Meghkumara

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/201023/1

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bhagavAna mahAvIranA samayanI jIvana kathAo 23. meghadumAra bhAratanA bihAra rAjayamAM AvelA magadha prAMtamAM rAjA zreNika tenI suMdara patnI dhAriNI sAthe rAjya karato hato. eka vakhata rANI dhAriNI sUtA hatAM tyAre ene tenA moMmAM sapheda hAthI pravezyo tevuM sapanuM AvyuM. te tarata ja jAgI gaI ane teNe rAjAne potAne AvelA sapanAnI vAta karI. rAjA zreNika jANatA hatA ke te mAMgalika sapanuM hatuM. rAjAe svapna pAThakone bolAvI sapanAMno artha karAvyo. teoe jaNAvyuM ke thoDA ja samayamAM rANI suMdara ane hoMziyAra putrane janma Apaze. rAjA ane rANI A sAMbhaLIne khUba ja prasanna thayA. garbhAvasthAnA traNa mAsa pachI rANIne AkAzamAM vAdaLo chavAyelAM hoya, vIjaLInA kaDAkA thatA hoya ane varasAda paDato hoya tevA vAtAvaraNamAM rAjAnI sAthe hAthI para besIne pharavAnI tIvra icchA thaI. bhAratamAM lagabhaga jUnathI okTobara daramiyAna comAsu hoya che ane te divasomAM varasAda paDato hoya che. dhAriNIne icchA thaI tyAre comAsAnI Rtu na hatI. tethI tenI icchA pUrNa karI zakAya tema na hatuM. garbhavatI rANInI icchA na saMtoSAya to tenI asara tenA tabiyata upara ane na janmelA bALaka upara thAya teTalA mATe rAjayanA vaDA pradhAna tarIkeno hoddo saMbhALatA moTA dIkarA abhayakumArane tenA ukela mATe kahyuM. abhayakumArano eka mitra camatkAra karI jANato hato. mitrae dhAriNInI icchA mujabanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM ane dhAriNI rAjA sAthe hAthI para savArI karI zakI. S! yogya samaye rANIe suMdara putrane janma Apyo. varasAdane megha paNa kahevAya che. rANIne garbhAvasthA daramiyAna varasAdamAM hAthI para pharavAnI icchA thaI hatI tethI tenuM nAma meghakumAra rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. ATha varSanI rANI dhAriNInI hAthI para savArI uMmare tene nizALe besADavAmAM Avyo. yuvAna thatAM thatAM te 72 jAtanI kaLAo tathA udyogomAM kuzaLa thayA. yogya uMmare tenA lagna thayA ane duniyAnA tamAma sukho AnaMdapUrvaka bhogavavA lAgyA. eka vakhata mahAvIrasvAmI magadhanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI nagarImAM guNazIla upAzrayamAM padhAryA. zaheranA lagabhaga badhA ja loko temanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA gayA. meghakumAra paNa mahAvIrasvAmInA darzane gayA. meghakumAra para temanA upadezanI UMDI asara thaI. A duniyAnA kSaNabhaMgura sukhone choDI devAnuM nakkI karyuM. temanA mAtA-pitA temanI icchA jANIne khUba du:khI thayA. duniyAnA sukhono tyAga karavAnA temanA nirNayane aTakAvavA zakya teTalA prayatno karyA. paNa te makkama hatA. mAtA-pitAne saMtoSa ApavA mATe te phakta eka divasa mATe rAjA thavA taiyAra thayA, ane rAjyAbhiSekanI tamAma vidhi karI tAja paherI rAjA banyA. tarata ja badhuM choDIne jagatanA tamAma sukhono tyAga karIne te bhagavAna mahAvIranA ziSya banI sAdhu thayA. eka rAte te navadIkSita nAnA sAdhu hovAthI temane bAraNAM pAse sUvAnI jagyA maLI. rAta daramiyAna bIjA sAdhuo laghuzaMkAjavA mATe temane kUdIne jatA. upAzrayamAM rAte dIvo na hovAthI janAra sAdhunA paga temane aDI jatA. vaibhavamAM ucharelA meghakumAra 94 jaina kathA saMgraha

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meghakumAra AkhI rAta UMdhI nA zakyA. temanuM zarIra ane saMcAro dhULathI bharAI gayAM. temane lAgyuM ke te AvI kaThora jiMdagI pote jIvI nahi zake, ane tethI sAdhupaNuM choDI devAnuM vicAryuM. savAre teo bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse ghera pAchA javAnI AjJA mAMgavA gayA. rAtanA meghakumArane paDelI takalIphothI bhagavAna mAhitagAra hatA tethI temaNe kahyuM, "meghakumAra, tamane yAda nathI paNa pAchalA bhavamAM tame dhaNI takalIpho veThI che." "pAchalI jiMdagImAM tame meruprabhu nAme hAthIonA rAjA hatA. ekavAra jaMgalamAM bhayaMkara Aga lAgI hatI tyAre temAMthI tame pAchalA janmamAM hAthInA avatAre sasalAno jIva bacAvatA meghakumAra mahAmahenate chaTakI zakyA hatA. tame vicAryuM ke jaMgalamAM pharI Aga lAge to badhA prANIone Azaro maLe tevuM karavuM joIe AnA mATe tame jaMgalanI ghaNI badhI jamIna parathI jhADa-pAna dUra karI dIdhA. tyAM AjubAju ugeluM ghAsa paNa kADhI nAMkhyuM.' "eka vAra jaMgalamAM pharI bhayAnaka dAvAnaLa phATI nIkaLyo. badhAM prANIo doDIne tame sApha karelI jagyA para Azaro levA AvI pahoMcyA. tame paNa tyAM ja hatA. te samaye tame paga para khaNaja AvavAthI paga UMco karyo. te ja samaye eka sasaluM tamArA paga nIcenI jamIna para Azaro levA doDI AvyuM. sasalAne rakSaNa ApavA tame tamAro paga UMco ja rAkhyo. be AkhA ane trIjA aDadhA divasa bAda Aga bujhAI. A badhA ja samaya daramiyAna tame paga UMco rAkhIne ja UbhA rahyA." "Aga bujhAI gayA pachI badhA prANIo pAchA pharyA tyAre tame paga nIce mUkavAno prayatna karyo. paNa paga evo akaDAI gayo hato ke tame tamAruM saMtulana na ALavI zakyA ane paDI gayA. asahya vedanAne kAraNe tame UbhA nA thaI zakyA. traNa divasa ane rAta tame asahya pIDAmAM paDI rahyA. emane ema tamAruM mRtyu thayuM. sasalA pratyenI dayAne kAraNe rAjA zreNikanA putra tarIke janmyA. eka sasalA mATe tame ATaluM badhuM sahana karyuM to badalAmAM A janme kiMmatI mAnava avatAra maLyo, to pachI ajANatAM ja sAthI jaina kathA saMgraha 95

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bhagavAna mahAvIranA samayanI jIvana kathAo hAthIno mRtyubAda rAjakuMvara meghakumAra rUpe janama sAdhuono paga lAgI javo ke dhULa AvI javI kema sahana nathI. karI zakatA? A duniyAnA sukhono tyAga karI sAdhu banavuM e mukti taraphanuM paheluM pagaluM che. du:kha sahana karavA ke sukha prApta karavuM e ApaNA karmonuM pariNAma che. A sukha duHkha to kSaNika che. kAyamI sukha to muktimAM raheluM che." meghakumAra maMtramugdha banIne bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLI rahyA. temane temanI bhUlano ahesAsa thayo. emaNe bhagavAnane vinaMtI karI ke saMsAramAM pAchA javAnI tIvra icchA pragaTa karIne meM sAdhutvanI pratijJA toDI che to pharI mane svIkArI jJAna Apo. bhagavAna mahAvIre temanI icchAne pUrNa karI. tyArathI teo meghamuni tarIke oLakhAyA ane teo kaDakapaNe ati saMyamI jIvana jIvyA. potAnA karmo khapAvavA ghaNA divaso sudhI dhyAnamAM ja rahetA ane tethI tamane ghaNA divasonAM upavAsa thayA. Ama karatAM teo khUba ja azakta thaI gayA. tapa karavAnI koI zakti na rahI tyAre mRtyu paryata upavAsa ja karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. Ane saMlekhanA vrata kahe che. rAjagRhI najIka AvelA vaibhAragiri parvata upara teo upavAsI thaI besI gayA. mRtyu bAda teo svargamAM janmyA. bhagavAna mahAvIre gautamasvAmIne kahyuM ke svargIya jiMdagI pUrI thaze eTale e pharI mAnava tarIke janma leze ane pachI mukti meLavaze. A vAtaoN karUNAnuM eka uttama udAharaNa che. nAnA jIvane bacAvavA hAthI agavaDa tathA kaSTa sahana kare che. ApaNe vadhu vakasata ane vadhu buddhizALA chIeN to eka bIjAne madadazcama thavAnuM zrA prANI pAsethI zIkhavuM joIeN. vadyAraeNmAM koI sAdhu jIvana jIvavAnI pratijJA kare to tene duSyavI sukhomAM pAchA lAvavAno prayA na karavo joIe. sukha bhogano bhAga karanAranuM jIvana kaThora anne kaSTadAyaka hoya che jenAthI te AmAnA sAcA svastha ane samajI zake che. A sAcuM jJAna prApta karavA mATe duniyAnA sukhone kAyama mATaeN eNka bAju mUkI devAM paDe kAraNa ke te vastune vakRtamrakhe rajU karaeN che. muzkelIo Avaze kAraNa ke pAchalA kamo naDaze tethI samatApUvaeNka sahana karavAM joIe. ane te samarthya ApaNA daSTi AtmAnA sAkSAtkAra upara ja kaeNndrata karavI joIe. 96 jaina kathA saMgraha