jIna prAsAdathI vibhUSita karIza. vaLI haju paNa kazuM bagADayuM nathI, A purUSanuM boleluM vacana kadAca saphaLa thaze, te huM mArI IcchAne pUrNa karIza. paNa tenuM vacana satyaja thavAnuM che. kemake kAna viMdhAve che kuMDaLa pahere che. kharAba lagaDAMne paheranArI kanyA alaMkAra pAme che, tAva vAsa pramukha pIDAthI duHkhI thato prANuM paNa kaI vakhata nirogI thAya che. tema duHkhIne Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha thakI uddhAra karavAne zakuna dIpaka samAna che, huM paNa duHkhI chuM. dhana rahIta thayolo chuM. mATe mane dhana maLaze to mArI sarva AzAo paripUrNa thaze. e pramANe vicArate thako zakuna batAvanAra upara atyaMta prIti dhAraNa karatA thake kapaTa rahItapaNe - pithaDa ropArI pramukhe karI tene satkAra karato ho. pachI te pethaDa vistAravaMta evA nagarane vize praveza karatAM thakAM aneka prakAre vicAra karavA lAgyo. Aha ! "lakSmI vagara jagatamAM kAMI paNa kArya banI zakatuM nathI, mANasanI kImata lakSmIvaDe karIne ja thAya che. jagatamAM mANasane lakSmI upara eTalI prIti hoya che ke tene meLavavAne te aneka prakAranA kAvA dAvA kare che. Aha ! jagatanI kevI vicitra sthIti che "bedAra bharA kalame derI mata karanA dailata ke lIye AdamI kayA kayA nahI karatA" sAmAnya rIte dareka manuSyane lakSmIdevI upara pyAra heya e sAdhAraNa niyama che, paraMtu lakSmIdevI evAM te capaLA che, ke te darekane capaTImAM ramADe che. ekane ThagIne dhoLe dahADe bIjAne ghera jatAM lagAra paNa zaramAtAM nathI. je kadAca nimitIe kahyuM te pramANe thAya te tenI lezamAtra paNa paravA nahi karatAM huM mArA vahAlA pitAnI kIrtine vadhAre bhitI banAvIza. ane samasta dravyavaDe karIne jagatanuM piSaNa karIza. have A phAnI duniyAmAM je mahAmUDha hoya te ja tamArI upara rakta thaI tamane sAcavI rAkhaze. ane te pitAnA vicAramAM bicAra ThagAya che ema mane samajAze. mArI pitAnI IcchA tamane ghaNI sAcavavAnI hatI, paraMtu tame mune kevI rIte dago daIne cAlyAM gayAM ke mane to tenI mAlUma -zuddhAM paNa paDI nahi, mATe mukha hoya teja have tamArI upara mamatva bhAva rAkhe. samaju jene te tamArA svabhAvane sArI rIte jANe che, ane huM mArA anubhavathI ja tamane oLakhI gaye chuM. ke tame dhutArAmAM agraNI pada bhogavanArAM che. tame je narane hathelIma ramADe che. tene ja Uce caDAvIne palakavAramAM nIce nAMkhI gho che, huM jANuM chuM ke tamArI AkRti joIne mANasa gAMDu ghelu thaI jAya che. tamAro moha mANasane eTalo te bahAvare banAve Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 che, ke te tamArI prAptithI potAnu sarvasva duHkha bhUlI jAya che, jagatanA pAmara manuSya sarakhA prANI upara tamArI evI teA jAdui asara cAle che ke te bicArA potAnI pUrva zAnuM bhAna paNa bhUlI jAya che. tamArA karma karIne rAma lakSmaNu sarakhAne paNa kaiMkeyanA pratApathI bAra bAra varasa vanavAsa bhAgavavA paDayA'tA; naLa, damayaMtI sarakhAM naiSadhadezanAM rAjA rANIne kADhelAM lugaDAM vaDe ja galamAM bhamavuM paDayuMtu, temAM tamArAMja mULa hatAM, pAMDavAnI ane kAravAnI lAkhA senA laDIne pAyamAla thai gai te phakta huM ca paLe ? tamAreja mATe ! subhrama nAmane cakrI peAtAnI senA hIta samudramAM DukhI muvA te vastuta: teA tamArUja kAraNa hatu. arere ? tame ana teja karanArAM che ? tathApi meAhI jIve! tamane joine te tamArAmAMja Asakta thaI jAya che. te phakta anAdi kALathI tamArI sAthe prIti che te mATeja thatu hAya tema jaNAya che mArA sarakhAne paNa tamArI upara prati tA thAya che, paNa yAda rAkhA? huM khIjA mUDha purUSonI mAka tamArAmAM mUDha nahi thALa. kemake mane sakhta kA lAgelA che. jagatamAM samA jane paNa tamArI caMcaLa gati mATe eDI dIlagIra thai tamArI prAptinA sad upaye!ga karI te leAkeA peAtAnuM jIvana sArthaka karaze" e pramANe vicAra karatA ane AM dAlanA sAthe athaDAtA kaiMka harSa ane kAMika zAkavaDe te pethaDakumAra mAMDavagaDhane vize praveza karatA havA. prakaraNa 11muM " citrAvelInI prApti ane " ApattinuM vAdaLa ' dranI IMdrapurIthI adhika mahimAvata ane aneka pra kAranI Rddhi siddhithI paripu evI A maLavAnA AbhuSaNa rUpI mAMDavaDha nagarInuM avaleAkana IRRE karatI eka bharavADaNa pAtAne mAthe dhInA ghaDA mu Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kIne vicAra taraMgamAM taNAtI majAramAM cAlI jAya che. Aje huM mArU' dhI kAne tyAM ApIza? are! Aja mArA suga MdhI yukta dhRtanA grAhaka kANu thase? kema koine tyAM ApavAnuM Aje mane mana thatuM nathI. tyAre zuM paramAra kuLamAM utpanna thaelA evA jayasiMha rAjAte huM ATaluM dhI bheTa karU? nA ! nA! mArI eTalI hiMmata cAlavAnI nathI. tyare hu' AgaLa te AgaLa kyAM cAlI jAuM ? ajAra paNa purA thavA AvyeA, have teA dukAneA thoDIja khAkI rahI che. tyAre huM ne tyAM ApIza. paNa hA ! hA ! ThIka yAda Avyu', A jatu thI rAjAnA mahelanI pAse navIna dukAna mAMDanAra pelA luNIyA vANIyAne ApavA de. te ghaNIja pramANikatAthI vepAra kare che. ityAdika vicAra rUpa mAjA' sAthe manane athaDAvatI te bharavADaNa luNIyA vANIyAnI dukAne cAlI AvI. tenI dukAnamAM dhIne dhaDA mukayA, ane luNIyA vANIyA sAthe te vAtacita karavA lAgI, zeTha! dhI rAkhavuM che ke? teNIe prazna kraryo. hA! zenu' dhI che? vANIye sAmeA prazna karyAM. dhI gAyAtu che. ameA bharavADa chIe. ane jaMgalamAM gAyA rAkhIe chIe tevu je dhI thAya che te ame zaheramAM vecIye chIe te upar amArUM gujarAna ame calAvIe chIe, teNIe jIvAba ApyuM. tyAre tame teA kAi divasa amArI dukAne dhI lAvatAMja nathI, ahIMAM hamArI dukAna dhaNA vakhatathI cAle che. hame thoDI thoDI dareka vastu, paracuraNa sAmAna vagere dukAnane vize rAkhIe chIe. vANIye kahyuM. zeTha ! havethI huM dhI dararAja tamArI dukAne lAvIza. AjanuM dhI te| tALI lyA, teNI potAnA mRdu adharoSTha pharakAvatI khelavA lAgI. vANIyAe dhInA ghaDAnA satAlA karIne dhIneA ghaDA khAlI karavA mAMDayA. dhaDAmAMthI keTalIka vAra sudhI dhI kADhavA mAMDayuM tathApi leza mAtra paNa ochu thatu nathI. tethI DAhI mAnA dikarA vANIyA vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A ghaDAne mukavAne tenI nIce rahelI uDhANI te citrAvelInI hAvI joie. kemake citrAvelImAM evA guNu Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 hAya che ke tenI upara rahelA vAsaNamAMthI dhI rAtrI divasa kADhayAja karA, tApaNa temAMthI leza mAtra paNa ochu thatuM nathI. mahAn bhAgyavata prANIneja citrAvelInI prApti thAya che. ane Aje te mAre ghera beThe AvI caDI che,mATe tene satkAra karavA joie; koi divasa nahi AvanArI A bharavADaNane veja mArI dukAne mAkalI che. vaLI enI upara rahyuM thaka dhI koi paNa kALe bagADapaNAne paNa pAmatuM nathI. temaja ulaTu sugaMdhamaya rahe che. Aha ! jagatamAM citrAvelInA prabhAva ciMtAmaNI ratna ane kalpavRkSanA jevAja che. vagere lakSaNAthI citrAvelIne oLakhavAthI bharavADaNane draSya ApIne citrA velInI uDhANI sahIta dhaDA lei lIdhA. have te dhaDAmAM akSaya ane sugaMdhamaya dhI thatu havuM. jyAM jyAM te o javA lAgyu, te lokAne te dhI vagara leza paNa cAlatu nahi. dhIre dhIre tenA suga dhImaya dhInI prakhyAti vRddhi pAmavA lAgI. tenI sAthe tene bhAgyadevI paNa palaTAvA lAgyAM, temanA avaLA pAzA have kravA lAgyA, cirakALa panta rUTa thaelAM mahAdevI have Aste Aste maherabAnInI jhAMkhI jhAMkha dekhADavA lAgyAM. mAMDavagaDhanA nAmadAra mahArANA jayasiMhadeva niraMtara bheAjana karavAne samaye te vANIyAnI dukAnethI dhI levAne hamezAM dAsIne mAle che. kemake rAjA te dhI upara atyaMta rIDhA thai gayeA che. tethI te dhI vagara tene bheAjana jarA paNa bhAvatuM nathI jyAre te luNIyA vANIyAnuM dhI Ave che, tyAreja tene saMtASa thAya che, ema karatAM thakAM keTalAka kALa vahI gayA. eka vakhata peAtAnA putrane dukAne besADIne luNIyA vANIyA bhAjana karavAne ghera gayA. te kumAra dukAne beThelA che. tevA samayamAM rAjAnI dAsI rAjAne mATe dhI levAne AvI. te dAsI kumAra pAse zrI mAgatI havI. tevAre catura purUSAmAM agraNI evA buddhiva ta kumAra vicAra karavA lAgyA. ke are ? A rAjA kevA che, ke dararoja vecAtuM dhI lai jaine tenuM bhAjana kare che, te rIvAja kharekhara 5saMda karavA lAyaka nathI. mATe te rIvAjane! mAre satvara nAza karavA joie, tema karavAne mATe A dAsIne Aje pAchI kADhavA do. tene dhI ApavuM nathI, bhale ! rAjA rASAyamAna thAo ke tuSTamAna thA Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te paNa mAre te guNakArI ja che e pramANe vicAra karIne te bo lavA lAgyo. he dAsI ! jA? rAjA sAhebane pharamAvaje ke ghI te Aje tamArA lAyaka nathI, mATe mane pAchI mokalI che. are kuMvara ! rAjA bahAdura bhojana karavAne beThA che, te mATe thoDuM ghaNuM to ghI Apa ? dAsI pitAnA rakta oSThane pharara rarara pharakAvatI bolavA lAgI. he bhaLI bhATakI? tane eka vakhata kahyuM, tathApi vAraMvAra bolavAvaDe karIne paNa Aje tane eka TIpuM mAtra dhI paNa huM ApavAno nathI. jA tArAthI jeTalu thAya teTaluM tuM karI leje, ane tAro rAjA paNa zave tema kare paNa mAre dhI nathI ApavuM. kumAre pitAnI juvAnInA uchaLatA vegathI cekha ne caTTa jevuM dAsIne parakhAvI dIdhuM. kumAranA AvA tIkSaNa juvAbathI dAsI malIna mukhavALI thaine rAjAnI pAse AvIne tenI pAse beThelA sAmantAdikanA sAMbaLatAM thakAM kumArano rekaDI juvAba rAja sAhebane tarataja parakhAvI dIdhekumArano rokaDI parakhAvela juvAba dAsInA mukhathI sAMbhaLI rAjA roSAyamAna thayo thako bhojana karIne turatAturata luNIyo ! vANIyo ke jenuM nAma paDe che tene bolAvavAno ekadama subhaTane hukama Apato ho. rAjAnA subhaToe pethaDane ghera jaI tene rAjAno hukama parakhAvI dIdho. padhAro sAheba ? rAjA sAheba Apane ekadama jyAM beThA che tyAMthI uThIne AvavAne lAve che. subhone hukama sAMbhaLIne pethaDa bhayabhIta thaye thako subhatenI sAthe rAjAnI pAse AvavAne pagalAM mApavA lAgyo. bhayathI vihavaLa thaelA hadayamAM ane prakAranI vicAra saMkalanA cAlavA lAgI. are ? daiva A vaLI kyAM pIThA jAgI ? akAraNe rAjAne kapa kema tha ! mANasa jAtine kyAre paNa sukha nathI. mahAkaSTathI saMcaya kareluM dravya A rAjA have jarUra paDAvI leze, kemake tene paNa pUchanAra che. arere ? kIDInuM saMcaya kareluM dhana zuM tetara pakSI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nathI khAtu ? AvI ciMtArUpI samudramAM DubelA pethaDane subhaTa rAjA pAse laI gayo. re vepArI ? tuM dAsIne ghI kema ApatA nathI ! kodhathI ramata thaelA netravaDe rAjAe tene dama bharAvyA. he deva ? dAsI ghI levA AvI te vakhate huM dukAne nahetA mAro putra jhAMjhaNa dukAne beTho hato, teNe dhI kema na ApyuM te huM jANatA nathI. maMdamaMda svarathI bItAM bItAM pethaDe vyAjabI kAraNa jaNAvyuM. he subhaTa! jAo ? jhAMjhaNakumArane dukAnethI jaladI lAvI lAvo ? rAjAe ekadama subhaTane rekaDIyo hukama parakhAvI dIdhe. subhaTo tarataja jhAMjhaNakumArane rAjAnI sa-mukha ubha karyo. pitAnA putrane ubhelo joI pethaDe hRdayamAM bahu duHkhI thaye eka ghaDIvAramAM tenA hadayamAM ghaNuM vicAro AvI gayA. arere ? meM A zuM karyuM? putrane dukAne na besADyo hota to paNa ThIka thAta, paratu daiva viparIta Ave te mANasanI buddhi paNa viparIta thAya che. mANasa vicAra karIne kArya kare che, tathApi jaiva tene e to phaTako lagAve che ke te bicAro hatAza thaI pAchaLathI pazcAttApanA samudramAM ghaNAka kALa sudhI gothAM khAdhA kare che, mANasa sarakhA atulanIya zakti dharAvanAra prANInI tIkSaNa buddhi paNa daivanI julamIgAra sattAnIM AgaLa hatAzavALI thaI jAya che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa te vinazvara bI thaI jAya che. arere sonAno muga koI divasa sAMbhaLyo nathI. ane dekhyo paNa nathI, tathApi suvarNanA carmanI sItAne kaMcukI paheravAnI IcchA thaI. tenI IcchAne Adhina thaelA rAmanI zuM mugalo mAravAnI viparIta buddhi na thaI ? kharekhara viSama kALamAM mANasonI buddhio malIna thAya che moTA purUSanI buddhi paNa viparIta thaI jAya che kahyuM che ke - sero. "rAvaNa taNe kapALa, asphotarAso buddhi vase; laMkAM phiTaNa kALa, eke buddhi na sAMbharI." Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahA ? ekasone ATha buddhine dhAraNa karanAra prativAsudeva rAvaNarAyane paNa laMkAnA vinAzakALane avasare eka paNa subuiddhi sAMbhaLI nahi. mATe devanI prabaLatA AgaLa rAma, rAvaNa ane kRSNa sarakhA paNa rAMka jevA che, naLarAjAne duta ramADavAmAM koIpaNa kAraNa hoya te te he durdeva! tuM ne tuM ja che. yudhiSThira jevA dharmarAjAnI satyavatI buddhine paNa teja pheravI nAkhI tene dhuta ramADavAmAM prIti karAvI temane pAyamAla karI nAkhyA. rAvaNa sarakhA prakhyAta naravIrane paNa he durdeva ? teja nAza karAvyo. hA ? tArA sapATAmAM sapa-DAyelAne tuM sArI rIte kyAM pasAra thavA de che ? arere! meTA lekenuM paNa tArI AgaLa kAMI cAlatuM nathI. tArAthI hatAza thaelA sarva koI tAre mATe duHkhathI hAtha ghasatA thakA ayunAM be biMduo sarakAvI tArI prAye dhikkAranI lAgaNIo darzAve che, tArI prabaLa sattAthI sarva koI dIna sarakhA banI gayA che. kahyuM paNa che ke -- iMdra caMdra cakrIne, grahanI gati Adhina che, daivanI nyArI kaLA, jyAM sakaLa prANI dIna che, - AzA ane pama velaDI, paLavAramAM chuMdAya che; jIvana rUpI nakAkhare, sAgaramAMhe luMTAya che" khera ? banavAnuM te banI gayuM che. have ApaNo koI upAya nathI. rAjA putrane zuM kare che te jovA de. pANI pIdhA pachI kyAM ghara pUchavAne jaIe ? jema daivanI marajI haze tema banaze. ApaNuM dhAryuM kAMI banavAnuM nathI. ItyAdika vicAramAM garakAva thaelA pethaDa. nI AMkhane rAjAnI krodhathI nikaLatI garjanAe camakAvI. jhAMjhaNa kumArane besavA ja rAjA tene nirbhaya dekhIne vi. cAramAM paDI gaye, AhA ? A tarUNakumAra ke nirbhaya dekhAya che are ? krodhathI rakta thaeluM mAruM vadana joIne tene lagAra bhaya upajyo hoya ema jaNAtuM nathI. mAsa palakArA mAtrathI sarva koI vAha pikArI jAya che. mArI rakta AMkhathI subhaTe paNa bicArA tyAMne tyAMja TharI jAya che. tyAre A siMhanA bALaka sarakho ke nirbhayapaNe uo che. A kumAra kharekhara sAhasika purUSomAM agraNI che, ane caturamAM ziromaNuM sarakho jaNAya che ? kemake jeNe mArI leza paNa Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paravA nahi karatAM mArI dAsIne rokaDe rokaDe bola parakhAvI dIdhe, ane tAre thAya te karI leje, A pratyAghAta teNe ghaNo ja sakhata karelo che. te kharekhara tenI uddhatAI nathI, kemake vANIyAnA laDakA baDA zayatAna hoya che. teo pUrvAparano vicAra karanArA evA kharekhara ustAda gurUnA muDelA hoya che. je kAma teo karavA cAhe che tene mATe bhaviSyano pUrato vicAra karavAne te bedarakAra rahetA nathI. teo haraNIyA sarakhA bIkaNa hoya che, tathApi kudarate temanAmAM cAturyatAno abhUta guNa mukelo che. lokamAM paNa kahevata che ke " vANIyA vagara rAvaNanuM rAjya gayu " kharekhara e kahevata vyAjabI che. vANIyo koI paNa upAyane azakaya evI bagaDelI bAjIne paNa potAnI buddhivaDe karIne palakavAramAM sudhAre che, ne sudharelI bAjI hoya paNa tene rUtI vAta na hoya te tene kaI paNu kAraNa pAmIne bagADI nAkhe che. vANIyAnI jAta kAgaDA jevI caMcaLagativALI hoya che. devatAne paNa ThagavAmAM kuzaLa evA vANIyo pAmara manuSyathI kema ThagAya ? atyAre krodha yukta thaela huM banene sakhta zIkSA karavAne taiyAra chuM, paNa mane khAtarI che ke te bacco ! zikSAne badale mArI pAsethI zirapAva laIne vidAya thaze "gati juiAna thayAti" tenI AkRti ja tenA gu nuM varNana karI Ape che ane A mArA vicAre kevA che te palavAramAMja nakkI thaze. ityAdika vicAranI zreNimAM pasAra thato rAjA bolavA lAgyo, ke he jhAMjhaNu ? te zA mATe ghI nA Apyu ? huM tane sakhta zikSA karIza. prakaraNa 12 muM. duHkhamAMthI pragaTeluM bhAgya' utsAha saMpanna madIrghasUtraM kriyAvidhijJa vyasane yasaktam / zUraM kRtajJaM daDhasauhRdaMca lakSmIH svayaM yAti nivAsa hetoH|| . Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvArtha--utsAra karIne sahIta hoya, koI paNa kAryamAM ThaMDA na hoya. samayane jANanAro vaLI vyasanane vize Asakta na hoya, karyA guNane jANakAra hoya, daDha manane hoya, suhRdabhAva rAkhanAra hAya, tene lakSmI je te pitAnI meLe ja AvIne vare che, E rAjana ! meM dhI dAsIne na ApyuM. tethI ApanA mA krodhanuM kAraNa ke, paNa sAheba ? lagAra mArI vAja to sAMbhaLo. pachI Apane yogya lAge te zikSA che karaje huM jevo ghI levA gharamAM game teTalAmAM mArA sanmukha trADa mAratI eka chIMka thaI, te vakhate ja mArA manamAM saMdeha utpanna thayo ke rakhene A ghIne vize sarpa pramukhanuM viSa nahi hoya? arere ? prAyaH karIne ghInu bhAjama rAtrIne vize udhADI rahI gayuM hoya tema dekhAya che. tethI jhera pramukhane upadrava hoya athavA duzmanee lAlacane vaza karIne pitAnuM kArya siddha karavAne kadApi viSa nAMkhyuM hoya te ame vANIyAbhAI nAhaka mAryA jaIe kemake adhamapura kaSTanI paraMparAne jotA nathI tethI rAjAnuM rakSaNa karavAne mATe pIvAnA kalaza vagerenuM paNa tALA pramukhe rakSaNa karavuM paDe che, vaLI zatraone tamAre vizvAsa karavo joItA nathI. mitrane paNa vizvAsa na kare, evuM he rAjana ! tame jANo che. te have ALasu thatA nahi. kemake ghaNe dveSa, pramAda, ane ALasa prANIonA zarIramAM vAsa kare thake tene kyAMthI kalyANa hoya ? vaLI je deve tamane rAjya ApeluM che, te ja deva tamArU kaSTa khulAyamAna karavAne argalA samAna che. vecAtuM dhI lAvIne khAvAthI te koI jANe nahi; parantu apakIrtithI to dareka dizAo malIna thaze, kemake caMdramA leka vaDe karIne kalaMkIta kahevAya che, ane aMjanagiri kALe che chatAM tenA guNathI te kalaMkI kahevAto nathI, vaLI amArA sarakhAne ghera paNa be traNa divasanuM ghI AgaLathI hoya che, ane tame dezAdhipati kahevAo cho, tathApi eka divasanuM paNa ApanA gharamAM dhRta na hoya te navAI jevuM - thAya! he rAjana ! tamArI A rIti zuM tamane vyAjabI lAge che ? zatru pramukha lake kadAcita gaDha reke chate ghI pramukhane saMgraha vinA kema cAle? pachI agni lAge tyAre kuvo khodavA mAMDI, tenA Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatAM prathamathI ja agamacetI buddhi vAparI koI paNa kArya karavuM te sAruM che. vaLI he rAjana ! rAjyamAM zuM cAle che? tenI tamane kaMIpaNa khabara nathI, tamArA pradhAno kapaTI che, je rAjyamAM duSTa adhikArI purUSo che te rAjAne ane raiyatane dhana hoI zake ja nahi; e vAstavika rIte satya vAta che. he rAjana ! je pradhAna rAjAne hita kArya karavA de ane ahita thakI niSedha kare. vaLI rAjAnA arthane tatkALa siddha karanAro hoya. te ja pradhAna sarva adhikArI maMDaLamAM agresara jANo. kahyuM che ke keTalAka maMtrIo pratibiMbanI sarakhA hoya che, te keTalAka aMkuzanA sarakhA hoya che, keTalAka ArIsAnA jevA hoya che ane keTalAka dIpakanI upamA sarakhA hoya che. vaLI he. rAja! tamArA prasAdathI bIju ghI che temAM koI paNa jAtanI nyu-2tA nathI, mATe jo ApanI AjJA hoya to te AjJA ullaMdhana karavAne koI samartha nathI. bALakathI paNa hitane grahaNa karavuM. evuM jANanAra Apane hita lAge tema karo ! Apa tene mATe mukhatyAra che. ema jAMgulI vidyAnA jevI vANuM jhAMjhaNakumAre rAjAne saMbhaLAvI dIdhI. jhAMjhaNa kumAranI yukti yukta vANI sAMbhaLI jene krodha samI gayo evo rAjA ciMtavavA lAgyo, Aha! meM prathamaja dhAryuM'tuM ke A kumAra mahAbuddhivaMta che. ane bhaviyamAM paNa te mahAna buddhivaMta nivaDaze. evAM atyArathI ja tenAM lakSaNa jaNAya che. A kumAra bALaka che te paNa te moTA pu SonA jevuM gaMbhiryapaNuM dhAraNa kare che, mATe A jhAMjhaNakumAra tenA pitAnI sAthe mAre pradhAnapadane yogya che, evuM vicArI tarataja mahA mulyavALAM vastra ApIne AjathI temane sarva muMdrAnA adhikArI karyo. sonAnI mudrikAe sahIta jenI aMgulIdho che tathA kokanada sonAnAM kaDAM hAthane vize dhAraNa karyo che, evA te bannenI suMdara murti jANe lakSmIne ja AzrayIne heya. tema zobhatA evA temane visarjana karyA. have anukrame te jIna zAsanarUpI AkAzane vize alpakAMti vALA evA zrAvakane tAravA vALA ane devIrUpI aMdhakArane haraNa karavAvALA thayA, kemake jInadeva temaja janazAsananI bhakti karanAra rAjA, maMtrI, zrAvaka baLavaMta, sAhasika evA AcArya e pAMca jaNa jainadharmane ughAta karamArA jANavA, have sukhe samAdhe pradhAnanuM kharca cAle te mATe rAjA Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAma pratye ekeka rUpI dareka varase Apate havA. AjathI mArga pramukhane vize cAlatAM thakAM paNa ghaNuM jaNa jene page lAge che. temaja jyAM tyAM sanmAnapaNuM paNa teo pAmyA, te mATe pitAnI vacana kaLA kayAMI paNa mithyA thatI nathI, kemake vapu, vacana, vastra, vidhA ane vaibhavae pAMca pakAravaDe mANasa jyAM tyAM moTAIpaNuM pAme che ? mATe ghaNA mahimAnuM ghara vANI ja che. jema nyAya lakSmIne ApanAra che. senAnA piMjaramAM nivAsa karanAro piTa sArI evI vANIne pAme che. lakSmIne ghera rahele hAthI vAhanapaNuM pAme che, tevI rIte navIna Avasa sthAnamAM rahenArA maMtrI pethaDakumAra meTAIpaNane pAmatA havA. apAra evI vyApArIka kaLAmAM buddhivaMta evA pethaDakumAra bIjA leke vaDe sevAyA thakA ghaNuM lekone kara rahIta karatA hatA. ane pite paNa kara, rahIta thayA. kemake je mANasa pote pitAnuM bhalu kare che te pArakAnuM paNa bhalu karavAmAM phattehamaMda nivaDe che. e sRSTino sAmAnya niyama che. vaLI pANI vaDe karIne samudra jema meghane adhikArI kare che, tema dhanavALA sarva adhikAramAM rAjA tene mukhya adhikArI karate havo. te pachI najIkanA bIjA mammata rAjAone te pathadakumAra potAnI buddhivaDe karIne vaza karatA havA. kemake buddhivAna manuSpo amogha kAryane paNa siddha karI zake che. meTA moTA hAthIo paNa zuM buddhithI vaza nathI karAtA ? mRge paNa buddhithI zuM paMjAmAM nathI sapaDAtA ? are ! abhayakumAre caMdrapradyotanane zuM buddhithI nathI jI. tyo! vaLI cadrapradyotanane eka mRgAvatI strIe buddhivaDe karIne zuM nathI cho? DAmara nAmanA maMtrIe ja rAjAne zuM buddhivaDe nathI vaza karyo ? A badhe buddhine ja prabhAva jANavo. ema karatAM keTalAka kALa gaye thake pathaDakumAra ghaNA ADaMbara pUrvaka dilhInA rahevAsI bhIma nAmanA moTA vyavahArIyAnI putrI sAbhAgyadevInI sAthe jhAMjhaNa kumArane paraNAvatA havA, tenI saMgAthe nirmaLa snehathI viSaya sukhano anubhava karatAM keTalAka kALa cAlyo gayo. sUryanAM kiraNe jagatamAM vikasvara thayelAM che. lagabhaga daza vAcAne sumAra thayo che. Ajano divasa sarvane raLIyAmaNe che, koInA kevA vicAro hoya che tyAre koI kevAe vicAramAM guMthAyelA che, mAnava prakRtinA bhinna bhinna vicAro kharekhara koIne lAbha karanArA te koI vakhate koIne nukazAna karanArA bI thaI paDe che, koIne svabhAva Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7ra udAra hoya che tyAre koIno svabhAva lakSmInI vipulatA chatAM paNa saMkacita hoya che. e jagatanI vicitratAja che. joke saMcita svabhAvanuM mAnava prANIne prathama yathArtha bhAna thatuM nathI, paraMtu pAchaLathI jyAre nukazAna thAya che tyAre tenI AMkhathI aMdhakAranA paDadA khulI jAya che. ane pAchaLathI te pastAya che. udAra dIlanA manuSyo kava cita jagatamAM uDAupaNe paNa khapI jAya che. mATe eja vadhAre sAruM che ke prANI mAtrane vastu sthIti vicArI yogya raste cAlavu. mahArANA jayasiMhadeva eka vakhata snAtra maMDapamAM snAna karavAne beThelA che. pitAnA sevako zarIre telanuM mardana karI rahyA che. eTalAmAM rAjAnA zarIrathI telanuM TIpuM jamIna upara paDayuM te rAjAe AMgaLIthI luI laIne potAnA page ghasyuM. Aha ! kevI navAInI vAta ? lAkhonA zirapAva karanAro rAjA telanA chAMTAno Aje lobhI thayo. A dekhAva ane kanyakubaja (ka ) dezathI AvelA pradhAne khedAyamAna thayA. arere ? amArA rAjAnI putrI kamalamukhI evI lIlAvatI kanyAne to A rAjA mATe keTalo badhe lobha che? ararA tene te AvA kRpaNa rAjAne ja paraNavAnI raDha lAgI che. vaLI teNInA pitAe (kojanA rAjAe) anumati ApIne ahI: kanyAne paraNAvavA mokalI che. paNa zuM karIe? kayAM amArI udAra dIlavALI kanyA lIlAvatI! ane kyAM A kRpaNa rAjA ! tenI sAthe amArI kanyAno saMbaMdha kema thaze mATe ame te kanyAne pAchI laI jaIzuM. ne A vAta rAjAne nivedana karIzuM. kemake sAkara ane kAMkare kyAre paNa sarakhAM thAya kharAM ke? kalpavelI ane keDe kaI divasa sarakhAmaNI karI zake kharAM ke ? haMsI ane kAgaDAnuM koI dIvasa jugate jeDu maLI zake kharUM ke ? are kyAre paNa nahi ? mATe rAjAnI rajA laIne have ame amAre deza jaIzuM. AvI rIte gamanazIla svabhAvavALA pradhAnone rAjAe jANIne tenuM kAraNa telanuM biMduja hovuM joIe, tema te kalpanA karavA lAgyo. eTalAmAM tene eka vicAra sujI AvyuM, eTale pradhAnane bolAvI kahevA lApo? he pethaDakumAra ! Aje rAtrIe svapnAne vize meM kharajathI jarjarI bhUta thaelA ghaDAone ghInuM snAna karAvavAthI sArA tha. elA dIhA, e svapnAnuM zuM phaLa thaze ? ghoDAnA zarIrane vize kharajato hoya che mATe te upAya kare joie, AdityavArane divase sAta ghoDAone dhI vaDe navarAvo. Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 pachI te dhI brAhmaNane Ape ? brAhmaNeAnA dhInA dAnanA mahi mAthI gheADAnI kharaja maTI jaze. mATe eka meTA kuMDa Arasa patthare karIne badhAvI tenI sAMdhA barAbara purAvI nagaranA loko pAse dhI vaDe karIne bharAveA. peAtAnI pAse beThelA svapnAnA jAjInAra purUSe evI. rIte svaptAnuM rUpa kahI batAvyuM. have rAjAnI AnAvaDekarIne maMtrI pethaDakumAre pattharane eka moTA kuMDa taiyAra karAvI tenI nIka peAtAnA ghara sudhI 3rAvI. kemaketeNe dhAyu, ke leAkA pAsethI udharANI karIne dhI kaDhAvIzu tA ATalA vakhata sudhI karelA prajAnA upakArane visarAvI eka thoDa kAryane arthe zAmATe temane pIDA karanArA thAuM ? vaLI mArI lakSmI mAre zA kAmatI che! ema vicAratA thakA teNe citrAvelI sahIta ghaDeDa laIne nIkamAM vahevaDAvatA thakA peAtAnA gherathI nIkane raste kuMDane saMpUrNa rIte bharatA have. pachI sevaka lakAe gheADAone dhIne vize navaDAvIne te dhI brAhmaNeAne ApI dIdhuM', te dhADAone paNa uSNu pANIthI phrIne navaDAvIne gheADArane vize bAMdhyA, A banAva dekhIne kanyakubja dezanA pradhAne Azcarya pAmatA havA. AhA ! A rAjA teA navAI jevA dekhAya che, kemake dhADAone navaDAvave karIne dhIte pANInI barAbara kare che. akAryane vize te te chAMTA paNa ApatA nathI ne kAryaM paDe chate hArA dhonA ghaTa paNa ApI de che. evI rIte koi paNa kAryaM paDe chate kroDA game dravyane tRNu sarakhu gaNe che. ane akAmAM eka 5:i paNa Ape tevA nathI. ema aneka rIte rAjAnI udAratAnAM vakhANa karatA thakA prasanna cittavALA thana meTA mahAtsava vaDe karIne te kanyA rAjAne paraNAvatA havA. pachI keTalAka divasa sudhI pradhAnAne rAkhIne rAjAe temane satkArapUrvaka visarjana karyAM. lAkA pAsethI dhI na letAM sa dhI pethaDakumAre potAnA gharamAMthIja ApyuM. evI vAta jhAMjhaNa kumAranA mukhathI sAMbhaLI rAjA sabhAne vize pethaDakumAranAM atyaMta vakhANa karavA lAgyA. are ! leAkeA A pethaDakumAra kaTalA badhA moTA dilaneA che, jeNe samasta dhI potAnA gharamAMthI phrAyu, paNa kAinuM dila dukhALyu nathI. dhanya che ! prajAnuM hita karanArA evA pradhAne te! ke jeNe prazna upara teA upakAra karyo eTalu'ja nahi paNa mArU kAma khI teNe sattara siddha karI Apyu, Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 ema aneka prakAre rAjA pethaDakumAranAM vakhANa karavA lAgyo. nagaranA vyavahArIyAo paNa pethaDakumAranI Rddhi siddhinAM vakhANa karavA lAgyA. deza paradeza kIrtie dhIre dhIre bhaTakavA mAMDayuM. pethaDakumAranI prakhyAti dhIre dhIre vRddhigata thatI gai. tenA hRdayamAM aneka prakAranAM vicitra AMdelano pasAra thavA lAgyAM. vicAranA taraMge eka sAmaTI rIte aneka prakAre uparAuparI AvavA lAgyA. AhA ! kudarata ! kudarata ! tuM jaLa hoya tyAM sthaLa kare che ane sthaLane sthAnake jaLa jaLa karI nAMkhe che ! garIbane zrImantanA adhikAra upara paNa laI janAra tuM ja che ane rAjAne rakhaDato bhikhArI karanAra paNa tuM ja che. game tema karIne paNa tuM mANasane mAthe dazako duHkha te nAMkheja che, mANasane sukha paNuM tuM ja Ape che. ane dukha ApanAra paNa tuM ja che. tArI akaLa kaLAne pAra athAga zaktino dhAraNa karanAra manuSya paNa pAmI zake nahi ? mANasane mAthe je avAra navAra saMyogo pasAra thayA kare che, te tAro ja mahimA gaNuM zakAya. mANasa jene koI divasa paNa ciMtavato nathI evAM ApattinAM kALAM vAdaLAMne kudarataja ghasaDI ne kheMcI lAve che, kudaratanI kaLA evI to akaLa hoya che ke tenI addabhuta kaLAthI paLavAramAM kaMInuM kaMI banI jAya che. aNaciMtavyuM thayu paNa kudaratanA yoge karIne banI jAya che. jevI rIte mANaso tenA bhoga thaI paDe che tevI ja rIte tene udAra paNa kudarataja kare che. jagatamAM evI rIte avAra navAra banAvo kudarateja banyA kare che. mAnava prANI te bicAruM tene Adhina rahenAruM eka mRgalA sarakhu jaya che. ityAdika aneka prakAranA taraMgamAM lIna thayela pethaDakumAra saMsAranAM sukhone bhogavate divaso upara divase vyatita karate ha. Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 prakaraNa 13 muM vk " durjananI durjanatA ' (6 bhuMDA mANasathI bhAgIye, na daIe dIlanI vAta. kAMte chetarI zara paDe, kAM gharamAM ANe dhAta. 33 meM "pethaDakumAranA guNA sarva prakAre sRSTi maMDaLanI cAre tara phelAyelA che, tenI kIrti raDA jyAM tyAM niDarepaNe skhalanA rahIta paribhramaNa karyAM kare che. hA! te mArA karatAM paNa vadhI gayA ? atyAra te rAjAne mAnitA thai paDayA che. rAjA teneja AMkhe joi zake che. are ! rAjAne mAnitA evA je hu te atyAre tenI AgaLa tRNa sarakhA halakA thai gayA chuM. krAi pazu upAye pethaDakumArane halakA pADI apamAna karAvu, teAja mArA jIvane have ThaMDaka vaLe. tene dekhIne mArU zUnyakAra thaeluM hRdaya bhaDaka laDaka saLagyA kare che. arere ! jyArathI digaMtaramAM prasarelI tenI kIrti raMDAne meM sAMbhalI che, tyArathI mane khAvuM ke pIvuM kAMIpaNa bhAvatuMja nathI. zuM mArA karatAM te vadhI jAya ! nA! tema nahi thavuM joie ? kAi paNa upAye hu te kaTakane dUra karIza. game tema karI tenuM rAjA pAsethI apamAna karAvIza paNa have tene sukhe jaMpavA daIsa nahi. jo huM ene kAi paNa prakAre harakata na karU te! mArUM nAma guga mArA mAtApitAe pADatAM bhUla karI che ema huM samajIza. are ! jue teA kharA ! rAjyanA sarva adhikArI maDaLamAM huM mATe ane jIne pradhAna chu, tathApi A pethaDakumAranA AvatAM karIne have mAre| hisAbaja nathI. are ! jagatamAM ke nyAya che ke Aja kAlanA navIna peyaDakumAra phAvI gayA, ane kroDe!nI saMpadAnA mAleka thaye!, eTaluja nahi paNa mAMDavagaDha ane itara prajA tene rAjA karatAM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ha4 paNa adhika sanmAna Ape che, kharekhara jagata gADarIyA pravAha jevI gaMDu che, eka mANasanuM kAma karavAthI teNe jarAtarA vakhANunI cheSanA karI ke teno bola Akhu jagata upADI le che ane pachI kIDI jeTaluM hoya tene kuMjara jevuM banAvI devAnI zakti koNa jANe jagatamAM kayAMthI AvelI jaNAya che. hA! tenI AnI kIti mArUM hadaya bhasma karI nAMkhe che. tenuM nAma sAMbhaLavAthI mArA kAnamAM kaMI judI ja asara thAya che. tene jotAMja mArU hadaya IrSyAthI baLI jAya che, teNe koDanI saMpadA meLavI mATe tenI pAse kAmakuMbha athavA te kALI citrAvelI hevI joIe. paNa huM ja khare ke rAjAne samajAvI tenI pAsethI paDAvI levarAvuM." ityAdika vicAra vamaLamAM guMthAyelo guga nAmane pradhAna pitAnA divaso IrSAthI khinna thayelA hadaya vaDe pasAra kare che. rAjAne ekAMtamAM maLavAnI taka zodhe che. ekadA samayane vize rAtrIne vize rAjA pitAnA ekAMta oraDAmAM beThelA che te samaye guMga maMtrI A vIne nIcAnI salAmI ApI tenI ImAratanI rAjAnI pAse paDelA Asana upara AvIne beTho. kema ? mArA bAhAdUra pradhAna ! "atyAre acAnaka AvavAnuM zuM prayojana che?" rAjAe tene satkAra karatAM thakAM tene AvA gamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. ziratAja ! "Apane eka khAnagI vAta kahevAne Avyo chuM te Apa kRpA karIne sAMbhaLo." pradhAne vArtAnI zarUAta karatAM cakAM jaNAvyuM. niDarapaNe je che te jaNAvo, ketukanA zokhIna evA re jAe jaNAvyuM. svAmI ? pethaDakumAre ghaNA vRtavaDe kaMDane saMpUrNa rIte bharI dIdhe, tenuM kAraNa pathaDakumAra pradhAnanA gharamAM kAmakuMbha athavA te kALI citrAvelI hoya tema saMbhaLAya che, ane tethI tene ghaNuM dhUtanI prApti thaI che tame paNa te be vastu sAMbhaLI che paNa joI nathI, vaLI e vastu rAjyanI AbAdIne mATe rAjyamAM rAkhavA yogya che, je te rAjA pAse hoya te rAjyane ghaNuM phAyado thAya evo saMbhava che. je kadApi kAmakuMbha haiyata hAthI, ghaDA pramu Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 khanI vRddhi thAya che ane bhaMDAramAM lakSmI akhaMDa rahe che. temaja je kALI citrAvelI hoya te he rAjana? kALI citrAvelI, pArasapASANa, ciMtAmaNI ratna, kAmakaMbha, kalpavRkSa, kAmadhenu naramAdAmotInuM joDu, rasakaMpikAne rasa ane deva saMbaMdhI zaMkha e vastuo duHkhe karIne pAmavA yogya che. te mATe tenA gherathI tamAre grahaNa karavI yogya che. kemake bhUmi thakI utpanna thaeluM ratna tene adhikArI rAjAja hoya che, vaLI je tamArI IcchA grahaNa karavAnI na hoya te paNa eka vakhate tene jovI paNa joIe." samaya sUcakanA jANa e gugapradhAne avasarane ucita evuM kathana karI rAjAne lobha sAgaramAM taNAte karyo , hu prathamathI ja e vastumAM lebhAyela chuM, ne vaLI tamArI vANIvaDe karIne tene vadhAre lobha tha che, kemake agni svAbhAvika rIte paNa jAjvalyamAna hoya che, tene pavana vaDe preraNuM karavAmAM Ave, tyAM zuM kahevuM! kahyuM che ke agni vizo yamo rAjA samudra udara rh| saptausAni na pUryante pUrvamAnAni nityazaH bhAvArthaagni, brAhmaNa, yama, rAjA, samudra, peTa ane ghara e sAta vastu niratara pUratAM chatAM paNa pUrAtI nathI. mATe tene belAvI pUchI joIzuM" ema kahIne tene visarjana karyo. prAta:kAlanI ramaNIya pavananI zitala laharI rAjAnA hadayamAM aneka prakAranI AzAnI umane utpanna kare che, zAMta ane zitaLa pavananA upacArathI nirmaLa magajavALe rAjA pethaDakumArane belAvI pUchavA lAge ke maMtrIzvara ? "tamAre mATe ghaNA leke AvA prakaranI vAta kare che te sAcI che ke khoTI che." he rAjana ! "lake kAmakuMbhanI vAta kare che te khoTI che, paraMtu mAre ghera ghIne ghaDe che tenI nIce UMDhANInA AkAramAM kALI citrAvelI che." pradhAne satyavAta jaNAvI dIdhI. tyAre rAjAe te citrAvelI jevAne mATe maMgAvI, pethaDakubhAra ghaDA sahIta upADI maMgAvI citrAvelI rAjAne batAvato hato, Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 rAjA paNa tene judI judI karIne jete have, ane pethaDakumAre satya hakIkata jaNAvI tene mATe te mastaka dhuNAvavA lAgyA, kemake dravya paMdA karavAne mArga vANI batAve nahi. pitAne lAbha keTalo thayo che te paNa kahe nahi. ane potAnI pAse keTaluM dhana che, tathA nAza keTaluM pAmyuM che e vAta vANIyA sAcI kahetA nathI. satya vANI belavI te eka jAtanI vazIkaraNa vidhA che. pANI vagara agni pramukhane zitaLatAnuM te kAraNa che. jema camakapASANa lehane grahaNa kare tema pethaDakumAra rAjAnA mananA Azayane jANato ha. kemake udIrito'rthaH pazunApi gRhyate / hayAzca nAgAzca vahanti dezitAH / / anuktA phati paNDito janaH / parekhita jAnakalA hi budvayaH // 1 // bhAvArtha-kehele artha to tiyeca sarakhA paNa grahaNa kare che. preraNA karyA chatA hAthI ghoDA paNa cAle che. tyAre paMDita purUSa vAta karyA vagara paNa sAmA mANasanI ceSTA vaDe karIne jANI jAya che. kemake pArakAnI ceSTA uparathI kharU svarUpa jANavuM teja jJAnanuM phaLa che, he rAjana ! "A citrAvelI ApanA bhaMDAramAM rAkho" ema kahI pradhAna rAjAne citrAvelI ApatA havA. pithaDakumAra manamAM aneka prakAre vicAra karavA lAgyA, ke meTA purUSo mAge tyAre ApavuM enA karatAM aNumAge ApavuM te sAruM che ! kemake jene arihaMtane dharma che to tene saMpadAnuM zuM prayojana che ? paramArthanA jANa evA sajana puraSa lakSmI gaye thake paNa khedAyamAna thatA nathI. ItyAdi vicAratA pethaDakumArane manohara evAM hIrAgara pAMca vastra tathA daza mahAmulyavALI vITIyo vagere pAritoSika (bheTa ) ApIne rAjA tene ghera visarjana karatA ho. eka samaye citrAvelInI parikSA karavAne rAjA nadI tarapha gayo, tyAM jaIne citrAvelIne eka choDa teNe pANImAM mu, tenI sAthe ja Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te citrakanAmAM mahA bhayaMkara sarpa pragaTa thaye, yamunAmAM rahelA kALA nAganI mAphaka te sarvane bhaya karanAro te ho. have te rAjAe citrAvelIne lAvavAne potAnA purUSone lAlaca dekhADI paNa zaMkA pAmelA te lekomAMthI koI paNa mANasa citrAvelI lAvavAne samartha thayo nahi. pachI rAjAe ApeluM maNa sahIta bAjubaMdha tene pitAnA bAhue bAMdhIne eka subhaTa pANImAM gaye ke sarpa adaza thaI gayo, citrAvelIne laIne bahAra Avyo. duHkhe pAmavA yogya evI citrAvelIne pAmIne prasAdI thaIne te rAjA pitAne vakhata phegaTa gumAvatA ho. bIjAnA kahevAthI pithaDakumAra maMtrInI lAgaNI dubhAvI tene mATe te pastAvo karavA lAgyo. ahI? kevo udAra dIlane ? meM mAgI nathI, tathApi catura evA teNe mAro Azaya jANIne tarataja ApI dIdhI kevI tenI nirlobhatA ? ke mane ApatAM leza paNa vikAra tenA vadana kamaLa pratye jaNAyo nahota? kevuM tenuM saraLapaNuM ? ke jeNe mArIM AgaLa sahelAIthI satya vAta jaNAvI dIdhI. have koI divasa AjathI tenI vAta mAre sAMbhaLI nahi evo niyama teNe grahaNa karyo. kharekhara te moTA bhAgyane dhaNI che. mArA rAjyamAM AvA pradhAnathI mAre to magarUra thavA jevuM che. joke mArA karatAM paNa tene adhika cAhe che, kharekhara loke bhAgyathI vaza thAya che, tevA jaDIbuTI ke maMtra tatrathI paNa vaza thatA nathI. evuM dhArI rAjA pethaDakumArane bolAvI kahevA lAgyo ke AjathI have tame chatra pa.. NAne yogya che ? paNa eka rAjAne be chatra heya nahi. paraMtu AjathI tamAre sUryamukhI vagara gharathI bahAra nikaLavuM nahi, rAjAnI AjJAne mAnya karanArA pethaDakumAra sUryamukhI dhAraNa karatA havA. rAjAne prathama mAnita pradhAna guge AjathI rAjAne apriya thaI paDe. ane vicAramAM paDayo. arara ! A u laTu viparIta thai gayuM. rAjAnI thoDI ghaNI prIti hatI te paNa utarI gaI. te pAchaLathI pastAvA lAge. arere ! Ate ulaTI vivAha karatAM varasI thaI gaI. kharekhara "bakarU kADhavA jatAM uMTa pesI gayuM" paMthakumAranuM kAsaLa kADhavA jatAM ulaTu mArUM ja kAzInIkadhI gayuM, ne "ato bhraSTa tato bhraSTa" jevo mAro ghATa ghaDAI gayo; vaLI huM zuM karavA dhArato hato tyAre zuM thaI gayuM, ane tene te Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 zULInuM siMhAsana thaI gayuM, tenuM to vadhAre sanmAna thayuM, kharekhara mANasanuM bhAgya khilatuM hoya che tyAre verI paNa AMdhaLA thaI kAMI paNa karavAne samartha nathI, te game teTaluM khoTuM karavAne jAya tathApi tene te ulaTu phaLadAyakaja thAya che. durjana potAno bhAva bhajave che, meM ATalI badhI tenI helanA pamADI tathApi te meTA dIlanA deva rUpI mAnave mArI tarapha te udAratAja batAvI che. "gaLe maratu hoya tene viSa vaDe nahi mAvo " tevA niyama karIne teNe te mane gaLathIja parArata karelo che, teNe pitAnI sajajanatA cheDI nathI. kemake durjana mANasa jema pitAnI durjanatAno tyAga kastA nathI tema sajana mANaso pitAnI sajajanatA paNa tajatA nathI, te zrIpALa ane dhavaLazAhanA nyAye karIne jANI levuM. sajjana puSamAM agresara evA pAMDavone nAza karavAne kArae aneka upAya karI durjanatA dAkhavI paNa piteja tenA bhoga zuM thaI paDayA nathI ? zrIpAlarAjAnuM aniSTa karavAmAM Asakta e durjana dhavaLazAha zeTha pote ja zuM durjanatAne bhega thaI paDyo nathI ? evA bIjA aneka dAkhalA zuM jagata jANatuM nathI? bhale durjana vRttinA mANase potAnI dunitA na choDe paraMtu pahelAM te tene ja maLe che paNa pAchaLathI tene ghaNoja pastAvo thAya che eTaluM ja nahi paNa pitaja teno bhoga thaI paDe che. vaLI tenuM bhAgyeja jyAM tyAM jhaLake che te pachI huM zuM karavAno hate ! mATe ATalethIja saMtoSa rAkhavo, evuM vicArato guMga pradhAna pethaDakumAra sAthe AjathI mitrabhAve to te potAne vakhata vitAvA lAge Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se prakaraNa 14 muM " yAtrAnA prasaMga ane suvarNa siddhi ' DO mULa jagatanI upara sarvoparI sattane ajamAvanArU rAtrInuM gADha aMdhakAra jagatanA sAmrAjya upara patharAyalu che. atyAre jagatanA sarva jIvA ni dritAvasthAmAM gherAyennA hAvAthI saMtra zAMtinuM zAMta vAdaLa mA tarapha vistAra pAmyu hoya teA te banavA joga che. nizAdevInI svArI ghaNuA vakhatathI padhArelI hAvAthI thADA vakhata pachI dhIme dhIme temanA gamana mATe paNa taiyarIyA thAya evA dekhAva thai rahyA che ? prabhAtanA cAra vAgyAne avasara thayA che. e vakhate mAMDavagaDhanA eka maneAhara gagana cuMbita mahelamAM suMdara ane suvarNajaDIta evA eka manahara zAphA (pala'ga) upara mIThI nidrAnA anubhava letA eka mahAna purUSanI mIThI nidrAne nana nana karatA cAranA TaMkArAe nAza karI tenI AMkhane camakAvI. dIpanI jAjavalyamAna thaelI jyeAstAnA prakAzathI dIvAnakhAnAneA sadhaLA vaibhava pAtAnI capaLa AMkha AgaLa tarI AvatAM tarataja tene pAtAnI prAcIna avasthAnuM smaraNa thayuM. cetana ? jagatanI je amedha lakSmI te Aje tane varelI che tene mATe tu ahaMkAra karIza nahI; kaeNmake sapA te azAzvatI che, ( daDA ) nI mAphka U Mce uchaLI pAchI tarataja mANasane pUzubha karmanA prAbalyapaNAthI saMpadA maLe che. ane kharAba kRtyane pariNAme tene te mATe lakSmInI gati capaLa che ema samajI temAM Asakta na thatAM kSaNabhaMgura evI kSaNIya kAyAthI tArA jIvananuM tuM sAIka karI le. parantu pAmara ? ahaMkArI thatA nahi. tene mATe tArI pUrva ava jethI te kaMduka nIce paDe che. svataH AvIne ApadAo Ave che. Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 sthAnuM smaraNa kara ? Aje je pethaDakumAra jagatamAM deva jevA gahAya che teja pethaDakumAra tuM pahelAM eka vakhate phATAtuTA lugaDe ane malIna evA zarIre jyAM tyAM rakhaDatA majurI karI mahA mahenate potAnu gujarAta karatA hatA. are! eka vakhate tane je te AMgabAe karI leAkeA pajavatA hatA, eka vakhata evA paNa AvyA hatA ke loko tane AMgaNe paNa ubhA nahi rAkhatAM ulaTA dhikkAra ane TiMkAranAja zirapAvA tane bheTa ApatA'tA. te sthIti ane atyAranI sthItimAM tuM pote tene te chatAM keTalA taphAvata che ane temAM zuM rahasya samAyelu che tene kSattubhara vicAra kara! ane eka vakhata evA paNa Avaze ke A samasta vaibhavane ahIM ja rahevA dane mAtra punya pASa rUpI bhAtu laine A bhUmimAMthI ane A sAhayakhImAMthI tamAre vidAya thavuM paDaze, te maraNane avasare tamArI A sAhayabI tamArI sAthe te zuM paNa tamane vaLAvavA paNa nahi Ave ! mATe huM cetana ! A asAra saMsAramAM manuSyanuM jIvana kSaSTrIka jaNI lakSmI caMcaLa svabhAvanI che tema samajI gaI karIza nahi. kemake A lakSmI kAinI thaI nathI traNa khaMDanA bhAktA evA rAvaNu rAkha tenI paNa thai nathI. rAma jevAnI paNa thai nahi, vaLI duryodhana jevA garviSTanI pazu A lakSmI thai nathI. pAMDavA jevAAe paNa tene tyAga karI Atma kalyANu karelu che. pRthurAja jevA caiAhANavazIya dIkSI patinI paNa A lakSmI thai niha paNu ulaTA teNIe tene dagA dIdhA che, vizeSa zu ! huM cetana ! A lakSmI kAinI thai nathI ane zvAnI paNa nathI, cakravartI jevA paNa capaLa evI lakSmIthI chuTayA teja saMsAra thakI bacavA pAmelA che. anyathA bInna cakravartI vAsudevA vagere A lakSmIdevInA bhAga thai paDayA ane temane narakanAM AkarAM du:kha bhogavavAne vakhata paNa AvI lAgyA. teA he cetana! AvA vicakSaNa svabhAvanuM nirakSaNa karI tuM temAM sAi nahI jatAM jo tu catura hAya jo tArAmAM kAMi paNa samaja zakti hAya te| A phAnI jagatamAM tArUM peAtAnu jIvana tu sudhArI le tArA mAnava bhava saphaLa karI manuSya jIvananuM vAstavika tatva samajI tArA AtmAnuM hIta karI le. kenke A sasaramAM hAthe teja sAthe che mATe tArA amulya vakhata tuM gumAvIza nahi. chaLathI tane dhaNeAja pastAveA thaze. mane mArA pUrvanA nahitara pApunyathI la Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mI malelI che kemake mATInuM sugaMdhapaNuM pANInuM sUcave che, manane vaza karavuM te niyamanuM bhAna karAve che, megha jema vijaLInA vilAsane sUve che, dIpakanuM prakaMpana te jema pavanane sUcana kare che, dhumADe jema agninuM bhAna karAvI Ape che, bhogo jema saMpadAenuM sucana kare che tema lakSmI paNa pitAnA pUrvanA punyanA udayane sucave che, vaLI mArA abhAgyathI athavA to koI paNa krIyA bhUlI javAthI mane suvarNasiddhi phalIbhUta thaI nahi; kemake manamAM icchita evI moTI auSadhIyo moTA parvata vagara maLe nahi, te mATe jemAM ghaNuM prakAranI auSadhI che, jemAM ghaNAM pANI bharelAM che evA Abu parvatane vize huM jAu. kemake tyAM AdhInI khANa ghaNuM hoya che. mATe mAre jarUra te kAma karI jagata upara upakAra karavAne cukavuM joIe nahIM. ItyAdika vicAra rUpI samudranAM majA sAthe athaDAto pethaDakumAra prabhAtakALe rAjA pAse AvI belavA lAgyo ke he svAmina! sukhanI IcchAne mATe tamArI pAsethI ghIne ghaDe. bhAgyo hato te vakhate kAcana ta ma ? tevI - bhAna thaIne yAtrA mAnelI che, tevA saMyogomAM mArU vina badhu dUra thayuM. ne tame ghaNu prasanna thayA, tethI mAre charAulI gAmane vize rahelA charAulA pArzvanAtha bhagavAnane vAMravA javuM che. A vAta sAcI che, kAraNa ke pIDAvaMta loko sarva prakAranI yAtrA kare che, tenuM kAraNa arihaMta bhagavAna manovAMcchita phaLane denArA che, mATe tyAM javAne mane AjJA Ape ? rAjAnI AjJA pAmIne pathakumAra potAnA parivAra sAthe yAtrA karavA cAlyA. te anukrame rAulI gAme AvI jIrAulA pArzvanAthane namaskAra karI tyAMthI Abu upara caDayA tyAM prathama bhagavAna zrI Adezvarane namaskAra karIne auSadhIo bhegI karavAne parvatamAM co tarapha bhamavA lAgyA, e arasAmAM kuba pramukhane oLakhIne sarva oSadhIo meLavIne tene rasa kADhIne loDhAnAM patarAM sAthe tene lepa karIne agnimAM nAMkhI tatkALa senAsiddhi karatA havA. kemake pArasa pAvANa, rasakuMpika sonAsiddhi, dhana dhAnyAdika, svarga mekSAdika prANune dharmanA pega thakI maLe che, ityAdika vicAra karatAM teNe pitAnA maMDapamAM ghaNuM voTu maMgAvyuM, jhAMjhaNakumAre paNa nirbhapaNe e loDhuM UMTa upara bharIne mokalAvyuM. Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre loko aneka prakAre vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A leTAthI rAja taravAra pramukha hathIyAra ghaDAvaze, have ahIM paNa sAta ATha divasa jAgaraNa karIne ASadhIyonA rasathI pethaDakumAra sonuM karate ho, tevAre UMTaDI upara bharAvI tenuM azvapALanI ekI sAthe potAnA deza tarapha ravAne karIne pethaDakumAra Adezvara bhagavAnanA derAsaramAM gaye, to vicAra karavA lAgyo ke are ! sonAnA mIze karIne chakAya jIvonI ghAta karanArA ane dhikAra che. hA !! te suNano tyAga karavAmAM asamartha ane sAvadha kAryamAM udyamavaMta evA mane narakamAM paNa ThekANuM nahi maLe, zrAvakane savA vaNA dharma te kahyuM che paNa AvI rItanuM karma karavAvALA evA mane savAvazA dharma te kayAMthI hoya! je thanAra haze te thaze, paNa mArU sarva sonuM huM to tane vize ane garIbanA uddhArane mATe kharacIza, ityAdika vicAra karatA ane pApathI bhaya pAmelA pethaDakumAra ghera AvI pApathI upArjana kareluM sonu garIbone dAnamAM Apato ho, - nIti riddhi gati ApanAruM evuM dhana upArjana karavA lAgyo, temaja te mAMDavagaDhanA gupta AvAsamAM pitAnuM suvarNa sthApana karato hato. Aha! " bhAgyazALIne bhUta raLe " e kahevata kAMI khetI nathI. jyAre lakSmIdevInI mahera athavA te rahema najara thAya che tyAre cotaraphathI sahelAI vaDe dravyanI prApti thAya che jyAre bhAgyadevI pAmara mAnavIne najaramAM (dADhamAM) ghAle che. tyAre te vakhate te rUpavAna ke guNavAna athavA te vidyAvAna e kAMI paNa te sAhyabA jotAM nathI, te vakhate te kALe hoya yA kubaDA hoya agara te game tevo hoya paraMtu aMdha sarakhAM banI temane varI bese che. Aha ! kevI temanI caturAI ! jagatanI kevI vicitratA ! lakSmIbAInA mAnamAM maraDAyelAM prANI sahelAIthI moTAI meLavI jAya che. jagatamAM mAnavaMtAno ilakAba teo dhAraNa kare che, ane pitAmAM game tevI bhayaMkara pilo hovA chatAM jagatamAM temano ADaMbara koI judIja prakAra hoya che, vaLI temanA bhayaMkara kartavya chatAM guNavAnamAM temanI tulanA thAya che. kahyuM che ke " TMAra nA thayo " jagatamAM sarva guNa kaMcanane ja AzrayIne rahelA che. jagatamAM paisA vagara mANasa kAMi paNa karavAne joIe tevo lAyaka gaNI zakAto nathI. kemake saMsAranA vyavahAramAM mANasane Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pagale pagale lakSInI AvazyaktA jaNAya che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa lakSmI vagara mANasane jagatamAM ghaNI hADamArI bhogavavI paDe che. arere ! je mane Avo anubhava na thayo hota to huM duHkha zI vastu che te kevI rIte jANI zakatA ane jyAM sudhI jagatamAM duHkhI chevanA dukhanuM vAstavika svarUpa na samajAya tyAM sudhI tene manuM duHkha chedana karavAne kevI rIte huM kaTIbaddha thaI zakatuM ! arere ! lakSmIbAI ! eka vakhate huM tamAre mATe AturatAthI valakhAM mArato to, tathApi tamArI devaDInAM darzana paNa A mANasane durlabha hatAM ne atyAre paNa huM tene te ja mANasa chuM, chatAM paNa mArI I chA nathI to tame vadhyA ja kare che ! te punyanIja rekhA gaNAya ? kemake kALanI jyAM paripakava sthIti thAya che ke mANasane saMyogo AvI maLe che. ane tenuM kArya sahelAIthI purNAhutine pAme che. jainamAM pAMca kAraNe kAryanI siddhi thAya che. e pAMca kAraNomAM koI ekanI mukhyatA hoya che tyAre bIjAM cAra kAraNe gaNapaNe rahe che. kemake temAM darekanI mukhyatA te hetI nathI. phakata ekaja kAraNumukhyatAne pAme che. temAM paNa bhAgya che te baLavAna kAraNa gaNAya, kemake je mANasanuM kIsmata baLavAna hoya che te bIje anya kAraNone te meLavI zake che. anyathA je bhAgya nathI hotuM te bIjA kAraNo maLI zakatAM nathI, mATe jagatamAM bhAgya teja baLavAna che. bIjA koraNe tene sahAya kAraka tarIke rahelAM hoya ema mAnI zakAya te te vyAjabI che, ane bhAgya paNu mANasanA punya athavA te zubha kRtya upara AdhAra rAkhe che. pUrvabhavamAM zubha karaNI karI hoya te te vaDe karIne kudaratI zubha bhAgya baMdhAtAM AgAmI bhavamAM te amogha phaLane ApanAruM thAya che. meM pUrvabhavamAM kaMI paNa zubhakArya karyuM haze jethI A bhavamAM huM amodha saMpadAone meLavI zakyo. vaLI jagatamAM evA paNa che hoya che ke je katheranAM jhAMkharAM bALIne AmraphaLanI IcchA rAkhanArA hoya, pite pahelAM anItinAM AcaraNa calAvI pAchaLathI jyAre duHkha AvI paDe che tyAre nAnA bALakanI mAphaka bUma mAryA kare che. paNa te pAmarajIvane kayAM khabara hoya che ? ke tArAM karelAMja ko tane atyAre duHkha de che. prathamathI ja tuM evA kRtyothI viramo heta to A tyAre tAre ATaluM herAna thavuM paDatuM nahi, paNa kArya karavAmAM Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te ApaNe pAchuM vALIne jotA nathI. ne jema svataMtra hoIe athavA to khudA taraphakSI jANe ApaNane haka na ma hoya ! tevI rIte jyAre ApaNe karIye chIye, to pachI tenuM bApane parAdhinapaNe duHkha bhogavavuM paDe to temAM navAI jevuM kazuM gaNI zakAya nahi he cetana ! tuM zubha karaNI karIza te sukhI thaIza. ane azubha kAryamAM pravartIza te yAda rAkhaje ke bhaviyamAM tAra mATe du:khanAja DuMgara ADA paDelA che. paraMtu atyAre tArI hadaya rUpI cakSu tane baMdha hovAthI huM tene dekhI zakato nathI. tathApi he cetana ! bhale je mArga satya lAge te mArge javA mATe atyAre te tuM mukhatyAra che. " kAyAnA mArA vahAlA mArA nAnA nAnA prakaraNa 15 ma. "jIvananI amulya takane lAbha" yaddadAti badanAti, sadeva dhanino dhanam / anye mRtasya kIDanti, dArairapi dhanarapi // rahasyArtha- je mANasa potAnuM ghana jagatanA upakArane mATe vApare che ane pote paNa tene bhogave che teja ghanika purUSanuM dhana sArthaka che. paraMtu je mANasa dhanane ekaThuM karavAmAM ja mazagula rahelo che. tenuM dhana ane tenI strIne tenA muvA pachI bIjA mANasoja bhogave che. Faa ja divasa mAre mATe suvarNa je thaI paDaze A , hAya tema jaNAya che. je A vakhata huM ALasamAM gumAvIza te jIvana parvatanI kamANI jatI raheze. vi che kemake mANasane kIsmata khilavavAnI kaIkaja paLa hAtha lAgI jAya che. vAraMvAra tevI amulya taka AvI maLatI nathI. A jagatamAM mANasane jIvana paryaMtamAM bhAgyanI keIkaja amulya paLa MY DY SIK KUL Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAtha lAgI jAya che ke jethI tenA bhAgane pAzo karI jAya che. te pachI paise paisAne pedA kare, e nyAye te uttarottara vadhatuM jAya che. tevI ja rIte mAre paNa A amulya taka gumAvavI joIe nahi. A taka sAdhavAthI jIvana paryata jeTaluM dhana malatAM mAruM daridrapaNuM TalI jaze, ane vAraMvAra jenI tenI AgaLa hAtha pahoLo. karavAne vakhata mAre Avaze nahi. kemake Aje mAMDavagaDhane navo maMtrI pethaDakumAra koDe game dravyano mAleka thayo che, temanA gurU zrI dharmaghoSa sUri Aje ahI A padhArelA che. loko kahe che ke e pethaDakumAranA dharmagurUM che ane temano upakAra pethaDakumAra upara ghaNo ja che, teo zrI pethaDakumAra pAse mAMDavagaDha javAnA che, mATe huM temane pahelAM jaIne gurU AgamananI vadhAmaNI Apu to te udAra dIlane mANasa jarUra mArUM dAridra nAza karaze. mATe keI na jAya tenA pahelAM je huM jaIne vadhAmaNI Apu te mArU kArya tvarAthI siddha thAya." tyAdika vicAra karatA ujajayinI nagarIne mAdhava nAme eka bhATa pitAnA gharane vize dhana prAptinA vicAramAM lIna thaye chate beTho hatA, tyAMthI uThI paravArIne tarata ja teNe mAMDavagaDha tarapha prayANa karyuM, anukrame te mAMDavagaDhamAM AvIne pethaDakumArane vadhAmaNI A pata ha. he svAmI ! A leka ane paralokyAM sukha ApanArA evA je gurUno Ape Azraya karela che te gurU mahArAja alpa samayamAM ja ahIM padhAraze, je mANaso potAnA gurUnA samAcAra tathA temanI prazaMsA ane temanuM nAma sAMbhaLIne pitAnA hadayamAM harakha pAme che. te mANaso gurUnI vadhAmaNI ApanArane ghaNuM dhana Ape che, evA purUSone dhanya che. kemake mAtA, pitA, dIpaka ane jhAjhanA sarakhA gurU ghaNA upakAra karanArA hoya che, mATe he buhiMvaMta ! tamane vadhAmaNI ApuM chuM ke tamArA mahA moTA putra nyathI kheMcAyA chatA zrI dharmaghoSa AcArya padhAyo che. e pramANe kAnane rasa yaNa sarakhAM mAdhavanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne pethaDakumAra senAnI jahavA ane hIrAnI daMtapaMkti tene ApatA havA. tathA paToLAM, paherAmaNInAM vastra, pAMya gheDA ane Rdhivata gAma ApI tene vidAya karatA hatA. pachI sAmantAhika sahIta evA maMtrI gharmaghoSa AcAryane praveza karavAne mATe lone AjJA ApatA hatA. ane rAjA pAse AvI AcArya mahArAja Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvAgamane jaNAvyAthI rAjA paNa cAmara, chatra, vAditra vagere pethaDakumArane Apato have, aneka rIte nagarane zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM, aneka prakAre vyavahArIyAo mahatsavamAM sAmela thayA. nagaranA vyavihArIyAonI rasIlI ramaNIye vividha prakAranAM AbhUSaNa dhAraNa karatI dharmanI unnattinAM gIto gAvA lAgI. Aje AkhA nagaramAM AnaMda AnaMda chavAI rahyA che. vAjiMtranA zabdothI paDaye bela paNa saMbhaLAte nathI. ItyAdika aneka prakAre mahotsavane karato thake pethaDakumAra gurUne nagaramAM praveza karAvato ha. gurU mahotsavane vize bahAra hajAra nA TakA kharca karanAra pithaDakumAra gurU pAse A vIne temanI aneka prakAre stuti karavA lAgyo, he bhagavAn ! saMpUrNa caMdramAnA amRtavaDe karIne athavA te bAvanA caMdane vilepana karIne tathA zreSTa sugaMdhIvALA kalpavRkSanA puSpathI pUjA karIne je kadApi tamArA caraNa kamaLa mAre mastake vahana karUM, tathApi tamAre upakAra huM leza paNa vALI zakuM nahi, kemake samakita ApanArA purUSone ghaNuM bhavane vize sarva guNa, dAna, sevA, pramukha seMkaDo koDI Apeve karIne paNa upakArano badalo pAcho nathI vaLAto, jethI tamAro upakAra bhoga saMpadA pramukhanA yoge karIne bIjA bhavamAM paNa vALavAne huM samartha nahi thAuM. ityAdika stuti karanArA pithakumAra niraMtara AcAryane vAMdavAne Ave che, ane dharma dezanA sAMbhaLatAM thakAM vakhato vyaya kare che. eka divasane vize ekAntamAM hAtha joDIne maMtrI AcAryane kahevA lAgyA, ke he svAmI ! meM parigrahanuM je pramANa karyuM che, tenAM karatAM mane paNa ghaNuM dhana maLyuM che. mATe tame AjJA kare ke huM dhana kyA kAryamAM kharyuM ke jethI mane kalyANakArI thAya. | he maMtrI ! lakSmIrUpI vAMdarI gRhastharUpI vRkSane vize kaI divasa sthIra rahetI nathI. te ALasune to ghaNuM dulabha hoya che, vyApArI purUSo pAse ane rAja pramukhane Azraya detI thakI keTalAka kALa rahe che. mATe lakSmIne derAsara, pratimA tathA svAmI che. salyamAM kharca karavo te prazaMsavA lAyaka gaNAya che. kemake te kAcamAM kharacatAM thakAM je punya thAya che, te kevalI bhagavAna jANe ! vaLI kANa, pASANa pramukha derAsarane vize jeTalA paramANuo che teTalA lAkha varasa derAsarano karAvanArA purUSa devalokamAM sukha Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhogave che, te ja kAraNa mATe mahApadma cakravartIe pitAnI mAtAne harakha thavAne mATe niraMtara eka eka derAsara baMdhAvIne derAsaranI paMktie karIne te pRthvI maMDaLane zobhAvate ho. vaLI saMprati rAjAe paNa rAjya pAmyA pachI so varSanI gaNatarIye chatrIza hajAra divaso gaNune pRthvIrUpI rANIne mukatAphaLanA manahara hArasamAna evAM navanavAM chatrIsa hajAra derAsara nipajAvatA havA. kumArapALa, vimalazAha tathA dezanA keTavALa evA vastupALane, tejapALa maMtrI ItyAdika derAsarane karAvanArA ghaNA purUSa pUrve thaI gayA che. strInAM lIlAyamAna evAM je capaLa netra tenA sarakhu dravya che. ane baLa je te vijaLInA jhabakArA jevuM che. vAyuvaDe kaMpAyamAna evuM kamaLapatra tenI upara raheluM jala biMdu tenA sarakhuM capaLa AyuSya che. te mATe manuSya jIvana sArthaka karavAne AvI vastunuM phaLa avazya grahaNa karavuM joIe. ityAdika kalyANa karanArI vANI AcArya mahArAja pethaDakumArane saMbhaLAvatA havA. pithaDakumAre mAMDavagaDhane vize aDhAra lAkha rUpIyA kharacIne pharatI bahera derI karIne sahIta evuM Adezvara bhagavAnanuM derAsara karAvI tenuM te zavyAvatAra evuM nAma sthApana karatA havA. atyaMta UMcA maMDapane dhAraNa karatA bahAra rUpAnA daDa ane kalaze karIne sahita zrI siddhAcaLane vize teo zrI zAMtinAthanuM derAsara karAvatA havA. AMkhane AnaMdakArI evA moTA teNe karIne sahIta kArapuramAM eka derAsara karAvyuM. zAradA pattanane vize eka derAsara karAvyuM, tArApura nagarane vize, prabhAvatI nagarIne vize, someza pattanane vize, vAMkAnerane vize, mAMdhAnA nagarane vize, dhArA nagarIne vize, nAgarada nagarane vize, nAgapurane vize, nAzIkane vize, vaDedarAne vize, sopArakane vize, ranapurane vize, koraDA gAmane vize, karahela tIrthane vize, caMdrAvatI nagarIne vize, citaDane vize, cArUpane vize, cIkhala nagarane vize, bihArane vize, vAmanasthalIne vize, jayapurane vize, ujapanIne vize, jAlaMdhara nagarane vize setubaMdarane vize, dezane vize, pazu sAgarane vize, pratiSThA nagarane vize, vardhamAna nagarane vize, parNabihArane vize, hastinApurane vize, depALapurane vize, gepurane vize, jesaMga : parane vize, biMbapurane vize, zurAdarIne vize, abhUmine vize, Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 salakSaNapurane vize, cha durgA ( junAgaDha ) te vize, dhavalapura ( dheALakA ) te vize, makeADIpurane vize, vizramapurane vize, magaLagaDhate vize, ityAdika aneka ThekANe senAnA daMDa ane kaLazavaDe karIne yukta evA ceALAsI prAsAdA pethaDakumAra karAvatA havA. eka vakhate pethaDakumAra vicara karavA lAgyA ke atyAre nAma pramANe guNavALuM devagira nagara che. keTa, khAi, ane vADInI paktie karIne ce taraph te gherAyaluM che. je nagaranI lakSmIne zatru rAjAe paNa vAraMvAra sabhAre che, vaLI je nagaramAM laDAnI zebhAvALAM Ayudhe, muktAphaLano samuha, cittane ceranArI ramaNIyA, ane kATane bhAganArUM khAtuM caMdana e cAra ratA rahelAM che. vaLI chappana kroDa eMsI hajAra rUpIyAnA mAleka ane khAra hAr hAthI vaDe karIne yukta eveza rAma nAmA vyavahArIyeA je devigirane viSe hAtA haveA. vaLI tyAM jema nAmane pradhAna rahe che te ghaNA dhanane svAmI chatAM meATA mahesava Ave thake paNa peAtAnI kRpaNatAthI yAcakAte leza mAtra paNa dAna Apa`A nathI, tyAM brAhmaNeAnu eka chatra rAjya cAlatu hAvAthI te jaina derAsara kayAre paNa thavA detA niha. devigira nagarI kharekhara Aje devaleAkane jItanArI che paNa mithyAtva rUpa aMdhakArathI bharelI che. tethI amAvAsyAnA adhakAra mAM jena dIpaka thAya, lavaNa samudramAM jema amRta thAya tevI rIte sapUrNa mithyAtvane vize tyAM karAvyu thayuM jaina derAsara thAya. mATe koi paNa prakAre jo tyAM derAsara thAya teA dhaNeAja lAbha thAya. eTaluMja nahi paNa jaina zAsananI unnatti paNa ghaNI thAya. AvI rItane uttama bhAva je purUSA dhAraNa kare che teja uttama purUSo ane aga Nya punyavALA gaNAya che, kemake A jIve ana tavAra jIna pratimA karAvelI che. parantu jaza kIrtinI icchAe karIne te karelI hovAthI samakit leza mAtra paNa zudde thatuM nathI. vaLI dhaNA evA gheADA ane suvarNa tathA mANikyathI rAjAne rjana karavA te paNa azakya che temaja pradhAnane satAya karyA vagara rAjAne satAya karavA te pazu ThIka nathI. kemake bAraNAmAM rahelA biMbane pUjyA vagara mULanAyakajInI pujA thAya nahi; mATaeN te prAnane prasanna karavA sArUM tenA nAmanI eka dAnazALA bhaDAvuM, kemake Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 lokane vize peAtAnA nirdoSa jaza sAMbhaLIne te peAtAnI meLeja sateSa pAmaze, te temAM punyadAna vaDe karIne utpanna thaelu' punya te mane thaze. ityAdika eka pachI eka ema ulaTa pAlaTa vicAra karatAM pethaDakumAra chevaTe AMkArapuramAM haeNma pradhAnanA nAmanI dAnazALA maMDavatA havA, tyAM sArA sArA leAkA AvIne ujvaLa pANIthI snAna kare che, ane AnadamAM peAtAne vakhata pasAra kare che, vaLI sAmAnya loko paNa tyAM AvI bhAjata karI jAya che, dAnazALA pAse mATe prasAda karAvelA che jemAM arihaMtanI pratimAne vaMdanA karAvIne pachI tyAM sarva sAdharmika sarakhA thayA thakA bhAjana kare che, dAnazALAmAM tyAM AvelA lAkonI dareka prakAre vyavasthA sAcavavAmAM Ave che. temane managamatAM bhejana ApavAmAM Ave che, ityAdika aneka prakAranA sukhathI tee peAtAnA mAtA pitA tathA potAnI strI vagerene paNu saMbhAratA nI, ate A dAnazALA hema pradhAnanI jANI aneka rIte tene duvA detA havA. evI rIte dAnazALA cAlatAM thakAM traNa varasa vyatIta thayAM. bha Ta pramukha lokeA bhAjana karIne prasanna thayA thakA devagamAM jaIne hema pradhAnanI ghaNI stavanA karatA havA. kArapura nagarane vize . valayAkAre tamArA nAmanI dAnazALA che, te pRthvItA leAkane JIta karanArI che te thakI utpanna elI tArI kIrti rUpI lattA te brahmAMDamAM uce caDe che dika varcuna sAMbhaLIne hema pradhAna manamAM vicAravA lAgyA ke kRpaNanu muLa te rUpI kamaLa tene vize bhramarapakti samAna je gALe te sivAya janmathI Aja sudhI me kai paNa mAmaNane Apyu nathI, ane A badhA te hema pradhAnanI dAnazALA kahIne mArAM vakhANu kare che, te zuM kahevAya ! jo kadApi eka mANusa kahe hoya te te juDI vAta mAnI zakAya, paNa sarva te pramANe khAle che, mATe kharekhara asatya tA hoyaja nahi, tyAre mAre khAtarI karavAne mATe tyA are ! kArapura eka mANasa meAkalA oie, ema vicArI potAne eka mANasa te nagarane vize mokalatA haveA. te mANasa paNa tyAMnI sarva vAta jANIne hema pradhAnane kahetA havA. ke sarvasvAdanA rasa jyAM rahelA che, evI te dAnazALAmAM je loko bhojana kare che temanI chavAja mAtra svAdane jANanArI che, mATe teja chaThThA kharI che. khIjI havA teA nAma mAtra che, je kAI mANasa tyAM Ave che te =5:0 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirAza thaine pAchA jatA nathI, aNajANe purUSa paNa bhojana karIne jAya che. ane je bhojana karavA Ave che te badhA tamArI prazaMsA kare che, ne dAnazALAmAM atyAra sudhImAM savA koDa rUpIyAne kharaca thayo che, te thakI utpanna thaele tamAro jaza te kroDagame yuga sudhI paNa raheze. ityAdika vacana sAMbhaLIne hema pradhAna atyaMta khuzI thato ho, tenAM romarAya visvara thayAM, pitAnA manamAM aneka prakAranI kalpanAo thavA lAgI, ane potAnI jAte kharUM tatva jevAne teNe nizcaya karyo. eka divase tema pradhAne kArapuramAM jaIne dAnazALAnA kArya vAhakane tenI kharI vAta pUchIne ane tenA karanAra pethaDakumAra che ema jANIne pote vicAra karavA lAgyo ke je strIoe pathaDakumAra jevA putrane janma Apyo che tevI strIone dhanya che. kemake ghaNA purUSo evA hoya che, ke te pArakA dhana vaDe karIne potAnuM nAma gavarAve che. tyAre keTalAka pethaDakumAra jevA evA paNa purUSa hoya che ke je pitAnA dravya vaDe karIne pArakAnI khyAti vadhAre che, e prakAre vicAra karIne gaDhamAM jaIne temapradhAna pethaDakumArane maLatA havA. pethaDakumAre paNa heya pradhAne ghaNo satkAra karyo. he pithaDakumAra! "tamoe mArA nAmanI A pramANenI dharma zALA karI temAM zuM kAraNa che ? te mArA upara prasanna thaIne kahe. kemake tame mArI upara upakAra karyo che tenuM anuNIpaNuM pAmuM tema che nahi, tathApi mAre tene vicAra kara joIe, mATe mane kaho." e pramANe AgrahapUrvaka hema pradhAne jaNAvyuM. he pradhAnajI ! " amAruM kAma tame sahelAIthI karI zake tema che, " pethaDakumAre jaNAvyuM. " baLavaDe karIne ane zarIravaDe karIne tame mArI upakAra ghaNeja karyo che. tenA badalAmAM tamArUM game tevuM kAma haze te paNa te huM karIza, mATe jaNAvo " hema pradhAne kahyuM. " devagiri nagarImAM eka jaina daherAsara thAya evI mane jagyA a. joke brAhmaNonI uddhatAIpaNAthI e kArya thavuM mahA-duSkara che to paNa tamArAthI banI zake, evI AzA che, "pethaDakumAre jaNAvyuM Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pathaDakumAranA upakAranA bhArathI damelA hema pradhAne tenuM vacana aMgIkAra karyuM, pachI banne jaNa devagiri nagaramAM AvyA, hema pradhAne pethaDakumArane potAne ghera utAro Apyo. ane kahyuM ke he pethaDakumAra ! huM te saMbaMdhI rAjA sAthe ekAntamAM vAtacita karIza, mATe tame ciMtA karazo nahi. pachI te pitAne ghera gayo. pethaDakumAra paNa pitAnA parivAra sAthe devAgirimAM rahevA lAgyA. have hema pradhAna avasarane jANa che. lezamAtra paNa rAjAnuM pAsu choDatAM nathI. kemake avasara Ave thake kArya karavA bhUlavuM nahi, avasara vagara koInuM kArya siddha thatuM nathI. avasara vagaranuM kaI paNa kArya phaLIbhUta thatuM nathI, gIta, tagara, lakSmI, strI, AbhUSaNa, bhajana, dUdha ane sAkara te paNa avasara vagara kAtine utpanna karanArAM thatAM nathI. prastAvane vize boleluM vacana, prastAvane vize prANInuM zastra ane prastAvane vize thoDe paNa parasAda koTIlane ApavAvALo thAya che. ItyAdika vicAra karate hema pradhAna avasaranI rAha jovA lAgyo. evA samayamAM te nagaramAM gheDA vecanAra purUSe AvyA. temanI pAsethI sArA lakSaNavALo gheDe joine tenA ATha hajAra TakA ApIne rAjA te ghoDAne grahaNa karatA ho, rAjAe gheDAnI 5rikSA karanAra pAse tenAM lakSaNo paNa jovaDAvyAM. gheDe lakSaNa vata che ema khAtarI thayA pachI sevakone ApI pitAnI ghoDAramAM baMdhAvI pite pitAne ThekANe gaye. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 prakaraNa 16 muM "pharneha" ri , galanA bibhatsa dekhAvo zuravIra janonAM hRdayane A je e paNa kapAvI nAMkhe che. koI ThekANe jayAre bhayaMkara IS A banAvothI hRdayamAM bhayane saMcAra thAya che, tyAre para koI ThekANenA ramaNIya dekhAvothI dUSTi aniMdajanaka thAya che evA jaMgalanA citra vicitra dekhAvamAM lIna thaele eka mANasa pitAnA mahA mulyavALA ghaDA upara svAra thayo thake vegathI cAlyo jAya che, tenI joDe bIje ghaDe che te upara paNa eka mANasa beThele che, bIjA keTalAka larI sIpAIo tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Ave che, evA saMyogomAM agresara thaelA be mAsomAMthI eka jaNano gheDo pANInuM pura AvavAthI aTakI pache, te samaju mANase pote sAhasathI ghaDAne pANImAM nAMkhavA ghaNA upAyo karyA, paNa vyartha ! are ! A du"Ta ghaDe zuM pANI thI bhaya pAme che ! athavA to te kema cAlato nathI. koraDAnA mArathI tenAM hADa paNa kharAM thayAM, tathApi te leza paNa gamana karatA nathI. arere ! mAre sAmA nagaramAM javuM che paNa ghoDo te aDIne ahIM ja aTakI gaye. ATha hajAra TakA khacelA tenuM atyAre pANuM thavA beThuM. ityAdika vicAra zreNithI yukta evuM rAjAnuM mana jANIne buddhivaMta te bIje mANasa ghoDAnuM kAraNa jANato ho. tarataja gheDAne mAratA evA rAjAne aTakAvIne te kahevA lAgyo ke svAmI ! "A gheDAnA pUchane gheDAnA peTa upara vALIne bAMdhI , eTale gheDa tAkALa pANI ulaMdhI jaze " e pramANenuM hema pradhAnanuM kahevuM sAMbhaLIne rAjA rAmadeva te pramANe karyo ke ekadama uDIne ghoDe sAmI bAjue jato havA, pAchaLathI bIjA ghoDAo te pANInA rastethI dhIre dhIre AvatA havA. pitAnuM kAma karI tyAMthI pAchA vaLatAM paNa rAjAne gheDe uDIne AvatA ho. Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA paNa dhaNo navAI pAmya, ke Azu Azcarya ?? tethI tene khulAso hema pradhAnane pUchato hato. mahA buddhivaMta evo te pradhAna samayane ucita evuM samAdhAna karato hato. ke he rAjana ! atizaya pANInI uchaLatI laherI tenA chAMTAe karIne rAjAne veza malina na thAya? AvI zaMkAnA vaze karIne ghaDe pANImAM na paDe, kemake kuLavaMta prANIo potAnA svAmIthI pratikuLa kAMI paNa karatAM nathI. pradhAnanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAne saMtoSa thayo, ane te pachI te pe senAnA alaMkAra paherIne ane zuddha AhAra karato thako ekAntane vize sukhe samAdhe rahe che. devatAnI mAphaka mahA tejasvI evo te rAjAne ghaNo mAnanIka thaze, temaja paramainyanI ApadAne bhAganAra ane rAjAnA kaSTane dUra karanAra evo te ghaDe jenuM "vega prabhaMjana" evuM nAma AjathI rAjAe ApyuM. vinaya vaDe karIne tiryaMca paNa pUjA pAme che. mATe jagatamAM vinaya teja sArabhUta che, vinaya vinA kalyANa thatuM nathI, dharma, nuM muLa vinayaja che eTaluM ja nahi paNa vinaya te paraleke paNa kalyANane ApanAro thAya che. hema pradhAne ghaDAne Azaya jANe jethI tenI upara te rAja ghaNe tuSTamAna thayo che tene icchita mAgavA vacana ApyuM, have avasarane jANa evA che tema pradhAne rAjAne kahevA mAMDayuM che deva! " A tamAruM vacana amRta karatAM paNa mIThuM che, kemake ghaNA vakhatathI huM ApanI pAse yAcanA karavAnI rAha jota to. ane keTaleka kALe Aje mArI AzA saphaLa jANI hu yAcanA karU chuM! ke he svAmin ! dAtAra thaIne ATaluM kAma karaze. A nagaramAM mAro bAMdhava eka manahara jaina caitya karAvavAnI IcchA rAkhe che, tethI manAIcchita ThekANune vize eka citya jeTalI jagyA Ape." pradhAnanI vANI sAMbhaLIne rAjA kahevA lAge ke he pradhAna! brAhmaNonI aprIti haze te paNa huM tamane jagyA ApIza paNa he hema ! te tAro bAMdhava kyAM rahe che ? tenuM zuM nAma che ? te hAlamAM kyAM rahe che ! te tuM mane kahe?" he svAmI! "pRthvI para e nAme avaMtI dezanA maMDana rUpa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che, tene meM jahavA vaDe karIne bhAI kahe che, kemake te raka dharma vAne ghaNoja tatpara che. vaLI avaMtI dezano jayasiMha rAjA te tenA pratibiMba rU5 che. ane chatra, cAmara vagarato te payaDakumAra maMtrI AkhI mALavAno adhipati, are ! te tAja vagarano mahArAjA hoya tema kahevAya che, prabhAtakALe Apa svAmIne namaskAra karavAne te bahumAnathI AvavAno che pradhAnanI e prakAranI vAta hadayamAM dhAraNa karIne te rAjA rAjya kAryamAM ane niMdrAmAM pitAnI rAtrI gumAvato ho." hema pradhAna paNa haUMta thayo thako ghera AvI pradhAnane rAjAne malavAne avasara jaNAvato ha. prAtaHkALe sarva sAmantAdika pradhAnanA parivAra vaDe karIne rAja sabhAmAM beThelA che, tevAmAM sarva parivArathI paravare pethaDa kumAra maMtrI eka suvarNanA sthALamAM dravyane samuha ane zrI phaLa e be vastu mukIne rAjA AgaLa te bheTa mukate ho. rAjA paNa te pethaDakumAra najIkamAM Ave chate uThIne ekadama nehathI AliMgana Apate ho. kemake kuLavaMta puNe vinayavaMta hoya che, vaLI haraNInI caMcaLa cakSuo koNe AjelI che? mayuranAM manahara pIchAM keNe cItaryA che? temaja kamaLanI pAMkhaDInAM samudAyane koNa goThave che ? koI nahi ! e sarva svAbhAvika rIte ja thayA kare che, tevI ja rIte kuLavaMtA purUSone vize vinaya paNa svAbhAvikaja hoya che tyAra bAda pithaDakumArane tenuM bhaMTaNuM pAchuM ApI rAjAe zrIphala aMgIkAra karI je pitAnI pAse Asana upara besADI tene kuzaLakSemanA samAcAra pUchate ha. anaMtara pethaDakumArane paherAmaNa ApIne tene bhUmi ApavAne mATe rAjA ghoDA upara caDIne cATAmAM pitAnA parivAra sahita nikaLyo. te pachI coTAnA madhya bhAgamAM pradhAne jeTalI pRthvI mAgI teTalI pRthvI ApI ane teTalI jamIna brAhmaNone paNa ApI ne rAjA brAhmaNane khuzI karate ho. have je pRthvI pethaDakumArane ApelI che te pRthvI upara rahelI vyavahArIyAonI sAta mALanI havelIo tathA dukAna, ghara pramukha te sarvane pethaDakumAre paDAvI nAMkhyuM, kemake jagatamAM evo nyAya che ke gharane mATe vRkSono samuha bhagAya che. oraDAne mATe ghara bhagAya che. dukAnane mATe ghara toDI nAMkhavAmAM Ave che ane derAsarane mATe dukAno bhAgavAmAM Ave che, have zubha muhurte bhUmi Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa mAdavAnu kAma zarU karyuM. traNa vAMsa pramANu jamIna kheAdatAM kAi divasa nahi pIdhelu. evu mIThuM pANI temAMthI nIkaLyuM paNa temAM kAMi navAi nathI, kemake bhAgya hoya che te! tevIja rIte nidhAna pragaTe che. vaLI bhUmAtAnA garbhamAM pagale pagale nidhAna guptapaNe rahelAM che. yeAjana yeAjana pratye rasakapikA rahelI che temaja ghaNAM ratA pRthvIte vize rahelAM che. parantu bhAgyahIna purUSo dekhatA nathI. irSyA vaDe karIne gherAyalA keTalAka brAhmaNeA rAjA rAmadevanI pAse AvIne sandhyAkALane sa ce ekAMtane vize vinaMti karavA lAgyA, ke he deva ! pethaTha pradhAna jyAM jaita maMdira karAve che tyAM mIThuM pANI nIkaLyu che. A ThekANe aDhAre varNa pANI pIze, tethI tamane ghaNu punya prApta thaze. kemake kuvAdika karAvavA, pANInAM sthAnaka karAvavAM, te thakI purANamAM bahu punya kahyuM che. vaLI he deva ! tame zravaNa karA; ke pUrva kALane vize kAi cAra cArI karIne nAte cakA rastAmAM atyaMta tAtura thayA. eTalAmAM tyAM talAva Avyu, te talAvamAM gheADI lIlI bhUmi hatI. tethI teNe te jagAe khADA khAdho, ane temAMthI nikaLelu pANI pote pIdhuM, ane pachI te sAMthI cAlatA thayeA. tathApi temAM rahelu nirmaLa pANI tene punya baMdhanamAM kAraNabhUta thayu, kemake eTalAmAM rAjAnA subhaTAe AvIne tene mAryA, tenA punya thakI te cAra devatA thayA. mATe he rAjana ! derAsarane yAgya bhUmi tene khIje kayAMka Ape!? ane A ThekANe meTI vAva baMdhAvA, jethI tamane moTuM puNya thaze, e pramANe ajJAnI brAhmaNeAe vAva pramukha karavAne rAjAne kahyuM. paNa tene vize punya pApa te merUne sarasava sarakhu che, aneka prakAranAM taLAva vagere karAvavAne pUrve paNa kubuddhie bhAjarAjAne kahyuM'tu. te vakhate bhAja rAjA AgaLa mahA buddhizALI evA dhanapALa paMDita rahetA'tA, teNe javAba ApyA ke A talAva eka prakAranI dAnazALA che, kemake jemAM niratara mAchalAM Adi rasAi taiyAra thAya che, vaLI bagalAM, sArasa pakSI ane cakravAka vagere e rasenu bhAjana karavAne Ave che te mATe AvI rItanI dAnazALAmAM keTaluM punya thaze te amArA jANavAmAM Avatu nathI. ahI paNa brAhmaNeAe rAjAne bhALavavA mATe potAthI banatA upAyeA karyA. rAjA Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa brAhmaNonA vacanathI manamAM DolAyamAna thayo, kemake rAjA ene kAna hoya che paNa sAna hotI nathI. bahudhA teo kAcA kAnanA hoya che rAjAe brAhmaNanuM vacana aMgIkAra karyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke prabhAte te mIThA pANInuM pAna karIne tyAM moTI vAva baMdhAvIzuM, ema kahI zAhmaNane vidAya karyA. have rAjAne hajama kararAja pezaDakumArane tyAM tenuM mAthuM dabAvavAne jAya che, te hajame brAhmaNanI vAta sAMbhaLIne pethaDakumA rane jazuvI dIdhI. tuccha vastu paNa je prasanna karAyelI hoya te koI vakhata sArUM phaLa Ape che, kemake eka vakhate uMdare mahA saMkaTamAM paDelA ane doraDAthI baMdhAyelA evA siMhane choDAvyo che. ItyAdi vicAra karate pethaDakumAra rAtrIne vize eka mANasane dravya ApI luNunI pATha levAne pitAne gAma mokalI tarataja piTha maMgAvI te pANImAM naMkhAvI pANI halAvIne khAruM karI nAMkhyuM. pachI pivaDakumAra ghera jaIne sukhe samAdhe suI rahyA have prAtaHkALe rAjAe tyAM AvIne pANI cAkhyuM to khArUM lAgyuM, eTale teNe vicAra karyo ke A sarva vAta brAhmaNe IrSyAthI kahe che, pachI brAhmaNone rAjAe ghaNe Thapako Apyo ne pethaDakumAranuM sanmAna karIne rAjA pitAne mahele Avyo. ane brAmaNoe je kharAba ciMga tavana karyuM hatuM te satvara vinAza pAmI gayuM, kemake je kadAca duSTa buddhivALA purUSonuM kArya siddha thAya te pachI sajjana pune teo jIvavA paNa de nahi, kemake ghAsa vaDe karIne AjIvikA calAvanArA mRgalAonA dumana pAradhIo che. pANI vaDe karIne peTanuM piSaNa karanArA mAchalInA zatruo mAchI che ane saMtoSa vaDe karIne AjIvikA karanArA evA sajjana purUSonA duzmana dujane che mATe pAradhI, mAchI ane durjano e A jagatamAM kAraNa vagaranA zatruo che. have pethaDakumAra koI mahA buddhivaMta suthArane mATe hema praghAnane pUchatA havA. eTalAmAM temane eka suthAra maLyo, te jaNAvavA lAge ke he deva ! huM sArI rIte kAma karI zakuM chuM kAraNa ke mArA bApadAdAne te dhaMdhe che. Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tArA bApadAdAe kaI evI prakhyAta vastunI karaNI relI che? hoya te jaNAva! temaNe jaNAvyuM. sAheba! mAro itihAsa jarA lAMbe che tathApi Apa dhyAna ApIne sAMbhaLaze te tarataja khAtarI thaze. pUrve gujarAtanI gAdIe je vakhate siddharAja rAjA rAjya karatA hatA, te vakhate teNe rUdramALa karAvIne pachI te rUmALa karanArane AMdhaLA karAvyo. ke pharIne A makAna jevuM makAna bIje koI paNa sthaLe banAvI zake nahi. paraMtu te sutradhAre jaina derAsara karavAne pratijJA lIdhI, tathApi koI tene karAvanAra mA nahi, jyAre teno aMtakALa najIka Avyo tevAre te pratijJA pitAnA putrone karAvI pachI te maraNa pAme. tyAra pachI te pratijJA traNa vaMza parvata cAlI paratu koI derAsara karAvanAra jaina maLe nahi, te pachI pAMcamo ratnAkara eve nAme kaLAnA samuhane jANa evA te have, te jANe navuM veraja na hoya tema ghaNo kALa gaye thaze paNa verane dhAraNa karate ho, kemake gharo kALa jAya te paNa deva ane prema jatAM nathI e jagatamAM sAmAnya niyama che. tethI devuM karavAnI IcchAe karIne te jagatamAM bhamate thake Aje Apa sAhebanI AgaLa te ubho rahyo che, ema jAte thake pethaDakumAre kArIgara lekenI pAse kAma AraMbha karAvIne tyAM gumAstAone mukI pradhAna ujayinIne vize gayA. ane te kAma karanArAo mATe sonA vaDe karIne bharelI ane dareka dizAone sugaMdhamaya karatI batrIsa uMTaDIo mokalatA havA. vaLI te derAsarane mATe ITanA daza hajAra nibhADA tyAM karAvatA havA. te ekeka nibhADAmAM daza daza hajAra ITo rahelI hatI, derAsara karAvatAM lAgeluM pApa te je te prAsAdathI utpanna thayeluM puNya tenI AgaLa kAMi paNa gaNAtuM nathI. kemake jheranAM biMduo kSIra samudrane lagAra paNa asara karatAM nathI. traNa vAMsa uMDA nAkhelA pAyAnA pASANu tenI sAdhane anukeme karIne pAMca zera, daza zera, ane paMdara zera lohanA rasa vaDe karIne pUratA havA. ane cAdasone cumALIsa evI ekavIsa gajanI lAMbI keTalIka pAvAnI paTTIo temAM karatA hatA tevI aneka prakAranI kriyA vaDe karIne pethaDakumAre derAsara taiyAra karavA mAMDayuM, evAmAM eka vakhata rAtrIe kAraNa paDavAthI keTane teDI naMkhAvyuM, Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pachI potAnuM kAma siddha karI tarataja tene samarAvI dIdhA. kharekhara sAhasika puraja kArya siddha karI zake che, paNa kAyara purUSe kAryanI siddhi meLavI zakatA nathI, kemake bhayane pAmavAvALI cakSu kAjaLa pAme che ane dhairyane dhAraNa karanArA kAne suvarNa pahere che. vaLI laMkA jevI nagarI jItavAnI che paga vaDe samudra taravAne che, rAvaNa jevo zatru che, laDAImAM sahAya karanArA vAMdarAo che, tathapi rAme rAvaNanuM kuLa vinAza karyuM, mATe kharekhara meTA purUSone te satvamAM ja prAkrama raheluM che paNa sAdhanAmAM nathI. have taiyAra thacelA derAsaramAM caMdranI kAMtti sarakhI mahAvIra svAmInI pratimA bhyAsI aMguNa pramANunI bharAvIne zubha muhurta sthApana karatA havA. te arasAmAM devagirimAM moTA pratiSThA mahotsava thato ho. lAkho gAmonA vyavahArIyAonI madhyamAM mAdhava nAmano bhATa pithaDakumAranI stutI karavA lAge, he pethaDakumAra ! tamArA pitAe karAvelAM punyanAM pura tenAM devatAe gAyelAM saMgItane sAMbhaLIne je kadApi pAtALamAM rahelo zeSanAga potAnuM mastaka dhuNAve te pRthvI vinAza pAmI jAya, paraMtu tame karAvelA parvata sarakhAM meTAM derAsara tenA ghaNA bhAre karIne bhAravaMta thayelI pRthvIne dhAraNa karate zeSanAga pRthvI DelAvavAne kharekhara asamartha thayo che. te mATe tame pRthvI para che te satya ja che. ityAdi dareka lokanA vakhANathI pithaDakumAra lajajAyamAna thaI nIcu jovA lAgyA kemake lajajA kuLane ughAta karanArI che, saubhAgyane karavAvALI che, vaLI dharmavRkSanuM mULa che, lajjA pApa karmane vinAza karanArI che. vaLI pitAnAM vakhANa durjana purUSane rUce che paratu uttama purane te te rUcI. vaMta thatAM nathI evo A sRSTine sAdhAraNa niyama che, e pramA NenI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI sarva loko mAthuM dhuNAvavA lAgyA ane tenI kavitAnI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. . have pethaDakumAre gaMdharvone bolAvIne jaNAvyuM ke tame mane AvuM mAna Ape che paNa tene huM lAyaka nathI, mATe tamAre evuM na bolavuM joie. kAraNa ke navI navI kalpanAo arthavALI hotI nathI. jemake AkAzanuM nAma aMbara che. deDakAnuM harI evuM nAma che. kAgaDAnuM dvija evuM nAma che, vAMkA sapanuM bhagI ane Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ P ane kAMkarAnu zarA evuM nAma che. vaLI nAma dAna che paNa te a vaDe karIne rItanAM keTalAMka phegaTa nAma heya che jethI bhujaMga evuM nAma che. hAthInA ma jaLanuM zUnya che. mATe AvI tamAre vizeSa paDatI rIte nahi khelavu joie. pachI pradhAna sa mANasane jIve tyAMsudhI nirvADa cAle evI AjIvikA bAMdhI ApI temane khuzI karatA havA, te bIjA lokone paNa dAna ApatA havAalpa kArya karavAthI utpanna thayelI kIrti kAne hAsyakArI thatI nathI ? parantu proDha punya karavAthI utpanna thaelI kIrti sarvane vallabha thAya che. seAnAnA kalaza vaDe karIne ane tilaka vaDe karIne sahIta evA ane brahmacaryane dhAraNa karanArA ekasA ne ATha snAtrIyA te karatA havA. joke brahmArI teA svAbhAvika rIte paNa pUjatIka che. te pachI AvI rItanu kArya karanArA pUjanIka hAya temAM zuM navAi ! temaja sAdharmika puSonI bhakti karavAne te svAmIvAtsalya karatA havA. tyAMthI jatA evA zrAvakAne suvarNanA pecavALI evI ceALAsI hajAra paherAmaNIe te ApatA havA. tathA aneka prakAre temane vastra ApavA lAgyA. evI rIte pAMca lAkha pramANa TAMka vaDe karIne tyAM mATe mahAtsava karyAM. vaLI gagana cuMbita derAsaranA zikhara upara kalaza, daMDa ane dhvajA sthApana karatA huvA. temaja pALAM, sAMkaLAM, kaDAM, vITIyeA pramukha dhaNAM dhareNAM leAkeAne dhaNuM prazare ApatA havA. savA lAkha paTeALAMe karIne ane lakSa rUpaiyAe karIne rAjA tathA azvapALa pramukha zrI vIra paramAtmAnI pUjA karavAne taiyAra thayA kemake bhAva vinAnI paNa arihaMtanI pUjA ghaNA phaLane ApanArI che teA pachI bhAva sahita pUjA karatAM ajaMtu phaLa thAya temAM zu navAi che ? evI rIte pRthvI rUpI ramaNIne zebhAvavAmAM maMDana rUpa ane lakSmInu dAna ApavAne vize jagatamAM cakravartI sarakhA evA te pethaDakumAra pAtAnI lakSmIne aneka prakAranA dAna punya vaDe karIne saphaLa karatA havA. ane peAte pAtAnI eka amodha dhArAmAM paripUrNa rIte Aje kaleDa pAmyA che, te mATe te khuzI thatA havA. kharekhara mANasa sAhasika manI kAi paNa kArya karavA dhAre te te zAmATe na banI zake? sAhasika vRttithI kArya karanArane parAkSathI kAi eraja prakAranI sahAyatA maLe che, Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je ahIM derAsara na thayu hatuM te paNa mArA mananI AzA manamAM ja rahI jate; eTaluM ja nahi paNa maratAM sudhI tenI mane khaTaka paNa rahI jata, paraMtu zAsanadevanA pasAyathI ApaNuM kAma have saMpUrNa rIte saphaLa thayuM che. mANasa je koI paNa kArya karavAnI heza rAkhe ane khaMtathI udhama kare, ane vAraMvAra niSphaLa thatAM paNa pitAno udhama te cheDe nahi te chevaTe te pitAnI dhAraNAmAM saphaLa nivaDI vijaya meLavavAne te samartha thAya che. prakaraNa 17 muM. caturtha vrata gahaNa" mi ke hA! samudanuM pANI cAre tarapha uchALA mArI kara A A A lola karatuM kevuM najare paDe che. tenA madhura zabda zretraya vargane kevA karNa prISa thaI paDe che? tIkSaNa hI najarathI nihALatAM te AkAzamAM uchaLI rahelA tenA bhayaMkara dekhAva mAnavanA hRdayane bhaya paNa kadAca upajAvI zake ? dararoja be vakhata te potAnA taTa Upara zobhAyamAna evA sthaMbhanapura nagaramAM rahelA tenA muguTamaNi samAna sthaMbhaneza (pArzvanAtha) ne bharatI vaDe karIne namaskAra karavAmAM Ave che. ane te bhagavAnanI AgaLa potAnI vitaka vArtA kathana karyA kare che. pikAra karIne mahatI gajenAthI bhagavAnanI stuti karI potAnuM duHkha kApavA dararoja be vakhata bhagavAnanA prAsAde AvIne te athaDAya che. ane araja kare che ke he muguTamaNe ! mAre jagatamAM be prakAranAM duHkha che je mArAM be duHkhano nAza thAya to jagatamAM mArUM adhika sanmAna thAya. he bhagavAna! te duHkha dura karavAne huM dararoja be vakhata tamane araja karavA AvuM chuM. ekato mAre putra caMdra kalaMkI che, tenuM kalaMka dUra karo ? kemake te sakala guNa saMpana hevA Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 chatAM tenuM kalaMka tenA guNane malIna kare che, tathA mArUM pANI zitaLa, nirmaLa hovA chatAM khAruM che, tethI jagatamAM bhAre tiraskAra thAya che, mATe mAruM khArApaNuM paNa dUra kare! e be duHkhothI huM niraMtara duHkhI thAuM chuM. huM aneka prakAranI saMpadAe karI garviSTha chuM, tathApi e beu duothI huM marelA jevo chuM. evI rItanuM potAnuM dukha gAvAne te bhagavAna pAse be vakhata Ave che zuM ? evA bharatInA uchaLatA kalailAe karIne yukta samudranA kinArA upara raheluM sthaMbhanapura ( khaMbhAta) nagara tenA ramaNIya gagana cuMbita prasAdamAM rahevAvALe bhIma nAme vyavahArIyo pitAnA pharnIcacarathI suzobhita suMdara oraDAnI eka bAjue ciMtAgrasta paNe eka ArAmacera upara paDe che. ciMtAthI jenA vadana kamaLanI caLakATa karatI kAMti atyAre palAyana karI gaI che. pitAne aneka prakAsmI saMpadA chatAM paNa tenI uparathI atyAre tenuM dIla uThI jatAM jANe kaI viyogI mANasanuM smaraNa karatA hoya tema tenuM smaraNa karato Aje cakSuomAMthI azrunAM biMdu Tapaka Tapaka TapakAve che, pitA nI mohara aMgulIo upara hIrA mANekanA vI TIo aMdhArAmAM paNa ujAsa ApI rahI che, tathApi le mAtra paNa atyAre tenI upara prati thatI nathI, potAne kamaLa kaMTha metInA hArathI mane hara dekhAya che chatAM tenI upara paNa tenuM mana rUcIvaMta thatuM nathI. A cera upara jANe dharmanuM putaLuja paDeluM hoya tema zUnyamaya jevo te paDelA che. arere! jagata badhu zunyakAramayaja che. hA! huM zuM karuM? duniyAM aMdhakArathI chavAI gai. mane temano viraha bahu sAlyA kare che. jagatamAM dareka dukho sahana karavAM paNa viyoganAM du:kha sahana karavAM mahA duSkara che mAnavInI nirogI kAyA chatAM viraha e kuda ratana taraphane chupe mAra che, kSaya roganI mAphaka virahanA duHkhathI mANasanuM amulya zarIra dina dina pratye khuAra thaI jAya che, anna upara paNuM rUci thatI nathI, arere ! AjakAla karatAM bAra bAra va. rasa thaI gayAM, paNa temanuM smaraNa haju sudhI visaratuM nathI. kAma, ogaLI gaI che, have to phakta hADakAMno mALe rahe che, jagatamAM mAnavanuM jIvana kAcanA TukaDAthI paNa halaku che, tene viNasatAM kaivAra lAgavAnI nathI, A badhI saMpadA ahIM ne ahIM ja rahevAnI che. kazuM mArI sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. have A zarIra kayAM sudhI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 Takaze tene paNa nirNIya nathI te mAre ka Mi paNa Atma kalyANu karavu joie. arere! gurU te cAlyA gayA, A jagatamAM gurU samudramAM nAva sarakhA che. paLe paLe mANasane peAtAnI sthItinuM bhAna karAvanArA che. have AjakAla karatAM gurU mAhArAjane svarga gamata karyAne paNa bAra bAra varSa vyatita thayAM, kharekhara mArA jevA hIgubhAgIne gurUne samAgama karyAMthI heya ? arere ! temanA vagara hu* kharI vastu zI rIte samajI zakate ? deva! dhruva ! tuM jene tene naDatuja hAya che. dhane vize sthaMbha sarakhA evA devedrasUri eka vakhate A bhUmi upara jayavatAvatA'tA. te atyAre A bhUmine tyAga ka rIte svarge sIdhAvI gayA. arere ! jagatamAM darekane maravAnuM che. mATe huM 9mInA sadupayeAga rU te sArI vAta che. jagatamAM ghaNA kharA lokonI lakSmI dhamAdhamamAM ane jhagaDAomAM cAlI jAya che, parantu dhanA kAryamAM te sandhyaya thateA nathI, mATe mAre te mAre hAtheja tene sadvyaya karavA joie, AjakAla duniyAmAM evuM paNa bane che ke konuM mahA mahenate bheguM kareluM dhana tene tenA muvA pachI koi bIoja bhAgatA heya ema jaNAya che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa tenI strIne paNa majA leke bhAgave; te pachI dhanane bhogave temAMte zu navAi ! mATe mAre hAthe mAre lakSmIne sAka karavI joie. di vicAra karatA bhImanAmA vyavahArIyA brahmacArI evA sAtmika bhAene mATe sAtame sADIyA pAMca pAMca hIrAgara vastra sahIta mekalAvI temanI bhakti karatA havA. ane bIje pazu keTaleka ThekANe pote lakSmInA sandvaya karate haveA. temAMthI eka sADI pevakumArane ghera AvI te sADI ghera AvI tathApi bahAra mokalAvI mahA occhava sahIta pethaDakumAra tene ghera lAvatA havA. have pethakumAre daza hajAra TakA kharacIne gAmamAM lAvIne tene paherI prathamaja bhagAnI pUjA karI, ema karatAM keTalAka divasa thayA, pethaDakumArane paNa varase varase vijayAdazamIne rAja rAna taraphathI pAMcase' pAMcase paherAmaNIyeA AvatI hatI. temaja vyApAra thakI sukha pAmelA ane sAmAdikA dravya vaDe karIne pethaDakumAra maMtrI aneka prakAre dharma dhyAnamAM ujamALa thayA. have sADIne mukelI jANI prathamINI strIe eka vakhate pUchyuM Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 ke he svAmina! sADI zuM ApaNe paheravAnI nathI ? have pUjA karatI vakhate kema paheratA nathI. subhage! e sADI brahmacArI sAdhakane mokalAvI che. te huM te pramANe chuM nahi; tethI huM sADI paherato nathI, sAtameM sA. DI teNe brahmacArI purUSane mATeja mokalI che, paNa bIjAne mATe mekalI nathI, vaLI kahyuM che ke adharmI purUSathI adharma bhASI thI, caturAI rahI paNAthI ane nirguNIthI, je purA pitAnuM na jANe te "dhI vAMjhaNI che ema jANavuM; je vakhate pevaDakumArane sADI AvI teja vakhate tene vairAgya thato hato ke-ke sajanone pratibaMdha tarataja thAya che, vaLI nirmaLa mana pANIdAra hoya che te je kadApi nirmaLa na hoya te paNa vastrAdikane upAya vaDe karIne rAtu thAya che, paraMtu baLelA aMgArA ne seMkaDo varase paNa raMgavAne keNu samartha che, keTalAka viSaya rUpI pANIne viSe mATI sarakhA hoya che, te keTalAka patthara sarakhA hoya che ane keTalAka jaLa kAMtamaNinI mAphaka uttama purUSo kAkanI mAphaka tare che, mRgalAone vAgarA baMdhakArI hoya che, hAthIne ghaNuM bhAranI sAMkaLa aMdhakArI hoya che ne mukha purUSane AzA paNa baMdhakArI hoya che. tyAre sa jana purUSone bhoge chatAM paNa baMdhakArI hotA nathI. vaLI utama purUSo saheja mAtra nimitta maLavAthI paNa bogha 5 mI jAya che. teo game teTalA saMsAramAM phasAyelA hoya che tathApi saheja bAbatamAM saMsArathI mukata thaI jAya che. zAlibhadranA je prasiddha bhagI phakta svAmIpaNuM saMbhALIne zuM bodha nathI pAmyA ? thuLibhadra vezyAne maMdira azaArAma karatAM thakAM paNa mAtra pitAnA pitAnuM maraNa sAMbhaLIne zuM bodha nathI pAmyA ? kAtakasvAmI dhanADhaya chatAM khevALA thaIne zuM baMdha nathI pAmyA ? mitArya muni vagevAyA ke tarataja bodha na pAmyA ? mATe uttama pura nimitta mAtramAM paNa bedha pAme che, ane adhama purUSo aneka prakAre kadaInA pamADayA chatAM paNa teo bedha pAmatA nathI. . eka divasa pethaDakumAra pitAnI strIne ekAMte kahevA lAgyA, ke he suvadane ! A jagatamAM cethA vrata jevuM kAMI paNa sAra nathI, amogha phaLa je mekSa te ApavAne samartha evuM cothuM vrata meTA Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 phaLane ApanAruM che, dareka prakAranA karmo karanArA evA nArada paNa caturtha vratanA niyamathI siddhi padane varyA, sudarzana zreSThI jevAne eka ziyaLa vratanA prabhAvathI zuLInuM siMhAsana thayuM te cethA vratano keTalo prabhAva che ! apAra evA saMsAra samudrane taravA mATe kharekhara te naikA samAna che, vaLI te A jagatane moTAmAM moTe guNa che, te guNa icchita vastune pUraNa karavAvALe che, tenA prabhAva thakI devatAo paNa namaskAra kare che, A saMsAramAM ApaNuM jIvana kSaNika che, mANase pagale pagale maraNane zaraNa thAya che, te mATe je tArI rajA hoya to huM caturtha vrata grahaNa karuM, ane bhIma zrAvake mekalAvelI sADIne paheravAvALe thAuM. - he svAmI! tame khuzIthI vrata aMgIkAra kare ! huM temAM tamane matA karavAnI nathI. caturtha vrata aMgIkAra karIne paNa A sADI paherI tamArI manohara kAyA zobhAvI pAvana kare virakata vAsanAvALI pavitra premavAe pitAnA vadana kamaLamAMthI pavitra udagAro bahAra kADhI patine AnaMda pamADe. pati patInI eka marajI thavAthI dhavana avasthA rUpI samudra ADakatarI rIte paDelo chate batrIsa varasanI umare adhika prakAre saMpadAo vidhamAna chatAM paNa jemanuM citta viSaya vikArathI nita pAmyu che evAM te banane caturtha vrata grahaNu karatAM havA. nAnI u. bharamAM mana upara kAbu meLavanArI evI A prathamaNI strI sarva satIone vize adhika guNe karIne zobhe che, kemake kuMtA satAve kumAra avasthAmAM paNa karNane janma Apyo che. sItA jevI mahA- satIe paNa eka vakhata havAmInI AjJA lopI'tI. draupadI paNa bhoganI lAlasAthI eka vakhata AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI tI evI rItanI satI prathamaNInI barobarI kevI rIte thaI zake ? evI rItanI te strIe paNa caturtha vrata grahaNa karyuM. te vakhate mATe occhava karI lAkho rUpiyA maMtrIe kharcI nAMkhyA ane pAMca hI. rAgara vastra yukta caudaso maMDIo dezadeza sAdharmika bhAIone kalAvate ho. bhIma nAmanA vyavahArIyAne paNa eka maDI ApI ne tenI maDI pitAnA citta rUpI samudrane cAMdaNI sarakhI te paherato have. brahmacaryane grahaNa karIne tenA rakSaNa mATe taMbALa vagerene Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 paNa tyAga karyo, kemake cethA vratavALAne te paNa dUSaNa karanArA che, mATe uttama purUSe tenI sAthe tene paNa tajI de che, vaLI tAMbula, chaNAM vastra, strInI kathA, i diyenuM piSaNa karavuM, divase niMdrA levI, niraMtara krodha kare ityAdi vastuo chadriyane pitAnA Atmahita thakI pADanArI che, te zreSTa janoe tenuM vajana karavuM. kemake sajajana purUSone pitAnA mukhamAM madhura vANI che te pachI tabela khAve karIne adhika zuM ? ane sajajanapaNa vALa vANa di mukhane vize nathI te pachI taMbola khAya teo ? arthAta mukhanuM bhUSaNa satya vANI ja che paraMtu tabela nathI. vaLI te taMbolanAM pAna jhINA jhINA kuMthuA vaDe karIne saM. pUrNa bharelAM hoya che, temaja khAnAra mANasanu phakta mukha ja lAla thAya che, paraMtu temAM anya jAtanA chevo rahelA che, tenA bITamAM paNa aneka prakAranAM sukSma jIvo rahelA che. AvI rItanI keTalIka vastuo je cothA vatane duSaNakArI hatI tene pethaDakumAra jatA havA. pitAnAthI moTI umaranI strIo heca tene mAtA tulya gaNe che, sama vayaska strIne bena tulya jANe che ane nAnI hoya te tene putrI rUpe jANe che, AjathI pithaDakumAra have manathI malinatAne dUra karatA havA. vacanathI paNa nirvikArI thayA ane kAyAnI kuceSTA tene paNa tajatA havA. evI rIte mana, vacana ane kAyAe karIne brahmacarya vrata pALavA lAgyA. kemake jema sarva khANamAM uttama vajInI khANa che, sarva vaidhomAM uttama dhanavaMtarI che, sarva dAtArane vize uttama karNa rAjA che ane devatAone vize agresara lamI che, temaja sarva parvane vize moTuM divALInuM parva che samasta agresane vize agresara rara akSara che, sarva dravyamAM agresara AkAza che, sarva sthIra vastumAM agresara pRthvI che, nyAyI purUne vize agresara zrI rAmacaMdrajI che, tevI ja rIte sarva zratomAM agresara brahmacarya vrataja che, tenA prabhAvathI piDakumAra atyaMta mahimAvaMta thatA hatA tema nI daSTi bhUta, preta vagerenI parikSA karavAmAM tathA zAkinI vagere utAravAmAM ghaNI zaktivALI che, vaLI kALAvaNa ghoLIne pIvAthI jema roga nAza pAmI jAya tema pethaDakumAranA paga dhoine pAvAthI bhAganA roge cAlyA javA lAgyA. jema devAdhiSThIta zastrathI Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 roga nAza pAmI jAya tema pethaDakumAranA vastrathI duSTa javara, kALajavara, pramukha roge satvara nAza pAmI jAya che, . * eka vakhate koI vyavahArIyAe savA lakSa dravyanA mulanuM dakSINa dIzAmAM utpanna thaeluM vastra rAjAne bheTa karyuM, pachI te rAjAe bIjAM cAra vastranI sAthe te bheTavALuM vastra prItinA vaza thakI pathaDakumAra maMtrIne ApI dIdhuM. pathaDakumAre paNa bheTanuM vastra uttama jANuM devapUjA vakhate ja paheravuM ema samajI pitAnI strIne ApyuM ane strI paNa te vastrane sAre TheNe mukatI hatI. prakaraNa 18 muM rANI lIlAvatI" "luNe dhuNa kumANase, nIca sAva kaheta; chatAM kare nivAsa, tahAM kAma kSeta." bhAta kALanI ramaNIya zitala chaTA jagatanI suMdara pra che ratAmAM vadhAre karatI jAya che atyAre sakaLa jagata zAMtithI bharapura hoya tema jaNAya che. sUryanA udaya Ijhara nI taiyArIo cAlI rahI che, mANaso pota potAnA kAma upara javAne gherathI gupacupa ravAne thai zAMtapaNe cAlyAM jAya che, nagaranI nArIyo pANInAM beDAM laIne pANI bharavAne mATe jatI AvatI hoya tema dekhAya che. Aje sarvanA jIva AnaMdamAM che. tyAre eka manahara gagana cuMbita mahelanI aMdara eka pharnIcarathI zaNagArelA bhavya dIvAnakhAnAmAM atyaMta vaibhavanuM bhAna dhAraNa karanArI eka tarUNa ramaNI ratnajaDIta palaMga upara ALoTatI najare paDe che, jeNe duHkha kaI divasa najare dekhyuM paNa nathI. bALapaNamAM Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 307 paNa je sukhamAM uccharelI evI rAjatanayA ahIM paNa atyaMta vaibhavavatI ane patine prANathI paNa adhika prIya thai paDelI che. kapATane vize bhramaratI jema tenI lAvaNyatAmAM Asakta thaele teneA prIya bharathAra tenA eka ramakaDA jevA thai gayA che. atyAre tarUNI ramaNI palIMga upara ALATe che AgaLa dAsIyA eka page ubhI rahI che, he svAminI ! zuM karIe ? tArU du:kha amArAthI lai zakAtuM nathI. ame ATalAM badhAM tArI AgaLa tArI cAkarI karavAne ane tane zAMti ApavAne ubhelAM chIe, tathApi duSTa jvara tane cheDatA nathI, zAMta thAe ? gamarAze niha ! regeA sadA kALa TakatA nathI, mATe thADA samayamAM te maTI jaze eTale tamane ArAma thai jaze. ityAkri dAsInAM vacana sAMmaLavAnI pazu jenI zakti nathI evI A kAMtAnI strIti atyAre ghaNIja dIlagIrIvALI thai paDI che, peAtAnA palaMganI eka tarapha dAsIe ubhI rahI che tyAre khIjI tarapha DaoNkaTarA paNa palake palake davA ApatA jAya che, tene sArI sthItimAM lAvavA mATe aneka prakAranI davAne ajamAve che, tathApi khAipIne pAchaLa paDelu daraH eka kSagu mAtra paNa ramaNIya lalanAne cheDatu nathI. svapne paNa du:khate nahiM dekhanArI A tarUNu tarUNI atyAre emAkaLI banI gai che. agni vaDe karIne jema keLane pIDA thAya che tevI rIte A eka vakhatanI rasIlI ane patinI premapAtra pramadAne du:khe atyatapaNe du:khI karavA mAMDI, tene rasIA bharathAra vAreghaDIye tenI khabara levAne Ave che, peAtAnI vhAlI patnIne trajhu cAra divasathI duSTa jvaranA bhAga thaI paDelI dekhI jevA vana upara zAkatI chAyA prasarelI che, suMdarInA tejasvI lalATa Upara pe!* tane! kemaLa hasta mukI zAMtithI mRdu vANI vaDe teNIne dikSAse ApavA lAgyA. huM prIye ! tuM kema Ama ekadama gabharAi jAya che ? hA ! prIye ! cAra disamAM tArUM lAvaNya karyAM gayuM ? arere ! tArA tejastrI vadana kamaLa upara ekalI duSTa zyAmatAja patharAi rahI che, A yuvAna avasthAthI bahekI rahelu nAjuka puSpa atyAre kamAi gayuM, huM kAMte ! tArI kanaka karatAM paNa tejasvI kAMti atyAre sya - matAnA rUpamAM pheravAi gai, arere ! vaidho bicArA tArI dayAne mATe Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 tanatoDa prayAsa karI rahyA che. tathApi ke I paNa rIte tene sArUM thatuM nathI, e kevI nAinI vAta che ? pitAnI patanIne duHkhI thatI jemAM tene mATe phakta ayunAM be biMduo TapakAvate rAjA nirAzA yukata thaIne pAchA pharate. ramaNunI mAnItI dAsI caturA tenI pAse Akho divasa besI rahetI. pitAnI bAIne duHkhI thatI dekhI te ghaNI muMjhAyA karatI. tene mATe teNI ghaNuM ghaNuM upAye karatI, paNa vyartha ? nikAcita karmanI mAphaka tene ducha kvara leza mAtra paNa tenAthI dUra na ja thayo ? vaidhe bicArA davA karIne rAjAnI maherabAnI meLavavAne ghaNuM upAya karavA lAgyA, paNuM vyartha? te sarva phigaTaja gayuM ? tarUNa tarUNIne te davA leza mAtra 5 zAMti ApI zakIja nahi; arere ! duHkhamAM ne duHkhamAM kayAM sudhI divaso jaze ? mArAthI A duHkha sahana thatuM nathI. have to maraNa thAya te A duHkhathI huM mukta thAuM, ItyAdika kacavAtI chahavAe dhImethI udgAra bahAra, kADhatI ramaNInAM vacana sAMbhaLIne pAse rahelI sevikAo zokathI abunAM be biMduo TapakAvavA lAgI. eka vakhate caturA dAsI tyAMthI pethaDakumAra maMtrIne ghera AvI tene spAmatA vALI ane udAsathI paDI gayelA mukhavALI evI AmaNa dukhaNa dekhIne maMtrIzvaranI strI prathamI gIe pUchayuM, ke caturA ! "tuM kema Aje ATalI badhI duHkhaNuM jaNAya che ? tane zuM thayuM che?" bAi sAheba! huM zuM kahuM mArI svAmINa Aja cAra dIvasathI duSTa varanA paMjAmAM sapaDAelI che aneka prakAranI davA karatAM paNa leza mAtra tene asara thatI nathI" caturA dAsIe duHkhI thatA dile jaNAvyuM. je kadApi praghAnane paheravAnuM vastra rANI pahere che teno tAva nizcaya utarI jaze ane ArAma paNa thaI jaze." prapamIe jaNAvyuM. caturA dAsIe pradhAnane paheravAnuM vastra mAgyuM te prathama be upakAra karavAnI khAtara teNIne ApyuM, te laIne rANInuM duHkha jaze tethI khuzI thatI pitAne ThekANe AvI, pachI te vastra rASTra, ne ApyuM te malIna kAMtivALI kAMtAe te dAsInuM vastra vizvAsa Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 dhAraNa karIne paheryuM te te divase tene bilakula tAva Ave nahi, eka phaLa mAtra ApavA vaDe karIne jema kalpavRkSa sarva vastune ApanAra che, tevI ja rIte ziyaLavaMta purUSo samagra kArya karavAne zaktivata che. have atyAre joke mahArANane tAva gayo che tathApi pharIne Avaze, evI zaMkA vaDe karIne rAjAne te vAta koIe kahi nahIM. kemake je pharI tAva Ave to juThAne mATe rAjA ke pAyamAna thAya che, te vastro pahereluM rAkhIne ane te vaDe pitAnuM aMga chupAvIne palaMga upara zayana karatAM thakAM rANI nidrAvaza thaI gaI, ane anya tyArathI tenuM sukha paNa tenI sAthe zayana karI gayuM. evA avasaramAM AvelI takane nahi gumAvanArI sarva rANIomAM mukhya evI kadaMbA nAme rANI IrSyAthI baLatI chatI rAjAne ekAMtamAM kahevA lAgI, ke he rAjana ! mArI vAta sAMbhaLe te kahuM; joke te tamane gamaze te nahi ja, to paNa tamane kahevAthI kAMI phAyado thaze tema dhArI huM kahuM chuM ke he svAmina ! kanyakubaja dezanA rAjAnI putrI ane tamArI navI paTarANI lIlAvatI tAvathI gherAyelI che paNa te khoTI vAta che. tene TaeNga laIne beThI che, paNa kharI vAta te eja che ke te pradhAnamAM Asakta thaelI che. ane te rANI tamane apamaMgaLa karanArI na thA ? kemake kAmI jane pApa thakI bhaya pAmatA nathI. are ! strIo je kaI paNa vastune che to tene aTakAvavAne Idra paNa samartha nathI, te mAnava ke mAtra che. vaLI te strIo svachaMdapaNAne IcchatI thakI peTa ane cAturyatA vaDe karIne pitAnA svAmIne paNa yamarAjAne atithi karI de che. vaLI te tamArI rANI te pradhAnamAM ghaNI bhaNI che. ke rAtrIne vize pradhAna saMgAthe krIDA karIne divase paNa tenuM Ape. luM vastra pitAnA hRdaya uparathI dUra karI zakatI nathI, vaLI he svAmI ! mArA vacana upara vizvAsa na Avato hoya te atyAre tame te rANInA mahele jaine tapAsa karo ? rANuM kadaMbAnuM avasarane evuM vacana sAMbhaLIne zaMkAyamAna thaele rAja lIlAvatInA mahele Avyo, tyAM rANIne rAtA lUgaDA vaDe viTAyelI ane palaMgamAM sutelI dekhIne rAjA samajyo. ke rANuM pradhAnamAM nizcaya Asakta thaelI che, tarata ja rAjAe Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 pradhAnanu vajra eLakhI lIdhuM, ane vastranI lAlAza naNe rAkhatI AMkhamAMja uDIne na AvI hAya ! tema rAjAnAM netra rakta thayAM, krodhathI tenu zarIra kaMpAyamAna thayuM, tarataja khIMTIyethI khaga kheMcI kADhI taravAranA ekaja jhapATe rANInuM mastaka dhaDathI juduM karI nAMkhuM? AvI duSTa DAnuM mAre zu prayAjata che ? A duSTA je kadApi jIvaze te koi vakhata mArI chagI lekhamamAM paNa nAMkhaze; are ! duSTA kevI nirbhayapaNe pradhAnanuM vastra paherIne pataMgamAM poDhalI che,. jote leza paNa tene citA che? tyAkrika vicAra karatA ane TrodhAyamAna thaelA rAjA khaDga lai tene mAravAne dayA, a tyAre prIti rUpI latA vidha velaDInA rUpamAM palaTAi gai, amRtane kupA jherathI bharelA haDahaDatA vidhanA pyAlAnA rUpamAM badalAi gayA, Aja sudhInuM sukhI jIvana eka palamAM du;khI avasthAmAM sapaDAi yuM, khaDganA prahAranA jevA dhA karavA jAya che tevuMja te vicAramAM payeA. arara ! strInI hatyA te na karavI, game teTalA tene gunho thayA hAya, tathApi mAru mana rAkho tene bIjI zikSA karavI, paNa tenI tyAM te naja karavI, tenAM duSTa karmathI huM narakanA adhikArI thA te mArA jevA samajune lAyaka gaNAya nahi; ityAdika dharma zAstra nuM pharamAna AvA kaTAkaTInA samayamAM tene yAda AvI gayu, te kALI nAgaNIne bhAJa thai paDelI elI nidrAvasthAmAM paNa mRtyu pe sukha sapaDAelI A nirdoSa tarUNI maraNanA mukhamAMthI atyAre te cI gai, eTalI bhada tenA rUSTa thaelA dugve teNIne pakSa rIte paNa ApI, eka nimeSa mAtramAM zuM thate ? arere ! eka nideSi aLA viNa vAMke marI jAte ane tenA matanI vAta manamAMja rahI jAte ? eTaluja nahi parantu kAi vakhata nahiM meLavele vijaya pApI sahelAthI meLavI zakate. ane pApIyA petAnA kArya mAM sahelAithI phatteha meLave che. evI kuMDI kathanI paNa jagamAM ghaNuM kALa rahI jate, parantu pApIonA kapALamAM pApaja bhAgavatuM lakhAyeluM che, te pahela vahelAM tA jaladI phAvI jAya evA sAdhAraNa niyama A sRSTimAM sarAelA che. rAjAnA hAthamAMthI khaDga sarakI nIce paDyuM, ane tenA a vAjathI rANI jAgRta thai hatI bhayabhIta thai gai, are ! A zuM? Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 rAjA na jANe tema AMkhA nIcI jaitra upara vizvAsa rAkhI mRtyune mATe pratikSA karatI palaMgamAM paDIja rahI, rAjAnI krodhAyamAna murti e teNInA hRdayamAM bhayane saMcAra karyo. paNa atyAre te rAjA zuM mele che te nizceSTa thaine sAMmalavAne pIMja rahI, A banAva evA te jaladI banyA, ke bhAna vagaranA rAjAne tenI leza paNa khabara paDI niha. are ! kharekhara A duSTAno vadha karavA joie, paNa huM zuM karUM ? strI hatyAthI DarU chuM. jo kadApi jagatane vize uttama ekA pradhAnathI A strI bhraSTa thai hoya te kharekhara amRta thakI jhera TI nIkaLyuM, ane caMdramAnA zitaLa kirA thakI agninI vRSTi thai ema jANavu' ? arere ! venAM caritra aneka prakAre heya che, *rmanI rmAMta vicitra che. daivanI alihArI che ke AvA uttama purRne pazu te bhUlathApa khavaDAve che, eTaluMja nahi paNu eka vakhate uMce caDAvI tarataja nIce paTakAvI de che. hA ! je A pradhAna mArI strI upara Asakta na heAya te A vastra zA mATe rANIne paheravA Ape ? vaLI mArI strI paDyu tenA upara anurAgavALI hovI tee nahitara pradhAnanuM ApeluM vastra prIti vaDe karIne zA mATe dhAraNa kare ? arere! pe!tAnI yAgyatA vagara vrata aMgIkAra karIne pradhAna potAnA mAnuSI bhava hArI ye che, are ! ce!gyatA vagara vrata grahaNa karavAthI navegane zu vezyAne ghera nahAvuMrahevuM paDayuM ? devatAe nA kahyA chatAM paNa vrata grahuNa karanArA evA AkumArane cAlIza varasa saMsAramAM strI sAthe nahetuM rahevuM paDayuM ? cAvata vayamAM vratane grahaNa karatArA evA aNuka munivara zuM vaMzyAmAM lAmAyA thakA tenA mire rahyA nathI ? vratane pALavAmAM dRDha manavALA ane IMdrayAne damata karavAmAM zUvIra evA temaja tapane karanArA ane ladhIvALA evA ASADhAbhUti muti nATakaNIemAM meha pAmI temanI sAthe temaNe ayAArAma zuM nathI karI ? mATe sa kAie vrata laine tajelAM che te A bicArA pradhAna koNa mAtra che! te munizvara teA kezarIsiMhu sarakhA tharA hatA, ke jemaNe rIte paNa potAnA AtmAnA uddhAra karelA che, teA A 5.mara pradhAne vana avasthAmAM vrata grahaNa karI kharekhara peAtAnA kuLane milana che. have jo A rANIne kAleja dezanikAlanI zIkSA karavAmAM Ave, te Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pradhAna paNa teNImAM lebhA thake tenI sAthe cAlyA jaze ane tenI lakSmI paNa sahelAIthI ApaNuM kabajAmAM Avaze. ema vicArI ekadama te rAjA tyAMthI cAlyo gayo ane pradhAnane bolAvI hukama karyo, kerANI lIlAvatIne deza nikAlanI sajA che mATe dezamAMthI tene kADhI muko, tenI najaramAM Ave tyAM te jAya, rAjAno hukama sAMbhaLIne maMtrI hebata pAmI gayo ke A zuM kahevAya ! rAjA atyAre zuM bole che ? ItyAdika vicAra karatAM ane atyAre belavuM te ucita tathI ema mAnato te tyAMthI hukama bajAvavA cAlyA gaye. prakaraNa 19 muM pApIne vijaya ane nirdoSane bhega" hAtha jAnI aNamAnItI rANI kadabA atyAre rAjAne prA thI paNa adhika priya thaI paDI che, eka vakhata evo paNa hatuM ke lIlAvatImAM rakta thaele rAjA vijhA kadaMbAnI pratye najara paNa karato nahi, te rAjA atyAre kadaMbA rANI sAthe managamatA bhego bhogave che, tenI sAthe vilAsa karavA vaDe karIne te potAno kALa sukhamAM vyatIta kare che, kadaMbA paNa potAnI cAturyatAne dhanyavAda ApatI chatI pitAnA ha* dathamAM harSa pAmatI hatI. A sAme taratI eka mahAna pIDAne dUra karavAne potAnA pApI kAvatarAmAM Aje teNI saphaLa nIvaDI che. ghaNA divasathI khuMcI rahele kaMTaka Aje dura karavAne teNe phattehavata thaI che. ghaNA divasanI vaLagelI khaTaka teNIe Aje dura karI dIdhI che. pitAnA patinuM citta raMjana karavAne mATe aneka prakAranA hAvabhAva ane hAsyavinoda vaDe karIne teNI rAjAnI tAbedArI uThAve che. kALI nAgaNa eka nirdoSanuM jIvana malina karavAne kharekhara phateha Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 pAmI che. jherI lattAe peAtAnA jheranA prabhAvathI anyanA jIvanane jhera mizrita karI dIdhuM che, jagatamAM caDatI paDatI sa` kAinI cAlI jAya che, eka vakhate jenuM sanmAna thatuM heAya che tenuM bIjI vakhata apamAna thatu jovAmAM Ave che, eka vakhate vijaya meLavavAmAM tteha pAmelA ane jayathI garviSTha thaelA jIvaDe tene A jgatmAM vakhata Ave sahelAthI apakIrti maLe che. eka vakhataneA du:khI jIvaDA bIjI vakhate sukhI thatA jamatA joi zake che, ane eka vakhatane sukhamAM Asakta thaelA jIvaDA bIjI vakhata huMHkhamAM a rakAva thayelA hAya ema paNa jaNAya che. mATe eka samaye jenI caDatI hoya che tenI khIjI vakhate paDatI thAya. evA A sRSTinA sAdhAraNa niyama che, je kadaMbA rANI kayAM paDI che ! tenuM koIne bhAna paNa nahAtu, te kabA rANIne Aje cAra divasanuM cAMDharaNa khIlI rahyu che, sarve kAI khAi sAheba! khAI sAheba ! kahIne namana kare che, kAraNa ke jene rAjAe mAnI tene jagat pazu mATe tevA sAdhAraNa niyama che. kASTa divasa nahi meLaveluM sanmAna ane peTatAne maLelu dekhAte jema adhurA dhaDA chalakAya tevI rIte garvathI teNI pulAvA lAgI. peAte nizcitapaNe peAtAnA kAryamAM phattehamada rIte vijayavatI nivaDI che tene mATe te khuzI cavA lAgI, ane rAjAnI sAthe AnaMdathI peAtAne vakhata pasAra karavA lAgI. . rAjAneA hukama sAMbhaLIne maMtrI pethakumAre tarataja rAjAnehukama sipAi bhArate navI rANI lIlAvatIne saMbhaLAvI dIdhA. eTaluMja nahi paNa teNIne teNInA mahelamAMthI mukta karI pradhAne rAtrIne vakhate nagaramAMthI bahAra meAkalAvI, ke tarataja pachI guptapaNe pradhAne rANIne peAtAnA AvAsamAM rAkhIne rAjA prasanna thAya tyAM sudhI du:khIyA divase nirgamana karavAnI vyavasthA karI ApI. A vAta kAinA paNa jANavAmAM AvI zakI nahi. kAraNe pradhAna rANIne puchyA lAgyA ke rAjAe tamane zA vaLyAM ? tenu kharUM kAraNa samajAtu nathI. tyAre rANIe jaNAvyuM ke game te paNa kAMi khAsa kAraNa hAvu joie, kAMtA mArI upara laka Avelu hAvu joie, athavA te junI rANIe rAjAne dhruSaNa para yukta vANIthI ksAvI dIdhe haze, e prakAre khela Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 tI rANIne AzvAsana Apato pradhAna pitAne mukAme gayo, ane rANIne sarva prakAranI vyavasthA karI ApI. temaja rAjA jANe nahi tene mATe paNa teNe purato baMdobasta karyo. - rANI lIlAvatIno ekadama tyAga karavAthI temaja AvI rIte pote nirdoSa chatAM pitAnI upara kalaMka caDavAthI teNI ghaNI baLApi karavA lAgI. arere ! maneja AMkhe dekhanAre rAja ekadama kevI rIte bhoLavAI game tenI khabara paNa paDI nahI, eka divasa mAM A zuM thayuM ? mArI tarUNa avasthAmAM rAjAe mAre tyAga karelo hovAthI have mArA du:khIyArA dahADA zI rIte jaze? arere ? paraNyAne purA pAMca vAra te thayAM nathI, are ! hajI pacIsa varasa paNa mane thayAM nathI. AvI dazAmAM huM mArI tarUNa avasthA patinA viraha zI rIte gumAvIza ? arere muja satI strInuM pativana luM TAI gayuM ? amuka ratna mA muzibate meLaveluM te bIjA hAthamAM sAda' gayuM ? eTaluM ja nahi paNa huM kalaMka vALI thaI, have kalaMkavaLI evI mArI jIMdagIne rAjA kevI rIte prANa karaze ! tyAre zuM AkhuM jIvatara mAre evI viraha avasthAmAM gALavuM paDaze ! nA ? nA ? mArA jevI eka tarUNa tAraNathI tema banI zakavAnuM nathI. arere ! A nirdaya hAthane rAjAe eka nirdoSa kAtAne dago dIdho che. je sarakhA hRdayavALA paNa bhoLA bhUpatie anyanI naLavaNImAM phasAI tenA viraDathI vyathAne anubhavatI eka suMdara vanitAno teNe tyAga karyo che. arara ! A rama upara ATalA badhA tame kema namero thayA ? prIti rUpI latAthI mugdha banI gayelA parabhAre narakanA mahAna khADAmAM AstethI mane dhakelI dIdhI che. are! tamArI vahAlI upara tamane lagAre dayA na AvI ? aMtaranI urmimAMthI ukaLatA hadayavALo rAjA eka divase mAro kSaNa mAtra paNa viraha ne gavI zakato nahi e te vakhatano premI paNa vartamAna samacamAM kAra hRdayanA rAjAe mArI jIMdagIne jherathI mizrita karI dIdhI che. arere ! vahAlA ! tame AvA haze evuM meM Ajeja jANyuM ? era ? mAre nasIba? temAM tamAre zuM? mArAM lAgyAM huM bhogavIza paNa tane sukhI thajo. arere ! have mAre zuM karavuM, rAjA te koInA sagA zatA haze ! hame DAM moTA loko joke samaju hoya che tathApi teo Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 kAnanA kAcA heya che, haiyAnA bheLA hoya che, ane mananA ni Li hoya che, eTale anyanI kapaTayukta vANInAM ane temane jaladI asara karI zake che, ethI teo ekadama sAhasa karI nAMkhe che, vagara vicAryuM karavAthI temane pAchaLathI joke ghaNuM pastAvuM paDe che tathapi lakSmInA madathI ane rAjyanA madathI temane te vakhate pitAnI sthitinuM bhAna na hoya te te vAstavika che ane evuM ghaNI vakhata banI paNa zake che. ' arere ? atyAre mAre AvA ekAMta sthaLamAM zokAturapaNe vakhata pasAra kare paDe che; pati vinA ekeka kSaNa ane eka vasa jeTalI lAge che. have mArI jIMdagI mATe mAre karavuM . yu A duHkha mArAthI have ThAtuM nathI, mATe marI jAuM to sAruM ?. kemake rAjAe mAruM apamAna karIne mane kADhI te mukI, arara ! vicAra vagaranA rAjAe ekadama mAre tyAga karI nAMkhyA : temaNe kAMI paNa vicAra nahi karatAM sAhasapaNAthI AvI rIte vivAhanI varasI karI nAMkhI che. paNa tamArA vagara huM kevI rIte rahI zakIzatamArA virahe mAre jIvIne paNa zuM karavuM che? hA ! bhAre deje joIne je mane tyAMgI hota to mane ATaluM lAgata nahi vaLI huM nirdoSa hovA chatAM je kadApi pApIne bheguM thaI paDI houM te tene mATe arere ! jagatamAM mAre have bharaNuM eja zaraNa che. patine tiraskAra karAyelI huM pramadA pitAne ghera jAuM te te paNa ThIka gaNAya nahi, kAraNa ke te leke paNa mane kADhI muke? ubhaya taraphathI mArI te phajetI thaI gaI, arere ? jyAre mArAsa duHkhI thAya che tyAre tene pUrvanI sukhI avasthA vAraMvAra yAda devaDAvI duHkha tene vadhAre duHkhI kare che. ane pachI tene dayA upara kAma caDe te ghATa thAya che. kemake kahyuM che ke "ekasya duHsvasya na yAvadantaM gacchAmyahaM pAramivArNavasya tAva dvitIyaM samupasthita me If qna du mati " Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvA-eka duHkhane te pAra haju pAmyA nathI. eTalAmAM te bIju duHkha AvIne ubhu rahe che. mATe e sAcI vAta hoya che ke chidramAM ghaNA prakAranA anartho rahelo che. A jagatamAM mANasane mAthe caDatI paDatInAM cakra AvyAja kare che, ane e jagatanA sAmAnya vyApaka niyamanI huM paNa bhoga thaI paDuM te temAM navAI nathI. vaLI have huM saMsAranA sukhathI vaMcita paNa thai gayelI chuM, ATalA divasa sudhI ghaNI lahera karI. aneka prakAranA vilAse bhagavyA. manamAnate vaibhava paNa anubhavyo, ne have durdevane bhoga paNa huM thaI paDI, kharekhara deveja rAjAnI mati palaTAvI dIdhI ane tenI sAthe Aja sudhIne anubhavelo vaibhava svapnA sadaza adaza paNa thaI gayo ! khera ? caDatI paDatInAM kra jagata upara pharyA ja kare che, A jagatamAM veLA veLAnI chAMyaDI che te kharI vAta che.' "sutAMtAM suMdara sejamAM, ramatAMtAM manahara mahelamAM, jamatAM tAM ghI ne khAMDa tyAre, Aja AMsu kharakhare ! AzA bharI eka suMdarI, nija daivane raDatI hatI, veLA veLAnI chAMyaDI, viNa vAMke te maratI hatI". mANasa zuM dhAre che tyAre deva zuM kare che are ! have te maraNa eja zaraNa che, kAraNa ke jagatamAM mANasane pitAnI A barU sAcavavI e tene sAmAnya dharma che. mANasa pitAnI lAjane pitAnA zarIra karatAM paNa vadhAre kImatI gaNe che. potAnI AbarUnI khAtara ghaNAka zaramALa varga potAnI kAyAne gumAvI maraNane zaraNa thAya che, kemake zarIranI kImata kharekhara AbarU karatAM vadhAre haiI zakatI nathI, ane tevI ja rIte Aje te svAla mArI sAme AvIne khaDo thayo che. arara ! mArA AvA piyu vinAnA jIvatarane dhikkAra che , vaLI mAthe kalaMka caDhele e mAnava duniyAmAM jIvatAM chatAM mueloja che, Aje mArA daive mane sakhata phaTako lagAvela che. jagatamAM satI strIone bharaNuM eja zaraNa che. mArA pati rAjAe te mane deza nikAlanI sajA karI teNe pitAnI nirdhatA batAvI dIdhI che. to have mAre zuM karavuM? kharekhara kaI pApInA kAvatarA Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 nI Aje huM bhegA thaI paDI chuM, have mArU kalaMka zI rIte utaraze? mArA jevI hINabhAgI abaLAone have jIvIne paNa jagatamAM zuM karavuM che? patithI tyajAelI evI yuvAna yuvatIne te maraNanuM zaraNa karavuM eja sAruM che, jagamAM mANasane mATe "tanathI hAlI lAja" e sAmAnya niyama kudarata taraphathI ghaDAyelo che? ane te niyamane amala karavAne Aje deve mane hINamAgIne amulya taka ApelI che. arere ! A rAjAnI kIrti sAMbhaLIne tenI upara huM kumAra avasthAmAMja Azaka thaI'tI, tenA guNoe kumArapaNAmAMja mArA dilane vaza karI lIdhutuM, kumAra avasthAmAMthI ja tene nahi joyA chatAM paNa huM tenI upara apAra snehane dhAraNa karatItI, paraNyA pachI paNa amo daMpati aneka prakAranA sukhamAM amArA divaso vyatita karatAM'tAM huM nahatI dhAratI ke mAre mAthe deva AvA divaso lAvaze ? mane vizvAsa nahoto Avate ke eka vakhata huM rAjanA tiraskAranuM pAtra banIza, paNa arere! durdeve amArA patinA sukhamAM Aje patthara nAkhyuM ane AmAM bhaMga paNa prAdhya ame amAruM sukha joI tene irSyA thaI ke kema? jethI je pati mArA sneha rUpI amRtathI siMcana karAyele chate eka vakhate mane sukhI karavAne tanateDa prayatna karatA te, teNe ja mane Aste rahIne metanA paMjAmAM mukavA aMdhakAra rUpI duHkhamAM haDaselI dIdhI, deva! deva! mAnava prANInI buddhine palaTAvanAra tuM ja che, jyAM ghaNo rAga hoya che tyAM kALe karIne devuM thAya che ane jyAM dveSathI tIvra jheravera varaselAM hoya che temanI vacce kALAntare gADhapaNe suleha paNa patharAya che, evI rIte aneka prakAre jagata upara sAmAnya rIte kALanuM pariva na thayA kare che, kALe karIne rAjA raMka banI jAya che, ane kALe karIne duHkhI sukhI avasthAmAM uce caDI jAya che, jevI rIte gADAnuM cakra vAraMvAra uce cAle che ane nIce jAya che, tevI ja rIte mAnavanA jIvanamAM paNa caDatI paDatInA banAvo banyA ja kare che. arere ! zreNIka jevA patine zuM kedakhAnAmAM vIMTInuM jhera cusIne nahetuM maravuM paDyuM! kRSNa sarakhA vAsudevane paNa jaMgalamAM pANuM pANI karatAM taraphaDIyA mAratAM nahetuM maravuM paDayuM ! mAre kharekhara Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 sasAranA svarUpane jANanArA purUSA maravAthI DaratAja nathI. arere ! saMgrAmamAM parAsta thaelA ceDA mahArAjane kANika rUpa duzmana rAjA . page lAgatAM thAM paNa zuM temaNe vAvamAM jha MpalAvIne pAtAne dehatyAga na karyo! mATe kharekhara uttama puSo saMsArathI parAbhava 5myA thakA maraNateja pasaMda kare che. rANI lIlAvatInI AMkhamAMthI azrunAM biMdue TapakI rahelAM che, teNInuM tejasvI mukhArvika Aje spAmatAvALuM thai gayu che. rUdanathI jeNInA kaMTha rU dhAi gayA che. raDI raDIne jenI AMkhaDI lAlAzavALI thai gai che, jeNIe koi prakAranI sukhanI AzA have rAkhI nathI. jeNInu kAmaLa dila atyAre jAnamAlanI khuvArI karavAne kaThora vajra sarakhuM nivaDayuM che, jeNI bhAga bhAgavavAne yeAgya evuM peAtAnu sudara zarIra tenA Aje bhAga ApavAne uddabhavALI thai che evI rANI lIlAvatI raDatI AMkhe tarataja uThI eka dAraDu lAvIne tene gaLAphAMsA khAvAne uMce pATaDIe bAMdhyuM, AvI rIte eka vakhatanI rasIlI suMdarI atyAre peAtAnI kAyAnA nAza karavAne taiyAra cahna tarata ja teNe dharavuM Ara baMdha karI dIdhuM, ane gharaDAne vacamAM peAtAne maLe baMdhAya evI tenI AMTI pADI dIdhI, chevaTanI vakhate izvara stuti karI lIdhI, arere ! pAtAnA patinA viSeAJa ane phalakayukta jIvana mATe Aje tene maravuM paDe che te mATe tene caNu lAgI AvyuM. vhAlA ! mArA aparAdha kSamA karaje, huM kalaMkavALI nathI, huM eka nirdoSa ane rAta divasa tArU ja nAma japatArI tArI aMganA chuM. mArA maraNa pachI jagamAM huM nirdeSa rU te triya ? tame mAre mATe du:khI thaze! nahi, paNa A tamArI priya suMdarI ne ka dAca tamane ghaNIja sAMmaLI Ave te tene mATe azrunAM e biMdue sarakAvI sateApa mAnajo. vaLI A tamArI suMdarIne koi koi vAra tamArA pavitra hradayamAM sthAna paNa ApazeA. mArA muvA pachI paNa atyAranI mAphaka tame ATalA badhA namerA ane nirdaya thatA nA ! mArA mRta zarIra upara azrunAM be biMdue pADaze, mArA muA pachI paNa mArA mRta zarIra tiraskAra nahi karatAM tenA mAnapUrvaka agni dAha karAvo mane khAtarI che ke mArA mUvA pachI paNa huM nirdoSa huM tevI rItanI cAkamAi tamane daiva karI Apaze, ane vakhata A Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 vatAM mArU nirdoSapaNuM sAbita thatAM hAlA! tamane keTalI asara thaze ? te vakhate dilAso ApavAne badale huM nirdaya pahelethI ja A duniyAne tyAgI jAuM chuM. zuM karuM ? mAro eka paNa upAya nathI, Akhare have mAre kahevAnuM eTaluM ja ke huM paNa tamAruM nAma japa tAja marI jAu chuM. ane jIvananI aMtima ghaDI sudhI mArA prANe zanuM nAma yAda karIza, paNa vahAlA ! mArA jevI bIyArI bIjI koI paNa strIne duHkhI karatA nA ? tamAre bharUse rahelI bhoLI bhAmanI. ne vizvAsaghAta karazo nahi; vahAlA! mArI mAphaka bIcArI bIjI ke paNa tarUNI suMdarInuM AzA bhareluM jIvana have vagADatA nahi; ane mane paNa koI koI vakhata saMbhAro, mArI tarapha mArA mUvA pachI paNa anurAganI najarathI joze, huM paNa tamArAja nAmanuM ja raTana kare che.. zANA tajI tame mAnunI, tema bIjI tajaze nahi, kaI prItivaza abaLA, bicArI bheLIne Thagaze nahi; saMbhALatAM tene rAjavI, gaLe pAza daI maratI hatI, chelle nIkaLatAM zvAsa tAruM nAma huM japatI hatI; " tarUNa tarUNIe nimeSa bhAgamAM petAne. mane dorAnI akI bharAvI dIdhI, jema vRkSanI zAkhAe bAjela koI mANasa laTakI rahe tevI rIte A tarUNa abaLA phasAvaDe laTakI rahI; deraDAnI saMga dhAme dhIme gaLe kheMcAvA lAgI ane Aste Aste kaMTha rUMdhAvA lAge, zvAsa gabharAvA lAge, tene keTaluM duHkha thatuM, te phakta atyAre teNInuM urasa mukha ane AMkhanAM azru e beja sAkSIbhUta hatAM. eka nirdoSa amaLAne maratI jANa jagatanA a. nyAyane nahi sahana karanAre surya paNa AkAzamAM chupAI gayo, ane tyAre jagata zAMta dekhAvA lAgyuM, jagata upara zekanI chAyA paya. rAi rahI, eka nirdoSa abaLAnI udAsinatAnAM AMdolanee jagata te saMpUrNa rIte asara karI dIdhI. atyAre jagata ATaluM badhuM kema udAsa jaNAya che tenuM vyAjabI kAraNa koIne paNa jANavAmAM AvatuM nahi. doraDAnI seLa DIvAramAM gaLe capATapaNe besI gaI, ne ke paDavA mAMDyo, prANa nIkaLavAnI taiyArIo thaI rahI. yamarAbanI svArI AvI pahoMcI. mRtyune kyAMthI dayA heya! A tarUNa karIne jIva letAM yamarAjAne zA mATe dayA Ave? jema jema Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 tenA AMtaraDAM kheMcAvA lAgyAM, tema tema maraNanI aMtima ghaDI pAse AvavA lAgI? arere! ekAMta avasthAmAM maranArI A suMdarIne keNu mukta kare ! kaMTha rUMdhAvA lAgatAM jIva nIkaLavA mATe have taiyArI thavA lAgI, paNa kone garaja hoya ke tene manAve paraMtu nibhaMgI jIva A vahAlA khALIyAno tyAga karI zakato nathI, koNa jANe kema jIva nahi jato hoya paraMtu jene daiva rAkhanAra che tene koI mArI zakatuM nathI. samudranA agAdha jaLamAM paDelA ane bacavAnI AzAthI vimukha thaelA evA che paNa samudra thakI koI paNa upAye bahAra nIkaLI zake che. maraNAvasthAmAM sutelA evA aneka rogathI pIDAtA chevo kaMThe jIva Avelo hoya te paNa temAMthI bacI jAya che, eka nimeSa mAtramAM A duniyAmAMthI sadAne mATe eka suMdarI ratna asta thavAnuM hatuM. eka palakamAM pUrNamA sarakhI tejasvI zitala yukta cAMdanI A jagatamAM sadAne mATe nAza thavAnI hatI. paraMtu deva IcchA prabaLa che, mAnavInuM dhAryuM kAMI thatuM nathI. "jene rAma rAkhe teNe koNa cAkhe' ja devanI ja IcchA mAnavAnI nathI to pachI mANasanuM dhAryuM zuM thavAnuM che keNa jANe daivanI IcchAthI kahe athavA to devatAnI zaktithI kahe ke suMdarInA ziyaLanA prabhAvathI kahe ke game tevA kAraNanI kalpanA kare paNa zuM thayuM, ke jethI deraDuM adhavaca tuTI ja gayuM, ane tuTatAMnI sAthe ja A bebhAna suMdarI mUavasthAmAM bhUmi upara paTakAI gaI. tenA avAjathI maMtrInI strI prAthamiNuM (panI) ekadama deDI AvI ! arere ! A zuM thayuM? hA ! rANIe te kAMI karyuM nathI. tarataja bAraNuM ughADI aMdara AvI te gaLe doraDA sahIta rANI mUchavasthAmAM paDI che, tarataja prathamiNIe (padmanIe) gaLAnuM deraDuM AstethI kApI nAMkhyuM, ane tenI nADa tapAsI te dhIme dhIme cAlatI tenA jevAmAM AvI, tarataja mUccha vALavAne aneka prakAre upacAra karavA lAgI. Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA prakaraNa 20 muM "dharmanA prabhAvathI sArU ja thAya che niyatiH kena vArya te (bhAvI bhAva banavAnuM hoya che tene keNa nivAraNa kare che ? ) rere ! A lIlAvatI te acetana sarakhI thaIne paDI 5 che. huM keTalIka vArathI pavana nAMkhu chuM temaja bI. 2 jA keTalAka upacAra karuM chuM tathApi tene ArAma Ek & thato hoya ane teNI pitAnI AMkha ughADatI hoya tevuM kaMIpaNa cinha jaNAtuM nathI. anya koIne paNa bolAvAya tema nathI atyAre pradhAna paNa ahIMyA che nahi; te mAre zuM karavuM ? je A rANInA rAma ahIM ja ramI jaze te mahA upAdhi thaI paDaze, ityAdika vicAra karatI prathamaNIe keTalIkavAra sudhI hiMmata rAkhI khaMtathI aneka prakAre upacAra karavA mAMDayA te keTalIkavAre teNIe pitAnI AMkha ughADIne bhAna AvatuM hoya tevAM cinDa jaNAyAM, pANI pAo ! evo zabda sAMbhaLatAM teNIe pANIne pyAle bharIne muko. pANI pIdhuM ke teNIne kAMIka zAMti thai. teNIne bhAnamAM AvelI jANIne prathama belavA lAgI, ke nIca strIne yogya evuM A tame zuM AvyuM che. ! zuM duniyAmAM koIne duHkha AvatuM ja nahi hoya ? lagArato vicAra kare ? tamAre mAthe kAMI navAInuM duHkha AvyuM che ke zuM? "rAjAe mane aparAdha vagara ATalI badhI vageravI te pachI bhAre jIvIne have zuM karavuM che! pANI sukAye chate mAchalI jevI zakatI nathI. vaLI navA kALA tulya mahimAnuM ghara evI strIne leke AMgaLI kare ke te kema jIvI zake" lIlAvatIe acakAte acakAte pitAnA mukhamAMthI ugArI bahAra kADhayA. : : - Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . he putrI ! "tuM hajI tarUNa che. mAre te putrI jevI tuM che tArA jevIne ayogya rIte karavuM te sAruM kahevAya nahi; kemake A vI rItanuM maraNa te durgatine ApanAruM che. duHkhamAM paNa prANanuM rakSaNa karavAthI mANasa bhaviSyamAM sukhanI paraMparAne joI zake che. zuM mahA satI sItAne mAthe kalaMka nathI AvyuM ? chatAM duHkhamAM vairya dhAraNa karI himata rAkhI te pAchaLathI sukhanI paraMparA te melavI zakI. mahA satI dropadInAM bharI sabhAmAM pApI duryodhane cIra nahetA kheMcAyAM ? eTaluM ja nahi paNa tene kaDavAM vacane te pApIyoe nahetAM saMbhaLAvyAM ? vaLI je te tArA jevI hota te tarataja marI jate ? paratu nahi te duHkhamAM dhairya dhAraNa karanArI ane baLA hatI te pAchaLathI paNa kalyANanI paraMparAne pAmI zakI; mATe AvA vicArone tyAga karIne huM kahuM te upAya kara, te tAruM duHkha cAlyuM jaze."prathamaNIe putrInI mAphaka rANIne zIkhAmaNa ApI. tyAre game tema karI A duHkhamAMthI huM mukta thAuM, tevo upAya batAvo ke jethI mArI manokAmanA pUrNa thAya,"rANIe nisAso nAMkhatAM kahyuM. he putrI ! "A jagatamAM paMca parameThI navakAra te mahAna maMtra che. amogha phaLane ApanAra che, dhAreluM kArya saphaLa karanAra che vaLI te eka hajAra ne ATha vidhAone grahaNa karanAre che te navakAranA prabhAvathI cora hoya to mitra thAya che, sarpa hoya tyAM phulanI mALA thAya che, agni hoya tyAM pANI thAya che, jaLa hoya tyAM sthaLa thAya che, jaMgala hoya tyAM nagara thAya che, siMha hAya to ziyALa sarakho thaI jAya che, vaLI ghaNA lene devI hoya te te varalabha thAya che, hatyA karanArA purUSa navakArane sAMbhaLe ke upadravane vinAza kare che temaja mehana, AkarSaNa, uccATana, kAmamuM, thaMbhanAdine karavAvALA che, samagra ApadAone dura karavAvALe che, IcchAone pUravAvALo che, vaLI navakAranuM dhyAna karato thake mANaso rAjya, svarga ane muktine paNa pAme che, tethI zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pUjA, dIpaka ane dhupanA uvekhIvAthI ane ekAgra manathI nirmaLa vastra paherI zuddha zarIravALA thaIne tuM te mahAna maMtrano japa kara" evI rIte zIkhAmaNa ApIne tene teNue navakAra maMtra Ape. Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 have te mitrane ekAgra citte nirmaLa vastra paherIne ekAMtane vize dararoja zAstra yukta vidhi vaDe karIne lIlAvatI ArAghe che, kharekhara A vakhate rANI padmAsana upara beThI thakI manahara mudrAne dhAraNa karatI ujavaLa vastra paherIne ratnAkSanI mALA dhAraNa karelI evI sAkSAta sarasvatIja che ke zuM ? evI rIte teNI zobhavA lAgI. ema karatAM thakAM paccIsa hajAra jApa thaye chate zAsanadevI tene svapnAmAM pragaTa thaI bolavA lAgI, he putrI ! "AjathI A Thame divase tArI sevAnA avasaramAM utAvaLe thaye thake tAre svamI rAjA prabhAtakALe tane bolAvavAne Avaze" evI rItanuM vacana kahIne devI adaza thaI gaI. prAta:kALe pradhAnanI strIne vAta jaNAvI tenuM vacana sAMbhaLIne tene dhiraja AvI ke tAruM kArya siddha thayuM. ema karatAM pAMca divasa purA thayA eTale eka lAkha jApa pUro thayo ! evA avasaramAM rAjAne raNaraMga nAmA pada hAthI te divase pANI pIvAne nIkaLyo, hAthI uddhatapaNe cAlate anukrame madirAvALAnI dukAne AvyuM, tyAM teNe pitAnI suMDha lAMbI karI ane dukonadAre rAkhelI uttama madirA je kuMDAmAM hatI, te ghaTaghaTAvI gayo. meM dirAnA pAnathI hAthI atyaMta uddhata thaye, vistAravaMta evA pitAnA pagale karIne pRthvIne kapAyamAna karatA gaMbhira garjanAthI bhayaMkara avAja karate te konI sAme deDavA lAgyo, ane jene tene mAravA lAge. kalpAMta kALathI uddhata thaelA samudranA sarakhI tenI garjanA sAMbhaLIne nagaravAsI jane potapotAnI dukAnone mukI daIne jyAM tyAM jIva bacAvIne nAzabhAga karavA lAgyA. pachI jANe potAne ja vadhAvavAne hoya nahi! tema dukAnamAMthI motIyone uchALato. ho ane nagna avasthAne bhagavatI dizA rUpI ramaNIyone Apato na hoya tema vastrone paNa cAre tarapha te uchALavA lAgyA, anukrame jenuM tene nukazAna karate evo madonmatAthI coTAmAM Avyo, ghoDA, subhaTa ane moTA moTA hAthIo te vaDe karIne paNa nahi rokAyela te chevaTe nukazAna karato nagaranI bahAra Avyo. tyAM saMpUrNa pAMdaDAMthI bhareluM ane pRthvIne vize chatra sarakhuM eka vistIrNa vaDalAnuM jhADa hatuM. te vaDalAne adhiSThAyaka bhUta te vRkSanI avagaNanA karanArane ane tenA pAMdaDAM pramukha cuMTanArane kaSTamAM nAkhe che, evA adhiSThAyakavA. Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 LA te vaDanA vRkSane dekhIne krodhathI trogaNuM thayuM che baLa jenuM evo te rAma raMga hAthI potAnI suMDhathI tenA thaDane AMTI pADI mULathI khe che ho. potAnA gharane pADatAM dekhIne kaNa kopAyamAna na thAya ? tevIja rIte te bhUta krodhathI parvata sarakhI kAyAvALA hAthI ne uce bhamADIne bhUmi upara pachADate ho tenA pachaDAvAthI bhUmi paNa kaMpAyamAna thaI. are ! zeSanAga DolavA lAgyo. hAthInI cIsa sAMbhaLIne rAjA tenI khabara levA mATe tenI tarapha doDayo, hAthIne muvelA sarakho dekhI rAjA muccha khAI bhUmi upara DhaLI paDayo. rAjA muchita dekhIne lokoe keLanA pAMdaDAvaDe zitaLa pavana nAMkhI rAjAnI mu vALI. rAjAne caitanya AvyuM, eTale DAhyA purUSe hAthIne mAranArane jaNAvatA, havA ke he svAmI ! "A hAthI jIve che paraMtu bhUtanA de. SathI hAthI muvA jevo thayelo che tethI deSo dura karavAne kaI paNuM upAya karAvo ?" pachI rAjA hAthInA jeTalo aDadane Dhagalo karAvI brAhmaNane ApI dete havo, aneka prakAranA maMtra jaDIbuTTI vagere upAyo karAvyA paNa koi rIte hAthIne guNa na thayo, tathApi mAnavIne AzA baLavAna che, cotarathI ApadAmAM gherAyelA mAnavIne je koI paNa jIvanerI hoya to te phakta AzAja che. AzA rUpI jIvanaderI je mAnavIne mAthe na sarajAelI hoya te duHkhamAM ghaNA mAnavIo pitAnI kAyAnI Ahuti ApI de. parantu AzA tema karatAM mAnavIne aTakAve che. AzA e mAnavInA jIvananuM guDha rahasya che. AzA rUpI jIvananA taMtuthI baMdhAyelo mANasa pitAnI hINabhAgI AzAne bhaviSamAM phalIbhUta thaelI joI zake che. mAnava jIvananuM kharuM tava phakta eka AzA ja che. pitAnA hAthIne aneka prakAre oSadhI karAvatAM paNa sAruM thatuM nathI, ane thoDA vakhatamAM marI jaze evI sthitimAM paNa rAjAnI amara AzA vi. nazvarapaNAne pAmI nathI. mAnavInI baLavAna AzA game tevA saMjogomAM paNa vizvarapaNAne pAmatI nathI, je kadApi mAnavIne A jagatamAM potAnA nirbhAgI jIvanane vize AzAnuM avalaMbana na hota to tenuM jIvana A duniyAmAM vadhAre vakhata TakI zake ja nahi.. mATe kharekhara mANasane koI paNa belI hoya tenA jIvanane je koIpaNa kImatI madada ApanAra hoya te te AzAja che, Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 LE tevI AzA rAjAne paNa rahI che, hAthIne hamaNAM sArUM thaze, hamaNAM tene zAMti thaze, tyAdika aneka prakAranAM AzAnAM cinha tene bhA savA lAgyAM. tenuM aMtara sAkSI puratu hatu, tenI AzA baLavAna. banatI havI. ke hAthIne sArUM thaze tethI te aneka prakAre " auSadha karAvatA haveA. te hAthInI pAse polIsanA mANasAne mukIne te potAnA mahele AvyeA. peAte bhAjana karavA beThA paNa ciMtAthI jenuM vadana zyAma thai gayu' che evA rAjAne dekhIne caturA dAsI kahevA lAgI, ke he svAmI ! 'mArI eka vinati sAMbhalI theA. siyaLanI lIlAthI devatAnA sarakhA A pradhAna pethaDakumAra che, temanA paheravAnA vastra vaDe karIne je A hAthIne DhAMkayA hAyatA tarataja te nirdoSatAvALA thAya, kemake pUrve te pradhAnanuM vastra paheravA vaDe karIne lIlAvatI rANInA tAva vinazvara thayA hatA. mATe te vastrathIja hAthIne DhAMkA te tene rAga sattara nAza thAya. .. potAne nahi gamatuM evu' lIlAvatInu nAma sAMbhaLIne rAjAne atizaya kheda thayA, are! e duSTAtu naLI te kayAM nAma lIdhuM! e raDAe teA ubhayanA kuLane kalaMka lagADayuM che. A dAsI paNa e kAvatarAmAM te nahi hAya, ityAdi vicAra karatA rAjAe tene ka i. paNa pUchyuM nahi, . vaLI thoDA vicAra karIne dAsIne pradhAnanI strI pAsethI vacce levAne mAlI, dAsIe paNa vastra lAvIne rAjAnI samakSa raju karyuM. rAjAe paNa vastrane vaDanA vRkSa najIka AvI hAthI upara DhAMkayu . eTale hAthI tenA prabhAvathI cetanavALA thayeA, capaLatAneA tyAga karIne meghanA sarakhA kALeA te raNurga hastI nidrA pAmatA haveA. nirmaLa ziyaLanA prabhAvavALuM evuM pradhAnanuM valkya te vaDe rIte nagulI maMtranA prabhAvathI jema sarpanu jhera utarI jAya tema duSTa devatA hAthInA tyAga karIne jatA rahyo pachI potAnA zarIra upara raheluM vastra jamIna upara nAMkhIne hAthIonA adhipati tatkALa uttA thayA. lAkA jaya jaya zabda khelavA lAgyA, hanAM vAjIMtra lAgavA lAgyAM, adhotA haNaSNATanA zabdo cavA lAgyA. hArA kSe pradhAnanA ziyalanI prazna'sA karI tenA dhanyavAda mATe mastaka DAlAva vA lAgyA. hAthIne gumArIne sajA hAthI upara meDhA, ane prAna petha Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 DakumArane hAthI upara besavAno niyama hato tethI te rAjAnA para dhArI azva upara beThe, meTA mahotsava pUrvaka dareka loko na. garamAM AvatA havA. pachI rAjAe pAMca aMganAM vastra tathA eka lAkha TakA ApIne pathaDakumAra maMtrIne mAnasahIta ghera vidAya karyo. maMtrInA ziyalanI jyAM tyAM zerI ne bajAre cATAmAM ne cokamAM ema AkhA nagaramAM prazaMsA thavA lAgI, rAjAne alpa samayamAM aNumAnita thaelo maMtrI Aje punaH vadhAre mAnIte the. khare khara uttama purUSone saMkaTa paNa sukha ApanArU thAya che, duHkha rUpI kALA vAdaLAMmAMthI sukha rUpI sUrya ekadama pragaTI nIkaLatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. chevaTe ziyalanA prabhAvathI maMtrIno jaya thayo. pApI pitAnAja pApano bhAgI thaze. Akhare satya vAta bahAra AvI ane thoDI vAramAM nirdoSane pitAnI nirdoSatAne paNa lAbha maLaze. - prakaraNa 21 muM vAdaLa vIkharAyuM." -- - satI pradIpe satyagnau satsu nAnA maNiSuca vinaikAM mRgazAvAdiM tamobhUta midaM jagat rahasyArtha-dIpakanI jyoti jAjvalyamAna cho, agni vidhamAna chate ane nAnA prakAranI maNIya jhaLake chate paNa ararI eka te rasIlI ramaNa vinA atyAre samasta jagata aMdhakArathI chavAyeluM che ? pitAnA bhavya jaNAtA mahelamAM eka zastrAga che che ke hanA oraDAnI aMdara ratnajaDIta palaMga upara te paDele eka praDhavayanI umarane purUSa palaMga upara viER tarapha ALoTe che, tathApi -hadaya kamaLamAM chupAI. raheluM nirmAmI duHkha leza mAtra paNa tene zAMta thavA detuM nathI. Aje hadayanA nirmAgI duHkhaDe tenA vadana upara cintAnAM Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 zyAma vAdaLAM pheravI dIdhAM che. caturapurUSa tenuM hadaya kaLI zake ke A UDhavayanI umarane mANasa kaI gupta pazcAttApa karato hoya ane potAnI gaMbhira bhUlathI eka nirdoSa abaLAnuM jIvatara pada bhraSTa thayuM che tene mATe tene cakSu ratnomAMthI chuTata ayukavA ha jANe sAkSI bhUta hoya ema anumAna karI zake ! attara, caMdana Adi aneka prakAranA vilepanIya padArthathI paNa jene lezamAtra zAMti thatI nathI, jenuM mana atyaMta AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gayu che. palake palake netromAMthI azrunAM biMduo Tapaka Tapaka karatAM pitAnA nirmaLa -hadaya upara thaIne nirbhayapaNe cAlyAM jAya che. arere ? mArA hINu bhAgInA hAthe A zuM julama thaI gaye ? are ? je pradhAna zimaLabhraSTa thayo hota to tene vastrathI hAthIne ekadama sAruM thAta nahi, kharekhara bhAra maMtrI nirdoSa ja che, ane tenI sAthe mAruM anopama suMdarI rana paNa sadAne mATe pavitra ja che, kemake je tema na hoya kuzIlIyAne koI divasa AvA prakArane prabhAva heyaja nahi paNu vizeSa eTaluM ja ke te bicArIe pitAnA tAvanI zAMti mATe te vastra lAvIne teNue pitAnuM aMga gopaveluM emAM koI saMdeha nathI, parantu kaSTarUpI samudrane vize ApadA sarakhI evI kadaMbA rANIe teNIne zokyanuM sAla TALavAne AstethI du:kharUpI samudramAM dhakelI dIdhI che. arere ? zuM kaLAvatI jevI satI sAdhavI strInA hAtha nathI kapAyA ? dazaratha rAjAnI keyI rANIe zekayanA putra rAma lakSmaNane zuM vanamAM nathI kaDhAvyA ? arara ? zuM zokyarUpI rAhue kuNAla putrane AMdhaLo nathI karAvyo ? e sarva zakyathIja thayu che. ityAdi vicAra karatA rAjAe caturA dAsIne bolAvI vastra saMbaMdhI sarva hakIkata puchI lIdhI. dAsIe sarva hakIkata jaNAvI dIdhI ane rAjAnA duHkhamAM umere paNa bheguM karI dIdho. rAjAnA duHkhane nahi sahana karanAro sUrya jema bane tema zighratAthI spAmatAvALo thaIne adaza thaI gayA. dhIre dhIre nizAdevIe potAnI prabaLa sattAthI jagatanA sAmrAjyane aMdhakAramAM sapaDAvI dIdhuM, ane rAjAnuM duHkhI dila paNa duHkhathI vAraMvAra taraphaDavA lAgyuM, eka vakhata nirAgI thaele rAjA atyAre anurAgathI ghaNAja kheDAyamAna thaelo che, pahelAM je suMdarInA dudevathI Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 diSpa vaDe karIne jenuM nAma paNa saMbhALa nahi, tenA viyoge ane tyAre tene jharI khurIne maravA vakhata Avelo che. arere ! vahAlA hRdaya ! tuM kayAM haIza ? tArA viyoge mane A pukhe kaMTaka sarakhAM kheMcI rahyAM che, tArA vagarano zunya A palaMga mane citA sarakho bALIne pAyamAla karavA beThA che. jyAM hoya tyAMthI jaladI alI A va? tArA vagaranI paLa mane so varasa samAna lAge che. arara ! eka kSaNa mAtra paNa mane aLage: nahi mukanArI evI tArI atyAre zI dazA haze ! arere ! eka divasa paNa je mane nahi jotI te mArA vagara jhurI jhurIne marI jatI, ane paLamAM sattara vAra jharUkhe ubhI ubhI joI rahetI evI he suMdarI ! tArA divasonA divaso kema pasAra thayA haze? arere ! huM zuM karU? have zuM thaze ? ne kAmaNagAruM hRdaya kema mAnaze ? "hajAra hayapha ke dila merA, mere basame nahi sivAye uske kIsI Arake havasa nahi" suMdarI ! tArA amogha evA guNe mAruM dila bahAvarU karI dIdhuM che, tArA vagara jagata aMdhakArathI AcchAdita thaeluM che, tArA vagara A jagata koI paNa padArtha upara mane rUci thatI nathI. hadayezvarI ! have A nirbhAgI hadaya tAro viraha lAMbo kALa nahI khamI zake, jyAM hoya tyAMthI AvI tArA pIyunA hRdayane zAMti Apa ? arere ! he nirbhAgI hadaya ! zAMta thA ! tane jyAre ATaluM duHkha thAya che tyAre kSaNa mAtra paNa tAro viyoga sahana nahi karI zakanArI te guNiyala suMdarInI kevI sthIti haze ! nirbhAgI ! tArA avicArIpaNAnAM phaLa have tuM bhogava ! tArI uddhatAinI sajA kudarate tane karI dIdhI che, nirdoSane du:khamAM nAkhanAra pApI hRdaya ! :tArI pApI bhUlano tuM ja bhoga thaI paDe che temAM zuM navAI che? arere ! te bicArI kyAM haze ? hA ! te je na bhale te havethI khAvApIvAne paNa mAre tyAga che. jyAre mArA vhAlA rananAM darzana thaze tyAreja bhajana karIzuM. anyathA te suMdarInA viyoge jharI jharIne tenI pAchaLa cAlyA jaIzuM, tenA vinA A rAjyanuM paNa mAre zuM kAma che ! arara ! A komaLa kAyAnI vArasadAra zuM cAlI ja gaI! hA ! A vananAM samugAra ! tame kayAM gayAM ! o mArI jIvananI Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 derI ? tamArA vize A jIvana tava phAnI duniyA choDI thoDIvAramAM cAlyu jaze. tamane darakAra hoya te tamAre Azraye rahelI jIvanadorIne laMbAva. arere ! Aje pANI vagara bhAchalu taraphaDIyAM mAre temAM tamArA virahathI mAre taraphaDavuM paDe che, nayanamAMthI AMsu kharara kharara kharI paDe che. tathApi A nigI hadaya leza paNa zAMti pAmatuM nathI ityAdika vicAramAM ne vicAramAM rAtrI pasAra karI, ane raDI raDIne AMkho paNa rAtI karI. Akhare prAtaHkALa thayo ane sUrya paNa udaya thayo, tathApi rAjA bahAra nikaLatuM nathI, rAjAnI narama tabIyata joi sarva kaI zokAtura thayAM, arere ! rAjA sAheba te lAMbA lAMbA nisAsA nAMkhe che, ApaNe kAMI pUchIye chIye te kAMI juvAba Ape che, ane belatA paNa nathI, sarva sevaka loka praNAma kare che te tene juvAba paNa ApatA nathI, arara ! rAjA sAhebane zuM thayuM ! are ! hA! teo ghelAte nathI thayA ! ItyAdika aneka prakAre sevake bolavA lAgyA. prahara divasa caDavA Avyo, chevaTe ghaDIyAramAM dazanA TakorA vAgyA. tathApi rAjA bahAra nikaLatA nathI, eTaluM ja paNa nahi palaMgamAM Ama tema ALoTe che, to paNa kaLa paDatI nathI, arere ! Aje rAjA sAhebane zarIra zuM thayuM haze. haju sudhI sabhAmAM paNa AvyA nathI. atyAdi vicArato mAjI pradhAna pethaDakumAra aMteuramAM cAlyo gayo. te rAjAne malIna mukhavALo thayo chato ane palaMgamAM beThelo ane hAtha upara jeNe pitAnA gAla mukelA che e ane azrunAM biMduo sarakAvate heya tema AkuLa vyAkuLa thaelA rAjAne te belAvato ho. he deva! Aje ATalI badhI tamane zI ciMtA lAgI che ! zuM koI suMdarIe tamArU hadaya ghAyala kareluM che ! athavA te zuM haiDA hAthI pramukhanI ciMtA vaLagelI che ? ke kaI duzmana rAjAnI ciMtA che! agara Apane evaDuM te zuM duHkha che ! ke jethI A TalA badhA du:khamAM garakAva thayA che ! he buddhinidhAna ! "te suMdarIe mAruM hRdaya ghAyala kareluM che. tenA virahe huM marI jAu chuM. ke Aja sudhI je ramaNI upara huM viraktapaNe rahyo hato, tenA vagara eka kSaNa paNa mane eka varasa samAna thaI pachI che, bolatAM bolatAM tenI AMkhamAMthI azrunAM biMduo kharI paDayA) tene viraha veThavAne huM leza paNa samaya nathI, arere ! zokyanI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 vANI sAMbhaLIne meM mAruM strI ratna gumAvI dIdhuM ! hA ! mukhe mANase anAyAse prApta kareluM ciMtAmaNI ratna samudramAM pheMkI dIdhuM! paNa have te strIne joIza tyAre ja bhajana karIza, anyathA mAre bharaNa eja zaraNa che, tenA vagara mAre jIvIne paNa zuM karavuM che ! arara ! maMtrI ! te bicArI kevI rIte jIvatI haze ! je mArA viyoge eka kSaNa paNa rahevAne samartha nahetI te ATalA divasa sudhI te kema rahI zakI haze! hA ! duvanI marajI haze tema thaze. paNuM he pradhAna ! mArA muvA pachI kadAca te jIvatI hoya ane pharatI pharatI AvI caDe te tene mAre aparAdha khamAvaje. mArA viyoge te bicArI duHkhI thatI hoya te tene dilAso ApI tenA dukhane tuM bhulavaje, ane jaNAvaje ke rAjA tenI karelI bhUlane piteja bhoga thaI paDyo che, te maMtrI ! huM virahanuM duHkha sahana karI zake tema nathI. tema teNI vagara bhojana paNa karIza nahi, A phAnI duniyAmAM have koI paNa AzA adhurI nathI. te suMdarI sAthe aneka prakAranA sukhe paNa bhogavyAM, majA paNa mANI lIdhI. mATe have marIzuM te harakata nathI. arere ! te bicArI zuM jANaze ke mane vi cAra karyA vagara tyAga karavAthI rAjA pAchaLathI pastAyA che, khera ? tame rakSaNa karI tene samAdhAna Apazo" ityAdika belata ane . AMkhamAMthI azrune sarakAvate rAjA nirAzA je thaIne jema tema pradhAnanI samIpe belavA lAgyo. he svAmina ! ATalA badhA duHkhIyArA nahi thAo ! te rANIne meLavavAne sarva prakArane huM ughama karI Apane meLavI ApIza. Apa maravA vagerenA nAlAyaka vicAre kADhI nAkhe? raNasa grAmamAM dhIra evA Apa sarakhA vIra purUSanA mukhamAthI AvAM nibaLa vacana nikaLe te kharekhara Apane lajAvanArAM che, Apa eka strI mATe ATalA badhA kema nirbaLa thAo che ! strIne meLavavI temAM zuM moTI vAta che ! ughama vaDe karIne sItAne laI gayelA rAvaNane bhArIne rAmacaMdrajI zuM sItAne pAchI nathI lAvyA ! vaLI ghAtakI khaMDano paDyotara rAjA dropadIne laI gayo tathApi kRSNa vAsudeva tene trAsa pamADIne zuM draupadI pAchI nathI lAvyA! mATe rAjana! vizvAsa rAkho ! vaLI he rAjana! tame kaMI punyanI karaNa kare ! dharmathI dareka kAryanI siddhi thAya che. punya rUpI sAMkaLathI baMdhAyelI lakSmI Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 tene ghera rahe che. tenA prabhAva thakI nahi banavA yogya kAryane paNa mANasa karI zake che. pradhAne rUdana karatA rAjAne AzvAsana ApatAM jaNAvyuM. maMtrI ! huM kayA prakAranuM punya karI he rAjana! "tame jyAM sudhI jIvo tyAM sudhI pAMce parvane vize sAta vyasanane AkhA dezamAMthI nAza karAvo. kAraNa ke te vyasananA sevanathI naLarAjA ane pAMDava pramukha paNa duHkhI thayA che, te A lemAM paNa duHkhane karanArAM che ane paralokane vize paNa durgatine ApanArAM che, vyasana AvAM dukhakArI che. satyavAdInAM paNa te satyane mukAve che, evuM dhArIne pUrve kumArapALa bhUpALe paNa pitAnA dezamAMthI tene nAza karAvyo. " ItyAdi dalIlo raju karI prAcIna itihAsathI rAjAne mAhitagAra karato ha. pradhAnanuM karNane prIya lAge tevuM vacana aMgIkAra karIne rAjA chatra, cAmara vaDe karIne pradhAnanI sAthe rAjasabhAmAM Avyo. keTalAka vakhata pachI tyAMthI potAnA mahele Avyo, tathApi rANI vagara tene mudala cena paDatuM nathI. teNInA vinA jagata zunyakAramaya jaNAya che. evAmAM pethaDakumAre AvIne jaNAvyuM ke sAheba ! rANI sAhyabI dhAryA che. rAjAe jaNAvyuM, ke tuM sAcuM kahe che ke hAMsI kare che. nahIM sAhebA sAcI vAta che e sAMbhaLI rAjA harSAyamAna thaIne AkhI nagarI zaNagArato ho. jema tema karIne varasa rUpa thayelI rAtrIne gumAvI AThamA divase prabhAtakALe mahA dhAmadhumathI mahatsava pUrvaka vAjInA zabdothI pRthvIne gavate rAjA siMhadeva maMtrI pethaDakumAranA ghera AvatA ho. tene mahela najIka AvI rAjA hAthI uparathI utarI je harSAyamAna thayo thake gharamAM gayo ke tyAM AgalA divAnakhAnAmAM pratipadA (paDave) nA caMdramAM sarakhI teja rahIMta durbaLa thaI gayelI sItA satInI mAphaka kalaMka rahIta paNa udAsa vadanavALI evI lIlAvatIne joI teNInuM udAsa vadana dekhIne rAjAnI AMkhamAMthI azranuM biMdu sarakatuM rANIe dekhyuM, tenI sAthe rAjAnA mukhamAMthI nIcenA zabda paNuM sAMbhaLyA. Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 13ra seraThe. hINabhAgI tuja kaMtha, AMsu DhALe AMkhathI, lakhyA vidhinA lekha, TALyA tete navI TaLe; mAMkalaDAnI jAta, manavA te A zuM karyuM, guNavaMtu gulajhAra, viNa vAMke karamAI gayuM " rAjAnI sthItinuM rANIne paNa bhAna thayuM, atyAre te tenA saMketathI eka bIjAnuM sanmAna thayuM, rAjAne Avato dekhIne rANIe ubhA thaI rAjAne harSathI vadhAvI lIdhA, ghaNe divase eka bIjAnA aMtaramAM AnaMdanI uma UchaLI rahI. eka bIjAnAM udAsinatAthI chavAyelAM mukhaDAM AsAnA jIvanathI tejasvI jaNAvA lAgyAM, rAjAe rANIne manAmaNanA batrIsa lAkha TakA ApyA, tathA ghaNA mulyavALAM vastro temaja ghaNuM ghareNuM vagere ApI lalanAnA hadayane ghaNA divasane zoka nivAraNa karyo. Aje nibhaMgI suMdarI upara tenA daive prasannatA batAvI. pradhAne rajA rANI vagereno sa. tkAra karyo. pachI strIne laIne hAthI upara besI mahotsava pUrvaka vAtronA garava sAthe te ghera AvavA nikaLyo. hAthI upara alaMkArathI zaNagArelI suMdarI pitAnI AgaLa besADI jema samudramAMthI lakSmIjIne laIne zrI kRSNa vAsudeva AvatA hoya tema rAjA rANIne laIne pitAnA AvAsa tarapha AvatA havA. aneka prakAranAM vAjIMtro vAgavA lAgyAM, navI paraNelI strInI mAphaka tene laine rAja potAnA mahelamAM Avyo. are ! lIlAvatI rANInI ApadA te tene mAna ane yazane mATe ja thaI, rAjAe tene sanmAna pUrvaka pAchI ANI kharekhara uttama purUSone pitAnA lokottara AcArathI ApadA paNa saMpadAne mATe thAya che. kemake agnine vize nAMkheluM evuM agni zauca nAmAM vastra te nirmaLapaNuM pAme che tevI rIte rANInI ApavA tenI saMpadA, yaza, mAna ane pUjAne mATe thaI. rAjAe kAMbA rANIne ghaNo tiraskAra karyo. rAjAnA trAsa thI kadaMbA rANuM bhaya pAmI thakI tyAMthI palAyana thaI gaI. kemake keIne kalaMka dIdhA pramukhanuM pApa mANasa A bhavamAMja bhogave evo sAmAnya niyama che tethI kadaMbA rANI te tyAMthI jhaTapaTa chapAMcaja gaNI gaI. Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 * pitAnuM karAveluM sonAnuM je pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM biMba tenI pUjA karavAmAM ghaNI Asakta thaelI rANI, jeNe paMca parameThIne mahimA jANo che evI te dharmane vize atyaMtapaNe udhamavALI thaI. vaLI vastrAthI gaLIne pANI na pIvuM, mAMsa bhakSaNa karavuM, tathA rAtrI bhojana karavuM te traNa vastune niyama laIne ataHkaraNa pUrvaka teNI jaina dharmane ArAdhavA lAgI. temaja azvAra pALA pramukha praDha strIonA samuha vaDe karIne ane vAjIMtranA zabda vaDe yukta sukhapAlamAM beThI thakI rANI pAMce parvane vize jena derAsaramAM devanAM darzana karavAne jAtI hatI. rANI lIlAvatIne AvI rIte dharmamAM Asakta thaelI joIne le ke teNInAM vakhANa karavA lAgyA. rAja paNu aMtarathI teNIne ghama jANIne koI paNa divasa tenuM dIla nahI dubhavavuM e nizcaya karavA lAgyo, ane prati kalahathI kadAca dila dukhavavuM paDe te teNIne tarataja manAvI levI. ityAdi vicAra karato te ghaNo khuzI thayo ane teNIne paTarANIne pade sthApana karate ho. prakaraNa 22 muM "jugAranI sahelaga" khA nagaramAM rAja jayasiMhadeve paTaDa ghepaNa karAchevelI hovAthI bIja, pAMcama, AThama, agIArasa " che ane cArasanA divasomAM koI paNa mANasa vyasana 2sevIne rAjAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karatuM nathI. bhUle cuke kadAca koI chAnI rIte vyasananuM sevana kare to paNa te pragaTa thatAM rAjA tenuM dhana mAla luTI laI tene sakhta zikSA karatA, evI avasthAmAM keTalAka divasa gaye thake padmAkara nAmano eka dhutArA deza paradeza pharate ane manane anukuLa corI karate eka divasa te mAMDavagaDhamAM AvyuM. pitAnI ThagAInI kaLAthI jeNe jyAM tyAM phateha Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 meLavI che evA te padmAkara tArA eka vANIyAnI dukAne AvIne tenI dukAnethI aneka prakAranuM karIyANuM kharIH karIne chevaTe vANIyA sAthe te vAta karavA lAge ke he zeTha! tamArUM laheNuM hoya te huM apAvI dauM, A tamArA chekarAne mArI sAthe meAkalA ! dhRta rAnI ThagAne nahi jANanArA bhadraka vANIyeA tenI sAthe peAtAnA che|karAne mAkalateA havA. te pachI te dhutArA pelA vANuM yAnA chekarA sAthe eka kApaDIyAnI dukAne AvI tenI dukAnethI aneka prakAranu kApaDa kaDhAvavA lAgyA. tyAMthI aneka prakAranuM kApaDa lane teNe te kApaDIyAne karyuM ke A mArA cheAkarA tamArI dukAne kheDe che ane huM A kApaDa mArI strIne batAvI utAvaLathI pAche cAlyA Avu chu. ema kahI chekarAte tenI dukAne besADI tArA tyAMthI agIyArA gaNI gayA. chekarA sAMja sudhI kheDA, chevaTe jamavA vakhata thai tathApi pele! tArA te ALyeAja nahi; Akhare jene! putra upara vyAjakhI haka hatA te tyAM AvI dAsIvANIAnI dukAne beThelA peAtAnA putrane lai gayeA ane tArAnI ttatAne bhAga thai paDelA te banne atyaMta pastAvA karavA lAgyA. have khapeAre bhAjana karI aneka prakAranA ADaMbara sahIta te padmAkara bhutArA te nagaramAM rahenArI kAmalattA gaNakAne ghera gayeA. vezyAe paNa tene uttama abhraSathI sajja thaelA dveSane manamAM meTA moTA havAi kIllA bAMdhatI tenI sAthe snehathI vAtA karatI tenA atyaMta Adara satkAra karavA lAgI. peAtAnA rAyamAna navapallava adhare!hathI mRduhAsya karatI teNI tenI tAbedArI uThAvavA lAgI. dhutArAe paNa pe.tAnI strIne batAvavA mATe desIvANIAnI dukAnethI lAve lAM amulya vastra vesyAne ApyAM. ane aneka prakAre lAlaceA khatA vI vastra maLavAthI kAmalattA vezyA te tenA upara zrIdA phIdA thai gaI ane A amulya ratna mAre ghera padhArelu che tene mATe pAtAnA daivane teNI dhanyavAda ApavA lAgI. aneka prakAranA hAvabhAva vaDe netranA kaTAkSathI padmAkaranA dilane teNI AkarSaNu karavA lAgI. AMkheAnA anusArAthI tenA netrane chaLavA lAgI, pachI mAhatraza thaelI gaNikA tyAMthI uThI padamAkarane kAmaLa hasta kheMcI tene aMdaranA bhavya oraDAmAM lai gai. caMdranI kAMtine lajavanArI dile Ata kAmalattAe tene bhavya divAnakhAnAmAM teDI jai matAhara evA Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 hILA upara besADI tenA paDakhAmAM pite bharAI beThI. aneka prakAranI ceSTAthI maMda maMda vAyunI zitala laherI vaDe tenI sAthe vividha prakAranA vilAse bhegavavA lAgI. palakamAM tene kaMThamAM pitAnI komaLa bhUjAone sarakAvI detI te palakamAM tenA hadaya upara pitAnuM mAthu mukI tenA cittane ghAyala karatI, to kSaNamAM tenA hRdaya sAthe hRdaya meLavI satiSa pAmatI, tyAre koI vakhata pitAnA navapalava adhara rasanuM cuMbana karavA detI, te kSaNamAM tenA banne komaLa hastone kheMcIne potAnA hadaya upara mukatI. ema aneka prakArathI vilAsI ceSTA vaDe te kAmalattA padamAkara sAthe hiDALe jhulatI tene pitAnA komaLa hastathI vAyu DhALatI tenA dilane raMjana karavA lAgI. arasaparasa ubhayanA hadayamAM vijaLInA camakArA jevA avAra navAra kAmadevanA jhabakArA pasAra thavA lAgyA. pote kayAM beThAM che agara kevI sthItimAM che! tenuM paNa bhAna te Azaka mAzukanI joDI bhUlI gayAM, madananA tIvra vegathI bannenAM dila paravaza banyAM ane chevaTe vahAlA haLAne Azraya choDIne temane suzobhita palaMganuM avalaMbana levuM paDayuM. pitAnI strI karatAM paNa vadhAre snehane batAvanArI evI kAmavattAe tenI pAsenAM lIdhelA amulya vastrone badalo paNa mAtra aDadhA ke kalAkanA vakhatamAMja ApI dIdho. ubhayanAM baLatAM hadayamAM zitaLa jaLane pravAha vahevAthI zAMti thai. ubhayane saMtoSa thatAM temanAM pApa manaDAM atyAre te thoDA vakhatane mATe tRptine pAmyAM padamAkara dhutAro paNa jANe ghaNuM divasanA paricayavALI evI potAnI ja strI na hoya tema te kamalattA sAthe aneka prakAre bhogane bhogavavA lAgyo, ema cheDA divase gaye thake padamAkara dhutArA upara vizvAsavALI kAmalattAne teNe kahyuM ke he suMdarI ! A eka kuMDaLa kAne kema pahereluM che! tenI bIjI jeDa tuM kema paheratI nathI kemake eka kuMDaLa tane zobhatuM nathI. A kuMDaLa mane eka vakhate rAjAnA kuMvare bheTa ApeluM, te pitAnI strI pAsethI mAre mATe ekaja lAve che, tethI teNe ahIM AvIne mane ApI dIdhuM." kAmalattAe jaNAvyuM. ' "ThIka ! lAvyA ? tenI bIjI jeDI huM bajAramAMthI tane ghaDAvI ApuM. jyAre tuM be kuMDaLa paherIza tyAre tuM eka apaccharA sara Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 khI ghaNI suMdara dekhAro tArI yuvAnInI suMdaratAmAM vadhAro thaze ane kharekhara eka dilakhuMcaka ramaNa tuM darekanA cittane AkarSaka banaze banne kuMDaLathI suzobhita dekhAtA kAna vaDe purNamAnA caMdra sarakhA tArA tejasI vadana kamaLane nirakhavAthI kharekhara yogI puSei paNa tArAmAM lobhAI jaze. " dhutArAe vesyAne phasAvavAne kharekhara kImI raju karI dIdho. parabhAkara dhutArAnAM vacana sAMbhaLIne kAmalattAne tene eka zrImAna samajI A kaI meTe zreSThIkumAra haze ? hamaNAMja kuMDaLanI joDI laIne mArI pAse Avaze, vaLI meM tene premathI evo te vaza karI lIdhuM che ke te mATe viraha veThI paNa zakaze nahi. tethI tarata ja tene ahIM pAchA pharavAnI jarUra paDaze. ItyAdika tenI upara vizvAsa Ave thake kAmalattAe tarataja kuMDaLa kADhIne tene ApI dIdhuM. vahAlA ! "vahelA lAvajo ! kemake tamAre viyegaDuM veThI - kIza nahi. tamArA vagara mane ghaDIbhara paNa gamaze nahi, koNa jANe tame ane zuM kAmaNa TumaNuM karI nAMkhyuM che ke jagatamAM tamArA vegara enezanyakAra ja lAge che." gAMDI mAMDI! "jevI tArI vale tevI mArI paNa dazA che. huM tArA guNa sAMbhaLIne ja khAsa ahIM Avelo chuM. tArA sArA nazIbe ja mArA karmamAM arere ! kharAba strI lakhelI che ke jethI mArI strI mane gamatI ja nathI tArA karatAM pA bhAganI sevA paNa kaI divasa mArI strIe mAre mATe uThAvI hoya tema mane sAMbharatuM nathI; ApaNe banne ahIM rahIne sukhethI ApaNuM jIvana purU karIzuM. huM kuMDaLa laIne thoDI ja vAramAM pAcho AvIza. mane tuM sarakhI rassalI chabIlI ane laTakA karatI laTakArIne choDIne javAne jAe gamatuM nathI, paNa je vakhate bane kAne be kuMDaLa paherIne tuM mArI pAse besaze te vakhate hArI kAMtimAM eTalo te vadhAro thaze ke eka kSaNabhara paNa te vakhate huM tane mArI pAsethI sarakavA denAra nathI." ema kahI jatAM jatAM paNa tenA lAla adharoTha upara eka cuMbana karI Akhara vakhatanuM teNIne daDha AliMgana ApI padamAkara dhutAra sadAne mATe che pAMca gaNuM gayo. anukrame divALI parva AvyuM, AjakAla leka azaArA Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 mamAM paDelA che, sArAM sArAM vastrAbhUSaNa paheravAM aneka prakAranA raMgarAga ramavA, navanavA prakAranAM bhAvatAM bhojana karavAM ane sarva prakAre AnaMdathI krIDA kare karIne vakhata pasAra kare, Avo temane vaibhava rahelo che. Aje dareka lokomAM AnaMda phelAyeluM che. jumaTIyA le paNa Aje mojazokhamAM paDelA che. bIjA vyasanI loko paNa maja majA bhogavavAmAM gulatAna banelA che kemake Aje caMdasano mATe divasa hovAthI rAjAne hukama che ke e parvamAM keie koipaNa prakAranuM vyasana sevavuM nahi; evo niyama hovAthI sarva leke rAjAnA bhayathI trAsa pAmatA thakA Aje meM jamajhAha jogavavAmAM paDelA che tevA avasaramAM tyAM zrIpALa nAmano kaI dhanADhaya lakSmIvAna ke jenuM citta jugaTu ramavAmAM lAgeluM che tathApi rAjAnA bhayathI te aTakI gayuM che evuM te zeTha ghaNA prakAranI Rhite bhogavate potAnA mahelanA jharUkhe Amatema AMTA mAryA kare che, arere! Ajano mATe divasa jugArA vaDe karIne rahIta pasAra thAya che, zuM karU? rAjAne hukama che eTale manane mAravuM paDe che, kemake dhaNIne koI dhaNI nathI, je lagAra paNa tene zaMkA paDe te arara ! jIvitavyamAM paNa saMzaya thAya! evA vicArathI jenA vadana upara udAsInatA vyApI rahI che teTalA vakhatamAM padamAkara dhutAre gAyakanA vezamAM tenA gharamAM Avyo, zeThe tene Adara sAkAra karIne tene jamADe. pachI te dudha pAIne ucherelo sApa pitAne ja karaDe che evI rIte te zeThane kahevA lAgyo ke he zeTha! "Ajano divasa sarva divaso karatAM paNa moTo manAya che, tathApi Aje kema tame juranA dAva khelatA nathI ! " are bhAI! "tuM kahe che te che ke vyAjabI che, tathApi Aje cidazane mahAna divasa hevAthI jugAra khelavAmAM AvatuM nathI." zeThe jaNAvyuM. dhutAre kahyuM, kema zeTha ! "aise to jumara vadhAre ramo joIe. chatAM evI te zuM aDacaNa AvI paDI che ke tame nA pADo che." "rAjAno evo hukama che ke pAMce pANImAM je koI paNa bhAsa sAte vyasanamAMthI game tenuM sevana karaze te tenuM dhana Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 luMTI laIzuM ane tenA jAnamAlanuM paNa dAna ApavAmAM Avaze arthAta tene vyAjabI insApha ame ApIzuM, babbe khudAnA dara bAramAM insApha karAvavAnI khAtara tena jAhannamane raste pahocADavAmAM Avaze. mATe bhAI yamarAjAnuM teDu sArUM ! paNa te karatAM mane rAjAnI bhIti vadhAre che " zeThe bhayanuM darzana karAvyuM. dhutAre kahyuM, "tame vANIyAbhAI eTale DarI jAvo ! paNa rAja jANaze tyAre ja tene bhaya rAkhavo ApaNane ucita che ne ! paNa rAjA jANeja nahi to pachI kema! rAjA jANe nahi tevI rIte ApaNe jugAra khelIzuM." ' ema kahIne mahA mulyavAna evuM kAmalattAnuM kuMDaLa dekhADI zeThane lebhamAM DolAvyA. kuMDaLa dekhIne zeThanuM mana palaLI gayuM, kuMDaLa jItI levAne tenI caTapaTI vadhavA lAgI. banne jaNa eka bIjAne mATe manamAM ghATa ghaDyA karatA hatA. | zeThe pitAnI strI pAse copATa ane pAzA maMgAvyA, zeThA e kamADane baMdha karI tene bhuMgaLa ne tALAM vAsyAM, bane jaNa eka bIjAne jItavAnI icchA karatA thakA teo AkAzamAM havAI kallA bAMdhatA che: ravA lAgyA. - pAzA ramavAmAM dhutAro eka zayatAnane sAthI hate. vacamAM keTalIkavAra teNe zeThane tane paNa svAda cakhADaze. eka vakhata dhutArAnI jIta thAya tyAre bIjI vakhata zrIpALa zeThane jaya maLe ema keTalI vAra sudhI cAlyAM karyuM. jema vAnara eka vRkSa uparathI bIjA vRkSa upara kudA kare tevI rIte kapaTa karIne zeThanI najarane bhulAvI dhutAro pAzAne pheravavA lAgyo. ane dhIre dhIre zeTha dhana dhAnya hArI javA lAgyA " hAryo jugArI bamaNuM rame " e nyAye karIne jItavAnI AzAthI ulaTabhera te dhutArA sAthe ramavA lAgyo. tenI strIe tene ghaNaja aTakAvyo. paNa bicArI abaLA te abaLA ja rahI. " vinAzakALe viparIta buddhi" mahAna nanI e kahevata cheTI paDatI nathI. zeThano divasa vAMke thayo che, tenI nazIbadevI atyAre roSe bharANI che. tethI tene buddhi kayAMthI Ave ? zuM damayaMtI jethI mahA satIe nivAyo chatAM Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 navadha dezanA naLa rAjAe jugArathI pitAnuM rAjya nathI gumAvyuM ? bhAIonA nivAryA chatAM ane sanI zikhAmaNa chatAM dhuta ramavAmAM yudhiSThiranI buddhi Asakta na thaI ! paNa mAnavInI durdazA thavAnI hoya tyAM zikhAmaNa tene zuM asara karI zake ! game tevI rIte nivAraNa kare, tathApi karmanA lakhyA lekhamAM mekha koNa mAranAra che. mANasa ghaNI ghaNI AzAomAMne AzAomAM te aneka prakAranA dAvapeca rame che. tathApi kare tevuM bhare" e nyAye te pote ja teno bhoga thaI paDe che. jugAra ramI ke tenA bhAI saTTAne vepAra karIne vagara muDImAM lAkhone mAleka thaI huM ghoDA gADIo doDAvuM, ema umaMgabhAne umaMgamAM chava temAM jhaMpalAya che. paNa te pote ja temAM khuvAra thato jAya che. tenI amulya AzAo karamAI jAya che ane pAse rahelI je thoDIghaNI tIjorIne paNa tenI pAchaLa satvara nAza thaI jAya che. jugAranA ke saTTAnA dhaMdhAthI mANase ghoDAgADI deDAvatAto sAMbhaLyA nahi, paNa adhogatimAM sabaDyA ka- - ratA hoya tevI rIte to ghaNA sAMbhaLyA che. sana puraze te A dhaMdhAne dhikkAre che. paNa mUDha ane mAyA kapaTamAM phasAyela mAnava prANI bicAruM dekhatI AMkhe jema AMdhaLu thayuM hoya tema dekhI zakatuM nathI, ane AzAmAMja sapaDAI jAya che, paNa te mUDha vicArato nathI ke je mANasane malavAnuM haze to kIsmata hareka rIte tene dAda A paze. kIsmata pitAnI prabaLa sattAthI dareka rItinA saMyogo anukuLa karI zake che ane vakhata AvatAM te phaLadAyaka paNa nivaDI zake che, paraMtu unmAda buddhivALA mANasane tenI zuM khabara paDe ! te saTTAmAMja pitAnA abhyadayanI AzA bAMdhIne rahelo hoya che. temAM ja pitAne gADI lADI ane vADI malavAnI che ane pitAnuM kIsmata te dhaMdhAmAM ja tene dAda ApavAnuM che ema samajI bicAre temAM phasAI jAya che ane jyAre pAchaLathI duHkhI thAya che tyAre te vigeja pasyAya che. paNa kharekhara jema " rAMDayA pachInuM DAhapaNuM nakAmuM che " tema pAchaLathI pastAvo kare ke tene mATe game to marI jAo ! paNa pachI tenuM kAMI oSadha hoI zake ja nahi. " pANI pIdhA pachI ghara puchavuM " e ke nyAya ! mANasane prathama vi. cAra nathI hoto ke huM kayA raste jAu chuM saTTAne dhoLe ke jugArano dhaMdhe mArI AzAone kacarI nAkhanAre che eTaluM ja nahi Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa kaI divasa te mane dArighamAM pahoMcADanAra che. mArI ujavaLa jIvana kArakImAM te kalaMka lagADanAre che paNa jenuM deva rUTheluM che evA mUDha purUSane tenuM bhAna kayAMthI heya ! nahitara moTA moTA sajajane paNa tenA bhegA thaI paData nahi. jugArInI strI lIlAvatIe AMkhamAMthI ajI pADyAM ghaNuM rakajhaka karI.tenA AgaLa ghaNA kAlAvAlA karyA. hAlAI ramazo nahi pAchaLathI pastAzo. basa! ATalethI saMtoSa mAno, mAla mIlakata gaI to bhara paDI aTaluM paNa haze te ApaNe ApaNA divaso AnaMdamAM gumAvIzuM, paNa DAlA ! muja garIba upara dayA kare! mane rajaLatI nahi karo: arara! tamane jugArane ghaNo caTako lAgI gayA che te chuTI zakato nathI, paNa ApaNe have hAva rIte khuvAra thaI gayAM chIe, vahAlA! duniyAnAM bIjAM badhAM vyasana karatAM jugaTAne ane saTTAne caTake e jiMpAkanA phaLa je kSaNika sukhane ApanAro che, paraMtu te jIvaleNu che muja garIba abaLAnuM kahevuM mAne ! nahita tamArI ne mArI khoTI valeha Avaze, naLa jevA rAjAne damayaMtI jevI hAlI rANI vanamAM rakhaDatI mukavI paDI, ane tenI pAchaLa naLa naLa kane ratI jayAM tyAM jaMgalamAM eka mahAna rANI bhIkhAraNanI mAphaka bhaTakavA lA gI. arere ! pAMca pAMDava samartha chatAM pApI duryodhane temanI najara A gaLa bharI sabhAmAM duHzAsananI pAse draupadInA cIra kaDhAvyAM? te paNa pAMca pAMDava te vakhate nirbaLa banIne badhuM joyA karatA hatA. hAlA ! te vakhatane dropadIne karUNAjanaka zabada kaThora hRdayane paNa pIgaLAvavAne samartha hatA, arara ! te vakhate keTalo trAsa varata haze. jugAra! jugAra ! yudhiSThirane pitAnI pAse kaMI nahI rahevAthI draupadI paNa zaratamAM mukavI paDI ane te paNa hArI gayA. yudhiThira jevA dharma putranI paNa AvI nIca buddhi thaI, dropadI hArI javI paDI ane tenI lAja luMTAtI pitA AMkhe jovI paDI, mATe vahAlA ! mAne; mAro paNa tyAga karavAno vakhata tamane AvI lAgaze. AvA meTA lokoe paNa strIone vyasananI khAtara rajaLatI mukI te tamAre zuM Azaro ! huM vAraMvAra tamane kAlAvAlA karuM chuM ke tame mAne ! ane mane rajaLatI karI bIjanA hAthamAM na ! arara ! huM bhraSTatAnA khADAmAM gabaDI paDIza te tamane le paNa vicAra nathI Avata! hA ! daivatuM Aje kema niya Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 thayuM strI game teTaluM bele paNa koNa sAMbhaLe? strInI zikhAmaNa mAne te bAyalo kahevAya ! purUSa te vaLI strInI zikhAmaNa mAne kharo ke ! je kadAca mAne te tenA piojIzanamAM khAmI AvI jAya, AvA mukhatAnA vicAroe tene gherI lIdhe te ramatA aTakaja nahi; strInA vacananI avagaNanA karIne teNe pitAnI ramata cAluja rAkhI, kharekhara A jagatamAM sAmAnya rIte jotAM rAgamAM vairAgya rAga jema madhura hoya che, tevI rIte jugaTAmAM paNa hAra mANasane mIThI lAge che. zuM strI purUSonA prati kalahamAM rIsAvuM te mAnavIne mIThuM nathI lAgatuM! zatrutAnuM vera levuM te paNa teTaluMja mIThuM che mATe hArelA jugArIne jItavAnI AzAe ane gayelAM jhAjha vAravAne tene adhika ne adhika ramavAnuM mana thAya che. chevaTe pAse kaMI na rahevAthI teNe pitAnuM ghara paNa zaratamAM mukAyuM ane te paNa hArI gayo. dhutAre belavA lAge, ke kharI rIte te A badhu mArUM ja che paNa have tamane yogya lAge tema kare. rAtrInA chellA prahare phakta paherelA lugaDe pitAnI strIne agADI karIne pize gharanI bahAra nIkaLate ha. ane gAmanI bahAra eka maMdi. ramAM be jaNabeThAM atyAre pitAnI strInI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa athanI dhArA vahevA lAgI. tenAM abu tene komaLa kapila uparathI nirbhayapaNe ane nirdayatAthI pasAra thatAM dekhIne temaja teNInAM DuwAM sAMbhaLI tenA kaThora hRdayane paNa asara thaI ane te paNa pastAvA lAgyA. jeke jyArathI ghara zaratamAMthI gayu, tyArathI tenI cakSuo ughaDI gaI'tI, tathApi te purUSa hata anubhavI ane jagatanA ghaNuM avAra navAra sagomAMthI te pasAra thaelo hevAthI temaja jaga tanA aneka prakAranA saMyogomAM te sapaDAyela hovAthI teNe vairyatAnuM avalaMbana kayuM'tuM, paNa pitAnI hAlI ane guNiyala patnInuM raDavuM sAMbhaLIne tene bahu lAgI AvyuM, tenuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM, ane tenI sAkSIne mATe tenI AMkhamAMthI azrunAM be biMdu paNa sarI paDayAM, arere ! A bicArI mahelanI bahAra paga paNa nahi mukanA rIne Aje meM mArI mukhatAthI rajaLatI karI. hA jugAra ke sadAnA vyApAramAM mazagula thaelA mukhane mArI peThe ja bhAna nahi rahevAthI pAyamAla thavuM paDe che. paNa atyAre huM zuM kare ! mAro upAya nathI je banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM che, daivanI prabaLa sattA Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 AgaLa mAnavInuM zANapaNuM nakAmuMja che. pitAnI taraNa suMdarIne te vahAlathI bheTI paDe ! teNInAM AMsu pitAnA lugaDe luchI nAMkhI dIlAso ApavA lAgyo. hAlI ! je tArA karatAM huM vadhAre pastAu chuM, tArete ulaTo mane vilAsa Apavo joIe je mArI AMkhamAM atyAre zrAvaNa bhAdaravo varasI rahyo che. have mArA hadayamAM keTaluM badhuM duHkha thatuM haze ! tenI tuM ja sahelAIthI kalpanA kara ! ApaNe prabhuno upakAra mAnavo joIe ke teNe ApaNI banenI jIMdagI salAmata rAkhI che naLa ane pAMDavanI mAphaka huM tane tyAgIza nahi ema nizcaya mAna! ane meM tane zaratamAM na mukI tene mATe huM parama pavitra paramAtmAne atizaya AbhAra mAnuM chuM. tuM zAMta thA ! zuM karavuM tene mane upAya batAva! prakaraNa 23 muM ramaNuM ratna" >> tAnI strInuM hadaya atyAre ghaNuM bharAI AveluM che, che. che. jema jema te vadhAre ne vadhAre dilAso ApavA " ( lAge tema tema teNue pitAnA pIyunA hadaya kare upara mAthuM mukI tenA kaMThamAM potAnA bane nAjuka hAtha nAMkhIne pitAne ubharo khAlI karavA mAMDyo, netramAMthI anI dhArA vahevA lAgI. have ApaNe kyAM jaIzuM ! paisA vagara arere ! eka divasanA bhajana jeTaluM paNa ApaNI pAse rahyuM nathI. je vakhate tame ni thaIne mArAM AbhAraNa utArI lIdhAM te vakhate mane keTaluM lAgI AvyuM haze ! ATaluM ATaluM meM kahyuM tathApi tame naja mAnyuM, te vakhate tame hAva haThIlAja thaI gayA'tA. mane te tyArathI ja phALa paDI'tI, ke AjathI ApaNe dazA palaTAyelI Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 che, ararA te vakhate mane jagata zunyakAravALuM bhAsatuM'tuM, tyArathI mArI AMkhe aMdhArAM pharI vaLyAM tAM, mArI jamaNI AMkha kudakudA karI rahI'tI, meM tamArI AgaLa ghaNAe kAlAvAlA karyA'tA. paNa tamAre mArU kahevuM kayAM sAMbhaLavuM, pAchaLathI pastAvuM te have nakAmuM ja che, vhAlA ! koNa jANe Aje mane kema ATalI badhI muMjhavaNa Ave che, mArU hadaya zokathI vihavaLa thaI gayuM che. arara ! mane ghaNI ja bIka lAge che. mAruM mAthuM pharake che, haMe! vahAlA ! jyo tame nirdaya thatA nA ! mane rakhaDatI mukatA ne ? tamArA vagara huM ekalI kayAM rakhaDIza! hAlA ! naLarAjAe jANI joIne satI damayaMtIne tarachoDI jaMgalamAM bhaTaktI karI, ne cAlyA gayA, tevI rIte rakhene tame mAre tyAga kare! bharI sabhAnI madhye draupadInI luMTAtI lAja samartha evA pAMDavo namAlA thaIne joI rahyA. tema je tame mane bhraSTatAnA aghora khADAmAM dhakelI dezo nahi. paNa arara! je jugaTIAo ane saTorIAyA hoya tene vizvAsa zo! naLa ane pAMDavo jevAnAM cakra bhamo gayAM te ApaNe koNa mAtra gaIe ! hA! hA ! jugArI lokonI ane saTorIyA lokonI pramadAne kayAMthI sukha hoya ! mArI peThema teo paNa duHkhanIja bhAgIyaNa thatI haze. are! damayaMtI ane draupadI jevIo paNa jugArI bharathArane pAmI duHkhaNIja thaI che, te pachI bIjAnI zI vAta karavI! jagatamAM bhalene jugaTIAnI ane saTerIAnI strIe mukhatAthI pitAne sukhI mAnatI hoya paNa huM temane mukha jagaNIza. teo bicArI ajJAnathI saDevAI gaI che. tethI tema mAnatI haze teone pitAnuM jIvana narakane raste deravavuM paDe che. priya! tamArA jevA jugaTIA ane saTorIyAo che jagatathI bahiSkAra thaelA che, duniyAmAM temano vizvAsa hoto nathI. teo bicArA sadAne mATe pitAnI kImata khoI beThA che. manuSyapaNuM paNa teoe gumAveluM che. jIvanane narakanA rastAno mArga mokaLo karI Apyo che, jIvana tatvanuM kharU rahasya to te bicArAonA bhAgyamAM lakhAyeluMja nathI ane temAM ne temAM ja jIvanane vinazvara paNa karavA teo bhUlatA nathI, A bhavamAM temane mATe sarakAranAM teDAM pharatAMja Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoya che. ane paraloke temane mATe yamarAjAe naraka nagarImAM padharAmaNI karavA mATe tene daravAjA ughaDAvyA hoya tebI kone mAluma tenuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke eka jugAra ke saTerIyAnuM vyasana mANa sane dareka vyasanamAM paDe che, "sobata tevI asara " ema dhIre dhIre dareka vyasanamAM te lapaTAya che. aneka prakAranA pApanA paMja ekaThA kare che, aneka prakAranA anAcAra sevana karavAmAM teo Asakta thaelA ja hoya che, ane tethI ja temane mATe bhaviSyamAM naraka nagaramAMja padharAmaNI lakhAyelI che, jugaTIyAnI sobatathI tame tamAruM jIvana nAza karI nAMkhyuM ane rAja jANaze eTale te tamArI zuM valeha thaze. te tara6 tame khyAla kare che ane pachI mArI paNa zuM dazA ararI mArAthI te kema sahana thazo. mArA dekhatAM rAja tamane sakhta zikSA kare, te mArAthI kema sahana thaI zakaze ! bahAlA ! atyArathI te badhuM mArI AMkha AgaLa tarI Ave che. are ! e sIpAI Avyo ! Aha ! juve tamane keTale dhamakAve che. hA! hAM ! bhAI ! jA tArA rAjAne kahe ke mArA svAmIne ATale gunha mApha kara ! eka vakhata mArA patine jIvitadAna Ape ! jA mArA svAmIne kAMI harakata karIza nahi teNI sajaLa neve jANe koInI AgaLa kAlAvAlA karatI hoya tema baDabaDavA lAgI. vahAlI ! (teNInuM mAthuM potAnA hadaya sAthe dAbIne ) zAMta thA ! tuM zuM bole che ! ahIyAM koI AvyuM nathI tArA jevI DAhI ane samaju suMdarIoe AvI rIte gAMDAnI mAphaka vartavuM te sArU nathI. arere ! tane samajune zuM kahevuM! gAyana. zANI tuM samaju thaIne zane zapatha che karato vidhAtA jagamAM sArU re hAlI. pANI AkhAM jugatamAM te sukha duHkha veThavAMjha (2) (arara ! raDatI nA ! ) AMsu pADIne zuM thavAnuM re vahAlI. zANI vAryo viThalavara e suNI nahi vinatIjI (2) | (chAnI rahene! raDe te mArA sama !) lakhyuM lalATe nA maTanA..2 re bahAlI. zANI Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 " mArA hRdaya ! " vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi " e niyame karIne Aje mArI upara daiva kA thayela hAvAthI mane kAM pazu khabara rahInahi. arara! prIye ! suvarNanA mRga jagatamAM hoya nahi ema nAnuM che.karU paNa jANe che chatAM rAma jevA samarthya purUSa kapaTa nahi jANatAM tene levA mATe doDayA'tA. mALava dezanI dhArA nagarInA sama rAjA muja ati vidvAna ane vyavahAra kuzaLa hAvA chatAM nahiM jevI bhuleAnA bhAga thai paDI eka vakhate potAnu lAkheNu jIvana eka halakA mANasanI mAphaka temaNe nirmaLatA paNe gumAvyuM'tuM, mATe vhAlI ! mANasa game tevA kuzaLa hAya tathApi jyAre tenu daiva karelu hAya che tyAre tenI purI dazA thAya che. temAM mAnavIne zuM munhA gaNAya ! tenI agAdha buddhimAM pheraphAra karanAra hu vaja che. Aje ApaNe pazu tenAM bhAga thai paDayAM chIe, paNa vhAlI 1 ne sAMbhaLa ! A zabdo kAnA saMbhaLAya che, game te kAi Ave che, jANe ghaNA mANasA AvatAM hoya tema jaNAya che. hAMDAM have yAda Avyu, Ate| paTarANI lIlAvatI devI zatruMjayAvatAra nAmA derAsaramAM mULa nAyaka zrI Adizvara bhagavAnanI pratimAnAM darzanavaDe peAtAnAM nayaneAne saphaLa karatI teNI Ave che. jone prIye ! atyAramAMJA te tyAM jaine pAchI paNa vaLI. Aha ! rANI kevAM dharmAtmA che, teNI derAsaramAM lAkhA sAmaiyAnI teA bheTA muke che tathA khIjI paNa keTa luMka bheTaNa' muke che, vaLI jene tenI sAthe mANasa paNa keTaluM che. te aDI' Ave eTale mArI gunho kabula karI tenI mAphI mAgI tenI pAsethI jIvItaddAna mAgI lau! kemake te rANI dharmAtmA che. tethI jarUra te mArUM rakSaNa karaze. ane te rAjAne game tema samajAvI mArI jAta bacAvaze, eTaluMja nahi parantu ApaNuM dhana paNu pAchuM apAvaze, ane pelA Thaga tArAne zIkSA karAvaze. paTarANI paNa najIka AvI ke tarataja zrIpALa zreNI ne tenI zeThANI ane temanA mArge AvIne ubhAM rahyAM. tenI najIka jakhame zrIpAle aneka prakAre AjIjI karavA mAMDI. he devI ! amArU rakSaNu karI ! amArA hAthe anyAya thayA che, tenI mAphI Ape ! kemake amAre anyAya amane kSIbhuta thayA che. anyAyanAM bhAga thai paDayAM chIe. pIne divase ameja" amArAM rAjA sAhekhanI Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 manA. chatAM paNa ame dhutamAM Asakta hovAthI jugAra ramyAM chIe, huM mAruM sarva dhana hArI gayo chuM. arara ! huM rAjAno ane parama pavitra paramAtmAno gunhegAra chuM. amane kudarate tarataja zIkSA karI dIdhI che. mATe he mAta! amAro bacavAno rasto eke khulluM nathI. have amArI jIvanaderI ame tamane soMpIe chIe. bhale ApanI IcchA hoya te laMbAvo nahitara adhavaca teDI nAMkhazo paNa A jIvanaderInAM tame mAleka cho, dudevanA bhegI thaI paDelA jugArIyA zrIpALe gAMDAnI mAphaka jema tema rANInI AgaLa AdAnI suMTha bharaDI nAMkhI. AMkhamAMthI azrunI dhArA varasAvatI ane nirAzrita banelI zeThANuM paNa paTarANIne araja karavA lAgI. he mAta! ame te tamArAM bALaka chIye. rAjA mArA patine zIkSA na kare te mATe. tamArI pAsethI huM eka ja vAra pati bhIkSA mAgI lauM chuM, deve amane sakhta phaTako lagAvyo che, ane zIkSA ghaNI thaI che, A jagatamAM ame sarvasva gumAvyuM che, ane huM nirmAgI are ! mArA garIbanuM ratna je eka pati te paNa gumAvI besIza, evo samaya Avelo che. mATe he devI! tame sarva jIvanI dayA karanArAM cho ! dareka jIvanuM rakSaNa karavuM te tamAruM mULa sUtra che. duHkhI manuSyane, du:khamAM sahAya karavI te dareka manuSyane sAmAnya dharma che. ane te dharmane adA karavAne mATe manuSya vyakti tarIke tame paNa kudarate baMdhAyelAM che. Aje eka duHkhI manuSya vyakti kaTokaTInA samaye potAnA jIvana mATe tamArI pAse AjIjI kare che. maraNanA sapATAmAM AveluM amulya mAnava jIvana teno bacAva karavAnI Aje tamane amulya taka maLelI che. kharekhara uttama jano pitAne hAtha lAgelI amulya takane gumAvatA nathI. bhalelI taka gumAvavA thI mANasane pAchaLathI ghaNo pastAvo thAya che. mATe he devI! game tema karI mArA jugArI patinI mArI khAtara eka vakhata tenI kImatI jIdagI bacAvI mane jIvatadAna Apo ! daMpatinAM evI rIte karUNAjanaka vacana sAMbhaLI rANI sthira thaI gaI. oho! AnA duHkhamAM paNa A daMpati eka bIjAne nirmaLa premathI kevAM cAhe che ! AhA ! zuM temane neha che ! Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 kharekhara A tarUNa caiAvanAnAM azru mArUM hadaya vidhi nAMkhe che, arara ! jo kadAca rAjA A zeThane zIkSA kare te A kAmaLAMgI nI zuM dazA thAya ! hA ! hA! A pavitra suvanI putaLInA grAhaka kadAca A jagatamAMthI naSTa thai jAya teA kharekhara A khIlelI gulAbanI kaLI karabhAIja jAya ! are! peAtAnA vhAlA patinA jIvana maTe teNI kevI kAlAvAlA karI mArI AgaLa dhruske dhruske DacakAM bharyAM kare che! arara! peAtAnA pati mATe A tarUNI kharekhara jaLa vagaranI mAcchalInI mAphaka taraphaDamAM kare che. jagatamAM peAtAnA vhAlA pIyunA zarIranI patnIone keTalI badhI darakAra hAya che! kharekhara tene Aje mate sAkSAtkAra anubhava thayeA. jo kadAca tenA patie kAinu khuna karyuM hAya tathApi AvA kreTAkaTInA samaye mAre tene bacAvavAja paDe, nahitara A lalanAnI zuM dazA thAya ! hA! eka vakhata huM bhRgu mArA pIyu mATe kalpAMta karatI'tI, ane maravAne paNa taiyAra thatI. jagatamAM strIne pati teja sarvasva che, patithI tyajAyelI strIeja hINabhAgI che. 'ane patinA nirmaLa ane pavitra snehathI lAlana pAlana karAyelI strIAja kharakhara A jagatamAM vAta che te bicArI mArI AgaLa peAtAnA vhAlA pIyu mATe kevI AjIjI kare che! kharekhara A cAvana vayamAM khIlelI gulAbanI kaLI sarakhI ane tenA patinA lADamAM atRpa thaelI evI A dIladArAnI ucchaLatI AzAnuM huM kadAca ucchedana karIza teA te dIleAAnanI AMtaraDI kevI kaLaze! peAtAnA patimAM Asakta evI A pativratA tarUNInI yuvAvasthA rUpa vanalattA atyArathIja kadAca karamAi jAya te tenI AzAnAM aMkure mane kevI AziSa Ape! mATe mAre. game tema karI tenI jIMdagI sannAmata rAkhavI joie, hu* game tema karI A keDamaLAMgInI ugatI AzAone uttejana ApI temanI jIMdagI sukhI karIza. dhanya che ! A suMdarIne ke jenI peAtAnA garIA pati upara paNa keTalI prIti rahelI che ! AjakAla keTalIka strIe evI tA heAya che ke peAtAnA patine sutA mukIne jyAM tyAM para ghera bhaTakavA jAya che. tA khaNu satASa pAmatI nathI. teNI peAtAnA patine AM gaLInA veDhAmAM ramADe che ane jyAM tyAM dharAja gaNatI kare che, are ! potAnA patimAM citta nahi rAkhatAM teNInu citta khInnumAMja pI Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 vAyeluM hoya che. pitAnA patine kahevuM kaMI ane pitAne karavuM kaMI Avo rivAja te jANe garazuLImAMja teNInI mAe tene pAyo na heya! tema capaTImAM jene tene ramADayAMja kare che. AvI kulaTAo kharekhara A AryAvratamAM bhUminA bhAra rU5 janmelI che. teNIo potAnA patine kanaDyA kare che hareka rIte tenA jIvanane nukazAna pahoMcADe che tyAre teNIo jyAM tyAM mhAlatI ja phare che. A bicArI duHkhamAM paNa potAnA pIyune ja paramezvara tarIke gaNe che. kharekhara AvI strIo vaDe karIne ja A AryAvratanI bhUmi atyAra lagaNuM paNa pavitra rahelI che. ityAdika vicAratI teNI kahevA lAgI ke "he suMdarI ! AjathI tamArI ubhaya daMpatinI aMdagI zAsana devanI kRpAthI huM kahuM chuM ke salAmata che. tame nirbhaya rahe, tamArI jaMdagIne koI paNa rIte nukazAna karavAmAM nahi Ave. tame tamAre sukhethI ghera raho ! pele jugaTIo dhutAre kayAM che ! huM tenI khabaro laIza" rANIe ghaNe vicAra karI mAtra alpa zabdamAM ja tene juvAba Ape. "he mAtA te amArA maMdiramAM suto che. ane amArI ahka kanoja dazA prapaMcathI pacAvI pADI tenI upara tAgaDadhinnA karI rahyo che" zrIpALa zreNIe jaNAvyuM. rANIe tarataja pitAnA mANasane mokalI tene baMdhAvyo ane tene kedakhAnAmAM mokalI pilAM ubhaya daMpatine temane ghera va. LAvI teNI pitAnA mANasa sAthe pitAnA maMdire gaI. prabhAta samaye rAjA jAgrata thayA eTale rANIe sarva vRtAMta rAjAne jamuvI dIdhe, ane chevaTe teno nyAya paNa rAjA AgaLa teNu cu. kavavA lAgI ke "hAlA ! A bannene Ajeto choDI muke ! vaLI zeThe te AloyaNa lenAranI mAphaka tenuM gupta pApa mane kahI dIdhu che. te pachI teo daMDa ApavAne yogya te kema gaNAya! mATe A tamArI dAsI upara maherabAnI karI ATalI vakhata temane cheDI mukazene. je kharekhara tame na cheDo te mAro jIva narakanoja adhikArI thAya ! vaLI meM temane jIvatadAna ApeluM che, kemake te zeThane paNa eka mArA jevI tarUNa ramaNa che. te bicArInI jIMdagI barabAda thaI jAya che. haju tene paccIza varSa paNa bhAgyeja Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 149 thayAM haze ! teNInI ucchaLatI AzAone nAza karI mahA pAtaka tame na leze ! teNI bicArI mArI pAse AjIjI karIne tenA patinI bhIkSA mAgI gaI che. teNInuM karUNAjanaka rUdana sAMbhaLIne meM temanI bannenI jIMdagI mATe salAmatI ApelI che" rANIe rAjAne potAnA kokilA sarakhA madhurA nAdathI saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM. "basa! tuM jyAM tyAM bahu DAhI thaI gaI che tAre bilakula DAhapaNa nahi karavuM. tane nyAya karavAne koNe mokalI'tI, khabaradAra ! tArU kaMI cAlavAnuM nathI, huM temane sakhta zIkSA karIe krodhathI rakta thayAM che netra jenAM evA rAjAe jema tema bolI vivAhanI varasI karI nAMkhI. hAlA ! mAno ! sArU kahuM chuM ke muja garIbaDInuM ATaluM vacana mAne ! huM tamArI AgaLa kAlAvAlA karU chuM. bahAlA zAMta thAo ! krodha rUpI rAkSasane dura karI dhImethI mane javAba Apa, ekadama AkarA thaze nahi, tamArI kamaLa kAyAne Ama akaLAvaze nahi" rANuM lIlAvatI rAjAne madhura vacanathI bhAvatI chatI tenA krodhane zAMta pADavA lAgI. chaTa ! dura thA ! tuM rAjyanuM UMdhuM mAravA beThI che. cAlA tAre phAve tyAM cAlI jA ! atyAre bolAvIza to tuM tArI vAta jANIza! eka vakhata paNa rAjAnI AjJAne bhaMga karanArane phAMrasIne mAMcaDe caDAvavo joIe mATe te pApIone to huM sakhta zikSA karIza tane khabara kayAM che ke nIti zAstro paNa zuM kahe che, AjJA bhaMgo nareMdrANAM, gurUNAM mAna mardanam pRthag zayyA ca nArINA, mazastra vadha ucyate bhAvArtha-rAjAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavuM, gurUonA mAnanuM mardana karavuM, paraNelI strIthI judAM zayana karavuM, e traNa zastra vagaranA vadha kahevAya che. arthAta e traNa gunhA karanAra vadha , karavAne yogya che. tu mukha che! e lekoe mArA hukamanuM apamAna karyuM che, mATe vyAjabI rIte to temane sakha zIkSA thavI ja joIe. je Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 temane jatA karU te bIjA leke paNa gunehe karatAM zIkhe, mATe te lokone AkarI zikSA karIza! temAM tAre ADe AvavAnI kAMI jarUra ja nathI. je have vadhAre lavAro karIza, te tuM tArI vAta jANIze. mATe cupa rahe." rAjAe to rokaDe rokaDuM zANuM rANI sAhyabAne kharakhaDIyuM khakhaDAvI dIdhuM. krodhathI aMdha thaelA rAjAne zIkSA karavAmAM nizcaya jANI rANuM rIsaNuM karIne gussAmAM tarata tyAMthI cAlI gaI, be cAra divasa jota jotAmAM pasAra thayA, paNa rANI sAhyabA manAya zA mATe teo kharekharAM rIsAI ja gayAM e arasAmAM A tarapha rAjA paNa krodhe bharANe che tyAre bemAM hAra kAnI ? ane chata konI ? te vAMcakane AgaLa khabara paDaze. palakanI paNa khabara paDatI nathI, athavAte palaka pachI pitAnuM zuM thavAnuM che tenI paNa mANasane khabara paDatI nathI, te pachI A mahAna gaNAtAM rAjA rANunA caritranI ane temanA hadayanI ApaNane zuM mAluma paDe paNa daivaI chAe thoDIja vAramAM tene khulAzo karavo paDaze, kemake Ato sAco kalaha nathI paNa prItinAM rIsAmaNAM che, ane te prItinAM rIsAmaNu jagatamAM lAMbA vakhata sudhI TakI zakatAM nathI, jagatamAM emaja jovAya che ke prItinA kalahamAM te strIne ja manAvavI paDe che. ghaNe ThekANethI evuM ja saMbhaLAya che ke puruSo eka be divasamAM tenI pAse jaI madhura vacano bolIne bhoLI bhAminIne bhoLavI nAMkhI tarataja manAvI le che, strIo paNa joke prathama ghaDIvAra gamatanI khAtara thoDIeka majhAka karI rIsAmaNano lhAvo laIle ! kemake te vakhate pati patnine kAMI ju. dAja prakArano kesa paDe che, te vakhate temane koI apUrva AnaMda maLe che, tethI thoDI ramajhakamAM ubhaya daMpatimAM tarataja pAchA salAha saMpa thaI jAya che. paNa ahIto keNuM jANe ! rAjA manAve che ke rANuM ? te ApaNe hamaNAM ja thoDIvAramAM jANIzuM ? Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 prakaraNa 24 muM "jugArInI durdazA" 0A cheo " 90 bhAmAM birAjamAna thaelA rAjAnAM ne phodhathI 90 00 rakta thayAM chatAM atyAre sarva sAmantAdakane paNa bhayabrAM 9 takArI nivaDyAM che, Aje zarIrane raMga rAga krodha00 00 " 90900 tAnA vaza thakI palaTAI gayuM che, hA ! koNa jANe rAjA zuM karI nAMkhaze ! Aje kone rAma ramI gayA haze. koI divasa rAjA ATalo badho roSe bharAya nahi, paNa koNa jANe Aje zuM thayuM che ! Aje koNa pAmara jIvanuM jIvana barabAda thavA sarajAyeluM haze, Aje kayA mANasanuM deva paravArI beThuM che! ityAdi aneka prakAre vicAra karatAM maMtrI pethaDakumAra rAjAnA hadayano pAra pAmI gayA che, samasta sabhA Aje rAjA sAhebanI karaDI na jara joIne AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gaI che. rAjA paNa kaMI hukama karavAnI taiyArImAM hatA, eTalAmAMto piolIse padmAkara baMdhIvAnane sabhAmAM hAjara karI dIdhe. "svAmina ! ApanI AjJAne bhaMga karI duta ramanAro A dhutAro jenI tenI pAsethI dhana paDAvI lokone ghara bahAra vinAnA karI rajhaLatA kare che. deva! A dhutArAe po. tAnuM AkhuM jIvana lekene dhutavAmAMja gumAvyuM che, te kaI ThekANe pitAnI dhuttatAthI pakaDAto nathI. vaLI te eka kharekhara dhutArA che, tenI dhuttatAthI ghaNuM lokene teNe pAyamAla karyA che. ghaNAM leke bicArA tenA nAmanI buma mAre che, paraMtu pApane ghaDe kyAM sudhI chupe rahenAra che, tene kahela ke meDe kukIja javAno ! Aje ghaNe kALe tene ghaDo chuTI gayo che. he prabhu! je kadAca tene motanI sajA karavAmAM Ave to paNa tene mATe te sajA ochI che tenI jIMdagImAM teNe ghaNuM ja pApa karyuM che. sAte vyasanamAMthI IpaNa eNe adhurUM rAkhyuM che to tenAja sama che. atyAre te ApanI pAse dIna jevo thaIne ubho che, paNa A meMdI manInA Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15ra bhUkhamAM dAMta rahelA che bahudhA evuMja jevAya che ke je manuSya haiyAnA malina hoya che teo meMethI mIThuM bolanArA hoya che ane zAMta hoya che. ane jeo bicArA bhadraka pariNAmI hoya che teo tarataja pitAne umara khAlI kare che. kAraNu ke bhoLA mANaso hadayamAM che. ravI zakatA nathI, tethI teo jaladIthI hadayanA udagArone bahAra kADhI nAMkhe che, e prakAre jagatano sAmAnya vyavahAra che. mATe svAmina ! A dhutArAnA saradAra, corano bhAI ghaMTIcorane sapta zakSA karo" piolIse rAjA sAheba AgaLa dhutArAnuM kATaluM kADhI nAMkhyuM. tenI vAta sAMbhaLIne rAjAne krodhamAM umere che, tenAM ne raktatAne varasAvavA lAgyAM krodhathI tenI komaLa kAyA kaMpavA lAgI. tenA rakta bibolDa pharavA lAgyA, tenA manamAM aneka prakAranAM vAtAvaraNa ubharAvA lAgyAM, krodhanA AvezathI te pitAnI sthItinuM paNa bhAna bhulI gayo che, tenA A prakAranA ugra krodhathI sabhAnA leka kaMpavA lAgyA. keTalAka te bhayathI vyAkuLa thaI parazevAnA vedathI bhI jAvA paNa lAgyA. maMtrI pethaDakumAra paNa rAjAnI AvI prakRti joine navAI pAmyA, kharekhara Aje keIna jAnamAlanI pAyamAlI thavA beThI che, hamaNAM thoDI ja vAramAM game te koIne jIva jokhamamAM AvI paDaze, evI dhAstI rAkhavAmAM Ave che, arara ! Aje rAjA koIkanA rUdhirane taro thayo che game tene bhoga lIdhA vagara teno satAro para paDavAne nathI. khera ! je banavAnuM haze te kadApi miththA thaI za katuM nathI. mANasa kaMi karavAne zaktivAna nathI. bhAgya jyAre pavAre che tyAre AvAM AvAM nimito maLI jAya che. AhA ! jagatanI lIlA kevA prakAranI che ? palaka pahelAM zuM dhAreluM hoya che tyAre deva zuM karI nAkhe che. daivanI sattAthI gupta rItyA rahelI bAbatano teno vakhata AvatAM tarataja pragaTa thaI javAne vilaMba thata nathI. mANase kevA prakAranuM biMdu dhAreluM hoya che tyAre deve tene mATe judoja ghATa ghaDI rAkhelo hoya che mATe je haze te thoDA ja vakhatamAM jaNAze, chatAM ApaNe te prayatna karavAne baMdhAyelA chIe, eTalAmate kodhathI rakta thaelA rAjAne vadananAMthI krodhathI dhagadhamatI urmio nikaLavA mAMDI. "re luccAI tuM mArA rAjyamAM AvI Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 rIte nukazAna karI bhArI raiyatane duHkha Ape che mArI menA chatAM gaI kAle tuM jugAra konI sAthe rame ! zuM tane khabara nahetI ke rAjA jugAra ramanArane jAnathI mArI nAkhe che." svAmina! zrIpALa zreSThInA ghare te ne huM banne jaNa jugAra ramatA'tA."pelA DhebI dhutArAe to jugArI zeThanuM paNa nikaMdana kADhatAM jaNAvyuM. "zuM tuM jANatA nathI ke vyasana sevanArane rAjAjI mArI nAMkhe che. athavA te tenuM gharabAra vagere. sarvasva paNa rAjA haraNa karI le che." rAjAe garjanA karatA thakAM jaNAvyuM. svAminI huM paradezI chauM, ApanA rAjyanI kevA prakAranI nIti che te huM zI rIte jANI zakuM! deva? zrIpAla zeThane ghera huM gayo ane tenA kahevAthI ame baMne jaNa jugAra khelavA beThA dhutArAe jaNAvyuM. rAe tarataja piyAsane hukama karyo.jAe zrIpAla zeThane jyAM beTho hoya tyAMthI ekadama pakaDI lAvo." rAjAno hukama sAMbhaIne eka subhaTa zrIpALa zeThane ghera AvIne tene tarata ja jaNAvI dIdhuM ke "cAle tamane rAjA sAheba bolAve che! lagAra paNa vAra lagADaze nahi; nahitara rAjA sAheba vadhAre roSe bharAze, eTaluM ja nahi paNa tamAruM ane mArUM bannenuM tela kADhaze e kasAkasIne samaya atyAre AvI lAgyo che." sIpAIe bhayanuM darzana karAta ahIMthI ja zrIpALa zeThanA hAMjhA gagaDAvI nAMkhyA. strIne zAMta karI dIlAso ApI tarataja zrIpALa zeTha sIvAI sAthe rAjadarabAramAM AvavA nIkaLyA. thoDIvAramAM rasIpAIe rAjAnI sa makSa temane raju karI dIdhA, be jaNa pota potAnA saMbatI joDe ubhelA joI koNa jANe rAjA zuM karI nAMkhaze. evA bhayathI temanAM hadaya kaMpavA lAgyAM. zrIpALa zeThanAM gAtra zithila thayAM zaramathI te UMcu mukha paNa karI zakatA nathI, evA zeTha atyAre atyaMta pazcAtApa karavA lAgyA, temanA mitro temane mATe atyAre dIlagIra thatA hatA, tyAre duzmana zeThane joine temanA dayA lAyaka dekhAvathI mu Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 che!mAM hAsya karavA lAgyA ane hradayamAM khuzI thatA havA. rAjAnI rASAyamAna bhayaMkara AkRti dekhIne zrIpALa te trAsa pAmatA haveA. arara ! have nakI ApaNuM maraNa najIka Avyu hAya, tema jaNAya che. khera ! DaravA vaDe karIne zu! rAjAe dhAryu haze te karaze, jagatanA anitya padArtho mATe harakha zAka zA mATe karavA! darekane vahelu agara teA mADuM maravuM ete nizcaya che kemake jagatanA dareka prANIo maravA mATeja janmelA che. evAM sarva sAmAnya sAdhAraNa kAnuna che. kALe karIte sabhUma!tAne Adhina thavAnA che teA pachI pAMca varasa pachI maratA'tA, te atyArathI marIzu emAM zuM navA che ! strI bicArI mArI pAchaLa je pavitra paNe rahI zakaze teA dharma dhyAnathI peAtAnA parasAkika bhavane sudhAraze, ityAdika vicAra karatA zrIpALa zeThanA kAnane rAjAnI dhAra garjanAe camakAvyA. huM murkha ! tu nahAtA jANatA ke cAdanA divase jugAra khelavAnI rAjAnI matA" che chatAM rAkhatI AnAnA bhaMga karIne tuM ramyA ! tane barAbara zIkSA karavAmAM Avaze ! " zAe jaNAvyuM svAmin ! kSamA kare ! te vakhate huM zuddhimAM hA evu mane bhAna nathI. bhUlathI eTalA mArA vaDe anyAya thayA che mATe kSamA karavA yogya Apa mApha karA ! " zrIpALe javAmanA rUpamAM jaNAvyuM. tArI bhUlanuM phaLa tane maLavu ja jo e mArA AvA sakhta hukama chatAM mArI zIkSA tane sAMbhaLI nahi, tethIja tu ramavAmAM Asakta thaye! ane mArI ANA Upara te pANI pheravyu.... mATe tenuM phaLa tuM bhAgava ! A dhutArA paNa sIkSAne yegya che. sIpAie ! jAme ! A banne luccAone kAragratumAM lai jA ! kAle bannene garadana mAro ane te bannenAM mastaka chedana karI thALamAM mukI mane batAvajo, jAe ! mArA hukamane jaladI amala karA ! ane A duSTAne mArA meAM aAgaLathI lai jAe! ! " tarataja te bannene kArAgrahamAM lai jate pUrI dIdhA. vAtane kAMi vAra lAgatI nathI. AkhA nagaramAM vAta prasarI gai nagaranI cAre bAjuethI kAi SaSNu evA nahi nIkaLe ke vAta tenA jANavAmAM naddhi AvI Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 155 hoya ! zrIpALa zeThanI strI A vAta sAMbhalIne potAnA mahelamAM ekadama dharaNI upara DhaLI paDI. teNane ekadama muccha che. AvI gaI. gharamAMthI kAma karanArI eka cAkaraDI deDI AvI, teNI pitAnI tarUNa zeThANInI A dazA dekhIne paMkhAvaDe vAyu nAMkhavA lAgI. mAthe gulAbajaLa vagerethI bhIMjavelAM pitAM mukI aneka prakAre muccha vALavAnA upacAro karavA lAgI. keTaleka vakhate potAnI mukhya vaLI ane bolavA lAgI ke are koNa che ? e koI nahi ! A tamArI kAma karanArI AkaraNa che." teNIe javAba Apyo, "alI mukha! bela ! mArA jugArI pati kayAM che ? " teNu gAMDAnI mAphaka balavA lAgI. bA ! emane te rAjAe kedamAM nAkhyA che, te tame kyAM nathI jANatAM !" teNIe javAba Apyo. A vAta sAMbhalI bhUmi upara teNI ALoTavAne kalpAMta karavA lAgI, AMkhamathI bera jevaDAM AMsu varasAvatI chatI bolavA lAgI, "A zuM thayuM ! arara ! huM A zuM sAMbhaLuM chuM ! kAle temane garadana mAravAmAM AvanAra che ! hA ! temanI A dazA huM kema sAMbhalI zaku ? hadaya! tuM kema tuTI jatuM nathI ! arara ! zuM teo mAryAja jaze ! ATalI nAnI umaramAM huM nirbhAgINI zuM pIyu vinAnI thaI paDIza ! hA ! jugArI ! jugArI, ! kharekhara mArI taraNa avasthAmAM temane dago dIdho, huM nahatI jANatI ke tuM A nirdaya thaIza ! mane choDIne tuM ekadama mRtyu pAmaze, te mArAthI sahana thaI zakaze nahi, rAjA ! rAjA ! mArA jugaTIyA bharathArane eka vakhata mArI khAtara te mukta kara ! arara ! rANI sAhebAe abhaya vacana ApeluM chatAM Ama kema thayuM! huM dhAratI'tI ke ATalethIja vina nAza pAmyuM. paNa hA! niya rAjA! huM dhAruM chuM ke teM rANunuM vacana mAnyuM nahI heya ! kharekhara tuM rANI sAhyabAne apamAna karavAne kaThora haiDAno nikaLyo haze, arara! mAro bharathAra jugArI chatAM paNa teNe mane koI divasa dubhavI nathI. vizeSa zuM kahuM ! te patnI pharaja adA karavAne atyAra sudhI leza paNa bhulyo nathI. ane te niya! tuM rANI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 sAhyabAnuM ATaluM vacana paNa pramANa karavAne niLa nivaDaye ! rAjA rAjA ! huM kaDhAra haiDAnA dhaNI ! mArI upara rahema kara ! mArA yAvana upara najara karI mArA jIvananA AdhAra rUpa prati tenI bhIkSA ApI mane jIvItadAna Apa, mane atyArathI du:khaNI na kara! mArI AzA bharelInI AzAnu nAva tene saMsAra samudramAM na DubAvI de ! tenA vinAza pachI mArI zuM dazA thaze ! tene mATe tuM viyAra kara ! jagatamAM strIne paheluM sukha patinu che tenA vagara rAjya Rddhi paNa strIne narakamAM nAMkhanArI che, evuM vicAra tame kayAMthI Ave ! patinI AzAthI bhraSTa thaelI strI jagatamAM kevI TIcAya che ! tenI tane zu` mAluma hoya ! tane kayAM khabara che ke pati vagaranI strIe jagatamAM peAtAnA jIvanane kevI dazAmAM lAvI muke che! adhArI rAjA ! ahaMkArI rAA! tuM mArA patine mukta kara ! Aja sudhI aneka prakAre AzAnI urmi te premanI urmi A yamAM ucchaLatI'tI tene zAMta karavAne agara teA ucchaLatA vegane kAbumAM rAkhavAne te numArIja tene adhikArI hatA paNa lalitA ! nirmAMgI lalitA ! e hINakarmI lalitA ! tuM kharekhara Aje hI. subhAgIja niDI che. have tArA sukha surya asta thavA kheThA che. tuM atyArathI tArU jugArI pati ratna gumAvI kheDI AjathI tArA -hRdayanA mAleka cAlyA gayeA, huM nirbhAgI -hadaya! tane vazamAM rAkha nArA tArA jugArI priya ArAka tenI vhAlI mAzukane sadAne mATe raDatI karIne cAlIja gayA. arara! huM kAmaLa kAyA ! tArA svAda lenArA bhAgI e gaTIe bhramara tane sadAne mATe jagatamAM rajhaLatI karIne A phAnI duniyAne tyAga karI jaze, huM hINabhAgI ]mastaka : tuM jenA hadaya upara haradama paDI rahetuM'tuM, ane tArA zyAma keza je hRdayane zeAbhAvavAne adhikArI banyA'tA, te vhAlu hadaya kAle atyAre te! A jagatamAMthI vinazvara thai jaze. arere! e suke maLa khADuM ! Aja sudhI tame jenA kAmaLa kaMThamAM rahyA thakA puSpa nI mALA karatAM paNa vadhu kAma karatA'tA, te vhAlA paNu niya karDa tamane taracheDIne kAleja A phAnI duniyA che|DI arara ! cAlyA jaze ! tyAdi aneka prakAre te lalitAdevI vilApa karavA lAgI. have zu karavu'! tene mATe te vibhAsavA lAgI. game te upace tenI sAthe Akhara vakhatanI mulAkAta te| mAre levI. eka vakhata te vhAlA Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 pIyuDAnI bheTa levI, pachI je banavAnuM haze te banaze. kAle savAramAM to te A phAnI duniyAno tyAga karI mujane raNamAM rakhaDatI mukIne te rasI jugArI paraleke sIdhAvaze, ane te pachI mArI kevI dazA thaze tene paramAtmA jANe ! pitAnA manamAM kAMIka vi. cAra Avyo hoya tema ekadama uThIne beThI thaI. pitAnAM vastra vagere ThIkaThAka karIne dAsIne pitAne ghera mukIne eka bIjI dAsI sAthe teNI pethaDakumArane maMdire AvI. pradhAnanI strI tathA pradhAna thiDakumAra atyAre ghera hatA temanI AgaLa AjIjI karI vinavavA lAgI, "he maMtrI! mArA patine Aje ghera mokalo; kAle phAve tema karaje. gameto mArA gharanI cAre bAjue tamArA mANasanI eNkI besADajo, paranta mane chetI vakhate mArA bharathAranI bheTa karavAnI amulya taka Apa ! kAla sudhI te baMdivAna tarIke te rahenAra che to tevI rIte mArA maMdiramAM raheze, pachI savAre laI ja" latA pradhAna AgaLa kAlAvAlA karI AMkhamAMthI azru pADatI chatI AjIjI karavA lAgI. lalitAnI AjIjI sAMbhaLI jugArI pati upara paNa A yuvatI alokika prema dekhIne te prathamINa ( pradhAna patnI ) nuM kamaLa kALaju bhedAyuM, ane A ramaNane pati kAle jagatamAMthI sadAne mATe vinadhara thaze te mATe teNe atyaMta dIlagIrI thaI chatI pradhAnane vinati karavA lAgI. ke "svAmin ! koI upAye A lalitAno pati bacato hoyato bacAvone ! juo bicArI hajuto kevI tarUNa avasthAmAM che, tenI AzAo arara ! atyArathI ja zuM karamAI jaze! teNanA hAlahavAla dekhIne mane te bahuja duHkha thAya che." "rAjAne evo to sakhta hukama che ke te kAlanI sAMja dekhI zake, tevuM bhAgyeja banI zake ! Aje rAjA atyaMta reSe bharANa che. atyAre te koinuM kahevuM mAne tema nathI. khuda rANI sAhyabAe paNa temane bacAvavA khAtara keTalI badhI AjIjI karI'tI, tathApi rAjAe te rANI sAhyabAne Aje apamAna karI tucchakArI kADhayAM te che, te ApaNuM kahevuM te kema sAMbhaLe ! paNa je rAjA mAne 'kAla sudhI tene ghera javAnI to rajA apAvuM, garadana mAravAne ava Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 sare tene mANaso AvIne tene pakaDI jaze te vakhate tame vilaMba vagara mokalI deje! have tame tamAre maMdire jAo. tenI levasthA karU chuM" e pra paNe kahIne lalitAne ghera vidAyagIrI ApI, ane pite rAjAnI pAse AvavAne nikaLyo, rAjA pitAnA ekAMta oraDAmAM ceDAeka sAmantAdikanI sAthe vArtAlApa karatA beThA'tA, tyAM pradhAna pethaDakumAra AvI caDhayA. rAjAne namaskAra karI teNe batAvelA Asana upara virAjI pradhAna rAjAne vinaMtI karavA lAgyA. ke "svAmina ! AjJA hoya to eka araja karavA dhArU chuM." "maMtrI! khuzIthI pharamAvo. tamArI araja adA karavAne huM baMdhAyela chuM. paNa nyAya dRSTithI kahejo." rAjAe jaNAvyuM. deva ! pelA be kedI che temAMnA eka je zrIpALa zeTha temane AjanI rAta temanA ghera javAnI chuTa apa ! kAle garadana bhAra tI vakhate ApaNA mANaso tene pakaDI lAvI bannene garadana mArache. vaLI temanA maMdiranI AsapAsa ApaNe mANasanI corI besADIzuM, eTale te kayAMI paNa nAzIe jaze nahi." pradhAne cokhune caTa AvavAnuM prayojana jaNAvI dIdhuM. "maMtrI ! zA mATe ApaNe tene ghera mokalavo joIe ! ulaTuM tene ghera ekalIe ne vaLI ApaNA mANasothI tenI cokI karAvIe, te konA gharane nyAya kahevAya ! jo ke nyAya! "chAsa mAM mAkhaNa jAya ne rAMDa phuvaDa kahevAya " hAthe karIne AvelI taka gumAvavI te murkha mANasanuM lakSaNa kahevAya' rAjAe tarataja muMbaIgarA rUpaiyA jevuM rokaDu jaNAvI dIdhu. "svAmin ! koI vAte harakata nathI, tenI tarUNa strI bicArI mAre ghera AvIne kAlAvAlA karatI chatI AjanI rAtrI chuTA muka vAne AjIjI kare che. teNInI dazA upara dayA AvavAthI ane teNInI pati bhaktithI tene AjanI rAta chuTo karo te ThIka che. tene mATe huM jAmInagIrI Apu chuM ! prAtaHkALe garadana mAravAne khate ApaNuM mANasa tene pakaDI lAvaze. maMtrIe jaNAvyuM. " pethaTakumAra ! tamAro Agraha che te tamArI marajI! kemake tamArI icchA virUddha kaMI paNa karavAne huM mAmalo nathI. Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15) rAjAe tarata ja sIpAIne hukama kIdhe, jAo! zrIpALa zeThane chuTA karI temane ghera mokale ane temane jaNAvavuM ke "kAle prabhAte garadana mAravAne jyAre tamane caMDALA teDavAne Ave, tyAre tenI sAthe vagara vilaMbe cAlyA AvuM" ema kahI sIpAIne ravAne karyo, teNe alpa samayamAM pitAnuM kArya karI tene ghera mokalI rAjAe tarataja senApatine hukama kIdhe ke "jAo lazkaranI eka nAnI TukaDI zrIpAlanA maMdiranI AsapAsa mukI dIdhe, ke te zrI pAla rAtre cha pAMya na gaNI jAya." senApatie tarataja rAjAnA hukamanuM pAlana karI tenA gharanI AsapAsa nAnI TukaDI paNa zeTha vI dIdhI. have maMtrI vagere sarva koI potapotAnA maMdira tarapha gayA, rAjA paNa zayana gRhamAM jaI palaMga para paDe, are! haju sudhI paNa rANI AvI nathI. arara ! rAtrI kema jaze ! rANI vagara mane te mudala bI cena paDatuM nathI. Aje rAtrI mArI veraNa nivaDaze. rANI vaDe rAtrI jayAre rAta sarakhI ramaNIya che, tyAre rANI vaga ranI rAtrI raNumAM rakhaDalA jevI che. rANI pAse javAde ! jene khe ke rANInI zuM dazA che ! e pramANe vicArI rIsAyelI rA. hInA maMdira tarapha tene manAvavAne mATe te cAlyo. - zrIpALa zeke pitAnI rAtrI zAMtithI paripUruM karI. varasa jeTalI lAMbI thaI paDanArI rAtrI to jhaTapaTa pasAra thaI. dAMpatya hamayI sAMkaLathI baMdhAyeka umadha daMpatinI rAtrI eka bIjAne dilAso ApanAM tathA aMtima sukha zAMtino anubhava anubhavatAM jema tema vahI ja gaI prAtaHkAnAM madhura vAMjItronA madhura kAnane camakAvavA lAgyA. dhIre dhIre suryano udaya paNa prakAzanA lAge, Ajano divasa mAMDavagaDhanI prajAne mATe kharekhara kAmaNagAre hato, koIne sukhazAMti ApanAro hato tyAre koI strIne sadAne mATe tenA patino viroga karAvanAra thai paDe to, DI vAra thaI na thai eTalAmAM javAdo hAthamAM talavAra dhAraNa karIne mI dhutArAne bAMdhIne zrIpALIne maMdire AvIne ubhA rahyA. ane Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 ma mAravA lAgyA. cAlo re cAlo zrIpALA jaladI taiyAra thAo ! vakhata bahu thaI gaI che. tarata ja zrIpALa zreNI jamanuM teDuM AveluM che tethI strInI rajA levA lAgyo. jenuM vadana karamAI gayuM che evA paDI gayelA moMe temaja patnInA tyAgathI utpanna thatA khedanI nizAnI rUpa acha paripUrNa AMkhe tene je akSara kahevAnA tA, te kahIne cAlavA lAgyo. lalitA ! lalitA! are ! hINabhALI la. litA ! atyAre dhiraja dhAraNa karI zakI nahI. aMtima ghaDIye maravAne jatA evA pitAnA jugArI patine teNI vaLagI paDI. mukta kaMThe muzake i zake raDavA lAgI. AMkhomAMthI zrAvaNa ane bhAdrapadanI mAphaka azrunAM biMduone akhalitapaNe vahevaDAvavA lAgI. ahA ! mAre have AvA kaTA kaTInA samaye zaramAvAnI leza paNa jarUra nathI. jagatamAM zaramAya te karamAya e sAmAnya niyama che, patinI aMtanI ghaDIo ghaDAvA lAgI che. have thoDA vakhatamAM pati sadAne mATe nAza thavAno che. te AvI tarUNa suMdarI ekA eka patine kema javA de ! jIvananI dorI tuTavA lAgI. arara ! AzAnuM sukomaLa puSpa karamAvA beThuM. mANaso dhIre dhIre bharAvA lAgyA, vakhata vahevA mAMDe, tathApi nirbhayapaNe A nirbhAgI lalitA pitAnA patine vaLagelI che. te ghaNo nArAja thAya che te zaramAya che. tathApi atyAre tenI strIe lono tyAga karelo che. teNI have nirbhaya ane nirla ja banelI che. tenA A banAvathI bhegA thaelA hajAro loko rAjAnA kRtyane dhikkAravA lAgyA. ane trAsa pAmavA lAgyA. temanA hRdayamAM dayAnA bhAve utpanna thavA lAgyA. leke AMkhomAMthI aba pADavA lAgyA. ane A ubhaya daMpati no apritama neha dekhI temane dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA. ahI rane dekhAva zUravIranA hadayane paNa trAsa ApanAro thaI paDyo. ane mArA vAMcakane paNa dIlagIrI upajAvyA vagara nahi. lalita lalitA ! are kamalAkha nibhAMgI lalitA ! raDatI raDatI teNI patine AjIjI karavA lAgI "arara ! tame to hAva niya nivaDayA ane huM damayaMtI ane dropadI karatAM paNa ghaNI kamabakhta nivaDI, kemake naLarAjAe jaMgalamAM teNIne rajhaLatI karI'tI, tathApi dama yaMtI pharIne paNuM naLane meLavI zakI'tI, ane huM te have tamane kevI rIte meLavI zakIza ! pAMDa jo ke draupadIno tyAga karavA Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 taiyAra thayA ane tenI lAja luMTAtAM teoe nirbaLa banIne joyA kIdhI, tathApi vakhata AvatAM teoe tenuM purepurUM vaira lIdhuM'tuM. paNa tameto sadAne mATe mane tajIne cAlyA jAo cho ! e ni daya rAjA ! te mArA kayA bhavanAM vaira vALyAM ! tuM mAro kayA bhavano duzmana hato ! ke A bhavamAM mAruM garIbanuM pati ratna tuM chInavI levA beThe che. ghAtakI rAjA ! ATalo badhe nidarya na thA ! yAda rAkha ! tAro paNa vakhata Avaze, tuM paNa tArI strI vagara TaLavaLato rahIza. caDatA paDatInA niyamane anusarI tuM paNa AvA dhAtakI rivAjano bhoga thaI paDIza. e hatyArA rAjA ! mArA patine mukta kara ? mArI uchaLatI AzAne naSTa nahi kara !" ema belatI patine vaLagelI lalitA muMgIja sthIra thaI gaI. strIne karUNa janaka vilApa sAMbhaLI darekanAM hadaya pIgaLI gayAM, A tarapha jalAda utAvaLa karavA lAgyA, paNa lekae teone tarataja zAMta karI dIdhA. zrIpALa zeTha paNa udAsa ane patnInA rUdanathI azru sarakAvavA lAgyAM, paraMtu sAmAnyataH jagatamAM purUSanuM hadaya kaThINa hoya che jyAre strInuM hadaya ghaNuM kamaLa hoya che tethI teNI sahana nahi karatAM aMtaranI urmi tarataja bahAra kADhI nAMkhe che, ane purUSa hadayanI aMdara jhaTa samAvI de che, patnIne AstethI dilAso ApavA lAgyuM. "hAlI ? javA dyo ! vAra na lagADe ? rAjA roSe bharAze te vaLI mArA bhege tAro paNe ghATa ghaDI nAMkhaze, mArI pAchaLa tuM tAre tAruM jIvana dharma dhyAnamAM gALaje, mArA mitro je nekI ane mArI pratye pavitra dilasojI vALA che. teo mArI pAchaLa tArI sArI rIte sAra saMbhALa karaze, vaLI jo ke A* paNI pAse dhana te ghaNuM che tethI tene koI paNa rIte haraja nathI. tema chatAM paNa rAjA kadAca ApaNuM dhana luMTI leze te pachI mArA mitre tane madada karaze. bhATe emAM zuM nirAza thAya che. ( belatA belatAM AMsu nIkaLI paDyAM ) jagatamAM darekane vaheluM agara moDuM paNa maravAnuM te sarajAyeluM che. kALa koIne cheDaze nahi, koI Aje jaze to koI pAMca varasa pachI jaze, paNa A vinara jagatamAMthI sarva kAIne javAnuM che rAma ane rAvaNa sarakhA paNa cAlI gayA. kRSNa ane pAMDava sarIkhA raNadhIra nara ratno paNa A dharatImAtAne Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16ra bhoga thaI paDI kInA koLIpAmAM jhaMpalAI gayA, mahAna chatrapati ane narapati pRthvIrAja je che paNa ApaNI peThe raMgamAM bhaMga pADI tArA sarakhI ramaNIone raDatI mukIne ka LanA kALIyA thaI gayA, to pachI dareka manuSyane tenI gatine Adhina thavuM paDe to temAM navAI koI nathI. tuM kema gabharAya che ? zAne muMjhAya che ! tarUNa - sthAmAM zuM abhamanyu otarAne choDI AphAnI duniyAmAMthI nathI gayA ? mATe jagatanI sthIti vicitra che te mATe tuM DAhI che thA mATe zoka kare che. maravuM temAM te zI moTI vAta che. hA ! kAlI ? zAMta thA ! mane mArAM jugAranI badale bhogavavA ghe, " gAyana saMsAre samajale bhANuM, musAphara khAna koI koI Ave bhaLI, koIne java nuM, zANuM; musApharakhAnuM. karmAnuM jegano che, saMyoga viyoga. zANI; musApharakhAnuM pIDAMne kAje ghelI, zoSAye tuM zAne bahAlI; musApharakhAnuMroI roI AMsuDAMnI, nadIyo bharata zANI; musApharakhAnuM. lakhyA lekha bhAle te to, nathI TaLavAnA bahAlI; musApharakhAnuM. Ave che te jANe bhoLI, raDe zuM thavAnuM pANI, musApharakhAnuM hAlI ? jo ! rAjAnA sIpAI hukama karavAne doDato Ave che. have javAde ! tArA mArA lekha haze te have bhavAMtaramAM mane lIzuM. atyArathI A jagatamAM Aja sudhInI hArIne mArI mutAkAtano have aMta Ave che, tamArone bhAre dAMpatya jIDa have ahIMthI pure thaze. mATe nAhaka du:khI thaI tamArA AtmAne kaleza Apazo nahi. tamArA bApadAdAnI AbarU sacavAya, tevI te vartazo; have vadhAre zuM kahuM ! kemake vakhata bahu thaI gayela che. pArakAranAM ma Na mane teDavA AvelAM che te mArI rAha jue che. mATe jaladI mane mukta kara ? ane mArA pApa bhogavavA de ke jethI pArA dAkhalA laI jagata pitAnI bhUla sudhAraze." nahi nahi ! vahAlA ? ema nahi bane ! tuM rAjAnI jevA khAtarI na thA! ghAtakI gAjara ane hatyArA rAjAe tenI rANInuM apamAna karyuM te tuM paNa nirdaya thato nahi! kemake rAjA to buddhi bane che. tenA jevA buddhi vagaranA bhAbhusane kurata zikSA Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 karaze! have tArI tarUNInI AzA AjathI havAmAM uDI gai che. peAtAnA nAjuka kezakalApamAMthI gupta rAkhelI kaTArIne bahAra kADhI peAtAnA pIyunA hAthamAM mukI vinaMti karI. vhAlA ! jyAre ATaleA niya tho! ! te lagAra vadhAre thA ! o a. kaTArI lai A tArI vhAlI.na.jIka kavara pheravIne turata cAlyeA jA ! kAMte tuja mArU zatru che ke A kaTArI ! te sivAya A jagatamAM mArUM koi paNa za Na nathI tArI pachI A hatyArA rAjavInuM huM kSaNabhara paNa tenuM kALu mAMDu joiza nahi. AjathI je maLa kAyAne te aneka prakAre lADa laDAvIne zAMti ApI'tI, parantu have teja kAmaLa kAyAne A kaTArI sadAne mATe zAMti Apaze. mATe A kaTArI mArA gaLA upara pheravI khelAzaka cAlyuMAna ! A banAva joi lekAnAM hadaya ghaNAMja uzkerAi gayAM, ane rAjAne sa kAi dhikkAranI najarathI joi tenA pApI kAmane kriTakAravA lAgyA. rC/ A taraph caDALA zrIpALane bUmema pADavA lAgyA cAla re bhAi cAla ! amAre meDu thAya che. zrIpALe kaTArI dUra pheMkI dIdhI. strIne taracheDI, hradayane vajra sarakhu kaThINa karI paDI gayelA mukhe hajAro mANasanA dekhatAM te caMDALa pAse ANye. strI te tyAMja murchA khAi hAya. pAkAratI paDI. tenA mAthAmAM sakhta ghA vAga vAthI ridharatI dhArA cAlI, tenI e cAkaraNAe teNIne gharamAM uMcako i palaMga upara suvADI, devane dhikkAratI ane rAnnanI niMdA karatI bIjI keTalIka strIe te du:khI strInI sAra vAra karavAne AvI. prakaraNa rapa muM " hA ! jugArI ' r kaima meTA bhAi ? tamAre mATe teA teDavAne devalAkamAMthI svAro AvI che te tame te mRtyuleAkanIja mAcAmAM lapaTAi gayA che! vaDure vAha ! tame te bhalA che! hAM ! devabekanI tAna jarIte Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 cheDIne eka hADakAnA mALAthI bharelI manuSya strImAM lubdha thayA che!! eka cAMDale hAsya karatAM thayAM zrIpALane jaNAvyuM ,, murkhA ! tuM zuM bake che, tArU kAma hoya te tuM tAre karI le ! tane bakabakATa karavAnA adhikAra kone ApyA che ? " teNe jaNAvyu "nA bhAi sAkha, bhUlye ! bApajI bhulye ! have padhAro ! e tamArAM lugaDAM kADhI nAMkhe!, ane A vararAjAtA pAyAke dhoraNa kare. pachI tamane dheDe besADI gAmamAM pheravavA che ae chevaTatI ghaDIye tamane zarapAva maLe te lo pachI lakAnI khAlasA thayerI evI dhaNI vagaranI gadI meLavA iMdranA darabArama rAte co. cAle! ! tvarA kare ! have vAra lagADazeA nahi." caDALe kaTAkSapurva ka jAnyu. peAtAnA kapaDAM utAyAM teNe DhI caNa sudhInu mAthe gugarIyALu ane tarataja hajArA mAsanA dekhatAM teNe ane caDaLanAM ApelAM vastro paherI lIdhAM. eka mIta phATu tuTu dheAtIyuM paherAvyuM. nalIna gadhAtu eka jINa vastra bAMdhavAne ApyuM. tathA sAgaTAMnI mAlA karI tene kuMDamAM paheravAne ApI. hajAre mANasAnI AM khamAMthI zrIpALane mATe AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. kharekhara eka najIvI bAbatamAM tene rAjA AvI kAra zIkSA kare che te vAstavika nathI. keTalAka leke te A anAva dekhI na zakavAthI tenI strInI dazAne saMbhALatA thakA teNInI durdazA tarapha dayAnI najare zvetA chanA peAtAne ghera AvI AMsu pADavA lAgyA. A banAva je AkhA nagaramAM Aje trasa trAsa phelAyA. loko zyAma mukhavALA thayA thakA jyAM tyAM krUratA najare paDatA hukama eTale kei kAMi paNa elI zakatuM nahI. parantu dareka lekA aMtaHkaraNathI rAjAnA kRtyane dhikakAravA lAgyA, cAMDAleA te tete lakhate tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyA, gheADeka dura gayA mATe Dhola vagADaye hajArA lAka pharIne bhegA thayA. cAMDAla ghAMTA pADIne khelavA lAgyA ke " re leAkeA ! je leAkeA rAjA sAhebI ajJAta bhaMga karaze temanI AvI vale thaze. tenA hatA zu kare rAjAne kha eTale eka pachI eka r "" Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa hAthamAM ekeka pAtra Apelu che temanI garIbAi ane durdazA jANI temane koi bhIkSA Ape te! te upara temane nirvAha karavAnA hatA. AvI rIte AkhI nagarImAM pheravI temane chevaTe garadana mAravAmAM AvanAra hatA. raste cAlatAM zrIpALa zeThane peAtAnA amRta nAmane kaMTA duzmana malyeA, zrIpALanI avasthA dekhI te duSTe tenuM upahAsya karyuM. are ! mitra ? jo A ApaNA dilejAna mitrane rAjA paraNAvavA lai jAyache. jote rAjAe keje! DADa mADa karyA che. IpALanI AvI dazA je te malakAvA lAgyA. tenI bhaNI draSTipAta karI zrIpALa melavA lAgyA. sArA " DuMgara khaLatI lhAya dekhe sadhaLI jagata A, parajaLatI nIja pAya, rtI na dekhe rAjayAM; kAyA tArI gamAra, bhara rice tAkAtamAM, amRta tArI rAkha, eka dIna te rALAi jaze. r tenAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te adhama zaramAine cAlI gayA, che cAMDa.lA zrIpALa tathA dhutArAne laine nagaramAM krUratAM karatAM tenA dIleAjAna deAstane ghera AvyA, tenA AMgaNAmAM AtrIne ubhA rahI DhAla vagaDAvI hajArA leAkeA bhegA karI Tela nAMkhI ke je leA rAtI Ana ne tADe che. tenI AvI khurI dA thAya che. teteA dAsta peAtAnA maMdiranA gAkhamAM ubhA rahaye'. ane tenI du zA upara AMkhAmAMthI AMsunA biMdune varasAvate thA tAnA haka teNe teTalAmAMja sArthaka karyAM. dvArA leAkeA tenI durdazA upara dayA khAvA lAgyA, parama patritra paramAtmA tenI chaDhaMgI salAmata rAkhe tene mATe loko prArthanA karavA lAgyA. zrIpALe paNa peAtAnA mitrane aMtima vakhate e vacana kahI sAMbhaLAvyAM, ane du:khamAM dilAsA ApyA. mitra ,, sArA. sAgara sukha na heAya, rAta divasa hIle te, rAvaNa rahyA raNa mAMdya, lekhAmAM zA ApaNe; nara bhava kerUM jhAjha, zrIneA pALa tajI jaze, lakhyA vidhinA AMka, TALyA tete kema TaLe ! " Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 peAtAne dUtra Aje A kAnI duniyAM ThADI cAlye! jaze ! arara ! AvuM guNavaMta mitra tta karIne AnI jagatamAM have huM karyAMthI meLavI! ! atyAra sudhIne mitratAne prAcIna vRttAMta tenI najara AgaLa taravA lA yA. AMkhe aMdhArAM AvavA lAgyAM, dizAe nya thavA lAgI. zarIra kuMpavA lAgyuM, mitranA gugresane saMbhALI nAnA bALakanI mAphka te azru pADavA lAgyA. mitrane raDate mukI tyAMthI te AgaLa cAlyeA, cAMDALe! tene senApatinA ghara AgaLa laU gayA, tyAM tenA okarAnI vahu peAtAnA mahelanI bArI AgaLa peAtAnI sakhI sAthe ubhI tI. zrIpALane joi teNI hAsya karatI hatI peAtAnI sakhIte kahevA lAgI. arlI ! jo ! je ! A jugaTIe ! rAye mArA dhaNInI pAsethI ghaNuM dhana teNe paDelAM jugAramAM paDAvI lIdhuM'tu, hAsa ! ThIka thayuM. rAjAe ghaNA divase tenu pAnuM kheAkhyuM. mArA dhaNIne teNe jugAranI evI teA Adata paDAvI'tI, ke te jugAra ! jugArane jugAramAMja arniza mazagula rahete, hArA rUpaiyA jItIne atyAra sudhI te ayazaArAma bhAgavatA'tA, eTaluMja nahi paNa eka mArA karatAM paNa adhika suMdara kanyAne paraNI ahIMja svarga mAnatA thakA tenI sAthe nAnA prakAranA bhAJA bhAgavatA'tA, teNInI umara prAyaHbAvIza ke paccIza varasanI haze. paNa te keTalA dahADA cAle, tene hajI traNa varasa tA gayAM nathI, eTalAmAMte te dazA ! hajAre mANasA tenI AsapAsa viTAyelAM che. Aha ! saraghasanA AkArAM A navA varaghoDA Ate apaNe ghera AvIne ume! rahaye!. ubhI rahe huM Avu chu ema kahIne tarataja teNI nIce utarI. chAsanA eka ghaDA laine vijaLInI mAphaka teNI bahAra A vIte melavA lAgI,lere? bhIkhAraDA ! A chAsa tane pIvAne tArI upara dayA karIne huM lAvI chuM. mArA dhaNInA ghaNA rUpai khAi gayA che te have kema ATalA badhAM AmaNa durge thayeA che. tete ghaNI majhA bhAganI lIdhI che te vaLI Aja sudhI pArake paise divALI paNa karelI che, hA! have ThIka thayuM, ke rAjAe tArI divALI ThekANe pADI ! ema kahIM chAsa tenI AgaLa raeNDIne tarataja dhaDeA tenI AgaLa pachADI phADI nAMkhyA, ane vijaLInA camakArA mAphaka teNI cAlI gai,peAtAnI sAhelI joDe bAraye ubhIubhI karI pAcho vAtaka rItene tirasakAra karavA lAgI eTaluMja nahi paNa tenA sAmu joinekaTAkSa Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane hAsyavinoda karatI hatI baLatAne vadhAre bALavA lAgI. "pALane A vartana ghaNuM AkArU lAgyuM paNuM vyartha ? te manamAM muMge ja rahaye, vaLI pote jamAnAne khAdhe ane jagatanA dareka prapaMce mAhItagAra evo eka sukhI nara A duHkha kema sahana karI zake ! tene dhiraja rahI zakI nahIM. chevaTe te strIne bedhane mATe thoDuMka samacita vacana teNe tene saMbhaLAvyuM. sere. "nArI tArAM neNa, kAmaNagArAM kema thayAM ! rAkhaNavALa rAma, jIvatI tane kema rAkhaze ? kAmaNagArI nAra, lajavyuM kuLa tuja tAtanuM; nArI tArAM hADa, vaitaraNuM nadIne ghaTe " zrIpALanAM vacano sAMbhaLIne tenI sAhelI tene kahevA lAgI. arara ? benaDI ! baLatA evA e bicArAne zA mATe bALe che ! jene teNe tane kevo marmamAM upAlaMbha Ayo ! duHkhI mANasane dekhI tenI pratye ApaNuM kaMI jera na cAle te dIlagIra thavuM, evI pratyeka manuSya vyaktinI pharaja che. ane te pharaja adA karavAne tuM paNa baMdhAyelI chuM, bena ! nirdaya na thA ! caDatA paDatI cAlI jAya che, Aje ene vAre te kAla ApaNe vAre ! - jAnI rahema najara che tyAM sudhI bAMdhI muThI lAkhanI che, je jyAM rAjAnI kapha marajI thaI ke ApaNuM paNa tevIja valeha thAya ! jene duniyAnuM eka chatra rAjya karanAra zrI kRSNane jaMgalamAM pIvAnuM pANuM na maLyuM, eTaluM ja nahi paNa " pANI " " pANI "karatAM temano amara ane pavitra AtmA jaMgalamAM jhADanI nIce eka taraDIyAM mArato chato cAlI gaye. brahmadatta cakrI jene ghera cha khaMDanuM rAjya hatuM, te zuravIra rAjIyo paNa daiva vazAta eka brAhmaNathI AMdhaLo thayo, ane paMdara varasa sudhI mahA duHkha * bhagavate jala vagaranA mAchalAnI jema taraphaData taraphaDato te narakanA aghera raste cAlI gayo. mATe mAnuSI jIvana devanI sattAne AzrayIne avalaMbI rahyuM che ! ApaNe atyAre anya ArAmamAM chIye ne kAle koNa jANe zuM thaze ! tenI kone khabara che. bhATe ahaMkAra kono TakI rahyA che" ! pitAnI benapaNInI hita Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 zIkSA sAMbhaLIne teDDI tarataja muMgI marI gai, ane saradhasa tyAMthI krUtuM tuM lalitAnI vhAlI ena zAMtA jyAM rahetI hatI, tyAM AgaLa AvIne ubhuM rahyuM, cAMDALe DhAla vagaDAvIne Tela nAMkhI hujArA mAse| bhegAM thayAM, ane bhIkhArIne khAvAnuM ApavAne dazA paNa bhegI Tela nAMkhI zAMtA peAtAnA banevInI A Ai hemata pAmI gai. arara ! parama pavitra bhAgyadevI ! teM mArI meTI ena lalitAnI jIvanadorI kema teDavAnI icchA karI ! tuM mArI pavitra ane suzIka khetanI amara AzAone salAmata rAkhI tenA nAza nahI kara ! potAnA banevInI sAme AvI, AMkha mAMdhI azru sarakAvatI teNI sthIra thai gai, "arara ! tamane A zuM thayuM ! mArI lIlInI zI dazA che ! tamArA vagara teNI kevI rIte jIvI zakaze ! ha' ! teNIkayAranIe svadhAma sidhAvI gai haze. A geArA rAA ! tuM ATalA badhA krUra na thA ! are hatyArA rAjA ! tuM lagAra vicAra kara ! zrIpALanA maraNathI Aje Aju bAju keTalI badhI kharAba asara thAya che ! tene vicAra kara, eka vakhata mArI lalitA upara ane mArI upara kRpA karIne tene mukta kara ! najIvA kAraNanI ATalI bhAkara zIkSA karavAmAM Ave tenA badale kudarata tane jarUra Apaze ! arara ! hArA mANaseAmAM rAjavI sarakhA sukhIyA evA mArA banevIne AvI durdazAmAM jotAM pahelAM mArI AMkho phATI kema jatI nathI ! e krura -hradaya ! tuM zA mATe atyAra sudhI TakI rahyuM ! hA ! jagatamAM have anyAya thavA lAgyA che." zAMtAe mataHkaraNunA udgAra bahAra kADhavA mAMDayA ane peAtAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsu pADavA lAgI. zAMtA ! zAMta thA ! jevI devanI marajI ! ApaNuM dhAryuM ka thatu nathI, tArI benane tuM sAthe raheje, tamAsa pIne sAthe rahI peAtAnu jIvana gujAraze!. tArA patine me prathamathIja sUcanA 3zailI che. teo atyAre bahAra gayA che. paNa temane badhA para me zIkhavADayA che. teo samajI ane zANA che mATe vAre ghaDIye kahevu paDe tema nathI. aSe! teA A jagatamAM aMtimanA musAphara chIye, kemake Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " vipata paDe narazIra, zatA tuM zAne rahe; khapa nahI Ave lagIra, dhana dolatane dasa khare! rAvaNa raha raNa mAMhya, duryodhana DubI gaye; mAnava dhAre kAI, daivane mana Ara che " jagatamAM sarvane maravAnuM nirmANa che, daiva paNa sarvane vaLa geluM che, gADAnA cakranI dhArAnI peThema UMce caDavuM ane nIce paDavuM e mAnava jIvananuM sAdhAraNa lakSaNa che. daiva mANasane ucuM caDAvine ekadama samudramAM paTakI de che, tene dayA he tI ja nathI. rAjA ane raMka, garIba ane tavaMgara, vidvAna ane mukha, zANA ane zaha vagere sarva keIne paNa ragaDayA vagara te raheluM nathI, devanI prabaLa sattA AgaLa keNu bacavA pAmyuM che. rAma ane lakSmaNane paNa eka vakhata bAra varasa sudhI vanavAsa bhogavavo paDyo hato. pAMDavo jevAne paNa daivanI prabaLatAthI tera varasa sudhI ghaNuM kaSTa sahana karavAM paDayAMtAM, tevI rIte devanI prabaLatAthI tamArI bene nivAryA chatAM paNa mArI buddhine te vakhate daravAjA baMdha thayA'tA tethI mUDha evA mane kAMI vicAra tyAre Avyo ja nahi; mATe kharekhara vinAza kALa Ave chate mANasanI buddhi palaTAI jAya che. sArU karavA jatAM paNa kArya viNasI jAya che. arara ! zuM karIye ! laMkAnA nAzane vakhata Ave che te rAvaNanI agAdha buddhi paNa nAza pAmI gaI.. soraTha, ja rAvaNa taNe kapALa, attara buddhi vase; laMkA phaTaNa kAla, eke buddhi na sAMbhaLI, raMDAyelI nAra, DAhI DamarI thaI phare; vaMThI gaI jyAM vAta, hipaNa have zA kAmanuM e jugArI hAva nirAza thaI gaye, arara ! saMsAranI AvI moha mAyAmAM rakta thaelA A pAmara jIvaDAne sarvane ane hAlI lIlAne tyAga karIne javuM paDaze. tenuM vajana paDI gayuM. mukha levAI gayuM. AMsune TapakavA te ekadama muMge thaI gayo. hA ! Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 devanI IcchAne tAbe thapa vagara mAre upAya nathI. have aMta vakhate te mehamAyAne ke strIne athavA dhanane vicAra karavo te vyartha che. kemake maratI vakhate te vastuomAM bhAI rahevAthI jIvanI sadgati thatI nathI. mATe aMtima vakhate parama kRpALu paramAtmAnI baMdagI karI tenI salAmatI IcchavI teja sAra che. tenI izAratathI have caDelo tene laIne AgaLa cAlyA, AkhA nagaramAM pheravI jayAM tyAM Tela nAkhatA - chatA hajAro mANasanA saraghasa sAthe teo gAmanI bahAra AvyA eka palakavAramAM A jagatanI Aja sudhInI amulya vastune vinAza thaI jaze. ane mAre jevuM paDaze ema dhArIne sUrya vAdaLama chupAI gayo. samasta nagara A hINabhAgI jugArI mATe Aje - karUNA rasamAM garakAva thaI gayuM. Aje AkhI nagarInA jane zokamAM grasta thaelA che. jo ke tenI sAthe padmAkara dhutAro para bharavAno hato. tathApi tenI tarapha koInI dilasojI jaNAtI nahotI, paNa zrIpALanA avAra navAra saMyogo tathA patnIne apritama nirmaLa sneha ane tenuM sajanapaNu tathA rasiktA ane vidvattAthI leka phIdA thai gayA'tA, je ke sAmAnyataH tenI khyAti phelAyelI hatI, paraMtu kharI vastu te akALeja pragaTI nIkaLI. arara ! asta thatA sUNe jagatane ekadama pitAnuM pANI batAvI ApyuM, kemake dIpakanI jyota asta thavAnI taiyArImAM hoya che tyAre alpa samaya pahelAM te jagatane ghaNAja prakAza Ape che. mANasa jyAre uMca sthatimAMthI paDavAne hoya che tyAre thoDA vakhatamAM tene pese bahuja jhaLakI nIkaLe che eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu jagatanI AMkhe paNa caDavAne te cakato nathI. tevI ja rIte A zrIpALa zeThanA avasAna samaye tenA guNo jagatanI najaramAM khucI rahyA, ane tenA guNathI aMdha thayeluM AkhuM nagara tenI pAchaLa have atyAre ga. gheluM thaI gayuM che, tenI jIMdagInI salAmatI mATe Aje parama ? kRpALu paramAtmAnI baMdagIo thAya che ane aMtanA vakhate tenAM dara karI pitAnA AtmAne leke pavitra paNa kare che. maMtrI pethaDakumAra paNa mInITe mInITe tene samAcAra maMgAve che. rAjA pAse paNa palaka patrakanA samAcAra jAya che. atyAra sudhIne itihAsa jANIne maMtrIzvaranuM dila atizaya nArAja thayuM. tenA bacAvanI khAtara te upAya zaidhavA lAgyA, loko paNa tenI jIMdagInI salAmatI mATe maLI Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 dharatI pArthanA karavA lAgyA. maMtrIzvara pazu doDatA doDatA rAjadarabAramAM AvyA, paNa rAjAtA maLyA nahi; dheAyA mee atyArene pa!chA AvyA. tarataja temaNe eka patra lakhI nAkhyA. eka catura dAsIne patra ApI paTarANI lIlAvatInA mahela tarapha ravAne karI, tAkIde rAjAne patra ApavAnI sucanA karI teNIne vidAyagIrI ApI, A taraph nagaranI bahAra jyAM hajAre! mANasanI medanI jAmelI che; tyAM AmaLa sUMDALA taravArane khaDakhaDATa karatAM chatAM te khannene * iSTa devanuM smaraNu karavAne tAkIda ApatA hatA. prakaraNa 26 muM huM pazcAttApa ane AnaMda sA devInI prabaLa sattAthI atyAre samasta pRthvI maMDaLa aMdhakArathI AcchAdita thaeluM che, lagabhaga :: rAtrInA daza vAgyAnA samaya thayA hovAthI saphaLa jamatamAM zAMti patharAyelI hoya tema dekhAya che, kacitaja koi mAnavatA pamarava sabhaLAtA, athavA manuSyAnI kayAMka AchI AchI bhASA sabhaLAtI'tI, mAMDavamaDhI matAhara kArakIdI AjakAla vicitra prakAranI asaramAM sapaDAelI hatI. atyAre potAnA ramaNIya mahelanA divAnakhAnAmAM eka ramaNI 5laga upara aLe!TatI najare paDe che, pharanIcarathI pUrNa rIte zaNugArele A eraDA jagatanI kIrtine tiraskAra karavAne saMpurNa rIte sama hatA. prakhyAta citArAonI citrelI maneAhara chaMkhIe tathA meTA meTA. ArIsAo divAleAnI cAtaraph jaDI devAmAM AvyA'tA, potAnA bhavya divAnakhAnAmAM lAiTanA pura prakAzathI are divasa haraze ke rAtrI, tene pazu mANasane saMbhrama thaI paDavuM te, eka bAhI bhamakAthI zatrugArele! A petAne era ' Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 ! atyAretA te ramaNIya ramaNIne hRdayamAM zalyanI peThema khu'cavA lAgyA. atyAre peAtAnI sapUrNa rAjyaRddhi para tene tiraskAra AvavA lAgyA, ratna jaDItra bhavya paga upara cAre taraph eka virahINInI mAphaka teNI ALoTe che, tathApi lavaleza paNa cena paDatu nathI, vadana zAkapaNAthI zyAmatAne pAmI gayu` che. have saMsAra uparathI jeNInu mata atyAre udAsa tha gayu che. arara ! saMsAramAM kAi paNa rIte mANasane sukha cheja nahi, atyAre jaLavitAnI mAcchalInI jema teNI taraDIyAM mAryA karatI'tI, peAtAtI vizvAsu AsI caturA, rA zmIte dilAsA ApatI chatI teNItI pAse kheDelI che, 'bAi sAheba ! tame raDatAM nA! zA mATe tame ATalAM badhAM nArAja thai gayAM che ! hamaNAMja rAjA sAheba padhAraze ane palaka vAramAM ApanuM duHkha dura karaze. " "arara! caturA! zuM rAjA keAnA mitra thayA che! rAjAete vizvAsa karanArA evA vizvAsunaHja dhAtaka hAya che, te DhAcA kAnanA hovAthI cAMDALAnI zIkhavaNIne bhAga thai paDatAM temane vAra lAgatI nathI. kharekhara ! rAjya mada e mANasane avaLe mAge pADI nAMkhavAmAM sakhaLa kAraNa che. rAjA rAjya madanA aMdhakAramAM atyAre hAva levAi gayeA che, arara ! je mArUM eka vacana mAtra paNa ulladhavAne sama nahAtA te teNe atyAre mane hAhuDatI rIte tucchakArI kADhI. eTaluM ja naha paN jo huM lagAra vadhAre khelI chata tA atyAretA tArI mAnItI sAhyabA yAranIe svadhAma sidhAvI hAta ! paNa huM mAre sama"ne cAlI AvI te sArUM thayuM. rAjAe aTalI araja sAMbhaLI ma!rUM vacana mAnyuM hate tA sArI va!1! nahItara have emAM sArUM pariNAma nahi Ave, mArA atrinuM jyAM maraNa huM sAMmaLA ke ApaNe paNa A kALI duniyAmAM zA mATe rahevu ! arara! caturA ! mArA karatAM eka garIba jhuMpaDAmAM rahenArI pramA pazu peAtAnA pIyune lAlana pAlana karatI teNI sukhI haze ! teNonuM vayata taiJA ti bhAgyeja uthApi A te haze! paNa A kaThe,ra OMnA rAjAe! mAruM ATaluM varjhana paNa mAnyuM nahi, arara! TheleA rAjA samI bhAkhatu ke vaDAlI tnInuM pazu mastaka cheDatAM vAra lagADe miTai Ave haiyA va ranA rAjA vizvAsa karavAne lAyaka nathI. hA ! eka aMtaHvAsI Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAlo mitra chatAM paNa teNe vakhata AvatAM duzmananuM kAma karI vera vALavA mAMDayuM. have malIna thaelI kIrti vaDe karIne jIvIe teo zuM! kemake jIvatAM chatAM paNa mArA AzritonA mue e bharI gayelI ja chuM. Aha! rAjAonAM hadaya kevA saMyogamAM ghaDAyelAM hoya che ke temanA hadayamAM dayAnI lAgaNInA aMkuro te vAsa karatAja nathI. rANIe pitAno baLApe caturA AgaLa jAhera karI hadayana pragaTI nIkaLelo ubharo bahAra oMkI kADhI nAMkhe. "arara ! bAI sAheba! najIvA kAraNa mATe ATalo badhe baLApe tamArA jevAne thAya te ThIka na kahevAya! rAjanI game tevI sthIti heya tathApi teto tamArI AgaLa ramakaDA sarakheja che. bhale tamAro tiraskAra karyo, bhale tamArA vicArane teNe dhikkArI kADho ! tathApi tamArA vagara leza paNa tene cena paDavAnuM nathI. tame zAMta thAo ! tamArA vagara te keTalA divasa rahI zake che, te jI ! kemake yuvAna vayamAM AvelA evA tarUNa purUSane strI eka prakArano gupta khorAka che, te khorAka vagara game tevI sAhyabI hoya tathApi koI paNa rIte tene saMtoSa maLato nathI. strI rUpI khorAka vagarane purUva A jagatamAM bahAvarA sarakhoja phare che, vaLI mANasa dareka rIte mane mArI zake che te pApi strInA prema samudramAM tenuM mana vaza nahi rahetAM uchALAja mApo kare che, ucchaLatI mAnasika vRttione aTakAvavAthI vihavaLatA vaDe tenA zarIra upara tenI judIja asara thAya che ane te asara prAMte zarIrane nukazAna karanArI ja nIvaDe che. mAnavI jyAre dareka ThekANethI nirAza thAya tyAre ja ThekANe Ave che paraMtu "chatA ghIe lukhu keNuM jame" e nyAye khorAka najara AgaLa chatAM mane mArI tenI khoTI asara pedA karI zarIre nukazAna pahoMcADe evo ApaNo rAjA ghelo nathI. tema thogInI peThema ganijha thaI manane vaza kare tevI paNa sthAti ApaNa rAjAnI nathI. vaLI tamArA sarakhAM eka ramaNI ratnane ekadama rAjA tyAga karI pote khuhAra thAya e te hevAna na rA. tema lAMbA vakhata sudhI tamAre viyoga bhogavI zake tevo te samartha paNa nathI. mATe utAvaLa karazo nahi. rAjAnA pagalAMja saMbhaLAya che." e arasAmAM rAjAnI svArI AvI pahoMcI, ekadama te mahe Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lamAM dAkhala thaI rANI je divAnakhAnAmAM pahelI hatI, tyAM acAnaka ekadama cAlI gayo. caturAe rAjAne ekadama tvarAthI Avato dITha, tarataja rANIne pharamAvyuM. tyo ! have te tamArA mahemAna padhAryA, temanI mahemAnI kare? ame have rajA laI zuM! rAjA divAnakhAnAmAM dAkhala thayo ane caturA dAsI rAjAne namana karatI tarataja ghaDImApI gaI, arthAta agIyAra gaNI gaI, are rastA gaNIgaI. rANI ! rANI ! kema belatI nathI. AvI rIte vAraMvAra tuM rUzaNuM laIne bese tene ThIka kahevAya nahi ! rAjAe jaNAvyuM. * " jAo ahIMthI! have pharIne mane belAvatA nA ! keNa - mane teDavAne AvyuM'tu, ke caDe ghaDe padhAryA che " aNu purNa AMkhe araDatAM raDatAM rANIe javAba Apyo. * "rANI ! tArUM bhAna ThekANe che ke ! tArA pritamanI sAme tArAthI AvI rIte nAM bolAya ! " rAjAe kahyuM ane rAjavI vhAlI rANInuM tyAre apabhAne na thAya samajyAne !" zuM te apamAna kahevAya! rAjya prapaMcamAM tuM zuM samaje !" sajAe kahyuM jAo! mAre nathI samajavuM, have ahIM kadi AvatA nAM ! " rANI lIlAvatIe jaNAvyuM - "rANI ! huM kAyara kAyara thayo chuM. mAruM mana bahu caMcaLa banI gayuM che, mArUM gabharU dIla baLI jaLI khAkha thAya che, tuM AvI namerI na thA ! " teNe kahyuM. - "vAraMvAra tamArI jahevAne kaSTa ApI mane satAvatA nA . caMdana Adi sudhita vastunA vilepanathI tamArI kAyAne zAMta karI tame sukhI thAo! "rAe kahyuM - "ane tyAre tuM nahija samaje ekAeka ATale badho kapa te hAya kemaLa hadayamAM kevI rIte TakI rahevA pApa ! raNa ahI zuM kahevAya ! " rAjAe nizvAsa nAMkhatAM kahyuM, Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 jevI rIte rAjAnA kaThera hadayamAM nirdayatAe nivAsa karyo che tevI rIte jato ! have vAraMvAra mane pajavatA nahi" teNIe kahyuM. NuM ! hArA vagara A manaDuM nahija mAne !" have vadhAre belatA nA ! jAo bIjA koI rAjAnI dIlacamana kaMvarI paraNane azaArAma bhagavI sukhI thAo ! " "rANI! ekadama tane A zuM thayuM !" - "mane kaMI thayuM nathIjyAM mArA Azritone prANa lIdhe A mArA pavitra kAna sAMbhaLIne apavitranA khADAmAM kheMcAze, tyAre A tamArU komaLa puSpa A phAnI duniyAmAMthI paNa karamAI jaze! eTaluM ja che" teNIe kahyuM "nA ema kadApi banavAnuM nathI !", ' "jo ema nahi bane te meM nirbhayapaNuM ApeluM che te loko A phAnI jagatamAMthI bharavAnA paNa nathI ! * evuM havethI rakhene bolatI ! rAjAnI AjJA bhaMga karanArane te zikSA are! tethI paNa vadhAre zIkSA rAjA kare che ! tene jAhanamanI khAImAM rAjA mekale che. tyAre rAja koinI AjJA bhaMga kare te tene zIkSA koNa kare jene ! hamane to tuM ATalI zIkSA to kare che, rAjAone ATalI zIkSA te ghaNI ja che. mATe have zAMta thA ! rAjAe kahyuM. nA ! tamArA jevA kaThora haiyAnA rAjAo te ethI paNa paNuM vadhAre zikSAne lAyaka che. lyo ! tyAre zuM zIkSA karaze ? ame rAjAne zIkSA karavAnuM tamane sepIe to tame tene zuM zakSA karo ! teNe kahyuM huM te tamArA jevA rAjAne saptamAM sata zIkSA karI eka dama badhI kheha bhUlavADI dauM. mArI rakSA mAnya hoya to hamaNAMja tamane parakhAvI dauM ! rANIe kahyuM. - tamArI zIkSA bhAre kabula che, bole joIe ! nA ! nA ! amAre tamane zikSA karavIe nathI ne eTaluM DAhapaNa joituM nathI, Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 rANI bola, be latI'tIne ! bolatAM bolatAM kema baMdha paDI gaI. jo tyAre pahelAM te ekadama pilA be baMdhInene choDI muke ! ane tamArI rIsAyelI ramaNane pachI manAvo ! rANuM ! tArI evIja icchA che, hAjI ! jyAM sudhI teo chuTAM thaze nahi, tyAM sudhI have tamArI sAthe bolIzuM paNa nahi. rANa ! tuM jANatI nathI ke huM manAvuM chuM tyAM sudhI, nahi. tara cheDAyelA kezarI AgaLa tArI zuM dazA thaze, te vakhata thAya kara ! rAjAe kopa bhAva batAvIne bhayanuM darzana karAvyuM. evuM balI DarAvatAnA ! A sAmI taravAra laTake che; ekadama tene kheMcI tamArI kopAgni kadAca zAMta karaze. eja ke bIjI! tame phIkara karatAnA ! kaMTALelI huM have teTalI ja rAha jouM chuM ! mane kaI orata have bAkI nathI tema tamArI paravA paNa nathI ane kIrtithI malIna thayelA A jIvananI paNa mane darakAra nathI. rANIe Akharane pATale caDIne rAjAne rokaDuM parakhAvI dIdhuM. rANa ! zA mATe maravAne taiyAra thaI che ! evuM belI mane duHkhI karatI ne ! teNe kahyuM. ane zANuM ! madhura madhura belI A bhaLI abaLAne ThagatAnA ! are ! pilA bicArA nAhaka mAryA jaze ! ane tamArI mananI AzA hamaNAM manamAM rahI jatAM pAchaLathI pastAza ! mATe vhAlA tame mAno che ane tamArA pAlave paDelI tamArI bheLI bhAmanIne manAve ! rANI ! ATalI badhI rIsa te hoya ! prIti kalahamAM AvA jhaghaDA hotA nathI. tuM mAnI jA ! parama kRpALu paramAtmA tArI aMdabIne salAmatI Apa! baMdhAyelI snehanI sAMkaLane toDI na nAMkha! tAre pAchaLathI pastAvu paDaze. -hadayane je lakhelo hA bAkI che te bhogavI hArUM jIvana saraLa karI le ! lhArI rItane te ADe AMka : arara ! tane lagAra paNa mArA vacananI asara thatI nathI. tuM AvI haThIlIja thaI gaI. vahAluM ! mA ! mAna Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 paLamAM rIsANI zuM rasIlI, bhAna paNa bhUlI gaI; mAnatI mayurI nathI tuM, sudarI karamAI gaI veLA rasIlI vahI jaze, juvAnI A cAlI jaze, pastA pAchaLathI thatAM, are ! kALa kaheNI rahI jaze" rANuM ! haThIlI nathI ! ubhayanA nehamAM pattharo nAMkhI tuM cAlI jaIza nahi tArUM dhAryuM tuM karIzaja! strI haTha Aje te pUrI pADI. hAM ! hAM bhoLI abaLAone ThagatAM tamane sArU AvaDe che ! jAo ! jAo ! mArA jevI bhoLIne phasAvI ThagArA ! ThagatAnA ! ThagArAM te ame ke tame ! juone ! ThagAI vidhA karIne te tame amane ThagI lIdhA. , amane imatAM AvaDu nathI, ne tamArI sAthe bolavuM paNa nathI. pelA bicArA kadAca mAryA jaze te raMgamAM bhaMga paDaze, pelI bicArI strInuM kharAba thaze, tenA mananI AzAe manabhAMja samAze. ane sudharelI bAjI pAchI viNasI jaze. rAjA vAra laDatA nA! ekadama hukama pharamAvI che. rANIe jhaTapaTa jaNAvI eTalAmAM jorathI vAgatI ghaMTaDIne nAda kAna upara athaDA rAjA ataHpuramAM hoya tyAre keIe javuM nahi evI manAI che. vAthI khAsa jarUranA kAme A ghaMTa vagADavAmAM AvatA. Aje paNa A ghaMTano nAda sAMbhaLIne tarataja rAjA camakyo. ekadama rANIne tyAM mukIne bahAra Avyo, tarataja pradhAnanI dAsIe gupacupa namana karIne rAjAnA hAthamAM patra mukI dIdhuM. rAjAe te patra tvarAthI vAMcavA mAMDe. navara muguTamaNi chatrapati rAjya rAjedra yogya pavitra sevAmAM mu. mAMDavagaDha rAjya mahAlaya. Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 vizeSa Apane savinaya araja karavAmAM Ave che, ke nagarInA hAlamAM zuM samAcAra che te Apa jANatA hazeA. ApanI pratye nagarInA jate keTalA badhA uzkerAi gayelA che, te apanI lakSya bahAra Dija hAya. zrIpALa jugArI keTalAka avAra navAra prasagAthI raiyatanI prItine kevI rIte meLavI zakaye, te Apane vidita haze, tene garadata mAravAthI leAkeAnAM dila kevAM du:khAya che te kahevu azaya che. beMke Apa tene garadana mAravAmAM kAkatAlIya nyAye karIne kaDhAya phAvI zakazeA, parantu tethI a pate pAchaLathI hyusahata karavu paDaze. eTaluMja nahi paNa jagatamAM ane AkhI nama rImAM tame dhikkArane pAtra banaze!. nagarInA loke atyArathIja tamane phITakAra Ape che, zrIpALanI jIMdagIne salAmata rAkhavA . ane tenI ramaNInuM saiAbhAgya lakhAvavA temaja tamArA kAra *hRdayamAM dayAneA jharA pragaTAve tene mATe tee paramAtmAnI baMdagI karyA kare che. AkhI prajA Apa pratye kaLakaLatI najare paDe che. namaranA zANA ane samajI purAnuM paNa evuM mata che ke rAjA A banne ba ivAnane garadana mAratAM aTakAne aMte ' temane mApha kare ! joke prathama zrIpALa taraph leAkAnuM ATaluM badhu valaNa natu, tathApi keTalAMka kAraNeA evAM maLyA che ke je loko tene . marelA jovAne icchatA'tA, teja lAke dhyAne pramaTAvatA thakA tenA jIvana mATe baMdagI karatA chatA tenI jIvanaderIte cAhe che. kharekhara kApALa jugArI jevu rasIkatAvALu ane vidvatAthI bharelu zANupaNa yukta ratna tene vilaya thatAM mAMDavagaDha nagarane tenI kheATa paDI jaze. evuM lokAnu mantavya che TukAmAM eTaluMja jaNAvavu asa che ke tenA maraNathI Apane ghaNuMja sahana karavuM paDaze. mATe A vakhate A banne kedInI zIkSA rada karavAne vagara valakhe hukama bahAra pADavA eja eya:kara che. ti. gunhA lI. maMtrI. Apane zubhecchaka. peyaDakumAranA praNAma. patra vAMcI rAjA vicAramAM paDI gaye!, ahIM rANI paNa rahe cI che. tagarInA leAkeA paNa uzkerAi gayA che, kharekhara jene rAma rAkhe tene kANu cAkhe. huM game tevI rIte tene mArI nAMkhavAne pra yatna karU paNa tenu devaja tene bacAvavAne taiyAra che te! huM kANu Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 mAtra ! arara! samudranA agAdha jaLamAM paDayA chatAM paNa mAnavI daivathI zu' khacavAne nathI pAmatA! maraNanI zayyA upara poDha: lA maraNIyAe zuM daiva yeAge-sAra thatA nathI ? sApa ane viSa pramukhanA jherathI marI jatA manuSyA mudaiva vazAt zu. Areca paNAne pAmatA nathI ? kezarI sihanA paMjAmAM sapaDAyalu ziyALavu paNa zuM bhAgya yeAgathI chuTI jatuM nathI ? parvata uparathI paDatA prANIenI zuM daiva je te rakSA karatuM nathI ? mATe jyAM daivaja baLavAna che teA mAnava prANInuM dhAyuM` zuM thavAnu che. tarataja te navAi pAmatA eka kAgaLa lakhIne dAsInA hAthamAM mukI tene ravAne karI rAjA. oraDAmAM rANI pAse cAlyA gayA. rANI te badhu jANI gaI'tI. rAjAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa AvIne chUpAi rahI badhA tamAze. je lIdhA'tA, pachI ekadama rAjAnA Avata pahelAM AvIne teNI pA'DhI gai'tI, rAjAe AvIne rANInA hAthamAM pelA patra mukayA.. ane kahyuM tyA 1 chevaTe tamArU ja dhAryuM thayuM. rANI patra vAMcI gai ane tene zu jIvAkha lakhyA te pUchyuM. tAmArI marajI jene bacAvavAnI thai teA pachI tene kANu mAranAra che ! pradhAnane jaNAvI dIdhuM ke temane ekadama mukta kare ! tArAne deza nikAla karA te jaNAvo ke havethI koi vakhata a mArA dezamAM tame| Avaze! teA tarata tamane pakaDavAmAM Avaze, ane zrIpALane inAma ApI vAjate gAjate teme ghera mAkalI Ape ! le ! rANI ! have tane kALaje TADhaka vaLI ke nahi; tuMte bahu jaarI che ! tuM havethI mane bahu pajaLyAM kare che ! teNe kahyuM. hAstA ! ameja tamane satAvIye chIe, tame kAMi amane san tAyeA che ! jA ! khase| ahIthI ! mane aDatA nA ! e tamArA kAmaNagArA hAtheAmAM zuM jAdu bharelu` che ke te aDakatA pahelAMja mane teA ghAyala karI de che, rANIe peAtAnA adharane pharakAvatAM chatAM rAjAne kaTAkSa mAratAM jaNAvyu. rANI ! have bahu thakhuM ! javAde ! tArI zitaLatAne madhurA svAH mate levAde ! mane uDDaLATa bahuja thAya che. pavana nAMkha ! Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180. mAruM duHkha dUra karI mane zAMti ApI rAjAe vizvAsa nAMkhatAM thatAM kahyuM. manAyelI rANe rAjAnI aneka rIte sevA karavA lAgI. rANanI sevAthI rAjA tRtye thayo. A divasa rANInA sahavAsathI ame paza ArAmamAM tene maMdiramAM ja pasAra karyo. prakaraNa 27 muM "jene rAma rAkhe tene koNa cAkhe arakSitaM tiSThati daiva rakSitaM surakSitaM daiva itaM vinazyati / jIvatyanAthopi vane visarjitaH kRta prayatnopi gRhe na jIvati // 1 // bhAvArtha - jenI koI rakSA karatuM nathI, tenI daiva rakSA karatuM phare che, ane je sArI rIte rakSaNa karAyelo che tenuM deva nAza pAmavAthI te paNa nAzane pAme che. arthAta koI paNa prakAranA Azraya rahIta ane vanamAM gayelo hoya te paNa te jIve che, ane kerI prayatna karIne paNa jo tenuM daiva haNAI gayeluM hoya to te gharamAM paNa jIvato nathI. GEEE DavagaDha nagaranI bahAranA pradezamAM atyAre hajAro mANaII mAM || sonI medanI bharAyelI che. darekanAM hadaya AjakAlanA vicitra vAtAvaraNathI chinna bhinna thaI zakathI vihakaglNa vaLa banI temanA suMdara mukhaDAM Aje udAsinatAnA kALA vAdaLathI AcchAdita thayAM che. "ararI eka mAleka tujAra Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 bharelI hIye! atyAre najIvA vAMkatI khAtara mAryo jAya che, hA tene gharamAMthI chAneA mAtA gupta rIte pakaDIne laI gaMcA hAta te a mane ATalA badhA pazcAttApa thAta nahi. chu AtA bAjI bagaDI javAnI aDDI upara AvI. eka jugAranI lata tene paDI ane tethI pahelIvAra paNa mAra nahi karatAM tene garadana mArA te ve! nyAya kahevAya ! zuM rAjyamAM Avuja adhArU cAle che ! pethakumAra jevA bAdurI ane ustAduM maMtro chatAM paNa A juSArI bayAne pAmate nathI e kevI tAlukhI vAta kahevAya ! joke teNe rAjAnI AjJAne bhaga pharI aparAdha karyo che. tathApi tenA AjI bAjInA saMyetre tathA tenI risaphatA, kAmaLatA, gaiAravatA ane laghutA khetAM ane tenI bhALI suzIla patI tarapha najara karatAM rAjAe tene ekavAra dayAnI najarathI nihALI mAphI bakSavI joie, jaLa vagaranI mAcchInI pekema tenI rasIkI ramaNI Aje tenA vagara taraphaDIyAM mArato haze, athavA te marI paNa gai haze, are ! teNInI vANI paNa kevI madhuratAnA svADhavALI che. A jugArIrUpa ane pama ratnanI thoDIja vAramAM mAMDavagaDhate kheATa paDI jaze, eTaluja nahi paNa tenI strIne ane tenA kuTukhamAM te tetI ghaNIja khATa paDaze cherUM karU thAya te paNa evA A sRSTine sa mAnya sAdhAraNa niyama che. te! te niyamane anusarIne rAjAne atyAre kharekhara aNIne vakhate udAra thavAno dhaNI jarUra che. hA ! AvA -hayabeHka batAvathI kaTTA duzmanane paNu dayA AvyA vagara rahe nahi, tathApi raiyatane pitA tulya pALanArA evA rAjAne zenI dayA Ave ! e pramANenA udgArA vaDe garaHna mAravAnI aNI upara rahelA zrIpALa jugArI mATe dilaseAjI batAvatA ane tene mATe azrunAM be bi Mdue sarakAvatA loko tenA vadanane nirakhatA chatA AkuLa vyAkuLa thai gayA che ane mAMheAmAMhe eka khIja arasaparasa aneka prakAranI vArtAe karI rahyA che. jagat divasane vakhata chatAM paNa jANe atyAre zAMta ane karUNAmaya bha sanuM heAya tevA dekhAva khatAvI rahyuM che. kSeA paNa peAtAnA Azraya taLe eka mAleka tujAra vyavahArIye| pazu jIgarI aneelA jugArI tene najIvA kAraNathI garAMta rAte jANI nArAja thayAM heAya tema atyAre sthira thaI (e mAvItara kamAvatara na thAya Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 gayAM che. vRkSanA AzrayamAM rahelAM aneka prakAranAM vanavAsI pAmara paMkhInA yugale paNa A jugArIne garaDhana mAravAnA kAraNathI hAya athavAtA bicArI tetI tarUNa tarUNIne tarakruDatI jANIne hAya. ke rAjAnA dhAtakI hRdayathI temane kai kAraNa maLyuM hAya, athavA game tema hoya paNa atyAre teA temanA rUdananAja zabdo saMbhaLA'tA, rAjAnA anyAyathI kahe! ke pativratA ramaNInI udAsinatAthI athavA te tenA rUdanathI kaDA ke loka lAgaNIthI kaheA game tema hAya parantu jagatanAM ayeAgya kAryane nahi lei zakanArA savitA nArAyaNa atyAre gADha meghanA kALA vAdaLAMmAM chupAine bharAi kheDA' tA. atyAre AkAzamAM kALAM vAdaLAM bharAi gayAM che. alpa samayamAM A pRthvIne jaLajaLa karI pANIthI relamachela karI deze, ane ApaNane keTaluM badhuM sahana karavuM paDaze, tenI paNa darakAra nahi karanArA leAkeAnAM atyAre kANa jANe temanAM hradaya kema kAra banyAM che! ke jethI teo pASANu sadaza huiyAvALA thaine jugaTIAnA maraNanI sthIti dekhavAne ane bharatI vakhate tenA zuM udgArA ni kaLe che? te sAMbhaLI kAnane pavitra karavAne kAjeja hAya nahi tema ubhelA che. te eka taraph leAka lAgaNI jayAre AvA prakAranI uzkerAyalI che, tyAre bIjI tarapha cAMDALA peAtAnI taravAreAne myAnamAMthI khulI karI AkAzamAM camakAvI nirbaLa purUSone bhaya upajAvatA hatA. kAi jalAda peAtAnI taravArane vastranA cheDAthI sAdhu karavA lAgyA. tyAre kAi jalAda peAtAnI taravAra kevI camakavALI ane pANIkAra che! tene mATe te khuzI thavA lAgyA, tyAre khIjAe e thALe! taiyAra karyAM, jemAM e jaNanAM mastaka kApIne tenI aMdara mukI te thALa rAjAne batAvavAnA hatA.. te baMnene have atima hukama thayeA. ke tamAre tamArA iSTadevanuM smaraNa karavu' hAya te karI levu. phakata pAMca miniTamAMja have tamArA enAM mastaka dhaDathI juThThAM thai jatAM tame bhASAnI jagataneA hajAre leAkeAnI najare AgaLa tyAga karIne cAkhyA jaze! mATe tAkIde tame iSTa devanu smaraNa karI ? cAMDA lenA hukama sAMbhaLIne te baMne jaNa pota potAnA devane sabhALavA .. lAgyA ane zrIpALa jhumArI pazu manamAM koi paN vastu uparathI rAgane dura karate viratapaNe vartI sasAranI huvA. jagatanI vicitra Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 kRtione jANI tene te judo ja anubhava maLato. ahe ! daivanI gati kevI vicitra che. tenA manamAM aneka prakAranA vicAro AvavA lAgyA, duniyAnA avAra navAra saMyogothI tenuM mana da4 ane sAhasika vRttivALuM banyuM hatuM. tene potAne mATe bahuja navAi lAgatuM " aho ! mANasone durdeva kevA prakAranuM hoya che. joke maraNato darekane mATe nirmANa thaeluM hoya che tathApi maraNe bharaNe paNa phera hoya che, khera ! kudarata ! kudarata ! bhalI bhAgya devI ! teMpaNuM tArA paMthI janane purepuro badalo Apyo, Aha ? mANasane aNadhArI Aphato kyAMyathIe AvI paDe che, ke te bicAro bhAgyeja temAMthI bacavAne zakitavAna thAya che, arara ? jagatamAM AvAM daiva hatAM haze ? seraThe. duHkhanA DuMgara zIra, aciMtyA varasI rahayA, rAkha dhiraja vIra. DAhyA paNa DubI gayA; jeDI zrI judIza. pAMDava sarakhA narapati veThayA jaMgala vAsa, deva kaLA nyArI khare? " 2 mAnavInI zI guMjAsa hoya ke jethI deva AgaLa pote pitAne vijaya kaMko vagaDAvI zake ! mAnavInI evIte zuM sattA rahelI che ke jethI te zakitanA prabhAvathI tenuM daiva aMjAI jaI tene Adhina thaI jAya ! mAnavImAM evuM te kayA prakAranuM baLa raheluM che ke te baLanA gorava ane garviSTapaNathI te dudaivane jItI zake ! ne ! ne ! tene mATe te kaMI paNa upAya cheja nahi; ane haze to jaNAze ! devanI mahera vinAza thaI ke mAnavIne tenA bhoga thavuM ja paDe; hemanaDA ! tuM zA mATe nirAza thAya che ! A jagatamAM konuM dhAryuM thayuM che. rAvaNa sarakhA aMhakArI rAyanI dhArelI dhAraNAo paNa manamAM ja rahI gaI. duryodhana sarakhA garviSTa chatrapatinI AzAo hadayamAMja samAI gaI. ane eka vakhatanA chatrapati evA teo jaMgalamAM bhuMDI rIte muvA ! te pachI tAruM zuM bagaDavAnuM che tuM vyartha kheda nahi kara ! he cetana ! tArI pachI duniyAmAM zuM banaze ! te hAre kayAM javA AvavuM che? mATe hemanA zAMta thaI tArI aMtima ghaDIone tuM saMbhALI le ! zoka nahi karA Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 soraTha. "he mana mAMkaDarU5, vyartha kheda tuM zIda kare bhAgyA bhaDavIra bhUpa, hArUM dhoyuM kema thaze ! bhaTake bhoLAnAtha khoparI jhAlI hAthamAM bhaMDuM jayAre bhAgya, mAnavano zo Azare ?" daivanI prabaLa satAmAM phasAyeluM pAmara mAnavarUpI magataruM zuM karavAne samartha che ? jagatamAM devanI prAbaLyatAthI sahIsalAmata rIte koNa bacavA pAmela che ? chatrapati zreNaka nRpati jevAne paNa kedakhAnAmAM rahevuM paDyuM'tuM, eTaluM ja nahi kiMtu potAnA hastanI aM gulIne zobhAvatI evI aMguThImAM rahelo pANIdAra hiro tene cusIne akALe kedakhAnAmAM ja temane maravuM paDayuM hatuM. vijayanI kAMkSAvALA paNa laDAImAM parAbhava pAmelA ceDA mahArAjAne daivayogeja vAvamAM paDIne potAnI komaLa kAyAnI Ahuti ApavI paDatI, eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu tema karIne paNa potAnI kIti malIna nahi karatAM temaNe amara rAkhI'tI. pathvIrAja jevA dIhInA nA zUrA zahenazAhanuM kedakhAnAmAMja maraNa nIpajyu"tuM. are ! mArIja mAphaka Aja mALavAnI dhArA nagarInA prakhyAta paramAra vaMzIya muMja rAjA tenuM AvI rIte duSTa tela cAMDAlone hAthe zuM mastaka nahetuM kapAvyuM ! Aha ! kharekhara mArU maraNa tenA jevuM ja gaNAze, tene mATe jema leko nArAja thayA hatA. tevI ja rIte ko mArI pratye dilasojI batAve che paraMtu te eka narapati rAjA hatA, ane huM eka dhanADhaya mAleka tujAra zeThIyo paNa jugArI chuM. jagata mane tenI sAthe bIje naMbara gaNaze. are ! hecetana ! tArAM karelAM kama tane A bhavamAMja phaLyAM, je mANaso kAMI paNa na vicAratAM haradina pApamAM ja mazagula rahe che, tene tenAM kRtyo A bhavamAMja bhogavavAM paDe che, bhalene pApI palakavAra phAvI jAya, paraMtu aMte te te maravAno ja che. tenAM kALAM karmane badalo levAne eka divasa tene jahannamanI khAImAM javAnuM ja che. eka jugAranI latathI mArA be hAla thayela jagata jai rahI che te pachI kALAM dhoLAM karanArA ane lAkhe nI lAja luMTanArA tathA kaMgALanI thApaNo oLavanArA ane dikarIyonA Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 paisA khAnArA adhama kasAIo ane tenAM dalAlo karanArA narapIzAco AvA pApIjanone temanAM pApakarma kema cheDaze? kharekhara temaNe te AgaLathI ja pitAne mATe jAhannamanA rastA khullA mukAvyA che, jevI karaNI karaze tevI darekane bharavAnI che, hA ! kahyuM paNa che ke gAyana, " dazA kare te keI na karaze, murakha kare abhimAna mAnava magataruM zuM kare jyAM, daIva dazA baLavAna kAyA baMgale jIva musAphara, ghoTa bhale ghaData eka dina evo Avaze bhAI, naraka jaI paDato : lAkho jananI lAje lUMTIne manamAM makalAta pApanA pioTalA bAMdhIne, pAchaLa pastA kaMgALanI thApaNa oLavI, vagasagathI naDato A dazA jyAM kAramIte, dejamAM jaI Tharate " hA! kALAM karanAro amata sarakho pApI mArI mAphaka pAchaLathI patAze. tyAre tenI AMkha ughaDaze. hA ! pApanuM phaLa tene ahIne ahIM ja maLaze, pApI ! makalAiza nahi, cAra divasanI majhA mANI le, paNa AgaLa tyAre jAhannamanI khAImAM ghaNo kALa rahevAnuM che. tene vicAra karaje, mukha samaju hoya te atyArathI ja samajI jA, nahi te mArI peThema pAchaLathI pastAIza. eTalAmAM tenI vicAra zreNI prabhune dhyAnamAM lacelI tAne pAmI gaI. kema? alyAo! keTalI vAra che. thoDI vAramAM A taravAra mastaka uDADI deze, tAkIda kare ? bhagavAnane bheTe ke muvA pachI te tamane sadgati Ape ! " ema kahetAnI sAthe cAMDAla AMTA mAravA lAgyo. cAMDAlanAM AvAM vAyaka sAMbhaLI jugArInI vicAra zreNI pAchI palaTAI gaI. mANasane duHkha vakhate jagatamAM dharma teja zaraNa che. mAre atyAre anya vicAra karavAnI kaMI paNa jarUra nathI. pAMca miniTamAM te A cAMDAlo amArAM mastaka judo karI nAMkhaze. dhanane mahimA avarNanIya che, kemake pahelAM jayAre rAjAe rA Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NIne kalaMka caDAvI kADhI mukI'tI, tyAre rANIe zrI pArthanAthanI pratimA sAmI rAkhI iyAna karI kaMI paNa jApa karyo te, tethI rANInuM saMkaTa to gayuM te gayuM, paNa ulaTuM rAjAe teNInuM keTaluM badhuM sanmAna paNa karyuM'tuM. mATe kharekhara e pAzvanAthamAM kAMI paNa camatkAra jaNAya che, tenA adhiSThAyaka devatA baLI A che, jethI jhaTapaTa bhakatenI vAre te deDI Ave che. vaLI pethaDa kumAra maMtrIzvara paNa prathama ghaNI ja garIba hAlatamAM hatA. dharmanA ArAdhanathI ja temanI ucca sthIti prApta thaI che, teo eka vakhata vAta karatA'tA ke temanA pitA devAzAha paNa eka zuravIrane chAje tevA bahAdura purUSa hatA, temane eka vakhata lohanI beDIo paherAvI rAjAe kArAgAramAM pUryA'tA, paNa zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM hadayathI atyaMta bhaktipurvaka ArAdhanA karavAthI tarata ja temanI beDIo bhAMgI nIce paDI gaI eTaluM ja nahi paraMtuM temanA adhiSThAyaka deve temane baMdha namAMthI mukata karyA, ne tyAMthI upADI teone strInI pAse mukI dIdhA. rAjAe pAchaLa ghaNI tapAsa karAvI paNa tenuM kAMI vaLyuM nahiM; mATe kharekhara mAre paNa tenuM ja zaraNa che, teja pArzvanAtha bhagavAna huM atyAre Azaro laI tene vinaMti karuM ke he pArtharAja ? he tribhuvana jagadhaNa ! tArA zaraNugatanuM tuM rakSaNa kara ! jagatamAM tArI kRti AcaryathI bharapura che. tuM naravara nAyaka jagatamAM eka dhuraMdhara zira chatrarUpa che. mAre zuM ? huM te maravAnI aNu upara chuM. mAruM jIvana meM tane ja arpaNa kareluM che, cahe te mAro agara jIvADo tuM samartha dayALu che. huM marIza enI mane darakAra nathI paNa tAro zaraNAgata maraze tenI lAja tamane che, jagatamAM mArI gati agara mAro Azaro tuM ja che, bhaktanI bhIDa bhAgavAne tuM taiyAra thA! tArA jugaTIyA sevakanuM tuM rakSaNa kara ! AjathI huM mArA ISTadeva tane ja mAnuM chuM. kadAca huM ahIMthI mRtyu pAmuM, paNa parabhavamAM mane tuja nAyaka maLaje. he pArzvaciMtAmaNe ! tArA bhakta nI bhIDa tArA adhiSThAyaka devo nahi bhAge te pachI koNa bhAgaze ! A bharaNamAMthI je huM bacIza te niraMtara tArI bhakti karIza, mAro jugArane dhaMdhe tyAgI daIza. eTaluM ja nahi paNa dina pratidina adhika adhika dharmadhyAnamAM huM sAvadhAna thaiza. te Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva ghaNone sahAya karI che, ciMtAmaNe! tArI bhaktithI ghaNuM jevo A lekamAM sukhI thayA chatA bhava samudrane paNa tarI jAya che, je bhAgyavaMta hoya che tevA samaju purUSanuM citaja tArAmAM joDAya che. tArA dhyAnathI satvara mANasa pitAnuM kArya siddha karI zake che. hAlA pratye ! tuMja ciMtAmaNuM ratnane nihALate chate kAcana kakaDo huM zA mATe grahaNa kare ! tArA sarakhe bhAveka hayAtI hatI te mArI A dazA na thAta! he vibhe ! tuM kezarIsiMha jaga tamAM gajenA karate chate zuM mAnavonAM saMkaTa rUpI meTAM hAthIonAM ToLAM rahI zake che ! ajJAna rUpI aMdhakArane dura karavAne samartha ciMtAmaNI evo tuM ja surya jhagajhagate chate mAnavonAM duHkha rUpI kALA vAdAM kayAM sudhI TakI rahe che te kRSNa mahArAjanuM duHkha dura karyuM to mArI AzAne pUrNa nahi kare ! eka nAga sarakhA tiryaMcanuM rakSaNa karavAne tame deDI AvyA te he viThalavara ! mane tarachoDI dezo ? nA! nA ! tema karaze nahi; he dayALu deva ! mane madada kara ! dezazAhane kArAgrahathI mukti apAvI, lIlAvatI paTarANInuM kalaMka utarAvyuM, mATe e nizcaya che ke tuM tArI bhakti karanAranI sahAya karavAne kyAre paNa bhulatA nathI. kemake tamArA adhiSThAyaka devatA evA baLIyA che ke tArI bhakti karanArathI IcchA saheja vAtamAM te pUrNa kare che. ane A tArA bhaktanI paNa ApadA nAza karaze." ityAdi vicAra karavo te koI paNa jaMjALa ke mAyA prapaMcane vicAra nahi karatAM hadayamAM tenI murti sthApana karI bhAvanAthI dayAna dharavA lAgyo. tenA AtmA sAthe pitAnA AtmAne abhinnapaNe nirakhato chate bahAra zuM zuM thAya che te dareka bAbatane bhUlI gayo. piote kayAM ubho che tenI paNa tene atyAre khabara nathI. hadayanI ghaTamALA hadayamAMja ramaNa karavA lAgI. zrI pArzva prabhunA guNothI tenuM hadaya ubharAvA lAgyuM, tenAM hRdayanA AMdolano uchaLavA lAmAM hadayanI tAlAvelI tenI sAthe abhinna paNe joDAI gaI. ' "alyAo! tamAre keTalI vAra che. juo A taravAre tamAre mATe uMcakANI, ekI vakhate banenAM dhaDa judAM thaI jaze," cAMDAla buma mArIne kahevA lAgyA. jugArInI vicAra zreNu tuTI gaI. khera! tenI vicAra zreNae pitAnuM kArya varAthI karI dIdhuM'tuM, Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 caMDALanI vANI sAMbhaLI jugArIe bacavAnI AzA cheDI. hadayamAM pArzvanAthanuM ciMtavana karatAM thAM tenA mukhamAMthI aMtima uDyAre bahAra nIkaLI paDayA. soraTha "lakSmI caturA nAra, rAjA ghera cAlI jaze, dujha lalitA sAra, mujazuM svarga sidhAvaze; zaraNu zrI phaNIrAya, avara nathI koI Azaro, raTatAM tAruM nAma, jInavarajI jAzuM ame." he cetana ! A nAzavaMta saMsAramAM tArAM kukamano pazcAttApe karI Akhare prabhu pAse kSamA mAgI le, he pAmara ! tuM jagatanA kSaNika sukhane mATe Asakta thaIza nahi, kAraNa ke bAhya vastuone tyAga karavAno divasa hAre nizcaya AvavAne che. kAyA mahara baMgalI, luMTAze tArI mAnavI, saMbA samayanA raMga jevI, aMdagI A jANavI. AzA rUpa viSe velI, viMTAI pAmara zuM phare ! veLA veLAnI chAMyaDI, pastA pAchaLa tuM kare. kharekhara mANasane jagatamAM koI paNa vizrAma dhAma hoya te phakta zrI paramAtmAnuM smaraNa ja cittane nirmaLa karanAruM che. AkhI jaMdagI eLe gumAvI, tadapi aMtima samayane vize paNa parama pavitra pArzvanAthanuM zaraNa mane lAbhakArI thAo ! mArA vinane haraNa karanArUM thAo ! jagatanA tArakanI stuti vastutaH Icchitane denArI che, tathApi bhoLA manuSyo bramaNamAM bhUlIne jyAM tyAM bhaTakAya che. gAyana, tribhuvana vaMdana jagadAnaMdana, vighana sarUpI tuM ghatAra; zuddha buddha tu karma nikaMdana, dharma dhuraMdhara tuM kiratAra satya vAyaka mukhamAMthI ucaravuM dhyAna prabhunuM niraMtara dharavuM. dharma karmamAM ahoniza ramavuM, pApa karatAM dilathI DaravuM, suSTi sakaLane narakSara nAyaka, pArasamaNi tuM che jInarAja. tribhu vikaTa vATa bhavaraNamAM vicaravuM, duHkha dAvAnalathI nahi DavuM, Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 saMkaTa samaye dhIrA banavuM, zaraNa eka zrI chananuM karavuM, duHkha nivAraka jagajana sajajana, naTavara naMdana zyAma kumAra tribhu tAraka nara nAyaka tuM svAmI satya sahAyaka AtamarAmI Azare eka aMtarajAmI, ripu jano reze jakha mArI; akhila jagatanA duHkhIyA samayamAM sahAya thaje zrI pArzvakumAra tri eTalA zabda mukhamAMthI nIkaLI paDyA, ke tarataja pAcho dhyAnamAM caDI gayo, ahIM cAMDALo taravAro camakAvavA lAgyA. lekonAM hadaya tarataja kaMpAyamAna thayAM; arara ! haju sudhI paNa kaMI jaNAtuM nathI, loko laMbI najara karI jevA lAgyA, paNa koI A vatuM jaNAtuM nathI, eka miniTamAM jagatanuM kImatI jhaverAta luMTAI jaze, amulya hIro patthara taLe kacaLAI jaze. lokonA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM cAMDALAe taravAre ugAmI, bannene sAmasAmA ubhA rAkhyA, taravAra jevI pADavAnI aNI upara hatI, tevAmAM saDasaDATa karatuM eka bANa cAMDAlonA pagamAM AvIne paDayuM. cAMDAlo camakyA taravAro temanA hAthamAMthI paDI gaI, ane dago dago karatA hoya piokAravA lAgyA. dareka leke Azcarya pAmavA lAgyA ke A zuM thayuM ! tIra kayAMthI AvyuM, rAjAnA eka amaladAre tene uMcakI lIdhuM te tene cheDe eka kAgaLa bAMdhele jaNAya. tarataja hajAre mANasonA Azcarya vacce cAMDAlene mAratAM aTakAvI teNe te patra chaDI vAMcI jevo, pachI hajAro mANasa AgaLa te patra vAMcavA mAMDayo, dareka leka patra sAMbhaLavAne Atura thayA chatA zAMta thaI gayA. mArA zANA, samaju ane vaphAdAra maMtrI pethaDakumAra, mu. mAMDalagaDha. tamAro patra vAM. loka lAgaNI uzkerAyelI joI huM nArAja chuM, atyAranuM vAtAvaraNa jotAM mAre mAro hukama pheravavAnI ati jarUra che, ema samajI huM hukama karuM chuM ke je te bane kedI hayAta hoya to zrIpALane vastrAbhUSaNa ApI tenuM tenI yogyatA pramANe sanmAna karI tene vAjate gAjate tAkIde tenA ghera mokalI Apa, ane dhutArAne deza nikAla karo ! tene jaNAvavuM ke kaI divasa amArA dezamAM pharIne paga mukIza to tane pakaDI tarataja garadana mAravAmAM Avaze. tAkIde hukamano amala karo ! lI. rAja siMhadevanA praNAma. Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 patra vAMcI hajAro leAke'nAM hradaya harSathI ucchaLavA lAgyAM, A ! kevI kudaratanI lIlA ! eka paLamAM keTalA taphAvata ! tarataja cAMDALAe peAtAnI taravAro myAnamAM mukI temane maMtrI pAse lAgyA, sarva saraghasa tenI pAchaLa pachI AvavA lAgyuM. maMtrIe temanAM DhAM tuTAM vastra utarAvI zrIpAlane tenI kurAi ceAgya rAmUSaNa paheravA ApyAM ane zrutarAne dezanikAla karI rAkhane hukama tene parakhAvI dIdhA, matrAtA upakAra mAnI tADA ravAne thayA. A tarapha jugArI zrIpALane laine vAjate gAjate sarva saraghasa tene ghera Avyu. lalitA paNa peAtAnA dhaNIne sahI salAmata ghera AvatA joi navAi pAmatI thI teNIe meAtInA cALathI tene vadhAvI lIdhe. sarva sagAM sabaMdhItA -hRdaya AnaMdathI ubha rAvA lAgyAM, pachI sarvAM saraghasa peAtAne ThekANe gayuM. jugArI zrIpALa paNa niratara pArzvanAthanI bhakti karavA lAgyA. tene tA sAkSAt anubhava maLyA tethI dina pratidana vizeSa bhaktivaMta thaI ubhaya dupati sukSmamAM peAtAneA vakhata pasAra karavA lAgyAM. AhA ! rAma rAkhe tene kANu cAkhe ! tevAra pachI nagaramAM gupta rIte paNa kei vyasana rame nahi tene mATe pethaDakumAra maMtrInA putra jhAMjhaNa kumArane rAjA rakSakanA adhikAra sAMpatA havA, te dararAja aneka prakAre nagarInuM avalokana kare che . ST '' prakaraNa 28 muM. jhAMjhaNakumAranI cAturyatA " ryanAM kiraNA prakAza karatAM chatAM ane sRSTi maMDa Lane tapAvatAM chatAM mAnavInA *hradayanI ArapAra pasAra thayAM kare che lagabhaga apeAranA vakhata thavA AdhyeA che. atyAre leAkeA pAta peAtAnA kAme jugArane dhaMdhA vaLagelA che, zrIpALa jugArI jevA truTI leAkeA paNa Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tajI daI dharma dhyAnamAM ujamALa thayA thakA aneka prakAre saMsAranAM sukha bhogavI rahyA che. je ciMtAmaNIe pitAnuM ciMtAmaNInuM birUda sArthaka karI potAnI jIvanaderI laMbAvI ApI che, tene guNa kema bhUlAya ! alpa samayanI bhaktimAM je jagadhaNI, vizvapati, pArzva prabhue tene ATaluM badhuM amogha phaLa ApyuM che. tenI ghaNA vakhata sudhI kadAca A kSaNika chavana pravAhamAM bhakti karI hoyato saMsAra samudra thakI paNa kema na tAre ! kemake jagatamAM mokSanI la kSmI meLavavI te dareka mAnavanuM mULa sUva heya che. ane te DAhyo dAtAra bhaktane te paNa ApavAne leza bI bhUla nathI. ityAdi vicArato ane pradhAna pethaDakumArane upakAra mAnate te azaArAmamAM pitAno vakhata vitAvate chate pitAnI strI lalita lalitA sAthe jANe svarga ahIM ja che athavA pitAthI cAra AMgaLa dura che. tema sukhamAM pitAnA divase gumAvavA lAgyo. evA samayamAM rAjA jayasiMhadeva eka divase rAjasabhAmAM bi. rAjelo che. baMdijano aneka prakAre tenI stuti karI rahayA che. tenI AgaLa aneka prakAre kRtikAone nATAraMbha thaI rahayo che. sarva rAjyajano A dekhAvathI atyAre AnaMdamAM gulatAna thaelA che. evAmAM dvArapALe nekI pokArI buma mArI, ke he deva ! nagaranuM mAhIjana Apane araja karavAnuM Ave che, rAjAe tarataja AjJA ApI, eTale dvArapALe temane rAjA AgaLa lAvIne hAjara karI - dIdhA. mahAjana rAjA pAse AvI karagaravA lAgyuM, AjIjI karI vinaMti karavA lAgyuM, ke "svAmina ! ApanI sabhAgyavaMtI nagarImAM cora rUpI agni vaDe karIne ame baLI gayA chIe, mATe cAra thakI amAruM rakSaNa kare. nahitara ame bIjA dezamAM cAlyA jaIzuM. " mahAjananAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe tarataja koTavALane bolAvyo. tenI upara krodha karo cho rAjA tene jaNAvato have, " re ! adhama ! mAro garAsa khAIne sukhe samAdhe rAtrIne vize tuM suI rahe che, jethI kANamAM rahelo guNo jema lAkaDAne kare che tema mAruM nAma jyAM tyAM korAtuM jAya che. cAra lokonA trAsathI trANa pAmeluM maDAja nidhana thatu jAya che ane to tenI paNa darakAra Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19ra karatA nathI. " rAjAe koTavALane AvatAMnI sAthe rokaDuM nALIyera parakhAvI dama bharAvyo. he svAmina ! AkhI rAta huM cAre tarapha pharI pharIne jeuM chuM, tathApi cora pakaDAtA nathI. " koTavALe nirAzapUrvaka jaNAvyuM. he svAmi ! parvaNIne vize paNa cora corI karatAM aTakatA nathI, mATe nakkI A jhAMjhaNa kumAraja corane sahAya karI cerI karato haze " anya pradhAna vagere deSatI agnithI baLatA loko avasara jANI rAjAnA kAna bhaMbheratA havA. "re adhama ? je sAta divasamAM corane nahi pakaDe te je corane zikSA thaze, te tane karavAmAM Avaze. " anyanI zikhavaNIthI bhoLavAyelA rAjAe koTavALa jhAMjhaNakumArane mAnavaMtu bhAre kImatI kharakhaDIyuM ApI dIdhuM. pachI rAjAe jhAMjhaNakumArane sanmAna karI mahAjanane samajAvI tarataja ravAne karI dIdhA. jhAMjha, kumAra cora pakaDavAmAM nira tara sAvadhAna paNe tatpara thayo. paNa cora loke pakaDAyaja zA mATe ! teo sAta divasa sudhI corI karavA nikaLyAja nahi ane sAtamA divasane bhUlathI AThamo dina jANIne corI corI karavA nIkaLyA. madhya rAtrIne samaye judA judA bhAga thakI AvIne cATAnA madhya bhAgane vize te ekaThA thayA. have Aje sAtamo divasa hovAthI ekAkI jhAMjhaNa kumAra corano. veza paherI tyAM AvyA. tene corano pozAka hovAthI tene cora samajI coro paNa tene cAra saMjJAvaDe belAvatA havA, jhAMjhaNakumAra paNa temanI sAme cora saMjJAe karIne teno juvAba ApavA lAgyA. pachI mAMDa mAMhe bhegA maLIne jhAMjhaNakumAra pUchavA lAgyA ke tamArI zakti keTalI che ! tyAre eka core jaNAvyuM ke zakuna vaDe karIne huM sarva zubhAzubha jANI zakuM chuM, bIjAe kahyuM ke vidyA vaDe karIne sarvatALAM huM bhAMgI nAkhuM chuM, tyAre trIjAe jaNAvyuM ke eka vAra zabda sAMbhaLavAthI sarva purUSa ane strIne oLakhavA vALo huM chuM, evI rIte traNe core pitAnI zakita jaNAvI dIdhI. pachI traNe jaNuM jhAMjhaNakumAra corane puchatA havA. ke tArA keTalI zakti che. ! tevAre teNe jaNAvyuM ke mane yogI gurUe kRgunAmAM AdhI ApI che. tenA prabhA Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vathI je coronI sAthe huM rahuM te kadApi haNavA ye thAya nahi, have atyAre ApaNe rAjAnA maMdiramAM corI karavAne pesIye ! kemake jyAM dhananA DhagalA hoya tathA caNoThInI dhoDe motIye paDelAM hoya tevA ThekANe je ApaNe corI karIe, te ApaNuM dAridra paNa jatuM rahe, jhAMjhaNakumAre temane jaNAvyuM tenI vAta sAMbhaLI sarva cere khuzI thayA thakA rAjAnA maMdira tarapha AvatA hatA, teTalAmAM rUDI dizAe rahIne ziyALa zabda karato ho, eTale tarataja zakunanA jANanArA core jaNAvyuM ke chuM "A ziyALanA zabda thakane karIne ApaNane maNa ratna ghaNuM maLaze, tathApi eka divasa paNa raheze nahi. . maNI ratna cheDIne ApaNe hIrA, mANeka vagere tathA hIrAgara vastra pramukha laIzuM te harakata nathI ne ! kemake A rAjAne mahela sarva vastuothI bharelo che. ema kahIne jhAMjhaNakumAra temane eka bhaMDAra taraphe lAvatA havA. nirbhaya paNe tALAM bhAMgI tarataja cAre cAra bhaMDAramAM pravesa karatA hatA. eTalAmAM vaLI bhairavane zabda sAMbhaLIne zakunane jANanAra pharIne paNa bolate have, ke A zakuna vaDe karIne koIka rAjAne subhaTa ApaNane dekhe che, tethI vilaMba na karI! tarataja daridrane nAza karavAne ciMtAmaNI samAna evI cAra peTI jhAMjhaNakumAra te corone batAvatA hatA, te laIne sarva coTAmAM aAvyA. - coTAmAM AvelA zerone have chuTAM paDavAne vakhata najIka A jANI kapaTI cera jhAMjhaNakumAre te traNa cerene jaNAvyuM, ke mi ! have ApaNe kayAre malIzuM ! - "he mitra ! tuM vRthA kheda nahi kara ! AjathI tuM amAro dilojAna hesta che. prabhAta kALe mANeka AgaLa bijorAM hAthamAM laIne je mANaso AvyAM hoya tene tuM malaje. te ame ja hoIzuM. tyAM ApaNe meLApa thaze, " vizvAsa pAmelA coroe kapaTIcara jhAMjhaNane pitAnI jIvana dorI ApI dIdhI. have jema jIva judAM judAM kamIe karIne bhinna bhinna gatimAM gamana kare tema cAre core judA judA mArge jAtA havA. jhAMjhaNa Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 kumAra paNa prApta thayA che core jene evo harSAyamAna thaze thaOM pitAne ghera AvIne sUI gaye, have prabhAtanA samaye maMtrI pethaDakumAra rAjabhuvanamAM AvyA, tyAM lakSmIgRhanAM tALAM bhAgelAM jANI ane tapAsa karatAM ratnanI cAra peTIo cerAyelI jANI tarata ja te vAta rAjAne nivedana karI. ke pAgninI viSama vALAthI, jenAM gAtro zithila thaI kaMpAyamAna thayAM che e rAjA sabhAmaMDapamAM pradhAna putra jhAMjhaNakumArane bolAvatA ho, kemake kAraNa paDe chate rAjAo paNa zatrunI garaja sAre che. vaLI rAjA konA mitra thayA che ! lakSmI jema ekane mukIne bIjAnA ghera jAya che, vezyA jema navA navA purUSe bhogave che tevI rIte rAjAo paNa pitAnA vizvAsane bI mAravA taiyAra thAya che. kemake pUrvIbaMdu rAjA zuM cANakyane apamAna ApanAro nathI thayo ! naMdarAjAe zuMzakaDALa maMtrInuM kAsaLa nathI kaDhAvyuM ! bhImarAjA zuM vimaLa pramukhane apamAna karanAra nathI thayo! kharekhara rAjAo kayAre paNa pitAnA hetA ja nathI. rAjAe tarataja jhAMjhaNakumArane parakhAvI dIdhu ke jhAMjhaNa ! tuM corane pakaDI lAvyuM ke kema ! Aje mArA bhaMDAramAMthI paNa core rananI peTIo laI gayA. Aje sAta divasa purA thayA che mATe tenI zikSA tuM ja bhogavI le." rAjAe te jhAMjhaNakumArane AvatAmAMja hoLInuM nALIyera ApI dIdhuM. - "svAmina! zAMta thAo ! hamaNAMja te care Avaze ! utAvaLA na thAo ! utAvaLe AMbA pAke nahi. " utAvaLA se bAvarA dhIrA so gaMbhira "huM corone hamaNAMja pakaDAvuM chuM" evI rIte zAMtatAthI rAjAnA krodhanuM nivAraNa karatA maMtrIputra pitAne ghera AvI tarataja subhaTane AjJA ApatA ho ke " jAo ! mANekacoka AgaLa je purUSonAM hAthamAM birAM hoya temane bAMdhIne ahIM lAvo ! " AjJA maLatAMja hathIyAra badhI subhaTe mANekacokamAM AvI te vyavahArIyA sarakhA dekhatA coranA hAtha bAMdhIne jhAMjhaNakumAra AgaLa lAvIne raju karI dIdhA. kanakavaDe karIne hajAro loke jovAne maLelA che. evA saraghasanI sAthe jhAMjhaNakumAre te corone pachI rAjA AgaLa lAvIne ubhA karI dIdhA. "he svAmina ! jema rAgadveSarUpI zatruo prANIonuM Abha dhana luMTI le che, tevI ja rIte tamArI nagarI A cAra luTe che, Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUryanA tejane jItanArA tame have jema yogya lAge tema kare" ! evuM kahIne jhAMjhaNakumAre corone oLakhAvI dIdhA. A "re luccAo! ahIMthI ratnanI peTIo corI gayA che te hAjara karI gho, nahitara avaLI ghANImAM pIlAvI tamAruM tela kaDhAvIza" rAjAe temane bhayanuM darzana karAvyuM. svAmina ! peTI zuMne vAta zuM ! hame leke te kAMI jANa tAja nathI sAheba! ame te A nagaranA moTA vyavahArIyA chIye, Apane amArI AgaLa AvuM bolavuM te ucita nathItemaNe paMDita banIne zAMtatAthI uttara Ape. tarataja jhAMjhaNakamAra AgaLa AvIne kahevA lAgyA, ke "are! caro ! tame kema mAnatA nathI ! rAjA sAhebane kharI vAta kahI , nahitara tame sakhta sajAne lAyaka thaze." jhAMjhaNakumAranuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLIne zabda jANanAra cera taravaja tene oLakhato ha. ane khAnagI te bene jaNAvate have, tyAra bAda peTI levAnuM temaNe mAnya karyuM. pachI kevALa pUchavA lAgyuM ke te peTI karI che te peTa amArA baDAramAM che. evI rIte peTIna patte meLavIne kabaje karI pachI te corene mAravAne rAjA keTavALane soMpato have, TivALa cArone laIne javA lA. che. eTale pelA cAra belyA ke cothe cera tuM che, ane tArI zakti hatI tene khoTI thai gaI, pachI rAjA pAsethI corene jIva jIva bacAvIne pitAne ghera laI jai temane nekarImAM rAkhyA, kemake bhUmi thakI paDelA mANasone bhUmija Azraya che, vaLI rAjyapaNuM, rUpa, lakSmI, strI, bhaga, nirogIpaNuM, zAtA, yaza, jasa tathA sukhanA vRddhi e sarva prANIne jIvitadAna dIdhAthI maLe che. rAjA krodhathI rakta thaelo che, vaLI bIjA pradhAne nivAre che, tathApi cera jhAMjhaNakumArane teNe ApI dIdhA. kemake kArya karavAne samarthana evA purUnuM vacana buddhivaMta purUSa keI vakhata paNa ullaMghana karatA nathI. . kArya karavAne samartha evA purUSane aparAdha thaye hoya te paNa samajAvIne tene rAkhIye, kemake agni pitAnA gharane bALI nAMkhe che to paNa bIje divase tene gharamAM lAvavo paDe che, tethI corene jhAMjhaNakumAre potAnA mAnitA sevaka karIne Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhyA, kemake caMdana je te tApane dura karIne zarIrane sugaMdhita kare che, jhAMjhaNakumAranA A prakAranA vRttAMtane jANanAra rAjA paNa tenI buddhinI tathA dayALatAnI prazaMsA karavA lAgyo, ane pethaDakumArane vastra, alaMkAra vagere tathA sonAnuM ane ranathI jaDeluM eka amulya khaDama tuSTamAna thaelA rAjAe ApyuM, temaja pAMce parvamAM kaI paNa vyasana na seve, tene mATe vAraMvAra paTala vagaDAvyo prakaraNa ra9 muM "pethaDakumAranI udAratA hajI gamAM manuSyabhava pAmIne amegha evI saMpadAo ja che paNuM meLavI tethI A kAyA pitAnuM kalyANakArI " . cakavAnI nathI. vaLI have havasthAnA aMka che paNa pragaTa thavA lAgyA, koNa jANe kAle zuM thaze! uchachache tenI mAnavane paNa khabara paDatI nathI. kAcanA kaMpA sarakhI A kAcI kAyA, zuM vizvAsa mATe jema bane tema A mAnava janmanI sAthe meLavavI ane eka vakhate siddhAcaLanI jAtrA karavA javuM, ityAdika vicAramAM lIna thaelA maMtrI pethaDakumAra bAvana derAsaravaDe karIne yukta zrI siddhAcaLa tarapha Adezvara prabhune bheTavAne nRpanI AjJA laI cAlatA havA. jagatamAM je ke tIrthanAM sthAnake to ghaNAM che, tathApi siddhAcaLane mane himA vilakSaNa che. jyAM dAnazALAo paNa punya, pujane ekaThI karanArI che eTaluM ja nahi balka anekavi saMcita pApane nAza karanArI che, temaja je ThekANe potAne janma, pitAnuM dhana, vacana ane ziyala paNa sAphalyapaNAne pAme che. vaLI te atyaMta bhAva thakI pAlyAM chatAM tirthaMkaranI saMpadAna ApanArAM che. evA atyaMta mahimAvaMta siddhAcaLamAM keTalAka divasa gaye thake pethaDakumAra AvI pitAne gya kriyA karI zrI Adezvara bhagavAnane bheTatA havA. tyAM pethaDakumAra maMtrIzvara paccIsa ghaDI sonAnI kheloe karI Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 197 eka bhay na prAsAda karAvatA havA. tene joine loko Azca pAmavA lAgyA. ane puchyA vakhAvA lAgyA. are ! suvarNa ne dhAraNa karanArA ane A prakAranA ADaMbaravALA A te koi rAna haze ke kANu haze ! aneka prakAre bhATa cAraNA tenI stuti karavA brAgyA. temane paNa saiA sAnI yAgyatA pramANe te satkAra karatA have, ema ghaNA divasa tyAM vitADIne pachI keTaleka divase giranAranA patta upara rahelA zrI neminAtha bhagavAna tenAM darzana karavAne pethaDakumAra maMtrI potAnA sadha sAthe AvatA havA. tyAM AgaLa cekiMganI puranA rahenAra ane agravALa kuLane vize utpanna thaelA evA alAudina khAdazAhanA mAnitA purNa nAmane digabarI zrAvaka eka meTA saMdha laine AvelA hatA. lakSmInA ane sattAnA maDhe karIne aMdha thayA thakA ane anya AvelA sa SanI avagaNanA karatA chatA jANe tiryAM potAnu ja che evA DALa batAvatA te pUrdimaMbarI zrAvaka DuMgarapara caDavAne taiyAra thayA. have pradhAna paNa caDavAne ujamALa trayA thakI tyAM AvatA havA. rAjA, saMdha, ane gurU tathA devanI AjJA duSTa hAya che. vaLI pelA leAkeA A saMghanI agaNunA karatA chatA parvata upara caDavA lAgyA, tyAre maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAre jAvyu` ke tameA Ama kema karIche!! .. prathama caDIe chIye. 66 A tiya amArUM che, mATe ame te leAkAe javAba ApyA. ame kahIe chIe ke A tirtha amarU che ate tame kaheAche ke amArUM che, parantu temAM hetu zuM che te kahI saMbhaLAvA ! " matrIzvare cokhA te cakra khulAsA meLavavA tAkI ApI. . 23 * pragaTapaNe neminAthane vize jo kadApi kamare kaMdA dekhAya, tA tamArU ti, nahiMtA amArUM ti che. temaja pragaTapaNe chatane paherAvelAM AbhUSA bhagavAn sana karatA nathI, tethI A ti hiMga kharatuM che paNa zvetAMbaratu nathI. e pramANe te leAkAe sAme keInTuDI paNa rIkaDIyeA juvAba parakhAvI dI .. * keTalAMka tAM namAmAM temaja pAlItANAne vize dArA sAthe kamarabaMdha vasAi gayelAM hAya evI panu pratimA hoya che te Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 - te tamArI che, vaLI AbhUSAnA samuhane jana pratimA sadana nathI karatI, tenuM kAraNa kArtika svAmInI dRSTi pramANe lokone samu dAya teja dhaNu' dekhe che, teA alakAra karIne keTalu teja dekhAya !Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 caDIne zrI neminAtha bhagavAnanI snAtra pUja, dhajA pramukha caDAvavA pUrvaka bhagavAnanI aneka prakAre stuti karatA havA, have IdramALa paheravAnA avasare sarva leke kautuka vaDe karIne sAvadha thayA. temaja ubhaya saMdhavIo paNa bhagavAnanI DAbI jamaNI bAjue ubhA rahyA. te banne saMdhavInI besavAnI rItija prathama to jaya ane parAjya batAvI Ape che kemake jamaNI bAjue pradhAna beThelA che temane jaya thavAne che, have banne taraphanA lake sonuM bolate thake vadhavA lAgyA. sonAnI pAMca ghaDIo maMtrIzvare mukI tyAre pUrNa zrAvake paNa pAMca mukI, pachI cha, sAta, ATha ema anukrame caDavA lAgyA chevaTe soLa ghaDI thaI, tyAM thakI paNa caDavA lAgyA, pachI bIju sonu levA mATe ATha divasane vAyado karIne pUrNa zrAvaka sonuM levAne pitAnA gAma uTaDIo mekalatA havA, maMtrIzvare paNa ghaDImAM eka jana cAle evI uMTaDIone sonuM levA mATe daza divasane vAyade mAMDavagaDha mokalI, temaja saMghanA TakA pramukha tathA ApelI sonA mahera pramukha ekaThI karatAM aThThAvIsa ghaDI suvarNa thayuM, tethI iMdramALa paheravAne ujamALa evA pradhAna pharIne paNa chappana ghaDI suNe huM ApIza ema be latA havA. kemake hajAra joDavAvaDe karIne lAkha thAya ane lAkha jeDavAvaDe karIne koDa thAya, evI rIte pradhAne suvarNa ekaThuM karI dIdhuM, have pUrNa saMghavIe sarva saMdhane ekAMtamAM bolAvIne pUchayuM, ke tamArUM badhuM dravya ekaThuM karo ! tevAre sarva loko bolavA lA gyA ke hamArI zakti nathI, tamArI zakti hoya to karo, amArI mAla milakta tathA gharAdika sarva vastuo vecIye te paNa eTaluM dravya te thAya nahi, to adhikanI te zuM vAta karavI ! mATe luMTAyelAnI sarakhA thaIne tirtha vALavAnuM ApaNane zuM kAma che, vaLI tirthane vALIye toya ApaNe ghera jaIzuM eTale A parvata ApaNI sAthe nahi Ave, mATe pradhAnane ja IdramALa paheravA dho. sarva lokonAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne saMdhavI jhAMkhu mukha karIne pachI pradhAnane kahevA lAgyA ke he maMtrIzvare ! ImALa tameja pahera tevAre neminAtha bhagavAnanI dakSiNa dizAmAM beThelA loko divase kamaLanI jema ulAsane pAmyA. ane vAma bAjue beThelA loke Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAtrIne vize kamaLa jema saMkoca pAme tene saMkocane pAmatA havA. have sonAnI chappana ghaDIo ApavA vaDe karIne maMtrIzvara ImALa paheratA havA. ane tirthane zvetAmbaranuM sadAne mATe karatA havA. maMtrIzvaranA mALa paheravAnA mAMgalika avasare maMgala vAjA vAgavA lAgyo, sarvatra AnaMda AnaMda prasarI rahyA. sarvanAM hRdaya vikara thavA lAgyAM, Aje maMtrIzvaranAM jIvana sAphalya manAvA lAgyAM, te pachI saMsAranI janma, jarA ane mRtyunA bhayane nAza karanArI AtI te utAratA havA. uparanuM kAma samApta karI ghaNA mANasothI viMTAyA thakA pradhAna pitAne ThekANe AvatA havA. evI rIte pathaDakumAra maMtrIzvara tirtha laine nIce utarI pitAne utAre AvyA, have nIce AvIne pethaDakumAre abhigraha karyo ke devanuM chappana ghaDI senuM jyAre huM ApIza tyAre ja bhajana karIza, evo abhigraha dhAraNa karanAra pithaDakumArane eka upavAsa paNa thayo, kemake dharmanA kAryamAM, rogane nAza karavAmAM, dravyanA AvAgamanamAM deva dravya ApavAne vize je vilaMba kare te zubhakArI nathI, vaLI devakuLanuM raheNuM athavA aMgIkAra kareluM dhana Ape nahi to te dhana pitAnI meLe ja tenI upekSA kare che, ane te dariddhI thai saM. sAramAM ghaNAM kALa paribhramaNa kare che. mATe game tema karI ghAsa kASTAdikanA vecave karIne tathA pArakA ghare dAsapaNuM karavA vaDe karIne paNa Atma hitAnA athae deva dravya ApavuM joIe. vaLI deva dravyano vinAza karave karIne temaja sAdhunI hatyA karave karIne, chana zAsananI niMdA karavA vaDe karIne, sAdhvInA cothA vratano bhaMga karavA vaDe karIne samyakata rUpI bIjane bALavAne te agni turtha thAya che. arthAta evA mANasane bodhibIja maLavuM durlabha hoya che. temaja caitya dravya, sAdhAraNa dravya, dharmane nahi jANanAro tathA muMjhANI che buddhi jenI e purUSa upara kahelA niyamonI je virAdhanA kare che te purUSa narakane ja adhikArI thAya che. bIje divasa thaze teya paNa pethaDakumAre bhojana na karyuM. tevAre saMdhamAM bIjA mahadhika jana paNa bhejana na karatA hatA, uMcA meghanI mAphaka svarganA mArgane dekhatAM tene chevaTe be ghaDI divasa bAkI rahaye, eTalAmAM sonAthI bharelI uMTaDIo mALavAthI AvatI dekhAvA lAgI, sarva loke AnaMdamAM DolavA lAgyA. sAMi Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra01 e AvI pahoMcI, suvarNa taLIne chappana ghaDI ApI dIdhuM. tathApi dayAnA pariNAmavALA evA pivaDakamAra maMtrI te divase cauvihAranuM paccakhANa karatA havA. kemake divasanI chelI be be ghaDIyo mukIne rAtrI bhojananA doSane jANanA zrAvaka bhojana kare, evI rIte maMtrIzvare upavAsa karI trIje divase prabhAtane samaye deva gurUnI bhakti karIne svAmIvatsala karyuM. ane pote paNa pAraNuM karatA havA. vaLI rUpAnA TakAonI agIyAra lAkha ghaDIe bIjI paNa tyAM kharacatA havA, lakSmInA svabhAvane jANanArA evA maMtrIzvarane tenI upara leza paNa vizvAsa nahote. teo potAnI pUrvAvasthA saMbhALatA tyAre lakSmI mATe temane ghaNo ja vicAra Avato. "hAthe teja sAthe " A manu bhavamAM ApaNe hAthe je suta karavuM te ja sAruM che. ApaNA muvA pachI koNa jANe zuM thaze ! tene kaMi nirNaya nathI, mATe lakSmIte vAparyAmAM Ave te ja sArI murkha mANaso ja temAM Asakata rahayAM kare che, tene yarAmAM chupAvI rAkhe che, paNa te kayAM samaje che ke jyAM bhAgya paravAryuM ke ame te upAthe teNI cAlI ja javAnI koInI lakSmI sthira TakI rahI nahi. te pachI ApaNI thaine te kema raheze. mATe tene vAparIne A asAra saMsAramAM mAnavajanmanI saphalatA meLavavI te ja sAruM che. lakSmI pAmyAnuM sArthaka zuM che tenI saralatA kevI rIte vAparavAthI thAya ! zA mATe tene sadupayoga na kare che kemake te eka vakhata nAza thavAnI ja che. je mANasa lakSmIne pote bhogavata nathI. tenI lakSmI ane tenI strIne tenA muvA pachI bIjA loko ja bhogave che, evuM ghaNI vakhata banI Ave che. mATe saMsAranuM AvuM vicitrapaNa jANatAM thakAM paNa ajJAnI ane temAM Asakta rahe che. bhale ApaNe zuM ! je jevuM karaze te tevuM bharaze. dareka mANasa pite pitAnI milakatane vyavasAya karavAne mATe te mukhatyAra che. bhAre kamA jIva hoya te mamaNazeThanI mAphaka Asakta thaI pite paNa nahi, bhagavatAM chevaTe muvA pachI tene narakanA daravAjAmAM cAlyAM javuM paDe che. arara ! emAM mAnavI magataruM zuM karI zake ! tenAM cIkaNAM kamaja tene kazuM karavA detAM nathI. teo bicArA parAdhina thaelA che, A zAnI jagatamAM jene jyAM pAve tyAM jAya che, sau saunuM karyuM bhogavaze, je mANasa jevI karaNI Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 karaze tevI ja tene bhogavavAnI che, jene je sAruM lAge temAne, ke na mAne te tenI khuzI ! ApaNe ApaNuM saMbhAravuM. ItyAdika vAtAvaraNa jhukAyelA maMtrI pethaDakumAra giranAramAM ghaNA divasa rahI tyAMthI cAlyA, bhAmAM aneka prakAre jAtrAo karatA thakI ane jagatanI vicitra lIlAne nihALatAM chatAM saMdha samasta teo pitAnA mAMDavagaDha nagaramAM AvyA. sarva kaI saMghanA mANase pitA potAnA ThekANe gayA. ane sarva paisA paidA karavAmAM mazagula thayA thakA tathA pita pitanA dhaMdhAmAM ujamALa thayA chatA vyavahArika kAryamAM pravartavA lAgyA. jo ke manuSya jIvana kSaNika che kayAre nAza thaze tenuM jANapaNuM prANIone hotuM nathI, tathApi harakaI rIte paiso pedA karavo te tenuM mULa sUtra hoya che, kemake dhana upara anAdi kALathI A AtmAne prIti rahelI che. tethIja tenuM lakSya tenI upara vizeSataH jeDAyate temAM navAI gaNI zakAya nahi. pradhAna pethakumAre jevI rIte dhana upArjana karyuM tema temaNe tenuM sArthaka paNa karyuM, sAmAnyataH to evuM hoya che ke dhana pedA karavAmAM mANaso jevA mazagula hoya che. tevI rIte kharcavAmAM te nA himatavALA heya che ane tethI dhutavAne kaI paNa sukRta karavAne bamaNonI eka kama nasIbavALA nivaDe che. prakaraNa 30 muM : jagatanA sUryanI astatA ane kALanI viSama gati" KdagIkA sAtha haya staraha rastA matakA - sAtha haya sabake hamezAM haya phIrastA matakA " rasa ke divase prabhAta kALane vize prabhAtanAM kArya karI ke vA paherI uttama evA azva upara Areche ane haNa thai sUrya mukhI chatrane dhAraNa karatA pradhAna jhara devagurUnI bhakti karavAne jatA have. kemake prabhAtakALamAM uDIne zrAvakoe jInezvara bhagavAnanAM darzana karavAM, tathA sai Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 gurUnA caraNa kamaLane namaskAra karyo, temaja baMsIthI oLIne AjJArUpI maNIratna vaDe karIne yukta pitAnuM mastaka karavuM, sArAM ane satya vacana bolavA vaDe karIne mukha pavitra karavuM, gurUnI - NInA zravaNavaDe karIne kAna pavitra karavA, guNavaDe karIne zarIrane zobhAvavuM. evI rIte zrAvakanA guNone dhAraNa karanArA maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAra bhagavAnane namaskAra karIne paiSadhazALAmAM gurUnI pAse AvyA. temane bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra karIne siddhAMtanA apUrva raha sthane sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. gurU mahArAja paNa meghanI garjanAnI mAphaka siddhAMtane saMbhaLAvatA havA, sUtra vAcanA grahaNa karanArA bIjA sAdhune gurUne vAraMvAra pUchatAM dekhIne pethaDakumAra pUchavA lAgyA ke he svAmina ! ghaNIvAra gautama svAmInuM nAma Ave che evI rItane A kayo graMtha sAdhu zIkhe che !" "he maMtrI ! pAMcamuM aMga je bhagavatI sUtra che te badhu getama svAmInuM ja che. temAM pote jANatAM chatAM paNa parepakArane mATe gautama svAmIe bhagavaMtane prazna pUchelA che, ane bhagavAne te nA uttare kahelA che, evI rIte A siddhAnta chatrIsa hajAra ka pramANane che! cAlIsa jemAM zatako che. evo te graMtha jenuM nAma bhagavatI sUtra che te vicitra arthanI vyAkhyA vALo che. vivAha prAptinAmA pAMcamuM aMga te bhagavatI che. vaLI thoDI buddhivALA hoya che, teo A sUtra bhaNavAne samartha thatA nathI. buddhivALA ane vidhie karIne jeNe yoga vahana karyA hoya te ja A sUtranA adhikArI thAya che. joga karyA vagara sUtra vAMce te tirthaMkaranI AjJAnA virodhaka che, temaja vaLI tapasyA vaDe karIne, sAMbhaLavA vaDe karIne, aMga upAMgane vize bhakti vALo thaine je AgaLa Ave che te zrAvaka sarvajJapaNuM pAme che. " gurUmahArAje upadezanA vize kaMI kaMI vAte pethaDakumAra maMtrIne saMbhaLAvI dIdhI. he svAmina ! meghamALA dekhIne jema mayura nAce che tevI rIte zrI vIra bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLavA thakI mAruM mana te rUpI mera nAce che. tethI he svAmina! A sAdhune bhagavatI sUtra karIne prathamathI vAMcavAno Adeza kare, kemake te prathamathI sAMbhaLavAnI mArI IcchA che " maMtrInI vANI sAMbhaLIne gurU mahArAja ziSyane pharIne Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 : vAMcavAno Adeza karatA havA. te sAMbhaLatAM thakAM je ThekANe gautama svAmInuM nAma Ave te nAma dITha eka eka sonA mahera muke che.! evI rIte pAMca divasamAM chatrIsa hajAra sonA mahoro vaDe karIne jJAnanI bhakti karI. pachI maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAre bhUgukaccha) ( bharUca ) pramukha narene vize moTA moTA sata sarasvatI bhaMDArane pustako e karIne bharatA havA. pustakanAM vastra temaja viMTaNAM tathA sonAnI cAbakhIyo banAvIne bhaMDArane vize muktA havA. evI rIte jJAnamArgamAM paNa potAnA dhanano sadvyaya karatA hatA. maMtrIzvare gurU pAse traNe kALa ahiMtanI pUjAne niyama grahaNa karyuM. rAjya kAryamAM ane vyApAra pramukhane vize vyagracitta che tathApi niyamane te barAbara pALatA hatA. je tirthaMkara pUrve saMpadA pAmyA che te tirthaka vaDe karIne temanI bhakti karavAthI saMpadA maLe che. evI rItanA tirthaMkarane je sevatA nathI te nizcaya pitAnA svAmIno droha karanArA jANavA eka samayane vize surya sarakhA maMtrI pethaDakumAra madhyAnDa samaye mahAna zobhAyamAna evA pitAnA derAsarane vize pUjA karI AMgI racavAne AraMbha karatA hatA. pote mukha koNa bAMdhIne tathA zuddha vastra paherIne uttama puSo vaDe karIne jInezvarane jeTalAmAM AMgI racavAno prAraMbha karatA hatA, te arasAmAM ujayinI nagarInA simADAmAM sAraMgadeva rAjAnuM sainya AvIne paDayuM che, te rAjAnI mulAkAta karavAne Icche che tenA samAcAra dUta dvArA jANIne rAjA jayasiMhadeve ekAMtamAM jezIne bolAvIne pUchayuM, ke meLApa karavo ke laDAI karI." jethI temanAM pithI pAnAM ane TIpaNuM vigere joine tathA AMkaDA gaNIne javAba ApatA havA. ke "be ghaDInuM vijaya muhurta bahu sAruM che te sarva kAmane siddha karaze," pachI te muhUrtamAM prayANa karavAnI icchAvALo rAjA vicAra karavA lAgyA, ane eka subhaTane tarataja maMtrIzvarane bolAvavAne mokalate ho. te pethaDakumArane ghera gayo. tyAM te na maLavAthI pAcho Avyo. rAjAe pharI vAra tAkIde bolAvavAne mokalyo, tyAre pradhAnanI patnI kahevA lAgI ke atyAre pradhAna devapUjAnA kAmamAM royelA che. te mANase rAjAne samAcAra kahyA te paNa rAjAe trIju mANasa kahyuM, te mANase desI sAthe Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 pradhAnane karavA progya kAryanA samAcAra jaNAvyA, prathamINa (pAnI) paNa amRta sarakhI vANuthI rAjAnA mANasane jaNAvA lAgI ke " he bhAI.! haju be ghaDI vakhata lAgaze" pachI te mANasa rAjAnI pAse jaIne pradhAnanI strIe kahyuM, tuM te kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. pradhAne AjJA bhAga tathApi ja tenI upara ropAyamAna na thayo. paratu muhu tuM rahe che. tenA bhayathI pite uThIne utAvaLathI muMbInA ghera Avato . pitAnA parivArane bahAra mukIne ekalA te pradhAnanA gharamAM gayo. eka mANasa aMdarano mArga dekhADA tene pradhAna samIpe mukI pAcho Avyo, pachI kevaLajJAnarUpI 9mI tene kIDo karavAne moTA gRhasamAma evA bhavya derAsaramAM te Avyo, tyAM niraMtara jAtivaMta evo dhupa ukhevAya che, vaLI kALA jaLanI zaMkA thAya evA zyAma kAcathI sarva jamIna bAMdhelI che. te bhUmithI derAsara ghaNuM ja zebhAyamAna jaNAya che, tathA aneka prakAranAM tirthakaronAM citro tyAM goThavavAmAM AvyAM che. ratnanI kAMtie karIne yukta dedIpyamAna alaMkArane dhAraNa karanArI suMdara AkAravALI be kanyAo jene be bAjue cAmara vIMje che, evI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAne pUjatAM pethaDakumArane rAjAe joyA, tyAM AgaLathI have pradhAnane kevI rIte bolAvo ! tarataja tAtkAlika buddhithI vicAra karI puSpane ApanArA bhAlIne tyAMthI uThADI tenI jagyAe gupacupa pote besI gayo ane te mANasanI mAphaka rAjA puSpa ApavA lAge; paratu anukrame puSpa nahi pAme thake puSpa levAnI IcchIe pradhAne mukha pheravyuM ane najera karI te rAjAne dIThe, te vAre uThIne ubhA thatA pradhAnane balAtkAre rAjAe nIce besADayA, ane temanI deva bhaktithI pramudita thayelo rAjA temane aneka prakAre dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyo. " kharekhara A jagatamAM tameja vakhANavA lAyaka che. tamAruM jIvatara temaja tamArU dhana te paNa vakhANavA lAyaka che. pitAnA devane vize tamAre athAga bhakti bhAva che. kemake aMgane vize sArabhUta AtmA che, bhajanane vize sArabhUta dhUta che rAjAnI AjJAne vize sArabhUta zrIkAra che. athANAne vize sArabhUta liMbune rasa che tema dharmane vize vAsanA sArabhUta che, are ! AvI rIte bhaktithI pUjA karavA lAyaka tamArA je bIjo koNa hoya ! he maMtrI ! mAre game teTalAM seMkaDo kArya hoya Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 201 ane huM khelAvavAne mANasa meAkalu, te paNa tamAre AvavuM nahi pUjA karIneja AvavuM, he pradhAna! tame ekAgra cittathI pUjA karI ! huM tamArA dharane khAraNe beTho chuM, " evI rIte pethaDakumArane hIne rAjA ucita Asane beThe. gheADIvAra pachI maMtrI pethaDakumAra paNa punna, stuti Adi karIne rAjAnI pAse AvyA temane namIne hacita Asane te paNa kheDA, rAjAne malavA javAne vakhata vahI gayA che tathApi rAjA pradhAna para lezapaNa kApAyamAna thaye| nathI, te badhA punya karaNInAja prabhAva che, kemake zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke " snehavatI strI maLavI, catura mitra maLavA, niraMtara peAtAnI upara prasanna rahe tevA svAmI maLaveA tathA nilebhI sevaka maLave temaja punya karaNImAM upayAga Ave evu' dhana maLavuM, OM A badhu punyathI maLI zake che. 29 " have rAjA ane pradhAna vicAra kare che ke " ApaNe zuM karavuM ! laDAi karavI ke meLApa karavA! pachI muhutaeN sArU Ave thake sagrAmane vize sainyane meAkalatA havA. dharmanA prabhAvathI alpa samayamAM jaya meLavIne te sainya vijayapatAkA kukAvavA lAgyuM: have dina pratidina dharmamAM pethaDakumAranuM citta dhaNu ja rakta thatuM jAya che, be gAu gurU dura haiAya tyAM sudhI temanI pAse jamne devasI par3IkamaNuM kare che, ane cAra gAu dura hAya to pakhkhI paDIkamaNu temanI pAse jaIne matrIzvara kare che, kemake peAtAne dhera tatvanI ciMtavanA hAya nahi; temaja apekSAone nizcaya paNa na thAya. vaLI dharamAM rAga dveSanA uddaya thAya tethI paDijhamaNa te sAdhunI pAseja karavuM. temAM vaLI rAgadveSa yukta malIna thaelu mana hAyatA sAmAyika na karavu. kemake samAryA vagaranI bhIMtane vize citrAmaNa karavAne kANu sama che! zuddha bhIta dekhavA vaDe karIne peAtAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM pratibiMba rUpa thAya che, kemake kASTha nagarane vize sabhA citravAne rAjA citArAne ApatA have!, temAMthI eka citAre eka bhAga lIdhA ane bIjA ciMtArAe bIjo bhAga lIdhA ema sarva citArAe dareka pAtapeAtAnA bhAge citaravA mAMDayA. kreTalAka divasa gaye zake paNa eka citA rAkhetA peAtAnA bhAga sAphasuph rIte nirmUla karIne peleseja karyAM, te Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 207 bhAgane suMdara karIne teNe e caLakATavALo banAvyo ke tenA sAmI koI paNa vastu mukI to tenuM pratibiMba tenI aMdara paDI zake ! pachI darekanA paDadA dura karAvI sarvanI parIkSA karI tyAre dareka citro A nirmaLa karelI bhIMtamAM paDavA mAMDyAM. tethI te rAjA pAsethI ghaNuM dhana pAmato ho, kemake guNenA pratibiMba karIne uttama saMpa pamAya che. eka varasamAM niyama vaDe karIne gurUne vAraMvAra puchavA vaDe karIne, gurUnI pAse navakAra Adi sutrone jANavA vaDe karIne maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAra sutra, artha pramukhane vicAravAmAM ekAgra cittavALA thayA, ne pratikramaNa karatAM thatAM te manapaNuM aMgIkAra kare che kemake sAdhu purUSo mATe e sAmAnya niyama hoya che ke paDIlehaNa karatAM, UDIla jatAM, temaja paDikamaNu karatAM ane mArge cAlatAM manapaNe rahevuM, evI rIte niraMtara kriIyAne vize ujamALa thayA thakA maMtrI dharma dhyAnamAM vizeSa udhamavALA thayA. maMtrIzvara pethaDakumAra jema gurU ane deva tathA dharmanI bhakti karanArA hatA, tevI ja rIte teo sAdhamikanI bhakita karavAmAM paNa kuzaLa hatA. lAkho game mANasathI viMTAyelA hoya to paNa potAnA sAdharmikane dekhe ke tarata ja ghaDA uparathI nIce utarI tene namaskAra kare, kemake jaina zAstrane te sAmAnya kAyade che ke sAdhaki gharanA AMgaNe Ave ke je mANasane sneha na upaje te tenA samyakatvamAM saMdeha che ema samajavuM. vinaye karIne yukata evI je ThakarAI hoya to gaMgAnA pANInA jevAM nirmaLa dakSiNA varta zaMkhanI mAphaka te zobhe che. e pramANe AvI vANI sAMbhabAne saMtoSa bhAva pAmavAthI pethaDakumAra maMtrI sAdharmikanI atyaMta bhakti karatA hatA. keTalAka divaso vyatita karatAM thakAM maMtrIzvare pitAnuM zarIra kSINa thaeluM jANyuM eTaluM ja nahi paNa potAne aMtakALa pAse Avelo che ema jANIne pite zAMta cittathI paramAtmAnuM dhyAna dharatA beThA. saMsAranI anityatAnI vAraMvAra bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA, AhA ! "kharekhara A komaLa kAyA kAcanA kaMpA sarakhI che, pANInA parapoTA samAna che, pavana cAra divasanA cAMdaraNAM jevuM ane nadInA veganA jevuM capaLa che, saMsAranA agAdha pravA Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 hamAM mAnava rUpI mAcchalAM taraphaDayA ja kare che. mAnavane bhava pAmI nA aneka prakAranI nATakIya lIlA kare che. arara! prANIne maravAnuM che te nizcaya che tathApi kALAM dhoLAM karI aneka prakAranAM narakamAM jAvA yogya pAtaka upArjita karavAne te bhUlato nathI mAnavanuM pASANa jevuM hRdaya lezapaNa vairAgyathI AI thatuM nathI aneka prakAranA kAvA dAvAmAM te potAnuM jIvatara gumAvI de che. he mAnavI ! tuM kayAM bhula bhame che ! jagamAM tAruM dhAryuM kazuM thatu nathI, chatAM paNa zrI paramAtmAnuM zaraNuM choDIne zA mATe valakhAM mAre che! re pAmara ! maraNano bhaya rAba! A jagatamAM darekane eka divasa ApavAnuM che te khare che, chatAM mithyA abhimAna ane huMkAramAM kema taNAI jAya che ! Ate huM karuM chuM athavA te mArA vagara AbanI zakavAnuM nathI, evuM mithyA bolAnArA biyArA kharekhara khAMDa khAya che. rAvaNane ghaNuM karavAnuM hatuM, duryodhanane dhananI ghaNI jIjJAsA hatI, kaMsa ane jarAsaMdhanI ghaNI ghaNuM vAMcyA hatA. paraMtu devanI satAthI teo vicArA khuhAra thaI gai. eTaluM ja nahi paNa A bhUmimAtAne tyAga karIne mAM gayA te temane pA paNa nathI, mithyA gamaMDarAkhanArA pAkhaMDI che devanI prabaLatAthI kayAMe alopa thaI jAya che. mAnavInuM dhAryuM kAMI paNa thatuM nathI. chatAM mehamAyAmAM lapaTAyela prANIe phogaTa phAM mAratA phare che, arara ! jema jagatamAM dArU pIdhelo mANasa pitAnuM bhAna bhUlI jAya che, tema meharUpI dArUmAM masat thaela prANIo jyAM tyAM bhUlA bhamyA kare che. huM karuM e meM karyuM, ema mAnamAM malakAya che. pApanA pyAlA bharI, popI khare pastAya che, caDato dazAne cAMDake, marato palakamAM mAnavI. raTato nahi jIna nAmane te jIMdagI zI jANavI, vastu sthIti evI che ke mAnavI pote jevA raste javA dhAre tevA raste javAne te zaktivAna che potAnA bhAgyane rUDuM ke bhu sarajavAne te pote vataMtra che. mAnavI jevI karaNI karaze tenA eka vakhate tene bharavAnI che, pApanI karaNI karIne sukha bhogavavAnI AzA rAkhavI te kaMpera vAvIne AmraphaLane khAvAnI icchA barAbara che. je raste javA vicAra thAya te raste javAne Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 mAnavI mukhatyAra che, te ke pApa karaze tenA badale eka vakhata kudarata tene Apaze. ane patatratAnI kheDIe te khadhAze, tathApi kArya karavAne ane aneka prakAranA kAvAdAvA karavAnetA te svataM ja che. kharekhara mAnava bhavatuM me jIvana mANasane jIvananuM kharUM tatva meLavavAne ghaNuMja kImatI che, vastu sthIti samajanArane te ghaNuMja upayAgI ane ciMtAmaNI karatAM paNa vadhAre kImatIvALuM jaNAya che, tene mAnI janeA bicArA aneka prakAranA prapaMcamAM ane chaLa kapaTa vaDe. karIne eka khAnAM kALAM beAM karavAmAM gumAvI nAkhe che ane jIvana tatvamAMthI kharI vastu meLavavAne tee bicArA kamanazIkhaja nivaDe che. kemake jagatamAM aneka prakAranA prAce. karavAmAM temanAM jIvana evAMtA marAjhula thayelAM heAya che, ke tee khiyArA dharma e zI vastu che te paNa samajI zakuMtA nathI, AvI rIte kALAM dheLAM karatAM te bicArA temanAM vyartha gumAvI de che, paNa kharekhara A asAra jagatamAM dha mANasAja pe.tAnAM kAcI tvarAthI siddha karI peAtAnAM ameAdha kare vyA pAra upADe che. tyAre pApI mANasA peAtAnAja pApe pakAya arara ! pApanAM phaLa mANasane ahIMja bhogavavAnAM che tathApi mAnavanA kaMThera hadayamAM leza mAtra paNa dayAneA akura hotA nathI. eTaluMja niha paNu jANe huM amara chuM ema sama"ne niDarapaNe aneka prakAranA kAvAdAvAmAM peAtAnA jIvatarane makSIta karIne chevaTe jADunnamanI khAimAM jamanA hAthane! huMTarane mAra khAvAne dhA daDA sudhI tene pApane badale bhogavavA javu paDe che. vaLI sA mAnya rIte kaheluM paNa che ke che. pApora ane janana dharma kare te jagamAM taraze, pApI jhaTa maraze, kALAM dheALAM kare je prANI, vINu meAte maraze; punya karatA prANI jagamAM, zItra soMpata varaze; AkAta rAkhe eka jagatamAM, bhava sidhu taraze, phogaTa kAMDAM mAre murakhajana, janmojaga maranAra; satyareka khAtara je khamaze, Akta aparaMpAra, nAhaka AkIna che.De. nIcanara, e* dIna tuM kharaze; navara nAmanu dhyAna dhare teA bhava bhAtuM bharaze * Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 A anitya jagatamAM maraNarUSa rAkSasa sarva jIvone grAsa karI jAya che. kALarUpI kALe nAga pratidina sarva jIvonuM bhakSaNa karato jAya che. hA ! A kALa rUpI uMdaraDa dararoja mAnavanA jIvanane kotarato jAya che, tathApi ajJAnI manuSya potAnI dazAne saMbhArato nathI pitAnAM adhama kRtyo thakI te lesa paNa pAchuM vALIne je nathI. hA ! kALarUpI kALo nAga rAtrI divasa po. tAnuM kArya karyuM jAya che, tathApi mAnava prANI pApa karatAM lagAra paNa vicAra karato nathI. Aha ! zuM tenI nirdayatA ! kevuM tenuM kapaTa paNuM ! kharekhara cIkaNuM karmavALA mAnavo hoya che, temanI upara jeTaluM pANI reDIye te nakAmuM jAya che, ane chevaTe teo pitAnA pApe pakAya che. pApa karavAne prANa svataMtra che paNa jIvane bhegavavAne avasare parAdhinapaNe ghaNuM dukha bhogavavuM paDe che. jyAre duHkha AvI paDe che tyAre ja pA5 sAMbhaLe che. AhA ! prANIonI kevI vilakSaNa sthIti ! kharekhara te bicArA dayA karavAne yogya che, temanI AvI dazA mATe ApaNane phakta be AMsuja pADavA jevuM che. temanI dazA mATe be AMsu pADI dIlagIrI batAvavI, e ja temane mATe atyAreto vAstavika che ! vaLI paramakRpALu paramAtmA temane saddabuddhi Apo ! evI araja karavAnI che. he cetana ! A asAra jagatamAM tArA AtmAnI je vastu hoya te tuM saMbhALI le ! saMsAranI bAhaya upAdhi uparathI tuM Akhara vakhate tArA manane dUra karI zrI paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM akayapaNAne pAma he cetana ! tuM tAruM hete saMbhALI le, je tArI aMtanI ghaDI have puraNa thavA AvI che A jagatane tuM thoDA vakhata prANe che, aA samayamAM tAre maMtrI pethaDakumAranuM mAnuSI kheLIyuM choDIne bIje sthaLe javAnuM che, mATe sarva jIvone khamAvI le, he Atmana ! tuM koInI sAthe vera virodha rAkhIza nahi. zrI arihaMtanuM smaraNa kara ! tenAja dhyAnamAM tuM rakta thA ! zrI pArzvanAthanuM ja dhyAna dhara ! mAnuSI jIvananA aMta samaye have he cetana ! tuM tenuM ja zaraNuM mAgI le, te A jagatamAMthI tAravAne samartha che, mokSane dAtAra che, anAthano sanAtha che, AdhAra rahIta jIvone AdhAra che, vaLI bhaktonuM bhaluM karI temane vAMcchita devAmAM te zuro ane dAtAra che ityAdika dhyAnamAM lIna thaelA pethaDakumAra maMtrIne Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 AtmA A kSaNika kAyAne! tyAga karI paraleAkane vize prayANa karI gayA, te vakhate jyAtiSInA mAMDavAnA vAhana upara caDayA cakA pethaDakumAra jyAtiSInA devatAmAM utpanna thatA havA. prakaraNa 31 maM " jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrInI yAtrA ,, 227 mArA parama pUjya pituzrI mane mukIne cAyAja gayA ! hA ! have temanA vinA mArAthI kema rahevAze ! teo ceDAMka varasa vadhAre jagatamAM sthA hate tA atyArathI mAre mAthe khAjo AvI paData nahi. paNa jenI mahIM jarUra che tenI devanA darabAramAM paNa jarUra paDe che ane jee ahIyAM nAlAyaka nivaDyA che temanA tyAM zu ekaDA gaNavAmAM AvatA nathI, kemake durjana purUSo amRta jevA DhAya che te paNa bhArabhUta thane peAtAnAM nIca kAryo karatAM thAM jagamAM dhaNA kALa vyatita kare che. tenuM kAraNa ke devanA darabAramAM AvA nAlAyaka maMgAnI kaMi jarUrIyAta haiAtI nathI. daivanI temane mATe teA evIja icchA hAya che ke temane ahIM pApaja ekaThuM karavA dhaNA kALa jIvatA rAkhavA ane te paNa pAtAnA jIvanamAM aneka prakAranAM kALAM dheALAM karavAM, garImA upara jIlama gujaravA, sAcAM juThA karavAM, khATA lekha lakhavA, lAMceya khAvI, karIyeAnA paisA khAvA vagere karanAne A lekamAMtA kAMi vizeSa thatuM nathI, tenuM kAraNa evuja jaNAya che ke daivanI paNa evIja marajI heAya che ke temanA kALA kAmamAM temane vAravAra phatteha ApI temanA pApI AtmAne pApanA bhArathI atyaMta cIkaNA karavA ane pachI ghaNA kALanA pApathI bhAre thaelA temanA AtmAne mATe chevaTe devu temane mATe narakanA daravAjA khullA mukAve che. tyArabAda ekakrama te amRta sarakhA pApIone daiva jAhannamanI durgaMdhIvALI narakathI bharapura khA Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ImAM pheMkI de che tyAM teo bumo pADatAM potAnAM kALAM karmone pazcAttApa karatAM thakAM ghaNaka kALa narakanA kIDAnI mAphaka saravaDayA kare che. kemake amrata hoya tathApi viSathI bharapura hoya to tene paNa pheMkI devuM paDe che. arara ! pApIone mATe AvI ghora sajA kudarate nirmANa karelI che mitra cha satra thanA vizvAsaghAtIo paNa kadanAne pAme che. tathApi teo potAnA AtmAne pApanA kArya thakI aTakAvatA nathI. evI rIte aneka prakAre durjane pina pitAnI durjanatAmAM sAvadhAna rahelA che. tyAre kudarate je AvI zikSA nirmANa na karI hate te te leke zuM na karate! jyAre eka tarara duSTa leke AvI duchatA karI jagamAM pApI peTa bharavAne ghaNo kALa niDarapaNe jIvatA rahelA che. tyAre zANA purUSo jagatamAM a65 vakhata AvI svargamAM cAlyA jAya che. kharekhara uttama pu Sa prAyazaH "ghaNo kALa potAnA jIvanane lAbha jagatane ApI zakatA nathI. kemake jemanI ahIMA jarUra che temanI tyAM paNa jarUra hoya che mATe devanA darabAranI nyAyanI korTamAM paNa temane javAnI jarUra paDe che tyAre pelA durjana leka te A nyAyI adAlathI sadAne mATe bicArA bahiSkRta thayelA che, tethI temanA pApano badalo levA deva temane dejakhanI khAImAM mokale che. DIka ApaNe tenuM zuM kAma che je karaze te bharaze paNa mAre te atyAre mArA pitAnA maraNathI keTaluM badhuM khamavuM paDe che. tyAdika vicAramAM arUDha thaela kaI tarUNa purUSa pitAnA ramaNIya mahelamAM aneka prakAre rAjya Rdhi sarakhe vaibhava chatAM paNa udAsinatAthI vakhata pasAra karatA ane pitAnA pitAne vAraMvAra saM. bhArate te potAnA divaso zokamAM nirgamana kare che. jyAre jyAre vhAlA pitA sAMbhaLe che. tyAre AMkhamAMthI bera jevAM gojArAM abue sarakI paDe che. nagaranA moTA meTA amaladAra, amIro, umarAvo, tene dilAso ApavAne Ave che. rAjA paNa pitAnI pAse bolAvI tene zokane nivAraNa kare che, ghaNA loko aneka prakAre samajAve che tathApi jenuM hadaya pituzrInA virahathI vidhAI gayeluM che evo te jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrI vyAkuLatAmAM divasa gumAvato che. te arasAmAM eka divasa gunI pAse AvI potAnA cittanI iAMtine mATe upadeza sAMbhaLavA beThe, gurUe paNa avasarane yogya Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 213 vacana rU5 amRtanI dhAra varasAvavA mAMDI tene zAka dura thAya ane dharmamAM tenuM citta daDha thAya tevI rIte aneka prakAre tene sadupadeza Apyo. saMghanI vyAkhyA karI svAmIvasalanuM ghaNuM mahA mya jaNAvyuM, ke saMghanI bhakti karavAthI sakita nirmaLa thAya che. rasAra samudra thakI pitAnA AtmAne te bhavI praNI uddhAre che. jaina zAsananI unnatti kare che. vaLI te anekara bhagavAnanI A jJAno karavAvALA kahevAya che. saMdhanI bhakti karavAthI tirthaMkara nAma kama paNa baMdhAya che. devatA tathA manuSyanI uMcca padavI maLe che, vaLI parvatamAM jema merU parvata maTe che te thakI paNa pRthvI moTI che, tethI megha moTAM kahevAya che, megha thakI samudra meTa gaNAya che, tethI paNa agatye rUSi meTA ke je samudrane paNa pI gayA. temanAthI paNa devaloka meTuM che. te thakI graha meTA che, temanAthI tirthaMkara moTA che evI rIte sarva kAI eka ekathI moTuM che. te mATe je sivathI moTA che te pUjavA lAyaka che. vaLI saMdhanuM adhipatipaNuM pAmavuM te padavI to ghaNI ja durlabha che, kemake e saMghapatinuM birUda mAtA ane gurUnA AzirvAnuM phaLa te 2. je agaNya anya tene phaLa vaDe karIne ja samaya cheA prakAra garanI vANIne sAMbhaLatA thi jhADa mAra maMtrI devezane vize kaMkotrIo mokalIne saMdhane teDAvavA lAgyo, ghaNAM gADAM tathA cheDA, piThIyA pramukha male te tenI sAmagrI taiyAra karI yAtrAne mATe aDhI lAkha manuSyane laIne vikrama saMvata 1348nA mAhA sudI 5 ne divase jhAMjhaNakumAra pradhAna sArA zubha zakuna joine sAruM su Ave ke prayANa karatA havA. A pramANane avasare aneka prakAranAM vAdina vAgI rahayAM che, hAthIonI garjanAo tarapha jI rahI che. azvenA haNahaNATanA zabdo saMbhaLAI rahyA che. bhATa cAraNa vagere baMdijane paNa aneka prakAre stuti karI rahyA che, saMdhamAM yAtrA karavA AvelI lalita lalanAo aneka prakAranAM madhurAM gIto gAI rahI che, saMdhamAM evI rIte aneka prakAre AnaMda AnaMda chavAI rahyo che, suMdara cAmare karI vIMjAtAM evAM sonAnA teraNavALAM keTalAMka daherAsara paNa sAthe hatAM, bAra hajAratA gADAM hatAM, zobhAyamAna ane puSTa zarIravALA paccAsa hajAra piThIyA lIdhA hatA, vaLI saMghamAM ghaNA Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra14 parIvAre karIne yukta evA zrImad dharmapari paNa sAthe hatA. te sivAya bIjA paNa vIza AcAryo hatA. temaja jhAjhama vagere sarasAmAna upADavAne vAste uMTa ane khaccara vagere hatAM. ityAdi aneka prakAranA parivAre karIne yukta saMdha rAtrI paDe che tyAre vi. sAmo le che ane prAta:kALe prayANa zarU kare che. rAtrIne vakhate rAjAe rakSaNane sArU e pelo siMdhana subhaTa behajAra beDezvara sahIta saghanI rakSA kare che. maMtrIzvara paNa saMghanA bhojana karyA pachI bhojana kare, temanA suI rahyA pachI pote zayana kare, sarvanA jAgyA pahelAM pite jAge. siMghanasubhaTa paNa be hajAra ghoDezvAra sAthe taMbuonI AsapAsa AkhI rAtrI pahero bharyo kare che. anukrame karIne saMgha vAsapurAmAM Avyo, tyAMnA rAjAne khabara paDavAthI teNe tene praveza mahotsava karAvyo. te ThekANe covIze arihaMtanA biMbanI pratiSThA karAvIne tyAMthI citoDa AvatA havA. hAM moTAM moTAM caityane aneka prakAre avalokana karatAM sAnaMdAzcarya pAmela saMdha pitAnAM pUrva saMcita tIvra karmane nAza karavA lAgyo tyAMthI saMgha karaheDAmAM Avyo, te ThekANe upasargane haraNa karavAvALA zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna temanI zyAma murtine te namaskAra karatA havA. tyAM ghaNA mahesava vaDe karIne pradhAnane saMghanA lekoe IdanA sarakhe mahimAvAne karyo. tyAre AcArya mahArAja kahevA lAgyA ke "he saMdhavI! prayANa prayANa pratye je saMdhavI hoya te avazya eka jaina prAsAda karAve, ane eka caya karAvavAne samathI na hoya je gAmamAM tilaka thayuM hoya tyAM avazya karIne chanA prAsAda karAve" gurU mahArAjanI vANI sAMbhaLIne jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrI utAvaLathI te gAmamAM derAsara karAvavA lAgyA. paNa tyAM eka kautuka thatuM havuM, divase maMtrI derAsara karAve ne rAtrIne viSe jeTaluM karyuM hoya te sarva paDI jAya che, evI rIte traNa ThekANAM badalyAM chatAM paNa tyAMne kSetradevatA potAnI uddhatAIthI tyAM derAsara thavA deto nathI. temaja purva kALathI baneluM zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM derAsara ane tyAre jINuM prAyaH sthItimAM hatuM tene samarAvIne moTuM karAvavA mAMDayuM to te paNa tyAMno kSetradevatA pADI nAMkhavA lAgyo. pradhAna ekadama karAvavAnuM zarU kare thake saMghanA lokone vize aneka prakA Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 : ranA rogone te kSetradevatA utpanna karate have, saghanA lokone pIDA pAmatA dekhIne saMdhanA moTA puSa saMghavIne kahevA lAgyA ke he pradhAna! tame vyartha mahenata na kare, kemake manuSya karatAM devatA vadhAre tejasvI hoya che. tethI koIpaNa kALe devatAne mAnava jItI zake nahi. pUrve dropadInI IcchAne Adhina thaIne talAvamAM gayelA baliSTha evA pAMce pAMDavone devatAe zuM nathI bAMdhyA? vaLI ApaNuM saMghanA ghaNA loko devatAnA upadravathI pIDAya che. te mATe devatAne saMtoSIne buddhivaMtamAM agraNI evA tamAre derAsara karAvavuM joIe " samaju purUSonAM e prakAranAM vacanane zravaNa karI dhupa ukheva karIne, phula pUjA tathA baLIdAna bAkaLA pramukhe karIne jhAMjhaNakumAra devane saMtoSa pamADate ha. eTale tarataja te deva pragaTa thaIne kahevA lAgyo ke " he purUSa! tuM derAsara karAve che, paNa A bhUmi ukheDavAne mATe A jagyAne eka patthara paNa tune ApanAra nathI, temaja A gAmanA sImADA pati paNa eka navuM derAsara thavA denAra nathI" he devI bIjI jagyA na Ape te kheraparaMtu ahIMnuM junuM derAsara che tene te navuM karavAnI AjJA Apa!" AvI rItanI pradhAnanI vANI sAMbhaLIne bhakti vaDe karIne prasanna thaelA devatAe tenuM vacana mAnya karyuM. tevAre te derAsarane aneka rIte suzobhita karI maMDape karIne yukta sAta mALane zikharabaMdhI prAsAda banAvyuM. evI rIte jIna prAsAdanuM kAma pUraNa karIne sakaLa saMdha tyAMthI vidAya thaye. saMdha tyAMthI cAlatAM cAlatAM anukrame karIne AhArapura nagarane vize AvyA, tyAM ghaNuM jaina derAsarane vize pUjA pramukha racIne pachI maMtrIe svAmIvatsala karyo. evI rIte aneka prakAre bhakti karatAM saMdha tyAMthI nAgarada nagaramAM AvyuM, tyAM navakhaMDA pArzvanAthane namaskAra karIne pachI e jIrAulI gAme gayA, tyAM jarAulA pArzvanAthane sarva loka vaMdanA karatA havA. seMkaDo mane rathane pUraNa karavAvALA ane duHkhane nAza karavAmAM tatpara, mahi- - bhAe karIne atizaya mAhAmyavALA evA jIrAulI pArzvanAthane vaMdanA karanArA zrAvako aneka prakAre temanI stuti karavA lAgyA, Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka prakAre temanI bhakti karI. tyAMthI saMdha AbujI Avyo, AbujIno mahAna DuMgara nirbaLa hone kaMpAvA lAge. aDhAra bhAra vanaspatithI bharele AbujI, tenAM uMcA vRkSo devalokane paNa bhedavAne zaktivAna hAM, evI rIte aneka prakAranI ramaNIya Abu parvatanI suMdara lIlAne avalokana karato saMdha abujI upara caDato vo, tyAM vimalazAha zreSie baMdhAveluM ramaNIya derAsara temaNe pitAnI AMkhoe karIne joyuM aneka prakAre loke tenuM varNana karavA lAgyA, "Aha ! A derAsara kevuM ramaNIya che. viMdhyAcaLa jeTaluM to te lAMbu che, kailAsa parvata sarakhuM nirmaLa che ane himAlayathI adhika zitaLatAvALuM che. malayAcaLathI adhika suMdaratAvALu che. caMdrAvatInA adhyakSa vimalazAha maMtrIe te banAveluM che" evI rIte aneka prakAre eka jaNane karavA lAgyA. saMghavI metInA sAthIyAthI yugalIyAnA vazamAM upanna thaelA zrI AdinAtha saMzavAnanI pUjA racIne pachI divya vastranI dhajA caDAvatA havA. tyArabAda koDe dravyathI banAveluM tejapALa maMtrInuM derAsara tene maMtrI vaMdanA karatA havA. aneka prakAre snAtra pujA vagere karIne divya dhajA caDAvI caMdrAvatI nagarImAM AvyA, tyAM jInezvara bhagavAnane namaskAra karI pachI ArAsaNa tIrtha tarapha yAtrA karavAne cAlatA havA. prakaraNa 32 muM. "raNasaMgrAma , che keka neka prakAranA AnaMdamAM gulatAna thaelo saMdha vi. () vidha prakAranI vanalIlAnuM avalokana karate cAlyo * ja jAya che. citA, ga, zaka jemaNe potAnA gharamAM mukIne tene tALAM vAsI kabaje karelo che, evA saMghanA lekone atyAre lagAra paNa ciMtA ke duHkha zenuM Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ heyA paNa eTalAmAM tarata ja ApadA rUpI DAkaNa DokIyAM karavA lAgI. keTaloka bhAga ullaMdhana karatAM thakAM bhayaMkara zabdane karanArI bhairavI zidhrapaNe kaSTane ApanArI vAma bAju tarapha sarva saMghanA lokoe dIThI, DIvAra saMgha tyAM thamo, ane pachI sarva keI AgaLa cAlyA. siMdhana subhaTe pitAnA behajAra ghoDezvArone taiyAra thavAnI tAkIda ApI, sarva lake lohanAM butara vagere paherI zastra ane trathI sajja thaIne cAlavA lAgyA. jhAMjhaNakumAra ane siMdhana subhaTa paNa lohanAM bakhtara tathA lohane Topa vagere caDAvIne sarva zastrAva sajIne taiyAra thayA. dareka laDavaiyA leke saMghanI AjubAju temanuM rakSaNa karatA thakA cAlavA lAgyA. e arasAmAM kuMDALa dezane sujAlanAmAM subhaTa cerI - vAmAM ane raNasaMgrAmamAM laDAI karavAne zuro evo te khAsta corone vize muguTa samAna che. avaMtIno saMgha sakaH dhana saMpatti vaDe karIne sahIta pitAnI tarapha Ave che ema jANIne sujAla bahAravaTIAe aneka corone bhegA karyA, bhAlA, zastra tIra kAma vagere ApIne sarvane taiyAra karIne te sarva bhIlone laIne saMghanA AvavAne mAge temanI rAha jote ubho rahyo. nagArAnA. zabda vaDe karIne saMghane najIka Avate jANIne kADaDanA zabda karIne AkAzane viddha karyuM che evA caro saMghanI sAmA doDavA lAgyA. aneka prakAre manamAM AnaMda pAmavA lAgyA. bhinna bhinna prakAre garjanA karavA lAgyA. moTI moTI kIkIyArIo pADI nirbaLanAM hadayane bhedavA lAgyA, moTI moTI garjanAo karatA meghanA sarakhA spAma zarIrathI lekone te bhaya brAMta karavA lAgyA. temanA vicitra vezathI lake DaravA lAgyA. duSTa ceSTAthI ane vicitra AkArathI saMghanA lekone te DarAvavA lAgyA. pRthvI maMDapane bhedI nAkhe tevI ghora garjanA karI AkhA vanane kaMpAyamAna karatA havA. temanA nAcavA ane doDavA vaDe karIne samasta vanacara jIvo trAsa pAmavA lAgyA. teo leke upara aneka prakAre cAre taraphathI bANonI vRSTi karavA lAgyA. dareka saMdhanA loko bhayabrAMta thayA. temanI garja. nAothI tathA aneka prakAranI temanI vicitra ceSTAothI temanAM hadaya vidIrNa thavA lAgyAM. bANonA mAranI pIDAne nahi sahana karatA le bhUmi mAtAne caraNe paDavA lAgyA, sarva koI pita pi Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 tAnA ISTa devatAne saMbhALavA lAgyuM, dareka jaNe jIvavAnI A zAo mukI dIdhI. keTalAka loko ghareNAM utArI vanamAM eka ThekANe dATavA lAgyA. koI dhananA bhaMDArane jamInamAM dATavA lAgyAM. keTalAka loke jene jyAM phAve tyAM jIvavAnI khAtara bicArA prANa bacAvavA AzAe nAsavA lAgyA. evI rIte le aneka prakAre trAsane pAmavA lAgyA. saMghane dhiraja ApatA evA jhAMjhaNakumAra ane siMdhanasubhaTa pitAnA subhaTone utsAha ane lAlaca ApatA thakA bhI upara tuTI paDayA. jhAMjhaNakumAranA burAMga pramukhanA zabdoe karIne samasta vana ane sRSTimaMDaLa DolavA lAgyuM, parvate kaMpAyamAna thavA lAgyA. kAyara jano tharatharavA lAgyA. digamaMDaLa calAyamAna thayAM. nadIonAM ane talAva, vAva vigerenAM jaLa khaLabhaLavA lAgyAM. tenA kAramA zabdathI bIlonAM hadaya kamaLa phuTavA lAgyAM. temanA hadayamAM tarataja bhayanAM bhayaMkara ciDe pragaTavA lAgyAM prathama yuddhano je utsAha hato te maMda paDI gayo. keTalAka kAyarabhIlo te zabane nahi sahana karatA thakI tyAMthI palAya karI gayA, keTalAka bhayabhrAMta thayA thakA paNa laDAImAM bANeno varasAda varasAvavA lAgyA. ane jItavAnI AzAmAM ne AzAmAM DelAyamAna thavA lAgyA. bhIlone bhakSaNa karavAmAM ullAsamAna evI chahavA sarakhAM Ayudho vaDe karIne ane pitAnA hajAro subhaTo vaDe karIne siMdhana subhaTa ane maMtrIzvara bhIlo sAme bANono varasAda varasAvavA lA gyA. paNa bhIlonA bANanA bhArane nahi sahana karatA evA keTalAka siMdhananA subhaTe raNumAMthI palAyana karI gayA. jema siMhanAdathI hAthIonAM ToLeToLAM palAyana karI jAya tema siMdhananA keTalAka subhaTa jIva bacAvavAnI AzAe laDatAM laDatAM agIyArA gaNI gayA. siMdhana subhaTa tathA maMtrInA subhaTo Amatema cotarapha nAsatA joIne bhIlano nAyaka sujAla atizaya jeramAM AvyuM. tenA nAzI gayelA bhIlo paNa AvIne pAchA laDavA lAgyA. pitAnA bhIlone te aneka prakAranI lAlaca Apato hato, ne laDavAne uzkerate hato bhAvo panuM aneka prakAranI kaLA vaDe karIne bANono varasAda varasAvatA havA. nI AgaLa sujAla bahAravaTIyo aneka prakAranA Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 219 AzAtaragamAM lIna thayo chato bANo pheMkyA karato hato eTalAmAM saDasaDADa karatuM eka tIra AvyuM. pitAnA ghaDAne te tIra vAgavAthI tene ghoDe nIce paDI gayA, tenI sAthe sujAla bahAravaTIyo paNa bhUmi upara paDato ho tarataja uThIne ubho thayo, arara! hamaNAM hAthamAM AvelI bAjI bagaDI jaze. mArA bahAdura bhIle mane muvelo ke nAzI gayelo jANI teo ekadama laDAInA medAnayAMthI palAyana karI jaze. ane mArI mananI AzA manamAM ne manamAM 2hI jaze. pitAnA nAyakane paDelo dekhIne leke bhayabrAMta thayA. jene jema phAve tema prANa bacAvavAnI khAtara bhAgI javA lAgyA, keTalAka raNamAM laDatAM laDatAM maravAne nizcaya karIne bANoja varasAvatA rahyA. paNa eTalAmAM tenA eka mANase koI laSTa puSTa ghoDA vAvIne hAjara karyo ke tarata ja te upara caDIne pIche yuddhamAM sAmela thaI darekane uzkerato cotarapha gumavA lAgyo. bhIlo paNa para tAnA nAyakane kSemakuzaLa jANI laDAImAM utsAhavata thayA. maMda paDI gayele utsAha pharIne punarjanma pAma suryathI kamala jevA khIlI uThe, meghathI mayura jema usAhavaMta thAya, varasAdanA varasavAthI jamatanI lIlA jema suMdara zobhAne dhAraNa kare tema bhIla loko paNa AnaMdathI pulakita thayAM che marAya jenAM evA te utsAhathI bharaNu prAyaH paDI gayelI zaktine temaja vinazvara thaelI AzA rUpa lattAne utsAha rUpI amRta siMcanathI vRddhigati pamADavA lAgyA. saghaLA bhIlo utsAhathI laDAImAM atyaMtapaNe bANo varasAvI siMdha, subhaTanA lazkarane trAsa ApatA havA. vijayalakSmI sujala bahAravaTIAne varamALA AropaNa karavAne eka page taiyAra thaI. sarva saMdhanA leko bhayabhrAMta thaI AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gayA. arara ! A corane saradAra hamaNAM jItaze ApaNAM dhanamAla vagere luMTI jaze. pitA potAnA I Ta devatAne AkharanI ghaDIye sau koI saMbhALavA lAgyAM, kALA meghanA jevA bhIla lokone dekhIne ane bhaleno bhayaMkara murtithI temanAM nirbaLa hadaya paNa tharatharavA lAgyAM cotarapha bhayanA bhayaMkara bhaNakArA thavA lAgyA. jagata jANe atyAre zunyakAramayaja banI gayuM che. atyAre sau koI potapotAnA prA hAthelImAM jovA lAgyuM. arere! A bhayaMkara vinamAMthI sahanAne chuTayA to ema ja samajIzuM ke have A saMsAramAM pharI ja jo chIye. hA ! sarva bhIlo pAse AvI lAgyA che. Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 najIkamAM AvI kevA jorathI ane utsAhathI te laDe che ! temanA bANonA bhArathI pIDAyelA ApaNA ghaNAkharA subhaTo raNamAM A bheTe che. temanA mastake medAnamAM taraphaDayAM kare che. arere ! duHkhathI keTalAka kIkIyArI pADI kAnone trAsa Ape che. rUdhiranAM taLAva bharANAM che. hA ! mastaka kayAM taraphaDe che tyAre temanAM dhaDa kayAM paDayAM che ! arara! eka kSaNa mAtramAM keTalA badhAnA prANa taraphaDIyA mAratA cAlyA jAya che, hA ! deva ! eka palakanA arasAmAM te A zuM karI nAkhyuM ! arara ! alpa samaya pahelAM kevo utsAha AnaMda vyApI rahelo! zoka, ciMtA ane duHkha kaMI dizAmAM hatuM tenuM bhAna paNa amane jaNAtuM nahotuM, tathApi duSTa vidhAtAe ane tyAre kALo kera vartAvI dIdhuM che. ghaNAMkanA prANono nAza karatAM paNa haju duSTa vidhAtAne pti thaI hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI. kharekhara mANasanuM dhAryuM zuM bane che. durdeva jyAM viphare tyAre mANasanI AzAone satvara vilayaja thaI jAya che eTaluM ja nahi paNa eka meTo rANo te palakamAM devavazAta raNamAM rakhaDato thaI jAya che. je rAvaNa rAjAnAM darzana paNa eka vakhata durlabha hatAM, teja rAvapurAyanAM daza mastaka tathA temanAM dhaDa daivanA viparIta paNAthI raNasaMgrAmamAM rakhaDavA lAgyAM. temanA upara kAgaDAo potAnI cAco mAravA lAgyA. aneka prakAranAM jaMgalI dura prAyo temanA rUdhithI tRpta thavA lAgyAM. . kAcA sutarane tAMtaNe, baMdhANIA aMdagAnI che.' jhAMjhavAnA nIra jevI, juThI jANa juvAnI che; vicArI re vaDA, pAmara are ! tuM kharI jaze, amrata kAyA tAgharI, karma karI bhATI thaze " | hA ? atyAra sudhI duHkhanI khabara paNa nahotI, tathApi sakala saMdhane mAthe A kayA bhavanAM pApa udaya AvyAM arara ! have zuM thaze! rekhAvRta, kusuma kaLI karamAya, nayanathI nIraja DhaLIyAM, aMtara ati akaLAya, pApa kayA bhavanAM naDIyAM. 1 gojAro A dina, kameM hA ! kayAMthI lakhAze ! Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 221 zaraNuM che eka jIna, palakamAM dina palaTANA AzA nAjuka vela, Aje bhava raNumAM luTAtI; keve! jaganA khela ! urmi aMtaramAM samAtI, 3 vaLI duryodhana jevA garviSTha chatrapatine divasa eka vakhata evA paNa hatA ke akhila jagata upara jemanI hAka vAgatI hatI tyAre eka vakhata evI paNa AvI lAgI, ke raNamAM kAramI cIse pADatAM ane gadAnA mAranI vedanA bhAgavatAM temane taraDIyAM mAravAM paDatAM tAM. temanA zarIra upara kIDIe vAravAra carcA utara karatI temaja mAkhIne baNabaNATa atyatapaNe thayAM karatA'tA tathASi te makSikAene uDADayA sarakhI paNa temanAmAM Aya naheAtI. ane pANI vagaranI mAcchalInI jema raNanA bhayaMkara medAnamAM kAramI cIse pADatAM ekalAM taraphaDavA lAgyAM. kevA hRdaya bhedaka banAva! zatrunI chAtI paNa phATI jAya ! tenI AvI durdazA jene vairI paNa tene mATe be ghaDI azrute varasAve. arara ! jagatanA chatrapati durgaMdhana ane rAvaNarAya jevA viSTha ane madAMdha bhUpatione te vakhate keTaluM du:kha thatu haze ! sAmAnya rIte jemake eka mANasane ghera jyAre cerI thAya che. jo ke cArA tenuM ceDu' dhaNu dravya cArI jAya che. tathApi te mANasane aMtaramAM keTalI pIDA thatI haze, teA pachI rAjyanA leAbhIyA evA A nRpationI vyathAnuM yathArtha varNana devatAenA gurU brahmA paNu karavAne samartha nathI, te pachI ApaNe zu karI zakIye ! vaLI ApaNe jeTalu jANIye teTalu paNa jaNAvI zakIye hiMDu kemake mUMgA nANasa sAkara svAda jAge che tathApi tenuM varNana karavAne te zaktivAna nathI. tevA bhUpati paNa daiva paNAthI tenA bhegA thai paDI lAcArIthI taraphaDAyAM mAratAM sAne mATe paraleAke prayANa karI gayA, te pachI ApaNI zu guMjAsa ! khera ! je ane te kharUM! va viryuM haze teA cheDanAra nathI. mATe ApaNA sarva kAinAM jIvana tatva atyAre ApaNe teneja sAMkhIzu, tenI icchA haze te ApaNuM rakSagu thaze nahitara " sA gata te vadhu gata " tema saiAnI letu thaze tevI ApI paNa thaze. parantu jyAM sudhI pradhAna ane siMdhata subhaTa che tyAM sudhI ApaNA darekanI jIMdagI sahIsalAmata che tethI te bannenI jIMdagI salAmata raDe te mATe tee peAta potAnA iSTa devatAne araja gujAravA " lAgyA. Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sujAla bahAravaTIAne atyaMta zuravIrapaNathI laDate dekhIne temaja potAnA lokone bharatAM dekhIne te ba vadhAre zuramAM A vyA. arara ! thoDIvAramAM bAjI bagaDI jaze ane mananI hAMza manamAM ne manamAM ja rahI jaze. ahIM ne ahIM darekanuM kArya puraNa thaze pitAnA keTalA subhaTa bhayaMkara cIso pADe che, keTalAka palA yuna karI gayA che, tyAre keTalAka marone vaza thayA thakA gADha nidrAmAM poDhelA che, rUdhirane paNa taraboLa thaI gayuM che, keTalAkanAM mastaka uMcAM nIcAM kudatAM dekhIne teo bane ekadama satteja thaI gayA, temanI AMkhomAMthI aMgArA jharavA lAgyA krodhathI zarIra raktavarNaya thaI gayuM, laDAInI zuravIratAthI teo anya sarva bAbatanuM bhAna paNa bhulI gayA ke pAnaLathI bhayaMkara thaelI temanI ghara AkRtie dekhIne nirbaLa janonAM hadaya vidI thavA lAgyAM, agni jharatI temanI AMkhone joIne haiyAnA nirmaLa bhIlo kAramI cIso pADavA lAgyA. arara ! A banne jaNA kema maratA nathI, AkhI senA ne lAgu kADhI nAMkhyo ane A banne jaNa maranA nathI te Ayartha jevuM che ! sujAla bahAravaTIo paNa A bane che upara ekadama tuTI paDyo ane tenI pAchaLa sarva kai bhIlo bANeka varasAvavA lAgyA. A bannene rAmazaraNa karyA pachIja saMdhane luMTavA. kemake hAre lokone mAryA ane bicArA A bane jaNa zuM hisAba che ! ApaNe ATalA baghA A be jaNane eka palaka vAramAM magatarAnI mAphaka masaLI nAMkhIzuM. temane A vicAra nANI te banne jaNa aMtaramAM khuzI thayA ane utsAhathI teonI madhyamAM gherAI gayA. temanI AjubAjue bhIla lokonuM sainya cotarapha viMTAI gayuM che. A banne upara asaMkhya bANo varasavA lA, eka palakamAM vijayalakSmI ApaSNane varaze ane A bane jaNa bharaze, evA AzAnA taraMgamAM sujAla nAcavA lAgyo. vijayalakSmI paNa tene mATe varamALA laIne rADa joi rahI che, paga zuM kare ! teNIye te kayAranIe varamALA sujAtane paherAvI hatI parantu pelA be zurA subha parvatanI mAphaka vacamAM ADA paDelA che tethI te hatAza thaI gaI che. mATe te bane dura thAya teTalI ja mAtra rAha joIne ubhI che. paNa mAnavanuM dhAryuM kAMI banatuM nathI. vA to daivanuM ja thAya che. mANasa bhalene potAnI amegha AzA Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 onI nimAM kumudA karyA kare ! paNa devanI marajI hoya temaja thAya che. devanI marajI vagara A jagatamAM kazuM banatuM ja nathI. "aMge bhabhuti opatI, lIdhuM kamaMDaLa hAthamAM, devataNa adhirAja zaMbhu, bhaTake jaMgala ghATama, caDI dazAne cAkaDe abhimAna murakha zuM kare ? kadI marajI daivatI te, dhAyuM tAruM dhuLa maLe. " Iddha, caMdra ane cakkI jevAo paNa devanI agAdha zaktino bhaMga thaI paDayA che. devanI prabaLa sattA AgaLa temanuM paNa leza mAtra cAlatuM nathI. te pAmara evA magatarA sarakhA mAnavanuM dhA. reluM deva kevI rIte thavA de! bhIlanAM asaMkhya bANa A bane upara vyartha ja thavA lAgyAM ghaNuM vakhata sudhI bANonA mAro cAlu rahyo paNa vyartha ja ! ulaTo tene ghasAre pitAne thayo. paNa temane to kaMI asara thaIja nahi. vaja upara lahana ghaNuM mAre paNa vyartha ja! mazILIyA pASANa upara bAra megha je kadAya varase to paNa te vyartha ja che. cakrInA vikalA carma ratnane bAre megha vyathA upajAvavA dhAre paNa phagaTaja ! teone harakata thatI ja nathI, paNa temane mela dhovAtAM te ulaTA zobhAyamAta dekhAya che tevI ja rIte lehanA bakhatarathI rakSAyelA A bano zurA subhaTo upara bANa athaDAine jamIna upara paDavA lAgyA. bhIlanAM bANo khuTI gayAM tathApi A zurA subhaTone te koI asara thaIja nahi. teo atyAre krura hadayanA evA ghAtakI jevA banelA che temanA mArathI bhIla senA trAsa pAmavA lAgI. hajAre bhIlo TapoTapa bhUmAtAne zara thavA lAgyA. bhIla senAmAM thoDIvAramAM te kALo kera vartAvA jevo dekhAva thaI rahyo. vijayanI chellI ghaDIe bAjI palaTAI gaI vijayalImIte vicAramAM paDI gaI, mArI varamALA paherI mAre hAtha koNa grahaNa karaze te mATe te ghaNI AturavaMta thaI paNa teNe kaMi nizcaya karI zakI nahi khera ! tene vicAra karavA dyo. ApaNe | laDAinI dazA nirakhI tenA zuM vartamAna che tenI rIti jeta tarataja ApaNane khAtarI jaze. pitAnI bhIla senAmAM ane potAnA bAgo niphaLa jatAM dekhI sujAne jItavAnI AzA have rahI nahi. pitAnA bhIlone Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 te banne niya subhaTA ghAsanI mArka kApI nAMkhe che temanA mAthI trAsa pAmelA keTalAka bhIle chapAMya gaNI jAya che. keTalAka taraDIyAM mAratAM jovAmAM Ave che, peAtAnA bhIleAnI purI dazA dekhIne have jIva bacAvavAnI AzAe tene mArga levAnI ane pU khatAvavAnI jarUra paDI. have chuTakAja nathI eka maraNIyA seMkaDA mANa sane khuhAra karI nAMkhe che. tene Aje sAkSAtkAra rIte mane pratyakSa anubhava thayA eTalAmAM saDaDATa karatuM eka bANu AvyuM ane tenI vajramaya chAtImAM bheAkANu. khANane jussA dhaNe! hAvAthI hradayamAM jethI khusI gayuM ane theADIvAramAM te tene khAtarI paNa thai ke te kAramuM bANu prANadhAtaka nivaDaze. dhIre dhIre tenI vedanA vadhavA lAgI, cakarIye| AvavA mAMDI. zuddha mudde saghaLI bhulI gayA hazvarAte khu. hAra karanArA seMkaDenI dhAta karanArA, ane aneka prakAranAM pApanAM kAryo karIne te pApanA bhArathI jene ghaDeA saMpurNa bharAyelA hatA te ekadama atyAre phuTavAla gyA heAya tema tarataja ekameATI cakkara AvatAM eka vakhatanA zurA ane hajArA cArAnA nAyaka bAravaTIe adha uparathI nIce tuTI paDayeA. deve tene mATe jahAnnamanA rastA mekaLA karavA mAMDyA. peAtAnAM bhayaMkara pAseA peAtAnI najara AgaLa taravA lAgyAM, cAre taraphathI te tene atyaMta du:kha devA lAgyAM, jema kAMTA zarIrane pIDA kare tema tenAM bhayaMkara pApA maratI vakhate tene Daza devA lAgyAM, laDAi baMdha paDI, pelA banne subhaTA alpa samaya mAM zAMta thai gayA. ane bahAravaTIAne pAlakhImAM upaDAvI po tAnA saghamAM lAvIne vaidho pAse tenA upacAra karavA mAMDayA, meDA ghaNu! tenA sAmatIye| je akSaya Ne raDayA hatA te pazu Akhara vakhate tenI sAravAra karavA lAgyA. Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 33 muM pazcAttApa ane maraNa" " kayA lAyA vaha dulA sikaMdara, dunyAse kayA le gayA; meMrA meMrA karake chatara pUrA kIyA, done khAlI hAthe rastA palIyA TTa ) Na ghaNA prakAranA upacAro karatAM chatAM paNa Ara 0 (5 pAra bhokAyela bANanI tIvra vedanA zAMta thatI nathI ( AhA ! eka ghaDI pahelAM je sujAla bahAravaTIe Gii lo kevA kevA AzAnA havAI - kIllA bAMdhato'te. che paraMtu daive tenA pApano ghaDo A khare phoDI nAMkhe, tenA mananI AzA -hadayamAMja samAI gaI. tenuM dhAryuM kAMI paNa thayuM nahi. mANasa zuM zuM dhAre che. tyAre daiva tene zuM e batAvI Ape che. atyAre cAre tarapha zAMti patharAyelI che thoDA vakhata pahelAM je medAna laDAinI gaI rahyuM hatuM, je medAnane vize laDAImAM maraNIyA thaelA zUrA laDavaiyA zuravIrapaNuthI laDatA'tA. ane tene manI kIkIyArIthI anyajanonAM -hA paNa phATI jatAM,tAM. te medAna jANe laDAInA parizramathI zramita thaine vizrAMti bhogavatuM hoya tema zAMtamaya banI gayuM'tuM. saMdhanA lenAM phaphaDI rahelAM kaleja have ThekANe AvyAM'tAM. pradhAnanI chata thaelI jANuM temanAM aMtara AnaMdathI uchaLavA lAgyAM. temaja cAra loko parAsta thaI pitAnI dhAraNAmAM nAsI pAsa thayA che te mATe teo te banne jaNane upakAra mAnavA lAgyA. baMne jaNane AvatAM ve taja sAcA metInA thALathI vadhAvI lIdhA. temaja temanA parizramanI zAMti mATe aneka prakAre tAtemanI vaiyAya karavA lAgyA, aneka prakAre temanI sukha zAMti pUchavA lAgyA. jayanAM vAMchatro vAgavA lAgyAM, aneka prakA - jayanA zabadathI thoDIvAra sudhI AkAza gajanA karatuM hoya tenA pAyuM. saMdhamAM rahelA bhATa cAraNe aneka prakAre pradhAnanI bipAzA bolavA lAgyA saMghanI aMdara moTA moTA vyavahArIyA e ramaNI mAM lIka gIto gAvA lAgI. palakavAra pahelAM Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 kothI vyAkuLa thaelA ane jIvItanI icchA mATe taraphaDatA madhra gheADIjavAramAM vaLI zAnamAM masta thai aneka prakAranA mAja ze JamAM gulatAna thayA. e kudarata ! e daiva ! tArA camatkAra kharekhara jamatte Azcarya pamADe che. tu palavAramAM zuM e karI nAMkhe che. tArI agAdha zaktimAM kevA prakAranI kaLAo rahelI che tenI cAmara mAnava prANIne yAMthI khabara paDe! jagamAM tArI kRtionI ADe AvavAne kAkhI sama thatuM nathI. eka tRNa sarakhuM paNa tArI marajI virUddha vartI zakatuM nathI, athavA te! moTA meTA iMdra caMdra ane bra'spationI gati paNa tAre Adhina thaIne rahelI hAya che. r roLAvRta. traNa khaMDa bhUpALa, laMkapati laMka na bhAkhyuM; karI vyaI gumAna, kuLamAM eke na rAkhyA. raNamAM rahyA laMkeza, kAgatA cAMca dIdhe che; bhale hAya deveza, tathApi taiva lIye che. hA / jaiva ! deva ! AzA bharelA mAnavInI AzAne nirAza karanAra tuja che. " sArA. rAvaNu rahyA raNamAMya, duryodhana DubI gayA; gayA arjuna bALa, jarAsaMdha jhulI rahyA. eka taraph jyAre A prakAranuM vAtAvaraNa vistarAyelu che, tyAre eka taMbumAM sUjAla bar3AravaTI marajI payArIye paDayA che. khANunI AkarI vedanA tenAM hArDaDADa teDI nAMkhIne tene trAya trAya pAkarAve che. AkhI jINInAM pApA tenI najara AgaLa AvIne ubhAM rahyAM je je ThekANe je je hatyA karI hatI. je je leAkeAne trAsa ApI julama varSAvyeA'tA te sa jIMdagIbharanAM pApa atyAre tenI najara AgaLa jaNA' tenAM aMtarane dAha utpanna karavA lAgyAM. arara ! mArI zuM dazA thaze. jIMdagInI salAmatI mATe koi pazu divasa anezvarane te me svapne paNa yAda karyA nathI. jIMdagInI AkharanI vakhate tene ghaNuM! pastAve . Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raNuM" thayo, tenI AMkhamAMthI azruo TapakavA lAgyA. atyaMta nirAza thate te nisAsA nAMkhavA lAge, atyAre jahAnnamane rastA ane metanAM bhayaMkara AkarAM duHkho te pratyakSapaNe dekhavA lAgyo. meta tenI pAse AvIne ubhuM rahyuM. have zuM karavuM ? koI paNuM evo raste teNe rAkhyo hato ke jethI tene vizrAMti maLe ! ghaNA kharA bhaktAne teNe behAla karyA'tA, ghaNI strIonAM ziyaLa bhaMga karyA'tAM, ghaNA lokonAM dhanamAla luMTI lIdhAM'tAM, ghaNA jIvone trAsa A to, ghaNA muMgA para niyapaNe julama gujAryo che. aneka prakAranA mAyA prapaMca ane chaLabhedamAM pitAnuM jIvatara gumAvyuMtu, tenA pApane ghaDo pUrNa rIte bharAI gayo'to. Aja sudhInI meja eka palakamAM nAza pAmI gaI, Aja sudhInA bahAdUra bahAravaTIyo have hatAza thaI gaye, zUravIrapaNAthI jyAM tyAM phoha meLavanAra sujAla have AMkhamAMthI pApanA pAzcAtAparU5 a pADavA lAgyA. AyuSyanI je ghaDI avazeSa rahI hoya teTalIvAramAM pApane pazcAttApa karIne prabhunI mAphI mAgavI, eTaluM ja banI zake tevuM hatuM. tenA sAthI coro tene himata ApavA lAgyA. aneka rIte teo dilAso ApatA, tenA duHkhamAM bhAga levA lAgyA tenI Akhara vakhata hovAthI pradhAna ane siMdhana paNa tene dilAso ApavAne tenI pAse AvyA'tA. saMghanA bIjA nAnA moTA vyavahArIyAo paNa A bahAdura bahAravaTIyAnA maraNa prasaMge hAjara thayA hatA, naMbu mANasothI saMpUrNa bharAI gata tathApi leza mAtra pazu garabaDa jaNAtI nahi; sarva koI zAMta paNe besI rahyuMtuM. eTakAmAM bahAdura bahAravaTIAnA mukhamAMthI acAnaka pazcAttApathI zabda nikaLI paDayA. gAyana, karaNa karaze tevI bharaze, pApI mathI maraze; kAcanI koThImAM pUra teo, karama kayAM naDaze, kALAM dheLAM ghaNAM karIne, murakha makalAze; lAkhonI lAje luMTIne, pApI harakhAze, kALAM kAma kare che mAnava, ahIMne ahIM bharaze; Akhare pastAIne te, mujha mAphaka maraze, jArI vijArI ghaNI karIne, viNa mote maraze; 2Te nahi jIna nAmane te, naraka jaI karaze, Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ re cetana ! tArI jIMdagInAM kALAM kRtyone tuM yAda kara ! te keTalI ghaDI bhagavAnane bhajelA che te tuM saMbhALa ! AhA ! meha ane mAyAmAM, aMdha banelo prANI pote zuM kare che tene leza mAtra paNa vicAra nahi karatAM pAchuM pharIne jotA ja nathI. mANasa game tevAM kRtyo karaze tathApi te kRtyo tene potAne ja bhagavAnAM che. tene avazya vicAra karavo, kAyA kSaNIka che. cAra divasanA cAMdaraNA sarakhI yuvAvasthAnI surakI uDI jaze, anukuLa deva jyAre prati kuLa thaze tyAre sarva prakArano badalo tene maLavAno ja che hA ! mArI jIMdagImAM meM paNa aneka prakAranAM pApa karelAM che. meM ghaNA ghaNuM dura chevono paNa nAza kare che, moTA moTA prANIo paNa mArI hAkathI trADa pADI nAzI jatA mAruM nAma devA mAtrathI bALakomAM baMdha paDI jatAM, dareka lokonAM nAma sAMbhaLavA vaDe karIne ja gAtra zithiLa to kodaDa UMcI AMkha karavAne paNa samartha thatuM nahi. ane duzmane te trAhya trAya pokAratA jyAM tyAM saMtAIja rahetA. pApati jANe mArUM sAthIja hatuM, nIni ane dharmane te meM prathabhathI ja tilAMjalI ApatI, dayAne paNa me prathamathI ja dezavaTe Apyo, ane jInezvaranA nAmanI stuti tene te huM DhaMgamAM ane dhatiMgamAM ane dhatiMgamAM gaNI kADhI eka jAtanuM tophAna ja saputa eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu bIjA bhakti karanArA bicArA garIba bhakatone meM keTalo badho trAsa Apyo che, hA ! prabhu ! huM have kyAM chuTIza ! teM kaMI narakanAM dhAra thAre mATe lulAM mukAvyAM che. kharekhara Aja sudhImAM meM je pApa karelAM che tenuM rUla bhogavavAne mATe have mAre namana karavAnI taiyArI thaI rahI che. dareka prANIone janmIne maravAnuM che e nizcaya che te sAthe jevI karaNI karI haze te pramANe bharavAnuM che te paNa bezaka niHsaMdeha che. hA ! AthI AlamanuM pApa laIne Aje huM dojakhavA bhayaM kara khADAmAM ghaNA kALa sudhI jamanA hAthane hArane mAra khAvAne javA tatpara thayo chuM. pApa vastu zuM che ! tenI leza paNayane khabara nahotI. chatAM te pApa atyAre mane pratyakSa sAme dekhAya che. arara ! mArI zuM dazA thaze. narakanAM duHbe mAM ubhelo dekhI bhAre hadaya atyAre phATI jAya che. eka vakhate huM kALano paNa kALa hato. are ! kALane hisAba mAM paNa bane narsi, te kALa Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAre mAruM bhakSaNa karavAne taLe upara thaI gayo che, are ! huM hatAza thaine atyAre tene Adhina thaI gayo chuM. jo ke mArI potAnI sattAthI ghaNuM saMkaTamAMthI huM pasAra thayelo chu, tethI duHkhanI paNa darakAra nahi karanAre huM atyAra garIbAIthI parAdhinapaNAne pAmela chuM, pApI mANaso gAvibaLanI. bhalene te pApanA piTalA bhare ! mitro duzmana thaI.kharAba karavAnI bhalene IcchA kare! luccA mAPsa luccAI karIne ane lAkhonI lAje luMTIne bhalene thoDA vakhatanuM rAmarAjya bhogavI le che paraMtu kharekhara bhaviSyamAM temane mATe jamarAjAnA hAthanA haMTaranA mAra taiyAraja che. yamanA dUto tenA kALanI rAha joine ja ubhA che, paraNAnI paroNAgata karavAne teo taiyAra ja rahelA hoya che. amRta hAya tathApi viSanA biMduthI malIna thayeluM hoya to te amRta dhikkArane pAtra gaNAya, jagatamAM keTalAka bhAre karyAM che evA hoya che ke teone zIkhAmaNanI to asara thatI ja nathI. jema patthara upara pANI re DavuM te vyartha ja che, temAM temane hitanI be akSaranI kAMIka zikSA ApavI te paNa chANa upara lIMpaNanI mApaka vyartha ja che, jyAre teo mArI mAphaka koinuM kahevuM nahi sAMbhaLatAM aharniza pApanA kAyamAMja mazagula rahe che, ane aneka prakAranAM kALAM dhoLAM kare che, tyAre tene mATe bhaviSyamAM AvI rIte mArI mAphaka ghora zIkSA thAya to te yogya ja che kAraNa ke Aja sudhI ApaNe anya ghaNuM jIvone trAhaya trAhaya parAvI to pachI " vArA pharatI vAro ane darjana duzmananuM maha bALo " evA jagatanA sAmAnya niyama pramANe bhAi sAheba are ! laherIlAla sAhebane paNa vAro Ave ane ghaNA kALa sudhI temanA upara yamanA dutonA haMTaranA mAra paNa paDe temAM navAjha gaNI zakAya nahi " rAMdhyA pachI baLatuM baLe ane strIne rAMdhyA pachI DAhapaNu Ave " evI jagatamAM sAmAnya leka vAyakA saMbhaLAya che, rAMdhatI vakhate baLatuM na baLe ane rAMdhyA pachI bhaDabhaDa saLage te nakAmuMja gaNAya, temaja strI paNa pitAne dhaNI hayAta hoya tyAM sudhI to tene pajavatI heya aneka rIte bIjI paNa bhUla karatI hoya pachI tene raMDAyA pachI DAhapaNa Aveto te zA kAmanuM ! tevI ja rIte AkhI jIMdagI sudhI kALAM kAma karIne sAte vyasanamAM rakta thayA, ane pachI maratI vakhate jIvane badhu sAMbhaLI Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 Ave te zA kAmanuM ! tathApi guNa dRSTie te ApaNe te paNa ThIka thArI zakIe, kAraNa ke maratI vakhatane pazcAttApa te paNa keTaleka daraje pApane nAza karanAra che. tathApi pazcAttApa karanAro pite te tene sAre gaNeja nahi. hA ! mAnava jIvananI kSaNika jIvananI kArakIrdI eka divasa nAza pAmavAnI che. jIvane karelAM kane badalo maLavAnuM che tenI AzAo aMtaramAMja samAvAnI che. palaka pachI zuM thavAnuM che tenI khabara nathI tathApi mAnavI magataruM bicAruM Ama tema phAMphAM mArI nAhaka mathI mare che phegaTa aneka aneka prakAranAM kukama kare che te bicAro dina rAtanA vIse kalAkamAM eka kalAka paNa mArI mAphaka jInezvara paramAtmAnI bhakti karato nathI. ane chevaTe jyAre eka dina bharavAno Ave che tyAre mArI mAphaka vyartha kheda kare che. - " raDhayA nahi chana rAjane, yadunAthane samaryA nahi, AvI panotI kAramI, have jAvuM jama darabAra mahi; aNadhArI jere. jIvaDA, tuja AMkha baMdha thavAnI che, AzA u7LatI -hadayanI, jayadI samAI javAnI che " jagata jevuM karaze tevuM bharaze. " kare tevuM bhogave ane vAve tevuM laNe " evo jagatane mATe sAdhAraNa niyama che. ghaNe khare bhAge jagata mArI mAphaka AMdhaLu thayeluM hoya che, ke jene leza paNe asara thatI nathI. jyAre du:khanAM kALAM vAdaLa caDI Ave che tyAre ja mArI mAphaka ekadama tenI aMdha AMkho ughaDI jAya che, ane pachI pastAvAmAM phasaI paDe che. bAlatAM bolatAM havA aTakI gaI. jagatane chelI salAmI ApI temanI AgaLa potAnA pApanI mAphI bhAgI janADamanI khAImAM haMTarane mAra khAvAne AjathI huM ravAne thAuM chuM ane tame paNa je pApa karatAM nahi kare to yAda rAkhajo ke mArI pAchaLa tamAre paNa AvavuM paDaze, huM atyAre jAuM chuM to tamo thoDA vakhata pakhata pachI tamArA karmanA phaLa bhogavazo paNa chuTavAnAM kayAM hatAM ! seraThe kharatuM dekhI pAna, zAne hase tuM kuMpaLI, ame jAthe Aja, tuM paNa eka dina Avaze " Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 tya zabdA ni LatAMja eka Dacaku AvyuM, bhAna dazA badalAi gaI, AMkheAnA DeALA khasI gayA, tenI aMdaranI putaLIe bhUmI gai. thoDIvAramAM bIjI DacakuM AvyuM, eka vakhate jenI hAke AkhuM vana gayamAna thayAM karatutu, evA bhUta kALanA vananeA rAjA pApane pazcAttApa karatA atyAre maraNanA jhapATAmAM sapaDAyA, kAMLa keine cheDatA nathI. rAvaNa jevAnA paNa kALa kALIyA karI gayeA. hIraNAkSya ane hIraNyakazIpu jevA kura daitya vizvALa rAkSasa rAjAne paNe svAhA karI hajama karI gayA. duryodhana jevAne pacu ghaTAyatamaH karI gayela meTA meTA zUravIrAnA paNa dhabaDakA vArI khaDakA karI eimAM karI gayA. te bahAdura bahATIyAnI tematI AgaLa zI gaNatarI hatI. trIjA DacakAnI sAtheja dareka leAkeAnA jotAM jotAM tene pavitra AtmA cIkaNA karmathI bhAre thayeA thakA parAke prayANa karI gayA. A AnI duniyAno tyAga karIne cAlyeAja gayA. peAtAnI pAchaLa jaganA janete trAsathI mukta karIne devanA darabhAratI hujuramAM pApane puNyane hisAba ApavA A lAkamAM te cha pAMca gaNI mA, t prakaraNa 34 muM. " avalAkana'1 za DA divasa tyAM AgaLa rAkAine pradhAne te sujAlanI marakrIyA karAvI ane ceAranA khIjA sAthI hatA te pradhAna sAtheja rahyA, tyAMthI saMdha ArAsaNu OM gAmane vize AvyA. jIbibanI pUjA vagere raD thIte tyAMthI maMgaLa prayANa karatA saMdha anukrame tAragAcha AvyeA, tyAM kumArapALa rAjAe baMdhAveluM bhavya gagana sukhita evuM ajItanAtha bhagavAnanuM derAsara tene bheTIne pAta pA tAtA janma saphLa karatA havA. tyAMthI pAlaNapurane vize AvyA. Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 alpa samayamAM prahalAdana rAjAnA zarIrane u9lAsamAna karavAne megha samAna evA ane jene vize cAre AzramanA leko darzana karavAne Ave che evA palavIyA pArzvanAtha je nagaramAM jayavatA varte che. sUryamukhIe karIne zobhAyamAna evA ane tyAM yAtrA karavAne AvatA yAtrALuonI dararojanI saMkhyA eTalI vadhAre hoya che ke dinaprati muDA pramANe cokhA thAya che, temaja sopArInI guNo bharAya che. evA jInezvarane bhAvapUrvaka stavane saMdha tyAMthI keTaleka dahADe prayANa karate have, cAlatAM cAlatAM te saMdha aNahIlapura pATaNa vize Avyo, tyAM yAtrA karIne anukrame zatruMjaya parvata upara Avyo, tyAM AgaLa pradhAne eka moTo svAmI vatsala karyo. agIyAra muDA ghauMnI lApasI banAvI vagere aneka prakAranI mana gamatI rasoIvaDe badhAne jamADayA. bhAva thakI yAtrA karIne saMdha pAlItANe Avyo, te arasAmAM te saMdha nA kAzmIra che evuM hasatA thakA kenAM vacana sAMbhaLIne sthIrA5dra (tharAda) nagarathI Abhu nAmanA saMghavI paNa saMdha kADhI pAlItANe AvatA hatA. zrIpALa jJAtimAM zobhAyamAna evuM pazcima mAMDalIkanuM birUda je Abu saMdhavIne lokoe ApeluM che. vaLI jenA saMdhamAM codahajAra gADAM hatAM, paMdarasone daza tirthaMkaranI pratimAo hatI. sAtameM jaina derAsara hatAM. traNase te pANInA moTA naLA hatA. basa mALI rAkhelA hatA. adhivata evAM taMbolInAM pAMca kaLa hatAM, baneMne ATha dukAno hatI. sattarase ne bAvana lAkaDAMnA bhAdA upADanAra hatA, chatrIsa AcArya hatA. vagere aneka prakAranA parivAre paravarAyelA Abhu saMpavI eka maDalIka rAjAnI mAphaka pAlItANe AvatA havA. tevAra pachI banne saMdhanA samasta loko siddhAcaLa upara caDayA. ane yugAdinAtha zrI rUSabhadevanI atyaMta bhaktithI pujA karatA hatA. senA rUpA pramukhanAM phula vaDe karIne zrI AdinAthanI teo bhakti karatA hatA. tyArabAda dhajA caDAvIne AratI maMgaladIvo vagere karIne ane motI pravAtAM temaja sonA rUpAnAM traNa koDa phula vaDe bhagavAnane vadhAvIne ghaNI bhakti karatAM thAM teo nIce utaratA havA. pachI ghaNuM bhakitae karIne AvyuM saMghavI sakaLa saMdhane bhojana karAvatA havA. kemake saMdhanI bhakti atyaMta punya pragaTa karavAmAM kAraNuM che, temaja bIje prakAre paNa Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 233 saMdhanuM bahumAna karyo thake punya thAya che. vaLI tirtha yAtrAne vize thIra mana karavAthI saghane zuM lAbha nathI thatuM ! arthAta sarva prakArane lAbha thAya che. dhIme dhIme vRddhigata thate caMdra pakhavADIAne aMte eTale purNimAne roja zuM nathI zobhato ! je pura siddhAcaLanI yAtrA karavAnI icchAthI zuddha bhAvavaDe yAtrA kare che. te ghI sahIta bhajananI mAphaka icchitane meLave che. vaLI Abhu saMdhavI pradhAnanI sAthe bIjIvAra parvata upara thaDatA hatA. samagra prakAre snAtra pUjA vagere karIne derAone vize, nAnI nAnI derIone vize, nAnA moTA vRkSone vize, temaja zikharone vize ema seMkaDo game ThekANe dhajAo bAMdhatA havA. vaLI A tirtha saMsAra rUpI samudra thakI taravAne eka moTA jhAjha sarakhuM che. sakaLa saMghanA loko rUpAnANunA mulya vaDe grahaNa karelAM puSpothI parvatanI bhUmine pujatA havA. evI rIte ghaNuM bhakanI karIne sakaLa saMdhanI sAthe bane saMdhavIe nIce utaratA havA. ane aneka prakAranI bhojananI sAmagrI vaDe karIne Abhu saMghatI jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrIne bhojana karAvato ha. Abhu saMdhavInI udAratAthI tathA tenA kharcathI vismaya pAmelo maMtrI aMtaramAM pitAnA AtmAne niMdavA lAgyo, "arara ! huM kAMI paNuM dravyane kharca karI zakato nathI A Abhu saMdhavI vA udAra dilathI kharaya kare che " I.yAdika ciMtA karatA mitro ane Abhu saMdhavI pAMca cha divasa sudhI DuMgara pharasavAne mATe caDatA hatA. ati utkaMThAvALA jhAMjhasukumAra maMtrI AdinAthane namIne pUrve caDAvelI rUpAnI dhajA pratye mastakathI AraMbhIne daMDa sudhI dhajA bAMdhatA havA. temaja rUpAnI dhajAnI pATalIne nIce tathA upara senAnI dhajA ane aMdara vastranI dhajA e prakAre caDAvatA havA. bAvana derIe karIne zobhAyamAna evA neminAthanA derAsaramAM paNa e rIte dhajA bAMdhIne cAlatA thayA, temaja kSAdikane vize paMcavaNa yukta dhajA caDAvIne parvatanA mArga thakI pite cAlyA. saMdha paNa temanI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlato hato, teo DuMgaranI Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 karasanA pUrI karI anukrame prayANa karatAM thakAM giranAra parvatane vize AvyA. pRthvIne pavitrakArI evA tirthanA parvata upara sakala sagha caDate ho. tyAM paNu neminAthanA mastakane vize ane zikharene vize teo dhajA caDAvatA havA, ane cepana ghaDInA pramANa vALI dhana banAvIne ahaMkAra mukI pradhAna tene pratiSThAvatA ho. A pradhAna mAlava dezane adhipati che. ema mArU mana sAkSI Ape che, je pradhAne eka prakAranI dhajA be tirthamAM caDAvI. Aha ! te dhajAonAM zuM varNana karIye ! potAnI aMdara snAna karavAne ekaThI thaelI che evI vidyAdharanI strIo temanA zarIra upara raheluM je caMdana tenA vaDe karIne mizra thaeluM che pANI jenu evI gaMgA nadI Aje pethaDakumAranA pAchaLa jhAMjhaNakumAra te rUpI sUrya tenA AtApe karIne jANe sukAI gayelI che te zuM ! evI rIte gaMgA nadInI mAphaka dhajAe zobhatI chatI gagana maMDaLamAM pharAra phararara pharakavA lAgI. keTalAka divasa tyAM rahIne jamatane AzcaryakAraka evAM kRtyane karatA thaDe pradhAna Abu saMghavI sAthe vAmanasthalI ( vaMthaLI ) mAM AvyA. rastAmAM prabhAsapATaNa pramukha ghaNuM tane pradhAna vaMdanA karatA havA. tyAMthI jAvA vagere karIne AgaLa cAlyA. teo deza dezane vize, saurASTra Adi dezane vize vagere aneka ThekANe rahelAM tirthane vaMdanA karatA hatA. tyAMthI karNAvatI nAmA nagarIthI tram keza dura AvIne paDAva nAMkhatA havA keTalAka divasano paDAva ahIM rAkhavAna che ema dhArIne taMbu vagere ThokI dIdhA. bane saMdhano samuha e tra maLelo hovAthI moTA nagara jevo dekhAva thaI rahyo che, AnaMda AnaMda vartAI rahyo che. jaMgalamAM paNa maMgala jevo bhAsa jaNAya che. evAmAM karNAvatInA rAjA sAraMgadevano mAnanIya bhATa saMdha jevAne tyAM Avate ho. pharate pharato moTA moTA vyavahArIyAonA taMbune nirakhate temanA vaibhavothI saMtuSTa thaela bhATa pradhAnanA taMbu pAse AvatA havA. Aha! zuM Ate keI mahArAjanI taMbu haze ke te koI zAhanazAhano taMbu haze ! evI bhramaNAmAM bhulo bhATa sa taMbuomAM agresara cAra dhAravALo evo pradhAnano taMbu jete ha. jenI AsapAsa dizAone kSobha pamADe Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evAM vAra lAgI rahayAM che, jenI cAre bAju be moTA moTA vyavahArIyAonA hajAro taMbuo AvelA che,tathA bahAra AjubAjue rakSaNa mATe cokIdAranA taMbuo jaNAyA kare che. saMdhavInI AjJA thakI dvArapALe jene aMdara javAne hukama Apyo che e bhATa Azcarya pAmato thake pradhAna pAse Avato ha. tyAM AvIne ciMtA sahIta te ubho rahe. tene ciMtA sahIta zekAkratimAM sthIra pASANuvata ubhela jeIne badhAne tenI ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM, tyAre te pradhAnanI AgaLa pitAnI aMtaranI urmine bahAra pADavA lAge ke "he deva ! keTa pramukhanI nirmaLa lakSmI vaDe karIne devalokanA jevA ane hAthe grahaNa karavA lAyaka evA mAMDavagaDha nAmA nagaranA ucca zikharoe karIne garjanA karatI jenI kIrti che evA tamArA pitA durjaya gujarAta dezanI lakSmI chatavane mALavAmAM AvelA che to te pradhAnane zenI upamA ApIzuM! tenA vicAramAM huM ubho chuM." bhATanI AvA prakAranI vANI sAMbhaLIne tuSTamAna thaele pa. dhAne tene dhaNuM dhana Apate have, sonAnI sAMkaLa, visaNAM, ane pAtharaNAM sahita ghaDAomAM agraNIbhUta evo eka mahA muzyavAna atha Apyo. pradhAnanA A prakAranA udAra dilathI bhATa atyaMta pramudita thayo, tenuM dAridraya dUra gayuM. pitAne AzA hatI te karatAM paNa tene dhana ghaNuM maLeluM che. pradhAna ATalu badhu Apaze evI tene svapna paNa khAtarI nahatI, kemake teone ghaNI IcchA hotI nathI, brAhmaNe jema lADuthI saMtoSa mAne che tema ghaNuM maLavAthI temane saMtoSa thAya pradhAnano AvI ane aNadhArI bheTathI bhaTa aMtaramAM tene atizaya AziSa devA lAgyA, aneka prakAre tenA guNa gAvA lAgyo. pradhAnanA ApelA azva upara adhAra thaIne te rAjA pAse vAne thaye, rastAmAM aneka prakAranA vicAra karato ane pradhAnanA dravya saMkalana karato tho ane tenI udAratAthI aMjAI gayelo bhATa aneka prakAranA taraMgomAM lIna thaye thake rAjA pAse AvyA. Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ra36 prakaraNa 3pa muM. rAjA sAra deva" dAnopabhoga hInena, dhanena dhanino yadi, krIDAmaH kina tenaiva, dArairapi dhanairApi; bhAvArtha-je mANasa dAna detuM nathI ane dhanane pote paNa bhogavate nathI, to tenA muvA pachI tenA dhana vaDe karIne ane tenI strI sAthe ApaNe zA mATe AnaMda na bhogavIe ! rAjAne maLavAne jhAMjhaNumAra pAsethI ravAne thaele bhATa rastAmAM aneka prakAranA vicAra taraMgamAM magna thate te rAjA pAse Avyo. tenI pAse AvI saMpadA dekhIne rAjAe tene pUchayuM ke " A badhuM tuM kayAMthI lAvyo ! " - "he svamina ! kharekhara Aje mAMDavagaDhanI saMpadAja are ! mALavAnI lakSmI devIja Aje mAre maMdire padhAryA che ! " bhATe kahayuM. he bhATanA nAyaka ! tane koIe eka vastu ApI che te tenuM dazagaNuM varNana zA mATe karI batAve che ! kemake tema karavAthI sAcI vAta paNa khoTI thaI jAya che " rAjAe hAsya karatAM thakAM bhATane kahayuM. "he svAmina ! huM lagAre paNa atizayoktithI besatA nathI. paNa je kharI bAbata che teTalI ja jaNAvuM chuM" teNe kahayu. ThIka ! emAM vivAda karavAnI zI jarUra che ! hAlamAM ahIM koNa che ! " rAjAe kahayuM. "he deva! merU parvatanI peThe pRtharIne kaMpAyamAna karatA ane cotaraphathI ujvaLa kIrtirUpI. paTarANIne varelA jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrIzvara tenA (saMdhanA) rAjA che. te acaLa evA mAMDavamaDhane merUnI mAphaka kaMpAyamAna kare che," teNe kahayu. Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 - "he bhATa ! te kevI rIte." rAjAe kahayuM. ' "he svAmina! mALavadezanI ujjayinI nagarInA mukhya pradhAna jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrIzvara ane saMgha sAthe padhAryA che. huM pharato pharato temanI pAse gayo. Aha ! zuM saMdhanI Rddhi siddhi! pradhAnanI sAthe cAlanArA anya vyavahArIyAe paNa temanI kItithI ujvaLa thayA che. meM thoDI ghaNI vAta kahI eTalAmAM teNe mane ekadama pitAnA udAra dIlathI kImatI bheTazuM ApI dIdhuM" bhATe kahayuM. bhATanI e prakAranI vANI sAMbhaLIne IrSyAne tyAga karIne kaNu rAjAne putra sAraMgadeva pitAnI nagarIne aneka prakAranI racanAthI zaNagArato chato ane rUddhi siddhie karIne zobhAyamAna evA ghaNA prakAranA hAthIoe karIne sRSTi maMDaLane lebha pamADato te saMdhavInI pAse aneka prakAranAM vAdhane vagaDAvato thake Avate ho. pradhAna paNa saMghane vize teraNu vagere baMdhAvI vividha prakAranI zobhAne karato tho maTA- ADabara sAthe rAjanI sAmukhI A. pitAnI najIka AvelA rAjAne jANIne ekavIza saMdhavI. e vaDe karIne sahIta te ghoDA upasthI nIce utarato ho. rAja paNa pradhAna pAse AvIne potAnA hAthI uparathI nIce utaro. pradhAne rAjAnuM sArI rIte Atidhya karIne tene pitAne utAre teDI dhAze. tyAM aneka prakAre te rAjAnI bhakti karavA lAge, temaja moTA meTA batrIsa agraNIoe rAjAnI AgaLa kImatI bheTe . (sagA ) mukI. rAjA te sarva saMdhavIone sanmAnIne ane tene ene vize pradhAnanuM adhikatara sanmAna karavA lAgyo. have rAja maMtrAzvaranA taMbumAM Ave thake jhAMjhaNukumAranI motIthI bharelI thALa vaDe karIne tene vadhAvatI hatI. pachI tyAM siMhAsana upara besIne darekanI sukhazAtA pUchato ho. batrIsa saMdhavA pramukha puruSoe rAjAne eka lAkha TakAnuM eTaNuM karyuM. kemake mATe purUSa potAne ghera Ave ke te praveza mahatsavanI icchA kare ! rAjAne paNa koI ThekANe pitAne jamaNo hAtha uMce na kare e niyama che, kemake yAcanA karavI te hIna gaNAya che. vaLI te ladhutAnuM kAraNa che kemake jagatamAM sauthI halaku taNa che taNakhalAthI halaku rUche ane rUthI halake yAcaka che. Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra38 pachI tAMbula vagere pradhAna Apate chate rAjAe tenA hAthamAMthI pAnanuM bIDu jhapaDI lIdhuM. ne pradha na kapura levAne gharamAM gaye. kapura lAvI rAjAnA hAthamAM ApavA mAMDayuM have te karavAmAM hAthamAM bharAI gayuM. eTale tarataja rAjAe pitAno jamaNe hAtha sarva sAmAntAhika dareka lokanA dekhatAM chatAM pahele karyo. nIcAM kAma karavAmAM DAhyo evo vAma hAtha tenA thakI maMgalaka kAryanI paraMparAne pAmIne utkRDhapaNuM pAmyo che evo jamaNe hAtha paNa rAjA bhulathI vistAra ho. are ! paDI jatuM je kara tene aTakAvavAne te sahAya karate ho. evI rIte ja bhago hAtha dhare chate ja jyanA zabdo thavA lAgyA. je rAjA pitAne jamaNe hAtha kayAre paNa dharate nahi te, rAjAne Aje potAne vAgetara hAtha lAMbo karelo dekhIne sAmAntA dika sarvajane tenuM hAsya karavA lAgyA. ne maMtrInI udAratAnAM vakhANa karavA lAgyA. maMtrI paNa rAjAne ujavaLa kapura ApavA vaDe karIne tene ujvaLa yaza pote laI leto hato. have rAjA paNa pradhAnane kahevA lAgyo ke " he maMtrI ! hArA jevuM dAna Aja sudhImAM mane koIe ApyuM nathI. mATe huM tArApara tuSTamAna thaye chuM to je joIe te mAgI le ! vacana thakI nahi calAyamAna thavAvALA ane ghaNuM uttama gugarUpa phuloe karIne zobhAyamAna evA tamArA sarakhA kalpakSa pAsethI avasara Avaze tyAre mAgIza." evI rIte pradhAna rAjAne kahetA vA. have tavAra pachI sarva saMghavIone hAthI upara besADIne rAjA pitAnI karNAvatI nagarImAM AvatA ho. rAjAe saMdhavI. one pitAnA maMdIramAM lAvIne paherAmaNI vagere ApIne saMdhavI . ene rahevAne utArA AkhA. saMghavIo para be traNa divasa tyAM rahetA hatA. pachI te sarva saMdhIo zAnI AjJA laIne pitAne utAre taMbuomAM AvatA havA. ekadA samayane vize pUve rAjAe cha-- rAjAone kedakhAnAmAM nAMkhelA che. teone cheDAvavAne mATe jhajhaNakumAra pradhAna rAjAnI Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 pAse AvatA havA. ceAgya avasara rIte jhAMjhrakumAra maMtrIzvara rr rAjAne kahevA lAgyA ke he rAjana ! tameAe mane pahelAM je vara Apele che, te vara Aja sudhImAM me bhaDAramAM rAkhelA che. jo Apa mArI upara prasanna thayA hAva tA je vara Ape ApelA che te Aje mAgavA dhAruM chuM.. " " huM pradhAna! eleA je tamane vhAlu hAya te mAgI lye. rAjAe kahyuM. " huM svAmin ! A channu lAkha rUpaiyA AthI channu rAjAne divAnamAMthI mukta mArI cAcanA che. " pradhAne kahyuM. najarANuM laine kare ! eTalIja AvI rItatu pradhAnanuM vacana mAMmote rAjA peAtAnA manamAM aneka prakAranA vicAra karavA lAgyA. prakaraNa 36 muM. rAja kedInI mukita ane jhAMjhaNakumAranI jAheAjalAlI' A d> huM ! A pradhAna zuM dhAre che ! zuM A dhana mane ApavAnuM ! nA ! nA ! ene bheTa tarIke mukavAtu. pachI pAchu lai levAnuM, kemake ATalA badhA dhananuM dAna ApavuM te duSkara thai paDe. vaLI meATA purUSonAM paNa dAna ApatI vakhate zarIra dharUje che. jue ke laDAimAM dAna devAnA bhaya vaDe karIne bhIma sakAya pAmyA, tethI jANe pAtAne te vAta phreMcatIja nathI tema te vAta ( chatu rAjAonI) muThThI te vacamAM ADI avaLI vAte karavA lAgyA te tarataja rAjA potAnA antaHpuramAM cAlyA gaye, pAtro vize jema dAna, jaLane vize jema tela ane khaLane vize Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guptavAta jema vistArane pAme tema jyAM tyAM ja rAjAone choDavAnI vAta vistAra pAmI, pradhAna paNa thoDoka vakhata paradeza jaIne pAcho Avyo, ane yayanapuMja eka karavAnI icchAvALA te sarva rAjAone mukta karavAnI prabaLa jIjJAsAvALA thayA. tethI jema kAMkarAnA samuhamAM rana ane zaMkha zreSTha che. tema lakSmI vaDe karIne sarva lokone mAthe upakAra karI pUNya tathA kIti upArjana karavI te zreSTha che. are ! mAnava jIvananuM kharuM rahasya te kIrti ja che. te mATe jhAjhane vize AvelA evA gaMgAnA jaLa sarakhA ekasone daza ghoDA rAtrIne vize rAjAnA mahela pAse lAvIne tenA maMdiranI AsapAsa baMdhAvyA. ghaDAo paNa hasu haNATanA zabdo karI rahyA che. vAjIMtranA aneka prakAre zabda vAgyA kare che ethI prabhAtanA samayamAM rAjAnI niMdrA tarataja nAza pAmI gaI. prAtaHkALe uThIne rAja sarva ghaDAone dekhI vicAravA lAgo. "Aha ! motIo jema kAnanA kaMDalane zobhAve, haso jema sarovarane zobhAve, madhuM derAsara jema dariyAne zobhAve, tema A DAe mArA maMdirane zobhAve che." ityAdika vicArathI vismayakAraka thai che daSTi jenI evo rAja manamAM ciMtavana kare che e TalAmAM koI mANase AvIne rAjAne vinati karI ke " he svAmina A ghoDAone tame bAMdho ! " A ghaDAone svAmI kayAM gayo che" rAjAe kahyuM. "hamaNuM Apane namavAne bheTaNa vaDe karIne sahIta Avaze" teNe kahayuM. "A ghaDAone zA mATe ahI bAMdhavAmAM AvyA che !" rAjAe kahyuM. kemAM nAkhelA rAjAone mukta karavAne mATe A ghoDA lAvavAmAM AvyA che " teNe kahyuM. zuM A ghaDA jhAMjhaNakumAre maMgAvyA che" rAjAe kahyuM. rAjAone choDavAne mATe jhAMjhaNakamAre vinaMtI karI che te tame paNa sAMbhaLyuM che, mATe he rAjana ! mArI upara prasAda karo ! temAM kAMIpanuM ghaNa nathI, gujarAtamAM paNa tenA jevo koI vyavahAra Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 nathI ke je sarva rAjAone choDAvI zake mATe je tame mAnaze te tamArA dezamAM te utaraze ane nahi bhAne te te cALe jaze." teNe cAnaka lAge tevI rIte rAjAne bhaNAvI dIdhuM " tenuM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAne tenI asara thaI. ane rAjA tarataja pradhAnane potAnI pAse bolAvatA ha. pitAnA ardhA Asane besArI tene paherAmaNI ApI ne chanuM rAjAone sAraMga rAjA mukta karato ha. ane pradhAnane kahevA lAgyo ke meM pUrve, tamane vara Apelo che, have je huM tamArI pAsethI channu lAkha rUpaiyA laine rAjAone mukata kare te jagatamAM mArI apakIrti thAya. vaLI tuM mAro prANa che, mATe tArA manamAM tuM AmaNuM dumaNo thAya tevuM kAma mAre karavuM joIe nahi. ema kahIne chanuM lAkha rUpaiyA pradhAnane pAchA ApyA. tethI Abhu saMdhavIe cha-- lAkhanA badalAmAM rAjAne tenuM ardha aDatAlIza lAkha TakA ApyA. kemake hAthInA bhAtAmAMthI eka dANo paDe to paNa temAM kIDIonA kuTuMbana nirvAha cAle che. tevAra pachI sarva rAjAone ekeka ghoDe pAMca pAMca vastra ApI jhAMjhaNa pradhAne sarva rAjAone pita pitAnA ThekANe mokalAvyA. ane rAjyatejane dhAraNa karnArA jhAMjhaNu kumArane "rAjyabaMdi chaTaka" evuM birUda mahAjane ApyuM, kemake mahAjana pujanIya che. te banne jaNe maLIne rAjAone choDAvyA. tathA dravya paNa Abhu saMghavIe ApyuM paNa yazanI ujavaLa paMkti te pradhAnanA karmamAM ja lakhANI. kemake sarva jasu bhegA maLIne koI paNa kArya kare te paNa phaLa to je agresara hoya tene ja thAya che. mahine mahine temaja zukalapakSa ane kRSNa pakSamAM caMdranI kAMti sarakhIja che. tathApi eka pakSa ujavaLapaNAne pAme che ane dvitIya pakSa kRSNapaNAne pAme che. mATe yaza to pu vaDe karIne ja pamAya che. have eka divasa jhAMjhaNakamArane bhojana karAvavAnI icchA vaDe karIne rAjAe tene nimaMtraNa karavAne potAnA pradhAnane mokalya, have pradhAna paNa jhAMjhaNa kumAra pAse AvIne temane kahevA lAgyA ke " he pradhAna ! tamArA saMdhane vize asaMkhya loka bhegAM thayAM che. temane bhojana karAvavAne koNa samartha che; te mATe rAjA tamAre Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 manu'yAne dura karI dvArA sArA manuSyAne bhojana karAvaze. me pApa samudAyane chedanArA che, vaLI ThekANe ThekANe yAtrAe karIne AvyA. te yAtrA meAkSa mArgane vize mAhAlavAvALA puSone hAya che; tamane ame parANA karyAM che. mATe pAMca cha hajAra mANasAtI sAthe tamAre amAre tyAM mAjana karavAne padhAravuM. huM matrI ! AvI rI tanI amArI prAthanAneA tamAre leza paNa bhaMga na karavA " he pradhAna ! rAjAe jamADavA icchA karI che te kharekhara tene vyAjabIja che. te vAta pApate nAjhu karanArI ane punyane vRddhi karanArI che. paNa . saMdhamAM rahelA sarva purUSa mArA sAdharmika che, mArA bAMdhava thakI paNa te adhika che. te sarva mAnave pUjavA lAyaka che. kemake te sa sadhane vize mahA kathA maLelA che. te te sadhatA lokone huM moTAthI temane halakA gaNI asAra gaNu, temaja temane cheDIne huM AvuM te! mAre sAtamI narakane vize javu paDe" pradhAna jhAMjhaNakumAre kahI batAvyuM. tr eTalAmAM eka zrAvaka matrIne kahevA lAgyA ke " huM Ana ! viveka tA evA hoya che ke sArA ne khoTA jANavA temAMthI sArAne zraNa karIne amArane tajI devu temAM kAMi paNa navAi nathI vaLI dharma, pItrA yogya vastu, bhAta karavA yAgya vastu temaja nyAya karavA ceAgyu karavuM, e sArI vAta che paNa sarvane sArUMja kahevu te nyAya yukta kahevAya nahi " evu khelatA bhara bhaDIyA aMte khaTaka malakA evA hatapatIA zrAvakane tarataja bIrjAe aTakAvI tenuM te kucara khaMdha karAvI dIdhuM. jhAMjhaNa kumAra matrInAM e pramANenAM vacane sAMbhaLIne pradhAna rAjAne kahI saMbha tr rAjA pAse AvyA. ane je vAta hatI te LAvI rAjA paNa manamAM vicAravA lAgyA ke sva maLe nahi "" ' tr Apa muvA viNa Apa samAna baLa nahi aMte medha samAna jaLa nahi pArakA lekhaNane pArakI sajI bhattu kare mAre mAvaOM bhai evI rIte peAtAnI sattA mukIne pArake hAye kAma karAvavAmAM kAMdhra mAtra hAya nahi, kemake peAtAnI jAte karyo vagara koi paNa kArya siddha thatuM nathI. pratyAdika vicArane tanuM niyaMtraNa karavAne tenI pAse AvatA havA. rAja pAte pradhAtenI pAse A " Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jya vIne rAjAe paNa pradhAnanI pekeja karyuM. tyAre jhAMjhaNakumAra rAjAne kahevA lAgyA ke svAmin ! tamArUM mana jo kadApi na du:khASa te Are eka vinati karI che. mATe ApanI AjJA hAya .. "2 huM kahuM !" rAjAe tarataja je kahevu hoya te kahevAnI AjJA ApI. daza rUdrAnI pUjA tethI hanumAnajIe karavA te kalyANane buddhivate kahyuM ke huM " svAmin ! tame karavA yogya kharca karavAthI karIche tamA sarakhA purUSA saMgrAbhamAM paNa adhika kharaca karavAthI Dare che. vaLI nidhAnavaDe sahIta cakrI hAya te paNa nakAmu` ne vadhAre kharca karatA nathI. te mATe he rAjana ! sa sadhate bhAjana karAvavAnI icchA heAya te mane nimaMtraNa Apanne, nahiMtara jarUra nadhI. kemake saMdhamAM te sarva sarakhAja che. mATe pati bheda zA mATe karave joie ! vaLI rAvaNe potAnA deza mastakAthI karI ane agIyAramA rUdranI pUjA na karI jaIne tene vinAza karyAM. mATe paMkti bheda mATe nathI. evuM vacana sAMbhaLIne kAi svAmina ! je AnA hoya te! pradhAnane kahe ke tamArA ekeka mANasane sarvone ame bhojana karAvIe athavA .teA. amane DavAne tamAre nimaMtraNa karavu. tenAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLI jhAMjhaNa strI kahevA lAgyA ke " khIje ThekANe paNa vaDeMcaNI karavAthI doSa lAge che teA saMdhate vize ekane jamADavuM te ekate na jamADavu, ema karavAthI teA pApa pramukha vizeSa doSa lAge che. mATe rAkhane te tenA deza sahIta huM tevara devAne zuM evI rIte bya kharacavAne pradhAna taiyAra thA have!. rAjA paNa vicAravA lAgyuM ke pradhAna kevI rIte jamADe che, mATe bhejata karIne paNa huM tenI parikSA tA karUM! ema viyAra cho pradhAMnatu nima traNa svIkAratA rAja potAnI nagarImAM AvatA have jamA . . * ', Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 prakaraNa 37 muM. " svadeza gamana ' '' aNu kumAra maMtrIe rAMjAne tenA deza sahIta janmaNanuM nimaMtraNa karyuM. eka mAsane aMte jamaNa divasa niyamita paNa karyAM. rAjA amuka divasa mukarara karI peAtAnI karNAvatI nagarImAM gayA ane mAsAne deza dezAvarathI bheguM karavAnA kramamAM pAye| A tarapha pradhAne paNa sa sAmagrI taiyAra karavA mAMDI. svabhramati (sAbaramatI) nA kinAre pasava karIne yukta seMkaDA game evA bhAjanane mATe sudara mAMDavA baMdhAvatA haveA. ekeka maMDapamAM pAMca pAMca hajAra mANasA esI zake, tevI rIte jAti jAtinI vheMcaNI karIne bhaktivaDe karIne leAjananI sAmagrI taiyAra karIne niyamIta divase Avate chatte sarvane bhAjana karAvatA have!. AvelA mANaseAnA sArI rIte satkAra paNa karatA havA. kemake parvatAne vize, zikharane vize ane pASANunI zilAone vize, khADAone vize, AMbAne vize, khAlIne vize, bharyAnA vize, snehALa zabdAvaDe karIne samarata pRthvI maMDaLane mezvatI peDe samatAvALI karIpradhAna dravyarUpI varasAda varasAvatA thakA pAtAnA sugadhita ane untrI jazavaDe karIne sRSTi maDaLane ullAsabhAna karatA thakA zaiAbhAyamAna karatA havA. have sarve lokanA sAMbhaLatAM rAjA maMtrInI hAMsI karavA lA cA ke huM pradhAna! A zuM che ! " huM rAjana! samasta leAkathI jamatAM vadhelu A anna che. Ate za! paNa gujarAtanA pAMca lAkha mANaseA jame teTaluM anna khAkI rahayuM che. " evI rIte pakavAna pramukha rAjAne dekhADIne tene zu A pamADayuM. .. have vadhelA pakavAnamAMthI keTaluMka sa` derAsarAmAM ApavA Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 lAgyA. tyAra bAda keTaluka pakavAna sarva zrAvakane peAta peAtAne ghera lai javAte lADANAmAM ApI pradhAna peAtAnI kIrtine jagatamAM vizeSataH khyAti pamADatA havA. evI rIte rAjAnA paMdara lAkha mANasAne jamADatAM matrIne pAMca lAkha TakA kharaca thayuM, have keTalAka kALa sAragadeva rAjAnI zitaLa chAyAmAM rahI tenI AjJA laIne sadhI peAtAne deza AvatA havA. pAtAnAM adbhUta kabyAthI jagatane Azcarya pamADatA ane dravyaneA varasAda varasAvatA thakA sakala saMdhanI sAthe moTA maNI kAMgarAthI suobhita tathA nagarInI rasIlI ramaNIyAnI suMdaratAthI paripUrNa ane tenAM ramaNIya AbhuSAnI suvarNamaya je kAMti teNe karIne rakta thaelI evI trabAvarI ( khaMbhAta ) nagarImAM AvyA. tyAM zrI sthaMbhaneza, svabhatapura nagaranA ziratAja zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA je pahelAM keTaleAka kALa iMdra mahArAjAnA dharamAM rahelI hatI, tyAra tyAMthI dvArikA nagarImAM zrI kRSNa vAsudevatA vakhatamAM keTaleAka kA raDI hatI. tyAMthI keTaleka kALa te prabhu nAgakumArAnA krIDA yukata evA maneAhara bhuvanamAM rahayA hatA. sarva rAjAethI sevAtA je pAnAtha te nAgArjuna yAgIne suvarNasiddhinA kAraNarUpa thayA. temaja huM citAmaNI ! tame zrI abhayadeva sUrinA zarIre kADa hateA tene vinAza karave karIne temanu suMdara aMga batAvatA hatA. evA zrI sthaMbhanatareza zrI pArzvanAthane sakala saMghe bhAvathI pUjyA. ghaNA divaseA rahI temanI bhakti karI tyAMthI saMdha godharA pramukha gAmamAM gayA tyAM tirthaMkaranI bhakita karatA sadha sabhakSaNapuramAM gayA. ta ThekANe sadhane praveza maheAtsava dhaNA ADaMbara sahIta thayA. riMdrarUpa je dAvAnala te thakI tapelA evA je manuSya tene zAMti A pAne varasAda sahIta vAyarA sarIkhA evA jhAMjhaNukumAra maMtrI aDhI lAkha manuSyanuM svAmIpada pAmatA havA. sAMthI cAlatAM cAlatAM zrI sadha mAMDavagaDha najIka manyeA. sadhate najIka Avye jabaDDI rAjAe temaja nagaravAsI jane e temane praveza mahotsava karyAM. nagarane aneka rIte zaMgAravAmAM AvI ghera ghera teArA badhAyAM, jyAM tyAM vAjIMtranA nAdA kIcara thavA lAgyA. hAthIe garjanA karI pRthvImaDaLane kaMpAyamAna Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA havA. aA aAvanA zabdo karavA lAgyA, nagaranI lalanAe aneka prakAranAM Abhu pahelI mAMgalIka gIta gAvA lAgI, ajabIja sarakhA parAkramI jhAMjhaNakumAranA mukha kamaLamAM chupAI rahelA amRtanI upara ne hama najara nAMkhI AkarSaNa karavA lAgI. zubha muhurta nagarImAM praveza karatA ane rAjanI sAthe hAthI upara beThelA jhAMjhamukumAra ghaNe vakhate potAnI nagarInuM avalokana karatA cAlyA jAya che. keTalIka nAgaraNo pitAne gharanA jharUkhe ubhI ubhI jhAMjhaNakumArane nIrakhI rahI che tyAre keTalITa maghelI yuvatIe tenA tarapha naya bAbu phekatI ane pitAnA hAsyathI tenA ttine AlAda upajAvatI chatI pitAnI sAhelIo sAthe vArtAvinoda karatI mAluma paDe che. keTalIka navoDhA duHkhI daMpatIo tenI strIne dhanyavAda ApatI hatI pitAnA bhAgyanI niMdA karI lAgI. tyAre keTalAMka vilAsI daMpatIe tene puSpathI vadhArI " ciraMjIve jagatanuM bhaluM karo !" ityAdika AziSa ApI tenAM ovAraNAM levA lAgyAM. keTalIka duHkhI diladAra mane pUrva bhave Avoja pati maLaze evI rIte samyagadazi zAsanadevanI prArthanA karavA lAgI. vo pharato pharate cArAmAM Avyo, aneka rIte vyavaDArIyAo paNa jemAM chAbalA thayA che. hajAro mANaso varaghaDAmAM ane vizeSataH punyavaMta jhAMjhaNakumAranuM darzana karavAne Aje udAsamAna thayA thakA tamatamI rahyA che. ghaNe divase rAjAnA bhAparvata maMtrI yAtrA karIne Aje nagaramAM padhAre che mATe tene je ApaNe mAnava janma saphaLa karI tene mATe nagaranI prabhAe te gAMDI ghelI thaI gaI che, jyAM tyAM rastAmAM ne dukAnomAM, gharamAM ane bahAra, coTAomAM ane galIomAM, jharUkhAmAM ane ge bamAM jaNe A nagara strIothI ja AcchAdita thaeluM hoya tema jyAM tyAM temanAM darzana thavA lAgyAM, ityAdika aneka prakAranI AnaMdajanaka saMsArIka kSaki sukhavALa lIlAothI gherAyelA maMtrI saMgha sahIta pitAnA nagaranI yAtrA karUM cho ghera Avyo. sarva saMghanA lokone khara vakhatano satkAra karI temane pita pitAne chera e karI dIdhA. saMdhamAM atrane lAba levAne gayelI e paNa A divase pota potAnA gharanAM darzana karavAne maMgala gIte Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 247 gatI gAtI velI velI dhera cAlI gaI, pachI peAtAnI nagarInA sarva tIne bhejana karAvIne zrI saMdhanI bhAva pUrvaka bhakita karI potAnA parivAravaDe karIne yukta dhArAnagarI tathA Adi nagarane vize tirthayAtrAne karatA te me ra ( IMdera) mahAtsava karatA haveA. pachI yAcakAmAM te senAnA metranI samAna vasatA thakA rA jAte potAne dhera teDatA haveA. rAjAneA dhaNuM! satkAra karI tene kImatI najarANuM bheTa mukI tenA cittane prasanna karatA hA rAjA pazu tenI upara prasanna cittavALA thaye thI peAtAne maMdire AvI peAtAne kALa sukhamAM vitAvavA lAgyA ane pradhAna paNa rAjya kAryamAM cuthAye chatA dharma dhyAnamAM peAtAnA divaseA gumAvatA haveA. prakaraNa 38 muM. " upasaMhAra " kayA lAyA vahu dulA sikdara, dunyAse kayA le gayA, merA merA karake jIgara pUro kIyA, dAMtA khAlI hAthe rastA lIyA" gatamAM dareka manuSya janmIne maraNune zaraNu thAya che. kALanI viSama gatineA bhAga hajAre| balke lAkhe janate thavu paDe che jagatamAM mAnavInI dareka A zAe kAi kALe kohamada nivaDI zakatI nathI, A sa'sArarUpI trikaTa mArgamAM lAkhA jIvA gamanAgamana karI rahayA che. amuka mANasa kyAM rahe che! tyAre amuka mAsa kayAM haze ! temanuM nAma paNu kAi nathutuM nathI. nAma teneA nAza thavAne ja che. janmyA chIe teA eka divasa AvavAneja che. te kethI mithyA thavAnA nathI AukhuM puraNu thaye tirthaMkarane pazu bharaNameM zaraNu thavu paDe che, ane je chatra jevAM kRtya kare tene tavI gatimAM Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 gamana karyAM vagara chuTakoja nathI, zAsanane vijaya karatAga, sAdha mikanI bhakti karanArA ane deva, gurU ane dharmanI zraddhA ane sevA karanArA jIveAja A bhatra samudramAMthI tarI jAya che. saMsA samudra taravAnA che mA che. eka sAdhu mAryAM ne bIje grastha na! A ubhaya mArge thane prANI Atmahita sAdhI zake che, sAdhu mA jyAre zIghra gAmI che teA trAtraka dharma alpa zakti pAmI te dhImethI paNa Atma hitane rastA batAve che. vamAna samayanuM vAtAvaraNa jagatanA sAmrAjya upara vi citra prakArAnI asara kare che jo ke dharmanI unnatti karavI ane te sAthe jagatanu valaNa jJAnamArge dArAya tene kAraNe AtmAne Aka vaNu karanArAM ApaNI prAcina jAheAjalAlInA itihAseAnI ApaNune dhaOIja jarUra che jethI jagatane ghaNu jANavAnu` maLe che te sAthe temAMthI tene dhaNu! prakAranuM zIkSaNa pazu maLe che. jo ke dharmanI utti karavI te darekanuM sAdhyabiMdu hoya che tathApi e hAtheA vagara tAlI paDI zaktI nathI. zrImAn ane vi dAna e bannene arasa parasa sahAya hAya tyAreja khatI zake che. jagatamAM mANasane paisA teA dhAe maLe che kemake zubha punyane udaya hoya te te anAyAse prApta thAya che. ApaNI jaina jevI zAMta ane dayAmayI kAmamAM lAkhA purUSA ane vhetA haze. ke jemate ghera ghaNI sapA haze. parantu mamaNuzeThanI mAka sabhyaya karavAne kharekhara te kama bhAgI nivaDe che athavA te| kAi bIjI rIte teneA vyaya thaI jAya che. parantu yeAgya rIte nitisara byavasAya thatA nathI. jo ke mANusa pete game te kAmAM paisA kharace tene mATe te peAtAnI mIlakataneA mAleka che. parantu teNe theADAthI jhAjho lAbha meLavaveA joie peAtAnA paisAne purUSa agara te zrI game te hAya tathApi teNe evI rIte tene sadya karavA jAie ke tene lAbha dareka jana samAjane maLI zake. sArA kAryamAM teNe penAnA dhanatA sadvyaya karIne A asAra saMsAramAM amulya evuM mAnatra jIvatara sala karavAne teNe bhulavu joie nahi. purve tirthaMkarAe savatsarI kadaLI ApI jagatanuM duHkha bahudhA prakAre dura kareluM che, jagatanA pAmara jIvAte aneka rIte sahAyakArI Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 249 thayuM temanuM duHkha dUra karavAne teo bhulatA nathI; meTAmeTA - khyAta rAjAo, vAsudevA ane cakravartI vageree jagatanAM jIvAnA aneka rIte du:kha thakI ulhAra karelA che. vastupALa, tejapALa, jevA ane vimalazAhu maMtrI jevAoe paNuM jagata upara dhaNA upakAra karelA che i. sa. bAramI saune ante ane teramInI zarUAtamAM kumArapALa rAjAe jainadhamane jagatamAM vizeSataH prakhyAta karI dhaNA du:khI sAdharmika jIvanI bhakita karelI che. kaLIkALa sajJa zrImad hemacaMdrAcAya jevA sarjananA upadezathI temaNe zAsa nanI sArI rIte sevA bajAvelI che, tyAra pachI lagabhaga eka zutaka vityA bAda eTale i. sa. teramI sakrinA antanA arasAmAM mALavAmAM AvelA mAMDavagaDhanA mukhya maMtrI ane ApaNI navalakathAnA nAyaka pethaDakumAra eka agragaNI mahAna purUSa thayA. jemanA pitA dedAzAhe pazu jainadhanI sArI rIte bhakita karelI che, eTaluMja nahi balke du:khI jIvAne kalpavRkSa jevA teo potAnAM nAma amara karI gayA che. pethaDakumAre paNa garImAne dhaNuM dhana Apelu' che, sAdharmikanI dhaNA Adara satkArathI teo bhakita karatA, pratAnI hayAtimAM sAdhanikane kapitru kaJALa hAlatamAM rAkhatA nahi. te svAmI badhunuM duHkha sAMbhaLIne tenA nAza karavAne tarataja udyamavALA thatA, temA vakhatamAM mAMDavagaDhanI jAheAjAdhI svarganI nagarIne paNu jItanArI jaNAtI temanA ramaNIya prAsAde, te vakhatanA maneAhara DhIllA, te vakhatanA matAhara dekhAvA vagere kharekhara kevA jAheAjalAlI bhogavatA harI ! mahAna bhAgyavata maMtrI. . zvara pethaDakumAranA vakhatamAM mAMDavagaDhanI vaheAjalAlImAM lagabhaga nava lAkha jeneA zrImantA"mAM garakAva thai AnaMdamAM DAlI rahelA hatA. sAtame te meTAM moTAM derAsa| gamanane cuMbana karatAM thakAM vijaya patAkAne dhAraNa karatAM hatAM, vagere aneka rIte tenI jAhe!jalAthI jagatane AzcayaeN upajAvatI hatI. pethaDakumAra maMtrIzvara mahAna buddhizALI hatA te budhdhithI game tevu paNa kArya karavAte cuktA nahi, aharniza AtmatimAM tatpara rahetA. te sAthe teo dhaNA udAra dilanA rASakArI nar Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 glR hatA. tirtha sabharAvavAmAM, navIna caitya karavAmAM ke sAdhAmakanI bhakti karavAmAM te kakrApi pAchu vALIne netAja nahi; peAtAnA jIvanamAM temaNe kreADA rUpaisA zAsananI sevAmAM tathA sAdharmikanI bhakitamAM kharacelA che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa jamatamAM garIbenuM duHkha dura karavAmAM paNa temaNe keTalu e drabya kharacelu che. jhAMjhaNakumAra maMtrIzvare paNa kroDAnuM kharaca karavAmAM pAchu vALAne joyuM nathI. pote sadha kADhIne kroDA dravyanuM kharaca karelu che vikrama saMvat 1340 mAM arthAt i. sa. nI aiAdamI sadImAM temaNe sudha kADhele che. jarmanI teoe antaHkaraNathI sevA bajAvI che. dharmanI unnattine mATe temaNe asaMkhyAtu drabyu kharyuM che. te udvAra dilanA budhdhivAna ane jaitadharmanA prabhAvakA thai gayA che. zAsananI tana, mata ane dhanathI sevA karavAvaDe tathA sAmikanI bhakita karavAvaDe peAtAnAM nAma ara karI gayA che. eTaluM ja hi paNa te devarUpa traNa amulya A saMsAramAM peAtAnA mAnava bharaMtu sArthaka paNa karI gayA che. te vakhate je mAMDavagaDha aneka prakAranI Adi bhAgavI a lakApurInuM bhAna karAvatuM. te hAlamAM ... kALanI viSama gatine ma thai paDayu che. kALa rAkSase tenA paNa kALA karI lIdheA che. jene prAcita nahojalAlInuM yathArtha rIte bhAna che tene atyAre tenAM vAdha vathI bharelAM khaDIyA jevAM AMkhamAMthI AMsu AvyA vagara rahe nahi, atyAre paNa tyAMtA bhIla lokone te vakhatanA zISTA vagere kaviyata jaDI Ave che. te vakhatanAM becarAM atyAre paNa hayAti dharAve che, jyAM tyAM bhoMyarAM mAluma paDe che te vakhatanA sAta majabuta kIllA hAlamAM bhAgI tuTI hAlatamAM najare paDe che. lAkhA jAthI bharapura evA ramaNIya nagaramAM atyAre kALanI kALI gatie karIne mAtra asAMeka bhIlaDAM kadAca rahetAM haze. nagaranI AsapAsa kIllAnA AkAravALI eka moTI TekarI AvelI che. tenI aMdara lAkha mANasA chupAi jAya evI vAdha, varUthI bharelI bhayaMkara jhADI hAlamAM maila dUra dhAra nAme gAma che, jaNAya che. tyAMthI lagabhaga vIsa ke je bheAja rAjAnI dhArAnagarI Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pA che, tyAMthI te mAMDavamaDha sudhI eka 1960 nI sAthathI baMdha karavAma tarIke pUrve prakhyAtine pAmevI moTI saLaga che. te saMvata AvelI che te zivAya bIjA pazu keTalAMka bhoMyarAM najare paDe che. prAcita tuTI gayelAM dhaNAM khaDiarA ane mahAlayeA najare paDe che. urjAstranI thaine mAu javAya che ane tyAMthI mAMDavagaDha javAnA e rastA che. kALanu cakra dareka jagyAe ja kare che. purvatI jAheAjalAlIvALuM mAMDavagaDha hAlamAM kta te sthItinu bhAnaja karAve che. jagatanA sAmrAjya upara kALe karIne kevA banAve ane che, te DhALanI kAramI gati hA! darekane svAhAja karatI jAya che! ! // samApta. // Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _