Book Title: Manna Minarethi Muktina Kinare Part 01
Author(s): Vijaybhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divyadarshan Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/023538/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukiIII FRIEo (mArTukumASTa maha) Guis: rata rAjayavallabhosIddharajI, Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mananA minArethI mukitanA kinAre AdrakumAra maharSi bhAga-1 pravacanakAra nyAyavizArada vardhamAnatanidhi pa. pU. AcAryadevazrI vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja dAda - prakAzaka :divya darzana TrasTa C/o. kumArapALa vi. zAha 68- gulAlavADI trIje mALe muMbaI-400 004 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - = saMpAdaka : - - pa. pU. munirAjazrI paddhasenavijyajI mahArAja kiMmata : paMdara rUpiyA : saujanya : (1) zrI sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha jaina maMdira, upAzraya TrasTa jJAna khAtuM, bAbulanAtha, muMbaI-7. (2) padamazI hIrajI vIrajI, vaDAlA-muMbaI (3) pI. sI. paramAra - punA (4) tejamala navAjI - punA (5) zrI caMpAbena gulAbacaMda dezI-bArAmatI mudraka : belA TAIpa seTiMga varkasa navelTI sInemA pAse, ghIkAMTA roDa, amadAvAda. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayAnukrama + ha A ....10 (1) AdrakumAra - abhayakumAra vaMdittasUtramAM dharmakathAnI bhAvanA .......1 dharmakathAthI bhavaparaMparA kema tUTe? .2 zubha-azubha anubaMdha AdranI bheTaH abhayakumAranI vicAradhArA ....4 mahAna tattvaH karma ane anubaMdha sukRta-duSkRta ne buddhi-durbuddhinuM mULa abhayakumArane AtmavizvAsa dharma gamavAnI parIkSA AdrakumAranuM ciMtana jAtismaraNa (2) bheTa ane veNa kevAM apAya? roja azubha bhAva keTalA? sajA zI? ....14 zubha bhAvanAM dAna (3) A mArane pUrvabhava: sAmayika-baMdhumatI...18 regI karatAM mehAMdha vadhu duHkhI ....19 duHkhanA guNAkAra-bhAgAkAra AdhyAtmika IlAja : dharmazraddhAbaLa ....21 prema-parIkSAH bhega keTale Ape che ? ....rara parArtha premamAM vairAgya kema? 22 patnIne badale pite cAritrapratijJA kema? . ...25 prabhu-prema che te pUjAdravya keTalA? ra7 - 13 16 20 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ..ra7 ...30 ...34 ...36 ...38 ...39 ....40 ...41 42 guru premamAM jAte sevA keTalI? cAritra nirNayathI asAdhyoga naSTa ! anAthIH nami ajJAna-sajJAnadazA putrArthe dharmavRddhiH sulasA patine dharmArthe preraNA dharma surakSita rAkhavAmAM kRtajJatA sAmayika-baMdhumatI cAritra cAritra na le to pAgala kema? jIvatA rahyA te pApa piSavA? nimittanI asara zithilapatine sAdhvI-upadeza tyAganA AMtarAmAM bhega bhayaMkara bAhubaLe kaSTa kema upADyA? vAre vAre tyAga-tapa kAyarAga toDavA meha pariNati zuM zuM bhulAve ? naMdISeNanuM vezyA sAme abhimAna artha-kAmanI AgamAM vezyAnI kunehaH naMdISeNanI zarata jinavacananI bhAvitatAthI labdhio patana chatAM pUrvanuM sAdheluM kAmanuM kriodhe koDa pUrvanAM saMyamaphaLa kema naSTa? agnizamAM asat nimittathI baco sAdhvI-anazana; munine vairAgyavRddhi *...47 *** 48 *.49 ..para ..53 ...papa ...pa7 59 59 ...61 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ....73 .78 rAganI bhUle anAryo janma mAla rahe tyAM sudhI rAga-saMkaleza A0 nI IcchAH bApane niSedha AdrA nI dharmaciMtA pa00 subhaTanI cokI dharma sAdhanA sAthe adharma para sUga AdrA nI Adya-AMtaravRtti .70 adharmIne jAherajalAlI kyAM? .....71 A bhAgavA kuneha saMsAramAM kema AnaMda nahi? (4) puNyanaMdanasUrinI dharmadezanA 81 (1) ucca phaLethI dharmamahatva (2) dharmapradhAnatA (3) lajajAdithI dharmanuM amApa phaLa (4) jIvana saMdhyAraMga (5) kALacoraH mAyArAtri (6) dharmAtAthI nareMdrasvAdiH pApathI narakAdika ISTa le AduM, marIcinI vairAgya vicAraNA...83 "dharma-mULa samRddhi-DALa pAMkhaLI ...85 dAnAdidharma mATe viSaya saMga tya 85 TaMka niyamathI Asakti dube : 86 adhama kema nathI gamato ? 86 vidhehi-pidhehi-saMdhehi nidhehi 89 pApa vicArenuM mULa asaMtoSa asaMtoSathI sarvanAza vacana zaktine pAtre viniyoga prANalUMTanAM daSTanta-lakSaNaH caMdrAvataMsaka ,, *** Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -94 * 0 0 0 0 0 109 ..111. sagaraputro-rAvaNa-jAnaiyA kautukamAM vara maryoH muktilaksa pheka kALacara .....99 haiyAmAM koNa, te sadgati? .100 abhayakumAre kema rAjya na lIdhuM? dIkSAthI AyuSya pUcheH 7 anartha ....102 (5) lajAdithI dharma amApaphaLa 104 bhayathI dharma ..106 dharma pravRttiH parabhave bedhi-mAlanuM nANuM ....108 vitarka-vidhithI dharma (6) irSAdithI dharma dharma: pAparata che para dayA ...113. pApa-pravRttimAM Azaya sudhare? ..114 patnI-nehathI dharma keTalA? ..114 lebhathI dharma: subhadrApati 117 anaMtI dravyakiyA niSphaLa kema? ...119 lAdithI dharma karanAranuM haiyuM? ...120 haThathI dharma: siddhaSi 122. satI patinuM ghasAtuM na bele 123. (7) abhimAnAdithI dharma 128 - zRMgArathI dharma 131 ... buddhibhedakArI vacana na bolAya: ahaMdusa.....133 dhuNIne navakAra raTaNamAM beja bhava Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 ....1para ekAMta nizcayavAdI mate anartha eklA bhAva para bhAra H mithyAtva ....139 (8) kIrti AdithI dharma ..142 lAdithI dharma kare" : AcAryane Azaya... 146 dezanA vyavahAra-pradhAna AcAra pradhAna 147 bhAva paNa dravyastavathI : haribhadrasUri ....149 bhAvapradhAna dezanAthI bALane bhaDaka: madhyamane pramAda (9) duHkhAdithI dharma: saMprati : metAraja ...156 kautukathI dharmaH cAMgadevanI mAtA ...166 vismayathI dharma : vyavahArathI dharma 168 (10) bhAvathI dharma : phaNasAla ...17ra vaDilanA 3 guNa ....175 parahita mATe kuzaLatA jarUrI 176 jaina dharmamAM 9 anerI prApti ...177 mAtAnI dUraMdezitA : moTAnI sevA kara .178 gujana pUjA kaI kaI rIte? ....180 prabhunI sevA eTale? .184 (11) kulAcArathI dharma : mAchale jaina thAya? ...186 mekSa-AzayanA durAgrahamAM bAdabAkIo kAnajI mata kema khoTo? 189 bApanI kUneha : mebhamAM mUti mAchalAne pazcAttApa ...13 ...188 ..191 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 vrata pAlanamAM meta e dhanyaghaDI ...194 aMdhAre cUkelA ajavALe sudhAre 195 dravyadarzanaH patnidarzana-prabhudarzana sarakhA ?....16 jinazAsana zI rIte cAlI AvyuM? (12) vairAgyathI dharma 200 bhartuhari-vizvabhUti-pradezI ..201. kumArapAvI-naMdISeNa-AdrakumAra udAyana-aMtimakALa jIvanabhara dharma paNa aMte asamAdhi te bhavaiyAne munizaH mekSa Azaya che? bhayA sAdhunI bhavya vicAraNA zAsanasthApanA nimittakAraNanI mahattA para .....213 bharacaka dharmapravRtti para gyatA pAke .214 gyatA pAke zubhabhAva dhUmadhAma pApapravRttiraktane bhaDaka kaI apAya 215 vastupAlane aMte kheda zAne? .216 dharmanA khapIne mukhya daSTi zenA para bhAva para? ke dharmapravRtti para ? aMtaranA bhAva zenAthI nirmaLa thAya ? ..217 (13) bAhya dharma pravRtti para kema che ? *219 zuddha AtmadaSTinI bhramaNA ....220 zubha bhAvanI mahattA kyAre samajAvavI ? 221 kumArapALe parabhava mATe zuM mAgyuM? dharmapravRtti ke bhAva? AtmadaSTi ? 223 jainadharmathI adhivAsita eTale? vItarAgadarzana zA mATe? bahu zA mATe ? rara6 *..214 225 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) geviMda brAhmaNanA bhAva zI rIte sudharyA ?....ra30 cittane zAMti vAtsalyadAnamAM jIvane 3 gumAmI 23ra. "lajajAthIdharmamAM gaMbhIra Azaya 234 cAritradharmamAM 10 Asevana zikSA ...236 goviMdamuninuM hRdayaparivartanaH jaina dharmanI 8 vizeSatA ...237 prAmANikatA : jyAM beThA ISTasiddhi, ene vaphAdAra * 240 goviMdamunine bhavya IkarAra ....241 (15) mukumAra hAthIne dayA dharma ...244 (16) sUrijIne AgaLa upadezaH jIvana saMdhyAga 249 mAnavakALaH durlabha dharmapuruSArtha-kALa 250 zazI prabhane suraprabhanI zikSA 251 (17) mAyarAtri-kALacara 255 AtmAmAM pAMca aMdhakAra H mehaceSTA, parvata zikhare aMdhakAranRtya...256 bhAvalIlAnA vanamAM bhaTakatAM rAta paDI 257 mAyArAtri 258 mAyAthI dallA para jhADa ....259 mAyAnI mamatA bhayaMkara : mAyA kAmaNa kALacara : zuM lUMTe? sagaracakInA 60 hajAra putro bahAranAnuM bahu kayuM, aMdaravALAnuM kara .270 zikArIne rATheDa : daya mArga 271 @ 265 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 283 (18) AdrakumArane dezanAnI asara 274 sAdhu-jIvana mATe paisA kema na rakhAvAya? 275 sAdhu thavuM eTale saMyamI thavuM ...ra77 (19) devaniSedha chatAM Arkao dIkSA ...ra9 joSInA ravADe DUkhyA ...281 dharmamAM pIchehaTa lagananA abhAve ..282 brahmacArI vijaya-vijayA Adra. muninI utkaTa sAdhanA ....284 pratimA dhyAna : ..284 upasarga sthiratAne upAya (20) AtmAne vicAra kevI kevI rIte? manane kaSTanI keLavaNI ...288 manane bhAvanA ApavA para sukha-du:kha ....289 cAritramAM kaze AvakAreH mana nirmaLa rAkha.290 madarekhA : bahAranuM mArAM karma bagADyuM ....22 19 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya pa. pU. ekAntavAdatimirataraNI nyAyavizArada AcArya. deva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba, navasArI cAturmAsamAM mahAkaSi AdrakumAranA caritra vize ApelA pravacanenA saMkalanarUpe A pustaka (prathamabhAga) prasiddha karatAM ame AnaMda anubhavIe chIe. divyadarzana TrasTa ghaNA varSothI sAtvika ane zAstrIya sAhityanA prakAzana pathe vaNathaMbhI AgekUca karatuM AvyuM che. tene badhe ja yaza saMsthAne mukta haste dAna denArA mahAnubhAvone che e niHzaMka che. | divyadarzana TrasTa taraphathI prakAzita thatuM sAhitya vAMcanArAoe pitAnA AtmAne thayelA lAbhanuM je varNana amArI pAse karyuM che te granthastha karavA jaIe te pAnAnA pAnAM bharAya tema che. paraMtu tenAthI amAre AtmavizvAsa paNa khUba ja vadhato jAya che. chellA varSo daramyAna, zuddha zAstrAnusArI saMvega-vairAgya bharapUra ane evA aneka mahApuruSanA daNAtothI otapreta je sAhitya pragaTa thayuM che tenA cAhaka puNyAtmAoe amArI saMsthA taraphathI prasiddha thatAM e sAhitya upara je abhinaMdananA puSpa varasAvyA che tenuM te varNana paNa thAya tema nathI. jaina zAsanane pAye, caNatara ke zikhara Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 12 badhuM ja vairAgyathI otapreta che. ane pUjyapAda pravacanakArazrInA pravacanamAM bahu ja saraLa ane zAstrIya paddhatie viSayarAga-daSTirAganuM nirasana ane kevalibhASita dharmanI pratiSThA thatI hoI sakalazrI saMgha pUrvavata A prakAzanane paNa aMtaranA umaMgathI vadhAvI leze emAM kaI zaMkA nathI. - pa. pU. munirAjazrI panavijyajI mahArAje A pustakanuM saMpAdana karI ApyuM. temaja vidvadvarya pa. pU. munirAjazrI jyasuMdara vijayajI mahArAje upadughAta lakhI Ape, te bane pUne temaja Arthika sahakAra ApanArAne ame atyaMta AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A granthanA be bhAganA vAMcana dvArA kadAgrahathI sarvathA. sau kaI mukta thAya e ja abhyarthanA li. divyadarzana TrasTanA TrasTIo kumArapALa vi. zAha vagere Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upaghAta (le. pa. pU. munirAjazrI jyasuMdaravijyajI mahArAja) mahARSi AdrakumAra eTale jaina zAsananA bagIcAnuM eka maghamaghatuM puSpa, A tthAnanuM apratima sUrIluM saMgIta, patana pachInA utthAnane bhavya itihAsa. koIpaNa jAtane tarka-vitarka karyA vinA buddhidhana zrI abhayakumAre, lAbhanuM kAraNa jANIne anArya rAjaputra AdrakumArane suMdara zrI jinamUrtinI bheTa pAThavI. jinamUrti eka evI bhavya cinagArI che ke je yogya bhUmikAmAM AvelA AtmAonI aMtaraguphAmAM prakAzane jhaLahaLate dIpa peTAvI jAya. keTalAya bhavyAtmAe enA darzanathI samyaktva, dezavirati, sarvavirati ke mArgAnusAritAne pAmI gayA che. zrI zatruMjaya mAhAsya zAstramAM te tyAM sudhInAM daSTAnta Ave che ke derAsaramAM corI karavA gayele eka era cerInA nimitta (cerIthI parabhavamAM anartha te ghaNe bhegavyo paNa te bahAne) ene thayelA jinamUrtinA darzananA prabhAve. bahukALa pachI e lAbhane khATI gaye. ema AgaLa para jJAnIe khulAso karyo che. vAha! kevuM anaMta kalyANarUpa, A jaina zAsana ! yogya bhUmikAmAM rahelA jIva, cerI jevA atyaMta niMdya AzayathI derAsaramAM praveze, ane jinamUrtine dekhe paraMtu e jina-darzananA prabhAve bhavAntaramAM lAbha khATI jAya! dhanya che A jinamUrtine! (game te bahAne zrI jinamatinA darzana karanArAne mahAlAbha thavAnI saMbhAvanA. che-AvI sIdhI vAta pakaDavAnA badale "jinamaMdiramAM corI karavA mATe javAya e UMdhA artha ahIM keIe pakaDI. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 - 1 levAnI jarUra nathI. temaja ahIM e paNa samajavAnuM che ke "malina AzayathI ja karelA zrI jinamUrtinA darzana Adi dharma mahAbhUMDA-rIbAvI rIbAvIne mAre.." ityAdi vicAra paNa keTalAya jaina zAstrone eLavanArA che, ane bheLA jIvane dharma sAdhanAthI vaMcita rAkhanArA che.") - e zrI jinamUttie AdrakumAramAM Atmika utthAnanA prANa phUMkyA. mehanidrAnuM ghena UDADI dIdhuM. saMyamanA paMthe prayANanA zrI gaNeza maMDAI gayA. enI ajaba kahANuM A pustakamAM mArmika sthaLanI aneka viziSTatAo sAthe raju thaI che. e viziSTatAonA prakAzaka che ekavAdatimirabhAnuM pa. pU. gurudeva A. zrI vijya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma. sA. jeo vairAgyanI pracaMDa pratibhA ane zAstragranA nirmaLa vivekathI zrI jaina zAsananI abhUtapUrva prabhAvanA prasArI rahyA che. zrI saMghamAM sau koI temane tattvazraddhA-jJAna-dhyAna vairAgya-tapa-sahiSNutA-ugravihArIpaNu-dudha pradAna vagere aneka jIvatA jAgatA saMyama dharmane ajavALe evA saguNonA subhaga milana sthAnarUpe oLakhe che. temanI vANamAMthI vairAgyanuM evuM amRta varase che ke je dareka judI judI bhUmikAmAM rahelA jInA haiyAne apUrva TADhakano anubhava karAvI jAya che. hA, vividha zAstronAM vacane para zraddhA na heya ene na thAya e banavA joga che. navasArInA cAturmAsamAM "bharatezvara-bAhubalI" graMtha upara apAyelA vyAkhyAnamAM AdrakumAra maharSinI kathAe dharmane koI gajabane raMga jamAvyuM. pachI e vyAkhyAne anekenuM mAnasa zuddha karanArA "divyadarzana" nAmanA sAptAhikamAM chapAyA, enAthI, jenAcAryoe jIvanamAM je pApa Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravRttio zakya ochI karI dharma-pravRttine sAruM sthAna . ApavA para pahele bhAra mUkyo che, ene sAruM samarthana maLyuM ane dharma pravRtti nahi karanArAo gAmegAma divya darzana vAMcI vAMcI dharma pravRttimAM lAgatA gayA. alabat jIvanamAM dharma mukhya nahi, paraMtu Azaya ja mukhya samajanArane A na game, ne tethI virodha kare e sahaja che. bAkI aneka zAstrothI samarthita dezanAnA pariNAme ghaNA ghaNA te te prakAranI bhUmikAmAM AvelA jIvonA hadayamAM AzvAsana maLyuM ane zAstrothI viruddha jatA aneka pratipAdanathI UbhA thayela ajaina matanA vAdaLa vikharAvAthI, sAco dharma, mArga svaccha ane spaSTa dekhAto thayo. zAstrone oLavavAnuM mahApApa thAya evI ciMtA na hoya teone pahelo to prazna ja e hato ke " lajAto, bhayato...." vALa zloka tame kyAMthI uThAvI lAvyA? jyAre e kalekane aMge bIjA paNa zAstragranthanI, sAkSI ApI ane batAvyuM ke A upadeza bALa ne cena kena rIte pApa choDAvI dharmamAM joDavA dayALu AcArya maharSie Ape che, tyAre A zAstra-marmanI ajJAnatAmAM sabhAne evuM kahevAyuM ke "dunyavI mAmalAmAM bahu buddhimAna tamane lekene "bALa" kahenArA bevakUphe Aje pATe caDI. bese che" ema pUjayapAda gurudeva zrI upara bevakUpha vagere apazabdane varasAda varasAvavAnuM cAlu thayuM. paraMtu nakkara zAstra pAThanA anusAre ja dezanA denArane ethI zuM kalaMka caDavAnuM hatuM ? agni parIkSAmAM jema sAcuM sonuM vadhAre. camakI UThe e rIte vardhamAna taponidhi pU. gurudevazrInI zAstraniSThA, sasUtra prarUpaNa ane kSamAnuM teja era khIlI. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " UThayuM ane keTalAya bhramamAM paDelA paNa kaMIka sAcuM samajavAnI vRtti dharAvanArA gya che pite sevelA bhramane ane samaja vagaranA virodhane pastAvo karavA lAgyA. kharekhara, A prasaMga pUjayazrInI zAstra-niSThA ane zAstranA tathyabhUta marmonuM nIDarapaNe prakAzana karavAnI pUjyazrInI hiMmatane yathArtha paricaya ApI gaye. kharuM jotAM e kaleka ane enA vyAkhyAna sAme sAcA vidvAnene keI viredha karavAnuM mana thAya tevuM che ja nahIM, kintu jeo evI dainyapUrNa manodazAthI pIDAtA hatA ke- "ApaNe lAMbA kALathI je kahetA AvyA chIe tenuM AmAM khaMDana thaI jAya che. teoe pitAnA mAnabhaMganI kaniSTa lAgaNIthI prerAIne chatA zAstrapAThone "ene te bhAva judo che" ema kahI e zAstrone oLavavAnuM kAma zarU karyuM pachI emaNe "lajajAte bhayate..." vALA lokanA saMskRta bhASAnI maryAdA mujabanI anvayapaddhati aMge pitAnA avyutpannapaNAne khUlluM karavA mAMDayuM tyAre emanI sAme zrI upadezataraMgiNakAre e ja lekanI ApelI vyAkhyA pratye paNa temanI samanvayabuddhi para kATa caDyo. eTale e lekanI e vyAkhyA upara paNa "avalokone garva dharAvanArAoe jAta jAtanI zaMkA-kuzaMkA pragaTa karavA mAMDI. pUrvAcAryabhagavaMtenA vacanemAMthI kaI rIte saMgata artha kADha enI aNaAvaData emAM chatI thaI gaI. ene eka namUne je hoya te A che- haThathI dharma karanArane lAbha thAya che" e bAbatamAM bAhubalInuM dRSTAnta ApIne upadeza-taraMgiNIkAre "dho ja dUtto .... ityAdi upadezamAlAnA zlokanI sAkSI ApI. e Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 vAMcIne enA arthanI saMgati karavAnuM je lekene na AvaDyuM te lokee enA upara ghaNA ghaNA tarka-vitarka calAvyA; paNa kAMI hAtha na lAgyuM. tyAgI--vairAgI-tapasvI sadgurunA caraNanI upAsanA karanArane AvI koI muMjhavaNa thatI nathI, ne ke suMdara ukela maLI jAya che te juo - upadezamALAkAranuM tAtparya A che ke dharma yAne cAritra dharma je madathI thatA hatA te bAhubalajIe yuddhabhUmi para cAritra laIne ATalA badhA kaSTa vadhAvI levAnuM na karyuM heta, kintu cAritra laIne emaNe kevaLajJAna na thAya tyAM sudhI ArAmathI potAnA dezamAM vicAravAnuM rAkhyuM hota. paraMtu emaNe ema na karatAM 12-12 mahinA sudhI cevihAra upavAsa sAthe khaDA khaDA kAryotsarga dhyAne rahevAnA ane badhI RtunI kaDakAImAMthI pasAra thavAnAM kaSTa sahana karavAnuM rAkhyuM, evuM kaSTo upADavAnuM zA mATe rAkhyuM ? te ke pite samaje che ke "kevaLajJAna joIe che to e mATe samasta ghAtI karmone nAza kare paDe. e jaMgI karmanAza kaSTamaya cAritra-dharmanI ArAdhanAthI ja thAya. aSabhadeva bhagavAne 1000varSa bahudhA kAryotsarga, ekale paMDe vihAra vagere kaSTamaya cAritra ArAdhanAthI ja ghAtI-karmakSaya karI keivalajJAna upajela. mATe mAre A kaSTa upADavA joIe." pra- te pachI bAhubalajIne abhimAna te AvyuM ja hatuM, ane dIkSA laI prabhu pAse na jatAM kAussagga dhyAne UbhA te rahyA ja hatA; to e dharma-kaSTa zuM madathI upADyA na kahevAya? u -ahIM viveka karavAnI jarUra che. abhimAnathI te dIkSA laI tarata prabhune bhegA na thatAM kevaLajJAnanI rAha jotAM Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAM ja rokAI javAnuM karyuM eTaluM ja; je prabhune bhegA thaI jAya te kevalajJAnI nAnAbhAI sAdhuo prabhunI sAthe hovAthI, emane vaMdana karavuM paDe. paraMtu A vAta TALavAnuM te prabhuthI cheTA rahI cAritramAM viharavAthI thaI zakate emAM ugra kaSTo sahavAnuM zuM kAma hatuM ? mATe kahe, (1) ko. sahavAnuM rAkhyuM e ghAtI-kSaya pUrvaka kevaLajJAna prAptinI IcchAthI; ane (2) tyAM rokAI gayA e madathI. tyAre ahIM savAla A Ave che ke to pachI prava- upadeza taraMgiNakAre haThathI dharma karavAmAM dRSTAnta bAhubalajInuM mUkIne ema kema sUcavyuM ke bAhabalajIe haThathI dharma karyo enuM emane amApa phaLa maLyuM ? u- ahIM eka zAstravacanane bIjA zAstravacana sAthe saMgata kema karavuM e AvaData hoya te A praznanuM samAdhAna saraLa che. upadezataraMgiNI zAstrane abhiprAya A che ke bAhukALajIe pahelI haTha pakaDI ke bhAI bharatane mAravA upADelI muThThi alabat, have mAravI te nathI ja, tethI ene pAchI kheMcI laI levI joIe, paraMtu upADelI mukTri niSphaLa kema javA devAya? emaja pAchI kheMcI levA jatAM bahAra nAma thAya ke "joyuM? mUThThi mAravA te deDyA hatA, paraMtu kazI bIka lAgI te ene pAchI kheMcI lIdhI!" enA karatAM te muThThi upADI te upADI, enAthI leca ja karI de. emAM haThathI loca-dharma ane cAritra-dharma grahaNa karyo, ne te pariNAme amApa phaLa-kevalajJAna ApanAra banyuM. - bIjI rIte haThathI dharma A, ke cAritra lIdhA pachI haThamAM rahyA ke "kevaLajJAna pAmyA vinA prabhu pAse na jAuM, jethI kevaLajJAnI nAnA bhAI munione vaMdana na karavuM paDe." Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 ane e haThathI tyAM ja cAritra dharma zaru karyo Ama haThathI dharma prAraMbhe. chatAM e AgaLa para varSanA aMte haTha mada abhimAnAdi haTI jaIne amApaphaLa mATe banya. Ama, haThathI dharma karelo paNa amApa phaLa ApanAra che, ethI "lajAto bhayate.." vALA kalekanuM pratipAdana yathArtha Thare che. - prave- to pachI upadezamALAkAranA "je dharma madathI thatuM hoya te bAhubalajIne eTalA kaSTa sahana karavAnuM na thayuM hota,' e vacanathI te bAhubalajIe dharma madathI, haThathI nahi paNa kaSTa veThavAnI taiyArIthI karyo e abhiprAyanuM zuM? u-upadezamALAkArane abhiprAya A che, ke bAhabalamunie varSabhara kaSTa sahana kaye rAkhyA te kaSTamaya ArAdhanAnI buddhithI karyA, tyAre upadezataraMgiNakArane abhiprAya A che ke bAhabalamunie cAritra dharmano prAraMbha karyo te haThathI madathI karyo, paNa pachI kaSTa sahavAnI bhAvanA dhIme dhIme zuddha thatI gaI te amApa lAbha mATe thaI. Ama baMnemAM koI paraspara virodha nathI. atu - pUjyapAda gurudevazrIe nAgama-prakaraNa tathA jainajainetara nyAya zAne je gahana abhyAsa karI zAstrAnusArI prarUpaNa karatA rahyA che enI sukhada phalazrutirUpe zrI saMgha ekAntavAdanI khataranAka UMDI gartAmAM taNAte bacI jaIne anekAntavAdanA unnata zikhara para ArohaNa karate banya che, te ati AnaMdanI vAta che. mahAkaSi AdrakumArane paNa ekAntavAdIoe potapitAnA matamAM tANavA mATe ghaNI IjALa ajamAvelI Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraMtu anekAntavAdanA aMjanathI divyadarzana pAmelA Adra. kumAra temAM phasAyA nahi. TUMkamAM, "ekAntavAda khUba ja bhayaMkara ane bhUMDe che" A mahAna satyanI pichANamAM AdrakumAra mahaSinA caritranuM vAMcana ghaNuM ja upayogI bane tema che. eka bAju pAMca IdrinA viSayenuM AkarSaNa, ane bIjI bAju me kahyuM eja barAbara AvI potAnI jaina zAstra viruddha mAnyatAnI pakaDa, A be evA sahAmaNA minArA che ke jenA para manane caDhI javAnuM ghaNuM pasaMda paDe che. paNa e minAre caDyA pachI muktine kinAre (kadAca UMcethI bahu najIka dekhAto hoya to paNa) ghaNo dUra thaI jAya che. jyAM sudhI e garvanA minArA uparathI mana nIce UtarIne muktinA kinArA tarapha potAnI jIvananAva haMkAravA na mAMDe tyAM sudhI A janmamaraNanI viTambaNAone aMta Avo duSkara che. mananA minArethI nIce UtarIne AdrakumAra maharSinI jema muktinA kinArA tarapha ApaNe sau joradAra pragati karIe ane e mATe pustakamAMthI prApta thatI bharapUra anukULa preraNAtmaka sAmagrIne sArthaka karIe e ja maMgaLa kAmanA. 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AdrakumAra ane abhayakumAraH jinapratimAnI bheTa vivithapAva- pArU-mAyaNazsa-ma ! cauvIsa jiNa-viNiggaya kahAi, volaMtu me diyhaa| jaina zAsanamAM zrAvakajIvanamAM paNa roja ubhaye Taka karavAnI pavitra Avazyaka pratikamaNa-kiyAnuM mukhya sUtravaMditta sUtra che. e zrI gaNadhara bhagavAnanI racanA che. vai. su. 11 zrI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe zAsananI sthApanA karI, gaNadhara mahArAjena tripadI ApI, traNa pada ApyA enA parathI gaNadhara mahArAjAe aMtarmuhUrtamAM dvAdazAMgI racI. emAM 14 pUrva zAstra racyA ! keTaluM agAdha jJAna ! ane e samaya keka alabele ke gaNadhara bhagavaMtanA hadayamAM je samaye agAdha dvAdazAMgI ane 14 pUrva phurI AvyA ! e alabelA. samayamAM ja "vaMditta sUtra sahita Avazyaka sUtro kurI AvelA! tyAre e Avazyaka sUtrenA pada padanuM keTaluM badhuM agAdha mahatva ! sUtrakAra A vaMdittAsUtranI uparanI gAthAmAM kahe che, dIrghakALanA ekatrita karelA pApakarmone vidhvaMsa karanArI ane lAkho bhavanuM mathana karanArI ra4 jinezvarathI nIkaLelI dharmakathAomAM mAre divasa pasAra thAo" AvI bhAvanA zrAvaka bhAve che. manane ema thAya ke zuM A dharmakathAone prabhAva! alpakALanA dharmakathAonA zravaNa, tIrghakALanA pApa teDI nAkhe! Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praka- zuM dharmakathAomAM ATalI badhI tAkAta che? u0-- hA, kAraNa e che ke dharmakathAo mahApuruSanA je Atma-parAkamene recaka zabdomAM varNave che, e sAMbhaLatAM zrotAnA dilamAM bhavya bhAllAsa jAge che, bhavya zubha adhyavasAye pragaTe che, ane zubha bhAllAsa zubha adhyavasAyanI e tAkAta che ke dIrghakALanA ekatrita karelA kaMI azubha karmone nAza karI de! ane lAkho bhInI paraMparAne ucheda karI Ape ! tethI tame e dharmakathAo dvArA prabhAvaka pUrva puruSenI yazogAthA gAtA rahe. eTale tamane dharmakathAthI be meTA lAbha thaze. - (1) azubha karmone nAza, ane (2) lAkho bhavAnI paraMparAne ucheda (1) AmAM azubha karmone nAza e rIte ke e karmo pUrve azubha bhAvathI bAMdhelA hatA, e have, dharmakathAnA vividha prasaMge sAMbhaLI zubha bhAva jAge, ethI saheje azubha karma nAza pAme. (2) lAkhe nI paraMparAne ucheda e rIte, ke bhavenI paraMparA cAle che dubuddhi, azubha bhAve, ane durthAna upara. e dabuddhi karAvanAra che azubha anubaMdha, azubha saMskAre. zubhAzubha karmanI sAthe zubhAzubha anubaMdha lAgelA hoya che. emAM zubhAzubha karma enuM zubha-azubha phaLa dekhADe che, tyAre 'zubha anubaM dha saddabuddhi-sanmati, zubha bhAve, zubha bhAvanA, sArI lezyA....vagere UbhI kare che. ethI viparIta, Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "azubha anubaMdha dubuddhi, kumati, malina adhyavasA, kASAyika bhAve, azubha bhAvanAo, duSyana, ne pApalezyAo karAvyA kare che. dharmakathAthI prabaLa zubha bhAva jAgavA dvArA AvA azubha anubaMdhe nAza pAme che. ene lAbha keTale badhe? e pApAnubaMdhe je UbhA rahyA hota te e durbaddhio karAvIne aDhaLaka duSkRtya piSI pApa vadhArIne bhavanA pherA vadhArata! te dharmakathA dvArA azubha anubaMdha tuTI gayA tethI saheje bhavenI paraMparA tuTe. A batAve che ke jIvana azubha bhAvamAM jIvavAnuM baMdha karIne zubha bhAvamAM jIvavAnuM rAkhe ane e zubha bhAve jagADanAra che mahApuruSanA jIvana-prasaMge; te e tame vArevAre sAMbhaLe, yAda kare, enAthI dilane bhAvita kare. eTale aneka zubha bhAve haiyAmAM ramatA thaze. prabhAvaka pUrva puruSanA yazagAna gAyAnuM A keTaluM badhuM mahAna phaLa che ke e azubha bhAvenI aTakAyata kare. ane zubha bhAvalAsa jagADayA kare! azubha bhAva aTakAve eTale azubha karma pApakarma baMdhAtA aTake. zubha bhAve. jAge eTale puNya baMdhAyA kare. ArkamAra keNa? :-zreNika rAjAnI anAryadezanA rAjAne bheTa ApaNe AdrakumAranI yazagAthA gAvI che. A kumAra anArya dezanA rAjanA pATavI kuMvara che. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ane zreNika rAjAnA samayamAM A AdrakumAra thayela che. Ama baMne eka samayamAM thayela hovAthI evuM bane che ke ekavAra AdrakumAranA pitA rAjA dUra beThA magadhasamrATa Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika rAjAnI sAthe maitrI saMbaMdha bAMdhavA mATe zreNika rAjAne eka kiMmatI AkarSaka vastu bheTa mokale che. e joIne, - AkAranI abhayakumArane bheTa- AdrakumArane paNa mana thAya che ke huM paNa zreNika rAjAnA pATavI kuMvara abhayakumAra sAthe maitrI saMbaMdha bAMdhavA. kAMIka bheTa mokaluM." eTale e paNa rAjAnI bheTa laI janAra mANasa sAthe ja abhayakumArane eka kiMmatI cIja bheTamokale che. mANase anArya dezamAMthI nIkaLI dariye pAra karI ahIM magadha dezamAM AvI lAge che. ane magadhasamrATa zreNikarAjA ane abhayakumArane emanI bheTa arpaNa kare che ane rAjAne bheTa ApatAM kahe che. "amArA dezanA rAjA ApanI sAthe maitrI saMbaMdha bAMdhavA Icche che tethI e A bheTa ApanI sevAmAM raju kare che." tyAre AdrakumAranI bheTa arpatAM abhayakumArane kahe che, "amArA rAjAnA pATavI kumAra AdrakumAra ApanI sevAmAM A bheTa raju karatAM ApanI sAthe maitrI Icache che." abhayakumAranI ucca vicAradhAra: ahIM abhayakumAra vicAra kare che ke "anArya dezanA rAjakumAro, mArI sAthe maitrI Irache che, te lAge che ke huM bhagavAna arihaMta devane sevaka, te mArI sAthe maitrI karavA IcchanAra A AdrakumAra jarUra kAMIka cogyatAvALo have joIe, ane e gyatA, saMbhava che, eNe pUrva janmanI jainadharmanI ArAdhanA karIne UbhI karI hoya. alabanuM pUrve ArAdhanA te karI haze, paraMtu sAthe kAMIka virAdhanA paNa karI haze. tethI ja ene bicArAne anArya dezamAM avatAra Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maLe ho joIe. eTale have jyAre pitA rAjA zreNika e anAryadezanA rAjAne vaLatI bheTa maLe che, te huM paNa AdrakumArane eka evI bheTa mokaluM ke e joIne A kumArane ethI kadAca ciMtana-uhApoha karatAM pUrvajanma yAda AvI jAya. ane jo ema bane te saMbhava che ke pUrvane jena- dhama 'yAda AvatAM e pharIthI jainadharma pAmI ArodhI jAya." ahIM abhayakumAranI A vicAradhArA jovA jevI che. abhayakumAranI bALapaNathI dharmazraddhA : abhayakumAra pote mosALamAM janma pAmelA, ne ATha varasanI uMmara sudhI mosALamAM ja UcharelA che ane sALa jaina dharmanI zraddhA ane ArAdhanAvALuM; tema emanI mAtA naMdAdevI paNa jaina dharmanI zraddhA ane ArAdhanAvALI; eTale ja ene saMskaraNa-zikSaNathI abhayakumAra jaina dharmanI pAkI zraddhAvALA ane jaina dharmanI ArAdhanAvALA che. pachI mesaLamAMthI mAtAnI sAthe pitAnA ghare AvyA bAda paNa je ke pitA rAjA zreNika jaina dharmanI zraddhAvALA nathI, chatAM abhayakumAra pote jaina dharmanI jvalaMta zraddhA ane ArAdhanAvALA banyA rahyA che. e ArAdhanA paNa kaI ja dunyavI AzaMsAthI nahi, dunyavI padArthanI abhilASAthI nahi, paNa mAtra mokSanI ja AzaMsAthI kare che eTale pitAne lAge che ke A mozanI ja AzaMsAthI jaina dharmanI ArAdhanA karavAnI buddhi ane rahe che e sUcave che ke mAre pUrva janmamAM zubha anubaMdha (saMskAra) UbhA thayA haze. tethI ahIM mane jaina dharma ArAdhavAnI buddhi sUjhe che. te pUrva janmamAM paNa e zubhAnubaMdhe UbhA karanAra jainadharma meM zuddha buddhithI ArAdhyA haze, te ja zubha anubaMdha UbhA thAya." dharmanI ArAdhanAthI jema zubha karma tarIke puNyakarmo Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ UbhAM thAya che, ema ArAdhanAmAM kaI dunyavI svArtha buddhi nahi ke "A dharma ArAdhuM ne mane dunyavI amuka sukha maLe," kintu AtmakalyANanI ja eka zuddha buddhi rAkhavAthI zubha. anubaMdhe UbhA thAya che, ne e bhavAMtare sadbuddhi sujhADe che. lakhI rAkhe - dharmasAdhanAthI puNya UbhuM thAya; ne emAM rAkhelI zuddha buddhithI zubhAnuba dha UbhA thAya. zubhAnubaMdhathI saddabuddhi sUjhe che. sadabuddhithI sadudharma ane saguNa keLavavAnuM mana thAya che. ethI UlaTuM, dubuddhithI kumatithI adharma, pApa, ane kadhAdi kaSAyanA gharanA durgaNe sevavAnuM mana thAya che. eTale samajAze ke evI durbaddhi e pUrvane azubha anubaMdhanuM yAne pApAnubaMdhenuM phaLa che. A eTale ApaNA jIvanamAM tapAsIe ke ApaNane je hiMsAmaya AraMbha samAraMbhe ane jUTha-anIti-anyAya vagerenI buddhi sujhe che, te samajavAnuM ke ApaNe pUrvanA. azubha anubaMdho laI AvyAnuM e phaLa che. ema jo gusse- abhimAna-zudratA, mAyA-droha, temaja lebha-tRSNA-Asakti vagere durguNo phere che, te e paNa azubhAnubaMdhanuM phaLa. che. mATe have sAvadhAna thavAnuM che ke "ahIM pApa ane. durgaNe sevavA upara paNa je zAbAzI levAya che, ane e durgaNe durguNa tarIke lAgatA ja nathI. eTale ja e hoMzathI. sevAya che ne e sevavAmAM kazuM kharAba karyuM lAgatuM nathI, te samajI rAkhavAnuM ke e rIte sevAtA e durgaNe bhavAMtara mATe navA azubha anubaMdho UbhA karaze, ne pUrvane azubha. anubaMdhane puSTa karaze." A hisAba che - duSkata-durguNe jo hoMzathI se, pApa-paralekanA Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaya vinA nirbhayapaNe sevo, te azubha anubaMdhe UbhA thAya che. enI sAme duSkRta-durguNanI gaha karatA rahe, saMtApa karatA rahe, te pUrvanAM azubha anubaMdha tUTatA Ave che. ema sukRta-sadUguNe hoMzathI se, sevyA para anumadanA karo, khuzI anubhava, eTale zubhAnubaMdha UbhA thAya che. tamArA pitAnA ke bIjAnA sukRta-saguNanI jeTalI vAra anumodanA karo eTalI vAra navuM navuM puNya ane navA zubhAnubaMdhe UbhA thatA rahe che, zAlibhadra, sudarzana zeTha, suvratazeTha, jaMbUkumAra....vageree pUrvabhavamAM hoMzathI sukRta-sevana sukRta-anumodana karela tethI A bhavamAM ucca sthiti pAmyA! zAlibhadra pUrvabhave vahelAmAM vahAlI ane pahelI ja vAra meLavelI khIranuM tapasvI sAdhunuM dAna karyuM, ne pachIthI ene AnaMda AnaMda mAgyA karyo ! enI maryo tyAM sudhI anamedanI evI karyuM gaze ke pachIthI maLelI khIra khAvAne kaze AnaMda ja na mAge, tema ja peTamAM jIvaleNa dukha UpaDayuM te ya enuM kazuM duHkha na mAgyuM. te evI vAraMvAranI anamedanAthI lakhalUTa puNya ane zubhAnubaMdho UbhA karI dIdhA ! abhayakumAra A vicArI rahyA che. pUrvabhave zuddha buddhie meM dharma karyo haze. emAM zubhAnubaMdha UbhA thayelA; ethI ahIM buddhi ane dharmazraddhA sArI rahe che, te mArI sAthe maitrI-sneha saMbaMdha icchanAra A AdrakumAra jarUra pUrva bhavane ArAdhaka jIva hovo joIe. abhayakumArane kema A sUjhe che ? abhayakumAra pUrvabhave sArI ArAdhanA karIne Avela heDavAthI jabaradasta autpAtikI buddhi pariNAmika buddhi vagere Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharanArA hatA. tethI, ane potAnI dharma-zraddhAnA lIdhe A kalpanA kare che ke pitAnI sAthe maitrIsaMbaMdha IcachanAra AdrakumAra hamaNAM bhale anAryadezamAM janmI gayo, chatAM keI yogya jIva ho joIe, pUrvabhave ArAdhanA karI haze, paNa kAMIka bicArAthI virAdhanA thaI hoya tethI anAryadezamAM avatarI gayela hoya. have je ene kaIka evI bheTa mokaluM te ethI saMbhava che enA para UhApohamAM ene ene pUrva janma yAda AvI jAya te pharIthI e jainadharma pAmI jAya. Ama je banI jAya te mArI maitrI lekhe lAgI jAya." abhayakumArane ke AtmavizvAsa che ke huM vitarAga dharmane custapaNe mAnanAre, te mArI sAthe sneha-saMbaMdha karavA AvanAra egyatAvALe hove joIe" A AtmavizvAsa zAnA upara che? pitAnI dharmacustatA upara. vaLI abhayakumArane dharma sneha ke? ke snehamAM sAmAne mehane rAga nahi paNa dharma pamADe che, ane te ja sneha maitrI lekhe lAgI samaje che. ApaNane je dharma game che, te te bIjAne ane khAsa karIne snehI-svajanane dharma pamADavAnuM ke dharmanI sagavaDa karI ApavAnuM mana na thAya? mayaNAsuMdarI pitAnA kahevAthI koriyA pati zrIpAlane varI, pachI eNe zrIpAlakumArane devadarzana-guruvandana vagere dharmamAM joDavAnuM karyuM. AgaLa vadhIne zrInavapadanI ArAdhanAmAM joDavAnuM karyuM. ethI AgaLa vadhIne zrIpAla have jyAre paradeza javA taiyAra thAya che tyAre, "paradezamAM kayAM khAze pIze ? paradezathI zuM ekalaze? ke zuM letAM Avaze? ..." vagere kazI bhAMjagaDa na karI, paraMtu e ja kahyuM ke paradezamAM game tyAM jAo-kare, paraMtu navapadajIne - bhUlatA nahi." . Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApaNuM aMtaramAM dharma ke game che, enuM mApa ahIM nIkaLe che ke, sagA-snehIne dharmanI bhalAmaNa ane sahAyatA kevI karatA rahIe chIe, abhayakumAranA manane thayuM ke "huM AdrakumArane evI bheTa mokaluM ke jethI e jotAM uhApohamAM caDhI dharma pAmI jAya." e mATe eNe sphaTika rananI nAnI jina-pratimA peTImAM gAdI vagere vacce pika karIne mokalI. mANasane kahyuM. AdrakumArane mArA sneha-kuzaLa jaNAvI kaheje ke A piTI ekAntamAM khelIne jue." mANaso bheTa laI gayA, ane AdrakumArane ApI abhayakumArano saMdezo kahe che. AdrakumArane bhAre jijJAsA thaI ke "A nAnakaDI peTImAM evuM te zuM haze ke mane e ekAMtamAM bolavAno saMdeza mokale che?" laI gayA e mahelamAM pitAnA AvAsamAM, ane oraDe baMdha karI jyAM paka peTI khAlI ratnanI pratimA jue che tyAM e stabdha thaI jAya che! jIvanaprasaMgamAM deva-guru-dharmane ThAmaThAma goThavAya te sAcI zraddhA : AdrakumAra bicAre evA anArya dezamAM jana che ke jyAM dharmanuM nAma nathI. pachI ISTa deva zuM? devanI mUti zI? enI kazI ja khabara nathI tyAre tame keTalA bhAgyazALI ke tamane Aryadeza AryakuLamAM janamavA mAtrathI ISTa deva ane devanI mUrtinI samajanI bakSIsa maLI che ! AryakuLanA janamanI kevI balihArI ke A janmamAtrathI deva-guru-dharmanI bakSIsa maLI gaI! te A bakSIsanI kadara keTalI kare che? vAta vAtamAM manane ema thAya kharuM Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 ke "bhagavAnane keTale upakAra?" pelI vilAyatanI bAInI.. jema vAre vAre manane thAya kharuM ke "prabhu ! tamAre AbhAra mAnuM chuM ke mAre A A banI AvyuM ?" reja devadarzana, ThAThathI pUjana, trikALa devabhakti yAda Ave? ema guru, maLyAnI kadaramAM, prabhAte UThatAM ja upakArI prabhunuM smaraNanamaskAranI jema upakArI gurunuM smaraNa ane namaskAra karAya? reja gurune vaMdanA ane emanI vaiyAvacca karAya? emanA zrImukhe dharmavANI saMbhaLAya? kRtyAkRtyamAM guru yAda karAya ke gurumahArAje A karavAnuM, ne A nahi karavAnuM, kahyuM che? ema dharmanI kadaramAM pitAnA khAnapAna mejanI pahelAM dharma khAte kharacavAnuM tathA leza paNa tyAga rAkhavAnuM yAda Ave? jIvana-prasaMgamAM ThAmaThAma dharmabhAvanA ane dharmakaraNa. goThavI devAnuM karAya che? Adhunika jamAnAnA pUramAM taNAyA je savAre UThayA barAbara cAhapANI, chApA, reDiye samAcAra.... vagere temaja dhaMdhA vepAra, snehamIlana, vagere vagere ja yAda Ave che, paNa deva-guru-dharmanuM kazuM yAda nathI karAtuM, kazI emanI sevA upAsanA nathI karAtI, te ucca mAnava-janma chatAM bicArAM pelA anArya dezavAsI AdrakumAra karatAM zI. vizeSatA rahI? AkumArane pratimA jotAM jAtismaraNa :* AdrakumAra ratnanI jinapratimA joI vicAre che ke A kaI jAtane dAgIne che? pite arIsAnI sAme rahI. zuM A mastake lagAvavAne dAgIne che?" ema vicArI. pratimAne pitAnA mastake rAkhI arIsAmAM jue che. emAM barAbara meLa besate nathI lAgatuM, eTale lalATa AgaLa. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhIne jue che. gaLA para rAkhIne jue che, khabhA para rAkhIne, hRdaya AgaLa rAkhIne jue che... manane kAMI samaja nathI paDatI ke A dAgIne ke bIjuM kAMI? zarIranA judA judA sthAne rAkhI jatAM samajAyuM nahi. eTale sAme UMcA sthAne rAkhI joI vicAre che ke A vastu zI? ema sAme rAkhI jevAmAM pratimA para dhyAna khUba kendrita thayuM, ane bIjI bAju ciMtana cAlu che ke A zuM? ema mUrti para ekAgra ciMtana karatAM karatAM manane e bhAsa thavA mAMDe ke AvuM meM kayAMka joyuM che ! emAM UMDe UhApoha cAlu thaI gaye ke "AvuM kyAM joyuM? kyAM joyuM?" te TheTha bALapaNa sudhI pahoMcI gayo ke e vayamAM joyuM che kharuM ? e ya na dekhAtAM ciMtana AgaLa vadhyuM ke "bhale bALapaNamAM nahi. paNa AvuM joyuM che ema to lAge che to kyAM joyuM ?? ema vicAratAM daSTi UMDANamAM gaI. UhApoha karatAM karatAM matijJAnavaraNane paDade tUTI gayo; karmane kSayopazama thaye, ane daSTi pUrva janma para gaI, jAti maraNa jJAna thayuM, pUrvajanmanuM maraNa thayuM ! khUba ekAgratAvALuM ciMtana A janamanI pele pAra pUrva janma sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. A kumAranuM ciMtana : AdrakumArane pUrvajanma yAda AvatAM tyAMnA aya mAnava janama ane emAM karelA jinapratimAnAM darzana paNa ene yAda AvI gayA ! "A zuM ?" tarata ja e habaka khAI jatAM bebhAna thaI gaye. pachI bhAna AvatAM enA manane thayuM ke aho ! pUrve AvA ja jinabiMba meM joyelA ! meM jinezvara bhagavAna joyelA ane jaina dharma meM ArAdhe ! . Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "12 are ! te pachI kyAM huM ahIM anArya dezamAM dharmavihoNA anAryakuLamAM AvI paDyo?" A anArya dezanA rAjAnA pATavI kumAra AdrakumArane gajabanuM Azcarya thayuM. eNe joyuM ke "pUrve A jinezvara bhagavAnane meM bhajelA, eTale ahIM mahAdurlabha mAnava avatAra maLI gaye! ane te paNa moTA rAjavI kuLamAM rAjAnA pATavIkuMvara tarIke mAnava avatAra maLI gaye ! paraMtu jarAkazA mehanA aparAdhe hAya! anArya deza anArya kuLamAM avatAra maLe! dhikkAra paDe mArA mehane ke jethI janmathI ja jaina dharmathI vaMcita raho. uparAMta na devAdhideva jinezvara bhagavAna maLyA, na suguru sAdhu mahAtmA maLyA ! have mAre zuM karavAnuM? deva-guru-dharma vinAnI ne emanI ArAdhanA vinAnI jiMdagI eTale ThamaTheka pApa-sevananI jiMdagI ! enuM pariNAma? ahIM mAnava avatAra maLavA chatAM have pachI durgatiomAM halakA avatAramAM duHkha ane pApamAM sabaDaDyA karavAnuM! te zuM mAnava-janma paNa durgatiomAM - bhaTakavA mATe ja thavAne? Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. bIjAne bheTa-veNa Adi kevA apAya ? abhayakumAre jinapratimA bheTa tarIke mokalI ene ke addabhuta prabhAva paDe ! AdrakumAranA dilamAM zubha adhyavasAya zubha bhAve vahetA banI gayA, UchaLatA thaI gayA; temaja jeje AgaLa TheTha cAritra levAnA nirdhAra sudhInA zubha adhyavasAya UbhA thaI javAnA che! A zAne pratApa? jinapratimAnI bheTa abhayakumAre mokalI ene pratApa. bheTa kevIka apAya ? : tame ya bIjAne bheTa Apa cho ne? kevIka bheTo ? sAmAne tyAga, vairAgya, jinabhakti...vagerenAM zubha adhyavasAya jagADe evI bheTo? ke sAmAne ane bIjAone anekAneka vAra rAga Asakti mamatA jagADe evI bheTa? tathA pitAnI pAse rahela vastunI apekSAe A halakI vastu lAgI enA para dveSa aruci, itarAjI jagADe evI bheTa? Aje lagnanA. kariyAvaramAM bheTo mukAya che ne? kevI bheTo ? reDiyeTrAnjhI. raTara, TI. vI. seTa, kemerA evI evI ja ne? ema divALI vagere prasaMgamAM bheTa apAya te kevI kevI? sariyAma bhAre. rAga-Asakti-AkarSaNa-mamatA piSe evI ja bheTo ne? emAM sAmA jIvane adhyavasAye kevA jAgatA raheze? enA sagA-snehIne paNa e joI joIne kevA adhyavasAya jAgavAnA? tyAganA? vairAgyanA? jinabhaktinA jIvadayAnA? bhagavAna. bhagavAna kare, dunyavI vastu para AvA prazasta-zubha adhya Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 vasAyanuM svanuM ya kayAM paDyuM che? te pachI evI mehaka vastu bheTa ApIne ze sAra kAvyo? ApaNe A janama ApaNI jAtane ane bIjAone zubha adhyavasAyamAM jhIlatA rAkhavA mATe che? ke azubha 'bhAmAM Dukhya rAkhavA mATe che? paNa jyAM potAnI ja jAta mATe zubha bhAvamAM jhIlatA rahevAnI paDI na hoya tyAM bIjAnA mATe te A vicAra Ave ja zAne? ke "ene huM zubha bhAva karAvuM? ene zubha bhAva thAya evI bheTa ApuM? zubha bhAva thAya evA - vacana boluM ne evI pravRtti karAvuM?" pitAne mATe nahi, te bIjA mATe te A vicAra Ave ja zAne? tyAre bhUlaze nahi mAnava avatAra e zubha bhAvamAM jAte jhIlatA rahevA ane bIjAne jhIlatA rAkhavA mATe zreSTha avatAra che. tyAM rejanA azubha bhAva keTalA seMkaDo? jhADapAna, kIDAmaDA ke pazu paMkhInA janamamAM hatA te kayA zubha bhAva cAhIne karI zakavAnA hatA? tyAM dharma- adharmane viveka ja nathI, pachI zA zubha bhAva tyAM karI zakAya? kavi kahe che - "tiryaMcataNa bhava kIdhA ghaNerA, viveka nahi lagAra, nizi dinane vyavahAra na jANe, kima utarAye pAra ? vaha jinAjI! aba huM zaraNe Ave." Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 to zuM devanA avatAramAM zubha bhAva karI zakate? are ! ahIM ThIkarA jevA viSaye ane zakevuM cATavA jevA sukha maLyA che, to paNa satata zubha bhAva nathI sAcavatA. te zuM devatAI viSaye ane devatAI sukha maLyA hoya tyAM zubha bhAvamAM jhIlatA raheta? ThIkarA joI joI harakhAya, e hIrA mANeka joI joI na harakhAta? eTale devatAI avatAramAM divya zarIra-hIrA-mANeka-apsarAo joI joI rAga ane harakhane pAra na rahetA hoya, tyAM enA aMze paNa tyAganA zubha bhAva zubha adhyavasAya to jAge ja zAnA? e te A ekamAtra mAnava-janamamAM dunyavI vastuo para vairAgyanA zubha bhAva ane enA tyAganA zubha bhAva karavA zakaya che. tyAM dunyavI sArA sArA gaNAtA mehaka padArtho joI joI ane manamAM lAvI lAvI ekeka divasamAM keTakeTalI vAra dilanA bhAva bagADavAnA thatA haze? rejanA keTalA seMkaDo azubha adhyavasAya karAtA haze? thoDA ja azubha bhAvanI AdrakamArane kevI sajA? : AdrakumAranA pUrvabhavamAM A jovA maLaze ke kevA thoDA ja azubha adhyavasAya karyA emAM anArya dezamAM pUrAvAne dezavaTo maLe ! jAtanA azubha adhyavasAyanA yAne azubha bhAvanA kaTu phaLa pitAne kevA bhegavavA paDaze enI gabha-rAmaNa thAya te bIjAne azubha bhAva jagADavA para ane azubha bhAva jagADanArI bheTa ApavA para gabharAmaNa thAya; ema bIjAne evAM mehanA bela, kAdhanA bela, abhimAnanA ela. kahetAM paNa gabharAmaNa thAya; sAmAnI dayA Ave ke A bela sAMbhaLIne Ane bicArAne kevA kAma-krodhalebhanA azubha bhAva saLagaze! enA ene paralokamAM da. ItiomAM kevA bhayaMkara phaLa bhegavavA paDaze!" . Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmAne azubha bhAva jagAthA para ene nIpajatA. durgatinAM kAramA duHkhanI ApaNane gabharAmaNa thAya te. sAmAnI dayA Ave; ne te azubha bhAva jagADanArI evI mehaka bheTa ApatAM ke evA mehaka bola belatAM AMcako Ave. ulaTuM manane ema thAya ke bheTa ApavI che te evA sArA dhArmika pustakanI bheTa kAM na ApuM ? evI AdhyAtmika cIjanI bheTa kAM na dauM? ke jethI sAmAne ane enA lAgatA vaLagatAne A pustaka vAMcI yA A AdhyAtmika vastu joI - zubha bhAva jAge ? "ema, bela paNa evA samatA bhAvanA, namratAnA, dharmanA kAM na beluM ke jethI sAmAne zubha bhAva jAge? bela belavAmAM zuM kharca paDe che? rephanA bela belIe te sAmA para ruvAba paDe evI lAlaca tuccha che. emAM kayuM moTuM mAna malI jAya che? ke kayuM senAnA patare aMkti. thaI jAya che ke e mAna amara rahevAnuM che? mULamAM daSTi vizALa karavAnI jarUra che ke A ucca janamamAMthI zuM sAruM kamAI laI javuM che? sAruM kamAI levAnI keTalI zubha sagavaDa ahIM maLI che? sArA zabdamAM. zo kharca paDe che? ke zI mahenata paDe che? manane A dhagaza joIe ke mArA saMparkamAM AvanArane kema huM mArA evA tana--mana-dhana ne vacana pIrasuM ke jethI enA dilamAM ethI zubha bhAva UbhA thAya? abhayakumAre AdrakumArane jinapratimA bheTa mokalI te juo e AdrakumAra e joIne kevA zubha bhAvamAM jhIlI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahyo che! jAti-smaraNa jJAna pAmIne e have pUrvabhavanI jarAka bhUlamAM ahIM anArya dezamAM avataravuM paDayuM e parathI saMsAra parathI UbhagI javAnA zubha bhAvamAM arthAt vairAgyanA zubha adhyavasAyamAM caDI rahyo che ! AdrakumArane kema ATalA badhA zubha bhAva ullasyA che? kAraNa e, ke eNe jAtismaraNa jJAnathI pUrva bhavamAM, evuM joyuM che. mATe te jAtismaraNa jJAnamAM pUrva bhavanI ghaTanAo yAda AvI jatAM e mUccha khAI gaye hate. vartamAna durdazAnI apekSAe pUrve keTaluM badhuM adbhuta maLela ! e jevA para magaja ghumarAha khAI gayeluM. - tyAre have e joIe ke pUrvabhavanI evI zI ghaTanAe hatI ? Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. AdrakumArane pUrvabhava AdrakumAra pUrvabhavamAM eka sAmayika nAme vaNika-putra hate. meTo thatAM bApe ene badhumatI nAmanI kanyA paraNAvelI. ekavAra saddagurune vega thatAM bedha pAmIne eNe sajoDe Ara vrata lIdhA. suMdara jina-bhakti, sAdhu-samAgama vagere karatAM karatAM enI dharmabhAvanA vadhatI cAlI. jaDabharatane sAdhusamAgama zuM kAma kare che? jaDa bharatane paNa dharma cetanAvALo banAvI de che! mATe ja dharma-zravaNuMne ye A Arya mAnava-janmamAM saddagurUne samAgama mahavane che. e satsaMga bahuvAra karatA rahevAthI e sAdhu-puruSanA tyAga-dharmanI ApaNI upara chAyA paDe che, ApaNane paNa ema thayA kare ke "huM kayAre A sarva tyAga karuM! e na thAya tyAM sudhI paNa vividha tyAganA vrata niyama lauM !" Ama satsaMganI chAyA paDavA uparAMta saddaguru pAsethI dharmavANI ane zAstra-vacane sAMbhaLavA maLe ene lAbha vaLI ora che. jinavANInA zravaNathI ApaNA junajunA bhrama dUra thAya che, jIvane anaMta anaMta kALane moTo bhrama e che ke e dunyavI padArthomAM sukha dekhe che ! viSayomAM sukha ja sukha Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhavAnA pAchaLa lakhalUTa vAra rAga-Asakti-mamatA kare che, kAmakrodhAdi durguNe seve che, ane pAra vinAnA hiMsAmaya AraMbha-samAra, jUTha-anIti.....vagere pApAcaraNe kare che. mULa kAraNa, viSamAM sukhane bhrama che, viSayAsa che, sukhanI Asakti che. e viparyasta mati che, brAnta-buddhi, ane Asakti che. A bhramanA ane AsaktinA mULa pAyA para ja aneka doSa durgaNe ane pApAcaraNo cAle che. tethI jIva karmothI bhAre lepAI anaMta anaMta kALathI A saMsAranI cAre gatiomAM ane corAsI lAkha yoniomAM bhaTakyA kare che ! mULa kAraNa, duHkhanA sAdhanamAM sukhane brama, viparyAsa, Asakti. AmAra pUrvabhave sAmayika zrAvaka : AdrakumArane jIva pUrvabhave sAmayika nAmane vaNika zrAvaka banela che. enI patnI badhumatI ekavAra bimAra paDatAM vaghanA upacAra karAvyA chatAM paNa ene ThIka na thayuM, eTale vaNika ciMtAmAM paDyo ke "hAya! tyAre Ane sAru nahi thAya ?" patnI para ene prema eTale badhe che ke pitAnA dukhe patnI jeTalI duHkhI che, enA karatAM A patnInA duHkhathI vadhAre duHkhI che ! patnI paNa dharma pAmelI che eTale AvA asAdhya jevA banI gayelA rogamAM paNa zAMti cena anubhave che; AkuLa vyAkuLa thatI nathI, tyAre A enA patine patnInA rogathI cena nathI, zAMti nathI, AkuLatA-vyAkuLatA thAya che. eTale badhe e enA para Asakta che mehAMdha che. mohanI kevI zirajorI che! segI du:khI nahi, mohAMdha du:khI. tyAre duHkha karyuM moTuM? reganuM? ke mehanuM? kahe, reganuM du:kha meTuM nahi. badhumatIne roga che chatAM eTalI Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 e duHkhI nathI, mehanuM duHkha moTuM che, enA patine pitAne e rega nathI, chatAM mahAduHkhI thaI rahyo che. kemake patnI para bhAre meha che. A batAve che ke reganA duHkha karatAM mohanuM dukha meTuM che. temaja rogI pote ja je rega para mehathI AkuLa vyAkuLa thAya, mana DhIluM pADI de, te vadhAre duHkhI thavAne. enA badale mana je dharmaciMtaka che, te du:kha nahi lAge." ahIM ja juo baMdhumatIne e meha nathI, vyAkuLatA nathI, te pitAne re. chatAM evI duHkhI nathI. ema batAve che ke mahamUDhatAthI duHkhanA guNAkAra thAya che. jJAnadazAthI dukhanA bhAgAkAra thAya. zrIpALakumArane dhavale dariyAmAM pADayA hatA, paraMtu navapadanA AlaMbanathI sajJAna dazAvALA hatA, tethI tyAre dariyAmAM patana pAmatAM ja kazI hAyaya karatA nathI! e te mAtra "namo siddhacakaka" "name navapayANa navapadanuM smaraNa karIne svastha rahe che. zuM karyuM A? sajJAna dazAthI duHkhanA bhAgAkAra karI nAkhyA ! eTale sUmudra-patana jevA mahAdAkhamAM paNa zrIpALa dukhiyArA nathI banatA. tyAre dhavaLa zeTha zrIpALa paranI IrSAthI duHkhI hate. te jema zrIpALane samRddhi vadhe ema dhavaLa vadhAre baLate, vadhAre duHkhI thata! eTale A pathI joIe te dekhAya che ke mANasa kharekhara duHkhI potAnI mohamaDhatAthI thAya . che tyAre sAtadAthI ravastha sukhI rahe che. alabata eTalI vizeSatA che ke A sAmayika zrAvaka patnInI gADha bimArIthI dukhI thaI rahyo che te sAtha nahi ke "hAya! A gI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahe eTale mAruM zuM thAya? e marI gaye mAruM zuM thaze? paraMtu patnI paranI dayAthI ke "A bicArI dharmAtmAne A riga ! zuM Ane rega na maTe? AnuM zuM thaze ? e dayAthI duHkhI che. ' sAmayikane svArtha-mAyA nathI, paraMtu patnI para lAgaNI che, dayA che, eTale ene vicAra Ave che ke "AmAM vaidakIya dunyavI IlAja kAgrata thatA nathI, te have kaI AdhyAtmika IlAja ajamAvavA de" zuM AdhyAtmika IlAja karavAne ? prabhunuM nAmasmaraNa? prabhune prArthanA? navakAra smaraNa? nA, e to jue che ke "e te huM karuM ja chuM. paraMtu mAruM evuM zraddhAbaLa nathI ke e IlAja kAragata thAya. jema vaiidyanI davA paNa zraddhA hoya to kAma kare che, ne evI zraddhA na hoya te sArI paNa davA pheila jAya che ema prabhunuM nAma e davA che, chatAM evuM ApaNuM zraddhAbaLa na hoya te e na phaLe. zraddhAbaLa meTI cIja che, mATe te kalyANamaMdira" tetramAM Ave che ne ke 'pAnIyamapyamRtamityanucityamAnaM kiM nAma no viSavikAramapAkaroti ?' arthAt pANIne bhAvanA ApavAmAM Ave ke "A amRta che A amRta che," te zuM e pANIthI viSane vikAra dUra nathI thatuM? thAya ja che. AmAM koNe kAma karyuM ? kahe "A pANI e amRta che, evA zraddhAbaLe kAma karyuM. mATe AvyA tmika upAya para zraddhAbaLa joradAra joIe. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdhumatInA patie e joyuM ke kadAca AdhyAtmika eka upAya para eTaluM zraddhAbaLa na hoya to e kAragata na thAya; paraMtu je bIjA AdhyAtmika upAya para zraddhAbaLa hoya te te e kAma karI jAya. tyAre zAstromAM mahApuruSonA jIvanamAM e sAMbhaLyuM che ke emane rega hatA paNa jyAM A nirdhAra karyo ke "je rega maTI jAya te mATe cAritra laI levuM," te. Azcarya che ke e nirdhAramAtrathI emane rega maTI gaye! tethI A baMdhumatImAM paNa kema e IlAja lAgu na thAya?" AkumAranI pUrvabhave cAritra-pratit: badhumatIne e kahe che, "je vaidya hAtha khaMkherI nAkhe che ke tArA regana have koI IlAja nathI. te zuM huM tane maratI uM? mAre tAre roga ane tAruM mRtyu jevuM asahya che, eTale huM saMkalpa karuM chuM. pratijJA karuM chuM ke je tAre rega. maTI jAya te mATe cAritra laI levuM. tArA para mane lAgaNI che te tArA Arogya khAtara bhale huM ATalo bhega ApIza. emAM tuMya jIvI jaze ane huM kAMI marI javAne nathI huMya cAritra jIvanamAM jIvate ja rahevAne chuM." A ke prema! kevI lAgaNI che? svArthanI ke parAthanI? AmAM dunyavI svArtha te kaze sarato nathI ulaTuM pitAne saMsAra-sukha jatA karI cAritranAM kaSTa upADavAnAM Ave che. A prema e svArtha prema nahi, paNa parArthane prema che, e premamAM vairAgya jhaLahaLe che. pra - pArtha premamAM vairAgya zI rIte? u- parArthaprema A rIte che ke je A mAre snehI-- jIva mArA saMsAratyAgathI jIvate rahete heya, te "mAre. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsArasukha khADAmAM paDe." Ama saMsArasukha para napharata e vairAgya. saMsArasukha TakAvavAnI lAlasAmAM nehIne maratA je paDe evA saMsArasukha gejhAra che. - Ama saMsArasukha gejhArA lAgyA eja vairAgya. AvA vairAgyanA majabUta pAyA nAkhyA hoya eTale AdrakumAranA bhavamAM ene jAtismaraNa thatAM ja mahA vairAgya thAya e svAbhAvika che. bhavAMtare vairAgyAdi mahAguNa jaLahaLAvavA che ? te ahI ene majabUta pAye nAkhe patnInI patine niyamanI kema aTakAyata?:baMdhumatInI bhavya vANI : baMdhumatI patine A saMkalpa patinI A pratijJA sAMbhaLatAM ja kahe che, "jarA UbhA rahe. AvI pratijJA na kare, kemake ethI saMbhava che, mAre rega maTI jaze, huM jIvatI rahIza; paraMtu pachI tame pratijJA nahi pALI zake, cAritra nahi laI zake; kemake huM jANuM chuM ke tamane mArA para keTale badhe meha che? mane sAjI joIne mehathI tame DhIlA paDI jaze. ema pratijJA bhAMgavAne avasara Ave, ane ethI durgati thAya, enAM karatAM pratijJA na kare. bhale mAre rega na jAya ne mAre maravAnuM Ave. huM marIza te ya dharmabhAvanAmAM marIza; tethI mArI durgati nathI thavAnI; eTale mArA karavAmAM zuM bagaDI javAnuM che? paNa tame je pratijJA bhAge te durgatimAM javuM paDe! enA karatAM pratijJA na levI sArI." Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pati kahe che A tuM zuM bole che? huM pratijJA bhAguM? baMdhumatI kahe "hA, huM tamArI nADa tamArI nabaLAI jANuM chuM. mArAM sAjA thayA pachI tame mArA parane meha cheDI zakavAnA nahi, ane ethI ja saMsAratyAga nahi karI zake." - pati sAmayika kahe che, "AvI mithyA utpanA rahevA de. je tAre rega maTate hoya, ane tuM jIvatI rahetI hoya, te mAre saMsAra jahannamamAM gaye. tuM sAjI thatI hoya to huM kema saMsAra na choDuM? tArA para mane eTalI badhI lAgaNI che ke tArA Arogya khAtara game teTale bhega Apa paDe te ApavA taiyAra chuM." - ahIM baMdhumatInI dUradarzitA jevA jevI che. pati sAthe varase rahI che, eTale e patinI tAsIra jANe che. saMsAramAM sAmAnya rIte A sthiti hoya che eTale pati game teTalI DaMphAsa Thokato hoya paNa patnI enI nADa jANatI hoya che, tethI enI ThAMsane mithyAbhimAna tarIke dekhe che. - jJAnI ApaNane oLakhe che, chatAM ApaNuM DaphAsa keTalI ! ApaNI dazA paNa AvI samajavAnI che. ApaNe game teTalI ThAMsa ThekIe, baDAI mArIe, paraMtu kevaLajJAnI Apa"Nane nakhazIkha oLakhe che eTale ApaNI ThAMsane mithyAbhimAna tarIke dekhe che. je eka patnIne patinuM aMtargata kazuM chUpuM nathI, te anaMta jJAnIne ApaNuM zuM aMtargata chUpuM hoya? je chUpuM na hoya te ApaNe ApaNI nabaLAIone Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 samajI laI ThAMsa ThekavI vyartha che, baDAI hAMkavI nakAmI che. baDAI hAMkavAnuM mana thAya tyAM jJAnIdaSTa ApaNI nabaLAI e jevI baMdhumatI patinI nabaLAI jANe che eTale eNe ene pratijJAthI rokavA prayatna karyo, paraMtu patine enA paranI lAgaghaNIthI pakko nirdhAra che ke "AnA Arogya khAtara bhale huM saMsAra-sukhane bhega ApIza," tethI eNe pratijJA karI ke patnI sAjI thaI jAya to mAre cAritra laI levuM." deve gajaba niyama! ahIM jovAnI khUbI che ke A niyama pAtAnI tata upara lIdhe kintu patnI para na DhaLyuM ke tuM A pratijJA kara ke "tuM sAjI thaI jAya to tAre cAritra levuM. eTale ja A savAla che ke prave- patnIne cAritra levarAvavAnuM nakkI na karAvatAM pite cAritra levAnuM kema nakkI karyuM? u0- AnuM eka kAraNa e vicArI zakAya ke (1) cAritramAM saMsArano bhega ApI kai upADavAnAM che. badhumatI patnI upara zrAvaka pati sAmayikane prema che. jenA para prema hoya e kaNa upADe enA karatAM pote enI khAtara bhega ApI kaSTa upADe evuM mana rahe. e kAraNe eNe patnI cAritra le e na vicAratAM te ja saMsAra sukhone bhega ApI cAritrane kai upADavA e saMkalpa karyo. vAta paNa sAcI che, - pite bIjA para pitAne prema hovAne dAva rAkhe, paNa bhega ApavAnI ne kai upADavAnI Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAta AvI, te kahe "tuM kaSTa upADa, huM ArAmathI besIza." AmAM sAce prema che rahyo? suzIla panIo gharakAmanA Dhagale kaSTa kema upADe che ? kahe, pati upara prema che mATe pati khAtara patnIne bhega ApavAnuM kaSTa uThAvavAnuM mana rahe che, tyAM je pite pati pAse kaSTa upaDAve ane pite kaze bhegI na ApatAM ArAmathI bese, te ene patnI tarIke prema ze ro? e te meTI zeThANI banI beThI ! ema je ziSya guru pAse badhAM kAma karAve ane pote kaze bhegana ApatAM ArAmathI bese, te e ziSyane guru para ze prema rahyo? ene prema guru para zAne ? ene te ArAmIne prema rahyo ! guru para prema hoya te "gurune ArAmathI besADI rAkhyuM ane pite guru khAtara badhA kaSTa upADuM; guru khAtara bhAre bhega. ApuM," evuM mana rahe. eTale ja zrAvaka sAmayike patnI khAtara pite bhega. ApavA mATe cAritranAM kaSTa pate upADavAne niyama karyo, paNa patnIne cAritra levA na kahyuM, emAM A eka kAraNa ke pite patnI para prema dharAve che, te enI bimArI maTavA. mATe pote UThIne cAritranAM kaSTa upADavA pote bhega ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. A samajI rAkhavAnuM ke devAdhideva arihaMta bhagavAna para ApaNe je prema dharAvIe chIe te bhagavAna khAtara ApaNe bhega ApIe prabhu AgaLa cityavaMdana karavAnuM che enI mudrAe karavAnuM, arthAt jamIna para be DhIMcaNa sthApI enA para aDadhA UbhA rahI karavAnuM che. e mana kema nathI thatuM? ane ArA-- Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 mathI aDadhI ke AkhI palAMThI mAMDIne karavAnuM mana kema. thAya che? kahe, prabhu khAtara bhega ApavAnuM arthAt prabhu khAtara eTaluM ya DhIMcaNa para UbhavAnuM kaSTa karavAnuM mana nathI; mATe te evI ArAmI bhegavAya che. te prabhu para prema ke? je premathI prabhu khAtara bhega ApavAnuM mana heya, te prabhunI pUjAmAM hiMDavANuM calAvAya? pUjA maMdiranA. ke saMghanA dravyothI thAya? juo, bhAI pUjA karavA AvyA che, zI rIte pUjA sukhaDa maMdiranuM, dUdha maMdiranuM, baMgaluMchaNa maMdiranA agarabattI maMdiranI, dI maMdirane, to pachI tAruM zuM ? mAruM mArA pUjAnAM kapaDAM eTaluM ja ! AmAM prabhu khAtara ze bhoga Apyo? kaze ya nahi; kema nahi? kemake prabhu para haiyAne prema kayAM che? prabhu para prema khAtara pUjAmAM kayA kayA dravyane bhega? : zAstra te kahe che garIbamAM garIba mANasa hoya, veTale mAMDa kADhate hAya, e paNa mANasa pote pitAnA gharanA TAMkAnuM ke cekhA kuvAnuM cAkhuM leTo pANe prabhu AgaLa mUkI Ave. tyAre ATaluM ya jo jene karavAnuM nathI, te te. e pelA garIba karatAM ya atyaMta garIba bhUkhaDI bArasa jevA ja thayA ne? pitAne ghI-keLAM uDAvavA maLe che, mulAyama cikunAM kapaDAM paheravA maLe che, patnI putra para prema che te emane ya ghI-keLAM dharavAnuM ane kiMmatI vastro oDhADavAnuM AvaDe che, paNa prabhunAM aMgabhUMchaNa dharAra melAM ane jADA dekhavA. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chatAM pitAnA gharanAM UjaLA mulAyama aMgabhUMchaNa lAvIne mUkavAnuM nathI AvaDatuM ! are ! maMdiranA melAM aMgaluMchaNA ghare laI jaI UjaLI bApha banAvI lAvavA jeTaluM ya AvaDatuM nathI ! prabhunI pUjAmAM je gharethI eka sukhaDane TUkaDe laI AvavAnuM, ne 10-20 grAma paNa dUdha laI AvavAnuM, tathA be grAma ghInI eka battI laI AvavAnuM ye nathI AvaDatuM. to tyAM prabhu para prema che ro? prema airA-chokarA para ja ne? bhega Apa nathI te haiyAmAM prema zo ? A sUtra samajI rAkhe ke jenA para haiyAne bhAre prema che, enI khAtara bhAre bhega ApavAnuM karAya che; ane te paNa nirAzaMsa bhAve eTale ke badalAnI AzA vinA karavAnuM guru pratye ziSyanuM paNa A kartavya che ke guru para prema che te guru khAtara nirAzaMsa bhAve bhAre bhega apAya. AdrakumAranA jIva zrAvake patnI baMdhumatI paranA premathI enA Arogya khAtara ATale meTe cAritranAM kaSTa upADI saMsAra-sukhone bhega ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. A eka kAraNa, ke cAritra patnIne levarAvAnuM na nakkI karAvyuM, paNa pite cAritra levAnuM nakkI karyuM. vaLI kharI vAta te e che ke jyAM prema che tyAM bhale sAmAthI kArya thAya evuM heya te paNa pote ja bhega ApI kArya karavAnuM mana haMmezA banyuM rahe, (2) patnIne cAritra na levarAvavAnuM bIjuM kAraNa e vicArI zakAya ke zraddhA che ke "bhAre asAdhya vyAdhi jIvaleNa vyAdhi dUra karavI che, te enI bhAre kiMmata cuka Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 vavI joIe, ne te zraddhA sAthe cAritra levA rUpI kiMmata cukavavI che. emAM zrAvaka e jue che ke mArA kahevAthI, patnI kadAca ema nakakI kare ke "A rega jAya te mATe cAritra levuMparaMtu ene je zraddhA na hoya, zaMkA hoya, ke A saMkalpathI roga jAya ke kema kone khabara ?" te saMkalpa karavA chatAM kAryasiddhi na thAya. zaMkAe kArya siddha na thAya. kArya siddhi te karavI ja che, ane pitAne pAkI zraddhA che ke pate cAritra levAnuM nakkI kare, te patnIne rega jAya, Ama pitAnI zraddhAthI kAryasiddhi dekhI eTale paNa. cAritra levAnuM zrAvake pote ja potAnA mAthe rAkhyuM. paNa patnInA mAthe na mUkyuM. AmAM e to vastu che ja ke patnI paranA premathI pote jAte bhega ApavAnuM karavuM. ATalA mATe to zANA putra mAbApanAM kArya bhAIone na bhaLAvatAM jAte kare che kemake samaje che ke "e kArya bhAIo karI te Ave, paraMtu kadAca mAbApa pratye eTalI UchaLatI bhakti ane bhAre zraddhAthI na kare ! ane pitAne mAtApitA para atyaMta bahamAna ane zraddhA che, tethI pote bhaktibhAvathI emanAM kArya bajAvI zake." Ama mAbApa para prema che mATe emanA kAryamAM zANo dIkare jAte bhoga Ape che. Ama ahIM paNa zrAvakane zraddhA che ke "pote cAritra. levAno nirdhAra kare te patnI baMdhumatIne asAdhya paNa rega. maTI jAya." evI zraddhA kadAca patnIne na hoya te kArya siddhi na thAya eTale paNa cAgni levAnuM potAne mAthe rAkhyuM pUcho - Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 prava- te zuM cAritra levAnA nidhanathI evA jAlima rega maTe? u- hA, juo anAthI munie e nirdhAra karyo, anAthI muni ane nami rAjarSine cAritranirNayathI - asAdhya roganAza : roga jAye je AjanI rAta, te saMyama leu prabhAta, bhaMbhasAre vanamAM bhamatAM, naSi dIThe zyavADI ramatAM." ane kharekhara eja rAte anAthIne jAlima ane aneka kiMmatI davAothI paNa nahi maTele dAhavarane roga maTI gayA ! namirAjarSine paNa ema baneluM. emane paNa dAhajavara hato. davA koI kAma karatI nahatI. rANuo caMdana lasoTI - laseTI rAjAnA zarIre vilepana lagADI lagADI vilepana bhInAM bhInAM rAkhatI. chatAM rAjAne dAha maTe nahi. tethI rAjA -AMkha mIMcIne paDI rahetA. emAM rANIonA caMdana ghasavAmAM kaMkaNanA thatAM gharSaNanA avAjane namirAjA pIDAvaza sahana na karI zakavAthI macelI AMkhe pUche che. A kelAhala zAne che?" rANIo kahe "mahArAjA ! e caMdana vATatAM kaMkaNa arasaparasa aphaLAya che, enA thatAM gharSaNane avAja che." ahIM rANIo samajI gaI ke "mahArAjAne A avAja sahana thaI zakato nathI, te avAja baMdha karavo joIe, eTale emaNe saubhAgyanuM eka kaMkaNa rAkhI bAkI bIjA kaMkaNuM hAtha parathI utArI nAkhyA gharSaNa-avAja baMdha thaI Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11. gayo. eka kaMkaNa kenI sAthe gharSaNamAM Ave ? zani thaI gaI. - thoDI vAre rAjA pUche "have kema kelAhala baMdha thaI gayA?" rANIo kahe - "mahArAjA ! pahelAM hAtha para aneka kaMkaNa hatA tethI enA paraspara saMgharSa thI avAja thato. have saubhAgyanuM eka ja kaMkaNa rAkhyuM che tethI ekaluM kenI sAthe saMgharSa kare ? eTale ekalAmAM saMgharSa kyAM thAya? ane avAja zAno thAya? namirAjA AnA para vicAramAM caDI gayA ke ahA ! A rANIo kahe che ekalAmAM saMgharSa kyAMthI thAya ! e sAcuM ja kahe che. huM A ekalAne badale aneka banI beThI chuM.-- "huM ne mAruM rAjya. huM ne mAruM lazkara, huM ne mArA bane. huM ne mAre parivAra, are ! huM ne mArI kAyA!...." Ama anekanA gherAvAmAM ja saMgharSa che ne e saMgharSathI rAga -kepa vagere kelAhala che. je kaMkaNa-saMgharSanA kalAhala karatAM bhayaMkara duHkhada che. je ekale thaI jauM to badhe saMgharSa ne badho kalAhala maTI jAya. eTale nami rAjAe nakkI karyuM ke je A roga maTI jAya te cAritra lai ekale banI jAuM. kema vAra? saMsAramAM anekane gheravo e saMgharSa che. emAMthI sagapa-harSada Adi kelAhala janme che. tethI nami rAjAe zuM vicAryuM? A ja ke roga maTI jAya te cAritra laI lauM !" Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAnadazA ane sajJAnadazA AmAM khAsa A jovAnuM che ke reganI pIDA sahana nathI. thatI mATe pIDA miTADavA cAritra levAno nirNaya nathI karatA. rAjAne sadAbAjI karavI nathI ke "huM cAritrane nirdhAra karyuM te mAre rema maTe." nA, cAritrane nirNaya rega maTADavA nahi nahi - kita cAritra sAMsArika anekanA gherAvArUpa saMgharSa tathA. AtmAmAMthI rAga-dveSa rati-arati, kAmakrodha, madamAyA vagere vagerenA kolAhala zAMta kare che, mATe e levAno nirdhAra kare che. mAtra, e cAritra levAmAM dAhajavaranI jAlima pIDA ADe Ave che tethI IchayuM ke rega jAya eTale tarata cAritra lauM." dhyAna rAkho - cAritrane nirdhAra mAtra zArIrika raMga-pIDA maTADavA mATe, e ajJAnadazA che. rega maTIne cAritrane nirdhAra e anekatAmAM thatA saMgharSa ane rAgAdinA kelAhala miTADavA mATe, e sajJAnadazA che. A bheda samajavA jevuM che, jethI vivekathI thatI dharmakiyA para adharmane beTo sikko na mArI besAya. cAritra te UMce dharma che, paraMtu enI nIcenA dharmo mATe paNa a hisrama che ke- dA. ta. mAthe devuM caDI gayuM hoya, leNiyAta taMga karatA hoya, tyAM je ema nirdhAra kare ke je A devuM phATI jAya te tyAga -tapa vagere khUba dharma karuM" AmAM dharmanA nizcayathI devAmAMthI chuTakAro maLe eTale ja uddeza heya, te e ajJAna Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 dazA che. to ya tyAga tapa vagere dharma kare che, paraMtu devAne, bhAra manane vyAkuLa rAkhI samAdhipUrvaka dharma sAdhavAnI ADe Ave che, eTalA mATe vicAre ke "Ama devAnI pIDAmAM mAre tyAga-tapa vagere amUlya dharma sAdhavAnuM gumAvAya che, tethI nirdhAra kare ke "je devuM pate te tyAga-tapa vagere dharmanI ArAdhanA sArI ka" te e sajJAnadazA che; kemake | mukhya uddeza devuM patAvavAne nahi, paraMtu tyAga tapa vagere dharma dvArA AtmAnuM sudhArI levAne heI e sajJAnadazA che. mAtra devAnA kAraNe UbhI thayelI taMga dazA eTale citta asamAdhimAM rahetuM hovAne lIdhe tyAga-tapanI ujamALatA nathI thatI. kemake devAnI asamAdhi tyAga-tapa vagere dharmanI ADe Ave che. mATe samAdhipUrvaka dharmasAdhanA thAya e udezathI devAnI e ADa dUra karavAnI mAgaNI hoya te e sajJAnadazA che. AmAM spaSTa che ke dharma karavAne nirdhAra devuM phiTAvavA mATe nathI, paraMtu dharmane nirdhAra te A janama dharma vinA barabAda jAya che te barabAdI aTakAvavA, ne janama sudhArI levA mATe che, A sajJAnadazA che. sArAMza, A janmane dhana-leja viSaya-raMga ane zarIra-sukharitAmAM barabAda thatuM aTakAvI, tyAga-tapa-jinabhakti vagere dharmathI sudhArI levAne uddeza hoya, to e uddezathI dharmane nirdhAra e zAnadazA che. Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 ethI ulTa, dhanamAla, viSayaraMga ane zarIra-sukhAkAritAnA uddezathI gharmane nirdhAra e ajJAnadazA che ! sulasI zrAvikAe putrArthe dharma vadhAryo :have jue tulasA zrAvikAne dAkhale. e jue che ke patine ghaNuM samajAvavA chatAM emane putra na hovAnuM mAnasika bhAre duHkha-udvega-asamAdhi maTatA nathI. tethI Ama je asamAdhi ja rahyA kare, te emanI dharmasAdhanA svasthatA sthiratA ane ullAsathI thAya nahi; ane putra nahi heya te emanI asamAdhi maTaze nahi, mATe huM dharmane ja Azraya lauM. A jagatamAM dharma mAtA che. pitA che, bhAI che, mitra che, dharma e kalpavRkSathI adhika che. kalpavRkSa mAtra bAhya saMpatti Ape, dharma Abhyantara paNa saMpatti ane sadgati Ape che. dharmathI zuM siddha nathI thatuM? tethI dharma ja mAre zaraNya che." ema karI eNe dharmanuM jora vadhAryuM. Ama to e dharmAtmA zrAvikA hatI ja, paraMtu tyAga tapa niyama vagere dharmamAM vRddhi karI, ane jinabhakti Avazyaka vagere je dharma niya. mita karatI hatI temAM vega-jema-vIyellAsa ane bhAllAsa vadhA! te paNa daDha manathI, eTale ke kadAca zarIrane kaSTa paDavA mAMDyuM, ke saMsAramAM bIjI agavaDa naDavA mAMDI, cA saMsAranA kArya sadAvA mAMDayA, ke keI upadrava Avya, te paNa vadhArelA dharma ane dharmapariNatimAMthI casakavAnI vAta A enI je dharmamAM daDhatA sthiratA ane sthitaprajJatA anI, tenA upara devalokamAM Indra guNa gAyA ! vicAre indra Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyAre guNa gAya? kevA dharmanA guNa gAya? zuddha dharmanA ke pagalika AzaMsAvALA malina dharmanA? samajI rAkhaje ke Indra mahAna samakitadhArI che, ane avadhijJAnI che e jevA tevA malina dharmanA guNa gAya nahi. sulasAe dharma vadhAryo te zuM putra levA dharma nathI vadhAryo? putra te ene joIe ja che, eTale upara uparathI ema lAge ke dharma putra levAnA uddezathI vadhAryo, paraMtu vAstavamAM patine asamAdhi rahetI ne emAM ArtadhyAna thAya temaja devadarzanAdi dharma sAdhanAo sthiratA ane ullAsaprasannatAthI nahotI thatI, e asamAdhi Adi aTakAvavA dharma vadhAryo. * patinI asamAdhi Adi aTakAvavA, ane samAdhi -zubhadhyAna tathA sthiratA-ullAsa-prasannatA lAvavA tathA e pUrvakanI dharma ArAdhanAnuM saMpAdana karAvavAnA uddezathI. dharma vadhAryo. A zubha uddeza che. zubha uddezanA hisAbe sulasAnI dharmavRddhi e prazasta che, nirmala dharmakriyA che, malina dharmakiyA nahi. mATe ja Ije enI dharmasthiratAdharmasattvanI prazaMsA karelI. eja AdrakumAranA jIvana pUrvabhave zrAvakapaNAnA avatAramAM "patnI sAjI thaI jAya te huM cAritra lauM, - e nirNayamAM paNa mAtra mehathI patnInA Arogyane udeza nathI, paraMtu panI eka dharmAtmA ane snehI che, te enA Arogya khAtara bhega Ape e paNa nirmaLa uddeza che. patnI sAjI thayA pachI patinI sustI: have evuM bane che ke A pratijJAne keka prabhAva paDe ke e pachI patnI badhumatIne rega maTI gaye! ane e Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAjI sArI thaI gaI ! paraMtu e have jue che ke "pati cAritra levAnI tatparatA batAvatA nathI, eTale e patine tame have kema besI rahyA che? tamArI pratijJA pramANe mAre roga maTI jAya te tame cAritra levAne nirdhAra karele. che, te have mAro roga te maTI gayuM che, te cAritra levAmAM kema vilaMba?" pati A sAMbhaLI rahe che, kazuM bolatA nathI tyAre patnI badhumatI pUche che - "kema ze vicAra kare che?" tyAre pati zrAvaka kahe "bIje kazo vicAra nahi. A mAtra mane tamAre vicAra Ave che ke tame mAMDa sArA thayA. te have tamane ekalA kema mUkAya?" badhumatInI patine umadA preraNuM badhumatI kahe "have tamAre mAre vicAra zAne karavAne heya? pratijJA karatI vakhate e samajIne ja pratijJA. karI hatI ke huM sAjI thauM tyAre mane ekalI mUkIne ja tamAre dIkSA levAnI che. A ja je samaja hatI, te have bIje vicAra kema karAya? paraMtu mane lAge che ke tamane mArA vicAra karatA tamAre pitAne vicAra naDe che ke AvI premALa patnIne kema mArAthI choDAya? tamane mArA parane meha naDe che." paraMtu have tamArAthI meha kema rakhAya ? huM te tamane te vakhate pratijJA karatAM ja rekatI hatI ke pratijJA na kare. tamane mane sAjI joIne mArA para meha naDaze, ane tame Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratijJA sArathI ja UbhA thaI 37 pratijJA nahi pALI zake, chatAM tame pratijJA karI. te khera, paNa have tamArAthI mArA para maha rAkhI zakAya ja nahi. mATe UTho, cAritra levA UbhA thAo.... kSatriya bacA laDAImAM javAnuM thAya tyAre kevA meha mUkIne jAya che? tyAre ja to e jIvaleNa yuddha khelI zake che. meha hoya to te mana Dagamaga rahe ke "mArAthI marAya kema? pelInuM zuM thAya?" paraMtu meha mUkIne jAya che mATe ja khUnakhAra jaMga khelI zake che. tyAre, e meha mUke che tyAM te sAme mRtyuno saMbhava che, chatAM meha mUke che! to ahIM to tame mAre meha mUkI do emAM te kAMI maravAnI vAta nathI, jIvatA rahIne cAritra levAnI vAta che ke je cAritramAM AtmAnAM anaMta kalyANa sadhAya che ! pachI mAro meha mUkI devAmAM saMkeca za?" A kevIka kalyANa patnI ! pite kAMI patine pratijJAthI pADatI nathI, pADavA IcchatI nathI. e te pati svayaM paDavAnuM kare che ane te paNa patnI paranA athAga rAganA lIdhe. eTale te e je cAritra na le ane saMsAramAM rahe, te patnIne dunyavI daSTie ghI-keLAM thAya evuM che. chatAM enuM badhumatIne leza paNa pralobhana lAgatuM nathI. emAM be mukhya kAraNa che - pati ghare rahevAmAM badhumatI kema na lalacAI ? AnAM A kAraNe vicArI zakAya.- (1) eka te pite jIvaleNa rogamAMthI bacI jIvatI rahI ene mAthe bhAra che. (2) bIju e, ke pati (1) pratijJA toDe, ane (2) Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra bhagave, e be jAlima pApanI patine paraleke durga timAM bhayaMkara sajA bhegavavI paDe! enI pati para bhArobhAra dayA AvI jAya che. AmAM pahelI vAtamAM, pite jIvatI rahI e patinA cAritra-nirdhAranA pratApe; tethI e cAritranA upakArane bhAra mAthe rAkhI samaje che ke enA upakAranA badalAmAM patine cAritra AvavuM ja joIe. pachI ene AthuM mUkI pitAne maLatA sAMsArika sukhamAM e zAnI lebhAya? Aje ApaNe puNyodaye ke jIvaleNa akaramAtuM ke regathI bacI gayA hoIe, to e bacAvamAM e puNya UbhuM karI ApanAra pUrvanA dharmane prabhAva che. te have dharma surakSita rAkhavAne bhAre mAthe khare? pUrvanA ghamathI ahIM rakSaNa maLyuM te have dharmane surakSita rAkhavAne, A rIte je vicArAya to AjanA rIkSA-skUTara-meTara hAMkanAranI bephAma hAMkavAnI rItarasamamAM ApaNe ApaNA puNyathI ja keTalIya vAra bacI gayA dekhAze, eTale e puNyanI. pAchaLanA dharmane ApaNA para keTakeTalI vAra jIvatadAnane upakAra vacce gaNAya? e upakArane bhAre mAthe pareza je e bhAra mAthe hoya te kRtajJatAnI rue paNa dharmamAM keTaluM lAgavuM joIe? te zuM ema mAne che ke ahIM sArI sthiti pUrvanA pApathI maLI che? nA, jo pUrvanA dharmathI maLI che, te have AgaLa sArI sthiti zuM ahIMnA pApathI maLaze? Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (ra) badhumatInI bIjI vAta ke pati pratijJA bhAMgIne durgatimAM na paDe enI dayA khAI rahI che. enA parathI A bodha le che kharA ke kuTuMbamAMthI kaI vairAgya toDI saMsAra kheDatAM aMte e durgatimAM na paDe? enI dayA Ave kharI ? mAne ke patnI ke putrAdine eTale meha na hoya, to ene evA mehaka ane rAgavardhaka bela bolIne pikcara dekhADIne ene meha vadhAravAmAM Ave, te e ene durgatimAM pADe ! tyAM enI kevI bhayaMkara durdazA thAya ? enI dayA Ave kharI? kuTuMbIne meha vadhArI enI durgati thAya, enI dayA kema nathI AvatI? vAta A che, ke mULa pAyAmAM ATale UMcA mAnava janma ane jainazAsana maLyAnI kadara nathI, kiMmata nathI, ane eTale ja jIvanamAM bharacaka saMsAravRtti mukhya che. vAstavamAM enA badale evI dharmavRtti mukhya nathI. eTale ja anAryanA vasavAyAnA, ke nAstikanA khela khelAya che. pati cAritra le che : patnI paNa: badhumatIe upakAranA ane dayAnA baMnenA bhAra mAthe rAkhyA che. tethI patine pratijJA-bhaMganuM pApa na karavA devA. aneka rIte samajAvIne cAritra mATe utsAhita kare che, ane aMte pati cAritra le che. pachI te badhumatI paNa zuM kAma gharamAM besI rahe ? e ya cAritra laI le che. savAla A che - badhumatI kema cAritra le che? have pati gharamAM che nahi. mAre ekalA rahIne zuM karavAnuM?" tethI cAritra le che ema samajatA nahi. e te ema samaje che ke pote asAdhya rogamAM marI gaI hatI te Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava janmane ekamAtra eka-sAra caritra. e bIje kyAM pAmavAnI hatI paNa have je jIvatI rahI chuM ane patinuM aMdhana have rahyuM nathI, to mATe mAnava janmane sAra cAritra pAmyA vinA janama eLe gumAvavo? mahApAgala keNa? A je samaje te saMga anukULa banAvI cAritra pAmavAnI bhAre tAlAvelI rahe. bele, A cAritra levAnI tAlAvelI che ne? are ! cAritra nathI laI zakAtuM te paNa mAnava janamane sAra dharmanI bharapUra kamANa: e bharapUra dharma kamANI karI levAnI rAta ne divasa tAlAvelI rahe che kharI ? kaI pAgala banI gayelAne pahelethI bIDI pIvAnI Adata heya ne rastA paranA kAgaLiyAM laI laI emAM ghAsa bharI bharI, ke bIjAM kAgaLiyAM bharI bharI bIDI vALIne saLagAvI pheMkavAnuM karato hoya, have enA hAthamAM dasa lAkha rUpiyAnI premIsarI neTa Ave, te e pAgala zuM kare ? kahe, enI mAMhI paNa e ghAsa bharI bIDI banAvIne pheMkI ja mAre ne? kAraNa? e pAgala che ene neTanI kiMmata nathI. "jevA bIjAM kAgaLiyAM, evI A noTanuM kAgaLiyuM, ema ene lAge che. ema, ahIM ucca dharma-sAmagrIrUpe Arya jaina mAnavadeha vagere puSyAI maLI, te ene pApa sAmagrInI jema pApamAM ja upaga karAya e pAgalanA khela ke bIjuM kAMI? pilA pAgalane maLelI dasa lAkhanI promIsarI neTane Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upayoga e vaTAvIne dasa lAkha rUpiyA karI levAne nahi, kintu bIjI kAgaLiyAnI jema bIDI banAvI kuMkI mAravAne upayoga ! ema A pAgalane maLela Aya jaina mAnavadeha vagereno upayoga bharapura dharma kamANI karI levAne nahi, kiMtu bIjA pazunA ke anArya mAnavanA dehanI jema ekalA. pApAcaraNa ane pApakamANI karavAne ja upaga ne? bemAM ka pAgala caDI jAya ? dasa lAkhanI promIsarI naTano bIDI banAvI kuMkI mAra. nAre? ke Aryana mAnavadehane anArya mAnavanI jema pApAcaraNamAM upayoga karanAro ? bemAM mahA pAgala koNa? badhumatI jIvaleNa rogathI bacI gaI che eTale e jue matathI bacI gaI jIvatI rahI chuM te pApa pivA mATe nahi, atyAra sudhI bhegA karelA pApamAM umero karavA mATe nahi, kintu pUrvanA pApane tapathI zoSI nAkhavA mATe, ane navA pApe cAritrathI baMdha karavA mATe AvatI ane patine aMtarAya have dUra thaI gayo che to have cAritra ja laI lauM." Ama badhumatI cAritra laI sAdhvI thaI. AdrakumArane jIva ene pati te sAdhu thaIne guru mahArAjanI sAthe vicare che, gurusevA, cAritranI carcAo, jJAna-dhyAna, tyAga-tapa vageremAM ujamALa rahe che. paraMtu ekavAra evuM banI Ave che ke pote eka nagaramAM guru sAthe AvyA che, tyAM patnI adhumatI sAdhvI paNa pitAnI guNI sAthe AvI che. e Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 ahIM AcArya mahArAjane vaMdana karavA Ave che, ne e pati -muninI najare caDI jAya che. basa, khalAsa! muni vihvaLa bane che! nimitta kevuM ke khataranAka kAma kare che ! muni e patnI-sAvIne jotAM mehamugdha bane che. manamAM enA pratyene pUrvarAga jAgate thaI jAya che! sUDI vacce sopArI. sepArIthI A bAju ya na khasAya, ne bIjI bAju ya na khasAya evI dazA muninI thaI. cAritra mukAya evuM nathI, ane patnI parene rAga bhulAta nathI. tethI muni rAgamAM dubaLA paDatA jAya che, zarIra zoSAtuM jAya che, phikkuM paDatuM jAya che. kAmanI daza viTaMbaNA zAstra kahe che. emAM parAkASThAe meta che. meta na thAya tyAM sudhI zarIre ghasAre paDe che, zarIre phikAza AvatI jAya che. patimuni-patnasAvIne saMvAda: keTalAka divasa pasAra thayA pachI patimuninI A dazA joIne badhumatI sAdhvI munine pUche che ke tame kema dina pratidina dubaLA paDatA lAge che? kema kAMI vyAdhi che?" muni kahe "nA re nA, bIjI vyAdhi te kazI nathImAtra tamArA paranA rAganI vyAdhi che." sAvI pUche "te cAritra hoMzathI nahi lIdheluM ? cAritra laIne A rAgane ja sAcavavAnuM kAma rAkhyuM che?" | muni kahe - "nA, evuM kazuM nathI. cAritra hoMzathI ja lIdhuM che, hoMzathI pALuM chuM, ane tamane yAda paNa nathI karate. Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 pachI cAritramAM tamArA para rAga piSavAnI vAte ya zI? A. te mAtra hamaNAM ja tamane joyA eTale tamArA para rAga. UbharAya che, ane e kemeya zamato nathI." - sAdhvI kahe "paNa eTale vicAra te kare ke A rAga. rAkhIne zuM vaLavAnuM? rAga kayAM sudhI rAkhI zakaze? baha to A jIvananA aMta paryata. pachI te mUke ja paDaze ne? te bahetara che ke rAga atyAre ja kAM na mUkI de? ane juo to kharA ke vItarAga para rAga kyAM ocho karavAne che te mArA para rAga kare? vItarAga para pUre rAga karavAne che. bIje rAga karavA jatAM vItarAga para rAga adhuro thaze. je vItarAga para pUre rAga kare che, te pachI rAga. bAkI ja kayAM rahe che ke bIje e pAtharI zakAya? mATe vItarAga para rAga vadhArI do, vItarAga paranA rAgane ananya rAga banAvI do, te A rAga chUTI jaze." muni kahe "badhuM samajuM chuM, paNa jJAnIo kahe che ne? ke viravA untaH manane samajAvyA chatAM A rAga basa nathI." chevaTe sAdhvIjI kahe che "chatAM hajI prayatna kare, aprazasta rAga teDanArA pUrva puruSane yAda kare, rAga chUTI jaze." sAdhvIjI kahIne te gayA, ane muninA manane gaDamathala paNa cAlu che, chatAM rAga khasato nathI eTale vadhu phikkA banatA. jAya che. have sAdhvI jue che ke "munine rAga ghaTatA nathI, ne dubaLA paDatA jAya che, te AmAM have zuM karavuM joIe? jJAnIonI vANI sAcI che ke AtmAmAM UThatI mehanI pari. gati vicitra hoya che. kemake Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicitra mehanI pariNati pachI puruSa, jAta, umara, bodha, dharma,....vagere kazAne gaNakAratI nathI. naMdISaNa mahAmuni mahAlakhaMDI sAdhu-puruSa hatA. devIe cekanuM kaheluM ke tamAre nikAcita bhegAli karma bAkI che mATe hamaNAM dIkSA na le, nahitara dIkSAthI paDaze. tyAre muni gabharAyA nahi ne pAchA na paDyA; paNa devIne saMbhaLAvI dIdheluM ke mane ne mArA cAritrane zuM teDI zakavAnA hatA? " bhagavAne kahelA tyAga-tapathI karmone huM teDI nAkhIza." ema kahIne naMdISeNe dIkSA laI lIdhelI. paNa pachIthI mahane udaya jAgavA mAMDyo, manamAM vicAre ne vikAre jAgavA mAMDyA. ahIM pUchavAnuM mana thAya ke, pra - muninuM mana te jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna heya, pachI emAM mehanA vicAra karavAne jagA ja kyAM hoya ? vaLI tapasyAo kare emAM te vAsanA-vikAro zAMta paDatA jAya, eTale paNa mehanA udaya zuM karI zake ? u- mATe te kahevAya che ke mohanI pariNati vicitra che." vicitra eTale ArAdhaka puruSane ane enI ArAdhanAne hisAbamAM na lekhe, ane AtmA para caDI bese ! puruSa game te lekhaMDI manane daDha nizcayavALA prANanA bhege paNa kartavyane nahi choDavAno nirdhAravA, chatAM evAmAM paNa cittane calavicala karI nAkhe evI A mehanI vicitra pariNati che! e enI UMcI ArAdhanAne paNa visAtamAM nathI lekhatI. nahitara ArAdhanA te eTalI badhI UMcI che ke emAM bIjA AtmAo ghaNA ghaNA UMce caDI gayA che! dA. ta. ahIM ja juo, Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naMdI muni mehane udaya jAgavA mAMDyo. rAgAdi vikAra saLavaLavA mAMDyA, eTale emaNe tapasyAnuM jora vadhArI dIdhuM, ane pAraNe tyAganuM jora vadhArI dIdhuM. chaTha aThama aThAI vagere tapasyAo AdarI, pAraNe paNa vigaI. vinAnuM lakhuM sukkuM vAparavAnuM rAkhyuM kemake nirdhAra hate. ke "teDI nAkhIza karmone ! AvI kaThora tapasyAo ane. tyAganI AgaLa meha zuM karI zake ?" tIrthakara bhagavAna paNa rAgAdinA phUracA uDADavA. tyAga ane tapa Adare che ! tyAga-tapathI te mehanA ne karmonA phuracA UDe che. mATe to tIrthakara bhagavAna jevA saMsAra tyAga karI saMyama sAthe ghera tapanI ArAdhanA kare che. e karIne emane kazI devatAI viSayasukha levAnI ke ahIM moTA mAnapAna. levAnI AkAMkSA nathI. emane to mAtra rAgAdi mehanA ane. karmonA phuracA uDADavAnI ja tamannA tatparatA che ane khare.. khara e kArya emane siddha thAya che. pUcho, tyAga-tapathI mehanA kUracA zI rIte ?? tyAgamAM rasenA tyAga karyA ane lakhuM vAparavA lIdhuM, eTale rasanA rAga para prahAra paDayo. evuM lAMbA vakhata sudhI. cAlyuM eTale rAga para prahAre paDatA ja javAthI rAga jaja.. sti thaI jAya emAM navAI nathI. ISTa vastu maLe che chatAM levI nathI eTale enA zagane. ghA paDo ja, - eTale ja A dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnuM che ke tapa te sAre. karyo paraMtu pachI je pAraNe ISTa rasa uDADyA, te tapa vakhate. Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te rasanA rAgane piSAvAnuM na maLyuM, paraMtu pAraNA vakhate rAgane rasanI ujANI maLI ! eTale samajo ke rasane rAga vigaIone paga pagabhara thaI gaye. mATe ja A dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnuM che ke tapamAM bhalene vardhamAna abela tapa karI lukhA khAdhAM, paraMtu je pAraNe ghI-keLA uDAvyA, lagabhaga badhI -1 jAtanA rasa uDADavAnA lahAvA lIdhA, te samajI rAkhe ke rasanA meharUpI duzmanane sAliyANA maLyA ! rasa jIvane duzmana che. duzmanane sAliyANa maLe eTale duzmananA TAMTiyA majabUta thAya. A hisAbe AyaMbila oLImAM bhale lukhAM khAdhAM, paraMtu pAraNe rasanI jAhejalAlI karI, te rasanA mehanA phUracA na UDyA, paraMtu mehanI belabAlA thaI. A hisAba che - tapasyA para pAraNe tyAga nahi, te A duzmanane eka ThekANe te phAvavA na dIdhe, paraMtu bIje ThekANe ene mAthe besADyo. tyAganA AMtarAmAM paNa bhega bhayaMkara: oLI vakhate rasanA mohane phAvavA na dIdhe paraMtu pAraNA vakhate rasane meha mAthe caDAvya! rAga ane moha cIja evI che ke emAM AMtarA pADavA chatAM je AMtara pachI rAga-meha ane mehaka viSayo sAthe dastI karI eno sAre samAgama karyo, te ene dubaLA paDavAnuM rahyuM nahi. tyAganA AMtaraDAmAM paNa bhAga bhayaMkara che. bAkI je "tapanA pAraNe paNa rasanI ujANa nahi uDAvavI" e dhyAnamAM rahe te rasanA rAganA kUracA UDe. tyAgamAM jema mohane kSaya che, ema kamano paNa kSaya thate Ave che. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre tapathI paNa karmakSaya ane mehakSaya thatuM Ave che. alabat tapa karavAno te zarIrane jarAya kaSTa na paDe e dhyAna rAkhIne nahi karavAne, nahitara kAyAne kaSTa na paDavAnuM dhyAna rAkhI tapa karavA chatAM kAyAne raga akabaMdha rahevAne, nirAzasabhAvanA tapa AvA heya ke emAM jema dunyavI padArtho ane mAnapAnanI AzaMsA nahi, ema kAyAnI paNa laSTapuSTatA sAcavavAnI IcchA nahi, kAyAne kaSTa na paDavAnI IcchA nahi, eTale tapa karatI vakhate kAyAne kaSTa paDe che enI paravA nahi karavAnI; kintu kaSTa vadhAvI levAnI tamannA rAkhavAnI, kAyakaSTa vadhAvavA dvArA kAyika-sukhane rAga paNa toDavAnI tamannA rAkhavAnI. A eTalA mATe ke tapathI jema karmakSaya kare che ema kAyAnA mehane paNu kSaya kare che. bAhubalamuni kema varSabhara kAussagrudhyAne? karma. kSayamehakSaya baMne mATe : anazana eTale ke AhAra-pANInA tyAga karI kAryotsarga dhyAnamAM UbhA che! kAyAne kaSTa nahi paDyA hoya? kahe, jAlima kaSTa anubhavyA che eTale ja emanA e nirAzaMsa bhAvanA tapamAM kAyAnA mehanA kUracA UDaDyA che. hA, "cAle upavAsa to karIe paraMtu Akho divasa beThA beThA ke sUtA sUtA upavAsa pUro karazuM" evI gaNatarI rAkhI hoya te, Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 evA upavAsathI karmakSaya te thAya, paraMtu kAyAne rAga ghavAyA nahi, rAga emaja poSAye rahe, bAhubaLajIne vItarAga kevaLajJAnI thavuM che, ane e jue che ke sauthI moTuM raga-pAtra kAyA che; e kAyA para rAga kAyAne kaSTa ApavAthI ja maLe paDe ne te eka bAju kaSTamaya tapa AdaravAthI kAyAne rAga marato Ave, ne bIjI bAju kAyAne kAtsaga dhyAnamAM UbhI ne UbhI rAkhavAthI kAyAne rAga marate Ave. eTale ja 1212 mahinA sudhI kAryotsarga dhyAnamAM cevihAra upavAsa karIne khaDA khaDA rahyA. mATe joje, tapa karavA chatAM kAyAne rAga akabaMdha Ubhe te nathI rahete ne ? kadAca kahezo, pra - tapanuM kaSTa upADyuM eTale eTale kAyAne rAga to dabAvyo ja ne? u- nA, tapa karyo emAM AhArane te rAga dabAbhe, paNa . tapa sukhapUrvaka kare che eTale kAyAne rAga akabaMdha rAkhe, dharma kare te AMtara nirIkSaNa sAthe kare, ke "hu. eka rAga AvIne bIjA rAgane pachI te nathI rahyo nahitara, khUbI e thAya che ke mANasa tapa vinAnA divasomAM sAMsArika ghaNA kAryo kaSTathI karyuM jAya che, tyAM ArA Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mInI IcchA nathI thatI, ane eka upavAsane tapa kare tyAM ArAmInI kema IcchA thAya che? zuM saMsAranA kAme ArAmI vinA kaSTa veThIne karavAnA? ne upavAsane dharma kaSTa veThayA vinA ArAmathI karavAne? tapa karavAnI sAthosAtha A khyAla rAkhavAne che ke jema saMsAramAM ArAmI nahi paNa kaSTa upADAya che, tema dharmamAM paNa ArAmI nahi, kintu kaSTa upADavAnAM che. eTale tapa karatAM A khyAla rahe ane svAdhyAya kAryotsarga vagerethI kaSTa vadhAvI levAya. eTalA ja mATe tapamAM "kadI ne madI miMyA cAlyA nadI" jevuM nahi, eka upavAsa karI pachI divase ke mahinAo sudhI tapane tALuM nahi, kintu uparApara tapa karatA rahevuM joIe to ja kAyAne kaSTa paDavAthI kAyAne rAga ghavAte-ghasAta Ave. eTale samaje ke '. vAre vAre tapanAM kaSTa zA mATe upADavA? te ke kuTila kAyAnA rAgane teDatA rahevA mATe, eTale, jema vigaIrasa-tyAgathI rasanA mehanA kUracA UDe, ema kaSTamaya tapathI kAyAnA mahanA kUracA UDatA Ave. naMdISeNa AvA kaThera tyAga-tapa AcarI rahyA che. have emane meha naDe? paraMtu mehanI pariNati vicitra che, te eTaluM karavA chatAM emane mehanA vikAre jAge che! (1) vicitra mehanI pariNati lokhaMDI puruSane ya na gaNakAre! ne enI ugra ArAdhanAne ya na gaNakAre! ema, Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (2) mehanI vicitra pariNati jAti-kuLane paNa nathI gaNakAratI, uttama jAti uttama kuLamAM janmelA paNa keTalAka vezyAgAmI bane che. tyAM enA manane ema nathI thatuM ke "huM kevI uttama AryajAtimAM AryakuLamAM janmele? mAre te vaLI vezyAgamana hoya?" are ! je uttama kuLanuM haiye gaurava hoya te parastrI sAme AMkha na nakhAya. manane thAya ke "halakA kuLanA mANase parastrIe joyA kare, ema uttama kuLavAna huM ya parastrIo joyA karuM ? te te pachI adhama-uttama kuLamAM janamavAne zuM pharaka paDyo? adhama kuLanA heDabhaMgI paNa pIdarzananuM adhama kAma kare, ema zuM uttama kuLavALA paNa parastrIdarzananuM adhama kAma kare ? nA, chatAM karatA dekhAya che, e mehanI vicitra parikRti che. (3) vicitra mehanI pariNati vayane paNa gaNatI nathI! pAkI uMmara thaI gaI, ane varanA varase mehanA khela khelI lIdhA, chatAM emane kahe "have caturthavrata brahmacaryavratamAM AvI jAo" te kaheze "sAheba! mApha kare, e bAbatamAM mArI nabaLAI che." ene kahe, "parastrI jovAnuM aMdha kare." te ya kaheze mArI nabaLAI che. Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para nabaLAInI hada kharI ke parastrIe jovAnuM ya mukAtuM nathI? A Azcarya nathI ? "alyA! teM A janamamAM paNa atyAra sudhImAM keTalI hajAra vAra parastrIo sAme AMkha mArI? te hajI dharA nathI te A pAkaTa uMmare paNa eja kAma cAlu rAkhyuM che? keInA dIkarA paraNe tyAM paNa "Ane kanyA sArI rUpALI maLI" evuM manamAM lAve che?" paraMtu e bicArA zuM kare ? mohanI pariNati vicitra che. e vayane paNa nathI gaNakAratI. AgaLa vadhIne | ( vicitra moha-pariNati dharmane ya nathI gaNakAratI: huM jaina dharma pAmyo chuM. mArAthI AvAM AvAM adhama kArya na karAya, asatya-anIti-vizvAsaghAta ane adhama dhaMdhA adhama ceSTAo mArAthI na karAya" e vAta mana para nathI AvatI. enuM kAraNa paNa A vicitra mehanI pari. raNati che. ema "dharma eTale ke dAna-zIla-tapa, jinabhakti, sAdhusevA, jIvadayA, sAmAyika-pratikamaNa-pauSadha vagere dharma e kaIka jIva sArI rIte sAdhatA hoya, chatAM e kyAreka kaIka apakRtyamAM kema paDelA dekhAya che? kAraNa A ja ke mehanI vicitra pariNati che. e baLavAna puruSane ya na gaNakAre! uttama jAti-kuLane ya gaNe nahi! vayane ya na gaNe! ane dharmane ya gaNakAre nahi! evI vicitra hoya che mohanI pariNati! rIpeNa munine saMyama dharma ane tapadhama keTalo badho Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para joradAra hate? chatAM ajANye vezyAnA AMgaNe gocarI bhikSA jaI caDyA, ne tyAM dharmalAbha le che. tyAre vezyA kahe che "mahArAja !dharmalAbhane ame zuM karIe? ame te vezyA, amAre te arthalAbha joIe. tamane e na AvaDe eTale dharmalAbha ja kahe." ahIM juo, naMdI munine mehanI vicitra pariNati kevIka jAgI ke vezyA sAme A munine abhimAna batAvavAnuM mana thaI AvyuM. te vezyAne kahe - eTale zuM tuM ema samaje che ke sAdhu arthalAbha: karAvI zakavAnuM jANatA nathI mATe "dharmalAbha" "dharmalAbha" bele che? le, je." ema kahI tyAM jamIna parathI ke bAjumAMthI eka taNakhaluM upADI laI ene AMkhane mela aDADI AkAzamAM. nAkhyuM ! tyAM AkAzamAMthI sADAbAra koDa naiyA varasyA ! A zuM thayuM ? munine mehanI pariNati naDI abhimAnanI. abhimAna e mehanI pariNati che. eTalI badhI ghera tapasyA ane ucca kaSTamaya saMyamanuM pAlana karanArA, te paNa bIjI kaI lAlasAthI nahi, kintu mAtra karmone nAza karavA mATe. emanA kaSAye keTalA badhA zAMta thaI gayA hoya? kaI lAkaDI Theke te enA para zeSa na kare, kaI gALe daI jAya te ya manamAM abhimAna na lAve ke "he? tuM mane gALe de che?" eTalA badhA kSamA-samatA-laghutA-namratAmAM jhIlanArA ! emane vaLI ahIM abhimAna AvyuM ! kahe, mehanI pariNati evI vicitra che ke e kayAre jAgIne mANasane na phasAve evuM kAMI kahevAya nahi. Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 53 mATe ja che sadA sarvadA sAvadhAna rahevA jevuM che ke mehanI kavAyanI pariNati jAge evuM jarA paNa nimitta na ApavuM ahIM jue, naMdISeNa mahAtmAe, vezyAnA kahevAthI ghara vezyAnuM che" ema jANyuM chatAM, tarata tyAMthI nIkaLI javuM joItuM hatuM. emAMya vaLI pilI jyAre kahe che ke "ame dharmalAbhane zuM karIe amAre te arthalAbhane bapa;" tyAre javAba ApyA vinA ja pAchA nIkaLI javuM joItuM hatuM. enA badale javAba ApavA UbhA rahyA ke "ame arthalAbha karAvavAnuM jANIe chIe. paraMtu Ameya duniyA artha-kAmanI lAlasAnI AgamAM saLagI te rahI che, emAM vaLI ame arthalAbha karAvI AgamAM ghAsatela kAM hAmIe? bAkI tuM samajatI nahi ke amane artha lAbha karAvavAnuM nathI AvatuM mATe ame dharmalAbha bolIe chIe." A badhuM bhASaNa kenI AgaLa? arthane ja IcchanArI vezyA AgaLa ja ne? tethI bhASaNathI zuM sAdhunuM gaurava vadhata? athavA zuM vezyA dharma pAmI jAta? ne e arthane paisAne meha cheDI deta? yA ocho karI nAkhata? ' are ! ame tamane A kahIe chIe ke "zuM kAma ekalA artha-kAmanI pUMThe paDyA che? "arthakAma te Aga che Aga ! emAM saMbhAvanAo saLagIne sApha thaI jAya che. AvuM ame tamane kahIe eTale tame arthane moha Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaTADI nAkhe? athavA "kayAre A gejhArA arthanI lakSmInI balA chuTe ?"-zuM evI bhAvanA thaI ? tyAre je tamAre ATalA upadezathI arthalAlasA chUTavI sahelI na hoya, te upadezathI vezyAne chUTavI sahelI ? chatAM muni e upadeza ApavA UbhA rahyA ! pAchuM mAtra bolIne na patAvyuM paraMtu senaiyAne varasAda varasAvI batAvyo ! A badhuM zuM ? mehanI vicitra pariNati. khUbI juo - AMkhanA melathI sADAbAra karoDa soyA varasAvyA e AtmalabdhithI varasAvI zakyA. A labdhi emaNe sAdhela tyAga tapa ane saMyamanA baLe UbhI thayelI. tyAre e tyAga e tapasyA keTalA pracaMDa haze? ane te tapa-saMyama paNa nirAzaMsa bhAve sAdhelA. ATalA badhA pracaMDa tyAga-tapa karanArA ! chatAM emane abhimAna naDyuM, kema? kahe, mohanI pariNati vicitra che. hajI AgaLa jue, vicitra maha-pariNati kevA paDe che ! paNa eTaluM jeje, jIva khoTAM nimitta seve che te ja e meha mAthe caDI bese che, ahIM vezyAe joyuM ke "A te ApaNane bahu kAmanA mANasa che. tethI Amane ahIMja jIvanabhara mATe besADI devA che. eTale have jyAre muni kahe che - le, khabara paDI ke sAdhu arthalAbha karAvI te. zake che? paraMtu baLatAmAM ghI ne hemavuM mATe muni arthalAbha Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papa nathI kahetA, nathI karAvatA; ane baLatAmAM pANI chAMTavA rUpa dharmalAbha kahe che, le basa? dharmalAbha" ema kahIne cAlavA jAya che, tyAre vezyAnI kunehabAjI : vezyA ADI UbhI rahI kahe che "te ema na javAya, A tamAre senayAne Dhagale laI jAo. ame vezyA kharI, paraMtu Arya dezanI, eTale prAmANika, te mAla ApyA vinA harAmanA nANAM na upADIye." juo, ahIM have munie UbhA rahevAnI jarUra nahotI, kemake vezyAne kahevAno bhAva e hatuM ke amAre mAla le, arthAtu amArI sAthe viSayasukha bhege, pachI ame nANAM laIe." AvI jyAM rajuAta kare tyAM have munie vAdavivAdamAM UtarAya? nA, paNa muni ene samajAvavA chelyA. te kahe che.-"tane zuM khabara nathI ke ame sAdhu chIe? ame te paisAne aDIe paNa nahi; pachI levA-rAkhavAnI zI vAta ?" tyAM tarata vezyA AMkhanA mana ne aMgenA hAvabhAva sAthe vAta laMbAve che, paNa te pachI ema te ame paNa prAmANika vezyA chIe, te mAla ApyA vinA paisAne aDIye nahi." kahe, vezyA kevI? tAlaMbAja vezyA che ne? zuM ene paisA nathI joItA? zuM e ema ne ema keI bheTa Ape te na le? le ja, te kema Ama bolI rahI che? kahe, munine saMyamamAMthI pAchI pitAne ghare kAyama mATe besADI devA che, tethI Ama banAvaTI belI rahI che. Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahIM brahmacaryanA mahAna khapI munira jarAya javAba devAnI ke UbhA rahevAnI jarUra hoya? nA, kemake sAme vezyA che. chatAM muni hasatA hasatAM kahe, "tAruM prAmANikapaNuM rAkha tArI pAse, ame te kaMcana-kAminI baMnenA tyAgI; amAre te tuM ya na khape, ne paisA ya na khape, cAla khasa vacamAMthI, javA de mane." vezyA pADe che : A vezyA ema javA de? e ya hasatI ne hAvabhAva karatI paDI muninA pagamAM; muninA be paga jhAlI kAlAvAlA kare che, "dayA kare, have kayAM A kaSTamaya jema pALaze ? rahe ahIM, huM tamArI jiMdagIbhara sevA karIza." munine Ameya vikAra jAgatA hatA. emAM vezyAnA mulAyama bela, aMganA hAvabhAva, hAthanA suMvALA sparza, e maLyA, pachI meha joradAra viphare emAM navAI che? muni vicAre che ke tyAgatapanI varSonI kALI mahenata chatAM mehanA vikAre satAve che, eTale devInI vANuM aphara lAge che ke "kama bhegavyA vinA nahi khase." muninI vezyAne tyAM rahevAmAM zarata :- * eTale vezyAne muni kahe, "je huM ahIM rahuM te khare, paraMtu eka zarate, reja dasa jaNane dharmane pratibaMdha karIne pachI ja bhejana laIza." munie kema A zarata mUkI? kahe, eTalA mATe ke "reja dasane pratibaMdha karavAmAM elA vairAgya dharmanA bela belavAnA thaze, te mATe jAgRti te raheze?' tyAre emanA aMtaramAM saMyama mATe bhAva keTalA jhagamagatA haze? pratibaMdha karavAne eTale? dharmanI mAtra zraddhA karA Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - pa7 vavAnI ke sAmAnya sAmAnya dharma pakaDAvavAnI vAta nahi, kita saMsAramAMthI UbhuM karI daI sIdhe dIkSA mATe nIkaLI paDe e taiyAra karavAne ! naMdISaNane AtmavizvAsa ke jambara UMce? : vezyAne tyAM AvanAra kevA hoya? sArA sadAcArI zAhukAra? ke evA laphaMgA mANase? emane upadezathI dIkSA mATe UbhA karavAnA! tyAre pitAnI vANI upara ane potAnA AtmA para kevI zraddhA ke Atma-vizvAsa haze ke AvAne paNa dIkSA mATe jarUra UbhA karI daIza." A Atma-vizvAsa eTalA mATe che, ke pite jue che ke bhagavAnanA zAsanane pitAne caLamajIThane raMga lAge che. jagatamAM sAra hoya te prabhunI vANI ja sArabhUta che, vANIe kahela ahiMsA-saMyama-tapa ne darzana-jJAna-cAritra eja sAra'bhUta che." evuM potAne hADohADa lAgI gayuM che. ragaragamAM prasarI gayuM che, remerama vasI gayuM che. eTale A AtmavizvAsa che ke "huM sAmAne jarUra bhagavAnanI vANI ane bhagavAne kahelA darzana-jJAna-cAritra-tapa sAmAne gaLe utArI daIza." A AtmavizvAsa ema ne ema nathI AvatuM. jinavacana ane jinakti-dharma sAdhanAthI pitAnA aMtaramAM ArapAra UtarI gayA hoya, zarIranA rame rema enAthI bhAvita thaI gayA heya, raMgAI gayA che. tyAre ja A sAmAne pamADavAne vizvAsa Ave che. jinavacana-bhAvitatA jinavacananA amalathI Ave: naMdISeNa mahAtmAe A jinavacanathI bhAvitatA zI rIte UbhI karI? mAtra haiyAnI kerI zraddhAthI nahi, kintu jinavacana Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 bhAvitatA jIvanamAM ramatI pharIne, ene amala karIne karIemaNe ochA tyAga tapa karyA che? bhayaMkara tyAga ane tapa AcaryA che ! evA joradAra tyAga ane tapasyAo ke jenA prabhAve aMtarAya karmone kSayapazama Ubho thaIne adbhuta labdhio UbhI thaI che! emAMthI eka labdhi A vacanalabdhi che, ke jenA pratApe, vezyAne tyAM patita thaIne pite beThA chatAM, rojanA dasa jaNane upadeza daIne virAgI banAvI. sAdhu dIkSA levA mokale che !! A kalpanAmAM nahi Ave. paraMtu A mahAcamatkArika labdhio jinavacanathI raMgAyelA hRdaye karAtI samyagdarzanAdinI ArAdhanAthI UbhI thAya che, tethI e ArAdhanAnuM mahA phaLa mahA tAkAta samajI e ArAdhanAmAM lAgI paDavuM joIe. eTale AvA jabaradasta. tyAga ane tapa karanArA tathA ethI adbhuta labdhio UbhI. karI zakanArA ! emane paNa meha naDI jAya? ane te paNa, emane vezyAne tyAM besADI de eTale badhA meha naDI jAya ? hA, mATe te kaho. mehanI pariNati vicitra che. eja vicitra mehapariNati AdrakumArane jIva je pUrvabhave sAdhu, enA para potAne prabhAva pADI rahI che ! mahApuruSanA patanamAMthI patananI samaja na levAya : A uparathI ema nathI samajavAnuM ke "AvA moTA naMdISaNa-mahAtmA je ghera tyAga tapasyA karanArA chatAM, je emanA jevAne paNa mahatvapariNati pADI de, te amArA. jevAnA zA gajA? pachI ame paNa game teTalA tyAga karIe Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapasyA karIe, hitu kene khabara e amane paNa kyAreka pADI de? eTale pachI e tyAga ane tapasyA karIne zuM vaLyuM ? mATe AghA jaIne pAchA na paDavuM, ne sIdhuM sIdhuM gADuM cAle eTaluM karavuM sAruM ne?" AvI paDavAnI samaja : nahi levAnI. A samaja beTI che. jeyuM cheApaNe ke paheluM te. naMdISaNa paDayA te ya emaNe pUrve kareluM nakAmuM gayuM ja nathI. emaNe te kaI janamanA karmo ane azubha anubaMdha toDI nAkhyA che. tyAre te emane adbhuta labdhio UbhI thaI gaI che, jenA pariNAme vezyAne tyAM beThA reja 10-10 jaNane saMsAramAMthI UbhA karI de che! A jevI tevI siddhi che? paDavA pUrvenI sAdhanA A nakAmI gaI? ke mahAphaLadAyI banI ? eTale "ekavAra paDyA mATe pUrve karelI ghera tapasyAo nakAmI gaI ke pALeluM saMyama niSphaLa gayuM." evuM kyAM che? ATaluM nizcita samajI rAkhavAnuM - nirAzasabhAve karela tyAga, tapasyA, dAna, paropakAra, jinabhakti, sAdhusevA ane vrata-niyame niSphaLa jatA ja nathI. krodhathI koDa pUrvanA saMyamanuM phaLa Dema nAza pAme che?' pra-- te pachI ema kema kahevAya che ke krodhe koDa pUravataNuM saMjama phaLa jAya? emAM to pUrvanuM saMyamamAM kareluM nakAmuM ja gayuM ne? u0- nA, e kahevAno artha e che ke zuddha saMyama dharma Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pALyA pachI e kodha kare ke jemAM pUve pALelA saMyamane pitAnA manathI kiMmata vinAnuM banAvI de, krodhanA AvegamAM saMyamanI anumodanA khoI nAkhe, ane koI kahe "are! tame ATaluM badhu saMyama pALanArA, A gusso karo cho ?" tyAre bole, "saMyama pALyuM eTale zuM gune karI nAkhyA te - AvA harAmInuM sAMbhaLI levAnuM ? " AmAM ke halako bhAva chupAye che ! "saMyama pALyuM e kAMI bIjAthI dabAI javA mATe nathI pALyuM. bIjA caDIne Ave te ene dabAvI devA mATe pALyuM che;"--A malinabhAva emAM chupAye che. AmAM - saMyama karatAM koine bhAva kiMmatI ane jarUrI lAgyo che. agnizarmA tApasane zuM thayuM hatuM ? A ja ke lAkhe pUnA mAsakhamaNe pachI rAjA guNane pAraNAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM, paraMtu pAraNAnA divase ja rAjAne sakhta zirazULa UpaDayuM....pAraNuM cukAI gayuM.bIjuM mAkhamaNa zaru thaI gayuM, enuM ya pArANuM paNa rAjAne duzmana rAjA para ekAeka caDAI karavAnI taiyArImAM cUkAI gayuM ! trIjuM mA khamaNa zaru thaI gayuM, rAjAnA bahu duHkha karavAthI enuM ya pAraNuM rAjAne tyAMnuM mAnyuM, paraMtu tyAre rAjAne tyAM putra janmotsavane jalase cAlyo emAM A pAraNuM ya cUkAI gayuM ! have tApasanI dhIraja khUTI, na rAjA para gusso caDyo ane niyANuM karyuM. ke "A rAjAne bhavobhava mAruM !" AmAM gurue gusso na karavA khUba zikhAmaNa ApI, paraMtu tApase kSamA na karI, ane abajonA abajo mAsakhamaNanuM phaLa bALI nAkhyuM. kAraNa? gussAnA AvegamAM pUrvanA mA khamaNe vakhatanI Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA tathA tapanI anumodanA vagere zubha bhAva jANIne. naSTa karI nAkhyA. krodhe koDa pUravataNuM saMjama phaLa jAya." kahyuM te A hisAbe ke kodha karavA jatAM ene Avega. vadhI javAthI saMyama vakhatanA samatA-kSamA-vairAgya vagere. zubha bhAve jANIne naSTa karI nAkhavAmAM Ave che. pachI saMya. manuM phaLa zI rIte UbhuM rahe? are ! tapanI anumodanA ya naSTa thAya che, kemake lakSa have tapa parathI UThIne vaira vALavA para jAya che. tyAre naMdISeNa mahAtmA paDyA ne vezyAne tyAM saMyama. mUkIne rahI gayA ! tyAM emaNe saMyama-tapa pratye Adara eTale ja Ubhe rAkhyuM hatuM mATe te ja dazane pratibaMdha. karatA hatA, ne pachI ja bhejana letA hatA. emAMya moko. AvyuM ke tarata vezyAne tyAMthI pite UbhA thaI gayA ! ekavAra nava bujhI gayA che, ne dazama bUjhata nathI, kahe che dazame bujhAyA vinA bhejana kema thAya?" te vezyA mazkarImAM bele che,- "dazamA tame." to tarata UbhA thaI, rajoharaNa . sAdhuveza laI lIdhe ne saMyama levA guru pAse nIkaLI paDayA!. AvA jaMge bahAdUra naMdISeNa paNa ekavAra paDyA hatA e mohinI vicitra pariNati kahevAya. paraMtu emAM A khAsa. jovAnuM che ke emaNe kheTuM nimitta pakaDyuM hatuM te ja paDayA hatA. vezyAnuM ghara jANyA pachI tarata tyAMthI nIkaLI javuM joItuM hatuM, paraMtu vezyAnA "dharmalAbha nahi arthalAbha joIe" nA belane javAba ApavA UbhA rahyA ! vaLI 12aa. koDa sonIyA varasAvyA, pachI paNa tarata cAlI nIkaLavuM. Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - joItuM hatuM, paraMtu vezyAne samajAvavA thelyA ke "ame te sAdhu paisAne aDIeya nahi." vezyA jevI strI AgaLa A badhI samajutInI paNa vAtacIta khetI. emAM vaLI e nakharA kare, hAvabhAva kare, tyAM UbhA rahevuM e patananuM prabaLa nimitta gaNAya; ane kharekhara ethI ja muninA saMyamanA bhAva paDI gayA. mATe ja A khAsa dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnuM che ke boTAM nimitta sevavA ane mana bagaDe tyAM mAnavuM ke mAre mehanI vicitra pariNati che e khoTuM vAstavamAM khoTAM nimittathI ja AghA rahevuM joie. mahAtmA naMdaNane nikAcita karmanA udaye mehanA vikAra jAgatA hatA, paratuM beTuM nimitta sevatA nahi tyAM sudhI mehanA udaye paDyA nahotA. paNa vezyAne tyAM khATAM nimitta sevatAM paDyA. sAvInuM anazana : astu. AdrakumArane jIva pUrva bhave sAdhu, te patnI A badhumatI-sAdhvIjIne joI enAM darzananA nimittathI rAganA udayavALA banyA. have dina pratidina phikakA paDatA jAya che, tyAM sAdhvIjIe joyuM ke, "A samajAvyA samajatA nathI, tethI ahIM mAruM astitva ja nakAmuM cheeTale je huM anazanathI deha pADI nAkhuM, to pachI emane A mArI kAyA para rAga osarI jaze." ema vicArI eNe anazana AdaryuM. sAdhvInI sAdhunA AtmahitanI keTalI badhI kALajI! pitAnA nimitte sAdhune rAga thAya che te pote khatma thaI javuM sahI, paNa Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhune rAgathI bacAvI levA'-A sAdhvInI sAdhu para bhAvadayA hatI, ane kharekhara sAdhvI anazanamAM kALa karI gaI! AvA kalyANa-nehI keTalAne maLe? AdrakumAranA jIva sAdhune A khabara paDI ke "sAdhvIe mArI khAtara anazana karI prANa gumAvyA !" pitAne bhAre pastA thaye. ahIM AdrakumAra abhayakumAre mokalelI jina-pratimA jeI uhApohamAM caDyA che ne jAtismaraNa jJAna pAmyA che. emAM A jue che ke "pUrva saMyamamAM patnI-sAdhvI para rAga karI saMyamanI virAdhanA karI, tethI huM devakanA janma pachI anArya dezamAM paTakAyA ! nahitara DuM saMyama pALyA pachI te Aryadeza-AryakuLamAM janma maLe, ne jaina dharma maLe. khera, virAdhanAthI anArya dezamAM janmI paDyo paraMtu bhAgyadaye jAtismaraNa jJAnathI jaina dharma ane saMyamanI khabara paDI, te mAre have zuM karavAnuM ?" AdrakumAranI vairAgya bhAvanA : jaina dharmane jANyA pachI have koI anArya dezanA janmanA bahAne puruSArthahIna banI besI rahevAya nahi, have te dharmane puruSArtha ja pheravavAne.' saMyama yAda AvyuM eTale saMyamane svAda yAda Avyo. saMyamanuM mahattva yAda AvyuM. mane thayuM ke jyAre saMyama vinA mokSa nahi, ne janma-maraNanA phesa miTe nahi, temaja jayAre mAnavabhava sivAya bIje Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMyama maLavAnI zakyatA ja nathI, te pachI ahIM je mAnavabhava hAthamAM che te zA mATe mAre saMyamane ja puruSArtha na kare ?... bhale huM ahIM rAjAne pATavI kumAra chuM eTale rAjya maLe ema che, paraMtu rAjapATathI mArA AtmAnuM zuM bhaluM thavAnuM hatuM ? moTuM rAjya ne khajAnA tathA rANIo vagere te mAre bhayaMkara meha ane pApasevana karAvanArA banavAnAM! temaja e badhAM mRtyu AvatAM aMte mUkI ja devA paDavAnA ! ane mArA AtmAne ahIMthI meTA pApakarmI-pApasaMskAranA bhAra sAthe cAlyA ja javuM paDavAnuM, eTale rAjyapATa vagere meha-mAyAmAM paDI rahIne zuM kamAvAnuM ? saMyama sAdhavAnuM rahI jAya. mATe have ene mATe ja prayatna karavAne." AdrakumArane vairAgya jaLahaLI UThyo! keTalAmAM? dekhAI gayuM che ke "saMyama sAdhavAnA pratApe devabhava ane pachI A manuSyabhava maLe che, te have ahIM e sAdhyA vinA lAkheNe manuSyabhava eLe kema javA devAya?" A sAMbhaLIne tamane manamAM zuM thAya che? kahetA nahi. ke "amane paNa jo AvuM jAtismaraNa jJAna thaI jAya, pUrva bhava yAda AvI jAya, te amane ya saMsAra akAre lAgI saMyama levAnI bhAvanA thaI jAya, A gaNatarI ja TI. che, kemake bhale jAtismaraNa jJAna nathI thayuM, paraMtu jJAnInAM vacana para zraddhA te che ne? te jJAnIe saMyamane ja manuSya janamane sAra kahe che. . manuSya janma saMcama mATe ja che . A vacana para zraddhA te kharI ne? pachI jAti maraNa Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnanI rAha jovAnI zI rahe ? tema e paNa varata che ke saMsAramAM zuM sArabhUta dekhAya che? mAla milkata? duniyAnAM mAnapAna ? sAruM sAruM khAvAnuM ? patnI putrAdi parivAra? AmAnuM zuM sArabhUta lAge che? bhUlazo nahi, eka divasa badhuM UDI javAnuM che, ane e rahe eTale ke dunyavI mAla rahe tyAM sudhI paNa e mAla haiyAmAM keTalA rAga-dveSanA saMkaleza kave cheeke eka saMkalezanI pAchaLa tiryaMca gatinAM pApa ThamaThaka baMdhAya che! temaja enA azubha saMskArone AtmA para Thera caDate jAya che ! A je gaMbhIratAthI mana para le, to hamaNAM saMsAra bhAre akAre lAgIne emAMthI UbhA thaI javAnuM mana thAya. AdrakumArane jAtismaraNa jJAnathI saMyamanI majhA yAda AvIgaI, saMsAramAMthI UbhA thaI javAnuM mana thayuM. eTale ene vicAra Ave che ke "paraMtu savAla eTale ja che ke have ahIMthI chuTavuM zI rIte? hA, eka rasto che." ArvakamAranI mAgaNI ane bApane niSedha : AdrakumAra Ama vicArIne pitAne kahe che, "bApujI! mAre abhayakumArane maLavA javuM che, jethI amAre maitrI gADha bane. tyAM jAuM eTale e paNa pachIthI ahIM Ave. Ama dastadArI majabUta bane te pachI avasare anyane upayogI thaIe." Adra kumAranA pitA anArya dezanA, te AnuM Aya Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezamAM javAnuM kema sahana karI zake ? e samaje che ke "chokare je Arya dezamAM game te tyAMnA ArkaSaNa evAM che ke enAthI prabhAvita thaI jAya, te te tyAMthI pAcho ahIM Ave ja nahi!" . bhAratanI saMskRtinI khyAti pazcimanA dezamAM phelAyelI hatI; temaja AvA mitrAcArInA saMbaMdhamAM A dezamAMthI mANase saMdeze laI jAya, e pAcho tyAM saMdeze kahevA sAthe Arya dezanA gaurava gAya, eTale paNa anArya dezavALAne lAge ke "kharekhara AryadezamAM jAhojalAlI adbhuta !" A hisAbe rAjAne bhaya lAge ke "dIkare Arya dezamAM jAya te pAcho na Ave te?" eTale dIkarA AdrakumArane premathI kahe che - "bhAI ! tyAM ApaNe javAnI jarUra nahi, ahIM beThA bheTo mokalAya, saMdezA mokalAya, enAthI abhayakumAra sAthe maitrI-saMbaMdha rahI zakaze. mATe tyAM javAnI vAta na karIza." AdrakumAra sAMbhaLIne udvigna thaI jAya che, ane bApanA nahi mokalavAnA nirdhArane samajI jaI mauna pakaDe che. have javAne Agraha dekhADatuM nathI, paraMtu enA dilane cena nathI. e pUrvabhava yAda karIne jue che ke* AkArane dharmaciMtA:' "kyAM jainadharma ane enuM sUkSma ahiMsAmaya saMyama jIvana ane kyAM A dharma-viheNe anArya deza? je mAre ahIM ja rahevAnuM hoya, te te ahIM te jaina dharmanI sAmAnya ArAdhanA paNa na thAya; kemake ahIM maMdira nahi, rAdharma ane mahAvo anAdhirmanI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhu nahi, sAdharmika nahi, kuTuMbamAM ke bahAra jainadharmanA kazA AcAra nahi vicAra nahi, tyAM sAmAnya dharmanuM ya pAlana zuM thAya? pachI saMyama-dharmanI te vAte ya kyAM rahI? te have mAruM zuM thAya?" AdrakumArane pUrva bhavane jaina dharma ane saMyamasAdhanA yAda AvI javAthI ene spaSTa dekhAya che ke jaina dharmanI sAdhanA vinA mAnava-avatAra e janAvarane ja avatAra che, ane uttama mAnavabhava eLe jAya che. emAMya saMyama-dharmanI sAdhanA vinA lAkheNe manuSya-janma viSayanA nAdAna khelamAM gumAva, e jemAMthI koDa rUpiyA Upaje evA A uttama bhavane eka phUTI keDI khAtara veDaphI nAkhavAnuM thAya che. ene hADohADa lAgI gayuM che ke mAnava janamanuM saMyama-sAdhanA vinA bIjuM kartavya ja nathI. jema, dA. ta. mahAmuzkelIe maLela suvarNa-rasanuM senuM banAvI levA sivAya bIjuM kartavya ja na hoya, tyAM e suvarNa-rasane hAthapaga dhovA ane vAsaNa mAMjI sApha karavAmAM upayoga na ja karAya. ema mAnava janamane upayoga parigraha. AraMbha samAraMbha ane viSaya-sevanamAM na ja karAya. meTA meghakumAra, dhanyakumAra, zAlibhadra, gajasukumAra, sagaracakavatI, sanatakumAracakavatI, vagere mahAsukhI paNa jIve saMsAramAMthI kema ekAeka UbhA thaI gayelA ? A ja hisAba Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para ke mAnava-janama rUpI suvarNasane upayoga AraMbhaparigraha viSayasevana rUpI pAda-dhavaNamAM na ja karAya. bApane paMtare -ArkamAra para 500nI cekI: AdrakumAra khinna thaIne rahe che. bApa jue che ke kumArane bhArata-dezamAM javAnI nA pADI tyArathI ene sIne. pharI gayuM che, e udAsa udAsa thaIne rahe che tethI kadAca A. khinnatAmAM kyAreka ahIMthI bhAgI na jAya! mATe ene AnaMda maMgalamAM rAkhavo joIe." ema vicArI rAjA kumAranI sevAmAM rAkhavA 500 sevakane belAvI kahe che - juo tame hamaNAM ahIM ApaNe tyAMja raho ane kumArane vAtacIte ramatagamata tathA sArAM khAnapAna, mijabAnI, haravuM pharavuM vagerethI khuzI AnaMdamAM rAkhe. sAthe. eTaluM dhyAnamAM rAkhajo ke kyAre ya paNa ene ekale paDavA. detA nahi, tema bahAra pharavA jAo tyAre paNa ene ekale. mUkatA nahi. tamArAmAMnA thoDA ghaNA enI sAthe ja raheje...... "enuM kAraNa e che ke ene bhArata dezamAM javAnuM mana che, ne meM nA pADI tyArathI e khina ane udAsa rahe. che, tethI jo tame ene kyAreya paNa ekale mUke te saMbhava che ke e khAnagI rIte bhArata dezamAM cAlI jAya!" rAjAe AdrakumAranI sevAmAM mUkela mANasene kAraNa batAvavA sAthe samaja ApI dIdhI; eTale have e. sevaka aMtaramAM e samajI rAkhIne AdrakumArane mIThI mIThI vAtecI ne ramatagamata vagere vagerethI AnaMda maMgaLamAM rAkhavA. prayatna kare che. Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevI muzIbata che? AdrakumArane saMsArathI chUTavuM che, ne bApane ene saMsAranI lIlAlaheramAM jakaDI rAkhe che ! A jagatamAM dharmanI bhAvanA thavA chatAM paNa dharma sAdhavAnuM keTaluM moMghuM che? dharma sAdhavAnuM mAthuM kema? eTalA ja mATe ke saMsAranA dalAle emAM ADakhIlI karavA mATe, aMtarAya karavA mATe, sadA sajja hoya che ! pApanAM kAmamAM kaI aMtarAya nahi nAkhe, "basa, tamAre dharma kare che? ame tamane nahi karavA daIe. -A che saMsArI kuTuMbIonI sahaja vRtti ! emAM pachI dharmamAM aMtarAya karavAmAM potAne kaze lAbha na paNa hoya, chatAM kema jANe dharma pratye baira ! kudaratI sUga ! ApaNane dharma pratye sUga nathI ? : ApaNane ghama tarapha sUga nathI ema ApaNane lAge che. paraMtu tapAsavAnuM e che ke prasaMgavizeSamAM ApaNane zuM dharma tarapha sUga nathI thatI ? dA. ta. ApaNane gesanI bimArI lAgI che, khAvAnI bhUkha lAgatI nathI, khAdheluM pacatuM nathI, gesa thaI jAya che. tyAM ApaNane keI kadAca ema kahe ke bhAgyazALI ! juo tamAre A bimArI keTalA ya vakhatathI cAlyA kare che. davAo paNa le che. enI pAchaLa paisA ya sArA kharacAya che. kintu hajI sAruM thatuM nathI. to pachI vicAra karavA jevo nathI lAgatuM? mane te lAge che ke have tame tyAga- dharma ane jinabhakti sAdhu-sevA tathA sAmAyikAdi dharmarUpI davAno upayoga kare ne?.... Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70. "dharmathI dravyoga bhAvoga baMne jAya pUrva bhavamAM tyAga-tapa-jinabhaktinI ja khAmI rAkhI heya tethI ahIM azAtA-apamAna Adi Aphata Ave che.. mATe dharmanI davA kare." -Ama kahe to A sAMbhaLIne ApaNane zuM thAya ? zuM dharmanI vAta sAMbhaLIne AnaMda thAya ke "vAta sAcI che. pUrva bhave e tyAga-dharma nathI karyo ne ahIM paNa pahelA je te je te khAI khAIne peTa bagADayuM che, te have enI davA tyAga-dharma ja hoya. vaLI davA dArUmAM paisA ghaNA ya bagADyA, enA karatAM bhagavAnanI bhaktimAM have paisA. lagAvavA de." Ama sAmethI dharmanI salAha Ave te tyAM zuM enA para mana prasanna thAya? ke enA badale manane ema thAya ke ahI bimArIthI marI te rahyA chIe, e vakhate dharma karavAnI vAta lAve che? zarIra sAruM thaze to zuM dharmathI thaze? ke davA dArUthI?" je A vicAra Ave te emAM zuM davA dArU para zraddhA, ane dharma para aruci sUga nathI? bhale badhI vAte dharma para sUga na karI eTale AkhA nAstika nahi, paNa AvA keka AphatanA prasaMgamAM dharma para sUga AvI, te aMze nAstika kharI ke nahi? AmArane ciMtA ane kUneha: AdrakumAra A vicArI rahyo che ke pitAjIne dharma para AsthA nathI, emane to "mAre dIkaro khovAI je na joIe." eTalI ja ciMtA che, pachI "A dIkarAnuM dharma Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 vinA paraleke zuM thaze? ahIMthI marIne kevI kevI dugatimAM bhaTakaze ?" enI kazI ciMtA nathI. anArya dezanA vAsI eTale emane mArA paranI ciMtA na hoya, paraMtu mAre te mArI ciMtA karavI ja joIe ane emaNe huM bhAgI na jAuM e mATe sevakamaMDaLane covIse kalAka pahere mUkyo che. mane kahyuM che je, "A sevake tArI sevAmAM rAkhyA che, paraMtu sevake sevAmAM kema rAkhyA che e huM samajI gayo chuM. e mArA mATe phAMsale che. eTale have mAre kunehathI mAre mArga kADhavo paDaze. e mATe, alabat je ke sevaka maMDaLa sAthenI gejhI-vidamAM ke emanI sAthe bahAra haravA pharavAmAM mane rasa nathI, chatAM mAre upara-uparathI rasa dekhADe paDaze ane emane vizvAsa saMpAdana kare paDaze ke "A te ApaNI sAthe khUba haLI gayA che, bahu rasathI ApaNe sAthe vArtA vida kare che, rasathI sAthe hare phare che, eTale A kAMI bhAgI jAya e nathI." A emane vizvAsa beThA pachI, emAM emane bharosAmAM rAkhI palAyana thaI jaIza." AdrakumAra bahArathI zuM kare che? ne ene aMtaramAM zuM che ? : basa, eNe e pramANe zaru karyuM, sevakamaMDaLa sAthe vAtacIte hasIne kare che, sAthe ramatagamata kare che, sAthe bahAra haravA-pharavA jAya che. zuM AdrakumAra A badhuM haiyAnA rasathI ne mananI hoMzathI karI rahyo che? nA, haiyAmAM eka AMkaDAne rasa nathI, ke manamAM lezamAtra hoMza nathI. paNa dekhAya kevuM ? pUre rasa ane pUrI hoMza ! chatAM te upara uparane rasa ane hoMza, bAkI kharekhara te heye ene udvega Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7ra che. manane sustI che, kemake A badhI pravRttimAM e pAMjare purAyA paMkherAnA je phosale samaje che. samakitI jIvanI saMsAramAM A dazA hoya che, e gharavAsane phAMsale samaje che. je emAMja jIvana pUruM thaI jAya te AgaLa durgatinA bhavenI moTI jele dekhe che. tyAre saMsAranI lIlA-lahere zuM che? durgatinA bhanI jelamAM purAI javAnA gunhA ja che. Ama gharavAsane phAMsalo samaje, pachI emAM mIThAM mIThAM khAnapAna ke dhIkatI kamAvALA paNa dhaMdhA-dhapAmAM haiiyAne rasa ane mananI hoMza heya ? ghamI-adhamI vacce pharaka : basa, dhamI AtmA ane adhamI AtmA vacce A pharaka hoya che ke amI jIvane duniyAdArImAM haiye rasa hota nathI, manane hoMza hatI. nathI ane te rasa ane heza dharmamAM ja hoya che, tyAre dharmahIna mANasane duniyAdArImAM ja rasa rahe che, hoMza rahe che. A eka pharaka. dhamI--adhamI vacce bIjo pharaka A. ke dhamI jIvane jyAre khAnapAna-dhaMdhAdhApA vageremAM e rasa nathI, hoMza nathI, eTale enI pAchaLa, e bephAma hiMsA-jUTha Adi pApa nathI karato, ane bephAma kodhAdi kaSA nathI karatA tyAre adhama jIvane e khAnapAnAdi meja dhaMdhAdhApA-mAlamilkata vageremAM ja rasa ane hoMza rahe che. eTale enI khAtara bephAma pApo ane bephAma kaSA kare che. eTale ja jyAre jyAre ApaNane ruDAM khAnapAna dhaMdhAdhApA vageremAM Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 hioMza Ave ane rasa rahe, tyAre tyAre mane kahevAnuM ke "jo A hoMza ane rasa rAkhIza to nAstika adhamI cha karatAM mArAmAM zuM pharaka rahyo ?" vaLI e paNa vastu adhamIne sArA khAnapAna-viSayavilAsa ane parigrahanA hera tathA sattA-sanmAnamAM jIvananI jAherajalAlI dekhAya che, tyAre dharmAtmAne emAM jIvananI barabAdI ane tyAga-tapa dAna-zIla vagere dharmamAM jAhejalAlI dekhAya che. A parathI jAta mApe. AdrakumArane pitAnA pitA rAjAmAM kazuM dhamIpaNuM dekhAtuM nathI, eTale jue che ke "pitAjI rUDA khAnapAna, sattA-ThakurAI vageremAM ja jIvananI jAhojalAlI mAne che" paNa mAre kAMI A poSAya evuM nathI tethI rasto kADhIza." sevakamaMDaLa sAthe sArI vAtacIta haravuM-pharavuM, mojamajAha vagere kare che kharo, paNa haiyAnA rasa vinA ja kare che. mAtra, mANasene vizvAsamAM levA haiyAthI nahi paNa bahArathI heza ane rasa dekhADe che. emAM jyAre bahAra pharavA jAya che tyAre ghoDesvArI paNa kare che, ane dara jaI DIvAramAM pAcho AvI jAya che. vaLI badhAnI sAthe besI vArtA -vida, copATabAjI ramata, vagere kare che. ArkamArane kimi : prabhAte DesvArI: ahIM AdrakumAra vicAre che ke "A prabhAte ghaDesvArIne kAryakrama mATe anukULa che, kemake AmAM ja A badhAne evA bharesAmAM lauM ke emane mArA guptapaNe bhAgI javAnA Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avasare enI emane kalAko sudhI jarAya gaMdha ja na Ave, ane evA ja kaIka meke huM bhArata javA mATe palAyana thaI jAuM." eTale have e rAjAe mUkelA sevakenI sAthe jyAre prabhAte bahAra pharavA jAya che, tyAM AdrakumAra pote ghoDesvArI. karatAM e mANasane pAchaLa pADIne AgaLa nIkaLI jaI adazya thaI jAya che, tyAre ahIM mANasone zaru zarumAM te. zaMkA paDe che ke "? A kumAra sAheba bhAgI te nahi gayA. hoya?" eTale tapAsa karavAnI taiyArI kare che, paraMtu eTalAmAM te AdrakumAra pAcho ghoDA para cAlyA Avate dekhAya. che. tethI mANasane dharapata vaLe che ke "nA, nA, e te mejamAM AgaLa nIkaLI gayA haze, te mejamAM pharIne pAchA AvI gayA. hAza ! cAle nirAMta." moDuM thavAmAM AkAranA bahAnA bahAnuM paheluM: AdrakumAra paNa AvIne bese che, "A jarA kudaratI suMdara ane ThaMDA pavananI laherInA vAtAvaraNamAM ghaDesvArInI majA AvI ! eTale AgaLa nIkaLI gayo. paraMtu tame kene. ciMtA na thAya eTale jaldI pAchA vaLavuM paDyuM. bAkI te. mA kaI evI era hatI ke hajI paNa ethI AgaLa gheDa doDAvavAmAM bhAna na raheta ke keTale AgaLa nIkaLI javAyuM! basa, cAlyuM....AvuM bIje divase, trIje divase...ane AdrakumAra hoziyAra, te ja reja AgaLa nIkaLI jaI pAcho Ave, paNa 10 miniTa, 15 miniTa, 20 miniTa; ema De cheDe samaya vadhArI pAcho Ave, ne AvIne judI judI tarehanA bahAnAM kADhe che ! jemake kahe - Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 bahAnuM bIjuM : je je he kAMI bIjI ciMtA karatA nahi. A te. mAre ghoDe jarA tejale ane sAre keLavAyele che, te enI. gati ja kudaratI vegabaMdha che. eTale pAcho vALavA lagAma. kheMcatA-kheMcatAmAM ya keTale ya AgaLa nIkaLI jAya che.. eTale pAchA vaLavAmAM jarA samaya lAgI gaye." bahAnuM trIjuM : athavA kahe, "are yuvAne ! Aja te jyAM ghaDAe. vega pakaDyo tyAM AgaLa eNe eka haraNiyuM doDatuM dekhI enI pUMTha pakaDI. eTale mAre jorathI lagAma kheMca kheMca. karavI paDI, tyAre A bhAIsAheba mAMDa pAchA vaLyA!" bahAnuM cothuM : ghoDesvArImAM badhAne sAthe : athavA keTalIka vAra to badhAne gheDesvArImAM sAthe le, ane kahe "doDo doDo ghaDAone, Ama DhIlA zuM paDe che ?" paNa pelA bicArA zuM kare ? kemake AdrakumArane. gheDo te jAtya, pANIdAra azvarana, te to pavananA vege. doDI jAya tyAre pelAonA ghoDA sAmAnya azva, e kayAMthI pilAnI sarasAI karI zake? emAM AdrakumArane gheDo bahu AgaLa nIkaLI jAya, paraMtu pachIthI AdrakumAra pAcho AvI jaI kahe, "he te mAnato ja rahyo ke "tame badhA mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA ja Ave che; paNa pachI saheja pAchuM vaLIne joyuM te samaye ke "are! A te huM ekale. paDyo ! kyAM che pAchaLavALA? A to huM bhramaNAmAM ja kuTA !" paNa have tamane lekane khoTI ciMtA na thAya eTale. jhaTapaTa pAcho vaLI AvyuM." Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 vizvAsamAM levA bheTanI caturAI : Ama mANasane vizvAsamAM rAkhIne AdrakumAra DuM DuiM vadhAre AgaLa nIkaLI vadhu vilaMbe pAcho Ave che. kumAra pAcho eve e catura che ke mANasane alabata rAja taraphathI te mahenatANuM maLe ja che, paraMtu vadhArAmAM AdrakumAra pote pitAnA taraphathI avAranavAra vizeSa vastra dhAnya vagerenI bheTa kare che. eTale paNa mANaso AdrakumAra para khUba sadbhAva ane bahumAnavALA banI rahI kumAra para pAko vizvAsa dharanArA banatA jAya che. jo ahIM AdrakumArane A mejamajA ane vaiSayika AnaMda-maMgaLamAM kaze rasa nathI, ane te rasa che bhAgI javAmAM ! eTale eka bAju mANasane AMdhaLo vizvAsamAM caDAvI de che, ane bIjI bAju khAnagI rIte bhAratathI AvatA pravAsIone bhAratanI rItabhAta pUche che, bhAratanA rAye viSe ne enA rastAo vagere viSe pUche che.....ema bhAratanI jANakArI vadhArato jAya che. have jyAre e jue che ke mANasane vizvAsa jAmI gaye che, eTale khAnagImAM pitAnA aMgata mANase pAse dariyAkAMThe eka sArA vahANanI taiyArI karAve che. vahANanA khelADI tarIke paNa bahu hoziyArane nakkI karAve che. AdrakumAra bhAge che : have jyAM AdrakumAre joyuM ke pitA rAjAe potAnI sevAmAM mUkelA mANaso pUrA vizvAsamAM AvI gayA che. gheDesvArI karatAM pote kalAka be kalAka moDo pAcho Ave te ya mANase tapAsa karavA nIkaLyA nathI hotA, eTalA badhA e Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumAra pratyenA vizvAsamAM besI rahyA che. eTale have Adra. kumAra eka divasa gheDesvArIe nIkaLela te mArate ghaDe che. samudrataTa para pahoMcI gayo. sAthe pelI pratimA ane kiMmatI jhaverAta rAkhyuM che. samudra-kinAre agAuthI sUcanA karI taiyAra rakhAyela vahANamAM e besI gaye ! ane khalAsIe saMketa mujaba jeramAM vahANa haMkArI mUkayuM ! ahIM A. kumAre chuTakArAne dama kheMce ke "hAza ! adhamI anArya dezanI balAmAMthI chUTayo ! have Ama ja saMsAramAMthI jaldI chUTavAnuM saraLa thaI jaze.' enA dilane pArAvAra AnaMda che. e AnaMda atyAra sudhImAM rAjazAhI samRddhi ane sukho tathA mAtapitAnA lADakoDamAM nahi anubhavelA ! kAraNa? pAMjarAmAM pUrAyela paMkherAne bhale managamatA phaLaphaLAdi khAvA maLatA hoya, saMgIta-vAjiMtranA madhura nAda sAMbhaLavA maLatA hoya, paNa ene je pAMjarAmAMthI chUTakAro maLe ane AkAzamAM UDI javAnuM maLe, te ene kevaka AnaMda thAya? kahe, pArAvAra AnaMda! pUrvanA majenAM khAnapAnAdinA. AnaMdane TapI jAya e pUrva karatAM keI guNa AnaMda thAya. kemake A chUTakArAmAM pAMjarAnI kedanA badhA bhaya ane badhI gulAmIne aMta Ave che, ne AkAzamAM have mukta vihAra karavAnuM maLe che ! paMkhezane pAMjarAmAMthI UDI javAne khare AnaMda, ema. samakitIne gharavAsamAMthI nIkaLI javAne AnaMda hoya che.. AkumAra mane ratha : basa A ja rIte AdrakumAra A jue che ke "anArya deza mATe pAMjarA je jelakhAnA jevuM hatuM, emAM keTalIya Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 -jAtanA bhaya viTaMbaNA ane pApanI gulAmI hatI. na IcchuM -toya A saMsAravAsa kAnapaTTI jhAlIne mArI pAse pApa karAve. - have chUTo eTale te dahADe saMyama-jIvanamAM mukta vihAra maLaze! tatvajJAnanA ane umadA ahiMsA-saMyama-tapanA bhAne AsamAnamAM jeTaluM UDavuM hoya eTaluM UDavAnuM medAna maLI jaze ! cAle, senerI taka maLI gaI. have kharekharA AnaMdane pAra nahi rahe." saMsAramAM sAce AnaMda kema nahi? : vAta paNa sAcI che ke khAnapAna ane managamatI viSayasAmagrInA bhegavaTAmAM zA AnaMda che? khAnapAnAdi badhuM amaryAdita ja maLe, ne maryAdita ja bhegavAya. enAM AnaMda kSaNavAra AnaMda AvI gayo eTaluM ja, bAkI te paisA ane viSayene lAvavA-vadhAravA-sAcavavA vagerenI ciMtAnI heLI ja saLagatI hoya! taTastha rahIne jIvana tapAsa te A ja anubhava dekhAze. saMsArI jIvana eTale Adhi ane upAdhinI -AgenuM jIvana. pUcho - pra - zuM Adhi-upAdhi e Aga che? u - hA, kemake e hRdayane satAvyA ja kare che, bALyA ja kare che, ucATa karAve che. mahela-mahelAta-parivAra vagere e upAdhi che. e rAkhI beThelA kene enI ciMtA nathI rahetI? -A ciMtA e zuM zAMti che? ke azAMti? e te saciMtatA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 79 ja che, nizcittatA nahi. zAMtimAM te nizcittatA hoya. ahIM e nathI eTale saciMtatA che, azAMti che. vaLI e upAdhimAM bhaye che, ema aneka prakAranI mAnasika vyathAociMtAo che. eTale upAdhi cittane bALanArI che. mAnasika pIDAo e Adhi kahevAya. emAM bhaya Ave, zeka Ave, dInatA Ave, rehaNAM Ave, IrSA-vera-jhera vagere Ave. ethI paNa manane svasthatA nathI. kaleje ThaMDaka nathI, tApa-saMtApa che, ukaLATa che eTale Adhi paNa cittane bALanArI che. tyAre, vyAdhi eTale rega; e keTalA AvyA kare ? Ama cittane Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhinA tApa lagADanAra saMsAra para AdrakumArane abhAva thaI gayo che ane have e choDa che, ne te anArya dezamAM kAMI bane nahi, temaja enA pitA rAjAe anArya dezamAMthI na javA devAne pAke baMdaasta karyo che, eTale AdrakumArane mAyA karavI paDI. A mAyA doSarUpa nathI. kemake, dharma mATe A karavI paDe che. zAstra kahe che; dhamme mAyA no mAyA arthAta dharmanA viSayamAM eTale ke gharmanI prApti-vRddhi-saMrakSaNa mATe karAtI mAyA e mAyA nathI. juo, kasAI doDate AvI kaI mANasane pUche "ahIMthI gAya kyAM gaI?" have e mANase gAya joI te hoya ke gAya DAbI bAju gaI che, paraMtu kasAIne zuM kahe? AvuM ja kAMka gAya? hA, hA, jA je sIdhe doDate jA, nahitara gAya AgaLa nIkaLI jaze." Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 A kahevAmAM cekhI mAyA ja che ne? mAyA karAya? hA, kasAIthI suyane bacAvI levA arthAt ahiMsAdharma mATe mAyA kare e mAyA doSarUpa nathI. basa, e ja pramANe pitAnA AtmAne saMsAranA besumAra, pApothI ane pArAvAra hiMsAthI bacAvI laI durgati-gamanathI bacAvI levA mATe dIkSA levAmAM mAyA karAya e deSarUpa mAyA nathI. eTale AdrakumAre mAyA karIne bhAgavAnuM karyuM e doSarUpa mAyA nathI. AdrakumAra AryadezamAM: AdrakumAra vahANamAM besIne samudra oLaMdhI AvyA AryadezamAM. tyAM lakSmIpura nagaramAM jAya che, ane sAdhunI tapAsa kare che. bhAgyAge tyAM zrI puNyanaMdana nAmanA AcArya mahArAja sAdhuparivAra sAthe padhAryA che. eTale AdrakumAra emanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gaye. Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. puNyanaMdana AcAryanI dharmadezanA AcArya mahArAja dezanAmAM pharamAve che kedharmadezanA : (1) he bhAgyavAne ! "A jagatamAM dharmane mahimA juo. moTuM cha khaMDanuM samrATa cakavatIpaNuM maLe che te dharmathI ja maLe che. vAsudevapaNuM maLe te ya dharmathI ja maLe; ane rAjavIpaNuM maLe te paNa dharmane ja prabhAva che. dharma nava navA uttama manuSyAvatAra Ape che. vadhAre bolavAthI zuM ? dharma cheDA vakhatamAM ja tIrthaMkarapaNAnAM edharya sudhI. vaibhava Ape che. (2) Avo jyAre dharmane mahAmahimA che, te he buddhimAna ! jIvanamAM karavA jevuM hoya te A che ke paraleka suMdara sarjAvAnI lAlasAthI dharmanAM anuSThAne AcaratA rahe, ne jIvanane dhanya banAve ane viSamaya viSayanA saMga baMdha karI de. mana emAM lalacAvA jAya te pahelAM saMtoSanI majabUta dastI jamAvI de, ane lakSmIne supAtramAM sthApI de. jIvanamAM pApAcaraNa nahi, paNa dharmAcaraNa mukhya kare. kemake (3) AvA uttama dharmane AcaranAra amApa lAbhane pAme che, pachI bhale e dharma lajjAthI karatA hoya, yA bhayathI karatA hoya, ke pitAnI kalpanAnI vidhithI karatA hoya, athavA - . Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 keInA paranI IrSyAthI yA nehathI ke lebhathI yA haThathI athavA abhimAnanA viSayathI karatA hoya, ke sukhavilAsa yA kItinI buddhithI karatA hoya, athavA duHkhanA mAryA, ke kautukathI karatA hoya, ke vismayathI yA vyavahArathI karatA hoya, yA vairAgyathI karatA hoya, paNa dharmanAM phaLane AMkaDo na mAMDI zakAya. (4) mATe pitAnA jIvane kahe "he pApI java! tuM je, ke jIvatara saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM sahejamAM UDI janAruM che, pANInA parapoTA jevuM kSaNabhaMgura che, pANInAM TIMpA jevuM caMcaLa che, ane nadInA veganI mAphaka tvarita vahI janAruM che ! te tuM A joIne kema bodha nathI pAmate? (5) he bhavI che! A mAyArAtri mohanI ceSTAethI bahu ja aMdhakAravAnI che, tethI jJAnane prakAza karI DahApaNapUrvaka jaldI jAgrat thaI jAe; kemake kALacara jIvenI mAlamitte ane jIvatara suddhAM saMharI levA mATe A jagatamAM ghareghara bhame che! (6) dharmanuM bhAtuM jenI pAse che, ene ethI narendradevendra-vidyAdharendra ane nAgendranA sukha maLe che, temaja ahIM ane paralokamAM haMmezA caMdranA je nirmaLa yaza ane satkAra-sanmAna vagere maLe che. tyAre (ethI UlaTuM) pApathI durgatinAM duHkha, atyanta kharAba narakAdi, ane niMdaapakIrtinA poTalAM maLe che ! mATe he baMdhuo! dharma ane pApa bemAMthI je pasaMda hoya te kare." AcArya mahArAjane A upadeza keTaluM badhuM sacoTa che! Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' (1) pahelAM dharmane adbhuta mahimA batAvyuM ane pachI (2) dharma karavAnuM ane pApa karAvanAra viSane saMga choDavAnuM batAvyuM. - (3) emAM prAraMbhamAM dharmane, kadAca svataH rucithI, utsAha na jAgatuM hoya, teya kuLa-lajA vagere game te kAraNe dharma karavAnuM thAya te ya enuM amApa phaLa che, e batAvyuM. e pachI (4) dharmanA badhA mATe saMdhyAdi daSTAtethI jIvananI bhAre caMcaLatA batAvI, (5) meha-ceSTAkArI moha-nidrAmAMthI jANavA mATe kALoranI bhayaMkaratA batAvI, ane (6) dharma ane pApanA pariNAma dekhADI ISTa mArga levAnuM pharamAvyuM. (1) dharmane mahimA ArdrakumArane A sAMbhaLatAM jANe ghI-keLAM maLyAM! mana saMsAra pasthI UbhagyuM to che ja, ane dharma karavA IcchA to thaI ja che, emAM ahIM saMsAranI bhayAnakatA ane dharmanI 'hitakAritA sAMbhaLavA maLe eTale senAmAM sugaMdha bhaLyA jevuM kema na thAya? AkumAranI vairAgya vicAraNA ArdrakumAranA manane thayuM, "vAha! kevI suMdara dezanA ! kevAM adbhuta ta! guru mahArAje ThIka ja kahyuM ke meTuM Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cakavatI paNuM vagereya dharmathI ja maLe che. je pApAcaraNothI e maLatuM hota, te te duniyAmAM pApAcaraNa karanArA ghaNA che, eTale cakavatIpaNuM vagere ghaNAne maLavuM joItuM hatuM. paraMtu ghaNAne nathI maLyuM e sUcave che ke badhI jAtanA sukha dharmathI ja maLe, pApAcaraNathI nahi, have sukha te jene joIe ja che, chatAM pApAcaraNe mUkavA nathI e kevuM Azcarya! ' jInI kevI mUDha ajJAna ane kaMgALa dazA ! alyA ! ahIM paisA maLyA te pUrve karela dAna dharmathI maLyA, ne have ahIM dAnamAM akhADA karavA che? * dharmanA ApelA paisA dharmanA kheLe jAya? ke saMsA rakaDA jIva dharmo paisA ApyA te have paisAmAM ja aTakI jAya che. paNa enA mULabhUta dharma upara daSTi ya laI jatuM nathI, kevI mUDha ane pAmara dazA ! marIcinI vairAgya vicAraNA : bharata cakavananA dIkarA marIcie dAdA kaSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM samavasaraNa jotAM samavasaraNanI mahAsamRddhi para A ja vicAra karyo, ke "A samRddhi e dAdA bhagavAne karelA dharmanuM phaLa che. dharma e mULa che. enA para aMtima phaLa mekSa che, ne A samRddhi e te DALa-pAMkhapa che. | mArA pitAnI cakravatIpaNAnI samRddhi e paNa pitAe pUrvabhave sAdhelA dharma-mULanI DALa pAMkhaLA svarUpa che. te Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have mAre vicAra karavAne che ke mAre A dunyavI samRddhine vaLagI besI rahevuM ? ke e choDI dharmane vaLagavuM ? samRddhine vaLagI besI rahevuM e te dharma-mULane badale DALa-pAMkhaLAne vaLagI besI rahevA jevuM che, enA badale dharmane vaLagavuM e mULane vaLagavA jevuM che. to mAre mULane vaLagavuM ke DALa pAMkhaLAne vaLagI besI rahevuM ? je ahIM samRddhine vaLagI beTho rahuM, to te jiMdagI pUrI thaI jAya pachI DALa pAMkhaLA UDI jAya ane mULabhUta dhamane sAdhavAnuM rahI jAya. pachI bhavAMtare DALa pAMkhaLAM ya jovA na maLe ane dharma sAdhavAnI sAmagrI rUpa manuSyabhava paNa na maLe. to saMsAranI 84 lAkha enimaya narakAdi cAra gatimAM rakhaDI ja paDuM. mATe have te mAre cakavatI pitAnA gharanI samRddhine meha mUkI cAritra dharmane ja vaLagavAnuM." basa, marIcie eTale vicAra karI laI samavasaraNa para caDIne sIdhuM prabhu pAse cAritra ja laI lIdhuM ! A hisAba che - mukhyapaNe dharmane ja mahimA che. dharmathI ja cakavata paNuM vAsudevapaNuM vagerenI ya mahAsamRddhi UbhI thAya che, ane aMte mokSa maLe che. . (2) dharma mATe viSayasaMga choDe A jagatamAM dharmanI ja bolabAlA che. eTalA ja mATe AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "A jagata para jo mahimA dharmane ja che, te he bhAgyavAne ! karavA je dharma ja che. paraMtu e dharma kharekha ane dilathI kyAre thAya ke dunyavI viSacenA saMga jatA karAya, Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhasavuM ne leTa phAka be sAthe na bane. "huM ne mAruM kuTuMba TesathI khAnapAnanA jalasA uDAvIe A vRttivALAne sAdharmika-bhaktine dharma na sUjhe ke "lAva, 5-15 sAdhamikene lAvI emanI bhakti karuM evAM mArA ahobhAgya. kyAMthI ke mArA AMgaNe sAdhamikanA pAvana pagalAM thAya! ane emanA palle paDI mArI pApalakSmI pavitra thAya !" AvuM kemane sUjhe? pitAnA viSayenA raMgarAga cheDA ya jatA. karavA hoya, ene e sUjhe. ema brahmacarya--dharma sAdhavo hoya ane potAnA viSayasaMga akabaMdha rAkhavA hoya, e na bane. tArA viSayasaMgane choDa, te brahmacarya dharma sAdha. ema "jIvatA chIe te khAI pI meja karavA mATe."--A ja hisAba rAkhyo hoya e zuM karavA tapa karI bhUkhe maravAnuM kare ? tapa dharma Acare che? te AhAra-saMjJAne dabAvavI ja joIze; ane AhAradi, saMjJAonuM kAma evuM che ke ene vadhArIe te vadhe, ne ghaTADIe te ghaTe. eka mahAna dharma : khAvAnA TaMkane niyama: eka vAra upadezamAM kahyuM "ApaNA manane pUcho ke reja keTalA TaMka khAvA maLe to tane dharapata ?" jhaTa kahezo. "be TaMkathI dharapata," nA, savAre cA pANI kare e paNa TaMka che. pachI nAsto karI UThaDyA, have memAM sopArI mamarAvavAnuM karyuM, e paNa TUMka che. keIne tyAM maLavA gayA.. ne rakAbI cahA pIdhI, e ya TaMka che. AvA keTalA TaMkathI dharapata? pANInA TaMka nahi gaNatA, cAkhavAnA TaMka nahi gaNatA, davAnA TaMka nahi gaNatA. bele have AkhA divasamAM Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 TaMka, pa TaMka, 7 TaMka, keTalA TaMkathI dharapata? zuM niyama rAkhave che ke vadhumAM vadhu cha TekathI vadhu nahi? nA, mana AnAkAnI kare che ke "kadAca kyAreka vadhu TaeNka AvI paDe te ?" A bhaya lAge che eTale? A kyAreka 2-3 TaMka AvI paDe enI khAtara kaze niyama nathI rAkha ! ene artha manamAM apekSA rAkhavI che ke "jeTalA TaMka maLe eTalA Taka khape..." A apekSA rAkhI mUkavI, ne e chUTa rAkhavI, niyama vinAnA chUTA rahevuM. e Asakti che, avirati che. A sAMbhaLatAM anekoe TaMkanA niyama karyA, emAM eka bhAI 4 TaMkane niyama karIne gayA. pachI pAchaLathI jyAre maLyA tyAre kahe "sAheba ! huM te chUTaka kApaDane vepArI, divasamAM keTalI ya vAra evA gharAkane cAha pIvarAvatAM huM paNa cahA pInAre, have 4 TaMkanA niyamathI bahu sukha thaI gayuM. pahelAM mana vakhata thAya ne cahA mAge. e na maLe te mana vyAkuLa thaI jAya. te have baMdha. mananI bhIkha ane vyAku tA ja baMdha thaI gaI ! pachI to e bhAI upadhAna karI zakyA ! ane pachIthI roja ochAmAM ochuM besaNuM, ema besaNA cAlyA ! ane zrAvakanA bIjA keTalAya vrata niyame, laI lIdhA.... khAvAnA TaMkanA niyamanI balihArI che. vAtavAtamAM je ne te AcaDakucaDa meMmAM nAkhavAnI kuTeva para kAbu AvI jAya che. parva--tithinA divase tapa karavAnA bhAva thAya che. TaMka-niyama na hoya to ke te parvatithiane bIjI tithi badhI ya sarakhI! parva tithie paNa niSphara Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 hRdaye yatheccha khAnapAna hoMzathI cAlaze! athavA te AgalA divasathI nasAso paDaze ke "kAle parva tithi AvI, kAMka ekAsaNuM-besaNuM karavuM paDaze. AnA badale je TaMkane niyama hoya, te mana para eka bhAra che ke "khAvuM khATuM, mATe enuM niyamana sAruM. cAra TaMka rAkhyA che, paraMtu bethI te te trIje TaMka nathI kare." mana para viratinI prasannatA rahe che. jene TaMkane niyama nathI, e niyama kema nathI karato ? manane ema che ke "kene khabara kyAre keTalA TUMka karavAnA Ave? eTale niyama na hoya e sAruM !" AmAM juo, jIvanI kevI kaMgAla dazA che ke jo I-8 TaMkane niyama karavA jatAM kadAca koIka vAra 2-3 TaMka vadhAre cATavAnuM maLe te te cATavAnuM rahI na jAya eTalA mATe niyama nathI kare. ene artha e ke uparanA seMkaDo TaMka khAvAnI avi ratinuM mahApApa mAthe rAkhavuM che ! eTalA TaMka khAvAnuM maLavAnuM nathI ne maLatuM hoya to ya khAI zakavAne nathI, chatAM enA tyAgane niyama nathI eTale enI aviratinuM pApa mAthe UbhuM rahe che ! ne e pratyeka samaye aDhaLaka karma baMdhAve che ! jaina zAsananuM A virati eka khAsa tatva che. pApa karatA nathI, chatAM pApa-tyAganI pratijJA nathI, pApanI virati nathI, avirati che, te e paNa karmabaMdhanuM eka kAraNa che. dharma kare che? te pApa choDe, pApanA daravAjA baMdha kare. e mATe pratijJA rAkhI viSayanA saMga, viSayanI Asakti, enI gulAmIne tyAga kare. viSaye eTale duniyAnA padArtho, ene jIvane rasa baha. eTale enI vAtacIta game, enI Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAraNA game, enAM Ayojana bahu game. sAruM sAruM khAvuM pIvuM game, sAruM sAruM jevuM game, sAMbhaLavuM game, sparzavuM game; emAM je jevuM game emAM paisA, mAla-milakta, strIparivAra, baMgalA bagIcA, dara-dAgInA-meTara, senuM cAMdI vagere vagere keTaluM ya jevuM game. ema viSayane saMga game eTale enA para mamatA bhAre karAya che. te evI mamatA-lAgaNI -prema ke je deva guru ane dharmanI vastu maMdira upAzraya vagere para na hoya! uttama jaina avatAre A Azcarya che ne ? A viSayasaMgamAM taraboLa jIvane dharmaze game? eTale ahIM AcArya mahArAja dharma karavAnI jema viSayasaMga choDavAnuM pharamAve che. ghaNAnI phariyAda che ke dharmamAM joIe tevuM mana lAgatuM nathI, paraMtu kyAMthI lAge? mana para viSayenA AkarSaNa-AsaktinA bhAra hoya, viSayamAM TakAvArI karavAnI kuTeva hoya, ene mahatva ApavAnA hoya, tyAM mana emAM tallIna ja rahe ! te zI rIte dharmamAM tallIna banI zake ? eTale kharuM karavA jevuM A che ke, dunyavI viSayane viSa sarakhA samajI enAM AkarSaNa ochAM karAya, emAM TakAvArI na mUkAya, mana parathI enA mahatva ochA karAya, AcArya zrI puNyanaMdanasUrijI, AdrakumAra vagerenI sabhA AgaLa A ja kahI rahyA che ke dharma karo ane viSayasaMga choDe "() vidi ghama, (2) vidhi viSai, (3) ti se, (4) ni ki$!" Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) dharma Acare, (ra) viSayasaMga ochA kare, (3) saMtoSa sAthe, ane (4) lakSmI pAtre sthApe. dA. ta. (1) jinabhakti-dharma khUba ArAdhe. (2) AraMbha-viSaya-parigrahanA pApa para kApa mUke tathA zakha-kuthalI-hAsya-vineda vagere pApa baMdha kare. (3) dilamAM saMtoSa sAdhaka jethI asaMtoSa yAne lebhanA. lIdhe thatI pApa vicAraNAo baMdha thAya; ne (4) lakSmIne saMgharI na rAkhatAM ke ADe avaLe na uDAvatAM sAta kSetramAM sthApatA cAle. (3) saMteSa sAdhe - AmAM trIjI vAta saMtoSanI kahI, eya mahatvanI vAta. che. jIvane saMtoSa nathI, eTale ja adhika lAvavA-sAcavavAnA pApavicAra Ave che. manane je saMteSa vaLI jAya pachI, e zuM kAma vadhArenI ciMtA ja kare ? keTalAya pApavicAre asaMtoSanA lIdhe ja Ave che, niyama laI nakakI karyuM ke amuka mApathI adhika joItuM ja nathI, pachI adhika pApanA vicAra zuM kAma kare ? A saMtoSa mAtra paisA aMge nathI, kiMtu vepAra aMge paNa saMtoSa karavAnuM che. "bajAramAM javuM paDe che paNa amuka kalAkathI vadhu bajAramAM rahevuM nahi. - A saMteSa. emAM khAnapAnanA TaMka aMge saMtoSa ke "ATalAthI vadhu TaMka nahi." Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAnapAnanI cIjo (dravya) aMge paNa saMteSa ke "ATalAthI: vadhu cIja nahi lauM." paheravA oDhavA aMge paNa saMtoSa. karavAne che,..yAvat vAtacIte aMge paNa saMteSa karavAne. dA. ta. divasamAM "cAra vArathI vadhu maphatiyA vAtacIta karavI. nahi." je sAdhune paNa A aMkuza nathI, te e paNa vAtacItanA saMteSa vinAne divasamAM phAve eTalI vAra vAte. karaze ! ne evA sAdhuone samUha haze, to tyAM A divasa, kelAhala cAlaze ! ' are ! vyAkhyAna sabhAmAM zrotAonI kaI sthiti hoya. che? jyAM keIka prasaMga AvyuM ne 2-3 miniTa vyAkhyAna baMdha paDyuM tyAM kelAhala zaru thaI jAya che! kemake tAene tyAM vyAkhyAna vakhate paNa vAtacItane saMtoSa nathI, aMkuza nathI, ke ahIM maphatiyA vAtacIta karavI nahi. A saMtoSa vinAnAne khabara nathI ke saMtoSa nahi, ane badhI chUTa rAkhIne tuM tArA satvane haNI rahyo che.. vyAkhyAna vakhate vAte, emAM sarvanAza che : mahA ahebhAgya ke ruDI jinavANI sAMbhaLavAmAM besa-- vAnuM maLyuM ! tyAM paNa mauna nathI rAkhavuM, ne me maLe yatheccha vAta karavI che, te e nisatvatAno dhaMdhe che. maunanuM sattva na jALavatAM vAtacIte, e jinavANIne ane gurune . vinaya sAcavavAnA sattvane haNI nAkhavAne dhaMdhe che. sAme pATa para jinavANI saMbhaLAvanAra guru beThA che. te emane A vinaya che, adaba che, ke e 2-5 miniTa : belatA baMdha thayA tyAM zretAthI vAtacIte thAya nahi. jina-- vANIne paNa A vinaya ke jinavANInI vAcanAmAM beThA. Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtacIte na thAya. paraMtu eTale ya mAthe bhAra nathI, saMtoSa - nathI, aMkuza nathI, e asaMtoSa vAta karAvI vANI ane guru baMnene avinaya karAve che. dilane saMteSa moTI cIja che. saMtoSa sattvane surakSita rAkhe che, ni:satva nathI banavA dete, asaMteSa ane lobha jIvane ni:satva banAve che, (4) lakSmInuM pAtramAM sthApana - AcArya mahArAje cethI vAta lakSmIne pAtramAM sthApavAnI kahI, e paNa mahatvanI vAta che. emAM lakSmIne suyogya viniyoga che. lakSmI ja zuM, ApaNI kaI paNa vastune egya pAtramAM viniga kare e mahAna viveka che. manane thAya - puNyanA gharanI cIja gya pAtramAM sthApavAnuM mAruM ahobhAgya kayAMthI ! vivekane uddhAra che, avivekIne saMsAra che. vacanazaktinuM pAtramAM sthApana : ApaNane dA. ta. vacanazakti maLI che, e je-te - bAbata aMge, ke jevAtevA viSayamUDha jIva sAthe bolavAmAM vAparavI e asat viniyoga che, e aviveka che, vacanazaktine sarAsara durupayega che. suvarNarasane eMThA vAsaNa devAmAM vAparavA jevuM che ! keTalI badhI mUDhatA? bheMsane A vacanazakti nathI maLI, moTA hAthIne ya nathI maLI ! kIDA maMkeDAdi ke ekendriyane te maLavAnI vAte ya zI? evI addabhuta vacanazakti, ene upaga phajula vAta, pApakAryonI vAte, abhimAnanI vAta, mehanI vAte, viSacenI * * * huM Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAte...vageremAM karI, zuM ema vacanazaktine veDaphI nAkhavAnI ? ema veDaphAI jAya e keTalI moTI nukazAnI? jyAre, vacanazaktine upaga (1) arihaMta bhagavAnanA stotra balavAmAM, ne (2) zAstranI gAthAo raTavA-guNavAmAM. karI levAne, tathA (3) mahApuruSonA sukRto-sAdhanAo ane AtmaparAkanA guNAnuvAda karavAne senerI avasara maLyo. che. ene na oLakhI, e sonerI takavALA A jIvatarane. pApavacanamAM veDaphI nAkhavuM, e keTalI meTI mUbaI che! eTale ja AcArya mahArAja kahe che-"A jIvatara: saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM caMcaLa che, calita thaI jAya evuM che.. saMdhyAnA raMga hamaNAM te suMdara khIlelA joyA, ane jotajotAmAM e kALA dhaba paDI jAya che ! ema A jIvana hamaNAM te kumArayuvAna avasthAnuM joyuM, ne jotajotAmAM ghaDapaNa. AvI jaI mRtyu sudhI pahoMcI jAya che! pANIne parapoTo phUTatAM keTalI vAra? ema A janma naSTa thaI jatAM vAra nahi! nadIne vega Avyo ke gayo ! ema jIvana AvyuM ke gayuM! AvA caMcaLa jIvanamAM rAdhAvedha sAdhI levAnuM che, aMdhAre vijaLI jhabUke metI parevI levAnA che. tyAM e karavAne badale dhULa jevI viSaya-vAtemAM kiMmatI jIvana pasAra karI devuM, e moTI mUDI laI paradeza jaI enAthI koI sArA vepAra karI levAne badale, seTela-vezyA-jugAra vagere. amanacamana karI levA jevuM che. e mahA mUrkhAI che. caMcaLa Arya manuSyajanma A dharmasAdhanA sAdhI. levA mATe che. Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A samajIne ja meTA mAMdhAtA tIrthakara bhagavAna ane cakavatI rAja-mahArAjAo tathA zeTha-zAhukAre jevA paNa - saMsAramAMthI UbhA thaI gayelA ! ane cAritra-dharmanI sAdhanA karavA nIkaLI paDelA ! jIvana caMcaLa samajI jyAM sudhI e gUma nathI thayuM, ne hAthamAM che tyAMsudhI dharma ja karI levA - jIve che. eTale ja AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "jeje jIvananA bharose besI rahetA nahi ke "hajI to zuM vahI gayuM che? - hajI-ghaNuM jIvavAnuM che," AvA vizvAse rahetA nahi kemake kALa nAmane cera A jagata upara pharate ja rahe che, ane keI jInA prANu-dhana lUMTate cAle che! moTA Indra ane hisAbamAM nathI ! emanA paNa prANa upADI kALora cAlate thaI jAya che! tame ane ame zA lekhAmAM? eTale A kALacara keI aNadhArI paLe ApaNA prANa uThAvI jAya e pahelAM sAdhanA karI levI emAM ja buddhimattA che. kALacaranI kayAM kyAM prANalUMTa? mRtyu para vicAra kare te dekhAze ke kALacara kene kene? kyAre kayAre? ane kevA kevA saMgamAM upADe che! e badhuM DhaMgadhaDA vinAnuM vicitra che. (1) "lakSmaNajIne rAma para keka prema che, e parakhavA devatAe AvI lakSmaNajInI AgaLa rANIone retI-kUTatI dekhADI! - lakSmaNajI pUche "A zuM che?" rANIo kahe "tamane khabara nathI? rAmacaMdrajI marI gayA.' Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basa, A sAMbhaLatAM ja lakSmaNajI AghAta lAgavAthI khatama! ATalAmAM mRtyu? ne prANanAza? hA, kALacarane jenA prANa cAravAmAM ke I DhaMgadhaDe nathI ke e kayAM kyAre ne kevA sAgamAM cerAya! - (2) rAjA caMdravartasaka paDhiye vahelA jAgI "pele -rI baLe tyAM sudhI ATalI ja jagAmAM dhyAnamAM rahevuM." ema dezAvakAzika vrata-pratijJA laI dhyAnamAM beThelA. emAM dAsI tapAsa karavA AvI ke "mahArAjA sAheba jAgyA che?" khera AvI te AvI, paNa dIvAmAM tela pUrI gaI! Ama karavAnI eTalI badhI zI jarUra hatI? ane rAjAne to eTalI jagA bahAranuM badhuM sire che, bahAranI vastu sAthe kaze saMbaMdha nahi; eTale dAsIne tela pUratI aTakAvavA huMkAre paNa na karAya. basa, dI vadhu baLato rahyo ane rAjAnuM zarIra eTale badho samaya dhyAnamAM TakI zakayuM nahi, mAthAnI nasa tUTI, ne kALa karI gayA. huM ATalAmAM prANanAza? hA, DhaMgadhaDA vinAne kALacera bhamate hoya, ene vaLI prANa cAravAno Dhaga ze? ne dhaDa ze? e te ahIM ya A saMgamAM rAjAnA prANa uThAvI gaye! - (3) sagaracakravatInA 60 hajAra putranA prANa kALacire aSTApada tIrthanI rakSA vakhate ekI kalame upADayA ! AmAM keTalAnA upADavA ene kyAM hisAba rahyo? tema kyAre ni ane "kevA saMjogamAM" ene ya hisAba kyAM rahyo? (4) rAvaNa rAma-lakSmaNanI sAme laDavA AvyuM hatuM te laDe, paraMtu enuM chelluM zastra sudarzana cakra lakSmaNanuM gaLuM kApI nAkhavA mUkeluM, te sIdhuM gaLuM kApavAne badale lakSamaNanA hAthamAM ja pakaDAya ema AvIne UbhuM! Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " have lakSmaNa kahe che, "je rAvaNa! tAruM ja caka have mArA hAthamAM che. chatAM mAre tane enAthI mArI nathI nAkhe. tuM sItAjIne pAchA kheMpI de, te tArA gunhA mAphaka jA sukhethI tAruM rAjya bhagava." kevI udAratA! juo ahIM laDAI pUrI thaI gaI che. rAvaNa maryA vinA kSemakuzaLa Ubhe che, ane lakSamaNa ene gunho, jo sItAne pAchI meMpI de te mApha karI devA taiyAra che. eTale have rAvaNane mAtathI bacavAnuM maLe che. kALacara enA prANa luMTI zake nahi. paraMtu kALacera DhaMgadhaDA vinAne mAthe bhamI rahyo. che, eTale rAvaNa bhAna bhUle che, vizvAse rahe che ke "sudarzana caka mAruM ja che ne? meM ene ghaNA divasa hAthamAM ramADayuM che. te mane have zuM karavAnuM hatuM ? kadAca nathI ne lakSmaNa mArA para pheMkaze te mArI pAse AvatAM ja ene huM hAthamAM pakaDI laIza." paraMtu kALacera pAse ja Ubhe che, te A rAvaNane khoTA vizvAsamAM rAkhI enI pAse abhimAna karAve che. rAvaNa lakSmaNane kahe che "huM mArA hAthe sItAne seMpI dauM? seMpIza, tamane harAvIne pachI dayAdAna tarIke seMpIza. pheMka pheka caka, pachI batAvuM chuM tane?" savaNa zuM batAve ? caka sararara karatuM AvyuM, ne rAvaNanuM gaLuM kApI cAlatuM thaI gayuM ! kALare rAvaNanA prANa lUMTI lIdhA! kALacorane hisAba ke? gharaDAnA ja prANa lUMTavA? bimAranA ja lUMTavA? nA, kaze DhaMga nahi, dhaDe nahi. (5) Aje kuTuMba sAthe pharavA nIkaLelA ke keInI jAnamAM joDAyelA akaramAt thatAM kacaDAI kapAI mare che ne? kavi kahe che - Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jima keIka nara jAna laIne Avye kanyA rAge; sarasa AhAra nidrAbhara pilyo karaDyo viSayI nAge. . . , (viSamaya nAge.) jIvaDA! viSama viSayanI hevA, hajI kAMI jAge ?" Ane bhAvArtha kathAthI jue. jAna laI paraNavA gaye paNa:* eka mANasa jAna laIne paraNavA ga. sasarAe vararAjA tathA jAnaiyAne nagara bahAra darabArI utArAmAM utAryA. sArA sArA mAdaka padArthobharyuM jamaNa ApyuM. jamI rahyA pachI sasare jAnaiyAne kahe "have ahIM bapore ArAma kare, paraMtu eka cIja dhyAnamAM rAkhaje - ahIM nIcenA bhAgamAM khUNAmAM bagIcA taraphanI oraDI che, e kholatA nahi, emAM kyAreka sApa nIkaLe che." . . . vararAjAnuM mota :- ' , sasare te kahIne gayA ane jAnaiyA paNa sAvadhAna banI tyAM na gayA, paraMtu vararAjA pite AkhA darabArI utAre jevA nIkaLe. te pharate pharate nIce pelI raDI pAse pahoMcI gayo. bAraNuMnI tarADamAMthI sugaMdhidAra ThaMDA pavananI lahera AvatI mIThI lAgI; kautuka thayuM ke tyAre oraDImAM keTalI badhI pavananI lahera AvatI haze? lAva jeuM; ane. eTalAmAM sApa zAne AvI jAya che ? . . . . A kautuka yAne navI vastunI AturatA keTalI jokhamI che! chatAM mUDha mANasane kautuka thAya che. vararAjAe lAkaDIthI * * 7 : ' Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evI gayuM. e mAdaka padArtho . te AvIne bAraNuM kholyuM, oraDImAM kazo sApa dekhe nahi, eTale bhAI aMdara peThA ane eka khATalA para beThA. bagIcAnI sugaMdhidAra pavana--lahera vAI rahI hatI. bhAI te khuzakhuzAla thaI gayA manane nasIbadAra mAne che ke huM bIjA karatAM ke nasIbadAra ke AvI majenI ThaMDA sugaM. dhidAra pavananI lahero mANavA maLI ! basa, lahera anubhavatA hatA, ane emAM bhIMtane aDhe lIne beThelA, vaLI hamaNuM ja mAdaka padArtho AregyA che, te mIThuM jhekuM AvI gayuM. emAM pAchaLathI sApa pharavA nIkaLela te AvIne A vararAjAne karaDI gaye! bhAI marI gayA. kALacara prANa luMTI gaye. kahe - kALacara kyAre prANa tUTI jAya? ene kaze hisAba? ke karuNa prasaMga ! Avyo hato e kanyA paraNavA, ne kanyAne pitAnA ghare laI javA, paraMtu kanyA kanyAne ghare rahI, ane bhAI ThekANe paDI gayA! te pitAnA ghare ya na jyA pAmyA! prANa gumAvI beThA. sarasa AhAra, nidrAbhara pilyo karaDyo viSayI nAge" kavi A daSTAnta lakhIne sUcave che ke jeje, kavine upanaya: tame A manuSya-avatAramAM zivasuMdarIne paraNavA AvyA che, paraMtu sarasa khAnapAna, bAga-vAhana, patnI-parivAravagere duniyAnA viSaye meLavI mehanI nidrAmAM paDyA te e viSayanI lagana rUpI viSadhara karaDI khAze, zivasuMdarI ene tyAM raheze, ane tame e jherI viSayethI DasAyela te Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka mata nahi, paNa motanI paraMparA pAmaze! kadAca viSacinI mUchamAM ekendriya nigadanA avatAramAM paTakAyA te tyAM anaMtA janma--maraNa pAmaze ! - AdrakumAra ane sabhAnI AgaLa puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAja ThIka ja kahI rahyA che ke "viSayenI lagana choDe, viSayane saMga cheDe." "pu sukha maLyAM che te jogavI laIe emAM vAMdha?" ema kahetA nahi, A bhavamAM mekSa-zivasuMdarI paraNavA AvelA tamAre A bhavamAMthI viSaya-lagana ne viSaya -saMganA pApe bhavanA pherA vadhI jaze! te ya bhAmAM rakhaDavAnuM kayAM? halakA tiryaMcagatinA ekendriya-vikalendriyapaMcendriya tiryaMcanA hajAro lAkha avatAramAM rakhaDavAnuM ! tyAM dharmabuddhi ja na maLe! pApa pApa ne pApa maLe! pachI ze UMcA avAya? mATe je ekalI viSaya-lagana manuSyanA avatAramAM haiye mahAlatI rAkhI, te janama veDaphAI javAne. ahIM dharma karavAnA sonerI avasare dharma na karyo, pachI halakA avatAramAM kathiranA avasare dharma dekhAvAne ja kyAM ke dharma ArAdhavA maLe? kALacara nA, ghaDapaNe dharma karazuM" evA vAyadAnA vepAra rAkhatA nahi, kemake gata para kALA bhamI rahyo che. e kyAre ApaNA prANa uThAvI jAya ene zo bhare? ane e vakhate jIvanabhara haiye patnI-putra-paisA vasAvelA, te hRdacane kejo kema cheDaze? emAM ya jIvanabhara vahAlI karelI sevAkArI patnInI mAyA te chUTe ja zAnI? dharma zAne hRdayamAM Ave? tyAre kahe - Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 haiyAmAM bhagavAna rAkhIne paraleka javAnuM thAya te sadagati maLe? ke haiyAmAM bhAryA rAkhIne paraleka javAnuM thAya te sagati maLe? kahe, haiyAmAM bhAryA rAkhIne paleka javAnuM thAya te te sagati nahi, durgati maLe. AcArya mahArAja kahe che-kALacarane kAMI hisAba yA dhaDa nathI ke tenA prANa lUMTAya? kevA saMgamAM lUMTAya? e moTAne ya prANa tUTe! ne nAnAnA ya lUTe! are ! hamaNAM janmelAnA ya lUMTe! ne bunA ya prANa lUTe! ne yuvAnanA ya lUMTe! mAMdAnA ye lUMTe ! ne sAjAnA ya lUTe! vaLI divAnakhAnAmAM ya prANa lUMTe ! ne kadAca pAyakhAnAmAM ya lUTe! gharamAM ya luMTe! ne bahAre ya lUMTe! bhUkhyAnA ya vaMTe, ne jamI UThelAnA ya lUMTe ! kAmacorane keI samaya, keI sthAna, kaI prasaMgane haMga nahi, dhaDa nahi, ke emAM prANa luMTAya, AmAM na lUMTAya. - eTalA mATe te abhayakumAre cAritra levAnuM vAyade nA rAkhyuM "kene khabara prANa kyAre jatA rahe? "dIkSA te levI che, paNa hamaNa nahi, kintu pAchaLathI laIza, ema dhArI rAkhyuM ane vacamAM ja prANa nIkaLI gayA te dIkSA vinA maruM? ucca mAnava-bhavamAM dIkSA ArAdhyA vinA na marAya; kemake dIkSane avakAza mAtra mAnava bhavamAM ja che." abhayakumArane Ama te dIkSA hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ja nahotI levI, paraMtu jyAre pitA rAjA zreNika kahe che - have. Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArI uMmara thaI, tethI tuM rAjya saMbhALI le," tyAre abhayakumAra kahe che, "jarA UbhA rahe, prabhune pUchI AvuM.' tyAM zreNike ema na kahyuM ke "rAjya levuM e sAMsArika kAma che, emAM prabhune zuM pUchavuM hatuM !" Ama na kahevAnuM kAraNa, zreNika prabhunA dilathI bhakta hatA, dilathI prabhunA sevaka hatA, eTale ke I vAta keI svAmIne pUchavAnuM kare emAM ADe na avAya. nahitara pite svAmIne sevaka zAne? tyAre abhayakumAre prabhune ema na pUchayuM ke "prabhu! huM rAjya lauM ke nahi ?" e gAMDiye savAla che. kemake rAjyae mahAparigraha che, sAthe emAM mahAna AraMbhasamAraMbhe karavA paDe che. prabhu te kahe che ja ke "mahAAraMbha mahAparigraha e mahApApa chene narakanA dvAra hovAthI cheDavA jevA che." Avo upadeza karanAra prabhune zuM ema pUchAya ke "prabhu! huM rAjya lauM ke nahi?" nA, e te upadeza nahi samajyA prazna che. eTale abhayakumAre to e pUchayuM "prabhu! ApanA zAsanamAM chellA kayA rAjA thavAnA? prabhue javAba Ape "chellA rAjaSi je A udAyana rAjaSi beThA che te che." - abhayakumArane samajAI gayuM ke "have je huM rAjA thAuM te mane dIkSA na maLe eTale pitA zreNika pAse pAchA AvI prabhune javAba kahIne kahe che prabhunA bhakta tame. tamAre dIkare rAjya laI narake jAya evuM Iccho cho? nA ja Icche, te have mane mukta kare, mane dIkSAnI rajA Ape, eTale huM hamaNAM ja cAritra levA cAlyA jAuM." Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 kema hamaNuM ne hamaNAM ja caritra kahe (1) kALacarane tyAM koI hisAba nathI ke kayAre prANa lUMTAya? ahIM eka prazna thAya, prabhune AyuSyane savAla kema na pUchAya? prava- prabhune te khabara che, te prabhune pUchI na levAya ke "mAruM AyuSya keTaluM ? e je AyuSya lAMbuM batAve, te hamaNuM nahi, paNa pachIthI dIkSA laI zakAya ne? u0- nA, (1) eka te je sopakama AyuSya hoya to saMbhava che upakama lAgatAM AyuSya vaheluM ya tUTI jAya, eTale ke AyuSya-karmane daLiyAM badhAM ja ekI sAthe bhegavAI jAya! ema je upakama lAge te vahelA maravAnuM thAya, ane vAyade rAkhela dIkSA levAnI rahI jAya. (2) bIjI vAta e che ke A savAla jJAnIne pUchavA pAchaLa Azaya e che ke "jJAnI je lAMbuM AyuSya kahe, te te pAchaLathI dIkSA laIzuM; arthAt hamaNa ne hamaNAM cAritra levAnI zI utAvaLa karavI?" Ane artha e, ke (3) hamaNAM ne hamaNAM cAritra levAnI bhUkha nathI ne (4) saMsAranA pApa pratye "pApa mahA kharAba evI dhRNA nathI, tema ja (5) e bhaya nathI ke "A saMsAranA samaya samayanA jaMgI pApathI paralokamAM mAruM zuM thAya ?" Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 (6) Ama dIkSAnI utAvaLa na hoya te pApadhRNA-pApabhayanA abhAve pApanibhIkatA rAkhatAM kAdAca samyaktvanA vAMdhA paDe. tema, mane ke pAchaLathI dIkSA le, paraMtu (7) pahelethI piSelI A pApa-nibhIkatA cAritrajIvanamAM joradAra cAritra na pALavA de, pApa-nibhIkatAnA saMskArathI nAnAM nAnAM pApanI dhRNA na thAya. sArAMza, je pApanI joradAra dhRNa che, pApane joradAra bhaya che, te cAritranI utAvaLa hevI ja joIe eTale prabhu pAsethI AyuSya jANI levAnI vRttimAM cAritra vilaMbamAM nAkhavAnI vRtti che, e kaniSTha vRtti che, halakI vRtti che. je cAritranI tIvra bhUkha ane utAvaLa che, te evI kaniSTha vRtti piSI zakAya nahi. mATe prabhu pAsethI ke tiSI pAsethI AyuSya jANuM levAne abhakhare ja khoTo che. abhayakumArane cAritranI tIvra bhUkha jAgI che, ane kALacara kyAre prANa tUTI jAya ene cekasa hisAba nathI, mATe cAritra hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ja laI levuM" e hisAba abhayakumAre rAkhe, ane pitAne saMmata karI tarata ja cAritra laI lIdhuM! Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. lajajAdithI karAtA gharmanuM amApa phaLa lajajA-bhaya-vitarka vidhithI dhama AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja kahe che kALacara jagata para yatheccha phare che, ne uMmara vagerenA hisAba vinA jenA prANa lUMTe che. Ama jIvatarane bharose nathI, tethI dharma tarata sAdhI le joIe, kemake dharmanuM ameya phaLa che, amApa phaLa che. eTale ja AcArya mahArAja kahe che. dharma zaru zarumAM lajajAthI bhayathI je rIte thAya, e rIte karI le; kemake dharmanuM amApa phaLa che. ene A le che lajjAto bhayato vitarkavidhitA mAtsaryataH snehato, lebhAdeva haThAbhimAnaviSayAcchaMgAra-kIrtyAditaH / duHkhAtU kautuka-vismaya-vyavahRterbhAvAtkulAcArato vairAgyAcca bhajanti dharmamamalaM teSAmameyaM phalam // atha (je lokolajajAthI, bhayathI, svati vidhithI, IrSAthI, snehathI, lebhathI, haThanA viSayathI, abhimAnanA viSayathI, vilAsa-kati AdinA kAraNe, duHkhathI, kautukathI, vismayathI, vyavahArathI, bhAvathI, kuLAcArathI, ane vairAgyathI nirmaLa dharmane bhaje che, teone amApa phaLa maLe che ! AmAM keTakeTalI rIte dharma karAya che e batAvyuM, ane e rIte dharma karanArane amApa phaLa batAvyuM. ene jarA dAkhalAthI joIe. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 (1) lajAthI gharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa, dharma lajajAthI A rIte ke hajI dharmanI svataH tamannA nathI thatI, paraMtu kuLanI ke vaDilanI lajAthI dharma karAya che. dA. ta. "AvA UMcA kuLamAM janmele huM rAtribhejana ka, abhakSya khAuM, te mane zarama lAge, mAre lajavAvuM paDe mATe rAtribhojana-tyAga abhakSya-tyAgane dharma pALuM - Ama lajajAthI dharma kare te paNa enuM amApa phaLa che. kSullaka munie mAtA sAthvI, emanA guruNI, pitAnA upAdhyAya ane AcArya mahArAjanA mAtra dAkSiNyathI 12-12 varSa cAritramAM TakI javAnuM kahyuM, to aMte e svataH cAritra-cimAM AvI gayA. mAne ke mANasane satya-dharmanI svataH tamannA thatI nathI ke "bhale bhUkhe maravuM paDe te hA, paraMtu juTha te na ja beluM" AvI satyanI svataH ruci na hoya. chatAM kuLa-lAja pitR-lAja ke guru-lajajAthI asatya na bele, satya dharma ja pALe, te te zuM khoTuM che? zuM kharAba che? tyAM je ema Agraha rAkhIe ke "mekSanI IcchAthI dharma kare che ? nA, to tAro dharma beTa, kharAba, saMsAravardhaka," te e Agraha keTalo vyAjabI? A Agraha rAkhavA jatAM te mokSanA Azaya vinA mAtra lajajAthI satya-dharma paLAya ene khoTo kahe paDe. juo, keTalIya kulIna bAIo sArA rUpALA bharelA zarIravALA yuvAnane joI aMtaramAM kAmarAgavALI banatI haze, chatAM kuLanI lajAthI zIla pALe che, kuzIlanA adharmamAM nathI paDatI. have ahIM ene mokSane Azaya na Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoya, ane mAtra kuLa-lajajAthI zIladharma pALe te zuM e zIladharmane adharma kahe? zuM AvA lajajAthI paLAtA. zIladharmathI enI kuzIla strInI jema durgati thAya? "dharma karavAmAM mokSane ja Azaya joIe," evuM kahenAre lajajAthI paLAtA zIladharmane adharma kahevuM paDe! jyAre, ahIM AcArya mahArAja kahe che "lajajAthI paNa dharma kare e dharma amApa phaLane ApanAre che." Ama lajajAthI paNa zIla. paLAya che, te enA saMtAna zIlavAna nIvaDe che tema samAjamAM pavitra vyavahAra cAle che. nahitara te saMtAna ane. samAjamAM abhadra vyavahAra cAlavA mAMDe. hajI AgaLa juo - (2) dharma bhayathI paNa thAya te ya te amApa phaLane. ApanA che, dA. ta. chokarA mAtAnI bIkathI prabhudarzane jAya che, prabhupUjA kare che. bhaya che ene ke "dazana pUjA nahi karu te mA vaDhaze!" ahIM enA darzana-pUjA mokSanI IcchAthI nahi paNa mAtAnA bhayathI karAya che, te te zuM beTA? kharAba? zuM saMsAravardhaka ? nA, e dharma paNa amApa phaLadAyI che. kemake ema bhayathI paNa karatAM karatAM dharma karavAnI eka sArI Teva paDe che. pachI e cAlu rahe, te svataH dharmaruci. Ave che. mAtra bALaka ja nahi, mATe hoya ane e paNa bhayathI. dharma kare evuM bane. dA. ta. pati dhArmika hoya ane eNe gharamAM kahI dIdhuM hoya ke "ApaNe ja bhagavAnanI pUjA. Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 karavAnI." have jo patnI pUjA na kare te pati vahe ema.. bhaya hoya, tethI patinA ThapakAnA bhayathI patnI pUjA kare evuM bane. A bhayathI patnIvaDe karAtA pUjA-dharmanuM paNa phaLa ene amApa maLe, ema ahIM AcArya mahArAja kahe che. AnA para vicAravA jevuM che ke ahIM patnI pUjA. karavA jAya che temAM patnIne Azaya mekSa meLavavAne nathI. paNa patinA ThapakAthI bacavAne che. te ene e pUjA-dharma, mekSane Azaya nahi hovAthI, bhavavardhaka khare? nA, jyAre jJAnI bhagavaMta paNa dharmanuM amApa phaLa kahe che, eTale e. niSphaLa-nakAme nahi, te pachI e dharmane bhavavardhaka kahevAya. ja zI rIte? pUche - pra. - bhayathI karAtA dharmamAM mekSane Azaya te che nahi, pachI e dharma kema amApa phaLavALo? u0 - ahIM jJAnIo jue che ke viSaya-rasiyA jIvane viSa, AraMbha-samAraMbha, ane parigraha para ja daSTi che, ne covIse kalAka enI dhUma pravRtti kare che, paNa dharma tarapha daSTi ja nathI, eTale dhamapravRttinuM devALuM che. hajI pADozI sAthe nakAmA gAma-taDAkA Thekaze, paNa bhagavAnanI pUjA nahi. kare, ke eka navakAravALI paNa nahi gaNe. pachI te jevI pravRtti tevA saMskAra, eTale viSayo vagerenI pravRttithI ene ja saMskAra paDavAnA, paNa dharmanA nahi. tyAre je bhayathI paNa pUjA kare. che, mALA gaNe che, parva--tithie chUTA na rahetAM vaDilanA. bhayathI besaNAM je paNa tapa kare che, te te e dharma-. pravRttithI dharmanA saMskAra paDaze. Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 zrI siddhaviMgaNI mahArAja upadezamALAnI "laDhilli- caM ca bahiM .... vALI gAthAnI TIkAmAM lakhe che ke, ahIM zAstrakAre je kahyuM ke vartamAnamAM thayelI bedhiyAne jainadharmanI prAptine jo tuM anuSThAnathI saphaLa nathI karate ane parabhava mATe bodhinI arthAta jainadharma-prAtinI mAgaNI karI rahyo che, te te kathA mUlya para tane maLaze? arthAt "anuSThAnethI devadarzana-jinapUjA-sAdhunevAjinavANIzravaNa, sAta kSetramAM dAna, tapasyA, vrata-niyamo, sAmAyika....vagerethI behine yAne jaina dharma prAptine saphaLa kare, to e anuSThAnanAM nANAM upara bhavAMtare bedhi maLe. - Ama je zAstrakAre kahyuM tenA para A prazna thAya - pra0 - saManuSThAne te ahIM karyA tyAre karyA pachI naSTa thaI gayA, e have bhavAMtare kyAM sAthe cAlavAnA che te tyAM nANuM bane? u0 - anuSThAne bhale naSTa thaI gayA, paraMtu enA zubha saMskAra AtmAmAM UbhA thayelA, parabhave sAthe cAle che. ne parabhave bodhi maLavA mATe hAjara mUlya bane che." Ama kahIne avadhijJAnI dharmadAsagaNI mahArAje e sUcavyuM ke ahIM jainadharma maLyAne khAlI saMtoSa rAkhe kAma nahi cAle, paraMtu dharma-pravRtti kare te ja enA -zubha saMskAra UbhA thaze. - have e dharma-pravRtti svataH Apa meLe karavAnI sUjha - nathI paDatI, paraMtu bhayanA mAryA karAya che, te ya te khoTuM Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 nathI; dharma-pravRttithI enA zubha saMskAra UbhA thaze. bAkI. je jIvanamAM dharma pravRtti vinA ekalI viSaya-AraMbhaparigrahanI ja pravRttio che, te saMskAra enA ja paDavAnA dharmapravRttinA zubha saMskAra kyAMthI paDavAnA? - dharma-pravRttinA zubha saMskAranuM jJAnIone mana. meTuM mUlya che. kemake e dharma saMskAre jIvane AgaLa AgaLa dharma, pravRttimAM prere che. tethI kahyuM "bhayathI paNa karAtA dharmanuM amApa phaLa che." mATe ahIM "zuM mAra vagerene bhaya che? te e bhAva pavitra nathI, malina che, malina bhAvathI karelI e. dharma-pravRtti dharma nahi, adharma che, e niSphaLa che, bhavavardhaka," ema bhramaNAmAM taNAvAnuM nahi. (3) vitarkavidhithI dharma kare tenuM amApa phaLa : dharma lAthI kare, bhayathI kare, ema vitarkavidhithI, paNa koI karate hoya arthAt pitAnA vitarka yAne svataH kapelI vidhithI dharma karato hoya, te jyAM sudhI e zAkta vidhi na pAme tyAM sudhI ene ema paNa dharma karavA de. enuM ya ene amApa phaLa che. kemake bhale ene vidhi nathI samajAI, paraMtu dharmanuM mahattva samajAyuM che. dhyAna rAkhavAnuM ke e. dharmanuM mahattva samaje che mATe te, bhale sva-kalpita vidhithI,. paNa dharma karI rahyo che, pApa nahi. pAparUpa sAMsArika pravRtti cheDIne dharma-pravRtti kare che e dharmane sAro mAnIne karI. rahyo che. pApa-pravRttionA A khArApATa saMsAramAM dharmapravRtti rucavI e nAnI sUnI vastu nathI. Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 alabat zAkta vidhi pratye ene dhRNA ke upekSA - avagaNanA na hovI joIe. paraMtu gAmaDAmAM rahele bhadraka jIva zAstrokta vidhinI khabara nathI, ane managhaDaMta vidhithI dharma-pravRtti kare che, te zuM eTalI eNe sAMsArika pravRtti chaDI enuM, ane dhama-buddhithI dharma-pravRtti karI enuM, ene kazuM phaLa nahi? ahIM AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "ene enuM amApa phaLa che." ema te jovA jaIe te zaheramAM paNa dharma-pravRtti karanArA badhA ja jaNa zuM zAstrokta vidhithI ja dharma kare che? nA, te zuM e badhAnI dharma pravRtti niSphaLa? nakAmI javAnI? nA, ahIM enuM amApa saphaLa kahe che. Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. ISya-sneha-labha-haThathI dharma AgaLa vadhIne AcArya mahArAja kahe che (4) IrSyAthI dharma (4) mAtsaryathI-irSAthI dharma karate hoya te ya ene e dharmanuM amApa phaLa che. A kathana jarA vicitra lAgaze, paraMtu A kathanamAM zAstrakAranI keTalI UMDI ane dIrdhadaSTi che, e jovA jevuM che. dA. ta. Ama te dharmanI zuddha IcchA na thaI, paraMtu paryuSaNAmAM caDasAcaDasIthI dharmanI bolI bolato hoya, te e ISyathI dharma karI rahyo che; ne Aje paryuSaNamAM ke bIjA avasare keTalAke A rIte belI belatA hoya che. emane zuM "A te tame malina bhAvathI dharma kare che e khe che," ema kahI e dharmapravRtti baMdha karAvAya? are ! tapamAM ya zuM che? paryuSaNAmAM pADozI aThThAI kare che, te manane IrSyA AvI ke "zuM e aDrAI kare che? te enI ja pAse aThThAInI zakti che? mArI pAse nathI ? lAva huM aThThAI nahi, daza upavAsa karI batAvuM." Ama 10 upavAsa karyA, paNa IrSyAthI karyA. A dharmathI enuM bhaluM thAya ke bhUDuM? bhuMDuM kahetA nahi; kemake A savAla Avaze ke paryuSaNAmAM eka jaNa kaze tapa na kare, ne rojanA 3-4 raMka khAya, enuM ya bhUMDuM thAya? ane A daza upavAsa kare Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 enuM ya bhUMDuM thAya?" nA, baMnemAM pharaka che. alabat dharmanuM utthAna ISyamAMthI thayuM, paraMtu pravRtti. dharmanI thaI; ane. AmAM jJAnIo jue che ke AvA jIvamAM ISyane avaguNa che, paraMtu ema to. bIjA ya anekAneka avaguNa che, ane IrSAthI dunyavI keTalAya khoTAM kAma kare che, paraMtu e badhAnI vacamAM bhale. IrSyA--hariphAIthI paNa have beTA kAma mUkI arihaMte kahela dharma-pravRtti tarapha vaLe te eTaluM sAruM tattva thayuM. emAMthI AgaLa jatAM ISya chUTI jaze ne dharma-pravRtti karato raheto. hovAthI sahaja dharma-cithI dharma-pravRtti maMDAze." Ama te cAre bAju juone, keTalA mAM dharma- pravRtti dekhAya che? jene e game che ja kyAM? e te. pApapravRtti ja gamavAthI emAM ja racyA pacyA rahe che. eTale. ja je kaI jIva dharma-pravRtti tarapha vaLato hoya, to zuM khoTuM karyuM? pUche - pra- paNa e te dharma tarapha ISyanA avaguNathI vaLe ne? u- Ama pUchIne zuM ema kahevuM che ke - IrSAthI dharma tarapha vaLe e khoTuM karyuM ? ne enA karatAM vagara ISyae dhUmadhAma hiMsAmaya AraMbhasamAraMbhajUTha-anItindurAcAra-abhakSya khAnapAna vagere pApa pravRttio ane viSaya-vilAsamAM lAge rahyo hato te sAruM hatuM? agara IrSothI khAnapAna-dhaMdhAdhApA-makAnanirmANa vagere pApapravRtti karI hatI te sAruM hatuM ? Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 jagatanA jIvonI dayA khAvA jevI che ke e bicArA dhUmadhAma vIse kalAka pApa-pravRttimAM paDelA che ! jyAM mULamAM emanAmAM dharmapravRtti ja nathI; kadAca devadarzananI pravRtti hoya te te mAtra mana manAvavA jevI ke "he reja darzana karuM chuM, bAkI darzana karatAM saheja paNa prabhune vinaMti nathI ke "prabhu! tuM anaMta guNasaMpanna, ne huM anaMtA dothI bharelA ? mArA para karuNA kara, mArA deSa TaLe, mArA doSa cheDA paNa meLA paDe." ATalIya jeNe mAgaNI karavI nathI, te e darzana-dharmanI pravRtti AtmAne zI asara kare ? chatAM kuLalAje ke durgatinA bhayathI eTalIya darzana-pravRtti haze, te emAMthI kyAre ya AgaLa vadhI svataHcithI dharmapravRtti karato thaze. tAtparya, jagatanA jInI A dayApAtra sthiti che ke emanAmAM mAmulI devadarzana vinA rejiMdI dharma pravRtti khAsa che nahi, tyAM emane kahyA karIe ke "je mekSanA ja Azaya vinA bIjA-trIjA AzayathI dharma karaze to marazo, e viSakiyA thaze ane ethI bhavanA pherA vadhaze," te zuM Ama kahyA karavAmAM ene dharmakiyA khUba karavAnI preraNA thaze? dharmapravRtti zI rIte thAya? saMsArakriyA thaDI ya ochI karI, yA pramAda e cho karI, dharma pravRtti khAsa karavAnI umi zI rIte jAge? pUchIe, "paryuSaNamAM ya dharma kare che? kahe hA, paNa "mekSane Azaya che ?" tyAM "nA, A te lokalajAthI. dharma karIe chIe" ema kahe, te evI dharma-pravRtti para je cokaDo mArI daIe, ne kahIe, "tamArI dharma-pravRtti Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 dharmarUpa nathI," te e sAMbhaLIne zuM sAmAne dharma-pravRttimAM uttejana maLe? ke pIche haTa? pachI (1) A zAstra je kahe che "lajajAthI dharma karate hoya, bhayathI dharma karate hoya, are! mAtsaryathI dharma karate hoya, to e dharmanuM amApa phaLa maLe che," e A zAstrane kyAM mUkI AvavAnuM? temaja (2) AjanA vadhI gayelA viSaya-raMgamAM ane viSayasaMganI pravRttiomAM gaLAbUDa khUMcI gayelAne dharma-pravRttimAM lAvavAnA zI rIte ? ane (3) dharma-pravRttimAM AvyA vinA pApa-pravRttiomAM khUcyA rahI zuM Azaya sudhare? (5) snehathI dharma pravRtti AcArya puSyanaMdasUri mahArAja AgaLa kahe che(5) snehathI paNa gharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa che. Ama kahIne AvA jIvone paNa dharmamAM AvakAravA che-ke "emeya tame dharmamAM Ave, kintu kADhI mUkyA nathI ke "zuM tamArI potAnI ruci ane zraddhAthI dharma nathI kare? mAtra nehI paranA nehane lIdhe dharma kare che? jAo bhAgI jae, tamArA bhAva melA che, melA bhAvathI dharma thAya nahi dhamImAM tamAre naMbara kahevAya ja nahi." Ama kADhI mUkavA nathI. jJAnIone je AvA jIne dharmamAMthI kADhI mUkavA heta, te emanI dharma-pravRttinuM amApa phaLa kema Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaheta? AvI dharma-pravRttine amApa nukasAna karanArI ja kaheta ne? jJAnIo te jue che ke "jIva Ama ApameLe te dharma karatA nathI, paraMtu zuM nehInA snehane vaza thaI dharma kare che? te karavA de. je evAne dharmamAMthI kADhI mUkaze, te saMsAranI bharacaka pApa-pravRttimAM khUMcela raheze, ne tethI pApabuddhimAM ja ramata raheze !" snehathI dharma-pravRtti kevI rIte? snAtra bhaNAve, emAM bele che ne ke "Atamabhakta maLyA keI devA, ketA mittAnujAI, nArI preryA vaLI nija kula vaTa..." arthAt keTalAka devatA prabhunA meru para janmAbhiSekanA avasare Atma-bhaktithI AvI maLe che, te keTalAka mitranA anuyAyI banIne Ave che, te keTalAka devInI preraNAthI Ave che. AmAM mitrAnuyAyI mitranA snehathI prabhubhaktine dharma karavA jAya che. enA e dharma upara cekaDI mAravI? - je cokaDI mAre te zuM thAya? AjanA kALanA dAkhalA che ke bhAI jarAya dharma na karatA hoya, paraMtu patnI uparanA snehathI patnI sArI zrAvikA hoI ene dharma joI joIne pati dharma karato thaye. zuM A dharma-pravRtti pitAnI rucithI karI? nA, patnI uparanA snehathI enuM joI joIne dharmapravRtti karI, yA patnI upara sneha che tethI enI preraNA maLatAM dharma-pravRtti zaru karI. pachI te enA snehathI dharma karatAM karatAM pitAne guruone upadeza sAMbhaLavA maLe emAM Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 sahaja bhAve dharma gamavA mAMDo te pachIthI pitAnI AtmarucithI dharma pravRtti karatA thaI gayA. AvA dAkhalA aneka maLe. - have ahIM vicAre, ke jyAre patnI paranA nehathI dharma karavA mAMDyo, tyAre ene je pUchyuM hatuM ke "tuM dharma mekSanA AzayathI kare che ? te e kaheta "nA, huM te patnI paranA snehathI dharma karuM chuM e bicArI vigaItyAga rAkhe ane huM vigaI khAuM? e dilane jace nahi, tethI huM ya vigaI tyAga rAkhuM chuM. mane yAtrAne rasa nahi, paraMtu ene yAtrAne prema tethI snehathI ene yAtrAe laI jAuM, tyAM mAre je yAtrA thAya che e enA nehathI thAya che. Ama te mane dAnanI ruci nahi, paraMtu patnI kahe che "A sArA kAmamAM hajAra rUpiyA ApI de," te huM enA nehanI khAtara hajAranuM dAna karI dauM chuM." have zuM A vigaI-tyAgane, yAtrAne, ane dAnane dharma nahi kahe? "enuM kazuM phaLa nahi" ema kahI ene niSphaLa kahevA? yA "A to mekSanA Azaya vinAnI ane patnIne rAjI karavAnA AzayavALI dharma-pravRtti, mATe e saMsAravardhaka dharma-pravRtti che, ema kahevuM ?" jeje kahetA nahi; kemake ahIM AcArya mahArAja dharma-pravRttimAM hetubhUta aneka kAraNo paikI A snehane paNa eka kAraNa tarIke kahe che, ane snehathI paNa dharma pravRtti kare ene amApa phaLa hevAnuM kahe che. ene InkAra karI ethI viruddha kahIe ke e amApa phaLavALI nahi paNa bhavavardhaka, bhavamAM rakhaDA Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 vanArI dharma pravRtti che," ema kahIe te zuM e zAstraviruddha sUtra--viruddha bhASaNa jevuM na thAya? ahIM te AgaLa vadhIne kahe che - (6) lebhathI dharmapravRtti thAya e paNa amApa phaLadAyinI bane. dA. ta. satI subhadrAne paraNanAra yuvAna mULa bauddhadhamI kuTuMbane yuvAna hatA, ne paradeza gayele tyAM subhadrAnA Apa ene eka paradezI ajANyA atithi tarIke pitAne tyAM udAratAthI UtAryo. eNe subhadrAne joI enAM rU5 guNa vagerethI enA tarapha Avarjita banya, rAgavALe baLe; paraMtu eNe joyuM ke "A zrAvaka e che ke itarAmane pitAnI kanyA kAMI Ape nahi, e to zrAvakane ja Ape." tethI eNe kapaTa-zrAvaka banavA mATe jaina sAdhu pAse jaI jainadharma zIkhavA mAMDayo, ane ene zakya amalamAM utArate cAle, emAM jainadharmanI devadarzana-pUjA Adi dharma- pravRtti karavA mAMDI. paraMtu A badhe dharma zA mATe kare che? kevaLa subhadrA meLavavAnA lAbhathI. paraMtu dharma te tyAga-tapasyA-jinabhakti.... vagere eTale badhA karavA mAMDyo ke subhadrAne Apa enAthI aMjAI gaye! ene vizvAsa paDI gayo ke A uttama zrAvaka bane che, subhadrAne mATe yogya pati che," te eNe subhadrAne enI sAthe paraNAvI paNa dIdhI!.. Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 have vicAre, A lebhathI dharma ke e tyAjaya? ke upAdeya? niSphaLa? ke amApa phaLavALe? bhUlatA nahi, ahIM jJAnI lebhathI thatA dharmane niSphaLa nahi, amApa phaLIvALa kahe che. amApa zI rIte, e A subhadrAnA prasaMgamAM juo - pelA yuvAnane subhadrA maLyA pachI te dila ja palaTAI gayuM, te lAbhane badale pahelAM subhadrA uparanA snehathI, ane pachIthI have svataH rucithI jainadharma pALe che ! ane enA dezamAM ghare subhadrAne laI gayA pachI ghara te bauddha dharma, ne tyAM subhadrA te jaina sAdhune satkAra kare che, paraMtu bauddha sAdhune nahi, tethI sAsu ene taDakAve che. tyAre subhadrAne pati subhadrAnA pakSamAM rahe che. emAM sAsune roSa vadhatAM, sAsu subhadrAne meDI upara judI kADhe che, te pati paNa enI sAthe ja rahe che. jevAnuM che ke mULamAM A dhamI zI rIte thayela? ane kevuM pariNAma AvyuM ?" patie lebhathI ane snehathI jainadharmanI ArAdhanA karavA mAMDelI; emAMthI sahaja rucithI dharmasevanamAM AvI gaye. e phaLa keTaluM meTuM enuM mApa maMDAya? nA, amApa phaLa ja kahevuM paDe. e sahaja rucine dharma kaNa laI AvyuM ? enA haiye jainadharmanI sparzanA keNe karAvI? kaho lebha-snehathI paNa dharmapravRtti karI hatI eNe. jIvanamAM jaina dharma spazI jAya e nAnuM sUnuM ke jevuM tevuM phaLa nathI. ahIM eka prazna thAya - Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 119 - lAbha evuM nathI kAraNa praka- mAne ke subhadrAne paraNIne ghare laI gayA pachI yuvAne jaina dharma mUkI dIdhuM heta te enI pUrve subhadrA meLavavAnA lebhathI karele dharma te niSphaLa jAta ne? u0- dhyAna rAkhaje ahIM jJAnI je kahe che ke lebhathI -nehathI karela dharma amApa phaLa Ape che. tyAM ema nathI kahetA ke "e dharma pachI lebha vinA karate thAya te ja amApa phaLa ne lebha saryA pachI dharma kare mUkI de, te amApa phaLa nahi. --jJAnI evuM nathI kahetA. e to sAmAnyathI ja kahe che "lajajA, bhaya mAtsarya, neha ke lobhathI dharma karAya te amApa phaLa denAro che." ema kahevAnuM kAraNa? kAraNa A ja che ke jJAnI jue che ke e rIte paNa ene jaina dharmanI ArAdhanA karavA de, kemake (1) e dharma-pravRttithI enAmAM dharmanA saMskAra paDe che, ane (2) dharmapravRtti daramiyAna viSaya-vilAsa, AraMbha-samAraMbha, ane parigrahanI pravRttithI bace che. ahIM eka savAla thAya - anaMtI dravyakriyA niSphaLa kema kahI? : pra. te pachI zAstra ema kema kahyuM ke "pigalika sukhanA lebhathI karelI dharmanI anaMtI dravya-kiyAo niSphaLa gaI ?" kema ene amApa phaLavALI na kahI ? u- enuM kAraNa spaSTa che ke e kiyAo bhavAbhinaMdIpaNAnA jora upara karelI, eTale tyAM mekSa upara dveSa hatuM, mekSanI vAta jarAya gamatI nahotI. vaLI mithyAtva gADha hatuM, viSayarAga gADha hate, mATe e dravya-kriyAone niSphaLa gayelI kahI... Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre ahIM mekSanA dveSanI vAta nathI. ahIM e nirdhAra nathI ke "mAre mokSa to joIe ja nahi, tema ahIM evA gADha mithyAtvanI ya kalpanA karavAnI jarUra nathI, tema e AMdhaLe gADha viSayarAga nathI, nahitara lajjAthI ke bhaya vagerethI dharma-pravRtti karavA zuM kAma jAta? enuM haiyuM tapAsavA jevuM che - bhale lajajAthI, bhayathI, snehathI, lobhathI, dharma karavA jaya che, kiMtu e lajajA-bhaya-neha-labha evA joradAra nathI ke "dharma pratyenI lAgaNI ja uDAvI de, dharma pratye taddana zuSkatA lAve, veThane hisAba maMDAve. eTaluM jarUra che ke dharmamAM prerAya che te lajajAthI, lebhathI, nehathI paNa dharmarucithI dharma karavAne sahajabhAve umaLako nathI. paraMtu ema to baccAne ane moTA paNa bALa jIvane pahela-pahelAM dila ke gurunI ciMdhyA vinA ema to sahaja bhAve dharma sAdhavAne umaLake kyAM thAya che? e to vaDila ke guru cI che eTale dharma karavA prerAya che, te zuM e rIte dharma karavA prerAya e khoTuM thayuM? enI kazI kiMmata nathI? "mekSane ahIM Azaya nathI mATe A dharmasAdhanA niSphaLa." ema kahevAya ? je ema kahevA jaIe te zuM jJAnIonI, A dharma-sAdhakanI ane A dharma-sAdhanAnI avagaNanA zAtanA karanArA thaIe evuM nathI lAgatuM? ahIM jovAnuM A che, ke vaDile yA gurue ciMdhavAthI ja dharma karavA je prerAya che e paNa dharma-sAdhanA vakhate dharma pratye taddana zuSka haiyAvALe nathI, yA dharmane nakarI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 viTha nathI samajato. eTale te baccA ke moTA bALa jIve ema dharma karatAM karatAM AgaLa para dharma upara je sahaja bhAve prItavALA bane che, tyAM mAnavuM paDe ke prAraMbhamAM bhale lajajAthI, bhayathI ke snehathI prerAIne dharma karyo, paraMtu te kAMIka paNa bhInA haiye dharma karyo. kintu mAtra veTha samajIne dhama nathI karyo. nahitara, dharma-sAdhanAne je ekalI veTha ja samajate rahe te e varSo karavA chatAM ya dharma para prItivALe na thAya. mATe dharma karanAranuM haiyuM tapAse, eTale ja kahIe chIe ke jyAre ahIM puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAja kahI rahyA che ke "lajathI bhayathI nehathI vagerethI dharma karanArAne amApa phaLa maLe che tyAre e rIte dhama karanArAnuM ane enuM amApa phaLa meLavanArAnuM haiyuM tapAsavA jevuM che ke emAM ekalI lajA vagerenA ja TakA che? ke dharmanA keI TakA che? A tapAsyA vinA sIdhA jajamenTa na phADatA ke "e te mokSane Azaya nathI mATe viSakiyA, pAkiyA, bhavavadha dharmakiyA, nahitara "lajajA bhayathI snehathI....vagerethI dharma karanArane amApa phaLa thAya che" ema kahenAra zAstrane, jJAnIne ane jinavANune anyAya karavAnuM thaze. hajI AgaLa juo ke dharma kevI kevI rIte thAya che, chatAM enuM amApa phaLa maLe che! Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 (7) haThathI karAto dharma amApa phaLa Ape siddhaSi AdrakumAra vagerenI sabhA AgaLa AcArya mahArAja kahe, che ke "haThAbhimAna-viSayAta" arthAt haThanA viSayathI yA abhimAnanA viSayathI dharma kare. arthAt Ama te dharma karavAnI evI sahaja ci na hoya, paraMtu kaI prasaMgamAM evI haTha pakaDAI jAya ane dharma karavA lAge, e haThanA viSayathI dharma thayo kahevAya. dA. ta. siddhaSine tema banyuM. siddhaSi gaNI mahArAja jemaNe "zrI upamitibhavaprapaMcA kathA" nAmane duniyAmAM ajoDa rUpaka graMtha racyo, e siddhaSi mULa vaNikuM-putra, yuvAvasthAmAM AvyA, pitAe sArA khAnadAnanI rUpALI kanyA paraNAvI. have siddhaSine jugAranuM vyasana lAgyuM te roja rAte jugAra ramIne meDA. ghare Ave. patnI samajAve ke "A tame AvA sArA kuLamAM janmelA, tamane A rAtre moDA AvavuM zobhatuM nathI. paraMtu siddhaSi e dhyAnamAM le nahi, tethI patnIne ciMtA rahyA kare ke "AmanuM bhaviSyamAM zuM thaze?" e ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM bicArI dubaLI paDatI gaI. eka dahADe sAsu pUche che,- 'tuM kema udAsa ane dubaLI paDatI dekhAya che? vahue pahelAM to kahyuM "kAMI nathI." sAsu samaje che ke "vahu cokhI udAsa dekhAya che, ane enuM zarIra kSINa thatuM dekhAya che, eTale kAMka che kharuM; te mAre gharamAM AvelI e pArakAnI kanyA zA mATe du:khita rahevI joIe? mArA mAthe enI javAbadArI che. Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rarara "tethI mAre enA duHkhanuM kAraNa jANune kAraNa aTa-- kAvI enuM duHkha TALavuM ja joIe. nahitara mAruM vaDila paNuM zuM kAmanuM ?" A hatI pUrvanA kALanA vaDilenI mane dazA- "amArA. . Azraye AvelAnAM duHkha zakya prayatna TALavA ja joIe." tyAre AvA vaDilenI chAyAmAM rahelA e duHkhI zAna thAya?" duHkhI thayA hoya te duHkha kema na TALe? vaDile Azrite aMgenI pitAnI javAbadArI samajatA heya, ane adA karatA hoya, e emanI vaDAI che,. tyAM Azritane lIlAlahera hoya, patnInI vaDAI : duHkhakArI patinuM ghasAtuM nahi belavuM : tyAre vahu paNa juo kevI khAnadAna che ke cAle tyAM sudhI patinuM ghasAtuM nathI bolavuM te nathI ja bolavuM. pitAne game teTaluM duHkha hoya te paNa te sahI levAnuM, paNa patinuM halakuM nahi ja balavAnuM. juo sItAjIne rAmacaMdrajIe jaMgalamAM kADhI mUkyA hatA, paNa pachI te emane eka rAjAe dharmanI bena gaNI emane Azraya Ape,. chatAM ene paNa sItAjI pitAnI hakAlapaTTInI kazI vAta, karatA nathI! kemake pitAne pati taraphathI game teTaluM duHkha, paNa patinuM halakuM nathI bolavuM. AvuM ziSya je guru mATe samaje to? Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 sItAjIne rAjAe ghaNuMya pUchayuM haze ! "tame garbhavatI lAge che, tame konA patnI? ahIM jaMgalamAM zI rIte AvI caDyA? paraMtu sItAjInA memAthI patinI halakAI thAya e eka harapha nIkaLato nathI. e te eTaluM ja kahe che "atyAre mAruM bhAgye ja evuM che jethI jaMgalamAM AvI - caDI chuM. tame mane vadhu kAMI pUchaze nahi!" eka ja hisAba che ke patinuM ghasAtuM kema bolAya ke "mane satI tarIke jANavA chatAM vagara vAMke lekanA caDAvavAthI pati rAmacaMdrajIe mane kADhI mUkI?" nA, AvuM kAMI ja bolavuM nathI, te na ja belyA. patinuM ghasAtuM na bolavAnuM mAtra A rAjA AgaLa ja nahi, kintu pitAne peTe tyAM janmelA be joDiyA bALaka lava ane aMkuza e samajadAra thayA tyAre paNa emanI AgaLa patinuM ghasAtuM nahi kahevAnuM te nahi kahevAnuM. eTale te chokarA moTA thatA jAya che chatAM emanI AgaLa paNa patinuM ghasAtuM bolatA nathI ! lavaNa-aMkuza mAge AzIrvAda: sItA pake : e to ekavAra chokarA jyAre bahArathI sAMbhaLI lAvI pUchatA Ave che ke "mA! mA ! tuM to amane kAMI kahetI nathI, paraMtu ame bahArathI jANe lAvyA chIe ke tane amArA bApujIe jaMgalamAM tyajAvI mUkelI ! te zuM e ema samaje che ke A sItAjIne kaI belI rakhevALa nathI eTale kADhI mUkI zakAya? mA! ame rakhevALa taiyAra thaI gayA chIe, te have ame emane yuddha ApI sItAjIne kema Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 kADhI mUkAya che? te batAvI ApazuM. te amane mAthe AzI-- vaMdanA hAtha mUka." - sItA hAtha mUke ? AryadezanI sanArI che. patinuM halakuM bolavuM te nathI, paNa halakuM jevuM ya nathI. te be dIkarAne kahe, "gAMDAo ! bApujI sAme laDavA javAya? ane ema laDavA javAmAM huM AzIrvAda ApuM ? hA, jAo emanA darzana karavA ane page paDavA javuM hoya te jAo, mArA. AzIrvAda che. lA mAthe hAtha mUkuM." A hatI bhAratanI sannArIe!-"patinuM halakuM bIjA AgaLa nahi balavAnuM." tethI siddhaSinI patnI pitAnI sAsune paNa emanuM halakuM kahevA taiyAra nathI. te sAsu pUche che ke "tuM kema dubaLI paDatI dekhAya che?" te kahe che kaI nahi...." paraMtu A sAsu vahunI potAnA mAthe eka mAtAnI jema javAbadArI samajanArI, "pArakA gharanI kanyA mArA ghare lAvIne besADI te enI mAtAnI jema mAre enAM duHkhanuM kAraNa jANavuM ja joIe, ane te dUra karavuM ja joIe,' eTale e Agraha karIne pUche che- ke "bela bola, tAre kAMIka duHkha che. te zuM duHkha che? ne enuM zuM kAraNa? A tuM nahi kahe tyAM sudhI mAre khAvuM-pIvuM baMdha. che." tyAre ene na chUTake kahevuM paDyuM ke "A tamArA dIkarA reja rAte jugAra ramavA jatA haze, te ramIne roja rAte meDA Ave che. huM emane ghaNuM ya kahuM chuM ke "AvA. Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 - sArA kuLamAM janmelA tamane A na zobhe, paraMtu te lakSamAM - letA ja nathI....." mAtAne ToNa : siddharSinI haTha : sAsu vahune kahe "to pachI tAruM nathI mAnate to tuM mane kahetI kema nathI? phikara nahi, Aje tuM bAraNuM ughADavA na jaIza, huM ja saMbhALI laIza." basa, meDI rAtanA siddhaSi Abe, bAraNuM Thoke che, mAtA pUche "koNa?," e kahe "huM siddhaSi." mAtA kahe - "reja ATaluM badhuM meDuM AvavAnuM? jA Aje ahIM - bAraNuM nahi UghaDe, jyAM bAraNAM ughADA hoya tyAM jA." siddhaSi have haThe caDyo, manamAM dhArI lIdhuM,- "have mAtra Aje ja nahi, kadI A gharamAM AvavuM nathI te tyAMthI e nIkaLI gaye. nagaramAM UghADA bAraNA upAzrayamAM, te - sAdhunA upAzraye pahoMcI gayo. gurune pitAnI hakIkta kahI tyAM ja rahyo, ane have ciMtanathI virAgI pAke thaI ga che. ahIM savAre bApa patnIne pUche "siddhaSi kyAM ?" eNe rAtanA banelI bInA kahI tyAre bApa ene Thapake Ape che "AvI rIte meDI rAte yuvAna dIkarAne jyAM bAraNA khullA hoya tyAM jA e javAba devAtA haze? enI bhUla hoya te savAre zikhAmaNa apAya, paNa Ama kADhI mUkAya? - jAo, have zeAdha e kayAM che?" Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 patnI patine have zuM kahe ? kSamA mAgI. aMte mAApa zodhatAM zodhatAM ahIM sAdhunA upAzraye AvyA, siddhaSine joI dharapata te vaLI, paraMtu bApa kahe "bhAI ! -tArI mAtAnI gaMbhIra bhUla thaI che. game tema to ya e strI- -jAta; tuM puruSa che, puruSe udAra dilanA hoya che, tuM enuM kahyuM bhUlI jA, cAla ghare, paraMtu ahIM siddhaSi haThe caDyo che, ke have ghare nathI ja javuM. eNe dIkSA levA nakkI karyuM che, tethI pitA-mAtA vagerene pitAne dIkSAne nirdhAra jaNAvI dIdhe, saMsAranuM svarUpa kahI samajAvyA, aMte saue saMmati ApI dIdhI, ane siddharSie dIkSA lIdhI. have kahe -Ama - haThe caDI dIkSA lIdhI, zuM khoTuM thayuM ? haThathI dharma thAya? hA, huhanA viSayathI dharma thAya te ya te amApa phaLa Ape che. A dIkSA lIdhI mAM thAya Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7. abhimAna-zRMgArathI ghara nizcaya paMtha ema AcArya mahArAja AgaLa vadhIne kahe che....... (8) abhimAnanA viSayathI dharma kare, te ya amApa phaLa abhimAnathI dharma kare, te paNa tene tenuM amApa phaLa maLe che. juo, dA. ta. keI sAdhu pramAdI hoya, svAdhyAya karavAmAM gekhavA-bhaNavAmAM ALasu hoya, ene guru kahe je amuka sAdhu rejanI pAMca pAMca gAthA kare che, te zuM tuM ya kAMI zaktimAna nathI ? tArI te sArI zakti che. tuM kaI ja na karI zake ?" tyAre e sAdhune porasa caDe, ane e abhimAnathI kahe "sAheba ! lyo tyAre huM sAta gAthA gekhI ApuM !" ne e gokhI Ape, te A svAdhyAyane dharma eNe abhimAnathI karyo kahevAya. ene zuM dharma nA kahe? zuM ene e dharmanuM kazuM phaLa nahi? athavA zuM evA. dharmathI nukazAna? jhaTa game tevuM jajamenTa ApatAM pahelAM vicAra kare paDaze. ahIM ene mekSane vicAra nathI, e. heta te pahelAM ja kema gekhavAnuM na karata? - tyAre je mekSane Azaya nathI, te zuM e badhe dharma saMsAranA sukha mATe karyo gaNAya? jJAnI ahIM "abhimAnathI. dharma kare te amApa phaLa" ema kahe che, te emanA para zuM sIdho AkSepane ghA karAya ke "tame te saMsAra-sukha mATe dharma karavAnuM kahe che?" Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 abhijA te koi jagaLa vadhe karanArane ja kaho, evo kalpita AkSepa UbhuM karI jJAnIne leSTimAM halakA paDAya ? ahIM kukhI vAta che ke pramAdI sAdhue abhimAnanA viSayathI gAthA gekhavAne dharma karyo. ene je nakAme kahe, ne ema paNa pramAda TALI jJAnAbhyAsa karanArane baMdha karAve, te e zuM jiMdagImAM AgaLa vadhe? pahelAM te kaI lajAthI, keI bhayathI, keI, abhimAnathI, e rIte dharma karavA mAMDe che, emAM pachI AgaLa vadhatAM ene dharmane rasa jAge che. tethI pachI dhIme dhIme e lajajA, bhaya, abhimAna vagere kAraNe dUra thaI dharmanI sahaja ruci thaI jAya che. have je AvA jIvane pahelethI ja napAsa karIe ke "dharma Ama lajajAthI kare che? lajajAthI bhayathI yA abhimAnathI dharma na karAya. mokSanA AzayathI ja dharma karAya. mekSane. Azaya na rAkhatAM Ama lajjA-bhaya-sneha-abhimAna vagerethI dharma karavA jaIza to e dharma tArA saMsArane ja puSTa karaze."- Ama je ene kahIe te saMbhava che ke enA manane ema thAya ke "tyAre Ama je dharma karIne saMsAra vadhate heAya, te te bahetara che ke dharma na kare, karatA hoIe te choDI devo." eTale AnuM pariNAma? e dharma gumAvavAne! eTale pachI hAthamAM zuM ? saMsAra-saMsAranA pApa ThamaThoka cAlu rahevAnA! zuM A AtmAne udaya che? ke AtmAnI durdazA che? jIvanI dharma vinA AvI durdazA joIne ja ahIM AcArya puNyanaMdasUrijI mahArAja Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajjAto bhayato vitarkavidhito mAtsaryataH snehato, lAbhAdeva haThAmimAnaviSayAcchagAra-kIAditaH / 11 12 13 14 15 16, duHkhAta kautuka-vismaya-vyavahRterbhAvAtkulAcArato, vairAgyAcca bhajanti dharmamamalaM teSAmameM yaM phalam / / arthAt (je lo) lajjAthI, bhayathI, svakalpita vidhithI, ISyathI, snehathI, lebhathI, haThanA viSayathI, abhimAnanA viSayathI, vilAsa-kiti AdinA kAraNe, duHkhathI, kautukathI, viramayathI, vyavahArathI, bhAvathI, kuLAcArathI, ane vairAgyathI nirmaLa dharmane bhaje che, teone amApa phaLa maLe che. (8) abhimAnathI dharma :abhimAnathI dharma ? hA, Aje juo paryuSaNAmAM vagnAnI ke bIjI belIe bolAya cheemAM keTaluMka abhimAnathI paNa bolAya che. "phalANe mANasa Adeza zuM laI jAya? huM ja Adeza levA. thaI javA do..." ema karI e 25-50-100-200-500. vadhAre vadhAre bolavAne. AmAM ene Adeza maLI gayo, to je A Adeza levAne dharma abhimAnathI thayo te ene zuM adharma kahe? ane ema je jyAM ne tyAM adharmane sikko mAravAnuM hoya, te pariNAma zuM ? keTalAya leka belI balavI vagere dharmathI AghA ja khasI jAya ! ze sAra nIkaLe? je A belI nahi, te enA bacelA paisA Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 raMgarAga-viSamavilAsa ane AraMbha-samAraMbhamAM kharcAvAnA ! temaja pite dharmathI A rahevAne ! (9) zRMgArathI dharmanuM amApa phaLa : AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "zRMgAra eske vezanA ThaThAra - bhA-zaNagAra. ene hisAbe dharma kare. dA. ta. AIene sArAM sArAM kapaDAM paherIne dahere upAzraye javAnuM mana thAya che. manane ema rahe che ke "ema bahAra jaIe eTale lokamAM sArA dekhAIe. A AzayathI dahere upAzraya javAne dharma kare emAM alabat Azaya sAre nathI; kintu (1) e AzayathI kAkI mAmIne tyAM ke bajAramAM jAya, ane (2) e AzayathI maMdira-upAzraye jAya, -e bemAM pharka paDe ke nahi ? bhale maMdira upAzraye jaI darzana ke jinavANI-zravaNa karatI vakhate ya vacce vacce kadAca dhyAna pitAnA ThaThArA para jaze, manane ema paNa thaze ke huM sArI lAguM chuM, zeluM chuM, paraMtu zRMgArathI prabhudarzane (1) vacamAM vacamAM ya danamAM prabhu para dayAna jaze, (2) vyAkhyAnamAM ya upadeza para dathAna jaze, -A sAruM tattva che. (3) vaLI Ama paNa dharma karavA jatAM enuM joI joine enA kaTabamAM nAnaDiyA saMtAna ane samAjamAM maMdira-upAzraye javAne rivAja cAlu raheze Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 tyAre e je maMdira-upAzraye javAnuM baMdha karI, ThaThArA, sajIne mAtra kAkI-mAmIne tyAM javAnI ke bajAramAM haravA. pharavAnI ja pravRtti rahI, te kuTuMbane zuM maLe? tema jAtane kayuM prabhudarzana thavAnuM ? kayuM prabhu para dhyAna jevAnuM? ke stuti-maityavaMdana thavAnAM ? ke kayuM sAdhuvaMdana--upadezazravaNa, thavAnAM? ne jAtamAM nahi to kuTuMbamAM ya enA anukaraNarUpe maMdira upAzraye javAnuM ane maMdire darzana stuti vagere. karavAnuM tathA upAzraye guruvaMdana vyAkhyAna-zravaNa vagere. pAmavAnuM kyAMthI AvavAnuM ? jJAnIonI davA che ke emaNe jIvone pApayiAothI. bacAvavAnI karuNAthI dharmanAM anuSThAne ane AcAre batAvyA. jemAM (1) e dharma karanArane ya amApa phaLa maLe; ane (2) enuM joI joI kuTuMbamAM tathA samAjamAM ya. dharmanA rivAja dharmanI paraMparA TakI rahe. ahIM je ekAMtavAdI banI eka ja ekaDe ghUMTIe ke ekalA mekSanA AzayathI ja dharma kare, e ja ene lAbhadAyI bane, paraMtu mekSa sivAyanA bIjA keIpaNa AzayathI dharma kare, to enA bhavanA pherA vadhe, saMsArabhramaNa vadhe" je Avo ekAMta pakaDAya, ane A mana kalpita pApa upadeza devAya, te ethI pUrvanA jJAnIone ane zAne, keTale badhe anyAya thAya ? temaja bheLA che e sAMbhaLIne ahIM batAvela lamdi kAraNathI pite karatA dharma para kevA abhAvavALA thAya? athavA keTalAka kevA nirAza thaI dharma mUkI denArA bane? Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 ema je kahIe ke "dhama te AtmAnI vastu che, dharma AtmAne zubha bhAvamAM che. lAdimAM zubha bhAva nathI; e te azubha bhAva che, malina bhAva che, tyAM dharma na hoya. lajajAdithI dharma pravRtti kare ene dharma mA e mithyAtva che,"te A kathana paNa jJAnIone ane zAstrone keTaluM badhuM anyAya karanAruM temaja bALajIne dharmapravRtti tarapha nirutsAha karanAruM thAya? bolavAnuM che te bahu vicArIne ke ApaNuM beleluM sAMbhaLIne sAmAne buddhibheda na thAya, zraddhAbheda na thAya, dharmamAM dharmapravRttimAM nirutsAha na thAya, deva-gurdharma upara heta-sabhAva-bahumAna ghavAya nahi ahaMdudAsanuM buddhibheda na thAya evuM vacana : sudarzana zeThane jIva pUrva bhave e ja gharamAM DherA vacAranAre nekara, te vahelI savAre Dhora carAvavA jaMgalamAM gayele eNe kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM je sAdhune gaI saMdhyAe dhyAnamAM UbhelA joyelA temane ja atyAre paNa ema ja UbhelA joyA! tethI eNe pUchayuM bApajI! ATalI kaDakaDatI ThaMDI rAtabhara khullA badane zI rIte sahana karI zako cho? kAganuM besavuM ne tADanuM paDavuM, e nyAye tyAM e ja vakhate sUryodaya thayo ne kAusagga-pratijJA pUrI thavAthI muni dhyAna pAravA "namo arihaMtANaM belI vidyA-baLe AkAzamAM UDI gayA ! paNa gamAra nokara samajyA ke "bApajIe A Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahyuM ke "namo arihaMtANaM" maMtrathI ThaMDI sahana karI zakIe chIe." eTale eNe te tyAM ja "name arihaMtANaM'nI dhUna lagAvI. dhUna te pAMca-dasa miniTa nahi, jaMgalamAM Dhora caratA rahyAM tyAM sudhI e ja "namo arihaMtANuM, "name. arihaMtANuM," "name arihaMtANuM.... nI dhUna lagAvatA rahyo ! pAcho pharatAM rastAmAM ya e akSarathI hoTha phaphaDAvatA. ja cAle che ! ane ghare AvIne paNa eja raTyA kare che ! tyAM zrAvaka zeTha ahaMdUdAsa ene pUche - "A bolyA kare che? e kahe "zeTha ! A to mane mahArAje ThaMDI revAne maMtara Apyo che - "name arihaMtANaM te rahuM chuM.' zeThe pUchyuM tane vaLI maMtara kevI rIte Apo? enA javAbamAM nokare badhI hakIkta kahI, te parathI zrAvaka zeTha samajI gayA ke "A koI vidyAdhara mahAmuni gayA sUryAstathI A sUryodaya sudhI kAryotsarga dhyAnanI pratijJAvALA haze, te sUryodaya thatAM kAusagga pAravA "name arihaMtANaM balyA, ne AkAzamAM UDI gayA! emAM A gamAra nekara ema samajyo ke meM pUchayuM ne mahArAje mane maMtaranA akSara ApyAkhera, zeThe nokarane zraddhAbheda na karyo:"paraMtu have Ane jo ema kahe ke "A te tane maMtara ApavA nathI balyA, paraMtu mahArAje pitAnI kAussaga Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 -Ama je khulAso karavA jAuM, te nekaranI buddhimAM bheda thAya, enI zraddhA bhAge ke hAya! tyAre zeTha ema che? zuM A te mAtra eka dharmansUranuM pada ja che? te te nakAme huM ane maMtara mAnI beTho !" Ama buddhibheda-zraddhAbheda thAya." paraMtu zrAvaka zeTha samaje che ke "evuM na bolAya, evA khulAsA na karAya che jethI sAmAne zraddhAbheda thAya, buddhibheda thAya. kharuM jotAM te sAmAne deva-guru-dharma upara zraddhA je. UbhI thaI hoya to ene vadhAravI joIe; mATe lAva, AnI zraddhAne vikAsa ka" Ama vicArIne zeTha ene kahe che - he! hai? zuM tane AvA AkAzamAM UDI zake evA bahu meTA mahAtmAe maMtara Apyo ? tyAre ema samajI rAkha ke evA jambara zaktivALA moTA mahAtmA ApavA bese tyAre mAtra ThaMDI rokAya evA keI sAmAnya maMtara na Ape. A te samaja ke tane bahu meTa maMtara Ave ! tArAM bhAgya UghaDI gayA ! AvA mahAtmAe ApelA meTA maMtarathI te A saMsAramAM janama-janama bhaTakavA sudhInAM mahAmeTA duHkha paNa maTI jAya ! samajyo ?" zeThe keTalA badhA DahApaNane zabda vAparyA ? nokarane pAne. caDI gaye "aho, aho, zeTha mArA ! te pachI AvA mahAmaMtrane te khUba ekatAna thaIne gaNuM" ema pahelAM te mAtra mAthuM halAvI halAvI "name arihaMtANuM raTate, te have zarIra dhuNAvato dhuNAvate "name arihaMtANuM raTe che, ne emAM pitAnA AkhA saMsArane be bhavamAM ja maryAdita karI de che!- A bhava ane pachI sudarzana zeThane bhava. pachI Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136. tarata mekSa ! zeThe zraddhAbheda buddhibheda na thAya evuM ja bolavAnuM rAkheluM, tethI nokarane pADavAne badale vadhAre UMce jAya evuM pretsAhana ApyuM. ekAMta nizcayavAdI matane anartha : buddhibhedakArI vacana ekAMta nizcayavAdI sonagaDhI matanA che. kemake e kahe che "AtmAe AMtarika Atma-puruSArthathI ja UMce AvavAnuM che, nimitto ne kiyAo kazuM kare nahi. e AtmAne UMce laI Ave ema mAnavuM e mithyAtva che. svayaM Atma-vicAraNA kare, tattva vicAre, bhedajJAna kare, to ja AtmAnuM guNasthAnaka vadhe, ane ema karatAM caudame guNasthAnake caDhI mekSa pAme." A sAMbhaLanArane zuM thAya ? bhulAvAmAM ja paDI jAya, manane khedanI ja buddhi thAya ke hAya! tyAre AjasudhI karelI kiyAonI mahenata mAthe paDI ! enuM kazuM ja sAruM phaLa nahi, pariNAma nahi. to mUke A kiyAe karavAnI majurI, e zI jarUrI che?" tyAre dharmakiyA nahi karanArAne Aja sudhI dharma nahi AcarI zakAvAne kheda hatuM te have kheda nIkaLI javAne ane ghI-keLAM thavAnAM ! kemake have ene ema thavAnuM ke cAle ApaNe dharmakiyA na karI zakavAne kheda karavAnI jarUra nathI. kemake zarIranI kiyAthI AtmAne kaze lAbha nahi. AtmAne te AtmAnI kiyAthI lAbha thAya to ApaNe Atma-dravya ane enA paryAnuM ciMtana karazuM. bAkI vepAra dhaMdhA ruDAM khAnapAna vagerethI gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI; kemake e badhI te jaDanI kriyA che, jaDanI kiyAthI Atmadravyane kazI asara nahi, kazI lAbha hAni thAya nahi.' Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 basa, AvI bhramaNAmAM have vepAra-dhaMdhA-khAnapAna vagere mojathI karavAne ! AvuM bane e AvA ekAMta nizcayanayanA pApa upadezakonA upadezathI banavuM sahaja che. ekAMta nizcayavAdIne durAcAra e pApa nahi!: eka gAmamAM eka bhAIne patnI marI gayelI ane enI vidhavA chokarI gharakAma saMbhALatI, sAthe ja rahetI hatI. have bhAI A senagaDhI matathI vAsita thayA, eTale devadarzana, pUjA, tapa, tyAga vageremAM zithila banI gayA. sonagaDhI matathI mAnyuM ke A zI jaDanI kriyAne meha rAkhavo? evI to anaMtIvAra jaDa kriyAo karI," enAthI kyAM uddhAra thaye? ema ene manane lAgavA mAMDyuM. pachI te gharamAM pite ane chokarI ekalA, te kazI lAja zarama ke saMkeca rahyo nahi. eTale dhaNidhaNiyANI jevA khela zaru thaI gayA ! kaNa rokanAra hatuM ? pAcho A bApa to have samajI beThe che ke A to zarIranI kriyA che, enAthI AtmAne zuM ?" vicAre, A mithyA mAnyatA baMdhAI gaI hoya ane yuvAna bAI sAthe ekAMta-vAsa hoya, pachI mehanA cALAnA pApathI zAne pAchA paDe? are! AgaLa vadhIne pApamAM bAkI ja zuM rAkhe? pAcho mAne che zuM? dareka dravyanA trikALI paryAya niyata thaI gayelAM che. je kALe je banavAnAM te banavAnAM ja, emAM mIna mekha pheraphAra kaI karI zake nahi. tethI eka dravya bIjA dravyane kazI asara karatuM nathI. eTale zarIranI kiyAthI AtmAne kazI asara nathI. cAmaDAnI kriyA cAmaDAne asara kare, AtmAnI kriyA je tatvaciMtana ane svAtmAnAM dravya Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paryAyanI vicAraNa, e AtmAne asara kare. mATe zarIra bhale. enI viSaya-saMganI kriyA kare, mArA AtmAe jJAtA-draSTA. banyA rahevAnuM, ethI mane enI kazI asara nahi." bolo hada thaIne pitAnI ja chekarI sAthe durAcAranA. mahApApa sudhI e pahoMcI gaye! emAM ya kazuM pApa mAnavuM nathI! sonagaDhI matavALAthI AmAM kAMI InakAra karI. zakAya? tyAre, senagaDhI matane dharma A ja ne ke bIjI parastrI te zuM, paNa pitAnI chokarI sAthenA durAcAramAM ya kazuM pApa nahi? e kazuM akartavya nahi? kemake e te jaDanI. kiyA che. jaDanI kriyA AtmAne asara na kare." upadezaka tarIke bolavAmAM keTaluM vicAravAnuM che? "huM zuddha nizcayanayane upadeza karuM chuM."--e dAvo rAkhI bharaDavAmAM zrotAne kevA AvA ati duSTa durAcAranA pApamAM dhakelavAnuM thAya? ke buddhibheda karavAnuM thAya ? pelAne A kumatamAM phasAyA pahelAM "durAcAra e pApa che" evI buddhi hatI, te have bhUdAI gaI, buddhibheda thaye; ne ema lAgavA. mAMDyuM ke "dharma ane pApa te AtmAnI zubha-azubha kiyAmAM che, AtmAnA zubhaazubha zuddha-azuddha bhAvamAM che, AtmAna. samyapha-mithyA adhyavasAyamAM che, kiMtu zarIranI kriyAmAM. nahi." Ama buddhine bheda thayo, bhaMga thayo. AvA upadezathI dharmakriyA nahi karanArane have kheda, karavAnuM rahe nahi, e te ema ja samajjAne ke "AtmAe Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taravAnuM che te AtmadravyanI oLakhathI, AtmadravyanA paryAyonA. ciMtanathI, navatattvanA dravya-bhAvanI oLakhathI, "dravya Azrava zuM ? bhAva Azrava zuM ? dravya saMvara kene kahevAya? bhAva saMvara kone kahevAya?" ItyAdi tattvaciMtanathI karavAnuM che. bAkI bhagavAnane pUjApATha, tapasyA, pratikamaNa... vagere. jaDanI kiyAnA meha zA? jaDanI kriyAthI AtmAe taravAnuM mAnavuM e mithyAtva che." kiMtu A jainetara matanI samaja bramaNA che. Ama bhramaNAmAM taNAI pite jinabhakti--tapasyA-brahmacarya vagere. dharma-sAdhanA na karI zakavAne kheda ja nahi rAkhe, pachI zuM kAma ene udyama kare ? ekalA bhAva para bhAra ApanAra mithyAmatI : ema, dharmakriyAnA lagabhaga devALAvALAne je kahevAmAM Ave ke "jyAM sudhI haiyAnA bhAva melA che, ane evA. melA bhAvathI devadarzana, pUjA, ke meTAM dAna, ane meTI. tapasyAo paNa kare, te tenAthI kazo uddhAra thAya nahi, ulaTuM bhavanA pherA vadhe, bhagavAnanI pUjA karatI vakhate ya naraka sudhInAM pApa baMdhAya! kemake haiyAnA bhAva bagaDelA che," te. AvuM sAMbhaLIne e dharmapravRtti vinAne zrotA zuM laIne jAya? piote dharma nahi kyane pastA laI jAya? ke tevA bhAva vinA dharmakriyA karanArA upara sUga karavAnuM laI jAya ? have eka te pite dharma karato nathI, ane emAM AvuM sAMbhaLavA maLe, pachI bhAva vadhe? ke ulaTuM dharma na karI. zakavAne kheda paNa UDI jAya ? ene te ema ja thAya ke Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 kiyAne dharma pachI, pahelAM ApaNA Azaya ApaNA bhAva cikhA kare, bhAva cekUbA karyA vinA meTI tapasyA ya kirIe, te ya te mAtra lAMghaNa thAya ! UlaTuM "huM A dharma karuM chuM" ema mAnavA jatAM mithyAtva lAge! bhavanA pherA vadhe ! mATe pahelAM bhAva cokhA karavA de. zuddha bhAva, cokhA bhAva vinAnI kiyAthI te bhavabhramaNa vadhe." AvI AvI bhramaNA ja UbhI thAya ne? paNa ema bhAvapradhAna- nizcayapradhAna dezanA ApanArane e khabara nathI lAgatI ke zAstra gRhasthane dharmapradhAna jIvana jIvavAnuM kahyuM che ke bhAvapradhAna jIvana jIvavAnuM ? bhAva cakakhA thaze te zuM saMsAranI pApaDyiAethI cakakhA thaze? ke dharmanI kriyAothI cekukhA thaze ? ahIM zAstrakAra kahe che "lajajAthI dharmapravRtti kare, bhayathI dharmapravRtti kare abhimAnathI, haThathI dharmapravRtti kare, te paNa enuM amApa phaLa che." dharmaparaMpara TakavAmAM benane phaLo : juo Aja sudhI jainasaMghamAM dharma karyo che emAM zrAvikAonI dhama-kiyA ane dharma-AcAranA pAlanane paNa moTo phALo che. zrAvikA bena derAsara jAya, upAzraye * jAya, abhakSya-tyAga kare, rAtribhojana tyAga kare, tithie tapa kare, vagere joI joI saMtAne paNa e zIkhyA, ane dharma-pravRtti karavA lAgyA. saMtAnamAM chokarIo sAsare gaI tyAM e dharma-pravRtti cAlu rAkhI, eTale enAM saMtAna paNa eja zIkhyA. Ama dharma-paraMparA cAlu rahI. Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 have AmAM keTalIya bene zaru zarumAM te zRMgAra yAne. kapaDAnA ThaThArA bahAra dekhADavA dahere-upAzraye jatI hazera ene je tyAM ja aTakAvI devAmAM Ave ke "AmAM tArA. bhAva melA che, tethI tAruM dahere-upAzraye javAnuM e bhavanA. pherA vadhAranAruM che, mATe besa, ghera besa, pahelAM bhAva cokkhA. kara, zRMgArane kapaDAnA ThaThArAne meha mUkI de" Ama je ene dahere upAzraye javAnuM aTakAvI devAya te e kayA janmAre dharma karavAnI ? ane enA saMtAna zuM pAmavAnA? tyAre kapaDAnA ThaThArAthI paNa dharma karatI rahI te jinavANI sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM ThaThArAne meha choDI deze, ne. dharmapravRtti sahaja dharmarucithI karatI thaze, temaja pitAnA dhaNuM ane saMtAnone paNa dharma samajAvaze, meha mUkavAnuM samajAvaze. ema ja zRMgArathI, lajajAthI, bhayathI, snehathI vagerethI dharma karAto rahyo te ja sakalasaMghamAM dharma-paraMparATakI rahI, ItihAsa tapAsIe te A samajAya evuM che. AmAM e nathI kahevuM ke "bhAva bhale melA rahe," nA, bhAva te cekukhA karavAnA ja che; paraMtu te dharmapravRttinAM AlaMbanathI ja cekhA thAya, Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. kIti AdithI gharma: vyavahAranI pradhAnatA AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja AgaLa kahe che, (10) kIrti AdithI dharma kare enuM amApa phaLa che kati-mAna-pratiSThA-nAmanA Adi meLavavA dharma kare te paNa eTalA enA tana-dhana pApamAM khacAtA aTake che, viSaya-vilAsamAM ane jenA upamardanarUpa AraMbha-samAraM. bhamAM jatA aTake che. vaLI ema paNa dhamane saMbaMdha rAkhe che, tethI sAdhunA satsaMgamAM Ave che, je jinavANI sAMbhaLe che ethI enA mananI zuddhi thatI Ave che, ne ema karatAM karatAM eka diksa e Ave che ke enI kIti-pratiSThA vagerenI kAmanA marI paravAre che. vaLI ema paNa kIrtinA mehathI dAna-dharma karavA jAya che, e joIne bIjA bALa ne AlaMbana maLe che ke "bhAI ! ApaNe paNa kAMka dharma kare. zeThe ATaluM moTuM dAna karyuM, te ApaNe phUla nahi te phUlanI pAMkhaDI, kAMIka paNa dAna kare, sukRta kare." ema saMdhamAM A kItinI IcchAthI paNa dAna karanAranA dAna-dharma joIne bIjAone dAna karavAnI preraNA maLe che. pilAe paisAthI dAnanA badale pApapravRtti karI hatate bIjA ne dAnanI preraNA maLata? bole, saMghamAM dharmane TakAva zuM dharma pravRttio para? ke zuddha bhAva upara? Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 dharma TakAmAM dharmasAdhakone phALe : samajI rAkhaje saMghamAM parApUrvathI dAna-zala-tapatIrthayAtrA-sAdharmika vAtsalya, jinendrabhakti-mahetsava vagere dharma-pravRttio cAlI AvI che, ane Aje paNa gAmegAma cAle che, temAM jema munionA upadezane moTo phALe che, ema A dharma sAdhanArAone paNa moTo phALo che. emAM ya jyAM gAmamAM munionAM vyAkhyAnene eTale lAbha nathI maLatuM, tyAM paNa je dharma Taka che emAM te khAsa karIne dharma AcaranArAone ja moTo phALo che. emanuM joI joI bIjAe dharmamAM prerAya che, ane ema dharmanI paraMparA cAle che. tyAM zuM e dharma Acara- nArAo badhA zuddha dharma-rucithI dharma karanArA hatA? nA, kaI lajAthI, keI bhayathI, keI kIti AdinA mehathI paNa dharma karanArA kharA. zuddha dharmacithI dharma karavAvALAnI te saMkhyA nAnI ja; bAkI moTI saMkhyA lajajA, bhaya, neha, kIti vagere eka yA bIjA kAraNe dharma karanArAnI. je emanA para cekaDI mArI dharma karavAmAMthI emane bahAra kADhI nAkhyA hota, te lajjA vagerethI dharma karatA rahIne je AgaLa para emanAmAM sudhAre thaI sahaja dharmarucithI dharma karavAnuM banatuM gayuM ane ema saMghamAM dharmaparaMparA TakI rahI, te banata? arthAt saMghamAM dharmaparaMparA TakI hota? A kahevAne e artha nathI ke A badhA zuddha pavitra Azaye che, ema e paNa kahevuM nathI ke "evA azuddha Azaye paNa dharma karAya to paNa mokSa maLI zake, Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 alabata mokSa te zuddha AzayavALI dharmakriyAthI dharma-sAdhanAthI ja thAya; paraMtu kahevuM e che ke evA zuddha AzayanI dharma-sAdhanAe pahoMcavA mATe paNa dharmapravRtti ja kAma lAge, pApapravRtti nahi, te kahe, e mATe zuM karavuM? azuddha AzayathI paNa thatI dharma-sAdhanA calAvI levI? ke (1) Azaya zuddha na thAya tyAM sudhI dharma-sAdhanA baMdha karAvavI ? yA (2) karatA hoIe te dharma-sAdhanA mUkI devI? dharma kare cheDI de?(3)lakone paNa AvA abhimAna-IrSyA- neha-labha vagerethI dharma karatA hoya te emane melA bhAvanI kriyAthI bhava-bhramaNAnI bIka batAvI dharma choDAvI de? ema (4) je leke dharma karatA ja na hoya, emane zuM e upadeza Ape ke "je je melA AzayathI dharma karaze te durgatimAM paDaze? bhavanA pherA vadhI jaze? malina AzayathI te anaMtIvAra dharmakiyAe karI, chatAM A saMsAramAM rakhaDatA rahyA, mATe mahattva pavitra AzayanuM che. dA. ta. kaI bhale hAphusanA cIriyA khAte rahe, paraMtu je enA haiye udAsIna bhAvane Azaya heya te e tarI jAya. ethI ulaTuM bhale upavAsa karyo hoya, paraMtu pAraNe "A khAIza te khAIza"nA vicAra karatA hoya, athavA upavAsa te kIrtinA mehathI ke bIjAnI sarasAI karavA karyo hoya te ethI DUbI jAya. mATe mahattva AzayazuddhinuM che, bhAva cekhA karavAnuM che. melA bhAvanI dharmakriyAnuM phUTI keDInuM mUlya nathI, ethI te bhava bhAre thAya." -Ama zuM dharmanA AcAra-anuSThAna nahi AcaranAranI AgaLa kriyA-AcArane phUTI keDInI kiMmatanA batAvI Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzayanuM yAne bhAvanuM mahatva batAvavuM? zuM A jainazAsananI jaina zAstronI rItinIti che? ahIM puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja zrotAo ke jemAM AdrakumAra anArya dezathI bhAgI AvIne beTho che, emanI AgaLa upadezamAM dharma-pravRttinuM A mahattva batAvI rahyA ' arthAt (je loko) lajajAthI, bhayathI, svakalpita vidhithI, IrSAthI, snehathI, lebhathI, haThanA viSayathI, abhimAnanA viSayathI, vilAsa-kIrti AdinA kAraNe, duHkhathI, kautukathI, vimayathI, vyavahArathI, bhAvathI, kuLAcArathI, ane vairAgyathI nirmaLa dharmane bhaje che, teone amApa phaLa maLe che. lajjAto bhyte| vitarka vidhito mAtsaryataH snehato, . lAbhAdeva haThAbhimAna-viSayAt zrRMgAra-kIryAditaH / duHkhAt kautuka-vismaya-vyavahRterbhAvAt kulAcArato, vairAgyAcca bhajanti dharma mamalaM teSAmameya phalam // lajA-bhaya vagerethI je "a-mala eTale ke nirmaLa zuddha dharmane arthAta jaina dharmane seve che temane amApa phaLa hoya che. - Ama kahe che tyAM "malina AzayathI dharma kare te bhavabhramaNa vadhe" e vAta kyAM rahI? lajajA bhaya sneha vagere AzayanA dharmanuM amApa phaLa kahI - 10 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -AcArya mahArAjane zuM kahevuM che? A ja, ke dharma tarapha susta he loke! tame dharma kare, dharma sAdhanA kare, dharmanA AcArapALe, dharmanI kyiA-dharmanI pravRttio kare; saMsAranI pApa-pravRttimAMthI bahAra nIkaLI dhama-pravRttimAM Ave, rejiMdA jIvanamAM yA parvadivase ya meha-mAyAnI pravRtti ochI karI dharma pravRttine jIvanamAM sthAna Ape, kAraNa e che ke dharma bahu mahimAvaMte che. dharmane eTale badhe mahimA che ke kadAca dharmanI sahaja rucithI dharma nahi, paraMtu lajajAthI ya dharma kare, yA vaDilanA bhayathI dharma kare, athavA caDasAcaDasIthI ke keInI pratyenA snehathI dharma kare, te paNa ene amApa phaLa maLe che, Ama kahIne AcArya mahArAja e sUcavI rahyA che ke kadAca tamane hamaNAM ne hamaNAM dharmane rasa na jAgate hoya, paraMtu tamArA dhamI kuTuMba ke samAjanI vacce rahI dharma na kare enI zarama lAgatI hoya, te ya evI zaramathI paNa tame dharma karI zaktA he, te jarUra ema paNa dharma kare; tamane e dharmanuM amApa phaLa maLaze. - AcArya mahArAja kema Ama kahI rahyA che? kAraNa, jagatanA pAmara jI bicArA pApAcAre ane mehamAyAnA AcAmAM sarvesarvA phUkhyA rahe che, eTale e sariyAma malina bhAve, pApa-karmo, ane pApa-saMskAro UbhA karI karI pachIthI enA phaLarUpe durgatinA bhavanI paraMparAmAM rakhaDI mare che! cerAzI lAkha yeninA cakAve caDI jAya che! Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 dayALu jIve emane pApa-pravRttiomAMthI choDAvavA heya te dharmanA AcAromAM dAkhala karavA joIe, emane dharmanA AcAre pakaDAvavA joIe. pachI bhale pahele tabake zuddha AzayathI dhama-AcAra pakaDavA taiyAra na hoya; kemake atyAra sudhI ekalI pApa-pravRtti ne maha- pravRtti karyo javAthI pApane ane moha-mAyAne ja rasa AkaMTha bharelo che. tyAM dharmanI kazI pravRtti ja nathI eTale lIdhe dharmane rasa zAne jAge? evA jIne dharmanA AcAramAM lAvavA mATe AcArya mahArAja dharmane A mahimA batAve che ke "lajajAthI dharma kare, bhayathI dharma kare...to paNa e dharmanuM ene amApa phaLa maLe che, (1) e phaLa pApa-pravRttithI ke moha-mAyAnI pravRttithI nathI maLatuM. (2) paraloka paNa e pApa-pravRttithI nathI sudharato, paraMtu dharma -pravRttithI sudhare che. tema (3) ahIM paNa kuTuMbamAM dharma, A dharma-pravRtti joIne Ave che. ane (4) dharma Ave te svArtha-mAyA-uddhatAI-kalaha-azAMti vagere durgaNo kaMIka ochA thAya che."--Ama dharmane mahimA samajAvI dharmanA AcAmAM udyama karatA karavAno hetu che. jainazAsana ne jenazAstro A ja kahe che ke AcArapradhAna vyavahArapradhAna dezanA ApavI, jIvana dharmapradhAna banAvavuM je enA badale jIvana bhAvapradhAna banAvavA bhAvapradhAna dezanA ja Age rAkhaze te dharmamAM susta zrotAone phAvatuM jaDI jaze! ane dharmanA AcAramAM te udyama nahi kare, Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 uparathI lokenI bhAva vinAnI paNa pavitra AcAra-anuSThAnanI pravRttine vakhoDaze! ghAMcInA belanA bhramaNa jevI kaheze !! ane pitAne e dharmakiyA nahi karavAmAM samajadAra mAnaze!" A kevI viTaMbaNA! AjanA moTA bhAganA jIvane zuddha mokSanA AzayathI dharma kare nathI, dharmanA AcAra-anuSThAna AdaravA nathI, ne uparathI lajajA, kulAcAra, patnI -neha...vagerenA AzayathI dharma karAya ene bhavabhramaNa, vadhAranAra mAnI evA AzayathIya dharmanA AcAra-anuSThAna. AcaranArane niMdavA che, evA che kyAre UMcA AvavAnA? te vicAravA jevuM che ke zuM dharmanA kazA AcAraanuSThAna AcaravA na hoya, ane pitAnA mananI mAnelI. bhAvazudvi-Azayazuddhine DoLa kare, ne sAthe dharmakiyAne. vaDe, te ethI ene uddhAra thAya? bhagavAna bhagavAna. kare. dharmanA pavitra AcArathI paravArelAne ane dharmanA. AcAranI niMdA karanArane traNa kALamAM uddhAra nA. thAya, jaina zAstrakAre mUrkha nahatA ke emaNe AcArapradhAna dezanA vyavahAra-pradhAna dezanA ApavAnuM pharamAvIne dharma pravRtti parane dharmanA AcAre pALavA para, dharmakiyAe. karavA para ane dharmasukRta AdaravA para bahu bhAra mUkyo ! prava- te zuM bhAva-zuddhine Azayazuddhine upadeza ja nahi karavAne? nati karI che Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 149 u- jarUra karavAne, paraMtu te te mAtra je dharmakiyA khUba karatA hoya, paNa bhAva malina rAkhatA hoya, tevA zretAnuM malina bhAva choDI nirmaLa bhAva lAvavA tarapha dhyAna kheMcavA jeTale upadeza karavAne. te paNa e rIte nahi ke bhAvazuddhi-Azayazuddhine upadeza detAM detAM AcAramArga- vyavahAramArga-kiyAmArgane vakhoDavAmAM UtarI javAya. | upadeza : jyAre jaina zAstrakAre AcAra-pradhAna vyavahAra-pradhAna upadeza ApavAnuM pharamAve che, eTale ke jinAjJA AcArapradhAna vyavahAra-pradhAna upadeza ApavAnI che, pachI "azuddha AzayathI malina bhAvathI karelI dharmakiyA bhavanA pherA vadhAranArI che, ema vAraMvAra kahI zretAne dharmakiyA mahattvanI ja na lAge, bhAva ja mahattvanA lAge,' e upadeza ApaevAmAM jinAjJAnuM pAlana kyAM rahyuM ? jinAjJAnuM pAlane to, upadezamAM dharmanA AcAranI pradhAnatA rAkhavAthI thAya; paNa nahi ke mAtra AzayanI pradhAnatA rAkhavAthI. alabat malina AzayathI dharma karanArAone paNa zuddha AzayanuM mahatva samajAvavA ema kahevAya ke "dharma kare khUba kare, emAM jarAka Azaya nirmaLa rAkho eTale dharmanA phaLanA guNAkAra thaze! dharma paraphekagAmI banaze ! paraMtu dhyAna rAkhajo ke A AzayanI nirmaLatA paNa, dharma karatA raheze dharma khUba karaze to ja Avaze, paNa dharmaAcAre mUkI daIne mAtra pApAcAre ane mohamAyAne AcAramAM tathA viSaya-vilAsamAM lAgyA rahevAthI ne 'mAre mekSa joIe" ene mArA pipaTa pATha raTatA rahevAthI nahi Ave. Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 zrI "paMcavastu zAstramAM zrI haribhadrasUrijI mahArAje A ja kahyuM che ke "bhale anaMtA "dravyastava" arthAt anaMtI dharmanI dravya kriyAo niSphaLa gaI, ne "bhAratava" arthAt zuddha Azaya eTale ke nirmaLa bhAva na Ave, paraMtu hajI paNa jyAre bhAvastava yAne nirmaLa bhAva Avaze. te dravyastavathI ja arthAta pavitra dharmakiyA-dharma-AcArothI. Avaze, paraMtu nahi ke hiMsAdi pApAcArethI, yA nahi ke viSaya--vilAsethI." haribhadrasUrijI mahArAjanuM A kathana zuM sUcave che? anaMtI dravyakriyAo nakAmI gaI mATe dravya-kriyAne gauNa na kare. ene te mukhya ja upadezavAnI rAkhe. dravya kiyA yAne dharmanA AcAra-anuSThAnanA guNa gAIne ja enA AdhAre bhAvanI nirmaLatA yAne AzayanI zuddhi karavAnuM upadeze, paraMtu dharma-kiyAne dharmanA AcArane vakhoDIne nahi. upAthAya yazovijayajI mahArAja paNa amRtavelInI sajhAyamAM A ja kahe che - ucita vyavahAra avalaMbane, sthira karI mana: pariNAma re, bhAvIe zuddha naya bhAvanA, pAvanAzayataNuM dhAma re! arthAt (sAdhu ke zrAvakane) ucita jeTalA AcAra- vyavahAra che, tenuM pAlana karatAM karatAM tenA AlaMbane mananA Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 pariNAma sthira karavA. mananA pariNAma satata dharmamaya banyA rahe, ne pApamaya ne mehamaya na bane, evA sthira karavA. jue, mana zubhamAM dharmamAM zAnA AdhAre sthira thavAnuM kahyuM ? ucita AcAra-vyavahAranA AdhAre; paNa nahi ke ucita AzayanA AdhAre. e pachIthI "bhAvIe zuddha naya-bhAvanA" kahyuM, arthAt nizcayanayanI bhAvanA karavAnI kahI; paNa bhAvanA te pUrve vyavahAra AdaryA vinA nahi. hajI mananA dharmamaya pariNAma sthira banyA nathI, eTale te e pApamaya mehamaya ne kaSAyamaya thaI jAya che, tyAM nizcayanayanI bhAvanA kare to zuM pariNAma Ave ? mananA pariNAmane sthira karanArA Ucita AcAra-vyavahAra jIvanamAM utAryA nathI, tyAM e Ucita dharmAcAro nahi eTale pApAcAre ane mehamAyAnA AcAra dhUma pramANamAM cAlu che - pachI tyAM mananA pariNAma dharma maya kyAMthI bane? e te pApamaya-mehamaya ja banyA rahevAnA. A parathI paNa e ja sUcavyuM ke bhAva zuddha karavA mATe paNa ucita vyavahAra yAne dharmanA AcAra-anuSyane ja mukhya hetu che, eTale ja ahIM AcArya mahArAja A kahI rahyA che ke "jIvanamAM dharmapravRtti khUba jhaLakAve. lajajAthI, bhayathI, caDasAcaDasI-neha...vagerethI ya dharma sevanArane paNa amApa phaLa maLe che. prAraMbhika jIvane e dharmAcArane dhamanuSThAne Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , 15ra AcaravAnuM pahele tabakake kAMI ekalA mekSanA ja AzacathI nahi thAya, kemake e jinavANuM-zravaNarUpa dharmAcAra paNa bahu sevyuM nathI, tethI hajI evI mekSadaSTi ja jAgI nathI. e te dharmAcAra koI lajajAthI Acaraze, koI vaDilanA bhayathI Acaraze, te kaI snehathI Acaraze, te AmAM mokSane Azaya nahi hovAthI mekSane Azaya jagADavA zuM evAne ema kahevuM ke je tArA bhAva melA che, tAro Azaya mele che, to evA evA AzayathI tArI dharma- sAdhanA bhavabhramaNa vadhAranArI banI raheze ?" zuM Ama kahevuM? bALajIvone khetI bhaDaka ane dharmatyAga: jaldI "hA, emaja kahevuM" ema kahetA nahi, kemake A sAMbhaLIne te ulaTA e bhaDakaze ke "hAya! te pachI lajjA vagerethI dharma karIne bhavanA bhramaNa vadhAravA? enA karatAM te dharma na karIe e ja sAruM che. bAkI bhAva nirmaLa karavAnuM saheluM nathI. hajI ApaNane te IdriyonA viSaye game che, eTale hamaNAM kAMI mekSa Azaya Apa pachI mekSa kyAMthI sAruM lAge? ne e je na lAge te mekSane sAce Azaya paNa zI rIte Ave ? tethI mekSanA Azaya vinA malina bhAve dharma karatA jaI bhava vadhAravA enA karatAM ghera besavuM sAruM che,"Ama bhaDakIne dharma mUkI ja de ne? ane kharekhara eka yuvAnane emaja banyuM. eNe AvuM sAMbhaLI dharma kare mUkI dIdhuM. pachI ene samajAvavAmAM AvyuM,-"bhalA AdamI! kahevAne bhAva A Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 samaje? dharmakriyA te cAlu rAkhavAnI, ane bhAva rekhA karavAnA." tyAre pele kahe "hajI mane lAge che ke mAruM mana cekhuM nathI, mArA bhAva melA che, ane je melA bhAvathI dharma karIe te bhavanA pherA vadhatA hoya, te pachI dharma karIne bhavanA pherA zuM kAma vadhAruM? tethI dharma mUkI didhe." kharuM jovAnuM A, ema to cothe guNaThANe rahelA samyagdaSTi jIvane samyaktva che eTale haiyAmAM viSaye bhayaMkara lAge ja che, paraMtu samakitadaSTi jIvane aviratine udaya che eTale ke viSayenI Asakti che, tethI viSA game che, ne gamavAne artha e ke Idriyane e sArA lAge che. bIjI bAju deva-guru-dharma game che tethI devadarzana-pUjA sAdhu sevA vagere dharma kare che. to A dharma thaze te Idriyane viSaya sArA lAgavAnI sAthe thaye, e dharmane ke kahe? bhavanA pherA ghaTADanAre ke bhavanA pherA vadhAranAre ? lajajAthI bhayathI snehathI dharma karanAramAM kadAca samyaktva na paNa AvyuM hoya, te zuM ene e lajAthI karAto "dhama bhavathI ugAranAre ? ke bhavamAM DubADanAre ? bhUlatA nahi, ahIM AcArya mahArAja lajA vagerethI dharma karanArane amApa phaLa batAve che, te zuM A amApa phaLa, eTale amApa bhavapherA? "amApa phaLano A artha hoya to e dharmanA guNa gAyA kahevAya? dharmane mahimA batAvyA kahevAya? ke A dharmanA amApa phaLamAM amApa bhavapherA sAMbhaLIne zuM tAjane dharma tarapha prerAya? ke evA dharmathI AghA bhAge? Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 pUrvAcAryanA zAstra jyAre Ama kahe che ke "lajA vagerethI dharma karanArane amApa phaLa maLe che. tyAre "mekSanA Azaya sivAya bIjA koI paNa AzayathI dharma karanAre. pitAnA bhavanA pherA vadhArI rahyo che. evuM kahevuM e zuM zAstrAnusArI vacana che? zAstrAnusArI vacana kayuM?-mela sivAyanA bIjA koI paNa AzayathI dharma kare tenAM bhava-bhramaNa vadhe" e vacana? ke "lAdithI dharma kare enuM ya. ene amApa phaLa" e vacana juo, AdrakumArane jAtismaraNajJAna thavAthI dharmane. athI banyo, ane anArya dezamAM dharma vastu bilakula na. dekhavAthI tyAMthI bhAgIne ahIM Arya dezamAM lakSmIpura nagaramAM AvyA che, ane tyAM sadbhAgye puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAjanI. dezanA sAMbhaLavA maLI, te sAMbhaLavA besI gayo che. emAM. AcArya mahArAja dharmanA A guNa gAI rahyA che ke "lajajAthI bhayathI neha vagerethI dharma kare che ene enuM amApa phaLa maLe chete e sAMbhaLIne eNe sAme prazna na. kyo ke AvI rIte dharma karanArane malina Azaya che, te evA dharmathI bhavanA pherA vadhe ke ghaTe? ane AvI. rIte dharma karAya?, - A keI prazna na karatAM e. dharmane mahimA sAMbhaLIne rAjI rAjI thaI jAya che, kemake e samaje che ke, jagatanA moTA bhAganA jene saMsAra ja calAve. game che, saMsAra eTale ke AhAra-viSaya-parigraha-nidrAmAM. rAcyA-mAcyA rahevAnuM ja game che, paraMtu dAnAdi dharma Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 155 karavAne gamato nathI, ne karatA nathI. tyAre AcArya mahArAja kahe che tema ja kadAca sahaja dharmarucithI dharma tarapha kheMcAtA na hoya, kina, lajjAdithI paNa dharma karatA hoya. te ya ghaNuM ghaNuM che. enAthI paNa (1) e eTalI pApa pravRttithI bacI dharma-pravRtti dharma-AcAmAM joDAze e khoTuM nathI. vaLI (2) ethI dharmanA saMskAra pAmaze, (3) dharmanI Teva paDaze, (4) sadgurunI vANa pAmaze, ethI (5) AtmadaSTi-kSadaSTi jAgavAnI taka maLaze. jyAre, lajajA. vagerethI ya dharma nahi karanAre A badhuM ze pAmavAne. hate? Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9. duHkha-kautuka-vismaya- vyavahArathI dharma AcArya mahArAja AgaLa kahe che - khAta kautukaviramaya-vyavahatevAtu kulAcAra, vairAgyAca bhajani dhamamamale, tevAmAM ma" arthAt "duHkhathI, kautukathI, vismayathI, vyavahArathI, bhAvathI, kulAcArathI, ane vairAgyathI nirmaLa jaina dharmane seve che, temane amApa phaLa maLe che." (11) duHkhathI dharma karanArane paNa amApa phaLa, saMpratine jIva bhikhArI : duHkhathI dharma thAya? hA, saMprati rAjAne jIva pUrva bhave bhikhArI hate. dukALane samaya, eTale bhIkha pUrI male nahi, emAM ekavAra te taddana ja nahi maLela, te bhAre bhUkhanuM dukha ! ghara ghara mAgatA phare che paNa koI detuM nathI. eimAM eka ghara AgaLa joyuM ke pitAne te tyAM keIe kazuM ApyuM nahi, paNa sAdhu mahArAja AvyA te emane AvakArathI aMdara bolAvyA. bahArathI bhikhArI jue che ke emane pAtramAM sArI rIte khAvAnuM Ape che, tethI e AzA bAMdhI beThe ke mahArAja bahAra nIkaLe eTale emanI Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 pAse mAgIza ne mahArAja te dayALu hoya eTale e mane khAvAnuM Apaze ane emane te ApanAra ghaNuM." mahArAja bahAra nIkaLI cAlyA eTale emanI pUMThe jaI emanI pAse mAge che, "mahArAja! tame mane DuM khAvA Ape. tamane te ApanAra ghaNA che, mane koI ja jeTalAne eka TukaDo paNa ApatA nathI. tame dayALu che, huM traNa divasane bhUkhya chuM, mArI para dayA kare, mane. kAMIka khAvAnuM Ape." sAdhu premathI kahe "bhAI ! A bhikSA para amAre adhikAra nathI, eTale AmAMthI tane amArAthI kAMI ja na apAya. ame te gurunA hukamathI mAtra bhikSA levA AvIe, eTale AnA para adhikAra guno che, amAre te jaIne emane ja badhI bhikSA seMpI devAnI. pachI e amane emAMthI Ape e ja amArAthI vaparAya." tyAre bhikhArI kahe -"to tamArA guru pAse AvuM. emanI pAse mAgIza." basa, bhikhArI lAge sAdhunI peThe, A guru Aryasuhasti AcArya mahArAja pAse, ane bhIkha mAge che. - AcArya mahArAja kahe -"bhAI ! A te dAtAre je ApyuM e saMyamIne saMyamanA pioSaNa mATe ApyuM chetethI asaMyamIne detAM asaMyamanuM piSaNa thAya ne emAM dAtArane. vizvAsaghAta thAya. mATe asaMyamIne na apAya." Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 tyAre bhikhArI kahe "te pachI mahArAja sAheba! huM saMyamI banuM te to mane deze ne? lyo banAve mane saMyamI? AcArya mahArAje tyAM saMyamI banavuM eTale zuM ? te samajAvyuM kahyuM "je je he A saMyama eTale jIvanabhara mATe saMsAranA samasta pApavyApArane tyAga karavAnI pratijJA karavAnI che, ne te jIvanabhara pALavAnI che...." bhikhArIne te game tema karI bhAre bhUkhanuM duHkha TALavuM hatuM, tethI kahe "bhale mahArAja ! pratijJA karAve, pratijJA - laI jIvanabhara pALIza." AcArya mahArAje ene saMyama ApyuM, ane pachI ene AhAra vaparAvyo. juo, ahIM bhikhArIe bhUkhanA dukhathI cAritra-dharma lIdhe, A duHkhathI dharma karyo te kevo gaNaze? ene kaI ja zubha bhAva nathI, mAtra khAvAnuM maLe eTale ja bhAva te malina bhAva che, te ene A dharma bhavanA pherA vadhAranAra kahezo? kahetA nahi, kemake ema paNa eNe cAnnidharma lIdhe te e ja rAtre ajIrNa, azAtA ane maraNanta duHkha AvatAM AcArya ane sAdhuo pAsethI nirmANa pAmya, pitAne paNa jAta para phiTakAra chUTo ke "re jIva! je cAritrane A mahAmunio pALe che, ne A meTo zeThiyAo satkAra sanmAne che, e cAritra te khAvA mATe lIdhuM ? ne lIdhA pachI paNa mAtra khAvAnuM kAma karyuM? dhikkAra che tane! have kayAre zuddha cAritra pALIza? dhanya guru, jemaNe khAvA mATe paNa A cAritradharma ApavAne mahAna upakAra karyo !" ema bhAvanAmAM marI e rAjA saMprati thAya che ! "duHkhathI paNa dharma kare Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 ene enuM amApa phaLa" ema ahIM puNyanaMdana sUrijI mahArAja kahe che, te sAcuM ja che. bhikhArIpaNAmAMthI saMprati rAjApaNuM eTale keTaluM amApa phaLa? keNa saMprati? savA koDa jina pratimA bharAvanAra! savA lAkha jinamaMdira baMdhAvI pRthvIne alaMkRta karanAra ! keTalIya dAnazALAo kholI anukaMpA sAthe jaina dharmanI suvAsa prasarAvanAra ! A badhuM zemAMthI ? bhUkhanA duHkhathI cAritra dharma lIdho emAMthI! have, je tyAM ene "tAre malina bhAvathI dharma kare che ? jA, e te adharma che. ethI tuM bhavanA pherA -vadhArIza," ema kahI ene DIsamIsa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, to e ATale UMce AvA jaina saMghanA avala ratnarUpa saMprati thAta? tyAre ene enuM bhUkhanuM duHkha TALavA ja cAritra levuM che, e AcArya mahArAja samaje che, chatAM emaNe dIkSA ApI, te zuM emaNe adharmanuM piSaNa karyuM? jinAjJA-viruddha kAma karyuM? tyAre tame ahIM kaheze pra-e AcArya Aryasuhasita mahArAja te daza pUrvadhara eTale AgamavihArI yugapradhAna hatA. emaNe jJAnathI jANeluM ke A AmA bhaviSyamAM mahAna zAsanaprabhAvaka thanAra che, tethI emaNe duHkhathI dikSA levA AvyA to ya dIkSA ApI, paraMtu bIjAoe e kAMI dAkhalo levAya? Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ enAthI koI sarvasAmAnya niyama banAvAya ke "duHkhathI dIkSA le te paNa amApa phaLa mATe thAya?" sarva sAmAnya niyama te A ja ke "mokSa sivAyanA bIjA keI paNa AzayathI dharma kare te e adharma che, ethI bhavanA pherA vadhe." u0-mokSa sivAyanA bIjA keI paNa AzayathI dharma kare che tethI bhavabhramaNa vadhe e ekAMta niyama sthApavAne, durAgrahamAM saMpratinA jIvane dAkhale Avyo tyAre A bacAva sarasa zeAdhI kADhyo! paraMtu bIje dAkhala juo,-tabhava mekSagAmI metAja mahAmuninA pUrva bhave zuM thayuM? duHkhathI dharmane bIjo dAkhale metAja: metAraja pUrva bhave purehita putra hatA. emaNe duHkhathI cAritra lIdheluM. baneluM evuM ke ene rAjaputra sAthe dostI, te baMne jaNa sAdhunI mazkarI karatA hatA. e vAtanI rAjaputranA kAkA mahArAjane khabara paDI, eTale e aTakAvavA tyAM AvyA, ane gocarI mATe rAjagaDhamAM piThA. pelA be jaNa meDI parathI meTethI mahArAja sAheba ! padhAre. sAdhu upara gayA tyAre e be kahe "mahArAja pAtrA heThA mUke ane nAcI batAve." sAdhu kahe "bhAI ! sAdhuthI nAca na karAya, ane amane nAcatA AvaDe paNa nahi." pelA kahe, "nA mahArAja ! tamane te sAruM nAcatA AvaDe, amane khabara che." sAdhu kahe "sAdhunI mazkarI karavI rahevA de." Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 pelA kahe,-"AmAM mazkarI zAnI? nahi nAce te cerapaTTo kheMcI laIzuM.' - sAdhu mahArAje joyuM ke "jevuM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM tevA ja A chokarA tophAnI che. te have Amane bodhapATha ApavA de." eTale mahArAja kahe "nAcuM te khare, paNa sAthe tamAre tAla-Theke deva paDe." chokarA kahe "hA, hA," ema kahI tabelA laI AvyA. sAdhu kahe "je, je mAre paga jamIna para paDe ke sAthe ja tAlane Theke paDave joIe. jo emAM pheraphAra thaze te mArA je bhUMDe keI nahi." chokarA kahe "hA, hA, bhale." sAdhue nAcavA mAMDyuM. nAcatAM 2-3 vAra te pada UMce thayele ene pAcho jamIna para laI Theke dIdhe, eTale pelA tabalA para "dhaDima" Thoke che. paraMtu cothI vAra jamIna para Theke devA laI javAne dekhAva karI pagane bIjI bAju UMcakI ja lIdho ! paNa chokarAe paga have jamIna para paDaze. samajI tabalA para dhaDima ThekyuM. mahArAja bagaDyA, "luccAo! Ama khoTo Theke?" basa, ekane be paga vacce dAve, ne bIjAne pakaDI hAtha paganA sAMdhA utArI nAkhyA pachI bIjAne ya eja pramANe karI sAdhu jatA rahyA. sAdhu hADakAM caDAvavA-utAravAnI kaLA jANatA hatA. Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16ra ahIM chokarA cIcIsa pADI rue che. rAjA Avya, pUchyuM "zuM thayuM ?" chokarA kahe "ame mahArAjane nAcavA kahyuM, ame tAlane Theke pUratA hatA, emAM Theke khoTo pUryo, te mahArAje hAthe paganA sAMdhA macaDI nAkhyA." rAjA kahe "sAdhunI mazkarI karatA hatA, te have bhegA enuM phaLa"... chokarA kahe "paNa amArAthI sahana nathI thatuM, hAya hAya re.." rAjA sAdhunI tapAsa karAvI sAdhu pAse AvyA. udyAnamAM joyuM te "bhAI mahArAja ja che!" zaramAI gayo ke " pitA tulya bhAI mahArAja AvyA che ne meM khabara na lIdhI? are! mArI be varasanI uMmare pitA caMdrAvataMsaka rAjAnuM akasmAt mRtyu thavAthI tarata ja A meTA bhAI to vairAgya pAmI jaI meTuM rAjyapATa cheDI daI dikSA ja levAnA hatA, paraMtu mArI mAtAnA atizaya AgrahathI kAI mane ucherI meTo karyo, kaLA-vijJAna-rAjanIti zIkhavADyA, ane mane rAjyagAdIe besADI pote cAritra lIdheluM, te Aje varSo pachI mArA AMgaNe AvyA chatAM meM khabara ja na rAkhI? kazuM svAgate ya karyuM nahi ?" rAjA manamAM vasavaso kare che. zaramAIne pagamAM paDI vaMdanA karI kuzaLa pUche che, ane pUche che "Apa mahela para padhArelA?" sAdhu kahe "hA," Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA kahe "chokarA para dayA kare, bahu jue che. emanuM duHkha mArAthI joyuM jatuM nathI." - sAdhu kahe "he ? tane chokarAnuM duHkha sahana nathI thatuM, ane sAdhu mahArAje ne chokarA mazkarI karI duHkhI karatA, te tArAthI sahana thatuM hatuM? UTha Ubhe thA, nAlAyaka ! kyA meM AvA badamAza chekarAnI dalAlI laI AvyA che? tane bhaNAvI gaNAvI taiyAra karelo te AvuM calAvavA? tArA chokarA sAdhunI sevAne badale mazkarI kare?" rAjAe bahu mAphI mAgI, "AvuM have nahi cAlavA dauM, kahI dayA karavA karagare che. sAdhu kahe "jA chokarAne pUchI Ava, pApa bahu karyA che te have cAritra levuM che? sAdhuonI mazkarI karIne narakanA pApa bAMdhyA che, te have cAritrathI ja chUTe. e cAritra levuM hoya te hADakA caDAvI ApuM." rAjA gaye, chokarAne khUba Thapako Ape.... mahArAje kaheluM kahyuM. ahIM duHkha asahya hatuM tethI chokarI kabUla thayA ke "dIkSA laIzuM, hADakA caDAvI Ape." rAjA bhAI mahArAjane bolAvI lAvya, mahArAje chekarAne kahyuM,' "juo sAdhunI sevA-bhakti-pUjA karavAne badale mazkarIo karI che, tethI pApa ghaNAM bAMdhyA che. eTale hADakAM te caDAvI ApuM, paNa pachI e pApa dhovA tarata cAritra dIkSA levI paDaze, bele maMjUra che?" utArI nAkhelA sAMdhAonuM kaLatara eTaluM badhuM hatuM ke maMjUra na kare te kayAM jAya? kahe, Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaLataranA duHkhathI chUTavA cAritra levAmAM chokarA maMjura thayA. mahArAje hADakAM caDAvI ApyA, chokarAne hasatAkhIlatA karI dIdhA, ane baMnene cAritra ApyuM. A duHkhathI. cAritra lIdhuM te zuM dugatimAM DUbADanAruM? AmAM rAjaputranI sAthe purehita putra, je metAraja thavAne che, eNe paNa cAritra lIdhuM. kevI rIte lIdhuM? kahe hAthanA kaLataranA dukhathI chUTavA lIdhuM, te have juo A dharma karavAmAM mokSane Azaya che? nA, bhayaMkara kaLataranA. dukhathI chUTavAne Azaya che. te A cAritragrahaNanA dharmathI. enA bhavanA pherA vadhI gayA? Ama cAritra-dharma levAya? paraMtu e juo ke, jJAnIone A Azaya che ke jI. koIpaNa rIte pApapravRtti cheDI dharmamAM Ave. duHkhathI chuTavA cAritra lIdhuM, te pachIthI SaTUkAyajI saMyama, samyakRtva, vItarAga devAdhideva, mokSamArga, navatatva ....vagere vagerenI oLakha paDatI gaI, saMyamamAM apUrva cittanI zAMti-samAdhine anubhava thate gaye, tyAga-tapazAstrasvAdhyAya vageremAM lIna banatA gayA, te metArajanA. A jIva purohita putra munie traNa bhavamAM saMsAra maryAdita karI dIdhe! e bhava, pachI devo bhava, ne pachI metArajanA bhave mokSa! duHkhathI cAritradharma lIdho enuM keTaluM amApa, phaLa !! ahIM je ene ema paNa cAritra na ApyuM hatuM te e ATalAM phaLa pAmata? have je ekAnta-nizcayavAdI kahe che, "bhAvanI kiMmata che, kiyAnI nahi. bhAva malina hoya te kriyA sArI chatAM rAzInA cakkaramAM bhaTake," e kahevuM Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 zuM vyAjabI che? jaina zAstrane anusArI che? A prarUpaNAnI sAme ahIM je A zAstramAM AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja pUrvAcAryane zleka TAMkIne kahe che "duHkhathI dharma kare te paNa te amApa lAbha mATe thAya,"e zAstra kyAM mUkI AvavAnuM? vastu jevA jaIe to metArajanA che AvI rIte paNa duHkhathI chUTavA cAritra lIdhuM hatuM, te pachIthI saMyamane svAda pAmyA. pahelAM purohitanA putra hatA ne ? eTale ahIM joyuM ke kayAM vaidika dharmanAM hiMsAmaya anuSThAno? ane kyAM A jaina cAritranA bhArobhAra ahiMsAmaya anuSThAne? kayAM vaidika dharmamAM ajJAnIonI tukAmaya juThThA tatvanI vAto? ane kyAM ahIM vItarAga sarvanA TaMkazALI to ?" basa, saMyamanI evI UMcI ArAdhanAmAM lAgI gayA ke traNa bhavamAM saMsAra patAvI dIdho! traNa bhavamAM saMsArane maryAdita karI dIdho! A bhava, pachI devalokane bhava, ne pachI metArajanA bhave aMte mokSa. kaLataranA duHkhathI chuTavA dharma lIdhe, mokSanA AzayathI nahi, mAtra du:khathI chUTavAnA AzayathI cAritra--dharma svIkAryo. zuM bagaDI gayuM ? dharma tAraNahAra che. AcArya mahArAja AgaLa kahe che. (12) kaututhI dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa kautukathI eTale dharmanI Ama te kaI sahajaruci nahi, paraMtu "lAve joIe zuM che? kevI mUti che? kevuMka daheru che? kevAka mahArAja che? joIe, kevuM vyAkhyAna kare che?" AvI mAtra jijJAsA hoya. Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dA. ta. kalikAla sarvajJa hemacaMdrasUrijI mahArAjanA guru AcArya devacaMdrasUrijI mahArAja dhaMdhukAmAM padhAryA, zrAvikAo vaMdana karavA Ave che, emanI sAthe hemacaMdrasUrijI mahArAja e vakhate pAMca cha varasanA cAMgadeva nAmanA bALaka, te emanI mAtA pAhinI je meDha vaNika, vaiSNava dhamanuyAyinI che, e paNa cAMgadevane AMgaLIe laI kautukathI. zrAvikAo sAthe AvI. kAMI e jaina dharma pALatI nathI ke jaina dharma levA nathI AvI, paNa jeuM mahArAja kevAka che?" eTalI jijJAsA mAtrathI AvelI. eTale paNa sAdhu pAse AvavAne dharma karyo te kautukathI karyo. ahIM mokSane Azaya nathI, mAtra kautukano bhAva che, te A sAdhu-samAgamane dharma ke gaNavo? kartavya ke akartavya bhavavardhaka ? ke bhavataMka? ahIM ema nahi kahevAya ke "e bAI kautukathI nahi, paNa AcArya mahArAjane guru mAnI emanA paranA bhAvathI AvI che, kemake bAI kAMI jaina nathI, meDha vaNika che, eTale ja kautukathI AvI hoya. chatAM kautukathI paNa AcAcenA darzana karavA AvI, emAMthI keTaluM badhuM mahAna sarjana thayuM ! AcArya mahArAje enAM bALaka cAMgadevanI Asana para besI javAnI hiMmata, ane enI mukhamudrA, tathA rekhAo joIne jyAre kahyuM ke "A bALaka te mahAna AcArya ane rAjAne guru thAya e bhAgyazALI che." ne khuzI thayela enI mAtA pAsethI ene ApI devA kahyuM, tyAre mAtAe bALakane AcArya mahArAjane seMpI dIdho! jemAMthI e bALaka sAdhu thaI AgaLa para kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 167 bhagavAna zrI hemacaMdrasUrijI mahArAja bane che. A pariNAma kayAre AvyuM ? mAtAe kautukathI paNa AcAryanA darzana rUpa dharma karyo tyAre. te pachI zuM ahIM bIjA koI zubha bhAva vinA kautukanA AzayathI karelo dharma nakAme gaNAya ? e dharmane bhavavardhaka ane adharma kahevAya ? | muMbaImAM vi. saM. 1985mAM pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijaya rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanAM nAstikavAdajaDavAda-sudhArAvAdanuM khaMDana karanArA ane jainazAsananA siddhAnto samajAvanAra tIkhA tamatamatAM vyAkhyAne cAlatA. enI sAme virodhIoe jhuMbeza uThAvelI. e vakhate keTalAya madhyastha mANaso dharma rucithI nahi, paNa "ATale badhe virodha thAya che lAve tyAre joIe te kharA ke rAmavijayajI mahArAja kevuM bole che?" ema kautukathI vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA AvelA, ane TharI gayA ke "bhAI ! mahArAja zuM khoTuM kahe che?" e sahaja dharmacivAlA banI tyAM rajanA dharma zravaNavALA thaI gayA ! AmAM juo, evA mANasee pahela pahele vyAkhyAna-zravaNane dharma karyo te mekSanA AzayathI nahi paNa mAtra kautukathI ja dharma karyo eTale ke jIvanamAM dharma pAmavAnA bhAvathI dharma nahi kare, te e bhAva vinAne dharma zuM karavA egya nahi, paNa tyAjya kahe? AcArya mahArAja puNyanaMdanasUrijI AgaLa kahe che - Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 (13) vismayathI dharma kare tenuM ene amApa phaLI. dA. ta. Aje keTalAya nAnA bALaka paryuSaNAmAM chaThThA aThThama aThThAI jevI mahAna tapasyA kare che, have e joIne kaI meTAne vismaya thAya, Azcarya thAya ke "huM ? zuM ATalI badhI nAnI uMmaramAM AvI tapasyA thaI zake che ! lAva tyAre huM paNa A vakhate upavAsa karuM, chaDuM karuM;" ane tapa karyo te e viramayathI tapama karyo kahevAya. ema kaI mahAdAna kare e joIne vismaya pAmIne bIjAne thoDuM dAna devAnuM mana thAya, ne dAna kare e viramayathI dAnadharma ye gaNAya to zuM Ama vismayathI tapa ke dAnadharma karyo e kharAba karyuM ? saMbhava che hajI ene bIjA sArA bhAva na ya AvyA hoya, te zuM e vinA Ama kautuka ke vismayathI dharma karyuM te zuM tene e dharma bhAvanA bhramaNa vadhAranAre? zuM e dharma tyAjya? na karavA lAyaka? bhUlazo nahi, ahIM zAstrakAra enuM amApa phaLa kahe che, e phaLa sArAM phaLa samajavAnA che, bhavavRddhinuM kharAba phaLa nahi. AcArya mahArAja AgaLa kahe che - (14) vyavahArathI dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa, vyavahArathI eTale ke laka-vyavahAra e paDI gaye hiya ke amuka saMgamAM amuka dharma kare. dA. ta. kuTuMbamAM keIe pahelA pahelI aDDAI karI, te vyavahArathI enI ujavaNu rUpe keI prabhAvanA, yA sAdhamika jamaNuM, vagere Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 169 kAMIka karavuM, e rivAja cAle che. A je dharma karAya che emAM kAMI badhAne ucca mekSa Azaya nathI hote, tema badhAne viSayo kAMI kharAba lAgyA nathI hotA, paraMtu keTalAkane mAtra -vyavahAra pALavAne Azaya hoya che; te zuM e dharmane adharma kahe ? e rIte dhama karanArane nA kahevI ? tyAjya kahe ? "bhavasAgara taravAnA zubha bhAva vinA bIjA AzacathI dharma na ja karAya, enAthI bhavanA pherA vadhe" ema je kahIe, to A vyavahArathI karAtA dharmane pAparUpa ane bhavanA pherA vadhAranAre ja kahevuM paDe ! gharamAMthI keIe upadhAna karyA, to keTalAka vaDerA te A nimitte bIjA upadhAnakArakenI zuddha bhaktinA AzayathI navi jamADe che, prabhAvanA kare che, paraMtu badhA kAMI evA AzayavALA nathI hatA, keTalAka mAtra vyavahAra jALavavAnA AzayathI nIvi jamaNa ke prabhAvanA Ape che. te emane A vyavahArapAlananA AzayathI karAto dharma ke? karavA jevo ? ke choDI devA jevo? e dharma ke? dharmarUpa ke pAparUpa ? 'dravyakiyA te anaMtI karI. enAthI zuM vaLe? bhAvakiyA ja tAre, e ja karavA jevI," Ama ekAMtavAdamAM jatAM A vyavahArathI thatA dharmane nakAme kahe paDe! tyAre ahIM jJAnI vyavahArathI thatA dharmanuM amApa phaLa kahe che. vyavahArathI dhama to keTalAya sthAne ane keTalAya prasaM gemAM thAya che ane e thAya che te kuTuMbamAM dhamaparaMparA cAlI Ave che, dA. ta. zIla-sadAcArane dharma. jayapuramAM ame joyuM ekavAra sthAnakavAsI bhAIbahenone meTa samUha maMdire prabhudarzane Avele. keIne Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 pUchayuM "kema ahIM? A leka mUti to mAnatA nathI." javAba maLe ke "sAheba ! ahIM rivAja che chokaro paraNe pachI tarata sajoDe samUha sAthe darzana karavA Ave. ema meTara tapasyA hoya te samUha sAthe ekavAra maMdire Ave," A zuM? rivAja. rivAja eTale ke janavyavahAra, vyavahArathI. jinadarzana karavA Ave. have ahIM juo -mAtra vyavahAra che eTale pALave." ema samajIne dahere Ave che, e dravyakriyA che. emAM vItarAga prabhunAM darzana karavA e kalyANakara che" e. kaze bhAva nathI. to zuM A vyavahAra AcaravA jevo? ke choDI devA jevo ? A vyavahAra tAre? ke bhavamAM DUbADe ? kiyA to jaDa zarIranI kriyA che, e tAranArI nahI. tAranArA te AtmAnA zubha bhAva che."--ema upadeza karanAra ahIM zuM kahe? pAchA pitAnA mAnelA nizcaya-paMthamAM vyavahAra ghaNo paLAvatA hoya che, kiyA keTalIya karatA karAvatA. hoya che, chatAM e karaNIya mAne che ! tyAre te e kare che. zuM potAnuM pravacana karaNIya nathI mAnatA? je nathI mAnatA. to zA mATe barAbara samaya sAcavIne pravacana lalakAre che? pravacana to jaDa zarIranI kriyA che. jaDanI kriyA karAya? kharI vAta e che ke dharmakiyA e mAtra jaDa zarIranI kiyA nathI, kintu emAM AtmAnI bhAvaphuraNa ane vIryaskuraNanI kriyA bhaLelI che, te ja e kiyA thAya che. nahi tara mANasa marI gayA pachI enuM zarIra kema kazI evI. kriyA karatuM nathI? savAla eTale che ke "zarIrakiyA sAthe. Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 aMtarAtmAnA kevA bhAva tarapha jaI rahyA cho? zubha ke azubha? enA para phaLano AdhAra che ane ahIM AdrakumAra vagere sabhA AgaLa AcArya mahArAja puNyanaMdanasUrijI batAvI rahyA che ke bhale lajajA, bhaya, vagere nimittathI dharma karate hoya to ya enuM amApa phaLa che, kemake emAMthI AgaLa AgaLa jatAM dharmapravRttimAM rahelAne zubha bhAva jAgavAne avasara maLe che. ekalI pApavRttiomAM ja paDelAne A avasara nahi. vyavahArathI paNa dharma karanArane dharmane abhyAsa paDe che, kayAreka saddagurunI zuddha vANI sAMbhaLavA maLe che, ne e zravaNa karatAM karatAM dharmanI sahajarUci thAya che. je vyavahArathI paNa dharma karatA ja na hoya to emane te ekalo pApane abhyAsa rahevAno. emAM te dharmakiyAnA kazA saMskAra nahi paDe, sAdhunA saMparkamAM e nahi Ave, upadeza nahi sAMbhaLe, pachI e UMce AvavAne ja zI rIte? zubha bhAva pAmavAne ja kayAM? vyavahArathI dekhAdekhIthI prAraMbhika jI dharma karanArA ghaNuM, ane emaja e eka divasa pAmI jAya che. bAkI vyavahArane nahi gaNakAranArA ane dharma nahi karanArAmAMthI pAmanArA keTalA te zodhI kADhaje. Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. bhAvathI gharma : phaNasAla AcArya mahArAja AgaLa kahe che. (15) bhAvathI dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa, bhAvathI dharma karanAra eTale haiyAmAM saheje dharma karavAnA bhAva thAya, ane dharma kare te arthAt lajajAthI nahi, bhayathI nahi, nehathI ke caDasAcaDasIthI nahi, kautuka ke vismayathI nahi yA vyavahAra pALavA mATe nahi, kintu laghukamI jIva hoya, pUrva bhave ArAdhIne Avyo hoya, ahIM jinavANI -zravaNa maLe, dharmane mahimA dharmanuM mahattva samajAya, eTale dilamAM evA bhAva thAya ke "dharma to kare ja joIe. uttama mAnavajanama kAMI pApa karavA mATe nathI. pApo karavAnA bhava bIjA; A bhava nahi. A bhava to dharma karavA mATe ja che,"--ema je samajI dharma kare te bhAvathI dharma karanArA gaNAya. ene pUche,-"dharma kema kare che ?" kaheze(1) dharma pavitra che mATe karavAne A bhAva zubha: "kema zuM vaLI? A mAnava avatAramAM dharma ja karavA jevo che mATe dharma karIe chIe. dharma pavitra che, sAre che, ne pApa malina che, kharAba che. malinane choDI pavitra dharma kare, kharAba kArya choDI sAruM kArya karavuM, emAM mANasAI che; bAkI malina pApe karavA emAM te pazutA che. dharma karavAmAM ja manuSyapaNAnI zobhA che. mATe Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 dharma karIe chIe" khUbI juo, AmAM mekSanI kAMI yAda nathI, AmAM te "dharma pavitra vastu che. sArI vastu che, mATe dharma kare," evA zubha bhAvathI dharma kare che. te have A bhAvathI dharma karAya ene kevo kahe ? niSphaLa? ke amApa phaLavALo? mekSanI yAda nathI ane bhAvathI dharma kare te dharma nahi? tyAre zuM pApa ? A bhAvathI dharma karatAM bha TUMkA na thAya? te zuM bhava vadhe? dharmane pavitra mAnIne dharma kare che e paNa zubha bhAva. che. saMbhava che tyAM mekSanI samaja na ya hAya, mekSanI yAda na ya hAya. ahIM kadAca kahe - pra.--ene dharmanA bhAva che te dharma kartavya samajIne ne e kartavya samaje che enI pAchaLa jyAre saMsArane kaI Azaya nathI eTale mokSano Azaya beTho ja hoya ne? u0-nA, ahIM evuM nathI, ahIM te "dharma dA. ta. zIladharma e pavitra che, mATe e ja karavA gya" e. spaSTa Azaya che. pra-paraMtu ene pUchIe "dharma kema sArI vasta? te. e A ja kahene ke "enAthI mekSa maLe che mATe?" u-A ja javAba Ape e kaI niyama nathI. vaLI "dharma pavitra che mATe dharma sAre che. pApa sArA nathI, mATe dharma sAre," evuM ya beThuM hoya che, te te vakhate mekSanI yAda nahi hevAthI zuM bhAvathI karele Ane dhama Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 nakAmo? ahI te AcAryadeva kahe che, bhAvathI karelA dharmanuM amApa phaLa ene maLe che. (2) bhAvathI dharma e rIte paNa thAya ke - ema vicAra Ave ke "A janma maLe ane aneka vAtanI sukha sagavaDa maLI che te badhuM bhagavAnanI kRpAthI maLyuM che, te enI kRtajJatA rUpe bhagavAnanI sevA karavI joIe,' evA bhAvathI bhagavAnanI sevA rUpe dharma karAya, e bhAvathI dharma karyo gaNAya. AmAM juo hajI mekSa Azaya Avyo nathI, paNa kRtajJatAne bhAva ane sevAne bhAva AvyuM che, tethI dharma kare che, e paNa bhAvathI dharma karAI rahyo che. phaNasAla kema UMce Avyo? zAstramAM dAkhala Ave che. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA kALamAM eka gAmamAM puSpasAla nAmanA vaNikane phaNasAla nAme eka chokaro che. bhaNavAmAM bahu ja zakti ochI, tethI ene bhaNatara caDe nahi. enI mAtAe joyuM ke "A meTo thaIne zuM karaze ? enAmAM karma-saMjoge evI AvaData kazI che nahi, tethI enuM jIvana duHkhamaya ane rakhaDatA jevuM na thaI jAya evuM kAMIka karavuM eIe. mane lAge che ke jo e koI sArA meTAnI sevA karatuM raheze te, sevA evI cIja che ke sevA lenArAne sevA karanAra para mamatA UbhI thAya ane e mamatAthI sevA karanAranI saMbhALa rAkhe. ema sevA karanAra je jiMdagI sudhI sevA karate rahe, te sevA lenAre jiMdagI sudhI enI saMbhALa kare, tethI ene jiMdagI sudhI vadhena Ave, jiMdagI sukhe pasAra thAya.' Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 vaDilanA 3 guNa (1) nisvArtha hitaciMtA, (2) vyavahArakuzaLatA (3) dUraMdezitA : mAtAnI (1) kevI putranA bhalAnI niHsvArtha ciMtA ! (2) kevI vyavahArakuzaLatA ! (3) kevI dUraMdezitA ! (1) ni:svArtha hitaciMtA : mAtAe putranuM bhaluM te Icche che paraMtu e AzAthI ke "meTo thAya ne mane saMbhALe. enI vahu gharakAma upADI le, te mAre ghaDapaNe nirAMta. paraMtu A mAtA e pATha bhaNAve che ke "tuM meTAnI sevA karatA rahe te sukhI thaIza." AmAM pitAnA svArthanI kazI AzA rAkhI nahi. mATe te enA meTA tarIke enA bApathI AgaLa vadhIne TheTha maTA zreNika rAjAnI sevAmAM rahevA jAya tyAM sudhI maMjura karyuM. A badhe pitAne zuM maLavAnuM ? kazuM nahi, ene pagAra nahi? nA, pagArathI sevA karavA jAya te eka te evI AvaDatahoMziyArI nathI, tema bIjuM e ke pagArathI rAkhanAra jiMdagI sudhI rAkhe ke na ya rAkhe; vaLI pagAramAM zeThanI eTalI mamatA ca na pAme, jevI nisvArtha sevAmAM pAme. sArAMza, mAtAe mAtra dIkarAnuM sAruM thAya eTalI ja AzA rAkhI che, pitAnI sevA dIkare kare evI AzAM ja rAkhI nathI. AvA nisvArtha hitaciMtaka mAtA-pitA ochA. (2) vyavahAra kuzaLa: bIjI vAta e, ke mAtAnI kuzaLatA kevI? mAnava svabhAvane eNe oLakhI lIdhe. Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 manuSyane svabhAva che ke pitAne bIjAnI matiyA sevA karavAnI gamatI nathI, paraMtu pitAne maphatiyA sevA levI game che. kahe che ne ke "name e saune game tevA namanathI adhika che. bIje svabhAva A eALakhe ke sevA karanAra para mamatA thAya che. jenA upara mamatA thAya enI saMbhALa-ciMtA-kALajI rakhAya e sahaja che. mAtAe A joIne putrane sevAmAM caDAvI dIdhe, e enI vyavahAra-kuzaLatA che. sAmAnuM bhaluM karavA kuzaLatA joIe. bApe putrane dharma pamADe che, paraMtu ene je dhamI bApa ema ToNAM mAre ke "tArAmAM kazuM ThekANuM nathI, tArA devadarzanamAM bhalIvAra nathI, tArAmAM tapanuM ThekANuM nathI, tArAmAM sAcI dharmabhAvanA nathI.... AvuM badhuM kahe, ane vaLI te dalIlathI sAbita karI batAve, to enAthI zuM putra dharma pAme ? nA. zuM dharmamAM AgaLa vadhe? nA. AmAM kahenAra bApanI kuzaLatA che? nA. ahIM AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAjamAM kuzaLatA che, emane sabhAne dharma pamADe che, mATe sabhAne dharmane utsAha jagADavA A kahI rahyA che ke juo lajajAthI dharma kare, bhayathI dharma kare, bhAvathI dharma kare enuM amApa phaLa che. zAstro ane ItihAsamAMthI AnA dAkhalA paNa jaDe che, AjanA mAbApAe saMtAnamAM kuzaLatAthI dharma lAvavA jevuM che. kuzaLatA e, ke ene batAvAya ke "dharma ke tAraNahAra che! dharmathI pUrva kALe kevA kevA sAmAnya mANase paNa Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 UMce AvI gayA, mahAna banI gayA, ne alpakALamAM mokSa pAmI gayA ! vagere batAvAya. vaLI vartamAnanAM ya evA dharmAtmAnA dRSTAnta kahevAya. vaLI ene vadhu pretsAhita karavA batAvAya ke tuM keTale mahAna puNyazALI che ke - janAvara ane anAryo karatAM tene aneka mahAna senerI taka maLI che! (1) A vitarAga deva, (2) A jinazAsana (3) A tyAgI-saMyamI guruo, (4) A Agama zAstro, (5) A zatruMjayAdi tIrtho, (6) A bharatezvara bAhubali vagere mahAna puruSano ItihAsa, (7) A navakAra mahAmaMtra, (8) AvI AvI jIvadayAnI kriyAo, (9) vrata-niyamane virati mArga, ItyAdi ajoDa prApti thavAthI enI. ArAdhanAnI senerI taka tane maLI, te Aje duniyAmAM keTalAne maLI che? vaLI tArI pAse mana-vacana-kAyAnI zaktio keTalI - badhI UMcI maLI che? are ! tane buddhizakti je maLI che, e devatAne nathI maLI. devatAne eka navakArazI tapa karavAnI buddhi nathI thatI, brahmacaryanI buddhi nathI thatI, eka sAmAyikanI buddhi nathI thatI...vagere kahI dharma-ArAdhanAnA aneka aMge batAvAya; to saMtAnone kaMIke yama laIne jIvanamAM utAravAnuM mana thAya paNa mA kayAre bane? kahe, kahenAra mAbApanI kuzaLatA hoya te putra-putrIone dharma pamADI zake. kuzaLatA A, ke manuSya svabhAva che. manuSyasvabhAva A che ke mANasane prANI A prANAhaka bane che ke Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ene utArI pADe e gamatuM nathI. vahunI bhUla thaI jAya, paNa sAsu emAM je ene utArI pADe, te vahune nahi game. ulaTu vahunA dilamAM sAsu pratye sadubhAva haze tene thoDI paNa Takkara lAgaze; sAsu pratye vahunA manamAM eka jAtane virodha Ubhe thaze. paraMtu tyAM je sAsu enA bIjA guNenI prazaMsA karI kahe "bhUla thAya emAM gabharAIza nahi, mArA hAthe ya keTalIya bhUla thaI che, ane ApaNuM jIvana ja evuM che ke Thokara khAtAM khAtAM AgaLa vadhavAnuM che te vahune sAsu para saddabhAva vadhI jAya. manuSya-svabhAvane oLakhavAnI kuzaLatA joIe. eTale ja pelI mAtAmAM e kuzaLatA kevI sarasa ke eNe dIkarAne sevAnA mArge caDAvI dIdho ! (3) mAtAnI dUraMdazitA: vaLI e mAtAnI dUraMdezitA kevI ke dIkarAne jiMdagI sudhI vadhe na Ave, e rAha ene pakaDAvyuM. ahIM ja je je AgaLa chokare kyAMsudhI vadhI jAya che! ke TheTha mahAvIra prabhune ziSya banavA sudhI pahoMcI javAne che! kAraNa A, ke mAtAe dUraMdezitAthI putranA dUra bhaviSyanA bhalA sudhI najara pahoMcADI. jIvana uttama banAvavuM hoya, ane uttama kAryo ane uttama kIti joItI hoya te A dUradazitA guNa khUba jarUrI che. pachI ApaNI akkala ApaNI daSTi e ke dUraMdezitAne Dagale ne pagale AgaLa karavI. khAtAM hajI bhUkha che chatAM echuM kema khAvuM? hAjarI para bahu dabANa na Ave, te e ghaDapaNa sudhI sazakta rahe. - iArI Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 gaLapaNa bane teTaluM ochuM kema khAvuM? A ja hetuthI kemake baha gaLapaNathI hAjarInA pAcaka rasa bagaDe che, pAcana maMda paDe che, arthAta hAjarInI tAkAta ghaTe che, lAMbe gALe apacanane rega thAya. A zuM karyuM? dUraMdezitA vAparI. ema bIjA sAthenA vyavahAramAM ene taraphathI agavaDa AvyuM kema khamI khAvuM, ane kema prasannatA batAvavI? te ke enA dilamAM ApaNA mATe mAna heya te ghavAya nahi. tyAM je ukaLATa batAvIe te sAmAnA dilamAM ApaNuM pratye mAna ochuM thAya. pachI e bahAra ApaNI halakAI gAya, ne avasare ApaNA kahevA para vajana na Ape. Aje keTalAya ApanA ukaLATa para chokarAnAM haiyAM ghavAI gayA, te pachIthI ApanuM sAMbhaLatA nathI. tyAM je bApe dUraMdezitA vAparI pahelethI ja saumya svabhAva rAkhyo hota, te dIkarA dAsa thaIne raheta. amAre tamane dharma pamADavo hoya, tema ziSyane ArAdhanAmAM AgaLa vadhAravA hoya, to amAre paNa dUraMdezitA khUba vAparavI paDe. gurumahArAja vijaya premasUrIzvarajI mahArAje A dUraMdezitA vAparIne keTalAya munione saMghanA zAsanane rana banAvI dIdhA ! gurumahArAjanI dUraMdezitAnAM phaLa alaukika che. pelI mAtA dUraMdezitAthI putrane kahe che - je bhAI! tAre sukhe jiMdagI jIvavI hoya te. meTAnI sevA karatA rahevuM. enAthI tAre pitAne tArI kazI ciMtA karavAnI nahi rahe. e meTA ja tArI saMbhALa rAkhaze, tAre saMbhALavAnI mAtra moTAnI pUrepUrI sevA." Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 chokare phaNasAla bhalo bheLe hatA ane mAtA para zraddhA hatI eTale vAta svIkArI letAM kahe che ke "mA! bhale tyAre huM AjathI ja meTAnI sevA karato rahIza." basa, tyArathI. ja pitAnA bApanI sevAmAM khaDe page rahevA lAge, kemake A gharamAM badhA karatA moTA bApA hatA. - have eka vAra evuM banyuM ke bApa kAMIka kAmanA hisAbe mukhI pAse jAya che. tyAre putra paNa moTAnI sevAmAM rahevuM, e hisAbe bApanI sAthe jAya che. tyAM eNe joyuM ke bApa mukhIne praNAma kare che, tethI ene lAgyuM ke bApA karatAM A meTA che. tethI ghare AvI rajA mAge che ke mAre. mukhInI sevAmAM javuM che. mAbApe khuzIthI rajA ApI eTale mukhI pAse AvI kahe che mane mArI mAtAe kahyuM che ke "meTAnI sevAmAM rahevuM. tame mArA bApujI karatAM meTA che, tethI tamArI sevAmAM mAre rahevuM che. mane gharethI rajA che" mukhIe sAre chokare jANa rAkhI lIdhe. have ekavAra mukhI rAjyanA rAjA pAse jAya che, tyAre A chokare paNa sAthe jAya che, kemake sevaka banyuM che ne? sevA karavA rahyo che ne? te sevyanI sAthe javAmAM sevyane vinaya thAya, bahAramAM sevyanuM sAruM dekhAya, sevyanuM gaurava vadhe, e emanI sevA che. Aje nAnaDiyAe vaDilanI A sevA bajAve che kharA? bApane cAra cAra dIkarA haiya, bApane kayAMka javAnuM thAya. to emanI sAthe javAmAM ekAda dIkarA paNa sAthe re? Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 ziSyo gurunI A sevA barAbara bajAve che kharA ? mana para jo bhAra hoya ke "vaDIlane huM sevaka chuM. vaDilanI sevA e mAruM paheluM kartavya che. sevAne zAstra pUja" kahe che. jayavIrAya" sUtramAM roja "gurujaNapU" mAgIe chIe emAM A sevA ja mAgIe chIe, paraMtu emAM dilamAM gurujana pratye pUjyatAnI buddhi lAvavAnI che. "A mArA pUjya che" e bhAva Ave to sevA thAya; te ema sevA bajAvatAM e pUjyane gaurava ApanAre thAya, ane gaurava ApavuM hoya te saheje e bahAra jatA hoya to emanI sAthe javAnuM sUjhe. gurujana pUjA : sevA e pAyAne guNa che, paNa Azcarya che ke skUlakelejomAM Ane kaI pATha nathI bhaNAvAto! chatAM dAve rakhAya che ke ame keLavaNI ApIe chIe. "keLavaNI" eTale to keLavavuM, sAruM ghaDatara karavuM. vaDile pratye je A sevA-vinaya banAvavAnuM na zIkhavAtuM hoya, te ghaDatara zAnuM? kadAca zALA-keleja na zIkhave te mAtApitAnI pharaja kharI ke nahi ke paralokamAMthI ahIM potAnA Azraye AvelA saMtAnane gujana-pUjA khUba zikhavavAnI? na zIkhave te Azraye AvelAne vizvAsaghAta thAya ke nahi? vizvAsaghAta e ke "pazu anAryanA avatAramAMthI mAMDa chUTI A Arya mAnava-avatAre AvyA che, ene AvA saDA gurujana-pUjA vagere guNane janamathI AzrayadAtA janaka janetA zikhavADaze."--e vizvAse puNyakarma ene ahIM laI Avela che. have je janaka-janetA e na zIkhave te vizvAsaghAta thayo ke nahi? Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 pele kare phaNasAla mukhI sAthe rAjA pAse gaye. tyAM jue che ke mukhI rAjAne praNAma kare che, eTale samaye ke mukhI karatAM rAjA meTA lAge che. mukhIne pUche che, "A tamArAthI moTA che?" mukhI kahe che "hA, avazya meTA." chokare kahe "te tame mane rajA Apo, mAre meTAnI sevA karavAnI che. huM emanI sevA karavA rahI jAuM." mukhIe rajA ApI, ane cheka rAjAne vAta karI. emanI (rAjanI sevA karavA rahI gaye. emAM ekavAra chokarA sAthe enA rAjA magadha samrATa zreNika rAjAne salAmI bharavA gaye, ane zreNikane e praNAma kare che. e joI chokarAne lAgyuM ke "A to mArA rAjA karatAM ya meTA lAge che kemake rAjA emane name che. te mAre AmanI ja sevA karavI joIe."--ema karI potAnA rAjAne vAta karI emanI saMmati meLavI, ane zreNika rAjA pAse AvI AjJA mAgIne emanI sevA karavA rahI jAya che. - have juo e ke AgaLa vadhe che! bane che evuM ke rAjA zreNikanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhInA AMgaNe trilokanAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmA saparivAra padhAryA che, ane rAjA zreNika parivAra sAthe prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. tyAM rAjA prabhune pradakSiNa daIne vaMdana kare che. ahIM paNa chokarAe hisAba mAMDyo ke "A te vaLI samrATa zreNika karatAM ya moTA lAge che! to ja zreNika emane namaskAra kare che. te pachI have te mATe A bhagavAnanI ja sevA karavA rahI javuM joIe." Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 juo dharmakiyA rUpe dharma nahi, kintu mAtAnI meTAnI sevA karatA rahevuM,"--evI zikhAmaNathI keTalo e AgaLa vadhI rahyo che! meTAnI sevA e guNarUpa dharma che. "jayavIyarAya" sUtramAMnA gurujana-pUjAne zrI lalita- vistarA zAstramAM laukika dharma tarIke oLakhAvyA che. laukika" eTale lokamAM janasAmAnyamAM mAnya. janasAmAnyamAM ya vaDilajanenI pUjA, sevAbhakti, e kartavya-dharma tarIke prasiddha che. putra phaNasAlane mAtAe e dharma pakaDAvyuM che, ane phaNasAla emAM AgaLa vadhatAM bhagavAna sudhI AvI pahoMce che. ahIM sudhI ene udeza eka ja che ke meTAnI sevA karatA rahevAne mAtAne bola pALave." have AmAM ene mokSanI kaI gama nathI, "mekSa mATe dharma bajAvuM" e kaI ja vicAra nathI, keIja uddeza nathI; vicAra mAtra eka ja che ke "meTAnI sevA bajAvatA rahevuM, kemake mAtAnI zikhAmaNa che." te ahIM eno uddhAra thAya ke nahi ? phakta temAM sevA karavAne bhAva che. zA mATe? "basa mAtAe kahyuM che tAre meTAnI sevA karatA rahevuM, jIvana zAMtithI pasAra thaze." eTalA mATe sevAne bhAva che. AmAM kaI mekSane uddeza nathI. vartamAna jIvanamAM zAMtine uddeza che, yA sevAnA ja bhAva che, ne e mATe sevAnuM sUtra pakaDayuM che. paraMtu e juo ke e kevuM tAraNahAra nIvaDe che ! cheka AgaLa vadhatAM vadhatAM TheTha magadhasamrATa zreNika mahArAjanI sevAmAM AvI gayuM hatuM ne have zreNikanI sAthe mahAvIra bhagavAna pAse AvI Ubho che ! zreNikane prabhu AgaLa namatA joI nakkI kare che ke Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreNika karatAM bhagavAna moTA che. tethI rAjAne kahe "mAre bhagavAnanI sevAmAM rahevuM che. mane rajA Ape, bhagavAna tamArA karatAM moTA che, ne mAre mAtAnA vacana mujaba meTAnI sevAmAM rahevAnuM che." zuM bhagavAnanA parama bhakta zreNika "nA" pADe? tarata khuzI batAvI "hA" kahe che, eTale phaNasAla bhagavAnane kahe, "huM zreNika mahArAjAnI sevAmAM hatuM, Apa emanA karatAM moTA che, tethI emanI rajAthI mAre ApanI sevAmAM rahevuM che. ApanI sevA karIza, mane rajA Apo." phaNasAla abhaNa che, ene bicArAne khabara nathI ke bhagavAnanI sevA zI rIte karAtI haze? e te samaje che ke "jema pUrve bApa, mukhI, rAjA ane zreNikanI sevA karI, ema bhagavAnanI sevA karavAnI paraMtu ahIM ene bhagavAna kahe che, prabhunI sevA eTale zuM?: je devAnupriya! mArI sevA karavI hoya to sevAmAM rahelA A badhA munionI jema tAre saMsAra--gharavAsa tyAga karI, sAvadya vyApAra eTale ke hiMsA-jUTha-corI.... vagere samasta pApanI pravRtti, e jIvanabhara mATe baMdha karavAnI pratijJA uzcaravI paDe, sAdhupaNuM levuM paDe, te ja mArI sevAmAM AvI zakAya, te ja mArI sevA karI zakAya. pachI jIvanabhara A munipaNuM pALavuM paDe." - phaNasAla tarata kabUla karI laI tyAMja saMsAra tyAga karI sunipaNuM laI le che. kema dIkSA laI le che? "A Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 jIvanamAM moTAnI sevA karavI, e ja eka jIvana-sUtra banAvyuM che, ane ahIM bhagavAna kahe che, mArI sevA karavI hoya te A rIte sarva pApa-tyAga karIne ja thAya." te bhale saMsAra tyAga karavAne, ane munipaNuM kaSTamaya hoya to ya laI levAnuM." A ja eka tamannA che. AmAM saMsAra kharAba che mATe cAritra-dharma levAne ane pALavAne, evuM manamAM nathI. sevA karavI che mATe cAritra levuM e bhAva che. sevAnA AzayathI cAritradharma sAdhave che. zuM AvI rIte dharma karAya? ane kare to lAbha thAya? hA, ahIM jJAnI AcArya bhagavAna kahI rahyA che ke "lajjAthI, bhayathI, caDasAcaDasIthI....vagere vagere tareha tarehanA AzayathI dharma karAya, ane te amApa phaLanA lAbha mATe thAya che." to zuM AvuM kahenAra AcArya bhagavAnane ajJAnI TharAvavA che? mUDha kahevA che? evuM kahetA nahi, nahitara bhavAMtare jIbha nahi maLe! jJAnIe joyuM che ke lajjA vagere AzayathI paNa dharma karanArA AgaLa vadhI rahyA che. ahIM ja juo gAmaDAnA A chokarA phaNasAlane mAtAnA vacanathI jIvanamAM meTAnI sevA ja karavAnA bhAva jAgI gayA, tethI eka mAtra sevAnA bhAvathI moTAnI sevA karI rahyo che. to ene e vyavasAyamAM cAritra-dharma sudhI AgaLa vadhI gaye! cAritra letI vakhate ya mekSa Azaya nathI, paNa sevAne bhAva che. A sevAnA bhAvathI karAtA sevAdharmane, mekSane Azaya nathI mATe, pAparUpa ane bhava-vardhaka na kahevAya. bhAvathI dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa ahIM dekhAya che. Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11. kuNAcArathI dharma: jugArathI mAchale AgaLa AcArya mahArAja pharamAve che, (16) kulAcArathI dharma kare, ene enuM amApa phaLa, dharma karavA pAchaLa bIjo koI moTo udeza na hoya. kintu "A dharma amArA kuLanA bIjA AcAranI jema eka AcAra che, mATe karavAno,' ema samajIne devadarzanAdi dharma kare, ene enuM amApa phaLa che. te zuM "ene mokSane Azaya nathI eTalA mATe e adharma kare che.... ema kahevAya? prabhAvaka AcArya AryarakSitasUrijI mahArAja sudhI pALe ene dharma" ema jainadharmanuM lekamAM pAlana cAlyuM AvatuM hatuM, eTale eka ja kuTuMbamAM kaI jaina dharma pALatuM, to koI brAhmaNa dharma. AryarakSitasUrijI mahArAjanA pitAnA ja sAMsArika avasthAnA kuTuMbamAM evuM hatuM. mAtA jaina hatI, ane bApA tathA kuTuMba brAhmaNa hatA. paraMtu pachIthI AcArya mahArAje e joyuM ke "Ama have paDatA kALamAM jaina dharma nahi ke; kemake emAM to. dilamAM bhAva hoya te dharma kare, bhAva na hoya, bhAva paDI gayA hoya ane dharma na kare, dharma choDI do, te mAthe kaI baMdhana nathI ke bhale bhAva na thatuM hoya te ya dharma kare Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 187 ane ema te ja viSayo tarapha kheMcAyelA che, yA sahelA sahelA ane viSayasukha-puSTi karanArA mithyA dharmamAM kheMcAI javAnuM paDatA kALamAM saheje bane. ema lokomAM jaina dharma paLAto ocho thaI jAya ! to jainazAsana Take nahi eTale AcAryoe jainakuLa bAMdhyA, jaina dharma pALanArAonuM saMgaThana karyuM, roTI-beTI- vyavahAra emAM ja. vaLI A saMgaThita jainakuLomAM devadazana- pUjA-sAdhubhakti-jIvadayA vagere. AcAra nakkI thayA. - AcAryoe joyuM ke "jainakuLanA cokaThAmAM goThavAI gayelA jI, kaLAcArathI paNa devadarzanAdi dharma karatA raheze, te ja jainakuLamAM jainadharmanI paraMparA Takaze. jaina dharmanI kiyAo ane AcAre cAlu haze, te ja jaina dharma TakavAno." ane tyArathI cAlI AvatA jainakuLamAM badhA ya mANaso dhama-AcAre pALatA te badhA ja zuM makSanA AzayathI dharma pALatA ? nA, paNa kahe - bhale saune mane Azaya nathI chatAM kuLAcArathI paNa Aja sudhI A kriyAo-AcAra karatA AvyA che, te ja Aje jene ane jainadharmanuM astitva jovA maLe che. have ahIM je ema kahevA jaIe ke "tuM mAtra kuLAcArathI ja dharma kare che? tane mekSane Azaya nathI ? jA, tArA bhAva melA che. mekSanA Azaya vinAne tAre dhama e adharma che, ane ethI tuM dharma karIne ya saMsAra vadhArI. rahyo che." te ema kahevuM keTaluM vyAjabI che? jene mezane Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 Azaya nathI ane mAtra kulAcArathI dharma karatA AvyA che emane bAda karavAnA hoya, bhaDakAvavAnA hoya ke "mekSanA Azaya vinA tame dharma karIne durgatinAM pApa bAMdhI rahyA che, ane ema bhaDakelA kadAca, kuLAcArathI dharma karatA hoya te ya choDI de, te zuddha mekSanA AzayathI dharma kiyA dharma AcAra pALanArA keTalA dekhAze ? zuM pUrve evI bAdabAkIo thaI hatI ane ema dharmanA AcArapALavAnA baMdha thaI gayA hatA, te Aje jainadharmanuM astitva jovA maLata? Azaya-zuddhinI vAta pachI, paraMtu jyAM have dharmakriyA ane dharmanA AcAre pALanArA ja bahu alpa thaI gayA che, ane je bahu ja theDA jaNa DI paNa devadarzana-pUjAnI dharmakriyA kare che, rAtribhejana tyAga vagere zrAvakanA AcAra pALe che, emAMya keTalAkane kulAcAra vagere Azaya hoya che. tyAM "zuddha bhAva mekSa Azaya vinA bIjA keIpaNa AzayathI dharma kare te enA bhAva melA hovAthI e dharma paNa durgatine pApa baMdhAve."--evuM je ApaNe kahevA jaIe to zuM jainadharma ke, ke jaina dharmane chAsa thAya? ahIM jJAnI je kahe che, ke "lajajAthI, bhayathI, snehathI, duHkhathI, vagerethI paNa dharma kare, ene enuM amApa phaLa,' e kahIne dharma-kiyA dharma-AcAra dharma-pravRttinA mahimAnuM DiDima pITe che. e samaje che ke jIvane ekavAra dharma pravRtti karate thavA de, pachIthI ene zuddha bhAva Avaze; ekalI pApapravRttimAM racyApaccAne zuddha bhAva nahi Ave, Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 189 te bole, jainadharma zI rIte Take? Aje jaina prajAmAM, dharma-kiyAe dharma-AcAre dharma-pravRttio jyAre ochI thaI gaI che tyAre, A rIte ene jIvaMta kare pracAra-prasAre te jaina dharma Take? ke zuddha bhAvane mukhya karI e vinAnI dharmakiyAne utArI pADe, to dharma ke ? A bemAMthI kaI rIte Aje jaina dharmane TakAvavAnuM thAya? ane kaI rIte jaina dharmane hAsa karavAnuM thAya? e vicAravA jevuM che. kAnajImata kema khoTo? :- kAnajImata vAta te jaina zAmAM kahelA nizcayanayanI ja vAta kare che, pachI kema e adharma ? kahe, eTalA ja mATe ke evI ekAMta nizcaya nayanI vAta karatAM karatAM bAhakiyA-mArgane ane vyavahAra-mArgane taddana adharma TharAve che ! ne ema karIne jainadharmane hAsa kare che, tethI e mata beTo che, mithyAmArga che. ene khabara nathI ke tribhuvanagara bhagavAna mahAvIradeve jinazAsana sthApyuM, e AjasudhI je cAlyuM Ave che, te zrI jaina saMghamAM jorazorathI bAda kiyAmArga ane dharmavyavahAra-mArga cAlu rahyo che te ja. banAvaTI nizcayamatavALAnA gharamAM zuM cAle che?:-. are! Aghe kyAM javuM che? banAvaTI nizcayamatane mArga ja jue ke e kevI rIte cAle che? paheluM te pitAne, ja pitAne kumata calAvavA sagaDhamAM Azrama sthApavAnI kiyA karavI paDI ! pachI ene nabhAvavA mIThAM jana seTuM calAvavAnI kriyA karavI paDI ! ahIzAna kavana he. bAMdhavAnI kriyA karavI paDe! pitAne roja prathama ApavAnI kriyA karatA rahevuM paDayuM ! paniyuM mAsika ane Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumatanA pustako chapAvavA-pracAravAnI kriyA karavI paDI ! keseTo utArI ane pracAravAnI kriyA karavI paDI ! gAmagAma -svAdhyAya-maMdire ane jinamaMdira baMdhAvavAnI kriyA karavI paDI ! A badhI kriyAmAM kayAM nizcaya mekSa-mArga Avyo? nizcaya mekSamArga te AtmAnI vastu che, jaDanI vastu nahi. te A badhI kriyAo karavI-karAvavI ane "nizcaya vinA dharma nahi" ema mullAM bAMga pokAravI e DhaMgadhare nathI? vAta A che, ke aMtaramAM dharmarUpe dharma karavAnA bhAva na hoya, chatAM kulAcAra pALavAnA AzayathI dharma-pravRtti kare, ene paNa ethI amApa phaLa maLe che. are ! kuLAcArathI dharma pALavA rUpe dharma kare e Azaya paNa kadAca na hoya, dharmarUpe dharma karavAnI koI ja IcchA na hoya, kintu kuLAcAramAM sahajarUpe bIjI pravRttinI jema dharmakiyA thaI jatI hoya, te ya te amApa phaLa denArI bane che. dA. ta. gharamAM bIjA bahAra gayA che, Ajane juvAniye gharamAM beTho che, ne sAdhu vaheravA AvyA. have juvAniyAnA vicAre mAne ke jaDavAdI banI javAthI ene supAtradAnane lAbha lauM, - evI kaI ja lezyA nathI, tamannA nathI. dharma tarIke dAnadharmanA kulAcAra pALuM evI ya ruci nathI, paraMtu ApaNA - gharamAM sAdhune devAya che, ne atyAre sAdhu AvelA che, te emane khAlI pAchA kADhavA ThIka nahi, gharamAM memAna Ave te emane cA-pANI pavAya che, ema sAdhune daI daUM." ema karI sAdhune vaherAvI de, AmAM 'kuLAcArathI supAtradAnane dharma karuevI ya keI vRtti nathI, chatAM e paNa ene dharma lAbha mATe thAya che. juo - Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 191 jugArIne vinA irAde paNa devadarzanathI lAbha : zrAvaka zeThane chekare che, jugArI thaI gaye che, bApe ghaNI zikhAmaNa ApavA chatAM sudharyo nahi, tethI bApane ghaNuM duHkha che ke AnuM zuM thaze? bApe vicAryuM ke mArI hayAtI che chatAM A chokaro jugAranI lata mUkta nathI, ane devadarzanAdi kaze dharma karato nathI, te mArA maryA pachI te jugAra choDe ja zAne ? ane kazo ya dharma zAne kare? vaLI have mArI uMmara thaI gaI che, AyuSya have kyAre pUruM thaI jAya enuM kAMI kahevAya nahi, paNa maratA pahelAM evuM kAMka karuM ke Ane kamamAM kama anicchAe paNa vItarAga paramAtmAnAM darzana thaye jAya. bhale A bhAvadarzana nahi, te paNa dravya-darzana thAya, chatAM ene ya saMskAra bhavAMtare ene upayogI thaze, ane ahIM paNa kadAca kyAreka dravya-darzanamAMthI svecchAe bhAva-darzanamAM jAya." | bApe zuM joyuM ? A ja ke "bhAva vinA paNa dravyakriyA karavAthI chokarAne lAbha thaze." vyakriyA mATe zeThanI yukti :Ama vicArI zeThe DelInuM bAraNuM nIcuM karAvI dIdhuM ane bAraNAnI sAmenI divAla para UMce bhagavAnanI pratimA kotarAvI dIdhI! jethI have nIcA bAraNAmAM mAthuM namAvIne pesavuM paDe ane peThA pachI tarata kudarate mAthuM UMcuM thaI jAya, tyAM sAme divAla para bhagavAnanI AkRti dekhAI jAya. Ama anicchAe paNa dahADAmAM 5-7 vAra Ane bhagavAnanI AkRti dekhAtI raheze. bApe kevIka yukti karI! have Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara chokarAne DelInA bAraNAmAM pese tyAre tyAre, vagara IcchAe paNa jina-mUti dekhAI jAya che! kare pUchyuM haze, "kema bAraNuM nIcuM karAvI nAkhyuM?" bApa kahe,-DelInI aMdara meTA Dhera pesI na jAya." kare kahe "paNa UMce pelI bhagavAnanI AkRti kema. karAvI?" bApa kahe "e maMgaLamUrti che ApaNuM kalyANa thAya." putra ArtadhyAnamAM marI mAchala : basa, pachIthI vakhata jatAM bApa marI gaye, chokarAnA hAthamAM mikta AvI, te have dahADAmAM lagabhaga dasa bAra vAra bahArathI AvI DelImAM pesavAnuM thAya che, ane aMdara sAme UMce pilI bhagavAnanI katarelI AkRti dekhAI jAya che ! paraMtu eNe have gharamAM ja jugArane aDDo jamAvyo che, te aMte badhuM phanA-phAtiyA thaI gayuM, ane ArtadhyAnamAM e marIne moTA svayaMbhu samudramAM mAchalA tarIke janamyo! bole, zrAvakane dIkare ane mAchale? hA, zrAvakanA AcAra mUkI pApamAM paDayAnuM ai phaLa che. have kahe, ene pelAM darzanathI kazo lAbha? zuM ema kahI zakAya ke haiyAmAM malA bhAva paDyA che ne darzana karyA mATe e daza durgatidAthI?" nA, AvuM na kahevAya. phugati te ADA dhaMdhA ane khuvArInA ArtadhyAna para thaI che. pri - te have zuM pelAM darzana ane gayA? u- nA, darzananA saMskAra paDelA te have kAma karavAnA che. Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 193 samudramAM pratimAkAre matsya : banyuM evuM ke asaMkhya jejananA evaDA moTA samudramAM agaNita AkAranA masya! te ekavAra ene jinapratimAnA AkArane mAchalo dekhAI gayo ! vicitra AkRti jotAM A mAchale vicAramAM paDI gaye, ene pilA darzananA baha saMskArane lIdhe ema lAgavA mAMDayuM ke "meM AvuM kayAMka joyuM che! kayAM joyuM? kayAM joyuM ?..." ema UhApoha karatAM ene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ! pUrava bhava yAda AvI gaye e stabdha thaI gaye ke A zuM? UMcA manuSyabhavamAMthI huM halakA mAchalAnA avatAramAM? ene bhAre aphasesI thAya che ke mAchalAne pazcAttApa : "A meM zuM karyuM ? jene kuLamAM avatAra hato, zrAvaka mAbApathI dharma-zikSaNa pAmele, ane dharmanuM AcaraNa paNa karate hate. emAM kyAM huM hInabhAgI kharAba mitronA saMge caDI jugAramAM phasAyo? dharma bhUlyo ? kumitra na karyA hatA, ane jugAra na khelyA hatA, tathA dharma karate rahyo hota, te tyAM paNa kyAM huM duHkhI thaI javAne hato? ulaTuM jugAranA vyasanamAM ja rupiyA gumAvI duHkhI the. ' "jugAranA badale e rUpiyAthI mahAna sukRta karyA hita, te kevAM mahAna puNya bAMdhata? temaja e sukRtenI vAre vAre anumodanAthI keTakeTale saMteSa raheta ke "hAza! rUpiyA mArA lekhe lAgyA ! nahitara e rUpiyA hiMsAmaya 13 Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AraMbha-samAraMbhe ane viSaya-vilAsamAM barabAda thAta! paraMtu mane mUkhane A kazuM sUjhayuM nahi, aMte asamAdhimaraNa pAme, ne ahIM durgatimAM paTakAye. have raDyA pachIne DahApaNane zuM karavAnuM?" A mAchalAne saLagatA pazcAttApamAM AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsu paDavA lAgyA. AgaLa e vicAre che - Ama chatAM bhaluM thaje mArA pitAnuM ke emaNe DelInuM bAraNuM nIcuM karAvI sAme divAla para UMce jinamati jinezvara-bhagavAnanI AkRti ketarAvI ! chevaTe anicchAe paNa mAre enAM vAraMvAranAM darzanathI mArA AtmAmAM khUba saMskAre paDyA ! jenA lIdhe ahIM evI AkRtine mAchale. jotAM mane pUrva janama yAda Avyo ! bApAno keTale badhe upakAra! tema anicchAe paNa karela prabhu-darzananI e dravyakiyAne keTale badhe upakAra !" mAchale kema bace che : e vicAre che, "khera ! te have phikara nahi "jAgyA tyArathI savAra" "bhUlyA tyAMthI pAchA vaLe." devadarzanAdi bIje dharma te ahIM na karI zakuM, paraMtu hiMsA-juTha vagere badhA pApone pratijJAbaddha tyAga ane jIvanabharanuM anazana karI zakuM chuM. pachI bhale bIjA mAchalA mArI pratye saMgharSamAM Ave, mane khAvA ya lAge, chatAM huM hiMsA nahi karuM, to mAre maravAnuM Avaze eTaluM ja ne? phikara nahi, matanI A jIvane keI navAI nathI, paraMtu Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 ahiMsA ane gatapAlanamAM mAta Ave e mAre dhanya ghaDI ! e meta paraloka sudhAranAruM banI jaze. vaLI anazanamAM meta e paNa eka ati mahAna sukRta thaze. mAnavabhave pUrve cUke, te ahIM tiryaMcanA avatAre sudhArI lauM." ApaNuM sthiti kaI che? pUrve janAvaranA avatAre cUkelA, kazuM sAruM karyuM nahi, chatAM ahIM manuSya avatAre sudhArI levuM che? prazna thAya, - - prava- pUrve sAru nahi kareluM te ahIM mAnava-janma ja zI rIte maLe? u - akAma nirjarAthI paNa mAnavajanma maLe, pUrve sAruM karIne AvyA hoIe to te ahIM enA saMskArathI vAtavAtamAM dAna, dayA, vrata-niyama, kSamAdi sUjhe. paraMtu enA badale vAtavAtamAM AhArAdi saMjJAo viSayavAsanAo ane krodha-mAnAdi kaSAyo sUjhe che, e pUrve sAruM nahi. karyAnuM phaLa che. te "aMdhAre cUkelA ajavALe sudhArI levuM che, A vicAre cAlu rahe te javalaMta dharma-udyama thAya, basa, pilA mAchalAe mAnava avatAre bagADeluM te have tiryaMca avatAre sudhArI levA nakakI karyuM, ane tethI eNe jIve tyAM sudhI sarva pApatyAga ane anazana karI lIdhA. e pALIne devalekamAM devapaNe utpanna thaye ! ahIM vicAravAnuM che ke - Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAchalAnA ATalA udayanA mULamAM zuM ? manuSya avatAre vAraMvAra jinendra bhagavAnanA darzana thayA karyA hatA te ja ne? zuM A jinAkRtinAM darzana-devadarzana zuddha AzayathI karelA? nA, to zuM zuddha uddeza sivAya jina darzana karAya te AtmAnuM kalyANa kare? jugArIpaNAmAM. ene zuM sArA bhAva jAgelA? nA. sArA bhAva jAgyA vinA dharma karAya ethI kalyANa thAya? ahIM jugArI chekarAe te kulAcAra samajIne paNa dharma nathI karyo, mAtra. anicchAe dahADAmAM 5-10 vAra jinamUti dekhAI jatI. eTaluM ja. chatAM e dekhavAmAM vastu kaI hatI? tenuM darzana? patnI-darzana nahi, paramAtmAnuM darzana, te ja paraloke enA saMskAra lAbhakArI thayA, sAMsArika pravRttio ane dhArmika pravRttio vacce aMtara dekhAya che? pelA jugArI chokarAne to paramAtma-darzana nanI kazI IcchA nahi, e to paramAtmamUti evI rIte. goThavAI gayelI ke vAraMvAra gharamAM pisatAM e anicchAe paNa dekhAI jatI, tyAre Aje svecchAthI maMdire jaIne darzana, karavA janArA che, emane pUcho divasamAM keTalIvAra darzana kare? to kaheze "ekavAra." emane savAre darzana karyA pachI, sAMje darzana karavAnI IcchA nathI ! zrAvake trikALa devadarzana bhakti karavAnI che, te ekavAramAM patAvI saMtoSa mAna. che ke "ame devadarzana karIe chIe;" e ya mAtra darzana! bAkI ghaNAone jinapUjAnI IcchA ja nathI thatI. AvAone. Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 197 sAyaMkAlIna devadarzana ane savAre jinapUjAmAM joDavA hoya te zI rIte joDavA? zuM vAraMvAra ene ema kahyA karIe ke "haiyAnA bhAva cekukhA karyA vinA karela dharma saMsAra-bramaNa vadhAranAre thAya? melA bhAve darzana kare e dharma nahi, adharma che, ethI kalyANa na thAya," . AvuM kahevAthI ene sAMje paNa darzana karavAnI tatparatA thAya? jinapUjA na karatA hoya ene e karavAne utsAha jAge? jeje, ahIM puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAja dharmane mahimA gAvA mATe A zuddha-azuddha bhAvane mahatva ApyA vinA pharamAve che ke "lajajAthI, bhayathI, kulAcArathI,.... paNa dharma kare ene amApa phaLa maLe che. A mahimA gAIne emaNe zuM karavuM che? jana samAjamAM dharma-pravRtti Ave, ne dharma-pravRtti vadhe, evuM karavuM che, kemake e jue che ke, bhagavAne dharmazAsana sthApyuM, te pachIthI janasamAjamAM e dharmazAsane kahelI dharmapravRttio khUba cAlu rahI, tethI dharmazAsana AjasudhI cAlyuM AvyuM che... mATe AcArya mahArAja dhamane mahimA gAya che ke lajajAthI dharma kare, bhayathI dharma kare, caDasA caDasIthI dharma kare... bhAvathI dhama kare, kulAcArathI dharma kare, ene enuM amApa phaLa maLe che." e mahimA gAIne lekamAM je dharmapravRttinI upekSA agara ALasa dekhAya che, te dUra karI lokone dharma khUba karatA karavAno Azaya che. e mATe aneka kAraNe batAvyA, emAM ahIM kahe che - Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 kulAcArathI dharma kare enuM amApa phaLa. ema kahevAmAM zAstrakAra e sUcavI rahyA che ke "jagatanA bhavya che. dharma pravRttithI sAva vaMcita rahI naradama pApapravRttimAM DUkhyA rahe, ane ethI pApa Aza ja piSyA kare, enA karatAM emane bhale hajI mekSane Azaya ke bIjo pavitra Azaya nathI jAge, chatAM kuLAcAranA baMdhanathI paNa dharma pravRttimAM AvavA de, te ethI ya e pApanI khADamAMthI kaMIka UMcA Avaze. ema saddaguru-samAgama sAdhatAM sAdhatAM ane jinavANI sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM AtmadaSTi jAgaze, saMsAra para vairAgya thaze, mokSanI abhilASA jAgaze... vagere sAruM pari- NAma Avaze, jJAnIone A abhiprAya ApaNane AcAryoe jainakuLa bAMdhyAnA aitihAsika prasaMgamAMthI paNa jovA maLe che. jainakuLe AcAryoe kema sthApyA? pahelAM te "pALe ene dharma" hato. brAhmaNa kanyA zrAvakane maLatI, te zrAvaka kanyA brAhmaNane paraNAvavAmAM AvatI. dA.ta. AryarakSitasUrijInA mAtA zrAvikA hatA, ane pitA brAhmaNa hatA. paraMtu pachIthI AcAryoe joyuM ke Ama te have paDatA kALamAM jaina dharma nahi Take, kemake pitAnA hRdayanI umithI ane mokSamAtranA AzayathI dharma karanArA keTalA? enA badale je jainakuLe sthApI reTI-beTI vyavahAra A kuLamAM ja nakkI karAyuM hoya, te A jaina kuLanA dhArmika rivAja te nakkI thaI gayelA rahevAnA. tethI A kuLamAM janma pAmanArA saheje kuLAcArathI jainadharmanI ja pravRtti karavAnA. jena AcAranuM avazya pAlana karavAnA. Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema kulAcArathI paNa jaina dharmanA AcArenI para parA cAlu raheze te jainadharma paNa Takaze, ane A AcAra pALanArAo mATe maLatAM AtmA-karma-dharma-mekSa vagere samajatA thaze. A parathI nakkI thAya che ke jainakuLe bAMdhavAmAM AcAryone abhiprAya A ja hatuM ke bhale mekSanA AzayathI nahi paNa kuLAcArathI ya dharma karatA raheze te ya te pitAnI daSTie bhAvI udayanA saMbhava mATe, ane zAsananI paraMparA TakavAnA mahAlAbha mATe che. have ahIM je Agraha rAkhavAmAM Ave ke "mekSa sivAya bIjA koI AzayathI dharma thaI zake ja nahi, dharma kare te e adharma che, enAthI durgati thAya, bhavabhramaNa vadhe!"--A ekAMtavAda sevAya te jenakuLa sthApanAra AcAryone kevA gaNavA? zAstrAnusArI? ke zAstra-virodhI? e AcAryoe sthapAvelA jainakuLamAM mekSanI koI samajaNa vinA mAtra kuLAcArathI dharma karanArAone kevA gaNavA? adhama karanArA ? durgatigAmI ? ane bhavanA pherA vadhAranArA gaNavA? kemake emaNe mekSanA Azaya vinA bIjA laukika kuLAcAranI jema mAtra A. dhArmika kuLAcAra pALavAnA AzayathI ja dharma karele. sArAMza, kuLAcArathI paNa dharma kare enuM ene amApa phaLa male. have chelle kahe che - Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) vairAgyathI dharma: udAyanane nijhAmaNaH vairAgyane dAkhalA (17) vairAgyathI dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa vairAgyathI dharma kare, emAM "vairAgya " eTale saMsAra ane saMsAranA viSaye tathA lADI-vADI-gADI, kIrti-kaMcana -kAminI vagere padArtho pratye virasatA-vimukhatA-napharata UbhI thAya, emAM janamanI barabAdI dekhAya, emAM durgati thavAne bhaya lAge...A badhA vairAgyanAM lakSaNa che. A vairAgya thavAthI manane saheje ema thAya ke "lAva dharma karu'; ema dharmane rasa UbhuM thAya, dharma tAraNahAra lAge, dharmamAM jIvananI AbAdI dekhAya, ane tethI dharma kare, e virAgyathI dharma karyo gaNAya. pUcho, pra- A vairAgya te gurune upadeza sAMbhaLIne thaye, ane pachI dharma-pravRtti karI, te te dharma zuM vairAgyathI karyo gaNAya? ke gurunA upadezathI karyo gaNAya? u- alabat vairAgya te gurunA upadezathI thaye, paraMtu dharma thaye te vairAgyathI; kemake upadeza te pahelAM paNa sAMbhaLatuM hatuM, paraMtu dharma karavAmAM ALasu hatuM, kintu jyAM keIka evA joradAra upadezamAM haiyAne dhakko Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2c1 lAge eTale saMsAra ane pramAda upara bhAre napharata AvI, tyAre jIve ALasa khaMkherI nAkhI, ane dharma karavAnuM zaru karI dIdhuM. saMsAra para A napharata e vairAgya che. eTale kahevAya ke "ahIM dharma vairAgyathI thaye, ane vairAgya gurunA upadezathI thaze." vairAgya jAge tyAre jIvane dharmanI tamannA UbhI thAya che. eTale ja guru upadezamAM e prayatnamAM hoya che ke "zrotAne saMsAra ane enA pApa para napharatanI Aga varase evI vAta karu." A vairAgyanI Aga nathI UbhI thatI eTale ja dharma karavAmAM akhADA karavAnuM thAya che. vairAgyanA dAkhalA : bhartuhari piMgalA rANa para aMdha Asakta hatA tyAM sudhI amanacamana uDAvyA, paraMtu jyAM pigalAnuM duzcaritra jANe enA para ane enA dAkhalAthI AkhA saMsAra para napharatanI Aga varasI, te eNe tarata saMnyAsa dharma laI lIdho. seLamAM bhave mahAvIra prabhune jIva vizvabhUti rAjakumAra AnaMda-maMgaLamAM hato. patnI sAthe bagIcAmAM haratA-pharate vagere lahera kare te hato. paraMtu jyAM joyuM ke jemane pite bApathI adhika mAnate hato e meTA kAkA rAjAe pitAne bagIcAmAMthI bahAra kADhavA jevI najIvI bAbata khAtara pitAnI sAme prapaMca khelyA," tyAM e vizvabhUtine najIvI bAbata khAtara paNa mAyA karAvanAra AvA saMsAra pratye napharatanI Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 Aga varasI, vairAgya jhagamagI UDyo ! ane eNe e vairAgyathI. sIdhe sAdhu-dharma ja laI lIdhe ! sAdhu-dharma te UMcI vastu che ja, paraMtu devadarzanapUjA, sAdhu-sevA, vrata-niyama-tapasyA..vagere dharma paNa kalyANakara vastu che. gura-upadezathI je vairAgya jAgI jAya te e saheje ane rasathI karavAnuM bane che. nAstika pradezI rAjAne kezI gaNadhara mahArAje Atma-- tattvanI tIvra zraddhA karAvI dIdhI. ethI have ene nAstikapaNAmAM karelA pApa pratye bhAre napharata chUTI, saMsAranA viSaye para vairAgya jhagamagI UThaze, ane kezIgaNI mahArAja pAse eNe samyakRtva sahita zrAvaka-dharma svIkArI lIdhuM. A mULamAM vairAgyanA pAyA upara dharma lIdho hato, tethI, jinapUjA-sAmAyika-paSadha vagere dharma e pALavA lAgyA ! ke rANI sUryakAntAne e pati na gamavAthI piSadha-pAraNe rAjAne jhera ApavAnI taka maLI. paNa emAM rAjAnuM zuM bagaDyuM ? rAjAe tarata jAte nirdhAmaNA karavA mAMDI ! samAdhimaraNa pAmI pahelA devalokamAM sUryAbha vimAnamAM mAlika sUryAbha deva tarIke utpanna thayA ! vairAgyathI dharma kare enI balihArI che. vairAgya joradAra hoya te dharma karatI vakhate vighna Ave chatAM e pAcho nahi paDe, dharmamAM sthira raheze. kumArapALane vairAgya : 18 dezanA samrATa mahArAjA kumArapALane guru hema-. caMdrAcAryane upadeza maLyAthI ane pitAnI siddharAjanA bhayathI Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 203 thayelI rakhaDapaTTInI sthiti joIne jvalaMta vairAgya thaI gaye hatA. te ja emaNe je zrAvaka dharma sevavA mAMDaye pachI. kasoTInA avasara AvyA chatAM e dharmamAMthI DagyA nahi ! kaMTakezvarIdevI kahe "mUkI detA dayA dharmanuM pUMchaDuM; bekaDAne bhega ApI de, nahitara tane mArI nAkhIza." tyAre devIne emaNe ghasIne nA pADI dIdhI, "bhega nahi maLe." te devIe kumArapALanA kapALamAM trizuLa mAryuM ! rAjAne bhayaMkara pIDA upajI! zarIra kaDha-roganA dhoLA dhabbAthI vyApta thaI gayuM ! chatAM e devIne namI na paDayA, paNa savAra paDatA pahelAM citAmAM sagaLI javAnI taiyArI rAkhI, jethI leka savAre pitAne keDha regavALe joI jenA dharmanI hAMsI kare evuM na bane. zI rIte ATalI badhI dayA-dharmamAM sthiratA? kahe, vairAgya jvalaMta hato, rAjyapATa-khajAnA-lahAva-lazkara.. thAvat potAnI kAyAne paNa dharmanI sAme tRNavat lekhatA hatA; tethI dayAdharma sAcavavA khAtara e badhuM jatuM karavA taiyAra thaI gayelA. A makkama dharma zAnA pratApe ? kaho, vairAgyanA pratApe. nadISaNane vairAgya : naMdISeNa zreNika rAjAnA putra, te bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmAne upadeza sAMbhaLI prakhara vairAgyavALA banI gayelA, ane devIe "nA" kahevA chatAM emaNe cAritra lIdheluM, ne. pachI mehanA udayanI sAme virAgyanA prabhAve pracaMDa tyAga. Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 ane tapasyAthI evA jhajhUmelA ke emane labdhio UbhI thaI gayelI ! tyAre te vezyAne tyAM AMkhanA melathI sADA bAra keDa senaiyA varasAvyA ! labdhi vinA A ze bane ? ane vezyAne tyAM nikAcita karmathI patana pAmI bhaga bhegavavA rahI gayelA chatAM vacana--labdhinA pratApe rAja daza jaNane pratibaMdha karI cAritra mArge caDAvI detA ! A tapajanya be labdhine prabhAva jevo tevo che? AMkhanA piyAthI eka nava pa varasAvavAnuM ApaNuM gajuM nathI, tyAre ahIM labdhithI 1rA koDasenaiyA varasAve che! kevIka labdhi ! upAzraye AvanAra ekane paNa anekavAranA upadezathI ya cAritra mATe UbhuM karI devAnI ApaNI majAla nathI tyAre ahIM vezyAne tyAM AvelA dazane cAritra mATe UbhA karI de che! kevIka vacanalabdhi ! A addabhuta labdhio zAnA pratApe UbhI thayelI ? kaho, saMyama, tapasyA ane kaThora tyAganA pratApe. A saMyama, tapasyA ane tyAga prakhara keTinA ArAdhyA e zenA pratApe? te kahevuM ja paDe ke jvalaMta vairAgyanA pratApe. vairAgya te hoya, paraMtu ALasupaNAthI dharma- pravRtti te na kare, paNa uparathI bacAva kare ke "asalamAM bhAva cokhA joIe. tamArAmAM mekSa Azaya na hoya eTale bhAva melA hAya, pachI game teTalI dharma-pravRtti karo, ethI te bhavamAM bhaTakavAnuM ja maLe ! amAre te pahelAM bhAva Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 cokhA karavA che. dharma pravRttinI bahu kiMmata nathI, bhAva. tAraNahAra che," - te AvA pApI bacAva karavAnuM mana na. thAya eTalA mATe, ahIM AcArya mahArAja kahe che ke "vairAgyathI paNa dharma kare ene enuM amApa phaLa maLe." tAtparya, dharma-pravRtti na kare ene evAM phaLa na maLe. alabat dharmapravRtti karato rahe enI sAthe vairAgya joIe. paraMtu ekale vairAgya rAkhIne besI rahe, ne dharma pravRttinI upekSA kare te UMcAM phaLa na maLe. vairAgya sAthe dharmapravRtti joIe. rAjaputra AdrakumAra anArya dezamAMthI bhAgIne Arya. dezamAM lakSmIpura nagaramAM AvyA che, te vairAgyathI Avyo che; ane emAM sadbhAgya ahIM puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA maLe che; emAM AcArya bhagavAna zrotAo sArI rIte dharmamAM pravarte eTalA mATe dharmane mahimA A rIte batAvI rahyA che ke "lajajAthI dharma kare, yA bhayathI dharma kare, athavA mAtsaryathI, snehathI .... yAvatu vairAgyathI nirmaLa dharma (jainadharma) ArAdhe, ene enuM amApa phaLa maLe che." - A aMge ApaNe keTalAka dRSTAnta jevAM ke jemAM A lajA vageremAMnA koI hetuthI dharma karyo, ane AtmA AgaLa. jatAM unnati pAme. AvA bIjA aneka daSTAnta zAstromAM. maLe che, ne vartamAna kALe paNa maLe che. emAM joIe te e ja dharmamAM pravRtti karI tyAre zuddha mokSane Azaya. naheAte, bhAva zuddha jAgyA nahotA, chatAM e lajA vagere eka yA bIjA AzayathI dharmamAM pravaryA te AgaLa. mahAna lAbha pAmyA. Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 bIjA bIjA AzayathI dharma karanAranA anya daSTAnta, udAyana maMtrInI aMtima nirdhAmaNA: vaMdane dharma udAyana maMtrI mahArAjA kumArapALanA AdezathI eka yuddha karavA gayelA, vijaya paNa meLavyo, kintu yuddhamAM zarIre bahu ghavAI gayelA te pAchA vaLatAM rastAmAM ja emane lAge che ke "have jIvana nahi ke tethI jaMgalamAM paDAva nAkhe che, ane eka rAvaThImAM pote aMtima samaya pasAra karI rahyA che. paNa tyAre pote bahu asvasthatA anubhave che ! tyAM bIjA amaladAra pUche che- "maMtrIzvara ! kema kAMI asvastha? tame te jaMgabahAdura thaI yuddha karIne vijya meLavyuM che, tethI tamane A zarIranI pIDAne aphasa na hoya. tame te sainikane yuddhamAM zarIranI ke mRtyunI paravA nahi karavAnuM pirasa caDAveluM, ane tethI khUnakhAra yuddha karI vijaya meLavyo ! eTale tame pote zarIra-pIDAnI ke mRtyunI aphasI zAnA kare ? te pachI tamane zAnuM duHkha che?" udAyanane motanuM duHkha nahi paNa maMtrI udAyana mahetA kahe, "bhAI ! tamArI vAta sAcI che, mane zarIranI jAlima vedanAnuM duHkha nathI, tema have meta sAme AvIne UbhuM che enuM ya duHkha nathI, paraMtu mane eka ja vAtanuM duHkha che ke eka sAmAnya mANasane paNa aMtakALe sAdhunI nirdhAmaNA maLe che, ne ethI ene aMtima samaye sAdhudarzana ane sAdhunA mukhethI navakAra ane nijhAmaNAnA be bela sAMbhaLavA maLavAthI samAdhi ane pachI sadagati thAya che, tyAre mArA jevAne aMtima samaye A Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 207 jaMgalamAM kaI sAdhumahArAjanuM darzana nahi? ke emanA mukhethI navakAra sAMbhaLavA maLe nahi? mAruM zuM thaze? mane saddagati zI rIte maLaze? sAdhu vinA mane samAdhi keNa Ape? ane bhAIo ! juo, "jIvanabhara dharma game teTale sA hoya, paNa je aMtima samaye samAdhi na hoya te javanI durgati thAya che, ne ekavAra durgatimAM paTakAyA eTale? tyAM kaze dharma karavAne maLe nahi ! are! dharmanI oLakhe ya tyAM kayAre paNa nahi; eTale ekaluM pApamaya jIvana hoya. enuM pariNAma zuM ? e ja ke AgaLa AgaLa durgatinA avatAra cAlyA kare! basa, mane samAdhi vinA A pariNAma Ave enI kalpanAthI mana asvastha thaI gayuM che ke hAya! mane AvA aMtima samaye sAdhu-mahArAjanuM darzana nahi? emanA mukhethI eka navakAra paNa sAMbhaLavA na maLe?" - udAyana mahetA raDavA jevA thaI jaI nisAsA nAkhe che, tyAre amaladAranI AMkhamAM pANI AvI jAya che. e jue che ke "ahojIvanamAM jemaNe mahAna zrAvaka-dharma ArAdhyA che, ane anekAneka bhavya sukRta karyA che, evA A mahAmaMtrIne aMtima samaye sAdhu-darzana na maLe enuM ATaluM badhuM duHkha? AmanI keTalI badhI jAgRti? paNa emanuM A duHkha TALavuM joIe." maMtrIne amaladAranuM AzvAsana : mukhya amalavAra hoMziyAra che, tarata avasara oLakhI laI kahe che, "maMtrIzvara! tame ciMtA na kare, ame hamaNAM : Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 ja cAre bAju ghoDA doDAvI tapAsa karAvIe chIe, ane kayAMya paNa muni mahArAja vihAra karatA dekhAya te tarata emane tamArI paristhiti kahI vinaMti karIne ahIM jhaTapaTa, laI AvIe chIe." mahAmaMtrI "hA bhAI ! kare, A kAma khAsa kare.. jIvanabhara meM sAdhu mahArAjanI sevA karI che eTale mane vizvAsa che ke AvA samaye maratA pahelAM mane muni mahArAjanAM darzana jarUra maLaze. e maLyA pahelAM nahi maru." bhavaiyAne muniza ane zikSaNa : amaladAra rAvaDInI bahAra AvI eka nATakiyA. bhAMDabhavaiyAne muniveza bhajavavA taiyAra kare che. eka bAju mANasane rAvaThImAM mokalI maMtrIzvarane khabara apAve che ke cAre bAju ghoDesvAre sAdhunI tapAsa karavA devA che." ne bIjI bAju ahIM bhavaiyAne zIkhave che ke tamAre A pramANe..... sAdhune veza paheravAne, DAbA hAthanI bagalamAM. -rajoharaNa pakaDavAnuM, ne jamaNA hAthamAM muhapatti A rIte pakaDavAnI... pachI aMdara jaI maMtrIzvara AgaLa "dharmalAbha" kahevAne.... ane pachI kahevAnuM "mahAnubhAva! tame te jIvanabhara khUba dharma karyo che. te aMtima samaye jarAya ciMtA na karatA. zarIra te darekane aMte javAnuM nizcita te jAya che, paraMtu AtmAnI dharmanI mUDI puNyanI mUDI te sAthe ja rahevAnI, sAthe ja cAlavAnI che. pachI ciMtA zAnI? bhe, navakAra sAMbhaLo vagere kahI navakAra saMbhaLAvavAne ane chelle kahevAnuM ke.... juo sarva chAne khamAvI de, ane navakAra tathA arihaMtamAM ja mana rAkhaje." Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 209 bhayAne A badhuM zIkhavI navakAra maMtra zikhavADo bhave te khela bhajavavAne kaLAbAja, eTale ene A badhuM zIkhaveluM grahaNa karI letAM keTalI vAra? eNe navakAranA pada paNa meM karI lIdhA. e taiyAra thaI gayA. enI DI vAra pahelAM rAvaThImAM mANasa mokalI kahevarAve che, "maMtrI sAheba ! khuza khabara ! eka dizAmAMthI ghaDesvAra AvI gayo, ane kahe che, mahArAja sAheba maLI gayA che ! ane ApaNA mANasa sAthe jhaTapaTa A tarapha padhArI rahyA che. A udAyana maMtrI A sAMbhaLatAM rAjInA reDa thaI gayA, kahe che "huM huM ? sAdhu mahArAja maLI gayA? vAha! jaMgalamAM maMgaLa thayuM ! basa have mane sAdhudarzana maLaze! emanA. zrImukhe mane dharmalAbha ane navakAranA akSara maLaze." samajAya che ? maratA udAyanamaMtrIne sAdhu maLavAne mahAAnaMda che. ahIM bheco barAbara navakAra zIkhI gayo eTale ene sAdhuveza paherAvyo ane have ene rAvaDImAM laI Ave. che. udAyanamaMtrIne e pahelAM "sAdhu AvI rahyA che, sAdhu AvI rahyA che,.. sAdhu bahu jaldI jaldI cAlIne AvI rahyA che. e A AvyA...."ema kahI mANase maMtrInI AturatA vadhArI rahyA hatA, emAM udAyanamaMtrIe have sAdhune aMdara pisatA joyA, bahu ghavAyelA zarIre paNa saphALA. beThA thaI jAya che! ane "ahe! mane A avasare sAdhudarzana?" ema AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLiyAM AvI gayAM, sAdhune 14 Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 maTyUeNa vaMdAmi' kahetAM namaskAra kare che, ne bhaye sAdhu dharmalAbha le che. muniveza bhajavavA pAchaLa kayA Azaya? : ahIM sudhI bhavaiyA sAdhune kazI dharmanI bhAvanA nahatI, mAtra nATakiyA tarIke muniveza bhajave, eTaluM hatuM. kema bhajave? (1) kAMkarI bajAvavAnA lebhathI hoya, yA (2) navA InAmanA yA mAna-kItinA lebhathI hoya, (3) athavA AvA maMtrIzvaranI aMtima avasthAnI diladardabharI bhavya bhAvanA joI emanA pratyenI nehasahAnubhUtithI hAya. -AvA keI AzayathI veza bhajavyuM, emAM zuM zuM karyuM ? navakAra zIkhe. niyamaNa zIkhe. evA lebhathI navakAra vagere zIkhAya ? emAM mekSane bhAva te che nahi. te mekSa sivAyanA bIjA bhAvathI dharma kare te je ekAMte bhavanA pherA ja vadhatA hoya, te amaladArothI bhavaiyAne navakAra vagere kema zikhavADAya? kahIe pra - maMtrIzvaranuM kArya sAdhavA zikhavADAya ne? u - keInuM kArya sAdhavA bIjAne kaccaraghANa kaDhAya? paNa ahIM vastusthitie e juo ke ahIM game te AzacathI navakAra zIkhavAnuM, ne maMtrIzvarane samAdhi vacana ApavAnuM.... vagere karyuM, te kevuM sukhada pariNAma Ave che! Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 maMtrIzvaranI aMtima sAdhanA : banAvaTI sAdhune sAcA sAdhu mAnI maMtrIzvare vaMdanA karI, sAdhue navakAra saMbhaLAvyuM, ane kahyuM "juo Ayubane bharese nathI. kazAmAM mana rAkhaze nahi, navakAramAM ne arihaMtamAM mana rAkhaje." maMtrIzvara jANe ke "sAdhunA mukhethI A sAMbhaLavA maLe che!" samajI khUba khuzI anubhave che! AnaMda vyakta kare che ! upakAra mAne che! ane tyAM ja DIvAramAM maMtrIzvaranuM prANapaMkheruM UDI jatAM samAdhimaraNa pAme che. A te maMtrIzvarane lAbha tha, paNa have juo bhavaiyA sAdhune ke lAbha thAya che! amaladAre ene kahe che, have A veza kADhI nAkho." bhavaiyA-sAdhunI bhavya vicAraNA : tyAM e bhaye vicAre che ke, "aho! aho ! A sAdhuveza mAtrane kevaka prabhAva ke jene moTA moTA amaladAre name, zeThiyAo name, evA mahAmaMtrIzvara udAyana mahetAe mane namaskAra karyo! mane vaMdana karI ! te zuM eTalA UMcA sAdhu-vezane huM bajAru vastu banAvuM? tuccha svArtha khAtara lIdhI ane svArtha sarve mUkI dIdhI !" evI ene bajAru vastu banAvAya? bhalene sAdhuveza pahelAM tuccha AzayathI lIdhe, paraMtu ene A mahimA joyA pachI ene kema cheDAya? vaLI, Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 maMtrIzvare mane je samajathI vaMdana karyuM, have ene vizvAsaghAta kema karAya? tyAre sAdhupaNuM keTaluM badhuM UMcuM, uttama, ane mahAphaLadAyI haze ke sAdhune maMtrIzvara vaMdanA kare ane jhaMkhanA vyakta kare ke ahIM te huM sAdhupaNuM lIdhA vinA. hArI gaye, paNa bhavAMtare mane kema jaldI sAdhupaNuM maLe !" AvA UMcA sAdhupaNAnA vezane game te AzayathI pAmyA. pachI have mArUM e jIvanabhara pakaDI ja rAkhavAne, ane emAM babbe upavAsanA pAraNe babbe upavAsanI tapasyA. karI sAdhupaNAne saphara karavAnuM." Ama vicAra karIne amaladArane kahe che, have A sAdhuveza na mUkAya. je sAdhuvezathI maMtrIzvara jevAnuM vaMdana lIdhuM, prazaMsA lIdhI, ane je sAdhuveza para maMtrIzvara mane kahe "tame tarI gayA, ane huM habhAgI rahI gayo !" evA mahA pavitra A sAdhuvezane bhavAIne viSaya na banAvAya. emAM te huM narAdhama Tha.. eTale have te A sAdhuveza lIdhe te lIdhe, jiMdagIbhara mATe e mUkvAne nathI. jiMdagIbhara mATe sAdhupaNuM pALavAne mAre saMkalpa che, ane emAM jIvanabhara mATe babbe upavAsanA. pAraNe babbe upavAsa karavAne paNa mAre saMkalpa che." basa, kahevAnI jarUra nathI, eja sAdhuvezamAM guru pakaDyA, vidhisara sAdhu-dharma lIdhe, chaThTha-chaThThanI tapasyA. jiMdagIbhara cAlu rAkhI, ane e tarI gayo! A mahAna phaLa kyAre AvyuM ? game te lebhathI sAdhuveza lIdhe tyAre ne? ahIM prazna thAya - Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 13 - pro- enA prasaMgamAM enI cagyatAnI mahattA che. cogyatA hatI eTale ja maMtrIzvaranI vaMdanA levA para uttama vicAraNa AvI ne? u0- paNa e juo ke mULamAM yogyatA te bekI ja hatI, paraMtu A sAdhuveza hAthamAM na AvyA hatA ane maMtrIzvaranI vaMdanA tathA uttama bhAvanA sAMbhaLavA na maLI hota, te khAlI gyatA zuM kAma karI zakate? upAdAnanI gyatAnI jema nimitta-kAraNanI mahattA avagaNavA jevI nathI. nimitta-kAraNanI mahattA para zAsana sthApanA : upAdAnanI egyatAnI jema nimittabhUta dharma-pravRttinI bhAre mahattA che. tethI te parama dayALu tIrthakara bhagavAna zAsana rAkhe che, zAsanamAM sAdhujIvana ane zrAvakajIvananA bharacaka AcAra ane anuSkAne pharamAve che. ekalI upAdAnanI gyatA eTale ke zubha bhAvanI gyatA para ja taravAnuM hoya, te dharmanA AcAra-anuSThAnenuM zuM mahattva? mahattva ja na rahe; ane enuM mahattva na hoya, te bhagavAna e AcAra-anuSThAne upadeza paNa zuM kAma kare? "samyadarzana-jJAna-cAritrANi mekSamArga" kahyA pachI jJAnAcAra darzanAcAra vagere paMcAcAra pALavAnA kahyA, emAM saMsAra- pravRtti mUkI dharmapravRtti bharacaka karavAnuM kahyuM. kema kahyuM? zuM bhagavAna bhAvanuM AzayanuM mahattva nahAtA samajatA ? samajatA hatA, paNa bhagavAna jue che ke, Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 dharmapravRttio bharacaka karatAM karatAM yegyatA pAke che, ane zubha bhAva Ave che, aMtaramAM sAce mekSane Azaya. mokSanI sAcI jhaMkhanA UbhI thAya che, ane eja dharmapravRttio AgaLa calAvye jatAM yogyatA. vikasavA mAMDe che, zubha bhAva puSTa thatA jAya che." A hisAbe joIe te jemanAmAM hajI dharma-pravRttionAM ThekANAM nathI, ane sAMsArika dhUma pravRttio rAcImAcIne thaI rahI hoya che, emane je ApaNe kahIe ke tamArA bhAva cokhA che? tamane AtmAnI dRSTi che?mekSane. Azaya che? je nathI te tamArA bhAva malina che, ane pugalanI dRSTi che. ethI devadarzana paNa karaze to e bhavanA. pherA vadhAraze, te A sAMbhaLIne sAMbhaLanArA zuM dharma pravRttio. karavA mAMDaze? ke ulaTuM ema mAnaze ke "A bIjAone hajI haiyAmAM zuddha bhAva nathI, ne AtmAnI sAcI daSTi nathI, ne dharmapravRttio kare che, tethI te e bicArA bhavanA pherA. vadhArI rahyA che! emanA karatAM ApaNe sArA, ke bahu dharmapravRtti karatA nathI ne bhavanA pherA vadhAratA nathI." AvuM ja mAne ne? AvuM mAnanAre kayAM jaI rahyo che? saMsAranI dhUma pApa pravRttio karavAthI bhavanA pherA vadhe evuM nahi, paNa aMtaranA zuddha bhAva vinA dharma-pravRttio karIe enAthI bhavanA pherA vadhe."--evI brAnta tAravaNa para e jaI rahyo che! A tAravaNI sAcI che? saMsAramAM lakSmI ane viSayanI tathA artha ane kAmanI game teTalI bephAma pApapravRttio kare enAthI bhaDakavAnI jarUra nathI? bhaDakavAnuM che Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 AtmadaSTi vinA dharma pravRtti thAya enAthI? gabharAvAnuM zuddha bhAva vinA dharma karAya enAthI? kevI A mUDhagaNatarI! zuM A jinazAsanane hisAba che? dhumadhAma cAlI rahelI pApa-pravRttionA A yugamAM jIne kaI bhaDaka ApavA jevI che? jAo, AtmA para mana jatuM nathI, ne dharmapravRtti kare che tethI mAryA jaze" A bhaDaka? ke jue dhUmadhAma dharmapravRttio karatA nathI ne banAvaTI AtmadaSTi rAkhI dhUmadhAma pApa pravRttio kaye jAo cho te mAryA jazo.'- A bhaDaka? kaI bhaDaka ApavA jevI? kSAyika samatinA dhaNI kRSNa ane zreNika jevAne prabhu! amArI bhAvI narakagati?'nA javAbamAM prabhue javAba Ape e khabara che? prabhue ema kahyuM ke "tamane AtmadaSTi nahi, tame dharmapravRtti karavA chatAM tamArA bhAva melA hatA, mATe tame narakanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM" evuM prabhue na kahyuM, paraMtu e kahyuM ke "tame aviratinI pApa-pravRttiomAM khUba rAccA mAcyA rahyA tethI narakanuM AyuSya upAmyuM.' evA moTA kSAyika samakitanA dhaNIe pite paNa pastAve. A ja karyo ke "hAya! A De jaina dharma maLavA chatAM ame sarva pApatyAga karI sarva viratirUpa cAritra lIdhuM nahi, ne aviratine kIcaDamAM paDyA rahI dhUma viSayakaSAyanI pApa-pravRttiomAM rAccA mAgyA rahyA? kevI amArI mUDhatA!" Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 26 - A zAne kheda che? pApa-pravRttiomAM rAccA rahyA ene, ane viratinI dharma-pravRttio nahi karyAne kheda che. bhAva sAre na rAkhyo ane malina rAkhe, ene A kheda nathI. jarA viveka karavAnI jarUra che. meTA vastupAla mahAmaMtrI jevA juo, aMte ze kheda kare che? e kheda e kare che ke "arerere ! mane vItarAga paramAtmA maLyA, vItarAga dharma maLe, chatAM meM dharmanI ArAdhanA na karI! huM janma hArI gaye!" Ama dharma-pravRtti na karI ene kheda kare che, paraMtu 'hAya! meM AtmadaSTi rAkhI nahi, hAya, meM sArA bhAva keLavyA nahi, ene kheda nathI karatA. kema Avo kheda nathI karatA? kAraNa e ja ke e samaje che ke "je dharma pravRtti khUba karAya, te ja bhAva sArA jAgavAnA che, paNa nahi ke pApapravRtti khUba cAlatI rahe, ane dharma pravRtti nahivat hoya enA para bhAva sArA jAge;" kemake pApapravRtti khUba eTale saMsArasukhanI pravRtti khUba ne e saMsArasukhanI pravRtti khUba cAle tyAM zuM sArA bhAva jAgavAnA hatA? e te tyAre ja jAge ke sukhanI pravRttimAMthI bahAra nIkaLI nIkaLI dharma pravRtti khUba ja khUba karavAmAM Ave. eTale ja vastupAla kheda A kare che "AvI UMcI cAritranI bharacaka dharmapravRttio mATe eka ja gya bhava mAnavabhava; temAM huM AvavA chatAM evI cAritradharma vagerenI khUba khUba dharmapravRttio na karI ? hAya ! huM hArI gaye!" jJAnI mahApuruSanI dRSTie vastupAla jIvana hArI nathI gayA, mATe te "saMghapati caritra'.... vagere emanAM caritra Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '. ra17 lakhI zAstrakAre emanAM sukRta-saguNene bhArobhAra guNa gAyA che; ne A sukRta-saguNo paNa kevA ? ke, A manuSyabhava pUre karI e mahAvideha kSetramAM rAjakuLe janmI cAritra laI kevaLajJAna pAmavAnA che! AvA durlabha puNya puruSa jIvana hArI gayA kahevAya? jarAya nahi. chatAM vastupAla pote zuM bhAvanA kare che? A ja ke hAya! A uttama manuSyabhava pAmI, karavA gya kAMI karyuM nahi, tethI huM janama hArI gayo " ahIM karavA gya eTale? zuM cAritranA aMtaranA bhAvamAtra karavA gya? ke cAritra dharmanI zubha pravRttio paNa karavA yogya? dharmane khapI jIvanI mukhya daSTi dharmanA bhAva, ane dharmanI pravRtti, bemAMthI zenA upara hoya che ? dharma khUba khUba karavA para? ke mAtra aMtaranA bhAva cokhA karavA para ? kaho, khUba khUba dharma karavA para. mATe te moTA tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu jevAe cAritra laIne rAgarahitapaNe reja gocarI pANI, ArAmathI jJAna- dhyAna-svAdhyAya, vihAra vagere rAkhI aMtaranA bhAva nirmaLa karavAnuM kema na karyuM ? ulaTuM kaThora tapasyA-dhama, kaSTamaya parIsaha-sahanane dharma, kaDaka abhigraha-grahaNa dharma, divasano meTo bhAga ane AkhI rAta khaDakhaDA kAtsarga-dharma, ugra vihAra-dharma, duHkhada upasarga-sahanane dharma,..... vagere vagere kaSTamaye dharmapravRtti khUba khUba karavAnuM kema rAkhyuM? kahe, dharma pravRttithI ja aMtaranA bhAva adhika adhika nirmaLa thatA Ave che mATe. Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 evA mahAzaktimAna mahAvirAgI ane mahAjJAnI tIrthakara bhagavAna jevAne paNa khUba khUba dharmapravRttinI mukhyatA karavAnI jarUra, ane rAgadveSamAM sabaDatA ApaNA jevA rabaDa kalAsa che mATe zuddha bhAvanI ja mukhyatA. karavAnI jarUra? ane khUba dharmapravRttine mukhya karavAnI jarUra nahi? jANe che kharA? ke jyAre "mukhya te bhAva che ema kahe che, te prabhunuM bAhya pravRtti para jora kema? Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13. bAhya dharmapravRtti para kema jora? pra-bhagavAna to jANatA hatA ke "parama zuddha bhAvavALA vItarAga je thavAya che, te to bAhA kaSTamaya dharma pravRtti para nahi, paraMtu, aMtaranA bhAva zuddha zuddhatara thavA upara thavAya che," to e bhAva zuddha karavA para ja jora lagAvavuM joItuM hatuM, paNa bhagavAne tapa-kAyetsarga-parIsahasahana vagere bAhya dharma pravRtti para kema jora lagAvyuM ? ubhagavAne bAhya dharma pravRtti khUba karavA upara jora eTalA mATe lagAvyuM ke prabhu jANe che ke aMtaranA bhAva. zuddha zuddhatara thaze te A kaDaka ane khUba khUba dharma pravRttio karavA para thaze, anAdi kALanA peghelA kAyAmAyA paranA rAga-Asakti-mamatA vagere azuddha malina bhAvo je ochA thatA Avaze, te A kaDaka dharmapravRtti khUba karavAnI rAkhavAthI ja ochA thatA Avaze; paNa nahi. ke suMvALI dharmapravRttithI ane pramANamAM bahu ochI dharmapravRttithI, yA mAtra mAnelA aMtaranA bhAvathI. dharma pravRttinI kema bahu jarUrI: dA.ta. kaThora tapasyAo na rAkhI ane kAyamI rejanA AhAra-pANe vAparavAnA rAkhyA, te AhArane ne rasane rAga kAMI nAmazeSa na thAya; e to kaThora tapa AdaratAM AdaratAM AhArane rAga marate Ave, ghasAte Ave. ema. Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 sukhe guphAmAM besIne dhyAna karavAthI kAyAne rAga maTe nahi; e te kAyAne khaDakhaDI rAkhI dhyAna dharyA hoya, pachI bhale emAM TAMTiyA duHkhe, kamara tUTe, mAthuM bhamavA jevuM lAge, te paNa e badhuM AnaMdathI sahI laIne kAyAne kAussagnamAM ja khaDI rAkhavAnuM karyuM hoya, te A nirdhArita kaDaka dharmapravRttithI dehAdhyAsa yAne kAyAnI mamatA-Asakti ghasAtI Ave. ATalA ja mATe tIrthakara bhagavAna jevAe paNa A ja karavAnuM rAkheluM. dharmapravRttithI ja karyuM hoya kAyAne kAusa ema sudhA, pipAsA, TADha, taDakA, DAMsa, mAkhI, macchara, halakA mANasenA ToNAM-apamAna-prahAra vagere parIsaha sahavAne dharma svecchAthI AnaMdapUrvaka Acaye javAnuM rAkhyuM hoya, te e kaSTo pratyenA aMtaranA kheda-- arucinA malina bhAva meLA paDatA Ave. prabhue A khUba rAkheluM. nA, A kazI kaSTamaya dharmapravRtti karavI nathI, ne aMtaranA bhAva cekhA karavA che, zI rIte ? manamAnI bhAvanA karIne ke huM AtmA chuM, mArAthI kAyA bhinna che, mArA guNo kSamAdi che, kAyAnI kiyAthI mAruM kazuM bhaluM na thAya. mAruM to zuddha Atma-STi vagere AtmAnI kiyAthI - bhaluM thAya." te zuM bAhyanI AraMbhAdi pApapravRttio, AhArAdi ne kaSAyenI saMjJAnI pravRttio, ane mehamaya kuTuMba-parivAra-saMparkanI pravRttio dhUma cAlu rAkhIne pelI manamAnI Atma-daSTinI bhAvanA karatAM karatAM vItarAga thavAze? are ! vitarAga thavAnI vAta to kyAMya dUra che, paNa sAcA Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 221 virAgIya nahi thavAya. zuddha bhAvanI bhramaNAmAM asat pravR-- ttio dhUma cAlu rAkhIne dhUma malina bhAva ane rAgadveSanA saMkaleze piSI, tathA enA saMskAre sArI rIte daDha karIne ahIMthI ravAnA thaze! tyAre khUba ane kaDaka dharma-pravRttiene mukhya karI enuM rAta ne divasa sevana karanAra bhAva cekha karate karate sat pravRttinA baLa para sAcA nirmaLa bhAva haiyAmAM keLavate jaze. paNa evuM e kyAre kare? ene dharmapravRttinuM khUba mahatva samajAya tyAre ne? dayALu guruo ene e mahattva samajAve tyAre e samajIne kaDaka dharma pravRtti khUba khUba Acarate javAne. zubha bhAvanI mahattA kayAre samajAvavI? : eka vAta che, ke evI kaDaka dharma pravRttio khUba khUba Acarato hoya chatAM emAM je ahIMnA paisA-mAnapAnapratiSThA ke svarganA devatAI bhogasukhonI ja e AzaMsAkAmanA rAkhato hoya, te ene zuddha bhAvanI mahattA samajAvAya ke "je mahAnubhAva! A kaDaka dharma pravRttio tuM khUba kare che enAthI te alpakALamAM tArA AtmAne A bhIma bhavasAgarathI vistAra thaI jAya evo che. paraMtu te je dharmapravRttinI sAthe dunyavI sukhanI lAlasAnA malina bhAva rAkhIza, to A bAhya pravRttimAtrathI tAre AtmA UjaLo nahi thAya. mATe A dunyavI sukhalAlasAnA malina bhAva choDI de. zA mAla che dunyavI sukhamAM ? e kSaNika AnaMda dekhADI te de, paNa pachI ene avazyabhAvI viga. thatAM ya mahAduHkha! ane enAthI UbhA karelA thokabaMdha pApakarmonA ge durgatiomAM kalpanA bahAranA ane dIrdhAtidIrgha kALanA duHkha paNa bhayaMkara ! Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 dharmapravRtti vinAnAne zuddha bhAvanA upadezathI anartha: Ama dharmapravRttimAM khUba lAgelAne te zuddha bhAvanuM -mahattva samajAvAya; paraMtu jyAM rojiMdI dharma pravRttinuM ja devALu hoya, dharma pravRttine rasa ja na hoya, khUba dharma pravRttinA haiye kazA umaLakA ja na hoya, evAnI AgaLa zubha bhAvanA mahatvanAM gIta gAvAmAM Ave, ane zuddha bhAva "vinAnI dharmapravRttithI saMsAra-bhramaNa batAvAya, te e tA. kayA janmAre dharmapravRtti karavA lAgavAne? e te Darate ' ja rahevAne ke "hAya bApa! hajI amArA bhAva cokhA nathI, ne dharma pravRtti karIe ane e ja ApaNA malina - bhAvanA ge saMsAra vadhAre te? enA karatAM te dharma. pravRtti na karIe te ja sAruM." kevI bhramaNA! vAta A che -dharma pravRttio khUba khUba karanAre enA dvArA bhUlecUke malina bhAve na piSe e mATe ene bhAvanuM mahattva batAvavuM joIe; tyAre dharma-pravRttinA ALasu ane pApapravRttio dhUma pramANamAM karanArane te dharma-pravRttinuM ja mahatva batAvavuM joIe. AcArya puNyanaMdasUrijI mahArAja AdrakumArAdi sabhA AgaLa A karI rahyA che, jethI cha e dharmapravRtti karatA thAya, te bhAva cekakhA thavAne avasara maLe. tyAre Aje rasamaya vyAkhyAna sAMbha- LavA AvanArA ghaNA, paNa emAMthI dharmapravRttio khUba khUba karanArA keTalA? are! kahe, khUba khUba karavAnI kyAM -mAMDe che? rojiMdI zrAvaka-gya badhI dharmakaraNI karanArA kyAM che? reja be TAIma pratikamaNa keTalA kare? trikALa pUjA keTalA kare? parvatithie avazya pauSadha karanArA Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 223 keTalA? maMdiramAM sAdhAraNa khAte dareka varase sArI rakama ApanArA keTalA? zuM A badhA upara khUba ja mahatva ApI A AjanA lokone zIkhavavA jevuM nathI? jJAnIo jyAre kahe che ke lajA vagere kAraNe dharma-pravRtti kare ene amApa phaLa maLe che, te (1) ethI tamane tamArA jIvanamAM dharma pravRttinI preraNA maLe che? ke (2) mekSa sivAyanA AzayathI dharma karAya ethI bhavanA pherA vadhe evA upadezathI dharmapravRttinI preraNA maLe che? A be jAtanA upadezamAMthI kayA upadeze pApa pravRtti cheDI dharma pravRtti karavAnI preraNA maLe che? dharma pravRttinuM A rIte mahattva batAvI AcArya mahArAjane uddeza A che -ke "zrotAo khUba khUba dharma pravRtti karatA thAya." ApaNA jIvanamAM ja tapAsIe te dekhAze ke dharma-pravRtti khUba karavAmAM mana kyAM utsAha-ucharaMga dharAve che? gaNatarInI ane te ya bahu thoDI dharmapravRtti karIne chUTakArAne dama kheMce che. A sUcave che ke hajI haiyAmAM A pAyAnA zubha bhAva zubha utsAha nathI ke "huM sAMsArika jaLajathAmAMthI chUTI dharma karato rahu." tyAM "je zubha bhAva nahi hoya te dharma e adharma banaze! saMsAra bhramaNa vadhaze!" ema jANavA maLe te zuM ApaNane dharma-pravRttine utsAha vadhaze? ke osarI jaze? asalamAM puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAjanA upadezathI dharmane addabhuta avarNanIya mahimA samaja dharma-pravRttinI khUba mAyA lagADavA jevI che, ane emAM bharacaka udyama rAkhavA jevo che. mahArAjA kumArapALa 18 dezanA samrATa chatAM emane dharmapravRttino raMga ke? kumArapALa mahArAjA, Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 juo, palaka mATe dharmabhAvanA kare che, te kevA dharmanI bhAvanA dharma-pravRttinI? ke AtmadaSTi ane mekSa-Aza. yane zubha bhAvanI? e bhAvane kare che ke "parabhave jaina, dharma na maLatA hoya ane cakavatIpaNuM maLatuM hoya te mAre evuM cakavatIpaNuM nathI joItuM." ahIM pUchaze, prate Ane artha to e ja ne ke "bhale cakavatanA sukha maLatA hoya paraMtu sAthe jaina dharma maLato hoya te enAthI bhAva sArA rahe eTale pachI saMsAranI pravRttio ane saMsAranA sukha jIvane DUbADe nahi ?" u -nA, A artha nahi, kemake "jaina dharma maLato hAya" ene artha pachInA pAdamAM spaSTa karyo che, pachInuM pAda A che ke syAM ceDahaM daridro vA jinadharmAdhivAsitaH" arthAt parabhave huM bhale koIne nekara thAuM ke daridra nirdhana thAuM, paraMtu jainadharmathI adhivAsita mAruM hRdaya he,"- ema IcchuM chuM." kumArapALe parabhave jainadharmavAsitatA mAgI eTale zuM mAgyuM ?' AvuM jaina dharmathI je adhivAsita thavAnuM mAgyuM, e zI rIte adhivAsita thavAya? pApa-pravRttio ne sAMsArika pravRttio, jaina dharma nahi pAmelAnI mAphaka, dhumadhAma cAlatI hoya, dharma-pravRttinA khAsa ThekANAM hoya nahi, mAtra ApaNe temane Azaya che ema samajI bhAva A Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 225 karyAnuM mAne eTale dharmathI adhivAsita thaI gayo ? dharmathI adhivAsitanAM zuM A lakSaNa hoya ke pApapravRttio bharacaka cAle ane dharmapravRttinuM ThekANuM nahi? "mAtra mAre bhAva cokhA rAkhavAnA. aMtarathI bAhyamAM rasa nahi rAkhavAne," "AvuM manane heAya eTale dharmathI adhivAsita, evuM lakSaNa hoya? mahArAjA kumArapALe jyAre A bhAvanA karI haze tyAre zuM samajIne karI haze ? zuM ema samajIne ke "mane bhale nekara tarIke yA daridra garIba tarIke janama maLe paraMtu tyAM huM dharmavAsita banyo rahuM" arthAt "mane aMtaranA bhAva cokhA maLe aMtarathI bAhyamAM kaze rasa na rahe?" zuM dharmavAsitatAmAM AvuM ja mana para haze? yA "jaina dharmathI devadarzana-pUjana-sAmAyika- pratikamaNa - sAdhusevA- vrataniyamAdinI pravRttiomAM huM lAgyo rahuM ?" evuM mana para haze? dharmathI adhivAsita banuM eTale najara sAme zuM hoya ? A vicAravAnuM eTalA mATe che ke "dhama banI, dharmAtmA bane, dharma kare," evA jJAnInA upadezamAM jJAnI ApaNe zuM karavAnI apekSA rAkhe? khAlI bhAva cekhe rAkhavAnuM ne aMtarathI bAhyamAM rasa nahi rAkhavAnuM Iche? ke dharma-pravRtti karatA rahevAnuM che? je bane che, te baMnemAM ya mukhya zuM che? bhAva? ke dharma pravRtti dezanA vyavahAra-pradhAna ApavI, ene artha ja e che ke vyavahAra arthAta dharma-pravRtti para jora ApavuM, dharmapravRtti khUba kare," ema kahevuM. alabat tethI bhAvanI yAne AMtarika vRttinI agatya nathI ema nahi, Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 AMtarika bhAvanuM AMtarika vRttinuM paNa bahu mUlya che. eTale ja pravRtti para bhAra ApatAM ApatAM lakSa kheMcavAnuM ke A dharma-pravRttinI sAthe, A sat pravRttinI sAthe AMtarika vRtti paNa cekhI nirmaLa pavitra banAvavAnI. vItarAganAM ja darzana karIe ane AMtarika vRtti eTalI ne eTalI kAma-krodha-lobhabharI, ne meha-madamatsara-mAyAbharI rAkhyA karIe, te vItarAganuM darzana ApaNane vItarAga kyAre banAve ? vItarAga-darzana ApaNe zA mATe karIe chIe? eTalA mATe ke vItarAganuM darzana karatAM karatAM aMte vItarAga thavAya. zI rIte ? vItarAga darzana vakhate ApaNI najara sAme vItarAganuM jIvana Ave, ane emAMthI vItarAga banavAnI preraNA maLe. vItarAga banavA mATe e prabhue kevA kevA tapa karI, kevA kevA tyAga karI, kevA kevA vrata-niyama ne kevI kevI dharma pravRtti karI, tathA kevA kevA parIsaha-upasarga saharSa vadhAvI laI, viSayenA rAgadveSa ochA karatA gayA, evA emanAM jIvananI sAdhanAonI preraNA maLe. temaja rAgadveSa ghaTADatA AvavAnI preraNA maLe eTalA mATe vItarAganAM darzana karIe chIe. Ama ApaNI AMtarika vRtti nirmaLa banAvavAnA kartavya tarapha ane enA puruSArtha tarapha lakSa rahe, mATe vItarAganAM darzana karavAnA che. Ama bhAvanuM paNa mahattva batAvavAnuM che. kintu e paNa khAsa jevA jevuM che ke pahelAM to sAmA jIvana darzana-pravRttine prima keTaluM che? jevA tapa karI pravRtti karIne rAga Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 eka maMdira ke eka bhagavAnanA darzana karyA pachI bIjA maMdire ke bIjA bhagavAnanAM darzananI vAta Ave tyAM kaMTALe AvatuM hoya, te darzananA ja kaMTALAthI ene darzanamAM bhAva kayAMthI UMcA AvavAnA ? ahIM pUchaze, vadhAre darzanathI bhAva UMcA kema Ave? :pra - te zuM vadhu darzana karyAthI UMcA bhAva Ave? u - hA, kAraNa che - eka darzana pachI bIjA darzanamAM kaMTALe kema Ave che ? kahe, zarIranI sukhazIlatA naDe che. zarIra suMvALuM rAkhavuM che, eTale manane ema thAya che, ke eka darzana te karI lIdhA, have bIjA maMdiree kyAM diDADeDa karavI?" AvuM mana thAya emAM zuM AvyuM? paramAtmA karatAM tuccha mAmulI zarIranI sukhazIlatA vahAlI karI. A kAyAnI mAyA vahAlI thAya, tyAM bhAva UMcA zI rIte Ave? hA, mana mArIne paNa kuTila kAyAne kahI devAya ke "tuM thAke che zAnI? paisA maLavAnuM dekhAtuM hoya tyAM to badhI ya doDAdoDa hoze hoze kare! keTalIya UTha-besa kare! te ahIM dharmanI ja vAtamAM thAkIne kaMTALe? cAla, cAla, pAMca derAsara dazana kara, te paramAtmA para bhAva vadhaze, prema vadhaze." Ama mana mArIne ya dazana pravRtti sArA pramANamAM thAya te aMtaranA bhAva, aMtaranI vRtti nirmaLa thAya. evuM prabhupUjana, dAna, paropakAra, zIla-trata-niyama, tapasyA, sAmAyika, svAdhyAya, vagerenI pravRtti sArA pramANamAM karatA rahIe te bhAva vadhe, bhAva nirmaLa thAya, nahitara Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 dharma pravRttimAM ALasa upekSA pApanA rasathI Ave che, ne e te bhAvanI ADa breka che, avadhaka tatva che. bhAva sAra karavA mATe sArI dharmapravRtti khUba joIe eTalA ja mATe ahIM AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja je kahe che "bhale lajajAthI, ke bhayathI, cA kautukathI. paNa je zuddha dharmane bhaje che, ene amApa phaLa maLe che." e kahIne A ja sUcavI rahyA che ke "dharmapravRtti khUba kare, enuM amApa phaLa che." 18 dezanA samrATa mahArAjA kumArapALa parabhava mATe je jinadharmAdhivAsitatA mAgI rahyA che emAM A ja mAgI rahyA che ke "jinadharma thI dila adhivAsita eTale ke evuM raMgAyeluM maLe ke jethI jIvanamAM dharma ja dharma karavAnuM thayA kare" kumArapALanuM jIvana dharmapravRttinuM atizaya mahattva batAve che, eTale ke pApanI pravRtti nahi jevI thaIne dharmanI pravRtti khUba thatI rahe. e samajatA hatA ke dila jainadharmathI. raMgAyeluM rahe ethI dharma pravRtti khUba thayA karavAnI, ethI. eka divasa e Ave ke pApapravRtti bilakula baMdha, ane ekalI dharmapravRtti cAle, eTale ke saMsAratyAga ane saMyamagrahaNanuM jIvana banAvI devAya, ane emAM jJAna-darzanacAritra-tapa-vIya e pAMcanA AcAra arthAt bharacaka paMcAcAranI pravRtti cAle. Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 229 je AmAM ya daSTi kayAM jaI rahI che - "mArA bhAva cakkhA karuM, mArI AMtarika vRtti sudhAruM, ekalI enA para daSTi nahi, kintu bhAva ane vRttine nirmaLa karanAra bharacaka dharmapravRtti para daSTi jaI rahI che, kemake mahArAjA kumArapALa ahIM paNa e ja bharacaka dharma pravRtti ja karI rahyA hatA, ne enA dvArA ja aMtaranA bhAva vadhu ne vadhu nirmaLa karI rahyA hatA, aMtaranI vRttine jaDa taraphathI haTAvI AtmA tarapha vALI rahyA hatA. e badhuM bharacaka dharmapravRttithI. Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14. goviMda brAhmaNanA bhAva zI rIte sudharyA? dharmapravRttinI puSkaLatAmAM bhAva zuddha karavAnI kevI adbhuta tAkAta che e goviMdAcAryanA jIvanamAM jovA maLe. che. e mULa goviMda nAmanA vaidika vidvAna brAhmaNa hatA. vidvAna evA ke bIjA vidvAna sAthe vAda karatA ane emAM vijaya meLavatA. chatAM kyAreka kyAreka thApa paNa khAI jatA ane vAdamAM hArI paNa jatA. tyAre goviMda brAhmaNane vicAra Avyo ke "jainamunio. vAda karavAmAM hoziyAra hoya che; te emanI pAsethI je. vAdanI kaLA zIkhI lauM te basa beDo pAra ! vAdamAM kadI. parAsta na thavuM paDe, parAjaya na thAya." prava- paraMtu te pachI jaina munio sAthe te vAda karavAmAM parAsta thavuM paDe ne? u- emanI najara sAme vaidika vidvAne che, eTale vaidika vidvAnenI sAme vAda karavAmAM te acUka vijaya. maLe." e emanuM lakSya che; ane mANasa prAyaH gharamAM ja zUravIratA Icche che, gharavALAnI sAme ja jIbhAjoDI calAve che. Aje kuTuMbamAM kaleza kema che? gharamAM mAtA ne bairI para kema zUrA thavuM hoya che? zeThanI sAme te "miMdaDI mI" banI jAya che. tyAM jIbhAjoDI nahi calAve, kemake bhaya che ke "kadAca zeTha nekarImAMthI heThe utArI de!" zUrA thavAnuM te gharanA kuTuMbanA mANase para? eTale ja lagabhaga ghara ghara jIbhAjoDI ane kaleza-kaMkAsa cAle che. kalikAlanI kevI Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 duHkhada asara che ke muniomAM paNa kayAMka eka gurunA ziSya vacce ja UMcA-nIcI cAlatI hoya che. bahAranA sAthe te sArI sArI rAkhaze, kemake tyAM jIbhAjoDIthI zUrA thavAnuM pAlave evuM nathI; kAraNa sAmethI haDadhUta thavAne bhaya che. gharanAnI sAme zUravIra thavAmAM e vAMdho dekhAto nathI, eTale tyAM ja jIbhAjoDIthI zUravIra thavuM hoya che ! kali- kALane A zrApa che. paraMtu tyAM vicAra nathI ke jemanI sAthe tAre jiMdagI kADhavI che zuM emane prema meLave-TakAva emAM DahApaNu? ke emane virodhaaNagame vahere emAM DahApaNa? cittane zAMti kyAM rahe? phaTabI upara ApaNuM varcasva-hupada sthApavA jaIe zuM emAM cittane zAMti rahe? ke emanA para heta- vAtsalya UbharAvavAnuM ja karIe emAM cittane zAMti rahe? A te vyavahAru vAta thaI. bAkI AtmAnI dRSTie gharamAM je zUravIratA ja batAvyA. karavAnI hoya, ane e mATe jIbhAjoDI ja karavAnI hoya, te citta keTaluM badhuM kaSAyanA saMkalezamAM rojanA mATe rahe? ane jIvanabhara rahyA kare ? te zuM A manuSya janama jiMdagI sudhI kaSAyanA saMkaleza karyA karavA mATe ja che? ke jIvanamAM upazamabhAva maitrIbhAva kamAI javA mATe che? Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra kaSAyanA saMkaleza anaMta kALanA cAlyA Ave che. tyAM upazamabhAva-saumyabhAva-maitrIbhAvane pAye bIjA kayA janamamAM nAkhavAne? A je vicAra Ave te pahelA naMbaramAM gharamAM zUrA thavAnuM mAMDI vaLAya, kemake tyAM covIse kalAkanA ane jIvanabharanA saMbaMdha baMdhAyelA che; tethI tyA zUravIra thavAnA durAgrahamAM jIvanabhara azAMti ane kaSAyanA saMkaleza cAle; jyAre, bahAranAnI sAme te kayAreka prasaMga Ave. vAstavamAM A jevA jevuM che ke, jIvane keTalAnI gulAmI? kayAMya repha mAratAM jIvana mAthe keTalAnI mahAgulAmI lakhAyelI che? karmonI mahAgulAmI kevI ke rephamAM pite to kadAca keIna eka dAMta toDavA jAya, paraMtu karma akasmAt ke rega lAvIne batrIse dAMta toDI nAkhe che! bAkI karmonI rojanI gulAmI pArAvAra bhegavAI rahI che. bIjI gulAmI zarIranI che. zarIra rejanI keTalI veTha karAve che? bahu sAcavavA chatAM avasare kevuM vAMkuM thaI bese che? trIjI gulAmI AhArAdi saMjJAonI che ane saMjJAnI gulAmI rAkhI mANasa konuM keTaluM cATuM nathI karate? kenI kenI lAto nathI khAte? badhuM veThavAnuM AhAranI, viSayanI parigrahanI ane ArAmanI gulAmInA lIdheste. saumyatA kema Ave? :ema sarakAra, kAyadA, amaladAra, zeTha, dalAla, vagere Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 vagere keTalAyanI gulAmI mAthe dhare che! pachI zuM joIne gharamAM zUravIra thavAnuM mana thatuM haze? vicAra joIe ke e badhI gulAmI anicchAe paNa uThAvavI paDe che, te pachI gharamAM chAe mRdutA, sevAbhAva, premabhAva, sahAnubhUti vagere kema na keLavuM? ethI mane paNa kaSAyane saMkaleza na thAya, ane gharanAone paNa e na thAya. pele goviMda brAhmaNa gharamAM ghere thavA Icche che, eTale pitAnA saidika vidvAne agaLa pitAnA jevA ekAMtavAdI Itara darzanavALAnI sAme vAdamAM vijetA banavuM che! tethI vicAre che ke "jaina munio pAsethI je vAda-kaLA zIkhI lauM, te e badhe ja vAdamAM vijetA banI zakuM? paraMtu emAM manane savAla meTo A che, ke goviMdanA mane ratha: "jaina munio gRhasthane vAda-kaLA zIkhavavA kayAM navarA beThA che, te mane gRhasthane vAda kaLA zIkhave ? hA, huM jaina sAdhu thaI emanAmAM ghusI jAuM, te mArI hozi. cArI dekhI saheje mane vAda-kaLA zIkhave. te huM banAvaTI vairAgya dekhADI jaina muni pAse munipaNuM mAguM, ne pachI je mane sAdhupaNuM maLe te jarAya emane zaMkA na paDe ke "A kAma-calAu sAdhu che," e rIte dhIrajathI vinaya karI karIne emanI pAsethI emanI vidyA le jAuM; ane jhaTapaTa grahaNa karatAM kamazaH vAda-vidyA AvI jaze. te zIkhIne pachI sAdhuveza mUkI pAcho mArA sthAne cAlyo jaI duniyAmAM vAdakaLAthI ajoDa vAdI-vijetA banIza!" Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 kevA maratha che? che AmAM kyAMya sAdhu thaI AtmAnuM sudhAravAnI vAta ? nA, ahIM te mAnAkAMkSAthI mahAna vAda-vijetA banI duniyAmAM kAtinuM keTaDuM caNavuM che. abhimAnathI nAmanAnI yazakalagI paheravI che. AvAne sAdhu-dharma laI pALela phaLe? lobha, mAnAkAMkSA ane abhimAna e malina bhAva che. malina bhAvathI dharma le, ne dhama.. pravRtti kare, enuM kalyANa thAya? paraMtu ahIM vida. brAhmaNanA prasaMgamAM jeje ke kevuM sAruM pariNAma Ave che !! AdrakumAra vagere parSadAnI AgaLa puNyanaMdana sUrijIne gaMbhIra Azaya: puNyanaMdana sUrijI mahArAja A ja batAvI rahyA che ke lajajAthI, bhayathI, kautukathI, lebhathI ke abhimAnathI. dharma pravRtti kare tene enuM amApa phaLa maLe che." A. kahevA pAchaLa AcArya mahArAjane eka ja Azaya che ke tame bharacaka sAMsArika pApapravRttio ane mehanI pravRttiemAM paDelA che, te emAMthI bahAra nIkaLI dharmapravRttimAM Ave. juo lajajA vagere kaI kAraNe paNa dharma kare che ene enuM amApa phaLa maLe che! to tame zubha AzayathI dharma karaze te tenuM te tamane keTaluM badhuM athAga phaLa maLaze ?" pahelI vAta ja A che - pravRtti sudhAre, pachI vRtti sudharavI saraLa paDaze. goviMda vipranI kuneha: goviMda brAhmaNa pahoMce jainAcArya pAse namaskAra karI hAtha joDI kahe che, "mahArAja! saMsArathI thAkele che, Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 235 saMsAratyAga karavo che. Avyo chuM ApanI pAse, yegya. lAge te mane sAdhu dIkSA Ape !" AcArya mahArAja ema te zAnA ekadama dIkSA ApI. de? AcArya mahArAja enI prazna-parIkSA kare che, emAM. sAdhupaNAnAM kaSTa batAvI pUche che - AvAM kaTa tamArAthI zI rIte sahana thaze?" brAhmaNa hoziyAra che ne? e kahe che "prabhu! kaTa te. saMsAramAM kyAM ochA che? ne ahIM zeDA tyAga-tapanAM kaSTa sahana na karAya, te pachI paralokamAM adhamagatiomAM kaSTa, kayAM ochA che?" AcAryazrI kahe che, "paNa ahIM to bhUlabhAla thAya. to te sAdhue sahana nahi kare, tamane vArevAre Takaze." AcArya pachI ahiMsAdi mahAvratanI sUmatA batAvI. e pALavAnI kaThaNAI batAve che! tyAre brAhmaNa kahe - "AvuM adbhuta niSpApa jIvana jIvavA maLe e te mekSane bahu nikaTa karI Ape. mAru parama saubhAgya ke AvuM suMdara jIvana jIvavA maLe !" goviMda brAhmaNane nirdhAra che ke game te rIte AcAyane ziSya thaI javuM che, pachI vAdavidyA meLavI levAnuM te mAruM kAma che. pachI te evA vinayanA prakAra sAcavIza ke AcArya mahArAja sAmethI mane vidyAo Apaze" A gaNatarI hovAthI AcAye jeTalA prazna karyA, emAM evA anukULa uttara ApyA ke AcAryane lAgyuM ke "A vyakti dIkSA mATe yogya che," tethI ene zubha muhUrte sAdhu- dIkSA ApI. Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 goviMda brAhmaNa have goviMda muni banI grahaNa-zikSA ane Asevana--zikSA le che. "grahaNa zikSA" eTale jaina zAstronuM zikSaNa ane Asevana zikSA" eTale sAdhupaNAmAM karavAnA AcaraNanuM zikSaNa, sAdhvAcAranA pAlananuM zikSaNa. jaina cAritradharmamAM zuM zuM ?: juo goviMda brAhmaNano ahIM sudhI AvavAmAM potAnA aMtaramAM mAtra lebhane bhAva che, vAdavidyAne lebha che, sAdhu banI jAuM te sAdhujIvana jIvatAM jIvatAM mane vAdavidyA maLe," ema lobhathI goviMda brAhmaNa sAdhu thaye ne sAdhu dharmanI pravRttio kare che. paraMtu lebhathI ya sAdhudharmanI pravRtti karAtI ene kevA amApa phaLa mATe thAya che ! e juo, sAdhu-jIvanamAM grahaNa-Asevana baMne prakAranI zikSA letAM letAM, (1) pRthvIkAya Adi cha javanikAyanuM jhINavaTathI jJAna maLavA mAMDayuM... (2) ahiMsAdi mahAvratanA pAlana mATe jhINAmAM jhINA hiMsA jaDa vagere pApanuM svarUpa, e paNa kAyAthI karavA nahi, karAvavA nahi, anumodavA nahi tema e pApa mana-vacanathI ya karavA-karAvavA-anumedavA nahi, ema 343 = 9 nava 'keTie e pApane tyAga, enuM svarUpa jANavA maLe che. (3) sAdhavAcAramAM gecarI-bhikSA aMgenA jhINA jhINA 4ra doSa kevA kevA tyajavAnA (4) vacana-zuddhi kevI kevI pALavAnI Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 (5) IcchAkAra-mithyAkArAdi daza prakAranI sAmAcArI, kevI kevI pALavAnI tathA (6) SaDUAvazyaka (7) paMcavidha svAdhyAya, (8) vastra-pAtra-vasatinI pratilekhanA (9) Ata-raudradhyAnane tyAga.... vagere vagere sAdhvAcAra; ema (10) daza pUjya sthAnane darekane papa prakAre vinaya kema sAcava.... A badhI AsevanazikSA maLavA mAMDI, emAM svAdhyAyamAM vaLI sUtrasvAdhyAya artha-svAdhyAyamAM sUtro ane enA arthane bodha karAvanArI grahaNa-zikSA maLavA mAMDI; ane govida muni emAM palaTAtA gayA. tethI emanuM mithyAtva ogaLatuM cAlyuM. have emanA manane ema thAya che kegoviMdamuninuM hRdaya-parivartana jainadharmanI vizeSatAo: ahe! (1) kyAM gRhastha jIvanamAM Dagale ne pagale. pApabharI pravRtti ane kyAM sAdhujIvanamAM Dagale ne pagale niSpApa pravRtti? (2) kyAM vaidika dharmamAM dharmanA nAma heThaLa apakAya. -tejakAya vagere no kaccaraghANa kADhavAnAM? tyAre kyAM jaina sAdhu-jIvanamAM ahiMsAmaya dharma pravRtio (3) vaLI, jainadharmamAM ke virati-dharmapUrvakano mahA . tyAga! ne kyAM viratimArganuM mahatva nahi samajatA Itara dharma ? Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 (4) jaina dharmanA prarUpaka ISTadeva kevA vItarAga sarvajJa! emanuM jIvana kevuM lokettara ! kevuM zuddha jJAnamaya! kaI -rAga nahi dveSa nahi. emanI sAcI sarvajJatA paNa kevI abhuta! (5) tyAre AmanA sivAya sAcAM tattva ane sAce mokSamArga keNa batAvI zake ? (6) jaina dharmanI vaLI eka ananya viziSTatA jJAnAvaraNAdi ATha karmonuM kevuM ati vistRta vijJAna ! (7) vaLI e karmonI maMdatAe thato ke 14 guNasthAnake jIvane unnati kama! (8) vaLI jaina dharmanI eka AgavI vizeSatA svAduvAda-anekAMtavAdane siddhAnta! enA pAyA upara nayajJAna, samabhaMgI, anugama, nikSepa vagere cAra anuga, emAMya nikSepAnI prarUpaNamAM utpAda-vyaya-dhrauvyane vizvavyApI siddhAnta...A badhuM je jANavA maLyuM, AmAMnuM vaidikAdi Itara dharmomAM zuM jovA maLe? geviMda brAhmaNa jema jema grahaNa-zikSAmAM AgaLa vadhe che, tema tema A badhuM jANatAM jANatAM pANI pANI thaI - jAya che! emane ema thAya che ke "kharekhara ! anaMta kALamAM A nahi maLyuM hoya evuM maLyuM ! je pUrva janmamAM maLyuM hata, te to A saMsAramAM vividha eniomAM huM zAne rakhaDate-bhaTakato rahyo hata? athavA pUrva janmamAM kadAca A dharma pratye haze, paraMtu keIka evI virAdhanA karI - haze ke ahIM mithyAdharmavAsita kuLamAM paTakAI paDyo ! bhale vAda-vidyAnA lebhathI ahIM jainadharmanA cAritra dharmamAM Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra39 AvI gaye, paraMtu te sAruM thayuM ke ema paNa jaina cAritradharma maLyo! AvuM mahApavitra sAdhu-jIvana cAritra-jIvana maLyuM! tyAre have anaMta sukhabharyA ane anaMta kalyANamaya mokSane denArA AvA sAdhu-jIvanane pAmIne zuM mAre mAtra vAda-vidyA meLavI saMtoSa mAnavAne? zuM airAvaNa hAthI devA rauyAra hoya evA dAtAra pAsethI gadheDe mAgI laI saMteSa mAnavo? ane mAne vAda-vidyA maLI gaI, pachI zuM A mahApavitra sAdhujIvanamAMthI khasI jaI ekalA abhimAna ane mAnapAnanI lAlasA tathA pApakarmonA theka piSanAra vAdI-vijetAnuM nAzavaMta pApa jIvana jIvavAnuM? A lAkheNe mAnava-avatAra narakAdi gatidAyI kaSAyenA piSaNamAM kAme lagADavAne? ke mAnavabhavane cAritra jIvanathI kaSAnAM zoSaNa karI kaSAne nAmazeSa karI nAkhavAmAM kAme lagADavAne?" basa, goviMdamuninI vAda-vidyAnI lAlasA ogaLIne khalAsa thaI gaI! mithyAtva ogaLIne khatama thaI gayuM! e kayAre banyuM ? vAdavidyAnA lebhathI paNa cAritra lIdhuM, ane cAritra-dharmanI bahuvidha pravRtti karI hatI tyAre nahitara ema paNa je e cAritra-jIvanamAM ja na AvyA hata te zuM pAmata? te te brAhmaNajIvanamAM vidvattAnuM pradarzana karatAM karatAM ane vAdo laDatAM laDatAM hIrA jevA mAnava avatArane nakarI pApa-pravRttiomAM kathirane kolase banAvI dIdhuM heta pachI A janamamAMthI kayAM ravAnA thAta? devalekamAM? karmaxsattA jANe DAma dekhADe che! jANe kahe che- "Ava Ava, tAre nakarA viSayo ane kaSAyone paSavAnuM jIvana jIvavuM che? te tArA mATe narakAdi durgati Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 240 omAM jagyA ghaNI che. sagatimAM jagyA te kaSA ane viSayanA rAgadveSa vagere mALA pADe, ane viSayanI gulAmI. maMda karI nAkhe, tethI ja hiMsAdi pApathI virAma pAme, evA bhAgI mATe rIjharva thayelI che." - goviMdamunine pastAvo thAya che ke "arere! AvA. mahApavitra ne uttama lokettara cAritra-dharmane meM halakA vAdavidyAnA lebhanI vRttithI lIdhe? khera, have gurunA caraNe paDI jAuM ne mArI kALI kathA kahI prAyazcitta mAguM, ane have pharIthI zubha uddezathI cAritra levA cAritranI prArthanA karuM." basa, goviMdamuni gayA AcArya mahArAja pAse, kahe che, "prabhu! pharIthI samyaktva ane cAritra Ape." AcArya mahArAja cekI UThe che ke "A sAre sAdhu kema pharIthI cAritra mAge che!" A hisAbe jovA jevuM che ke goviMda munie cAritra kevuM pALyuM haze ke gurune saMtoSa che ke A sAdhujIvana suMdara jIve che. pUche, pra- govida munine te vAdavidyA levI hatI te sAdhujIvana upara uparathI sAruM che, ane aMdaramAM golamAla calAve te na cAlata? u- ahIM be vAta che - - (1) je sAdhu thaIne vAdavidyA levI che, te eTalA pUratuM paNa sAdhuvezanI vaphAdArI jALavavI joIe. prAmANikatA enuM nAma che ke je sthitimAM beThA iSTa siddhi karavI che, te sthitine ucita vartAva rakhAya. che. eTale ahIM goviMdamuni sAdhujIvana prAmANiktAthI jIvI rahyA hatA pachI golamAla calAvevAnI zAnI? Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 241. (2) bIjI vAta e che ke bhaya hoya ke AcArya mahAgItArtha hovAthI ziSyanI gelamAla mukhamudrA, bhASA vagere iMgita parathI pakaDI pADe te vAdavidyA na maLe! athavA evA saumya ane protsAhaka zabdomAM sAraNA-vAraNa-cANa kare ke e sAdhu to zuM, paNa bIjA sAdhuone paNa cimakI lAge, jAgRti-protsAhana maLe. AvA preraNA rUpa netA mAthe hoya pachI sAdavAcAra-pAlanamAM golamAla zAnI cAle? zuddha AcAra-pAlana ja cAlatA hoya. eTale ja AcArya mahArAja ahIM cekI UThe che ke "AvA zuddha AcAra-pAlanavALe A sAre goviMdamuni kema pharIthI samyaktva ane cAritranuM grahaNa mAge che?" pUche che, "kema zuM che? zuM koI moTI bhUla thaI che?" goviMdamunine bhavya IkarAra : goviMdamuni kahe "bhagavAna ! bhUla zuM thAya? meM sArI rIte cAritra ne samyakatva paNa lIdhuM ja kyAM che? zabdathI vairAgya batAvIne nAmanuM cAritra laI meM Apane ThagyA che. mArAmAM sAro vairAgya hatuM ja nahi, mAre te mAtra A cAritra laIne ApanI pAsethI vAda-kaLA zIkhI levI hatI. ane e zIkhIne pachI A cAritra mUkI daI mAre pharIthI pAcho ghare jaI vAdivijetA govida brAhmaNa banavuM hatuM ! paraMtu banAvaTI sAdhu banyA pachI ApanI pAsethI grahaNa zikSA Asevana-zikSA letAM letAM mane jainadharmanI sAcI oLakha thaI. vItarAga sarvara bhagavAna devAdhideva tarIke oLakhAyA. sarvajJanA kahelA jIva-ajIva Adi tattva samajAyAM, Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 ane samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrarUpI mokSamArga oLakhAya. A tatvajJAna ane kSamArganA bhavya uddeza tarIke mokSanA anaMta sukhanuM bhAna thayuM. tyAre mane lAgyuM ke "are ! kevI sArI ajJAna ane mUDha dazA ! cAritrathI maLanAra mela kyAM? ane kayAM mAre vAdavidyA kamAI levAne jaghanya adhama uddeza? cAritrathI maLI zakatA mekSamAM anaMta janma-maraNane aMta! ane anaMta avyAbAdha sukha maLe ! e kayAM? ane kyAM A vAdavidyA ajamAvavAnA jIvanathI kaSAyanI puSTi tathA pariNAme sarajAtI janmamaraNanI paraMparA kyAM? eTale have mane mArI bAlizatA ane mUDhatAnuM bhAna thayuM che. vAdi-vijetA banavAnA aramAna UtarI gayA che, have te bhavaparaMparAno aMta lAvavAnI ja ekamAtra tamannA jAgI che, te e bhavane aMta lAvanArA samyakatva ane cAritranuM mane kharekharuM AropaNa karavA kRpA kare ane devAdhidevane, zAsanane, Apane tathA cAritra-dharmane ThagyAnuM je kAMI prAyazcitta AvatuM hoya te Apa." guru A sAMbhaLI stabdha thaI gayA. goviMdamuninI nikhAlasa AlocanA ane have jAgelI sAcI cAritra-tamane para ovArI gayA ! e badala munine dhanyavAda Ape che, ane samyaktva sahita mahAvratanuM AropaNa kare che. e pachI to goviMdamuni jabaradasta zAstrabodha meLavI AcArya pada prApta kare che! ane zrI bhagavatI-sUtra Agama para niryuktizAstra vyAkhyAgrantha lakhe che, je goviMdAcAryanI niryuktizAstra tarIke prasiddha che. Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra43 vicAravAnuM A che ke ATale sudhInI unnati e zAnuM pariNAma? je e lobhathI paNa sAdhu na thayA hota te ATale sudhI pahoMcata kharA? nA, e to lebhathI paNa cAritra laI cAritradharmanI vividha pravRttio emaNe karI ethI emanI aMtaranI vRttio badalAtI ane zuddha thatI AvI, ane zuddha cAritrapAlana para AvI jaI jinazAsananA eka prabhAvaka AcArya banI gayA ! Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15. meghakumAra-hAthIne dayAdharma eTale ja ahIM puNyanaMdana AcArya mahArAja dharma. pravRtti khUba karavA upara bhAra mUke che. pUcho - pravarte zuM aMtaranI vRtti para lakSa nahi kheMcavAnuM? u -alabat je jIvo dharma pravRtti khUba kare che emaNe aMtaranI vRttionuM saMzodhana karavA para khAsa lakSa kheMcavAnuM. eTale evA chevanI AgaLa aMtaranI vRttio nirmaLa karavA, para bhAra mUke ja joIe. paraMtu jemanAmAM hajI dharma. pravRttionuM ja ThekANuM nathI, je pApapravRttiomAM rAcyAmAvyA. rahe che, evAnI AgaLa vRttinAM sAdhana ane bhAvanI nirmaLatA para bhAra mukAya ane "dharma pravRtti khUba mahattvanI. che, jIvanamAM dharma pravRtti khUba AcarAvI joIe, enAthI. ja bhAva cakkhA thaze" e bhAra na mUkAya, to A bicArA. pApamAM racyApacyA rahenArA pAparasika je dharmarasika . bane? e khUba khUba dharma pravRtti karatA zuM thAya? ne je e. nahi, te aMtaranA bhAva zI rIte nirmaLa karI zakavAnA? | meghakamArane jIva hAthI jaMgalanuM gamAra janAvara hatuM. alabat ene jAti maraNa jJAna thayeluM, paNa emAM te eTaluM ja bhAna thayuM hatuM ke "dAvAnaLa lAge to TameTA, jhADa saLagI UThe! enI vacamAM baLI marAya. tethI dAvAnaLanA. avasara pahelAM je kaI jamInane bhAga jhADapAna vinAne Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 karI rAkhyo hoya, to dAvAnaLa lAgatAM emAM UbhA rahevAthI AgathI bacI javAya." basa, ATalA bhAna para eNe e bhUmibhAga taiyAra karI rAkhela, ane dAvAnaLa jAgatAM pite e bhUmi bhAgamAM AvI Ubhe rahela. ahIM sudhI ene kazuM ja bhAna nathI ke "sArA bhAva zuM ane malina bhAva zuM?" e pachI bIjA paNa janAvara tyAM doDI AvyA, te eNe pitAnI taiyAra karela jagAnI mamatA na karI ke "ahIM bIjAne na pesavA dauM," yA e jIvo para ISya-asUyA na karI ke "ahIM kema Ave che ?" paNa badhAne tyAM UbhavA dIdhA ! yAvat pite khaNavA pitAne eka paga UMco karyo ane e pagaThAmanI jagAmAM bhIDamAM jakaDAyela eka sasaluM besI gayuM, te khaNyA pachI nIce sasalAne jotAM dayAnA pariNAmathI paga nIce na mUkatAM addhara ja rAkhe ! janAvaranA avatAre A dayAnI pravRtti karI emAM ene kazuM bhAna nathI ke saMsAra zuM ane mokSa zuM ? alabat dayAnA bhAva che, eTaluM e bhAna che, paraMtu e bhAna nathI ke "A dayAdharmanI pravRtti karu te mAre mokSa thAya; makSa mATe A dayAnI pravRtti karu" e kaze Azaya nathI. to zuM A melanA Azaya vinAnI karelI jIvadayA e adhama che? saMsAravardhaka che? kahetA nahi; kemake khuda prabhue "jJAtA--adhyayana' AgamamAM meghakumAra munine "te jIvadayAthI te saMsAra maryAdita karyo" ema kahI e hAthInI jIvadayA para dharmano sikako mAryo che, ane bhAvavRddhi nahi, paNa vikaTTI batAvI che. e dayAne ApaNAthI bhavavardhaka kema kahevAya? hAthIe jIva pratye dayAnA bhAvathI dayAdharmanI pravRtti Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI, te e bhAvathI dharma karyo gaNAya. ne enuM e jIva amApa phaLa pAmya! kemake hAthI marIne pachIthI e rAjA zreNikanA putra meghakumAra thatAM bhagavAnanI dezanAthI vairAgya pAmI gayA ! ne sAdhu banyA ! paNa jyAM eja rAtanA saMthArAmAM munionA paganI paDatI rajathI kaMTALyA, cAritra mUkI daI ghera javA vicAre che, ane e mATe prabhAte prabhu pAse rajA levA Ave che, tyAM prabhue zuM kahyuM jANe che ? prabhue kahyuM,-he meghakumAra ! te pUrva bhave eka ajJAna pazu hAthI tarIke paNa sasalAne bacAvavA aDhI divasa paga UMco rAkhela ! ane aMte mRtyu pAme, ne ethI ahIM rAjaputra thaye! te tuM ahIM mahApUjya munionA paganI. rajathI kaMTALe che? tiryaMcanA avatAre jIvanI dayA karatAM AvaDI, te ahIM mAnava avatAre sAdhu thaIne tane mahAmunionI bhakti-bahumAna na AvaDe? tane khabara che? evaM khalu bho mehA! tAe pANANukaMpAe parittIkao te saMsAro ! he meghakumAra ! e pramANe te kharekhara te jIva- dayAnA kAryathI tArA saMsArane maryAdita karI dIdhuM. eka jIvanI dayAnI pravRtti AvuM mahAna phaLa nIpajAve, te pUjya evA sAdhunI bhaktinI pravRtti ethI paNa keTaluM badhuM UMcuM phaLa nIpajAve?" meghakumAra A sAMbhaLIne pitAnI durbhAvanAne pazcAttApa karI saMyamamAM sthira thaI jAya che. ahIM A jovAnuM che Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 247 ke dharmanI pravRtti keTaluM jambara kAma kare che! hAthIe je khAlI khAlI mAtra manamAM dayA bhAva rAkhyuM hota ke bhale sasalA para paga mUkavo paDe, paraMtu mArA dilamAM te sasalA para dayA bhAva che,"ema dayAnI pravRtti vinA dayAnA bhAvamAtrathI saMtoSa vALe heta te zuM e rAjaputra meghakumAra thAta? ne saMsArane traNa bhavamAM maryAdita karI dIdhe te karI zakyo hota? ne eja vAta prabhue ene samajAvI. e paNa jovA jevuM che ke hAthIe A dayAdharmanI pravRtti karI e mekSanA keI Azaya vinA mAtra jIva para dayAne bhAva AvavAthI karelI, chatAM e ene amApa phaLa ApanArI thaI ! bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhue paNa eja kahyuM ke "te jIvanI dayAthI saMsAra parimita karI dIdhe," ahIM jIvadayA" eTale mAtra dayAnA bhAva nahi kintu dayAnA bhAva sAthe dayAnI pravRttithI saMsAra maryAdita thaye. Ama kahIne prabhune meghakumArane sAdhu pratye haiyAmAM mAtra bhaktinA bhAva mATe nahi kiMtu bhaktinI kAyAthI pravRtti mATe uttejita kare che. dharmanI pravRtti vinAnA dharmane korA bhAva AtmAnI zI pragati karI Ape ? dharmanI pravRtti kare te dharmanA bhAva kharekhara jAgavA mAMDe che, jAgyA hoya te Take che, ne TakelA bhAva vadhatA jAya che. dharma pravRttine A mahimA che. eTalA ja mATe "adhyAtmasAra" zAstramAM kahyuM ke dravya-samyatva-mAraNya, vratAni dadate budhAH" arthAt dIkSAthInA dilamAM bhAvathI samyaktva na AvyuM hoya to paNa Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja8 gItArtha munie tyAM dravya samyakatvane Aropa karIne vratamahAvatene Ape che, enuM AropaNa kare che. kema vAra? A vrata-mahAvratanI pravRtti ja evI che ke e pravRtti karatAM karatAM jIvamAM samyatvanA ane vratanA kharekhara bhAva jAgavA susaMbhavita che. je A dharmapravRtti ja na hoya, te zuM kerA mekSanA AzayanA DeLa tathA saMsAranA AraMbha -viSaya-parigrahanI dhUmadhAma pravRttithI A samakita-cAritranA bhAva jAgavAnA hatAM ? AdrakumAra anAryadezamAMthI bhAgIne AryadezamAM Avela che, ene lakSmIpura nagaramAM jatAM AcArya puNyanaMdanasUri mahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA maLe che. jemAM AcArya mahArAja dharmane mahimA batAvatAM kahI rahyA che ke lajajAthI dharma kare, bhayathI dharma kare, snehathI dharma kare, bahAra kIrti phelAya che mATe dharma kare,..vagere, to e dharma karanArane amApa phaLa maLe che! Ama kahIne AcArya mahArAjane ema kahevuM che ke "tame dharmanI pravRtti kare, ane kamamAM dama eTalI pApanI ne mehanI pravRtti choDo." Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16. puNyanaMdanasUrijIne AgaLa upadeza AgaLa AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "he bhAgyavAne ! bUjha, bUjhe, jIvanane ze bhaso che? (1) jIvana to saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM caMcaLa che. AkAzamAM khIlelI saMdhyAnA marama raMga hamaNA joyA na jiyA, ne cheDI ja vAramAM e raMga alepa ! AkAza kALuM dhaba dekhAya che. (2) ema jIvana pANInA parapoTAM jevuM che, pANIne parapeTa keTalA Take? hamaNAM je ne hamaNAM ja phUTI gayo ! (3) ema jIvana pAMdaDA para rahelA jhAkaLanA biMdu jevuM caMcaLa che. hamaNAM biMdune motInA dANAnI jema camakatuM dekhyuM, ne hamaNAM ja pavananA jhapATAmAM e UpaDI gayuM ! e rIte jIvana hamaNAM te jIvI rahyA chIe, ne jotajotAmAM jIvana puruM thaI jAya che! khabara nathI paDatI ke bALapaNuM ne kumAra avasthA, yuvAnI ke prauDhatA, kyAM pasAra thaI gayA? ne kyAM buDhApe AvI Ubhe? te paNa jotajotAmAM jIvane mRtyue laI gaye ! AmAM ya koI paNa mANasa potAnA mATe bhoso rAkhI zake ema nathI ke Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25o kamasara A badhI avasthAomAMthI huM pasAra thaIza ja huM so varasa pUrA karIza ja," kaze bharaso nahi kemake keTalAya je kaI bALapaNe, te koI kumArapaNe, te kaI vaLI yuvAnImAM cAlatA thAya che, e najare dekhAya che. ati durlabha dharmapuruSArtha kALa: A sthitimAM jIvane kahe ke "he pApI jIva! tuM kema bedha pAmate nathI? kema jAgratuM thatuM nathI? jIvana hajI hAthamAM che tyAM sudhI dharma sAdhI levAnI taka che jIvana pUruM thayuM eTale taka khalAsa! A tuM kema samajato nathI? ne kema dharma karavAnuM cUke che? mAnava janamane jIvanakALa e atidurlabha dharmane. puruSArtha kALa che. jagatamAM juo aneka prakAranA avatAramAM rahelA. ene paNa jIvanakALa te maLe che, paraMtu e kyAM emanA mATe dharma puruSArtha karavAne kALa che? kemake emane. dharmanI kazI samaja ja nathI, pachI dharma-puruSArtha zuM kare ? emane samaja che khAvAnI, viSanA raMgarAga uDAvavAnI. parigraha maLatuM hoya te bhege karavAnI, ane ArAmI. karavAnI ! A badhAnI emane game che; dharmanI kazI gama. ja nathI. jyAM dharmanI kazI gama ja nahi, tyAM dharmane puruSArtha e zuM kare? eTale ja kahevAya ke eno jIvanakALa. e dharmapuruSArthane kALa ja nathI. tyAre he jIva! tane A ati durlabha dharmapuruSArthakALanuM jIvana maLyuM che. AvA senerI kALane dharmapuru Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 SArthathI saphaLa nahi kare, te samajI rAkhaje jIvana caMcaLa. che, jotajotAmAM puruM thaI jaze! e puruM thayuM eTale dharmapuruSArthanI taka gaI ! pachI halakI gationA ekalI mehanI ceSTAonA aMdhakAramaya janamamAM keda pUrAI gaye, dharma zuM karI zakaze? A tuM kema samajatuM nathI ?" zazI prabha-suraprabhanuM hRdayadrAvaka vRttAMta : upadezamALA zAstramAM daSTAnta Ave che -e bhAI hatA. moTo bhAI zazI prajarAjA, ane nAne suraprabha yuvarAja. nagaramAM AcArya mahArAja vijayazeSa sUrijI padhAryA. emane upadeza sAMbhaLIne nAne suraprabha baMdha pAme te moTAbhAI rAjAne kahe che - bhAI ! ApaNe dharma karIe." zazIprabha kahe "A tuM kyAMthI ThagAye? hAtha-veMtamAM. majenA sukhasAdhana maLyAM che, e zuM cheDI devAnA?" suraprabha kahe "A sukho ThagArA che. emAM na muMjhAI javAya. jagatamAM juo bahu thoDAne sukha maLyAM che, te thaDAe ja pUrva dharma karelo mATe. bAkI ghaNA ja pApa karanAra, ne ghaNuM duHkhI che. - zazI prabha na mAnyuM, tethI suraprabhane enI karma pIDita. dazA joI vairAgya vadhI gayo! eNe dIkSA lIdhI. tapa tapIne, pAMcamA devaloke gaye. meTo bhAI kaze dharma karatuM nathI, Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 252 ane rAjA che eTale vivilAsa ane kaSAyomAM cakacUra pAse be paisA thatAM zuM sUjhe che? pApa ane viSayakapAyanI jAherajalAlI ! dharma nahi! A te rAjA che, paNa sAmAnya mANasane ya juo te dekhAya che ke jene dharma sAdhavo nathI, ene bIjI bAju be paisAnI puNyAI maLI hoya, to e zuM karavAne ? ene A ja eka leDyA raheze ke "khAo pIo, meja kare, raMgarAga khele, ane yena kena prakAre paisA khUba kamAo." A vezyAthI dhaMdhA-pApAmAM jaDa-anIti vagerene hisAba nahi rAkhe ! jIvahiMsAnA vepAra karatAM ene AMcake nahi! vaLI dharmanI vezyA ja nathI, eTale kodha-abhimAnAdi kaSAmAM zuM kAma bAkI rAkhe? zuM AmAM mAnava janamanI vaDAI che? juo, rAjA zazIprabha viSaya-kavAya-cakacUra jIvana jIvI aMte marIne trIjI narakamAM gaye. nAnAbhAI suraprabhe cAritra ane tapamaya jIvana eTale uttama dharma pravRttio kaye rAkhI, aMte e marIne pAMcamA devalokamAM gaye che ! tyAMthI e avadhijJAnathI jue che ke moTo bhAI kyAM che?" te trIjI narakamAM ene paDela joI enI dayA AvI jAya che. enA manane ema thAya che ke "have Ane nikAcita pApakarmathI nirdhArita narakagati, eTale Ane kAMI AmAMthI choDAvI zakAya nahi, chatAM huM jAuM ene darzana ApIne ene dharmane bodha ApuM, pUrva bhavane khyAla ApuM. have kadAca pitAnI A bhayaMkara duHkhamaya sthiti joI ene Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhamane bodha lAgaze. pApane pastAvo thaze. te e badha. lAgavAthI ene kAMIka paNa cittamAM samAdhi raheze." basa, deva gaye trIjI pAtAlamAM narakAvAsamAM moTA bhAI pAse, ane pitAnI oLakha ApI pUrva bhavanI AkhI sthiti yAda devaDAvI ane kahyuM, "juo bhAI! A tame. pUrve dharmanAM kaSTa upADyA nahi, te A narakamAM tamAre. kevA ati bhayaMkara kaSTa veThavAnAM AvyA ?" tyAre e narakamAM paDelo zazIprabha rAjA baMdha pAmI, kahe che, bhAI tame jAo e pUrva bhavanA nagaramAM, ane have. e mArA zarIrane sArI rIte kaSTa ApI kacaDe, jethI mArA A duHkha jAya. meM mUrkhAe tyAga-tapa-saMyama vagere dharmathI mArI kAyAne na kacaDI, paNa have huM tamane kahuM chuM ke have. tame jaIne mArI duSTa kAyAne kacaDo. te A mArAM jAlima. kaSTa mI." devatA kahe "bhAI ! have e kyAMthI kacaDAya? kemake tamArA maryA pachI te pAchaLavALAoe tamArI kAyAne bALI, phekI nAkhI ane kadAca mAne ke e kAyA paDI ya rahI hoya, paraMtu emAMthI tamAre AtmA nIkaLI gayo. eTale ekAyAne bIjA game teTalI kacare, tethI tamane kaze lAbha nahi. maryA pachI kAyA kaca zuM vaLe? e te jIvatA. jIve AtmA pite pitAnI icchAthI tyAga-tapa-parIsaha, vagere dharma-kaSTothI pitAnI kAyAne kacare, te ja enA. moTA inAmamAM naragatinA daravAjA baMdha thAya Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 ema tiryaMcagatinA paNa daravAjA baMdha thAya, ne sArI mAnavagati-devagatinI sadgati maLe. e te have A tamArA ja karelAM karma che, ne e bhegavyA vinA chUTako ja nathI. ema samajI cittamAM zAMti rAkhe, ne bhAvanA rAkho ke kyAre A narakamAMthI chUTI manuSya thAuM! ane svecchAthI saMyama- tapa-dharmanAM bhAre bhAre kaSTa uThAvuM! vartamAnamAM bIjA upara kaSAya karaze nahi, arihaMta bhagavAna Adi cAranAM zaraNa pakaDe. arihaMtane najara sAme rAkhyA kare." eTale ja A vArevAre yAda karavA jevuM sUtra che ke, parabhave mArI kAyAne paramadhAmI zuM kacaratA hatA? huM ja ahIM bhagavAne pharamAvelA tyAga-tapa-saMyama parIsaha vagerethI mArI kAyAne kacarI nAkhIza." vicAre pelA narakamAM paDelA meTA bhAInA bela kahe che,-e pUrvanI mArI kAyAne have kacaDI nAkha." paNa zuM vaLe kacaDI nAkhe? chatAM A pitAnI kAyAne kacaDavAnuM - bhAna kyAre AvyuM? pachInA janamamAM narakanAM bhayaMkara kaSTa veThavAnAM AvyAM tyAre! bAkI pahelAM nA bhAI dharma karavA kahete hatA tyAre dhyAna para e lIdhuM ja nahi. bhava hAthamAM hatuM tyAre dharmanAM kaSTa sUjhayA nahi; ane - have narakanI kAramI vedanA vakhate dharmanAM kaSTa sUjhe che, tyAre e bhava hAthamAM nathI ! kevI kamanasIbI ! eTale ja AcArya mahArAja ahIM kahI rahyA che ke he pApI jIva A jIvana caMcaLa che, te tuM kema bodha -pAmate nathI? Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17. mAyArAtriH kALacaraH aMdhakAranRtya. AcArya mahArAja AgaLa pharamAve che, iya mAyArAtribahalatimirA mohalalitaH kRtajJAnA''lokAstadiha nipuNaM jAgrata janAH / alakSyaH saMhartuM nanu tanubhRtAM jIvitadhanAnyayaM kAlacauro bhramati bhuvanAntaH pratigRham / arthAta A mAyArAtri mehanI ceSTAothI khUba ja aMdhakArethI bharelI hatI, te ahIM jJAnanA prakAzavALI karAI che. to he bhavI jane ! khUba sAvadhAnIthI jAgra thaI jAo. (kALanA bharose na raho, kemake) A kALacara (kyAre AkramaNa kare, e) jaNAya evuM nathI. e A jagata upara nA jIvatara ane saMpattio saMharI levA ghara ghara bhame che. AtmAmAM keTakeTalAM aMdhakAra? : AcArya mahArAjanuM ema kahevuM che ke mAyA-rAtrimAM ApaNe jIva anAdinI cAlathI mehanI ja ceSTAo laI Avela cheH (1) pitAnA AtmAnA kazA ja khyAla vinA, ane (2) pitAnA trikAlanA hitaahitanA kazA ja jJAna Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 vinA, mAtra pitAnI indriyane gamatA-aNagamatAne ja vicAra rAkhIne mana-vacana-kAyAthI pravRtti karato Avyo che. eTale emAM jyAM pitAnA AtmAnuM ja bhAna nathI, tethI te A mULabhUta aMdhakAra gaNAya, enA para aneka prakAranA aMdhakAra pravarte che: (1) pitAnA AtmA aMge aMdhakAra, (2) paramAtmA aMge aMdhakAra (3) jIva ajIva Adi nava tattva aMge aMdhakAra, (4) pitAne thatA puNya-pAponA baMdhana aMge aMdhakAra, (5) zama-dama, saMvara-nirjarA, zubha vRttipravRtti, syAdavAda-virativAda...vagere anekAneka, pAralaukika padArtho paranA ajJAnAvaraNa rUpI aMdhakAra, e badhA aMdhakAra evAM chavAI gayA che ke e kazuM dekhAya ja nahi. A sthitimAM je kAMI vicAra-vANI-vartAva kare che, e badhA. mehanA gharanA, ne ajJAnatAnA gharanA vartAva che. eTale e. aMdhakAra-nRtya jevuM che. mohaceSTAo parvatazikhare aMdhakAranRtya jevI : aMdhakAra-nRtya jevuM emAM aMdhakAra-nRtya eTale. aMdhAre parvatanA zikhara para khADA TekarAvALI jamIna para jIva nAcavA te lAge, paraMtu emAM paDavA AkhaDavAnuM keTaluM ? emAM vaLI je zikharanA TheTha kinAre AvI gaye, te nIce UMDI khINamAM paTakAvAnuM kevuM ? mAtra Indriyane piSavAnI pravRttimAM jIvane kazuM dekhAtuM nathI ke "ahIMnA aMdhakAranRtyamAM huM cAra gationA UMDA dhara jevA A jagatamAM kayAM jaIne paTakAIza? ane kevA kevA bhayaMkara trAsa-duHkha-vedanAo pAmIza? .. Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 257 ekendriya nimAM jhADa vagere the to tyAM eka ja sparzanendriya che. tethI ene zAtA ApanAra anukuLa khorAka pANI maLatAM tAjagI anubhavavAnI ja vAta! ne pallavita thavAnI vAta ! ane pratikULa AvyuM te karamAI javAnI vAta! vikasendriya eTale ke beIndriya-teIndriya-caurendriya thayo, te vadhArAmAM rasanA vagerethI khAuM khAuM karI majA anubhavavAnI vAta ! pachI bhale emAM kacarAI pIsAI maravAnuM hoya te dekhAya ja nahi ! kIDI maMkaDA goLanI gaMdha AvI, "basa, mela doTa enA tarapha" "are ! paNa mANasanA paga nIce ke bIjI vastuonA bejA nIce kacarAImarIza". nA, e kAMI dekhAya ja nahi! aMdhakAra-nRtya ! paMcendriyanA avatAramAM paNa eja indriyanI tuSTi-puSTinI ja lata! te enI khAtara pAra vinAnI pApavRttio ane pApapravRttio karI karI narakAdi durgationAM thALA bharavAnuM ja cAle ! jarUra paDaze nIce ekendriya sudhImAM paTakAI javAnuM ! te keNa jANe pAche kyAre UMce Ave ? basa, badhI ja indriyanI tuSTi-puSTi ja cAlu, eTale badhuM ja aMdhakAra-nRtya! paraMtu have ahIM jyAre jJAnI bhagavaMto taraphathI jJAnane prakAza maLe che, paramAtmA, pareleka, Azrava-saMvara, karmabaMdhakarmanirjarA....vagere vagere jANavA maLe che, tyAM paNa zuM UMghatA ja rahevAnuM? eja aMdhakAra-nRtyanI ceSTAo cAlu rAkhavAnI? AcArya mahArAja kahe che, "have jAgo jAgo 17 Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra58 janI vItI che, vikasI jyoti che, vana mata ghumaje, he.. vana mata ghumaje zatri vItI che, aMdhakAra-nRtya, aMdhAre AthAvAne rAtrisamaya pUro thaI gayo che, tattvajJAnanI ti prakAzI UThI che, te have bhavalIlAnA jaMgalamAM bhaTakavAnuM na karIza. have te hiMsA-juTha-cerI, meha-mAyA - mamatA, abhimAna-chaLa-prapaMca...vagere vagerenI mehaceSTAo paDatI mUkI, tyAga-tapa-saMyama, kSamA-namratA-nikhAlasatA, dayAdAna-zIla, paramAtmabhakti- sAdhusevA, vagerenI jJAnamaya pravRttiomAM lAgavA jevuM che. tuM ema mAnatA hoIza ke hajI zI utAvaLa che?" te AcArya mahArAja kahe che samajI rAkha, ke "kALa nAmane cera kenA dhanamAla ane jIvatarane cerI levA, lUMTI levA, gharaghara pharate rahe che." | mAyA-rAtri ke mAyA rAtri ane kALacarane vega ! eka bAju aMdhakAramaya rAtri, ane bIjI bAju emAM sarvatra pharanAro kALacara! zuM bAkI rahe? rAtri pAchI evI ke badhAne UMghatA rAkhe, eTale ene emAM lUMTAlUMTa karavAmAM vAMdho ja na Ave ! mAyA e rAtri zI rIta: ahIM mAyAne rAtri kahI. mAyA eTale mamatA ane mamatAnI vastuo,dhanamAla parivAra...vagere, yAvat pitAnI Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 259 kAyA. A badhAnI mamatAmAM paDo eTale samajI rAkho ke e parvatazikhare gADha aMdhakAra-nRtyanI sthitimAM paDyA! tyAM pachI AtmabhAna kazuM ja nahi. UMghamAM mANasane potAnI jAtanI kyAM khabara hoya che? nAne vIMchI ke moTo sApa karaDavA Ave chatAM UbhuM na thaI jAya, ane hAtha ke paga kazuM svecchAe halAvavAnI vAta nahi ! sApa-vIMchInA DaMkhathI bacavA hAtha paga kazuM khaseDe ya nahi! pele ArAmathI kazI roka Toka vinA DaMkha mArIne cAlato ja thaI jAya ne? evI A UMgha jevI mAyA-mamatAmAM sthiti che. emAM dhanamAla-parivAra-kAyAnI mamatAmAM phasAyelA ajJAna jIva UMghatA je; ene kazuM AtmabhAna nahi; eTale pelI vastuo rAga-dveSane jhera pitAnA AtmAmAM nAkhe ja jAya, nAgye ja jAya! jIvane enuM kazuM bhAna ja nahi, kaze bhaya nahi, pachI e jhera caDIne ghera karmabaMdhana ane "aneka janama-maraNa UbhA kare, cAragati ane rAzIlAkha yoniomAM bhaTakAve, chatAM jIvane brahmajJAna Ave nahi! pitAnA AtmAnI thaI rahela kAramI durdazAne koI saMtApavilepAta thAya nahi! jIva A rIte, mAyAnI rAtrimAM kazA saMtApa vinA ghorate anaMta anaMta kALathI saMsAramAM bhaTakato rahyo che ! zudra kIDI ja je thaye toya, pitAnuM sthAna ane AhAranA pudgala paranI potAne bhAre mamatA! are! jhADa thaye teya pote pUrva bhave saMgharelA dhana para mamatA karIne enA para pitAnAM mULiyAM pAtharIne rahyo! samarAditya caritramAMka mAyAthI jhADa dalA para:-juo, samarAdityane jIva trIjA bhavamAM sAdhune Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26o. joI emanA vairAgyanuM kAraNa pUche che. tyAre sAdhu pitAnA: caritramAM A batAve che ke - huM zrAvaka, nagaranI pAsenA parvata para tIrthakara bhagavAna padhArelA, te prabhunA darzana vaMdana ane vANuM-zravaNa arthe gayo. tyAM jaI prabhunA darzana vaMdana karI dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThe. avasara pAmI vacamAM prabhune meM pUchayuM, "bhagavana! A zuM Azcarya ke ahIM AvatAM rastAmAM meM joyuM ke parvatanA caDhANa para Ugela eka nALiyerInA jhADe pitAnA mULiyAM TheTha nIce taLeTI sudhI laMbAvelA !! te zuM tyAM koI dalle dATe che? ne tema hoya to e keNe dA ?" anaMtajJAnI prabhue kahyuM - bhe mahAnubhAva! tyAM taLeTIe 7 lAkha senayAne. dallo dATelo paDyo che, jenA para mULiyAM bichAvIne nALicerInuM jhADa UMce rahela che; ane te dalle te ane A nALiyerInA jIve eka bhavamAM baMne bhegA thaIne dATele che." A sAMbhaLIne huM camakyo! meM pUchayuM - "bhagavaMta! e zI rIte?" bhagavAna pUrva bhava kahe che : prabhu kahe"eka bhavamAM tame be bhAI paradezathI 7 lAkha senaiyA kamAI laI svadeza tarapha jatAM ahIM AvyA. e vakhate parvata para duzmana rAjAnuM lazkara chavAyeluM IgabharAyA ke "ahIMthI mAla laIne jatAM keka subhaTa dvArA lUMTAI jaIe to?" tethI ahIM tame dhana dATyuM. "lazkara Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 261 UDI jaze pachI laI jaIzuM, karI cAlyA AgaLa, paraMtu A nALiyerInA jIva-bhAInI buddhi bagaDI, tAre aDadho bhAga tane na Apavo paDe mATe lAga joIne tene kUvAmAM dhakelI dIdhe! tuM maryo ane e paNa tyAM rakhopuM karatAM kaI zikArI pazu (ke meTA bhoriMga)nA sapATAmAM jhaDapAyo ne maryo. pachI baMne jaNa A saMsAramAM bhaTakatA hatA, emAM ene vacamAM uMdara bakare vagere evA be traNa bhava maLyA ke jemAM A dallAnI jagA AgaLa AvatAM, jAtismaraNajJAna pAmI dallAne jANuM laIne mamatA karavA mAMDyo, ne emAM kamete maryo, te ya mamatA na chUTI ! " jAtismaraNa jJAnathI paNa dharma sUjhavAne niyama nahi. jAti maraNa jJAna thavA chatAM "arere ! pite A dallAnI mamatAthI De manuSya janama gumAvI halakA tiyacanA avatAramAM rakhaDatA thaI gaye ?' enI aphasesI na thaI ! aphasIthI mamatAthI pAchA haTI javAnuM ane dharmamAM lAgavAnuM na sUjhayuM ! ulaTuM, mamatA tAjI karI ene daDha karI ! pariNAme bhAmAM bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM e te nALiyerInuM jhADa the, ne pelI mamatAnA gADha saMskArathI ahIM dallA para mUrchAthI potAnAM mULiyAM pAtharIne rahyo che, paNa tuM tyAM bhAIthI marAtAM chatAM tArA pariNAma eTalA badhA duSTa na thayA, te AgaLa AgaLa zubha pariNAmathI kAMIka sArA avatAra karato karate, ahIM A zrAvakane avatAra pAmyo che." Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 samarAdityanA jIvane sAdhu pitAnAM jIvanacaritramAM A kahI rahyA che ke "huM e zrAvaka, tyAM vairAgya pAmI rAjAnI anujJA laI meM pelA jIvane rakhaDAvanAra dalle kaDhAvI nAkhyo, ane e dAnamAM ApI daIne meM dIkSA lIdhI. sAdhupaNe vicaratAM Aje tane A kahI rahyo chuM. mArA vairAgyanuM kAraNa tane samajAI gayuM haze ke A saMsAramAM mAyAnI (parigrahanI) mamatA keTalI badhI bhayAnaka che!" samarAdityane jIva A sAdhunuM caritra sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gaye ke "are! dalle to tyAM ne tyAM ja rahyo paNa e mamatA karanAra che pite kevA duranta duHkhada bha karyA!" A vicAre e vairAgya pAmI gaye ne pachI dIkSA laI le che. pUjAmAM bele che ne? trIje bhava samarAditya, sAdhu caritrane sAMbhaLe re, tiryaMcatanAM mULa, rAkhI rahyo dhana upare re, manamohanajI jagatAta ! vAta suNe jinarAjajI re" mAyAnI mamatA bhayaMkara: ekendriyajIva sudhI! jhADa jevuM jhADa, jaDa jevuM gaNAya, chatAM ene ya mAyAnI mamatA kevI ke dUra paNa rahelA dallA, para mULiyuM pAtharIne nirAMta anubhave ! nirAMta eTalA mATe kahevAya ke pachI dallAthI AgaLa mULiyuM nathI laMbAvatuM barAbara dallA para e bichAvIne dallAne DhAMkIne upara rahe che. mAyA kevI ? tyAre kavi kahe che, Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 mAyA kAramI re! mAyA ma kare catura sujANa! mAyA eTale ke para vastunI mamatA, e kAramI bhayaMkara che; mATe he catura jJAnI AtmA! mAyA karazo nahi. AgaLa kahe che - mAyA kAmaNa, mAyA mehana, mAyA jagandhutArI." mAyA e eka kAmaNa che : mANasa kaI para tAMtrika kAmaNa kare, pachI enI asara enA upara evI pahoMcI jAya ke e kAmaNanA. viSayane ja dekhe. enI pAchaLa gAMDotura thaI jAya. evuM ahIM bane che. mAyAnuM kAmaNa lAgI gayuM enI jIva para asara thaI gaI, pachI jIva e mAyAnA viSayane ja joyA. kare che ! bALakane mAtA para mamatA che e kAmaNa che, te bacce mAtAne ja joyA kare che. mA AghI-pAchI thAya to. baccuM AkuLa-vyAkuLa thAya che. evI dazA kAmAMdha mANasanI patnI para potAnI mAyAne lIdhe thAya che. e patnIne ja joyA kare che. ene pachI sagA mAtA-pitA ya dekhAya nahi ! ne deva-guru-dharma paNa dekhAya nahi ! ene to eka ja lata ke "zI vAta mArI patnI !" enI AgaLa 200 -500nI sADI ke 2-5 hajAra rUpiyAne hAra-AbhUSaNanuM niveda dharaze ! paNa devAdhideva masatA jevuM aMga lUchayuM joyA chatAM be-pAMca rUpiyAnuM navuM sAruM mulAyama aMgalUMchaNuM lAvI dharavAnuM nahi sUjhe! mAyA kAmaNa che. Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 mAyA mohana che. mAyA meha pamADanAra che. atyaMta AkarSita karanAra ane manane matine mugdha karanAra che. pachI mana e mAyAnI vastune ja anukULa karavAnuM ja joyA karaze ! vartAva paNa e ja karaze ! mammaNanA mana para lamIe evuM AkarSaNa jamAveluM ke rAta divasa "kema maLeluM dhana sAcavI rAkhuM, ane navuM dhana vadhArate rahuM," A ja eka lagana ne A ja eka lezyA rAkhelI. pitAnA khAna-pAnamAM ya ThekANuM nahi, to sukRtanI vAte ya zI? A mAyA e kevI aMdhArI rAta? te ke evI ke emAM potAnA AtmAnuM-dharmanuM-palekanuM kazuM ja ajavALuM na maLe! eTale ja Aje keTalAya sArA kuLavALAmAM durAcAra, bibhatsadarzana, ne abhakSya-bhakSaNa pesI gayA che ! kemake viSayasukhanI joradAra mAyA lAgI gaI, pachI tyAM kuLanI khAnadAnIne khyAla, sadAcArane vicAra, parAkano vicAra, e kazuM ajavALuM raheja nahi.manamAM durAcArane kaze akAre ja na maLe! sArA kuLavALA kaNa kaNa durAcArI ? :rAjA caMdrazekhara nija bhaginIlubdho! rAjA bhartuharinI prANapyArI khAnadAna kuLanI rANI piMgalA jhADuvALAmAM lubdha! Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cakavatI thanAra putra brahmadattanI mAtA culaNa parapuruSamAM lukhya ! - pArzvanAtha bhagavAnane jIva pahelA bhave marubhUti hate. enI patnI ane bhAI kamaTha anya lukhya ! mAyA kAramI kevI? .... mAyA sivAya bIjuM kazuM dekhavAnuM nahi, pachI e mAyA kAma kevA karAve? nIcamAM nIca ! te narakAdi durgatimAM ane bhavonI maMjalamAM ghasaDAI javuM paDe evA ! mAyA-rAtrimAM zAnuM aMdhAruM ? : puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAja kahI rahyA che, mAyA e bhayaMkara rAtri che, emAM gADha aMdhakAra che, tattvane kaI prakAza nahi, AtmAnuM kazuM bhAna nahi, paralokanuM kazuM ja ajavALuM kazo ja khyAla nahi! kRtya-akRtyanA vivekanuM eka prakAza-kiraNa tyAM na maLe! kAi-cera AcArya mahArAja kahe che,-paraMtu jyAre ahIM jJAnIo taraphathI A badhI vastuno jJAna-prakAza maLe che, to pachI he nipuNajane ! tame kema hajI mAyAnA aMdhAre mAyAnI niMdamAM UMdhyA kare che ? jAgo jAge, dekhe, kALa nAmane cAra lekenA prANa ane dhana-mAlasarvasva lUMTavA ghara ghara bhamI rahyo che, ne lye jAya che. koI eka ghara, eka kuTuMba, bAkI kharuM ke jyAM keInuM mRtyu na thayuM hoya? nA, meTA iMdra jevAnuM are ! tIrthakara Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 bhagavAna jevAnuM ya mRtyu thAya! te bIjAnA zA bhAra ke ene mRtyu Ave ja nahi? janma pAmyo ? tyAM ja amuka mudata pachI prANunAzanI sajA ThekAI ja gaI! duniyAmAM keI ghara nathI ke jyAM janama thAya enuM mRtyu na thAya. jANe che ne?-- sagaracakInA 60 hajAra putronuM zuM thayuM ? : sagara cakravatInA 60 hajAra dIkarA aSTApadanI rakSAnA prayatna karavA jatAM devatAnA prakopamAM ekI kalame baLIne khAkha thaI gayA ! sAITha hajAramAMthI aDadhA nahi, cethA. bhAganA 15 hajAra nahi, eka hajAra zuM, ekaso nahi, dasa nahi, are! eka paNa putra e nahi! kALacara sAIThe. sAITha hajAranA prANa ekI kalame lUMTI gayo ! have sAthe gayeluM lahAvalazkara pAchuM AvyuM. paraMtu A. samAcAra cakavatane apAya zI rIte ? koNa Ape ? ApanArane bhaya ke "jyAM samrATa cakavatIne kahyuM ke "ApanA 60 hajAra putra marI gayA" tyAM ja cakavatI rADa pADe - to tuM kema na marI gaye te A bele che? le, ema karI tyAM ja talavArathI mAruM DokuM ja uDAvI de te?--A bhaya. tyAre eka devatA emanI vahAre dhAye. lazkarane kahe. hamaNAM jarA bahAra UbhA rahe; huM mahelamAM jaI vidhi. karuM chuM, pachI IsAro karuM tyAre aMdara cAlyA Avo." mRtyunA samAcAra devI devatAnI kUneha: kunehathI kAma levuM paDe ne? devatAe brAhmaNanuM rUpa. karI khAMdhe chokarAnuM maDaduM lIdhuM, ane cakavatInA bAraNe Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 267 dhA nAkhI "hAya ! Aja keI rAjA ja nathI. prajAne... dhaNadherI keI nathI. nahitara mArA dIkarAnA prANa kema. corAI jAya? hAya hAya re ! kyAM jAuM ? mAruM dukhiyArAnuM keNa sAMbhaLe? - cakavatI enuM rudana sAMbhaLI lAvI pUche che "kema. e? zuM duHkha che tane ?" A kahe "jotA nathI? A mArA chokarAnA prANa. lUMTAI gayA " rAjA kahe, "emAM te zuM thAya ?" pele kahe, "te pachI tame moTA cakravatI zAne thaI beThA cho ? bIjA rAjAone jItyA te A jamarAjane jItatA nathI ? A jamADe tame beThA ne mArA dIkarAnA prANa laI cAlato thAya ? pakaDI maMgAve ene, enI pAsethI mArA, dIkarAnA prANa lAvI Ape pAchA. jamane na jItI zake. to tame cakravatI zAnA ?" rAja kahe, "bhAI ! A jama eTale mRtyu. ene kaI na jItI zake. janma ane mRtyu to Ave ja." brAhmaNa kahe ! "tamAre enA para caDhAI karavI nathI. eTale Ama bele che hAM."-- mRtyu vinAnA gharamAMthI pANI lAva: tyAM sagara cakavatI kahe "choDa, tAMta cheDa, tAre. tArA dIkarAnA prANa pAchA lAvavA che ne? lAvI ApuM. jA, eka kAma kara, A pyAlAmAM evA gharamAMthI pANI laI Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 Ava ke je gharamAM je kuTuMbamAM keInuM ya mRtyu na thayuM hioya. je mArA tAbAnA 96 koDa gAma che. ekeka gAmamAM keTalAya ghara che, game te gharamAMthI pANI lAvIza to cAlaze, phakta tyAM keInuM mRtyu na thayuM hoya eTaluM jeje. e pANIthI tArA dIkarAnA prANa pAchA lAvI ApIza. citA na kara." brAhmaNa pyAle laIne UpaDyo. DIvAra rahIne pAchA AvI kahe che "mahArAjA! eka ghara evuM nathI maLatuM ke jyAM keInuM mRtyu na thayuM hoya." devatA cakravatI pAse aMke karAve che : cakavatI kahe, "te bhAI ! samajI le ke duniyAmAM janamyA pachI darekane mRtyu Ave che. meTA devatAne ane iMdrane paNa mata Ave. temAMya niyama kaze nahi ke "meTAne ja paheluM mRtyu Ave, ne nAnAne pachI ja mRtyu Ave, nA, A keI niyama nahi; eTale moTA beThA rahe ne nAnAne paheluM mRtyu Ave ema paNa bane. te have re nahi." sagara cakravatI zuM kahI rahyo che? A ja ke mAyArAtrimAM kALacAra AkhA jagatamAM ghara ghara bhame che, te game tyAre game te jIvanA prANa saMharI jAya che. - cakravatI pAse brAhmaNe aMke karAvyuM ke "nAnAne ya paheluM mota Ave, ne te game tyAre Ave." pachI lazkarane IzAro karyo, eTale kALa jhabbAmAM lazkara tyAM dAkhala thayuM. cakavatI joIne cekI UThI pUche - che, "A zuM? zenA kALA jhaLyA? ane chokarA kyAM?" Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa kahe -"mApha karaje, tamArA 60 hajAra chokarA. aSTApada tIrthanI rakSA karatAM karatAM emanA para devatAne prakepa Utaryo, ane eNe sAITha hajArane bALI mUkyA !" cakavatIne A sAMbhaLatAM ja kamakamI AvI gaI, eTale badhe sajaDa AghAta lAgyuM ke "he ? bolatAM ja bebhAna thaI gaye. zIta upacArathI bhAnamAM AvatAM jyAM pAka mUkI revA jAya che, zeka kare che, tyAM deva brAhmaNa kahe che, devanuM cakavatIne AzvAsana : mahArAjA! mahArAja ! A zuM kare che? hamaNAM ja pahelAM tame kahetA hatA ke janmelAne mota Ave. ja, ane kene kyAre meta eno niyama kaze nahi. nAnAne paNa pahelAM mita Ave. te A zAne zeka kare? mane zikhAmaNa e tamane nahi? juo huM manuSya nathI devatA chuM. A tamane AghAta na lAge, ane dhairya rahe, e mATe ja meM A brAhmaNa ane enA marelA putrane dekhAva ra hato. mATe have zeka na karo, marelA jIva pAchA AvatA nathI, tethI zoka karelo mAthe paDe che. zeka karavAne badale karAonA tIrtharakSAnA bhavya AtmA-parAkramanI anamedanA karo, ane jAta mATe bodha grahaNa kare, ke ApaNane paNa. khabara nathI ke mRtyu kyAre Ave; mATe mRtyu AvatAM pahelAM. AtmAnuM hita sAdhI le." basa, AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAjanuM A ja kahevuM che, " dunyavI mAyA, ne mAyAnI jaDa-cetana vastuo Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 ghora aMdhakArabharI eka rAtri che, emAM kALacara jIve mAnelA sarvasva upara ekavAra dhADa pADavAne che, ne e sarvasvane jotajotAmAM UDI javAnuM che. te e sarvasvane zuM vaLagyA rahevuM? jIvane kahevuM. AjasudhI bahAranI mohamAyAnuM ghaNuM karyuM. have aMdaravALA tArA AtmAnuM kare, kemake ahIM tane jaina dharmane prakAza maLe che. kALacaranI dhADa vakhate A dharmatatva-prakAzanI taka paNa lUMTAI khavAI javAnI che. jIvatAM ja enI taka che. mATe jyAM sudhI - ahIM jIvate che tyAM sudhImAM A prakAzamAM dharma karI aMdara vALA tArA AtmAnuM sadhAya eTaluM sAdhI le." anAryadezamAMthI bhAgI AryadezamAM Avela AdrakumAra - lakSmIpura nagaramAM AcArya puNyanaMdanasUrijI mahArAjanI parSadA AgaLanI dezanA sAMbhaLI rahyo che. emAM chelle AcArya mahArAja zrI puNyanaMdana sUrijI kahe che - bemAMthI je ISTa hoya te kara juo puNyavAna ! jagatamAM (1) dharmanAM phaLarUpe ahIM mAna-satkAra-Adara-kIti, cittazAMti-samAdhi, ane paralokamAM narendra vidyAdharendra yAvatu devendrapaNuM sudhInAM phaLa dekhAya che. tyAre (2) pApanAM phaLa rUpe ahIM apamAna-anAdara-apayaza, -mAnasika ciMtA-saMtApa-asamAdhi, ane parabhave narakatiryaMcAdi durgati tathA ghara azAtA-duHkha-trAsa dekhAya che. Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 271 mATe amAre eTaluM ja kahevuM che, have tamane A emAMthI je ISTa hoya gamatuM hoya te karo." ahIM prazna thAya, - pra- "je ISTa hoya" ema kahIne zuM AcArya mahArAje ema kahyuM ke tamane pApa ISTa hoya to pApa kare ? jaina muni zuM pApa karavAnuM kahe? u0 nA, je ISTa hoya" ema kahIne kahyuM,-je sukha ke duHkha ISTa hoya te ISTane mArga le." tyAre jIvane sahaja rIte sukha ja ISTa che, duHkha keIne ya ISTa nahi. eTale to anaMta jJAnIo dharma karavAnuM kahe che chatAM e jIva kema nathI karato? kAraNa ke jIva dharmamAM kaSTa dekhe che, duHkha dekhe che. tethI ja dharma nathI karato. du:kha je IsTa hAya to dharma kema na vadhAvI le ? jIvane ISTa sukha che. tethI AcArya mahArAja ahIM kahe che, "jo sukha ISTa che, te sukhane mArga dharma che, pApa nahi. mATe pApa choDe ne dharma kare." zikArI raTheDane bAreTanI cImakI: pele rAThoDa, khabara che ne, jaMgalamAM zikAra karI pAcho ghoDA para cAlyo Avato hato, ne gheDAne pUchaDe zikArathI mArelA sAta sasalAnI hAra bAMdhI hatI, te rastA para ghoDAnI pUMThe sasalAnA maDadA ghasaDAyA AvatA hatA. have rAThoDa rasto bhUlyo, rastAnI khabara nathI paDatI, eTale tyAM sAmethI AvatA eka cAraNa bAroTane pUche che - bhAI ! gAmane raste ko?" Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra7ra cAraNa huMziyAra ane dayALu hato. eNe joyuM "atyAre A zikArI rAThoDane ToNo mAravAne avasara che. kadAca e ToNa lAgatAM A hiMsA cheDI de te sAruM eTale e. nirbhayapaNe javAba de che, "jIva vardhatA naraya gaI, rakhaMtA sa hoya; huM jANuM daya vaTTaDI, jiNa sUjhe tiNa loya." arthAt mane be mAraganI khabara che - jIvane mAratAM narakagati ane jIvane bacAvatAM svargagati. eTale jIvahiMsA e narakane mArga, ane jIvadayA e svargane mArga che. have naraka, svarga je ISTa hoya ene mAraga pakaDI le." rAThoDa TeNe samajI gayA, "A mane ema kahe che ke A te che jene mAravAne zikArane dhaMdhe mAMDI che? narake jAIza narake. pachI tyAM kaI tAre bApe paNa choDAvavA nahi Ave. are! jeNe tArA zikAranA guNa gAyA, ne pITha thAbaDI haze, e paNa narakamAMthI tane choDAvavA nahi Ave! ane narakanAM duHkha eTale hajAre-lAkho-koDe-abaja asaMkhya varasanI kapAvA-chedAvA-cholAvA-pIsAvA-babAvA. vagerenAM jAlima bhayaMkara duHkha ! e tArAthI ze sahyA jaze? mATe e duHkhe lAvanAra A zikAra vyasanane choDa;" - ema bAreTa kahe che. rAThoDa tarata gheDA parathI nIce Utare che, ane bAroTane pITha thAbaDI abhinaMdana Ape che, upakAra mAnate kahe che, Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 273 cAraNa! Aje teM mArI AMkha kholI nAkhI. jA, AjathI mAre jIvanabhara zikAra tyAga. tAre upakAra mAnuM chuM,' ema kahI cAraNane InAma Ape che, ne ghoDAne pUchaDe gAThelI sasalAnI hArane choDI nAkhI gAmane rasto pUchI ravAnA. thAya che. AcArya mahArAja ahIM dezanAnI samAptimAM A kahe che sukhane mArga dharma, duHkhane mArga pApa. sukha ke dukha je ISTa hoya tene mArga le." matalaba, "tamane sukha ja game che, to sukhane mArga dharma apanAvo." Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18. AdrakumArane dezanAnI asara :aho ! dharmane jyAre ATale badho mahimA che. te pachI mAre dharma sivAya bIjuM karavA jevuM che ja zuM? sAruM thayuM ke huM ahIM AryadezamAM AvI gaye! te ja A dharmamahimA sAMbhaLavA maLyo! anArya dezamAM AnuM svanuM ya kyAM jovAnuM hatuM ?" have te mAre jIvanamAM je eka dharma ja jaIne hAya, ne pApa joItuM ja na hoya, te mAre cAritramArga ja zreyaskara che. gharavAsanA jIvanamAM te chae kAyanA jInA kaccaraghANa karavA paDe, ne aDhAre pApasthAnaka sevavA paDe ! tema pAponI avirati ya jAlima UbhI! tyAre sAdhujIvanamAM pApasthAnaka baMdha ane dharma sAdhavAnI pUrI svataMtratA ! dharma sevavA sAdhu svatanna, te phAve eTalA dharma AcarI zake. mAthAvADha dumana Ave chatAM sAdhu enA para bharapUra kSamA varasAvI zake. tapasyA zakya eTalI karI zake. te dharma sAdhavAnI A sarvatanna svataMtratAne lAbha uThAvI levA huM sAdhu thaI jAuM." basa, AdrakumAre cAritra levAno nirdhAra karI lIdho, ane pitAnI sAthe gharethI je dhana-jhaverAta laI AvyuM hatuM te badhuM sAte kSetramAM kharacI dIdhuM. paisA kema na rakhAvyA? have je sAdhu thavuM che te paisAnI zI jarUra ja che? Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 275 dIkSA letAM davA mATe paisA kema na rakhAvAya? : prava- sAdhu thayA pachI kadAca mAMdA paDyA te davAdArU mATe paisA rakhAvI mUkAya? - uo- nA, te te pAMcamuM parigraha-tyAganuM mahAvrata ja ghavAya, paise rAkhuM nahi, rakhAvuM nahi, rAkhatAne sArA mAnuM nahi," A mahAvratanI pratijJA hoya che. emAM ahIM paise bhale jAte rAkhe nahi, paNa rakhAvyuM. eTale vrata kyAM aNIzuddha sacavAyuM ? kharI rIte davA mATe paisA rakhAvavAne vicAra Ave tyAM sAdhumArga para pAke vizvAsa joIe ke "je huM bhagavAne kahelA sAdhutAnA niyama mujaba cAritra pAchuM, to mane maMdavADa Ave ja zAno? avAranavAra upavAso hoya eTale hAjarIne ArAma maLato rahe, tethI e prAyaH sazakta ja rahe. sazakta hoya te khAvAnA pAraNAnA divasamAM khAdhelAne pacAvI de. barAbara pacanathI vAyu vagerenA doSa UbhA ja na thAya. khAdheluM barAbara na pace eTale ja emAMthI vAyu-vikAra thaI roga UbhA thAya che. ahIM to pAraNe paNa sArI UMdarI, dravya-saMkSepa, rasatyAga vagerethI Arogya sAruM jaLavAI rahe. - saMyamanA prabhAve gRhastha sevAmAM : kadAca tevA nikAcita karmanAM kAraNe Aregya-niyame jALavavA chatAM bimArI AvI, te ya tyAga-tapa enuM mahAna auSadha che. chatAM kadAca davAnI jarUra paDI to e sAdhusevA karanArA vida maLe che, gRhastha maLe che. sAdhu je barAbara saMyama dharma pALe, te ene e prabhAva paDe che ke Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 gRhastha sevAmAM khaDe page rahe che. bAkI sAdhu pote ja je AvA bhaye rAkhI mahAvrata ane nispRhatAne bhAMga lagADe, te pUrNa saMyama kyAM rahyuM ? pachI ene prabhAva zAne paDe ? vAstavamAM te cAle tyAMsudhI sahana ja karI levAnuM jIvanasUtra-sAdhusUtra rAkhyuM hoya; ene vAtavAtamAM evI apekSAo ja zAnI haya? sAdhu roja sakjhAyamAM bole che.. magArasamA buddhA je, bhavati aNissiyA - nANApiMDayA daMtA, teNa varacaMti sAhuNo" arthAt jJAnayogathI jIvanArA sAdhu bramaranI jema anizrita hoya che, arthAt keInI nizrA ke AdhAra para jIvanArA nahi, bhamarAnI jema judA judA gharamAMthI alpa alpa laIne jIvanArA. "mAre amuka ghara AdhAra' evI keI apekSA ja nahi, tethI ja te sAdhu kahevAya che. sAdhu eTale sAdhanAra, pitAnA mAtra darzana-jJAna-cAritranI ja apekSA. rAkhanArA, ratnatrayI upara ja AdhAra rAkhI enI ja sAdhanA. karanArA. ratnatrayIne sAdhe te sAdhu. ene Dara hoya ke "je. gocarI pAchuM vagere kAmakAja aMge amuka ghara ke amuka vyaktinI apekSA rAkhIza, te saMbhava che enA gharanA AraMbha, samAraMbhane parigrahanI mane chUpI chUpI anumodanA Te!" sArAMza, sAdhu anizcita hoya, eTale dIkSA letI vakhate bhAvI bimArInI kalpanA karIne paisA na rakhAve. tyAre pUche - pra - paraMtu bhaviSyamAM vastra-pAtra mATe te paisA rakhAvavAnI jarUra na paDe? Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra77 - u-sAdhune vastra joIe keTalA? ane te kevA joIe? te ke jIrNa-zIrNa ane pramANapata. evAM vastra te gRhasthane gharamAM vAparelAmAMthI ya maLI zake che. zuM AryadezanA leka badhA ja evA paNa che ke sAdhusevA atithisakAra keI ja na karatuM hoya ? nA, hajI dharma jIvaMta che, A kuLamAM pUrvanI dharmasAdhanAvALA ja janme che, enA pUrva saMsakAra ene ahIM dharmAtmA banAve che. emAM sAdhumahAtmAonA upadeza paNa maLe che, ne e pUrva saMskArane tAjA karI Ape che. evA dharmAmAvALA dezamAM vastra pAtranI ciMtA karavAnI hoya? te pUche - pra- paNa sAdhujIvanamAM bhaNAvanAra paMDita mATe te dIkSA letA pahelAM paisAnI sagavaDa karI rAkhI hoya to sAruM ne ? u0- nA, pitAnA mATe paisAnI sagavaDa rakhAvavI eTale parigrahatyAganuM vrata ghavAya. bAkI kharekharuM bhaNavAnuM to guruo pAse che. jarUra paDe to bhaNelA bIjA sAdhu pAse paNa bhaNI zakAya che. paMDitanI jarUra paDe to ANaMdakalyANa saMgha paMDitanI vyavasthA kare che, eTale to dIkSA letA pahelAM e mATe paisA nahi rakhAvanAra keI munio ane sAdhvIe sAruM bhaNelA Aje jovA maLe che. pahelethI emaNe sagavaDa nahotI rakhAvI eTale zuM abhaNa rahyA ? nA, kharekhara te sAdhu thavuM eTale paMDita nathI thavAnuM, paNa saMyamI thavAnuM che, SaTUkAya jIvonA rakSaka-ahiMsaka thavAnuM che. emAM jinAjJA mujaba rAjane amuka samaya svAdhyAya Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavA ApavI ja joI-bhAI, bhAgAkAla sA kara. - 278 karavAnuM che. paNa tyAM e niyama nathI ke "ATalI gAthA gekhI ApavI ja joIe." hA, bhaNAvanAranI sagavaDa ane tAkAta pramANe jarUra gekhe-bhaNe, bhaNavuM ja joIe. paraMtu sarvasAmAnya kartavya zuM ? A ja ke cAuddhAlaM sajhAya." divasa-rAtanA AgalA pAchalA paheramAM svAdhyAya kare. paMDita thayelA sAdhu paNa je A na sAcave to ArAdhaka nahi; ane paMDita nahi thayelA paNa cAra kALa zAstrasUtragAthA raTe, bhaNe, punarAvartana kare, te te ArAdhaka che. bhagavAnane A mArga che. A mArganI paravA rAkhyA vinA paMDita banavAnuM mana thAya che, emAM abhimAna ane mAnAkAMkSA khAsI pioSAvAne saMbhava che. mATe AtmanirIkSaNa karavuM joIe ke "tAre paMDita zA mATe banavuM che? je prabhune saMyamamArga barAbara samajAya ane e ja pALa hoya, te prabhunA zAstronI maryAdAmAM rahI jeTaluM navuM jJAna prApta thAya e karavAnuM, prApta thayeluM gumAvavAnuM nahi, ane te vinayAdi sAthe "cAukAla sakjhAyanuM rojiMduM kartavya avazya banAvavAnuM; te pUrNa ArAdhaka banAya. leza paNa A svAdhyAya aMge virAdhaka nahi. A jyAM mArga hoya, tyAM dIkSA letA pahelAM potAnI pAse paisA che, tethI "sAdhujIvanamAM kAma lAge mATe paisA rakhAvavAnI sagavaDa karI rAkho" evuM mana ja zAnuM thAya? AdrakumAra pAse paisA hatA paNa eNe e paisA rakhAvavAne kaze vicAra na karyo, ane badhA ja paisA sAta kSetramAM vAparI nAkhyA. Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19. devaniSedha chatAM AdrakumAranI dIkSA AdrakumArane deva dIkSAnI nA pADe che : have AdrakumArane ahIM puNyanaMdasUrijI mahArAjane upadeza maLe, temaja pUrvabhavanA saMyamane abhyAsa che, jatimaraNa jJAnathI e saMyama yAda AvyuM che, eTale saMyama mArganI ene jANa thaI che, tethI pratyekabuddha sAdhu thavA cAritra svIkAra karavA taiyAra thAya che. tyAM devatA hAjara thaI ene kahe che, "he AdrakumAra ! tame sAtvika cho, sarvathI cAritra laI zake ema che, paraMtu tamAre hajI nizcita bhegAvali karma bhegavavAnA bAkI che, mATe hamaNAM cAritranI utAvaLa na kare. hA, AtmAmAM anikAcita bhegAvali karma paDyA hoya te to prabaLa vairAgya ane prakhara saMyama-sAdhanAthI tathA vrata-niyama-tapasyA ane joradAra zAstrasvAdhyAya-sAdhukiyA yAne jJAnadhyAnathI tUTI jAya che, paraMtu nikAcita kama te bhegavavA ja paDe che. bheLavIne ja ene chuTakAre thAya che, bhegavyA vinA nahi. - "nAmuad lI me kroTizaoNpi !" Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 "arthAt seMkaDo koDa yuga vite, paNa nahi jogavAyeluM karma athavA nikAcita karma kSaya pAmatuM nathI. mATe tame ThaherI jAo, bhegAvali bhegavAI gayA pachI cAritra lejo." tyAM AkumAra kahe, "mane saMsAravAsanA bilakula nathI, mAre vaLI bhegAvali bhegavavAnI vAta ja zI ?" devatA kahe, "te atyAre tamane bhale jarAya vAsanA na hoya, paraMtu bhogAvali karma ene bhAva bhajavyA vinA nahi rahe. e udayamAM AvatAM vAsanA jagAvaze." AdrakumAra kahe - karma ene bhAva bhajavavA Ave te pahelAM ja huM bhagavAnane prabaLa tyAga-tapa ane vairAgya-bhAvanAthI karmone ThekANe pADI daIza." tapa vairAgyathI vikAro kema jAya ? : e ArAdhanAthI zarIra ane mana ja evA karI mUkIza ke emAM leza vikAra na jAge." devatA kahe che mahAnubhAva! tamane zuM khabara nathI ke, 'kvacittu baliyAn jIvaH kvacicca karmANyapi / ' kyAreka te jIva vadhu baLavAna thAya che, te karmone heThA pADhI nAkhe. paraMtu kyAreka karmo paNa evA adhika baLavAna hoya che ke je jIvane heDa pADI nAkhe. tamArA bhegAvali karma baLavAna che; e udayamAM Avaze tyAre tame game teTalA virAgI, paNa tamane e cAritrathI heThA pADaze. Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 281 'kRtakarmakSayo nAsti kalpakATizatairapi, gavarameva mota : sumAzuman " . arthAt karelA karmane seMkaDe kaTi yuga sudhI paNa nAza nathI thatuM. kareluM zubha ke azubha karma avazya jogavavuM paDe che. mATe thobhI jAo." jepInA ravADe hUkhyA : zuM AdrakumAra thobhe? bIje hoya to enA manane ema thAya ke "bhAI ! ApaNe zuM karIe? ApaNane to dIkSA levA ghaNuM ya mana che, paraMtu A devatA "nA" kahe che. tethI beso ghera." kema manane Ama thAya? kaho. dilanI aMdaramAM UMDe UMDe viSacenI miThAza beDI hoya eTale devatAnA vacanane vadhAvI levAya che. pAke vairAgya hoya te manane ema thAya ke "bhale devavANI che paNa emAM kaIka devatAnI kautukathI yA ThagAIthI AvI vANI kAM na hoya ? ane mAne ke kharekhara evI ThagAI na hoya eTale devavANI aphara lAge, ne tethI kadAca mana pAchuM paDe; paraMtu Aje to joSInI vANI upare ya keTalAka chate vairAgye gharavAse beThA rahe che, kema jANe joSI eTale sarvajJa ! kharekhara to keIke joSIe nA pADavA chatAM, cAritra lIdhuM, to Aje sArI rIte pALe che. tyAre keTalAka joSInA ravADe caDI saMsAramAM phUkhyA rahe che. arjakumAra pratyeka-buddha sAdhu: AdrakumArane eTale jvalaMta vairAgya che ke e devatAnI vANInI paravA karyA vinA jAte dIkSA laI pratyeka-buddha Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra8ra sAdhu banI kaThera cAritra pALavA nIkaLI paDe che, ne gAmagAmA vicaratAM niraticAra cAritra pALavA sAthe prakhara tyAga ane tapasyA Adare che. tapa-saMyamane ja mAnava janamane sAru dekhe che tethI, ane vizeSamAM devatAe kahelA bhegAvali karma toDI nAkhavA che tethI, tapa-saMyama ArAdhavAmAM zuM kAma bAkI rAkhe? jene jenI lagana, e enI pAchaLa tUTI mA taiyAra hoya che. vaNikane dhananI lagana lAge che to enI pAchaLa. vepAramAM e tUTI maravA taiyAra rahe che. vidyAsAdhakane vidyAnI lagana hoya che te, e sAdhavA pAchaLa tUTI paDe che. samAjanuM mAna meLavavAnI laganavALA che enI pAchaLa. tanamana-dhanathI khUba tUTI paDe che. lagana lAgyA pachI enI. khAtara kaSTa sahavAmAM kacAza nathI rakhAtI. eTale ja jAtamAM je te dekhAze ke jinabhakti-tapa vageremAM dhanavyaya-zarIravyayanAM kaSTathI ja pAchA paDAya che, te e dharmanI laganamAM khAmI. che, nahi ke zaktimAM khAmI, moTA zAlibhadra, dhane, sanakumAra-cakavatI jevAne tapa-saMyamanI lagana pAkI lAgI hatI, to enI pAchaLa kevA tUTI paDyA? cAritra laIne kevI joradAra tapasyAo ane kaDaka tyAganAM kaSTa sahavAmAM bAkI na rAkhI ! khuda mahAvIra bhagavAna sAme juone, utkRSTa saMyamanI lagana lAgI to ghera tapasyAo karavAmAM, jAlima parisahe Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 283 sahavAmAM, ane bhayaMkara upasargo veThavAmAM kAramAM kaSTanI gaNatarI na rAkhI ke keTaluM sahana karavAnuM? dharmanI vAta Ave tyAre ApaNe kema kaSTa sahavAthI. bhAgIe chIe? kema tana-mana-dhanathI enI pAchaLa tUTI maratA nathI? kaho, dharmanI evI lagana kyAM jAgI che? vimaLazAha maMtrIne Abu upara derAsara karavAnI ane. paramAtmAnI bhakti karavAnI lagana lAgI hatI, te e kALanA. rUpiyA aDhAra koDa eka ja desAsara pAchaLa kharacI nAkhyA!. vijya-vijayAnI bhakti karavAmAM corAzI hajAra munionI bhakti karavA-jeTale lAbha che" ema kevaLajJAnI kahe che, to A hisAbe vicAra vijaya-vijayAnA brahmacaryanI keTalI UMcI kiMmata ! je brahmacaryanI lagana che, te enI pAchaLa tUTI paDavAmAM zuM kAma kamInA rAkhavAnI hoya?" manane paNa evuM banAvI dIdhuM, ke mananA anAdinA viSayarasane toDI nAkhe ! e samajatA hatA ke - jema jaMgalanA siMha meTA madonmatta hAthInI sAme, kAyara nathI banatA, parAkramI bane che, ema A alAyadAanerA mAnavajanamamAM moha ane karmanI sAme temaja kaSTa ane takalIphanI sAme kAyara nathI banavAnuM, parAkramI banavAnuM che. ene jema pele siMha garjanA karI pUMchaDuM pachADI jaMgI meTA madonmatta hAthIne paDakAre ke "Ava, sAme Ava, tane toDI nAkhuM chuM, ema ApaNe kAyara-kaMgALa banyA vinA karmane ne mehane paDakAravAnA che ke "Ave. sAme Ave, tapa-saMyamanA jAlima kaSTa sahIne paNa huM Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284 tamane toDI nAkhIza." je ruDA mAnava-avatAranI A kadara kare, kiMmata samaje, te pachI kaSTa sahavAmAM ane tyAga karavAmAM e zuM kAma bAkI rAkhe? AdrakumAra pratyekabuddha maharSi banelA, te tyAga-tapasaMyamanA kaNa upADavA nIkaLI paDyA. gAmegAma ekAkI vihAra kare che. emAM kaze sAdhanAmAM apavAdamArga levAnI vAta nahi, utsarga mAge ja ArAdhanA eTale ke kaDaka ja sAdhanA karyo jAya che! najara sAme devatAe kahelA bhegAvalika taravare che, ne ene toDI nAkhavAne nirdhAra che, eTale parasahi ane tapa-saMyamanI sAdhanA vizeSa joradAra karavA cAle che. avAranavAra gAma-gAma zUnya gharamAM ke jaMgalamAMthI parvata upara pratimA dhyAne kAryotsargamAM rahe che ! pratimA dhyAna eTale: pratimA dhyAna e eka abhigraha-vizeSa che. emAM amuka samaya mATe pratijJAbaddha kAsagamAM sthira UbhA rahI cokkasa prakAranAM tAtvika dhyAnamAM manane lagAvI devAnuM hoya che dA. ta. rAtrinuM dhyAna lIdhuM hoya te A sUryAstathI mAMDI AvatA sUryodaya sudhI eka ja sthAne khaDA khaDA kAryotsarga mudrAmAM rahevAnuM, ane dhyAna dharavAnuM, pachI emAM moTA devatAI bhayaMkara upadrava Ave te paNa dhyAna ane e kAryotsarga mudrAmAMthI casakavAnI vAta nahi." bhale kAyA kacarAI jAo, kuTAI mare, tUTI paDe, paNa enI leza paNa paravA nahi karavAnI. emAM ya mana eTaluM badhuM samatAmAM sAbUta ke "A upadrava karanAro kharAba, - cA upadrava kharAba" eTaluM ya manamAM nahi lAvavAnuM ! jyAre, Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 285 ApaNe jarAka garamI vadhI paDI che. Akula-vyAkula. thaIe chIe ! "bahu garamI" ema manamAM lAvIe chIe, bIjAnI AgaLa enI phariyAda karIe chIe. manane lAge ke "garamI bahu!" eTale? manane garamI kharAba lAge che. e kaI mANasanI varasAvelI nathI, nahitara mANasane paNa kharAba kahetA AMcake nahi Avata. kevI ApaNI kAyaratA! tyAre AdrakumAra maharSi meTA devatAI upadrava Ave. to ya pratimA dhyAnamAM rahelA emane mana "A upadrava kharAba" eTaluM paNa manamAM lAvavuM nathI. pro- eTaluM badhuM kaSTa eTale zarIrane bhAre pIDA hoya, te pachI zuM manane kazuM lAge nahiM? kazuM thAya nahi? u- mananI UMcI keLavaNuthI zarIranuM kaSTa manane lAge nahi. upasargasthiratAne upAya: nAnA nAnA kaSTamAM dhIratA meTA upasargamAM ya mananI AvI keLavaNI mATe pahelAM jyAM zarIrane kazuM kaSTa nathI evA mAmulI mAmulI prati kaLa prasaMgamAM manane AvuM keLavavuM joIe ke "A pratikaLa kharAba" "A pratikULa karanAro kharAba," ema manamAM, lAvavAnuM nahi.' dA. ta. gharamAM keIe eka vastu ekane badale bIjI jagAe mUkI, ApaNane e gamyuM nahi, tyAM mana je vicAre che ke "A kharAba. Ama bIje mUkAya? mUkanAre ke. akkala vinAne?" te AvuM ya manane na thavuM joIe. mana. Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 tyAM jhaTa samAdhAna karI le "bhAI ! e bicAro evAM karma laI AvyA eTale e karma Ama bhulAve. cAle huM egya jagAe mUkI dauM! bAkI AmAM kAMI bahu kharAba thayuM nathI. pachI zA mATe mAre kharAba kaSAya karavA ? bahu kharAba te pratikULa vastu nahi, paNa jarA - jarAmAM mArA mananA bhAva bagADuM chuM, e bahu kharAba che. jaDa pudagalanA zA bahu lekhA mAMDavA hatA ke A sAruM ne A kharAba ?" ema koI ApaNane bhAre zabda bolI gayuM, emAM kaI : ApaNA zarIrane kaSTa nathI thayuM, chatAM tyAM mana kevuMka UMcuM nIcuM thAya che? " A bola bahu kharAba, A belanAro -kharAba," ema jhaTa manane AvI jAya che ne? zuM kAma manane vihavaLa karavuM ? e bolyo te enI pAse rahyuM, ApaNane kAMI zarIra para ghA lAgyo nathI." A kharAba" "te kharAba kema lAgyA kare che? Akho divasa bahAranA vicAra bahu rAkhIe chIe tethI, A sAruM, A kharAba" ema manane lagADyA karIe chIe tethI. aMdaravALA ApaNuM AtmAne te ApaNe yAda ja karatA nathI ke ene zuM kharAba ne zuM sAruM ?" AtmAne vicAra baha rAkhyA karIe te bahAranI vastu ke bahAranA prasaMga para bahu vicAra na Ave, ne baha lahevAI na javAya. Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. AtmAno vicAra kevI kevI rIte? (1) AtmAne vicAra A rAkhyA karavAnuM che ke ApaNuM manane ApaNuM jIvane kahevAnuM che ke "je je jagatanI vacce rahevAnuM che eTale anukULa pratiphaLa to AvyA ja karaze; paraMtu zuM aMtaramAM kIdha abhimAna AvatA nathI ne ?" A jete raheje. (2) "vaLI keinI ya pratye neha-maitrIbhAva gumAvato nathI, ne? dukhiyArAnI karuNA bhUlato nathI ne? sAme bhUla kare e karma pIDita che mATe e bhAvathI dukhiyAre che. enA para dveSa nahi, karuNa lAvuM," e AtmA mATe sAru. ema koInuM sAruM thatuM dekhyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM te IrSyA nathI AvatI ne ? enA bIjA guNa para prabheda bhAva gumAvato nathI ne?" A vicAravuM. (3) vAre vAre potAnA AtmAnI tapAsa rAkhyA karavAnI ke "dunyavI viSayo para AkarSAI jato nathI ne? rAgadveSa karyA karato nathI ne?" (4) vaLI AtmAmAM A jevAnuM ke deva-guru-dharmanI Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 ciMtA ane jaDa pratye udAsInabhAva keTale jALavI rAkhe che? nahitara ArtadhyAna Dagale ne pagale ! (5) ema aMdaravALAnuM A joyA karavAnuM ke "nAnA paNa jIvanI hiMsA-virAdhanAne vicAra, juThane vicAra, anIti-apramANikatAne vicAra nathI Avato ne?" je aMdaravALA ApaNe AtmAne A vicAra baha rAkhyA karIe te bAhya padArtha ke prasaMga aMgenA vicAra keTalA karAya? ane enA zA bahu lekhA maMDAya ? zuM kAma emAM lahevAI jaI dubaLA paDAya? mana zAnuM bagaDe? bAhya para rAga-dveSa harakha-udvega karavAnI phurasada ja kyAMthI hoya? Ama jyAM zarIrane kaSTa nathI, ane vAta mAmulI bAhAnI che, tyAM paNa manane bahu rAga-dveSa ane harakha- udvegathI bagADyA karatA hoIe, pachI zarIra para kaSTa-duHkha AvatAM ja mana bagaDe emAM navAI ja zI? pachI ema lAge ke "mahApuruSe para zArIrika kaSTa bahu varase chatAM emanA manane kema lAgI Ave nahi? kaSTamAM manane sthiratA keLavavAne krama: (1) zArIrika kaSTa vinAnA prasaMgamAM ne te paNa mAmulI prasaMgamAM pahelAM kahyuM tema manane kazuM lagADavAnuM nahi. e abhyAsa vadhAratAM pachI (ra) meTA prasaMgamAM paNa e abhyAsa rAkhe, ke manane kazuM lagADavAnuM nahi. Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 289 (3) pachI zarIranA mAmulI kaSTamAM manane na lAgavA devAne abhyAsa rAkhavAne - dA. ta. RtunI garamI saheja vadhI, paraMtu sanane samajAvI dIdhuM ke "narakanI bhaThThIonI bAramI AgaLa A garamI zI visAtamAM hatI? Aje ya AphrikA jevA ke saharAnA raNa jevA garama pradezamAM loke kevI garamI sahana kare che! kyAM e marI jAya che ke sesAI jAya che!" ema mana vALI laIe to RtunI garamI saheja vadhI emAM mana zAnuM bagaDe ? pachI mAmulI prasaMgamAM TevAI jatAM moTA kaSTanA prasaMgamAM paNa manane samajAvI devAya ke - (4) "AnA karatAM bhayaMkara kaSTamAM Aje ya loko jIve che te AmAM zuM che? ane (5) kharI rIte te A kaSTamAM mArAM azubha kama bhagavAIne khapI ja rahyA che, ene nAza ja thaI rahyo che, e mArA aMdaravALA AtmAne lAbha ja che, te bhalene zarIre kaSTa AvyuM; Ama manane vALI letAM mana na bagaDe. (6) manane bhAvanA ApavA para sukha-du:kha che. koI paNa prasaMgamAM manane sArI bhAvanA Ape te sukha, narasI bhAvanA A ja to du:kha mAmulI mAmulI pragaMgamAM manane sArI ja bhAvanA ApavAnI Teva pADe, pachI moTA prasaMgamAM paNa manane e rIte sArI bhAvanA ApTe javAnuM rAkhavuM, eTale tyAM paNa mana bagaDe nahi, kaSTa lAge nahi. evuM zArIrika kaSTamAM Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 paNa pahelAMnAnA nAnA mAmulI kaSTamAM manane sArI bhAvanAethI manane na bagaDavA devAnI zaruAta karIe; pachI emAM AgaLa vadhatA rahIe; to eka divasa e AvIne UbhA rahe ke jyAre zarIra para bhArI trAsa varasatA hoya chatAM paNa mana na bagADIe. mahAtmAo kevI rIte taiyAra thayA? : mahAtmAo A karatA hatA. cAritra lIdhuM tyArathI A abhyAsa ke pratikULatAonAM kaSTa vadhAvavAnAM, ne emAM manane nahi bagADavAnuM ne e mATe manane uttama bhAvanAo ApatA. emAM AgaLa vadhatAM avasare moTA zArIrika trAsamAM paNa manane vikRta thavA detA nahi. AdrakumAra mahAtmA eja karI rahyA che. kema jANe cAritra jIvanamAM pahelI sAdhanA kaI? kaSTo AvakAravAnI, ane manane nirmaLa rAkhavAnI. - kemake ethI tana ane mana khaDatala bane, ne te ja enA para jJAna-dhyAna ane cAritranA anuSThAnanI sAdhanA ekAgrabhAvathI ane harSollAsathI cAle. nahitara je tana-mana khaDatala yAne sahiSaNa na hoya, te game tevA uttama zAstronA svAdhyAya vakhate paNa kaI evA samaraNa-krarzana-zravaNa thavA saMbhava ne tethI vihUlatA thaI mana bagaDatAM svAdhyAyanI ekAgratA UDI javAnI ! svAdhyAyane AnaMda UDI javAne ! eTalA ja mATe dhyAna dharavA pahelAM A karavuM jarUrI che, ke nAnI moTI kaSTa ke pratikULatAmAM mana na bagaDe. mana kaSTaprapha banI gayuM hoya Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 291 tyAga tapa saMyamanA kaSTathI zarIra ane manane kasyA ajJAnatA che.' kemake eka yA bIjI pratikULatA tarapha citta kheMcAvAthI dhyAnamAM cittanA vikSepa thatA rahevAnA. tyAM satata ekAgra citana cAlI zake ja nahi. manane kahyuM ghaDyuM na hAya, eTale pratikULatAmAM citta vyAkuLa thatAM ArtadhyAnamAM paDe. paNa kasAyeluM ghaDAyeluM citta pratikULatAne gaNe nahi, ne tethI bagaDe nahi. e to ene ApelI sArI bhAvanAthI sthira rahe. game tevA prasaMgamAM manane sArI bhAvanA ApavAnI eka kaLA che: dA. ta. nAnaDiyAe ApaNuM vacana na mAnyuM, tyAM manane ema bhAvanA ApavAnI ke "hoya, jIva bicAre karmAdhIna che! karma pIDita che! enuM kama ene na mAnavA de, yA na sAMbhaLavA de, e svAbhAvika che. evAM enAM karma dUra thAo. ene vinaya maLe. Ama manane maitrI bhAvanA ApIe, te mana na bagaDe. athavA bhAvanA e apAya ke "heya, mAre anAdeya nAmakarmane udaya hoya te mAru vacana mAnya na thAya e sahaja che, Ama karmavipAkanI bhAvanA apAya; sAthe ciMtavAya ke "te pachI have mAre paramaAdeya zrI jinezvara bhagavAnanI bhakti vadhAravI. ema mArA vaDilanAM vacanone Adara karato rahuM, tethI mAru anAdeya nAmakarma khapI jAya." Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 Ama manane jinabhaktinI bhAvanA apAya, vaDila jananAM vacananA AdaranI bhAvanA apAya. ema, ApaNI vastu keIe AghI pAchI mUkI dIdhI, tyAM manane e bhAvanA apAya ke- "jIva dhyAna rAkhaje, bIjAnA vAMke tuM ArtadhyAna na karIza ke "hAya! mArI vastu kyAM gaI, kayAM gaI?...pile mANasa keTale kharAba!" ema dveSa na karIza. bahAranuM badhuM karmAnusAra bane che. tyAM lahevAI nahi javAnuM ke bIjAne doSa nahi devAne. puNya ochuM hoya te badhuM anukULa na banI Ave. mATe puNya vadhAruM.' ema keIe ApaNuM kAMI nukasAna karyuM te manane A bhAvanA ApavAnI ke "e zuM mAruM bagADe ? mAru bagADanAra mAruM karma che. mAre hepa kare te karma upara zreSa kare, bhAI upara nahi, ene kSamA ApI devI. kSamA kamAi levAnI A taka che." madarekhAnA pati yugabAhane, bhAIe pitAnA para karelA talavAranA ghAne lIdhe gusso caDyo hato, te sAcI , dharmapatnI madarekhA mahAsatIe, A bhAvanA karAvI ke mAruM mArA karmo bagADayuM che, bhAIe nahi. mATe bhAIne kSamA ApI dauM," ane e bhAvanAthI pati yugabAhue kSamA ApI, navakAra ane cAra zaraNanuM AlaMbana karyuM. te narakamananI taiyArI karelI te pAMcamA devaleke caDI gayA ! Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 293 athavA manane A bhAvanA apAya ke "ApaNuM bagADanAra, ApaNane mAranAra, ApaNAM karma ane kaSAya che. sAme jIva te mAtra ApaNuM A lokane bagADe che, tyAre ApaNe koi ApaNuM dIrgha paralokane bagADe che. sAme mAtra A janmane apakArI che; paraMtu jIva ! tuM je enA para krodha karIza to e krodha tArA dIrgha para lekane apakArI thaze. A jIvanakALa te bahu TUMke, jyAre paralokakALa dIghatidIrgha che. evA dIghatidIrgha kALanA para lokane bagADanAra krodhane zuM kAma manamAM jagA ApuM?" ema, koI ApaNI niMdA kare che, yA bahAra ApaNe apayaza gavAya che, te manane A bhAvanA ApavAnI ke phikara nahi, AmAM mArAM azubha karma bhagavAIne kSaya pAme che. mArA azubha karma vinA to A mArI halakAI apayaza thAya nahi, paraMtu have jogavAIne e karma kacarA sApha thAya che. kacarA sApha thAya emAM zuM kAma nArAja thavuM ?" ema, evA prasaMga jevA sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave dA. ta. varasAdanI helI thaI, prajAmAM baLa thaye, keIne meTara vagerethI akasmAta thayA, mRtyu thayA,ItyAdimAM mana bagaDavA jAya ke "A kudarata kevI che ke ATalo badhe varasAda jhIMkyo ? prajAne amuka varga ke harAmI ke hallaDa kare che? A meTara hAMkanArA kevA harAmakhera ke AMkha mIMcIne hAMke che? AvAone te" Ama mana bagADIne kaSAya karIne zuM vaLavAnuM? zuM sudharI javAnuM ? kazuM nahi. mATe Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 tyAM manane bhAvanA ApavAnI ke "bhavitavyatA evI ke AvuM bane, ekAeka helI thAya, pUra Ave, acAnaka Aga phATe, tema jIvonA karma evA ke AvuM bane, mehanIya karma ajugatA kAma karAve, azAtA-vedanIya karma evAM ke AvI. ghora azAtA Ape," basa, AvI bhAvanA ApavAthI mana bagaDe nahi. manane yogya bhAvanA ApavAthI mananuM baLa vadhe, ane AgaLa vadhatAM jabaradasta samabhAvanA vicAra karI zake. [ have AdrakumAramuninA jIvananA AgaLanA prasaMge. bhAga-2 mAM vAMce. -saMpAdaka Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya darzana TrasTa prakAzita nyAyavizArada pUjayapAda AcAryadeva zrI vijya bhuvana bhAnu sUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI kalame lakhAyeluM ane lakhAtuM sAhitya eTale 0 naitikatAne ghaDatuM sAhitya 0 dhArmika saMskArane poSatuM sAhitya 0 tyAga ne vairAgya vadhAratuM sAhitya 0 ArAdhanAmAM jema pUratuM sAhitya 0 jaTila samasyAonuM ukela ApatuM sAhitya pUjyapAdazInA Aja sudhImAM sitterathI vadhu graMtha prakaTa thayA che. vairAgyapreraka ane vairAgyapaSaka talasparzI vivecanA. pUrvAcAryonA graMthanI AjanA saMdarbhamAM tarkabaddha anuprekSA viSayanI saraLa sarvAgINa chaNAvaTa e pUjyapAdakInI AgavI ane alaga vilakSaNatA che, ucca prakAzane paMthe, dhyAna ane jIvana, navapada prakAza, parama teja, gadaSTi samuccaya Adi graMthamAM pUjyazrInI tAkika vivecanAne vimaLa sparza thaye che. yazadharamuni, rUmI rAjA, mahAsatI -SidattA, mahAsatI sItA Adi caritre paNa pUjyazrIe pitAnA maulika ciMtanathI lakhyAM che. 0 paramAtmabhaktimAM prANane bhIjavavA mATe 0 tyAga vairAgyane vadhu sudraDha karavA mATe 0 gahana tanI suspaSTa samajaNa mATe Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aje ja sUcipatra maMgAve. ka Aje ja prApya vasAvA ane pUjyazrInA sarjAtA sAhityano AnaMda meLavavA mATe "divya darzana' sAptAhikanA sabhya bane. vArSika sabhya rU. 20 AjIvana sabhya rU. 250 30-00 25-00 25-00 paramateja bhA-1 (bIjI AvRtti) parama teja bhA-2 gadaSTi samuccaya vyAkhyAne bhA-1 gadaSTi samuccaya vyAkhyAne bhA-ra dhyAna ane jIvana bhA-1-2 darekanA sItAjIne pagale bhA. 1-2 darekanA pratikramaNa sUtra Alabama trIjI AvRtti 30-00 -50 7--50 20-00 : prAptisthAna : (1) kumArapALa vi. zAha (2) bharatakumAra caturadAsa zAha 68, gulAlavADI, 868, kALuzInI piALa, trIje mALe, kALupura, muMbaI-400004 amadAvAda-380 001. Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * jaina dhama ne paricaya meLavavA ka adhyAtmanA bedha pAmavA ane ArAdhanAmAM jema pUravA | divyadarzana sAptAhikanA grAhaka bane nyAya vizArada, vardhamAna taponidhi pUjyapAda AcArya zrI vijayabhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA vairAgyapreraka vivecanone jhIlatuM divyadarzana sAptAhika pratyeka zanivAre niyamita prakAzita thaI rahyuM che. AjanA kALe ubharAtAM azubha saMkalpa vika9pothI bacavA ane zubha adhyavasAyamAM manane jhIlatuM rAkhavA tathA jIvanamAM udbhavatI jaTila samasyAne ukela pAmavA, virAgya ane adhyAtmAno bodha meLavavA, ArAdhanAmAM jema puravA, divya jAtidharone paricaya karavA, ane jaina tatvanI vizada tArkika ane tAtvika samajaNa tathA Atmazuddhi ane zubhabhAnuM satata sAtatya jALavavA IcchatA ho te - Aje ja divyadarzana parivAranA sabhya bano divya darzana sAptAhikanA AjIvana sabhya rUA. 250-00 divya darzana sAptAhikanA vArSika grAhaka rUA. 20-00 rakama manIorDara dvArA nIcenA sthaLe mokalI Apo. --: divyadarzana kAryAlaya :- | kumArapALa vi. zAha 68, gulAlavADI, trIje mALe, muMbaI-400 004. sasasasasa TAITala H papu prinTasa, amadAvAda. phona 2306 3