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________________ 33. muni zrI saMtabAlajI bhUmikA : prAcIna kALathI bhAratamAM rAjayakartAono varga draSimuniono Adara karato; tathA satya, ahiMsA ane nyAyanItithI rAjaya calAvIne prajAnuM pAlana karato. saMtoe potAnA AtmakalyANanI sAthe sAthe samAjanA kacaDAyelA, garIba, abhaNa, vanavAsI vagere vargone temaja nArIsamAjane mArgadarzana, preraNA ane vAtsalya ApyAM che. A vargo sanmAnabharyuM jIvana jIvI zake e mATe saMtoe temane madadarUpa thavuM joIe ane e rIte samAjasevAmAM pravartavuM joIe, evI gAMdhIvAdI mAnyatA dharAvanAra gujarAtanA prasiddha jaina sAdhu zrI saMtabAlajI vIsamI sadInA eka viziSTa lokasaMta thaI gayA. janma-bAlyakALa : zrImad rAjacaMdra ane maharSi dayAnaMda sarasvatIne janma ApanAra morabI tAlukAnA ToLa gAme saMtabAlajIno janma vi. saM. 1960nI zravaNa suda pUnamane divase eka pratiSThita ane saMskArI kuTuMbamAM thayo hato. ToLa gAma TaMkArAthI cUra mAIla dUra che. temanuM mULa nAma zivalAla, pitAnuM nAma nAgajIbhAI ane mAtAnuM nAma motIbahena hatuM. mAtA-pitA pAsethI ane mosALamAM bALapaNathI ja emane 228
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________________ muni zrI saMtabAlajI 229 sevA, bhakti, nItimaya jIvana ane paropakAranA saMskAra maLyA hatA. pAMcame varase pitAnuM avasAna thatAM, gujarAtI sAta copaDI sudhInuM zikSaNa mosALanA bhaktiparAyaNa vAtAvaraNamAM lIdhuM ane tera varSanI uMmare mAtuzrIne madadarUpa thavAnA hetuthI muMbaI kamAvA gayA. tyAM teo epha. ke. modI enDa sansa nAmanI peDhImAM mAsika pAMtrIsa rUpiyAnA pagArathI nokarImAM rahyA. prAmANikatA, khaMta, buddhikauzala ane nItiparAyaNatAthI emaNe pArasI zeThanuM hRdaya jItI lIdhuM; paNa pachIthI temanA eka muslima mitranA kAraNe enI peDhImAM rU. 150- mAM kAma karavA lAgyA. navA zeThe temanA para pUro vizvAsa mUkyo ane bhAgIdArInuM nakkI karyuM; paNa emanuM hRdaya no satsaMga jhaMkhatuM hatuM. A arasAmAM gAMdhIvicArone apanAvanAra sudhAraka jaina sAdhu zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanuM muMbaImAM Agamana thayuM. temanAM vyAkhyAno yugadharma mahAvIra ane gAMdhIjInA dharmakAryano samanvaya karanArAM hatAM. e sAMbhaLI emanAmAM dIkSAno bhAva pragaTaTyo. mAtuzrInI ciravidAya pachI bahena tathA anya kuTuMbIonI rajA meLavIne morabImAM zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjane haste dIkSA levAnI temanI icchA hatI. morabI rAjayamAM te vakhate jaina munionI dIkSA para pratibaMdha mUkato kAyado hato. paraMtu zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanA pravacanamAM upasthita rahelA morabInA mahArAjA dIkSAnArthI zivalAlanI tejasvitAthI prabhAvita banyA; ane pratibaMdha dUra karyo. sane 1985nA poSa suda AThamane divase vizALa jaina-jainetara samudAyanI hAjarImAM ullAsa ane bhaktinA vAtAvaraNamAM temanI dIkSA saMpanna thaI. Ama teo cittamuni sAthe zrI nAnacaMdrajI mahArAjanA ziSya thaI, zivalAlamAMthI muni saubhAgyacaMdra banyA ane pAchaLathI saMtalAla' nAme prasiddhi pAmyA. * zAstra-abhyAsa ane viziSTa kRtasAdhanA : dIkSA pachInAM pAMceka varSamAM to emaNe saMskRta, prAkRta, aMgrejI, hidI vagere bhASAono temaja nyAya, pramANa, tarka, sAhitya vagereno abhyAsa karI lIdho. jaina dharmanAM aneka zAstrono tathA duniyAnA mukhya mukhya dharmonAM zAstrono abhyAsa pUro karIne temaNe paMDitone ane guru nAnacaMdrajIne cakita karI dIdhA. teo zatAvadhAnI paNa banyA. ajameranA saMmelana prasaMge bhAratanA vidvAnoe temane "bhArataratna'nI upAdhithI navAjayA. potAnI zratasAdhanAnA bhAgarUpe temaNe AgamanAM gaMbhIra rahasyonuM ciMtana karI gujarAtI samAjane vi. saM. 1989 thI 1994 nA kALa daramyAna ghaNuM sAhitya samarpita karyuM. uttarAdhyayana, dazavaikAlika, AcArAMga ane Avazyaka A cAra mukhya sUtrone teoe saraLa tathA suMdara gujarAtI bhASAmAM parivartita karI mahAvIra prakAzana maMdira dvArA prakaTa karyA. pahelAM be sUtrone teoe padyamaya zailImAM "sAdhaka-sahacarI' rUpe raju kya. chellAM varSomAM tattvArthasUtrano gujarAtI padyAnuvAda rajU karIne teoe mULa Agamane gujarAtI samAja sudhI pahoMcADavAnI eka viziSTa praNAlikAnuM suMdara anusaraNa karyuM. ane potAnI agAdha vidvatA ane kavitvano sahajapaNe paricaya karAvyo.
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________________ arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo * ekAMta sAdhanA ane saMpradAyathI aAganA : A badhuM karavA chatAM temanA AMtaramananI jhaMkhanA haju ekAMta sAdhanA karavAnI hatI, tethI narmadAnA pavitra taTe teoe eka varSa sudhI saunakAiaunathI ekAMtavAsanI sAdhanA karI. sAdhanAkALa pUro thaye, je kaMI prakAza maLyo tenAthI prerAIne temaNe eka nivedana prakaTa karyuM. temAM temaNe potAnAM, dharmadeSTie samAjaracanAnA svapara kalyANamArganA patha para cAlavA mATenA keTalAka parivartanakArI vicAro pragaTa karyA. pariNAme pote je saMdhamAM dIkSita banyA hatA te saMdhe emane sAdhu tarIke amAnya karI bahiSkRta karyA. paraMtu munizrI saMtabAlajI bhAratabharanA sAdhusamAjamAM eka evA sAdhupuruSa hatA ke je hajAro varSothI kheDAyelI ApaNI bhAratIya saMskRtimAMnA yugane anurUpa evA sArA aMzonuM sAtatya sAcavIne, vikRta ane binajarUrI aMzomAM parivartana karavAnI viziSTa dRSTi dharAvatA hatA. 230 saMdhe bhale temane aMbADA bahAra gaNyA, paNa emaNe apAra dhIraja rAkhI. teo pUrI AtmAddhAthI jainadharmanA maulika siddhAMto ane potAnA saMpradAyanA sAdhujIvananA AcAravicAra sAthenI dinacaryAnuM pAlana karatA rahyA. jaina sAdhu tarIke ja pAdavihAra, bhikSAcarI ane aparigraha sAthe potAnA nirdhArita lakSya tarapha teo AgaLa vadhato ja rahyA. samAjasevAnA kAMtikArI prayogo : emanI jIvanadRSTi samAjathI alipta ke vimukha thaI dharmasAdhanA karavAnI nahotI. vyakti sAthe samAjanuM ane sva sAthe paranuM kalyANa thaI zake evI samAjasAdhanAnA teo puraskartA banyA. akhUTa saMkalpabaLanA prabhAvavaDe emaNe gujarAtanA bhAlanaLakAMThA jevA taddana pachAta ane napANiyA pradezanAM gAmaDAMomAM navuM cetana, navo prakAza ane navajAgRtinuM bhAre moTuM mojuM phelAvyuM. garIbI, zoSaNa, anyAya, ajJAna ane rogathI grasta temaja zAhukArI ane jamInadArI prathAnI bhIMsathI gherAyelI, veThaprathAthI AselI, vahema ane rUDhiparaMparAthI jakaDAyelI temaja AtmavizvAsa gumAvI beThelI hatAza janatAnI vacce temaNe atyaMta dhIraja ane mAtAnA jevA vAtsalyabhAvathI sevAnuM kAma karyuM. t sakaLa jagatanI banI janetA vatsalatA sahumAM raeNDuM." e prArthanAnI paMktine sAmudAyika prArthanAmAM vyApaka rIte pracalita ane lokabhogya banAvI. racanAkAryanAM aneka kendro UbhAM karavAmAM prerakabaLa banyA ane emAM emaNe prANa pUryA. gAmaDuM, pachAta varga ane nArIjAtinI avahelanA dUra karI emanuM svamAna ane gaurava vadhe te mATe temane kendramAM rAkhIne A traNeyane saMgaThita karyAM. sahakArI pravRtti, navI tAlImanuM zikSaNa, khAdI ane grAmodyoga, sudhArelI khetI ane gaupAlana paMcAyato, lavAdI prathAnI lokaadAlato, zuddhiprayoga samitio, mAtRsamAjo, auSadhAlayo, prAyogika saMdho, kheDUta-maMDaLo, gopAlaka-maMDaLo, zramajIvI grAmodyoga, majUramaMDaLo ema aneka saMsthAo ane racanAtmaka kAryonAM ThekaThekANe ghANAM UbhAM karavAmAM saMtabAlajIe preraNA ane mArgadarzana ApyAM.
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________________ muni zrI saMtabAlajI 231 parAdhIna gAmaDAM roTI, makAna, kapaDAM, zikSaNa, Arogya, nyAya ane rakSAgamAM svAvalaMbI bane te mATe saMtabAlajIe sapta svAvalaMbanano kAryakrama Apyo. zahero gAmaDAMne pUraka thAya te mATe temaNe zaherI samAjane grAmAbhimukha banAvanArA aneka bharacaka prayAso kya lokazAhI zAsana vyavasthA, ahiMsaka ane dhArmika dRSTie samAjacanAne poSaka hovAthI lokazAhInI zuddhi ane saMgInatA mATe tene pUraka, preraka ane mArgadarzaka evAM cAlakabaLo nirmANa karavAnA temaNe bhagIratha prayatno karyA. potAnA zIla, saMyama ane tapanA prabhAvathI dIna-hIna grAmaprajAmAM AzAno saMcAra tathA zraddhA-baLa pedA karyA. grAmaprajAmAM pone kaMIka karI zake tema che tevI AtmazraddhAnuM bIjAropaNa karI tene beThI karI, eTaluM ja nahIM, potAne tuMbaDe ja pote taravAnuM che, evI sabhAnanA pragaTAvIne grAma-jjanatAne prArabdhavAdamAMthI bahAra lAvI puruSAtha ane parAkramI banAvI. 45 varSa sudhI A pradezanA prajAnA e ja eka mAtra preraka ane zraddheya puruSa tarIke mArgadarzana ApatA rahyA. emanI hUMphathI ane emanI ja rAhabarI nIce sthapAyelI saMsthAonI doravaNI taLe sAmAnya gANAnA mANasoe asAmAnya gaNAya evAM kAmo karyA. Ama A pachAta pradezomAM pracaMDa vegathI navI dRSTinuM netRtva AgaLa AvyuM. teo vahevAru vAstavikatAnI maryAdAo vIMdhIne, tAtkAlika lAbhahAninAM kATalAMthI tolavAnI vaNika vRttithI para rahIne, paristhiti-parivartana, vicAra-parivartana ane hRdaya-parivartana mATe acala rahIne avirata jhajhUmatA ja rahyA. parigraha, prANa ane pratiSThAne hoDamAM mUkIneya sAmAjika mUlyonI rakSA mATe potAnuM AkhuM jIvana emaNe kharcI nAkhyuM. samAjajIvananuM koI paNa aMga evuM nathI ke dharmadaSTie samAjaracanAnA emanA Adarzo ane vicArothI je aspRzaya ke alipta rahyuM hoya. Arthika, sAmAjika, zaikSaNika, sAMskRtika, rAjakIya, dhArmika, naitika ane AdhyAmika ema dareka kSetro emaNe navI keDIo pADIne te para prajAno padasaMcAra karAvyo. temaNe anyAyano hiMsaka pratikAra ane satya, nyAya temaja premanI prasthApanA mATe satyAgrahanA abhinava prayogo kya. sAmAjika kalyANa mATe tapazcaryAne sAmAjika svarUpa ApyuM. jaina dharmanI vyaktigata karmanirjarane tapa dvArA sAmUhika karmanirjarAnI dizA cIMdhI. Ama svarakalyANanA pathapradarzaka tarIke temaNe eka navuM ja pradAna karyuM. teozrI kahetA ke sAdhusamAje, nAtajAta, koma, pradeza ke dharmanA bhedabhAvothI upara UThIne vizvazAMtinA hitamAM sakriya banavuM joIe. dezabharamAM paribhramaNa karyA bAda munizrI saMtabAlajI potAnI aMtima bhAvanA pramANe mahArASTranA thANA jillAmAM Avela cicaNa mukAme mahAvIranagara-AMtararASTrIya kendra khaDuM karavA mAgatA hatA. AthI teo sthiravAsa karIne tyAM ja rahyA ane chevaTe
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________________ 232 arvAcIna jaina jyotirdharo tyAM ja kALadharma pAmyA. e divasa hato 22mI mArca, 1982 ne zukravArano. mahArASTramAM ghera ghera jenAM maMgala vadhAmaNAM thanAM hatAM evA guDI paDavAnA divase saMtabAlajI svadhAma sidhAvyA. bhAratIya saMskRtinA keTalAka madhyayugIna saMtonI paraMparAne anusarIne teo saMtonA anuja saMtabAla banyA ane prajAne rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, bhAgavatadharma, gInA temaja mahAvIranI AgamavANIne yugAnurUpa banAvI saMbhaLAvanA ja rahyA. Ama saune samAjoddhAranAM kAryo karavAnI preraNA ApatA rahyA. teozrI janmajAta karmayogInA saMskAra laIne AvyA hatA tethI tyAgamArgano svIkAra karIne paNa svahitanI bhAvanA sAthe ni:spRhapaNe lokahitanAM kAryomAM mahAtmA gAMdhIjInI vicAradhArAne anusarIne teoe pravRtti karI. janasevA te prabhunI sevA eha samaja visarAya nahIM" te emano jIvanasaMdeza ApaNe sadA smaraNamAM rAkhIe.