Book Title: Muni Harikesh Acharya Sthulibhadra
Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005465/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 1 munizrI harikeza AcArya zrI yUlibhadra VVVG VVV VVVUN WIYY jayabhikhkha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 [kula pustaka 10 1. tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva, bharata - bAhubalI 2. tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra, tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha 3. AcArya zrI jaMbusvAmI, AkumAra 4. mahAsatI aMjanA, satI caMdanabALA 5. kAna kaThiyAro, akSayatRtIyA, satyano jaya 6. rAjA zrIpALa, zeTha jagaDuzAha 7. munizrI harikeza, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra 8. rANI celaNA, amarakumAra 9. arjuna mALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jaina bAlagraMthAvali : zreNI 1 - 5.7 munizrI harikeza AcArya zrI dhUlibhadra saMpAdaka jayabhikhkhuM kha rada jayabhi kala-sa , zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Balgranthavali Shreni-1 Ed. by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380 007 AvRtti : jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali, 2008 ISBN : 978-81-89160-94-4 kiMmata : rU. 15 10 pustikAnA seTanI kiMmata rU. 150 prakAzaka kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa, 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda -380 007 mukhya viktA gra vistAra gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa | gUrjara ejansIjha 51-2, ramezapArka sosAyaTI, ratanapoLa nAka sAme, usmAnapurA, gAMdhI mArga, amadAvAda -380013 amadAvAda -380 001 phona : 2755 1703 phona : 2214 9660 mudraka nniA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380013 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza. caMDAlano putra che. nAma che harikeza, paNa bhAre baLavAna. eTale sahu ene baLiyo kahe. baLiyo jevo baLavAna evo tophAnI. AkhA gAmamAM enA nAmanI pheM phATe. gALa vinA te bhAgye ja vAta kare. tenI raMjADano pAra nathI. tenI sAthe ramavA AvanAra baLiyAnA hAthano svAda cAkhyA vinA bhAgye ja jAya. koIne tamAco, koIne mukI to koIne bacakuM ema darekane kAMI ne kAMI jarUra cakhADe che. eTale sahune tenA tarapha tiraskAra che. koIne AMkhe dIThoya te gamato nathI. eka vakhata vasaMta Rtu AvI. AkhuM jagata AnaMdathI UbharAvA lAgyuM. badhAM jhADa navAM pAMdaDAMthI zobhavA lAgyAM. phUlajhADa parathI phUla lacI paDavA lAgyAM. koyalo AMbA para TahukAra karavA lAgI. haMsa ne batako nadI-sarovaranAM nIramAM taravA lAgyAM. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 7 A vakhate zahe2nA loko vasaMta Rtuno utsava UjavavA lAgyA. teoe sArAM sArAM kapaDAM ne ghareNAM paheryAM. ToLe maLI nagaranA bagIcAmAM gayA. tyAM koI hIMcakA bAMdhI hIMcavA lAgyA. koI vINA vagADatAM nAca karavA lAgyA. koI raMganI picakArIo chAMTavA lAgyA. koI abIla ne gulAla uDAvavA lAgyA. koI jaIne hojamAM nAhavA paDyA. Ama kudarata tathA nagarajanone AnaMde mahAlatA joI A caMDALone paNa AnaMda karavAnuM mana thayuM. kayA mANasane Ama AnaMda karavAnuM mana na thAya ? paNa teo tiraskAra pAmelA eTale te nagarajanonA jevo AnaMda kayAMthI karI zake ? suMdara bagIcA ne nirmaLa pANInA hoja to dUra rahyA, paNa sAmAnya bagIcA ne pIvAnAM cokhkhAM pANI paNa temane mATe muzkela hatAM. mANasano mANasa ta2phano A anyAya to juo ! Dhorane aDAya, raktapittiyAne aDAya, paNa caMDALane na aDAya ! eTale jyAre jyAre AnaMdano avasara Avato tyAre teo nagarathI dUra AvelA ghaTAdAra vaDalAnI chAyAmAM ekaThA thatA. Aje vaDalAnI chAyAmAM strI ne bALako, juvAna ne gharaDAM sahu ekaThAM thayAM che. teo chUTA hAthe dArU vApare che, bhAMgItUTI Dholaka vagADI nAca kare che. baLiyAne Aje aneruM tAna caDyuM. sArI rIte dArU DhIMcI sahunI vacamAM Avyo ne gAMDotUra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza - - - - - - thaI nAca karavA lAgyo. nAcatAM nAcatAM te strIonA ToLAmAM paDyo ne aneka jAtanAM aDapalAM karyA. teno pitA A joIne khUba gusse thayo. teNe bIjA caMDALone AjJA karI: "A bevakUpha baLiyAne pakaDIne pAMsaro karo." baLiyAne ThIkaThIka mAryo. pachI tenA pitAe kahyuM : nAlAyaka ! tAruM kALuM moM mane batAvIza nahi. tArI marajI paDe tyAM cAlyo jA.' bahu sAruM " kahI baLiyo cAlyo; thoDe dUra ukaraDAnA DhagalA upara jaI beTho. badhA caMDALone harakha thayoH hAza ! Aje duSTa baLiyAnA hAthamAMthI chUTyA. badhA caMDALo pharIthI AnaMda kare che, tyAM dUra phUphADo saMbhaLAyo. eke bUma mArI : "alyA, jherI sApa !" badhA UThIne UbhA thaI gayA, eka bAju UbhA rahyA. sApa jarA pAse Avyo eTale be juvAnoe lAkaDI mArI tene pUro karyo. badhA bolI UThyA : "ThIka karyuM. A sApa koIne karaDyo hota to mota ja thAta ne!" vaLI te AnaMda karavA lAgyA. evAmAM pharI bUma paDI : "sApa ! sApa !" pharI badhA UbhA thaI gayA, paNa joyuM to jhera vinAno sApa ! eTale eka bolyo : "alyA, koIne karaDe tema nathI. nAhaka bhakabAka, jherara phaMDa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1- 7 bicArAne mArazo nahi. thoDI vAramAM sApa dUra cAlyo gayo. baLiyAe A baMne banAva kALajIthI joyA. tene tarata ja vicAra Avyo : "A jherI sApane mArI nAkhyo; jhera vagaranAne choDI dIdho. eTale jheravALAne sahu mAre che ne jhera vagaranAne choDI de che. barAbara! mAre paNa ema ja thayuM che. meM ghaNAne raMjADyA eTale mAra paDyo ne mAro tiraskAra thayo. eTale mAre sArI rIte jIvavuM hoya to jhera vinAnA thavuM joIe. Ama vicAra karato nadInA kinAre kinAre te cAlavA lAgyo. zahera ke gAmaDAmAM tene joItI zAMti maLe tema nathI eTale te jaMgala bhaNI cAlyo. teNe vicAra karyo ke jaMgalamAM rahIzuM ne phaLaphUla khAI majA karIzuM. nahi tyAM kajiyo ke kaMkAsa, nahi tyAM vera ke virodha. baLiyo jaMgalamAM rahe che, phaLaphUla khAI peTagujAro kare che. eka divasa te jaMgalamAM pharavA nIkaLyo. tyAM dhyAna dharIne UbhelA eka munirAjane joyA. baLiyAne A joI kAMI kAMI thaI gayuM. tene lAgyuM ke potAne joItI zAMtino te bhaMDAra che. te munirAjanI pAse gayo. tenuM mAthuM kudaratI rIte nIcuM namI paDyuM. muni dhyAnamAMthI UThyA. eTale dharmalAbha,' kahIne AzIrvAda ApyA. pachI TUMkamAM dharmano upadeza karyo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza eTale baLiyo bolyo : "he mahAtmA ! Ape kahyuM te badhuM sAcuM, paNa huM to jAtano caMDALa chuM. amArAthI dharmanuM pAlana zI rIte thaI zake? amArAthI dharmapustakone to aDAya nahi. maMdiramAM javAya nahi !' muni kahe, "he bhAI ! dharma to koI paNa mANasa karI zake che. prabhunA dharmamArgamAM koI paNa jAtano pakSapAta nathI. kuLa uparathI UMcA-nIcA nathI thavAtuM, paNa sArAM-khoTAM kAma uparathI UMcAnIcA thavAya che. je koI ahiMsA, satya, tapa ne brahmacaryanA mArge cAle te UMco. je hiMsA, asatya ne vyabhicAra seve te nIco. amArA iSTadeva prabhu mahAvIre to kahyuM che ke : kamuNA baMbhaNo hoI kamuNA hoI khattio; vaIso kamuNA hoI, sudo havaI kamuNA. arthAt potAnAM kRtya vaDe ja brAhmaNa thavAya che, potAnAM karma vaDe ja kSatriya thavAya che, potAnAM karma vaDe ja vaizya thavAya che ne potAnAM karma vaDe ja zUdra thavAya che. jevAM karma tevo mAnavI: sArAM karma kare to sAro, khoTAM kare te khoTo. vaLI kahyuM che ke - na vi muMDieNa samaNo, na okAraNa baMbhaNo; na muNi raNavAsaNa, kusagIraNa na tAvaso. arthAt mAtra mAthuM mUMDAvavAthI sAdhu nathI thavAtuM, mAtra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-7 - - - - - - oMkAra bolavAthI brAhmaNa nathI thavAtuM, kevaLa jaMgalamAM rahevAthI muni nathI thavAtuM; kevaLa valkala (chAlanAM kapaDAM) paheravAthI tApasa nathI thavAtuM. e to - samayAe samaNo hoI baMbhacaraNa baMbhaNo, nANeNa u muNi hoI taveNa hoI tAvaso. eTale samatA hoya to ja sAdhu thavAya che. brahmacarya hoya to ja brAhmaNa thavAya che. ane tapa hoya to ja tApasa banAya che. mATe he bhAI ! tArA manamAM jarA paNa zaMkA lAvIza nahi ke mArAthI kema dharma thaI zake ! pALe eno dharma che. koIno ijAro nathI. baLiyA para A upadezanI jAduI asara thaI. pote halako che, nIca che e mAnyatA bhUlI gayo. tene lAgyuM ke potAne paNa AtmakalyANa karavAno badhA jeTalo ja adhikAra che ane teNe be hAtha joDI munirAjane vinaMtI karI : "he dayALu ! Ape mArA para moTo upakAra karyo, mArI sAcI zaktinuM bhAna karAvyuM. have mane ApanuM ja zaraNa che. kRpA karIne mane prabhu mahAvIrano sevaka banAvo." munie tene dIkSA ApI. muni harikeza baLe potAnI saghaLI zaktithI tapa karavA mAMDyuM, saghaLI zaktithI jJAna meLavavA mAMDyuM. thoDA vakhatamAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza mahAjJAnI ne mahAtapasvI thayA. have temane nagaramAM javAnI aTakAyata nathI. devamaMdiramAM javAnI manAI nathI. teo pharatAM pharatAM eka vakhata siMduka nAmanA bagIcAmAM AvyA. tyAM hiMdukyakSanuM maMdira hatuM. tenA maMDapamAM dhyAna dharIne UbhA. A muninA ugra tapanA prabhAvathI te yakSa temano bhakta banyo. U eka vakhata e maMdiramAM te nagaranI rAjakumArI bhadrA potAnI sakhIo sAthe darzana ka2vAne AvI. temaNe yakSanAM darzana karyAM ne pachI maMDapamAM 2mata 2mavAnI zarUAta karI. dareka sakhIe 'A mAro pati' ema kahI judA judA thAMbhalA pakaDI lIdhA. tyAre A mAro pati' ema kahI rAjakumArI harikeza munine vaLagI paDI. tarata ja tene lAgyuM ke A thAMbhalo na hoya eTale sAmuM joyuM. tyAM kadarUpA ne beDoLa zarIravALA sAdhune joyA. eTale thU thU karatI rAjakumArI dUra bhAgI. muninA bhakta yakSathI A na khamAyuM, eTale teNe rAjakumArIne bhoMya nAkhI dIdhI, tenuM moDhuM maraDI nAkhyuM, zarIra kadarUpuM banAvI dIdhuM. badhAM gabharAI gayAM : have zuM thAya ? rAjAne khabara paDI eTale te tyAM AvyA. tyAre koIe kahyuM : yakSa kopyo lAge che. jo A kuMvarI A munine paraNe to ja tene jivADaze.' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-7 - -- -- - - -- rAjAe te kabUla karyuM. eTale rAjakumArI sAjI thaIne pitAnI AjJAthI tyAM ja rahI. teNe rAtabhara A munine lalacAvavA aneka jAtanA hAvabhAva karyo, paNa muni dhyAnamAMthI DagyA nahi. savAra thayuM eTale harikeza muni dhyAnamAMthI jAgyA. temane bhadrAe vinaMtI karI ke "Apa mAro svIkAra karo." muni kahe, 'mAre strIno sahavAsa joIe nahi. strIno meM tyAga karelo che. munino dRDha nizcaya joI rAjakumArI bhadrA ghera gaI. teNe badhI hakIkata potAnA pitAne jaNAvI. rAjA vicAramAM paDyA : have zuM karavuM? tyAre rudradeva nAme rAjagora tyAM beTho hato. teNe kahyuM : "mahArAja, munie tyAga karelI kanyA have brAhmaNa sivAya koIne apAya nahi, kAraNa ke devanuM balidAna devano pUjArI ja laI jAya che. rAjAne A ThIka lAgyuM. eTale te kanyA rAjagorane ApI. rAjagora zuddhi karI tene paraNyA, manamAM khUba malakAyA. munizrI harikeza to prabhAtamAM ja bIjA sthaLe cAlyA gayA. eka vakhata bhadrAne yajJapatnI (yajJamAM patinI sAthe besanArI strI) banAvI rudradeve moTo yajJa mAMDyo. yajJano suMdara maMDapa baMdhAyo che. tenI vedImAM ghInI tathA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza bIjA padArthonI Ahutio apAya che. tenA dhumADe AkAza bharAya che. brAhmaNo vedanI dhUna jamAvI rahyA che. A yajJamaMDapa tarapha koI zUdrane AvavAno adhikAra nathI. A vakhate munizrI harikeza pharatAM pharatAM tyAM AvyA. temane Aje eka mAsanA upavAsanuM pAraNuM che. 11 te niraMtara tapa kare che ne dhyAna dhare che, tethI za2I2 hADakAMno mALo ja raheluM che. have temanuM mana samatAthI bharapUra che, aDaga nizcayathI bhareluM che. temane kapaDAM ne zarI2 parathI moha UThI gayelo che. eTale te melAM che. melAM kapaDAMvALA tathA beDoLa zarIravALA te munine AvatA joI brAhmaNo hasavA lAgyA. te bolyA : A jADA hoTha ne lAMbA dAMtavALo koNa ahIM Avato haze ? juo to kharA ! enuM zarIra dhULethI kharaDAyeluM che ne kapaDuM to ukaraDe nAkheluM oDheluM che. jyAre te pAse AvyA tyAre eka-be juvAna brAhmaNo UbhA thayA ne temane pUchavA lAgyA : alyA ! A vAghariyA veze ahIM kema Avyo che ? ahIM tAruM zuM dATyuM che ? khabaradAra ! AgaLa gayo to. jema Avyo tema pAcho vaLI jA.' teo vicAra karavA lAgyA : aho ! A loko bicArA keTalA ajJAna che ! temane kharA dharmanI bhALa nathI. eTale mAne che ke melAM kapaDAMvALA ke ajANyA mANasathI temano yajJa abhaDAI jaze ne moTuM pApa lAgaze.' munizrI harikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1- 7 paLavAra zAMta UbhA rahyA, pachI bolyA : 'he brAhmaNo ! huM zramaNa chuM. bIjAne mATe taiyAra karelA annamAMthI vAparatAM je kAMI vadhyuM hoya te levA Avyo chuM. ahIM tame ghaNuM anna rAMdheluM che, mATe temAMthI zeSa je kAMI bAkI rahyuM hoya te mane Apo." A sAMbhaLI brAhmaNo bolyA : "A anna brAhmaNo mATe ja rAMdheluM che, mATe temanA vinA bIjAne te apAya nahi. A jagatamAM brAhmaNa jevuM eke puNyakSetra nathI.' A sAMbhaLI munie javAba Apyo: 'tame yajJamAM hiMsA karo cho, jUThuM bolo cho, brahmacarya pALatA nathI ne mAlamilakata rAkho cho to puNyakSetra kevI rIte ? puNyakSetra to te kahevAya che ahiMsA pALatA hoya, satya vacana bolatA hoya, brahmacarya pALatA hoya ne mAlamilakatanA tyAgI hoya.' A sAMbhaLI pAse UbhelA ziSyo tapI gayA. temane lAgyuM ke gurunuM apamAna thAya che, eTale te tADUkIne bolyA: "are mUDha, amane badhI khabara paDe che ke kayuM puNyakSetra che ne kayuM pApakSetra che. tArI lavarI baMdha karI cAlyo jA.' A sAMbhaLI munie saMpUrNa zAMtithI javAba ApyoH "meM gharabArano tyAga karelo che, brahmacarya pALuM chuM, ahiMsA ne satyanA mArge vicaruM chuM. jo tame satpAtre anna nahi Apo to AvaDA moTA yajJanuM phaLa zuM thaze ?' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza A sAMbhaLI upAdhyAyanI AMkho lAlacoLa banI gaI. teNe ziSyone hukama karyo : "A duSTane barAbara pAMsaro karo, nahitara eno baDabaDATa e nahi mUke.' ziSyo UThyA. jenA hAthamAM je AvyuM te lIdhuM. koIe lAta ne mukIono varasAda varasAvyo. koIe pAse paDelAM IMdhaNAno ghA karyo. rudradeva ne bhadrA A vakhate tyAM AvI pahoMcyAM. bhadrA bolI : "sabUra ! tame konA tarapha tamAro hAtha calAvo cho ! mArA pitAe mane A munine ja ApI hatI, paNa temaNe to mArI sAme UMcI AMkhe joyuM paNa nahotuM. kharekhara ! A to ugra tapavALA ne brahmacArI mahAtmA che. jo temane khUba satAvazo to baLIne bhasma thaI jazo." bhayanI vAta AvI eTale badhA narama paDyA. khoTA jhanUnamAM AMdhaLI banelI vivekazakti jAgI. are, ApaNe kevuM apriya bolyA? chatAM te kevA premathI vAto kare che! dhanya che AvA mahAmunine, jeNe jAtanuM abhimAna, manano ahaMkAra ne kAyAnI mAyA visArI che ! mahAtmAne zAMta karavA te vidyArthIo bolyA : 'he mahAtmA ! amAro je kAMI guno thayo hoya te mApha karo. Apa to kRpAnA bhaMDAra cho. A mUrkhAone ApanA prabhAvanI khabara nahi." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-7 A sAMbhaLI muni bolyAH "he bhAI! mane to tamArA para pahelAM paNa krodha na hato ne atyAre paNa nathI.' A sAMbhaLI rudradeva ne bhadrA bolyAM : "he pUjya ! tame to mahAtmA cho, jJAnI cho. ame jANIe chIe ke jJAnI krodha kare ja nahi. amAre tyAM ana rAMdheluM che, mATe Apa padhAro ne amane lAbha Apo." munirAje sAdhune levA lAyaka anna lIdhuM ne pAraNuM karyuM. pachI munirAje mIThA vacane temane samajAvyuM : "sAco yajJa Avo na hoya. tapa rUpI lAkaDA saLagAvI temAM badhI malina vAsanAo homI devI joIe. ahiMsA, tapa, tyAga ne jJAnamAM masta rahevuM te ja kharo yajJa che." yajJa tyAM ja aTakI gayo. jeone umaMga thaI Avyo temaNe tyAM dIkSA lIdhI. jenAthI e na thayuM temaNe potAnI zakti pramANe vrata lIdhAM ane saMyamanA mArge rahevA lAgyA. A pramANe potAnA nirmaLa cAritrathI ne sAcA upadezathI munizrI harikeze ghaNA upara upakAra karyA; aneka jAtanA khoTA vahemono nAza karyo. caMDALa kulamAM utpanna thavA chatAM teo jagatamAM saghaLe pUjAvA lAgyA. chevaTe pUrA pavitra thaI nirvANa pAmyA. munizrI harikezanuM jIvana ApaNane pokArIne kahe che : For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI harikeza - - - - - - jagatanA dareka jIvane AtmakalyANa karavAno sarakho adhikAra che. je mahAprabhue dareka manuSyane AtmakalyANa karavAno sarakho haka che ema jAhera karyuM temane amArA agaNita vaMdana ho ! zivamastu srvjgtH| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra rAjA naMdanuM rAja cAle. e vakhate dharatI para evuM bIjuM rAja nahi. dezanA deza jItIne sonuM, rUpuM, hIrA, mANeka, jara, jhaverAta ekaThAM karelAM. sAta to sonAnI DuMgarIo bAMdhelI. karoDa, abaja, kharva, nikharva, padma, mahApadma ! saMkhyAno zabda ja na maLe, eTaluM dravya ekaThuM kareluM. loko ene mahApadma naMda kahetA. Ama saMpattino pAra nahi. zUravIratAno pAra nahi. saravALe abhimAnano paNa pAra nahi. naMdarAjA kSatriya rAjAono kALa gaNAto. rAjA naMdane zakaTAla nAmanA mahAmaMtrI hatA. e vakhate zaka lokonAM paradezI dhADAMo ApaNA dezamAM lUMTavA AvatAM. maMtrI zakaTAle teonI sAthe laDAI karI temane hAMkI kADhelA. maMtrI zakaTAla pUrA svAmIbhakta ne pUrA vizvAsu hatA. emanA kuTuMbamAM peDhIothI rAjasevA UtaratI AvatI hatI. jIvana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva 17. ke mRtyu - rAja ke prajAnI sevAmAM - A emano mudrAlekha hato. mahAmaMtrI zakaTAlane be putra ne sAta putrIo hatAM. putranAM nAma sthUlibhadra ne zrIyaka. putrIonAM nAma-yakSA, lakSadinA, bhUtA, bhUtadinnA, senA, veNA, reNA. dIkarAo bRhaspatinA avatAra jevA, dIkarIo jIvatI sarasvatI jevI. mahAmaMtrIno moTo putra sthUlibhadra bhAre dekhAvaDo hato. rUpavAna ne guNavAna paNa evo. e bhayo-gaNyo, kAvyakalApamAM nipuNa thayo; nRtya, gIta ne saMgItamAM ajoDa banyo, paNa vyavahAranuM jJAna na AvyuM. maMtrInA putra mATe to duniyAnA vyavahAra, kUDakapaTa, AcAravicAra jANavA sahu prathama jarUrI. e veLA pATalIputramAM kozA nAmanI prasiddha gaNikA rahetI hatI. e paMDitA, viduSI ne sarvakaLAkuzaLa hatI. e vakhate AjanA jevI gaNikAo na hatI. e zikSaNanuM kAma karatI, sevAzuzraSAnuM kAma karatI, rAjanI elacI banIne paNa jatI. rAjakumAro, rAjakumArIo, zreSThiputro vagere AvI gaNikAone tyAM zikSaNa levA jatAM. sthUlibhadrane kozAnI pAse keLavaNI levA mUkyo, paNa parabhavanI koI leNadeNa haze : gaNikA koInI na thAya, e gaNikA sthUlibhadranI banI ! eNe tana, mana, dhana arpaNa karI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1.7 dIdhAM. sthUlibhadra paNa badhuM choDI enA AvAse rahyo. pitAne A na rucyuM, paNa bahu tANe tUTI jAya ema samajI dhIraja dharI rahyA. dhanano bemAMthI ekene tUTo nahoto. bhogIvalAsa, raMgarAga, saMgIta-nRtya, helikA-prahelikAmAM bAra bAra varSa mahinAnI jema vItI gayAM. - bAra varSamAM to kAMI avanavA banAvo banI jAya. AsamAnI sulatAnI thaI jAya. savaLAnuM avaLuM thaI jAya. mahAmatrI zakaTAlane paNa evuM banyuM. emanA upara rAjAno kopa Utaryo. ane rAjAno kopa eTale zuM na kare ! pote to ThIka, vaMzavelo, kuTuMbakabIlo badhuM sApha karI nAkhe. - samajaNa karavA jatAM gerasamajaNa vadhe tema hatuM. mahAmaMtrIe rAjAnI zaMkAne potAnA lohIthI dhovAno nirNaya karyo. emaNe putra zrIyakane bolAvyo ne kahyuM : "beTA ! sarvanAza Ubho thayo hoya to ardhanAzathI ene bacAvI levo. rAjA kopyo che. e ApaNo saMhAra kare te pahelAM kAle tAre hAthe bharasabhAmAM mAruM mAthuM vADhI leje !" pitAnI hatyA karuM ? nA. pitAnA kuLanI rakSA kara.' zrIyaka AjJAMkita putra hato. bIje divase bharasabhAmAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1. 7 pitAnuM mAthuM vADhI rAjA pAse mUkyuM ne kahyuM : "lo, tamArA kahevAtA gunegAranuM mastaka !" - rAjA potAnA vahAlA maMtrIne A rIte mRtyu pAmelA joI khinna thayo. enA mananI zaMkAnI tamAma vAdaLIo dUra thaI gaI. eNe ghaNo zoka karyo. virodhI vAto karanArane sakhata zikSA karI. pachI rAjA naMda kahe : "zrIyaka, maMtrInI mudrA tuM le, ne rAjano vahIvaTa saMbhALa." zrIyaka kahe : mArA moTA bhAI sthUlibhadra che. temane maMtrI banAvo." rAjAe sthUlibhadrane teDAvyA. ahIM to kozAnA sAta mALanA mahelamAM banne jaNAM sonAnA sogaThe ramI rahelAM. ardhI bAjI pUrI thaI hatI, tyAM teDuM AvyuM. A to naMda jevA rAjAnuM teDuM. copATa adhUrI rAkhI cUlibhadrajI UThyA. hamaNAM AvIne ramIzuM, kahI bahAra nIkaLyA. mAragamAM bAra varSanA vartamAna pUchyA. pitAjInI sagA putrane hAthe hatyA sAMbhaLI. are, pitAjInA duHkhanA vakhate paNa huM kAMI sevA na karI zakyo ! sthUlibhadra vicAra karatAM rAjasabhAmAM hAjara thayA. rAjA naMde premapUvarka pAse besADI kahyuM : 'tamArA pitAnuM pada zobhAvo !' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra sthUlibhadrajInI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahI rahyAM. emaNe rAjAne kahyuM : "mane ekAMtamAM jaIne vicAra karavA do. mAruM mana mUMjhAI gayuM che !' teo ekAMtamAM gayA. rAja-bAgamAM besI vicAramAM caDyA. potAnuM jIvana eLe gayAno aphasosa thayo. 21 vaLI, have rAjaprapaMcamAM paDIza, to to sAva eLe jaze. to zuM karavuM ? emane pote joyelA zAMtinA avatAra ne aparigrahI jaina muni yAda AvyA. basa, e ja kSaNe emaNe sAdhu thavAno nizcaya karyo. thoDI vAramAM to muniveza dhAraNa karI, rAjadarabAramAM 'dharmalAbha' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-7 karatA hAjara thayA. muni thayelAne rAjA paNa zuM kahe ? sthUlibhadrajI bIjI kSaNe vana tarapha vaLI gayA. A vakhate bhagavAna mahAvIranI pATe zrI saMbhUtivijayasUrijI hatA. temanA namra ziSya thaI rahyA. zrI yUlibhadrajI namra sAdhu banI rahyA. garvamAtra gALI nAkhyo che. mohamAtra TALI nAkhyo che. jIvasevA, gurusevA ne dharmasevAmAM lIna banyA che. ekadA cAturmAsano vakhata Avyo che. eka ziSya gurudevane kahyuM : "AjJA hoya to cAra mAsanA apavAsa karI siMhanI boDa pAse kAyotsarga karuM." bIjA ziSya kahyuM : "huM mahAviSadhara sApanA rAphaDA pAse cAturmAsa gALavA icchA rAkhuM chuM.' trIjA ziSya kahyuM : "huM paniyArIonA kUvAnA kAMThe rahI cAturmAsa gALavA icchuM chuM.' sthUlibhadrajI kahe : "AjJA hoya to anurAgI kozA vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa rahevA icchuM chuM. kAmadevanA gharamAM rahI kAmadevane jItavAnI bhAvanA che." jJAnI gurudeve sahune AjJA ApI. sahu sahune ThekANe cAturmAsa gALavA cAlyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 AcArya zrI dhUlibhadra . . . . . . kozA divasothI AkuLa-vyAkuLa hatI. enuM mana manAvavA aneka jaNA AvI gayA, paNa ekene e mana ApatI nathI. ene to sthUlibhadrajI para aMtarano anurAga che. patinA viyAge satI strI jhUre, ema jhUratI kozA eka divase beThI che ne dhUlibhadrajI AvyA. AkAzamAM megha che. havAmAM ThaMDI che. dhImI dhImI garjanA thAya che. eve TANe potAno premI potAne AMgaNe ! kozA to gAMDI thaI gaI. citrazALAmAM utAro Apyo. batrIsAM pakavAna rAMdhyAM. nRtya, saMgIta ne hAvabhAvanI relamachela karI. paNa dhUlibhadrajI to jaLamAM kamaLanI jema hatA. emaNe kozAne kahyuM : "agnimAM ghI nAkhe agni bujhAze nahi. agni bujhAya e mATe kAMIka kara ! e mATe jaLano svabhAva dhAraNa kara ! zAMta thA ! saMsArane samajatI thA !' sthUlibhadrajIe kozAne khUba upadeza Apyo. jIva UMco hato. ene sAcuM bhAna thayuM. eNe bAra vrata lIdhAM. zrAvikA banI. zramaNopAsikA banI. A prasaMganuM varNana eka kavie suMdara rIte karyuM cheH zrI skUlibhadra munigaNamAM siradAra jo, comAsuM AvyA kozAgAra jo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jene bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1- 7 hhhhhhhh citrAmaNazALAe japa-tapa AdaryA jo ! AdariyAM vrata AvyA cho ama ghera jo, suMdarI suMdara caMpakavaraNI deha jo; ama tuma sarIkho meLo A saMsAramAM jo. saMsAra meM joyuM sakala svarUpa jA, darapaNanI chAyAmAM jevuM rUpa jo; supanAnI sukhalaDI bhUkha bhAMge nahi jo. nA kahezo to nATaka karazuM Aja jo, bAra varasanI mAyA che munirAja jo; te choDI kema jAuM huM AzA bharI jo. AzA bhariyo cetana kALa anAdi jo, bhamyo dharamane hIna thayo paramAdI jo; na jANI meM sukhanI karaNI joganI jo. jogI to jaMgalamAM vAso vasiyA jo, vezyAne maMdiriye bhojana rasiyAM jo; dIThA evA tamane saMjama sAdhatAM jo. sAdhazuM saMjama icchArodha vicArI jo, kuma putra thayA nANI darabArI jA; For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra pANI mATe paMkaja koru jANiye jo. jANI e to saghaLI tumArI vAta jo, mevA mIThA rasavaMtA bahu jAta jo; amarabhUSaNa navanavalI bhAte lAvatA jo. lAvatA to tu detI AdaramAna jo, kAyA jANu saMdhyAraga samAna jo ! ThAlIne zI karavI evI prItaDI jo ! prItalaDI karatA ne raMgabhara seja jo ! ramatA ne dekhADatA ghaNu heta jo ! risANI manAvI mujane sAMbhara jo. sAMbhare to munivara manaDuM vALe jo, DhAkyo agni ughADaco prajALa jo; saMjama mAMhI e che dUSaNa moTakuM jo. moTakuM AvyuM'tuM naMdanu teDu jA, jAtAM na vahe kAMI tamAruM manaDuM jo; meM tumane tihAM kola karIne mokalyA jo. mokalyA to mAraga mAMhI maLiyA jo ! saMbhUti AcAraja jJAne baLiyA jo ! For Personal & Private Use Only pa Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1.7. - - - saMjama dIdhuM samakita teNe zIkhavyuM jo ! zIkhavyuM to kahI dekhADo amane jo, dharama karatAM puya vaDe temane jo; samatAne ghera AvI vezyA Ima vade jo ! vada munisara zaMkAne parihAra jo ! samakti mUle zrAvakanAM vrata bAra jo; prANAtipAtAdika skUlathI ucara jo. ucare tyAM vItyuM che comAsuM jo ! ANA laIne AvyA gurunI pAse jo ! zratanANI kahevAyA cAMdapUrvo jo ! pUrvI thaIne tAya prANI thI ka jo ! ujjavaLa dhyAne teha gayA devaloka jo; RSabha kahe nita tene karIe vaMdaNAM jo ! sthUlibhadrajI cAturmAsa gALI pAchA AvyA. bIjA ziSyo paNa pAchA AvyA. siMhaguphAvAsIe siMhane jItyo hato, nAgaguphAvAsIe nAgane, ne paniyArInA kUvAvALAe lokApavAda jItyo hato. A traNe ziSyone emanI saphaLatA para abhinaMdana ApatAM gurudeve kahyuM: tame kharekhara duSkara kArya karyuM, ane pachI gurudeve For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra sthUlibhadrajInI prazaMsA karatAM kahyuM : 'paNa tame to duSkaramAM duSkara kArya karyuM che.' sthUlibhadrajInI A prazaMsA traNe ziSyone khaTakI. ziSyoe mAnyuM ke moTA gharanA putra che mATe guru bahumAna kare che. mahelamAM rahevuM, manabhAvatAM bhojana jamavAM, nRtyagIta jovAM ne rANI vezyAne rIjhavavI, emAM te zI dhADa mAravAnI hatI ! paNa have vaLI vakhate vAta. bIjuM comAsuM AvatAM siMhaguphAvAsI munie gurudeva pAse kozA vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa mATe javAnI rajA mAgI. gurudeva to kuzaLa hatA. ziSyane rAjI thaIne rajA ApI. :: 2. ke . ' ' S For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 7 kozAe to muni joIne AdaramAna ApyuM. rahevA citrazALA kADhI ApI, khAvA batrIsAM pakavAnna karyAM. temane rIjhavavA nRtya-gIta karavA mAMDI ! muninuM mana pharI gayuM. are ! munipaNuM pALI, marIne svargamAM jaI apsarAne varavuM, enA karatAM jIvatAM jIva A apsarA maLe e kevuM ! emaNe kozAne kahyuM : mAro svIkAra kara !' vezyAnI pAse svIkAra karAvavo hoya to pahelAM dhana joIe.' muni pAse dhana kevuM ?" dhana vinA na cAle. juo, nepALanA mahArAjA munionA anurAgI che. je muni tyAM jAya tene lAkha sonAmahoranI ratnakaMbala dAnamAM Ape che. te laI Avo.' bApa re ! kayAM AvyuM nepALa ! paNa vikAramAM ajaba joza hoya che. muni nepALa javA UpaDyA. khUba herAna thayA. coroe pakaDIne mAryA, paNa mahAmahenate ratanakaMbala laI AvyA. kozAe e kaMbala lIdhI, ne potAnA paga lUchI khALamAM nAkhI dIdhI. muni to bebAkaLA thaI gayA : are, A zuM karyuM ?' 'kazuM navuM nathI karyuM ! tame tamAro amUlakha munidharma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI skUlibhadra GAR : O ane ucca jIvanaratna eka gaNikAnA caraNamAM kAMkarAnI jema pheMkI devA taiyAra ho, pachI A ratanakaMbalanI te zI visAta !' | muni potAnI bhUla samajyA. siMhanI boDamAM sUvuM sAruM hatuM, paNa eka juvAna vezyAnA gharamAM khAtAMpItAM, nRtyanATaka jotAM rahevuM muzkela hatuM. teo guru pAse AvyA, ne prAyazcitta gurue kahyuM : "A to tAro mada utAravA meM rajA ApI. bAkI huM to jANato hato, ke corAsI covIsI sudhI kAmavijetA tarIke sthUlibhadrajInuM nAma amara raheze." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1-7 ..hhhhhhhh dezakALa ghaNo pharI gayo. naMdarAjAnuM jaDAbITa nIkaLI gayuM. rAjA caMdragupta gAdIe Avyo. e veLA bAra dukALI paDI. sAdhuone bhikSA maLavI muzkela thaI. teo dUra dUra dariyAkinAre cAlyA gayA. lAMbe gALe pAchA pharyA, tyAre ghaNA jJAnI sAdhuo gujarI gayA hatA. ghaNA jJAna bhUlI gayA hatA. A mATe zrI saMghe vicAra karyo, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadrasUrijIe badhA sAdhuone pATalIputramAM ekaThA karyA. jaina dharmazAstranA mULabhUta 11 aMgono uddhAra karyo. paNa have bAramuM aMga, jenAM cauda pUrva hatAM, tenuM jJAna bAkI rahyuM. e vakhate AcAryazrI bhadrabAhusvAmI ja te jJAnanA jANakAra hatA, ane teo nepALamAM dhyAna karI rahyA hatA. - zrI saMghanA AgrahathI zrI cUlibhadrajI pAMcaso sAdhuo sAthe nepALa gayA, paNa kaThina evI nepALayAtrA ne ethI kaThina bAramA aMgano abhyAsa. AcArya sthUlibhadrasUrijI sivAya 499 sAdhu thAkI thAkIne cAlyA gayA. dasa pUrva nepALamAM bhaNI, zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI sAthe AcArya sthUlibhadrajI pATalIputra AvyA. saMghe jJAnIone bhAre AdaramAna ApyAM. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra * sthUlibhadrajInI sAta baheno sAdhvI thaI hatI. eka divasa te A pratApI bhAIne vAMdavA AvI. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIne pUchyuM, ke amArA bhAI kayAM che ? temaNe kahyuM ke pelA jIrNa devAlayamAM svAdhyAya kare che. 31 baheno jIrNa devAlayamAM gaI, paNa jue che to tyAM bhAInA badale siMha beThelo. teo zoka karatI pAchI AvIne svAmIne pUchavA lAgI : amArA bhAIne siMhe mArI to nAkhyA nahi hoya !' svAmIe kahyuM : 'e siMha nathI, paNa tamAro sahodara che. pharI jAo.' sAdhvIo pharI gaI. to bhAI pote beThelA ! emaNe kahyuM : e to mArI vidyAnI huM parIkSA karato hato.' A pachI zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe AgaLa bhaNAvavAnI nA kahI. emaNe kahyuM ke jJAnIne mada zobhe nahi. tamane vadhu jJAna nahi maLe. zrI sthUlibhadrajIe potAnA aparAdhanI kSamA mAgI, paNa gurue Akhare bAkI rahelAM cAra pUrva mULa zIkhavyAM. caudapUrvadhara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI pachI zrI sthUlibhadrajI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 7 dazapUrvadhara thayA. kALanA prabhAve AgamazAstro ahIMthI nyUna thayAM. A pachI ghaNAM sevAnAM kArya karI, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadrajI vaibhAragiri para paMdara divasa anazana karI svarge gayA. vaMdana ho kAmavijetA sthUlibhadrajIne ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 kuila pustaka 10]. 1. tIrthakara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthakara zrI mallinAtha 2. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI, zrI siddhasena divAkara 3. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra 4. mahAsatI sItA, satI mRgAvatI 5. zreNika biMbisArajJAnapaMcamI 6. khemo dedarANI, vIra bhAmAzA 7. zrI naMdiSeNa, jaina sAhityanI DAyarI 8. mayaNarekhA, IlAcIkumAra, dhanya ahiMsA 9. cakravartI sanatakumAra, vIra dhano 10. maMtrI vimaLazAha, mahAmaMtrI udayana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ momindA NamoAyariyA tavaNI caritra cAritryane ghaDe che, ene lakSamAM rAkhIne jaina dharmanA mahAna tIrthakaro, pratApI vIrapuruSo ane dAnavIronA caritronuM ahIM saMkSiptamAM preraka Alekhana karavAmAM AvyuM che. eka AkhI peDhInA dharmasaMskAronuM ghaDatara karanArI jaina bAlagraMthAvali Aje paNa eTalI ja preraka ane prabhAvaka lAge che. satI strIo ane pAvana parvono paNa AmAMthI paricaya maLe che. emAMthI maLato nIti, sadAcAra ane saMska jIvanamAM saMska induliyuIIIM . 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