Meghkumar Charitra

Author(s): Nagindas Hathisingh Shah
Publisher: Nagindas Hathisingh Shah
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034556/1

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pune sAkSI :vAI zINanA marSei zrI meghakumAra caritra lekhaka ane prakAzaka nagInadAsa haThIsa zAha pinsanare mahetAjI a darda pramAIi vira saMvata ke kavi saMvata 2 " prata 1000 I. sa. 1933 ntnqnnt zrI vIrazAsana prInTIMga presamAM zA, ratilAla kezavalAle nAkayuroLa-kALA, - kIMmata pAMca AnA poSTaja judu,

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anukramaNikA cApaDI rakhaDatI mukI jJAnanI azAtanA karavI nahi, prakaraNa 1 luM rAjagahI nagarInuM varNana. prakaraNa bIjuM keNIka rAjAnA vakhatanuM varNana. prakaraNa trIju Arya sudhamAM svAmI jaMbu anagAra pAse meghakumAranuM caritra zarU kare che. * prakaraNa ceNuM pAraNane garbha rahyA pachIthI te prasava thatA sudhInI sthiti. 21 prakaraNa pAMcamuM meghakumArane janma ane gRhavAsa. 39 prakaraNa chaThuM bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra devanuM rAjagRhImAM padhAravuM ane meghakumAranuM bujhavuM 49 prakaraNa sAtamuM meghakumAranuM cAritra grahaNa karavuM ane - pahelI rAtrimAM paDelo paricaha 99 prakaraNa AThamuM sevakumAranA pUrvanA be bhava. 72 prakaraNa navamuM pharIthI dIkSA, tapa, anasana ane mALakhama 4

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OM namaH ApaNu patrikA bhutakALamAM jeo A sa'sArasAgara tarI siddha gati pAmyA che evA sidhda bhagavatAne, vartamAna kALamAM A mAkSagatI pAmavAne prayAsa karI rahyA che evA arihaMta prabhu, AcAya prabhu, upAdhyAyajI ane munIrAjane, temaja bhaviSya kALamAM ja sasAra sAgara taravAne prayAsa karI temane, evA traNe kALanA paca parameSThI daivAne A meghakumAra caritra arpaNa karI kRtArtha thA` chuM. huM chuM te paca parameSThI devAnA caNa raja upAsaka nagInadAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ' www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nutan distin smarNA jaldI. pa sadagat pujya mAtuzrInI sevAmAM Ape nAnapaNamAM lAlana pAlana karavA sAthe, meDhapaNamAM sa MsAra sukhathI calAvI zakAya te hetuthI vyavahArIka keLavaNI ApI, sArU. A bhavana jIvavA sudhAravAnA prayAsa karelA. eTalu ja nahi paNa sAra parabhavamAM kalyANa thAya te sArU dhArmIka jJAna ApI dasa tarapha rUcIvALA karavA prayatna karela te pratApeja Aje mArAmAM je zrI bhAvanA rahelI che te ApanAja pratApa che. sAvA ApanA ane upakAraka prerAine, tenI yAdagIrImAM phUla nahi teA phUlanI pAMkhaDI rUpa A meghakumAra caritramAM Apa mAtuzrIne sma jalI samI kaMIka aMze RNamAMthI mukta thavAnI IcchAvALA huM chuM Apane caNa putra. nagIna mamuddi || emoldm: Bundes,

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Ajeja magAve taiyAra che. A pustaka jarUra vAMco, dharma ane dezane mATe zirapara saMkaTanA pahADa uThAvI amara nAcatA kI elAnI yazakathA zahidonI sRSTi lekhaka-sasaeNmasAda mahetA daLadAra lejha magaLe sacItra puMThuM mulya mAtra rUpa che, lakhe- satyendra mahetA zAhapura-amadAvAda, nAma noMdhAvo ka sadatamAM bahAra paDaze Ajeja lakhe rAjapUta pratijJA yAne vIranAM vera, lekhaka-satyendraprasAda mahetA, pAne pAne svadeza sevAnA amUlA maTha paDAvatI ane vIja na mA ra zatrANIonAM ajaba gajaba parAkrame sAthe dharma nIti vize jANavA mATe A pustaka te jarUra vAMce. pRSa traNa uparAMta blejha phAgaNa sAthe pAka puche haLadAra pustakanI kIMmata rUpiA trazu. agAuthI hakalanArane phakata rUpiA che, pija ja lakhansatyendra mahetA : -amadAvAda

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prakaraNa bIjuM. ' te kALa te samayane viSe eTale zreNuka rAjAne kANIka nAme putra rAjyAdhikAra para hatA. te samaye caMpA nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarI gajagraha nagarI peThe nagaranA sarva lakSaNae karI saMpurNa guNa vALI hatI, eTale vAva, kuvA, taLAva, bAga, bagIcA, vADIo udyAna, vana vageree pharI saMpurNa zobhanIka hatI. tenI AMtara vya vasthA paNa rAjagrahanI peThe suzobhita hatI, te caMpA. nagarInI bahAra uttara ane pUrvadizAnI vacce eTale IzAnakANamAM pUrNabhadra nAmanuM citya hatuM, ne teja caMpA nagarI koNIka rAjAnI rAjyadhAnI hatI. teNe pitAnA pitA pAsethI baLAtkAre rAjya letAM lIdhuM te kharuM paNa tethI lekemAM badabaI thavAthI pote rAjagRha nagarane badale caMpApurIne rAjadhAnI karI tyAM rahevA lAgyuM. te kALe caMpAnagarInA pUrNabhadra nAme udyAnamAM ekadA samaye zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra devanA aMtevAsI ziSya pAMcamA gaNadhara ane prabhu mahAvIranA nivaNe pachI pATe AvelA Arya zrI sudharmAsvAmI pAMcase sAdhunA parivAre padhAryA te sudharmAsvAmI kevA hatA ? mAtApitAnA uttama pakSavALA, uttama saMghayaNa hovAthI ghaNA baLavALA, anuttara vimAnavAsI deva karatAM suMdara rUpavALA, vinayavALA, cAra zAne karI sahIta, kSAyaka samaktivALA, cAritravALA, dravyathI alpa upAdhIvALA ane bhAvathI Rddhi, rasa, ane mAtA e traNanA garva vinAnA, manasaMbaMdhI tejavALA eTale mananA caDatA pariNAmavALA, zarIranI suMdara kAMtIvALA, prabhAvavALA, yazasvI, krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha e cArenA jItanArA, pAMce Iliyone

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lAyabrerImAM che, temAMthI dAtAnuM paheluM adhyayana (melakumAranuM) pharIthI vAMcI lakhavAnuM zarU karatAM jANavAmAM AvyuM ke, bhAvanagaramAM mAtA chapAyuM che. te vAMcavAnI jIjJAsA thatAM, chI pApALanI jainazALAmAM te prata hatI, te pratanI mAgaNI bhAI jIvanalAla je jainazALAnA zikSaka che temanI pAse karavAthI temaNe bhASI. te vAMcI te uparathI A caritra lakhavA pAmyA chuM. A caritra keTaluM uttama che te kahevA jatAM sAnA upara DhALa caDAvavA jevuM che. e tri jevI rIte sutramAM che tevIja rIte lakhavAmAM AvyuM che. rAjama rAjagAramAM mArA taraphathI teA keTalIka jagAe spaSTIkaraNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. jevu ke rAjA, prajAnA saMrakSaNamAM ane prajAnA vepAra kALajI rAkhe che, zreNIka rAjAne ghaNI rANIo che, chatAM te sava tarapha sarakhA premathI jue che. rANIo paNa sAkayA pratye dveSabhAva nahi rAkhatAM snehathI varte che. brahmacaryanI rakSA mATe judA zayanamrahanI agara to zayyAnI jarUra ane tenI uttamatA, AveluM. * svapna krAne kahevu, gabha vakhate thatI IcchAe ane tene nahi kahetAM jenAthI purI thaI zake tevA DAghA mANasane kahevAnI, abhayakumAranI pitasevA, oramAna mAtA upara paNa potAnI sagI mA jeTalA prema, ane tenuM kAya karavAmAM keTale umaMga dharAve che, temaja prathamanI ane hAlanI keLavaNI ane te paNa spaSTIkaraNa A castrinA a aMge karavAmAM AvyuM che, te sujJa vAMco joI zakze. A caritrathI temaja temAM karelA spaSTIkaraNathI jo janasamAjane lAbha thaze te| .A caritra lakhavAmAM lIdhelA zrama samaeNLa thayA mAnIza.

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- nirAka ema uparA che zasAra karatA jaya RbanArane ejayAM dharmane ja vuiM pANI che. ma ane naphara e lAbha ApanAra che. " bAbA pAsa pahela prayAsa che te A paribaLo paNa AthI jeDI saMbaMdhI ane evI bIjI truTIo jANutha sura nA vacanAra-darAjya karo evI zAzA che. A caritra lakhavA IcchanAM karNabhUta vIja rabAI ayo, temaja jJAti vAcava ApanAra munIzrI harajIvanajI mahArAja sadhI mumatI alakha harijanuM lakheluM jJAtA vAMcathayA lAbha maLyo tethI nagaramAM rAtA pragaTa karanAra sabhAne A sthaLa upakAra mAnevAnuM hulAya e nathI. hijhabIlamAM pustakanI kImata pALathI cha AlA rAkhavA jAva, jazu mAMka kAratusara Izvata ghaTI pAMca vALA karI che. aneka jenazALA upayogI ane tethI je koI mazALAmAM dAkhama dha ImArachamAM chiI 'prata mane baira rUpiyAmAM pazuM. ane vadI - guvA) nagInadAsa saMdhi zAha, virapuravALI) saha vi Tima zAhapurA pAro lAludazI pALa, bhAta,

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mI vAyAma zrI meghakumAra caritra. prakaraNa 1 luM. agAunA vakhatamAM A jaMbudvipanA dakSiNArdha zata kSetramAM magadha desamAM rAjamahI nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarInA rastA pahoLA hatA eka cejha ane vizALa hatA. rastAparano kacaro dura karavAnI goThavaNa evI suMdara hatI ke te rastAo Arasa jevA suMdara dekhAtA hatA. pANIno chaTakAvanI puratI goThavaNa hatI, jethI rAhadArIone dhULanI ApadA veThavI paDatI nahi. vaLI satra janAra AvanAra zakhaene aMdhArAnI harakata na paDe te mATe dIvAbattInI sarasa goThavaNa hatI. bijA dhANa ane suMdara hatAM. te dezaparadeanA rehavAra mAlathI bharacaka bharilI hatI. che ke paradezI mAla le vecatA kharA paNa je mAla dezamAM banI zake tevuM na hoya te ja mAla paradezathI mAvate. dezamAM banate mAla meTA jathAmo paradeza . dezAvathI AvatA mAlamAM kAcA mAla ghaNI kIMmatane hale ne kArIgarIvALA bAla muja hato. kAcA mAlanI nIkAsa juja hatI paNa kArIgarIvALA mAlanI nikAsa vadhAre thatI. rAjA taraphathI paNa kArIgare ne urojana maLe tevAM pagalAM levAtuM. AthI karI dezAvarathI ghaso ghaNe taNAI Ava. sajAne paNa vepArane lIdhe jAtanI Avaka praka

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hovAthI raiyatapara karane be juja paData. jakAta paNa dezI mAlanA vepArane nukazAna thAya tevI nahatI. AvI rIte rAjA taraphathI tema leka taraphathI dezI mAlane uttejana maLatuM hovAthI kArIgaro ghaNuM sukhI hatA temaja bIjI sarva kema paNa sukhI hatI. paise Take raiyata sukhI hevAthI le itaraphathI tema rAjya taraphathI zaheramAM ane zaheranI bahAra bAgabagIcA, vADIo, kuvA, vA, taLA, puSkaLa ane suMdara hatAM. zaheramAM kasarata karavAnA akhADAo paNa hatA jethI loka pitAnA zarIranI taMdurastI meLavI ane sAcavI zaktA. leke udhogI hevAthI koIpaNa prakAranI mahenata paDe tevA kAmathI kaMTALatA nahi. zaheramAM dharmazALAo paNa ghaNuM hatI. jemAM dezavarathI AvanAra ajANyA lene utaravAnI sagavaDa sArI hatI. zaheranAM bIjAM makAno paNa uMcAM, lAMbAM paheLAM, bhavya dekhAvavALAM, aMdara ane bahAranI suMdara kArIgarIvALAM hoI jenArane ghaNo AnaMda pamADatAM hatAM. tenI kArIgarInI dezAvaramAM tArIpha thatI eTaluM ja nahi paNa tenI nakale thatI. te zaheramAM AjathI pacIsaso varasa upara prajApAlaka zreNika nAmane rAjA rAjya karatuM hatuM. te rAjA prajApriya hatuM eTale pitAnI prajA kaI rIte sukhI thAya tenI aharaniza kALajI rAkhate. pote ghaNI vakhata gupta rIte nagaracarcA javA nIkaLo ane pitAnA nekara varga taraphathI raiyatane kaMIpaNa kanaDagata che ke nahi tenI khAtrI karato. tenA tAbAmAM je nAnA moTA rAjAo ane tAlukadAre hatA te sarva prati te baMdhubhAva rAkhate, tenI sAthe teo pitAnI maherabAnIne geraupayoga karI phayatane raMjADavAnuM sAhasa karI zaktA nahi. teno prabhAva eTale badhe hatuM ke bahAranA rAjA zreNika sAthe duzmanAvaTa karatI maitrIbhAva

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rAkhavA vadhAre IcchatA. zreNuiMka paNa temanI sAthe badhubhAva rAkhI mitratA sAcavate. te rAjAnA tAbAmAM aMgadeza ane magadha deza evA be dezo hatA zreNika rAjA prathama bauddha dharma pALato hato paNa pAchaLathI mahAmunI anAthI nAmanA nigraMthane acAnaka meLApa thavAthI zreNike munIne pUchyuM ke Apa koNa cho ? uttara maLyo ke huM anAthI banI chuM. zreNika pote vidvAna hatuM jethI anAtha zabdano vyutpatti pramANe artha karI munInI majAka karI kahyuM ke tamAre koI nAtha na hoya te huM tamAro nAtha thAuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI anAthI mahA nigraMtha nirbhayatAthI kahyuM, ke "tuM tAre potAne nAtha nathI te mArA nAtha zIrIte thaI zakIza?" AvA nirbhaya uttarathI zreNika rAjA pote stabdha thayo ane pote jANyuM ke A mane oLakhate nathI tethI Ama kahe che, ema vicArI pite pharIthI kahyuM ke tame mane oLakhatA he tema lAgatuM nathI. huM aMgadeza ane magadhadezano dhaNI zreNika rAjA chuM. eTale e baMne dezane huM dhaNI-nAtha chuM. ane rAjagRhanagara mAruM rAjyadhAnInuM zahera che. anAthI munIe kahyuM ke, he rAjana ! e vAta mArA jANavA bahAra nathI. tame vidhAna chatAM nAtha ane anAtha zabdane spaSTa artha samajI zakayA nathI ema kahI temaNe pitAnuM anAthapaNuM kahI bitAvyuM aMge deza hAla baMgALA kahevAya che ane magadha hAla bihAranA nAmathI prasiddha che. * 1 anAthI munIe pitAnuM anAthapaNuM kahI batAvyuM te badhuM ahI lakhI zakAya nahi. jIjJAsue uttarAdhyayananuM 20 muM adhyayana joI levuM.

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A vArtAlApanuM phaLa e AvyuM ke zreNika vana bauddha dharma lajI jaina dharmanI AsthAvAnsamitI thaye ane bhagavAna mahAra. kevane paramabhakta thaI rahyo. che. e zreNika saLa pramama mAra pAvasthAmAM laI cAsara - tAnA bApane deza hajI pUravA jatA ja hatA. ane anya vAda nagaramAM eka eTInI dIkarI naMdA sAthe paraNyA hatA ne te nathI cAra buddhine nidhAna akSayakumAra nAmane kulara avataryo hato. te abhayakumAra bhaTTara LAne jANa hato. umara lAyaka thatAM zALAe tene rAjanA kAmamAM adhikArI TharAvyo ane pAMcaso pradhAna -uparInI mukhya maMtrInI jagyA ApI , zreNIka rAjane kALI dIka daza ane naMdAdika tera temaja elaNA pramukha ghaNuM rANIo hatI. temAM celaNa rANIne paTarANI karIne sthApI hatI. celaNa e ceTaka-ceDA sajAnI putrI hoI mahA samyaphavaMta ane dhamISTa hatAM. tenA peTe keNuka ane vahelakumAra evA be dIkarA avataryA hatA. upara pramukha zabdathI jaNAvelI saNuomAM dhAraNa nAmanI rANI hatI. A prANI paNa sane atyaMta priya hatI kAraNake tenAmAM rU5 lAvaNya saMpUrNa hatAM eTaluM ja nahi paNa strIonI 64 kaLAnI jANa hatI tenI sAthe vinaya guNavALI ane pitAnA svAmIne kema rAjI rAkhavA tenI jANavALI hatI ane svAmInA sukhe sukhI ane duHkhe duHkhI ema mAnavAvALI hatI. nahi, - - * garbha vakhate naMdA rANune dehada utpanna thaye hase ke huM AkhA gAmane abhayadAna dauM. AvA uttama dehadathI rAjAe tenuM ajamakamAra nAma ApyuM hatuM.

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ke ekAMta pitAnA ja sukhanI zAthI khAne soka hatI paNa te soko sAthe potAnI sagI bahene je varatAva rAkhatI ne temane dukha thAya evuM eka paNa kArya pati kastI nahi te potAnA dvArA agara bIjane tevuM kArya karavA kahetI, nahi are karavA hIja nahi. hAlanA jamAnAmAM A guNanI gheNuM khAmI jovAmAM Ave che, tenuM kANuM kALane prabhAva kaho ke keLavaNInI khAmI je kahe te alaze. ahIM A keLavaNIno artha lakhatAM vAMcatA zIkhavuM e kasthAne nathI paNa potAnA svAmI sAthe sAsu sasarA sAthe, temaja derANI jeThANI, naNaMda, ane anya kuTuMbIjano ane pADozIo sAthe haLImaLIne rahevuM joIe ane keIne lagAriduHkha thatuM pitAnA arthane bhega ApatAM zIkhavuM joIe, tethA potAnA svAmInI peDhA pramANe karakasarathI vAra calAvatAM AvaDavuM joIe AvI keLavaNInI jarUra che. A dhAraNuM sIne meghakumAra nAmane sumAra hati tenuM astri lakhavAnuM che ane teno AraMbha A pramANe thAya che..

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prakaraNa bIjuM. - te kALa te samayane viSe eTale zreNuMrAjAne keka nAme putra rAjyAdhikAra para hatAte samaye caMpA nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarI rAjagraha nagarI peThe nagaranA sarve lakSaNoe karI saMpurNa guNuM vALI hatI, eTale vAva, kuvA, taLAva, bAga, bagIcA, vADIo udyAna, vana vageree karI saMpurNa zebhanIka hatI. tenI AMtara vya vasthA paNa rAjagrahanI peThe suzobhita hatI, te caMpA nagarInI bahAra uttara ane pUrvadizAnI vacce eTale izAnakANamAM pUrNabhadra nAmanuM caitya hatuM. ne teja caMpA nagarI koNaka rAjAnI rAidhAnI hatI. teNe pitAnA pitA pAsethI baLAtkAre rAjya letAM lIdhuM te kharuM paNa tethI kemAM badabaI thavAthI pite rAjagraha nagarane badale caMpApurIne rAjyadhAnI karI tyAM rahevA lAgyuM. te kALe caMpAnagarInA pUrNabhadra nAme udyAnamAM ekadA samaye zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra devane aMtevAsI ziSya pAMcamA gaNadhara ane prabhu mahAvIranA nivaNa pachI pATe AvelA Arya zrI sudhamosvAmI pAMca sAdhunA parivAre padhAryA te sudharmAsvAmI kevA hatA ? mAtApitAnA uttama pakSavALA, uttama saMghayaNa hovAthI ghaNA baLavALA, anuttara vimAnavAsI deva karatAM suMdara rUpavALA, vinayavALA, cAra jJAne karI sahIta, kSAyaka samaktivALA, cAritravALA, dravyathI alpa upAdhIvALA ane bhAvathI Rddhi, rasa, ane mAtA e traNanA garva vinAnA, manasaMbaMdhI tejavALA eTale mananA caDatA pariNAmavALA, zarIranI suMdara kAMtIvALA, prabhAvavALA, yazasvI, krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha e cArenA jItanArA, pAMce indriyone

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jItanArA, nidrAne jItanArA, bAvIsa parisahane jItanArA,jIvavAnI AzA rahita, temaja maraNanA bhaya rahita, utkRSTa tapanA karaNahAra, utkRSTa saiMyama guNavALA karaNe sIttarI vaDe pradhAna, plusIttarI vaDe pradhAna, anAcAramAM nahi pravata nArA, tatvA nizcaya karavAmAM pradhAna, mAyAne nigraha karavAvALA, krodhaneA nigraha karavAvALA, kriyA karavAnI caturAi varDa pradhAna, managuptI, vacanaguptI, kAyaguptI pALavA vaDe pradhAna, nileoNMbhI paNA vaDe pradhAna, devatA adhiSThita praznaptIdi vidyAe vaDe pradhAna, brahmaca vaDe athavA sakuzaLa anuSThAna vaDe pradhAna, laukIka lAAttara ane kupravacananI kuzaLatA vaDe pradhAna, evA aneka guNAvarte pradhAna, kevaLajJAna sivAya cAra jJAna sahIta, pAMcaseA sAdhuenA parivAra sahita eka gAmathI khIjA gAma vihAra karatA sukhe sukhe vihAra karatA zrI sudharmAsvAmI caMpApurInA pUrNabhadra nAmanA caitya viSe padhAryAM ane vanapAlakanI-udyAnanA rakhavALanI rajA meLavI tyAM utaryAM ane saMyama tathA tapavaDe AtmAne bhAvatA tyAM rahyA. bhagavAna sudharmAM svAmI padhAryA che, evI vanapAlake kANIka rAjAne vadhAmaNI ApI. vadhAmaNI sAMbhaLI kANIka rAjAe vanapAlakane ghaNuM dravya zirapAvamAM ApyuM, ane nagaramAM DhaMDheza pITAvI khabara ApI ke A sudharmo svAmI pU`bhadra caityamAM padhAryo che, te vaMza nanI cchiAvALA ane dharmanA edha sAMbhaLavAnI IcchiAvALAA tenA lAla le. AvA DhaDherA pITAvI pote nAhI dhoi rAjAne agya pozAka paherI sudharmAM svAmIne vaMdana karavA tathA dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA cAlye dharmopadeza tathA darzananI IcchAvALA prajAjanA paNa taiyAra thaI sajAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa gayA. AthI rAjA vizeSa zAlavA lAgyA.

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- zrI dharmAsnArIe saMsAra asArapaNuM banyavI dharmane upavika mATe te sAMbhaLI caturvidha saMgha hasatA pAmyo ane sabatamAM prajAjane pitAne sthaLe pAchA gayA. Aya sudhamAM svAmI anagAra pAse temanA vaDA ziya Aryana jaMbusvAmI nAmanA anagAma ke jeo kAzyapa gotrI ane sAta hAtha uMcA zarIravALA hatA, te Arya sudharmAsvAmIthI bahu dura ke bahu TukaDA nahi evA najIkanA cepagya sthAne uMcA DhIMcaNa ane nIcuM sukha rAkhI dhyAnarUpI kAramAM rahyA hatA ane saMyama ane tapa vaDe patAnA AtmAne bhAvatA rahelA hatA. te A jaMbu anagAra kevA che? te jAtazradha eTale AgaLa kahevAze tevA padArthonuM tatva jANavAnI IcchAvALA, tathA bhagavAna mahAvIre pAMcamA aMgane samagra bhAvArtha kahyo che te chaThThA aMgane samagra bhAvArtha kahyo che ke nahi evA saMzayavALA ane pAMcamA aMgamAM samagra vizvanA pazcarthonuM svarUpa kahyuM che, to have chaThThA aMgamAM kyA bAkI rahelA padArthanuM svarUpa kahyuM haze evA kautuvALA jaMbu svAmI pitAnA sthAne utA thayA ane Arya sudhamArI AvyA, AvIne sudhArmAsvAmIne traNavAra jamaNI bAjuthI AraMbhAne pradakSiNA karIne vaMkaNA namaskAra kare ane tyAra pachI Aya inAmasvAmIthI atI dura nahi tema atI DhaMkaDA nI evI rIte ubhA rahIne pUchavA lAgyA. . he bhagavata ! zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra deva ke je zabda vaDe mRtadharmanI dinAkaraNahAra, tIrthanA kaNahAra, patAnI meLe samyaka prakAre bedha pAmelA sarva purUSAmAM uttama sarva puSamAM siMha samAna ema anaMtA guNe karI sahIta vicaratA hatA ane temAM

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hAlamAM mekSamAM birAje che temaNe pAMcamA aMgamAM je je bhAvApapelA tetA ApazrInI pAsethI sAMbhaLyeA. te have te prabhuzrIe chaThThA aMgamAM bhAvAya parUpelA che te kRpA karI jaNAvaze. tyArapachI zrI sudharmAsvAmIe pote ja muanagAne bhagavAna mahAvIra deve rUpelA chaThThA aMga zrI jJAtAdhama yAMga sutrA bhAvArtha AgaLa jaNAvyA pramANe phlo. prakaraNa trIjuM, Arya sudharmAMsvAmI kahe che ke huM ja chu ! bhagavAna mahAvIradeve chaThThA jJAtA dharma kathAnA che zruta rakama kathA che. (1) jJAtA, (2) dhama kathA. ja avAmI pUche che he bhagavan! patA eMTale udAharaNa ane dharmakathA eTale dhama pradhAna kathAo te pahelA jIta rakadha jJAtAnAM meTalAM ayana kahyAM che ? bhagava'ta sudharmAM svAmIe uttara ApyA ke pahelA zruta skaMdha mAtAnAM 19 adhyayana kahelAM che. ja bhusvAmI karI pUche ke huM bhagavAna ! e egaDDIsa mAyatAmAM pahelA adhyayanamAM ze! adhikAra purUpelA che. bhagavata sudharmAMsvAmI kahe che ke paheluM adhyayana ukSipta jJAta kahevAya che. e adhyayanamAM pUrvanA hAthInA bhavamAM vatAM meSakumAnA jIte peAtAnA paga uMcA karyAM hatA te vRtAMta sahita mezvakumA nuM caritra ukSisa kahevAya che. te utirUpI jJAta udAharaNu. e varaNamAM zA pramANe bhAvanA samAelI che. jenAmAM dadika guNA rahelA hAya teo medhakumAranI pUrvabhUtInI peya paga UMcA

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10 rAkhIne zarIranA kaSTane sahana kare che. eTale zarIranuM kaSTa saMhana karavA upara meSakumAranA pUrvanA hastInA bhavanuM dRSTAMta samajavuM. te dRSTAMta A pramANe che te citta rAkhIne zravaNa kare. huM jammu! te kALe te samaye Aja jaMbudipanA bharata nAmanA kSetrane viSe dakSiNAdha bharata kSetramAM rAjagraha nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tenuM svAbhAvika varNana zI AtamAM kaheluM che. tyAM eka guNazaila nAmanuM caitya hatuM. te rAjagRha nagarane viSe zreNIka nAme rAjA hatA te meTA himavaMta paryaMta jevA baLavAna hatA vigere vAta zarUAtamAM jaNAvelI che. te zreNika rAjAne naMdA rANIthI abhaya nAmanA kuMvara thayA hatA. tenA zarIranI pAMce iMdriyA lakSaNa ane svarUpathI parIpUrNa hatI. eTale saMpUrNa rIte rUpavAna hatA. tenI sAthe tenAmAM sAma, daMDa, bheda ane upapradAna e cAre guNA hatA, tathA naigamAdikanayanA prakArAne jANanArA hatA. tathA hA, apeAha, mANu ane gaveSaNa vaDe arthazAstramAM kahelI buddhie karIne catura hatA tathA utpAtiyA, vinayA, karmAMnA ane pAri NAtriko e cAra prakAranI buddhie tenAmAM vAsa karelA hatA. zreNika rAjA potAnAM khAnagI temaja jAhera kAme A alayakumArane pUchyA vinA bhAgyeja karatA. tenI salAha levAthI rAjA thaI zake tevAM ane na thaI zake tevAM kaThaNu sarvAM kAmeAmAM pAra pAmI zakatA. te rAjAne potAnAM cakSu jevA, jamaNI bAhya jevA, haiyAnA hAra jevAne mAthAnA mugaTa jevA vahAlA hatA. tenA maMtrIpathI rAjA dezamAM, lakSmImAM; vaibhavamAM vageremAM sArA vadhArA karI zakyA hatA. temaja prajAjAne SaNa sukha ApI temanI prIti saMpAdana karI hatI. rAjya adhikAra para rahI prajAnI temaja rAjAnI eka sarukhI prati saMpAdana karavI te kaMI jevI tevI vAta nathI. :

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te zreNika rAjAne AgaLa jaNAvelI rANIomAM dhAraNa nAmanI eka rANI hatI, te dhAraNa zaNa rAjAne naMdA ane celaNa jeTalIja priya hatI. te dhAraNuM rANu rAjA sAthe AlekanAM sarva prakAranAM bhogavI zakAya teTalAM zArIrika ane mAnasIka sukha bhogavavAmAM tallIna thaI potAne saMsAra sukhe sukhe gujArI rahI hatI.. dhAraNadevI ekadA prastAva zayana khaMDamAM sutelI che te zayana khaMDa kevo che? gharanI bahAranA bhAgamAM chakASTanuM AlaMdaka nAmanuM dvAra hatuM. tathA suMdara, kamaLa ane viziSTa saMsthAna-AkAravALA thAMbhalA tene hatA. tathA uce ubhI rahelI zreSTha putaLIo cItarelI hatI temaja ujavala caMdrakAMtAdika maNio, suvarNa ane karkItanAdika ratna jaDelAM zikhare te sayanagRhane hatAM, temaja temAM pArevAne besavAnAM sthAna karelAM hatAM, tathA jALI, mALI, pagathI tathA bAraNAnI pAse mukelA ToDalA tathA gharanA bIjA bhAge; agAzI e sarve gharanA bhAgonI racanA ghaNI suMdara hatI. tene aMdarathI temaja bahArathI suMdara raMge karelA hatA. aMdara suMdara citro cItarelAM hatAM. jenuM taLIu vividha prakAranAM maNi ane ratnathI. bAMdheluM che. temAM vividha citrothI cItarelI sIlIMga jaDelI che. jenA dvAra pradezamAM mAMgalIka zreSTha suvarNanA kaLaza caMdanAdikavaDe pUjelA ane mukha upara sarasa pavaDe AAdita karIne goThavelA che. pratara nAmanA suvarNanA alaMkAranAM temaja motInI mALAovALA teraNo bAMdhelAM che. sugaMdhI ane dhamaLa puSpavaDe zayA pAtharelI che. zayanakhaMDamAM kapura, laviMga, malayAcaLa parvatanuM. caMdana, kALAgurU, uttama kaMka, turaSka e sarva prakArane dhUpa ukhavAthI aMdara maheka maheka

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kara thaI rahyuM che. maNinA kiraNo aMsA bhAga puSkaLa prakAzita thaI rahyo che ke jANe divaso barSe e vAta hoya nahi? matalaba ke devatA zijhAnathI paNa zobhAmAM caDIyAtuM zayanagraha che. temAM je zA pAtharelI che temAM zarIra pramANe ozIkuM saheluM che. ozIkAM baMne bAju mAthe ane page mukelAM chetethI baMne bAju uMcI heI javAmAM namelI ne gaMgA nadInA kAMThAnI retI jevI suMvALI che. sApha ghoeluM rezamI ane dukula rUnA ke asInA strane ochADa atharela che. sAmAnya ochADa, malaka, UnAmA ochA, zAlmavigere vividha jAtanA ochADA pAtharelA che. temaja zayana sivAyanA vakhate tenA para dhULa ke raja na khare te mATe tenA upara rASTranI racanA karavAmAM AvI che. te zAne pharatI maccharadAnI badhI che. te zayyA Ajinaka, 3, bura, mAkhaNuM ane AkaDAnA rU jevI suMvALI che. evI zayAmAM sutAM thakAM pUrva zAtrI ane pAchalI rAtrInA madhya bhAgamAM kaMIka jAgatAM ane kaMIka UMghatAM vAraMvAra alpa nidAne letAM eka moTo sAta hAthanA pramANavALe athavA kuMbha sthaLa vagere sAta ThekANe ko, rUpAnA parvata che, zAMta ane suMdara kAravALA, kIle karato ane ALasathI bagAsu khAte e hAthI AkAza taLathI utarI mukhamAM praveza karI joIne jAgI gaI. ' - tyArapachI te aNIdevI navA zivarUpavALA, udAra pradhAne lyANukAraka AyavA nIsagakAraka, upadravana nA kAra, dhananI prAmo kAra, pApano nAza karanA hevAthI mabalaka ane surakSita mahA svapnane joIne jAgIne hadhita thaI nirmANa pAmI. savi pAmI. cittAmAM AnaMda pAmImanamAM. prIti pAmI. harvane lIdhe hRdaya

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vitaraNa pAmyuM. medhanI dhArAdhI bhajAelA ba zanA putra pache tenA resAva vikasita thayA. evA AnadamAM te vakhate vicAra kAja bhagI, ane pilmanI zayAmAM eDI caI bhayAthI nIce utArI vahu utAvaLI nahi evI zarIranI capaLatArahita, skUlanAhita, vilabAhita, avicchina ane sajahaMsana jevI manahara gatithI jyAM pitAnA svAmI zreNika sapanuM zayanagraha che te tarapha cAlI ne rAjAne vahAlI, IDelI, prIti karanArI, manahara meSTa uccAravALI, samRddhi karanArI evI uttama vaNue karI madhura svarathI jagADavA lAgI. zreNika rAjAe uMdhamAMthI jAgIne bAdevIne maNi, ratna ane suvarNathI racelA bhadrAsana para besavAnI rajA ApI. * dhAraNIdevI bhadrAsana para beThA pachI rastAmAM cAlavAnA zramathI zAMta thaI. ne pitAne rAjAmAM vizvAsa hovAthI pittAnA be hAtha je mastakane aDADI zreNika rAjAne kahevA lAgI che svAminA huM mArI zayAmAM sukharUpa sutI hatI tevAmAM adhe rAtrInA samaye meM uttama evapna joyuM. (ema kahIne te jevuM svapna joyuM hatuM te paidhAMsthita kahI batAvyuM. to he svAminaedAra evA svapnanuM mane zuM phaLa prApta thaze ? zreNike sajA pite dhArmaNidevInA mukhathI saMvana yathAsthita sAMbhaLIne hadayamAM avadhArIne pote jema meghanI vRSTithI kadaMbavRkSanAM mUla praphula thAya tema harSa saMtuSTa pAmyA. eTale tenA sADAtraNa karoDa rAmaya ullAsa pAmyA. ane zreNika rAja potAnI buddhiva svapnanA satya arthane vicAravA lAgyA. ane potAnI utpAtika, vinayA, kAmIyA vagere buddhithI svapnanA phaLane nizcaya karyo, ane dhAraNadevIne priya, AlhAdaka ane mRdu vANIthI kahevA lAmA. "he devAnupriye! tame

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4 udAra pradhAna svapna joyuM che. tame lyANakAraka athavA nirAgakAraka svapna joyuM che. tame upadravanA nAza karanAra vagere AgaLa jaNAvelAM vizeSaNe sahita svapna joyuM che. A svapnathI tamane putra lAbha, dhanalAbha, rAjyanA lAbha-rAjyamAM vadhArA, bhega ane sukhane lAbha thaze. A pramANe nizce huM priye tame barAbara nava mAsa ane sADA sAta rAtri pUrNa thae amArA kuLanA dhvaja samAna, kuLa dIpaka samAna, kuLamAM paryaMta samAna, kAIthI parAbhava na pAme evA kuLanA alaMkAra samAna, tilaka samAna, kuLanI kIti karanAra-vadhAranAra, kuLane pALanAra, AnaMda pamADanAra, yaza vadhAranAra, kuLanA AdhArarUpa, kuLane vRkSasamAna Azraya ApanAra tathA ati kAmaLa hAthapagavALA putrane prasavazeA. "" vaLI te putra bAlyAvasthAne mukI kaLAdikanA vijJAnamAM praviNu thai caiAvanavayane pAmaze tyAre te dAna devAmAM ane AzrIta jAne pALavAmAM zUra thaze, saMgrAmamAM vIra-bahAdura thaze. bhUmimaMDaLanuM AkramaNa karavAthI parAkramavALA thaze. sainya ane gavAdika vAhanamAM vistAravALA thaze. A rIte te rAjyanA pati svataMtra rAjA thaze. he devI ! tame udAra, ArAgyavadhaka, tuSTIkAraka, dI` AyuSyakAraka ane *lyANakAraka svapna joyuM che." e pramANe rAjA vAravAra tenI prasaMzA karavA lAgyA. tyArapachI te dhAraNIdevI peAtAnA svAmInA mukhathI AvAM vacane sAMbhaLI Sita thaI, saMtASa pAmI, hradayamAM AnaMda pAmI, aMte hAthanAM taLIo bhegAM karI-hAtha joDI kahevA lAgI. he svAmIna ! Apa je kaheA che te satyaja che. te vitatha che. tamArUM vacana saMdeha

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15 rahita che. he svAmIna ! ApanuM vacana mane ISTa che. te huM aMgIkAra karuM chuM tame kahe che te artha satya che. A pramANe bolI svapnanA arthane aMgikAra karyo. ane zreNika rAjAnI AjJA maLavAthI pote eThAM hatAM te bhadrAsana parathI uThIne jyAM pitAne zayanakhaMDa che tyAM AvyAM, ane potAnI zayyA para besIne vicAravA lAgyAM ke A svarUpathI uttama, phaLavaDe pradhAna ane mAMgalIka evuM svapna bIjAM azubha svapna vaDe haNAI na jAo. ema vicArI te dhAraNIdevI deva ane gurUjananA saMbaMdhavALI dhArmika kathAvaDe zubha svapnanuM rakSaNa karavA jAgatAM rahyAM. - ahIM ApaNe vicAravAnuM che ke brahmacaryanI keTalI uttamatA batAvI che. saMsArIka jIvo maithunanuM sevana kare che paNa temAM keTalI maryAdA te kALe rakhAtI hatI. strI purUSa eka helamAM suI rahetAM nahi. keTalAka ema dalIla karaze ke rAjAone ghaNI rANIo hovAthI dareka rANIne judo oraDo Apela hoya ane rAjA potAnA judA zayanagRhamAM suI rahe. e vAta ThIka che. paNa rAjA vinA sAmAnya gRhasthAmAM paNa strI purUSone suvAnA judA oraDA hovAnA dAkhalA zAstromAM kahyA che. kAmadeva Adi zrAvakenA adhikAramAM paNa te vAta jaNAvI che. sAdhAraNa mANaso evA helanI jogavAI karI na zakatA hoya temaNe strI purUSanI eka pathArI to na ja rAkhavI joIe. * vaLI pitAne spanuM AvyA pachI dhAraNIrANI pitAnA svAmI pAse gayAM ane keTalA vinayathI svapna vRtAMta kahyo. ane svAmInI rajA maLI tyAreja beThAM ane svapnanI hakIkata kahI ane tenA phaLanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI rajA maLyA pachI AsanethI 3DIne pitAnA zayanagrahamAM gayA

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'' pitAne svabhAve te svama jevA tevA mANasane kahevAnuM che. viciANa, DAhyA ane amIra mANasane kahevuM joIe. . sArUM svama AvyA pachI game teTalI rAtrI hoya te paNa jAga raNa karavuM joIe ne dharmadhyAnamAM citta parovavuM joie ke jethI uMdha AvI bIjAM kharAba svama AvI prathamanA sArA svaprane bagADe nahi. zreNika rAjAe prAtaHkALe uDIne kauTuMbika purUSone bolAvIne AjJA karI ke he devAnuM priya bahAranI upasthAnazALA (sabhA) Aje zIdhrapaNe-ghaNIja utALathI haMmezanA karatAM atyaMta ramaNiya, sugaMdhita jaLane chaMTakAva karIne, saghaLo kacare dura karIne, chANavaDe lIpAvIne, pavitra paMcavarNanAM ghaNI sugaMdhIvALAM khule chuTAM chuTAM verIne, sugaMdhIta dhu vaDe sugaMdhavALI kare, ane tema karIne mArI AjJA pAchI se. zreNika rAjAnI AvI AjJA sAMbhaLIne kauTuMbika purUSoe te pramANe sarva kArya karI rAjAne khabara ApI ke svAmIna ! ApanI AjJA pramANe sarva karyuM che. rAtrI vitIne prabhAta thaze, te vakhate kamaLo sUryane dekhI vikasIta thayAM. kAlIyAra mRganAM komaLa netra nidrA javAthI vikasvara thayAM. tyArapachI prabhAta vetavarNavALI thaI. satA azokanI prabhA, kiMzukanuM phUla, popaTanuM mukha, caNoThIno ardha rIte bhAga, bapirIkSAnuM puSpa, pArevAnA paga ane AMkha, kAyalanAM netra, jasuhanAM (la, jAjavalamAna ani, suvarNa kalaza, hiMgaLono samuha e sarvanA rUpathI jenI lamI adhika bhAyamAna che, evo sUrya thAya pA. divasa karavA mATe sUryanAM kiraNanI paraMparA nIce utAravA

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17 aMdhakAranA vinAza thavA lAgyA. bALa AtaparUpI kavarDa sa valAka nyAsa thayeA hAya tevA dekhAva thayA. netranA viSayane pracAra thavAthI spaSTa rIte vikAsa pAmatA leAka dekhAvA lAgyA. sarAvarAdikamAM rahelAM kamaLAne vikasvara karanAra, udayanI pachInI avasthA pAmelA hajAra kiraNAvALA ane divasane karanArA sUrya` tejavaDe jAjvalyamAna thayA, tyAre zreNikarAjA zayyAmAMthI ubhA thayA. zayyAmAMthI uThIne kasarata karavAnI zALAmAM gayA ne vividha prakAre kasarata karI zarIrane zrIta karyuM. pachI zatapArka, sahasrapAka Adi sugaMdhIdAra telA vigere ke je zarIranA baLane, sarva aMga upAMgane baLa ApanAra ane jaTharAgnine pradipta karanAra hAi zarIre mardana karAvyuM. tela cAlyA pachI hAtha paganA suMvALA taLIA vALA, mardana karavAnI kaLAvALA, dakSa, praSTa, kuzaLa, medhAnI, nipuNa Adi guNAne dhAraNa karanAra purUSA pAse zreNIka rAjAe mardana karAvyuM. kasarata karavAnI jagyAethI bahAra AvI maMjanagRha--snAna karavAnA gharamAM dAkhala thayA, ane Nu ane ratnAnI racanA vaDe citravicitra snAna karavAnA bAjaTha upara sukhethI kheDA. pachI pavitra sthaLeAethI maMgAvelA, puSpA ane sugaMdhita padArthoMthI mizrita karelA jaLavaDe rAjAe snAna karyuM. snAna karyAM pachI rakSApATalI vagere seMkaDA kautuka vaDe kalyANakAraka maMgaLa karavAmAM AvyuM. AvI rIte zreSTa snAna karyo pachI pakSInI pAMkha jevuM sukSma ane kAmaLa sugaMdhavALA ane kaSAya raMgathI ra MgelA vastra-TuvAla vaDe zarIrane luchavAmAM AvyuM. tyAra pachI svaccha kArAMnavAM ane ghaNAM mulyavALAM vastra paheryAM. geAziSacaMdanavaDe zarIre vilepana karyuM. maNui ane suvarNanA ghaNA alaMkArA traNasarA, navasA, aDhArasarA, evA hArA, kaMdorA, bAjubaMdha vagere paheryAM. ra

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zarIra khUba suMdara hatuM temAM vividha prakAranA zarIrasvA sarva aMge mA jhAlaMkAsathI zarIra vadhAre hopannA lAgyuM keTavRkSanA uovA chava temanA maratake dharavAmAM AvyuM. baMne pakhe amo vIMjhavA bhagyAM. sajAnuM darzana thatAM leke jamaja zA badalavA lAgyA tathA gaNanAyaka, daMDanAyaka, mAMDalI rAjAo. kauTubiMka, maMtrIo, mahAmatroe, jelI, dvArapALa, ceTa-pAda pAse rahenArasa, pIThama senApati, sArthavAha, dUta, saMdhila vagerenI sAthe jema vAdaLamAMthI caMdra bahAra nIkaLe tema rAja maMjaNa gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA ane aThayAsI graha gaNamAM dedIpyamAna ane aThayAsI nakSatranI madhyamAM jema caMdramA dIpe tema e sarva samuhanI vacce rAjA dipavA lAgyA. pachI tyAMthI rAjA bahAranI uSasthAna zALAmAM AvIne zaNagArelA zreSTha siMhAsana para pUrva dizA tarapha mukha rAkhIne beThA. rAjAe tyArapachI potAnI samIpe IzAna koNamAM veta vastrathI DhAMkelAM ane zAMtI karma karelAM ATha bhadrAsana racAvyAM. ane sabhAmAM paDade naMkhAvyuM. te paDadAmAM jAtajAtanAM suMdara citro vaNIne cItarelAM hatAM. ane paDadA pAchaLa dhAraNadevI mATe uttama bhadrAsana racAvyuM ane kauTuMbika purUSone belAvyA. - kauTuMbika purUSane bolAvIne aSTAMga mahAnimittanAM sutra tathA arthanA jANavAvALA ane vividha prakAranA zAstromAM kuzaLa evA svapna pAlakone belAvavA mekalyA. kauTubiMka purUSa rAjAnI AjJA maLatAM AnaMdita thaI rAjAne namaskAra karI rAjasata nagaranI mamadhya thaI svama pAThakane ghera gayA. ne rAjAne Adeza kahI batAvyo.

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Ama pAThake AthI dhelA thaine hAbA, balIkarma karyuM ame tilaka vagere malIka karyA pachI ghaNuM mUlyavALAM ane cheDA bhAravALAM vastro tathA AzaraNe paheryA ane mastaka para dharo tathA khA dhAraNa karyA ane potapotAnA gharathI bahAra nIkaLIne sajAgraha nagaranI madhyamadhya thaIne jyAM zreNIka rAjane mahela che tyAM AvyA, ane tyAM AgaLa sarva ekaThA maLIne pitAnAmAMthI ekane mukhya TharAvyA, ane bahAsnI upasthAnazALAmAM jyAM zreNIka rAja pati sabhA bharIne beThA che tyAM AvyA, ane zreNIka rAjAne jaya vijaya zabdo vaDe vadhAvyA. zreNIka rAjAe temanI caMdanAdika vaDe aca karI chatA guNo vaDe prazaMsA karI vaMdana karyuM ane puSavaDe pujA karI temane mAna ApyuM. temaja vastro tathA phaLa vagere ApI sa. tkAra karyo. tyA5chI svapra pAThake agAuthI taiyAra rAkhelA bhadrAsane upara beThA. tyArapachI zreNika rAjAe dhAraNI devIne aMtapuramAMthI bolAvI paDadA pAchaLa mukelA bhadrAsana upara besADayAM. ane tyArapachI svama pAThakone kahyuM ke dhAraNadevI udAra zayAmAM sutAM hatAM te vakhate madhya rAtrIe dhAraNudevI mahAsvaprane joI jAgI gayAM che te mahAsvamanuM kevuM kalyANakAraka phaLa maLaze. svama pAThakae zreNIka rAjAnA mukhathI svamanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI hadayamAM dhAraNa karIne AnaMdita hRdayavAlA thayA. pachI dareka jaNa manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA ane potapotAnI meLe svaprane artha, nakkI karyo, ane pachI eka bIjAne pUchI tene vizeSa artha dhAraNa karyo. pachI zreNika rAjAne nIce pramANe kahyuM. he svAmina ! svamazAstramAM betAlIsa sAmAnya ane trIsa mahA

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svama maLI tera svama kahyAM che. temAMnAM trIsa mahAsvapta mAMhelAM cauda mahAsvamo arihaMta ane cakravartinI mAtA arihaMta ane cakravarta gamAM Ave tyAre jue che. vasudevanI mAtA vasudeva garbhamAM Ave tyAre cauda svapramAMnAM kAIpaNu sAta svama dekhe. baLadevanI mAtA baLadeva ga`mAM Ave tyAre caudamAMnAM cAra mahAsvamo dekhe. maMDalIka rAjAnI mAtA maMDalIkarAjA gamAM upaje tyAre caudamAMnuM game te eka mahAsvama jue. eTale he svAmin ! dhAraNI devIe je svama joyuM che tenuM phaLa e thaze ke temane peTe maMDalIka rAjAnA janma thaze tenI sAthe tamane arthane, sukhane, bhAganA ane rAjyanA rAjyanI vRddhine lAbha thaze, te putra surUpa ane kuLamAM ketudhvaja samAna thaze. te putra AlyAvasthAthI mukta thayA pachI gurUnI sAkSIe peAtAnI meLe sa kaLAone jANa thaze. ane yuvAvasthA pAmI saMgrAmamAM zara, pRthvInuM AkramaNa karavAmAM vIra ane adhika parAkramI thaze. tenAM sainya ane vAhanAM vipula vistAravALAM thaze. eTale rAjyaneA pati thaze athavA tA anagArasAdhu thaI AtmabhAvamAM vicaraze. evuM kahIne svama pAkA te svamanI vAravAra prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. zreNika rAjA svapna pAkA pAsethI A artha sAMbhaLI haSTatuSTa pAmyA. arthAt ghaNA AnaMdita thayA, ane svapna pAThakane kahevA lAgyA. hai devAnuMpriya ! e svapnanuM phaLa tame kaheA che tevuMja maLaze. ema kahI svapna pAThakAnA, vipulaasana, pAna, khAdima svAdimavaDe temaja suMdara cauda mahAsvapna A pramANe che.--hAthI, RSabha-baLada, siMha, lakSmIdeva, phUlanImALA, cadra, suraja, dhanna, kaLaza, padmasarAvara, kSIrasamudra, devatAnAM vimAna athavA ghara, ratnanI rAsI, dhumADA vinAnA jhaLahaLatA agni, *

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1 mulyavAna vastro, gaMdha, mALA, alaMkAravaDe satkAra karyo, ane temanI AkhI jIMdagI cAle eTaluM vipula dravya ApI saMtoSa pamADI vidAya karyA. - tyAra pachI zreNika rAjA potAnA AsanethI uDI jyAM dhAraNIdevI beThAM che, tyAM AvI svapna pAThake kahelI hakIkata (temaNe sAMbhaLI hatI te chatAM pharIne) kahI ane vAraMvAra tenI anumodanA karavA lAgyA. prakaraNa cothuM. tyAra pachI dhAraNIdevI zreNIka rAjA pAsethI svapnanuM phaLa sAMbhaLI haSTa tuSTa thaI hadayanA viSe dhAraNa karI potAnA vAsa gRhamAM AvyAM, ane tyAM snAna karI baLI karma karI vipula bhogane bhogavatAM vicaravA lAgyAM. tyAra pachI dhAraNuM devIne be mAsa pUrNa thayA pachI trIjo mAsa beThe te garbhanA dehadane kALa hoI akALe meghane dehada utpanna thayo. te evo thayo ke AkAzamAM megha utpanna thayA heya, te medha vRddhi pAmato hoya, gagana maMDaLane vyApavA vaDe unnata thaelo hoya, varasavAnI taiyArImAM haya, garava karato hoya, vIjaLIo camakArA karI rahI hoya, jhINuM jhINuM pharaphara AvatI hoya, dhImedhIme gAjate hoya, temaja agravaDe zodheluM rUSAnuM patarU, aMke ratna, zaMkha, caMdra, kuMdanuM puSpa ane cokhAne ATo e sarvenA jevI kAMtIvALe eTale vetavarNavALA tathA cikura nAmano raMga, haDatAlane kakaDe, caMpakanAM 55, suvarNa, raMTanAM puSpa, sarasavanAM puSpa ane kamaLanI raja jevA

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pILA raMgavALe, temaja lAkSArasA muMDAnAM phUla, jAsudanAM phUla rAtA baMdhu chavakanAM kUla, hiMga, kaMku, ghenuM ane sasalAnuM rUdhira, chabI gAyanA jevA rAtA varNavALA, temaja mera, lIlamaNi, gaLI, popaTanAM pIchAM, cAsa pakSInAM pIchAM, bhamarAnI pAMkha, nIlakamaLane sasuha, tAjA zirIbanAM phUla, tAju lIluM ghAsa e sarvanA jevA nIlA raMgavALA temaja seiro, kolasA, rijharatna bhramarane samuha ane mesa jevA kALA raMgavALAM eTale pAMce varNavALAM vAdaLAM vAyunA lIdhe bahoLA AkAzamAM Amatema cAlatAM hoya, garava thatA hoya, nirmaLa zreSTa jaLadhAra vaDe gaLelo, pracaMDa vAyuthI haNAe pRthvInA taLIAne bhIMjAvI de uparA uparI zIdhrapaNe varasAda varasato hoya, ane varasAdanA paDavAthI pRthvItaLa zItaLa karAyuM hoya, pRthvI jANe lIlA ghAsarUpI sADI dhAraNa karI rahI hoya, vRkSone samuha navapallavita thayo hoya, velAnA samuha vistAra pAmyA heya, pRthvInA uMcA pradeze pANI. vahI javAthI kAdava rahIta cokakhA thayA hoya, parvata ane kuMDa saubhAgyane. pAmyA hoya, vaibhAragIrInA bhagupAta ane kaTakamAMthI jharaNuM vahetAM heya, parvatanI nadIo dhaNA vegathI vahetI hovAthI phINa sAthe kahALA pANIthI vahetI heya, ughAne jAtajAtanAM vRkSanAM aMkura ane bilADInA TepavALAM thayAM hoya, meghanI gajenAthI AnaMda pAmI kAyare nAca karI rahyA hoya, ane mayura sAda karI rahyA hoya, ane varSARtune lIdhe mada utpanna thavAthI Dhela sAthe karyo karatA hoya, gharanI pAsenA bAgomAMnAM phUlajhADa navIna phUlanI sugaMdhI phelAvatAM haiya, kayalAnA svarathI kathA elAM magaramI bahAranAM uddAne IlDa gopI-rAtA kIDAothI zobhatAM haya, cAtaka pakSIo karUNAjanaka sthara karatA hoya. namI vAelA kRNI ukta suzobhita hoya

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deDakAe uce svare zabda karatAM hoya, bhamarA, bhamarIone samuha ekaTho thaye heya, ane phUlanA rasathI lobhAIne guMjArava kartA hoya, ane AkAzamAM sUrya, caMdra ane graho gADha vAdaLAMthI AcchAdita thavAthI zyAma dekhAtA hoya, nakSatra ane tArAonI kAMtI naSTa thaI hoya, Idra dhanuSya thatuM hoya, vAdaLAMono samuha uDatI bagalIonA jyA vaDe zobhato hoya, kAraMDaka, cakravAka ane rAjahaMsane mAnasa sarovara tarapha javA mATe utsuka karanAra varSARtuno samaya thayo hoya, evA samayamAM je mAtAo snAna karI, balikarma karI, kautukamaMgaLa ane prAyaSThita karI, pagamAM eka jhAMjhara paherI, keDamAM ratnane kaMdore paherI, hRdaya para hAra paherI, hAthamAM zobhatAM kaDAM paherI, AMgaLIomAM vIMTI paherI vagere strIone joItA zaNagAra paherI, ane nAkanA vAyarA vaDe uDe evAM jhINuM ane kImatI, gheDAnA mukhanA phINathI paNa dhoLAM, evAM vastro paherI sarvaRtunAM sugaMdhI puSpa vaDe mastakane suzobhita kare. sugaMdhita dhupa vaDe sugaMdhita thaI, lakSmInA jevA vezavALI secAnaka nAmanA gadhati para ArUDha thaI, mAthe karaMTa puSpanI mALAvALA chatrane dhAraNa karI, caMdraprabhA Adi ratnothI jaDelA nirmaLa daMDa sahIta, tathA zaMkha, jaLakaNa, ane samudranA phINa jevA dhALA cAra cAmara vaDe vijhAtI, hasti rananA skaMdhapara mAvatarUpe beThelA pitAnA svAmI sAthe besI pAchaLa caturaMgI sanyA cAlatI hoya evI je strI vaibhava mAnatI hoya te strIne dhanya che. tevI ja rIte huM paNa zreNika rAjAnI sAthe vAtre sahita, rAjagraha nagaranA sarva zikSAo sugaMdhita jaLa vaDe chAMTayA hoya ane kacare kADhI svaccha kI haiya tevA rastAmAM pharUM. leke stuti gAya, ane tyAM vibhAganA pradezanI cAre bAjue pharI mAre dehada purNa karUM teja mAre janmAre saphaLa thaye mAnuM.

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24 paNa tenI IcchA pramANe-medha vagere utpanna nahi thavAthI tenA dohada purA thayA nahi, jethI tenA manane paritApa upajyeA. jethI lAhInuM zASaNa thavAthI zarIre sukAI gaI. bhAjana paNa karavuM na gaMmyuM, tethI zarIranuM mAMsa sukAvA mAMDayuM jINuM zarIravALI thaI. snAnatA paNa tyAga karyAM, eTale zarIra malIna thayuM, glAnI pAmI mukha ane tetrA nIcAM rAkhyAM. mukha phIkuM paDayuM. phUlane jema masaLI nAkhyuM hAya tema te teja rahIta thai tenuM mukha dIna ane teja rahita thayuM. puSpa, gaMdha, mALA, ane alaMkAra tene aLakhAmaNA lAgavAthI tenA tyAga karyAM. jaLAdika krIDA ane pAsAnI ramatanA tyAga karyAM. dInatAvALI, du:khI manavALI ane AnaMdarahita thaI. tethI bhUmi tarka daSTi rAkhI ArtadhyAna vyAvA lAgI. dhAraNI devIne AvI rIte A dhyAna dhAvatAM dekhI tenI aMgapraticArIkA-atyaMtara dAsIe dhAraNI devI pratye khelavA lAgI ke he devAnupriyA ! tame AvAM jINu zarIravALAM krama thayAM che ? tamane zuM duHkha che? kema ArttadhyAna dhyAveza che. A pramANe dAsIe pUche che, paNa dhAraNIdevI udvega cittavALI hAvAthI temane Adara karatI nathI, temane jANatI paNa nathI, tethI mauna rahe che. dAsIe paNa tene e traNa vAra pUche che, chatAM dhAraNIdevI jANe pAte jANatI na heAya tema mauna rahI. dhAraNIdevIe dAsIone kAMi paNa javAba nahi ApavAthI dAsIe dhAraNIdevI pAsethI nIkaLI jyAM zreNika rAjA che tyAM AvIne e hAtha joDI mastaka namAvI jaya vijaya zabdo vaDe zreNika rAjAne vadhAvIne khelavA lAgI, he svAmina ! dhAraNIdevI Aje jINu thaI che. ane Ata dhyAna vyAve che.

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25 - zreNikarAjA dAsIonA mukhathI evuM vRtAMta sAMbhaLI vyAkuLa thayA. ane tyAMthI zIdhra, tvarita capaLatAthI uThIne jyAM dhAraNadevI che, tyAM AvyA ane dAsIonA kahevA pramANe dhAraNudevIne ArtadhyAna dhyAvatAM jue che. pachI pote pUchavA lAgyA, he devAnupriyA ! tame zA kAraNathI ArtadhyAna dhyAvo cho ? ke jethI zarIre dubaLAM paDI gayAM cho ? zreNika rAjA A pramANe pUche che paNa dhAraNadevInuM dhyAna nahi hovAthI rAjAne kaMIpaNa javAba detI nathI tethI, rAjA vadhAre vyAkuLa thaI vAraMvAra pUchavA lAgyA, paNa dhANadevI evA uMDA ArtadhyAnamAM beThelAM hatAM, ke zreNika rAjA tarapha ke temanA vacana tarapha dhyAna ApyuM nahi. jethI zreNika rAjA vadhAre sabhrAMta thayA. ane dhAraNudevIne kahevA lAgyA, ke je tamArA mananI vAta amane nahi kahe to devagurUnA kohavALAM thazo. zuM? ame tamArA mananI vAta jANavAne lAyaka nathI ? ke jethI tamArA mananI vAta amArAthI chupAvI tame manamAM kaleza pAme che. - zreNikarAjAnA AvA segana sAMbhaLI dhAraNadevIne bhAna AvyuM, ane rAjA pratye kahevA lAgyAM, he svAmina! mane te udAra svapna AvyA pachI Aja traNa mAsa pUrNa thayA che ane akALe meghane dehada utpanna thaye che. ( ema kahI pitAne upajelo dehada kahI saMbhaLAze.) he svAmina ! jenA AvA dehada pUrNa thatA haze, te mAtAone dhanya che. huM paNa A dehada pUrNa karavAne bhAgyazALI thAuM te kevuM sAruM paNa A dehada pUrNa thavo azakaya lAgavAthI tumane jaNAvyuM nahi, ane pUrNa na thavAthI huM zarIra jIrNa thaI

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AdhyAna dhyAvuM chuM. zreNika rAjA dhAraNadevInA mukhethI A artha sAMbhaLIne hRdayamAM dhArIne dhAraNudevI pratye kahevA lAgyA, ke he devAnupriyA ! tuM zarIra jIrNa thaI chuM te A pramANe AtadhyAna na kara. huM tAro dehada pUrNa karIza, eTale tArA A akALa dehanA mane ratha pUrNa thaze, ema karIne dhAraNa devIne ISTa, kAMta, priya, manojJa vANI vaDe AzvAsana ApyuM, ane tyAMthI uThI bahAranI upasthAna zALAmAM gayA ane zreSTha siMhAsana para pUrva bhaNI mukha rAkhIne beThA. tyAra pachI dhAraNI devInA akALe meghanA dehadane pUrNa karavAne utpAtIA, vinayA, kAmIyA ane pariNAmIA e cAra prakAranI buddhi vaDe upAya zodhavA lAgyA. paraMtu game teTalA vicAre goThavavA chatAM eka rIte dehada pUrNa thAya evo upAya ja nahi. A vAta uparathI paNa khAtrI thAya che ke dhAraNI rANIne svapna AvyuM ane temane garbha rahyAnI khAtrI thaI, tyAra pachI zreNika ane dhAraNa baMne bhegAM thayAM nathI. je bhegAM thayAM heta te dohada utpanna thayA pachI dhAraNInI zarIra prakRti bagaDavA mAMDI te zreNikanA jANavAmAM enI meLe AvI hata. dAsI kahevA AvatAM sudhI zreNIka dhAraNa rANInI zarIra prakRtithI ajANa rahyA te na raheta. matalabake trIne garbha rahyA pachI turata ja brahmacarya pALavuM joIe ane te kamamAM kama prasava thayA pachI pAMca sAta mAsa sudhI te avasya pALavuM jaIe. vaLI bIjo sAra e nIkaLe che, ke pitAne je kaMI IcchA thAya, te athavA potAnA manI vAsa jyAM sevA mANasa AgaLa karavAmAM kaMi paNa phAyado nathI. keTalIka vakhata ethI ulaTI viparIta para NAma Ave che. eka kavi paNa kharuM kahe che? ja chAnI vAta ApaNA

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bIjane kahevI nahi, sAca snehI hoya te bharose kahevI sahI." e pramANe dhAraNudevIe potAnA dehadanI hakIkata pitAnI aMgata paricArIkAone-dAsIone paNa na kahI. teo jANatAM hatAM ke A dAsIothI A kArya banI zake tevuM nathI, temane kahevAthI ulaTI hasIne pAtra thaIza. temaja potAnA svAmIne pUrNa prema chatAM temanAthI A kArya banavuM muzkela che, ane temane kahevAthI ulaTuM temanA manane duHkha thaze te svAmIne nAhaka zA mATe duHkhI karavA e khyAla manamAM AvavAthI zreNika rAjAne paNa pitAno dehada kahyo nahi ane mananI pIDAnI asara zarIra upara thaI ne te vAta zreNike jANIne chevaTe kahyuM, ke tamArA mananuM duHkha jANyA vinA ame te zI rIte nivArI zakIe. chevaTe zreNika rAjAe devagurUnA Akaza sogana dIdhA tyAreja dhAraNa devIe pitAno dehada pitAnA svAmI game te upAye pUrNa karaze kAraNa ke temane mArA para pUrNa sneha che evI pAkI zraddhA hevAthI kahyo. zreNika rAjA dhAraNa devIne dehada kaI rIte puro karavo tenA vicAramAM tallIna thayA che te vakhate temane vaDe putra abhayakumAra potAnA nityanA niyama pramANe, snAna karI, ane kautuka maMgaLa ane bathI karma karI sArAM mUlyavAna vastro ane alaMkAro paherI rAjakAjamAM ane gharanA bIjA kAmomAM joDAtA pahelAM pitAne namana karavA AdhyA, paNa pitAjIne dhAraNI devIne dehada pUrNa karavAnA vicAramAM enamAM beThelA hovAthI temaNe abhayakumalAvyo nahi, sanmAna ApyuM nahi, satkAra karyo mahi, ane zivAnuM Asana paNa ApyuM nahi. kAraNa ke zreNika rAjAnuM ahI ta ma ja vadhu nahi. tevI abhathakumAranA manamAM AdhyAmika, smaraNa karavA

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rUpa, pAmavAne eile ane mane gata saMkalpa utpanna thayo, ke jyAre jyAre huM pitAjIne namana karavA AvatA, tyAre tyAre teo mane jue ke tarata Adara karatA, vastrAdika vaDe satkAra karatA, AsanAdika vaDe sanmAna karatA, hetathI bolAvatA, vaLI keIka vArate potAnA Asana mAMthI ardhA Asana para besavAnuM kahetA. temaja mArA mastakane suMghI mA mastaka para hAtha pheravatA. paraMtu Aje atyAre temAMnuM kaMI paNa karatA nathI, tenuM kAraNa mArApara abhAva thayo ema na hoya, paNa teo uMDA vicAramAM che. te tenuM kaMI paNa kAraNa hevuM joIe ane te temanA mukhethI mAre jANuM laIne temanA vicAra pAra pADavA ne prayAsa karavo joIe. ahIM abhayakumAranI uttamatAne tathA temanI raheNIkaheNIne khyAla Ave che. potAnA pitA upara potAne keTale bhAva che ane pitAnuM sanmAna keTaluM rAkhe che, temaja temanI tarapha pUjyabhAva paNa keTaluM che te jaNAI Ave che. pite snAna kArya ane graha devatAnA pUjana Adi kAryathI paravArI bIjA kAma karatA pahelAM pitAne namaskAra karavA Ave che e putra dharma che na kahevAya. te sAthe pitAjI. pitAne Adara ApatA nathI, are belAvatA paNa nathI, chatAM potAnA manamAM kaI paNa kuzaMkA ke pitA tarapha abhAva na lAvatAM ulaTA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA ke pitAjI atyAre kaMika paNa mAnasika duHkhanA lIdhe uMDA vicAramAM paDelA che, ne te ja kAraNathI mane bolAvatA nathI. paNa mAre putra tarIkene dharma che ke temanA mane gata vicAro jANuM temanuM thatuM duHkha ochuM karavuM joIe. ema vicArI zreNika rAjAnI pAse AvyA ane be hAtha joDI. mastaka namAvI jaya, vijaya zabdo vaDe vadhAvI vaMdana karyuM ane kahevA lAgya

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29. kahe pitAcha dara vakhate tame mane durathI jotAMja Adara ApatA. ane mAruM sanmAna karatA ane besavAnuM Asana ApatA. paNa Aje te temAMnuM kaMI paNa karatA nathI, tethI jaNAya che ke Apa kaMIka uMDA vicAramAM paDelA heI mAnasika duHkha vedo che, tenuM kaMIka kAraNa hovuM joIe. te he pitAjI Apa ApanA mananA duHkhanuM kAraNa kaMI paNa gepavyA vinA manamAM kaMI paNa saMdeha-mArA taraphano vahema rAkhyA vinA yathAtathya-jevuM hoya tevuM mane jaNAvavA kRpA karaze ke jethI mArAthI banatI mahenata ane upAya vaDe ApanuM kaSTa ochuM karavAno prayatna karIza. abhayakumAranuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI zreNika rAjA abhayakumArane kahevA lAgyA ke he kumAra ! mAruM duHkha tamane kahyA vinA cAle tema nathI. tamArA vinA bIjo koI mAruM duHkha ochuM kare te nathI te tame sAMbhaLe. mAruM duHkha A che. ema kahI zreNika rAjA bolyA ke tamArI laghu mAtA-apara mAtA-oramAna mAtA dhAraNI devIne garbhane trIjo mAsa varte che, ne temAM ghaNAMone dehada utpanna thAya che tema temane akALe mevano dehada utpanna thayo che, ema kahIne dhAraNI devIne je dehada utpanna thayo hato, ne dhAraNI devIe temane kahyo hato, te athathI Iti sudhI jema hate tema kahI saMbhaLAvyo. ane kahyuM ke te dehada kevI rIte pUrNa kare tenA vicAra manamAM goThavuM chuM paNa kaI rIte te dehada pure karavAne upAya jaDatuM nathI tethI mArA manamAMthI vivekano nAza thayo hovAthI ArtadhyAna dhyAvuM chuM. ane te kAraNathI ja tane Avela nahi jANavAthI tane belA nathI, bIjuM kaMi kAraNa nathI.

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na * : abhayakumAra zreNika rAkhanA mukhathI AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI hRSTa, tuSTa pAme AnaMdita thaI pitAnA pitAne kahevA lAgyA, ke huM pitA ! naSTa thaelA mananA vivekavALA tame tevuM duSpana na kare. huM mArI mAtAne dehada pUre karavAne yatna karIza ane devagura temaja ApanI kRpAthI te dohada pUrNa karIza. ema kahI zreNika rAjAne ISTa, kAMta ane manahara vANu vaDe AzvAsana ApyuM. " zreNika rAjA abhayakumAranA mukhathI AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI dhAraNIne dehada pUrNa thavAnI khAtrI thavAthI hRSTa, tuSTa thaI abhayakusArano satkAra karI tene javAnI rajA ApI. abhayakumAra A pramANe pitAnA pitAnA satkAra, sanmAna pAmI zreNika rAjA pAsethI nIkaLI pitAnA mahelamAM AvyA, ane siMhAsana para besI vicAra karavA lAgyA, ke devatAnI sahAya vagara mAtra manuSyanA upAyathI mArI laghu mAtAne dehada pure thavAno saMbhava nathI. te saudharma kalpamAM rahenAra mahaddhika-mahAsukhamAM magna rahelo deva je mAre pUrva mitra che, tenuM mAre pauSadhazALAmAM poSadha karI brahmacarya dhAraNa karI, maNi suvarNAdika alaMkAne tyAga karI, zastra, musaLa vagera choDI daI rAgadveSa vinA temaja sevaka vagerenI sahAya vinA ekalA darbhanA saMthArA para besI aThama tapa karI te purvanA mitra devatAnuM smaraNa karavuM yogya che, ke jethI te mAre pUrva mitra deva ahIM AvIne mArI ladhu mAtA dhAraNa devIne je rIte thayo che te rIte dehada pUrNa karaze. - evuM vicArIne piSadhazALA hatI tyAM AvI piSadhazALAne pramArje-jje ane vaDInIti laghunIti parathavAnI bhUmine paDilehe, dAbhanA saMthArAnuM paDilehaNa karIne dAbhanA saMthArA para beThA. ane

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aDaga tapa prahaNa karyo. ane tyAra pachI bahAcanA vrata vALe, mAdhanA vata vALA te abhayakumAra nA mitra devatAnuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. te alAyakumArane aThama tapa pUrNa thavA AvyuM tyAre pUrvabhavanA mitra devatAnuM Asana calAyamAna thayuM. zarIranA amuka bhAga pharaka. eTale pUrva bhavanA mitra saudharmakalpavAsI dave pitAnuM Asana calAyamAna thayuM jANI pitAnA avadhijJAnano upayoga karyo. eTale tene AdhyAtmika saMkalpa utpanna thayo. ane potAnI jANamAM AvyuM ke mAre pUrva bhavane mitra jaMbudvipanA bharatakSetramAM dakSiNadha bhAratamAM rAjagRha nAmanA nagaramAM abhayakumAra pitAnI pauSadhazALAmAM aThama tapa sAthe pauSadhadrata karI mAruM smaraNa kare che. te mAre abhayakumAra pAse javuM joIe. evo vicAra karI izAna dizA tarapha gayo ane vaikriya samudhAta vaDe samuddaghAta kare. samughAta karyA pachI prathama saMkhyAtA ejanane daMDa karyo. tyArapachI karkatanarana, vajaratna. vaiduryaratna, lehitAkSaratna. masAragallaratna, haMsagarbha ratna, pulakaratna, saugaMdhitaratna, tisararatna, aMtaratna, aMjanaratna ajataratna, jAtarUparatna, aMjanapulakaratna, sphaTikaratna, risTaratna A save ratnanA asAra pudagalano tyAga karIne sArabhutasArA sArA pugalone grahaNa karyA ane navuM uttara vaikriya zarIra banAvyuM. ane abhayakumAra para anukaMpa AvavAthI, pUrvabhavamAM tenI sAthe sneha hato tethI, prIti utpanna thaI tethI, tenA guNane viSe anurAga thavAthI, viyogane lIdhe te devane zAka utpanna thayo. tethI ra vaDe uttama evA vimAnamAMthI nIkaLI pRthvI taLa javA mATe zIgha gatine upayoga karyo. te vakhate DolatA ujavala senAnA pratara

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jevAM gALa kAnanAM kuMDaLa ane mugaTanA ADaMbara vaDe te dekhAvaDe lAgavA mAMDayA. aneka maNie, kanaka ane ratnanA samuhathI zAbita ane vicitra racanAvALA kArA paherelA hAvAthI te harSita thaye hatA. zreSTa ane maneAhara kuMDaLAnA hAlavAthI tenuM mukha atizaya zAbhatuM hatuM. tethI karIne kArtika purNimAnA caMdranI peThe te deva jonAranA netrAne AnaMda pamADatA hatA. divya auSadhinA prakAza jevA tenA mukuTanA teja vaDe daidipyamAna rUpe karIne maneAhara ane sarva RtuonI puSpAdika lakSmI vaDe jenI seAbhA vRddhi pAmI che, evA merU parvata jevA te deva zAbhatA hatA. AvuM vicitrarUpa vikI divya rUpa dhAraNa karIne te daiva asaMkhya yAjananA pramANavALA ane asaMkhya nAmavALA dvipa, samudronI upara thaIne jatA ane potAnI nila prabhA vaDe udyota karatA temaja nIce utaratA tirthaMlAkamAM AvyA, ane rAjagRha nagaramAM jyAM poSadhazALAmAM abhayakumAra beThelA che tyAM Avyo. jeNe paMcavarNavALAM ane dhudharIovALAM vastro paheyAM che eve! deva abhayakumAra pratye khelavA lAgyA ke he devAnupriya ! huM tArA pUrvanA mitra saudhama` kalpamAM vasanArA mahaddhika deva chuM. tuM je kAraNathI pauSadha karIne beTho chuM, te kAraNe huM atre tArI pAse Avyo chuM. te he devAnupriya ! tuM kahe, huM tArU zuM Icchita kArya kara tArUM zuM kalyANa karU? tane zuM ApuM? athavA tArI vatI khIjA krAne zuM ApuM ? athavA tArA manamAM zI IcchA che? devanuM AvuM khelavuM sAMbhaLI abhayakumAre AkAzamAM UMcuM joyuM te tyAM peAtAnA pUrva mitra devane joyA, jethI pote huSTatuSTa thai pauSadha pALye ane tyArapachI e hAtha mastake aDADI devane kahevA lAgyA ke mArI

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ladhu. mAtA dhAraNa devIne akALe meghano dehada utpanna thayo che. ema kahI dhAraNadevIne je prakAre dehada thayuM hatuM, te sarva prakAra kahI batAvyo, ane kahyuM, ke e dehada tamArI sahAya vinA pUrNa thAya tema nathI te e dehada pUrNa kare. deve abhayakumAranAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI huSTatuSTa thaI abhayakumArane kahyuM ke he devAnuM priya! te svastha cittavALo ane mArA pratye vizvAsavALA thA. huM tArI laghu mAtA dhAraNIdevIne teM kahyuM te tenI IcchA pramANeno dehada pUrNa karIza. ema kahI deve tyAMthI nIkaLI IzAna keNune viSe vaibhAra parvata para jaI vaikriya samuddaghAta vaDe saMkhyAtA ejananA pramANavALe daMDa karyo, ane samuddaghAta karIne garava sahita, vijaLI sahita, jaLabiMdu sahita, pAMca varNavALA meghanA zabda karI zobhita divya varSARtunI lakSmI vika, vikuvIne abhayakumAra pAse bIjI vAra Avyo ane kahyuM ke he devAnuM priya ! meM tArI prItine arthe gajarava sahita, jaLabiMdu sahita ane vIjaLI sahita divya varSARtunI lakSmI vimuvI che, te he devAnuM priya! tArI laghumAtA dhAraNadevI pitAne akALe meghano dehada pUrNa kare. - abhayakumAra devanI pAsethI AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI hRdayamAM dhArI hRSTatuSTa thaI potAnA mahelamAMthI nIkaLIne zreNika rAjAnA mahelamAM rAjA beThA che tyAM gayA. ane mastake hAtha aDADI rAjA-patAnA pitAne namaskAra karI kahevA lAgyA. he pitA! mArA pUrvanA mitra saudharma kalpamAM rahenAra deve zIdhrapaNe ghaNIja utAvaLathI garava sahIta, vIjaLI sahita, ane jaLabiMdusahita paMcavarNavALA medhanA zabda karIne zobhita divya varSARtunI lakSmI vikavi che.

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e mArI bubratA dhAraNadevI pitAne AkAle meghane dehada - zreNika rAjAe abhayakumAranI pAsethI A vAta sAMbhaLI halyamAM dhArI hatuSTa thaI kauTuMbika-sevaka purUne teDAvyA. ane AjJA ApI ke rAjagRha nagaramAM zigaDAnA AkAranA rastA, traNa rastA bhegA thatA hoya tevA rastA, cAra rastA bhegA thatA hoya tevA rastA ane cauTAM vagerene sIMcana karI zreSTha suMgadhIvALA padArtho chAMTI suMgadhIvALA karI mArI AjJA pAchI Ape. A hukama maLatAMja sevaka purUSoe zreNika rAjAe kahyA pramANe kArya karI rAjA pAse AvI kahyuM ke svAmina ! ApanA kahyA pramANe sarva kArya saMpUrNa rIte karyuM che. tevIja rIte bIjA sevaka purUSane belAvI kahyuM ke tame jaladIthI azva, hAthI, ratha ane zreSTa yoddhAo sahita caturaMgI senAne taiyAra kare, tathA secAnaka nAmanA gaMdhahastine paNa zaNagAre. te sevakee tvarAthI rAjAnA kahyA pramANe kArya karI rAjAne khabara ApI ke svAmina ! ApanA kahevA pramANe badhuM taiyAra che, zreNika rAjA sevaka purUSane AjJA ApI dhAraNadevInA mahesamAM padhAryA ane pANIdevIne kahevA lAgyA, ke he devAnupriyA? garava, vIjaLI ane jaLabiMdu sahita varSARtunI lakSmI pragaTa thaI che, je tamArA akAla dohadane pUrNa kare. dhAraNIdevI zreNika rAjAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI hatyamAM dhArI hasTa, tuSTa thaI snAna karavAnA gRhamAM gayAM, ane tyAM snAna karI, balIka karI, tilakAdi kautaka karI. dahIM, ghare vagere mAMgalika ane viba nivAraka prAyacchita karI, pagamAM jhAMjhara ane bIjI yogya A

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pa jItyu hero sphaTika maNinA prabhAva jevAM vastra paheA, ane seyAnA nAmanA gaMdha hasti para ArUDha thayAM, ane samudranA phINa vAveta cAmAM vIMjhAtI vIMjhAtI AgaLa cAlI. zreNikarAjA dhAraNIdevIne kahI peAtAnA snAna gRhamAM gayA, ane snAna karI, khalIpharma karI, aMge AbharaNu ane uttama vastra paherI, gaMdhahasti Upara svAra thayA. emaNe kAraTa puSpanI mALAvA7 chatra dharAvyuM ane cAra cAmarA vaDe vIjhAtA vIjhAtA dhAraNIdevInA pAchaLa cAlyA. je vakhate zreNikarAjA dhArIdenInA pAchaLa cAlyA, tyAre dhAraNIdevI caturaMgI senAthI parivarelI hatI. tenA karatA moTA subhaTAnA samuha hatA. e rIte sarve samRddhi vaDe ane duMdubhInA nAda vaDe rA jagRhanagaranA zRMgATaka, trika, catuSka ane cauTAmAM thaIne moTA rAmArgamAM nIkaLI. nagaranA leAkeAe jaya vijaya zabdothI vadhAvI tene mAnada ApyA. ema cAlatAM cAlatAM vaibhAragiri parvata pAse AvyAM. ane tenA kaTaka taLamAM ane pAdamULamAM rahelA mAdhavIlatAdikanA gRhamAM gayAM. aneka daMpatie krIDA kare che, tevA ArAmane viSe phaLaphaLAdikavALA vRkSA sahita, utsavamAM dhaNA leAkAne bhAgavavA lAyaka udyAnamAM, sAmAnya vrukSAnA samuha sahita nagaranI pAse rahelA kAnaneAmAM, nagarathI dura rahelA vanamAM, ekaja jAtanAM vRkSAne jathA jemAM hAya tevA vanakhaMDamAM, aneka vRkSAmAM bhRMtAkI vagerenA gucchAAmAM, vAMsanI jhADI vagerenA gulmamAM, AMbA vagerenI latAmAM, nAgaravela vagere vIomAM, guphAmAM, ziyALa vagerene rahevAnA khADAmAM, khAyA vagaranAM jaLanAM khAkheAcImamAM, drahAmAM, theDA pANIvALA,

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36 kacchamAM nadIomAM nadIonA saMgamamAM, tathA patra, phaLa, phUla ane pallavene mahaNa karatI, sparza karatI.pune suMdhatI, phaLone khAtI temaja bIjane ApatI vaibhAragirinI pAsenI bhUmimAM pitAne dehada pUrNa karatI tarapha pharavA lAgI. AthI tene dehada pUrNa thayo. ( puNyazALI prANIone zuM durlabha che ? abhayakumAra jevA bhAgyazALIne deva mitra hoya temAM navAI nathI ane deva paNa pi tAnA pUrva saMgatinuM kArya vinA saMkoce kare che. e paNa pUNyanI balIhArI che. zubha karmane udaya hoya tyAM sudhI sarva keI mitra thaI rahe che. ane azubha karmane udaya Ave che tyAre teja mitro, sajajane vairI thAya che, ahIM abhayakumAranI bIjI uttamatA najare Ave che. dhAraNadevI potAnI orathAna mAtA che, chatAM temanA para sagI mAtA naMdA jeTaleja prema che, ane te prema tathA pitAnA duHkhe duHkhI e beu vastuo bhegI thavAthI pitAnA pUrvasaMgati devanI mAraphate temanuM kArya thAya teTalA sArU aThama piSadha karI zArIrIka kaSTa veThayuM. paNa manamAM ema na lAvyA ke dhAraNI kayAM mArI sagI mAtA che ke huM vaLI emanI vAte mArA mitra devanI mAraphate dehada pUrNa karavA aThama karuM. thaDe kALa e pramANe gALyA pachI dhAraNudevI pitAnA secanaka nAmanA gaMdhahasti upara caDhI ane zreNuka rAjA paNa zreSTha hAthInA skaMdha para beThA ane dhAraNadevInA hasti pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyA. AvI rIte caturaMgI senA vaDe rAjagraha nagaramAM pAchI AvI. ane rAjagRha nagaranA madhya bhAgamAM thaI pitAnA mahelamAM AvyAM ane senA vagerene tathA saMbaMdhI janone pitapatAne ThekANe javAnI

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7 rajA ApI. ane manuSya saMbaMdhI vipula vistArathI bhAga bhAgavavA kSAgI. dhaNI strIone garbhA rahyA pachI dADada--amuka IcchAo upaje che. garbhAmAM jevA jIva utpanna thayA hAya tevI IcchA thAya che. ghaNA hInabhAgI jIvA je khAInA garbhamAM Ave che, te bhAine kharAba vastuo rAkha, ThIkarAM jevI khAvAnI IcchA thAya che, athavA kharAba kAme karavAnI icchA thAya che, paNa puNyazALI jIvA garbha mAM Ave te tenI mAtAne sArA Ahada-sArI IcchAo utpanna thAya che. abhayakumAranI mAtAne amArI paDeA vajaDAvavAnI icchA thai hatI. sedhakumAranI mAtAne medhanA dohada thayA. karkanI mAtAne hAthI upara besI pharavA javAnI IcchA thaI AvI hatI. jyAMsudhI AvI cchiAo pUNa na thAya tyAMsudhI garbhavatI strIne cena na paDe. khAvuM pIvuM na game. zarIre duLa thAya ane chevaTe ga`te paNa hAnI paheAMce che. te samaju mANasoe strIe!ne sArI icchAe thaI hoya hAya tA banatI mahenate purI karavI joIe. dhAraNIdevI dAda pUrNa karavAne gayAM ane pAchAM AvyAM tyArapachI abhayakumAre pauSadhazALAmAM AvI pUrvabhavanA mitra devane sa karyAM, sanmAnyA ane pachI devane rajA ApI. eTale deve gujA rava sahita varSARtunI lakSmIne saMharI lIdhI ane je dizAethI AvyA hatA te dizAe thai peAtAnA sthaLe pAchA gayA. dhAraNIdevIne| dAhaka A pramANe pUrNa thayA pachI te gabhanI anukapAne vAste garbhane khAdhA pIDA na upaje tevI yatnA vaDe UbhAM rahetAM, khesatAM, sUtAM tathA AhAra vihAramAM paNa sAvacetI rAkhatAM.

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eTale ati tIkhuM, khArUM, khATuM, raDavuM, kasAyeluM temaja atizaya mIThuM paNa jamatAM nathI. paNa dezakALa, havA vagere jeIne garbhane pIDA na thAya ane sukhe sukhe garbha di mAme te khATAka letAM, vaLI ghaNI ciMtA, zeka, dInatA, maithunanI Asakti karatI nathI, tema ati trAsa, bhaya pAmatI nathI. arthAta ciMtA, zoka, meha bhaya ane trAsa rahita thaIne sarva RtumAM garbhane tathA pitAne sukha upaje tevI rIte bhojana, vastra, gaMdha, mAlya ane alaMkArane upayoga karatAM. A vAta paNa garbhavatI strIo temaja temanA saMbaMdhIjanoe khAsa lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI che. ghaNI strIo pote bedarakAre rahe che, athavA tenI sAsu, naNaMda, derANI, jeThANa vagere saMbaMdhI janene e saMbaMdha hoya che ke tenAthI garbhanI saMpUrNa saMbhALa laI zakAtI nathI. are garbhane prasavakALa pAse Ave chatAM tene atyaMta vaitarU karavuM paDe che, ane tethI ghaNAM bALake, dezagI ane nirmAlya avaMtarI potAne temaja dezane bhAre 25 thAya che. dhAradaivI A rIte sukhe sukhe garbhanuM pAlana kare che tema karatAM nava mAsa ane sADA sAta tri pUrNa thae ardha rAtrIne samaye teNe ati kemaLa hAthapagavALA ane sarvAge suMdara putrane janma Apyo. - :: >> na

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prakaraNa pAMcamu dhAraNIdevIne putra janmyA te joine tenI aMgaparicArikA-dAsIta atya Mta khuzI thaIe. ane ha`thI zIghra, manavaDe tvarAvALI ane kAyAvaDe capaLa gatimI jyAM zreNIkarAnA mahela che tyAM gaI. ane zreNIka rAjAne joI, e hAtha joDI mastaka namAvI, vaMdana karI, jamavijaya zabda vaDe vadhAvIelI, ke hai svAmina ! dhAraNI devIne sannA nava mAsa pUruM thavAthI su Mdara aMgavALA putra janamyA che, tenA qhubha samAcAra Apane jaNAvatAM asane ati ha thAya che. Apane paNa tevAja ha` cAya e svabhAvika che. zreNIka rAjA aMgaparicArikA pAsethI A zubha samAcara sAMbhaLI hRdayamAM dhArI haSTra, tuSTa thayA ane aMgapAricArikAe- dAsIone madhura vacatA vaDe sanmAna ApyuM, ane ghaNAM puSpa gae, mALA, ane alaMkAranA zirapAva Ape. ane sanmAna, satkAra karI ghasI paNAmAMthI mukata karI, tenA putra pautrAdika sudhI cAle tevI A vikA karI ApI tene vidAya karI. kAI kahe che te kharU che ke "meTA rAjAnI cAkarI karatAM, rAMka sevaka bahu raLaze"--e kahevata kharIja che. zreNIka rAtnae A vadhAmaNI sAMbhaLI, kauTuMbika purUSone olAvyA ane AjJA ApI, ke he devAnuMpaya ! rAjagRha nagaranA sarva raste sugaMdhI jaLa chaMTakAvA, badhe gItagAna karAvA, cArakanI zuddhi karA- kedakhAnAmAMthI kedIone mukata karA, tAla mApanI vRddhi karI, devA leNAnA kAraNathI je leAkeA kedamAM hoya temanAM devAM ApI temane pazu mukta karI ane te pramANe karI mArI AjJA pAchI Ape!-

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mane khabara Apo. kauTuMbika purUSAe rAjAnI AjJA pramANe kA karI rAjAne AvI kahyuM, ke ApanI AjJA pramANe sa karyuM che. tyArapachI zreNIka rAjAe kuM bhakAra Adi jAtirUpa aDhAra zreNI ane tenI peTA jAtirUpa aDhAra prazreNIne khelAvI ane kahyuM, ke huM devAnupriya tame rAjagRha nagaramAM jAo ane daza divasa sudhI vecANu uparanI jakAta mApha karavAmAM Ave che, gAyA vagere pazuo upara dara varase je kara levAmAM Ave che; te A varase aa che, kheDuta vagere jAtInA gharamAM rAjapurUSo veThanA hukama karavA jAya che, tevI veDa karAvavAnI manAi karavAmAM Ave che, gunegArA pAsethI bhAre IMDa levAmAM Ave che te, ane nAkarA bhulathI aparAdha kare te badala levAtA daMDa paNa mApha karavAmAM Ave che, jene mAthe devuM haze te saMdhaLu rAjA cukavaze AvuM sthaLe sthaLe jAhera karA. temaja sthaLe sthaLe mRdaMga vagere vAjIMtrA vagaDAvA. ThekANe ThekANe visvara puSpanI mALAMe laTakAvo. uttama gaNikAomAM jenI pAse uttama nATakI che temanI pAse nAza karAve. sa` leAkA A utsavamAM bhAga le. e pramANe daza divasanI sthiti patikA-putra janma mahAtsavanI kriyA karA ane karAvA ane mArI AjJA pAchI Ape. A hukama maLatAM teoe te pramANe kAya karI rAjAjIne khabara ApI. tyArapachI zreNIka rAjA bahAranI upasthAna zALAmAM gayA, ane pUrva dizA bhaNI mukha karI zreSTa siMhAsana upara beThA ane karADa dravya vaDe devatAdikanI pUjA karAvI, yAne dAna dIdhAM ane upajatA dravyamAMthI paNa bhAga ApyA. temaja kuMvaranA janma nimitte prajAjana taraphathI je bheTa, sAgAta maLI te grahaNa karI. j tyAra pachI temaNe pahele divase putranuM jAtakarmAM(nALacheda karI

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1 tene pRthvImAM dATavAnuM) karyuM, khIje divase jAgarikA (rAtri jAgaraNu) karI. trIje divase sUrya caMdranAM darzana karAvyAM. e pramANe anukrame azuci evA jAta karmAdikanI kriyA pUrNa karI. bAramA divase dhaNAM mazana, pAna, khAdima ane svAdima padArthoM taiyAra karAvyA. ane mitra, a~dhu Adi jJAtijanA, putrAdika nijajA, kAkA vagere svajana, sasarAdika saMbaMdhIjanA, dAsadAsI Adika parijana, sainya temaja gaNu nAyakA vagere sarvane jamaNunuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM. pachI tee (rAjA rANIe) snAna karI, balikama karI, mItilakAdika kautuka karI sava vastrAlaMkAra vadhu vibhUSita thayAM ane moTA vistAravALA taiyAra karelA bhAjana maDapamAM nItarelA parANA sAthe taiyAra karAvelAM azana, pAna vagere AsvAda,* vivAdax karavA lAgyA, paraspara Apale karI samasta prakAre jamavA lAgyA jamI rahyA pachI zuddha jaLa vaDe Acamana-caLuM karyuM. mukha hAtha thAi cekakhA karyuM. atyaMta pavitra thayAM pachI Asanapara AvyAM, Asanapara AvIne nAtarelA sarvajaneAne vipula puSpa, vastra, gaMdha puSpanI mALA ane vastrAla kAravaDe satkAra sanmAna karyA ane pachI AvelA jAne saMkheAdhI rAjAe kahyuM ke amArA A putra garbhamAM Avye tyAre tenI mAtAne akALe medhanA dohada utpanna thayA hatA. tethI A putranuM meghakumAra evuM guNu-nisphana nAma TharAvIe chIe. AsvAda eTale thADu khAvuM ane nAkhI devuM te. seraDI vagere x visvAda eTale ghaNuM khAvuM ane thADuM nAkhI devuM te. khAreka, khajIra, keLAM vagere. * + sarasta eTale kaMI paNa nAkhI na detAM tamAma dhAI zakAya te. lADu vagere.

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- meghamAra pAMca dhAtrie karIne ucharavA-vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. te pAMca dhAtri A pramANe samajavI. 1kSaradhAtrI stanapAna karAvanArI -dhavarAvanArI, ramaMDana dhAtrI-vastrAbhUSaNa paherAvanArI, 3maMjana dhAtrIsnAna karAvanArI..4 krIDAtrI-krIDA karAvavArI, ane 5 aMkadhAtrIbaLAmAM besADanArI. A pAMca dhAtrIo-dhA sivAya bIjI paNa dAsIo hatI jevI ke, kubaDI, cilAta dezamAM utpanna thaelI, vAmana vaDama temeTA peTavALI, babarI, bakuza dezanI, nAka dezanI, pallavika dezanI, Izinika dezanI, pekina dezanI, lAsaka dezanI, lakuza dezanI. kavida dezanI, siMhala dezanI, Araba dezanI, puliMdra dezanI, pakakaNadezanI, bahala dezanI, marUDa phezanI, zavara dezanI, pArasa dezanI vagere judA judA deza paradezanI zobhatI dAsIo ke jeo mukha, netra AdinI ceSTAne jANanAra, ciMtita ane prArthitane jANanArI hatI. teo pitAnA dezanAM vastrane dhAraNa karanArI hatI. temaja atikuzaLa hatI. temaja vinayavALI hatI. AvI paradezI ane dezI dAsIo, jAo, kaMcukIo ane aMtaHpuramAM rahelA mahattaranA sahavAsamAM meghakUmAra rahevA lAge. ane ekanA hAthamAMthI bIjAnA hAthamAM, ekanA khaLAmAMthI bIjAnA meLAmAM ramavA lAge. bALakane lAyaka evAM gIta sAMbhaLa, AMgaLI pakaDI cAlate, kIDA vaDe lAlana pAlana thatuM. manahara maNi jaDita bhoMya taLIo upara cAlato hato. ane guphAomAM - rahelA caMpakanA velAo jema vAyu ane upadrava rahita thakA vRddhi pAme tema medhakumAra sukhe sukhe vRddhi pAmavA lAge. meTa thavA lAge. daramiyAna nAma pADavuM. pAraNAmAM suvADavuM, page calAvavuM, caulakarma (mAthe ceslI rAkhavI eTale pahelI vAranA vALa vadhdha karAvavA) ItyAdika kriyAo je je avasare karavI joIe te te avasare mAtA

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pitAe vipula dravya kharaca sarakAra, pujA ane mANasonA samuha sahita karI. A pramANe divase divase vRddhi pAmatAM ATha varSanI umarano. thaye, (garbhathI ATha varSano thayo, tyAre mAtApitAe uttama tithi, karaNa, mUhUrta ne viSe kaLAcAryanI pAse mokalyo. kaLAcArye meghakumArane jemAM gaNita mukhya che evI lekhanane ane pakSIonA zabda, samajavA sudhInI bahetara kaLAo zIkhavI te bahetara kaLAnAM nAma nIce pramANe. 1 lakhavAnI, 2 gaNavAnI, 3 rUpa pheravavAnI, 4 nATakanI, 5 gAyananI, 6 vAjiMtra vagADavAnI, 7 svara jANavAnI, 8 vAjiMtro sudhAravAnI, 9 samAna tAla jANavAnI, 10 duta ramavAnI, 11 le sAthe vAdavivAda karavAnI, 12 pAsA ramavAnI, 13 aSTApadacopATa ramavAnI, 14 nagaranI rakSA karavAnI, 15 jaLa ane mATInA mizraNathI navI vastuo banAvavAnI, 16 dhAnya nipajAvavAnI, 17 navuM pANI utpanna karavAnI, zuddha karavAnI ane ubhuM karavAnI, 18 navAM vacce banAvavAnI, te raMgavAnI, tathA paheravAnI, 19 vilepana vidhi eTale taiyAra karavA, tenI vastuo jANavI, tene upayoga karavAnI, 20 zayana vidhi eTale zayA banAvavI, pANI , suvAnI yukita jANavI, ra1 saMskRta ane prAkRta bhASAnI Aya vigere banAvavAnI tathA tenAM lakSaNa jANavAnI, 22 prahelikA bAMdhavAnI kaLA, 23 magadha dezanI bhASAmAM gAthA vagere banAvavAnI kaLA. 24 prAkRta bhASAmAM gAthA vagere banAvavAnI. 25 gIta banAvavAnI, ra6 anupupa bleka banAvavAnI. 27 suvarNa banAvavAnI, tenA alaMkAre banAvavA ane paheravA, 28 rUpu banAvavuM tenA alakAre banAvavA ane

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44 ,, ; paheravA, 29 gulAla akhIla vagere cuNo baMnAvavAM ane tene upacAga karavA, 30 AbhuSaNA dhaDavA paheravAnI, 31 tarUNInI sevA karavAnI. 32 strInAM lakSaNA jANavAnA, 33 purUSanAM lakSaNA jANavAM, 34 azvanAM lakSaNA jANavAM, 35 hAthInAM lakSazA, 36 gAya, baLadanAM lakSaNA, 37 kukaDAnAM lakSaNA, 38 chatranAM lakSaNA, 39 daMDanAM lakSaNA, 40 khaDagatalavAranAM lakSaNA, 41 maNinAM lakSaNA, 42 kAMgaNI ratnanAM lakSaNo jANavAnI rIta, 43 dhara, dukAna vagerenAM vAstuka zAstra jANavAnI vidyA, 44 sainyanA paDAvanuM pramANa, 45 navuM gAma nagara vasAvavAnu`pramANa, 46 vyuha-yuddhanI racanA, 47 prativyuha-sAmAnA lazkaranI sAme potAnuM lazkara gAThavavAnI, 48 cAra sainya calAvavAnI, 49 praticAra--sainya te sAmA sainyanI sanmukha cAlavAnI kaLA, 50 cakranA AkAre vyuhagAvavuM, 51 garDanAM AkAre vyuha goThavavu, pa2 gADAnA AkAre vyuha gADavavuM, 53 sAmAnya yuddha karavAnI, 54 vizeSa yuddha karavAnI, 55 atyaMta vizeSa yuddha karavAnI, 56 asthi athavA yaSTI vaDe yuddha karavAnI kaLA, 57 muSTi vaDe yuddha karavAnI, 58 bahu vaDe yuddha karavAnI, paDha latAvaDe yuddha karavAnI, 60 thADAnuM ghaNuM ane ghaNAnu gheADuM dekhADavAnI, 61 khaDaganI muTha banAvavAnI, 62 dhanuSya bANunI, 63 rUpAne pAka banAvavAnI, 4 surNatA pAka banAvavAnI, 65 sutara chedavAnI, 66 kSetra kheDavAnI, 60 maLanA nALa chedavAnI, 68 patra chedavAnI, 69kaDAM, cuDI, kuMDaLa vagere chedavAnI, 70 marelAMne murchA pAmavAthI muvA jevAM jaNAtAMne maMtrAdika vaDe jIvatA karavAnI, 71 maMtra vaDe jIvatAMne mu jevAM dekhADavAnI, temaja 7ra kAgaDA, ghuvaDa vagere pakSIAnA zabda jANavAnI kaLA.

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- A pramANe kaLAcAryo mevakumArane betara kaLAo sutrathI, arthathI zIkhavI ane prayogathI siddha karAvI. tyAra pachI mevakumArane zreNika rAjA ane dhAraNa devI pAse kaLAcArya lAvyA. rAjAe kalAcAryane madhura vacana vaDe sAkAra karyo ane meghakumAranI parIkSA karI saMtoSa pAmI kaLAcAryane vipula vastra, gaMdha. puSpanI mALA, ane alaMkAro ApI satkAra, sanmAnathI jIMdagI paryata cAle teTadhuM dravya harSabhera ApyuM ane kaLAcAryane sanmAnathI vidAya karyA. AgaLanI vidyA ApavA levAnI ane hAlanI vidyA ApavA levAnI paddhatimAM keTaluM badhuM taphAvata jaNAya che. dareka dharmazAstramAM jue te Aja rIta dekhAya che. tathA AvI rIte pratyakSa jelI che. kaLAcAryo-paMDita-pitAnA gharanI zALAo calavatA ane tyAM vidyArthIo pitAnA khapanI vidyAo IcchA pramANe zIkhatA. zIkhIne pAraMgata thatA, pachI ja vidyArthInAM mAbApo parIkSA karI zikSA gurUne davya ApatA-prathamathI nahi, temaja AjanI peThe "vara maro ke kanyA mare paNa goranuM tarabhANuM bhare." e kahetI anusAra vidyArthI bhaNe ke na bha paNa mahino thaye eTale phI ApavI ja joIe. temaja zikSakone paNa sarakAra taraphathI vetana maLatuM hovAthI vidyAthI keTaluM bhaNyo tenI purI darakAra rahetI nathI. jo ke A lakhANa ghaNA zikSakane kaTAkSa rUpa lAgaze paNa tenI sAbiti jevI hoya te dara varase meTIkamAM keTalA vidyAthIe pAsa nApAsa thAya che tenI khAtrI kare. pAsa karatAM nApAsanI saMkhyA haMmezA vadhAreja hoya che. keTalIka skule sArAM pariNAma jAhera kare che, paNa te purepurAM kharAM hatAM

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nathI. kAraNa ke prIlImArI parIkSAmAM pAsa thAya teneja phema' Ape ane te phorma meLavavA paNa badhA pAsa thatA nathI. vaLI hAlanI keLavaNuM dhaMdhe lAgavAmAM kAma AvatI nathI. keLavaNI lenArA pratye ghaNA jaNAo sarakArI nekI para AdhAra rAkhe che. dezamAMthI kaLA, huja dhaTavAthI nokarI paraja vadhAre AvA rAkhavAnI jarUra paDI che. te deza nAyae keLavaNInuM svarUpa evuM goThavavuM joIe, ke bhaNyA pachI dhaMdhA jagAmAM sahelathI lAgI zakAya. eka jaNe kharuMja kahyuM che, ke- bhaNatarathI bhAge nahi, bhukha tarasanA bhoga; lisIsa vadhe daza gaNI ja na jaDe ughoga. meghakumAra tere kaLAmAM praviNa eka tethI tenI pA di vikasIta thaI ane mane paNa vikAsa pAmyuM. eTale bAlyAvasthAmAM je ochAM cetanavALAM hatAM, te yuvAvasthAne lIdhe pUrNa cetanavALAM thayAM. te aDhAra prakAranI dezI bhASAmAM nipuNa thaye. gItimAM prIti vALA thaze. gaMdharva eTale gIta ane nATayAM kuzaLa thaze ane sAthe, hAthIsAthe rathasAthe bAhuvake yuddha karavAmAM kuzaLa thaye. bAhuvaDe bIjAnuM mardana karavAmAM, bega bhegavavAmAM ane sAhasikapaNAne lIdhe vikAlacArI-madhyarAtrine viSe paNa cAlatAM Dara khAya nahi te samartha thaye. meSakumAra A praviNa thayo ane yuvAvasthA pAse jaIne mAtApitAe ATha prasAde karAvyA. te ghaNA uMcA hatA, ujajavaLa kAMtine lIdhe jANe hastA hAya nahi! tevA zobhatA hatA. maNi, suvarNa ane ratnanI racanA vaDe vicitra lAgatA hatA. vAyuvaDe pharatI

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47 ane vijayane sucavatI vaijyanI nAmanI patAkA tathA chatrAtichatra zobhI rahyAM hatAM. mahelanAM zikharo gaganataLane oLaMgI jatAM hoya tevAM ucAM hatAM. tenAM jALInI madhe ratvanAM pAMjarao hatAM. te prAsAdanAM vikasvara netro jevAM zAtAM hatAM. temAM maNi ane suvabanI zumikA hatI. temAM zatapatra ane puMDarIka jatInAM kamaLa kotarelAM hatAM. tilaka ratna ane pagathIo sahIta hatA. bhI to e caMdananA thApA mArelA hatA. caMdrakAntAdika vividha maNIonAM tAraNo laTakAvelAM hatAM. aMdarathI temaja bahArathI suMvALA hatA, tenA AMgaNamAM suvarNanI mahara retI pAtharelI hatI, te prAsAdane sparza AlhAdaka lAgata. te atizaya zobhanika hovAthI te jovA sArU citta AkardhAtuM hatuM ane joIne atyaMta AnaMda pAmatuM. A ATha prAsAdonI vacamAM eka moTuM bhavana khAsa medhakumAra vAste karAvyuM. tene saMkaDe staMbhe hatA. lIlA sahita aneka pUtaLIo jaDelI hatI. temAM ucI ane suMdara vaja ratnanI vedikA hatI ane teNe bAMdhelAM hatAM. te bhavanamAM judI judI jAtanAM maNi, suvarNa ane rane jaDelAM hovAthI te ujavaLa dekhAtuM hatuM. teno bhUmi bhAga sarakhe, vizALa ane ramaNiya hatuM. temAM IhimRga, vRSabha, turaga, nara, makara vagerenAM vicitra citra citarelAM hatAM. staMbhe varatnanI vedikAvALA hovAthI bhavana ramaNiya dekhAtuM hatuM. temAM samaNie rahelAM vidyAdharanAM joDalAM yaMtra vaDe cAlatAM dekhAtAM hatAM. te bhavana sUryanA hajAre kiraNa vaDe prakAzita thaI hajAro citre cItarelAM hovAthI ghaNuMja dedIyAna dekhAtuM hatuM. te bhavanane jotAM ja te jenAranAM ne tyAMja thaMbhI rahetAM. 1 laMbAI karatAM bamaNI uMcAI heya te prAsAda kahevAya. 2 laMbAI karatA ucAzakaMIka ochI hoya te bhavana kahevAya 3 baMne bAjunA oTalAo.

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temAM rane suvarNa ane maNinI bhumikA hatI tenuM agrazikhara judI judI jAtanI pAMca varNanI ghaMTAo vALI patAkAo vaDe zobhatuM hatuM. vaLI te lIdheluM, dhoLeluM ane caMdaravA sahita hatuM. temAM ThekANe ThekANe sugaMdhIvALA padArtho mukelA hovAthI te bhavana maheka maheka thatuM hatuM. A rIte te bhavana sarva rIte cittane prasanna karanAra abhirUpa, pratirUpa vagere vizeSaNo sahIta hatuM. zreNika rAjAe A pramANe bhavana ane prAsAda karAvyA pachI meghakumArane uttama tithi, karaNa, nakSatra ane muhUrtamAM zarIranA pramANamAM sarakhI, vayamAM sarakhI, kAMtImAM sarakhI, lAvaNyamAM sarakhI, AkRtImAM sarakhI, yauvanamAM sarakhI, ane priyabhASibhAki guNamAM sarakhI, sarakhA rAjakuLanI, zreSTha rAjAonI ATha kanyAo sAthe aMgamAM alaMkAra dhAraNa karelI kumArI kanyAonuM strIonA dhavaLa maMgaLa gIta gavAtAnI vacce ekI sAthe pANi grahaNa karAvyuM. te AThe strIone mAtApitAe ATha karoDa rUpAnANuM. AThe karaDa suvarNa mahera vagere ApyuM. temaja ATha nATaka karanArI ApI, temaja bIjuM ghaNuM dhane kanaka, ratna, maNi. motI, zaMkha, pavALAM, rAtAM ratna vagere uttama sArabhUta dravya ApyuM. te eTaluM badhuM ApyuM, ke te strIonI sAta peDhI sudhI khAya, kha, garIbagarabAne ghaNuM dAnamAM Ape temaja pitrAIo tathA saMbaMdhIne ApatAM paNa khUTe nahi teTaluM ApyuM. " meghakumAre paNa potAnI dareka bhAryAne eka eka karoDa hiraNya, eka eka karoDa suvarNa, eka eka prekSaNanATaka karanArI ApI. temaja bIjuM vipula dhana ApyuM, ke je pite khAya, garIbone dAnamAM Ape, pitarAIne, sagAM saMbaMdhIone puSkaLa Ape te paNa khuTe nahi teTaluM dravya ApyuM. A pramANe meghakumAra zreSTha prAsAdamAM rahyo che

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4 strIo vaDe karAtA uttama khatrIsabahu nAMTakA, gAyane, ane uttama krIDAmAM mazagula thayA thA, zabda, spa, rasa, rUpa ane ga dhavaDe vipula evA manuSya sabaMdhI kAmabhogamAM racyA paccA rahI peAtAnA divase sukhe sukhe gujAre che. prakaraNa 6 huM. tevAmAM ekAda samaye zramaNu bhagava Mta zrI mahAvIra deva anukrame gAmAnugAma sukhe sukhe vicaratA rAjagRha nagaranA guNurIla nAme caityamAM AvIne rahyA. (samavasaryAM ). bhagavAna mahAvIra devanA padhAravAthI rAjagRha nagaranA evATa, traNavATa, ema dhaNA rastAe bhegA thatA hatA. tyAM ghaNA leAkAnA zabda thavA lAgyA. kAraNa ke ghaNA ugrakuLanA, vagere sarva leAkeA rAjagRhamAMthI nIkaLI ekaja ziA taraph (bhagavat zrI mahAvIra devane vAMdavAne ane temanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA ) jatA hatA. A vakhate melakumAra potAnA zreSTa prAsAdamAM cheka uparanA bhAgamAM mRgavaDe gavAtA gAyanamAM tallIna thaine manuSya saMbaMdhI kAmabhoga bhAgavatA rAjamAnuM nirikSaNa karI rahyo hatA. jethI pAtAnA jovAmAM AvyuM, ke sa` leke ekaja dizAmAM jAya che. tethI peAtAne vicAra thayA, ke Aje nagaramAM kaI utsava che ke zuM? te jANavA teNe potAnA kaMcukI-dAsa purUSane khelAvyA, ane pUchyuM, ke Aje rAjagRhamAM IMdra mahAtsava, kArtika svAmIne mahAtsava, che? athavA rUdra, ziva, vaizramajI, kubera, nAga, yakSa, bhUta, nadI, taLAva, vRkSa, caitya, paryaMta ke udyAnanI yAtrA che? kAraNa ke ghaNA. ugrakuLanA vagere leAkA sa ekaja krizA tarapha jAya che.

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50 kaMcukI pAse tapAsa karatAM jaNAyuM ke bhajavAna zrI mahAtIrA, deva padhAryA che. tethI teNe mekamArane kahyuM ke hesvAmiNa Ama kahe che te mahesava che. yAtrA kaI nathI. paraMtu zrata dharmanI AdinA kAraNahAra, tIrthanA karaNahAra evA zramaNa bhagavat zrI mahA viradeva ApaNA nagaranA guNala catyamAM samavasaryA che. sAdhune lAyaka avagrahanI yAcanA karIne utaryA che.. kaMcukI purUSa pAsethI AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI hRdayamAM dhArI harSa saMtoSa pAmI kauTuMbika (sevaka) purUSone bolAvyA ane kahyuM, ke he devAnuM priya! cAra ghaMTAvALA azvara jaladIthI joDI lAve. kauTuMbika purUSae A sAMbhaLI bahu sAruM ema kahI jaladIthI teo cAra ghaMTAvALe adharatha joDI lAvyA. meghamAre kauTuMbika purUSane ratha javAnuM kahI snAna karyuM ane sarva vastrAlaMkAra vaDe vibhuSita thaI karaMTanA puSpanI mALA paherIne tenA upara chatra dharavAmAM AvyuM. te cAra ghaMTAvALA azvarathamAM beThe, sAthe subhAnA moTA parIvAra lIdho. pachI rAjagRha'. nagaranA madhyabhAge thaIne jyAM guNazala citya hatuM tyAM gaye cheTethI bhagavAna mahAvIra devanA chatra upara chatra ane patAkApara patAkA vagere atizayone joyA. temaja vidyAdhare, cAraNa munIo, ti, ane ke devatAone nIce kiratA ane uMce caDatA joine potAnA rathamAMthI. nIce utaryo. utarIne zuSpa, tAMbUla vagere sacita dravyano tyAga 1, vastra vagere acita dravyane atyAga 2, eka zATikAmesanuM uttarAyaNamAM 3, bhagavAnane jotAM ja be hAtha joDavA 4,tathA ciranI ekAgratA ke karavI 5, evAM pAMca abhigama sAcavI bhagavAnanA sanmukha cAlyA

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pa* ane bhagavAna pAse AvIne jamaNI bAjuthI AraMbhI bhagavAna mahAvIra devane traNa pradakSiNA deI stutirUpa vaMdana karyuM. ane zarIra vaDe namaskAra kya. vaMdaNa mamaskAra karI zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra devanI bahu pAse nahi, tema ghaNuM dUra nahi, evA gya sthAnake beThAane bhagavAnane upadeza sAMbhaLavAne Inta athavA sevA karate mastaka namAvI be hAtha joDI vinayavaDe prabhunI sevA karavA lAgyo. bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra deve moTI prarSadAmAM vicitra prakArane mRtadharma ane cAritradharma meghakumArane saMbhaLAvyuM. temAM je karmathI kevI rIte saMkilaSTa pariNAmavALA thAya che, te sarva dharmakathA vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvI. prabhunI amogha dhArArUpI dezanA sAMbhaLI pradA pAchI vaLI pitApitAne sthaLe gaI tyAra pachI megha kumAre zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra deva pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLI hadayamAM dhArI haSTatuSTa thaI prabhuzrIne jamaNI bAjuthI traNavAra pradakSiNA karI. pachI stutirUpa vaMdana karyuM, zarIravaDe namaskAra karyA. ane vaMdaNa namaskAra karI bhagavAna pratye kahevA lAgyA, ke he bhagavAna ! huM nigraMtha pravacana upara zraddhAvALe thayo chuM. eTale sarvamAM jainazAsana zreSTha che ema aMgikAra karuM chuM. temaja tenI pratIti karuM chuM. mane te rUce che. eTale temAM kahyA pramANe karavAnI mArI IcchA che. nigraMtha pravacanane aMgIkAra karavA IcchuM. Apa kahe che temaja mane ApanAM vacane barAbara rUmAM che. tethI cAritra grahaNa karavAnI mArI icchA thaI che. paraMtu mAre mAtApitAnI rajA meLavI ApanI pAse muMDa thaine prajA aMgIkAra karIza.

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bhagavata zrI mahAvIra deve kahyuM, he devAnupriya ! jema sukha upaje tema kare, paNa zubha kAryamAM vilaMba na karazo. . mevakumAra mahAvIra devanI pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLI temane vaMdana namaskAra karI, jyAM pitAne cAra ghaMTAvALA azvaratha hato tyAM AvyA, ane rathamAM besI pitAnA subhaTa vagere parIvAra sahIta rAjagRha nagaranA madhya bhAge thaI pitAnA bhavanamAM AvyA, ane rathamAMthI utarI jyAM potAnAM mAtApitA hatAM tyAM gayA. mAtApitAne page lAgyA ane bolyA, ke he mAtAjI! pitAjI! meM zramaNe bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra deva pAsethI AtmAnuM kalyANa karanAre dharma sAMbhaLyo, te dharma mane pUrepUre rU. huM te dharmane vAraMvAra IcchuM chuM. mAtApitA meghakumAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI bolyAM, ke he putra! tuM dhanya che. te puNyavAna che. te kRtArtha che. tArAM ahobhAgya che. tArA jevo bIjo bhAgyazALI keNa haze ? ke tuM bhagavAna pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLavA pAmyo ane te dharma tuM Icche che. vAraMvAra IcaDe che ane tane rUce che. tyArapachI meghakumAra pharIne mAtApitA pratye bolyA, ke he mAtuzrI ! pitAzrI ! meM mahAvIra deva pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLyo che ane te dharma huM IcchuM chuM. te tamArI rajA maLethI huM bhagavAna pAse muMDa thaIne A grahavAsa mukI sAdhupaNuM aMgIkAra karavAne IcchuM chuM te mane Apa anumatI Apaze. dhAraNIdevI putranI AvI, aniSTa, ekAMta apriya, amane (nahI sArI ), nahi racatI, koI divasa nahi sAMbhaLelI evI kora

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13 vANI sAMbhaLIne hRdayamAM dhArIrIte manamAM putranA viyAganAM utpanna caelAM gupta du:khA vaDe parAbhava pAmyAM. zamakupamAM pANI jharavAthI tenA mAtramAM pANI jharavAM lAgyAM. AkhA zarIre parasveda chuTayA. zAkathI tenuM zarIra kaMpavA lAgyuM, te teja rahIta thaI gaI. jANe dIna ane mana vagaranI thai hAya, tema tenuM mukha ane vacana dInatAvALAM thayAM. hAthathI masaLI nAkhelI kamaLanI mALA jevI te jhAMkhI thai gai. melakumAranuM huM dIkSA grahaNa karU, evuM vacana sAMbhaLatAMja tenuM zarIra glAnI pAmyuM, kRza thayuM, te lAvaNya rahIta thaI, kIrti rahIta thaI, zAbhA rahIta thai. ekadama zarIra du`La thavAthI cuDI vagere alaMkAro hAthethI sarI paDI bheya paDI gayA. ane khIjA alakArA paNa zithila thayA. tenuM eTeluM vastra khasI gayuM, suMdara kezapAsa vikharAI gayA. murthAMnA lIdhe cittane nAza thavAthI zarIra bhAre bhAre thaI gayuM. kuhADI vaDe kApelI jhADanI DALa athavA ejIva purA thavAthI utArI nAkhelI dhajA jema bheAMya para paDe tema te ba laIne bhoMya para paDI gayAM. dhAraNIdevInI AvI sthiti thavAthI ataHpuranAM Apta janA temaja dAsIee suvarNa kaLazathI tenA zarIra para zItaLa jaLanuM sIMcana karyuM, temaja vAMsa ane tADa patranA paMkhA vaDe jaLa mizrita vAyarA nAkhavA mAMDayA. jenAthI tenAmAM cetana AvyuM. tenI AMkhAmAMthI meAtIneA hAra tuTe tema daDadaDa AMsunI dhArA paDavAthI tenAM stana bhI'naI gayAM. karUNA upaje evI, manamAM dubhAtI, dInatAne pAmelI azrusahIta zabda karatI, dhrusakA mukI raDatI, parasevA ane lALa suvarAvatI, hRdayamAM zAkavALI thaIne A svare meghakumArane kahevA lAgyAM, he putra! tuM mAre ekaja dIkarA che. amArI icchAnA khAsa

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54 viSayarUpa hovAthI tuM ISTa che. cAhavA lAyaka hovAthI kAMta che. * manuM kAraNa hovAthI priya che. manohara che. sthiratAne guNavALe, vizvAsanuM sthAna, kArya karavAmAM salAha levA lAyaka, kArya karavAmAM mAnyavaMta, kAryo karyA pachI paNa anuma, AbhAraNanA karaMDIyArUpa che. manuSya jAtimAM tuM uttama hovAthI amAre eka ratnarUpa che. ciMtAmaNI ratna samAna che. amAre zvAsocchavAsa che. amArA hRdayane AnaMda karAvanAra che. umaro vRkSanAM phUlanI peThe tAruM nAma smaraNa paNa durlabha che. te pachI tAruM darzana durlabha hoya temAM zI navAI? he putra! ame tAre viyega kSaNa mAtra 5NuM khamavAne zakitavaMta nathI. mATe he putra jyAM sudhI amAre deha rahe-ame ivIe tyAM sudhI tuM . manuSya saMbaMdhI kAma bhega bhegava ne cAritra levAnuM hamaNuM mulatavI rAkha. eTaluM ja nahi paNa kALadharma pAmyA pachI paNa tArI yuvAvasthA pUrNa thaye putrapautrAdika kuLavaMzarUpI taMtunuM kArya vRddhi pAmeluM thAya ane saMsAranA kAryamAM apekSA na rahe tyAM sudhI mulatavI rAkha. tyArapachI zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra devanI pAse muMDa thaIne gRvAsano tyAga karI anAra paNuM aMgIkAra A badhuM meghakumAra maunapaNe sAMbhaLI rahyA. pachI mAtAne zAMta karavA balyA, ke huM mAtA ! tame kaho cho te vAta kharI che, paNa manuSya bhava dhasadAkALa pahoMce tevI nathI. tema suryodayanI peThe niyamita rIte pharI pharIne maLatA nathI. temaja rAjA ane dhanavAna paNuM dedika thaI jAya che. eTale te paNa nitya sthAyI nathI. kSaNamAM nAza pAme tevI che. enitya che. jaLanA parapoTA jevuM che. DobhanI aNI para rahelo jaLakSiNamAza pAme te 'ma

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che. saMdhyAnAM vAdaLA jota jotAmAM vIjhAI jAya che, ane saMga bale che, te A manuSya deha che. svapna jevo che. A deha rogathI bhareluM che. kayAreka roga utpanna thaze te nakakI ajANI zakAya nahi. sarvathA nAza pAme tevo che. evA savabhAvavALA zazirane jANa vizvAsa kare ? pahelAM amara pachI A zarIrasukavAnuM ja che he bAta ! he mAtA ! koNa jANe che ke paheluM ke jaze? ane pachI paNa jaze? te he mAta, sAta ! tame mane maherabAnI karI kAmaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra deva pAse muMDa thaI gRhatyAga karI anagArapaNuM aMgIkAra karavAnI rajA Apazo evI mArI namra prArthanA che.' dhAraNadevI ane zreNikarAjA A badhuM sAMbhaLI rahyA pachI dhAraNudevI bolyAM, ke he putra! tAre sarakhI vayavALI sarakhI tvacA-rUpavALI, sarakhA zarIravALI eTale uMcAImAM sarakhI, sarakhAM lAvaNya, rUpa, yauvana ane guNavALI, temaja sarakhA rAjakuLamAMthI ANelI strIo che, te he putra! temanI sAthe manuSya saMbaMdhI udAra kAmabhoga bhogavIne tRpta thAo tyAre zramaNa bhagavaMta pAse dIkSA leje. meghakumAra-kahe mAtA pitA ! tame bhAryAnI rUpa vagerenI vAta kahI, vilaba karavAnuM kahe che, paNa A manuSya saMbaMdhI phAmabhAga bhabhuci bharelA che, apavitra che, "azAzvata che, vamanane vahevaDAvatAra che. Sita, ela-thuMka, zuka, zANita dhagerene avanArA. atpanna anAra che. durlabha evA AchavAsa, nizvAsane ya karanAra che, dudhavALA, mUtra, viSTA ane parUthI bharelA che viSTA, mUtra, jarmana prita, zukra ane zaNitathI A zarIranIti che. ane auo nAza kAmavA svabhAva che. vaLI juvAra pAmaze te kI vI.

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te pachI mane A saMsAramAM rahevAne zA vAste lalacAve che ? te Apa mane avazya saMjama grahaNa karavAnI rajA Apaze. . dhAraNIdevI meghakumAranuM AvuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI bolyAM, ke he putra ! A tArA pitAmaha ane temanA pitAmaha taraphathI vArasAmAM senu, rUpu, kAMsu, vastra, maNi, motI, zaMkha, zilA, pravALa ratna vagere akhuTa dravya chatuM maLeluM che ne te sAta peDhI sudhI khAo, kharo, dAna Ape, bIjAone vaheMcI Ape, to paNa khuTe tevuM nathI, te tene sadupayoga karAya teTale karA, evI rIte kalyANano anubhava karyA pachI ja tuM cArItra grahaNa karaje. meghakumAra-he mAtA ! Apa jaNAve che te ThIka che, paNa hiraNya, suvarNAdika sarva dravyane cArano, agnine, rAjAne, pitrAI ene, bhaya che. tema muA pachI te sAthe AvatuM nathI, paNa ahIM ja paDI rahe che. vastrAdika tathA pAtrAdika dravyane svabhAva ghaNuM saMbhALa rAkhavA chatAM vaNasI ja javAnuM che. e dravya upara kahyuM tema ApaNuM jIvatAM ApaNu pAsethI tuM rahe che, ane kadAca rahe che, te paNa chevaTe ApaNe maraNane aMte mukI javuM paDe che. to he mAtApitA ! huM atyAre ja tenA uparathI moha utArI tenAthI kema chuTa na thAuM? arthAta cAritra levAmAM zAM vAte vilaMba karuM? mAbApa viSayane anukuLa evI pratipAdana karanArI vANIthI, saMbadha karanArI vANathI, vinaMtivALI vANIthI kahevAya teTaluM kalAthI paNa medhakumArane saMsAramAM rAkhavAne lalacAvI zakyAM nahi. tyAre temaNe viSayane pratikuLa, saMyama mArgamAM bhaya, udvega, saMyamamAM paDatA parisahathI pAchA pADavAnA eTale cAritramAMthI mana DhiIluM pADavAnAM vacane kahevAnI zarUAta karI. he putra! A nigraMtha

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517 pravacana satya, sarvotama ane aditya che. pratipUrNa eTale meAkSane pamADanArA guNAthI bhareluM che. meAkSamAM laI javAnA svabhAvavALuM che. samasta prakAre zuddha eTale khAmI vagaranuM che. mAyAdika zalyanA nAza karanArUM che. hitArthInI prAptinA mAga che. pApakamanA nAzanA upAya che. siddhikSetrane mArga che. eja pramANe nirvANunA mArgo che. eTale sathA karrarahita ekAMta sukhavALA meAkSane mArga che. sava duHkhA kSaya karavAne upAya che. jema sa` peAtAnA bhakSa meLavavAmAM nizcaLa dRSTi rAkhe che, tema A pravacanamAM nizraLa dRSTi rAkhavAnI che. A pravacana sajAyAnI mAphaka eka dhAravALuM che. eTale apavAdarUpa mArganA abhAvavALu che. mINanA dAMte leADhAnA caNA cAvavA jevuM che. veLunA kALIAnA jevuM svAda vagaranuM che. ga MgA nadInA sAmApure javA jevuM duSkara che. hAdhavaDe mahAsAgara taravA duSkara che. tema cAritra pALavuM duSkara che. tIkSNa dhAravALA khaDaganI dhArAne khabhe cATavA jevuM ane bhAre zilAne uMcakavA jevuM duSkara che. talavAranI dhAra para cAlavA jevuM duSkara che. he putra! zramaNa nizrcathAne AdhAkarmI, aughezika, * vecAtu laIne ApavA AvatA hAya te, khAsa sAdhu mATe saMdharI rAkheluM, racita-sAdhuneja vAste lADu vagerenA bhukAne pA lADavA rUpa kare te, * dukALamAM sAdhune mATeja rAMdheluM, sAdhune mATe araNyamAM pakAveluM, vRSTine lIdhe upAzrayamAM AvI sAdhu mATe pakAveluM, mAMdA mANase sAjA thavAnI AzAe sAdhune Ape te, evA duSita AhAra sAdhune levA kalpatA nathI. temaja mULa, kuLa, kaMda, DAMgara vagere khIja, lIlAM svAdiSTa phaLa,taNu, AvI sava` bhAjananI vastu sAdhuthI khAvApIvAmAM vAparI zakAya nahi.

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vaLI he putra! tu sukha bhogavavAne lAyaka che. duHkha sahana kare tevuM tAruM zarIra nathI. tuM zIta, uSNa, bhUkha, tarasa-khamavAne samartha nathI. temaja vAta, pIta, kapha ane sanipAta jevA rogo khamI. zakuvAne tAruM zarIra samartha nathI. temaja dakseine pratikala.vacane, bAvIsa parisaha ane divyAdika upasargo tamArAthI sahana thaI zakaze. nahi. te he putra! tuM hamaNuM te A manuSya saMbaMdhInA. udAra kAmabhoga bhegava ane tyAra pachI ja zramaNa bhagavaMta mahAvIra deva pAse cAritra grahaNa karavA taiyAra thaje. meghakumAra mAtApitAnuM AvuM vacana sAMbhaLI vaLI. balyA, ke he mAtApitA ! A nigraMtha pravacana maMda saMghayaNavALAne, cittanI daDhatA rahita kAyara purUSane, kutsita manuSyone, ekAMta AlekanAja viSayanA sukhanI IcchAvALAne, paralakanI vAMchA vagaranAne cAritra pALavuM duSkara thaI paDe temAM kaMI navAI nathI. paNa dhIra eTale sAhasika ane nizrita vyavasAyavALA purUSane A pravacana pALavuM lagAre muzkela nathI. mAre karUNatA eTale saMyamayegane viSe kaMIpaNa duSkara nathI. tethI he mAtApitA ! mArApara karaNa lAvI mane satvare cAritra levAnI anumati Apazo. huM kSaNa paNa A-saMsAramAM rokAvAne rAcatA nathI. | meghamAranAM mAtApitA viSayone anukuLa teja pratikuLa ghaNuM sAmAnya vANu vaDe saMsAramAM rAkhavA sArU cAritrane grahaNa karavAnuM mAMDI vALavAne kahI thAkayAM, tyAre na chUTake vagara IcchAe temaNe "medakumArane kahyuM, ke he putra! tame tamArI A rAjyalakSamIne eka divasa paNa u5bhega karo te amAruM aMtANuM te joIne ca thAya.

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59 " : --- zreNIka rAjA ane dhAraNIdevI ane samyakatvavALAM hatAM, te bhagavAnanA mAne viSe puraNa prItivALAM hatAM, chatAM temaNe meSakumArane cAritra letA aTakAvavAne keTalA badhA prayAsa karyAM ? e mAtApitAnA putra uparanA rAga-meha nahi te khIjuM zuM ? bIjA kAine dIkSA levI hAta te tenAM mAbApA A pramANe aTakAyata karatAM hota, to zreNIkarAjA ane dhAraNIdevI bane temane samajAvavA maMDI paData, ane pArakA chokarAne jatI karavAmAM sau utsuka hAya che te sAbIta karata. Aja A prathAmAM keTalA phera paDayA che ? dIkSAnA umedavArA mAbApanI sAthe AvI Ite samajAvaTa karI anumati meLavI dIkSA levAne badale mAbApa pAsethI chAnAmAnA nAzI jaI temanI AjJA vinA AnA mAnA dIkSAe le che, te dhama gurUe paNa temane vagara rajAe dIkSA Ape che, jethI zrImaMta gAyakavADa sarakAra tenA aTakAva karavAne kAyadA karavAnuM dhAre che,ne tene ghaNA AgevAnA (jaitA temaja jainetara) saMmata thayA che. te vAkhkhI che ke phrema ? te nakkI karavAnuM kAma mArUM nathI, paNa eTaluM teA niza MkapaNe kahI zakAya ke dIkSAnA umedavAreA ane temanA gurUe mAbApane AvI rIte samajAvI rajA meLavI dIkSA le Ape temAM vAMdhA levA jevuM nathI. gurUee dravya, kSetra, kAla ane bhAva joine lAyaka umedavArane ja dIkSA ApavI. dIkSA lenAra zA vAste dIkSA le che tenuM kharUM kAraNa tapAsavu joIe. te kharA vairAgyathI dIkSA le che ke bIjo kAI hetu sAdhavA dIkSA le che. te avazya jovu joie. kharA vairAgyathI dIkSA lenAra lAyaka mANusa dguNI sudhI cAritra eka sarakhuM ja pALe che. keTalAka kesomAM gurUo ekarAMne nasADe che, te,satADe che. temanAM mAbApo temane jovAne kalpAMta kare che ane karagare che, pazu dIkSA

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ApanAra gurUo tathA temanA sAgarIte tene macaka ApatA nathI. A rIte yogya kahevAya nahi. zA vAste dIkSA lenAra pote mAbApanI sAthe dalIla karI temane rAjI karI pachI pote dIkSA letA nathI. vaLI pite paraNela hoya te, pite dIkSA le tethI nirAdhAra strInA bharaNapiSaNanI vyavasthA temaNe kema na karavI joIe ? A sarva vAtane vicAra dIkSA lenAre karI zAstra pramANe mAbApanI ane hAlanA dezakALane anusarI pitAnI strInI paNa rajA meLavavI joIe. meghakumAra mAtApitAnuM rAjyanuM AmaMtraNa sAMbhaLI mauna rahyA. zreNika rAjAe meghakumArane rAjyanI IcachAvALo jANIne kauTuMbika purUSone bolAvyA, ane AjJA ApI, ke he devAnupriyA ! meghakumAra vAste meTA projana vALI, moTA mulyavALI ane mahApUjya vipula rAjyAbhiSekanI sAmagrI zIdhrapaNe taiyAra kare. kauTuMbika purUSoe rAjanI AjJA maLatAM ja temaNe joItI sAmagrI taiyAra karI. sarva sAmagrI taiyAra thaI eTale zreNika rAjAe ghaNA gaNanAyaka, daMDa nAyaka pramukha ghaNu parIvAra sahIta medhakumArane 108 suvarNa kaLaza, 108 rUpAnA kaLaza, 108 suvarNa ane rUpAne kaLaza, 108 maNanA kaLaza, 108 suvarNa ane maNanA kaLaza, 108 rUpA ane maNanA kaLaza, 108 suvarNa maNuM ane rUpAnA kaLaza, 108 mATInA kaLaza ema kula 864 kaLazomAM sarva tIrthonAM pavitra jaLa bharIne, sarva jAtanI kRtikA, puSpa, gaMdha, mALA, auSadhIo, ane sarasava vaDe paripUrNa karIne, sarva smRddhi vaDe, sarva kAMtIvaDe ane sarva sainyavaDe dubhIonA nirdoSa ane prativanI vaDe

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61. uttama kriyAvaDa rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. meghakumArane sanyAsana para besADI zreNika rAjA temanI sAme be hAtha joDI ubhA rahI bolyA, ke he naMda tame jaya pAme. vijaya pAme, he bhadra! tame jaya pAme, vijaya pAmo, he jaganaMda! tamAruM bhadra-kalyANa thAo. tame nahi jItelAne chatuje. chatelAnuM pAlana karaje, chatanI madhe nivAsa kare. nahi. jItelA zatrunA pakSane jIto. jItelA mitranA pakSanuM pAlana kare. bharata rAjAnI peThe A rAjagRhanagara ane bIjAM paNa gAma nagaranuM sarva rAjyanuM adhipatipaNe pALe ane sukhe sukhe vicare. meghakumAra rAjyapada pAmI mahA himavaMta parvatanI peThe zobhate vicAravA lAge. mevakumArane mAtApitAe kahyuM, ke he putra! ame tArA kayA aniSTane nAza karIe ? ane tArA priyajanane zuM ApIe ? tathA tamane pitAne zuM ApIe ? tamArA hRdayamAM zuM IcchA che, je hoya te kahe. ame te pramANe karavAne taiyAra chIe. megharAjAe mAtApitAne kahyuM, ke mArI evI IcchA che ke kutrikApaNane tyAMthI rajoharaNa ane pAtra maMgAve. temaja kAzyapa eTale nAyakane bolAve. zreNika rAjAe AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI kauTuMbika purUSane belAvI AjJA ApI, ke he devAnupriya! zrI gRha-khajAnAmAMthI traNa lAkha sonAmahere le, ane temAMthI be lAkha senAmahere ApI kutrikApaNanI dukAnethI rajoharaNa ane pAtra lAve. temaja eka lAkha sonAmahora ApI hajAmane bolAve. kauTuMbika purUSAe zreNika rAjAnI AjJA maLatAMja hRSTa tuSTa

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dara: traNa lA che temAMthI lAkha sonAmaherano vikApaNanI dukAnethI rajoharaNa ane pAtra lAvyo, ane eka lAkha sonAmahora ApI nApIkane belA kauTuMbika puronA elAgyAthI nApAka he tuSTa thaI hadayamAM AnaMda pAmyAM teNe snAna karI balikarma karyuMmItilakAdika kautakaryuM. ane dahIM, ghare vagere maMgaLa tathA duSTa svapnanA nivAraNa rUpa prAyachita karyuM. pachI rAjya sabhAmAM javA lAyaka zuddha ane zreSTha vae paheryA. AbharaNe paNa paheryo. pachI jyAM zreNika rAjA che tyAM AvyuM. rAjAne hAtha joDI namratAthI be, ke mane kema belAvyo ? sevakane zuM AjJA che te pharamAvo? mAre karavAnuM che? zreNika rAjAe nApikane sugaMdhI gaMdaka vaDe hAtha paga dherAvI sarva rIte maLa raharta karAvyA, ane cArapaDavALuM zveta vastra mukhe baMdhAvyuM, ane medhakamAranA mAthAnA vALane dIkSAne lAyaka cAra AMgaLa rAkhI, bIjA sarve kADhI nAkhavAnuM kahyuM. zreNika rAjAnI AvI AzA sAMbhaLI nApika haSTa tRSTa thaI AnaMda pAmyA ane rAjAnI AjJA mujaba sugaMdhI gaMdhadada vaDe hAthapaga dhoyA. zuddha vastra vaDe mukha bAMdhyuM. pachI atyaMta yatnA vaDe meghakumAranA mAthAnA kezane dIkSAlaka cAra AMgaLa rAkhI bAkInA kApI nAkhyA. (hasatakarI) | meghakumorenI mAtAe te agrakezane mahAmulyavALA, haMsanA citravALA, svaccha dhoLA dvistramAM jhIlyAM. tene sugaMdhI jaLa vaDe dhoya. pachI gazIrSacaMdananA tenA upara chAMTAM nAkhyA pachI zveta vastramAM bAMdhI ratnanA dAbaDAmAM mUkyA, ne te dAbaDa peTImAM mUkyo ane

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tuTelA meLAhAranI mAphaka a7 varSAvatI bolI ke A medhamAM rAkezanuM darzane, rAjyAdikanA lAbha35 abyudaLane viSe utsavane viSe putra janma vakhati, kaLatradeza vagere tithiomAM, indra vagerenA mahAsamAM, nAgAdikanApU vakhate, parva tIthiemAM chellA darzana rUpa thaze. eTale keza dhothI mukumArane joyA barAbara gaNIzuM. ema kahI te peTI pitAnA ozIkA nIce mUkI. pachI meghakumAranAM mAtApitAe uttara dizAnA mukhavALu siMhasana racAvyuM. meghakumArane be traNa vAra lenArUpAnA kaLazo vaDe sugaMdhI jaLathI navarAvyA. navarAvI dasIo vALA ati kemaLa gaMdhakASAya vastra vaDe- tenAM gAtra lUdhyA pachIzarIragoziSacaMdananuM vilepana karyuM. vaLI bhArama-apa paNa "ati kIMmatI vasapaherAvyAM. vacce paherAvI ekAvaLI, kanakALI, mukaLAvaLI, ratnAvaLI, vagere hAre paherAvyA. kaDAM, bAjubaMdha paherAvyAM. daze AMgaLIe mukiAo paherAvI. keDamAM kaMdare paherAvyo. evA sarva alaMkAra paherAvyA.. mAthe ratnajaDIta mugaTa paNa mUke. vaLI divya puSpanI mALA paherAvI. pachI caMdananAM sugaMdhIvALAM tela tenA zarIra para chAMTayAM. . vaLI tene sutarathI guMthelI, puSpathI vIMTelI, vAMsa vagerenI saLIothI purelI cAra prakAranI phUlamALA vaDe kalpa vRkSanA jevo alaMkRta tathA vibuSita karyo. tyArapachI zreNika rAjAe kauTuMbika purUSone belAvyA ane kahyuM, ke tame aneka sthabhevALI, krIDA karatI putaLIo jaDelI hoya tevI, vaLI temAM IhAmRga, vRSabha, azva, manuSya, magarapakSI, sApa, kinnara: kAliyaramRga camacI gAya, hAthI, vanalatA, padmalatA vagerenAM cicItarela hoya, ghaMTAnA samuhanI manohara ane madhurA zabda

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thatA haya, je jovA lAyaka heya, nipuNu kArIgare banAvelI hoya, maNi ane rananI ghugharIo mukelI hoya, sthaMbha para vajanI vedikSa mukelI heya, jotAM netrane atizaya AnaMda maLe tevI, sukha sparza vALI, hajAra pura upADe tevI zibikA jaladIthI ahIM lAvo. ( kauTuMbika purUSae rAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLI, hRdayamAM, dhArI hae. tuSTa thaI jevI kahI hatI tevI zibikA jaladIthI lAvI rAjA AgaLa hAjara karI. * mevakumAra te zibikA para caDI temAM mUkelA siMhAsana para pUrva dizA tarapha mukha rAkhI beThA. meghakumAranI mAtA dhAraNudevIe paNa snAna karI, balI karma karI, strInA joItA zaNagAra dhAraNa karyA. ane suMdara vastrAlaMkAra paherI zibikA para caDhI meghakumAranI jamaNI bAjue bhadrAsana para beThAM. meghakumAranI aMbedhAtrI-dhavaDAvanArI rajoharaNa ane pAtro laI meghakumAranI DAbI bAjue bhadrAsana para beThI. vaLI mevakumAranI pAchaLa manahara vezavALI, suMdara gati, hAsya, vacana, ceSTA, netranA vikAra. varNana karavAmAM nipuNa, gya upacAra karavAmAM kuzaLa ane samaNie rahelAM goLa, uMcAM, puSTa, prIti upajAvanA ane viziSTa saMsthAnavALAM yugala stanane dhAraNa karanArI eka strI sonArUpA ane caMdra jevA prakAzavALA keraMTa vRkSanI puSpamALA jemAM che, evuM eka ujavaLa chatra meghakumAra upara dharI lIlA sahIta DolatI ubhI rahI. - vaLI meghakumAranI baMne bAjue upara sahI tevI zobhAvALI be nA vividha prakAranA maNi, suvarNa, ane ratnathI jaDelA, ujaLA,

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vicitra dAMDIvALA, suma, zreSTha ane lAMbA vALavALA ane zaMkha, kuMdapuSpa, jaLakaNu temaja samudranA phINa jevA ujaLA be cAmare grahaNa karI ubhI ubhI medhakumArane vIMjhavA lAgI. ' vaLI uparanA guNothI yukta evI eka strI temanI pAse pUrva bhaNuM mukha karI caMdrakAnta maNi, vajaratna ane vaidyaratna jaDelAM che, e nirmaLa dAMDIvALe vIMjhaNe laIne ubhI rahI. eka strI meghakumArathI agni khUNAmAM vetavarNavALA, rUpAmaya, nirmaLa jaLathI bharelA, hAthInA mukhanI AkRtivALA kaLazane laIne ubhI rahI. vaLI zreNika rAjAe kauTubiMka purUne belAvI kahyuM, ke sarakhA zarIravALA, sarakhI vayavALA, sarakhI chabIvALA, eka sarakhAM AbhupaNethI sarakhA veSane dhAraNa karanAra, zreSTha tarUNa, evA eka hajAra purUSone bolAvI lAvo. zreNika rAjAnA sevake hajAra purUSone belAvA gayA, tethI teo harSa pAmyA, ane snAna karI sarakhAM vastrAbhUSaNe paherI, zreNika rAjA pAse AvyA, ane praNAma karI kahyuM, ke amArA lAyaka kAma hoya te pharamAve. zreNika rAjAe te hajAre purUSane meghakumAranI zibikApAlakhI uMcakavAnI AjJA ApI. sevaka purUSo rAjAnI A AjJA sAMbhaLI khuza khuza thaI gayA. ane rAjAnA kahevA pramANe meghakumAranI pAlakhI upADI - | meghakumAranI pAlakhI cAlavA lAgI, tenA mukha AgaLa svastika 1, zrI vatsa 2, naMdAvarta 3, vardhamAna 4, bhadrAsana 5, kaLaza 6, masya che, ane darpaNa 8, evAM ATha maMgalIka cAlatAM hatAM temaja yAcake tenI jaya jaya bolatA AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA.

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te melatA hatA, ke he na de ! tame jaya pAme. huM bhadra ! tame jnma pAmo. huM jaganna ! tamArUM kalyANa thAmA. hi jItelI evI pAMce iMdriyAne tame chatajo. jItelA AtmAne smAddina karelA sAdhu dharmanuM pAlana kara. he deva ! tame vighnAne chaThThI siddhipadane pAme. thaiya vaDe reDa bAMdhIne gha ane abhyaMtara tapa vaDe rAga dvepI sAne ghaNA. pramAda rahIta thaine uttama zukala dhyAna vaDe ATha kama rUpI zatrunuM mardana karA. ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAranA samuha rahIta sarvottama evA vaLajJAnane tame prApta kare. parIsaherUpI senAne haNanArA tathA parIsaha ane upasanA bhaya rahita tame zAzvata ane acaLa paramapadarUpa meAkSane pAmo. tamArA dharmomAM tamane kaMI vighna ADuM na AveA. AvA mAMgalika zabdo vAravAra khelI jaya jaya khelavA lAgyA. AvI rIte jaya jaya mAlAtA meghakumAra rAjagRha nagaranA madhya bhAgamAM thaine jyAM guNazaila caitya hatuM tyAM AvI, hajAra purUSoe vahana karelI zibikAmAMthI nIce utaryAM. meghakumArane AgaLa karI, zreNika rAjA tathA dhAraNIdevI jyAM zramaNa bhagavat zrI mahAvIradeva birAjamAna hatA tyAM AvyAM. AvIne temaNe bhagavAnane traNavAra jamaNI bAjuthI prakSiNA karI, vaMdanA namaskAra karyAM. pachI khAlyAM, ke he bhagavAna ! A amAre eja putra che. te amane STi che, kAMta che, vitarUpa che, zvAsevAsa rUpa che. amArA hRdayane AnaMda pamADanAra che. uMbarAnA phUlanI peThe tenuM nAma zravaNa durlobha che, te darzana durlabha hoya temAM zuM kahevuM. jema kamaLa kAdavamAM utpanna thAya che ane jaLamAM vRddhi pAme che, chatAM kAdavathI hokAtuM nathI, tema semAra paNa krama bhethI utpanna thayA che, * dhAraNI devInI apekSAe, zreNIka ane tA thA putro hatA.

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ane kAma bhoge karIne vRddhi pAme che. chatAM kAma bhegamAM ja paNa lekhA nathI, ane sAranA janma, javA, rega ane maraNanA bhayathI uga pAme che, te kAraNathI AmInI pAse muMDa thaI atagApaNuM aMgIkAra karavAnuM Icche che, to ame Apane A ziSya rU5 bhikSA ApIe chIe, to amArI mAMkanI A bhikSA aMgokAra karazojI. dhAraNa mAre meghakumAranera, tuM muja ekaja putra, tuM viNa jayAre ! sunAM maMdira mALIyAre; rAkhe rAkhe gharataNuM sUtra dhAraNI. 1 tujane paraNavIre ATha kumArIkAre, suMdara ati sukamALa; malapati cAlere. jema vana hAthaNIra, nayaNu vayaNa suvizALa, dhAraNI2 mujamana AzAre putra hatI ghaNIre, ramADIza vahunAre bALa; daiva aTAre dekhI nava zakayere, upAyo eha jaMjALa. dhAraNI. 3 dhana kaNa kaMcanare Rddhi ghaNI vachere, bhego bhoga saMsAra; chatI Rddhi vilAsare jAyA dhara ApaNere, pachI leje saMyamabhAra.dhAraNa04 meghakumArere, mAtAjIne bujhavIre, dIkSA lIdhI vIrajInI pAsa; prIti vimaLare INipere ucarere, pahotI mArA manaDAnI Aza. dhAraNI... bhagavAna mahAvIradeve temanI araja mAnya rAkhI. mevakumAra mahAvIradeva pAse AvI pote mahAvIranI pAsenA izAna keNumAM rAyA. ne tyAM AgaLa pote pitAnI meLeja pitAnI vastrAbhUSaNo utAryA. te sarva dhAraNuM devIe pitAnI haMsalakSaNA sADImAM jhIlyAM, ane jaLanI dhArA atuTelI motInI mALAnA motI jevAM AMsu varasAvatI, AkaMda ane vilApa karatI bolI, ke he

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putra! A prApta thaelA caritra yogane viSe tame prayatna karaje vizeSa prayatna karaze. ane prApta na thaelA cAritra yugane viSe dhaTanA karaje. temAM parAkrama karaje. have amArI peThe bIjAM mAtapitAne mAM revaDAve che ame paNa A mArgeja vaLIe evI IcchA che. A pramANe baMne jaNAe kahI mahAvIradevane vaMdanA namaskAra karI, pitAnA nagaramAM-pitAnA sthaLe pAchAM AvyAM. meghakumAre pitAnA hAthe paMcamuSTA lera karyo, ane jyAM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIradeva hatA tyAM AvyA, ane bhagavAnane traNa vAra pradakSiNA daI vaMdanA namaskAra karIne kahyuM, ke he bhagavAna ! A. loka-saMsAra janma, jarA, rega ane maraNarUpI agni vaDe baLe che, saMpurNa rIte bane che, temAMthI huM bahAra nIkaLavA IcchuM chuM. jema kaI gharadhaNI pitAnuM ghara agnithI baLatuM hoya, te temAMthI ochA bhAravALI paNa ati kIMmatI vastuo bahAra kADhI, pote nirbhaya sthaLe jAya, ane vicAre ke A vaDe ghaDapaNamAM, ane hamaNAM tathA. pachI, temaja A janmamAM mane sukha maLaze. samarthapaNuM Avaze. mAruM kalyANa thaze. te ja pramANe mAruM AtmArUpI bhAMDa mane ISTa che, kAMta che, priya che, manojJa che. A AtmArUpI bhAMDa vistAra pAmavAthI te saMsArano viccheda karanAra thaze. tethI huM IcchuM chuM ke Apa zrI poteja mane dIkSA Apazo. Apa pite ja sutra ane artha zIkhavI mane zikSita karaze. Apa piteja mane jJAnAdika AcAra, gocarI, vinaya, vanayika vratAdika caraNa sItarI, piMDa vizuddhi Adi karaNasIrI, saMyama yAtrA, saMyamane mATeja AhAranuM pramANa e sarva dharma zIkhavaze. meghakumAranI AvI IcchA hovAthI mahAvIradeve piteja pravajyA ApI. ane pote ja AcAra vagere dharma kahyo. pachI kahyuM ke he devAnuM

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priya! pRthvI para yuga mAtra draSTi rAkhIne cAlavuM. zuddha bhUmi para ubhA rahevuM. bhUmine puMjIne besavuM. sAmAyakAdine uccAra karavA pUrvaka zarIranI prArthanA karavI. saMsmAraka ane uttarapaTane viSe potAnI bhujAnuM ozIkuM karI, DAbA paDakhe zayana karavuM. vedanAdikanA kAraNe aMgArAdika deva rAhata bhajana karavuM. hita, mIta ane madhura vayana balavuM. pramAda ane niMdrane dUra karI, bedha pAmIne prANa, bhuta, jIva ane satvane viSe saMyama vaDe samyaka prakAre yatnA karavI. prANadikanI rakSA karavAmAM jarApaNa pramAda kare nahi. . prakaraNa sAtamuM. meghakumAre zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInI pAsethI Avo dharma saMbaMdhI upadeza sAMbhaLI samyaka prakAre te dharma aMgIkAra karyo. pachI mahAvIradeve zIkhavelI zikSA pramANe cAle che, bese che, uThe che, te pramAda tathA nikAne tyAga karIne bodha pAmIne prANa, bhuta, jIva ane satvanI yatnApUrvaka rakSA karavAmAM prasAda tajI saMyamane pALe che. meghakumAre je divase dIkSA aMgIkAra karI, teja divase sAMje rikSA paryAyanA anukramathI zramaNa nironI zayA-saMthArAno vibhAga karatAM meghakumArane saMthAre-pathArI dvAranI pAse thaye. zramaNa nitha pahelI ane pAchalI rAtrinA samaye vAcanAne mATe, pUchavAne mATe, parAvartana karavA mATe, dharmanI vyAkhyAnuM ciMtavana karavA mATe, vaDInIti, ladhunIti mATe bahAra AvatA jatA. te kAraNe keTalAka sAdhuone mevakumAranA hAthane sparza thayo.

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pagane sparza thaze, mastakane sparza karyo, peTane sparza thayo, keTalAka meghakumArane oLaMgI gayA, keTalAkanA paganI raja meghakumAra upara paDI, AvI rIte thavAthI AkhI rAtrImAMthI eka kSaNa vAra paNa medhakumAra AMkha mIcavAne samartha thayA nahi. matalaba ke te rAtrie temane bIlakula uMgha AvI nahi. A prathAmAM hAla ghaNo phera paDI gayuM che. ghaNAM sAdhusAdha vIo saMsArIo sAthe AlApa sAlApamAM vakhata gALe che, eTaluMja nahi, paNa divase paNa nivamAM keTaloka vakhata gumAve che, ane jJAna dhyAnamAM juja vakhata gALe che. jo ke sarva sAdhu, sAdhavIone A lAgu paDatuM nathI. ghaNA uramAvaMta sAdhu, sAdhavIo potAthI bane teTalo vadhAre vakhata jJAnadhyAnanA abhyAsamAM reke che. jeo jJAna dhyAnanA abhyAsamAM citta parovI potAnA jJAnamAM vadhAro kare che, temanA tarapha janasamuha saheje AkarSAya che, ne temanA prati temane pUjyabhAva utpanna thAya che. je pramAdamAM vakhata gALI jJAna dhyAnathI vimukha rahe che, temanI saMsArIo upara joIe tevI chApa paDatI nathI. tethI ghaNuM zrAvaka zrAvIkAo temanA samAgamamAM ochAM Ave che. vaLI keTalAMka sAdhu sAdhavIo pitAnA saMdhADAnA sAdhu sAdhavIo sAthe, are ! pitAnAM gurnAdika sAthe sAro meLa rAkhatAM nathI, ne saheja sahejamAM vAMku pADI temanAthI judA paDI jAya che, te ThIka kahevAya nahi temaNe pote vicAravuM joIe, ke pote potAnA: AtmAne tAravA cAri lIdhuM che, te gudika temaja ekaja samA cArIvALAM sAdhu sAdhavI sAthe temane kema meLa na Ave ? ane temanAthI judA paDIekala vihArI thavA jeTalI hade javuM paDe.

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AvuM tamAma sAdhuo sAvIomAM hotuM nathI. paNa jeomAM che, teonI kSamA cAhane icchuM chuM, ke teoe vitarAganI AzAne anusarI pitAnA AcAryanI AjJA pramANe vartavA kezISa karavI joIe. rAtre jatA AvatA sAdhuothI paDelA parUihathI meghakumArane uMdha nahi AvavAthI manamAM udega pAmyA, ane vicAra karavA lAgyA, ke huM zreNika rAjAne putra ane dhAraNadevIne Atmaja meghakumAra uMbaranA vRkSanA puSpanI peThe nAma zravaNa mATe durlabha chuM. jyAre huM grahavAsamAM hato, tyAre sarva zramaNa niJthe mAro Adara kastA. citatA vaDe sanmAna karatA hatA. tathA jIvAdika padArthone siddha. karavA mATe, anvaya ane vyatireka pUrvaka hetuone mATe, praznanA vAste, tathA vyAkaraNanA praznanA uttarane kahetA hatA. tathA ISTa, kAMta vANI vaDe mArI sAthe vArtAlApa karatA. vAraMvAra vArtAlApa karatA. paNa jyArathI meM gRhavAsapaNuM tyAgIne muMDa thaIne anagArapaNuM aMgIkAra karyuM che, tyArathI sAdhuo mAre Adara karatA nathI, mArI sAthe vArtAlApa bIlakula karatA nathI. ulaTA te zramaNa nircathI AgalI ane pAchalI rAtre vAMcanA ane pUchavA mATe jatAM AvatAM mArA saMthArAne oLaMge che. te kAraNathI mane udhe bIlakula AvI nahi. te have mAra rAtri pUrNa thae, prabhAta thatAM, sUrya javAjalyamana thatAM, zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra devanI rajA laI pharIthI ahavAsamAM vasavuM e zreya che. A pramANe vicAra karI AtaNAMne vaDe vicAra karI, ThaMDakhe pIDAtA ane vikalpane vaza thaelA manamAM teNe AkhI rAta narakanA jevI gALI. pachI prAMta thaI javAjamAna sUrya udaya thatAM, jyAM zamaNu bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra vi

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GK birAjelA hatA, tyAM AvyA, ane prabhuzrI ne traNa vAra pradakSiNA ne vaMdA namaskAra karI prabhunI payu pAsanA karavA lAgyA. meSakumAra bhagavAna mahAvIradevanI pAse AvI UbhA, ke prabhuzrI khelyA, huM medha ! Aja mayadhyarAtrine viSe zramaNa nirgathAnI vAMcanA ane pracchanAne mATe thaelI jA AvathI tane khIlakula uMdha AvI nathI, tethI tane evA adhyavasAya utpanna thayA, ke jyAre huM gRhavAsamAM hatA, tyAre zramaNa nirgatha sAdhue mArA Adara karatA, mane sArA jANutA, mArI sAthe sArA vArtAlApa karatA. paNa jyArathI meM saMsArane tyAga karI muMDa thaI ne anagArapaNuM aMgIkAra karyuM che, tyArathI A sAdhue mArA Adara karatA nathI, vagere medhakumAre rAtre je je vicAro karyAM hatA, te sa` prabhuzrIe kahyA, ane pachI pUchyuM ke A vAta kharI che te ! ane pAchA ghera javAnA vicArathIja mArI pAse AvIne ubhA chene? medhakumAre nIcu joi hAramAM uttara ApyA. prakaraNa AThamu pachI bhagavAna mahAvIradeve melakumArane kahyuM, he medha! atyAre tArAthI ATalA parIsaha sahana na thai zaye? paNa AthI vadhAre parIsaha AgalA bhavamAM te tArI khuzIthI sahana karyo che, te tenA pratApeja tuM A manuSya bhava ane AmeTA rAjakuLanI Rdhi temaja zarIranuM nirAgIpaNuM pAmyA chuM. tArA pUrve bhavanI vAta sAMbhaLa. tuM A bhavanI pahelAM thaelA trIjA bhavamAM vaitADhaya parvatanI taLeTImAM bhIlAe TharAvelA sumerUprabhu nAmanA hAthI hatA. sarva

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* hastione te uparI hatA. te vakhate te hAthIne varNa sveta hatA, zaMkhanA daLa jevo ujaLo, nirmaLa, dahIMnA pherA jevo, gAyanA dUdha jevo, samudranA phINa jevo ane caMdra je zveta hato. sAta hAtha uMce ane nava hAtha lAMbo hate. udaranA bhAge daza hAthanA pramANa vALA hatA. tenA cAra paga, suMDha, puccha ane liMga e sAta aMge bhUmi sudhI pahoMce eTalAM lAMbAM hatAM. tene AkAra jenArane AnaMda pamADato hate. nIrogI hatuM. pramANu yukta aMgavALa, agra bhAgamAM uMce, ucA mastakavALe hato. tenA skaMdha vagere Asano zubha hatAM. tene pAchale bhAga varAhanA jevo namela hate. zarIre hRSTapuSTa hatuM, ane ekapaNa apalakSaNa nahotuM. sArAMza ke badhI rIte te hAthI suMdara, manohara ane jatAM cittane AnaMda thAya tevo hato. tene cha daMtuzaLa hatA. - te vakhate he megha! tuM hAthIrUpe ghaNuM hAthI, hAthaNIo tathA kumAra avasthAvALA ane bAlyAvasthAvALA hAthIone uparI hAI temanI sAthe vasate hate. tArA tAbAmAM hajAra hAthIo hatA. temAM ghaNA hAthIo hitamArgane dekhADanAra, vividha kAryamAM pravartAvanAra ane yuthanI vRddhi karanAra hatA. te bhavamAM tuM niraMtara pramAdI, atyaMta krIDA karanAra, maithunamAM Azakata ane temAM saMtuSTa nahi thanAra, hAthaNIo sAthe kAmabhAgamAM sadA ra pacyo raheto hate. vaLI parvatanI pAsenA bhAgamAM, guphAomAM, pAchuM paDavAnA sthAnamAM, nAnI meTI nadIomAM, khADA khAbocIAmAM, kAdavavALA khAbocIAmAM, aTavImAM, nIce pahoLA ane upara jatAM sAMkaDA evA parvatamAM, parvatonA zIkharemAM, pula jevA maMcamAM,

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7 mALAomAM, kAnaneAmAM, vanamAM, vanakhaMDamA, cAra khuNAvALI vAvamAM, goLAkAra vAvAmAM, sAvarAmAM tuM tArA parivAra sahIta vicarA hatA, ane vRkSAnAM pAMdaDAM temaja phaLAdiSTa temaja dhaNI jagAnuM ghAsa khAIne, ghaNAM jaLAzayAnuM pANI pIne vicaravA lAgyA. te hAthI (tArA AgalA bhava) zusIra hAvAthI nibhaeNyapaNe anukuLa viSayAnI prApti heAvAthI udvega rahita viSayeAne bhAgavatA hatA. AvI rIte anukuLa viSayAne bhAgavatAM thakAM ghaNAM varSo vItI gayAM. ekadA eka varSInI prAtRtaRtu, varSARtu, zaradaRtu, hema taRRtu ane vartataRtu e pAMca vastue vItI gaI, ane grISma Rtu beThI. te RtumAM jeTha mAsamAM DALAM paraspara ghasAvAthI agni utpanna thayeA, ane tene sukAM dhAsa temaja pAMdaDAM rUpa kacarAe mudada karI. vaLI vAyue te madadamAM umeza karyo. jethI buja agni e meATA dAvAnaLanuM svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM. e dAvAnaLathI vananeA madhya bhAga saLagavA lAgyA. dizAe dhumADA vaDe vyApta thaI gai. javA LAe tuTaka paDatI te vAyu tene sAMdhatA. pelAM jhADA paNa vacamAMthI baLavA lAgyAM. vanamAM vahetI nadIonAM pANI marelA mRganAM maDadAMthI gaMdhAvA lAgyAM, ne tenuM svacchatApaNuM nAza pAmyuM. tenA kAdavamAM kIDA khadakhada thavA lAgyA. nAnI nadIonAM pANI dAvAnaLanA lIdhe sukAi gayAM. bhaMgAraka pakSI dInatA bharelA zabda karavA lAgyAM. vRkSeA upara rahelA kAgaDAo atyaMta kaThora ane aniSTa zabdo melavA lAgyA. pakSI tarasanI pIDAthI pAMkhA DhIlI karI, jIbha bahAra kADhI, tALavuM dekhAya tema mADhuM paDALu karI zvAsocchvAsa mukavA lAgyAM. eka te grISmaRRtunA tApa, eTaluM puratuM hoya nahi tema dAvAnaLanA agnie temAM umeraza karyA. e rIte

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tApathI zvAdene rAjA je siha vagerethI vyApta thayelA parvate paNa. vyAkuLa thayA tema tema trAsamAM vadhAro karavA lAgyA. AvA trAsathI mRge, bIjA pazuo-godhAdika Amatema taraphaDavA lAgyAM. AvI rIte ghavAnaLanuM jora vadhavAthI sumerUprabhahasti (tAro chava) nuM paNa mukhavivara-pahoLuM thayuM. tenI chaThA bahAra labaDavA lAgI. tenA baMne kAne tuMbaDAnA AkAra jevA stabdha ane puNya eTale vyAkuLatA vaDe zabda grahaNa karavAmAM tatpara thayA. tenI suMDha. saMkeca pAmI, puMchaDuM uMcuM karyuM, jANe AkAzane phADI nAkhato hoya tema ArATinA zabdo karavA lAgyo. pRthvI upara eTalA jorathI pagalAM ThokavA lAge, ke jANe pRthvIne phADI nAkhavI na hoya ? cAre bAjuethI velAne chedata, hajAre vRkSone bhAMga, bhraSTa thaelA rAjAnI peThe, athavA vAyuthI DolatA vahANanI peThe, Amatema bhamavA lAgyo. ane vAraMvAra jhADA pizAba karato potAnA samuha sAthe game te dizAmAM deDavA lAge. he megha ! A vakhate te ( pUrva bhavane hAthI ) gharaDe the hatuM, ane tethI deha jarjarita thayA hatA, vyAkuLa thayela hatuM. te vakhate tane bhUkha ane tarasa atyaMta lAgyAM hatAM, tethI paNa dubaLo thayA hatA, glAnI pAmele, bahere ane dimUDha thayo hato. tethI tene kaMIpaNa bhAna nahi rahevAthI tArA yuthathI tuM chuTo paDI gayo. vananA dAvAnaLanI javALAthI, bhUkhathI, tarasathI ane thAkathI dhaNe parAbhaya pAmyo. temaja bhaya, zoka, trAsa ane AnaMda vinA zuSka thaye. A dAvAnaLathI kema bacavuM tene tane mATe vicAra thaI paDe, ane uga pAo, ane sarva dizAmAM halaya dekhavA lAgyA. cAre tarapha doDavA lAge. ema doDatAM detAM ceDA pANIvALuM,

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76 9 ane dhaNA kAdavavALuM saMAvara tArA jovAmAM AvyuM. temAM ArA vinAnA mArge thaIne tuM jaLa pIvA sArU peTho. tuM kAMThAthI bahu dUra gayA, paNa pANI pAmyA nahi ane kAdavamAM khuMcI gayA. tArAthI AgaLa javAyuM nahi, eTale pANI pIvA sUMDha lAMkhI karI, te paNa pANIne paheAMcI nahi. eTale kAdavamAMthI nIkaLI pANI sudhI javAne bhrUNI mahenata karI, paNa ulaTA kAdavamAM vadhAre khuMcI rahyo. AvI sthitimAM paDayA hatA. tyAM te prathama sUDha, paga ane dAMtarUpI muzaLanA mArathI mAra mArI je eka juvAna hAthIne tArA TALAmAMthI ha Mmezane mATe kADhI mUkayA hatA. te juvAna hAthI paNa akasmAta yAgathI pANI pIvA AvyA, ane teja draDhamAM pANI pIvA paiThA. pANI pItAM pItAM te juvAna hAthIe tane joyA. ane jotAMja peAtAnuM pUnuM vera tene sAMbharyuM. ane tArA upara krodha AvyeA. pUrNa krodha AvyA. ane tenuM raudra svarUpa pragaTa thayuM. ane krodhAgni vaDe aMtaramAM baLavA lAgyA. ane peAtAnuM vera vALavA tArI pAse AvyA. ane potAnA datuzaLathI tArI pIThamAM traNa vAra prahAra karyo ane peAtAnuM vera pUrNa thayuM jANI, hradayamAM hu pAmyA ane pachI pANI pI je dizAmAMthI AvyA hatA te dizAe cAlyeA gayA. juvAna hAthInA mArathI sumerUprabhane zarIre ujaLI eTale jarA paNu zAMti vagaranI vedanA upajI. te AkhA zarIre vyApI rahI. mana, vacana ane kAyAnI tulanA karanArI, kaThAra padArthanI peThe aniSTa lAge tevI, dusaha eTale khamavI AkarI paDe tevI vedanA

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tene (tene) u5che, tethI tArA zarIramAM pittajvara ane atyaMta dAhautpanna thayAM. : AvI ujaLI ane dusaha pIDA sAta rAtrI divasa bhegavI. ekase vIsa varSanuM lAMbu AyuSya bhogavI, ArtadhyAnane vaza. thaele ane duHkhathI pIDA pAmele, tuM kALanA samaye kALa karIne Aja jaMbudvipanA bharatakSetramAM dakSiNArdha bhAratamAM gaMgA nadInA. dakSiNa taraphanA kAMThe viMdhyAcaLa parvatanI taLeTImAM eka madonmatta. zreSTa hAthINInI kukSIne viSe hAthInA baccApaNe (tuM) utpanna thaye.. tyArapachI te gajakalalikA-hAthINIe nava mAsa purA thae vasaMta. mAsane viSe tane janma Apyo. tuM garbhavAsathI avataryA pachI nAne hAthI thayo, te vakhate rAtA kamaLa jevo, rAtA varNana ane ati sukremaLa hatuM. jAsumaNa ane Arakata pArijAta nAmanA vRkSa, lAkSArasa kaMku ane saMdhyAkALanA vAdaLAnA raMga jevo te hAthIne (tAre raMga . hite. potAnA yuthapatine tuM vallabha thayo. yuvAna hAthIonA udara sthAnamAM te pitAnI sUMDha nAkhate. matalaba ke kAmakrIDAmAM tatpara rahe. tuM seMkaDo hAthIonA parivArathI ramaNIya parvatanA vanane viSe sukhe sukhe vicarate hate. tuM sukhamAM dahADA gamana karate. tyArapachI tuM bAlyavasthAthI mukAye.eTale yauvanapaNuM pAmyo.evAmAM tamAre yuthapati-hAthIone uparI hAthI kALadharmane pAmyA. maraNa pAmyo. tethI e sarva hAthI tathA hAthaNIone uparI thayA. rAjA thaye. tenuM nAma bhillee merUprabha evuM pADayuM hatuM. tene cAra jaMtuzaLa hatA. tuM hastiratna kahevAye.

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da he metra ! tArA e vAMcIpaNAnA bhavamAM nuM sAta aMge pratiSThita temaja suMdara rUpavALA hatA. tArA parIvAramAM mAtA hAthInuM jutha hatuM. te sarvanuM uparIpaNuM. bhAgavatA. evA manahara rUpavALA tuM sukhamAM dahADA nirgamana karavA lAgyA. ema keTalAka kALa vityA pachI eka samaye grISma RtunA samaye 4 mAsamAM vanamAM dAvAnaLa pragaTa thayA. tenI jvALAethI vananA vibhAgo saLagavA lAgyA. sarva dizAmAM dhumADAnAphelAvAthI aMdhakAra vALyA. AthI tuM vaTALIAnA vAyunI peMThe Amatema bhamavA lAgyA. kAraNake tane bhaya-trAsa utpanna thayA. jethI tuM tArA hAthI ane hAthaNIonA parIvAra sAthe tyAMthI nAsI gayA. A dAvAnaLane joi huM meSa ! tane evA vicAra thayo ke meM AvI gnanI utpatti pUrve kAika vakhate joi hoya ema lAge che. kayAM ane kayAre joi che, tenA vicAra karatAM tuM DA dhyAnamAM utarI paDayA, aMte vizuddha lezyA, suMdara adhyavasAya, ane AtmAnA zubha pariNAma vaDe jAti smaraNune AvaraNu karanAra karmonA kSayeApazama thavAthI IhA, apAha, mArgA ane gaveSaNAne karatAM tane saMnI chAne thAya che, tevuM pUrva bhavanuM jAti smaraNu jJAna utpanna thayuM. jAti smaraNa jJAna vaDe tArA jANavAmAM AvyuM, ke pUrvenA bhavamAM Aja jaMbudvipanA dakSiNArtha bharatakSetranA caitaya parvatanI taLeTImAM haiM sukhe sukhe -hAthIpaNAmAM vicaratA hatA, te vakhate tyAM AvA dAvAnaLa saLagelA me joyA hatA. huM mela ' tyArapachI tuM tyAMthI cAnI sAra datusaLavALA merUprabha thayA te vAta me ta hamaNAMja kahI.

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jAtismaraNamAM dAvAnaLa dIya ane mezkalanA kSetramAM pratyakSa dAvAnaLa dIThA tethI bacavAnA upAya zeAdhanA lAgye, RRte vicAra karatAM tArA manamAM ( eprabhanA manamAM ) AvyuM, ke gaM mahAnadInI dakSiNa bAjue vidhyAcaLa parvatanI taLeTI pAse peAtAnA yuthanA rakSaNu mATe brAsa vinAnuM eka moTuM maMDaLamedAna banAvavuM sArUM che. evA vicAra karI varSARtu AvI tyAre, ghaNA varasAda varasatA hatA te vakhate gaMgA nadI pAse dhaNA hAthI ane hAcaNImA (700) nA parIvAre vicaratAM, eka ceAjA pramANavALu mA maDaLa te banAvyuM, te maMDaLamAM je thai tayu, pAMdaDAM, vRkSa, kASTa, krAMsa, latA, velA, ThuThAM, hatAM te sarvane vAra cAravAra halAvI halAvIne paNa ane mUDha vaDe ukhADIne dUra pheMkI dIdhAM. AvI rIte sA medAna banAvI tuM tArA kALa sukhe nirgamana karavA lAgyA. khIjA cAmAsAmAM paNa pharIthI je kAMI ugavA pAmyuM. tene paNa teja rIte kADhI nAkhyuM. tevIja rIte trIna cAmAsAmAM paNa ugeluM kADhI nAkhyuM. ema karavAthI te medAna bIlakula dhAsa, tRNa, pAMdaDAM Ate vRkSa vagaranuM thai gayuM. ane tyAM tuM sukhe sukhe peAtAnA divase gALavA lAgyA. he medha ! merUprabha hAthInA bhavamAM vicaratAM NA kALa paDyA. tyArapachI kAi eka varSImAM kamalinInA vananA nAza karanAra ane kuzruSpa temaja khIlelA lAmravRkSathI samRddhivALI ane atyaMta himanI hemaMta Rtu vyatIta thai-purI thaI. pachI grISma Rtu beThI. te aLamAM vanamAM krIDA karatAM hAthaNIyA tArA upara jAtanatanAM kamaLa ane phUlAneAvAda varasAvatI. teja RtumAM utpanna thanmelAM phUlAthI naze grAmara na vItA manahara dekhAvA lAgyA. adanA vathI *. hoya tevA kAnathI tuM khIlelA gALane bhInA

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80 karanAra jharatA sugaMdhI mada jaMLa vaDe tuM sugaMdhamaya banyA. te vakhate hAthaNIo sAthe vicaratAM badhI rIte tArI Rtu saMbaMdhI zobhA sArI dekhAvA lAgI. te grISyakALamAM sUryanAM pracaMDa kiraNe paDatAM hatAM. tenA AkarA tApathI meTAM vRkSanI Toce paNa atyaMta varasa thaI hatI-sukAI gaI hatI. bhUgAra jAtinAM pakSIo bhayaMkara zabdo karatAM hatAM, nAnA prakAranAM pAMdaDAM, kASTa, ghAsa, ane kacarAne uDADabAra pracaMDa vAyare vAte hatA, ane tethI AkAza ane vRkSo chavAI gayAM hatAM. evI grISma Rphe vaLIAvaDe bhayaMkara dekhAtI hatI. tarasanA lIdhe utpanna thaelI vedanAthI pIDAelAM, Amatema bhamatAM dhApadavaDe vyApta thaI hatI. AvI rIte jenuM darzana bhayaMkara lAgatuM hatuM, tevI grISma RtumAM adhurUM heya, te jANe purU karavuM na hoya, tema dAvAnaLa lAgyA. te dAvAnaLa vAyunA lIdhe vadhAre bhAgamAM phelAye. vRkSo parathI jharatAM madha temAM vRddhi karatAM hatAM, ane tethI tenuM teja vadhAre thatuM. vaLI te dAvAnaLa jvALAothI, taNakhAthI ane dhumADAthI badhe phelAe hatA. temAM hajAre pazuo baLI maratAM hatAM. Aga bhayaMkara dAvAnaLathI grISma Rtu vadhAre bhayaMkara lAgavA mAMDI. he megha ! merUprabhanA bhavamAM lAgelA A dAvAnaLamAM tuM-maraprabha sapaDAye-rUMdhAye. jethI tuM icchita dizAmAM javAne asamartha thaye. dhumADAnA lIdhe thaelA aMdhakArathI tuM bhaya pAme. agnine A tApa jevAthI tArA moTA be kAna tuMbaDAnI peThe thaMbhI gayA. tArI suMDha saMkocANI. tArAM dedIpyamAna ne bhayanA. lIdhe ceratarapha pharavA lAgyAM. pracaMDa vAyuthI meghanuM svarUpa moTuM thAya che, tema tAruM svarUpa meTuM thayuM. te dAvAgnithI bacavA sArU prathamathI je ThekANe tRNa. pAMdaDAM, mULI ane vRkSo dUra karI ujaDa

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pradeza karyo hato, tyAM javAne tu taiyAra thaze, ane ghaNA hAthIo sahIta te tarapha de. ane jyAM te maMDaLa-ujaDa medAna banAvyuM hatuM. tyAM AvIne visAmo lIdhe - te maMDaLamAM tA AvyA pahelAM bIjAM paNa siMha, vAla, varU, citrA, rIMcha, taracha, zarabha, ziyALa, suvara, kutara, halA, sasalA cittA ane cilalagA Adi ghaNA pazuo tyAM AvI rahyAM hatA, ane eka daramAM jema ghaNA makaDAo saMkaDAine rahe tema rahyAM hato. tyAM tuM paNa AvIne temanI sAthe saMkocAIne rahyo. AvI rIte rahetAM tane kharaja AvavAthI te ThekANe khajavALavAne sAruM teM tAre eka paga uMce karyo, ne khajavALAne nIce mukatA pahelAM to maMDaLamAM bharAelAM prANIonI dhaSThAdhIkkIthI khasIne eka sasalo tArA paganI khAlI paDelI jagyAmAM AvI paDaze. paga khajavALAne nIce mUkatAM paga Ave te ja jagyAe te sasalAne beThelo je, jevAthI tene paMcendrivarUpa chavAnI anukaMpA AvI, tethI te paga nIce mukaye nahi, paNa addhara teLI rAkhe. AvI beIdrithI mAMDI paMcendriyAdika jIvonI anukaMpAthI teM saMsArane parita karyo, (ghaNo saMsAra ghaTADa), ane manuSyapaNanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM. te dAvAmi aDhI rAtri divasa sudhI vanane bALI jANe pitAnuM kArya karIne kRtArtha thaye naheAya tema pitAnI meLeja olavAI gayo-upazama pAo. kAraNake bALavAnA padArtho rahA nahi. vALAo zAMta thaI taNakhA, aMgArA sarvatra olavAI gayA. matalaba ke dAvAnaLa purepurI rIte halavAI gayo.

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dAvAnaLa helavAI javAthI maMDaLamAM AvelAM siMha, vAla, vara vagere. sarva pazuo aniMnA bhayathI mukta thayAM kaMI jAtane bhaya rahyo nahi. paNa bhUkha ane tarasathI pIDAelAM hovAthI, te saghaLAM maMDaLamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM, ane tapatAne phAvatI dizAmAM pharavA lAgyAM. temaja tArA parivAranAM hAthI hAthaNIo paNa bhUkha tarasatI, pIDA maTADvAne maMDaLa. bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. A vakhate paNa tane ghaDapaNa AveluM hatuM. jethI jarjarita zarIravALe, zithila. ane kasyalIo paDelI cAmaDIvALA, durbaLa, thAkI gaela, bhUkhe. tA, zarIranA baLa vagarane, cAlavAnI hiMmata vinAne, temaja lAMbA vakhata sudhI ubhA rahevAthI vRkSanA hAnI peThe akkaDa gAravALa thai hatI. tenA lIdhe vegathI cAlavAnI IcchAne lIdhe paNa bhaya mukavAne lAbo karyo, ke turata vIjaLIthI parvatane agrabhAga. tuTI paDe tema tuM pRthvI upara paDI gayo. paDavAthI tArA zarIrane ujaLI vedanA thai ne dAhajavara utpanna thayo. evI avasthAmAM tuM, tyAMja rahyo. AvI rIte te ujaLI. vedanA traNa divasa bhogavI. chevaTe eka varSanuM AvaradA puruM karIne A sajagRha nagaramAM zreNika rAjAnI dhAraNIdevInI kukhe putrapaNe utpanna thaye. tyArapachI tAre janma thA, bAlyAvasthAthI muka, yuvAvasthA pAmyo, ane strIo paNa temanI sAthe bhogavilAsamAM dahADA gALatA hatA. tevAmAM te mArI pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLI gRhavAsano tyAga karI cAritra grahaNa karyuM. ; hemegha ! tuM jyAre tiryaMca nImAM hatuM ane te vakhate samyakatva paNa nahatuM. chatAM te vakhate teM tAre paga anukaMpAne

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lIdhe te prANI-sasalA upara na mUkatAM ahara rAkhe. te vedanA khamI. te pachI te meya! hamaNuM to tuM vizALa kuLamAM utpanna chuM, upadravarahita zarIra pAmyo chuM. prathamathIja pace iyine mAM che eTale upazamAvI che. te ja pramANe tuM utthAna, baLa, vIrya, purAkAra ane parAkramathI yukta che. ethI tuM mArI pAse grahevAthI nIkaLI muMDa tharyo che. chatAM AgelI pAchalI setrimAM zamaNuM nirArtho vAcanAne mATe vAvata dhamanuyoganAM ciMtavanane mATe tathA vaDInIti, laghunItinA mATe AvatAM jato temanA hAtha pagane tane sparSa thaye, ane jIrethI tuM bhaNaI gaye, te sarve tArAthI nirbhayapaNe sahana thaI zakayAM nahi kSobha pAmya vijakhamI zakaze nahi. dInatArahita khamI zakyo nahizarIrane nizcaLa rAkhI sahana karI zakAya nahi te tane ghaTIta che? meghakumAre maraprabha nAmanA hAthInA bhavamAM eka sasalAnI dayA pALI tenuM phaLa tane e maLyuM, ke saMsAra ghaTADI manuSyapaNuM pI. te manuSya je zuddha vRttithI chavadayA paLe te tenuM phaLa zuM tamane na maLe? ghaNuM strI purUSonI bedakArIthI hajAra trAsa cho haNAI jAya che. bALavAnAM lAkaDAM je kALajI pUrvaka na khaMkheraya che temAM caDelA paDelA jIrve culAmAM agnine vaza thaI prANa khue che. ghI, tela, ane narama goLanAM temaja bIjA pravAhI padArthono vAsa baMdha karavAmAM kALajI na rAkhavAthI mAkhI, garoLI, udara, vaMdA vagere ghaNA chonI ghAta thAya che, ane tevA padArtho bhulathI vAparavAthI vAparanArane paNa nukasAna thAya che. sIdhu sAmAna vAparatAM paNa purI kALajI, rAkhavI joIe.

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meghakumArane bhagavAna mahAvIradeva pAsethI A vRttAMta sAMbhaLa vAthI, temaja temanA madhathI zubha pariNAmavaDe prazasta adhyavasAya vaDe, vizuddha lempAvarDa ane jAtismaraNa jJAnAvaraNIya ka`nA kSayApasaMma vaDe hA, apeADha, mANA ane gavaeNSA karatAM saMjJIpUrva eTale sattI jIvAte thanArUM jAtismaraNujJAna utpanna thayuM. jethI teNe pUrvanA bhava samyaka prakAre jANyA. prakaraNa navamuM. bhagavata zrI mahAvIradeve melakumArane pAchaLane bhava saMbhALI ApyA, tethI temane amaNe saMvega prApta thayA. AnaMdanA azruthI temanuM mukha bharAI gayuM. ane medhanI dhArAthI jema kaI bavRkSanAM phUla vikasIta thAya, tema hanAM AMsuvaDe tenAM rAmAMca ubhAM thayAM-khIlyAM tethI bhagavata mahAvIradevane vaMdanA-namaskAra karIne kheAlyA, ke huM bhagavAna! AjathI huM kta e netro vajIne samagra zarIra zramaN nizrcathAnI sevAmAM aNu karUM chuM. e pramANe kahI karIvAra vaMdanA namaskAra karI kahyuM, ke huM bhagavAna ! Apa poteja hamaNAMja mate khIjIvAra pratrajyA ApeA. poteja mane muMDa kareA. Apa poteja mane AcAra, gAyara-gocarIne mATe pharavuM te, yAtrA-piDavizuddhAdika saMyama yAtrA ane mAtrA-pramANeApeta ahAra grahaNa vagere jemAM rahelA che evA zramaNadhama mane zIkhaveA. zramaNa bhagavaMta mahAvIradeve meSakumAe poteja pharIne pratrajyA ApI, ane saMyamayAtrA vagere jemAM rahelAM che, tevA dharmAM kahI atAvyA ane kahyuM, ke he devAnupriya ! tAre sarA pramANu pRthvIpara dRSTi rAkhIne cAlavuM, bhUmine puMchane ubhA rahevuM, bhUmite pramAne

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esavuM, bhUmine temaja zarIrane paMjIne suvuM, devarahIta AhAra karavo, bhASA samiti pUrvaka bolavuM ane yatnApUrvaka prANa, bhUta, jIva ane sanI rakSArUpa saMyamane viSe samyaka prakAre udyama karavo, vagere yathAtathya dharma zIkhavyuM. bhagavAna mahAvIradeva pAsethI meghasAdhue AvA prakArane dharma sAMbhaLI te samyaka prakAre aMgIkAra karyo. pachI te prakAre. sarvathA vartavA lAgyA. saMyamane viSe udyamavaMta thayA. . . - AvI rIte meghakumAra isamiti vagerethI yukta evA anagAra-sAdhu thayA. - tyAra pachI megha anagAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIradevanI samIpe rahI sthavira munionI pAse sAmAyika vagere agyAra aMgene bhaNyA. bhaNIne eka upavAsa, cha, aTTama, cAra upavAsa, pAMca upavAsa, ardha mAsakhamaNa, mAsakhamaNa vagere tapa vaDe AtmAne bhAvatA vicavA lAgyA. bhagavAna mahAvIradeva rAjagraha nagara ane guNazaila nAmanA caityamAMthI nIkaLI anya dezamAM vihAra karavA lAgyA. - ' ghaNAM varSa mevamunI A pramANe tapazcaryA karatA rahyA. pachI eka samaye prabhuzrIne vAMdI namaskAra karI kahyuM, ke ApazrI AzA Ape te huM eka mAsanI bhikSunI pratimAne aMgIkAra karavAnI IcchA rAkhuM chuM. - bhagavAna mahAvIradeve kahyuM, jema sukha upaje tema para prati baMdha eTale icchita kAryane vidhAta na kara-vilaMba na kara . , , : * *'. . . !

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agavAna mahAvIradevanI AjJA pAmavAthI eka mAsanI sAdhunI pratimAne aMgIkAra karI vicAravA lAgyA. te pratimAne yathAsutra, yathAkalpa ane yayAmArga athavA pitAnA kSApazamamika bhAva pramANe, nahi ke pitAnA manoratha vaDe, samyaka prakAre kAyAe karIne strakALe vidhivaka pratimA prahaNa karatA hatA. vAraMvAra upaga vaDe jAgatA hovAthI tene gALatA hatA. pAraNAnA divase lAvelA AhAramAMthI gurUne ApI bAkInA AhAra karI pratimAne zobhAvatA hatA. athavA aticArarUpa kAdavane-melane dhovAthI zuddha karatA. pratimAna kALa pUrNa thayA chatAM paNa gheDe vadhAre kALa pratimAmAM rahevAthI tarI jatA. tathA meM pratimAnuM amuka amuka kArya karyuM che, ema pAraNAne divase te kIrtana karatA hatA. A pramANe samyaka prakAre kAyAvaDe pratimAne karI, pALI, zobhAvI, tarI tathA kIrtana karI, pharIne te bhagavAna mahAvIradeva samIpe AvyA, ane temane vaMdanA, nasarakAra karyo, ane bolyA, ke he bhagavAna! mArI eka mAsanI pratimA purI thaI te je ApazrInI AjJA hoya te huM bIjI be mAsanI pratimA aMgikAra karUM. bhagavAna mahAvIra deva balyA, ke jema sukha upaje tema kara. pratibaMdha-vilaMba mA kara. meva munIe mahAvIra prabhunI AjJA meLavI bIjI pratimA be mAsanI, trIjI pratimAM traNa mAsanI, cothI pratimA cAra mAsanI, pAMcamI pratimA pAMca mAsanI, chaThThI pratimA cha mAsanI, sAtamI pratimA sAta mAsanI ane ADamI, navamI, temaja dazamI, pratimAo sAta sAta ahorAtrInI, tathA agIAramI ne bAramI eka " rAtrI divasanI ema bAre bhikSunI pratimAo purI karI . " . . .

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'' ahI paDImAone kANu aMgIkAra karI zake tenA khulAsA bIjA graMthamAM kahelA che te lakhavAmAM Ave che. je sAdhu ucca saMhanana ane dhrutiyukata hAya, meTA satyavALA hAya. ane jenA AtmA bhAvita hAya, teja gurUnI AjJAthI A khAra paDhimA aMgIkAra karI zake che. A DimA vahana karanAra sAdhu jinakalpI nahi paNa gacchavAmI hovA joIe. temaNe daza pUrvathI kaika eA eTale echAmAM oche. navamA pUrvanI trIjI vastu sudhI zrutanA abhyAsa karalA havA oe. AvA DisAdhArI sAdhue jinakalpI munionI peThe kAyAtsargavaDa dehanA amuka vakhata sudhI tyAga kare che. tema temanI eSaNA abhigrahavALI hAya che. ( eTale pahelI pazcimAAM ArapANInI -eka eka vAta, khIjImAM khame dAta, trIjImAM traNa traNa dAta vagere). duSTa hAthI, gheADA temanI sanmukha Ave, tApaNu bhayathI pAchA ke nahiM, ane dhAre ke huM paNa jainaneA hAthI chuM. te tenAthI kema Dara pAsuM ? te mane zuM karanAra che? AvI rIte paDimAnuM niyama sahIta sevana karatAM DimAdhArI sAdhuo paripUrNa mAsAdika sudhI vicare che. kAi kaheze ke medhamunI te phakta agIAra aMgaja bhaNelA hatA, to te paDimA kevI rIte karI tenAM ekaja uttara ke bhagavAna mahAvIradevanI AjJA maLavAthI te tema karI zakayA hatA. zake. A pramANe bhikSunI-sAdhunI bAre paDiyAe samyaka prakAre kAyA vaDe AdarI, pAlana karI, zAbhAvI, tarI tathA kIrtana karI purI karI, bhagavAna pAse mAgyA, ane vaMdanA namaskAra karI melyA, ke he bhagavAna! ApanI anumatithI, ApanI sahAyathI, meM bhikSunI paDimA pUrNa karI. te have jo Apa rajA Ape te khAre

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gaNaratna saMvatsara nAmanuM tapa AdaryuM. bhagavAna mahAvIra devane ekaja uttara ke he devAnupriya jema sukha upaje tema kare. pratibaMdha mAM kara. ** je tapamAM traNa bhAga sahita eka varSa karIne vizeSa prakAranI nirjarA rU5 guNonI racanA karavAmAM Ave che te guNaratna saMvatsara nAmane tapa kahevAya che. athavA guNarUpI ratno je saMvatsaramAM hoya, te guNaratna saMvatsara kahevAya che. ane te guNaratna saMvatsara, je tapamAM hoya, te guNaratna saMvatsara tapa kahevAya che. A tapamAM badhA thaIne tera mAsa ane 17 divasa upavAsanA thAya che, eTale kula 407 upavAsanA divasa ane 73 dahADA pAraNAnA Ave che, kula soLa mAse A guNaratna saMvatsara ta5 pure thAya che. tenI samajaNa mATe nIcenA koThe ja.

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mAsa HEIM divasa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat | | tapanA pAraNAMnA , ze tapa tUpanA pAraNAnA kula dahADA | divasa di 1 eka upavAsa. 15 | 5 | 30 | navanavanAM pAraNuM 27 2 chaThTha | 20 | 10 | 0 16 daza dazanAM akrama 24 | 8 | 32 1111 agIAranA 33 che. cAra upavAsa | 24 | 6 | 30 | bAra bAranAM 5 pAMca upavAsa | 25 | 5 | 30 13 tera teranAM | 26 6 cha upavAsa | 24 | 4 | 28 14 dAdanAM 1 28 7 7 upavAsa | 21 | ka | 24 15 paMdara paMdaranAM 30 | 8 upavAsa | 24 | 3 : 2716 seLa soLanAM 24 ~_| | >> 1 ( [ 4 | ba | ha | Ta _| www.umaragyanbhandar.com 407

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AmAM divaseAnI dhabaTa che te bIjA mAsamAMthI laI zakAya aAvA ochA karI zakAya. AvA guNaratna' tapa karatAM pahelA mAse ekAMtara upavAsa, eTale eka divasa upavAsa ane eka divasa khAvuM. tathA divase utkaTa eTale gAya dohavA ese evA mAsane sUryanA sAmA besI AtApanA letA, ane rAtre vastra vinA ughADA zarIre vIrAsane besatA. e pramANe Aje mAse TTha TTanAM pAraNAM, trIjA mAse ama aThThamanAM pAraNAM, ceAthe mAse cAra cAra upavAsa, pAMcamA mAse pAMca pAMca, chaThThA mAse cha che ...upavAsa, sAtamA mAse sAta sAta upavAsa, AThamA mAse ArDa Ai, navamA mATe nava nava, dazamA mAse daza daza, agIAramA mAse agIAra agIAra, bAramA mAse bAra bAra, temA mAse tera tera, caudamA mAse cauda coda, padamA mAse 5 dara paMdara, ane seALamA mAse sALa sALu upavAsa karatA. vacamAM pAraNAtA ekaja divasa letA. vaLI divase utkaTa Asane sUryanI sanmukha AtApanA bhUmimAM AtApanA letA ane rAtre pusra rahita thaI vIrAsane rahetA. A pramANe medhamunIe guNaratna saMvatsara nAmanA tama sUtramAM kahyA pramANe samyaka prakAre kAyA vaDe karyA, maLyeA, zAbhAgyeA, purA karyAM, tathA sUtramAM kahyA pramANe temaja kalpamAM kahyA pramANe ArAdhI, zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradevane vIMTI namaskAra karI bIjA paNu kaiM, adbhUma, cAra cAra, pAMca pAMca cara tathA pada para temaja mAsa mAsanA upavAsa karatAM mukhe saMkhe vicaravA lAgyA. pRthvI para paga mA sihAsana para bese pachI sihAsana thaI zvetAM jemanA tema rahe te Asana

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" aiSamunInuM zarIra AvA pradhAna, vipula, saMzrIka, pradarahita, bahu mAnathI grahaNa karelA ArabhelAkalyANakAraka, mekSama ApanAra, dhanane ApanAra, pApane nAza karanAra, tIvra, udAra, ajJAna rahIta ane eTA prabhAvavALA taya vaDe sukAI guyuM nIrasa thayuM, eTale hI sukAI gayuMbhUkhanA lIdhe durbaLa thayuM, rUkSacIkAza sahIta jUnuM thayuM, mAMsa rahIta thayuM. esatAM uThatAM, gADAsAMnA koyalA khakhaDe tema hADakAM kaDakaDa zabda karavA lAgyAM. tenAM hADakAM mAtra cAmaDIthI maDhelAM rahyAM. tenuM zarIra kRza thayuM. nase badhI dekhAvA lAgI. zarIra AvuM thavAthI jIvanA baLa vaDeja ubhA rahetA, besatA, uThatA, cAlatA. bhASA paNa bolyA pahelAM, elatAM ane bolyA pachI glAnI pAmatA. are bhASA bolavAno vicAra karatAM glAnI pAmatA. , . kelisAnAM gAtuM, tannasarAnAM gADAM, eraMDAnA lAkaDAnAM gADAM vAke ubhA rAkhyA pachI cAlatAM jema kaDakaDa zabda thAya che, tema evamunInA cAlavAthI temanAM hADakAM prANa phaDakaDa thatAM hatAM te nI piAnA tapanA baLI jADeja vRddhi pAmatA hatA. paNa mAMsa ane phIlmAM kSINa thatA hatA. rAkhamAM chupAelo agni jema bahArathI nisteja dekhAya, paNa aMdara jhagajhagATa vALA hoya che, tema medhamunI tama vaDe. bahArathI zu dekhAtA, paNa aMdarathI chUSa dhyAna rUma tapanA tene lIdhe dIkhatA hatA. tama tejasvI lakSmI vaDe, zobhA hatA, Ama ghaNuM va vItI gayA zrI caturvidha saMdhanI nA dharmI Adine karanAra, tane karanAra enI akhaNa bhagavAnajI bhANIva eka gAmathI bIje gAma cAlatA e vihAra,

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ra * karatA rAjagRha nagaranA guNurIla udyAnamAM padhAryAM. ane sAdhudhamane ceAgya AjJA mAgIne tyAM utaryAM ane saMyama tathA tapa vaDe peAtAnA AtmAne bhAvatA vicaravA lAgyA. ' te avasaramAM medhamunIne rAtre dharmAM jAgarikA karatAM madhyarA trinA viSe temane vicAra AvyA ' bhASA eTalavAnA vicAra karatAM ja glAni pAmuM chuM. te! jyAMsudhI mArAmAM uDavAnI, besavAnI, kriyA karavAnI zakti che, baLa, vIya, purUSakAra, parAkrama, zraddA-vAMchA, dhatisaMtApa ane saMvega che, ane jyAMsudhI mArA dharmAcAya, dharmopadezaka, zramaNu bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrade gaMdha hasti jevA ( kSAyika jJAnArdika -zubha avALA jinezvara deva) vicare che, tyAMsudhImAM mAre A rAtri vItI prabhAte tejavaDe sUryAM dedIpyamAna thAya, tyAre prabhuzrIne vaMdanA, namaskAra karI teozrInI AjJA laI huM pote pAMca mahAvratA karI aMgIkAra karI gautamArdika satra zramaNa nigraMthAne tathA nigraMthINIene khamAvI, jemaNe yeAgavatanAdika kriyA karelI:che, tevA vira sAdhuonI sAthe vipula paryaMta upara dhIme dhIme caDI peAteja gADha sela jevA kALA pRthvI zilApaTTakane paDIlehI saMlekhanA karI bhAta pANInuM pratyAkhyAna karI pAdApagamana anazana grahaNa karI mRtyunI icchArahita vicaravuM e uttama che. AvA vicAramAM rAtri purI thaI ane prabhAta thayuM. pUrva dizAmAM sUrya jhaLahaLI rahyo, eTale medhamunI bhagavAna zrImahAvAraheva jyAM beThA hatA tyAM AvyA, ane praznane jamaNI bAjuthI pradakSiNA deI vaMdanA -namaskAra karI, bhagavAnathI ati dUra nahi, tema ati pAse nahi evA yogya sthaLe bhagavAnanI sevA karatA temanI sanmukha be hAtha joDI kheThA

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melamunInA beThA pachI bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradeve medhamanIne rAtre thaelA vicAra saMbhaLAvI pUchayuM, ke tane AvA vicAra thayA hatA ! ane anasana karavAnI rajA levAnI IcchAthI mArI pAse AvyA che? medhamunI vinaya bhAvathI prabhuzrIne kahevA lAgyA, he svAmIna ! Apa kaho cho te akSara akSara satya che. , . bhagavAna mahAvIradeva belyA, ke he devAnupriyA jema sukha upaje tema kara paNa pratibaMdha-dhArelA kAmamAM vinA karanAra vilaMba na kara. bhagavAnanI AjJA maLatAMja pote haSTatuSTa thaI manamAM AnaMda pAmI medhamanI pitAnA sthaLethI ubhA thayA. ubhA thaI bhagavAnane traNavAra pradakSiNA deI vedanA namaskAra karI, pacce mahAvata pratye ArUDha thayA. ArUDha thaI pharIthI paMca mahAvratane uccAra karI gautamAdika sarva sAdhuone tathA sAdhavIone khamAvI uttama cAritravALA sthavira munIo sAthe vipula parvata upara dhIme dhIme caDhayA, caDhIne pite pitAnA hAthe gaDha meghanA jevA kALA pRthvIzilA padakanuM paDilehaNa karI. pachI vaDInIti, laghunItinI bhUminuM paDilehaNa karyuM, ne tyAM darbhane saMthAre pAtharyo. tenA upara pUrvabhaNa mUkha karI padmAsane beThA. pachI be hAtha joDI mastake aDADI namoyurNa vaDe bolyA, ke mekSa pAmelA sarva tIrthaMkarone mAna maskAra haje. hAla vidyamAna evA carama tIrthaMkarathI mahAvIradeva je siddha gati pAmavAnI IcchAvALA che te mArA dharmAcAryane namaskAra je. gajagraha nagaranA guNala cityamAM birAjatA bhagavAnane huM ahIM rahI vAMdu chuM. tyAM rahelA bhagavAna ahIM rahelA mane juo. e rIte bhagavAna ane vAMdhA namaskAra karyo.

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pachI elyA ke me pahelAM bhagavAnanI pAse sarva prANAti patAdika aDhAra popasthAnakAnuM pratyAkhAna karyuM che. hamaNAM paNa karIne teja bhagavAnanI samApe sava prANAtipAtArdika aDhAra pApa sthAnakAnuM pacakhANa karUM chuM. te sAthe sa azana. pAna, khAmi ane svAdima e cAre prakAranA AhAranuM jAvajIva sudhI pacakhANa karma chuM. tathA A mArUM zarIra je mane RSTa, kAMta ane priya che. tene roga, zukSAdika sthAdhi, bAvIsa mi ane vAdikanA upasargo spa kare che, tethI karI A zarIrane paNa huM chelA mAsAcchavAsanI sAthe vAsirAvuM chuM. A pramANe saMlekhanAne aMgIkAra karI, bhAta pANInuM pratyAkhAna karI, pApApamana atasanane aMgIkAra karI marajUnI IcchA kyAM vagara te medhapunI AtmadhyAnamAM vicaravA lAgyAvira bhagava to medhamunInI AnaMdathI vayAvaheMca karatA temanI pAseja rahyA. medhamunIe sthavira munienI pAse sAmAyikAdika agyAra aMga bhaNI purepurAM bAra varasanuM cAritra pALI eka mAsanI saMlekhanA vaDe zarIrane kSINuM karI, anasanavaDaeN sAThe bhaktane chedI-30 upavAsa karI AveocanA tathA pratikramaNa karI traNe zalyanA uMhAra karI samAdhipUrvaka kALadhama pAnakALa karyAM. medhamunI kAMLadha pAmyA eTale sthavira bhagava tAe temanA nirvANu nimitte kAusagga karyAM. pachI medhamunInAM jJAnAdika AyA ratAM sAdhana, AdhrA ane pAtrAki upakaraNa lakhane vipula parvatathI nIce utarI guNarIya caityamAM jyAM bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradeva birAjatA hatA tyAM AtmyA. AvIne bhagavAnane vAMghA, namaskAra karyo, pachI zyA, ke ApanA prakRtinA bhadrika, vinayazALI ziSya je mek anagAre ApanI AjJA meLavI, ane gautamArdika zramaNAne tathA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat : www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sAdhavIone khamAvI vipula parvata para jaI anasana karyo hato, te kALadharma pAmyA che. temanAM A jJAnAdi AcArano bhapakaraNa che. sthaviroe meIkumAranA kALa pAmyAnA samAcAra kahyA, te jANa bhagavAna gautama gaNadhara pitAnA gurUdeva zrI mahAvIrane be hAtha jeDI vaMdanA namaskAra karI pUchavuM, ke huM bhargavAna Apane ziSya emanI kALadharma pamI kaI gatImAM gaye che te jaNAvaze? - bhagavAna belyA, he gautama!! mAre prakRtine bhakika me abagAra mArI aa che vipula parvata para jaI anasana karI dhama paNa khAvAM kALadharmane pAmI. bAra velaka ane nava gra oLaMgI anura vimAnamAM vijaya nAmanA mahA vimAnamAM paNa utpanna thayela che. te vijaye vimAnamAM keTalAka nI sthiti batrIsa sAgaropamanI kahI che. te pramANe meghadevanI sthiti paNa batrIsa sAgarepanI jANavI. karI gautama svAmIe pUchA karI ke he bhagavAna te megha nAmane de tyAMthI AyuSya kamane kSaya karI tyAMthI cAlI kayAM utpanna thaze. te paNa jaNAvavA kRpA karI he gautamI te megha nAmano deva mahAvideha kSetramAM manuSyapaNe utpanna thaze ane tyAMthI siddhi gamananI gyatAe sarva prayajanane samApta karaze. kevaLa jJAnavaDe sarva padArthane jANaze. ane sarva karmathI mukAI parinirvANa pAmaze. eTale samasta duHkhane aMta karanAra siddha gatamAM ja - A medhakumAranI kathA jJAtA sutramAM kahelI che te zarUAtamAM jaNAvela che. zAstrakAre tenI Rhi, rUpa, vaibhava vagere vistArathI batAvyAM che, te eTalA kAraNathI ke AvA bhave maraNathI mukta karAvatA nathI ane te mevakumAra, pite potAnI mAtAne paNa jaNAve

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che. e madhamAra, jaMbusvAmI ane zAlIbhadra jevA bIjA aneka purUSoe evA vaibhave cheDayA teja temanuM kalyANa thayuM. ane brahmadatta cakI AdI je purUSo maraNa paryata vaibhogamAM racyApacyA rahyA, te duragatI pAmyA ane saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che. te prabhu gautama je cAra jJAnanA dhaNI hatA ane ghaNI vAte pote pitAnA jJAnavaDe jANavAne zaktivAna hatA. paNa pite hajI saMpurNa nathI ane mArA sarvA gurU deva haiyAta che to temanI pAsethI kema na jANavuM evI. IrAvALA hatA ane gurUnI bahu sevA karanAra hatA. temaja potAnI pUchAthI bIjA ochA jJAnavALA munIo temaja bIjAe paNa jANI zake evI IcchAvALA hatA. AkALamAM paNa evA ghaNA munIo che, ke jeo pitAnA gurUne pUchI te pramANe nirNaya kare che. vaLI teo jyAre jyAre bhagavAna mahAvIradevane pUchI kare che tyAre tyAre keTalo vinaya sAcave che. ane e vinayanA pratApe ja temane zAstranuM bahAnuM jJAna thaeluM. Aja vinayanI khAmI ghaNe ThekANe jovAmAM Ave che. tema keTalAka ThekANe evuM paNa jovAmAM Ave che, ke gurU karatAM ziSya vadhAre jANakAra thayo te gurUnuM bahu mAna karatA nathI. kaI gurUne pUcha kare te gurUnA kahyA sivAya jANe gurU karatAM pote vadhAre jANe che te batAvavA pUchanArane javAba ApI de che, paNa temaNe gautamasvAmInA daSTAMtathI dhaDo laI gurUnI vAtacItamAM gurUnA kahyA sivAya vacce bolavuM na joIe. A lakhavuM sarva sAdhuone lAgu paDatuM nathI. jyAM A paddhati hoya tyAM riboe gurUnuM bahumAna karatAM zIkhavuM joIe. A meghakumAra caritra atre puruM thayuM. temAM jJAnAdika aticAre lAgyA hoya te zrI bhagavAnanI sAme micchAmIdakarDa je. samAsa,

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agAuthI thaelA grAhakenAM mubAraka nAma. sarasapura | 5 zA. IzvaralAla puratamadAsa 5 zA. amulakha bhAyacaMda 25 bhAvasAra chaganabhAI zAmaLadAsa 5 zA. maNIlAla valabhadAsa 1 zA. maNIlAla cunIlAla 4 zA. maNIlAla ujamasI 1 bhAvasAra geradhana rAghava 2 zA. sArAbhAI dolatarAma 1 bhA. devacaMda jecaMda 2 zA. bulAkhIdAsa hAthIbhAI 1 bhA. dharamasI jIvarAja 2 zA. bhagubhAI goradhanadAsa 1 bhA. vrajalAla jhaveradAsa 1 zA. virajIvanadAsa umedarAma 1 bhA. jayacaMda zyAmajI 1 hIrAlAla motIlAla 1 bhA. mAvajI kalyANadAsa 1 zeTha nagInadAsa juDAbhAI 1 bhAM. durlabhajI nAgaradAsa 1 zA. kAntIlAla maNIlAla 1 bhA. gAMDAlAla pacAbhAI , 1 zA. muLacaMda maganalAla 1 bhA. chaganalAla bI. ke 1 zA mehanalAla desAI 1 bhAM. parabhubhAI ThAkarasI 1 zA. DAhyAbhAI dolatarAma 1 bhAM. gAMDAlAla saMdha 1 zeTha caMdulAla mayAcaMda, 1 bhA. jIvaNalAla devasI 1 zA. nagInadAsa DAhyAbhAI 1 bhA. rAmajIbhAI tamadAsa 1 zA. parasetama kALIdAsa 1bhA harilAla otamadAsa 1 zA. pujAlAla kezavalAla 1 bhA. durlabhajI chaganalAla | 1 zA. sAMLacaMda sAI amadAvAda, 1 zA. kALAsa goradhanadAsa 8 vakIla mohanalAla muLacaMda | 1 zA. mehanalAla hIrAcaMda : : ** * . : ' . '*.

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4 zA. sAmaLabhAI gedhana ! 2 zA. kasturacaMda cunIlAla 2 mahetA muLacaMda maganalAla 1 modI DAhyAbhAI nAthAlAla 4 zA. amaratalAla kezavalAla | zA. cunIlAla phatecaMda 1 medI. camanalAla haragoviMda 2 zA. raMgajIbhAI mohanalAla 5 medI. ratanacaMda mehanalAla 1 zA. maNIlAla AzArAma 1 cunIlAla cakAbhAI 1 zA popaTalAla dalasukharAma 1 ratIlAla mohanalAla . 1 zA. caMdulAla ghaDelAbhAI 1 zA. ramaNalAla bahecaradAsa | 1 zA. DAhyAbhAI dharamacaMda 5 zA. giradharalAla karamacaMda ( 1 ratanalAla trIkamalAla 2 zA. premacaMda gopALadAsa 1 minalAla manasukharAma 2 mahetA jesaMgabhAI karasI 1 narotamadAsa maganalAla 1 mahetA khuzAladAsa oghaDadAsa || 2 saMghavI maNIlAla chaganalAla 1 zA. mehanalAla jamanAdAsa 2 dosI maNIlAla chaganalAla 1 zA. chaganalAla vanamALIdAsa 2 zA. chakakaDalAla maganalAla 1 zA. jesIMgabhAI tribhuvanadAsa ! 2 saMghANI khuzAladAsa hIrAcaMda 1 medI nAthAlAla mahAdevabhAI : 1 paTavA ramaNalAla mehanalAla 1 zA. giradharalAla mahAsukharAma 1 bhA. bahecaradAsa raNachoDadAsa 1 modI cImanalAla nAthAlAla 1 cunIlAla maganalAla 1 mAstara jIvanalAla chaganalAla 1 zA. lAlabhAI choTAlAla 5 zeTha AtmArAma mANekalAla 5 vakIla trIkamalAla ugaracaMda 5 zA. acaratalAla motIlAla 2 zA. laherAbhAI umedaca 4 zA. kacarAbhAI vADIlAla { 2 zA. ghahelAbhAI malakacaMda 4 zA. vADIlAla DAhyAbhAI ' 1 2 zA. harajIvana pItAMbaradAsa

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viramagAma pa saMghANI gulAbacaMda hIrAcaMda ! 1 medI amaratalAla hImajIbhAI 3 sukhalAla dalIcaMda 1 zA. semacaMda mAvajIbhAI 2 khImacaMda vakhatacaMda. 1 sA. nemacaMda zirapAla 2 ghanajIbhAI jayacaMda 2 za. vanarAva dAsa jIvarAja 1 zA. kezavalAla dhArasI ' 1 zA. cIkAbhAI. vIracaMda. 1 zA. mehanalAla tribhuvanadAsa 1 zA. chanAbhAI bhAyacaMda . 1. zrI pI. ema. jana boDIga 1 zAM. zIvalAla metIcaMda 1 zA. DAhyAbhAI maganalAla sANaMda. . . 2 zA. hIMmatalAla catrabhUja 1 pA. sAbhAI gopALajI ra zA. phatecaMda lalubhAI 1 pA. svAbhAddha giradharadAsa 1 zA. rAyacaMda harajIvanadAsa 31 mAMdI ghaDadAsa ugarasI 1 saMdhavI nAraNadAsa dharamazIbhAI 5 zA. harilAla parabhudAsa 1 gAMdhI jIvanalAla mANekacaMda 5 zA. jhavera kuMvarajI 1 zA. bhAyacaMda rAghavajI 5 zA. TAlAla amathAbhAI 1 zA. hIrAchAnalAla 2 zA. mehanala tribhuvanadAsa 1 zA. piopaTalAla nAgaradAsa kalAla. 1 zeTha kapuracaMda caturadAsa 1 zA. lakSmIcaMda prAgajIbhAI 1 zA. nagInadAse sAmaLadAsa 1 zA, parasotama rAjapALabhAI 1 zA. kastubhAI harajIvanadAsa 1 zA. amaratalAla sAmaLadAsa khAraja nADodAnuM prAMtIja che , 2 modI talakasI jeThAbhAI 5 dezAI cunIlAla mehanalAla 1 medI kezavalAla viThThaladAsa ghaDakaNa - 1 medI jesaMgabhAI jeThAbhAI ! 1 zA. vADIlAla cunIlAla

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: : : | 1 zA. ThAkarazI harajIvana 1 zA. nImacaMda meghajI 1 zA. lakSmIcaMda devasI 1 bena suraja sukhalAlanI dIkarI 1 zA. sukhalAla jhuMjhAbhAI baMdaramora 1 gAMdhI ratanasI rAmajIbhAI sopAsara tAbe muLI 1 zA. umedabhAI jesIMgabhAI vaTAmaNa va! .. 1 bhAvasAra nAnacaMda khImacaMda 1 zA. lAbhAI chanAlAla 1 sA. vArapALa talakasI 1 zA. mANekacaMda narasI 1 zukala mahAdeva hanalAla vasavelIA 2 Tha2 jhavera dhArasI 2 Thare devaLa kalyANa maTho taDIA 1 zAM. rAvajI kastudAsa vaDhavANa zahera 1 medI kasturabhAI dhamarasI lakhatara 1 bhAvasAra popaTalAla parasotama sarakheja pa zA. puMjAbhAI mANekacaMda 5 bhA. haragovida gaMgArAma 1 zA. puMjAbhAI sAmaLadAsa goTA vaDerA 2 zeTha dharamacaMda cunIlAla ' 1 bhAvasAra DAhyAlAla halubhAi 1 zA. gulAbacaMda chavAbhAI pIsAvADA 1 bhA. nAthAlAla pItAMbaradAsa 1 bhAvasAra kezavalAla pItAMbaradAsa jevA 1 bhAvasAra mehanalAla viThaladAse ogaNaja gAsAInuM 2 nAthAlAla gopALadAsa baladANA 1 desI piTalAla ujamasI 1 zA. zAMtilAla semacaMda | 1 zA. lakSmIcaMda khetasI * 1 5 jena sthAnakavAsI lAyabrerI