Mara Mahavir Tara Mahavir

Author(s): Rohit A Shah
Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005348/1

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mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra rohita zAha

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mArA mArA mahAvIra tArA - rohita zAha gUrjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya amadAvAda-1

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Mara MAHAVIR Tara MAHAVIR by rohit shah Published by Gurjar Granthratna Karyalaya Ahmedabad. 1 edition 2004 Price : Rs. 50/ mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra le. rohita zAha (c) rohita zAha prathama AvRtti mahAvIra janmakalyANakadina, 2004 pRSTha saMkhyA : 8 + 104 kiMmata : 60 rUpiyA prakAzaka: amara ThAkoralAla zAha gUrjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda-380001 phona : 22144663, 22149660 TAIpa seTiMga mAruti prinTarsa zAhIbAga, amadAvAda-4 mudraka: | bhagavatI ophaseTa 15/sI, baMsIdhara esTeTa, bAraDolapurA, amadAvAda-1

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paNa sAhityanA sathavAre mahAvIranA mArge cAlavAnI mathAmaNa karatA AdaraNIya vaDIlayugma zrI veNIbhAI pI. dozI zrI nirmaLAbahena vI. dozI (pAlitANA)ne... - rohita zAha

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saunA mahAvIra | bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme kyAreka ajANatAM, kyAreka irAdApUrvaka ApaNe ghaNuM khoTuM-kharAba karI nAkhyuM ane hajI karI rahyA chIe. emAM sauthI vadhAre khoTuM je thayuM te paMthasamudAya/phirakAbheda. matabhedanuM to svAgata ja thAya paNa lAgaNIbheda kadIya nA posAya. samagra jIvasRSTi A mATe maitrIno maMtra ApanAra mahAvIranA bhakto aMdara-aMdara ja laDe ? mahAvIre ApelA "anekAMta'nA siddhAMtano, emanA ja bhakto ulALiyo na kare to mahAvIranuM dila dubhAya. navAM navAM tIrtho banAvavA mATe bhavyAtibhavya dhamapachADA karatA jaina sAdhuo, jainonI ekatA mATe jIvana samarpita karavA bilakula taiyAra nathI. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe dezanI AjhAdIne jIvananuM dhyeya banAvyuM hatuM eTalI parAkASThAe koI jaina sAdhu "jaina ekatAne potAnuM dhyeya banAvavA saMkalpabaddha che kharA ? jaina gRhasthonA manamAM to kadAca koI vaimanasya ) nathI. dareka phirakAnA jaino sAthe maLIne dhaMdhA-nokarI kare che, ADozapADozamAM sArA saMbaMdho rAkhIne jIve che, lagna-vyavahAra paNa kare che ane nabhAve che. gRhasthomAM kadIya zvetAMbara - digaMbara vacce vivAda nathI. gRhasthomAM kyAMya derAvAsI ane sthAnakavAsI vacce dhArmika matabhedonA jhaghaDA nathI. AvA jhaghaDA ane siddhAMtanA nAme saMgharSa pedA karanArA to.

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A moTAbhAge sAdhuo ja che. bhaviSyano zANo jainasamAja AvA vADAbaMdhIvALA sAdhuonI upekSA karato thaze to e mATe sAdhuo pote te ja javAbadAra haze. jainonI ekatAnI vAto karavI ane ekatA mATe niSThApUrvaka samarpita thavuM A be vacce Abha-avaninuM aMtara che. "sAmenI vyakti sAcI hoI zake evA anekAMtanA ujAsamAM mahAvIrane pAmavAno prayatna karavo jarUrI che. mahAvIra jo maLe to saMvAdamAM ja maLe vivAdamAM nahi, maitrImAM ja maLe vaimanasyamAM nahi, sAdhanAmAM ja maLe ADaMbaramAM nahi, dilamAM ja maLe derAsaramAM nahi. mahAvIrane pAmavAnI sAcI mathAmaNano prAraMbha jainonI ekatA dvArA ja thaI zakaze. ApaNe "mArA mahAvIra', "tArA, mahAvIra' evA vibhAjanamAM mahAvIrane zodhavAnA udhAmA karIe to, mahAvIrathI vadhAre vegaLA ja thaI jaIe... koNa sAcuM ane koNa khoTuM evo vivAda je mUrakhAone karavo hoya te bhale kare, ApaNe mArA mahAvIra- tArA mahAvIrano vivAda mUkI daIne "saunA mahAvIra' e satyanuM svAgata karIe... jainonI ekatA na sAdhI zakAya to hajAro navAM jinAlayonuM nirmANa ane hajAro AvAM pustakonuM prakAzana ane hajAro sAdhuonAM hajAro vyAkhyAno tathA agaNita tapasyAo, varaghoDA badhuM ja sAva phogaTa che, mithyA che evuM huM namra chatAM daDhapaNe mAnuM chuM.

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A pustakamAM pragaTa thayelA lekho paikI moTAbhAganA lekho agAu vividha dainikapatro tathA sAmayikomAM prasiddha thaI cUkyA che. e tamAmanA taMtrIzrIono RNasvIkAra karuM chuM. sAthe sAthe A pustaka suMdara rIte ane samayasara taiyAra karavAmAM gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlayanA zrI manubhAI zAha ane zAradA mudraNAlayanA zrI rohita koThArIno premALa sahayoga maLyo che tenI sAbhAra noMdha lauM chuM. A pustakanA keTalAka lekho jaina samAcAra'mAM mArA taMtrIlekha rUpe pragaTa thayelA che e badala jaina samAcAra'nA prakAzaka zrI bhadreza zAhano paNa A tabakke AbhAra mAnuM chuM. judI judI phAIlomAMthI lekho alaga tAravIne pustaka mATe presa kopI taiyAra karavAmAM suputrI ci. dRSTie lAgaNIpUrvaka puraSArtha karyo che. A lekho jyAre jyAre akhabAromAM pragaTa thatA tyAre agaNita ajANyA vAcako taraphathI pratibhAva maLatA rahyA hatA. keTalAka vAcako protsAhaka | zabdo vaDe abhinaMdana pAThavatA hatA, to keTalAka vAcako roSa paNa vyakta karatA hatA. e sauno paNa huM RNI chuM. ApanA pratibhAvanI pratIkSA karavAnuM mane gamaze. tA. 15 mArca, 2004 - rohita zAha anekAnta' DI-11, ramaNakalA epArTamenTa, saMghavI hAIskUla relave krosiMga pAse, nAraNapurA, amadAvAda-380 013. phona : 27473207

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kramanI keDIe 1. bhagavAna mahAvIre mAro InTaravyu lIdho ! / 9 2. mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra | 13 bhagavAna mahAvIra ApaNI rAha jue che / 16 bhagavAna mahAvIrano emAM zo vAMka? | 20 mahAvIra eTale utkRSTa cAritryano sugaMdhita camatkAra/ 25 bhagavAna mahAvIranuM vyaktitva Ajeya tAjuM ja che !! 28 7. mahAvIre kahyuM che yauvanakALe sAdhupaNuM duSkarache !/ 31 8. mahAvIre kahyuM che dharmano nirNaya buddhi dvArA ja thaI zake !! 34 9. bujhAto dIpaka zAzvata ojasa pAtharI gayo ! / 37 10. bhagavAna mahAvIra mAtra jainonA nahi, samagra janasamudAyanA hatA ! |43 11. mahAvIre vaTa pADavA mATe kazuM ja nahotuM karyuM! | 47 12. bhagavAna mahAvIra kadIya bhUtakALa banI zake nahi! | 50 13. bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI zAstrano oziyALo na hoya / pa3

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14. mahAvIrano adhyAtma-prabhAva yugo paryaMta ojasavaMto banI raheze | pa7 mahAvIranA samyaka darzanane samajavA samyapha AtmasUjha jarUrI che / 60 16. ApaNe mahAvIranA pUjArI chIe, mahAvIra ahiMsAnA pUjArI hatA / 63 17. mANasa buddhizALI prANI to che, paraMtu zuM te sarvazreSTha prANI che? / 67 18. mahAvIra ane mohana (kRSNa)nA jIvananI samAMtara ghaTanAo zuM sUcave che? / 70 19. matabheda bhale rahe, hRdayabheda na thavA daIe ! | 74 20. mahAvIra vaijJAnika abhigamavALA mahAsAdhaka hatA! / 77 21. mahAvIranI navI AjJA : jaina joba byuro | 81 22. eka bhavyAtibhavya varaghoDo keTalAmAM paDe? | 85 23. tamane khabara che ke tamArA bhagavAna kevA che? | 88 24. munine muni rahevA do, munIma nA banAvo ! | 92 25.tIrtha banAvavAnI A kaoNmpiTIzana kyAM jaIne aTakaze? | 96 26.duHkha veThavuM e puNya nathI, sukha bhogavavuM e pApa nathI / 101 27.mahAvIrane tIrthakara nahi, ApaNA svajana banAvIe ! / 104 28 sugaMdha ApavA mATe phUlane dIkSA levI paDatI nathI / 107 29. jainadharmanuM astitva rahe ke nA rahe, mahAvIranA siddhAMto avazya raheze ! / 110

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bhagavAna mahAvIre mAro InTaranyU lIdho ! bhagavAna mahAvIranA ra600mA bartha De prasaMge mane temano InTaravyu levAnI IcchA thaI. huM temanI epoInTamenTa levA mAgato hato. paraMtu temano phona naMbara-pheksa naMbara, mobAIla naMbara kazuM ja mArI pAse nahotuM. huM epoInTamenTa vagara ja bhagavAna mahAvIranA najIkanA eka derAsare pahoMcI gayo. mane jotAM ja bhagavAna mahAvIre karuNA ane maitrIbharyuM smita karIne mane AvakAryo. huM dhanya dhanya thaI gayo. meM vinayapUrvaka kahyuM, "bhaMte ! jaina samAcAra' taraphathI Apano InTaravyu levA Avyo chuM. Apa mArI jijJAsA tRpta karazo ja tevI zraddhA che." mahAvIre mane pUchyuM, "tAruM nAma ?' huM bolyo, "rohita zAha..." "jaina che tuM ?' "hA, bhaMte !" "zvetAMbara ke digaMbara...?'

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'huM... to...' huM jarA mUMjhAyo. 'rohita, tuM zvetAMbara jaina che ke digaMbara jaina ?' mahAvIre pharIthI pUchyuM. 'huM to ADaMbara jaina chuM...' mArAthI sAcu bolAI gayuM. A koI navo phirako che ?' 'hA, bhaMte !' 'ADaMbara phirakAnI koI vizeSatA kharI ?' 'hA, bhaMte ! A phirako bAkInA tamAma phirakAone khUba mAphaka Ave che. vaLI enI khUbI e che ke, emAM tame je kahyuM hoya e pramANe ja vartavAnuM amArA mATe kampalasarI nathI. sau potapotAnI rIte, kyAreka to potapotAnA dharmagurunI preraNAthI ane temanI nizrAmAM bhavyAtibhavya ADaMbara karI zake che. A phirakAmAM phullI phriDama che, bhaMte !' 'bhAI, rohita ! meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke zvetAMbaro ane digaMbaromAM sAdhuoe vastro paheravAM ke nahi te bAbate matabheda che, e sAcuM che ?' 'hA, prabhu ! Ape gRhatyAga karyo tyAre chelle vastradAna paNa karI dIdhuM hatuM. Apa taddana nirvastra thaI gayA hatA. eTale digaMbara jaino ema mAne che ke, mokSamArge javA mATe - mahAvIranA mArge javA mATe vastro choDavAM ja joIe. jyAre zvetAMbara jaino ema samaje che ke, vartamAna sAdhuone kAMI jaMgalomAM jaIne rahevAnuM nathI, samAjamAM ja rahevAnuM hoya che. tethI prekTikala thaIne sAdagIpUrNa maryAdA jaLavAya tevAM zveta vastro paheravAM joIe...' 'rohita, meM to ema paNa sAMbhaLyuM che ke digaMbara jaino kahe che ke meM lagna karyAM ja nahotAM, jyAre zvetAMbara jaino ema kahe che ke meM lagna karyAM hatAM. mAre dIkarI paNa hatI, jamAI paNa hatA... zuM Avo matabheda pravarte che ?' 'hA, prabhu ! paNa emAM to evuM che ke... e baMne sAcA che.' 'evuM kaI rIte bane, vatsa rohita ?' 'digaMbaro, kahe che ke ApanAM lagna thayAM ja nahotAM. zvetAMbaro kahe che ke ApanAM lagna thayAM hatAM ane Apane eka putrI tathA eka jamAI paNa hatAM.

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zvetAMbaro sthULa daSTie sAcA lAge che. itihAsamAM ApanI putrI temaja jamAInA ullekho maLe che... ApanA jamAI eka vakhata ApanA virodhI banyA hatA evI paNa kathA maLe che.. pachI pAchaLathI te ApanA anuyAyI banI gayA hatA. digaMbaro sUkSma dRSTie sAcA lAge che. ApanAM lagna thavA chatAM Apane koI vaLagaNa nahotuM. patnIprema, putrI prema vagere AsaktiothI Apa aLagA rahyA hatA. moha-mAyA Apane sparzI zakyAM nahotAM... anAsakta bhAve karelI kriyA, na karyA samAna ja gaNAya... e dRSTie digaMbaro paNa khoTA to nathI ja." acchA, rohita ! have eka bIjo prazna pUchuM ?" mahAvIra bolyA. huM dhanya thaIza, prabhu !' 'tame derAsare jaIne mArI mUrti upara sonA-cAMdI, hIrA-mANekanI AMgIo caDhAvo cho teno zo artha? zuM tamane khabara nathI ke meM to vastrono moha paNa choDyo hato ?' "e to khabara che, prabhu ! paNa Apane sonA-cAMdInI AMgIo caDhAvavA nimitte ame amArI tyAgavRtti poSIe chIe. e nimitte amArAmAM paNa tyAga ane anAsaktinA bhAva jAge evo hetu che...' e sArI vAta che, paNa tame e ThaThArA mArA upara ThAlavo e kaI rIte vAjabI gaNAya? tamArI tyAgavRttine jagADavA mATe ke poSavA mATe tame mArA tyAgane abhaDAvo e kema cAle ? sAmAnya loko to mane sonA-cAMdInA mohavALo ja samaje ne? vaLI, meM to kaheluM ke vanaspatimAM paNa jIva che... chatAM tame mArI mUrti upara phUlonA DhagalA karo cho... mane keTaluM duHkha thAya eno tame vicAra ja karatA nathI ?' saoNrI, bhaMte !' ThIka, have mane e kahe ke tame mArA nAme varaghoDA kema kADho cho? zuM tame ema mAno cho ke mane evuM badhuM khUba pasaMda che ?' bhaMte ! varaghoDA kADhavAthI to dharmano pracAra thAya... jainetarone paNa

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jaina dharma vize jijJAsA jAge.. jainazAsananI vAhavAha thAya..." tame loko dharmane koI bajAru cIja samajatA lAgo cho. jainazAsana e koI jAherakhabara karavAnI cIja che?' bhagavAna mahAvIranI AMkhomAM karuNAnAM AMsu chalakAyAM. temaNe AgaLa kahyuM, "rohita ! tame loko mArA nAme matamatAMtaro karo cho, tIrtha ane tithinA jhaghaDA karo cho... A kevI vAta che? tIrtha mATe mAlikIbhAva zA mATe karo cho? ane kaI tithie kSamApanA karavI e mudA upara tame ghaNI vakhata aMdaroaMdara jhaghaDo cho ! kSamApanA to paLe paLe karavAnI hoya. prAyazcitta mATe to harapaLe taiyAra rahevAnuM hoya.. kSamA ane maitrInA parvanI ujavaNI kayA divase karavI e mATe tame badhA vivAdo karo cho, e mane game kharuM ?' "nA, prabhu ! evuM to Apane kema game ?" to havethI e badhuM baMdha karavAnI khAtarI Apo cho? mArA janmadivase tame mane ATalI nAnakaDI bheTa Apo. jainonA tamAma phirakA matAgraha choDIne eka thaI jAva ane jagatamAM ahiMsA tathA maitrInA maMgala nAda jagAvo, eTaluM ja huM mAnuM chuM. tame eTaluM mane Apazo?' huM kAMI javAba ApuM e pahelAM to, jainonAM ToLeToLAM prabhu mahAvIranAM darzana karavA AvI pahoMcyAM. amAro InTaravyu adhUro rahyo. joke bhagavAna mahAvIra bhAre cAlAka to kharA hoM...! huM gayo hato emano InTaravyu levA mATe, paNa emaNe mAro InTaravyu ja laI lIdho...! e to sAruM thayuM ke, derAsaramAM bhIDa vadhI ane huM chaTakIne bahAra nIkaLI gayo... nahira bhagavAna mahAvIre temanA janmadivase je bheTa mAgI te ApavA besIe to ApaNA navA phirakA ADaMbaranuM zuM thAya?

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mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra bhagavAna mahAvIra konA hatA : zvetAMbaranA ? digaMbaranA ? terApaMthanA? sthAnakavAsInA ? ke koIne nahIM ? Ama to AvA prazno ja mithyA che ke bhagavAna mahAvIra konA hatA, kharo prazna eTalo ja hoI zake ApaNe bhagavAna mahAvIranA chIe ke nahi? bhagavAna mahAvIra koI saMpradAyavizeSanA ja hoya? zuM bhagavAna mahAvIra koI nAnakaDA ToLAnA hoya ? jemanI parSadAmAM (sabhAmAM) pazupaMkhIo AvatAM hoya, jemanA dvArA aneka pazu-paMkhIo tathA mAnavAtmAono uddhAra thayo hoya temane koI eka nAnakaDA paMtha, saMgha ke saMpradAyavizeSanA kahevA koI rIte vAjabI kema kahevAya ? temano janma kSatriya parivAramAM thayo hato. govALane temaNe kSamA ApI hatI. brAhmaNone temaNe brAhmaNadharma samajAvyo hato. zudrone temaNe nirmaLa vahAla karyuM hatuM. jaina dharmanI temaNe yazapatAkA laherAvI hatI. evA bhagavAna

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mahAvIrane tame koI eka ja dharma ke saMpradAyanA kaI rIte kahI zako ? hA, bhagavAna mahAvIranA zAsanamAM sarvajIvone pravezano adhikAra che. tame cAhe game te dharma-saMpradAyanA ho; paNa prema, maitrI, karuNA, aparigraha vagereno svIkAra karIne bhagavAna mahAvIranA anuyAyI banI zako cho. mahAvIrane kyAM koI vADAbaMdhI hatI...? digaMbaro ane zvetAMbaro tIrtha kAje jhaghaDe to mahAvIrane game kharuM ? tithinA nAme vaimanasyanAM viSa ghoLAya to vahAlapanA vIra mahAvIrane game kharuM ? koNa sAcuM ne koNa khoTuM enI vAhiyAta carcA ka2vAno avasara kyAM che ? Aje to mahAvIranuM nAma laIne tamAma jaino eka thaI jAya e jarUranuM che. digaMbaro mAne che ke bhagavAna mahAvIra AjIvana brahmacArI hatA. yazodA sAthe temanAM lagna thavA aMge kaheNa AveluM paNa teno svIkAra thayo nahoto. zvetAMbaro mAne che ke temanAM lagna yazodA sAthe thayAM hatAM ane temane eka putrI tathA jamAI paNa hatAM. digaMbaro mAne che ke bhagavAna mahAvIranA nirvANa pachI prathama AcArya gautamasvAmI hatA. zvetAMbaronA mata mujaba prabhu vIranA nirvANa pachI prathama AcArya sudharmA hatA. digaMbaro mAne che ke mahAvIranI dIkSA vakhate temanAM mAtA-pitA banne hayAta hatAM. zvetAMbaro mAne che ke, mAtA-pitA divaMgata thayA pachI ja bhagavAna mahAvIre dIkSA lIdhI hatI. itihAsanA satya mATe ATalA bhinna bhinna mata kema pravarte che ? koI eka sAcuM hoya athavA banne khoTA hoya te zakya che. vivAdanuM pariNAma sAruM nathI AvatuM. mahAvIra saMgharSanA nahi samAdhAnanA puraskartA hatA. ApaNe temanA anuyAyI thavuM hoya to vivAda vegaLo karIne saMvAda sthApavo joIe. jo vivAda aTakAvI na zakIe to mahAvIranA nAme game-teTalA varaghoDAnA ThAThamATha karIe ke pravacano karIe e badhuM daMbha banI raheze. navI peDhIne mAsa mahArpara, tAsa mahAvIra

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vArasAmAM vivAda Apavo che ke saMvAda ? navI peDhI mahAvIrane oLakhe tevuM karavuM che ke tenA nAme jhaghaDanArAone oLakhe tevuM karavuM che ? bhagavAna mahAvIra krAntikArI sAdhaka hatA. teo mahAna vaijJAnika hatA. temanI ahiMsA mAtra dhArmika khyAla nahoto. temAM paryAvaraNa aMgenA pradUSaNanuM samAdhAna hatuM. anekAnta-syAdvAda dvArA temaNe satya sudhI javAno mArga upalabdha-prazasta karI Apyo. zAstromAM gothAM khAIne ke kriyAkAMDamAM aTavAIne satya sudhI pahoMcI na zakAya. koruM jJAna ane jaDa kriyA banne nakAmAM che. Aje jaina dharmanA tamAma phirakAmAM uttama guNavAna-cAritryavAna sAdhu sAdhvIjIo che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmakalyANaka divasa nimitte sau tamAma vivAda ane vikhavAdathI 52 thaIne eka thaI jAya to emanuM sAdhutva gauravathI jhaLakI UThe. hA, emanI ekatA chIcharI ke mAtra dekhAva pUratI na hovI joIe. AdhyAtmikatAne ADaMbara sAthe koI nAto na hoya. potAnI sastI vAhavAha mATe ekatAnI mAtra vAto karIne bhagavAna mahAvIranuM nAma vaTAvanArAono toTo nathI, paNa jainonI ekatA mATe kurabAna thavA koNa taiyAra che ? bhagavAna mahAvIrane nigraMtha kahIe chIe. jemanA manamAM koInA pratye rAga-dveSanI koI graMthi na hoya te nigraMtha. Aje ApaNe vivAdamukta ane nigraMtha thavAnI sAdhanA karavAnI che. tapa, tyAga, saMyama ane sAdagI jaina dharmanA pAyAmAM che. ahiMsA ane karuNA tathA kSamA ane maitrI jaina dharmanAM mULabhUta lakSaNo che. A badhAthI vimukha thaIne ApaNe jaina banI zakIe nahi. bhagavAna mahAvIra krAntikArI sAdhaka hatA. teo mahAna vaijJAnika hatA. emanA vicArono marma samajIe to vivAda TaLI jAya. emanA siddhAMtonI sAkSIe saMvAda sthApavAnuM azakya nathI. e mATe sAdhusamAja sauthI vadhu sahayoga ApI zake. tIrtho sthApavA karatAM jainonI ekatA sthApavAnuM mahattvanuM che evuM jaina sAdhuoe saune samajAvavAnI jarUra che. Jain Educationa International mAtra mahAdhAra, tAna mahAvIra For Personal and Private Use Only

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h bhagavAna mahAvIra ApaNI rAha jue che mAro A lekha vAMcIne jainonI kahevAtI dhArmika lAgaNIne jarAka dhakko lAgaze, to mAruM lakhyuM sArthaka samajIza huM. bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme ApaNe je hobALA karIe chIe, emAM ApaNI mahAvIra pratyenI niSThA keTalA kereTanI hoya che eno kadI vicAra karIe chIe kharA ? mahAvIra je mArge cAlyA te mArge cAlavAnI ApaNI so TacanI niSThA che kharI ? mahAvIre je kahyuM tenuM aNizuddha pAlana karavAnI ApaNI dAnata che kharI ? mahAvIranA je je guNonI ApaNe gAthAo gAtA rahIe chIe, e guNone ApaNA jIvanamAM caritArtha karavAnI pAradarzaka utsukatA ApaNe dharAvIe chIe kharA ? Jain Educationa International bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmakalyANaka divasa Ave eTale jAtajAtanA kAryakramo yojavA mATe keTalAka dhaMdhAdArI Ayojako haDIe caDhI jAya che. keTalAka dhaMdhAdArI vaktAo zrotAone mugdha karI mUkavA medAne paDe che. amuka sAdhu-sAdhvIjI mahArAjo A nimitte, ADakatarI rIte potAnI pratiSThA mA mahAvIra tANa mIra For Personal and Private Use Only

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jamAvavAno puruSArtha kare che. mahAvIre vANIno saMyama karavAnuM kahyuM, ApaNe vANIvilAsa karIne mahAvIrano jAye-ajANye anAdara to nathI karatA ne? mahAvIre saMyama ane sAdagIno mahimA karyo hato, ApaNe sonA-cAMdInI AMgIo racIne alTImeTalI zuM sAbita karavA icchIe chIe? mahAvIra tapa mATe ekAMtamAM gayA hatA, ApaNe jAheramAM varaghoDA-zobhAyAtrAnA ADaMbara karIe chIe. zabdonI cAlAkI ane caturAIthI khadabadatAM vyAkhyAno-pravacano sAMbhaLIne zrotAo rAjI thAya che, tALa nA pADe che ane tyAMthI UThIne ghera gayA pachI e ja pUrvavat pravRttiomAM parovAI jAya che. mahAvIranI vANIno prabhAva pazu-pakSIo upara paNa paDato hovAnuM kahevAya che, AjanA kahevAtA dharmaguruonI vANIno prabhAva temanA ziSyo ane bhakto upara paNa kema paDato nathI? hRdayamAMthI nIkaLelo zabda hRdaya sudhI pahoMce che. mAtra vaTa pADavA ane vAhavAha karAvavA mATe yojAyelAM vyAkhyAno bahubahu to zrotAnA mAtra kAna sudhI ja pahoMce che. mahAvIre pote paNa kevaLajJAnI thayA pahelAM dezanA (vyAkhyAna) ApavAnuM kAma karyuM nahotuM, ApaNe dezanA zrA - vyAkhyAnazUrA chIe. AcaraNazuddhi ApaNane paravaDatI nathI eTale nArA gajAvIne, hobALA karIne saMtoSa pAmavAnI mathAmaNa karIe chIe. vANI ane cAritra vacce sumeLa hoya, to ja e vANIno prabhAva paDe che. vaktAnI (bhale te gRhastha hoya ke sAdhu) vANI tyAre ja pANIdAra bane che jyAre emAM cAritryanuM teja hoya, saccAInI khumArI hoya. te sivAyanA vaktA to prophezanala mimikri ArTisTa jevA ja lAge che. | dara varSe mahAvIra janmakalyANakanA divase Thera Thera nagare nagare mahAvIra svAmInA nAmane keTalAka mArga, caoNka sAthe joDavAmAM Ave che. mahAvIranA mArge ApaNe cAlI zakatA nathI eTale ApaNe je mArga upara cAlatA hoIe te mArgane mahAvIra mArga evuM nAma ApI dIdhuM. kevuM sastAmAM patI gayuM! have pachI, je je zaheramAM mahAvIranA nAmanA mArganuM nAmakaraNa thayuM e mArge

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cAlanArA sau koI evo dAvo karI zakaze ke ame bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI mArga upara ja dararoja cAlIe chIe ! mokSa pAmavAnI ghelachAmAM paNa ApaNe khoTA herAna thaIe chIe. saraLa mArga to ApaNI pAse che. A pRthvIne ja ApaNe mokSa nAma ApI devuM joIe. pachI ApaNe mokSa pAmyAno saMtoSa mANI zakIzuM. koIka jhUMpaDIne 'zAhI pelesa' nAma ApI devAthI ApaNane mahelanI moja maLI jatI hoya to e sodo karavAmAM vilaMba zA mATe karavo ? amadAvAdamAM atyAre gAMdhImArga che, rIlipha roDa che. tyAM chAzavAre tophAno phATI nIkaLe che. hiMsA thAya che. tyAre loko kahe che ke, 'gAMdhImArga upara hiMsA thaI.' 'rIlipha (gujarAtImAM eno artha thAya ArAma) roDa upara tophAno thayAM.' amadAvAdanA 132 phITa rIMga roDane 'bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ahiMsA mArga' nAmAbhidhAna thayuM. eka vakhata A roDane sagInajare jovAnI jarUra che. gAyo ane gaMdakIthI khadabade che. A roDane mahAvIra svAmInuM nAma ApavAne badale, e mArgane svaccha, pradUSaNarahita, surakSita, aghatana vyavasthAothI paripUrNa banAvyo hota to lokone vadhu upayogI banyuM hota. bhaviSyamAM koI vyakti 'mahAvIra AmaleTa saeNnTara' nAmanI dukAna zarU karaze tyAre ya ApaNe to Ama ja rAjI thaIzuM ke, 'vAha ! e mANase amArA mahAvIranuM nAma to ApyuM !' AjanA mahAvIrabhaktone joyA pachI koI vyakti jo mahAvIranuM mUlyAMkana ka2vA bese to e kevuM mUlyAMkana kare ? AjanA gAMdhIvAdIone joIne gAMdhIjInuM mUlyAMkana kevuM thaI zake ? jaino prabuddha che. buddhijIvI che. vaNikabuddhino haMmezAM samAjamAM Adara thato rahyo che. Aje e ja jaino kema prajJAhIna ane dizAhIna banavAnI spardhAmAM UtaryA che ? chIcharApaNAmAM chabachabiyAM karavAnuM zA mATe emane game che. ? sAcuM samajavA chatAM sAcuM kahevAnuM sAhasa karavA kema koI taiyAra nathI ?

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mahAvIrano mArga zreSTha hovAnI ApaNe vAto karIe chIe ane e mArgathI taddana viparIta ApaNe cAlIe chIe. pachI mahAvIradarzana kyAMthI thAya ? mahAvIra to jagatanA sarva jIvonuM maMgala icchanArA hatA. e ApaNuM ya maMgala ja icche che... paNa ApaNe ja irAdApUrvaka emanA mArgathI viparIta cAlI rahyA chIe... ApaNe jANI joIne khoTA mArge cAlI rahyA chIe, bAkI mahAvIra to ApaNI rAha joI ja rahyA che !

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bhagavAna mahAvIrano emAM zo vAMka ? bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmakalyANaka dina TUkaDo AvI rahyo che. Thera Thera tenI ujavaNI mATe samitio racAI cUkI che. benarsa banAvavA ApI dIdhAM che. benDavAjAMvALAne oNrDarsa apAI gayA che. A badhA mATe phaMDa ekatra karavAnAM Ayojano purajozamAM cAle che ! je mahAvIre aparigrahano bodha Apyo, enA ja janmotsavanI ujavaNI mATe parigrahathI prAraMbha karavo paDaze, kAraNa ke jeTalo bhavya daMbha karavo haze teTalo tagaDo kharca to thaze ja ! hAu phanI ! reDImeDa vaktAo sTeja uparathI haMmezanI jema DAhI DAhI vAto karaze ane mahAvIranA nAme potAne je kahevuM haze te rajU karaze. dharmaguruo potAnA mamatvane mahattva maLe e rIte mahAvIra janmotsava UjavavA potAnA khAsa bhaktone preraNA Apaze.. vevalA bhakto dhanya dhanya thaIne jayajayakAra karIne apAsarA gajAvaze. benarsa, sUtroccAra, benDavAjAM sahita varaghoDA nIkaLaze. thoDAMka pustako pragaTa thaze... (AmAMnuM kazuM ya mahAvIre karyuM hatuM kharuM? AvuM kazuM ya karavAnuM mahAvIre kyAMya kahyuM - lakhyuM che kharuM?) . 20aa mArA "mahAvIra, tA. mahAbIra nAnA * darA TE.

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bhagavAna mahAvIranA 2600mA janmotsavane ApaNe daMbhotsava banAvI daIe to emAM mahAvIrano zo vAMka? Aja sudhI khUba ThaThArA karyA... have kAMIka sAcuM ane sAtvika karIe. mahAvIra rAjI thAya evuM kAMIka karIe. mahAvIrane daMbha apriya hato ane satya priya hatuM e vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhIne leTaasa thIMka... sau prathama to mahAvIra janmotsavanI ujavaNI samitimAM je mahAnubhAvonI pasaMdagI thaI hoya te tamAma mahAvIra-premIoe parigraha parimANa vrata svIkAravuM. dara mahine pacAsa hajArathI vadhu je kAMI Avaka thAya eTale ke vArSika rU. cha lAkhathI vadhu) te badhI ja Avaka svaicchika rIte dAnamAM ApI devI. pAMcathI sAta vyaktiono parivAra sAmAnya moja-mastIthI jIve to mahine vadhumAM vadhu pacAsa hajArano kharca Ave. eTaluM bhale pote rAkhe. bAkInI inkamano parigraha choDe. AvuM karavA taiyAra na thanAra vyakti mahAvIrano bhakta ke anuyAyI na ja hoI zake. mahAvIre parigrahane pApa kahyo che, mahAvIrano bhakta parigrahI hoI ja na zake ! parigraha na choDI zake tevI vyakti mahAvIra janmotsavanI samitimAM sUtradhAra bane to zo artha ? verI simpala. bIjI vAta che cAreya phirakA ane tamAma gaccha-samudAyanI ekatAnI. koNa sAcuM ane koNa khoTuM enI carcA jarUrI nathI. mahAvIranA nAme ekatA mATe je sau prathama paga upADe ke hAtha laMbAve e ja sAco ! mahAvIre anekAntano siddhAMta Apyo che. anekAMta hoya tyAM vivAda, saMgharSa ane huMsAtuMsI hoya ja kaI rIte? dareka vyakti potAnI daSTie sAcI hoI zake. darekane potAnI rIte dharma karavAnI svataMtratA hoI zake. emAM ja anekAnta che. ekatA thavI ja joIe ema to sau kahe che ane mAne che, paNa e mATe bAMdhachoDa karavA koI taiyAra nathI ! mahAvIrano bhakta jaDa na hoya, vaTa mAranAro na hoya...! je namatuM mUkavAnuM zANapaNa dAkhave te mahAna. vivAdane poSe te adhama chIcharA loko athavA kahevAtA dharmaguruone cAre phirakAnI ekatAnI vAta pasaMda ja jAo "mArA mahAvIra, tAmahAvIra 21

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nathI AvatI. ApaNe evA mahAvIra-bhraSTa lokothI bacavuM jarUrI che. voTa Dayu thIMka ? ApaNe avAra-navAra jAhera kAryakramo vakhate saMgha-jamaNa ke sAdharmika bhakti karIe chIe. te sArI vAta che. paNa Aje "sAdharmika AjIvikA bhakti' jarUrI che. pachAta komanA loko mATe to sarakAra anAmata nokarIo rAkhe che. savarNo mATenI jagAo satata ghaTatI jAya che. UMcI-zaikSaNika lAyakAtanAM pharaphariyAM laIne nokarI mATe valakhAM mAratA jainone nokarI ApavAnI niSThA dAkhavo. mahAvIranA janmotsava nimitte ApaNe eka pratijJA laIe ke A eka varSa daramyAna eka paNa jaina yuvaka-yuvatI nokarI vyavasAya vagara nahi rahe. kAM to nokarI ApIe, kAM to vyavasAya mATe madada ApIe. zrAvakane zaramiMdagIvALI jiMdagI na jIvavI paDe te mATe tene pagabhara banAvIe. o.ke. ? bIjI vAta che Thera Thera yogya pAThazALAo sthApavAnI. pAThazALAnA zikSakone yunivarsiTI kakSAnAM vetana ApavAM joIe ane tyAM abhyAsa mATe vidyArthIne uttamottama tako maLavI joIe. Aje ApaNI keTalIka pAThazALAonI kabrastAnI hAlata joIne raMja thAya che. tyAMnA zikSakane mAMDa pAMcaso rUpiyA maLatA hoya che ane mAMDa pAMca-paMdara chokarAM bhaNavA Ave che ! pAThazALAo kema sUnI paDI che? tajajJa dvArA teno abhyAsa ane ukela thAya to sAcI dizA jarUra maLe. ema AI rAITa? tIrtha ane tithinA vivAdo karatAM mahAvIranA siddhAMto vadhu mahattvanA che. A varSe thoDAka krAntikArI nirNayo paNa levA joIe. jema ke : (1) bALadIkSA nAbUdIH je vyakti dIkSA levA mAgatI hoya te snAtaka sudhI bhaNelI hovI ja joIe. A lAyakAta nakkI thAya to dIkSArthInI zArIrika ane mAnasika baMne yogyatA pakva thaI jAya. te potAnI samajaNa ane marajIthI dIkSA leze. bhagavAna mahAvIre paNa pukhtavaya pachI ja saMsAratyAga karyo hato.

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lagna mATe purNavaya jarUrI che, tema dIkSA mATe paNa pukhtavaya jarUrI che. sAcI samajaNa vagara, uchInI doravaNIthI saMsAra mAMDavAnuM ke choDavAnuM baMne yogya na ja gaNAya. (2) navAM derAsaronA nirmANa upara pratibaMdhaH be derAsara vacce ochAmAM ochuM traNa kilomITaranuM DisTansa hovuM ja joIe. prAcIna jinAlayonA jirNoddhAra ke punaHsthApananI saMpUrNa vyavasthA na thaI jAya tyAM sudhI navAM derAsaro bAMdhavAM na joIe. (3) pakSAlamAM dUdhano upayoga TALavo: prakSAlano mULa udeza alTImeTalI to mUrtinI svacchatAno che, te mATe dUdhanI koI anivAryatA jaNAtI nathI. mAtra alpatama pANI vaDe ja prakSAla karavAnI paraMparA zarU karavI joIe. (4) vItarAganI mUrtine sonA-cAMdIthI abhaDAvIe nahiH vitaroganI mUrti upara sonA-cAMdInA ThaThArA zobhatA nathI. e paNa eka rIte parigraha che. derAsaramAM parigraha hoya eTale bharI baMdUkanA cokIpaherA joIe ! koI paNa derAsara covIse kalAka khulluM rAkhI zakAya, cokIpaherA vagara rAkhI zakAya tevuM hovuM joIe. bhagavAnanAM darzana mATe kadIya baMdha daravAjA joIne bhaktane nirAzA na thavI joIe. je tIrthakare vastro paNa choDyAM hatAM, temane sonA-cAMdInI AMgIonI zI jarUra hoya? mANasane sonA-cAMdIno moha hoya che, tethI e mohane te mUrti upara caDhAve che. emAM bhAvukatA che, dharma nathI. (5) ADaMbaro aTakAvIeH sAmaiyAM, kaMkotrIo-patrikAo, paMcAMgo, mahotsavo vagere pAchaLa je ADaMbara thAya che te aTakAvavA joIe. jemaNe saMyamano mArga svIkAryo hoya temaNe AvA ThAThamAThathI dUra rahevuM joIe. vevalA bhakto Agraha karatA hoya to paNa temanA ajJAnane dUra karI sAcA guruoe samajAvIne vAravA joIe. * koI paNa jainamuni graMtha chapAvA icche to eNe pasaMdagI samiti pAsethI

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te graMtha prakAzananI anumati meLavavAnI pharajiyAta karavI joIe. AvI samitimAM be vidvAna zrAvako, eka vidvAna dharmaguru, be-traNa zrImaMta zrAvako tathA thoDAka sAcA jijJAsu bhAvako hovA joIe. temanI saMmati pachI ja navAM pustako sAdhuo chapAvI zake tema nakkI karavAnI jarUra che. AjakAla to zrImaMta bhaktonA paise aneka sAdhuo arthahIna, joDaNIdoSothI bharapUra, phAlatu pustako chapAvIne jJAnanA pracAranA bahAne ajJAnanI badabU phelAvatA rahe che. navA yugane pathadarzaka bane, tevAM rocaka pustako ja pragaTa thAya tevo Agraha rAkhavo joIe. potAnA samayamAM samagra samAjanI aneka jaDa mAnyatAo, paraMparAonuM vicchedana karanAra krAntikArI bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmakalyANaka mahotsava paNa krAntikArI rIte ja Ujavavo joIe. bIbAMDhALa jayakArA karavAthI kAMI dahADo vaLavAno nathI. 24. A mArA mahmavIra, tAya. mahAvIra A

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mahAvIra eTale ukTa cAritryano sugaMdhita camAra dharmanI oLakha camatkAra nathI, paNa cAritrya che. camatkAramAMthI cAritrya nathI pragaTatuM, paNa cAritryamAMthI camatkAra pragaTI zake che. jaina dharma eTale cAritryanI sugaMdhano dharma. jaina dharmano mukhya cAritryastaMbha bhagavAna mahAvIra che. koI paNa vyakti keTalI cAritryazuddha che e jANavuM hoya to e vyakti keTalI abhaya (bhayamukta) che e jANavuM paDe. mahAvIra eTale abhayanI oLakha. bhayabhIta vyakti mahAvIranI anuyAyI paNa na banI zake. mahAvIre kahyuM che ke abhaya thavuM hoya to tame koIne bhaya na pamADo. ahiMsA ane abhaya sagAM bhAI-bahena che. mahAvIra vaijJAnika hatA? aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAM emaNe vanaspatimAM jIva hovAnI vAta karI hatI. jaLamAM asaMkhya jIvo che ane kSaNe kSaNe asaMkhya navA jIvo pedA thatA rahe che e vAta mahAvIre zI rIte kahI haze? vijJAne to varSo pachI enA purAvA ApyA ! mahAvIra paryAvaraNavAdI hatA? aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAM jyAre pradUSaNanI samasyA koIne pajavatI nahotI tyAre mahAvIre kahyuM hatuM ke dareka nagarane eka udyAna hovo joIe ane dareka gharane eka vRkSa hovuM joIe. paryAvaraNanI ja mArI maDhAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 25

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mAvajata mATenI ATalI sajAgatA sadIo pUrve mahAvIre batAvI hatI. mahAvIra jyAtiSI hatA? aDhI hAjara varSa pUrve temaNe karelI tamAma AgAhIo Aje sAcI paDI rahI che. temaNe eka AgAhI evI karI hatI ke sAcA sAdhuo upekSA pAmaze ane kasAdhuo jAhojalAlI bhogavaze ! mahAvIra sAdhaka hatA? paLano ya pramAda nahi karavAno upadeza temaNe potAnA ziSya gaNadhara gautamane Apyo hato. ziSya gautame pratiprazna karelo, prabhu, ATalA moTA jIvanamAM eka paLanI zI visAta ? mAtra eka paLano pramAda AtmAnuM zuM ahita karI zake? mahAvIre kahyuM, "eka paLamAM aMdhakAra thaI zake che ane mAtra eka ja paLamAM ajavALuM paNa thaI zake che !' mahAvIra arthazAstrI hatA? temaNe kahyuM ke parigraha (arthasaMgraha) dharmanA mArgano sauthI moTo avarodha che. municaryA mATe to temaNe arthano-dhanano sarvathA tyAga prabodhyo ane zrAvaka (gRha) dharmamAM paNa arthasaMgraha upara niyaMtraNa Avazyaka gaNAvyuM. mahAvIra jJAnI hatA ? eka vakhate emane pUchavAmAM AvyuM ke prabhu, ApaNe ajANatAM koI pApakarma AcaryuM hoya to enI sajA bhogavavI paDe ?" mahAvIre javAba Apelo, "koI vyakti ajANatAM viSapAna karI le to enuM mRtyu thAya ke nahi ?' mahAvIrane pAmavAmAM ApaNe kyAM pAchA paDyA chIe te vicAravAnI jarUra che. temanI bahumukhI pratibhAne ApaNe saMkucita khyAlomAM keda karIe to Akhare e ApaNA ja mATe khoTano dhaMdho che. cAritryanI sugaMdhane sagA kAne sAMbhaLavI hoya to dilamAM mahAvIranI vANI sAMbhaLavAnI tIvra garaja pedA thavI anivArya che. tIrthakara mahAvIra ane bhagavAna kRSNa banneno samaya alaga alaga hovA chatAM te bannenA jIvananI ghaTanAomAM ghaNuM badhuM sAmya jovA maLe che. tIrthaMkara mahAvIre potAnA jamaNA paganA aMgUThA vaDe meru parvatane DolAvyo hato to bhagavAna kRSNa potAnI TacalI AMgaLI dvArA govardhana parvata UMcakyo hato. tIrthakara mahAvIre daSTi viSadhArI vikarALa sarpa caMDakauzikane ugAryo hato, to bhagavAna kRSNa kAliMdI (yamunA) nadImAM rahetA kAlInAgane nAthyo hato. tIrthakara mahAvIre caMdanabALAno uddhAra karyo hato, to bhagavAna kRSNa kubbAno

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uddhAra karyo hato. tIrthaMkara mahAvIre muni meghakumAranI avaDhava dUra karI hatI ane te mATe je zloko rajU karyA te "saMbodhi' tarIke oLakhAyA, bhagavAna kRSNa mahAbhAratanA saMgrAma vakhate arjunanI avaDhava dUra karI hatI ane te mATe je zloko rajU karyA te bhagavad gItA tarIke oLakhAyA. AvA aneka prasaMgomAM sAmya jovA maLe che. A sAmya svAbhAvika haze ke prayojanapUrvaka haze ? alabatta mahAvIra saMyamamArganA puraskartA rahyA che, jyAre kRSNanA vyaktitvamAM rasikatA jovA maLe che. mahAvIra sAdhaka hatA, kRSNa karmayogI hatA. alabatta, "te bannemAM apramAda to kendramAM ja che. zAzvatanA zikhara upara pahoMcavA mATenA jANe e banne koI nirALA pathadarzako hoya ema ApaNane lAge che. mahAvIranuM jIvana aneka jIvonA kalyANanuM nimitta banyuM che. kalya eTale roga ane ANa eTale TALavuM (dUra karavuM). bhavaroga TALe te kalyANa. kalyANa ane mAMgalya eka ja sikkAnI be bAjuo che. jagatanA pratyeka jIvanuM kalyANa karIne tene mAMgalyanI upalabdhi karAvavAnuM dhyeya mahAvIranuM hatuM. pratyeka tIrthakara AvA parama dhyeyanA puraskartA hoya che. eTale ja jaina dharmamAM koI paNa tIrthaMkaranI janmatithine "janmajayaMtI tarIke nahi, paraMtu "janmakalyANaka' tarIke oLakhavAnI AgavI paraMparA che. aneka upasargo zAMta ane svastha citte sahana karIne tIrthakara mahAvIre jagatane samatAno bodha Apyo. dveSa karanAra pratye paNa lezamAtra kaTutA vyakta na karIne temaNe maitrIno maMtra jagatane Apyo. "zatrune paNa mApha karo" AvuM to aneka mahAtmAoe ApaNane zIkhavyuM hatuM paraMtu sarva jIvo mArA mitro ja che A vAta mAtra mahAvIre ja ApaNane samajAvI che. zatrune zatru tarIke svIkAravo ane ene mApha karavo e virodhAbhAsI vAta che. koIne zatru mAnavo ja nahi, sarva jIvo mArA mitra che ema samajavuM e addabhuta vAta che. mahAvIre sauthI moTI vAta to anekAnta vize karI che. anekAnta eTale satyane pAmavAnI khullI samaja. virodhI vyaktinI vAta paNa satya hoI zake, bIjAnI vAta paNa satya hoI zake, evI namra-nikhAlasa samajaNa keLavyA pachI ja ApaNe mahAvIranA anuyAyI banI zakIe. mahAvIra eTale utkRSTa cAritryano sugaMdhita camatkAra !

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bhagavAna mahAvIranuM vyaktitva Ajeya tAjuM ja che ! astitva eTale hovuM. vyaktitva eTale kaMIka vizeSa hovuM. jenI pAse potAnuM maulika vyaktitva hoya che, tenuM astitva itihAsanuM gaurava bane che. astitva to prANImAtranuM hoya che, kintu vyaktitva vikAsanI taka eka mAtra mAnavIne ja maLI che. astitva naSTa thaI zake che, vyaktitva zAzvata che, bhagavAna mahAvIranuM vyaktitva, Aje aDhI hajAra varSa pachIya evuM ja tAjuM, evuM ja preraka ane evuM ja pathadarzaka lAge che ane hajI yugo yugo sudhI emanA vyaktitva ane emanI vANIno prabhAva jagata upara raheze. bhagavAna mahAvIra marmadarzI hatA. emanA vyaktitvamAM siddhAMta ane sAdhanAno samanvaya hato. eka vakhata emanA ziSya gaNadhara gautame eka garIba mANasa tarapha jotAM kahyuM, "he prabhu ! A mANasa kevo aparigrahI che ! tenI pAse koI vastuno parigraha dekhAto nathI." bhagavAna bolyA, "bhAI, e dIna che, paNa aparigrahI nathI." prabhu ! dIna vyakti aparigrahI ja kahevAya ne! parigraha to zrImaMto 28 n mArA mahmavIra, tArA mahAvIra para khaDaka ,

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kare... garIba mAnavI parigraha karI zake kharo ?' 'hA...' 'zI rIte, prabhu ?' 'manathI...' 'eTale ?' 'vatsa ! bhautika arthamAM to garIba mAnavI aparigrahI ja dekhAya che, paraMtu vaicArika rIte te parigrahI hoI zake che. tenA manamAM 'kaMIka meLavavAnI jhaMkhanA' hoya, kazuMka prApta karavAnI lAlasA hoya tyAM sudhI te aparigrahI na gaNAya. aparigraha e anAsaktino paryAya che. vastu hoya paNa tenI vAsanA, tenI Asakti na hoya to te aparigraha che. bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMsAnA ArAdhaka hatA ema kahevA karatAM maitrInA upAsaka hatA ema kahevuM vizeSa nyAyapUrNa che. bhagavAna mahAvIra kSamAnA puraskartA hatA ema kahevA karatAM abhayanA puraskartA hatA ema kahevuM adhika yogya che. maitrIno maMgalamaMtra bhagavAna mahAvIre jagatane Apyo. jyAM pUrNa maitrI hoya, zuddha maitrI hoya tyAM hiMsA zakya ja nathI. jyAM abhaya hoya tyAM vaira kyAMthI hoya ? je bIjA jIvone abhayadAna Ape che te ja abhaya rahI zake che. bIjAne bhaya pamADanAra pote paNa bhayabhIta rahe che. uMdarane bhaya pamADanAra bilADIne kUtarAno bhaya lAge che. kUtarAne vAghano bhaya lAge che. abhaya Apo, abhaya pAmo. khUna karanAra bIjAne abhayadAna nathI Apato, tethI te kAyadAthI ane polIsathI teNe satata DaratA rahevuM paDeche. sAcI vyaktine bhaya nathI hoto. bhagavAna mahAvIra svayaM eka camatkAra hatA. teo kadIya koI camatkAra nahotA karatA. hA, emaNe eka camatkAra karyo che kharo. temaNe koI avatArI paramAtmAnI jema avatAra nathI lIdho. eka sAmAnya bALakanI jema trizalA mAtAnI kUkhe janma lIdho che ane trIsa varasa sudhI saMsAramAM rahyA. lagna karyAM. putrI paNa thaI. A badhuM hovA- thavA chatAM emanuM citta anAsakta hatuM. saMyama laIne sADA bAra varSa sAdhanAmAM vItAvyAM, tapa ane kAusagga karyA. dehanI darakAra mAra mAryA, tAra mahAra

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paNa na rahI. cittanI sAdhanA parama koTie pahoMcI ane temane kevaLajJAna thayuM. kevalI tarIke trIsa varSa rahIne Azare botera varSanI uMmare jIvana sameTI lIdhuM. eka sAmAnya mAnavInI jema janmIne paramAtma pada sudhI pote pahoMcyA ane jagatanA jIvo samakSa eka udAharaNa pUruM pADyuM ke koI paNa jIva A rIte parama padanA zikhare pahoMcI zake che. Avo umadA camatkAra bhagavAna mahAvIre karyo hato ! - teo vardhamAna maTIne "mahAvIra' zA mATe kahevAya? bIjAne jItavAnuM kAma to saraLa che. saraLa kAma karanArane vIra na kahevAya. potAne jItavAnuM ja sauthI duSkara che. prabhue duSkara kArya sahaja rIte pAra pADyuM tethI teo "mahAvIra' kahevAyA. bIjAo upara vijaya meLave te vIra hoI zake, paNa potAnI jAta upara vijaya pAmanAra to mahAvIra ja hoya bhagavAna mahAvIra sUkSma satyanA saphaLa sAdhaka hatA. eka vakhata emane eka jijJAsue prazna pUchayo, "he prabhu! ALasu thavuM sAruM ke udyamI ?" prabhue kahyuM, "bane..." "evuM kaI rIte ? je asaMyamI che te ALasu hoya to sAruM, jethI tevI vyakti anyanuM akalyANa na kare, paraMtu je vyakti saMyamI che te udyamI hoya to sAruM. kAraNa ke saMyamI vyakti to sadAya pArakAnA hita mATe ja udyama karaze.' bhagavAna mahAvIra mamatvanA nahi, satyanA sAdhaka hatA. anya dharmo pratye emanA dilamAM kaTubhAva nahoto. jIvamAtrane samAnabhAve jonAra bhagavAna mahAvIranI janmazatAbdI UjavatI vakhate ApaNA aMtaramAM emaNe prerelI bhAvanAo bharapUra rUpe chalakAI UThavI joIe. teo kahetA ke mAtra jJAna ane mAtra kriyA bane apUrNa che. jJAna ane kriyAnA samanvaya vinA mokSa asaMbhavita che. to Avo, jJAna ane kriyAnA samanvayathI ApaNe ApaNA vyaktitvane sabhara karI daIe...!

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mahAvIre kahyuM che yauvanakaLe sAdhupaNuM dukra che ! bhagavAna mahAvIrane mAtra jainonA adhyAtma puruSa kahevA e to bhagavAna mahAvIrane anyAya karavA jevI vAta che. caMdranI cAMdanIne chAbaDImAM bharI zakAya kharI ? phUla kadI koI eka cokkasa saMpradAyanuM hoI zake kharuM? havA, pANI, AkAza, meghadhanuSa vagerene deza-kALa ke saMpradAyanI sImAo hoI ja na zake. mahAvIra janma kSatriya hovAthI hindu hatA, jaina dharmanA puraskartA hovAthI jaina tIrthakara hatA. paraMtu ethIya vizeSa to emaNe jagatane je mArgadarzana ApyuM te che. emanA vicAro, emanuM jJAna, emanuM ciMtana ane temanuM jIvana koI eka cokkasa saMpradAya mATenuM nahotuM. jIvamAtranI ciMtA karanAra, jIvamAtranuM kalyANa jhaMkhanAra vyaktine sAMpradAyika ArAdhya tarIke svIkAravAmAM alTImeTalI ApaNane ja khoTa jAya ! bhagavAna mahAvIranI aNamola vANInAM thoDAMka rasaprada vacano mamaLAvIe. kAle kAla samAyare"arthAt yogya veLAe yogya kArya karI levuM. samaya satata sarato rahe che. e sarakatI kSaNo pramAdamAM pasAra karI denAra vyakti

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patana pAme che. pratyeka paLano sadupayoga karavAthI e paLa UjaLI taka banI jAya che. mahAvIre jIvananI pratyeka paLane "taka' banAvavA kahyuM che. dukkare kareu tAruSNa samaNattarNa" arthAta yauvana avasthAmAM sAdhupaNAnuM pAlana agharuM che. ApaNe tyAM nAnAM bALakone saMsAra pratye vairAgya jagADavA mATe bhrAmaka vAto karIne, tene sAdhu banAvI devAnA khUba prayatno thAya che. bALadIkSAne huM to vyaktigata rIte pApa ane aparAdha samajuM chuM. bALaka jyAre yuvAna thAya tyAre enA mATe sAdhupaNuM asahya banI rahe te zakya che. alabatta, udAharaNa rUpe be-pAMca sAdhuo yauvanamAM ya sAdhupaNAne vaphAdAra rahyA hoya te zakya che. paNa enI sAme yuvAvasthAmAM sAdhupaNAmAMthI sthULa rIte nahi to, sUkSma rUpe calita thayelA sAdhuonAM asaMkhya udAharaNo maLaze. mahAvIre A prakRtisahaja bAbatano kevo bhAvabharyo Adara karyo che ! yauvananI vasaMta vItI gayA pachI ja sAdhutva grahaNa karavuM joIe. jaM channa taM na vattavya'arthAt je vAta gupta rAkhavA yogya hoya te vAta koIne kahevI nahi. mahAvIra ahIM koIne mIMDhA thavAno upadeza nathI ApatA, paNa khAnadAnI nibhAvavAnI bhalAmaNa kare che. koI vAta gupta rAkhavA yogya hoya to ene jAhera karavI e aparAdha che. dA.ta., koIka vyaktinI aMgata vAta bIjAo samakSa karI devAthI samAjamAM te vyaktinI pratiSThA jokhamAtI hoya to e vAta kahevAnuM TALavuM joIe. koIe aMgata lAgaNIthI, vizvAsathI koI vAta kahI hoya to e paNa khAnagI rAkhavI joIe. hA, koIka vAta jAhera karavAmAM aneka lokonuM kalyANa thavAnuM hoya to evI zuddha ane zubha preraNAthI e gupta vAta jAhera karI ja devI joIe. mahAvIre teno kyAMya virodha karyo nathI. parigneha niviTANaM veraM tesiM pavaDuDhaI eTale ke, parigraha vadhAranAra vyakti zatrutA (vara) vadhAre che. parigraha pApanuM mULa che, anyAyanuM AraMbhabiMdu che. eka jagAe parigraha (saMgraha) thAya eTale bIjI jagyAe achatataMgI UbhI thAya ja. emAMthI ja hiMsA, corI, lUMTaphATa vagere aniSTo pAMgaratAM hoya che. tethI ja to bhagavAna mahAvIra parigraha nahi karavAno bodha Ape che. alabatta, mahAvIre kadIya ema nathI kahyuM ke amukathI vadhAre Avaka - kamANI 32 Aja mArA maDhavIra, tAsa pAvIra kALA nA

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na karo. udyama ane prAmANika puruSArtha dvArA mabalaka kamANI karavAmAM kazuM ja khoTuM nathI, paNa eno satata savyaya karatA rahevuM joIe. parigraha na karavo joIe. potAnI jarUriyAto satata ghaTADatA rahIne, saMyamapUrvaka jIvavAmAM anivArya jaNAya teTaluM rAkhIne vadhArAnuM hoya teno dAnamAM, samAjahitamAM vyaya karavo joIe. "ala bAlasTa saMgeNaM" arthAt bALakabuddhinA (mUrkha, nAdAna, ajJAnI, ayogya) mANasano saMga kadI karavo nahi. mahAvIra jANatA hatA ke, saMgano raMga lAgyA vagara raheto nathI. tethI haMmezAM sajjano ane caDhiyAtA lokono ja saMga karavo joIe ema temaNe upadezya. AvAM to aDhaLaka vicAramotI, mahAvIravANImAMthI maLe che. emAM kyAMya koI sAMpradAyika vAta nathI. "jIvo ane jIvavA do dvArA mahAvIre karelI "ahiMsAnI vAta AjanA yugamAM sauthI vadhu prastuta che. mahAvIre ahiMsAnA je sUkSma ane bhavya artha ApyA che, te jotAM huM to bhagavAna mahAvIrane bIjuM koI nAma ApavuM hoya to bhagavAna ahiMsA' ja kahuM. ahiMsA ane mahAvIra vacce so TacanuM advaita che. kaDakaDatI che . . '

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mahAvIre kyuM che dharmano nirNaya buddhi dvArA ja thaI zake ! keTalAka loko kahe che ke dharma, buddhino viSaya nathI mAtra zraddhAno ja viSaya che. jo dharmane buddhinA viSaya tarIke na svIkArIe to enI upara mAtra mUrkha lokono ja adhikAra sthapAI jAya ne ? bhagavAna mahAvIre uttarAdhyayana sUtra (23/2pa)mAM kahyuM che ke, "pannA samikhie dhumma" eTale ke dharmano nirNaya buddhi dvArA ja thaI zake. buddhi-prajJA vaDe ja dharma zuM che, teno nirNaya thaI zake che. zraddhA vaDe nirNaya nathI levAno, mAtra AcaraNa karavAnuM che. buddhi vaDe dharmane pUrepUro samajyA pachI ja, zraddhAthI tenuM pAlana karavuM joIe. - je loko dharmanA nirNayamAM buddhino upayoga nathI karatA, te loko aMdhazraddhAnA upAsako banI jAya che ane gheTAMnAM ToLAMnI jema gatAnugatika rIte jaDa paraMparAne vaLagI rahe che. prAcIna kALamAM hiMsaka yajJo thatA hatA. bhoga ane bali caDhAvAtA hatA ane A badhuM dharma ane zAstranA nAme thatuM hatuM ! aMdhazraddhALuonAM ToLeToLAM AvI hiMsaka kriyAono jayajayakAra karatAM hatAM. paraMtu bhagavAna mahAvIre hiMsAne adharma kahIne, dharmamAM ahiMsAnI sthApanA karI. 34 mAsaka mahAtIra, tAsa mahmavIra

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dharmane samajavA mATe buddhi anivArya che. buddhi vinAnA loko dharma ke adharmane jANyA vinA, zAstrane samajyA vinA sthULa kriyAo karyA kare che. AvA bhaktomAM daDhatA hoya che kharI, paNa e daDhatAne zraddhA nA kahevAya, ene narI jaDatA ja kahevAya ! koI paNa dharmanI divyatA vyaktipUjAmAM nathI, paNa vyApaka jIvanamUlyonI mAvajatamAM rahelI che. potAnA gurunA nAme jAtajAtanAM nimitto UbhAM karIne rathayAtrAo yojavI, temanA nAmanA mithyA jayajayakAra karavA, bhavya kIrtismArako UbhAM karavAM. A badhuM gameteTaluM suMdara lAge ane temAM bhale hajAro lAkho bhaktonI bhIDa jamA thAya topaNa e dharma nathI, mAtra ADaMbara che ane koI paNa ADaMbara gameteTalo rUpALo ane bhavya hoya topaNa e dharma to nathI. ADaMbarane dharma mAnavo e viDaMbanA che. vyaktipUjA hoya tyAM dharma TakI ja nA zake. koI eka vyaktinA (bhale te guru hoya) nAme varaghoDA kADhavA karatAM, enA nAme nirakSarone bhaNAvavAnuM ke duHkhI-bImArane madadarUpa thavAnuM kAma thAya to ethI samAjane vadhu lAbha thAya. bhUtakALamAM amuka vyaktie bhavya varaghoDA kADhyA hatA ema kahIne ApaNe enAthI paNa adhika bhavya varaghoDA kADhavA gAMDAghelA thaI UThIe to e .aMdhazraddhA ja che. dharma karatAM daMbha kadIya mahAna hoI ja na zake. jagatanA koI paNa deza karatAM, bhArata dezamAM dAnanI rakamo moTA pramANamAM ApavAmAM Ave che. dararoja karoDo abajo rUpiyAnAM dAna ugharAvavAmAM Ave che. chatAM, ApaNe vadhu ne vadhu garIba ane duHkhI thatA rahIe chIe. ATalAM badhAM dAna vyaktipUjAmAM, jaDa vidhividhAnomAM veDaphAya che. teno utpAdanalakSI ane racanAtmaka viniyoga karavAmAM Ave to dharma, rASTra ane samAjano utkarSa camatkArika rIte thaI jAya ! - bhagavAna mahAvIra kAntadraSTA hatA. mAnavIne mananA UMDA jJAtA hatA. vRttio ane bhAvanAonA abhyAsu hatA. temane khyAla hato ja ke samaya vItato jaze tema tema daMbhI, dharmAtmAo sAmAnya mAnavIne dharmane nAme aMdhazraddhAnAM aphINa pivaDAvaze ane potAnA svArtha sAdhaze. tethI ja to emaNe dharmanA nirNaya karavAmAM buddhinI mahattAno Adara karyo ! je loko ema kahe

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che ke dharma mAtra zraddhAno viSaya che, tene buddhinI phUTapaTTIthI mApavAno prayatna karI ja nA zakAya te daMbhI to che ja, sAthosAtha bhagavAna mahAvIrano paNa virodhI che. zraddhA to bahu moTI tAkAta che. dharma to vizvanuM mAMgalya karanAruM baLa che. paNa buddhi vinA dharma samajI na zakAya ane buddhi vinA dharmamAM zraddhAne sthira karI na zakAya. prAcIna kALamAM ApaNe tyAM dharmakSetre avAranavAra zAstrArtha mATe jJAnIo vividha spardhAo karatA. temAM buddhi ane tarka vaDe dharmano marma jANavAno prayatna thato. hajAro loko bhegA thaIne dharmasabhAomAM zAstrArtha jANavA prayatna karatA. Aje zAstrArtha nathI thatA paNa vivAda ane vikhavAda thAya che. have satyano Adara karavAne badale mamatvane mahattva ApavAmAM Ave che. Aje kahevAtA dharmAtmAo potAnA hitanuM rakSaNa thAya tevA upadezo Ape che. zAstronA chIcharA arthanI bhaktone lahANI kare che ane bhaktonuM ToLuM harakhapaduDuM thaIne doTa mUke che. pariNAme dharmano pracAra-prasAra thavAne badale sAmAnya mAnavI paNa paramAtmA banI bese che. koI gurune aMdhazraddhAthI bhagavAna banAvIne tenI pUjA karavA loko ToLe vaLe che tyAre dharma dUra khUNAmAM UbhoUbho DUsakAM bhare che. cAlo, prabhu mahAvIre prabodhelA satyane samajIe ane zuddha dharmane pAmIe. mATe vIra tANa kAvIra

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bUjhAto dIpaka zAzvata ojasa pAtharI gayo ! keTalIka kSaNo yugone atikramI jatI hoya che. sadIo vItI jAya, paNa pelI eka kSaNano prabhAva yathAvat rahe che. kharekhara, yuga karatAM kSaNa mahAna AjathI aDhI hajAra karatAM paNa vadhu varSo pahelAM AvI ja eka kSaNa samagra mAnavasamAjane lAbhAnvita karI gaI. e dhanya kSaNe bhagavAna mahAvIra jevI vatsala-vibhUti vizvane bheTa dharI. sahaja rIte ja manamAM prazna udbhave che ke bhagavAna mahAvIramAM evI te kaI vizeSa vAta hatI ke aDhI hajAra varSanI samayAvadhi vItI javA chatAM hajI Aje paNa jagata emane yAda kare che ? mAtra jaina saMpradAya ja nahi, samagra janasamudAya bhagavAna mahAvIranA astitvane sagaurava zA mATe Ajeya stare che ? bhagavAna mahAvIra koI avatArI paramAtmA nahotA. trizalA mAtAnA garbhamAM nava mAsa rahIne I.sa. pUrve 59mAM temano janma thayo hato. pitAnuM nAma siddhArtha hatuM. temanA janma pachI pitAnI samRddhimAM vRddhi thaI hatI, tethI temanuM nAma vardhamAna rAkhyuM. bALapaNathI ja vIratA, abhaya, ahiMsA, akrodha hatI A bAju A ja mArI mahAvIra, tA. mahAvIra 37

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ane samatA jevA guNo emanA vyaktitvane dIpAvatA hatA. bhAI naMdIvardhana, bahena sudarzanA, patnI yazodA, putrI priyadarzanA sarvasvano tyAga karIne emaNe AtmamAMgalyano mArga svIkAryo hato. zarIra uparanAM vastrono paNa moha emane rahyo nahoto. aThyAvIsa varSanI yuvAnavaye saMyama svIkAryA pachI aneka pariSado ane avarodho pAra karIne mahAvIra samatAbhAve sAdhanAmagna rahyA. aneka AtmAone emaNe ugAryA. emanI khUbI e hatI ke teo camatkAranA puraskartA nahotA. keTalAka lokoe vadhu paDatA bhaktibhAvathI bhagavAna mahAvIranA jIvananI amuka ghaTanAone camatkArarUpe varNavI che, paraMtu hakIkatamAM mahAvIra camatkAranA nahi, saMyamanA sAdhaka hatA. maitrI, kSamA ane vAtsalya vaDe koI paNa mAnavI Aje paNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI jema jIvI zake che. kharekhara to eka sAmAnya mAnavInI jema janmIne saMyama ane sAdhanAnAM sopAno sara karatA rahIne teo parama padane pAmyA hatA, e ja ekamAtra temano camatkAra hato ! bhagavAna mahAvIranA jIvananI keTalIka ghaTanAo AjanA yugasaMdarbhamAM paNa preraka nIvaDe tema che. rAjagRhI nagarImAM kAlasaurika nAmano eka kasAI dararoja pADAonI hatyA karato hato. nagaranA rAjA zreNike tene aMdhArA kUvAmAM nAkhI dIdho. pachI bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse AvIne kahyuM, "bhagavAna ! meM kAlasaurikane aMdhArA kUvAmAM nAkhI dIdho che. have e nirdoSa pADAnI hatyA nahi karI zake. kUvAmAM pADA hoya to enI hatyA kare ne? meM kAlasaurikane hiMsAnA mArgethI pAcho vALI dIdho che.' tarata ja bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM, "asaMbhava ! kAlasaurikane aMdhArA kUvAmAM nAkhavo e tenI hiMsAno upAya nathI. enA mananI bhAvanAomAM parivartana ANavuM paDe. vRttionuM parimArjana thayA vinA vartanamAM parivartana saMbhavita nathI. mATe kAlasaurikane kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADho." jyAre sipAIo kAlasaurikane levA gayA tyAre te kUvAmAM beTho beTho mATImAMthI pADA banAvIne tenI hiMsA karI rahyo hato ! A vAta jANIne zreNika rAjAne lAgyuM ke sAcI vAta to mAnavInA 38aa mArA mahmavIra, tArA, mahAvIra samAvA khAvAnA che

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hRdayaparivartananI che. duSTa vRttio na badalAya to mAnavI kAlpanika rIte paNa pApakRtyo AcaryA kare che. bhagavAna mahAvIrano ziSyasamudAya atyaMta bRhad hato. temAM gaNadhara gautama ane bhagavAna mahAvIra vaccenA asaMkhya saMvAdomAM jijJAsA ane tenA uttaro maLe che. eka vakhata gaNadhara gautame pUchyuM : 'prabhu ! jIva zenAthI Dare che ?' 'jIva du:khathI Dare che.' 'du:khono kartA koNa che ?' 'jIva.' 'duHkhanuM kAraNa zuM che ?' 'pramAda.' 'to pachI he prabhu, duHkhono aMta koNa lAvI zake ?' 'jIva pote ja !' 'duHkhonA aMtano upAya zo ?' 'apramAda...' A saMvAdamAM bhagavAna mahAvIra apramAdane saghaLAM duHkhonuM nirAkaraNa batAvIne kahe che ke bhaya ane duHkha pramAda dvArA ja jAge che. eka paLanoya pramAda na karo. pramAda eTale ALasa. bhagavAna mahAvIra jAgRtinA evA zikhara upara ArUDha hatA ke jyAM AtmA svayaM paramAtmA banI rahe che. 'jAgRti e ja parama sAdhanA che, evo jIvanamaMtra bhagavAna mahAvIre potAnA AcaraNa dvArA jagatane Apyo. AtmajAgRti Ave to pachI aneka guNo tyAM pAMgare che. bhagavAna mahAvIrane temanI ugra sAdhanA daramyAna saMgame aneka aMtarAyo karyA hatA. prabhune pAravAra kaSTo ApyAM hatAM. paNa prabhu kadIya vicalita thayA nahotA. chevaTe thAkIne saMgama, prabhu pAse AvIne kSamA mAge che. e kSaNe prabhunI AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahI Ave che. saMgama vismayathI pUche che, 'he prabhu ! AjaparyaMta meM Apane agaNita mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 39

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saMtApa ApyA... apAra kaSTo ApyAM... e badhuM to Apa svastha ane zAMtacitte sahana karatA rahyA... have to huM prAyazcitta jhaMkhuM chuM. ApanI kSamA mAgavA Avyo chuM. tyAre Apa raDI rahyA cho? ApanAM AMsu mane kSamA nahi kare zuM ?' bhagavAna mahAvIre vatsalavANImAM kahyuM, "evuM nathI, saMgama ! te je saMtApa ane kaSTo ApyAM e to mane nahi, mArA zarIrane ja ApyAM hatAM. huM to AtmArthI chuM. mane tArA pratye roSa hoya ja nahi, paraMtu mArI tapazcaryAmAM avarodha karavAthI tene pApa-doSa lAgyo. ethI tArA AtmAnuM akalyANa thaze ne e mATe huM anicchAe paNa nimitta banyo tenI vyathA mArI AMkhomAMthI azrurUpe vahI rahI che !' bhagavAna mahAvIre sadAya bahAnA zatruone kSamA ApavAnI ane bhItaranA zatruo eTale ke rAga, dveSa, moha, mAna, mAyA vagere upara vijaya meLavavAnI vAta karI che. bahAranI zatrutAno upAya che saMyama, sneha ane saMyamanI sAdhanA dvArA koI paNa sAdhaka "mahAvIra' banI zake che. bhagavAna mahAvIranI vANI emanA cAritrya jevI pAradarzaka hatI. temaNe kahelI keTalIka mArmika vAto have pachInI sadIo sudhI preraNAnAM ojasa pAtharyA karaze. temaNe kahyuM che ke, "kriyA vagaranuM jJAna ane jJAna vagaranI kriyA bane vyartha che. jaMgalamAM Aga lAge tyAre paMgu mAnavI Agane jovA chatAM doDI zakato nathI ane AMdhaLo mANasa doDavAne samartha hovA chatAM Agane joI zakato nathI. tethI banne baLI mare che. paraMtu jo paMgu mANasa AMdhaLA mANasanA khabhA upara besIne tene dizAdarzana kare tathA AMdhaLo mANasa paMgunA dizAdarzana mujaba doDI jAya to baMne bacI zake. jJAna ane kriyA parasparamAM otaprota thavAM joIe. jJAna ane kriyAno samanvaya prabhue A udAharaNa dvArA samajAvyo che. cAritryanuM mUlya samajAvatAM bhagavAna mahAvIra kahe che ke, "caMdanano bhAra UMcakIne vahana karavA chatAM gadheDAnA bhAgamAM mAtra boja Ave che, caMdananI saurabha nahi. tema jJAnI vyakti paNa jo cAritryahIna hoya to tenA bhAgamAM jJAna to Ave che, paraMtu e jJAnanA phaLa svarUpa sadgati ene kadIya maLatI nathI.' 40" mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra

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eka vakhata bhagavAna mahAvIra kauzAmbI nagarImAM padhAryA hatA. tyAM mahArAjA zatAnikanI bahena jayaMtIe emane prazna pUchyo, 'prabhu ! jAgavuM sAruM ke UMghavuM sAruM ?' ke prabhue kahyuM, 'adharmI jIvo mATe UMghavuM sAruM che, jethI teo anya jIvone dubhave nahi; paraMtu dharmI jIvo mATe jAgavuM sAruM che kAraNa ke teo potAnuM ane sarvanuM hita kare che.' bhagavAna mahAvIranI vANI AjanA yugamAM paNa vizvazAMti ane vizvabaMdhutva mATe atyaMta preraka che. emanI ahiMsA eTale kAyaranI bhAgeDuvRtti nahi, paNa vIranI kSamAbhAvanA. bIjAne abhaya ka2nA2 ja pote abhaya banI zake che. botera varSanuM AyuSya bhogavIne I.sa. pUrve 528mAM pAvApurI mukAme bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa pAmyA. lagabhaga trIsa varSa saMsAramAM gALyAM, sADA bAra varSa sAdhanAmAM vItAvyAM ane trIsa varSa jeTalo samaya kevalI avasthAmAM emaNe pasAra karyo. emanA jIvananI chellI eka ghaTanA joIe. potAnA parama ziSya gaNadhara gautamane prabhue potAnA nirvANanI paLe pAsenA gAmamAM deva zarmA nAmanA brAhmaNane upadeza ApavA mokalyA. gaNadhara gautama pAchA pharatA hatA tyAre joyuM to nagaramAM bhayaMkara sannATo chavAyo hato. havA jANe thaMbhI gaI hatI. pazuo ane paMkhIo paNa jANe viSAdagrasta banyAM hatAM. hA, bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa pAmyA hatA. jyAre gautame A jANyuM tyAre emanA vilApanI sImA nA rahI. e nAnA bALakanI jema raDI paDyA ane bolyA, 'he prabhu ! Apa to sarvajJa hatA. Apa Apano aMtimakALa jANatA ja hazo. chatAM Ape mane A chellI paLe ApanAthI dUra zA mATe mokalyo ? have mane A bhavabaMdhanamAMthI koNa choDAvaze ? koNa mAruM rAhabara banaze ?' gaNadhara gautamano vilApa ane pralApa parAkASThAe pahoMcyo, tyAM ja ekAeka emanA cittano vicArapravAha palaTAyo : ekAeka e bolyA, mArA mahAvIra, tANa mahAvIra

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prabhu ! mane kSamA karo ! Aja sudhI mArA aMtaramAM ApanA mATe rAga ane moha hato. Apane mATe huM Asakta hato. Ape aMtima paLe mane ApanAthI aLago karIne aMtarmukha karyo. AtmadazAnuM mane bhAna karAvyuM. ApanA mATenI Asakti mane rudana karAvatI hatI, have huM e AsaktimAMthI mukta banyo chuM...!' ne e ja kSaNe gaNadhara gautama kevaLajJAna pAmyA. eka bujhAto dIpaka jagatane zAzvata ojasa Apato gayo. bhagavAna mahAvIrano e nirvANadina hato Aso vada amAsa, eTale ke dIpAvalino dina. prabhu mahAvIre prabodhelA jJAnanI dIpAvali samagra jagatane ajavALatI rahe e ja abhyarthanA...! ka

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bhagavAna mahAvIra mAtra jenonA nahi samagra janasamudAyanA hatA ! samaya ghaDiyALane anusarato nathI, ghaDiyALa samayane anusare che. ghaDiyALa AgaLa ke pAchaLa thaI zake che, samaya tenI nizcita gatie avirata vahyA kare che. je nizcala che te satya che ane je satya che te zAzvata che. satyane sadIonI avadhi paNa bhUMsI zakatI nathI. - bhagavAna mahAvIrarUpI parama satya aDhI hajArathI paNa vadhu varSothI jagatanA jIvone jhaLAMhaLAM ojasano anubhava karAve che. Ama to jaina saMpradAyanA covIsamA tIrthakara tarIke sau emane oLakhe che. paNa, vAstavamAM bhagavAna mahAvIra jaina dharmanA ja nahi, janasamudAyanA hatA ema kahevuM vizeSa yathArtha che. satya, ahiMsA, aparigraha, asteya ane brahmacarya jevAM pAMca mahAvrato uparAMta bhagavAna mahAvIra apramAda ane jAgratatAnA khAsa puraskartA hatA. AtmA pratyenI jAgratatA e ja paramAtmAno sAkSAtkAra che evuM te mAnatA hatA. AtmAnI vismRti eTale pramAda ane AtmAnI smRti eTale apramAda evA sUkSmAthe temane abhipreta hatA. ja hA mAsa mahAvIra, tAsa mahAtIra 43 che ja che

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eka vakhata bhagavAna mahAvIranA ziSya gaNadhara gautamasvAmI sahaja jijJAsAthI prabhune pUche che : 'he prabhu ! Apa kaho cho ke eka paLanoya pramAda na karo, to zuM mAtra eka ja paLano pramAda AtmA mATe ahita karI zake kharo ? paLabharano pramAda AtmAne kevuM nukasAna pahoMcADe che ?' tyAre bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM, 'vatsa ! teM saLagato dIpaka to joyo ja haze. pragADha aMdhakAranI vacce nAnakaDo dIvo peTAvIe to zuM pariNAma Ave ?' 'he prabhu ! pragADha aMdhakAranI vacce dIvo pragaTAvIe to timiranA paramANuo taijasamAM parivartita thaI rahe che. aMdhakAra khatama thAya che ane prakAza patharAI jAya che.' 'he gautama ! e prakAza keTalo samaya Take che ?' 'jyAM sudhI dIpaka jalato rahe che tyAM sudhI. . .' 'ane dIpaka bujhAI jAya to zuM pariNAma Ave ?' 'to punaH aMdhakAra thaI jAya. taijasa paramANu punaH timiranA paramANu banI jAya...' 'he gautama ! dIpakanuM jalavuM ane bujhAI javuM e paLabharanI ja ghaTanA che. dIpakanuM bujhAI javuM ane aMdhakAra patharAI javo e alaga ghaTanAo nathI. temanI vacce kSaNanuM ya aMtara nathI. basa e ja rIte paLano pramAda ane AtmAnuM akalyANa e be ghaTanAo paNa bhinna nathI. pramAda Avyo ane patana thayuM. pramAda aMdhakAra che. pramAda dizAzUnyatA che. pramAda ajJAna che. pramAda pApa che ane pApathI moTuM akalyANa jagatamAM bIjuM koI nathI !" bhagavAna mahAvIra eka vakhata pariSadamAM birAjamAna hatA. eka jijJAsu sAdhake emane prazna karyo, "prabhu ! ApanA vyaktitvano virodhAbhAsa joIne mane vismaya thAya che..." "kevo virodhAbhAsa ?' "Apa agAu ekalA ja rahetA hatA. ekAMtamAM sAdhanA karatA hatA. upadeza paNa ApatA nahotA, mauna rahetA hatA ane have Apa pariSadanI vacce - mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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padhAro cho. mauna choDI upadeza paNa Apo cho...' "eka rIte tArI vAta sAcI che, vatsa ! paraMtu anekAnta dRSTie vAta joIza to tane temAM virodhAbhAsa nahi lAge." "e zI rIte ?" "jo vatsa ! huM sAdhanA karavA mATe bahAranA ekAMta sthaLe hato tyAre aMdarathI sabhara hato. saMskAronI pariSada mArI bhItara hatI. Aje huM bahAranI pariSadanI vacce hovA chatAM bhItarathI ekalo chuM. rAga-dveSa, AsaktithI mukta chuM. vaLI agAu huM satyanA sAkSAtkAranI sAdhanAmAM magna hato tyAre mArI vANI mauna hatI. Aje vANImAM mane lAdheluM satya pragaTa thaI rahyuM che.' jyAre vyakti aMtaryAtrA kare che tyAre bAhyajagata ene mATe koI artha dharAvatuM nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIra satata aMtaryAtrA karatA hatA. emanI vANI emanI sAdhanAno nIcoDa che. emane mana dharma ane saMpradAyanA vADAo karatAM 'jIva' vadhu mahattvano hato. jIvamAtra pratye anukaMpA ane kSamAsabhara maitrI keLavavAno mahAmUlo mahAmaMtra bhagavAna mahAvIre Apyo. bhagavAna mahAvI2 sAcA arthamAM vIra hatA. duzmana upara vijaya meLave te vIra, paNa duzmanane mitra banAvI teno uddhAra kare te mahAvI2. bhagavAna mahAvIra kahetA ke tamArA bAhya zatruone vahAlathI jIto ane tamArA bhItaranA zatruo (eTale ke duvRttio ane doSo ane avaguNo)ne saMyama vaDe jIto. vahAla ane saMyamanA camatkAra jevo jagatamAM anya koI camatkAra nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIre sAdhanApathe jatI vakhate potAnAM vastrone paNa anivArya mAnyAM nahotAM. dehanI AsaktithI paNa pote dUra nIkaLI gayA hatA. Aje jo ApaNe bhagavAna mahAvIranI mUrtine sonA-cAMdInI AMgIthI sajAvI daIe ke phUlonA DhagalAthI prabhunI mUrtine DhAMkI daIe, paNa prabhue batAvelA mArge eka DagaluM ya jo na bharIe to e daMbha ja karyo kahevAya. jene vastra paNa anivArya na lAgyAM hoya tene sonA-cAMdInA ThaThArA kema game ? jeNe jagatane aparigrahano mahimA samajAvyo hoya tene caDAvA ane bolIonI zI AvazyakatA ? mAnavI potAnI rIte zAstrArtho karato rahe che. potAnI rIte dharmanA artha karato rahe che. mArA mATe tAma mahAra

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pariNAme potAnI ja saMkucitatAomAM e gUMgaLAyA kare che. mokSanI vAto karavAthI mokSano sAkSAtkAra na thAya. "mahAvIra janmakalyANaka' dara varase Ave che. ApaNe eka divasa mATe bhAre utsAhamAM AvIne utsavane UjavI laIe chIe. bIjA divasathI vaLI pAchA ApaNI "mAyA'mAM paDI jaIe chIe. mahAvIra janmakalyANakanI sAcI ujavaNI AtmAnI duvRttionuM parimArjana karavAmAM che. bhagavAna mahAvIra to zatru pratye ya vahAla karavAnuM kahI gayA che. ApaNe to svajano ane mitro sAthe ya svArthanAM palAkhA mAMDIe chIe. ApaNane mahAvIra janmakalyANaka UjavavAno hakka zI rIte maLe ? eka vakhata abhayakumAre bhagavAna mahAvIrane prazna karyo, "he prabhu! zreSTha koNa, sAdhu ke gRhastha ?' bhagavAne kahyuM, "huM to saMyamane zreSTha samajuM chuM. jo koI gRhasthajIvanamAM rahIne, saMsArIjIvana jIvIne paNa uttama saMyama nibhAve to te sAdhu jeTalo ja zreSTha che, vaMdanIya ane pUjya che. jo koI sAdhu saMyamavrata svIkAryA pachI ya asaMyamI banI jAya to te koI rIte zreSTha nathI. mAtra mAthuM mUMDAvavAthI zramaNa (sAdhu) banAtuM nathI. saMyama ane cAritryano uttama bhAva caritArtha thavo joIe." bhagavAna mahAvIre aparigraha, ahiMsA, brahmacarya ityAdinA je sUkSmAryo ApyA che te apUrva che. AjathI aDhI hajAra varSa pUrve bhagavAna mahAvIre strI utkarSanI vAta karI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIra eka sAmAnya mAnavInI jema janmyA ane sAdhanAnAM sopAno sara karatA rahIne parama padane pAmyA. anya avatArI devo pUjya hovA chatAM sAmAnya mAnavI mATe Adarza nathI banI zakatA. bhagavAna mahAvIre jagatane samajAvyuM ke jIvamAtra AtmasAdhanA, maitrI ane mAMgalya dvArA paramapada sudhI pahoMcI zake che. kSatriyakuMDamAM janma ane pAvApurImAM nirvANa - A be ghaTanAonI vaccenuM bhagavAna mahAvIranuM jIvana eTale jalato dIpaka. ane e dIpakanAM zAzvata ojasa AgAmI sadIo sudhI vizvane vahAla ane ahiMsA ane kSamA ane aparigraha ane mAMgalyanuM amRta bakSaze. bhagavAna mahAvIranAM caraNomAM bhAvabharI vaMdanA. 46 mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra a

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mahAvIre vaTa pADavA mATe kyuM ja nahotuM ! vaTa pADavA mATe thatI koI paNa pravRttimAM vivekano sadaMtara abhAva hoya che. vivekapUrvaka thayelI pratyeka pravRttino vaTa paDato hoya che, paraMtu e vaTa jhaTa najare caDhe evo nathI hoto. pittaLane sonA jevo vaTa mAravA mATe potAno bAhya caLakATa jarAya jhAMkho nA paDe enI ciMtA karavI paDe che. sonuM evI ciMtAthI mukta hoya che. sonA ane pittaLa vacce pAyAno eka mukhya taphAvata che. sonuM haMmezAM potAne koI sAcI rIte parakhanAra pAtra maLe enI pratIkSAmAM rahe che. pittaLa haMmezAM potAne koI sAcI rIte parakhI (oLakhI) na kADhe evI ciMtAmAM ane evA raghavATamAM rahe che. pittaLa haMmezAM utAvaLa kare che. potAnuM mUlya jaladI thaI jaze to sAruM nahitara jo kATa lAgI jaze to asalI svarUpa pragaTa thaI jaze evo bhaya ene vaLagelo rahe che. sonuM nirbhaya rahIne yogya samayanI pratIkSA kare che. bhagavAna mahAvIrane vaTa pADavAnI garaja nahotI. emaNe to je kAMI karyuM te sahajarIte karyuM. upavAsa karavAnA saMkalpa vagara ja upavAsa karyA. vastro choDavAnI vRtti vagara ja vastro choDyAM. AvuM kyAre thaI zake ? jyAre zarIranuM bhAna gauNa banI gayuM hoya ane pUrNa rUpe AtmAmaya banI javAyuM hoya tyAre...! bAju A ja mAra mahAvIra, tArA... madhyavIro aAT

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mahAvIre dIkSA levAnI utAvaLa paNa karI nahotI. mAtA-pitAnI hayAtImAM saMsAra choDavAthI mAtA-pitAne duHkha lAgaze eTalo samajaNabharyo viveka emaNe karyo hato. kAraNa ke mahAvIre vaTa pADavA mATe dIkSA nahotI lIdhI. moTAbhAI naMdIvardhananA Agrahano paNa emaNe Adara karyo hato. moTAbhAInA AgrahathI be varSa moDI dIkSA emaNe svIkArI hatI. saMsAramAM rahIne paNa vivekapUrNa saMyamadharmanI vATa e saMkoratA rahyA hatA. dIkSA pachI (gRhatyAga pachI) paNa vrata, upavAsa, vasratyAga vagere bAbato tarapha temaNe dhyAna ApyuM nahotuM. temanuM lakSya AtmasAdhanAnuM hatuM. AtmAmAM oLaghoLa thayA pachI zarIranI paLojaNa chUTatI gaI... chUTatI gaI... bhojananuM bhAna na rahyuM eTale upavAsa thaI gayA ane vastranuM mamattva na rahyuM eTale digaMbaratva siddha thaI gayuM. Aje mahAvIranA nAme ApaNe je karIe chIe temAM viveka karatAM vaTa pADavAnI vRtti vizeSa hoya che. eTale bane che evuM ke ApaNe upavAsa ghaNA karIe chIe, tyAgano ADaMbara paNa ghaNo karIe chIe; chatAM sAcA arthamAM mahAvIranA anuyAyI banavAnuM dUra rahI jAya che. AtmasAdhanA vagara mAtra zarIrane kaSTa ApavAthI koI mahAvIra banI zake kharuM ? ApaNA pADozIne rUpALI patnI hoya e ya ApaNA mATe sukhada ghaTanA che. bhale e rUpALI patnI upara ApaNo naitika koI adhikAra na hoya chatAM e pADozamAM rahetI hovAne kAraNe vAraMvAra ene joyAno saMtoSa meLavI zakIe chIe. kyAreka ema lAge che ke mahAvIrane pAmavAmAM paNa ApaNe evo ja sthULa saMtoSa laI rahyA chIe. mahAvIrane jarA paNa anusaryA vagara, mahAvIrane jarA paNa samajyA vagara amathA-amathA ja ApaNe vaTa mAratA rahIe chIe ke mahAvIra amArA che ! mahAvIranA janmakalyANaka divase jhAka-jhamALavALA hobALA karanArA lokone mahAvIra sAthe bhAgye ja kazI levA-devA hoya che ! ApaNA pAkhaMDa AgaLa to mahAvIra paNa lAcAra che ! mahAvIrane jhAkajhamALa sAthe dUranoya koI saMbaMdha hoI zake kharo ? moTA moTA phaMDaphALA, bhavyAtibhavya varaghoDA, gaLAM phADI phADIne thatAM bhASaNo vagere ApaNe mahAvIranA nAme karatA rahIe huM mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra

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e mahAvIrane gamatuM haze kharuM? stavanamAM ApaNe eka paMkti ghaNI vakhata gAIe chIe ke, "prabhu, tArA jevA mAre thAvuM che... mahAvIra jo upasthita thAya to ApaNane pUchaze, "A badhA ThaThArA ane ADaMbara karIne tame mArA jevA kevI rIte thaI zakazo ?' ApaNI pratyeka kriyA vaTa pADavA mATenI hoya che eTale viveka cUkI javAnuM sAva sahaja che. jIvadayA mATe lAkho rUpiyAnuM dAna ApanAro dAnavIra zrImaMta potAnI peDhI upara prAmANika parasevo pADatA karmacArIne thoDoka pagAra vadhArI ApavAmAM gallAM-tallAM kare che ! kAraNa ke jIvadayA mATe jAheramAM dAna ApavAthI yaza-pratiSThA maLe che. daMbhI gurunI nizrAmAM zAla ane zrIphaLa dvArA potAnuM bahumAna thAya che. ApaNA karmacArIne pagAravadhAro ApavAthI yaza (jAheramAM) nathI maLato ! mahAvIra ApaNI vRttio ane pravRttionuM mUlyAMkana kare to pachI kevo nirNaya kare? e sAme cAlIne kadAca kahI ja de ke, 'tame A rIte mAruM nAma vaTAvazo nahi, vaTalAvazo nahi ! mAre tamArA tIrthakara padethI rAjInAmuM ApI devuM che ! plIjha, tamAruM dhAryuM karavA mATe tame mArA siddhAMtone khaMDita karazo nahi ! he bhoLA bhaktajano ! mArI vANI samajavA mATe tamAre pAkhaMDI sAdhuonA paga pakaDavAnI jarUra nathI. e loko to emanA potAnA ahaMkAra mATe tamane mArA nAme mIsagAIDa karI rahyA che. meM to kahyuM ja che ke "appo dIvo bhava"eTale ke tuM svayaM tAro dIvo thA. uchInAM ajavALAM gotavAnI tAre jarUra nathI. tuM svayaM mahAvIra ja che ! mAtra AtmasAkSAtkAranI niSThA jagADa !' ApaNe ATaluM karI zakIzuM kharA ?

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) bhagavAna mahAvIra dIya bhUtakALa banI zake nahi ! eka patrakAre mane pUchyuM, "bhagavAna mahAvIrano ra600mo janmakalyANaka divasa UjavAI rahyo che, tenI Aje zI upayogitA che ? mahAvIranA astitvane aDhI hajAra karatAM paNa vadhAre varSa vItI gayAM che... mahAvIra atIta che, bhUtakALa che. bhaviSya tarapha cAlavAmAM atIta kaI rIte upayogI bane ?" mAre eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke, keTalIka bAbato kALathI para hoya che. te nA to kadI atIta bane che ke na to kadI bhaviSya bane che. havAne ApaNe zuM kahIzuM? sUrajane ApaNe zuM kahIzuM? AkAzane ApaNe zuM kahIzuM? havA, sUraja, AkAza vagere kadIya vAsI bane kharAM ? e kadIya atIta bane kharAM ? mahAvIra gaIkAle paNa vartamAna hatA, Aje paNa vartamAna che ane AvatIkAle paNa vartamAna ja raheze. astitva upara kALano prabhAva paDI zake, vyaktitva upara nahi. mahAvIra vyaktitva che. te sthaLa ane kALathI para che. mahAvIra tyAgI hatA, vItarAga hatA chatAM temaNe samAjanA pratyeka kSetranI samasyAo aMge mArgadarzana ApyuM hatuM. mahAvIranA siddhAMto sadAya tAjA ane tAjagIpUrNa ja raheze.

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mahAvIre prabodhelA mukhya traNa siddhAMtonI saMkSepamAM carcA karIe. ahiMsA, aparigraha ane anekAMta, A traNa temanA mukhya siddhAMto che. A siddhAMto gaIkAle paNa yathArtha hatA, AvatIkAle paNa yathArtha raheze. Aje to te siddhAMtonI yathArthatA sauthI vadhu che. mAtra bhAratamAM ja nahi, jagatanA tamAma dezomAM A traNa siddhAMto zAzvata svarUpe yathArtha banI raheze. hiMsAnA zikhara upara beThelo Ajano mANasa duHkhI che. hiMsA kadIya sukha ApI zake nahi, hiMsA kadIye koI samasyAnuM samAdhAna banI zake nahi. lohInA DAgha lohI vaDe dhoI zakAya kharA ? hiMsA ane pratihiMsAnuM cakra cAlyA ja kare to eno aMta zo Ave ? jo ApaNe hiMsA upara vizvAsa mUkIne cAlyA karIe to eka kSaNa evI Ave ke jagatamAM koI paNa jIvanuM astitva ja nahi rahe. sarvanAza pachI to ApaNe ahiMsA tarapha vaLavuM ja paDaze. koI jIva bacyo ja nahi hoya tyAre koNa konI hiMsA karaze ? pachI to hiMsAnuM koI prayojana paNa nahi rahe ! enA karatAM mANasa samajaNa keLave, sahRdayatA batAve ane saMvedanazIlatA TakAvI rAkhe to emAM sukha avazya che. ahiMsA vagara sukha ane zAMti kadIye koIne maLyAM nathI ane maLI zake tema paNa nathI. Aje mANasa dharma ane komavAdanA nAme jhanUnI banyo che. dharma to zAMti ane samAdhAna Ape. dharma to prema ane pavitratA Ape. tene badale Aje mANasa vaira ane ahiMsAnA mArge - adharmanA mArge sukha-zAMti zodhavA havAtiyAM mArI rahyo che. bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM che ke jIvo ane jIvavA do. tamAre sukhethI jIvavuM hoya to bIjAne sukhethI jIvavA do. bIjAne mArazo to tame salAmata nahi ja raho. hiMsA upara vijaya meLavavA mATe paNa ahiMsA ja AcaraNamAM mUko. ApaNe jo aMgrejo pAsethI hiMsAnA mArge AjhAdI meLavavAno prayatna karyo hota to kadAca emanI sAme parAjaya pAmyA hota. mahAtmA gAMdhIe ahiMsAnA mArge AjhAdI meLavIne samagra vizvane ahiMsAnI tAkAtano sAkSAtkAra karAvyo hato. je dezadrohI che, AtatAyI che tevA lokonI sAme paNa hiMsA AcaravAnI jarUra nathI. gAMdhIjIe asahakAranI laData karI hatI, ema ApaNe paNa evA AtatAyIo sAme so TacanI asahakAranI laData laDIne so TakA vijayI banI zakIzuM. mAsa mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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mahAvIrano bIjo mahattvano siddhAMta aparigrahano che. saMgraha nA karo. jarUriyAta karatAM vadhArAnuM kazuM paNa rAkhavuM e pApa che. parigraha vRtti ApaNI jarUriyAto vadhAre che, ApaNI aMdara lobha ane lAlaca vadhAre che. eka vyakti parigraha karaze eTale bIjI vyaktie abhAva sahana karavo paDaze. sAmAjika asaMtulana pedA thaze. emAMthI hiMsA pragaTaze. sukhethI jIvavuM hoya to saMgraha nA karo. mahAvIre, paherelAM vastrono paNa tyAga karI dIdho hato. je vyakti sarvasva choDI devA icchatI hoya, tene jagatanI koI tAkAta duHkhI karI zakatI nathI. ApaNane to ApaNI parigraha vRtti ja duHkhI karI rahI che. jeTaluM che temAM saMtoSa nathI. "hajI vadhAre maLe to sAruM' e vRtti "je maLeluM che tenuM sukha paNa ApaNane bhogavavA detI nathI ! jagatamAM eka paNa aparigrahI vyakti tamane duHkhI dekhAya che kharI? e ja rIte eka paNa parigrahI mANasa tamane kharekharo sukhI dekhAya che kharo ? have jAte ja nirNaya karo ke ApaNe kevA banavuM ? mahAvIre trIjo siddhAMta Apyo anekAMta. mahAvIre bIjo koI siddhAMta na Apyo hota ane mAtra anekAMtano ja siddhAMta Apyo hota topaNa teo ATalA ja AdaraNIya banI rahyA hota ! sAmenI vyakti paNa sAcI hoI zake, huMya kadAca khoTo hoI zakuM - ATalI vinamratA dvArA ja satyane pAmI zakAya che. tamAma Agraho ogaLI jAya tyAre anekAMta pragaTe che. satyane pAmavAnA aneka mArgo hoI zake, ApaNo ja mArga sAco che ane bIjA lokono mArga khoTo che evA jaDa khyAlamAMthI mukta thavuM e ja anekAMta che. ATalI udAra samajaNa AvI jAya to jagatanA tamAma saMgharSo eka ja kSaNamAM samApta thaI jAya ! A traNa siddhAMto mahAvIrane kadIya atIta nahi thavA de, kadIya vAsI nahi thavA de. mANasa vAryo nahi vare to hAryo varaze e nakkI. kAraNa ke sukha ane zAMti pAmavA mATe A traNa siddhAMtono anya koI ja vikalpa nathI ! sen mArI mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra ka , ka68 khAvA ja

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bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI zAstrano oziyALo na hoya eka jaina munie eka vakhata potAnA pravacana daramiyAna kahyuM hatuM ke, "Aja mahAvIra ko mAnane vAle to bahuta hai, lekina mahAvIra ko jAnane vAle bahuta kama hai.' aDhI hajAra varSathI jaino bhagavAna mahAvIrane jANavA-samajavAno puruSArtha karatA rahyA che, paraMtu potAnI aMgata mAnyatAo, mithyA khyAlo, saMkucita daSTi vagereno saMpUrNa tyAga karyA vagara bhagavAna mahAvIrane koI samajI zake kharuM ? bhagavAna mahAvIra to eka ja hatA, to pachI temanA anuyAyIomAM aneka phAMTA kaI rIte paDyA? tathAkathita jJAnIoe ane kahevAtA dharmAtmAoe potAnI svArthI-saMkucita dRSTithI bhagavAna mahAvIrane mUlavIne potapotAnA alaga vADAo UbhA karyA. jaina saMghanuM netRtva mahadaMze jaina sAdhuonA hAthamAM rahyuM che, chatAM temaNe A visaMvAditAone TALavAne badale vadhu saMgIna banAvavAnuM ja kAma karyuM hoya tema lAge che. mAnyatAonI khoTI mApapaTTI laIne mahAvIrane mUlavanArAoe ja jaina saMghane gumarAha karavAno prayatna karyo che. bhagavAna mahAvIre "anekAnta" (syAdvAda)ne dharmanuM prathama caraNa kahyuM hatuM. - mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra ST

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"anekAnta" eTale eka ja satyane pAmavA mATenA aneka mArgono samajapUrvakano svIkAra. mAruM eTaluM ja sAcuM nahi, paNa sAcuM eTaluM mAruM evI vinamra vRtti emAM chalochala hovI joIe. virodhI vyaktinA vicAromAM paNa satya hoI zake che, e bAbatane sahajarUpe svIkAravI e anekAnta che. tithi ane tIrthanA jhaghaDAmAM aTavAyelo koI jaina potAne bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI kahI zake kharo ? ane kadAca kahe to enA jevo daMbhI bIjo koNa hoya ? digaMbara jaino ema samaje che ke bhagavAna mahAvIra AjIvana brahmacArI hatA. zvetAMbara jaino kahe che ke temaNe yazodA sAthe lagna karyA hatAM ane temane priyadarzanA nAme eka dIkarI paNa hatI. A banne virodhI khyAlomAMthI taTastha jaina konI vAta svIkAraze? bhagavAna mahAvIra eka ja hatA e to banne pakSa mAne che. to pachI kAM to e brahmacArI ja hoya ane kAM to vivAhita tathA abrahmacArI ja hoya. banne ekasAthe zI rIte hoI zake ? arthAt A be pakSamAMthI koI eka pakSa sAva khoTo che. taTastha jaina vyakti mahAvIranA siddhAMtone vaphAdAra rahe to pUratuM che, kAraNa ke arthahIna vivAdothI zAsananI avahelanA ane bhagavAna mahAvIranI apratiSThA ja thAya. eka tarka evo paNa che ke mahAvIrane patnI-putrI badhuM ja hatuM, paraMtu temanA pratye Asakti nahotI. eTale badhuM ja hovA chatAM kazuM ja na hovA jevuM hatuM. ApaNe kayo ane kono tarka svIkArI zuM ? bhagavAna mahAvIre varSo pahelAM vRkSonI mAvajata karavAnuM sUcavyuM hatuM. dareka nagarane eka udyAna hovo joIe e vAta temaNe karI hatI. Aje pradUSaNanI samasyA mAjhA mUkI rahI che ane vijJAnIo vRkSonuM jatana karavA kahe che tyAre mahAvIranA vaijJAnika abhigama pratye svAbhAvika rIte ja ahobhAva pragaTe che. jIvadayAnI ane ahiMsAnI vAta bhagavAna mahAvIre jyAre rajU karI tyAre ATalA badhA vyAdhio nahotA ane ATalI vinAzaka aNuvisphoTaka zakti paNa nahotI. prakRtimAM khalela pADavAnI mAnavInI anucita vRttie jagatane Aje vinAzanA jaDabAmAM lAvIne goThavI dIdhuM che. bhagavAna mahAvIranI dIrdhadaSTie bhaviSyane keTalI hade AtmasAt karyuM haze ! jyAre ApaNe to bhUtakALamAM ya bhUlA paDIne gothAM khAIe chIe. 5: 15: ujaDI mArA gaLAvIrA tArI mahAvI

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Aje ApaNI sarakAranI vAyadA, vilaMba ane dhakkAnI nIti joIe chIe tyAre bhagavAna mahAvIrano upadeza yAda Ave che. temaNe kaheluM, "he gautama, tuM paLano ya pramAda na karIza.' ziSya gautame prazna karyo, "prabhu, mAtra eka ja paLano prasAda kevo anartha sarjI zake ? zuM ApanI vAta AtyaMtika nathI ?' prabhue kahyuM, "he gautama, saLagato dIvo eka paLamAM bujhAI zake che ane bujhAyelo dIvo pharIthI eka paLamAM prajvalita thaI zake che. jIva paNa dIpaka samAna che, kaI paLe te kevI gati pAmaze tenI khabara nathI. mAtra eka paLa paNa jIvanane aMdhakAramAM dhakelI zake che ane jAgRtinI eka ja paLa tene prakAzamAM lAvI zake che.' bhagavAna mahAvIre jJAna ane kriyAne parasparanAM pUraka kahyAM che. mAtra jJAna hoya ane te anusAra kriyA (vartana) na hoya to e jJAna naryo boja che. e ja rIte mAtra kriyA hoya ane temAM jJAnano abhAva hoya to e DhasaraDo che, vaitaruM che. dharma e mAtra jJAna nathI ke mAtra kriyA nathI. dharma ane kriyAnA samanvayavALo dharma ja AtmAnuM kalyANa karI zake che. ApaNe kaI dizAmAM chIe ? zAnI varga kriyAthI vimukha ane kriyAkAMDavALo varga jJAnathI vaMcita hoya tevuM vyApaka svarUpe nathI dekhAtuM zuM? bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM che ke mAtra mAthuM mUMDAvI devAthI sAdhu banatuM nathI. samyapha AcaraNa, samyapha jJAna ane samyapha abhigama vagarano bAhya bhekha to prapaMca banI rahe che. lakSmIno tyAga karIne, lakSmIvAnonI kadamabosI karanAro sAdhu bhagavAna mahAvIrano drohI ja gaNAya. potAnA ja nAmanAM TrasTophAunDezano UbhAM karavAM, hajUriyA zrImaMtone TrasTIo banAvavA, TrasTanuM bhaMDoLa satata chalakAtuM rahe te mATe ujAgarA karavA, bhADUtI lekhako pAse lakhAvIne potAne nAme pustako pragaTa karavAM, imporTeDa ghaDiyALo-peno vAparavI, bIjA samudAyanA sAdhu pratye dveSabhAva rAkhavo AvAM aDhaLaka aniSTomAM DUbelo mANasa potAne gacchAdhipati kahevaDAve ke parama tAraka mahArAjA kahevaDAve, e bhagavAna mahAvIrano drohI ja che. mokSanI baDI baDI vAto karanAro Avo koI dharmAtmA potAnuM sAmAnya jIvana paNa sudhArI zakato nathI, e ApaNane mokSa zuM batAvaze ? bAbA rAma bApAnA mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 6

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bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI aMdhazraddhAvALo na hoya. khuda mahAvIre ja kahyuM che ke dharma ane adharma, satya ane asatya, zubha ane azubhano viveka buddhi vaDe karavo joIe. mAtra zraddhA kyAreka avaLA raste dorI jAya che. buddhi eTale ke prajJAsabhara zraddhA ja mAnavIne tAre che. bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI varga gADariyo pravAha na banavo joIe. zAstra dvArA satyane jANavAnuM hoya che. satyanI upekSA karIne satyane koI pAmI zake nahi. satya zAstranuM oziyALuM nathI eTale bhagavAna mahAvIrano koI anuyAyI zAstrano oziyALo na hovo joIe. - mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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14 mahAvIrano adhyAtma-prabhAva yugo paryata ojasavaMto banI raheze kSaNanA garbhamAM yuga samAyelo hoya che. keTalIka kSaNono yuga-prabhAva sadIonI kAlAvadhine avirata lAbhAnvita karato rahe che. bhagavAna mahAvIranI adhyAtmadaSTi zAzvata hatI. emanAM vicAra ane vANI, emanA yuga mATe ja nahi, Aje paNa eTalo ja krAntikArI lAge che. sAmAnya mAnavInI jema mAtAnI kUkhe nava mAsa garbhamAM rahIne temano janma thayo hato, eTale teo koI avatArI AtmA nahotA temaNe sAdhanAmaya jIvananA zikhara sudhInI punita yAtrA karIne e siddha karI batAvyuM ke koI paNa AtmA parama pada sudhI pahoMcI zake che. e mATe jarUra che jAgRtinI, AvazyakatA che apramAdanI ane jIvamAtra pratyenA vahAlanI. bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmadivasane jaina paribhASAmAM "janmakalyANaka" kahevAya che. jeno janma jagatanA kalyANa mATenuM nimitta banyo tenuM janmakalyANaka. bhagavAna mahAvIre veza karatAM cAritryanuM gaurava vizeSa karyuM che. temaNe kahyuM che ke mAthuM mUMDAvAthI sAdhutva nathI maLatuM. sAdhanA ane cAritrya vaDe ja " mAM mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 57 jo , sarakAra

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sAdhutva pAmI zakAya. A uparAMta jJAna ane kriyAno samanvaya paNa temaNe jarUrI lekhyo che. teo kahe che ke apaMga mANasa jaMgalamAM Aga lAgelI jovA chatAM tenAthI bhAgIne dUra jaI zakato nathI. e ja rIte AMdhaLo mANasa bhAgI javA mATe samartha hovA chatAM Aga joI zakato nathI tathA dizAhIna che. tethI te paNa bacato nathI. jJAna ane kriyAno samanvaya thAya tyAre ja AtmA zubhatvane pAmI zake che. boMtera varSanuM alpAyuSya bhogavavA chatAM, bhagavAna mahAvIranA vyaktitvano prabhAva yugo yugo sudhI ojasvI banI rahyo che. paLano ya pramAda na karIza' ema kahenAra prabhu mahAvIre e botera varSamAM apramAda ane jAgRtinI kevI upAsanA karI haze e vicArIne, temAMthI preraNA levAno A dhanya avasara che. bhagavAna mahAvIre jJAnanI vAto lokabolImAM ane lokabhASAmAM karI, tethI teo vadhu AdarapAtra banyA hatA. Ama to bhagavAna mahAvIra ane bhagavAna buddha banne samakAlIna hatA. bannee prema, kSamA, ahiMsA ane maitrInA maMgala maMtrothI dharatIne dhanya karI hatI. bhagavAna buddhe kahyuM ke bahujanahitAya' pravRtti karo. tamArA jIvanano upayoga ghaNAbadhA lokonA zreya ane prema mATe karo. bhagavAna mahAvIre emAM thoDo pheraphAra karyo. "bahujanahitAyane badale "sahujana hitAyanI vAta karI. A thoDo pheraphAra bhAre moTo arthabheda karanAro banI rahyo. e ja rIte, e vakhate ema kahevAtuM ke tamArA zatrune paNa mitra samajo . bhagavAna mahAvIre temAM paNa thoDo pheraphAra karyo ane kahyuM ke, bahAranA jagatamAM koIne zatru mAnazo ja nahi. zatrune prathama zatru kahevo ane pachI tene mitra banAvavo enA karatAM ene zarUthI ja mitra banAvavAnI vAta mahattvanI che. je vyakti bahAranA zatruo upara vijaya meLave te vIra che, paraMtu rAgadveSa, moha ItyAdi jevA bhItaranA zatruone jIte te mahA-vIra che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmakalyANakane UjavavA mATe jo ApaNe paNa ka8 mA mahAvIra, tAsa. mahAvIra svAmI "

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mAtra bhASaNo karavA thanaganI UThIe ke pachI mAtra varaghoDA kADhIne ja itizrI samajI laIe to emAM mahAvIranuM kazuM gaurava thatuM nathI. sAcI vAta to e che ke A dhanya divase ApaNA jIvanamAM sAtvika parivartana AvavuM joIe. zatru pratye sneha dAkhavavAnI vAta to ghaNI dUranI che. ApaNe to svajano pratye paNa dveSa dharAvIe chIe ! mitra mATe paNa svArthanAM palAkhA dAkhavIe chIe tyAM nikhAlasa ane vizuddha saMbaMdhanI vAta kyAMthI thaI zake ? bhagavAna mahAvIrano sAco anuyAyI varaghoDAmAM barADA pADIne nArA lagAvavA karatAM potAnA bhItaranA doSone dUra karavAnuM ja pasaMda kare. mananI duvRttio ane lAlasAo ane vAsanAone DhAMkavAnA daMbha mATenuM A koI laukika parva nathI. jaina eTale Indriyo upara vijaya meLavanAra. jaina eTale tIrthakaranI AjJAnuM pAlana karanAra. bhagavAna mahAvIra mATe eka uttama ane ucita vizeSaNa prayojAyuM : nigraMtha mahAvIra. graMthi eTale gAMTha. jenA manamAMthI rAga-dveSa, moha-mAyA, Asakti, vagerenI gAMTho chUTI jAya tene nigraMtha kahevAya. evA nigraMtha mahAvIranA janmakalyANaka dina nimitte ApaNe sau nigraMtha banIne AtmazreyanA sAdhaka banI rahIe. hA pAna khAvA mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra pa ka

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15 mahAvIranA samyak darzanane samajavA samyak AtmasUjha jarUrI che pANI tarasane bujhAve che ane ThaMDAM pINAM tarasane bahekAve che. sonAno gileTa bhAvane ghaTADI zakato nathI, paNa teno vikalpa jarUra bane che. eka sajjanane sajjana banAvavAmAM durjanano jeTalo phALo hoya che teTalo to kadAca e sajjanano potAno ya nathI hoto ! badhA loko sajjano hota to koI ekAda-benI sajjanatA mATe ApaNane ATalo badho AdarabhAva na thAta ! mAnavI adhyAtmanA sAttvika AnaMdathI jeTalo alipta rahe che, teTalo tenA jIvanano AnaMda paNa takalAdI thato jAya che. gharamAM navuM erakaMDIzanara Ave che tyAre saunA utsAhamAM garamI AvI jAya che. paraMtu samaya vItato rahe che tema, e utsAha ThaMDo paDato jAya che. bhautika padArthono AnaMda evo kSaNika hoya che. gItAnA tamAma adhyAyo kaMThastha karanAra karatAM, teno ekAda adhyAya AcaraNamAM utAranAra mahAna che. TeparekaoNrDara gameteTalAM suMdara gIto rajU kare, to ya zreSTha gAyakano evaoNrDa tene maLI zakato nathI. dharma e gokhavAnI cIja nathI, jIvavAnI cIja che A satya ApaNane samajAI jAya to atyAra sudhImAM ApaNe je puruSArtha (ke udhAmA ?)karI cUkyA chIe teno mAtra aphasosa ja 60 - mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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karavAno rahe ! tyAga zabda bahu moTo che. kazuMka paNa tyAgavuM hoya to e pahelAM meLavavuM jarUrI bane che. meLavavAno prayatna nathI tyAgavAno, paNa meLavelI dhULa sAmagrI bahujanahitAya tyAgavAnI hoya che. jenAmAM meLavavAnuM sAmarthya nathI eno tyAga to mAtra prapaMca ja kahevAya. meLavyA vinA tyAgazo zuM? jAheramAM varaghoDA kADhIne "tyAga" karato mANasa pachI khAnagImAM ghaNuM badhuM bheguM karI levA adhIro thaI UThe che. ATalo bhraSTAcAra to rAjakAraNamAM ya jovA nathI maLato ! eka vakhata bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse beThelA temanA ziSya gautame dUrathI jatA eka daridra mANasa tarapha saMketa karIne kahyuM, "prabhu ! pelo mANasa kevo aparigrahI che ! tenI pAse koI ja bhautika sAmagrI nathI. sukha-sAhyabInI vAta to ThIka, tenI pAse prAthamika AvazyakatAo pUratuM paNa kazuM ja nathI. gajabano aparigraha keLavyo che teNe !" bhagavAna mahAvIre pUchyuM, "gautama ! e daridra mAnavInA hAtha to khAlI che, paNa zuM enuM mana paNa khAlI che kharuM ?' nA prabhu ! enA manamAM to ghaNuMbadhuM hovAnI saMbhAvanA che." to pachI e parigrahI nathI. traNa vAto yAda rAkhoH jenI pAse koI ja sAmagrI nathI paNa tene meLavavAnI mUrchA ke Asakti che te mANasa parigrahapriya daridra che. jenI pAse AvazyakatA jeTalI sAmagrI che paNa te mATenI Asakti nathI te saMyamI che, ane jenI pAse koI prakAranI sAmagrI to nathI ja ane te sAmagrI mATenI mUrchA ke Asakti paNa nathI, e ja sAco aparigrahI che.' bhagavAna mahAvIranA samyapha darzanane samajavA mATe samyapha AtmasUjha keLavavI jarUrI bane che. eka vakhata gautame temane pUchyuM, "prabhu ! zarIrane kaSTa ApavuM ke tene saMtApavuM te dharma che?" "evuM kahI zakAya nahIM ke te dharma che." "to zuM te adharma che ?' A " mA mahAvIra, tArakamahAvIra ma aaN

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'ema paNa nahi kahI zakAya ke te adharma che.' 'to pachI ene zuM samajavuM ?' 'he gautama ! koI bImAra mANasa kaDavI davA pIe to te aniSTa kare che ema kahevAya kharuM ?' 'nA.' 'to koI rogI mANasa miSTAnna jame ene iSTa kahevAya kharuM ?' 'nA, prabhu !' basa, e ja rIte zarIrane kaSTa ApavuM ke na ApavuM te mahattvanuM nathI, paNa temAM sAdhanAnI keTalI UMDAI che te mahattvanI vAta che !' bhagavAna mahAvIranI bhakti karavAno adhikAra ene ja maLI zake che, je emanI vANInuM samyak AcaraNa karavAnI tatparatA dharAvato hoya ! mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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ApaNe mahAvIranA pUjArI chIe, mahAvIra ahiMsAnA pUjArI hatA jagatamAM sauthI moTI tAkAta konI talavAranI? tamaMcAnI ? ke pachI topanI ? are, bhAI ! sauthI moTI tAkAta to premanI ane ahiMsAnI ja hoya ! eka kavie paNa kahyuM che ke - jeNe macaka nA ApI talavAranI aNIne, e dila thayuM nichAvara premALa lAgaNIne !" talavAra vaDe bahu bahu to zatrunI hiMsA karI zakAya, paNa prema vaDe to zatrune mitra banAvI zakAya ! talavAra zatruno nAza kare che, jyAre prema zatrutAno nAza kare che. zatrune mitra banAvanAra prema ane ahiMsAnI tAkAta jagatanI sauthI moTI tAkAta che. jainadharmanA covIsamA tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra eTale ahiMsAnuM mUrtimaMta svarUpa ! bhagavAna mahAvIra eTale ahiMsA ane ahiMsA eTale bhagavAna mahAvIra. ApaNe mahAvIranA pUjArI chIe, mahAvIra ahiMsAnA pUjArI hatA. lagabhaga aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAM A dharatI upara eka puSpa khIlyuM hatuM,

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jene jagata bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme oLakhe che. sadIothI e phUlanI sugaMdha prasarI rahI che ane yugo yugo sudhI e sugaMdha prasaratI raheze. mahAvIra nAmanA e mAnavapuSpa jagatane ahiMsAno mAtra upadeza ja nathI Apyo, emaNe ahiMsAnI navI vyAkhyA paNa ApI che. - sau prathama to mahAvIre kahyuM ke ahiMsA eTale arvara. koI paNa jIva pratye vairabhAva na rahe e ja kharI ahiMsA. "zatrane mApha karavo joIe." evuM to aneka mahAtmAoe kahyuM, paraMtu mahAvIranI vAta nirALI che. e ema kahe che ke jagatanA sarva jIvo mArA mitra che. mAre koInI sAthe zatrutA nathI. koIne zatru mAnavo ane pachI tene mApha karavo e vAta barAbara nathI, susaMgata nathI. koIne zatru mAnavo ja nahi e vAta sAcI che ! mahAvIre bIjI mahattvanI vAta e karI ke ahiMsA eTale abhaya. bhaya ene ja lAge che je hiMsA Acare che, je bIjA lokone bhaya pamADe che, bIjA lokone trAsa Ape che ene ja bhaya hoya che. jo ApaNe abhaya banavuM hoya to ApaNA dvArA koIne koI paNa prakArano bhaya nA lAgavo joIe. potAnA karatAM je durbaLa ke nabaLA hoya emane bhayabhIta karanAra vyakti, potAnA karatAM samartha ane baLavAna vyaktithI haMmezAM DaryA ja kare che. mahAvIre kahyuM ke jagatanA sarva jIvone abhayadAna Apo ane svayaM abhaya bano. mahAvIre ahiMsAno trIjo artha Apyo : karaNA. karaNA eTale dayA. tamAma jIvo pratye karuNAbhAva jAgI jAya to pachI hiMsA TakI ja nA zake ! saMgama nAmanA eka vyaMtara deve bhagavAna mahAvIrane aneka kaSTa ApyAM. mahAvIra tapa karatA hoya ke sAdhanAmAM lIna hoya tyAre saMgama emane khUba pajavato. paNa mahAvIra svastha hatA. zAMta hatA. mahAvIra na to gusse thayA ke na to DarIne pAchA vaLyA. chevaTe saMgama thAkyo ane eNe bhagavAna mahAvIra sAme raDatI AMkhe kSamA mAgI. e bolyo, "prabhu ! mane kSamA karo ! meM Apane aneka upasargo ApyA. Apane vAraMvAra pajavyA. huM Apane DarAvavA mATe prayatna karato rahyo paNa Apa nA DaryA ke nA DagyA !' e ja kSaNe mahAvIranI AMkho bhInI thaI. mahAvIranI AMkhamAM AMsu joIne saMgama bolyo, "prabhu ! A zuM? meM Apane aneka yAtanAo ApI

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tyAre to Apa zAMta rahyA ane have huM jyAre kSamA mAguM chuM tyAre ApanI AMkhomAM AMsu chalakAyAM ?' mahAvIre javAba Apyo, 'saMgama ! teM mane kaSTa ApyAM enI to mane koI ja pIDA nathI, paNa mane kaSTa ApavAne kAraNe tane pApa lAgyuM. mArA tapane toDavAnA nimitte tAre have pApanI sajA bhogavavI paDaze e vicArane kAraNe mArI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayAM !' kevI karuNAmaya vAta ! potAnuM ahita karanAra pratye paNa ATalI karuNA pragaTe to ja ahiMsA sAkAra bane ! hiMsAnI Toca upara beThelA AjanA mAnavIne kadAca ahiMsA ane karuNA jevAM saMvedano sparzatAM paNa nA hoya. to paNa eka vAta nakkI che ke aMdhakAra game teTalo gADha hoya topaNa nAnakaDI jyota sAme e dhrUjI UThe che. hiMsA game teTalI vyApaka hoya to paNa eNe ahiMsA sAme jhUkavuM ja paDe che ! bhagavAna mahAvIre ahiMsAno upadeza mAtra cAra zabdomAM ja Apyo che : 'jIvo ane jIvavA do.' jagatanA tamAma dharmono saravALo A cAra zabdomAM samAyelo che. e to ahiMsAno maMtra che. mahAvIre saune eka vAta saraLa bhASAmAM samajAvI ke, 'jevI rIte ApaNane mRtyu pasaMda nathI, tevI rIte tamAma jIvone mRtyu pasaMda nathI. jema tane pIDA ke apamAna pasaMda nathI, tema jagatanA saghaLA jIvone paNa apamAna ane pIDA pasaMda nathI. je vAta ApaNA mATe anukULa nathI te sau koI mATe anukULa nathI. mATe ApaNane pasaMda nA hoya tevI paristhiti koI paNa jIva mATe pedA na karavI joIe. koIpaNa jIvane pIDA ApavI, tenuM zoSaNa karavuM, tenA dilane dubhavavuM, vizvAsaghAta karavo e tamAma hiMsAnA ja vividha prakAro che. agnine agni vaDe bujhAvI zakAto nathI, lohInA DAghane lohI vaDe dhoI zakAtA nathI. e ja rIte vairano upAya vaira nathI. vairano upAya vahAla che. vairIne paNa vahAla karavAnuM zarU karavAmAM Ave to vairabhAva TakI zake kharo ? bhagavAna mahAvIre ahiMsAno arthavistAra karatAM ema paNa kahyuM ke kaThora malaa zamane zebe ba'ere 65

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ane kaTuvANI nA bolo. koInI niMdA ke TIkA nA karo. virodhI vyaktinI vAtamAM paNa satya hoI zake che. mATe samabhAva keLavIne, enI vAta sAMbhaLo ane emAM rahelA satyane pAmavAno puruSArtha karo. bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMsAnuM udAharaNa hatA. ajANatAM paNa hiMsA nA thaI jAya e rIte jIvana jIvatA hatA. hiMsA AcaravI e to pApa che ja, paNa mahAvIranA zAsanamAM to koI bIjI vyakti dvArA hiMsA karAvavI e paNa pApa che. are, koI hiMsA AcaratuM hoya ene anumodana ke protsAhana ApavuM e paNa pApa che ane ethI ya AgaLa vadhIne bhagavAna mahAvIra to ema kahe che ke koI jIvanI hatyA karavAno ke tene pIDA ApavAno mAtra vicAra karIe emAM paNa pApa che ! ahiMsAno ATalo sUkSma ane ATalo vyApaka artha bhagavAna mahAvIranA jIvanamAM Dagale ne pagale joI zakAya che. 66 mAsa ahmavIra, tAsa mahAvIra sAva ajANakArI

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mANasa buddhizALI prANI to che, paraMtu zuM te sarvazreSTha prANI che ? ahiMsAmAM zraddhA hovI e ApaNuM mANasapaNAnuM sarTiphikeTa che. ahiMsA e koI dharmano oziyALo siddhAMta na hoI zake. je mANasane ahiMsAmAM zraddhA na hoya tene potAnA jIvanane barabAda karavAno patanasiddha adhikAra che. ahiMsAno ApaNe anAdara karIe to emAM ApaNA dharmanuM apamAna che. e kevo dharma ke jenA anuyAyI hiMsA AcaravA mATe mukta hoya ? e kevo dharmagraMtha ke je mANasanA dilamAM ahiMsAnAM zAzvata ojasa na pAtharI zake ? e kevA dharmaguru ke je potAnA anuyAyIone ahiMsA tarapha abhimukha na karI zakatA hoya ? ahiMsA ane jIvadayA e be sagI baheno che. jIvadayAnI zarUAta potAnA uparanI dayAthI thatI hoya che. mAre jIvavuM che, mAre jIvavAnI garaja che to mane anya koI jIvanI hiMsA karavAno adhikAra na hoI zake. "jIvo ane jIvavA do e siddhAMtamAM thoDuMka parivartana karIne kahevuM joIe ke, jivADo ane jIvo." anya jIvone jivADyA vagara ApaNA jIvananI salAmatI nathI, A satya samajavAmAM eka paLano paNa vilaMba thAya te have ApaNane paravaDe tema nathI.

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bIjAne mArI zake tene vIra na kahevAya, bIjAne bacAvI zake e ja sAco vira kahevAya. koInI hatyA karavI e kAMI moTI vAta nathI, paraMtu koIne poSavuM e moTI vAta che. ahiMsAne je loko kAyaratA samaje che, e to geramArge doDI rahelA che. Aje mANasa atyaMta bhayabhIta jIvana jIvI rahyo che. tenI sAme Arthika, sAmAjika, vyAvasAyika aneka samasyAo che, paraMtu e tamAma karatAM sauthI moTI samasyA to potAnA astitvane TakAvI rAkhavAnI che. hiMsAne kAraNe paryAvaraNa sAme aneka praznArtha cihno UbhAM thayAM.. pradUSaNanI samasyA vikarALa banI... naitikatAnAM mULiyAM hacamacI UThyAM... AvI viSamatAo ane viTaMbaNAo vacce gherAyelo mANasa abhaya zI rIte rahI zake...? jaina dharma kahe che ke jo tamAre abhaya banavuM hoya to... tamArA astitvanI salAmatI joItI hoya to tame bIjA jIvone abhaya karo, bIjA jIvonA astitva samakSa koI paNa prakAranI cheDachADa na karo. ahiMsAne ApaNe dharma sAthe joDI daIne eka bahu ja moTI bhUla karI beThA chIe. kAraNa ke ema karavAthI ahiMsAnuM kSetra mAtra dharma pUratuM ja sImita thaI gayuM. ahiMsAne asIma karavAne badale, tene sImita karI devAmAM AvI, ahiMsA ApaNA dainika jIvana sAthe, ApaNI pratyeka pravRtti sAthe bhAvanAtmaka rIte joDI devI jarUrI hatI. jevI rIte savAre UThIne TUthabraza karavuM, snAna karavuM, jIvananirvAha mATe vyavasAya karavo, rAtre nidrA levI vagere dainika pravRttione ApaNe rojiMdA jIvanakrama samajIe chIe evI ja rIte ahiMsAne paNa ApaNA dainika jIvanakrama sAthe joDI devI joIe. mahAvIranuM ahiMsA-darzana graMthamAM AcArya mahAprajJajIe eka prakaraNamAM mArmika vAta karI che : mANasa tamAma prANIomAM zreSTha che, evA khyAlanA AdhAre tenA mATe kAMI paNa karavAnuM kSamya gaNI levAmAM AvyuM. vartamAna cikitsA kSetramAM lAkhokaroDo-mUka-mUMgA pazuonI parIkSaNa mATe hatyA karavAmAM Ave che, zuM AvI hiMsAnA AdhAre jIvato mANasa ahiMsAnA vikAsanI vAta vicArI zake kharo ? zuM mANasa amara che ? zuM te amara raheze ? rogone rokavA mATe

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svAbhAvika prayatno karavA e vAta vAjabI che, paNa asvAbhAvika prayatnonI je paraMparA zarU thaI che tenA kAraNe agaNita prazno pedA thayA che, mANasa buddhizALI prANI che e kharuM, paraMtu zuM te sarvazreSTha che kharo ? buddhizALI hovuM e alaga vAta che, ane sarvazreSTha hovuM e alaga vAta che. jevI rIte svacchatA ane pavitratA be alaga bAbato che, tevI ja rIte buddhizALI hovuM ane sarvazreSTha hovuM e paNa alaga ja vAto che. buddhizALI vyakti potAnA svArtha mATe bIjAnuM ahita karatAM ke bIjAnI hiMsA karatAM acakAto nathI. sarvazreSTha mANasa bIjAonA hita ane bIjAnA rakSaNa mATe potAnuM sarvasva dAva upara lagAvI daIne dhanyatA anubhave che. svacchatA ane pavitratA aMgenI gerasamaja paNa aneka anartho pedA kare che. pavitra gaNAtAM aneka maMdiromAM ApaNe eThavADa, kacaro, dhULa, vagerenI pArAvAra gaMdakI ghaNI vakhata sagI najare joI che. je maMdira svacchatAno Agraha nA rAkhe, tene pavitra mAnI levAnI utAvaLa karavA jevI nathI. hiMsAnI gaMdakIvALo koI vicAra dharmano puraskartA nA hoya.

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mahAvIra ane mohana (kRSNa)nA jIvananI samAMtara ghaTanAo zuM sUcave che ? bhagavAna mahAvIrane samajavAmAM gothuM khAI javuM e paNa gauravaprada ghaTanA che. taLeTImAM beThelo mANasa zikhara uparanI cIjane na joI zake to bhale, paraMtu taLeTImAM beThelA mANasanI najara zikhara tarapha maMDAyelI hoya eTaluM ya kyAM ochuM che? mahAvIra vize ApaNe koI gerasamaja na karIe to ApaNe mANasa zAnA ? ane mahAvIra vize ApaNane badhuM ja samajAI jAya to pachI e mahAvIra zAnA ? mahAvIrane mAnanArA sau koI mahAvIrane jANanArA che evo bhrama gameteTalo priya hoya topaNa, ene paMpALyA karavAthI koI ja lAbha na thaI zake. jJAnanA daMbha karatAM ajJAnanI nikhAlasatA caDhiyAtI hoya che. kAraNa ke jJAnano daMbha mANasanI jijJAsAne khatama karI nAkhe che, jyAre ajJAnanI nikhAlasatA bhItaranI jijJAsAne satata saMkoratI rahe che. ajJAnI vyakti jijJAsAnI keDIe cAlIne-caDhIne jJAnanA zikhare pahoMce che. mahAvIra vizenuM ApaNuM ajJAna jema jema ghaTatuM jaze tema tema ApaNe svayaM sAcA arthamAM "mahAvIra' banatA jaIzuM. hA 70 mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra mAM

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mahAvIra vize kAMI paNa kahevAnI mArI apAtratA huM jANuM chuM. chatAM mArI e apAtratA mahAvIrane cAhavAmAM mane kyAreya, kyAMya naDatararUpa thatI nathI ! mahAvIrane cAhavAno mane jijJAsAsiddha adhikAra che. huM mahAvIrane eTalA mATe cAhuM chuM ke temanA hRdayamAM jagatanA tamAma jIvo pratye naryo ane nItaryo maitrIbhAva hato. teo svayaM maitrInA srota samAna hatA. mahAvIre kyAreya koIne ema nathI kahyuM ke tuM mArA zaraNe AvI jA. emaNe to saune ema ja kahyuM ke tuM tAro dIvaDo thA ! mahAvIra ane mohana (kRSNa)nA jIvananI ghaTanAono jo tulanAtmaka abhyAsa karavAmAM Ave to Thera Thera samAnatA jovA maLe che. mohana hinduonA ArAdhya che ane mahAvIra jainonA ArAdhya che. mohana naTakhaTa, rasika ane karmavIra che jyAre mahAvIra sahaja, saumya, tyAgamUrti ane dharmavIra sAdhaka che. A dRSTie baMnenI jIvanazailI alaga ja hoya. chatAM te baMnenA jIvananI keTalIka ghaTanAomAM jovA maLatI acarajapreraka samAnatAo ApaNI jijJAsAne saLI karatI rahe che. mahAvIra ane mohananA jIvananI ghaTanAonI samAnatAo aMge vicAra karIe te pahelAM, te baMnenA jIvananI eka asamAnatAno ullekha karI laIe. kRSNa potAnA bhaktane kahe che ke tuM mArA zaraNe AvI jA. 'sarvadharmAnjarityajya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja, ahaMtvA sarvapApebhyo mokSayiSyAmi mA zuca" arthAt saghaLA dharmono tyAga karI daIne tuM mArA zaraNamAM AvI jA. huM tane tamAma pApothI mukta karI daIza. jyAre mahAvIra koIne potAnA zaraNamAM bolAvatA nathI. e kahe che ke, "appo dIvo bhava.'tuM tAro dIvaDo thA ane svayaM prakAza pAma. A vidhAnamAM maitrInI sugaMdha che. bIjAnA astitvano ATalo badho Adara kadAca mahAvIra ja karI zake. bIjAne potAnA zaraNe lAvIne potAnI mahattA darzAve to e mahAvIra nahi ! have ApaNe e vicArIe ke mahAvIra ane mohananI kaI kaI jIvanaghaTanAomAM sAmya jovA maLe che. mohana (kRSNa)no janma jelamAM thAya che. kaMsa teno vadha na karI nAkhe te mATe tene yazodAnA ghera mokalI devAmAM Ave che ane tyAM ja teno uchera thAya

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che. mohanane janma ApanAra mAtA devakI che to tenI pAlaka mAtA yazodA che. tene be be mAtAo che. to mahAvIrane paNa kaMIka evI ja paristhiti che. mahAvIra sau prathama to devAnaMdA nAmanI eka brAhmaNa strInI kUkhe garbharUpe AvyA hatA. paraMtu tIrthakarone janma ApavAno haka mAtra kSatriyANIne ja hoya... tethI aMte devAnaMdAnI kUkhamAM rahelA garbhane trizalAdevInA garbhamAM mokalI ApavAmAM Avyo hato. koI paNa prakAranA oNparezana vagara A rIte garbhane TrAnsaphara karI devAnuM zakya kharuM? navI peDhI to kadAca ema paNa pUche ke, jo A rIte garbhane TrAnsaphara karavAnuM sAmarthya hatuM to, zarUthI ja mahAvIrane garbhane devAnaMdAnI kUkhe javA ja kema dIdho? pahelAM gaMbhIra bhUla karavI ane pachI tadana azakya lAge e rIte bhUlane sudhArI nAkhavI... AvI vAto camatkAranA ravADe caDelI bhoLI prajAne game, paNa mahAvIranA sAcA Azikane to AvI vAto vAhiyAta, tarkahIna ja lAge ne ! zrI kRSNa janma pachI baMdIvAna mAtA-pitAne baMdhanamukta karIne sukha ApyuM hatuM. to mahAvIre janma pahelAM ja garbhAvasthA daramyAna ja abhigraha karyo hato ke mAtA-pitA jIvatAM haze tyAM sudhI saMyamanA mArge jaIne huM temanI lAgaNIne AghAta nahi ApuM. mAtAnA garbhamAM rahelA prabhu mahAvIra vicAra kare che ke jo huM halana-calana karIza to mAtAne pIDA thaze. eTale te sthira thaIne rahe che. jarApaNa halana-calana karatA nathI. trizalA mAtAne vahema paDe che ke zuM mAro garbha jIvita to haze ne ? kAMI amaMgaLa to nahi thayuM hoya ne? mahAvIra garbhAvasthAmAM A jANI jAya che ane vicAre che ke je mAtAe hajI mane janma Apyo nathI... jeNe hajI mAruM moM paNa joyuM nathI. e mAtA mArA vizenI amaMgaLa kalpanA karIne ATalo badho vilApa kare che te mAtAne choDIne huM sAdhanAnA kaThora mArge jaIza to tene kevo AghAta lAgaze ! Ama vicArIne, mAtA-pitAne AghAtathI bacAvavA tathA mAtA-pitAnA sukhano Adara karIne pote abhigraha kare che ke jyAM sudhI mAtA-pitA hayAta haze tyAM sudhI pote pravajyAnA paMthe paga nahi mAMDe. mohana janma pachI mAtA-pitAne beDImukta karIne sukhI kare che, mahAvIra janma pahelAMthI ja mAtA-pitAnA sukha mATe abhigraha kare che. 12 mArA mahmavIra, tArA mahAvIranA

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mohane (zrI kRSNa) eka vakhata potAnA hAthanI mAtra TacalI AMgaLI vaDe govardhana parvata UMcakI lIdho hato. A tarapha mahAvIre paNa potAnA janmAbhiSeka daramyAna potAnA jamaNA paganA aMgUThA vaDe meruparvatane dabAvI daIne samagra lokane prakaMpita karI dIdhuM hatuM ! mohana ane mahAvIranA sAmarthyane pragaTa karavA mATe baMnenA jIvanamAM A pahADa-ghaTanAo gUMthI levAyelI jovA maLe che. zrI kRSNa bALamitro sAthe geDIdaDo ramatA hatA. e vakhate daDo yamunA nadImAM rahetA bhayaMkara viSadhara kALInAga pAse jAya che. kRSNa daDo levA yamunA nadImAM jAya che ane kALInAgane nAthe che. A tarapha mahAvIra paNa bALasakhAo sAthe AmalI-pIpaLI ramatA hatA tyAM ociMto sApa AvI caDatAM anya bALasakhAo DarIne nAsI jAya che. mahAvIra e sApane UMcakIne dUra mUkI Ave che. alabatta, mukhya samAnatA to e che ke, kRSNe kALInAgane nAthIne potAno vijaya karyo hato to mahAvIre caMDakauzika nAgane kSamA dvArA zAMta karIne potAno vijaya meLavyo hato. baMnenA jIvanamAM bhayAnaka sApa sAthenA vijayanI ghaTanA che. kRSNae kubbA nAmanI eka upekSita strIno uddhAra karyo hato... mahAvIre paNa caMdanabALA nAmanI kanyAno uddhAra karyo hato. caMdanabALAne potAnI prathama strIziSyA banAvI hatI. kRSNane bALapaNathI putanA jevI rAkSasI zaktio ane rAkSaso sAme laDavuM paDyuM hatuM to mahAvIrane paNa saMgama jevA vyaMtara devoe AcarelA aneka upasargo sahana karavA paDyA hatA. Ama te baMnenA jIvanamAM nArI uddhAranI tathA aniSTo sAmenA saMgharSanI ghaTanAo jovA maLe che. mahAbhAratanA saMgrAmamAM arjuna hatAza thaI jAya che tyAre tene kartavyabodhanuM jJAna ApIne zrIkRSNa preraNA-protsAhana Ape che ane e mATenA zloko bhagavad gItA bane che. e ja rIte saMyamamArge padArpaNa karyA pachI muni meghakumAranuM mana paNa DAmADoLa thAya che tyAre mahAvIra tene dharmabodhanuM jJAna ApIne punaH saMyamamArge sthira kare che. mahAvIre ApelA dharmabodhanA zloko "saMbodhi tarIke pracalita che. mohana ane mahAvIranA jIvananI A samAna ghaTanAo Akasmika ja haze ke pachI emAM kavikalpanAnI raMgoLIo haze ? je hoya te, paraMtu eka karmavIra ane bIjA dharmavIranA jIvananI ghaTanAo AkarSaka ane preraka to che ja. jA" mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra A 13

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19 matabheda bhale rahe, hRdayabheda na thavA daIe ! be mudA samajavAmAM mane bhAre musIbata paDe che. eka to bhagavAna mahAvIra mAtra jainonA ja hoya ema huM samajI ke svIkArI zakato nathI ane bIjo muddo e ke AjanA tamAma jaino mahAvIranA anuyAyI hoya tevuM paNa huM joI ke mAnI zakato nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIre eka paNa vAta mAtra jainone ja lAgu paDe evI karI nathI. emanA ciMtanamAM samagra cetanasRSTi hatI. sUkSmAtisUkSma jIva mATe paNa emanA dilamAM sahaja Adara hato. jyAM tamAma virodho zAMta thaI jAya, jyAM tamAma Avego zamI jAya evA eka nirmaLa ane sahaja vyaktitvane ApaNe bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme oLakhIe chIe. pavana, agni vagerene koI saMpradAya sAthe joDI daI zakAya to ja mahAvIrane mAtra jaina dharma sAthe joDI zakAya. mahAvIre evI eka paNa vAta nathI karI ke jainoe Ama karavuM joIe ane jainetaroe Ama karavuM joIe ! mahAvIre koI jagAe jaina ane jainetaranA bheda karyA nathI. emaNe mAtra jIvanI vAta karI che. emaNe jIvamAtranI vAta karI che. jIvane kyo dharma hoya ? AtmAnA UdhvarohaNanI vAta mahAvIre karI. bhItaramAM chalochala cetanA che eno sAkSAtkAra karavAnI vAta emaNe karI. bIjA dharmAtmAo ema kahetA hatA ke IzvaranuM astitva upara che... upara juo, 74 mArA mahAvIra, tA. mahAvIra

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jyAre mahAvIre ema kahyuM ke tAruM caitanya e ja parama tattva che... enuM astitva upara kyAMya nathI... e to tArA bhItaramAM che. svayaMno sAkSAtkAra thAya to paramAtmAno sAkSAtkAra bAkI rahI jato nathI. svayano sAkSAtkAra e ja paramano sAkSAtkAra. e mATe upara nahi, aMdara jovAnuM mahAvIre kahyuM. mahAvIre mAtra jaino mATe ja koI satya ke koI siddhAMtanI sthApanA karI nathI. jaino amatheamathA mahAvIra upara potAno ekAdhikAra batAve che. mahAvIra janmathI kSatriya hatA. emanA ziSyomAM brAhmaNa paNa hatA. zudrono paNa temaNe sahRdayatAthI uddhAra karyo hato. caMDakauzika nAgane paNa emaNe ugAryo hato. AmAM evI kaI vAta che ke je mAtra jainone ja lAgu paDe ? mATe ja huM kahuM chuM ke bhagavAna mahAvIra mAtra jainonA ja hoya ema huM samajI ke svIkArI zakato nathI. motI kadIya koI khAbociyAnuM hoI zake ja nahi... motI to mahAsAgaramAM ja pAke ane marajIvA ja ene pAme. ane have bIjo mudo. AjanA tamAma jaino bhagavAna mahAvIranA anuyAyI hoya tevuM paNa huM joI ke samajI zakato nathI. je mahAvIra jagatanA sarva jIvone samAna samajatA hatA emanA anuyAyI hovAnuM gaurava anubhavatA jaino aMdara-aMdara bhedabhAva kare, vibhAjana kare, vaimanasya batAve, paMtha-phirakAnA kalaha kare... to emane mahAvIranA anuyAyI zI rIte mAnavA ? je jaina mahAvIranA nAme paNa eka thavA taiyAra nA hoya temane bhagavAna mahAvIranA anuyAyI mAnavA e to buddhinuM devALuM phUMkavA jevI vAta che. vicArabheda ane matabheda paNa evo rUpALo hovo joIe ke jemAM baMne pakSanuM gaurava pragaTa thatuM hoya. pratyeka vyaktine svataMtra mastiSka maLeluM che. dareka vyakti potAnA vicArano svAmI che. vicArabheda e kharekhara to cittanI sajAgatA batAve che. maDadAM pAse ciMtana ke vicAra nathI hotAM. jaDa ane mUrakha loko pAse ciMtana ane vicAra na hoya te svAbhAvika che. paraMtu cetanA hoya, prajJA hoya, mastiSka hoya tyAM to ciMtana ane vicAra hoya ja ane jyAM svataMtra vicAra hoya tyAM vicArabheda paNa hoya ja. eTale vicArabheda ane matabheda che . A mArA mahAvIra, tANa mahAvIrA 15 #spep

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e to taMdurasta ane sakriya mastiSkanI oLakha che. paraMtu mAtra mastiSka vaDe ja nathI jIvavAnuM. ApaNane eka hRdaya paNa maLyuM che... saMvedanazIla haiyuM paNa maLyuM che. jyAM tamAma matabhedo ane vicArabhedo zAMta paDI jAya che. jevI rIte vicArabheda ane matabheda e taMdurasta mastiSkanI oLakha che evI ja rIte virodhI vicAranI vyakti pratye paNa so Tacano nirmaLa bhAva TakAvI rAkhavo e taMdurasta hRdayanI oLakha che. AjanA jaino pAse svataMtra mastiSka nathI eTale svataMtra vicAra nathI. kahevAtA dharmagurunA uchInA vicAro ane udhAra matabhedonuM AjanA jaino vahana kare che. e ja rIte emanI pAse taMdurasta hRdaya paNa nathI. bhAvanAtmaka ekatA jene nA khapatI hoya evo mANasa na to jaina hoya ane na to bhagavAna mahAvIrano anuyAyI hoya. bhagavAna mahAvIranA janmakalyANaka dine tamAma jaino, sAdhuone bAjue mUkIne eka thaI jAya to ja e sAcA mahAvIrabhakto kahevAya. sAdhuone ApaNe spaSTa kahI devuM che ke, vaimanasya pedA thAya tevA tamArA saDelA vicAro amane nA Apo. amAre to bhagavAna mahAvIranI bhaktirUpe ekatAnuM divya gAna sAMbhaLavuM che ane gAvuM che. 16 mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIrAnA

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20 mahAvIra vaijJAnika abhigamavALA mahAsAdhaka hatA ! samaya ghaDiyALano oziyALo nathI. ghaDiyALa to yaMtra che, te AgaLa ke pAchaLa thaI jaI zake che. samayanI gati ekasarakhI ja rahe che. satya paNa zAstranuM oziyALuM nathI. zAstranI racanAmAM kadAca koI ge2samaja, pUrvagraha ke tatkAlIna artha pUratuM satya hoI zake che, paNa pUrNa satya kAlAtIta che. zAstrAtIta che. Jain Educationa International bhagavAna mahAvIra satyanA upAsaka hatA. anekAnta dvArA satya sudhI teo pahoMcyA hatA. temaNe jagatanA kalyANa mATe potAnA AyuSyanI paLepaLa kharacI. temanI sAdhanA apramAdanI hatI, temano dharma jIvadayA ane karuNAno hato, temano maMtra nirmohI ane nigraMtha thavAno hato. bhagavAna mahAvI2 samatola vicAranA sAdhaka hatA. koI paNa vAtane AtyaMtika rUpe svIkAravAthI satya bahAra rahI jAyache, ema teo mAnatA hatA. eka vakhata temanA ziSya gaNadhara gautame savinaya prazna karyo : 'prabhu ! dehane atizaya kaSTa ApavuM e zuM dharma che ?' bhagavAna mahAvIre kahyuM, 'rogano upAya davA che. mIThI davAthI vyAdhi maTato hoya to kaDavI davA Avazyaka nathI. snigdha pakavAnta dehane poSe che, mAtra mIra, tArA mahAbIra For Personal and Private Use Only

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paNa rogIne te bhAre nukasAna pahoMcADe che. zarIrane kaSTa ApavuM ke na ApavuM tene AdhAre dharmanI vyAkhyA karI zakAya nahi. dharma to eka prakAranI saMskA2zuddhi che. saMskAra-zuddhi mATe dehane kaSTa ApavuM paDe to ApavuM, nahitara AtmaciMtana karavuM.' bhagavAna mahAvIranI sAdhanA aMge keTalAka loko ema samaje che ke, te atyaMta kaSTapradhAna mArge sAdhanA karatA hatA. hakIkatamAM temane mana kaSTa nahotuM sAdhana ke nahotuM sAdhya. kaSTa to ADakatarI rIte sahana karatA rahyA hatA. temaNe kyAreya ema nathI kahyuM ke tame kaSTone nimaMtraNa Apo. temaNe kadIya dharmamAM kaSTane anivArya kahyuM nathI. temano mArga vIrano mArga hato. temaNe mAtra eTaluM ja kahyuM ke, tamArA mArgamAM AvatAM tamAma kaSTone samabhAvathI sahana karo. samabhAva ane sadbhAvapUrvaka mArgamAM AvatA aMtarAyone pAra karanAra ja 'mahAvIra' banI zake che. sAdhanAkALamAM bhagavAna ekAMtamAM rahyA hatA. pachI teo lokonI vacce rahevA lAgyA. koIke temane pUchyuM : 'prabhu ! atyAra sudhI Apa ekAMtamAM rahetA hatA ane have Apa samUhanI sAthe raho cho. zuM A virodhAbhAsa nathI !' prabhue kahyuM ! 'eka rIte emAM spaSTa virodhAbhAsa che, paNa bIjI rIte temAM koI ja virodhAbhAsa nathI.' 'e kaI rIte, prabhu ?' 'juo pahelAM huM ekAMtamAM raheto hato tyAre huM bahAranI bhIDathI dUra hato paNa bhItaramAM saMskAronI bhAre bhIDamAM gherAyelo hato. have huM bahAranI bhIDamAM rahuM chuM, paNa bhItaramAM saMskAronI bhIDa rahI nathI eTale ekAMtano anubhava karI rahyo chuM !' kevI mArmika saccAI ! mAnavIne Aje bahAranI bhIDanuM vyasana vaLagyuM che. ene potAnI vAhavAha game che. ene pradarzana karavuM game che. vRttio upara niyaMtraNa keLavavAne badale vRttiothI prerAIne pravRttio Acare che. e bAhya tapa kare che, paNa temAM tAttvikapaNuM nathI. e saMyamano paNa ADaMbara kare che ! e tyAgano paNa 78 mArA mahAvIra tAsa mahAvIra

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bhapako kare che ! jyAM bhapako che tyAM bhaDako thaze ja. jyAM chIcharApaNuM che tyAM AtmachalanA ja thaze. ADaMbara e dharma nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIra jJAnanA upAsaka hatA. viveka buddhi vaDe ja dharma aMgeno nirNaya thaI zake tema teo kahetA hatA. eno artha e thayo ke aMdhazraddhA ke jaDa mAnyatAnA mArge cAlIne mahAvIre batAvelA dharmane pAmI zakAya ja nahi. satyano sAdhaka sadAya khullA manano hoya. rAga-dveSathI mukta hoya. tene koI kaSTanI pIDA nA hoya. tene koI zatru na hoya. tene koInA pratye pUrvagraha na hoya. to pachI bhagavAna mahAvIranA anuyAyIomAM kema ATalA badhA phAMTA paDI gayA? samanvaya ane ekatA ane maitrIno puraskartA bhagavAna mahAvIranA anuyAyIo kema nAnAM nAnAM mamatvane paMpALI paMpALIne ucheratA thayA ? nakkI, kyAMka kazuMka khUTe che. bhagavAna mahAvIrane mAnanArA to ghaNA che, paNa temane jANanArA keTalA che ? prathama jANo pachI mAno. jANyA vagara dharmanI taTastha vivekabuddhi pragaTaze zI rIte ? bhagavAna mahAvIre prathama dhyAna karyuM pachI buddhatva prApta karyuM. buddhatva prApta karyA vagara bodha ApI zakAya ja nahi. pote ja atRpta hoya te bIjAne tRpta zI rIte karI zake ? je svayaM adhUro hoya, khAlI hoya te bIjAne zuM ApI zakavAno hato ? mahAvIre jagatanA kalyANa mATe page cAlIne kaparA vihAra kya. lokazailImAM saune dharmabodha prabodhyo. mATe ja to emanA janmadivasane janmakalyANaka tarIke UjavavAmAM Ave che ! bhagavAna mahAvIra vaijJAnika abhigamavALA sAdhaka hatA. paryAvaraNanI ciMtA temaNe parAkASThAe pahoMcIne karI hatI. temanI jIvadayA kevaLa dharmaraMgI nahotI, prakRtiraMgI hatI. emano e dRSTikoNa astitvavAdano paryAya hato. jIvadayA ane ahiMsA vagara koI jIvanuM astitva surakSita nathI. bhagavAna mahAvIranuM e ciMtana Aje keTaluM badhuM aucityapUrNa lAge che ! je yugamAM nArIne koI gaurava nahotuM, te yugamAM bhagavAna mahAvIre nArIne paNa mokSanI adhikAriNI kahI. eTaluM ja nahi, caMdanabALA jevI nArIne potAnA saMghamAM utkRSTa sthAna ApyuM. ApaNA bAju mAM mArA mahAvIra, tArA, mahAvIra 79

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bhagavAna mahAvIra krAntadarzI hatA. tethI ja to Aje aDhI hajAra varSa pachI paNa temanuM ciMtana jarAya vAsI nathI lAgatuM ! temano upadeza Aje paNa tAjagIbharyo lAge che !. bhagavAna mahAvIranuM astitva kAlAtIta che. 8ii A mArA mAvItArA maDhAvIrA jANavA ka

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21 mahAvIranI navI AjJA jaina joba byUro laoNrDa mahAvIra mane rAtre svapnamAM maLyA. meM pUchyuM, 'prabhu, Apa svayaM ?' 'hA ! ane sAMbhaLa... ! huM ekalo nathI Avyo. mArI pUrvenA trevIsa tIrthaMkaro paNa mArI sAthe che...!' 'prabhu, Apa covIse tIrthaMka2 mArA jevA nAdAna ane nAstika mANasane maLavA AvyA ? koI prayojana ?' meM pUchyuM. 'prayojana to che ja...! keTalAka daMbhI-pAkhaMDI guru ghaNI vakhata evI vAto kare che ke mane phalANA laoNrDa svapnAmAM AvyA hatA ane temaNe jinAlaya banAvavAnI preraNA ApI hatI... Tu bI vaeNrI phrenka... ame koIne svapnAmAM maLavA jatA nathI ane amArA mATe jinAlayo banAvavAnI preraNA ApatA nathI' 'o.ke...... prabhu ! Ame ya huM to pAkhaMDIonAM evAM jUThANAM kadIya mAnato ja nathI.' vacce bola bola na kara ! dhyAnathI sAMbhaLa mArI vAta...' 'saoNrI, prabhu ! bolo..'

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tAre kAle savAre saune kahevAnuM ke mane covIsa tIrthaMkara svapnamAM maLavA AvyA hatA... covIsa tIrthakaroe sAmUhika svaramAM kahyuM che ke have amArA mATe navAM jinAlayo banAvavAnI koI jarUra nathI.." prabhu ! A te kevI AjJA...! AmAM to ghaNA moTA moTA vepArI guruonI dukAno baMdha thaI jaze...! pAcho vacce bolyo? tAre saune kahevAnuM che ke have amArA mATe koI navuM jinAlaya banAvavAnuM nathI... havethI tamAre eka navuM ja tapa karavAnuM che... paryuSaNa daramyAna tapa karavuM ane sAdharmika bhakti karavI ema agAu meM kaheluM ja hatuM... e pharIthI yAda karAvuM chuM..." "prabhu ! tapa ane sAdharmika bhakti to sau kare ja che...' paNa mAre navA tapanI vAta karavI che...' navuM tapa ?' meM vismaya phIla karyuM. hA, tame loko jevI rIte jaina maeNreja byuro calAvo cho ne, evI rIte have jaina jaoNba bUro zarU karo... je jainane nokarInI jarUra hoya tenI vigatomAhitI meLavI rAkho... ane koI paNa jaina zreSThInI peDhI upara koI jagA khAlI hoya tyAre pelA jaoNbalesa jainane lAyakAta pramANe mokalI Apo..!" "jaina jaoNba bUro ! vAha... kyA bAta hai...!' huM harakhAI gayo. "ane oNla zrImaMta jainone kahI deje... mArI AjJA che ke, have pachI temanI peDhI upara, phekTarImAM, saMsthAmAM kyAMya paNa koI nokarI khAlI paDe to mAtra jainane ja nokarI Ape..." - "prabhu! jaina jaoNba byuro zarU karavAmAM to bahu takalIpha paDe... oNphisa vagere mATe khAssA paisA joIe... ane prabhu, Apa to jANo ja cho... huM A jaina samAcAra chApuM mAMDa mAMDa calAvuM chuM... eno kharca ja bhAre paDe che... tyAM jaina jaoNba bUro kyAMthI zarU karuM ?' koI sAro guru zodhI leje.." maLaze kharo ?' nirAza nA thA..! jarUra maLaze...' paNa sArA ane sAcA guruno to prabhAva ja kyAM paDe che? AjakAla 82 mAro hIra, tAsa mahmavIra

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to bhavyAtibhavya ADaMbara karanArA pAkhaMDIone ja sau pUje che...!' 'tuM vAtomAM TAima bahu vesTa kare che... mArI vAta sAMbhaLa... saune tAre jaNAvI devAnuM che. ke havethI eka paNa jaina nokarI vagarano hoya tyAM sudhI amArA mATe koIe maMdira banAvavAnuM nathI... sAdharmika bhakti e paryuSaNanuM eka kartavya che... havethI digaMbara, derAvAsI, sthAnakavAsI, terApaMthI tamAma jainoe paryuSaNa parva vakhate jaoNbalesa jainone nokarI apAvavAnuM tapa karavAnuM che. e mATe paccakhANa levAnuM raheze...' 'prabhu ! ApanI vAta mane gamI to che, paNa...' ny 'hajI mArI vAta pUrI nathI thaI... tAre tamAma jainone kahevAnuM che, ke tamArA phirakAbheda ane matabheda aMge nikhAlasa carcA bhale cAlyA kare... paNa have jaoNbalesa jainone nokarI ApavAno yugadharma nibhAvavAno che. emAM beda2kA2I karavAnuM have paravaDe ema nathI... svAmIvAtsalyanA jamaNavAromAM lAkho rUpiyA kharacIne eka vakhatanuM bhojana tame ka2Avo cho... e ThIka che ... paNa vadhAre sAruM ane tAkidanuM karavA jevuM kAma A che... eka ja vakhata koIkanuM peTa bharavuM evI sAdharmika bhakti ka2vA karatAM sAmenI vyaktine peTa bharavAno prazna kAyamIrUpe ukelI Apavo e caDhiyAtI sAdharmika bhakti che......! havethI paryuSaNa parvanuM A navuM tapa umerI lejo... pAkhaMDI dharmaguruo tArI vAta nathI mAnatA... emanA peTamAM cUMka Ave che enI mane khabara che. . . chatAM emane paNa samajAvaje. ke. kayA gurue bhavya varaghoDA kADhyA ane kayA pAkhaMDInAM bhavya sAmaiyAM thayAM enA AdhAre nahi, paNa have pachI kayA gurue keTalA jaoNbalesa jainone jaoNba meLavI ApavAnI preraNA ApI tenA AdhAre ja tenI mahattA puravAra thaze...' 'prabhu ! huM to ApanI ''jaina jaoNba byUro''nI moDarna, leTesTa tapasyAnI vAtathI romAMcita thaI UThyo chuM... paNa amAre tyAM lokone gurunAM caraNa pakaDIne besI javAnI Adata che, gurunA AcaraNane koi samajatuM ja nathI. .!' 'have navI peDhI jAgRti rAkhanArI AvI rahI che. vevalI aMdhazraddhA karatAM nakkara vAstavikatAno Adara karavAnuM e jANe che... kriyAkAMDonA cakravyUhamAM aTavAi javAne badale navI peDhI prekTikala vAtono svIkAra mArA mahAvAra, tArA maNIra

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karavAnuM vizeSa pasaMda kare che. ane tuM to jANe ja che ke koI paNa navI kriAMtikArI vAta Avaze eTale khoTA loko hobALo karaze ja... mArA jamAnAmAM mArI sAcI vAtanA paNa ghaNA virodho thayA hatA... Aje mArI dareka vAta tamane sAcI lAge che...!' e to kharuM, prabhu !" cAla, ame have jaIe chIe... A bIjA trevIsa tIrthakarone utAvaLa che... paNa yAda rAkhaje... havethI paryuSaNa parvanI navI tapasyA - jaina joba bUro ! je sauthI vadhu jainone joba apAvavAnuM paccakhANa leze tene huM jIvatejIva mokSasukhano AhvAda ApIza...' praoNmisa, prabhu?" "mAruM to pratyeka vacana praoNmisa ja gaNAya, vatsa !" kahIne prabhu aMtarbAna thaI gayA. .

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eka bhavyAtibhavya varaghoDo TalAmAM paDe ? jainazAsanane jayavaMtu ane gauravavaMtu rAkhavAnI javAbadArI mAtra jaina sAdhuonA mAthe na mUkI zakAya. jainazAsanane jayavaMtu rAkhavA mATe vicAravaMtA zrAvakonI sakriyatAnI apekSA rahe che. vicArathI vegaLA rahevAnuM sAcA vaNikane kema pAlave ? - sAco sAdhu ane sAco zrAvaka ene ja kahevAya, je mahAvIrane vaphAdAra hoya. mAtra potAnA gaccha-phirakA ke samudAyane ja vaphAdAra hoya tevo sAdhu to kadAca mahAvIrane paNa nahi ja khape. mahAvIra kayA phirakAnA hatA ? mahAvIra digaMbara hatA ? mahAvIra zvetAMbara hatA ? mahAvIra sthAnakavAsI hatA ? mahAvIra terApaMthI hatA ? zuM Avo phirakAbheda mahAvIre pedA karyo hato ? nA, nA, ane nA. A phirakAbheda to mahAvIranA nirvANa pachI vicArahIna, svArthI ane mamatvI mANasoe ja UbhA karyA che. pote sAcA che ane bIjA sau khoTA che evA jaDa AgrahamAMthI ja A bhedabhAvo pedA thayelA che. jainazAsanano sauthI uttama ane sauthI utkRSTa siddhAMta jo koI hoya to te anekAnta che. anekAntano ATalo gahana ane vyApaka Adara jagatanA anya koI dharmamAM thayelo jovA maLato nathI. durbhAgyanI vAta e che ke keTalAka nA kAna ja mArA mahAvIra, tA. mahAvIra ja85

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muThThIbhara ekAMtavAdIo jainazAsananuM saMpradAya-phirakAmAM vibhAjana karIne tene kalaMkita karatA rahyA che. jaina dharmanuM bIjuM koI yogya nAma ApavuM hoya to anekAnta dharma ApavuM joIe. jaina dharma kadIya e nathI joto ke koNa kaI vAtano virodha karI rahyuM che, e to haMmezAM ema ja jue che ke virodhI vicAra vyakta karatI vyakti paNa kadAca sAcI hoI zake che. mahAvIrano anuyAyI vyaktipUjaka nahi, satyapUjaka ja hoya. vicAra vagaranI zraddhA karatAM, zraddhA vagarano vicAra mAre mana to vadhAre mahattvano che. kAraNa ke zraddhAmAMthI vicAra kadIya nathI pragaTato, paNa vicAramAMthI ja zraddhAnuM pragaTIkaraNa thAya che. vicAra nA hoya tyAM viveka TakI ja na zake. zraddhAthI mAthAM jhukAvanArA hajAro lokonAM dhADAM pedA karI zakAya, paNa dharmanuM teja vadhAranAra ekAda mahAvIra pedA na karI zakAya. mArbalanA derAsaranI pharza upara besIne eka ToLuM "prabhu, tArA jevA mAre thAvuM che....' stavana lalakAryA kare tyAre mahAvIrane e daMbha nahi samajAto hoya? bhakti karavA bhegA thayelA lokone jyAre ghara yAda Ave che tyAre moTA avAje rAgaDA tANe che, "gIta tamArAM gAtAM gAtAM ame samayanuM bhAna bhUlyAM...." vartuLano parigha hoya che, pAkhaMDane nahi. prabhunA jevA thavAnI mAtra vAto karavI ane prabhubhaktimAM samayanuM bhAna bhUlI gayA hovAnI tadana aphavAo phelAvavI e kadAca zraddhALu lokone ja posAya, vicAravAna dharmapremIne nahi. ( zraddhA e naukA che ane vicAra enuM halesuM che. halesA vagaranI naukA dizAhIna hoya che. e game tyAM phaMgoLAtI rahe che. paNa vicAra pAse spaSTa dizA hoya che. vicAronuM halesuM zraddhAnI naukAne hAlakaDolaka thavA detuM nathI. game tevA tophAnamAMya, game tevA majhadhAramAMya vicAranuM halesuM salAmata hoya to pachI koI bhaya raheto nathI. bhramaNAo ane bhrAMtio, paraMparAo ane prAcInatAo game teTalAM priya hoya toya, ApaNI najara to satya upara ane bhaviSya tarapha ja maMDAyelI rahevI joIe. eka vicArake atyaMta mArmika vAta karI che. e kahe che ke tame mArI AgaLa AgaLa na cAlazo, kadAca huM tamane nahi anusaruM. tame mArI pAchaLa 86 mArA sAvara, tArA mahAvIra sAvarakara pAvAvA lAgI che

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pAchaLa na Avazo, kadAca huM tamane sAcI dizAmAM nahi doruM. tame mArI sAthe sAthe cAlajo. ApaNI yAtrA sahayAtrA banI rahe, vicArayAtrA banI rahe tema thavuM joIe. 'ApaNo saMgAtha' vicAramaya ane khullA manano hoya e ja bahetara gaNAya. eka vAta vAraMvAra kahevAnI lAlaca huM rokI zakato nathI. ADaMbara ane pAkhaMDa game teTalA bhavyAtibhavya hoya toya e dharma nathI ane dharma game teTalo sAdagIpUrNa, zAMta ane saumya hoya toya eno prabhAva ocho hoto nathI. sAcI vAta to e che ke dharma sadAya sAdagIpUrNa ja hoya. eka bhavyAtibhavya varaghoDo keTalAno paDe ? koI varaghoDA-prabhAvaka mahArAjazrIne pUchavuM paDe. e varaghoDAnA kharca jeTalI be naMbaranI kamANI karavA keTaluM pApa karavuM paDe ? koI nikhAlasa, zrImaMta zrAvakane pUchavuM paDe. e kamANI mATe kareluM pApa konA mAthe ? Agama graMthomAM zodhavuM paDe. caMpA zrAvikAnA varaghoDAno kahevAto prabhAva apavAda gaNIe to tyArapachInA lAkho varaghoDAono zo prabhAva paDyo ? keTalA loko dharmabodha pAmyA ? jenuM pariNAma 00.000001 AvavAnI mAtra saMbhAvanA hoya tenA mATe 1,00,000.00 rUpiyA veDaphavAnuM zANA zrAvakone kema posAya ? ane pAchuM teya bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme ? Jain Educationa International mArA mahara, tArA mATa For Personal and Private Use Only 87 000000000

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23 tamane khabara che ke Jain Educationa International tamArA bhagavAna kevA che ? keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna bahero che eTale e bhaktone bhakti karavAmAM lAuDaspIkaranI garaja vadhu rahe che. keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna khAudharo che eTale jyAre jyAre maMdiramAM jAya tyAre tyAre kaMIka khAvAnuM sAthe letA ja jAya che ane maMdiramAM mUkatA Ave che. keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke emano bhagavAna lAMca-ruzvata khAnAro che eTale bhagavAnanI sAme UbhA rahe che tyAre bhagavAnane lAMcanI lAlaca Ape che. jema ke : 'he prabhu ! tuM jo ATaluM kAma karI daIza to tane ATalA rUpiyAnI sukhaDI (prasAda) dharAvI jaIza !' athavA to 'he devI ! tuM jo mane ATalI sahAya karIza to tane cuMdaDI caDhAvI jaIza.' vagere... keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna mUrakha che, ApaNe je mAgIzuM te ApI deze ! eTale keTalAka to bhagavAna pAse na hoya tevuM athavA to bhagavAne jeno tyAga karyo hoya tevI cIjo mAge che, jema ke saMpatti, sattA, saMtAna, bhautika sAmagrI vagere... keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema che ke temano bhagavAna UMghaNazI che. meM mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra For Personal and Private Use Only

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vAraMvAra UMghI jAya che. tethI jyAre jyAre maMdiramAM paga mUke che tyAre tyAre ghaMTa vagADIne bhagavAnane jagADe che ane jANe kahe che, "he bhagavAna! mArI AjanI hAjarI pUrI leje... bhUlI na jato !' keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna evo gaMdogaMdhAto che ke te mAtra pANIthI sApha nahi thAya eTale teo ghI-dUdha, pANI ane paMcAmRta vagere dvArA tene niyamita navaDAvatA rahe che ! keTalAka bhaktone vaLI evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna to sAva nAdAna che. ene jAta jAtanI cIjo bheTa ApIne rAjI karI levAze. eTale e sonA-cAMdInI AMgIo - AbhUSaNo, hIrA-motInA alaMkAro, cuMdaDI - cokhA, abIla-gulAla vagerenA DhagalA karatA rahe che. keTalAka bhaktone evo vahema hoya che ke temano bhagavAna bicAro aMdhArAmAM aTavAI gayo che eTale teo dIvaDA karIne ajavALuM pAtharavA prayatna karatA rahe che...! - sAcuM kahuM? bhaktonI AvI vevalAI joIne, bhagavAna pote ja duHkhI thaI gayA haze. pAkhaMDI dharmaguruo bhagavAna vize jAtajAtanI aphavAo phelAve che ane mUrakha bhaktonuM ToLuM bhaktinA nAme bhavyAtibhavya hobALo karIne dhanya dhanya thaI jAya che. sAco dharma ane sAco bhagavAna A ThAThamAThanA pradarzanamAM kyAMka khovAI gayo che. dharmaguruo bhagavAnanA ejanTa banI beThA che. jANe bhagavAna emanA IzAre nAcato na hoya ! mArA bhagavAna to AvA "ejanTa' vagaranA che, tamArA bhagavAna kevA che ? koI nAstika mANasa jeTalo hAnikAraka nathI hoto eTalo, kahevAto Astika mANasa samAjane hAnikAraka hoya che. kahevAtA AstikonuM dharmajhanUna to kyAreka bhaktine nAme hiMsaka ane AtaMkavAdI banI jatuM hoya che. maMdiramasjidano prazna Ubho karIne trAsa phelAvavAmAM kadI koI nAstikano hisso nathI hoto. nAstika mANasa kadIya vahema, aMdhazraddhA ane camatkAranAM jUThANAM nathI phelAvato. potAnI saphaLatA ke niSphaLatAnI javAbadArIno Topalo te karma ke dharmanA mAthe caDhAvIne chaTakI jato nathI. Astika loko moTe bhAge kharAba pariNAma mATe bhAgyane ke karmane javAbadAra gaNAvIne pote bacI javA mathe dikarI rAjA nA mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 89

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che. potAnA puruSArthanI UNapa, potAnI aNaAvaData, potAnI khAmI, potAnI bhUlone DhAMkavA mATe karama ane nasIba temane vadhAre mAphaka Ave che. kahevAtA Astika loko eTalA kAyara hoya che ke potAnI niSphaLatAone nasIbanA khAtAmAM jamA karAvI de che. nAstika mANasa bahAdura ane sAhasika hoya che. jagatamAM nAstika loko karatAM Astika lokonuM ToLuM moTuM hoya che. chatAM nAstika loko e moTA ToLAnI viruddhamAM ekalA cAlavAnuM sAhasa kare che. keTalAka Astika mANaso to vAhiyAta paraMparAone jANyA-samajyA vagara ja pALatA-paMpALatA rahe che. emanA manamAM satata bhaya-vahema ane dahezata rahe che ke jo mArI kaMIka bhUla thaze to deva ke devI kopI UThaze. deva ane devI kadI kope kharAM? je kope temane deva-devI kahevAnuM pharajiyAta khare? kopavAnuM lakSaNa dAnavanuM hoya, devanuM nahi. paraMtu eTalo vizvAsa ane eTalI samajaNa potAnI maulika vicArazaktimAMthI teo pragaTAvI zakatA nathI. eTale gADariyA pravAhanI jema agAuthI cAlyuM AvatuM hoya te pramANe ja jIvavAnuM temane mAphaka Ave che. potAnI pratibhA ke prajJAno prayoga karavAnuM sAhasa temanAmAM nathI hotuM. Astika lokoe ane kahevAtA bhaktoe bhagavAna vize jeTalI gerasamajo ane aphavAo phelAvI che teTalI gerasamajo ane aphavAo nAstika lokoe bhagavAnanA astitvanI viruddhamAM kadIya phelAvI che kharI? nAstika mANasa koIkanAM vahema - aMdhazraddhA joIne duHkhI thAya che, karuNA anubhave che paraMtu te kyAreya krUra nathI thato. jyAre Astika loko nAstika vyaktinI vAta sAMbhaLIne tarata ja jhanUnI banI teno pratikAra karavA dhasI jAya che. nAstika mANasa kudarata (necara)no Adara kare che. dareka ghaTanAne te kAMto sahaja samaje che athavA to potAnA puruSArthanA pariNAma svarUpa samaje che. tenA pratyeka vicAramAM taTastha viveka hoya che, nikhAlasa jijJAsA hoya che, spaSTa vAta hoya che. eNe ADaMbara ane daMbha karIne kazuMya chupAvavAnuM hotuM nathI. kahevAtA Astika lokoe to agama-nigamanI vAto karIne, camatkAranI aphavAo phelAvIne ghaNuM ghaNuM chupAvavAnuM hoya che. mArI aMgata spaSTa mAnyatA evI che ke daMbhI vyakta karatAM nikhAlasa 9ii mArI mahAvIra, tArI mahAvIra

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nAstika mANasa paramAtmAnI vadhu najIka hoya che. kadAca tethI ja mane nAstika mANaso vadhAre game che. kAraNa ke e loko kyAreya Astika lokone naDatA nathI, vagovatA nathI.... jyAre kahevAtA Astiko to Dagale ne pagale nAstikone vagovatA phare che. bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmotsava UjavavA thanaganI UThatA moTAbhAganA loko, mahAvIranA vicAronI ThAThaDI UMcakanArA DAghuo jevA hoya che. teo potAnA vartanamAM - jIvanamAM mahAvIranA vicArane utAravAne badale mahAvIranI AratI utAratA rahe che. mAro namra chatAM daDha khyAla che ke, bhagavAna mahAvIre bhale potAne pArAvAra upasargo ApanArane kSamA bakSI hoya... paraMtu je lokoe mahAvIranA nAme vADA-paMtha ane phirakA pedA karyA che emane to e kSamAM nahi ja Ape ! mArA "mAsa maDhAvIra, tArA vihArI jAya chaI

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munine muni rahevA do munIma nA banAvo ! sAdhu sadAya AdaraNIya hoya che. emAM ya jaina sAdhu vizeSa AdaraNIya hoya che. tenI kaThoratama AcArasaMhitA ane tenI anumodanIya jIvanazailIne kAraNe mAtra jaino ja nahi, jainetaro paNa pUjyabhAve tenI sAme mastaka namAve che. AcArya bhagavaMta, sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMta, AcAryadeva jevAM vizeSaNo dvArA sAdhune "bhagavAna"nI kakSAe mUkavAmAM Ave che. jaina sAdhune bhagavAnanI kakSA amathI nathI maLI. koI vyakti jyAre jaina dharmamAM dIkSita thAya che, tyAre ene mumukSu kahevAya che. mumukSu eTale mokSa meLavavAnI jhaMkhanA dharAvanAra. "dIkSA lIdhI" enA mATe jaina dharmamAM viziSTa be zabdo prayojAya che : (1) saMyama lIdho, (2) cAritrya lIdhuM. A uparAMta pravajyA, aNagArapada vagere prayogo paNa jovA maLe che. "saMyama' ane "cAritra'e adhyAtmanAM zikharo che. vizvavatsala tIrthakara mahAvIranA anuyAyI manAtA jaina sAdhunI utkRSTa bAbato kaI ? (1) enI AMkhomAM apAra karuNA hoya che. (2) enA haiyAmAM 92 mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahmavIra

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jIvamAtra pratye chalochala vahAla hoya che. (3) rAga-dveSa ane ahaMkArathI e mukta rahe che. (4) e parama tyAgI che. mAtra vaibhavavilAsa ja nahi, potAnuM sAMsArika nAma paNa e choDI de che. (5) moha-mAyAnAM vaLagaNo ene pajavatAM nathI. (6) paisAne te sparza paNa karato nathI. (7) ajANatAM thayelA pApakarmanuM paNa pratikramaNa kare che. (8) samabhAva ane samatAmAM sthira rahe che. (9) koI paNa sAMsArika saMdarbho ane saMbaMdhothI e kharaDAto nathI. (10) sau koIne dharmano upadeza Ape che. (11) page cAlIne vihAra kare che, kyAMya sthiravAsa karato nathI. (12) kezaloca kare che. (13) gurunI AjJAmAM rahe che. (14) vivAda ane vaimanasyathI vegaLo rahIne saMghanI ekatAmAM niSThA dharAve che. (15) ghera ghera pharIne gocarI vahorI potAno nirvAha kare che. potAnuM nAma sudhdhAM choDIne vyakti muni bane che ane mahAvIranA mArgano anugAmI bane che. pavitra ane pAradarzaka jIvana jIvavA mATe e pratijJAbaddha bane che. zrAvakoe enA cAritryadharmanI anumodanA karIne, tenI pavitratAnI mAvajata karavAnI hoya che. moTA bhAganA zrAvako bhaktibhAve sAdhu-sAdhvInI vaiyAvacca kare che ane dharmalAbha pAme che. paraMtu kyAreka zrAvakonI vAhiyAta vevalAI sAdhunA mArgamAM avarodho pedA kare che. koI sAdhune vaMdana karavA jaIe tyAre, "gurujI ! Apane zAno abhyAsa cAle che?' ema pUchavuM joIe enA badale, "mahArAja sAheba, koI cIjano khapa che?' ema pUchavAmAM Ave che. ghaNA bhakto to saMyamadhArI sAdhune imporTeDa peno, ghaDiyALo ane anya sAmagrI bheTa ApI Ave che. bhaktonI lAgaNIno anAdara karavAnuM zakya nA bane tyAre sAdhu eno svIkAra kare che. ApaNe enA ujjavaLa saMyamanI sarAhanA karavAne badale sthaLa ane bhautika bheTasogAdo arpaNa karIe chIe. e rIte enA saMyamane abhaDAvIne doSamAM paDIe chIe. mahArAjane koI pustaka chapAvavuM hoya, koI tIrtha banAvavuM hoya to emAM emanI mAtra preraNA ja pUratI che. pustaka kayA presamAM chapAvavuM, tenuM vecANa kaI rIte karavuM, tenuM TrasTa kyA nAme banAvavuM, kone kone TrasTI banAvavA vagere

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bAbatomAM sAdhune bheLavavAno prayatna karIne ApaNe temanA saMyamane bhraSTa karIe chIe. ghaNI vakhata koI tIrthanI preraNA karanAra mahArAjazrIne ApaNe je te tIrthanA mAlika mAnI laIe chIe. e tIrthamAM koIpaNa kArya karAvavAnuM hoya, koI anya samudAyanAM sAdhu-sAdhvIne (comAsu) rokANa karAvavuM hoya, jirNoddhAra karAvavAno hoya, sAlagIrI UjavavAnI hoya tyAre vevalA-hajUriyA TrasTIo guru mahArAjanA paga pakaDI rAkhe che. are bhAI, e to AcArya che, sAdhu che. e kAMI tIrthanA mAlika thoDA che ? emane vahIvaTI kArya sAthe zI levA-devA hoya ? sAdhu kAMI hisAba-kitAba tapAsanArA oDITara thoDA che ? aNaghaDa, nAdAna ane chIcharI manovRttinA hajUriyA TrasTIo 'bApajI, bApajI' karIne cAritravAna gurune patana tarapha kheMcI jAya che. ema karanAra vyakti doSamAM paDe che. evo koNa bhraSTa sAdhu hoya ke je potAne tIrthano mAlika samajato hoya ? evo koNa chIcharo sAdhu hoya ke jene potAnA nAmanAM TrasTo-phAunDezano banAvavAnI garaja hoya ? evo koNa daMbhI sAdhu hoya ke jene potAnA jayajayakAra karAvavAnuM ane sAmaiyAM tathA bhavyAtibhavya varaghoDA kADhIne zrAvakonA lAkho rUpiyAnA dhumADA karavAnuM priya hoya ? evo koNa vepA2I vRttino sAdhu hoya ke jene potAnAM pustakonuM keTaluM vecANa thayuM ane bAkInAM pustakonuM kaI rIte vecANa karavuM vagere bAbatomAM rasa hoya ? sAdhu to sadAya sAdhanAmaya, sAdagImaya, saMyamamaya jIvana jIvavA kaTibaddha hoya che paNa ApaNe ja munine munIma banAvI daIe chIe ! je sAdhu ApaNane sadupadeza Ape che ene ja ApaNe durAcAra tarapha DhasaDI jaIe chIe. ApaNI sAMsArika ane vyAvasAyika samasyAonA garabA gAIne munine bhraSTa karIe chIe. ghaNA vevalA bhaktoe to sAdhuone phona, TI.vI. jevI cIjo paNa bheTa ApI che, bolo ! araNyanA ekAMtamAM ArAdhanA karI rahelA mahAvIra mATe koIke ghAsanI - mAsa mahAvIra, tAsa mahAvIra

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kuTira banAvI ApI hatI. e kuTiranuM ghAsa pazuo khAI jatAM hatAM. mahAvIrane e kuTiranI paNa sagavaDa joItI nahotI. temanA anuyAyI sAdhuone ArAdhanA mATe ArasapahANanA upAzrayonI garaja kyAMthI hoya ? je mahAvIre potAnA zarIranI paNa paravA na karI hoya tevA mahAvIranA mArge cAritryamaya jIvana jIvatAM sAdhu-sAdhvIjIne gurumaMdiro, potAnAM alaga tIrthadhAmo banAvavAnuM kyAMthI game ? ApaNe saMsArIo ja pelA saMyamI AtmAonA saMyamamArgane lapasaNo banAvIne doSamAM paDIe chIe. ApaNe zrAvako ApaNo zrAvakadharma samajIe tathA yAda rAkhIe te AjanA yugamAM anivArya bAbata che. ApaNe pavitra jIvana nA jIvI zakIe to ThIka che, paNa je vyakti pavitra jIvana jIvavA jhaMkhe che tene zA mATe apavitratA tarapha dorI javI ? Jain Educationa International mArA mahAvIra, tAsa mahAra For Personal and Private Use Only

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tIrtha banAvavAnI A krepiTIzana kyAM jaIne aTaze ? eka sAva simpala laoNjikanI vAta mAre tamane karavI che. jo tame taTastha rIte satya samajavA utsuka hazo to mArI vAta tamArA gaLe tarata UtarI jaze. kAraNe ke satya to sadAya sahaja, saraLa ane sugama hoya che. jo vacce koI svArthI, daMbhI guru praveze nahi to satya ijhIlI samajAI jatuM hoya che. zANA mANasane satya samajavAmAM vAra lAgatI nathI. vAra to jUThANAMne ane pAkhaMDane samajavAmAM lAge che, kAraNa ke e jaTila hoya che. mane ghaNI vakhata eka vicAra Ave che ke, ApaNe mahAvIrane tIrthaMkara rUpe ArAdhIe chIe, bhajIe chIe. prazna e che ke mahAvIra konI bhakti karIne tIrthakara banyA hatA? kadAca temanI AgaLanA trevIsa tIrthakaronI bhakti emaNe karI haze. to prathama (Adi) tIrthakara RSabhadeve konI bhakti karI haze? e konI bhakti karIne tIrthaMkara-pada pAmyA haze ? kAraNa ke emanI pUrve to koI ja tIrthaMkara nahotA ! bhagavAna RSabhadeva zuM koInI bhakti karIne tIrthakara banyA haze ? prathama paramAtmAe konAM maMdiro banAvyAM haze? konI pratiSThA karAvI haze? konA nAmanA jApa karyA haze? konA nAmanAM raTaNa karyA haze? konA nAmanAM stavanostutio racyAM haze ? . hiM

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to ya e tIrthaMkara - paramAtmA banI zakyA. eno artha e thayo ke tIrthaMkara banavA mATe A badhI mAyAjALa kampalasarI nathI. mahAvIre koI derAsara banAvyuM hoya evuM jANavA maLyuM nathI ! mahAvIre potAnI nizrAmAM koI pratiSThA mahotsavo karAvyA hoya tevA ullekho maLatA nathI. ina zorTa, paramAtmApada pAmavA mATe sukRtya jarUrI che, vevalI bhakti nahi ! derAsaro bAMdhavAnuM Aje eTaluM badhuM spardhAtmaka banI gayuM che ke e joIne bhaktibhAva jAgavAne badale dayAbhAva jAge che ! puNya kamAvA mATe gAMDA thayelA harakhaghelAone vAcatura dharmAtmAo (?) AbAda rIte bATalAmAM utArI detA hoya che. zrImaMtonI be naMbaranI kamANI bhegI karIne pratispardhI sAdhunA tIrtha karatAM caDhiyAtAM tIrthasthaLo UbhAM ka2vAnI atyAre je kompITIzana cAlI che emAM darzana karatAM pradarzana vadhu jovA maLe che. hAIve upara pAMca-sAta ki.mI.nA aMtare navAM navAM tIrtho banatAM jAya che. zALA-kaoNlejanAM makAno vadhe eTale zikSaNa vadhyuM ema na kahI zakAya. IMTa-cUnAnAM tIrtho vadhe eTale dharma vadhyo ema nA kahI zakAya. AjakAlanA moTA bhAganA sAdhu-mahArAje sAdhanA choDIne tIrtha banAvavA pAchaLa paDI gayA hoya tema lAge che. emAM emaNe to mAtra preraNA ja ApavAnI ne ! bhoLA zrImaMtone bhakti ane mokSanA bahAne khaMkheravAnA, karoDo rUpiyAnAM bhaMDoLa bhegAM karIne tIrtho banAvavAnAM pachI lAkhonA kharce pratiSThA-mahotsavo karavAnA.... preraka tarIke bApajInuM nAma takhtI upara kotarAI jAya... ! pratiSThA patI gayA pachI jemaNe dhananA DhagalA karyA hoya e zrImaMto to potAnA bijhanesakArobAramAM gUMthAI jAya... ane pelA bApajI e tIrthanA mAlika banI bese ! hA, hajUriyA TrasTIo hoya,paNa e to bicArA bApajInI AMgaLInA izAre nAcanArA hoya ! derAsara (tIrtha) sthapAya eTale tyAM caDAvA thAya, mahotsavo thAya, bhaMDAra mukAya, dharmazALA banAvIne jAtajAtanA nakarA levAya... mabalaka

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Upaja thAya. Upaja hoya tyAM upadrava thAya... Dhagalo hoya tyAM jhaghaDo thAya...! eka gurunA be-pAMca celAo hoya ane guru avasAna pAme to pachI e gurue sthApelA tIrthano adhipati kayo celo bane enA jhaghaDA have ApaNane jovA maLaze. (anya dharmo-saMpradAyomAM AvA kalaha jovA maLe ja che.) - bhakti karavA mATe satkarma jarUrI che. satkarmanI vyAkhyA daMbhI guruo pAsethI zIkhavAnI jarUra nathI. tIrthaMkara-pada pAmavA mATe paNa derAsara banAvavuM jarUrI nathI ! mahAvIranA mArge cAlIne mahAvIra banI zakAya. pAkhaMDInA mArge cAlIne pAkhaMDI banI zakAya. mahAvIrane kadIya koI zrImaMta bhaktonI kadamabosI karavI paDI nahotI. AjanA pAkhaMDIone zrImaMta bhakto vagara jarAya cAlatuM kema nathI ? AjakAla tIrthono atireka thaI rahyo che. bhagavAnanAM maMdironI jema gurujInAM maMdiro banAvAya che ! vyaktipUjAe maryAdA vaTAvI che. chIcharo ahobhAva gaMdhAI rahyo che. sAdhu-mahArAjanI A spardhAmAM zrAvakonA karoDo rUpiyA kharcAya che. AvA karoDo rUpiyA kharcIne sAttvika satkAryo ghaNAM thaI zake. pAThazALA, sAdharmika bhakti, sAdharmikane rojI-roTInI vyavasthA (nokarI) vagere anivArya bAbato tarapha vizeSa lakSya ApI zakAya. alabatta evAM kAryo atyAre paNa thAya ja che, paraMtu enuM pramANa ochuM che. mAruM spaSTa maMtavya che ke saMyamanA mArge cAlelA dharmAtmAo jo vAraMvAra malTIkalara kaMkotrIo chapAvavAno moha choDe, to eTalI ja rakamamAMthI dara varSe hajAro jainone mATe vyavasAyalakSI nakkara Ayojano thaI zake. eka vAta prekTikalI vicAravAnI jarUra che : tIrtho ane derAsaro mANasa mATe che, mANaso tIrtha-derAsara mATe nA hoI zake. saMsAramAM eka paNa mANasa na rahyo hoya tevA vakhate maMdiro-derAsaro konA mATe haze ? AlaMbana rUpe mUrti ane maMdira amuka hade jarUrI haze, paNa eno atireka koIpaNa prAjJa puruSane kaI rIte ucita lAgaze ? ApaNe paramAtmAnI zodhamAM nIkaLyA hatA ane pratimA meLavIne mana 98 mITA kAvIra, tArA sihAbIra kAnugA bApA che

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manAvI lIdhuM ! nAnA hatA tyAre mahollAmAM bALako bhegAM maLIne ApaNe gharagharanI ramata ramatAM hatAM. khoTe khoTuM ghara mAnI levAnuM, khoTekhoTuM rasoIkArya ka2vAnuM, khoTekhoTuM DInara levAnuM...! toya e vakhate e badhuM sAva sAcesAcuM mAnIne ApaNe romAMca ane AhlAda anubhavatA hatA. adhyAtmanA kSetre ApaNe kadAca bALaka ja rahyA chIe eTale tIrthatIrthanI ramata ramI laIne mokSamAM rijharvezana karI lIdhAno romAMca mANI rahyA chIe. ghaNI vakhata pratiSThA mahotsavomAM UbharAtI bhIDa joIne jANe bhaktinA ullAsanuM mojuM AvyuM hovAnuM mAnI levAmAM Ave che. mAruM eka namra sUcana che. koI paNa sthaLe pratiSThA mahotsava hoya tyAM prabhAvanA, svAmIvAtsalya (bhojana-vyavasthA) nA rAkhazo. pachI jojo ke keTalA bhAvikajano UbharAya che ? bhIDa bhegI karavA mATe bhagavAnanI bhakti karatAM ya vizeSa bhojanavyavasthA ane bhavya prabhAvanAo ka2vI paDe che. mahotsavamAM upasthita rahenAre potAnA kharce bhojana karavAnuM pharajiyAta rAkho to keTalI bhIDa thaze ? bhagavAna mATe, dharma mATe, potAnI zraddhA mATe so TacanA sAcA bhakto eTaluMya na karI zake ? vyakti potAnA vyAvasAyika kAmakAja mATe bahAragAma jAya che tyAre rahevA-jamavAnI vyavasthA pote ja kare che. bhagavAna pratyenI bhakti sAcI hoya to bhakto ATaluM to avazya karI ja zake ne ! dharmane ApaNe varavA pradarzananI cIja banAvI dIdhI che. emAM kahevAtA dharmaguruono svArtha bhaLyo che. ajJAna ane aMdhazraddhAnA atirekane adharma ja kahevo paDe. roja savA2 paDe che ane koI navA tIrthanA pratiSThA--mahotsavanA samAcAra maLe che. tIrtha banAvavAnI A kaoNmpITIzana kyAM jaIne aTakaze ? jainonI mahAjana paraMparA kevI bhavya hatI ! mAnavatA dharma batAvavAno hoya tyAre jaino sadAya mokhare rahetA hatA. Aje e paraMparA astAcaLa tarapha DhaLI che. jJAnanI upAsanAne badale ADaMbara vadhyo che. sAttviktAnI grahanatAne badale pradarzananA khAbociyAmAM chabachabiyAM vadhyAM che. mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 99

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mahAvIre zuM kahyuM hatuM ane ApaNe karI rahyA zuM chIe? saheja pAchuM joIne koIka to vicAro, bhAgyazALI! atyAre je badhuM cAlI rahyuM che ene ja sAttvika dharma kahIe to ADaMbara kone kahIzuM? daMbha ane pradarzana kone kahIzuM ?

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20 duHkha veThavuM e puNya nathI, sukha bhogavavuM e pApa nathI sukha jhaMkhatA mANasane ApaNe 'pApI' kahIne amathA amathA vagovatA rahIe chIe. koI vyakti moTara-baMgalAnuM sukha icche to tene ApaNe bhautikavAdI kahIne eno anAdara karIe chIe. e ja rIte koI mANasa sukhano virodha kare, ekAMta-vAsamAM rahe to ene ApaNe kazAya kAraNa vagara ahobhAvathI mahAtmA' kahIne teno Adara karavA lAgI jaIe chIe. sukha eTale pApa ane duHkha eTale puNya evuM samIkaraNa ApaNI samajaNane avarodhIne beThuM che. 'be roTI ane eka laMgoTI' sivAyanuM bIjuM badhuM mithyA che, vaLagaNa che, moprerita che. enAthI bacavuM joie, evI gerasamaja ApaNane mithyA ciMtananI UMDI khAImAM dhakelatI rahe che. jagatanA saghaLA mANaso tyAgI-vairAgI thaI jAya evI apekSA rAkhavI e bhramaNA che. keTalAka loko evI dalIla kare che ke, bhautika sukho zAzvata nathI hotAM. moTara-baMgalA vagere mRtyu pachI sAthe nathI AvatAM. badhuM ahIM ja mUkIne javuM paDe che. ApaNe khAlI hAthe AvyA hatA ane khAlI hAthe ja javAnuM che eTale bhautika sukho pAchaLa bhaTakavAnI jarUra nathI ! mAro prazna eTalo ja che ke, khAlI hAthe AvyA (janma) ane khAlI hAthe javAnuM (mRtyu) e be ghaTanAo mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 101

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ApaNA hAthamAM nathI, paraMtu e be ghaTanAonI vacce jIvana che e ApaNA hAthamAM che. jIvanane zA mATe managamatAM sukhothI nA zaNagAravuM? dharmaguruo eTalI hade sukhano virodha kare che ke jANe sukha nakAmuM hoya ! dharmaguruonA sukhavirodhI barADA sAMbhaLIne 'drAkSa khATI' hovAno ApaNo vahema majabUta thaI jAya che. sukha meLavavA mATe mahenata karavI paDe, saMgharSo veThavA paDe... sukha koIneya amathuM-amathuM rastAmAM paDeluM jaDI jatuM nathI. puruSArtha ane saMgharSothI bhayabhIta loko sukhane vagovIne dUra bhAgI jAya che. koI khUNAmAM besI jaIne kazuMya karyA vagara duHkhano jayajayakAra karavA maMDI paDe che ane sukhavirodhI rAgaDA tANe che. bAvaLanA sUkA thaDiyAno Adara karanArA loko gulAbanA phUlachoDa pratye dhRNA karanArA thaI jAya che. dareka dharmagurune thoDAka vevalA bhaktonI ane kahyAgarA celAonI tIvra vAsanA hoya che. kahevAtA tyAgIo potAnA saMyamajIvananA amuka varSa pUrNa thAya eTale ujavaNI karAve che. daMbha ane ADaMbaranI parAkASThA to tyAre Ave che ke jyAre gurue pote ja ujavaNInA bhavyAtibhavya mahotsavanuM Ayojana karAvyuM hoya ane chatAM DAhyA thaIne ema kahetA hoya ke AvuM badhuM karavAnI mane to koI ja jarUra jaNAtI nathI, bhaktonI lAgaNInuM mAna jALavavA khAtara ja A kAryakrama yojAyo che...! pote pATa upara palAMThI vALIne beThA hoya, sAmasAme mAna-sanmAna, bahumAna karAvatA hoya, bulaMda svare potAnA ja nAmanA jayajayakAra karAvatA hoya. chatAM potAne e badhAmAM jarAya ruci nathI ema vAraMvAra kahyA karatA hoya tyAre sAme beThelA ToLAmAM je zANA loko hoya che te mUchamAM malakatA rahe che ! je dharmagurunA bhItaramAM ujavaNInI pajavaNI satata rahyA karatI hoya, enAthI dUra rahevAmAM ja bhaktonI bhalAI che. gurune khAvA mATe bhojana joIe che ane gRhasthane paNa bhojana joIe gurune paheravA mATe vastro joIe che, gRhasthane paNa paheravA mATe vastro joIe che. gurune rahevA mATe maTha-upAzraya ke Azrama joIe che to gRhasthane paNa 102 mAM mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra jAo

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ghara joIe che. gurune celAo joIe che to gRhasthane saMtAno joIe che. pharaka mAtra eTalo ja che ke guru potAnI jarUriyAto bIjAo dvArA pUrI kare che ane gRhastho potAnI jarUriyAto mATe pote puruSArtha kare che. je svayaM puruSArtha kare che - svAvalaMbI che tene pApI kahIne tiraskRta karavAmAM Ave che ane je loko bIjAo upara nabhanArA che - parAvalaMbI che temane mahAtmA kahIne temano Adara karavAmAM Ave che. AvuM to mAtra ApaNA dezamAM ja cAle hoM ! - tyAgano jeTalo mahimA thayo che teTalo teno marma samajAyo nathI. tyAga sahaja hoya. tyAga ADaMbaramukta hoya. tyAga ujavaNIthI vegaLo hoya. nadI sAgarane maLavA jAya che tyAre sahaja rIte parvatane choDe che, e vakhate nadI varaghoDA kADhatI nathI ane pote keTakeTaluM choDyuM teno hisAba batAvatI nathI, choDyuM eTale choDyuM ! sAcI vAta to e che ke kazuM ya choDavAnI jarUra nathI, sahaja rIte kAMIka chUTI jAya to uttama che. jIvanamAM managamatuM sukha meLavavuM e koI pApa nathI, paraMtu bIjAnA sukhane chInavI levuM e pApa che. bIjA koInA sukhamAM aMtarAya pedA karyA vagara jo huM mAruM managamatuM sukha meLavato hou to emAM koI adharma nathI. duHkhI thavuM, kaSTa veThavuM e ja badhuM jo puNya kahevAtuM hoya to ghAMcIno baLada ane kuMbhArano gadheDo sauthI vadhAre puNya kare che ema mAnavuM paDe. prasannatA akabaMdha rahe e ja sauthI moTI siddhi che, ATalI vAta ApaNane samajAI jAya to jagatanA saghaLA dharmono saravALo ApaNane upalabdha thaI jAya. Asakti vagara tamAma sukho bhogavavAM ene ja huM to mokSa mAnuM chuM.

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mahAvIrane tIrthakya nahi, ApaNA svajana banAvIe ! saMsAramAM eka mAtra samaya ja evo che ke jene ALasa nathI. samaya kadIya thobhato nathI, virAma leto nathI, samApta thato nathI. e samayanA daravAje atyAre bhagavAna mahAvIranuM janmakalyANaka parva TakorA mArI rahyuM che. janmakalyANaka eTale bartha De. bhagavAnano bartha De ApaNA jIvananA vyarthaDe ne sArthaka karI zake to ja parvanI ujavaNI lekhe lAge. je ujavaNI lekha nA lAge te ujavaNI mAtra pajavaNI ja banI rahe. sauthI pAyAno prazna e che ke jo ApaNe bhagavAna mahAvIrano bartha De na UjavIe to ethI bhagavAna mahAvIrane kazI khoTa jAya kharI ? ApaNe zuM bhagavAna mahAvIra upara upakAra karavA mATe emano janmakalyANaka UjavIe chIe ? bIjo prazna e che ke ApaNe je rIte bhagavAna mahAvIrano janmakalyANaka dina UjavIe chIe e rIta bhagavAna mahAvIrane maMjUra che ja enI kazI pratIti ApaNane kharI ? . bhagavAna mahAvIrane ApaNe prabhu, paramAtmA, tIrthakara kahIne eTalA 1M T mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra

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badhA ucca sthAne birAjamAna karI dIdhA ke emanA sudhI pahoMcavAnuM ApaNA mATe kaparuM thaI gayuM. mahAvIrane ApaNe svajana banAvI zakyA hota to kadAca ApaNe emanAthI ATalA dUra cAlyA gayA nA hota. svajana sadAya ApaNI sAthe rahe, ApaNane mArgadarzana Ape, ApaNane hUMpha Ape, ApaNA manamAM koI aniSTane pravezavA ja na de ! paraMtu mahAvIrane ApaNe tIrthakara ane paramAtmA banAvI dIdhA. bahu aMtara paDI gayuM. mahAvIra to sAmAnya mANasanI jema ja mAtAnA garbhamAM rahIne janma pAmyA hatA, e koI avatArI puraSa nahotA. emaNe lagna paNa karyA hatAM. emane eka putrI paNa hatI. jamAI paNa hato. rAjasukha bhogavato parivAra hato. mAtA-pitAnA avasAna pachI dIkSA levA mAgatA mahAvIre moTA bhAInI lAgaNIno Adara karIne dIkSA levAmAM pratIkSA paNa karI hatI. aneka kaSTo veThIne tapa-tyAga ane sAdhanA e karatA rahyA hatA. ahIM sudhI to kazuM ya asAdhAraNa hatuM ja kyAM ? mahAvIrane mApavAnI mathAmaNamAM paDI jaIne ApaNe mahAvIrane pAmavAnuM cUkI gayA chIe. mahAvIre sAdhanA dvArA je siddhio meLavI, je jJAnanuM upArjana karyuM tenA upara paNa potAnI mAlikIbhAva rAkhavA e taiyAra nahotA. eTale ja to khullA page, TADha-tApa veThIne pharatA rahyA... gAma-gAma vicaratA rahyA ane saMsArane potAnA jJAnanI lahANI karatA rahyA...! jo emane ucca pade besI javuM hota to, e zA mATe saMsAramAM lokone maLavA - temane upadezavA cAlyA hota ? potAne je kAMI upalabdhi thaI ene e vaheMcavA nIkaLyA hatA. e to ApaNA svajana banI rahevA jhaMkhatA hatA. paraMtu ApaNe ja emane paramAtmA ane tIrthakara banAvI dIdhA! kadAca, emanA upadezane jhIlavAnI pAtratA ApaNAmAM nahotI. vAta ATalethI aTakI hota to ThIka hatuM - mahAvIra kadAca ApaNo eTalo doSa mApha karI paNa deta. paraMtu ApaNe mahAvIranA siddhAMtonuM managhaDaMta arthaghaTana karIne vivAdo A ja mArA mahAvIra, tAraNa mahAvIra a

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ane vikhavAdo pedA karatA rahyA. potapotAnA paMtha ane potapotAnA saMpradAyo UbhA karIne mahAvIranuM vibhAjana karatA rahyA. ApaNe mahAvIranA mArge na cAlI zakyA eTale chevaTe ApaNe je mArga upara cAlatA hatA e mArgane 'mahAvIramArga' evuM nAma ApIne mana manAvatA rahyA. Aje aneka moTAM zaheromAM keTalAka jAhera mArgone ApaNe 'bhagavAna mahAvI2mArga' tarIke nAma ApI dIdhuM che. mahAvIra to potAno mArga pote ja kaMDArI zake eTalA samartha hatA, ApaNe emane kevA chIcharA banAvI dIdhA ! mahAvIrane ApaNe paramAtmA samajIne emanAthI dUra rahevAne badale, emane ApaNA svajana banAvIne ApaNI sAthe rAkhI zakIe emAM ja ApaNuM saunuM hita che. emanA janmakalyANakanI ujavaNI pAchaLa thatA daMbha ane ADaMbara to kadAca emane khudane ya pasaMda nahi ja hoya...! saMpradAyanA bhedabhAva TALIne ApaNe sau eka ane neka banI jaIe, to ja emano janmakalyANaka sAcA arthamAM Ujavyo gaNAze. mahAvIrane derAsaramAM pratiSThita karavAne badale ApaNA dilamAM pratiSThita karI zakIe to ja ApaNe temanA sAcA anuyAyI banI zakIe ! mahAvIrano upadeza ApaNA saunA jIvanapaMthane ane jIvanadharmane ajavALI raho ! 106 mArca mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra

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sugaMdha ApavA mATe phUlane dIkSA levI paDatI nathI narakano bhaya na hota to ApaNe pApathI dUra rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM hota kharuM? ane mokSanI lAlaca na hota to ApaNe ATalI bhakti karavA prerAyA hota kharA ? so TacanI nikhAlasatApUrvaka A praznano uttara ApaNe meLavavAno che. haiiyA upara thoDI cacarATI thAya to bhale, paNa ApaNI jAtane jarA paNa chetaryA vagara A praznanA uttara vize vicAra karavAno che. ApaNI bhakti sahaja bhakti che kharI ? jo narakano bhaya na hota to ApaNe sakhaNA rahyA hota kharA? jo mokSanI lAlaca na hota to ApaNe bhaktinA ATalA UbharA ThAlavyA hota kharA ? je bhakti bhayamAMthI pragaTelI hoya ane lAlacanI godamAM ja UcharelI hoya e bhakti kahevAya kharI ? phUla sahaja rIte ja sugaMdha prasarAve che. phUlane evo koI bhaya nathI ke huM sugaMdha nahi phelAvuM to mAruM adhaHpatana thaze. phUlane evI paNa koI lAlaca nathI ke, huM sugaMdha phelAvIza to mane mAMgalyanI prApti thaI jaze. phUla sahaja rIte khIle che, sahaja rIte sugaMdha prasAre che, sahaja rIte kharI paDe che. sahajatA ja pAsa mahmavIra, tAra mahAvIra jaba 107

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e phUlanuM vyaktittva che. vRkSa sahajatAthI chAMyaDo Ape che, sUraja sahajatAthI tApa Ape che, caMdra sahajatAthI cAMdanI Ape che, AkAza sahajatAthI vismaya Ape che, nadI sahajatAthI nartana kare che... AmAM kyAMya daMbha ane pradarzana che kharAM ? zrotAonI garaja vagara koyala vanamAM ekalI hoya toya Tahuko vaheto mUkI zake che. prekSakonI gerahAjarImAM ya mora potAnA thanaganATane nartanamAM gUMthato rahe che. mANasa pAse AvI aNizuddha sahajatA kharI ? phUlane sugaMdha ApavA mATe dIkSA levI paDatI nathI. vRkSone chAMyaDo tathA phaLa ApavA mATe AdhyAtmika zibiromAM javuM paDatuM nathI. koyala koI pAThazALAmAM jaIne TahukA gokhatI nathI. mora koI paNa prakAranA riharsala vagara nRtya karI zake che. pavana kyAMya ArasanI takti upara potAnuM nAma kotarAvyA vagara zItaLatAnuM dAna karato rahe che. eka sAva nirdoSa vAta kahuM? kudaratanAM A tamAma tattvo tadana sahaja ane nikhAlasa che eTale tAjagIthI chalochala lAge che ! tame koI vRkSane ke koI phUlane udAsa baneluM joyuM che ? mANase sahajatA choDI dIdhI che, eTale eNe ADaMbara ane pradarzano karavAM paDe che. sahajatA nathI eTale prasannatA nathI. pApathI bacavAnI vRtti ApaNe gumAvatA rahIe chIe, eTale puNyanAM pradarzano karIne mana manAvavuM paDe che. AkAzanI pratyekachaTA bhavyAtibhavya hoya che. nadInA jaLanuM vahana divyAtidivya hoya che. jyAM sahajatA hoya tyAM bhavyatA ane divyatA svaye AvIne besI jAya che. paryuSaNa Ave eTale ja bhaktinA UbharA Ave evuM kema? mahAvIrano janmakalyANaka divasa Ave tyAre ja mahAvIrabhakti chalakAtI jovA maLe evuM zA mATe ? dharma zuM koI samayanA cokaThAmAM purAI rahenArI cIja che? pUnamanA divase athavA besatA mahinAnA divase maMdiromAM kahevAtA bhaktonI bhIDa chalakAya che... bAkInA divasomAM zuM thAya che? amAsanA divase ya e ja maMdira, e ja jinAlaya che. e ja mUrti che, e ja maMtra che, e ja stuti che...! 108 a mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra pAna

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saMvatsarInA divasa sivAya paNa ApaNe kSamApanA karIe to zuM khoTuM? lokone janmadivasa UjavavAnI Adata che. Akho janmAro vaitaruM kUTavuM, duvRttione bahekavA devI ane pachI koI eka phiksa divase bhakti karIne dhanya dhanya thaI javAnuM to koI mahAdaMbhIne ja paravaDe ! jIvananI pratyeka paLa parva banI rahe, tevuM pavitra jIvana jIvavuM e ja dharma che. koIne chetaravAno ke koIne naDavAno vicAra paNa manamAM nA jAge e ja sAcuM adhyAtma che. ApaNane mUrti to maLe che, paNa bhagavAna nathI maLatA. paryuSaNanAM pAMca kartavyone paryuSaNanA divasomAM ja ApaNe yAda karIe ane bAkInA divasomAM te kartavyone jIvanamAMthI bAda karIe to e naryo ADaMbara ja kahevAya. ApaNI bhakti sahaja nathI, eTale emAM udhAmA to bahu hoya che paNa prasannatA nathI hotI. koI sAdhu nirAMte vicAravA taiyAra nathI ke have navAM navAM tIrthonA nirmANa pAchaLa karoDo rUpiyAnuM AMdhaNa karavAnI zI jarUra che? koI AcArya potAnA sAmaiyA-varaghoDA pAchaLa zrAvakonA rUpiyA nahi veDaphavAnI pratijJA levA taiyAra nathI ! saMyamanI cAdara heThaLa DhaMkAyelo moha bhAre vikarALa ane vikRta hoya che. sahaja rIte potAnAM kartavyo pratye niSThAbaddha rahevuM... bhaya ane lAlaca vagara zuddhatama jIvana jIvavA saMkalpabaddha rahevuM... ane vevalAIthI vegaLA rahevA kaTibaddha banavuM... ATaluM thaI jAya to mokSa kyAM cheTe che ? bhagavAna mahAvIranA nAme jainonI ekatA thAya e mATe AjIvana mathAmaNa karavA koI sAdhu taiyAra che kharA ? matabhedo bhale cAlyA kare, manabhedo TALavA koI sAdhu taiyAra taiyAra che kharA? navAM tIrtho banAvIne jayajayakAra karAvanArA sAdhuono utsAha jainonI ekatA bAbate kema ThaMDo paDI jAya che ? mahAvIranA siddhAMtonI vAto karavI ane aMgata gerasamajone paMpALyA karavI. A rIte jainazAsana jayavaMtuM rahI zakaze kharuM? mahAvIrano anuyAyI ane anekAntano upAsaka hoya tevA jainane jainonI ekatAthI ochuM kazuMya khape ja nahi ! bhAbhA nA amArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra 109 - rAja rAjakIya

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29 jainadharmanuM astitva rahe ke nA rahe, mahAvIranA siddhAMto avazya raheze ! bihAramAM lokasevAnI sugaMdha prasAratI saMsthA "vIrAyatananAM praNetA sAdhvI AcAryA zrI caMdanAjI krAMtikArI pratibhAnAM svAminI che. dezavidezamAM jainadharmanA pracAra mATe temaja mAnavasevAnI bahuvidha pravRttio mATe udyama karatAM, pAMsaTha varSanAM A. caMdanAjI sAthenI eka rasaprada praznottarInA thoDAka aMzo ApaNe mANIe. prazna : ApanI daSTie bhagavAna mahAvIranI sauthI moTI vizeSatA kaI ? uttara : bhagavAna mahAvIre mANasanA jIvananI svAyattatAno sahaja svIkAra ane Adara karyo e temanI sauthI moTI vizeSatA che. IzvaranI sAme paNa yAcanA na karo. dIna-hIna jIvana nA jIvo. koInI zaraNAgati na svIkAro. sAdhanAnI keDIe ArohaNa karIne siddhinAM zikharo sara karo, A vAta mahAvIre ApaNane samajAvI che. eka sAmAnya mANasanI jema janmIne sAdhanA dvArA parama avasthA emaNe prApta karI hatI, ane e rIte sau koI e siddhi pAmI zake che. parizramano puraskAra karIne mAnavImAtranI-jIvamAtranI svAyattatAno ATalo bhavya Adara emaNe karyo e mAre mana emanI sauthI moTI vizeSatA che. 110 mArI mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra

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prazna : bhagavAna mahAvIra Aje hayAta hota to teo zuM karata? uttara : bhagavAna mahAvIra je kALamAM thaI gayA te kALanAM tamAma kSetronA praznonAM samAdhAno temaNe ApyAM hatAM. koIpaNa kSetra temane mATe aspRzya nahotuM. temaNe sAmAjika, Arthika, pazupAlana, dharma vagere tamAma kSetranA sarvamAnya niyamo banAvyA hatA. kriyAkAMDonAM pULa pradarzanano temaNe virodha karyo hato. mahilAonA adhikAronI vAta paNa temaNe karI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIra Aje hayAta hota to, vartamAna yuganI pratyeka kSetranI samasyAo mATe temaNe mArgadarzana ApyuM hota. prazna : ApanI daSTie jainadharmanuM bhaviSya kevuM che ? uttara : jainadharma bhaviSyamAM rahe ke nA rahe, paNa mahAvIranA siddhAMto avazya raheze. hiMsA, asatya ane durAcArathI khatama thaI gayeluM jagata bhaviSyamAM ema kaheze ke bhagavAna mahAvIre ahiMsA, satya ane sadAcAranI je vAta karelI te sAcI hatI, kAraNa ke emAM jIvamAtranuM kalyANa che. prazna : bhagavAna mahAvIra Apane maLI jAya to Apa temane zuM kahezo ? uttaraH bhagavAna mahAvIra Aje jo puna: dharatI para Ave to, kadAca ApaNe jaino temane oLakhI ja nahi zakIe. mahAvIranA nAme ApaNe je jUThANAM ane ADaMbara racyAM che, e daSTie sAcA mahAvIrane okhaLavAnuM muzkela banI jaze. AMgIothI suzobhita mahAvIrane ApaNe oLakhIe chIe, tapa-tyAganI saumya mUrti svarUpa mahAvIrane oLakhavAnI pAtratA ApaNe khoI beThA chIe. Ama chatAM mahAvIra mane jo maLI jAya to huM temane mAtra eTalI ja vinaMtI karuM ke, he prabhu ! Apa ja mane mArgadarzana Apo ke mAre zuM karavuM joIe? ' prazna : mahAvIranA jIvanamAM banelA kahevAtA keTalAka camatkAro zuM sAcA haze kharA ? uttara : mahAvIranA jIvananI camatkArika ghaTanAo simbolika (pratIkAtmaka) che. teno sthULa artha pakaDavAne badale, teno marma samajavAnI mathAmaNa karavI joIe. akhabAra mAsa mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra"dil

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prazna : navI peDhI samakSa mahAvIrane kevI rIte rajU karavA joIe ke jethI tene dharmamAM zraddhA jAge ? : uttara H navI peDhI samakSa jainadharmanuM akhaMDa ane samagra svarUpa rajU karavuM joIe. prema, maitrI ane karuNAno mahimA karIne, koIno ya anAdara nahi karIne, bhedabhAva vagaranI AbohavAnuM nirmANa karIne navI peDhI samakSa mahAvIrane rajU karavA joIe. prazna : Apa videzamAM jainadharmano pracAra karI rahyAM cho. aneka dezomAM Ape A kArya karyuM che. videzanA loko jainadharmano kaI rIte svIkAra kare che ? uttara : videzamAM loko jainadharmanI jema bhAratanA anya dharmo mATe paNa jijJAsA dharAve che. paraMtu e loko mAtra zraddhAthI nahi - samajaNa pAmyA pachI ja dharmanI vAta svIkAre che. mAtra AsthA nahi, paraMtu jJAna kendramAM hoya che. dharmanI pratyeka vAtane navI peDhI tarka dvArA samajIne ja apanAvavA utsuka che. prazna : ApanI saMsthAnuM nAma 'vIrAyatana' kema rAkhyuM ? tenA sthApanA kyAre thaI ? uttara H bhagavAna mahAvIranI eTale ke 'vIra'nI bhUmi upara A saMsthAnI sthApanA thaI tethI tenuM nAma 'vIrAyatana' rAkhyuM. tenI sthApanA I.sa. 1971mAM thaI hatI. Aje to vividha aneka dezomAM paNa tenAM kAryAlayo che. sAdhvI zilApIjI A saMsthAnuM utkRSTa saMcAlana karI rahyAM che. mane eka vAtanuM Azcarya che. Aje TheraThera sthULa dekhAdekhI ane phAlatuM spardhAo khUba thAya che. vepAramAM, ramata-gamatamAM, dharmamAM sarvatra spardhAo jovA maLe che. tyAre amArI 'vIrAyatana' jevI saMsthA sAthe harIphAI ke spardhA pharI zake tevI mAtabara ane niSThAvAna saMsthAo anyatra keTalI UbhI karI che ? AvI vyApaka janahitanI saMsthAo dvArA lokasevA temaja jainadharmanA pracAranuM uttama kArya thaI zake che, paraMtu e dizAmAM bhAgye ja kaMIka prayatno thayA haze... Ama kema ? mArA mahAvAra, tArA mAvI

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mArA mahAvIra, tArA mahAvIra