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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 2 8i mayaNarekhA ilAcIkumAra dhanya ahiMsA VVAVA VVVV OVVUU VYY17 jayabhikhu Jamn Education Intemational For Personal & Private Use Only wwwainelibrary.org
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 1 [kula pustaka 10] 1. tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva, bharata - bAhubalI 2. tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra, tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha 3. AcArya zrI jaMbusvAmI, ArdrakumAra 4. mahAsatI aMjanA, satI caMdanabALA 5. kAna kaThiyAro, akSayatRtIyA, satyano jaya 6. rAjA zrIpALa, zeTha jagaDuzAha 7. munizrI harikeza, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra 8. rANI cellaNA, amarakumAra 9. arjunamALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jaina bAlagraMthAvaliH zreNI 2 - 5.8 mayaNarekhA IlAcIkumAra maMtrI vimaLazAha saMpAdaka jayabhikhkha zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhu mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ Jain Balgranthavali Shreni-2 Ed. by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380 007 AvRtti : jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali, 2008 ISBN : 978-81-89160-95-1 kiMmata : rU. 15 10 pustikAnA seTanI kiMmata rU. 150 prakAzaka kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa, 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 mukhya viktA gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa | gUrjara ejansIjha pa1-2, ramezapArka sosAyaTI, ratanapoLa nAka sAme, usmAnapurA, gAMdhI mArga, amadAvAda -380 013 amadAvAda -380 001 phona : 2755 1703 phona : 2214 9660 mudraka nniA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380013 For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mayaNarekhA saMpatti joIne konuM mana caLatuM nathI ? rUpa joIne koNa lobhAtuM nathI ? paNa je nara-nAra rUpa ane saMpatti baMne sAme AvIne maLavA chatAM, DagatAM nathI, ene hajAra vAra dhanyavAda che. evA dhanyavAda ApIe jUnA jamAnAmAM thaI gayelI satI mayaNarekhAne ! tamane e mahAsatInI vAta kahuM chuM. mana rAkhIne sAMbhaLajo. sudarzanapura nAme nagara. tyAMno rAjA maNiratha. bhAre parAkramI, paNa saMpati ane rUpano bhogI. dUdhanA chalakAtA ghaDAmAM viSanAM e be TIpAM paDelAM ! e maNirathane yugabAhu nAme nAno bhAI. moTA bhAI ane nAnA bhAI vacce AkAza-pAtALanuM aMtara. yugabAhune mayaNarekhA nAme suMdara strI. jANe DolaranuM phUla joI lo ! ene eka kuMvara. nAma caMdrayazA. jANe gulAbano goTo joI For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-8 lo. pRthvI para svarganuM sukha bhogave. eka vAra rAjA maNiratha gokhamAM beTho che. sAme nAnA bhAIno AvAsa che. nAnA bhAInI vahu maNa rekhA tAjuM snAna karIne potAno lAMbo vAyabharano coTalo sUkavI rahI che. are, zuM svarganI apsarA to nathI ne ! kAmI rAjAnI AMkha tyAM coMTI rahI. enuM mana dIvAnuM banI gayuM. are, AvI rUparUpanI raMbhA strInI huM meLavuM to ja kharo ! enA manamAM rahelI zubha bhAvanAe kahyuM: 're, e to nAnA bhAInI strI; sagI dIkarI lekhAya." paNa kAmIne vaLI viveka zo? viveka hota to rAvaNanI laMkA roLAI hota ! rAjAe mayaNarekhAne lobhAvavA mAMDI Aje suMdara vastra che, to kAle ghareNAM che. navA navA hAvabhAvathI rIjhave che. mayaNarekhA hoziyAra che. eNe rAjAnI AMkhamAM vikAra ramato dITho. namratAthI kahyuM: mahArAja, huM tamArI bahena-dIkarI lekhAuM." paNa rAjA jANato hato ke bahena-dIkarI kIdhe bahenadIkarI na thAya. Akhare eNe vicAra karyo ke nAnA bhAIno kAMTo vaccethI kADhI nAkhuM, pachI e kyAM javAnI che ? eka divasanI vAta che. rANI mayaNarekhA garbhavatI che. yugabAhu ene tathA putra caMdrayazAne laI vanavihAre nIkaLyo che. moTuM evuM kadalI vana AvyuM che. keLanAM jhuMDanAM jhuMDa. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mayaNarekhA garbhavatI patnI kahe, ApaNe ahIM rahIe. eka jharaNAne kAMThe, nAnI evI jhUpaMDI bAMdhIne traNe rahyAM che, paNa moTo bhAI nAnA bhAIno kALa banIne phare che. sa pharato pharato tyAM Avyo. yugabAhunA vizvAsu subhaTo coMkI karatA beThA che. A to rAjA ! ene koNa roke ? nAnA bhAIne khabara paDI ke moTA bhAI maLavA AvyA che. hoMze hoMze bheTavA doDyo; jyAM bheTavA jAya che tyAM moTA bhAIe kaTArI peTamAM hulAvI dIdhI. yugabAhu dharatI para DhaLI paDyo. mayaNarekhAe cIsa pADI. subhaTo doDI AvyA. are, rAjAe rAjAnuM mAtama khoyuM. have ene haNavo ghaTe. mayaNarekhAe kahyuMH pApIne pApanI sajA bhogavavA jIvato mUko. maratA patinuM mota UjaLuM banAvo. eNe patine saMsAranI asAratA samajAvI. kAyAnI kSaNabhaMguratA samajAvI. navakAramaMtranuM dhyAna dharavA kahyuM. zubhabhAvapUrvaka yugabAhu mRtyu pAmyo. pelI tarapha potAnuM kALuM moM laIne rAjA nATho. keLanA vanamAM rahetA kevaDiyA nAga para eno paga paDyo. kevaDiyA nAge bhAre DaMkha mAryo. rAjA tyAM ne tyAM maraNa pAmyo. bIjI ta2pha mayaNarekhAe vicAryuM: are, hamaNAM rAjAjInA sevako Avaze, to mane ane mArA putrane bhUMDe For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 - 8 hAle mAraze. e putrane laIne nAThI. mArgamAM bhAre kAMTAjhAMkharAM ! putra to chUTo paDI gayo, ne rANIne to thoDI vAramAM peTamAM pIDa jAgI. e to zuM hAthapaga pachADe ? bharyA jaMgalamAM ekalI. eka sarovaranA kAMThe mRgalInI jema taraphaDe. thoDI vAre eNe eka bALakano janma Apyo. dhIre dhIre kinAre jaI bALakane svaccha karyo. paherelA vastramAMthI aDadhuM phADI jhoLI karI suvADyo. pachI pote nAhavA gaI. zuM enuM rUpa ! sarovaramAM jANe sonerI kamaLa khIlyuM. pAse ja eka vidyAdhara rAjA rAja kare. enA hAthI sarovaramAM snAna karavA AvelA. emaNe A suvarNa kamaLazI strI nIrakhI. sUMDhamAM upADIne cAlyA. rANI to rUve rUve aparaMpAra ! are, mAruM bALa, ene koNa sAcavaze ? paNa hAthI te kaMI mAne ? AkhI rAta teo cAlyA. savAre eka parvatanI taLeTImAM AvI pahoMcyA. upara emano vidyAdhara rAjA rahe. sphaTikanA mahela ne hIrAnA thAMbhalA. nIlamanI agAsIo ne pannAnA gokha ! rastA badhA sonAthI rasela ! rAjA vidyAdhara suMdara vimAna laI Avyo. eNe mayaNarekhAne joI. enuM mana mohI gayuM. eNe kahyuM: 'he pRthvInI padamaNI ! mane vara !' For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mayarekhA t n .n.t.t.th. ' mayaNarekhAe joyuM ke samajAvIne kAma levAmAM sAra che. eNe kahyuM, "mArA be putranI bhALa laI Avo, pachI bIjI vAta.' vidyAdhara rAjA to UpaDyo vimAnamAM. thoDI vAramAM to bhALa laIne Avyo. eNe kahyuM "he suMdarI, tAro jeTha-rAjA maNiratha sarpadaMzathI bhUMDe hAle maryo che. ane tAro moTo putra to sudarzanapurano rAjA banyo che. tArA jeThane koI saMtAna na hovAthI prajAe tene gAdI para besADyo che.' ne tArA bIjA dhAvaNA bALane mithilAno rAjA upADI gayo che. enuM nAma padmaratha. ene kaMI saMtAna nathI, eTale tArA bALane dIkaro karIne mAnyo che. nAma rAkhyuM che namirAja." mayaNarekhA kahe, "dhanya che rAjA tane. have eka kAma mAruM karI de. mane naMdIzvara dvIpa laI jA. eka bhavamAM be bhava thAya, e pahelAM tyAMnAM darzana karI lauM.' suMdara evo naMdIzvara dvIpa. vidyAdhara rAjAnA pitA maNicUDa tyAM tapasvIne veze rahe. baMne jaNAMe temane namaskAra karyA. maNicUDa muni mAnasazAstranA jANakAra hatA. temaNe strIne duHkhiyArI dIThI. badho vRttAMta pUkyo. mayaNarekhAe For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-8 badhI vAta vistArIne karIne kahyuM, "he pUjanIya devatA, eka bhavamAM be bhava karavA karatAM, tamArA caraNamAM mRtyu vAMchuM chuM.' maNicUDa munie putrane upadeza Apyo. kahyuM ke saMsAramAM sauMdarya ane saMpatti-kaMcana ane kAminIno je viveka nahIM kare, enuM kadI kalyANa nahIM thAya. vidyAdhara rAjAnI AMkha khUlI gaI. eNe mayaNarekhAne potAnI bahena karIne mAnI. eNe kahyuM, bola, bola bahena, huM tAruM zuM kAma karuM, jethI mAruM pApa dhovAya.' bhAI, tuM puNyazALI che. tane khare vakhate upadeza lAgyo. savaLI mati sUjhI. mAruM mana mArA nAnA bALane jovA jhaMkhI rahyuM che.' baMne cAlyAM mithilA bhaNI. mithilAnI zI vAta ! mayaNarekhA to potAnI jiMdagIno vicAra kare che, tyAM thayo vairAgya. are, have A mAyAmAM vaLI kAM lapaTAu. konAM choruM-konAM vAcharuM, cAla, mArA jIvanuM kalyANa karuM. eNe vidyAdhara rAjAne samajAvI tyAM ne tyAM sAdhvIpada svIkArI lIdhuM. nAma rAkhyuM suvratA. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mayaNarekhA mithilAno rAjavI namirAja bhAre parAkramI thayo che. eNe ghaNA dezo jItyA che. enA hAthI, ghoDA ne vRSabha pRthvInA paTa para rokaToka vagara vicare che. eka vakhata teno suMdara hAthI pharato pharato rAjA caMdrayazAnI hadamAM Avyo. caMdrayazAnA sipAIo tene yuktithI pakaDIne rAjadhAnImAM lAvyA. rAjAe tene hAthIkhAne baMdhAvyo. zuM suMdara hAthI ! AkhI hAthIzALA enAthI zobhI UThI. namirAjane khabara paDI. mArA hAthIne caMdrayazA rAjAne tyAM bAMdhyo che. eNe saMdezo mokalyo ke hAthI amAro che, mATe pAcho Apo nahIMtara sudarzanapura dhULabheguM thaze. A sAMbhaLI rAjA caMdrayazAne krodha caDyo. teNe javAba Apyo; "bahu bolavAmAM sAra nathI. nahIM to je hAthInI dazAM thaI te tamArI thaze." namirAje A javAba sAMbhaLyo, ne nagAre dhAva dIdho. potAnuM lazkara taiyAra karyuM ne sudarzanapura para caDAI karI. caMdrayazAe jANyuM ke namirAjanuM lazkara Ave che, eTale nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhA. kAMgare kAMgare bANAvaLI mUkI dIdhA. ghero ghaNA divasa cAlyo, paNa sAmAsAmI laDAI thaI nahIM. rAjA caMdrayazA gherAthI kaMTALI gayo che. nagaranA daravAjA ughADI kesariyAM karavAnI taiyArI kare che. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2.8 . . . . . namirAja paNa koI paNa bhoge laDAI karI cheDo lAvavA icche che. eTale teNe laDAInI teyArI karI. sipAIoe jayanAda karyA; namirAja mahArAjakI je. nagaramAMthI paNa javAba AvyoH "caMdrayazA mahArAjakI che." have namirAja cAlavAnI taiyArI kare che, evAmAM cheTethI be sAdhvIone AvatI joI, te emanI pAse gayA ne vaMdana karyuM. namratAthI pUchyuM: "he mahAsatIjI ! A laDAInA medAnamAM ApanuM padhAravuM kema thayuM?" sAdhvI gaMbhIra zabda bolyAM "rAjan ! A manuSyono saMhAra zAne mATe karo cho ? A lohInI nadIo vahevarAvIne meLavelo jaya tamAruM zuM bhaluM karI zake ema che? ane temAMye bhAIe bhAInI sAthe yuddha karavuM te zuM vAjabI che?" namirAja kahe, "mahAsatIjI ! Apa to jagatanA badhA jIvone sarakhA gaNo, eTale bhAI ja kaho, paNa evA chakI gayelAonI sAna ThekANe lAvavA mATe A yuddha karavuM ja paDaze.' A sAdhvI te ja suvratA-mahAsatI mayaNarekhA. te bolyAM; he rAjA, te tamAro sago bhAI thAya che. tamane baMnene janma denArI huM A rahI." For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 11 mayaNarekhA * - - - namirAja kahe, kevI gappa ! e kevI rIte hoI ja zake? mahAsatIjI ! AvI vAto sAMbhaLavAno have vakhata nathI. cAlo zUrA saradAro ! AgaLa kadama baDhAvo.' sAdhvI suvratA bolyAM: 'paNa sabUra, rAjan ! mArI eka najIvI mAgaNI kabUla karazo ? ardhA ja kalAka phakta laDAI baMdha rAkho ne mane nagaramAM javA do." namirAja A mAgaNIno inakAra karI zakyo nahIM. teNe kahyuM: 'bhale ApanA vacananI khAtara huM ardhA kalAka thobhIza.. eka saradAra sAdhvIjIne laI cAlyo. sAdhvIjI caMdrayazA kumAra pAse AvyAM. rAjA caMdrayazAe potAnI mAtAne sAdhvInA vezamAM AvatI joI, eNe namaskAra karyA. caMdrayazAe mAtAno sneha cAkhyo hato. namirAja janmathI chUTo paDyo hato. sAdhvIjIe caMdrayAne oLakhANa ApI eTale te namI paDyo ne bolyoH "Apa jema kaho tema karavA taiyAra chuM.' suvratA bolyAM : "namine to janmathI chAMDyo che, paNa teM to mArAM dhAvaNa dhAvyAM che. mAnI vAta mAnI le. moTo bhAI banI jA. nAnA bhAIne joIe te ApI de. tenA svAgatanI taiyArI kara, tene premathI bheTa. ApI de joIe te. tuM to moTo bhAI che.' caMdrayazAe te kabUla karyuM. sAmaiyAnI taiyArI karI. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 12 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 * 8 ahIM namirAja vicAra kare che. are, sAdhvI to AvI nahIM. have mAre yuddha karavuM ja paDaze. evAmAM nagaranA totiMga daravAjA UghaDyA, caMdrayazAnuM lazkara dekhAyuM. paNa Azcarya ! koInI pAse hathiyAra nahIM. caMdrayazA sahuthI mokhare hato. te mirAjanI chAvaNImAM Avyo. mirAjane khAtarI thaI ke mAro A mAjaNyo bhAI che, nahIMtara Ama kema Ave ! kudaratI rIte ja tene prema thayo ne te paNa sAme doDyo. baMne bhAIo premathI bheTI paDyA. lazkara AkhuM acaMbo pAmyuM. badhI hakIkata jANIne vadhAre acaMbo pAmyuM. mirAjanI vAjategAjate sudarzanapuramAM padharAmaNI thaI. suvratA sAdhvInI zubha bhAvanA phaLI. sAcI bhAvanA phaLyA vinA kema rahe ! caMdrayazAne sAdhvIjIno samAgama vadhyo, eTale vairAgya utpanna thayo ane dIkSA levAnuM mana thayuM. temaNe mirAjane gAdI soMpI ne dIkSA lIdhI. mirAjanuM rAjya khUba vadhyuM, paNa tyAra pachI thoDA vakhatamAM temane baLatariyo tAva thayo. A vAtanI zAMti ka2vA temanI strI caMdana ghasI ghasIne copaDavA lAgI. caMdanathI zAMti thaI, paNa te ghasatAM strIonAM kaMkaNano khUba khaDakhaDATa thayo. A avAja temanAthI na khamAyo. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ mayaNarekhA 13 " paTarANIe joyuM ke rAjAthI A garabaDa khamAtI nathI eTale kahyuM: "sahu akeka kaMkaNa rAkho ne caMdana ghaso.' badhAe tema karyuM. avAja baMdha thaI gayo. namirAjane zAMti thaI. te ja kSaNe vicAra thayo : "ahA ! eka ja kaMkaNa hoya to kevI zAMti rahe che ! kharekhara vadhAremAM ja duHkha che. manuSya paNa badhAnI dhamAla choDI potAnA eka AtmabhAve rahe to keTalI zAMti maLe ! kharekhara tyAga ane ekalabhAva e ja dharma che. huM tenuM ArAdhana karuM ne sukha pAmuM." - Avo vicAra karI te sAjo thayo eTale tarata dIkSA lIdhI. A rAjarSi namirAjano vairAgya adbhuta hato. temanI deve kevI rIte parIkSA karI ane temAMthI te kevI rIte pasAra thayA tenI hakIkata uttarAdhyayana sUtranA navamA adhyayanamAM ApelI che. pavitra jIvana gALatAM temano mokSa thayo. caMdrayazA paNa pavitra jIvanathI mokSa pAmyA. sAdhvI suvratA paNa tapatyAgathI pUrAM pavitra thayAM ne nirvANa pAmyAM. dhanya che patine dharma pamADanAra mahAsatI mayaNarekhAne ! dhanya che AtmakalyANa sAdhanArI pavitra AryAone ! rUpa maLo to evAne maLajo ! saMpata maLe to evAM sadgaNIne maLajo. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra DhIMga DhIMga Dhama, DhIMga DhIMga Dhama, Dholaka vAgavA lAgyAM. pIMIII pIIII pIMIII zaraNAI bolavA lAgI. thoDI vAramAM vAMsa khoDAyA ne te para naTanAM doraDAM baMdhAyAM. "eya bhalA ! eya bhalA !' karatA naTaloko tenA upara khela karavA lAgyA. - ilAvardhana nagaranA loko A khela jovA nagaranA cokamAM ToLe maLyA. A cokanA mAthe moTI manohara mahelAto che. tene suMdara jharUkhA che. nAjuka gokha che. tenI bhIMto ne chato kArIgarIno bhaMDAra che. dhanathI chalakAto dhanadatta zeTha temAM rahe che. tene eka navajuvAna dIkaro che. tenuM nAma ilAcI. naTane meDI nIce ramatA joI teNe gokhamAM DokiyuM karyuM. tyAM zuM joyuM ? eka naTe page jamaiyA bAMdhyA che. be hAthe vAMsa pakaDyo che ne doraDA para cAlI rahyo che. nIce naTanuM For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra ToLuM 'eya bhalA ! eya bhalA !' bolI rahyuM che. e ToLAmAM eka navajuvAna kanyA che. rUpa rUpano te bhaMDAra che. 15 ilAcI tene jotAM ja TharI gayo. A te devI haze ke apsarA ? AvuM rUpa to meM koI divasa joyuM ja nathI. ilAcI tene dhArI dhArI jovA lAgyo. ane manamAM nakkI karyuM ke paraNuM to A kanyAne ja paraNuM. * jamavAno samaya thayo, paNa ilAcI Avyo nahi. dhanadatta zeTha tapAsa karavA UThyA ke ilAcI kyAM che ? bhAI eka khUNAmAM jematema sUtA che. moM taddana UtarI gayuM che. dhanadatta zeThe pUchyuM : 'ilAcI ! che zuM ? Aje tuM ATalo badho dilagIra kema ?" teNe dila kholIne vAta karI : pitAjI ! gAmamAM naTaloka 2mavA AvyA che. temane eka juvAna kanyA che. ahA ! zuM tenuM rUpa ! te mane paraNAvo.' dhanadatta zeTha kahe : gAMDA ! AvI lata te kyAMthI lAgI ? naTaDIne te ApaNA gharamAM ghalAya ? kyAM ApaNI nAta ! kyAM naTanI nAta ! ApaNI nAtamAM ghaNI kanyAo che temAMthI tuM kahe te paraNAvuM.' pitAnA AvA vicAra sAMbhaLI ilAcI kaMI bolyo nahi . sAMje na khAdhuM na pIdhuM ne UThI gayo. rAte naTane chAnAmAnA bolAvyA ane vAta karI : mAgo teTaluM dhana ApuM, paNa For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 16 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-8 SAvo ? tamArI kanyA paraNAvo." naTa kahe, "annadAtA!kanyAne ame vecavAnathI lAvyA.dhana to Aja che ne kAla nathI. kaMI ratana jevI dIkarI ema apAya ? vaLI tamane kanyA ApIe to amArA kuLane eba lAge." ilAcI kahe, "e kevI rIte? huM to chuM vANiyo ne tame cho naTa." naTa kahe, "zeTha! tame game tevA ho, paNa amArI nAtamAM ne amArA dhaMdhAvALAne kanyA apAya. nahi to loka lAMchana Ape." ilAcI kahe, "koI paNa rIte tamArI kanyA mane paraNAvo kharA?" naTe kahyuM : "hA. eka rIta che. tame paNa amArA jevA naTa bano. ane amArI vidyAmAM kuzaLa thAo. pachI khela karIne koI rAjAne rIjhavo. te je bheTa Ape tenAthI amArI nAtane jamADo, to amArI kanyA ApIe." ilAcI kahe, "kabUla ! kabUla ! huM te pramANe karIza ne tamArI kanyA paraNIza.' rAta paDI. sahu jIvajaMtu jaMpI gayAM. saghaLuM sUnakAra thaI gayuM. ilAcI e vakhate UThyo. kapaDAM paherIne taiyAra thayo. nathI koI jAgatuM ke nathI koI sasaLatuM. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra - jyAM javA mATe DagaluM bharyuM tyAM mAbApa yAda AvyAM : ahA ! vahAlI mAtA ! premALa pitA ! te jANaze ke ilAcI nAsI gayo che to temane kevuM du:kha thaze ! mATe AvI rIte cAlyA to na javuM.' te pAcho pharyo. tyAM to divase joyelI naTakanyA yAda AvI : "ahA kevuM rUpa ! game tema thAya, paNa A kanyAne to paraNuM. mAbApane thoDA divasa duHkha to thaze, paNa pachI badhuM vIsarI jaze. cAla jaIne naTalokone maLuM !" Ama vicArI ilAcI cAlavA maMDyo. naTanA ToLAne jaI maLyo. naTaloko vahelA UThI e nagaramAMthI cAlyA gayA. ilAcIe badho pozAka badalI nAkhyo. malamalanA kaDakaDatA aMgarakhAnI jagyAe gajInuM jADuM laThTha keDiyuM paheryuM rezamI dhotiyAne badale jADo majAno coraNo paheryo. mAthethI mUlavaMtI pAghaDI utArI moTuM badhuM phIMDala vIMTyuM. gaLAmAM naTaloko jevI mALAo paherI. gaI kAlano kroDAdhipatino putra Aje barAbara naTa banI gayo. teNe dhIme dhIme naTavidyA zIkhavA mAMDI. UMdhI ne cattI gulAMTo khAvI. eka page kUdakA mAravA ne page vAMsa bAMdhIne cAlavuM. A kaMI jevuMtevuM kAma nahi ! paNa ilAcInA dilamAM kAma zIkhavAno bhAre umaMga che, eTale eka varasamAM e badhuM zIkhI gayo. pachI zIkhyo doraDAnI ramata. kevI suMdara ! kevI For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 28 :.:.:.:.:. . adbhuta ! koI paNa jAtanA TekA sivAya doraDA para cAlyA javuM ne moTA kUdakA mAravA ! page zIMgaDAM ke jamaiyA bAMdhIne doraDA para cAlyA javuM! tyAra bAda janAvarone laDAvavAnI tathA bIjI paNa ghaNI ramato zIkhyo. gAmegAma te naTa loko sAthe phare che ne potAnI kaLA batAve che. pelI naTakanyA paNa sAthe ja che. ilAcIne tenA para apAra prema che. jANe jaLa ne mAchalI ! cAtaka ne meha! ene joyA vinA ghaDI cena paDatuM nathI ! naTakanyAne paNa tenA para apAra prema thayo che. jeNe potAne mATe gharabAra choDyAM, vaibhava choDyo, tenA para prema kema na thAya? paNa hajI temanAM lagna thayAM nathI, thAya tema nathI. ilAcI jyAre koI rAjAne rIjhavI nAta jamADe tyAre ja lagna thaI zake ema che ! ' A vAtane bAra bAra varSanAM vahANAM vItI gayAM. have ilAcIkumAra rAjAne rIjhavI zake evI navidyA zIkhI gayo che. teNe vicAra karyo : "lAva, have bahenAtaTa nagara jAuM ne tyAMnA rAjAne rIjhavuM." ane badhA naTo gAmanagaro vaTAvatAM bahenAtaTa nagare gayA. ilAcIe rAjAnI mulAkAta lIdhI. rAjA kahe, "padhAro nAyaka ! tamane joI AnaMda thayo. ahIM tamArI badhI vidyA batAvo. jo amAruM mana rIjhavazo to tamane moTuM inAma ApIza." For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra darabAragaDhanA cokamAM ilAcIe taiyArI karavA mAMDI. prathama jamIna sAphasUpha karI ne pachI khoDyA vAsa. tenA para doraDAM bAMdhyAM. cokanI cAre bAju kanAta baMdhAI ne beThako goThavAI. temAM rAjA beThA, dIvAna beThA, zAhukAra ne zrImaMta beThA. adhikArIo paNa badhA ekaThA thayA. zuM zeTha, zuM nokara ! zuM nAno, zuM moTo ! zahera AkhuM khela jovA bheguM thayuM. rAjAnI badhI rANIo upara gokhamAM besI gaI. ilAcInA dilamAM umaMgano pAra nathI. bAra bAra varSa sudhI karelAM AkarAM tapa Aje jarUra phaLaze evo tene dRDha vizvAsa che. teNe suMdara pozAka dhAraNa karyo. iSTadevanuM smaraNa karyuM. pachI cokanI vacce AvI potAno khela zarU karyo, kevI rIte? te doraDA upara caDyo. pachI page paherI pAvaDI. pachI eka hAthamAM lIdhI DhAla ne bIjA hAthamAM lIdhI talavAra ane doraDA para cAlavA mAMDyuM. thoDuM cAlIne avaLo pharI gayo. loko aMdara aMdara bolavA lAgyA : "vAhavAha ! vAhavAha ! kevo suMdara khela che ne! ilAcIe bIjo khela zarU karyo. potAnA mAthe eka pachI eka ema sAta beDAMnI hela caDAvI. pachI vAMsanI ghoDI para lAMbo vAMsa bAMdhyo ane te upara caDyo. Toce pahoMcI tene halAvavA lAgyo. vAMsa Ama Dole tema Dole, paNa ilAcInA For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ reo jene bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 28 mAthA para beDAM AbAda ! loko A joI Azcarya pAmI gayA. rAjA hamaNAM inAma Apaze, hamaNAM inAma Apaze evI rAha jovA lAgyA, paNa rAjA kaMI bole nahi ! ilAcIe trIjo khela zarU karyo. page bAMdhI kaTAro ane te kaTAronI aNIbhera doraDA para cAlavA lAgyo. loko A joI rAjI thaI gayA, paNa rAjA na bole uM ke na bole cuM. kema vAru ! zuM AvA khela rAjAne pasaMda nahi paDatA hoya? - nA re ! nA. rAjA to A vakhate bIjo ja vicAra kare che. teNe nIce UbhelI pelI naTakanyAne joI che. tenA rUpamAM mohI paDyo che. te ema vicAra kare che ke A naTa jo doraDA parathI paDIne marI jAya to A kanyAne paraNI zakAya. mATe karavA done khela. ema karatAM joIe paDe che ane mare che ! naTakanyA nIce UbhI vicAra kare che: "aho ! ilAcIe mArA mATe mAtApitAne choDyAM. riddhisiddhi choDI. potAne hAthe anekane dAna deto te Aje dAna levA hAtha lAMbo kare che. have rAjA prasanna thaIne ene inAma Ape to sAruM. mArA pitA tenI sAthe jaladI mArAM lagna kare ane huM tenI sAthe sukhamAM rahI divaso pasAra karuM." ilAcI doraDA parathI nIce UtarI rAjAne page lAgyo. rAjA kahe : "naTarAja! tame bahu catura cho, paNa meM tamAro khela For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra joyo nathI. mAruM mana rAjakAjanA vicAramAM rokAyuM hatuM.' ilAcI pharIthI khela karavA maMDyo. naTaloko jorathI potAnAM Dhola vagADavA lAgyA. eya bhalA ! eya bhalA !' kahI tene zUra caDAvavA lAgyA. ilAcIe adbhuta khela karyo. pachI nIce UtarI rAjAne salAma bharI. rAjAe kahyuM : 'nAyaka ! tame khela ka2vA mAMDyo ne huM jarA vAte vaLagyo. tamAro khela jovAyo nahi, pharI khela karo. A vakhate dhyAnathI joIza.' ilAcI trIjI vakhata khela karavA lAgyo, paNa rAjA prasanna thayo nahi. rAjAnA peTamAM pApa hatuM ke A koI rIte mare che. eTale te zeno vakhANe ? 21 ilAcI nirAza thayo. A joI naTaDIe kahyuM : 'ilAcI ! nirAza na thAo. thoDA sAru badhuM bagADazo nahi. eka vakhata pharIthI khela karIne rAjAne prasanna karo, nahIMtara ApaNAM lagna nahIM thAya.' ilAcI cothI vAra doraDe caDyo. ajAyabI pamADe tevo khela karyo chatAM e rAjA rIjhyo nahi ! badhA mANasone vahema paDyo ke rAjAnA peTamAM kaMIka pApa che. paTarANIne paNa vahema paDyo ke jarU2 rAjAnA manamAM kaMIka dago che. ilAcInI nirAzAno pAra rahyo nahi. naTaDI A joI bolI : 'ilAcI ! have eka vakhata khela karo. kinAre AveluM For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2.8 . . . . . . . . vahANa DubADazo nahi. mArI khAtara paNa eka vakhata khela karo." ilAcIe pAMcamI vakhata khela zarU karyo. te vAMsanI Toce jaIne Ubho. A vakhate teNe eka banAva joyo. eka gharanA bAraNe rUparUpanA aMbAra jevI eka bAI hAthamAM rUpAno thALa laIne UbhI che. mAMhI bharI che mIThAI ne bIjI suMdara vastuo. te Agraha karI karIne eka munirAjane vahorAve che, paNa munirAja te letA nathI, tema potAnI AMkha paNa UMcI karatA nathI. A joI ilAcIne vicAra AvyA. "ahA ! dhanya che A munine ! jobana vaya che, AgaLa ATalI rUpavatI strI UbhI che, paNa temanuM rUMvADuM paNa pharakatuM nathI. ane huM? huM to eka naTaDIne kAje gharabAra, dharmadhyAna badhuM choDIne dezadezAvara bhaTakuM chuM. pelA munirAjane e strI Agraha karI karIne vahorAve che, paNa e letA nathI. ane huM dAna levAne mATe jIvanA jokhame A vAMsa para caDIne khela karuM chuM. ane tema chatAMya dAna maLatuM nathI.' kharekhara ! A mohamAM phasAI meM mAro amUlya vakhata nakAmo gALyo. have to huM paNa e sAdhurAja jevo thAuM. ane emanA jIvanano AnaMda anubhavuM." AvA vicAro karatAM karatAM ilAcInA mananI pavitratA For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ ilAcIkumAra .....nh ekadama vadhI gaI. ane tene tyAM ja jagatanuM sAcuM jJAnakevaLajJAna thayuM. ahIM naTakanyA paNa vicAravA lAgI : "baLyuM A rUpa ! A rUpane mohI ilAcIe gharabAra choDyAM ane ATalAM duHkha bhogavyAM. vaLI A rAjAne paNa avaLI mati sUjhI ! hA, A jIve janmIne zuM sAruM karyuM ? have kyAM sudhI AvuM jIvana jIvavuM? cAla have to mana, vacana ne kAyA jItI mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karuM." AvA vicAro karatAM tene paNa kevaLajJAna thayuM. rAjArANIe A baMnenAM jIvanamAM ekAeka pheraphAra joyo, ane temane paNa potapotAnA jIvanasaMbaMdhI vicAro AvyA. te vicArothI hRdaya tadana pavitra thatAM temane paNa kevaLajJAna thayuM. A cAre kevaLajJAnIo lAMbA vakhata sudhI A duniyA para pharyA te daramiyAna temanA pavitra jIvananI ghaNA upara asara thaI. temanA amRta zA upadezathI ghaNAnAM jIvana palaTAI gayAM. potAnuM AyuSya pUruM thatAM badhAM nirvANa pAmyAM. dhanya che ilAcI jevA sAhasika naravIrone ! For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ maMtrI vimaLazAha rAma ane lakSmaNa jevI be bhAInI joDI. ekanuM nAma vimaLa, bIjAnuM nAma neDha. dazAnI caDhatIpaDatI che. mULa to pATaNanAM maMtrIpadAM emanA bApadAdAoe karelAM. cAvaDA vaMzanA rAjAonA vakhatamAM ane solaMkI vaMzanA rAjAonA vakhatamAM teoe tana, mana ne dhanathI gujarAtanI sevA karelI. paNa vakhata pharyo. vahAlAM hatAM e badhAM verI banyAM. sahu emane herAna karavAmAM rAjI rahe. baMne chokarAnI mA vIramatI bahu zANI. eNe samaya pArakho; ne pATaNa choDI potAne piyara bAluDAMne laIne cAlI gaI. piyara gAmaDAmAM. bhAI bicAro paMDa raLe ne peTa pUre evo. chatAM eNe sahune AvakAra Apyo. baMne bhANejone keLavavA mAMDyA. e keLavaNI kevI ? khetaromAM kAma karavAnI, rAte cokI karavAnI, Dhorane carAvavAnI ne ghoDAne khelavavAnI. khetImAM na rAta jovAya na divasa. na jovAya comAsuM ke na For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ maMtrI vimaLazAha ra5 * * * * * * * jovAya baLabaLato unALo. kotaro, jaMgalo ne nadInALAmAM roja AthaDavAnuM ! Ama grAmINa jIvana, khullI kudarata, cokhkhI havA ne cokhkhAM dUdha-ghI vacce baMne bALako ghaDAtAM cAlyAM. zarIre bhAre khaDatala banyAM. doDavAmAM thAka nahi. taravAmAM thAka nahi. mArAmArI karavAmAMya thAka nahi, tIra calAvavAmAM to emane koI na pahoMce. AkhuM gAma vAhavAha kare. hIrAnAM teja achatAM rahe. pATaNanA nagarazeTha zrI datte e teja pArakhyAM. emane potAnI putrI zrIdevI mATe vimaLa yogya lAgyo. eka divase ghughariyALo ratha joDAvI teo vimaLane mosALa AvyA. pATaNanA nagarazeTha gAmaDAgAmamAM, ne vaLI vimaLane potAnI putrI varAvavA ! sahuno harakha na mAya. vIramatI potAnI sthiti jANatI hatI. ene lAgyuM ke Aje lakSmI cAMllo karavA AvI che. vADa vinA velo na caDe. nagarazeThanuM paDakhuM maLe che, mATe javA na devuM. thayAM vevizALa, vaheMcAyA goLadhANA. tarata ja nagarazeThe Agraha karyo : "vimaLa ne neDha moTA thayA che. pATaNa Avo. zahera vagara chokarAMnAM parAkrama zuM jaNAze ?' vAta sAcI hatI. zANI vIramatI nagarazeThanI hUMphe pATaNamAM AvI. thoDA divase lagna levAyAM. nagarazeThanI putrI zrIdevI. nAma evA guNa. eNe thoDA divasamAM ghara potAnuM For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 26 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 * 8 karI lIdhuM. sAsu kahe, vahu to mAruM rAMkanuM ratana che. * mahinAo ne varSo vItI gayAM. pATaNanA mahArAjA bhImadeva bhAre bANAvALI. dara varSe vIrotsava Ujave. dezodezanA tIraMdAja notare. A vakhate paNa temaNe bhAre ThAThathI utsava zarU karyo hato. mallakustI, paTAbAjI, doDa, kUdavuM, ghoDesavArI vagerenI harIphAI hatI. emAM tIraMdAjo mATe paNa eka harIphAI hatI. dUra, eka UMcA jhADa para phaLa laTakAvyuM hatuM. ene DIMTAmAMthI vIMdhavAnuM hatuM. phaLa to AkhuM rahe ne DIMTuM kapAI jAya. kAma bhAre kaThina. sahu kahe, A parIkSA ja khoTI. AmAM koI saphaLa na thAya. e veLA vimaLa Ubho thayo. eNe ekasapATe DIMTuM vIMdhI nAkhI phaLa nIce pADyuM. mahArAjA bhImadeve zAbAzI ApI. vimaLa kahe : "mahArAja, A to mAmUlI zarata hatI. huM ne mAro bhAI neDha hajI vadhu tIraMdAja dAkhavI zakIe chIe.' ne baMne bhAIoe ghaNI ghaNI karAmata batAvI. mahArAjAe baMne juvAnone pAse bolAvyA. paDachaMda deha, aDIkhama zarIra, lAMbA hAtha ne moTuM mAthuM : baMne juvAna emane gamI gayA. potAnA darabAramAM rAkhI lIdhA. e veLA nagarazeThe AvI oLakhANa ApI. mahArAja, A baMne For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 27 maMtrI vimaLazAha * * * pATaNanA eka vAranA mahAmaMtrI vIranA putro che. moTo putra mAro jamAI che." mahArAje vimaLane potAno daMDanAyaka banAvyo. neDhane salAhakAra maMDaLamAM dAkhala karyo. | siMdhu dezanI gAdI para hamIra sumaro rAja kare. bhAre baLavAna. jevo baLavAna evo abhimAnI. bIjo rAjA rAvaNa joI lo. eNe bhalabhalAnAM pANI utArI nAkhelAM. eka vAra eNe paDakAra karyo: 'rAjA bhImadevanI huM khabara laI nAkhIza." rAjA bhImadeva A khabara sAMbhaLI kopyA. hamIranuM abhimAna utAravA laDAInI taiyArI karI. nagAre ghAva dIdhA. raNaziMgAM phUMkAyAM. paNa A laDAI jevItevI nahotI. emaNe daMDanAyaka vimaLazAhane temanI senA sAthe lIdhA. bhAre yuddha thayuM. hamIra sumaro ne mahArAjA bhImadeva bAthaMbAtha AvyA. hamIra hAryo ne marAyo. mahArAja jItyA. A laDAImAM vimaLazAhe bhAre hoziyArI batAvelI. mahArAjAnA cAra hAtha temanA para thayA. temanI caDhatI kaLA thaI. paNa saMsAramAM adekhAI kyAM ochI che ? bIjA adhikArIo emane halakA pADavA mahenata karavA lAgyA. eka jaNAe mahArAja laheramAM hatA, tyAre kahyuM: 'zAhathI moTo vimaLazAha che. enI riddhi pAse rAjAnI riddhi paNa For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2-8 2 bhAvali : jhAMkhI paDe." zuM kaho cho ? cAlo tyAre jovA jaIe." mahArAjAe kahyuM, ne vimaLazAhane kahevarAvyuM ke Aje mAre tamArA mahemAna banavuM che. dhanya ghaDI, dhanya bhAgya ! bhoLA vimaLazAha to rAjInA reDa thaI gayA. vimaLazAhanuM makAna eTale kaLA, suMdaratA ne zilpano bhaMDAra. vaLI zrIdevI jevI Adarza patnI, eTale vyavasthAnuM pUchavuM zuM ? vaLI nagarazeThe bhAre karakariyAvara karelo. A riddhi-siddhi joI mahArAjA bhImadevanI AMkha phATI gaI. paDakhiyAoe caDhAvyA : koI divase pATaNanI gAdI pacAvI na pADe. AkhuM lazkara paNa enI pAchaLa gheluM che. paiso ne lazkara, be kabajAmAM hoya pachI zuM bAkI rahe? kAcA kAnano rAjA bhoLavAI gayo, paNa sAme pagale koI vimaLazAhano sAmano na karI zake. eka jIvaleNa kAvataruM yojAyuM. bharyA darabAre sahu beThA hatA, ke acAnaka bUma paDI, "are, vAgha chUTyo !" vAta kharI hatI. zikAramAM pakaDI ANelo vAgha pAMjarAmAMthI chUTyo hato, ne khAuM khAuM karato dhasato Avato hato. bIjA badhA to bhAgyA, paNa bahAdura vimaLazAha kAMI bhAge ? e to sAme pagale gayA. potAno kheza DAbA hAtha For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ maMtrI vimaLazAha .. .. . . . para vIMTI lIdho, ne vAgha jevo moM phADIne pAse Avyo ke khesa vIMTelo hAtha moMmAM TUMsI dIdho. bIje hAthe gaLuM dALyuM. vAgha mUMjhAyo. bakarI meM thaI gayo. dhakko mArIne pAcho pAMjarAmAM dhakelI dIdho. e divase vIra vANiyo bhAre rUDo lAgyo. vaLI bIjI vAra eka malla sAthe emanI kasoTI thaI. mallavidyAmAM paNa vimaLazAhe pANI batAvyuM. mAravA Avelo malla emane page paDyo. duniyAmAM vimaLazAhanI vAha vAha thaI rahI. jema vAha vAha vadhatI gaI, ema darabArIonI khaTapaTa paNa vadhatI gaI. kahyuM che, ke dila badalAya eTale duniyA badalAya. vimaLazAhanI kIrti jema vadhu prasaratI gaI, tema mahArAjane vadhu bhaya peTho. Akhare eka ajaba tukko ajamAvyo. rAjAjIe kahyuM : "vimaLazAha, rAjane copaDe tamAruM leNuM nIkaLe che. tamArA dAdA lahiranA vakhatanuM che. chappana lAkha TaMkA che." vikarALa vAghathI na chUjanArA, bhayAnaka malla sAme dAvapeca laDanArA vimaLazAha A sAMbhaLI ThaMDA thaI gayA. vimaLazAhane potAnI sAthe ramAtI gaMdI ramatanI khAtarI thaI gaI. temaNe kahyuM : "bhale, dhaNIne sUjhayuM te kharuM. dhaNIno koI dhaNI che?'' roSabharyA vimaLazAha ghera AvyA. DAhI patnI zrIdevIne vAta karI, eNe kahyuM : "dhana gayuM to bhale gayuM, e to hAthano For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2-8 * * * mela che. have AbarUbhera pATaNamAMthI nIkaLI javuM joIe.' tarata be kALA ghoDA taiyAra karAvyA. kALA lUgaDe ne khAlI hAthe vimaLazAha ne zrIdevI bahAra nIkaLyAM. AkhA gAmamAM hAhAkAra thaI rahyo. mahArAjA bhImadevanA vaphAdAra saradAra sAmaMtasiMhe mahArAjAne kharI kharI suNAvI : "are, vIrane Ama kamote marAya? mokalo ene koI raNamedAnamAM. rAjA, tamArI zobhA jhAMkhI thAya che.' mahArAjA samajyA. emaNe pheravI toLyuM. vimaLazAhane teDAvyA ne kahyuM : "ame tamArI sevAthI khuza chIe. tamAruM deNuM mApha karIe chIe, paNa eka kAma karo. caMdrAvatIno rAjA dhaMdhUka khUba mAthAbhAre che. ene zikSA karo ne vahIvaTa tamArA hAthamAM laI lo." vimaLazAha kAMI na bolyA. keTalAka divaso pachI teo caMdrAvatI para caDAI laI gayA. pATaNa e divase choDyuM te choDyuM. caMdrAvatInA rAjA dhaMdhUkarAjane vimaLazAhanI caDAInA bhaNakArA vAgI gayA. e hato to mALavAnA mahArAjA bhojano mitra, paNa vimaLazAhe caDAI eTalI jhaDapathI karI ke enAthI kAMI na thayuM. eNe daravAjA khullA mUkI dIdhA. pote nAsI gayo. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ maMtrI vimaLazAha vimaLazAhe zaherano kabajo lIdho ne mahArAjA bhImadevano dhvaja pharakAvyo, tema ja temanA nAmano jayajayakAra bolAvyo. A samAcAra mahArAjA bhImadevane maLyA. temanI AMkho UghaDI gaI. vIrane trAsa ApyAnuM duHkha thayuM. temaNe caMdrAvatInA daMDanAyaka tarIkenuM zAhI AjJApatraka mokalyuM. pozAka bheTa mATe mokalyo ne pATaNa AvavA lakhyuM, paNa have rAjakAjamAMthI vimaLazAhanuM mana UThI gayuM hatuM. emano ane zrIdevIno dharmapremI ne kaLApremI svabhAva jAgI UThyo. caMdrAvatI nagarIne emaNe suMdara banAvavA mAMDI. suMdara rastAo, manohara vAvo, rastA para dharmazALAo banAvI. bajAro vaheMcI nAkhI. caMdrAvatI to caMdrAvatI ja banI gaI. evAmAM jainAcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUrijI AvyA. vimaLazAha ne zrIdevIne joItuM maLyuM. lakSmI to caMcaLa che, potAnI pAse ekaThI thayelI lakSmI kyAM vAparavI, e sUrirAjane pUchyuM. sUrijI kahe, koI tIrthano uddhAra karo. vimaLazAhe Abuno uddhAra karavAno niradhAra karyo. chaka thaI jAya evAM derAM taiyAra thayAM. eka gaNatarI mujaba Azare sADA cAra karoDa rUpiyA jamIna pAchaLa kharcAyA. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ 3ra jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 2- 8 aDhAra karoDa, tepana lAkha rUpiyA derA pAchaLa vaparAyA. paMdaraso kArIgaro ne be hajAra majUro haMmezAM kAma karatA. bhAra lAvavA-laI javA mATe hAthI, baLada ne khaccaranI saMkhyAno to sumAra nahoto. 140 phUTa lAMbA ne 90 phUTa pahoLA maMdiramAM kaLA ja kaLA ThAlavI dIdhI. thAMbhalA para AmraparNonI hAra, hAthIghoDAnI hAra, devadevIonA nATAraMbha kotaryA. raMgamaMDapamAM to judA judA bhAvavALI pUtaLIo mUkI. jANe jIva mUkavAnuM ja bAkI rAkhyuM. chatamAM sapheda kamaLa kaMDoryA. hatAM to paththaranAM, paNa jANe lAge mINanAM. keTaleka ThekANe tIrthakara bhagavAnanA jIvananA prasaMgo AlekhyA. tIrthakaranI mAtAnAM coda svapna utAryA, nemanAthanI jAna joDI, bhagavAna mahAvIranI bAlyavayanI AmalakI krIDA dekhADI. vAha re kaLAprema, vAha re dharmaraMga! jIvyuM te AnuM nAma ! kamAyA te AnuM nAma ! jevAM AbunAM derAM bAMdhyAM, evAM kuMbhAriyAjI ne ArAsaNanAM bAMdhyAM. bAMdhIne amara nAmanA mUkI gayA. prabhAtakALe evA sukarmInAM nAma saMbharAya. bAkI to ghaNA janmaze ne maraze; emane koI nahi samare. For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 2 kuila pustaka 10] 1. tIrthakara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthakara zrI mallinAtha 2. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI, zrI siddhasena divAkara 3. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 4. mahAsatI sItA, satI mRgAvatI 5. zreNika biMbisAra, jJAnapaMcamI 6. khemo dedarANI, vIra bhAmAzA 7. zrI naMdiSeNa, jaina sAhityanI DAyarI 8, mayaNarekhA, IlAcIkumAra, dhanya ahiMsA 9. cakravartI sanatakumAra, vIra dhanno 10. maMtrI vimaLazAha, mahAmaMtrI udayana For Personal & Private Use Only
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________________ . | vi pAmomiddhA NamoAyaritha pAyANa cvaNI, satya, ahiMsA, vIratA ane mUlyaniSThA jevA guNone khIlavatI jaina bAlagraMthAvali e UgatI peDhImAM caritro dvArA saMskAranuM saMvardhana karanArI che. tIrthakaronAM caritro, mahAna sAdhu-mahAtmAonI kathAo, dRSTAMtarUpa jIvana gALanAra satIonI dharmaparAyaNatA darzAvatAM A caritro bALakonA saMskAraghaDataramAM atyaMta upayogI bane tevAM che. emAMthI maLato nIti, sadAcAra ane saMskArano bodha bALakonA q47i Serving Jinshasan Jain Education atemational For Personal Private Use Only www.jainelibrary or