Book Title: Munipati Charitram
Author(s): Maganlal Hathisang Shah
Publisher: Maganlal Hathisang Shah
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne zrI A SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAMA (ASAMtara.) jainadhamAM bhAIone mATe, bhASAMtara karAvI prasiddha karanAra, zA. maganalAla haThIsaMga. jJAnaprakAzanA mAleka, amadAvAda, AvRtti trIjI-prata 650. WAAAAAAAAAAAMAAANAAAALAA amadAvAdamAM. dhI ratnasAgara prinTIMga presamAM zA. amaratalAla jezIMgabhAie chApyuM. saMvata 1970-sane 1914. kIMmata rU. 0--0 (1). Ac. Grundi 3 3 - Jun Bun hak Trust Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustakamAM AvelAM draSTAMtanI anukramaNikA. - P* * * 7. 9. nAma. 1 tilabhanuM draSTAMta- - - - - 11 2 acaMkArIbhaTTAnuM draSTAMta. . *** . 16 3 cikazreSTie kaheluM secanahastinuM draSTAMta 4 muni patIsAdhue kahelI svastikasUrInA cAra ziSyanI cAra kathAo.. .. *** 5 kuMcikaSTie kaheluM siMhanuM draSTAMta. ... 6 muni patIsAdhue kaheluM metAryamuninuM vrata 7 phecizreSTie kaheluM sukamAlikAnuM draSTAMta, 85 8 munipatisAdhue kaheluM bhadravRSabhanuM draSTAMta, 90 9 kuMcizreSTie kahelu gaLInuM draSTAMta 10 munipatisAdhue kaheluM maMtrIzvaranuM draSTAMta. 11 phaMcikazreSTie kahelu baTakanuM draSTAMta. ... 12 munipatisAdhue kaheluM nAgadattanuM draSTAMta. 98 13 kuMcikauSTie kaheluM sutradhAra (sutAra)nuM draSTAMta, ... *** *** *** * * 101 14 munipatisAe kaheluM cArabhaTTanuM draSTAMta. 103 15 kaMcikazreSTie kaheluM pAmara (daridrI)nuM draSTAMta, 104 16 muni patisAdhue kaheluM siMhaNanuM draSTAMta, 105 17 pheMpikazreSTie kaheluM sIdanasiMhanuM draSTAMta. 107 18 muni patisAdhue kahelu kASTakoThanuM draSTAMta, 108 94 95 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - munapati varitra. A '(mAtara.) A jaMbudvipanA bharatakSetrane viSe laphimaye karIne iMdrapurInA sarakhI suzobhita suvratA nAmanI nagarI che, temAM nyAyavaMta, zatrano nAza karanAra, dharmano pALaka, bahetara kaLAno jANa, batrIsalakSaNathI manahara ane putranI peThe prajA nuM pAlana karanAra evo munipati nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene ziLate karIne suzebhita, pativratA dharmavALI ane rUpe karIne iMdrA samAna pRthvi nAmanI rANI hatI. temane sarva kaLAono jANu, mahA vinayavaMta ane dayArUpa saddaguNane dhAraNa karanAre maNicaMdra nAmano putra hato. A prakAranA uttama parivAravALe ane rAjanItimAM kuzaLa e muniyatirAjA sukhe karIne rAjya karatA hatA. ekadA te rAjA pitAnA mahelanA gokhamAM beThe beThe rANI pAse mastaka jevarAvato ha, te vakhate rANIe rAjAnA mastakamAM eka paLI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (6) zrI munipati caritra. (ghaLe vALa) Avelo joIne tene kahyuM - he rAjana! tamArA bhUvanamAM dUta Avyo che." rANInuM evuM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe kahyuM - " are ! te kayAM che? mane dekhADa ke je mahArI AjJAvinA ahiM aMtaHpuramAM Avyo che ?" rANIe kahyuM -" nAtha ! je dUta AvyA che - te bIjI jAtano bAhya ( prasiddha ) dUta Avyo che. vaLI te tamArA zarIrarUpa bhavanamAM jarA (ghaDapaNa) nAmanA prasiddha rAjAye ako cho tamane jaNAvavA mATeja Avyo che. pachI munipati rAjA pitAnA zveta vALane joIne manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke -" aho ! dhikkAra che mane ! ke je mahA2A pitA ane pitAmaha (dAdA) vigere purUSaye jarAvasthA AvyA pahelAMja saMsArano tyAga karI dikSA grahaNa karIne pitAnuM zubhakArya karyuM che, ane huM to makhuM chuM; kAraNa ke, vRddha thayA chatAM paNa saMsArane sakato nathI, mATe have je koI jJAnI gurU maLe te putrane rAjya sAMpI saMyama grahaNa karuM." evo vicAra karato hato te rAjA rAjasabhAmAM Avyo. evA samayamAM azekavanane viSe zrI dhirmaSasUrI samavasaryA eTale vanapALake A P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (7) vIne rAjAnevadhAmaNI ApI. te sAMbhaLIne prasanna thayelA rAjAye tene vastra, AbhUSaNa, pAtra ane maNi, mANeka vigere ApIne saMtoSa pamADo. pachI te munipati rAjA hasti, azva, ratha ane pAyadalarUpa caturaMgiNI senA sahita te dharmaghoSasarIne vaMdana karavA gayo tyAM azekavanamAM gurUne dekhI dadayamAM atyaMta harSa pAmate te rAjA pAMca abhigamana sAcavI traNa pradakSiNa karI namaskAra karIne gyasthAnake dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA beDe. garUpe tene yogya jIva jANIne amata jevI vANIthI dharmadezanA dIdhI ke -"jIvane cullakAdi daza draSTAMta karIne manubdano bhava pAmavo durlabha che, temAM paNa manuSyano janma, uttama kSetra, uttama jAti, uttama kULa, sArUM rUpa, zarIra nirogIpaNuM, lAMbu AyuSya, sArI buddhi ane dharmazravaNa, vigere bAra aMga pAmavAM ghaNAMja durlabha che. temAM paNa AryakSetra, tethI uttama jAti, ane temAM paNa uttama kULa pAmavuM e durlabha che. vaLI temAM rUpa, Arogya ane pUrNa AyuSya pAmavuM te durlabha che. temAM cAra prakAranI buddhi ane tethI jinezvarabhASita sutrasiddhAMtanuM zravaNa, temAM Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) zrI munipati caritra. paNa dharma grahaNa karo e durlabha che. vaLI zuM, saNa rAkhavI ane saMyama pALavuM ema uttarottara sarva vastuo durlabha che. te kAraNa mATe he bhavyaja ! upara kahelAM bAra aMga pAmIne dharmane vize udyama kare. vaLI te dharma ke che ? te kahe che. che jema ke regI mANasa hoya tene auSadha karavAthI roga nAza pAme che, tema javanA paNa karmarUparoga dharmarU5 auSadha karavAthI nAza pAme che. e kAraNa mATe sarva maMgaLanuM mULa, sava duHkhane viSe auSadhinuM mULa, sarva sukhanuM mULa ane trANa zaraNa evo dharma che. vaLI sukhane dAtAra, kalyANano karanAra, tathA janma, jarA, maraNa, bhaya, zoka ane roga vigereno nAza karanAra che. vaLI te dharma dAna, zIla, tapa, ane bhAvanAthe karIne cAra prakArano che, kahyuM che ke - dAna karIne lakSmi prApta thAya che, zIlathI sukhasaMpatti maLe che, tapathI karmano kSaya thAya che, ane bhAvanA bhava (saMsA2) no nAza kare che. ' arthAta jema zAlibhadra supAtrane dAna A pavAthI zreSTha phaLa pAye, tema manuSya paNa satpAtrane dAna ApavAthI lakrima, dhana, dhAnya, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, = ane parivAra vigerene pAme che. temaja rAma'caMdranI strI sitAne jema ziyaLathI agnino bhaya nAza pAmyo ane aMte svarga prApta thayuM, tema ziLavrata dhAraNa karanArAne sukhasaMpatti prApta thAya che. vaLI jema daDhaprahArIye smAra ha* tyA karI hatI, paNa dikSA laI tapasyA karIne te karmano kSaya karyo, tema anya manuSyonA kamano kSaya paNa tapathIja thAya che. vaLI jema bharata cakravatIne AriNAbhUvanamAM potAnuM svarUpa jotAM jotAM AMgaLImAMthI vIMTI paDI gaI, te uparathI ja bhAvanA bhAvatAM kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM, tema bhAvanA dharma paNa caturgatirUpa saMsAra rane viSe bhamatA evA prANione sagati ApavAmAM samartha che. vaLI prasannacaMdra rAjarSi ke jemaNe ArtadhyAna ane ridradhyAna thAtAM sAtamI narakanuM AyuSya mAMThayuM hatuM, te paNa zubhabhAvanA bhAvatAM ane zukaladhyAna thAtAM mekSanA sukhane pAmyA tema bIjA prANio paNa bhAvanAthI saMsArasamudranA pArane pAme che.? - e prakAre dharmaSasInA mukhathI amRta samAna dezanA sAMbhaLIne munipati rAjA pratibodha pAmyA. pachI teNe sUrine namaH Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) zrI munipati caritra. skAra karIne kahyuM -"he bhagavan! mane cAritra Apa." tevAre sariye kahyuM:-"tamane jema sukha thAya tema kara." pachI munipati bhUpatiye mahATA utsavapUrvaka maNicaMdra nAmanA potAnA putrane rAjya soMpI, zrI jinamaMdiramAM pUjA, snAtra, aThThAimahesUva karI, yAcakajanone ghaNuM dAna ApI, dikSA grahaNa karI. pachI teo gurUnI pAse aneka zAstrAno abhyAsa karI siddhAMtanA pAragAmi thayA. pachI te munipati sAdhu nagarane viSe pAMca rAtrI ane gAmane viSe eka rAtrI rahetA; temaja chakAyanI rakSA karatA chatA anukrame gitArtha thaI ekalAja vihAra karavA lAgyA. ekadA zitagaDatumAM te muni ujjayinI nagarIe kSiprAnadIne tIre kaI udyAnamAM rAtrI (saMdhyA samaye) kAyotsarga rahyA, evAmAM keTalAka gevALIyA gAyonuM dhaNa carAvIne AvatA hatA, temaNe zitano parisaha sahana karatA kAyotsargadhyAne ubhA rahelA te munine dITha; tethI teo vicAra karavA lAgyA keahe! AvI mahA TADhamAM paNa A muni P.P.As. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 11 ) - ughADe zarIre ubhA rahyA che, te te rAtrIne sa maye TADhane zI rIte sahana karaze?" ema vicArI eka bhadrakasvabhAvavALA gAvALe "ApaNe A je va paheryA che, te zA kAmamAM Avaze?" ema kahIne potAnuM eka vastra te sAdhune zarIre oDhAyuM; pachI teo potapotAne ghera gayA. - have ema banyuM ke, ujjayinI nagarInI pAsenA gAmamAM koI tilabhaTTa nAmano brAhmaNa vasatuM hatuM, tene tala ghaNA priya hatA, tethI te talano saMgraha karato hate; e kAraNathI loko tene tilabhaTTa kahetA hatA. te brAhmaNane duSTa dadayavALI dhanazrI nAmanI strI hatI. te strI sarva prakAranA avaguNomAM pUrNa, parapurUSane viSe laMpaTa ane ghatAdi sAta vyasanamAM bharapUra hatI, paraMtu te vAta tilabhaTTa mUrNapaNane lIdhe jANato nahoto. viSayasukhamAM Azakta thayelI dhanazrI parapurUSanI sAthe kriDA karatAM karatAM sarva tala vAvarI nAMkhyA, tethI te vicAra karavA lAgI ke -"pati talanI vAta pachaze to huM zuM uttara ApIza ?" ema ciMtavana karato teNane eka yukti sujhI AvI, tethI te aneka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) zrI munipati caritra prakAranA pakSionAM pichAMvaDe potAnuM sarva zarIra DhAMkI, rAtAM netra karI, kAnane viSe dipaka sarakhAM prakAzita lelaka paherI, eka hastamAM khapara ane bIjA hasamAM DamarU dhAraNa karI, kheranA aMgArAnI zagaDI mAthe laI khaDakhaDa hatI, page ghUgharA vagADatI, hastana cuDalAne khakhaDAvatI, ane mukhathI jema tema bolatI aMdhArI cAdazanI rAtrie pati jyAM khaLe hatuM tyAM gaI, ane tyAM nRtya karatI, ane gAra pADatI ane mastaka dhruNuvatI bolavA lAgI:-" tala khAuM ke tilabhaTTane khAuM." e prakAranAM vacana ane ceSTA joi tilabhaTTa vi. cAra karavA lAge eTalAmAM to DAkaNanA sa2khI te strI tenI pAse AvIne bolI ke - "are ! jhaTa uttara Apya, nahiM to hamaNuM A mahArA hastathI hArUM mastaka kApI nAMkhIza." tilabhadde tharathara dhrujatAM thakAM uttara Ape ke -"are devi ! AvuM na bela." teNIe kahyuM:-"huM jagatamAM tilabhakSI nAmanI prasiddha devI chuM; mATe je hAre jIvitanI I cchA hoya te mane sarva tala bhakSaNa karavAnI rajA Ape che, jethI tyAre zarIre upadrava na thAya. P.P. Ac. Gunratrasuri M.S. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (13) vaLI tyAre vera jaine talanuM nAma paNa na levuM." tilabhaTTe te pramANe kabUla karavAthI devi lhArI strI upara tuM kaI rIza karIza nahIM." ema kahIne cAlI gaI. have tilabhaTTa paNa bhayathI kaMpato chate ghera AvatAMja akasmAta matyu pAmyo, eTale ghera rahelA jAra purUSe tene jyAM muni patirAjarSi kAyotsarga karIne rahyA hatA, tyAM temanI pAse bAnya; tethI vAyunA yemathI citAnA taNakhA uDavAne lIdhe govALIyAe oDhADeluM vastra saLagyuM, tethI munirAja sarva zarIre dAjha cA. prabhAte gevALIyAo gAyo carAvavA nikaLyA, teo sAdhunuM dagdha thayeluM zarIra ane manamAM pastAvo karavA lAgyA ke -" are ! Apa ne evI zI buddhi upanI ke, ApaNe munirAjanA zarIre vastra oDhAyuM ! ke jethI temanuM zarIra dagdha thayuM che. are ! ApaNane A heTuM karma lAgyuM che mATe bahu kALa sudhI saMsAravAsamAM bhamavu paDaze ? ema pazcAtApa karatA vALeye nagaramAM jaI *kucika zreSThIne | * AkhI nagarInA derAsaranI kuMcI A zeTha ghera rahetI hatI, mATe tenuM nAma kuMcikazeTha hatuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) zrI munipati caritra. te vAta nivedana karI, ane kahyuM ke -"kAle ? sAMje ame gAyo carAvIne AvatA hatA te ke vakhate nagarInI bahAra udyAnamAM koI muni rAja ughADe zarIre kAyotsarga ubhA hatA, TADha : ghaNI hatI, jethI amone dayA AvI, tethI ame temane vastra oDhAyuM; paNa rAtrIne viSe koI temanI pAse mRtakane agnidAha karyo che, mATe vAyunA vegathI munine agnijvALA lAgI che, tethI munirAjanuM sarva zarIra dagdha thayuM che. mATe tame kahe te pramANe ame oSadha upacAra karIye." govALIyAnAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne kuMcikazeTha tyAM gayo ane munine pena tAne ghera teDI lAvyo. pachI tyAM rahelA bI ja sAdhuone te vAta kahI ane temanI sevA karavAnuM kAraNa kahI batAvyuM. sAdhuoye kahyuM - amArAthI je kArya siddha thAya evuM hoya te kahe." pachI kuMcikazeThe nagaramAM jai te vAta mahetAne kahI, tethI sarva zrAvake tene ghera sAdhu pAse AvyA, ane mAMhomAMhe vicAra karavA lAgyA ke -"munirAjane auSadha zuM karavuM ?" tevAre eka vaidya uttara Ape ke -"muninuM zarIra agnithI dagdha thayuM che, mATe lakSapAka tela P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (15) lAvIne vilepana kare, jethI temane sukha tharo. * vighanAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne zrAvake chayuM -"lakSapAka tela kyAM maLaze??? tevAre =Aive uttara Apyo ke, "acaMkArI bhaTTAne gherate tela che mATe tyAMthI maLaze. te uparathI zrAvakoe bIjA be sAdhune tyAM tela levA mokalyA. sunine AvatA joI acakArIbhaTTA AsanathI ubhI thaI temane vaMdanA karI pUchavA lAgI:-" he svAmi ! Aje mahAre ghera padhArI mane pavitra karI. mane zI AjJA che?" tevAre sAdhuoye sarva vAta kahI, te uparathI acaMkArI bhaTTa ghaNo harSa pAmI, ane potAnI dAsIne sAdhune arthe tela vaherAvavAnuM kahyuM... have evuM banyuM ke, eja samaye sidharma iMdra avadhijJAnathI jANIne potAnI sabhAmAM acaMkArIbhaTTAnA kSamAnI prazaMsA karI, ane kahyuM ke -" AjanA samaye ujayinI nagarImAM rahenArI acaMkArIbhaTTAnA samAna bIjI koI kSamAvaMta nathI. paNa te vAtanI azraddhAthI koIeka deva acaMkArIbhaTTAne ghera Avyo, ane munine vaherAvatI dAsInA hAthamAMthI lakSapAka telanA traNa kuMbha teNe adazyapaNe rahIne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAma.. . ( 16 ) zrI muni pati caritra , pADIne bhAgI nAMkhyA; te uparathI kSamAmAM tatpara evI acaMkArIbhaTTa pote uThIne bAkI 2hela eka kuMbha sAdhune harAvavA AvI. tenA samyaktava ane ziLanA prabhAvathI te devatA te kuMbha bhAgI zake nahIM. pachI teNe sAdhune tela vaherAvyuM. tevAre sAdhuoye kahyuM - "mahAnuMbhAva ! amArA sArUM tela lAvatAM dAsInA hAthamAMthI traNa kuMbha bhAgI gayA che, mATe tenA upara TaeNpa karaze nahIM. tevAre ane caMkArIe kahyuM -"bhagavAna ! meM krodhanuM phaLa Aja bhavane viSe anubhavyuM che, mATe have huM koI upara krodha karatI nathI. " sAdhuoye puchayuM - "tame krodhanA phaLano anubhava kevI rIte karyo chete kahe." tevAre acaMkArIe kahyuM - - A ujayinI nagarImAM dhana nAmano zreSTI vasato hato, tene zILaguNe karIne suzobhita kamaLazI nAmanI strI hatI, tene sAta putra upara sarva baMdhuvargane ghaNIja vahAlI evI "bhaTTA"nAmanI huM AThamI putrI thaI.tethI pitAe dharanAM sarve mANasane kahyuM ke -"keIye A acaMkArIne TuMkAre de nahIM. tethI mahArUM nAma acakArI paDyuM. pachI huM pAMca varSanI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI muni pati caritra (17) thaI eTale mAtA pitAe mane adhyApaka pAse bhaNavA makalI, anukrame huM sarva kaLAono abhyAsa karatAM karatAM thAvana avasthAmAM AvI pahoMcI, tyAre mahArA pitAye kahyuM -" je purUSa AnAM vacana pramANe karaze ane kayAre paNa tene TuMkAre nahIM kare tene huM A hArI putrI paraNAvIza." tethI ghaNA purUSo joyA, pa- . raMtu te vAta kaIye kabula karI nahIM. evAmAM A nagarInA subuddhi nAmanA pradhAne "huM kayAre paNa tene TaMkArA nahIM karU ? ema kabula karavAthI pitAye mane tenI sAthe moTA utsavaparvaka paraNavI. pradhAna paraNIne ghera AvyA pachI huM tenI sAthe devatAnA sarakhuM sukha anubhavavA lAgI. pradhAna mahArI AjJAkArI hato tethI meM tene kahyuM ke, "tamAre hamezAM e ghaDI divasa hoya tyAre ghera AvavuM." te uparathI pradhAna nitya vahelo ghera AvavA lAgyA. ema keTalAka divase vityA pachI te vAtanI rAjAne khabara paDI, eTale teNe pradhAnane pUchayuM -"tuM hamezAM vahele ghera kema jAya che? pradhAne uttara Ape -"priyAnI AjJAthI." A prakAranAM pradhAnanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne Dhodhayukta thayelA rA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (18) zrI munipati caritra. jAye te divase tene ardharAtrI vityA pachI che javAnI AjJA ApI. pradhAna ghera Avyo vakhate huM gharanAM bAraNAM baMdha karIne aMda sutI hatI, tethI teNe mane kahyuM -" caMdravadane bAraNAM ughADa." huM jAgatI hatI topaNa be lI nahIM. tethI teNe pharIthI kahyuM-"priye ! huM hAre anucara dvA2samIpe ubhe rahyA, mAre dvAra ughADa." e pramANe teNe bahu bahu prakA vinaMtI karI, paNa meM dvAra ughADayuM nahIM tethI maMtrI bolyo -"are! tane AvI ke vALI jANato hato chatAM meM kema aMgikA karI ?" AvuM tenuM vacana sAMbhaLIne meM tatkA La dvAra ughADayuM ane krodhathI pitAnA ghara tarapha cAlI. mArgamAM cerAye mane pakaDI ane mahArAM sarve AbhUSaNo utArI lIdhAM. vaLI te oye mane eka pallIpatine tyAM vecI, tethI te pillIpatiye mahArASTratye kAmabhAvanuM ciMtavane. karyuM, paraMtu meM tenuM vacana mAnyuM nahIM, tethI teNe potAnI mAtA pAse kahevarAvyuM, te paNa huM tilamAtra calAyamAna thaI nahIM. tevAre teNe mane krodhathI lAta, pATu, gaDadA, pramukhe ghaNI sArI; tethI tenI mAtAye tene kahyuM -he vatsa ! P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (19) sati sAthe baLAtkAra karavo nahIM. kAraNake, satie potAnA nirmaLa evA ziLavratanA prabhAvathI duSTanarane draSTimAtrathI ja dahana karI nAMkhe che. te viSe draSTAMta sAMbhaLa.... 1 eka vanamAM tApaseno Azrama hato, tyAM ke eka parivrAjaka vasate hatuM, tene ajJAnaMkaSTavaDe tapa karavAthI te jelezyA siddha thaI hatI. ekadA evuM banyuM ke, vRkSanI upara bekelI bagalIye nice beThelA tenA upara caraka karI; tethI te parivrAjake tene kepathI bALI nAMkhI. ane vicAravA lAgyo ke -"A prakAre' je koI hArI avajJA karaze tene huM bALI nAMkhIza. " AvuM ciMtavana karIne teNe pATalIputra nagaramAM praveza karyo. te nagaramAM zrIpAla nAmano zrAvaka vasato hato, tene ziLaguNe kerIne suzobhita ziLavatI nAmanI strI hatI, tene ghera parivrAjaka bhikSArthe gayo. tyAM zrAvika kAM gRhakAryamAM rokAyelI hovAthI zidhrapaNe bhikSA lAvI zakI nahIM, tethI parivrAjake ke karIne tenI upara tejalezyA mUkI; paraMtu zrAvikA ziLavatI hovAthI baLI nahIM. ane elIka tapAva ! mane te agalInA sarakhI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 20 ), zrI munipati rAtri.' na jANa.? zrAvikAnAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne Azcarya pAmelo te parivrAjaka manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke -"A vAta to vanamAM thaI che, dhaNa A zrAvikA ahiM beThAM te kema jANa? ema vicAra karIne teNe zrAvikAne pUchayuM bagalInuM svarUpa teM kevI rIte jANyuM ? tevAre zrAvikA belI-vaNArazI nagarIne nAgasamaNa kuMbhAra tane te vAta kaheze. pachI parivrAjaka vaNArazI nagarIye gayo. tyAM kuMbhArane kAraNa pUchyuM. eTale teNe kahyuM -"ziLa-. vRtanA prabhAvathI tene avadhijJAna utpanna thayuM. che, ane mane paNa te jJAna prApta thayuM che, tethI ame bagalInuM svarUpa jANyuM che." A prakAre ziLane mahimA alaikika jANIne tApasa po. tAne sthAnake gaye. | A draSTAMta sAMbhaLavAthI pallI patine ane sara thaI, tethI teNe mane koI sArthavAhane vecAtI ApI dIdhI, sArthavAhe paNa mane strIpaNe rahevAnI vinaMtI karI, paraMtu tenI vAta meM kabula karI nahIM; pachI teNe atizaya dhavacane karIne karma bAMdhyAM, paNa je ziLatane dhAraNa karanArI hoya te koIne marama vacana bole nahIM, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI nipati caritra ( 21 ) pachI te sArthapatie mane barbarakuLamAM vecI, eTale te te barbara leke mahArA dehanuM rUdhira kADhIne tethI vastra raMgavA lAgyA! jethI mahArA zarIramAM phakta asthi (hADakAM) ane cAmaDI e banneja bAkI rahyAM. huM ghaNI durbala thaI gaI hatI, paraMtu karmanA yogathI mRtyu pAmI nahatI. A prakAranI dazAne anubhava karatI hatI, evAmAM mahAro eka bhAI mane zodha zodhato tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. teNe prathamato mane oLakhI nahIM, tethI te zaMkAthI mane pUchavA lAgyo ke, "tuM koNa che?" tevAre meM tene vItelI sarva vAta kahI ane pachI rUdana karavA lAgI. pachI teNe ane ApI mane choDAvIne potAne ghera teDI gayo. tyAM aneka prakAranA ASadhopacAra karavAthI mahArUM zarIra pharI svastha thayuM. hamaNuM kedha tajI daI mahArA pati sAthe bhega bhegavatI huM sukhethI rahuM chuM. mATe he muni ! upara kahyA pramANe kAnuM phaLa maLavAthI meM krodha tyajI dIdho che. " acaMkArIe A pramANe pitAnI vAta tela vahoravA AvelA sAdhune kahI batAvI, te devatAye paNa sAMbhaLI tethI te pragaTa thaIne a P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (22) zrI munipati caritra, caMkArI pratye belyo -" mahAnubhAva ! devatAnI sabhAmAM iMdra prakAzita karelI hArI prazaMsA sahane na thavAthI huM parikSA karavA mATe ahiM Avyo hato, mahArA upara kSamA karaje, iMdra prakAzita karelI hArI prazaMsA satya che; kAraNa ke, hArA zarIranI aMdara krodha jarA paNa nathI." e pramANe kahI ane bhAgelA kuMbha sAjA karI ApI te deva pAcho svargapratye cAlyo gayo. | muni devatAnAM vacana sAMbhaLI ghaNe harSa pAmyA. pachI lakSapAka tela grahaNa karI kaMcika zreSTi pAse AvyA. kuMcikaSTiye te telavaDe upaca karI sAdhune svastha karyA. sAdhu regarahita thayA eTale temaNe zeThane kahyuM ke -he zeThA have ame vihAra karIzuM. kAraNa ke, sAdhune prasaMgavinA eka ThekANe rahevuM kape nahIM. kahyuM che ke -"strI piyaramAM, purUSa sAsare, ane sA. dhue eka kathAnake sthira thaIne nivAsa kare te te aLakhAmaNuM thAya che. e kAraNathI sAdhune eka sthAnake jeNe kALa rahevuM nahIM. vaLI eka sthAnake rahI sarasa AhAra karavAthI sAdhuonI iM ivazya rahI zakatI nathI, tethI ame P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra (23) vihAra karIzuM.? sAdhunAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLI kaMcikaSTie ghaNA AgrahathI temane tyAMja rAkhyA; tethI sAdhu comAsAnA cAra mAsa tyA rahyA, have kaMcikaSTiye putranI kazI sAdhu je ThekANe rahetA hatA te sthAnake pitAnuM drazya saMtADayuM, paraMtu putre gumarIte joI lIdhuM hatuM, tethI teNe te dravya kADhI lIdhuM. varSAkALa pUNa thayA pachI zreSTiye saMtADeluM dravya tapAsyuM, paNa hAtha AvyuM nahIM; tethI te vicAra karavA lAge ke, "meM je vakhate dravya saMtADayuM hatuM te vakhate ekalA A sAdhu hatA, bIjuM kAI nahetuM; tethI nice te dravya sAdhu laI jAya che. ema ciMtavIne teNe sAdhune kahyuM -"muni ! tame secanakahasti jevA kRtana dekhAo cho." sAdhue kahyuM -"he zreSTinA secanaka hasti koNa hato ane teNe zuM karyuM hatuM ? te keho. tevAre zreSThie kahyuM:- gaMgAnadIne kAMThe hastinuM eka TeLuM vasatuM hatuM. ekadA te yuthane pati gajarAja - ganI spRhAthI utpanna thatAM hAthInAM baccAMne mArI nAMkhavA lAge, te evo vicAra karIne ke, "rakhene keI hAra sarakho bIje hasti P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (24) : zrI munipati caritra, mane mArIne gajarAja paddhi dhAraNa kare. tethI te jeTalA hAthI utpanna thAya teTalAne mArI nAMkhate, ane jeTalI hAthaNI thAya teTalIne jIvatI rAkho. evAmAM eka hAthaNI garbhavaMtI thaI, tethI te vicAra karavA lAgI ke,-" gajarAja mahArA putrane paNuM mArI nAMkhaze, mATe kAMI upAya karuM." evuM ciMtavana karIne te page kheDaMgatI cAlavA lAgI, yuthanI sAthe jatAM te pAchaLa rahI jAya, tethI rAtrIye bhegI thAya, kaI kaI divasa to bIje divase bhegI thAya, ane trIje divase paNa bhegI thAya. ema vizvAsa pamADIne teNe putranA janma samaye eka tApasanA AzramamAM jaIne tyAM baccAne janma Apyo, ane pote pAchI hastinA yathamAM cAlI gaI. pachItapasvioe teacAnuM pAlana karyuM. gajarAjano putra AzramanA vRkSane jaLa saMcana karato, tethI tenuM nAma secanaka pAyuM. - ekadA te secanaka pANI pIvA mATe gaMgAnadIne kAMThe gaye, evAmAM tene pitA paNa parivArasahita pANuM pIvA AvyuM tyAM te pitA putrane mAMhe mAMhe mahesuM yuddha thayuM, temAM te secanake pitAne mAryo, ane pote cUthapati P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI nipati caritra (pa) thayuM. pachI te secanaka pote manamAM vicAra ke, ravA lAgyo ke:-"jema hArI mAtAye gupta rIte mane janma Apyo ane tapasvioe pALI pizIne moTo karyo, tema teo je bIjA hastine kare che tethI mahArUM matyu thAya." ema vicArI te secanake tapasvinA sarve Azrama bhAgI nAMkhyA. mATe he muni ! jevI rIte te gaja upakAra karanArA tapasvinA Azramane bhAgI nAMkhIne kRtana thaye, tevI rIte tame paNa mahAraM dravya haraNa karIne kRtanIpaNuM karyuM che. evAM te kuMcikaSTinAM vacana sAMbhaLIne zrI muni pati sAdhuye kahyuM -"zreSThi! tamane AvuM belavuM ghaTatuM nathI. kAraNake, sAdhuo te ha mezAM vAMchArahita hoya che. te upara svastika sUrinA cAra ziSyonI kathA kahuM te sAMbhaLa magadhadezane viSe rAjagRDI nAmanI nagarImAM zreNika rAjA rAjya karato hato, tene naMdA ane cillaNa nAme be paTTarANIo hatI; temAM naMdAne putra abhayakumAra rAjAnA pAMcaseM pradhAnomAM mukhya pradhAna hato. zreNika rAjA prajAne putranI peThe pAlana karate chate sukhethI rAjya bhegavatA hatA. . * P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' ( 6 ) zrI munipati caritra. - ekadA te nagarInA guNazila udyAnamAM vizamA tirthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmi samavasaya. cosaTha iMdra pramukha cAra prakAranA devatAye tyAM samavasaraNanI racanA karI. manuSya, tiryaMca, devatA pramukha bAra parSadA dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA beThI. te vakhate vanapALake zreNikarAjAne mahAvIra prabhunA AgamananI vadhAmaNI ApI, tethI prasanna thayelA zreNikarAjAye tene vastra, alaMkAra vigere ghaNI bheTa ApI. pachI zreNika rAjA caturaMgiNI senA sahita parivAra laI prabhune vaMdana karavA gaye, tyAM te prabhune dekhI pAMca abhigamana sAcavI, traNa pradakSiNa daI, namaskAra karI, yogya sthAnake dharmopadeza zravaNa karavA beThe. te vakhate bhagavAne bhavyajIvone pratidhavAne mATe amArasanA sarakhI dezanA devA mAMDI. evAmAM keieka kaDhIo AvIne samIpamAM beThelA prabhunA caraNa upara potAnA dehanuM parU paDavA lAgyuM, tethI zreNika rAjA ghaNA krodhAtura thaye. evAmAM te vakhate prabhune chIMka AvI eTale te keDhIe be -"mara." pachI abhayakumArane chIMka AvI. eTale bolyo-"jIva athavA mara." ane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 7 ) kAlasariAne chIMka AvI eTale be mA jIva, mA mara. chevaTe zreNikane chIMka AvI eTale "ciraMjIva." ema belyo. A pramANe te kaDhIAnAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAne krodha co, tethI teNe potAnA cAkarene AjJA karI ke, ene gADhabaMdhanathI bAMdhe. evAmAM te te keDhIo tatkALa AkAzamArge cAlyo gayo. ' pachI zreNika rAjAye banne hAtha joDIne prabhune pUchayuM:-"he bhagavana te koDhIye koNa hato? ke jeNe potAnA parUthI tamArI AzAtanA karI. tevAre bhagavAne kahyuM -e koDhIyo na hote, paNa deva hato ane bAvanAcaMdanathI mArI pUjA karate hato. paNa tamArI najare kaThI e jaNAto hato. tenI kathA kahuM te sAMbhaLaH. . lakSmithI iMdripurInA sarakhI atyaMta zebhAyamAna kasuMbI nAmanI nagarIne viSe satAnIka rAjA rAjya karato hato. te nagaramAM janmathIja daridra ane mUrkha e saDaka nA mano brAhmaNa vasato hato. ekadA tenI suzaramA nAmanI garbhavaMtI strIe prasuta samayane mATe tene ghI, goLa lAvavAnuM kahyuM. eTale teNe uttara Aryo ke, mane kAMIpaNa jJAna nathI, te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (18) zrI muni pati caritre. thI huM zI rIte lAvI ApuM. tevAre strIe kahyuM - "tuM hamezAM rAjA pAse jaIne tenuM puSpathI pUjana karyuM, eTale te tane AjIvikA bAMdhI Apaze." strInAM e prakAranAM vacana sAMbhaLIne saDaka te pramANe karavA lAgyo. . che evAmAM caMpAnagarInA dadhivAhana rAjAthe caMpAnagarI upara ghere ghAlyo, paraMtu varSARtu besavAthI meghane lIdhe te baLarahita thaI gaye; tethI potAnI nagarItarapha pAcho vaLyo. A vAtanI saDakane khabara paDavAthI teNe rAjA (satAnIka) ne te vAta nivedana karI, eTale teNe dadhivAhananI pAchaLa jaIne tenuM sarvasva lai lIdhuM. pachI te satAnIkarAjAye prasanna thaIne se Dakane kahyuM - vipra ! huM hAza kAryathI prasanna thayechuM, mATe mAgya ! tene je joIe te ApuM. rAjAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne seDaphe kahyuM -mahArAja ! huM hArI strIne pUchIne pachI mAgIza. pachI brAhmaNe AvIne rAjAye kahelI vAta strIne pUchI, eTale te strI manamAM vicAra, karavA lAgI ke, je dravya tathA gAma mAgaze to mane tyAga karIne bIjI strI lAvaze; mATe bIjuM kAMI magAvuM. ema ciMtavana karIne tene riM.S. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, (29) NIe patine kahyuM-"tame hamezAM IcchAbhejana ane eka senAmahera dakSiNuM mAga.", pachI saDake rAjA pAse jaIne strInA kahyA pramANe mAgyuM ke, "mane pratidina eka ghera bejana ane eka dinAra dakSiNe maLe." pachI rAjAe tene te pramANe AjIvikA bAMdhI ApI, tethI te laphimavaMta thayo. seDaka dinAra tathA bhajananA lebhathI prathama jamela bhejana vamana karI vAraMvAra navIna bhajana karavA lAgyo, tethI te kADhIye thaye; eTale rAjAye tene potAnI sabhAmAM AvavAne nA kahI. ane tenI AjIvikAno adhikAra tenA putrane A che, tethI te potAnA kuTuMbano avajJAnapatra thayo. pune seDakapitAne eka bAjIye ghAsanI jhuMpaDI banAvI te jhuMpaDImAM rAkhe, tethI te ghaNo duHkhI thavAthI vicAra karavA lAgyo ke A kuTuMbane meM vRddhi pamADayuM che, te ja hArI niMdA kare che ane mahArI khabara paNa letA nathI, tethI huM temane mahArAsarakhA karuM, ema ciMtavana karIne teNe duSTa AzayathI patAnA putrane kahyuM- he tanayo! ApaNA kULamAM e rivAja che ke jAtrAye javAnI IcchA ka.. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (30) zrI munipati caritra, ranArA mANase eka chAga bekaDA) nuM poSaNa karIne pachI tenA mAMsanuM sahakuTuMba bhajana karavuM. have mahAre jAtrAye javuM che, mATe tame mane eha chAga lAvI Apo. putra te vAtanA ajJAnI hovAthI temaNe eka chAga lAvI A e. pachI eDake cha mAsaparyata potAnA vimAna karelA AhArathI tenuM poSaNa karyuM, tethI te chAga paNa kedIo thayo. pachI tene mArIne tenA koDhamaya mAMsanuM potAnA sarve kuTuMbane bhakSaNa karAvyuM. tethI tenuM sarva kuTuMba paNa kedIyuM thayuM. AthI saDakanI bahu avajJA thavA 'lAgI, tethI te ghara choDIne dezAMtara cAlyA gaye. anukrame mahA arayamAM bhamatAM tuSA lAgavAthI teNe ghaNAM vRkSanA rasavALuM pANI pIdhuM, tethI te rogarahita thayo. pachI ghera AvIne potAnA kuTuMbane tiraskAra karIne kahevA lAgyA ke -"tame mahArI avajJA karatA hatA, tenuM phaLa tamane prApta thayuM che. AthI loko tenI vadhAre niMdA karavA lAgyA eTale pite rAjagRha nagaratarapha cAlI nikaLe, ane have evuM banyuM ke te vakhate ame tyAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra (31 ) Avela hovAthI dvArapALa daravAjAnuM rakSaNa karavA mATe saDakane besArI "A durgAdevinuM nivedya Ave che te tuM grahaNa karaje." ema ka. hIne amane vaMdana karavA sArU Avyo. pAchaLa saDake tAradevatA pAse dhareluM lApasI, khIra, vaDAM pramukha naivedya khAdhuM, tethI te tRSAtura thaye; paraMtu ghaNu vakhata sudhI pANI nahi maLavAthI ArtadhyAnavaDe mRtyu pAmIne vAvane viSe de- 1 Dako thayo. kALAMtare ame pharIthI ahiM AvyA, te vakhate vAvamAMthI pANI bharI janArI strIyonA mukhathI amAruM Agamana sAM. bhaLIne deDakAne jAtismaraNa jJAna prApta thayuM, tethI te amane vaMdana karavA sArU vAvamAMthI bahAra nikaLIne Avato hato, paNa rastAmAM mhArA azvanI kharI taLe caMpAI gayA! tyAM zubhadhyAnathI mRtyu pAmIne siMdharma devakane vize durdara nAmane devatA thaye. ekadA iMdradevatAonI sabhAmAM kahevA lAgyo ke -"hAlamAM pRthvine viSe zreNika rAjA samAna bIje koI nizcala samakitavaMta purUSa nathI. evAM IMdranA vacana sAMbhaLIne te devatA tane pitAnuM keDhiyuM zarIra dekhADate chate bAvanA caMdanathI P.P. 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Gunratnasuri M.S. , Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (3ra) zrI munipati caritra. hArI pUjA karatA hatA. pachI zreNike kahyuM:-"bhagavan! chIMkano saMbaMdha kaho." tevAre prabhue kahyuM- he rAjana! amane A lekamAM karmajanya duHkha che, ane paralekamAM mokSajanya sukha che; mATe devatAye mane "mara." ema kahyuM hatuM. abhayakumAra A lokane viSe parahita karanAre che, ane paralekane viSe sarvArthasiddha deva ke janAra che; mATe devatAye tene "jIva athavA mara." ema kahyuM hatuM. vaLI kAlakasUrio A lekane viSe pADAne vadha kare che, ane paralokane viSe sAtamI narakamAM janAra che; mATe devatAye tene mA jIva, mA mara." kahyuM hatuM ane tuM A lekane viSe dharmamAM Azakta chuM, paraMtu paralekane viSe narakagatimAM janAra chuM; mATe devatAye tane "ciraMjIva." ema kahyuM hatuM. ; A prakAranAM prabhunAM vacana sAMbhaLIne zreNika rAjAye prabhune kahyuM -"he bhagavan! mAre mAthe tamArA sarakhA dhaNI chatAM mArI narkagati zI rIte hoya? pratye narkagatithI mahArUM rakSaNa kare. rakSaNa kare." - rAjAnAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne bhagavAne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (3) tene zAMta karavAne mATe uttara Apyo ke -"he rAjana! je hArI dAsI kapilA supAtrane dAna Ape, ane kALakario pADAne na mAre, to hArI narakagati nivRtti pAme." pachI zreNike ghare AvI kapiladAsIne supAtrane dAna ApavAnI AjJA karI, eTale te NIye uttara Ape:-"je tame mahArA dehanA kakaDe kakaDA karI nAMkhaze, topaNa huM supAtrane dAna ApIza. nahIM." pachI kAlakasUri pAse jaIne tene pADAno vadha karavAnI nA pADI, paraMtu te paNa e karmathI nivRtta thayA nahIM; eTale zreNika rAjAye pharIthI prabhu pAse AvIne kahyuM -"bhagavana! teo banne jaNA mahAre mATe potAnuM karma choDatA nathI." prabhuye kahyuM - he rAjana! teM narakagatimAM javAne mATe ni. kAcita AyuSya bAMdheluM che, tethI tuM ratnaprabhAnA pahelA pAthaDAmAM jaIza, ane tyAMthI cavIne utsarpiNi kALamAM padmanAbha nAme mahArA sarakho prathama jinezvara thaIza, mATe tuM kheda na kara." zreNika rAjA A prakAranAM zrI jinezvaraprabhunAM vacana sAMbhaLIne ghaNA harSa pApe, pachI te prabhune vaMdana karIne namaratarapha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 34) zrI munipati caritra, cAlyo. rastAmAM koI deva tene calAvavA mATe sAdhunuM rUpa dhAraNa karI matsa grahaNa karatA hatA, tene joIne zreNika rAjAye sAdhune pUchayuMsAdhu! tame A zuM karo cho ? sAdhuye uttara ! Apyo-"he mahAnubhAga ! A masya vecIne tenI hAre eka kAmaLa levI che. rAjAye sAdhune matsya grahaNa karatAM nivRtta karI tene eka kAmaLa ApI te AgaLa cAlyo; tevAmAM teNe cATA vacce eka garbhavaMtI sAvine joi "AthI jinasAzananI niMdA thaze." ema vicAra karI sAvine pitAne tyAM guptapaNe rAkhI, sAdhune tathA sAdhavane A prakAranAM kukarma karatAM joyAM, tepaNa pete jinazAsanathI caLAyamAna thayA nahIM; tethI tenI parikSA karanAra deva pragaTa thaine namaskAra karIne zreNika rAjA pratye kahevA lAgyo-he janAdhipa! tane jinazAsanathI calAyamAna karavAne mATe meM A prakArano prayatna karyo hato chatAM tuM dharmathI bhraSTa thayo nathI, mATe tane dhanya che ema kahIne te devatAye zreNika rAjAne eka mahA mUyavALe ratnajaDitra hAra ane be gaLA ApyA. vaLI kahyuM ke-"he rAjana ! di P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, (35) vase vijaLI ane rAtrIne viSe garjanA niSphaLa heya nahIM, sAdhuonuM vacana niSphaLa heya nahIM, temaja devanAM darzana paNa niSphaLa hoya nahIM. vaLI he rAjana ! A hArano evo mahimA che ke, tetuTyA pachI tene sAMdhanAro nizcaya mRtyu pAmaze." ema kahIne te devatA svargapratye cAlyo gayo. pachI zreNika rAjAye ghera jaine devatA Apele hAra celaNa rANIne Apyo, ane anya je gaLA sunaMdA pANIne ApyA. sunaMdAne geLA maLavAthI kedha caDe, tethI teNIye te anne geLAne vRzviupara pachADyA, eTale tene mAMthI manahara vastra tathA be kuMDaLa nikaLyAM tethI te harSa pAmI. te joI cellAe kahyuM - "svAmi ! te banne kuMDala tathA vastra mane apA." rAjAe kahyuM-"e vastu meM sunaMdAne ApI che, mATe huM apAvI zakIza nahIM. * rAjAnAM e prakAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI celaNye kedhathI kahyuM -"jo tame te vastu mane nahiM apAve to huM mRtyu pAmIza." paraMtu rAjA teNInuM kahevuM na mAnI sabhAmAM gayo, eTale calaNuM mRtyu pAmavA mATe prAsAda upara caDI gekhamAM ubhI rahI jeTalAmAM paDI maravAne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (36) zrI muni pati caritra. vicAra kare che, teTalAmAM nicehastino mAvata, teno mitra ane mahasenA gaNikA te traNe ja ne teNIye kAMI vAto karatA dIThA; eTale vicAra karavA lAgI ke -"A sarve zuM vAto kare che te sAMbhaLuM, pachI mRtyu pAmuM. tevAmAM vezyA mAvatane kahe che ke -"he svAmi ! mane hastinuM caMpakamALA lAvI Ape, huM tene dhAraNa karIne utsavane divase bIjI veyAo jyAM jAya che tyAM jaIza. paraMtu jo tame te nahiM lAvI Ape to huM tamane tyajI daI mUtyu pAmIza." tevAre mAvate kahyuM -"hRArI ma2jI pramANe kara, paNa huM tane gajenuM caMpaka mALA AbharaNa lAvI ApIza nahIM; kAraNake jo tema karUM te rAjA mane mArI nAMkhe. pachI tenA mitre kahyuM -"jema baTuke palAzavRkSane bA nyuM, tyAre te potAnI meLeja puSpavaMta thayuM; tema je memalavacanathI samaje nahIM, te kaThera vacanathI samaje che : tevAre mAvate pUchayuM -he mitra te baTuka koNa hato? tevAre tenA mitre kahyuM--sAMbhaLa. "koIeka brAhmaNa dezAMtara gayA hatA, tyAM teNe praphullita evuM palAzavRkSa dIThuM, tethI te vRkSanuM bIja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 37 ) lAvIne teNe pitAne ghera vAvyuM, temAMthI mahe palAzanuM vRkSa ugyuM. brAhmaNe tene pANI sIMcIne ghaNuM vRddhi pamADayuM, paNa te phaLyuM nahIM; te uparathI krodhAyamAna thayelA brAhmaNe te vRkSanuM maLa agnithI bALI nAMkhyuM ! tethI vakSanI snigdhatA ochI thaI, eTale te tatkALa praphulita thayuM." tevI rIte he mitra ! je kamaLa vacanathI potAnA kadAgrahane choDatI nathI, evI haThIlI strIthI tyAre zuM prajana che? tuM tyAre AtmAnuM ja hita kara. kahyuM che ke-"je mANasa pitAnA AtmAnuM hita kare che, te bIjAne paNa hita karanAra thAya che. jema brahmadattarAjAye pitAnI rANI ahitakartA thaI hatI. tevAre mAvate kahyuM -te brahmadatta keNa hato? ane tene potAnI ja rANI ahitakartA zIrIte thaI hatI? te kahe - mitre kahyuM-kAMpila nAmanA nagarane viSe bArame cakravatti brahmadattarAjA rAjya karato hato. ekadA te rAjA azvane khelAvavA mATe vanamAM gaye, tyAM pharatAM pharatAM azva tene ghaNe dUra laI gayo. pAchaLa sainiko gayA ane tene nagaramAM teDI lAvyA. pachI egya avasare P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (38) zrI munipati caritra. te rAjA aMtapuramAM gayA, tyAre rANIe chayuM -"he svAmiDa Ape vanamAM kAMI Azcarya jevuM hoya te mane kaho." priyAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe kahyuM -"he devi ! huM vanamAM gaye, tyAM meM sarovaranA kAMThA upara jaLapAna karIne visAme lIdhe, evAmAM eka nAgakumArI (manahara strI) mahArI pAse AvIne viSayanI prArthanA karavA lAgI, paraMtu meM dhe karIne teNune nA kahI; tethI te pAchI gaI ane huM azva pAse gaye. pachI te ja nAgakanyA sarSaNInuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne koi kAmI evA sarSanI sAthe viSayasukha bhagavatI dekhavAthI meM te banne jaNane cAbuka mArIne judAM pADyAM. eTale teo tatkALa adRSya thaI gayAM. he priye ! vanamAM meM je Azcarya dIThuM hatuM te tane kahyuM che." - rAjA A pramANe kahIne tarata bahAra Avyo, evAmAM divya alaMkArothI suzebhita evA koI deve pragaTa thaIne tene kahyuM - he rAjana! huM prasanna thayo chuM, mATe varadAna mAga." rAjAe A prakAranAM nAgadevanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne pUchayuM -"tame zA kAraNathI mane varadAna mAgavAnuM kahe che?" tevAre nAgadeva P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = = = = = - zrI munipati caritra. (39), tAe kahyuM-"tuM vanamAM kriDA karavA gaye hate, tyAM tene hArI priyA maLI hatI. jyAre teM teNIne mArI, tyAre te rUdana karatI karatI ghare AvIne mane kahevA lAgI ke -he prANanAtha! mRtyulekamAM kriDA karavA gaI hatI, tyAM brahmadattacakravartie mane cAbakathI mArIne mahA: rA ziLavratano bhaMga karavA mAMDyA; tethI huM : nAzIne tamArI pAse AvatI rahI chuM" ema kahIne teNIe mane ghA dekhADyA. pachI krodhAtura thayela huM tane mAravAne mATe AMhI A vyA, te vakhate vanamAM thayelI vAta hArI strIne kaheto hato, te sAMbhaLIne huM prasanna thayo chuM." tevAre rAjAe kahyuM -"tamArA darzanathI mane sarva prApta thayuM che, to pachI huM zuM varadAna mAguM." nAgadevatAe kahyuM- tyArI IcchA hoya te mAga! e uparathI rAjAe "huM sarva prANio nI bhASA samajI zakuM" evuM varadAna mAgyuM. nAgadevatAe kahyuM-"emaja thAo. paraMtu tuM kayAre paNa koI jIvanI bhASAnI vAta bIja pAse prakAzita karIza te tatkALa mRtyu pAmIza." ema kahIne te nAgadeva potAne sthAnake gaye, ane rAjA paNa potAnA vAsabhuvana pratye AvyA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (40) zrI munipati caritra, ekadA uSNatamAM rAjA potAnA zarIne bAvanAcaMdanathI mardana karI vastrAlaMkAravaDe suzobhita karato hato, tevAmAM teNe eka garoLI ane teNInA patinI vAta sAMbhaLI. goLI patine kahe che ke - "he nAtha ! tame A bhUpatinA caMdanamAMthI mahAre mATe che caMdana lAvI Ape." tevAre patie uttara Apyo ke, huM lAvI ApIza nahIM; kAraNake tema karUM to rAjA mahArUM mRtyu nipajAve. tevAre gALIye kahyuM -"jo tame caMdana lAvI Apaze nahIM to huM mRtyu pAmIza." tyAre patie pharIthI kahyuM - "jo tuM mRtyu pAmIza te huM bIjI strI lAvIza." A prakArano gALI ane teNInA patine vAda sAMbhaLIne rAjAne hasavuM AvyuM, eTale rANIe pachayuM:-"he nAtha ! tamane kAraNavinA hasavuM kema AvyuM ? rAjAe kahyuM. priye ! mane hasavuM to koI kAraNathI AvyuM che, paraMtu te kahI zakAya tema nathI; kAraNa ke je huM kahuM to tethI hArUM maraNa thAya tema che." tyAre rANIe kahyuM -"tame je nahi kaho te huM mRtyu pAmIza." A prakAranAM rANInAM haThanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe kahyuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' zrI munipati caritra ( 41 ) hAra ghaNe Agraha hoya to huM mRtyunI taiyArI karI citAmAM bezI, pachI te vAta tane kahIza paraMtu te vinA kahI zakuM tema nathI." pachI brahmadattarAjA mRtyunI taiyArI karI smazAnabhUmitarapha javA nikaLyo, rastAmAM teNe eka bokaDAne potAnI garbhavatI strInI sAthe vAta karatAM sAMbhaLe. bokaDIe kahyuM - he nAtha ! tame A javanA paLAmAMthI eka pULa lAvI Apo." tevAre bekaDAe uttara Apyo ke -"e pULA rAjAnA azva mATe lAvelA che, mATe je temAMthI lauM te mAre mAra khAvo paDe." tyAre bekaDIe kahyuM -"je nahiM lAve te huM mRtyu pAmIza." bekaDe kahyuM-"sukhethI mRtyune aMgikAra kara, tema karavAthI mane bIjI 2mya strI maLaze." tevAre bokaDIe pharIthI ka. hyuM"svAmi! cha khaMDano pati A bahAdattarAjA tenI priyAnA vacanathI mRtyune zaraNa thavA mATe smazAnabhUmi tarapha jAya che, tene to - o ! ane tame te hArA vacanane aMgikAra karatA paNa nathI." tevAre bekaDe kahyuM:-"haMta jAtiprasiddha pazu che, paraMtu e pariNAme pazuM che, kAraNake je ema na hoya te potAnI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (kara) zrI munipAta caritra. apAra evI lakSmino tyAga karIne phakta strInA kahevAthI mRtyune zaraNa thavAnI IcchA ke kare? arthAta koI na kare. A prakAranAM bAkaDA ane bekaDInAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjA mRtyunA sthAnathI pAcho pharyo, ane rANI paNa pitAnuM dhAryuM na thavAthI tenI sAthe pAchI gaI." have mAvata, teno mitra, ane mahAsenANikA, e traNenI vacce thatI A vAtane sAMbhaLIne mRtyu aMgikAra karavAnA nizcayathIgokhamAM ubhelI celaNArANI paNa potAnA anubaMdha (maraNa)thI nivRta thai, ane teNIe potAne maLelA hArathI ja saMtoSa mAnyo. ekadA devatAe arpaNa karela te hAra akasmAta daivage tUTI gaye, tenA motInAM chidra ati vakra hovAthI te hAra paravavAne koI paNa mANasa samartha thayo nahIM; tethI rAjAe nagarane viSe paTa vagaDAvyo ke, "je koI mANasa A hArane sAMdhI Apaze, tene rAjA eka lakSa dravya Apaze. pachI te paTane sAMbhaLIne ne jIvitanI spRhAvinAnA eka maNiAre potAnA putrone lakSa dravya prApta thavAnI icchAthI te hAra sAMdhi Ape. rAjAe tene ardha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. lakSa dravya prathamathI ApyuM hatuM, paraMtu hAra sAMdhavAthI tatkALa mRtyune pAmelA te maNiAranA putrane rAjAe bAkI raheluM ardhalakSI dravya pAchaLathI ApyuM nahIM. ane maNiAra paNa ArtadhyAnathI mRtyu pAmIne vAnara thayela . ekadA te vAnara pharate pharate te nagaramAM Avyo, tyAM potAnuM ghara joine tene jAtismaraNajJAna utpanna thayuM tethI teNe potAnA putranI pAse AvIne akSare lakhIne kahyuM ke - huM tamAro pitA ArtadhyAne maraNa pAmIne vAnara thayo chuM, rAjAe tamane bAkI raheluM ardhalakSa dravya ApyuM che ke nahIM?" tevAre putroe uttara Apyo ke -" amane bAkI 2heluM ardhalakSa dravya maLyuM nathI. e uparathI iMdhayukta thaele te vAnara udyAnamAM gayo. evAmAM tyAM cennaNArANI sakhiosahita kri DA karavAne AvI hatI, tyAM kriDA karI rahyA - pachI cekSaNA vannAlaMkAra utArIne snAna karavA gaI, evAmAM pelA vAnare gupta rIte te hAra laI lIdho ane putrone Apo. pachI cellAe hAranA haraNanI vAta rAjAne kahI, te uparathI rAjAe abhayakumArane bolAvIne kahyuM -"he P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (44) zrI munipati caritra, abhaya ! hAra zeAdhI Apa, nahIM to coranI zikSAne pAtra thaIza." rAjAnAM evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne abhayakumAre uttara Apyo ke -"he deva ! huM sAta divasanI aMdara hAra lAvI A pIza." pachI abhayakumAre cha divasasudhI aneka upAya karyA, paraMtu hArane patto lAgyo nahIM. sAtame divase abhayakumAre pAkhIno divasa jANI upAzrayamAM sAdhu vasatA hatA, tyAM jai piSadha grahaNa karyo. te piSadhazALAmAM ziva, suvrata, dhanada, ane nika nAmanA cAra munionI sAthe zrI susthitasUri vasatA hatA. tejadivase susthitasUri jinakalpa grahaNa karavAnI tulanA karavA sArU upAzrayanI bahAra kAyetsargamAM rahyA hatA have nagaramAM evI vAta cAlI ke, " jeNe rAjAno hAra coryo haze, tenuM nAma prabhAte yakSa leze. te vAta sAMbhaLIne tathA abhayakumAranI pratijJA jANIne maNiAranA putroe bhayathI te hAra guptapaNe vAnarane pAcho ApI dIdho. vAnare te hAra laI rAtrIe susthitasurinA kaMThamAM AropaNa karyo. have caMdrathI prakAzita thaI rahelA rAtrInA prathama praharane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (45) viSe zivamuni gurUnA caraNane mArjana karavA mATe upAzrayanI bahAra AvyA, paraMtu gurUne kaMTha hArathI suzobhita joIne bhaya pAmelA te munie tatkALa pAcho upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. te vakhate temaNe niSidhikI kahevAne sthAnake bhaya? evo zabda ucaryo. te uparathI abhayakumAre temane pUchayuM -"he sAgho! ahiM bhaya zAno?" tyAre munie kahyuM-"maMtrI meM pUrve kaMika bhayano anubhava karyo haze, te sAMbharI AvavAthI ema uccAra thayo che." tevAre abhayakumAre pUchayuM -"pUrve evuM zuM anubhavyuM hatuM ke, je A vakhate yAda AvyuM? te uparathI munie potAnI pUrvanI hakIkata kahevI zarU karI. zivamuni kahe che ke - he abhayakumAra! ujayinInagarIne viSe ziva ane datta nAmanA ame be bAMdhavo vasatA hatA, ekadA janmathI daridra evA ame banne baMdhuo dravya upArjana karavA mATe sArASTra (soraTha) dezamAM gayA, tyAM aneka prakArano vyApAra karIne puSkaLa dravya upArjana karyuM. pachI te dravyane vAMsanI polI naLImAM bharIne ame banne baMdhuo vArApharatI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (46) zrI munipati caritra vahana karatAM karatAM ujajayinI tarapha pAchA vanyA. raste cAlatAM amArA bannemAMthI jenA hAthamAM dravya hoya te dravyanA lebhathI bIjAnA maraNano upAya ciMtavato. ema karatAM karatAM ame nagarInI samIpe AvI pahoMcyA, tyAM eka pANIne dharo dIThe, temAM ame snAna karI pANI pIdhuM, te vakhate mane vicAra thayA ke, "bhAIne dharAmAM pheMkI daI huM dravyane mA lIka thAuM." ema ciMtavana karatAM vaLI vicAra pharyo ke, "huM A pAparUpa dravyane arthe pitAnA maMdhune haNavAne zAmATe vicAra karUM che? A dravyane ja pheMkI dauM ke jethI AvA agya vicAra thAya nahIM." ema vicAra karIne pachI meM te dravyanI vAMsaLIne dharAmAM pheMkI dIdhI; te joine datta tatkALa belI - cA -"bhAI ! teM A zuM karyuM?" te uparathI meM parve thayele aniSTa vicAra tene kahyuM, eTale te paNa bolyo -"bhAI ! teM gya karyuM che, kAraNake mahAre paNa evA ja duSTa vicAra thata hato." avI rIte ame banne bhAIo nirdhana thaIne pAchA ghara tarapha gayA. - have ema banyuM ke meM dharAmAM kekelI te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati zaritra. vAMsaLIne koIeka masTa gaLI gaye! daivayogathI teja masyane eka dhIvara pakaDIne naga2mAM vecavA sArU lAvyo eTale mahArI bahene ghare AvelA parANane atidhya karavA mATe malya ApIne te matsyane vecAthI lIdho ! pachI ghare lAvIne matsyane cIyo ke tatkALa temAMthI pelI dravyanI vAMsaLI nikaLI! te vAMsaLI mahArI bahena lebhathI chUpAvatI hatI, paNa mahArI mAtAnI najare paDI; tethI mAtAe paDyuM -"vatsa! e zuM che !" tevAra bahene uttara Ape ke, "kaMI nathI ?te uparathI mahArI mAtA teNInI pAse AvavA lAgI, eTale dravyanA lebhathI mahArI bahene mAtAne muzaLane prahArathI mArI nAMkhI ! pachI ame jeTalAmAM gharamadhye praveza karIe chIe, teTalAmAM pApakRtya karanArI hArI oNna saMbhramathI uThavA gaI ke tarata ja teNInA khoLAmAMthI dravyanI vAMsaLI bhUmiupara paDI gaI ! eTale ame vicAra karavA lAgyA ke-"are ! dhiDAra che A dravyane! ke jene anarthanuM karavA vALuM jANIne ame dharAmAM pheMkI dIdhuM hatuM, teja dravya pharIthI anarthanuM karanAruM thayuM che ! P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (48) zrI munipati caritra. pachI ame banne bhAIone vairAgya utpanna thavAthI mAtAne agnisaMskAra karI, bahenane ghara soMpI, gurUnI pAse jaIne dikSA dhAraNa karI. - zivamuni abhayakumArane kahe che ke-he pradhAna! A pramANe pUrve anubhaveluM yAda AvavAthI naSidhikAne sthAnake mahArAthI bhaya e zabdo uccAra thaI gayo ! bIje prahare gurUmahArAjanA caraNane mArjana karavA sArU suvratamuni bAra gayA, tyAM te hArathI virAjamAna evA gurUnA kaMThane joIne pAchA upAzrayamAM AvyA, tyAre bhayabrAMta thavAne lIdhe naiSidhikAne sthAnake mahAbhayaM evo zabda bolyA. te uparathI abhayakumAre temane pUchayuM -"he sAdha ! tame niSidhikIne sthAnake "mahAbhayaM" evA zabdane uccAra kema karyo? tevAre munie kahyuM -aMgadezamAM caMpA nAmanI nagarIne viSe huM mahe samRddhivaMta evo kuTuMbI vasate hato. ekadA te gAmamAM cAra leoe dhADa pADI, tethI bhayane lIdhe huM eka sthAnake saMtAI rahyo, ane cere te mahArA gharane viSeja AvyA; tethI mahArI strIe laM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (49) paTapaNathI jANe huM na sAMbhaLo hAu ? evI rIte te corane kahyuM ke tamAre strIno khapa che? tyAre ceree hA kahI, tethI mahArI strI teonI sAthe gaI ceree paNa pAse jaIne teNIne pitAnA svAmi pallI patine arpaNa karI. palhIpatie teNIne strIpaNe svikArI. cArako gayA pachI keTalAka mitrA mahArA ghare AvyA, ane mane kahevA lAgyA-"bhAI! tuM pAse jaIne ne hArI strIne kema choDAvate nathI? " paNa mahAre strInI IcchA nahatI, tathApi mitronA kahevAthI huM pAle gaye, ane eka DozInA gharamAM gamapaNe rahyA. - ekadA meM dravyathI atyaMta saMtuSTa karelI te DozIne kahyuM ke-"tame A pallI patine tyAM mahArI strI rahe che, teNIne mahArA AgamananI khabara Ape." pachI DozIe tyAM jaIne samAcAra kahyA, tethI mahArI strIe mane kahevarA vyuM ke, "Aja rAtrIe tamAre ahiM hArI pAse tatkALa AvavuM; kAraNa pallIpati javAnA che." DozIe ghare AvIne mane te samAcAra kahyA. vaLatuM meM DozIne puchyuM te kayAM rahe che? DozIe uttara Apyo ke, tAlavRkSanI nicenA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) zrI munipati caritra. gRhamAM rahe che. pachI huM sAMjha vakhate pallIpatine ghera gayo. tyAM mahArI strI mane joIne ghaNI prasanna thaI, ane uparanA kapaTanehathI AdarasatkAra karIne mane pallI patinI sAupara besAya; pachI te mahArA hAtha paganuM prakSAlana karatI chatI vilApa karavA lAgI. evAmAM 5@Ipati akasmAta dvAra pAse AvIne ubhe rahyA, tevAre strIe mane zasyA nice saMtADI dIdhe! pachI teNIe pUrvanI peThe uSNadakathI pallIpatinA hAtha paga prakSAllana karIne zamyA upara besAryo. te vakhate mahArI strIe tene pUchayuM -"he svAmi ! je mahAre pati ahiM Ave, to tene tame zuM karo?'' tevAre teNe uttara Ape ke, "dravya vastrAdikathI satkAra karI tene enA svAdhinamAM karI tene pitAne ghera pahecADuM pallIpatinAM A prakAranAM vacana sAMbhaLIne mahArI strIe bhrakuTI caDAvIne krodha karyo. AthI pallIpati teNInA manano bhAva jANIne pharIthI bolyA- "priye! prathama to meM tane hAsyathI kahyuM hatuM, paraMtu jo lhAro pati ahiM Ave to huM tene gADhabaMdhanathI bAMdhI laI prahAra karUM ." tenAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne saMtuSTa thayelI strIe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra (pa) mahArA sAmI draSTi karIne pallI patine jAhera karyuM ke, "A zayAnI nice mahAro pati che." pachI pallIpatie tatkALa tyAMthI uThIne mane pakaDyo, ane lIlI vAgharInA baMdhanathI eka staMbha sAthe gADha bAM; vaLI teNe mane muSTi vigerenA prahArathI ghaNe mAryo pachI teo zayAmAM sUtAM. evAmAM mahArA puNyanA udayathI tyAM eka kutara AvI caDyo, teNe mahArA baMdhana kApI nAMkhyA, tethI huM chUTo thaye e. Tale pallIpati jyAM suto hato tyAM jaIne meM tenuM kharuM upADI lIdhuM, ane pillapati na jache tema meM hArI duSTa bhAryAne uThADIne kahyuM - " he duSTa che je kaMI paNa belI te A khIthI tyAruM mastaka chedI nAMkhIza.' ema kahIne teNIne AgaLa karI huM mahArA nagara tarapha cAlyA. pachI rAtrI nivRtta thaI, tethI jhalAI javAnA bhayane lIdhe huM hArI strI sahita vAMsanI jALamAM chUpAI rahyo. evAmAM paddhipati pitAnA sevakesahita amArAM pagalAne anusAra tathA mahArI duSTa strIe eMdhANane mATe verelAM cIMtharAMne anu. sAre je jete ame jyAM saMtAI rahyAM hatAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ irror:::: (para) zrI munipati caritra tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. pachI teNe mane pakaDIne khanA prahArathI chinna chinna karI nAMkhyA. vaLI te hAra pAMce aMgeupara khIlA mArI, mahA rI duSTa strIne laI pAcho vaLyo ! pachI huM jIvitanI AzA mUkI daI revA lAgyo. evAmAM kaI vAnara pharato pharato mArI pAse AvI caDyA, paNa te to mahArA duHkhane joI machA AvavAne lIdhe bhUmiupara paDI gaye. thoDIvAra pachI saceta thayo, eTale te uThIne vanamAM jai be auSadhI laI Avyo che temAM eka o SadhivaDe mane zalyarahita karyo, ane bIjI eSadhithI mArA zarIra upara vAgelA ghA rUjhavI nAMkhyA! tyArapachI teNe bhUmi upara akSare lakhIne mane sUcavyuM ke, "huM hArAja gAmanA siddhakarma nAmanA vaidyano putra hato, paNa pUrva karmanA yogathI ArtadhyAne mRtyu pAmavAne lIdhe vAnarajAtimAM utpanna thayo chuM ! meM hArA darzanathI jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thavAne lIdhe auSadhinA guNa jANyA che, ane tethIja be auSadhio lAvIne tene sAje karyo che, mATe he a ! tuM mahArA A bhavanuM vRttAMta sobhaLIne pachI eka kArya kara. - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (5) vAnara kahe che ke -"he bhAI! eka baLavaMta vAnare mane vAnaronA cUthamAMthI kADhI mUkaryo che, mATe tene mArI mane yathapati banAvyuM ke jethI karIne mArA karelA upakArano teM bedale vALyo kahevAya. tenAM AvAM vacanane aMgikAra karI jyAM vAnara sahita cUthapati raheto hato tyAM huM gayo, ane baLavAna vAnara sAthe yuddha karI tene bhraSTa karyo. pachI mane upakAra karanAra vAnarane meM te rathAnake sthApyo. A pramANe huM te vAnarano pratyupakAra karIne pachI gumarIte pallI patinI pAla tarapha gayo tyAM palIpatine mArI hArI pratijJA pUrNa karavAne mATe huM mArI duSTastrIne sAthe laI ghera AvyA. | he abhayakumAra ! A pramANe hArI duSTa strInuM ceSTita joI mane vairAgya utpanna thaye, tethI meM gurU pAse jaIne cAritra grahaNa karyuM. A pramANe parve anubhava karelI hakIkata yAda AvavAthI naSidhikAne sthAne sadamAM (mahAbhaya) varte che, ema mahArAthI bolAI javAyuM. pachI trIjo prahara thaye eTale dhanada nAmane trIje ziSya gurUnI vaiyAvacca karavA bahAra Avyo, teNe paNa gurUnA kaMThamAM hAra dekhIne P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (54) zrI munipAta caritra, bhaya pAmI tatkALa pAchA upAzrayamAM pesatAM naiSidhikAne sthAnake "AtamAM evo uccAra karyo. te sAMbhaLIne abhayakumAre pU chayuM -"he muni ! jinadharma pAlana karanArane atibhaya kyAMthI ?" - tevAre dhanadamuni kahevA lAgyA ke -"u. jjayinI nagarInI pAsenA eka gAmamAM priya nAmano eka dhanADhaya zreSTi vasate hato, tene guNasuMdarI nAmanI strI hatI, teone dhanada nAmane huM putra hato. anukrame huM jyAre yuvAvasthA pAmyA, tyAre pitAe mane ujjayinI nagarImAM eka kanyA sAthe paraNAvyo. ekadA hArI strI piyara gaI hatI, teNune teDavA mATe huM kharka laIne ujjayinI ta2pha cAlyo, ane sAMja vakhate tyAMnI mazAnabhUmimAM jaI pahoMce te vakhate smazAnamAM eka zULIpara raDAvelA purUSanI pAse potAnuM mukha DhAMkIne rUdana karatI evI keI strIne meM dIThI, tethI huM pAse jaIne teNune pUchavA lAge ke -he bhadre ! tuM zA kAraNa mATe rUdana kare che?" tevAre strIe "huM duHkhI chuM" ema uttara ApavAthI meM tene pharIthI pUchayuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (55 ) tyAre zuM duHkha che? je hoya te kahe." tethI teNIe kahyuM-"je purUSa duHkha maTADI zakavA samartha hoya tenI AgaLa kahevuM e yogya che; mATe tane kahIne zuM karuM ?" tyAre meM uttara Apyo ke, "huM hAruM duHkha maTADavA samartha chuM." tethI strIe kahyuM -sAMbhaLa. "A zuLI upara caDAvele purUSa hAre pati thAya che, tene aparAdhI TharavAthI sajAe zuLI upara caDAvele che; paraMtu hamaNuM sudhI te jIve che, mATe tenA sArU bhejana lAvI chuM, chatAM huM tene jamADavA zaktivAna nathI, mATe je tuM mane hArA khabhA upara caDAve to huM hArA patine mhArA hAthathIja bhejana karAvuM. paraMtu huM lajajAvALI chuM, mATe teTale vakhata hAre uMcuM jevuM nahIM." rUdana karatI evI te strInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI meM teNIne mahArA khabhA upara caDAvI, eTale te te zULIupara rahelA purUSanA mAMsanA kakaDA karIne khAvA lAgI. tethI tenA rUdhiranAM TIMpAM mahArA vAMsA upara paDavA lA vyAM. A pramANe vAraMvAra rUdhiranAM TIpAM paDatAM hatAM, paraMtu meM uMcuM na jevAthI emaja dhAryuM ke, te potAnA patine bhejana karAvI rahyAthI jaLa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 56 ) zrI munipati caritra pAna karAvatI haze; tethI A pANInAM TIMpAMo paDe che. chevaTe rUdhiranA TIMpAM enA gADA cAlavA lAgyA, eTale meM uMcuM joyuM to teNInuM mahA bhayaMkara caritra hArI najare paDayuM ! tethI teNIne tatkALa bhUmiupara pachADIne, ane mahArUM kharuM paNa tyAMnuM tyAMja mUkIne huM nagara tarapha bhAgI gayo! pachI pApiNI te strI paNa kharuM lai hArI pachavADe deDI; tethI huM nAsatAM nAsatAM jeTalAmAM nagarInA daravAjAmAM pesuM chuM teTalAmAM daravAjAnI bahAra rahI gayelI hArI eka jaMghA teNIe khavaDe chedI nAMkhI, ane te laIne tatkALa nAzI gaI. pachI mane bahu pIDA thavA lAgI, tethI huM durganI rakSA karanAra dvAravinI pAse karUNasvarathI vilApa karavA lAgyo eTale dvArarakSakadevi hArI pAse AvIne mane kahevA lAgI ke - "he vatsa! A ujajayinI nagarInI kSiprAnadInA gaMdharvamazANamAM rahenArI zAkinInI ane amArI evI maryAdA che ke rAtrIe nagarInI bahAra rahelA manuSya athavA pazune teo laI jAya, ane je nagaranI a dara hoya tenuM ame rakSaNa karIe. A pramANe amArI maryAdA che, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (75 ) hArI jaMghA daravAjAnI bahAra rahI javAthI huM rakSaNa karavA samartha thaI nahIM, topaNa he bhadra! huM hArI jaMghA sAjI karIza; mATe tuM rUdana karIza nahIM." pachI te devie mane dhiraja ApIne hArI jaMghA sAjI karI ane pote adrazya thaI gaI. huM te devine vaMdana karI mArA sasarAnA ghara tarapha gaye, tyAM tenA gharanuM bAraNuM baMdha hovAthI meM chidramAMthI joyuM to mArI strI ane sAsu banne jaNAM mAMhe mAMhe vAta karatAM bhajana karatAM hatAM, tethI huM te sAMbhaLavA mATe kSaNavAra bahAra ubho rahyo. evAmAM hArI sAsue pUchayuM -"he sute ! Aje A mAMsa atyaMta svAdiSTa lAge che, tenuM zuM kAraNa che?" tevAre putrIe uttara Apyo-"he mAta ! A mAMsa hArA jamAinI jadhAnuM che." ema kahIne teNIe parvanI sarva vAta mArI sAsune kahI saMbhaLAvI. - A prakAre te banne jaNIonI paraspara thatI evI vAtane sAMbhaLIne he abhayakumAra! huM atyaMta bhayabhita thaye, tyAMthI ghare Avyo. pachI vairAgya utpanna thavAthI meM cAritra ane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (58) zrI munipati caritra. gikAra karyuM. he magadhezA pUrve A pramANe ane nubhava thayeluM Aje smaraNamAM AvyAthI meM niSidhikIne sthAnake " gatimAM? e zabdano uccAra karyo. - have cethA prahare thanaka nAmano cotho zidhya gurUnI vaiiyAvaca karavA mATe bahAra gaye, tyAM teNe paNa gurUnA kaMThamAM hAra joI tatkALa upAzrayamAM pesatAM niSidhikIne sthAnake "arAjumAM evA zabdo uccAra karyA che te sAMbhaLIne abhayakumAre pUchayuM-"he mune ! rAga rahita, paMcamahAvratanA dhAraNahAra, chakAyanA pIra, aSTapravacananA dhAraka, sattAvIza guNa yukta ane saMsArano tyAga karanArA evA tamane bhaya zene che? tevAre thAnakamuni kahevA lAgyA ke -he abhayakumAra ! sAMbhaLa-"ujjayinI nagarIne viSe dhanadatta nAmano mahA dhanavaMtazreSThI vase che, tene subhadrA nAmanI strI che, temano huM putra chuM. jyAre mane yuvAvasthA prApta thaI, tyAre mAtA pitAe mane mahotsavapUrvaka zrImati nAmanI kanyA sAthe paraNuMce. hArI strI atyaMta ne hane lIdhe haMmezAM mahArA caraNadakanuM pAna ka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, (59) ratI; tethI teNInA nehathI vaza thaI gayelo huM paNa kaI divasa tenuM vacana ullaMdhana karato nahIM. evI rIte ame strI purUSa paraspara mahA snehane lIdhe viSayasukha bhogavatAM chatAM sukhathI divase nirgamana karatA hatA. ekadA garbhavatI evI mahArI strIe mane kahyuM-"he nAtha ! mane to vidyamAna chatAM bIjI kazI IcchA nathI, paraMtu mRdupucha nAmanA jIvanuM mAMsa khAvAnI spRhA thaI che; mATe te lAvIne mAro dehada pUrNa kare, nahiM te nizciya thoDA kALamAM mAruM mRtyu thaze." teNInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI meM pUchayuM -"he priye ! e jo kayAM rahetA haze?" tyAre strIe uttara A "he prANanAtha ! e jI rAjagRhI. nagarImAM zreNika rAjAne ghera che. Apa je mane jIvatI rAkhavAne icchatA ho te tyAM jaI thoDA divasamAM lAvI Apo. kAraNa huM ta* mArA vize ghaNA divasa jIvI zakuM tema na thI." priyAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI mahA harSavaMta thaele huM hAthamAM kharka laIne gharethI cAlyo, ane anukrame rAjagRhI nagarInA udhAnamAM jaI pahoMce te vakhate tyAM kAmIpu P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (60) zrI munipati caritra. rUSa ane gaNikAo kriDA karavA AvI hatI, tethI huM tyAM javA ubho rahyo; evAmAM kriDA karatAMtAM magadhasenA nAmanI sarvottama ve zyA pAsenA sarovaramAM paDI gaI, te joine meM tatkALa te sarovaramAM paDI tene bahAra kADhI. tethI te vezyA prasanna thaI hArI AgaLa AvIne kahevA lAgI -"he svAmina ! mahA 5rAkamavaMta, guNavaMta ane paropakArI evA tameja mane ugArI che, mATe Apa mahArA upagArI ane jIvitadAna ApanArA che; tethI Aje A udyAnamAM hArI sAthe kriDA karo." tethI huM te divasa tyAMja rahyA. pachI magadhasenAe mane ujajayinI nagarImAM AvavAnuM kAraNa pUchavAthI meM tene mahArI strInI sarva vAta kahI batAvI, eTale teNIe mane hasIne kahyuM ke, "tame sarala svabhAvavALA dekhAo che, paNa tamArI strI durAcAriNI che. strIonAM caritra purUSothI jANI zakAya nahIM, kemake tamArI strI durAcAriNI hovAthIja tamane ghara bahAra kADhI mUkyA che." A pramANe teNIe mane ghaNuM samajAvyA, paraMtu mahArUM citta bhedANuM nahIM. ulaTuM huM teNIne belatI baMdha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI niti caritra ( 1 ) karI kahevA lAgyo ke -"hArI strI samAna kaI pativratA nathI. pachI sAyaMkALe huM tene NInI sAthe rathamAM bezI nagaratarapha jatA hatA, evAmAM zreNika rAjAne eka madonmatta hAthI AlAnarthaMbha ukheDI nAMkhI nagarImAM mahA tophAna karate karato amArI najIka AvI paho, paNa huM hAthInI zikSaNakaLAno jANa hevAthI meM tene vazIkaraNa vidyAvaDe svAdhina karyo. te joI nagaravAsI mahArAM vakhANa karavA lAgyA. pachI huM magadhasenAne ghare gayA, tyAM teNIe mahAre snAna, bhejana vigerethI saMskAra karIne kahyuM -"he bhadra! Aje huM zreNika rAjAnA darabAramAM nRtya karavA javAnI chuM, mATe tamAre paNa tyAM AvavuM. kAraNake ghaNAM mANase jovA mATe Avaze." teNInuM AvuM kahevuM sAMbhaLI meM kahyuM: "Aje mane bahu niMdrA Ave che, mATe hArAthI avAze nahIM." pachI magadhasenA * rAjamaMdiramAM gaI, ane huM ekale rahyA tethI mane strIe ma gAvelA magRchanI ciMtA thavA lAgI; eTale huM paNa te vezyAnI pachavADe maka pRcchanuM mAMsa levA sArU gumarIte rAjamaMdiramAM gayo. tyAM meM leke magadhasenAnA nRtyamAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2 ) zrI muni pati caritra. Azakta banyA jANI meM mRdupRcchanuM mAMsa grahaNa karyuM. pachI jevo huM gupta rIte da2vAjAmAMthI bahAra nikaLavA gayo, evAmAM rakSaka lakoe mane pakaDyA ane teoe mahArI vAta rAjAne nivedana karI. paraMtu rAjAe nRtya - vAmAM bhaMga paDavAnA bhayathI teone kaMI uttara Apyo nahIM. huM eka bAjue ubhe rahI nRtya joto hato, evAmAM teNInA nRtyathI pra* sanna thayelA zreNika rAjAe magadhasenAne traNa varadAna mAgavAnuM kahyuM pachI magadhasenA mahArA sAmI naja2 karIne belI:-"are! madupRcchanA mAMsano abhilASI! mane jIvitadAna ApanAra mahAro prANanAtha kayAM birAje che" teNInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI meM kahyuM -"he priye ! huM ahiMja beThA che. pachI teNIe rAjAne vinaMtI karI ke -"he deva ! Ape mane ApelA traNa varadAnamAMthI ekavaDe A madupRcchanA mAMsane grahaNa karanArA aparAdhIne mUkI de, ane bIjAthI ema mAguM chuM ke, teja purUSa mahArA prANapati thAya." rAjAe te vAta mAnya karI, tethI huM magadhasenAne ghera gaye. pachI tenI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 3 ) sAthe kriDA karato sukhethI divase nirgamana karavA lAgyo. ekadA meM magadhasenAne kahyuM -"he priye ! je tuM mane rajA Ape to huM mAre ghera jAuM. kAraNa mane ahiM AvyuM ghaNuM divasa thaI gayA che, mATe kuLavati hArI vATa jotI haze. te vAre magadhasenAe kahyuM -" strI keInI hoya nahIM, te mukhathI mIThAM vacana bele paNa dadayamAM mahA kapaTa hoya, ochA jaLathI bhayabhita thAya, paNa mahAsamudra saheje re; mRga dekhIne bIe, paNa maNidhara (bhayaMkara sarSa) ne hAthamAM nRtya karAve; vaLI te marma kahevAya chatAM aneka yuktio zeAdhe che. zAstramAM strIonAM caritra navalakSa kahyAM che, Ama che chatAM je tamAre javAno nizcaya hoya to mane sAthe teDI jAo; kAraNa ke mAre tamane teNInuM durAca2Na dekhADavuM che." ! pachI meM teNIne sAthe lai javAnI hA kahI, tethI te magadhasenAe zreNika rAjA pAse jaI trIjA varadAnathI mahArI sAthe AvavAnI rajA lIdhI. pachI ame banne jaNAe ghaNuM dravya laine zubhadivase ujajayinI tarapha pra. - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) zrI munipati caritra, yANa karyuM. anukrame ame ujjayinInagarInA udhAnamAM AvI pahoMcyAM, tyAM magadhasenAne besArI rAtrIne samaye huM kharuM dhAraNa karIne mahAre ghera gaye; te vakhate hArI priyAne anya purUSanI sAthe sutelI joI mahA krodhavaMta thaele evo meM kharjhanA prahArathI te purUSane mA rI nAMkhe, ane huM gupta rIte saMtAI rahyuM thoDIvAra pachI hArI strI jAgI ane joyuM to pitAnA yArane mRtyu pAmele dIThe tethI mahA zokAtura thaelI te strIe eka khADo khodI temAM tene dATyA, ane te upara eka vedikA banAvI tene lIMpI pote tatkALa suI gaI. * pachI huM udyAnane viSe magadhasenA pAse gaye, ane teNIne meM sarva vrattAMta nivedana kayuM, eTale teNIe kahyuM ke:-"prANanAtha ! A tamArI strI duSTa che, teNInuM kharuM svarUpa dekhADavA mATe ja huM tamAro sAthe ahiM AvI hatI." teNInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI meM kahyuM:"tuM je kahetI hatI te yathArtha satya TharI cukyuM che, emAM kAMI sazaya nathI." pachI huM magadhasenAgaNikA sahita pharIthI rAjagRhanagarapratye gayA, tyAM teNInI sAthe keTa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI nipati caritra, lekakALa saMsArasukha bhegavI pharIthI pAcho ujajayinImAM Avyo. tyAM prathama mAtApitAne - vaMdana karIne pachI strIne ghera gayo, eTale te te kulavadhu ghaNuM snehathI mahArA sAmI AvI AdarasatkAra karavA lAgI. pachI teNI e mane vi. laMba thavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. eTale meM uttara Apyo ke -"he priye! huM tvArA kahevAuparathI mRdamRcchanuM mAMsa levA gayo hato, paraMtu te kArya siddhi nahi thatAM ghaNA divasa nirgamana thaI gayA che. vaLI huM lhArA apUrva snehane lI. gheja ahIM pAcho Avyo chuM." mhArAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI harSavaMta thaelI teNIe kahyuM - "prANanAtha! Apa kSemakuzaLa ghera AvyAM, eja huM apUrvalAbha mAnuM chuM. . . AvI rIte huM divasa nirgamana karatA hatA, evAmAM mhArI strI mahAre pUrNa prema ne jANIne nitya prathama banAvelA uttama bhejanathI pelI vedikAnuM pUjana karI bAkI raheluM bhejana mane pIrasatI; te uparathI meM jANyuM ke, A mahAra duSTastrI AjasudhI paNa potAnA yArano sneha choDatI nathI. - ekadA meM hArI strIne kahyuM -"he priye ! P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 6 ) zrI munipati caritra Aje ghebara banAvIne mahArI paraNAgata kara. paraMtu jyAMsudhI meM bhejana karyuM na hoya tyAM sudhI temAMthI tyAre koIne paNa ApavuM nahi." mahAzuM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI teNIe kahyuM-"mANanAtha! ema kema kaho cho? mahAre tamArAthI bIjuM kaI vahAluM che ke jene huM prathama ApatI haiza?pachI huM bhejana karavA beThe, eTale prathamano une ghebara dAjhI gayA che ema kahIne teNIe pitAnI pAse saMtADI rAkhelA ghaDAmAM nAMkhyo. te joIne meM kahyuM -"he pApiSTa ! hajusudhI paNa tuM hArA jArane sneha cheDatI nathI ?" mahArAM AvAM vacanathI krodhAyamAna thaelI te duSTa strI tanI bharelI kaDA upADI hArI pAchaLa deDI, ane mahArA vAMsAupara sarva uNa dhata reDI dIdhuM. Ama thavAthI mhArUM - zarIra dagdha thayuM, tethI huM mahArA mAtApitAne ghera gaye, keTaleka kALe mane ArAma thayo eTale meM svastikAcArya pAse dikSA grahaNa karI. thAnakamuni kahe che ke -he "abhayakumAra ! A pramANe pUrve anubhaveluM yAda AvavAthI naiSidhikAne badale mAtamAM (bhayathakI paNa bhaya) ema belAI gayuM." have sUryano udaya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munita caritra. (67). thavAthI abhayakumAra piSadha pI gurUne vaMdana karavA sArU bahAra gayo, tyAMto gurUnA kaMkamAM hAra joI vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, sAdhuo je bhayAdi vacane kahetA hatA tenuM kharuM kAraNa A gurU mahArAjanA kaMThano hAra che. dhanya che AvA vAMchArahita munione A pramANe bhAvanA , bhAvatA evA abhayakumAre gurUnA kaMThamAMthI hAra grahaNa karIne zreNika rAjAne Apyo; tethI ; te zreNikamahArAjA atyaMta AnaMda pAmyA. . ! na have munipatisAdhu kahe che ke -"he kuMcika zrAvaka! sAdhupurUSo te A prakAre lebharahita hoya che, te te pArakuM dravya zAmATe grahaNa kare? che tevAre kuMcikazeThe kahyuM -"evA lebharahita sAdhu te bIjA hoya che, paNa tame tenA sarakhA dekhAtA nathI, paraMtu tame te siMha sarakhA de. khAo che." tyAre munipatie pUchayuM -"he kuMcika! te siMha koNa hato? te kahe." kuMcike kahyuM -"he muni! vaNArasInagarI mAM jitazatranRpati rAjya karato hato, tenI pAse eka uttama vaidya rahetuM hatuM, tene be putro hatA, paraMtu teo vidyAhina ane mUrkha hatA. anyadA vaidya mRtyu pAmavAthI rAjAe tenuM pada P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (68) zrI munipati caritra bIjA vaidyane oNpyuM. te uparathI apamAna pAmelA te banne putro eka divasa rUdana karatI evI potAnI mAtAne pUchavA lAgyA -"mAtA ! tame zA mATe rUdana kare che? tevAre mAtAe uttara Apyo -he maM tamArA pitA vaidavidyAmAM kuzaLa hevAthI rAjAnA mAnItA hatA, paraMtu te mRtyu pAmavAne lIdhe rAjAe temanuM pada bIjA vaidyane ApyuM che, kAraNake tame mUrkha rahyA chee TalA mATe ja huM rUdana karUM chuM" mAtAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI putroe kahyuM-"he mAta! tame rUdana na kare, ame banne bhAIo paradeza jaI vaidyavidyAne abhyAsa karI amArA pitAnI AjIvikA pharIthI prApta karIzuM. pachI te mane nne bhAIo caMpAnagarIne viSe potAnA pitAno mitra mahAvaidya raheto hato tyAM gayA, ane vighana abhyAsa karI pAchA potAnI nagarIta- rapha AvatA hatA, evAmAM raste eka AMdhaLo siMha teonI najare paDyA, tene joIne nhAnA bhAIe moTA bhAIne kahyuM -"he baMdha ! gurUe ApaNane upadeza karyo che ke, dina ke anAtha jIvaupara upagAra karavo; mATe A netrahina siMhane upagAra karI dekhate karIe." tevAre P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wommune zrI munipati caritra. (69) mahaTA bhAIe kahyuM - "upagAra pAtraupara karo, paraMtu kupAtraupara karavo nahIM." Ama maheTA bhAIe ghaNuM kahyuM paNa nhAnAe mAnyuM nahIM, ne te siMhanA netramAM siddhAMjana - javA cAlyA tethI heTa bhAI eka moTA vRkSaupara caDI gayo. pachI siddhAMjana AMjavAthI dekhatA thaelA siMhe (ghaNA divasane bhUkhyo hovAthI) potAnI pAse ubhelA pelA hAnA bhAIne mArIne bhakSaNa karyo. mATe he mune ! jema siMha potAne upagAra karanArane apakArI thayo, tema tame paNa mahArU dravya haraNa karI hAre apakAra karanAra thayA che. munipatie kahyuM -"he zrAvaka! Ama belavuM tane yogya nathI, kAraNa sAdhupurUSo to metAryamuninI peThe vAMchArahita hoya che. tevAre kuMcike pUchayuM -e metAryamuni koNa hatA? tyA re munipatie kahyuM -sAMbhaLa. sAketapuranagaramAM caMdrAvataM sakarAjA rAjya karato hato. tene suda nA ane priyadarzanA nAme be strIo hatI, tene mAM sudarzanAne sAgaracaMdra ane municaMdra nAmanA be putro hatA, tathA priyadarzanAne paNa guNacaMdra ane bAlacaMdra nAmanA be putro hatA kA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (70) zrI munipati caritra. LAMtare caMdravataMsArAjA mutyu pAmyo eTale sA. garacaMdra rAjyAsanaupara beThe; ane teno lhAne bhAI ujajayinIne rAjA thaye . ekadA sAgaracaMdrabhUpatie potAnI dhAra trIne kahyuM -"Aje mahArA sarva baMdhue sahita vanamAM azvakriDA karavA, jauM chuM mATe tuM amArA sArU suMdara mAdaka banAvIne vanamAM lAvaje." A pramANe dhAtrIne kahI sAgaracaMdra bhUpati potAnA baMdhuosahita azvakriDA keravAsArU vanamAM gayo. pachI dhAtrI suMdara medaka banAvI vanamAM javA sArU nikaLI. evAmAM teNIne raste priyadaranAe dekhIne pUchayuM-"dhA trI! tuM kyAM jAya che ane A hAthamAM zuM che?" tevAre teNIe sarva vAta priyadarzanAne kahI; eTale aparamAtA priyadarzanAne IrSa utpanna thaI, tethI teNIe kapaTa karI dhAtrI pAsethI medakane jevA sArU mAgyo, dhAtrIe te Apyo, eTale priyadarzanAe potAnA hAthamAM lei prathama viSayukta karI rAkhele dhAtrIne pAcho Ape. A kapaTa dhAtrInA jANavAmAM AvyuM nahIM. pachI vanamAM gayelI dhAtrIe te modaka rAjAne Ape, rAjAe paNa potAnI apara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, (71 ) mAtAnA putrane nhAnA jANI temane vaheMcI Apyo, te khAvAthI banne bhAIone viSa caDI gayuM; tethI sAgaracaMdrarAjA Azcarya pAmyo. pachI maNIne prakSAlana karI te pANI pAIne banne bhAIone viSarahita karyA. pachI ghare AvIne rAjAe dhAtrIne pachayuM-e medaka viSayukta kayAMthI thayo?" dhAtrIe u. ttara Apyo:-"tamArI aparamAtA priyadanAe e modakane thoDA vakhata potAnA hAthamAM rAkhyo hato, e vinA bIjuM huM jANatI nathI." tevAre rAjAe vicAryuM ke hArI aparamAtAe rAjyanA lebhane lIdheja nizcaya mahArA upara viSaprayoga karele jaNAya che. tethI teNe priyadarzanAne Thapako ApIne kahyuM"he pApiSTa ! prathama jyAre huM hArA putrone rAjya Apato hato tyAre teM zAmATe nA kahI hatI, ane hamaNAM hArA putrone rAjya apAvavA sArU lebhathI AvuM agyakarma karavA tatpara thaI ? huM Ajadina sudhImAM koIpaNa punya upArjana karI zakyo nathI, tethI je hArA viSaprayogathI mRtyu pAmyo hota to mArI zI gati thAta ?" A pramANe kahIne rAjyathI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ( ra ) zrI munipati caritra nispRha evA temaNe priyadarzInAnA putra guNa caMdrane rAjya soMpI, jinamaMdirane viSe mahAsavapUrvaka snAtra pUjAdi karAvI, yAcakane dAna ApI, gurU pAse dikSA dhAraNa karI. anukrame te gitArtha thayA. - ekadA ujjayinI nagarIthI bIjA keTalAka sAdhuo tyAM AvyA, temane AcArya mahArAje tyAMnA kuzaLa samAcAra pUchaze. tyAre sAdhuoe kahyuM -"amane sarva prakAre kuzaLa varte che, paraMtu tyAM rAjAno putra ane purohitano putra sAdhuone upasarga kare che. teonAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI sAgaracaMdramuni AcAryane kahevA lAgyA -"je ApanI marajI hoya te huM tyAM jaI temane pratibaMdha dauM." pachI gurUnI AjJA laI sAgaracaMdramuni te banne putrone pratibadha devA sArU ujjayinI nagarI pratye AvyA. tyAM gecarIne avasare rAjyabhuvanamAM gayelA temaNe bhejanagRhamAM jaIne uMcA zabadathI dhamalAbha kahyA. A zabdo sAMbhaLIne rAjaputra tathA purohitaputra e banne jaNe tatkALa - janagRhamAM AvyA, ane munine kahevA lAgyA"he sAdhe! tamane nRtya AvaDe che?" tyAre P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 3) sAdhue kahyuM-"huM nRtyakaLA jANuM chuM, paraMtu je tame vAchatra vagADe te huM premathI nRtya karUM. tevAre te banne putra munine ekAMtaAvAsamAM laI gayA, tyAM teoe vAjIMtra vagADavA mAMDyAM, paNa ajJAnatAne lIdhe vAraMvAra bhUlavA lAgyA tethI mallavidyAmAM kuzaLa evA sAdhue kaeNdha karIne te banne putronAM aMgopAMgane utArI nAMkhyAM. pachI te muni udyAnamAM AvI kAra yetsarge rahyA. - have bhajanane avasare rAjAe kumArane belAvavA sArU sevakone mokalyA, paraMtu temaNe te ceSTArahita evA kumArane joine rAjA pAse AvI sarve hakIkata nivedana karI; eTale rAjAe tyAM AvIne joyuM to ceSTArahita evA banne kumArane pRthviupara paDelA dIThA. tevAre A munione karelA upasarganuM kAraNa che." ema nizcaya karIne rAjA tathA purohita ughAnamAM muni pAse gayA, tyAM jaIne jue che to potAnA sahedarabhAI (sAgaracaMdra) ne munipaNe kAyotsargamAM ubhA rahelA dIThA eTale temaNe vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. pachI munie kAyotsarga pArI upAlaMbha (ThabakA) sahita kahyuM - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (74) zrI munipati caritra. he baMdha! tuM hArA ane purohitanA putra pAse sAdhuone upasarga karAve che, te dhikkAra che hRArI rAjyanItine ! baMdhurUpa muninAM AvAM bhayaMkara vacana sAMbhaLI municaMdre kahyuM -"he mahAmune ! hAre putra have pachI Avo aparAdha karaze nahIM, mATe kSamA kare." tevAre munie kahyuM-"je te banne putra dikSA grahaNa kare teja huM teone sAja karIza, nahiM te nahIM. tethI rAjAe ghare jaIne te vAta banne putrone kahI, ane kahyuM ke, "je tame dikSA grahaNa karaze toja tamane sAjA karaze. te vAta banne putroe aMgikAra karavAthI munie rAjabhavanamAM jaIne temane sAjA karyA. pachI bane dikSA ApIne potAnA ziSya banAvyA. have rAjAne putra sukhe mana, vacana, ane koyAe karIne bhAvayukta paMcamahAvrata pALavA lAgyuM, ane purohitano putra pitAnA manamAM ema ciMtavana karate ke sAdhunA dharmamAM nhAvuM nahIM, dhovuM nahIM, zarIra malIna rAkhavuM, keza, nakha, pramukhane utAravA nahIM; mATe brAhmaNano dharma zuddha che. ema sarva sAdhuonA dharmanI dugacchA karato karato cAritra pALavA lAgyo, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra ( 5 ) kALAMtare te banne jaNa mRtyu pAmIne svargamAM mitradevatA thayA. ekadA mahAvidehakSetramAM vicaratA evA zrI mahAvIra prabhu pAse jaIne te banne devatAe nATaka karIne prabhune pUchayuM -"he bhagavaMta! amArA bannemAM keNu sulabhAdhI ane koNa durlabhabadhI che? vaLI prathama koNa Avaze? te vAre bhagavaMte uttara Apyo ke -"purehita putrano jIva durlabhabodhI che, ane prathama cavanAra paNa teja che." prabhunAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI banne devatA potAne sthAnake gayA. pachI purohitanA putrano jIva je devatA ho te, rAjaputranA jIvarUpa je devatA hatA tene kahevA lAgyA ke:-"he baMdha ! huM tyArathI prathama cavIza, vaLI durlabhabadhI paNa huMja chuM; mATe svAre jyAM janma thayo hoya tyAM tyAre AvIne mane pratibaMdha kara." pachI purehitanA putrano jIva svargathI cavIne rAjagRhanagaramAM durgachAkarmanA doSathI caMDAlane ghare utpanna thayo. - have teja nagaramAM dhana nAme eka zreSTi vase che, tenI bhadrA nAmanI strIne ane A caMDAlanI strIne sakhAbhAva hato je samaye caMDAlanI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (76) zrI munipati caritra. strIne garbha rahyA, te samaye tenI sakhI zreSTAnI strIne paNa garbha hato. zreSTAnI strInAM pUrvakarmanA doSathI sarva bALaka prasava vakhate ja mRtyu pAme che, tethI teNIe eka divasa potAnI sakhI caMDAlaNIne kahyuM-"he hena! jo de vayogathI tane ane mane sAthe ja prasava thAya tahAre putra mane Apavo, ane hAre mRtyu pAmele putra hAre laI ja." te vAta caMDAla e sakhIbhAvathI kabula karI. pachI daivayogathI te bannene sAthe ja prasava thayo, eTale tene NIoe pUrvanA saMketa pramANe adalAbadalI karI. te putra viziSTa puNyaprabhAvathI uttamakULamAM janma pAmela gaNAye. te vakhate kAzI e zreSTine putra janmanI vadhAmaNI ApI. - STie ghaNuM AnaMdapUrvaka ghaNuM drathanuM dAna karI mahaTo utsava karyo. chaThThInA jAgaraNa mahe chavapUrvaka karI bArame divase svajanone potAne tyAM belAvI bhejanAdikathI satkAra karyo, ane putranuM metArya nAma pADayuM. pachI pitAe kAmadevanA samAna rUpavaMta, rAMdra samAna kaLAvaMta ane mahA buddhivaMta evA te putrane upAbAya pAse bhaNavA mokalyo. anukrame gurUnI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 77 ) pAse abhyAsa karato karato te hetera kaLAne jANa thaye, ane vaivanAvasthA pAmyo eTale e STie tene kuLavaMta evI ATha kanyAo sAthe vivAha karyo. A vakhate pUrvabhavanA mitradeve upayogathI joyuM to potAnA mitra metAryane mATe saMsAra paribhramaNanA mULarUpa pANIgrahaNa karavAnI tiyArI thaI rahI hatI, tethI tene pratibodha ka. ravAne arthe tyAM AvIne ekAMtamAM metAryane kama hevA lAgyo ke -"he metArya! lhArA parvabhavano huM mitra chuM, ane hArA kahevAthI ja huM tane pratibodha karavAne ahiM Avyo chuM; mATe have tuM saMsArano tyAga karI jinezvaranirUpita dhamane aMgikAra karI dikSA grahaNa kara." tevAre metArye kahyuM -"dikSA grahaNa karavAnI IcachA huM karato nathI." evAM mitra metAryanAM vacana sAMbhaLI deva vicAra karavA lAgyA ke, duHkha pAmyA zivAya e mahAruM kahevuM mAnaze nahIM. ema dhArI teNe metAryane khare pitA je caMDALa hatA, tenA zarIramAM praveza karyo; tethI te caMDALa rUdana karavA lAgyo. te joIne tenI strIe. kAraNa pUchyuM. eTale teNe kahyuM-"A nagaramAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (8) zrI munipati caritra, ghanazreSTinA putrane vivAha mahotsava thAya che, tema je hAre thayelo putra jIvato rahya heta to huM paNa tenA vivAhano maheTo utsava karata. ? tevAre strIe kahyuM -"je kharUM kahevarAvo to e zreSThiputra tamArAja putra che.* caMDavaLe kahyuM - ema kema?" e uparathI strIe pUrvanI sarva hakIkata patine kahI saMbhaLAvI, eTale caMDALa te - putrane pitAne ghera teDI lAvavAne tyAM gaye. * - ahiM metAryanA pANI grahaNano divasa hovAthI dhanazreSTine tyAMthI caDele varaghoDo maMgaLa upacArathI suzobhita evA bajAramAM AvI pahoMcyo, te vakhate pelA caMDALe ghoDA upara beThelA metAryane joI tenI pAse AvIne kahyuM-"are ! tuM mahAre putra chatAM A zeThIAonI putrIone zAmATe paraNe che? cAla ApaNe ghare. huM tane ApaNA kuLanI yogya kanyA paraNAvIza." ema kahIne devaprerita evo te caMDALa metAryane pitAne ghera laI gayo, ane dhanazreSTi nirUpAya thavAthI pAcho potAne ghera gaye. have ahiM caMDALanA gharane viSe dudhI vastuothI atyaMta kheda pAmatA evA metA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (99 ) ryane ekAMtamAM tenA mitra devatAe pharIthI pragaTa thaIne kahyuM - "kema ze vicAra che? dikSA levI che ke nahIM?" metA kahyuM - "tuM koNa che? ke vAraMvAra mane dikSA levAnuM kahe che?" pachI devatAe tenA pUrvabhavano sarva vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. te uparathI metAryane tikSmaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM, eTale teNe pitAne parvabhava dIThe, tethI te devane kahevA lAge - "he mitra ! teM mane sarva nagaramAM vagevyo che te have huM AvI apamAnavALI sthitimAM dikSAne zI rIte laI zakuM? mATe je tuM mAruM kalaMka dUra karI mane zreNikarAjAnI putrI sAthe moTA utsavapUrvaka pANIgrahaNa karAvIza te pachI huM cAritra agikAra karIza." deve te vAtanI hA kahIne pachI tene eka bekaDo Ape, te bekaDe viSTAne thAnakethI ratnone kADhavA lAgyo; teno thALa bharIne devaprerita evA metAryane pitA (caMDALa) dararoja zreNika rAjAne bheTa ApavA lAgyo. ekadA zreNika rAjAe kahyuM -"he caMDALa ! tyAre zuM kArya che ke jethI pratidina A pramANe ratnonA thapaLanI bheTa ApI jAya che?" tyAre P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 80) zrI munipati caritra, caMDALe kahyuM -"he rAjedra! ApanI putrI hA 2 metAryaputrane paraNAvo. * caMDALanAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI zreNika rAjA Azcarya pAmyo. 5 chI abhayakumAre caMDALane pUchayuM -"tuM A 2ne kayAMthI lAve che? rAMDALe kahyuM -"mahAre tyAM eka bekaDe che, te viSTAne sthAnake ratno kare che. tyAre abhayakumAre kahyuM -"jo tuM e bekaDa rAjAne Aya, te rAjA potAnI putrI hArA putrane paraNAvaze." caMDALe te vAta kabula karIne te bekaDe rAjAne Ape; tyAM te bekaDe mahA durgadhI viSTA karavA lAgyo. tethI pharIthI tene caMDALane ghare bAMdhyo, tyAM te pAcho ratno karavA lAgyA. te uparathI abhayakumAre devaprayAga jANIne caMDALane kahyuM -"jo tuM rAjagRhanagarano killo suvarNane banAvI Apa, vaibhAragirino rasto sugama bAMdhI Apa, ane kSIrasamudranA jaLathI hArA putrane nAna karAvya, to pachI rAjA potAnI putrI hArA putrane paraNAvaze." * caMDALe te vAta kabula karI eka rAtrImAM devanI sahAyatAthI te traNe kArya karI A pyAM, eTale zreNika rAjAe bIje divase mahA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (81 ) vapUrvaka pitAnI putrI caMDALanA putra metA ryane paraNAvI tethI prathama sagAI kare rAkhelI kanyAo paNa teNInA pitAoe metAryane paraNAvI. A pramANe nava kanyAone pati te metArya potAnI priyAonI sAthe aneka prakA2nA bhega bhegavavA lAgyA. - have devatAe pharIthI pragaTa thaIne metAryane dikSA levAnuM kahyuM, eTale te metAryadevane kahevA lAgyo-"he deva! meM hamaNAMja pANagrahaNa karyuM che, mATe mane bAra varSa sudhI saMsAranAM sukha bho gavavAnI AjJA Apa. deva te vAta kabula karIne pAcho potAne sthAnake gayo. have daigudika. devatAnI peThe nava strIonI sAthe aneka prakAranAM viSayasukha bhogavatAM bAra varSa vyatita thayAM, eTale devatAe pharIthI AvIne metAryane dikSA levAnuM kahyuM te vakhate nava strIoe bIjA bAra varSanI mAgaNI karI. e pramANe covIza varSasudhI viSayasukha bhegAvyA pachI devatAnA kahevA uparathI kSiNakarmavALA metAryo nava strI sahita zrI mahAvIrasvAmi pAse cAritra aMgikAra karyuM. pachI vizuddhabhAvathI cAritra pALatAM anukrame gItArtha thayelA te metArya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 82 ) zrI munipati caritra. muni gurUnI AjJAthI ekalavihArapratimAne aM gikAra karI gAma gAmapratye vihAra karavA lAgyA. ekadA vihAra karatA karatA te muni rAjagRhanagarapratye AvyA, tyAM gocarIne arthe bhamatA evA te muni eka sonIne ghera gayA; te vakhate tenI zreNikarAjAnA suvarNanA java pUjana mATe banAvatA hatA, te paDatA mUkIne munine vaharAvavA uo, eTalAmAM eka kacapakSI AvIne pelA suvarNanA java carI gayuM. pachI bhikSA daIne bahAra AvelA sonIe java dIThA nahIM, tethI teNe munine pUchayuM - "java kyAM gayA? tame lIdhA che ke bIjuM koI laI gayuM?" munie vicAryuM je huM kahI daIza : te e kaicapakSIne mArI nAMkhaze, tethI temaNe uttara Apyo nahIM, eTale sanIne muni upara ceranI zaMkA AvI; tethI teNe lIlI vAdharAvatI muninA mastakane vIMTI taDake ubhA rAkhyA, ane bIjI aneka prakAranI tADanA karI; paNa muni samabhAvamAM lIna thaI gayA hatA. have vAdhara sukAvAthI muninI rage kheMcANI, tethI temanAM banne netro nikaLI paDyAM. 5raMtu temanAM jJAnacakSu nirmaLa thavAthI anukrame P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust . Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (83) kevaLajJAna pAme AyuSyano aMta thavAthI aMtakRta kevaLI thaI mekSa pAmyA. metAryamunie A pramANe maraNAMtakaSTa sahana karyuM, paNa kAMcapakSInuM nAma dIdhuM nahIM. ahe! munirAjane samatAbhAva, kSamA, parisahanuM sahevApaNuM, ane jIvadayAmAM ekAMta tatparatA! te sAthe zarIra parathI nirIchApaNuM, ekatvabhAvamAM lInatA, ane vizuddhabhAvanI vRddhi ! A prakAre ja kamakSaya thAya che, ane mA kSaprAptine kharo upAya paNa eja che. - have suvarNanA java carI javAthI zarIre bhAre thaela kacapakSI vadhAre uDI na zakavAthI pAsenA makAna upara beThuM, evAmAM koI kaThiyAre AvIne lAkaDAno bhAre bhUmi upara paDato mo, tenA dhabakArAthI bhaya pAmelA kacayazIe carI lIdhelA java vamI kADhayA; te joIne senI bahu kheda karavA lAgyo. vaLI te vicAra - karavA lAgyo ke "meM vinAkAraNe rAjAnA jamAIne vadha karyo, mATe rAjA mahArA sarve ku ane vinAza karaze; kAraNake te jainadharmI che. have AmAMthI chUTavAno upAya to mAtra eja che ke ApaNe saue cAritra levuM." ema dhA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 84 ) zrI munipati tri. rIne tatkALa kezano leca karIne siAe munino veza dhAraNa karyo. eTalAmAM zreNika rAjAe lekonA mukhathI e vAta sAMbhaLI, tethI atyaMta krodhAyamAna thaelA temaNe sAnane sahakuTuMba pakaDI lAvavAne sulaTa mokalyA. pachI subhA sahita 2AjasabhAmAM gaele muninA vezadhArI suvarNakAranA kuTuMbe rAjAne dharmalAbha dIdho, te joIne zAMta thayo che kepa jeno evA zreNika rAjAe kahyuM-"tamoe mRtyunA bhayathI atyAre sAdhupaNuM aMgikAra karyuM che, to have tene sArI rIte pALaje. paNa je dikSAne tyajI deze, te huM tamAro sahakuTuMba nAza karIza." A pramANe AjJA karIne zreNika rAjAe temane vidAya karyA. pachI zreNika rAjAe metAryamuninA dehanI pAse AvI temanA guNenuM smaraNa karI bhaktipUrvaka namana karatAM chatAM temanA dehanI ' aMtakriyA karI. | munipatisAdhu kuMcikazreSTine kahe che ke -"he kuMcika! munio AvA nirlobhI hoya che, mATe teo prANAte paNa koInuM kAMI paNa letA nathI, tema bIjAnuM nAma paNa kahetA nathI, mATe tuM mhArA upara beTI zaMkA na lAvya." tyAre kuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 85) cike kahyuM -"he sAdho ! tame metAryamuni samAna nathI, paraMtu sukumAlikAnA jevA dekhAo che. tevAre muni patie pUchayuM-"e sukumAlikA koNa hatI ?" tyAre kuMcike kahyuM - vasaMtapura nAmanA nagaramAM jitazatra nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato, tene sukumAlikA nAme atyaMta manohara rUpavALI rANI hatI, tethI sukhethI prajAnuM pAlana karatA evA te rAjAye tenA rUpamAM meha pAmI rAjakArya tyajI dIdhuM, ane rAtrI divasa aMtapuramAM tenI pAse ja rahevA lAgyo. pradhAne rAjakArya vinAza thatuM joIne rAjAne ghaNo samajA vya, paNa te vRthA thayuM tethI teNe rAjaputrane rAjyAsane besAryo. vaLI sarva parijanoe eka mata thaIne madirAthI madonmatta thaelA te rAjA rANIne koieka mahA araNyamAM kADhI mUkayAM, "aho ! kevuM svajanonuM svArthapaNuM ane strIne svAdhina thanAranI sthiti." pachI madirAne kepha utarI javAthI sAvadha thaele rAjA vicAra karavA lAgyA ke, huM strIla paTa thayo tethI ja pradhAna vigere sarve mANasoe mane kADhI mUkyo che, ema dhArIne te daMpati uttaradizA tarapha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) zrI munipati caritra. cAlyAM. AgaLa jatAM rANIne tRSA lAgI, tethI teNIe rAjA AgaLa pANI mAgyuM. rAjAe pANInI ghaNI zodha karI, paraMtu koI ThekANethI pANI maLyuM nahIM; tethI teNe potAnA zarIramAMthI rUdhira kADhIne rANIne pAyuM. vaLI AgaLa cAlatAM rANIne kSudhA lAgI, eTale rAjAe po. tAnI jAMgamAMthI mAMsa kADhIne teNIne khAvA mATe ApyuM ane priyAne tRpta karI. "dhikAra che kAmIpurUSAnA paravazapaNAne! ane strI jAtinI halakAIne ! AgaLa cAlatAM te baja anuM krame vaNArazInagarIe AvI pahoMcyAM, tyAM rAjAe potAnA aMganuM AbhUSaNa vecIne eka ghara bhADe rAkhyuM. vaLI teNe vepAra karavA ne mATe eka dukAna lIdhI, ane tyAM sukhethI vehera karavA mAMDyA. A pramANe te strI purUSa banne jaNAM sukhethI tyAM rahevA lAgyAM. ekadA madhyAnha rAjA ghare bhejana karavA AvyuM, tyAre rANI kahevA lAgI:-"he svAmin! mane ahiM gharamAM ekalA rahetAM divasa varSa samAna thAya che, mATe koI cAkarane lAvI Ape." rANInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI rAjA dukAne gaye, tyAM keeka pAMgaLA mANasa pa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI nipati caritra. (87 ) tAnA madhurazabdathI gAyana karato hato, tene joIne rAjAe kahyuM -are khaMja! tuM mAre ghare rahIza ? huM tane bhejana ApIza. pAMgaLe hA kahevAthI rAjA tene potAne ghera teDI gaye. pachI te bhajana karo ane madhura svarathI gAyana karatachata sukhethI rahevA lAgyo. eka divasa tenA madhura gAyanathI anurakta thaelI rANI vicAra karavA lAgI ke -"je rA ja mRtyu pAme te huM A pAMgaLAne mahAre cArapati banAvuM? evAmAM vasaMtaRtu AvavAthI te nagarIne rAjA aneka nAgarIkajano sAthe kriDA karavA sArU vanamAM gaye, te vakhate ji tazatru ane sukumAlikA e banne jaNa paNa kriDA karavA sArU vanamAM gayAM tyAM sukumAlikAe patine kahyuM -"he svAmina! ApaNe vahANumAM bezI gaMgAnadImAM ramavA jaie." rAjAe tema karavAthI rANIe tene dha mArIne uMDA pANImAM nAMkhI dIdho. pachI teNe ghare AvI pelA pAMgaLAne patipaNe svikAryo. dhikkAra che te strIonI kraratAne! ke jeNe pANIne badale potAnuM rUdhira pAyuM, ane bhejanane badale potAnuM mAMsa khAvA ApyuM. va P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (88) zrI munipati caritra LI jeNIne viSe anurAgane lIdhe potAnuM rAja gumAveluM chatAM jeNIe tenI krUratA vAparavAmAM jarA paNa DhIla karI nahIM. AhA ! strIo upara mohanArA purUSonI kevI mUrkhatA ! na have jitazatrarAjA bhAgyanA yogathI jIvate chate gaMgAnadIne kAMThe nikaLyo, tyAMthI te anukrame cAlatAM cAlatAM supratiSTapura nagarapratye AvI pahoMce te vakhate tyAM rAja putrarahita mRtyu pAmavAthI jitazatrurAjAne rAjya ma nyuM. aho ! kevI bhAgyanI prabaLatA ! pachI jitazatrurAjA tyAM aneka prakAranA vaibhava bhegavato chate sukhe rAjya karavA lAgyo. , ahiM pAMgaLAnI sAthe viSayasukha bhegavatI evI sumAlikAnuM sarva dravya nAza pAmyuM, tethI te tene potAne khabhe besArIne pharatI, tathA gAmogAma bhikSA mAgIne udarapUrNa karatI supratiSTapura nagarapratye AvI pahoMcI. ( jayAM jitazatrarAjAne rAjya maLyuM che.) tyAM te pAM. gaLAnI sAthe zerIe zerIe gAyana karavA lAgI. leke paNa tenA madhura svarathI ekaThA thavA lAgyA, ane teNIne khAvAnuM paNa ApavA lAgyA. sukumAlikA temanI Agale pitAnA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (89) ziLaguNanA varNanarUpa gAyana karatI, ane kahetI ke -"huM AvI rUpavaMta chuM, chatAM mArA mAtApitAe mane A pAMgaLApati sAthe paraNAvI che, to huM tenI pratipAlana karuM chuM. kAra| satI strIone evoja dharma che ke teNIe mAtA pitAe paraNAvele pati game tevo hoya topaNa tene paramezvara samAna gaNavo." AvI AtmaprazaMsA sAMbhaLIne leke teNanAM vakhANa karavA lAgyA. Azcarya che strIonA mithyAvAdathI !! ' ekadA pharavA nikaLelA jitazatrurAjAe * teNIne dIThI ane oLakhI, tethI teNe leke pAsethI teNInI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne teNIne rAjyamaMdiramAM teDAvI. pachI rAjAe eka a nucara pAse pUchAvyuM ke, "tuM keNa che, ane A pAMgaLapurUSa paNa koNa che?" tevAre tene NIe uttara Apyo ke:-"mahArA mAtApitAe = mane AvA pAMgaLApati sAthe paraNAvI che, 5raMtu huM pativratA strI hovAthI tenI AtmathakI paNa vadhAre pAlana karUM chuM." teNInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe krodha karIne kahyu-"are duSTa ! jeNe potAnI bhujAnA rUdhi P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ~ (90 ) zrI munipati caritra. rathI hArI tuSAnI, ane jAMganA mAMsathI zu dhAnI nivRtti karI, tevA saraLa svabhAvavALA patine gaMgAnadImAM nAMkhI daIne have tuM pativratApaNuM pALavA nikaLI chuM? huM tane sArI " rIte jANuM chuM; paraMtu strI jAti avazya hovAthI choDI mukuM chuM." ema kahIne rAjAe tenuM caritra lokamAM prasiddha karIne teNIne dezapAra kADhI mUkI. ane te bhAgyodayathI prApta thaelA rAjyane sukhethI jIvitaparyata bhagavyuM. kuMcikaSTi muni pati sAdhune kahe che ke - "he mune ! jevI rIte sukumAlikA strI potAnA prANanuM rakSaNa karanAra patine paNa gaMgAnadImAM nAMkhI daIne kRtana thaI, tema tame paNa cAra mAsa sudhI bhakti karanAra evo je huM, tenuM dravya haraNa karIne kRtana thayA." tevAre munie kahyuM-"he kuMcika! tuM mane tenA je na jA7. sAdhupurUSa te bhadravRSabha jevA hoya che. tenuM draSTAMta sAMbhaLa. - caMpAnagarIne viSe mahezvaradatta nAme eka vaNika raheto hato. ekadA teNe eka nhAnA vAcharaDAne AMkIne dharma nimitte gAyonA To|LAmAM mUkI dIdho. pratidina gAyonA ToLAnI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra (91) sAthe vanamAM caravA jatA e te vAcharaDo anuMkame yuvAvasthA pAmya, tevAre haSTa puSTa zarIravALe ane mahA baLavaMta e te sAMDha bIjA sarva sAMDhane jItIne ToLAno adhipati thaI nirbhayapaNe vanamAM pharavA lAgyo. eka divasa bhAgyayoge bhadrakapariNamI zrAvakanA u. padezathI te sAMDha bhadrakasvabhAvI thayo. vaLI te vRddhAvasthAthI vyApta thavA lAgyo, eTale gAyanA samUhane vanamAM mUkIne pote nagaramAM A vyo paraMtu tyAM keIne upadrava na karatAM chatAM sarala svabhAvathI pharavA lAgyo. te e zAMta thaI gayA ke koI tene lAkaDIno prahAra kare, to paNa te kAMI bole nahIM. lake paNa tene bhadraka pariNAmI thayele jANIne upadrava karatA baMdha thayA; tethI te vRSabha nagarane viSe bhadraka evA nAmathI prasiddha thaye. - have te nagarane viSe navatatvane jANa, ziLavratane dhAraNahAra, jinavacano jANe, agyAra paDimAno vahenAra,zuddha deva, gura ane dharmano bhakta, piSadha pratikramaNa karanAra, evo jinadAsa nAmane eka zrAvaka vasate have, tene kulaTA strIomAM agresara evI dhanazrI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (kara) zrI munipati caritra nAme strI hatI. ekadA jinadAsa kRSNacaturdazInI rAtrIe eka nyagRhamAM kAyotsarga 2hyuM hatuM, tyAM tenI strI dhanazrI ajANapaNAthI koI jA2purUSanI sAthe kriDA karavAne palaMga laIne AvI. te palaMganA cAre pAyAnI nice leTAnA khIlA hatA, temAMnA eka khIlAvaDe aMdhAre kAyotsarga karIne ubhA rahelA jinadAsane paga vIMdhANe, tethI atyaMta vedanA thavAthI kAryotsargamAM lIna thayele te jinadAsa teja rAtrIe kALa karIne devagatimAM utpanna thayo. pAchaLa tenI strI AkhI rAta jAra sAthe kriDA , karIne prabhAte ghera javAne mATe palaMga upADavA lAgI, te vakhate teNIe jinadAsanuM zarIra paga viMdhAvAthI mRtyu pAmIne nice paDeluM dIThuM; eTale atyaMta kheda pAmatI evI te vicAra ; karavA lAgI ke -"nice mahArA pApathIja mahArA patino nAza thayo che. have huM zuM karuM? je A vAtanI lekamAM khabara paDaze, to hArI purepurI niMdA thaze; mATe kAMI yukti zodhI kA8." te Avo vicAra karatI hatI, evAmAM * pele bhadraka vRSabha nagaramAM pharato pharate tyAM AvI caDyA, eTale duSTAe tenA ziMgaDe rUdhira P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (93) copaDIne sora karavA mAMDyA. tevAre leke e. kaDA thayA, ane teNIne pUchavA lAgyA. te uparathI teNIe kahyuM ke, "A duSTa vRSabhe ziMgaDAvatI prahAra karIne mArA patine mArI nAM khe che." teNInAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne leke vRSabha sAmuM jovA lAgyA, eTale te vRSabha pitAnuM mastaka dhaNAvavA lAgyA; paraMtu leke na samajI zakavAne lIdhe duSTAnA kahevA uparathI te vRSabhanI niMdA karavA lAgyA. pachI jinadAsanA zarIrane agnisaMskAra karIne si leke potapotAnA ghare gayA. che. have pitAne mAthe kalaMka prApta thavAthI atyaMta kheda pAmele te vRSabha pharato pharato jyAM gAmanuM paMca koI mANasano insApha karavA beThuM hatuM tyAM gayo, te vakhate sAcA khoTAnuM pA2khuM karavAne eka keza lAlacoLa karI rAkhI hatI, tyAM vRSabha ubhuM rahyuM. eTale koI mANa* se tene kahyuM - "are! jinadAsa zeThane mArI nAMkhanArA ! vaLI tuM paNa ahiM kema Avyo che?" tevAre vRSabhe potAnuM mAthuM dhUNAvIne * tene jaNAvyuM ke, "meM mAryo nathI. eTale paMce kahyuM - je teM zeThane na mAryuM hoya, te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (94) zrI munipati caritra A tapAvelI kezane upADa." vRSabhe satyanA aLathI zitaLa thaI gayelI kezane tatkALa jIbhavaDe upADI potAnI satyatA dekhADI ApI, ane pote aparAdharahita thaye. munipatisAdhu kuMcikazeThane kahe che ke:-"he. eSTinA je tane mahArA vacananI pratitI na thatI hoya, to huM paNa tevI ja rIte dIvya karIne pratitI karI ApuM." tevAre kuMcike kahyuM - "tame dIvya karI Ape, te mahArAthI kema mane nAya? kAraNa corI karanAre mANasa chUTI javAne mATe ghaNuM upAyo kare che. mATe he sAdha! tame bhadrakavRSabha sarakhA nahIM, paraMtu gRhakakilA (garoLI) jevA che." muni pUchayuM. " ema kema" kuMcike kahyuM -garoLI sarve mAM zarIre to nhAnI, paNa bahu tucha manavALI ane katanI hoya che, hamezAM rAtrIe jyAre te niMdrA le che, tyAre tenAM netra ADA paDala vaLI jAya che, tethI te dekhI zakatI nathI. mATe je te 5Dala nAza na thAya te te dekhI na zakavAne lIdhe hiMsA paNa karI zakata nahIM paraMtu savAre mAMkhIo tenAM netra baMdha jANIne te netra upara vaLelA palle khAI jAya che, tethI te dekhatI thaye P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (90 ) lI goLI pitAnA upara upakAra karanAra mAMkhIonuM ja bhakSaNa kare che. tema he muni ! tame paNa upakArane badale apakAra karanAra garoLInA sarakhA che, kemake meM tamane aneka upacAre karIne sAjA karyo, ane mahArA ghare rAkhyA; tenA badalAmAM tame mahArA dravyanuM haraNa karyuM. tyAre munie kahyuM -"zreSTina! jinavacanano jJAtA thaine AvAM ayogya vacana kema bole che? jJAna, darzana, ane cAritranA dhAraNahAra munio kadApi evuM kRtya kare nahIM; mATe vivekavaMta manuSya cAra prakAranA buddhivaMta evA maMtridharanI peThe vicAra karIne besavuM vicAra karyA vinA kayAre paNa belivuM nahIM." tevAre kuMcike pUchayuM -"te maMtridhara keNa hato ? - munie kahyuM -"caMpAnagarIne viSe dhanapALa nAme kaI daridrI zeTha rahete hato, teja nagarImAM bIje dhanadatta nAme mahA dhanavaMtazeDa hate. dhanapALane dhanazrI nAmanI ane dhanadattane kanakazrI nAmanI putrI hatI, te bannene paraspara gADha prIti hatI.ekadAte banne sakhIonagaranI bahAra vAgye hAvA gaI, tyAM vAvyanI bahAra vastra alaMkAra utArIne jaLanI aMdara hAvA 5-: P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 9 ) zrI muni pati caritra, DIo, pachI dhanazrI vahelI vahelI bahAra nikaLI kenakazrInA alaMkAro paherI potAne ghare cAlI gaI. kanakazrIe bahAra nikaLIne joyuM to potAnA alaMkAre dIThA nahIM, tethI teNIe dhAryuM ke dhanathI paherI gaI haze. pachI te dhanazrIne ghare levA gaI, eTale dhanazrIe kahyuM - e hArA che, hArA nathI." tevAre kanakazrIe ghaNuM kahyuM, paNa te samajI nahIM; eTale potAnA pitAne sAthe laI rAjA pAse phariAda karavA gaI. rAjAe tene insApha karavAne patAnA buddhivaMta matrine pharamAvyuM. maMtrIe tarataja sarva alaMkAro potAnI pAse mukAvyA, ane prathama dhanazrIne paheravAnuM kahyuM eTale dhanazrIe alaMkAre paheravA mAMDyuM. paNa kAMI ThekANuM rahyuM nahIM. hAthanA pagamAM ane paganA hAthamAM ema thavA lAgyuM. pachI maMtrIe teNInI pAsethI utarAvI nAMkhIne kanakazrIne paheravAnuM kahyuM, eTale to teNue nityanA abhyAsane lIdhe tarataja paherI lIdhA tethI te bahu zobhavA lAgI. te joine maMtrIe nizcaya karyo ke, e alaMkAre kanakazrInAja che. tethI teNe dhanazrIne teNInA pitA sahita apamAna ka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (97) rIne kADhI mUkI, ane kanakazrIne sarakAra karyo.? mATe he kuMcika ! buddhivAna manuSya prathama nizcaya karIne pachI belavuM, eTalAja mATe tane jema tema belavuM ghaTatuM nathI. rAga, dveSa, ane meharahita munio haMmezAM maMtrIzvaranI peThe satyavaktA hoya che, teo kayArepaNa asatya bhASaNa karatA nathI. tyAre kuMcike kahyuM-"he sAdhe! tame maMtrIzvaranA samAna satyavAdI he, ema mane lAgatuM nathI, paraMtu tame to baTakanA sarakhA dekhAo cho." tyAre munie pUchayuM:-"te baTuka kaNa hatuM?" kuMcike kahyuM "koI eka gAmamAM daridrI e baTuka nAme brAhmaNa raheto hato, teNe e. ka lAkaDAnI putaLI banAvI tenuM durgAdevI nAma pADI pUjana karate chato gAmegAma pharato chate bhikSAvRtti karavA lAgyo. loke tene dhana, dhAnya, vastra vigere ApavA lAgyA tethI te brAhmaNa keTalAka kALe heTo dhanavaMta thayo. pachI te putaLIne upayoga vinAnI bhArarUpa jANIne vagaDAmAM pheMkI dIdhI." aho ! jenAthI dhanavaMta thayo, tene yogya sthAne paNa rAkhI nahIM. mATe he muni ! tame paNa A baTukanI peThe kRtanI thayA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (98) zrI munipati caritra, che. eTale munie kahyuM - "AvuM ayogya na bela, vivekavaMta mANase madhyasthapaNAthI belavuM joie. vaLI vicAryuM karyuM, jainamatanA zrAvaka nibhI ane adattAdAna na lenArA ho ya che, to pachI sAdhupurUSa hoya emAM zuM kahevuM. " te upara nAgadattanI kathA sAMbhaLa. vaNArazInagarIne viSe jitazatru nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tyAM datta nAme eka mahA dhanavaMta zreNI vasato hato, tene dhanazrI nAme strI hatI, teone mahA rUpavaMta ane bahetara kaLA ne jANa evo nAgadatta nAme putra hato. ekadA nAgadatta jinamaMdire jato hate, evAmAM teNe te nagarInA bIjA priya mitra nAmanA zreSTInI nAgavasu nAmanI kanyAne dIThI; tethI te teNI nA upara Azakta thayo. nAgavasu paNa nAgadattane joI tenA upara rAgavALI thaI. pachI teNIe ghare AvIne sarva vAta pitAne jAhera karI, eTale pradhAna dattaSTine tyAM AvIne kahe vA lAge -"mahAre hArI nAgavasukanyA nAgadattane paraNAvavI che." tevAre nAgadatte kahyuM:"mahAre dikSA levI che, mATe huM pANagrahaNa karavAne nathI. " nAgadatta A pramANe kahyA che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (99) tAM paNa tenA pitAe tene baLAtkAre paraNavavAnA vicArathI tenuM sagapaNa karyuM. have ema banyuM ke koIeka divase te nagarInA koTavALe nAganasune dIThI, tethI mohane vaya thayelA teNe nAgavasunA pitA pAse mAguM karyuM, paNa priyamitre prathamathI sagapaNa kareluM hovAthI koTavALane nA pADI eTale te keTavALa nAgadatta upara dveSa rAkhIne tenAM chidra khoLavA lAgyo. ekadA nagarImAM pharavA nikaLelA rAjAnuM kuMDaLa kAnamAMthI rastAmAM paDI gayuM, te raste thaIne nAgadatta jinezvaraprabhunA maMdiramAM darzana karavA jato hato, tyAM te paDI gayelArAjAnA kuMDaLane joIne cakita thai gaye; tethI te nAgadatta tatkALa te raste paDatA mukI bIje raste thaIne jinamaMdire gayo, ne tyAM kAryo sarga dhyAne rahyo - pachI nagaramAM pharatA evA koTavALanA mANasee te vAta koTavALane kahI, eTale teNe nAgadattane haNavAno upAya maLyo jANI, atyaMta harSa pAmI, te kuMDaLa jinamaMdiramAM kAyotsarga dhyAne rahelA nAgadattanA kAnane viSe paherAvI, rAjA pAse jaI kuMDaLanA ceranI hakIkata P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (100) zrI munipati caritra. jAhera karI, tethI rAjAe tene vadha karavAne Adeza Apyo. tevAre nAgadatta mRtyu pAse AvyuM jANI AgArasahita anazana grahaNa karyuM. evAmAM keTalAka subhaTesahita koTavALa tyAM AvyuM, ane nAgadattane smazAnabhamipratye laI gayo. A sarva vAta nAgavasue sAMbhaLI, tethI te jinapratimAM AgaLa kAyetsarga karI zAsanadevIne ArAdhanApUrvaka kahevA lAgI ke -"he devI ! jo hAre pati A upasargamAMthI chuTaze teja huM kAryotsarga pALIza." have ahiM nAgadattane rAjAnA sevakoe zuLI upara caDAvyo eTale zuLI bhAgI gaI, ema traNavAra thayuM. pachI krodha pAmelA keTavA. Le nAgadatta upara kharkano prahAra karyo, paNa te te zAsanadevInI kRpAthI puSpanI mALA thaI gayo! A vAtanI rAjAne khabara paDI, eTale teNe Azcarya pAmIne nAgadattane moTA utsavapUrvaka nagaramAM praveza karAvyo. anuMkrame rAjya bhUvanamAM lAvIne pachI rAjAe tene kuMDaLa saMbaMdhI kharI vAta pUchI, eTale nAgadatta yathArtha kahI ApyuM. tethI mahA krodhavaMta thayelA rAjAe keTavALane pitAnA dezamAMthI kADhI mUko, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, ane nAgadatta potAne ghera gayo. te vAta sAMbhaLIne nAgavasue kAyotsarga pAyo. pachI mAtA pitAe zubha muhUrta teone lacamahecchava kapI. nAgadatta nAgavarunI sAthe dagRdikadevatAnI peThe keTaleka kALa viSayasukha bhegavI sugurU pAse cAritra aMgikAra karI aMte devaleka pAmyo. tema he zreSTina! jyAre jainadharma zrAvako AvA hoya che, tyAre sAdhuo hoya temAM zuM Azcarya? kaMcike kahyuM -"he mune ! tame nAgadatta saM. mAna nilelI dekhAtA nathI, paNa sutradhAra (sutAra) samAna upakArarahita jaNAo che. tenI kathA nice pramANe che keeka sutAra kASTa kApavAne vanamAM gayo, tyAM eka siMhane jovAthI bhayAkULa thaele te pAsenA vRkSaupara caDI gaye. te vRkSa upara eka vAnarI rahetI hatI, teNIne joIne te vadhAre bhayAkuLa thaye, ane vicAra karavA lAgyo ke; "aho ! mahAre banne taraphathI duHkha thayuM. eTalAmAM vAnarIe tene kahyuM -" he mAnava ! tuM bhaya pAmIza nahIM; ahiM sukhethI rahe ? ema karatAM rAtrI thaI, eTale vAnarIe te sutAra kahyuM -"tuM mahArA kheLAmAM suine su P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) zrI munipati caritra, khe nidrA le. pachI sutAra vAnarInA khoLAmAM suIne niMdrAvaza thayo, tyAre siMhe vAnarIne kahyuM "manuSya vizvAsa karavAgya nathI, mATe tuM ene nice pheMkI de, jethI huM tenuM bhakSaNa ke karIne hAre sthAnake cAlyo jAuM." tyAre vAnarIe kahyuM:-"tema karIne vizvAsaghAtI - hIM banuM. eTalAmAM sutAra jAgyo, ane vAnarI tenA khoLAmAM suI gaI, eTale vaLI siMhe sutArane kahyuM -he jana ! tuM vAnarano vizvAsa karIza nahIM, ene nicenAMkhya; eTale huM tenuM bhakSaNa karIne cAlyA jAuM. tethI te kRtadina sutAre vAnarIne nice pheMkI, paNa te nice paDatAM paDatAM vRkSanI sAkhA sAthe vaLagI paDI. pachI teNue sutArane kahyuM -"he kRtanI! tane dhikkAra thAo ! prabhAte siMha anya sthAne javAthI potAnA kukRtya karIne lajijata thayela sutAra nagaratarapha cAlyo gayo. mATe he muni! tame paNa te sutAranI peThe kRtanI che kAraNake meM tamAro upakAra karyA chatAM paNa tame mahArA upara anupakArIpaNuM darzAvyuM che." munipatie kahyuM-"are zrAvaka ! tuM amane mithyA kalaMka Ape che, paNa cArabhaTInI peThe pAchaLathI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati cakjhi. (103). pastAvo karavo paDaze. tevAre kuMcike pUchayuM-te cArabhaTI koNa hatI ? tyAre muni patie kahyuM - koIeka gAmamAM cArabhaTa nAme purUSa 2he haze. tene cArabhaTI nAme strI hatI. ekadA te strIe potAnA putrane kriDA karavA sArU rameka noLIAnuM baccuM pALyuM, tene dudha, dahIM, vigere padArthovaDe ucherIne mahetuM karyuM, eTale te noLIo cArabhaTInA putrane jarAvAra paNa aLage makate nahIM. eka divasa te cArabharI putrane pAraNAmAM suvADI,naLane pAse mUkI, pete pADozaNane ghera khAMDavA mATe gaI evAmAM ghare eka sarve nikaLyo, te pAraNA pAse AvIne jeTalAmAM bALakane karaDavA jAya che, teTalAmAM naLIe dIThe; tethI tatkALa te sapane mArI neLIo mAtA pAse vadhAmaNI khAvA gayo. tevAre cArabhaTIe noLIAnuM mukha rUdhiravALuM joIne dhAryuM ke, nicce eNe hArA putrane mArI nAMkhyo. ema vicArIne teNIe noLIAupa2 muzaLane evo prahAra karyo che, jethI te bicAre mRtyu pAmyo. pachI ghare AvIne teNIe joyuM to putra pAraNAmAM sukhe niMdrA leto hato, ane pAse sarpanA kakaDA paDyA hatA; tethI te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (104) zrI munipati caritra bahu pazcAtApa karavA lAgI. mATe he kuMcika! hAre paNa amAre mAthe AvuM kalaMka mUkIne pAchaLathI pastAvuM paDaze. kuMcike kahyuM -"muni ! tame pAmara (daridrI) samAna jaNAo che." tevAre munie pUchyuM - e daridrI koNa hatA? tyAre kuMcike kahyuM-koI eka mahA araNyamAM madonmatta evo yuthAdhipati gajarAja raheto hato. ekadA aTavImAM pharatA evA te hAthIne pagamAM kheranA kASTane khIla vAgyo, tethI te mahA vedanAne lIdhe cAlavAne paNa azakta thaye; te joIne tenI buddhivaMta hAthaNIe dayAthI koI eka dhAnyanA kSetramAM sutelA purUSane suMDhavaDe upADIne tyAM hasti pAse lAvI. hastie tene paga dekhADyA, eTale teNe charIvaDe cAmaDI kApIne temAMthI khIle kADho. Ama karavAthI hasti sAjo thace, tethI teNe upakArano badale vALavA pelA purUSane muktAphaLa tathA dAMtane samaha batAvyo. pachI te purUSa potAthI upADI zakAya tevaDo gAMsaDo bAMdhI potAne thAnake gaye ne hasti paNa aTavImAM cAlyo gayo. - have pele daridrI mANasa ke je muktAphaLa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. ( 105 ) ane dAMta lAvyuM hatuM, tene IrSyA thaI ke rakhe mahArA sarakho bIjo koI dhanavaMta thaI jAya ! ema dhArIne teNe hasti saMbaMdhI sarva vAta - jAne kahI, te uparathI rAjAe aTavImAM jaI pelA hastine pakaDI nagaramAM Ave ane sa4 dhana laI lIdhuM. mATe he muni ! tame paNa te purUSanA sarakhA kRtanI jaNAo che. tevAre muni patie kahyuM-are kuMcika ! tuM vicAra ka. vinA bole che, paNa tyAre siMhaNanI peThe vicAra karyA pachI kahevuM e yogya che. sAMbhaLa, te siMhaNanI kathA - vitADhayaparvatanI guphAmAM eka siMhaNa rahetI hatI, teNune eka ziyALaNI tathA eka haraNI evI be mahA nehavALI sakhIo hatI, te traNe jaNIo divase potapotAne anukuLa sthAne cAro karavA jAya, ane rAtrIe gu phImAM AvIne potapotAnA sukhaduHkhanI vAto * karatI suI rahe. ekadA siMhaNane bALaka pra savyo. prasava thayA pachI tatkALa kSudhAtura thavAthI te bALaka sakhI ne bhaLAvI pote bhakSa levA mATe vanamAM gaI. pAchaLa hariNI niMdrAmAM hatI, tethI bhAga Avyo jANIne ziyANIe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (106 ) zrI muni pati caritra. te siMhaNanA bALakane bhakSaNa karI sutelI | hariNInuM mukha lohIthI kharaDayuM; pachI pote | suI gaI. evAmAM siMhaNa AvI, teNIe bA Laka na dekhavAthI ziyANIne pUchyuM: "mahAkaro bALaka kayAM che?" ziyANIe uttara A e-"jANatI nathI, hariNIne pUcho." siMhaNe hariNIne jagADIne pUchayuM. eTale tene NIe te kahyuM ke, "huM te niMdrAmAM chuM, mane kaMI khabara nathI. tethI ziyAlaNIe kapaTathI krodha karIne kahyuM -"are pApaNI! tuM ja A siMhaNanA bALakane bhakSaNa karI gaI chuM chatAM kema juThuM bole che? kAraNa hArUM mukha rUdhirathI kharaDAyeluM che; mATe jhaTa jevuM hoya tevuM sAce sAcuM kahI de." tevAre hariNIe kahyuM:-"are krara svabhAvavALI ziyAlaNI! tuM kahe che mane, paNa kharekhara A siMhaNanA bALakane teMja bhakSaNa karyo che, ane mahArAupara khoTuM ALa mUke che." AvI rIte banne sakhIone paraspara vAda karatI joIne siMhaNe kahyuM -"tame vAda zAmATe kare che, huM eka oSadhI ApuM te khAI jAe, je sAcI haze te jaNAI Avaze. pachI siMhaNe vanamAM jaI vamana karAvavAnI auSadhI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (107) ANI banne jaNIone khavarAvI, eTale prathama mRgalI (hariNI) e vamana karyuM, paNa temAM tRNukare vinA bIjuM kAMI nikaLyuM nahIM. pachI ziyANIe vamana karyuM, temAMthI te taratanA bhakSaNa karelA siMhaNanA bALakanA A sthinA kaDakA tathA mAMsa nikaLyuM te joIne krodhAtura thayelI siMhaNe ziyAlaNIne mArI nAMkhI. tema he zreSTina! tame paNa vivekabuddhithI vicAra karIne pachI mane Thabaka Apo. munipatisAdhue A pramANe kahIne kuMcikane bahu samajAvyo, chatAM tene emaja kahevA lAgyo ke-he muni ! meM tamAre je upakAra karyo hato. te tame dhyAnamAM letA nathI; mATe tame bhakhathI kheda pAmatA evA sadana nAmanA siMhanA sarakhA dekhAo che. sAMbhaLe tenI kathA - | hemavaMtaparvatanI pAse tApasano eka Azrama hato, tenI pAse parvatanI guphAmAM eka vanacArI (vanamAM pharanAre) purUSa raheto hato. te purUSa tApasanA saMgathI dayAvaMta svabhAvane thayo hato. ekadA kSudhAthI pIDA pAmato evo keIeka siMha te guphA pAse AvyA, tene je Ine dayAvaMta svabhAvavALA vanacArIpurUSe tene P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (108) zrI munipati caritra. guphAmAM teDI jaI potAnI pAse besAryo; eTalAmAM siMha phALa mArIne te upakAra karanAra . purUSane mArI nAMkhyo. tema he muni ! e siMhanI peThe tame paNa upakAra karanAra upara a. pakAra karanAra na thAo. tevAre munipatie kahyuM-"tuM Avo mRSAvAda zAmATe kare che? sAMbhaLa, te upara kASTakazeThanuM mRSAvAda saMbaMdhI draSTAMta - rAjagRhI nagarImAM kASTaka nAmano eka mahA dhanavaMta zeTha vasate hatuM, tene vajA nAmanI strI hatI, teone sAgaradatta nAme nhAne putra hate. vaLI te zeThanA gharamAM tuMDika nAmano papaTa, uttama lakSaNavALI madanA nAme sArikA, eka kUkaDe, ane eka dhAvamAtA, e cAra rana rUpa vasatA hatA. ekadA kASTakazeTha gharano bhAra potAnI priyA vajane soMpI pote vyApAra nimitte dezAMtara gaye, vajA durAcAriNI hatI, tethI pAchaLa patinA baMdhanathI mukta thavAne lIdhe te keIeka puSpabaTuka nAmanA jApurUSanI sAthe marajI pramANe viSayasukha bhogavavA lAgI. puSpabadraka paNa teNInA gharamAM niHzaMkapaNe AvajAva karavA lAgyo. A pramANe pupUbaTukane vAraMvAra pitAnA zeThanA gharamAM A P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI muniyati caritra. (100) vate joIne nipuNa sArikA mahaTAsvarathI ze2 karIne kahevA lAgI:-"are muDha! tuM vAraMvAra amArA svAminA gharamAM kema AvyA kare che? jo tuM jIvitanI icchA rAkhatA hoya to have pachI A amArA ravAminA gharamAM AvIza nahIM." A pramANe sArikA pelA puSpabaTukane kahetI hatI, evAmAM popaTe teNane nivArIne kahyuM -"he priye! jo tuM svAminuM hita icchatI hoya te maina rahe, ane je thAya te joyA kara. kAraNa A puSpabaTuka zeThanI priyA vajanane ghaNo vahAle che, mATe have tyAre jIvitanI IcchAthI te jArapurUSane pitA samAna jANavo. anyathA vajA tane mArI nAMkhaze." popaTanAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI sArikAe kahyuM -" are pApiSTa peTa ! tuM paNa kharekharo katanI dekhAya che ke je pitArUpa svAminA gha2mAM AyA thatA anAcAranI paNa upekSA kare che. e uparathI ema nizcaya thAya che ke, tuM svAminA karatAM paNa potAnA jIvitane vadhAre priya mAne che. A pramANe zuka sArikAnA thatA saMvAdane sAMbhaLIne kradhAtura thayelI vajAe sArikAne gaLuM maraDIne mArI nAMkhI; te joI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (110) zrI nipati caritra. popaTa mahA bhaya pAmavA lAgyo. pachI vajanirbhayapaNe pelA purUSanI sAthe kriDA karavA lAgI. ekadA keI be sAdhuo gocarIne arthe nagaramAM pharatA pharatA vajAnA ghara AgaLa A vI caDyA, teNInA gharamAM praveza karatAM kUkaDAne jaI eka sAdhue bIjA sAdhupratye kahyuM -"A kUkaDe sulakSaNavALe che, mATe je kaI mANasa enA mastakanuM mAMsa khAya to te thoDA divasanI aMdara rAjyalakSmi prApta kare, paraMtu A vAta ApaNe koIne kahevA jevI nathI. A pramANe vArtA karatA evA te banne munio AhAra vaherIne pitAne sthAnake gayA. * have jArapurUSa puSpabaTuke gupta rIte muni e karelI vAta sAMbhaLelI hovAthI te vajAne kahevA lAgyA ke -"je tuM mhArI sAthe dIrvakALasudhI bhega bhegavAnI IcchA karatI hoya, te A kUkaDAne mArI tenA mAMsanuM mane bhejana karAvya." AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI viSayamAM lelupa thavAthI nirdaya banelI vajAe tarata kRkaDAne mArI tenuM mAMsa jArane mATe taiyAra karyuM. evAmAM nizALe gayele zeThane putra sAgaradatta AvI pahe, te kSudhAthI vyAkULa thayelo che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra, (11) vAthI rUdana karato chato mAtAne kahevA lAgyA ke, mane khAvAnuM Apa; tethI vajAe taiiyAra karI rAkheluM mAMsa putrane ApyuM. eTale te bejana karI nizALe gayo. evAmAM pele puSpabaTukajAra snAna karIne AvyA, ane vajAnI pAse taiyAra karelA mAMsanI yAcanA karIne bejana karavA beTho paNa teNe kUkaDAnuM mAMsa na dekhavAthI vajAne pUchayuM, eTale teNIe sarva vAta kahI dIdhI; tethI krodha karIne te puSpabaTake kahyuM - are! je tyAre dIrdhakALa sudhI mahArI sAthe viSayasukha bhegavavAnI marajI hoya, te have hArA putrane mArI tenA udaramAMthI te mAMsa kADhI mane bhejana karAva." AthI kAmAMdha thayelI vajAe paNa tema karavAno nizcaya karyo. have sAgaradattanI je dhAvamAtA hatI, tene NIe puSpabaTuka ane vajA vacce thayelI vAta gupta rIte rahIne sAMbhaLI hatI, tethI te tatkALa - gharamAMthI gupta rIte nizALe jaI tyAMthI sAgara dattane laI parabhArI caMpAnagarIe jatI rahI. te vakhate tyAM rAja aputrIo mRtyu pAmavA thI pradhAna vigere sarva sAmatee maLIne evo TharAva karyo hato ke, "jenA upara hAthaNI ka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11ra) zrI munipati caritra Laza DhoLe, tene rAjyasane besAro? A pramANe hAthaNIne pharatAM pharatAM pAMca divasa vahI gayA, cha divase hAthaNI jeTalAmAM nagarahAra gaI, teTalAmAM sAgaradattane laine dhAvamAtA AvatI hatI, tene joIne hAthaNIe sAgaredatta upara kaLaza DhALI dIdho. Ama thavAthI pradhAna vigere sarva sAmaMtoe harSita thaI dhAvamAtA sahita sAgaradattane moTA utsava parvaka nagaramAM praveza karAvI zubha divase rAjyasana upara besAya, ane tenuM dhAtavAhana nAma pADyuM. ahiM rAjagRhanagaramAM puSpaaTakanI sAthe bhega bhogavatI evI vajAe sarva dhana nAza karI nAMkhyuM, ane dAsa, dAsI pramukha sarva mANasone kADhI mUkayA. pachI keTalAka divasa thacA eTale koSTakazeTha dezAMtarathI vyApAra karIne ghera AvyA, temaNe pUrvanA sarakhI gharanI zobhA na jovAthI vajAne paDyuM -"kayAM che A paNo vahAle putra sAgaradatta ane tenI dhAva- ra mAtA ? vaLI kayAM che sArikA ane kUkaDe ? ane ne kyAM gayo dAsadAsI vigere parijanavarga? A pramANe zeThe vAraMvAra pUchayuM chatAM vajAe kAMI uttara Ape nahIM, eTale temaNe popa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra (113) Tane paNa tevAja mane pUchayA. te vakhate vajAe potAnA vastrane vaLa daIne popaTane samajA vyo ke-"je tuM kahI daIza, te tene maraDIne ne mArI nAMkhIza." AthI pipaTa ghaNo bhaya pA myo, ane jarApaNa belyo nahIM. zeThe vAraMvAra pUchavA mAMDayuM, eTale teNe chevaTe kahyuM"je tame mane pAMjarAmAMthI mukta kare, to huM sAmenA vRkSanI DALaupara besIne sarva vAta kahuM; kAraNa mane tamArI strI vajAne bahu bhaya lAge che. pachI zeThe tema karyuM, eTale pipaTe vRkSanI zAkhAupara bezIne sarva hakIkata jAhera karI, ane pachI pote uDIne vanamAM jato rahyo. popaTanA mukhathI sarva vArtA sAMbhaLIne saMsArathI virakta thayelA kASTakazeThe vairAgya prApta thavAthI sAta kSetrane viSe dravya vAparI dikSA grahaNa karI. vajA paNa puSpabaTukasahita rAjaJhanagaramAMthI nAzI jai caMpAnagarImAM sukhathI rahevA lAgI. - have tivra tapazcaryA karatA evA kASTakamuni vihAra karatA karatA caMpAnagarImAM AvyA, tyAM te devage gocarIe pharatA pharatA vajAnA ghare jaI caDyA, temane oLakhIne vajA vicAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) zrI munipati caritra karavA lAgI -"A mahAro pUrva pati mahAra saghaLAM durAcaraNa jANe che, mATe je te keAI pAse pragaTa karaze te hArI niMdA thaze, jethI huM A nagaramAM paNa sukhe rahI zakIza nahIM; mATe huM evI krUra yukti racuM ke A gAmano rAjA tene nagaramAMthI kADhI mUke. Ama dhArIne teNIe modakanI aMdara suvarNanA alaMkAra nAMkhI te munine vaherAvyA. muni medika grahaNa karI javA lAgyA, eTalAmAM pAchaLathI vajA sera karavA lAgI ke, "are nagaravAsI jane! deDo doDe!! A koI kapaTI muni mahArA gharamAMthI alaMkAre corI laI jAya che. AvAM . vacano sAMbhaLI nAgarIka loko ekaThA thayA, koTavALa paNa AvI pahoMcyo, teNe munine rAjA pAse laI jaI sarva hakIkata nivedana karI. eTalAmAM sAgaradattanI dhAvamAtA tyAM AvI caDI, te munine joI temane oLakhI page paDI, ne rUdana karavA lAgI; eTale sAgaradattarAjAe ). dhAvamAtAne pUchayuM-"he mAta ! tuM zAmATe rUdana kare che?" tevAre dhAvamAtAe kahyuM -"ha putra ! A hArA pitA yAya che, temane meM A ja cirakALe dIThA che; tethI mane harSasahita di P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (15) lagIrI thAya che. pachI sAgaradattarAjAe pitA rUpa munine praNAma karIne kahyuM -"he tAta! A rAjya Apa grahaNa kare, kAraNa huM te Apano kiMkara chuM." munie kahyuM -"he vatsa! huM rAgarahita thayo chuM, tethI have mahAre rAjya kAMI kAmanuM nathI. kAraNa rAjya, lakSmi, putra, strI, ane parivAra, e sarva vinAzI che." muninAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI sAgaradattarAjA jainadharmamAM parAyaNa thaye. A sarva hakIkata sAMbhaLIne vajA puSpabaTukasahita tyAMthI dezAMtara nAzI gaI. ; pachI sAgaradatte muninA upadezathI pratibodha pAmI zrAvakanAM bAravrata aMgikAra karyA, ane munine Agraha karI potAnI nagarImAM cAmAsuM karavA rAkhyA. te vakhate gurUmahArAjanA dharmopadezathI keTalAka halakama jIvo pratibaMdha pAmI jainadharma pALavA lAgyA. rAjAe nagarInI aMdara aneka jinamaMdiro karAvyAM, temAM prabhunA pratibiMbanI pratiSThA karI, vividha prakAranI pUjAo racAvI. svAmivAtsalyAdi bIjA aneka dharmanAM kAryo karI jainadharmano mahimA vadhAryo. AvI rIte nagarane viSe jainadharmanuM bahu P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (16) zrI munapati caritra mAna thatuM jaI tyAMnA viSe bahu matsara karavA lAgyA, ane te brAhmaNee kapaTathI kASTaka munine dUSita karavAno nizcaya karyo. comAsuM pUrNa thayuM eTale muni mahArAja bIje vihAra karavA sArU nagarInI bahAra nika| nyA, te vakhate rAjA potAnA parivArasahita anya zrAvakalekonI sAthe munine vaLAvavA mATe nagarInI bahAra gaye. A vakhate dveSadhArI evA brAhmaNee je dhikkAra karavAyogya kArya karyuM, te he zreSTina! huM tane kahuM chuM te sAMbhaLa-jyAre te muni mahArAjane vaMdanA karI sAgaradatta rAjA ane bIjA risa zrAvake pAchA vaLavAno vicAra karatA hatA, tyAre koI eka parivrAjikA kASTaka muni pAse AvIne kahevA lAgI ke -"he svAmina ! ATalA divasa to lAjane lIdhe huM kahI zakatI nahotI, paNa have huM kahuM chuM ke, jyAre tame mane garbhavaMtIne tyajIne cAlyA jaze. tyAre ' pachI hAra garbhanuM rakSaNa koNa karaze ? AvAM ? paritrAjikAnAM vacana sAMbhaLI sarva leke A. dharyasahita kalaMkita thayelA sAdhune joI temanI - niMdhA karavA lAgyA. jainamArgane kalaMkita thayela joI kASTakamunie kahyuM- are du P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (117) chAtmA parivrAjikA! je A garbha mahArAthI rahela hoya to te nhA udaramAM rahe che, ane jo te bIjA koIthI raheluM hoya, to tyAruM uMdara bhedIne bahAra nikaLajo." munirAjanA sukhathI AvAM zrApanAM vacano nikaLatAMja tatkALa teNInuM udara bhedIne garbha bahAra nikaLI paDyA. te vakhate parivrAjikAne mUrchA AvavAthI te pRthviupara paDI gaI. A camatkAra joI sarva nAgarikajano Azcarya pAmyA. kSaNamAtra pachI parivrAjikA svastha thaI, tyAre te munine ka. hevA lAgI ke -"he prabho ! mahArA upara anugraha kare, kAraNa A nagarInA vivoe mane dravya ApI tamane kalaMkita karavAnuM kahevuM hevAthI A kAma karyuM che, mATe have mahAro aparAdha kSamA karo." AvAM teNInAM vacana sAMbhaLI mahA prakopita thayelA sAgaradattarAjAe sarva viprone nagarabahAra kADhI mUkyA. A prakArane munino abhUta prabhAva joI nagaranA sarva lekae jainadharma aMgikAra karyo. kASTaka muni paNa e pramANe dharmane mahimA vadhArI zuddha cAritrane pALI aMte mekSa pAmyA. temaNe zreSTina! tuM paNa emaja nizcaya rAkhyuM ke, sA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 18 ) zrI munipati caritra. dhupurUSa dravya grahaNa kare nahIM, chatAM je tane vizvAsa na hoya te jevI rIte parivrAjikAnA garbhane nAza thaye, ane dveSa karanAra vi duHkhI thayA, tevI rIte tuM paNa amane kalaMkita karavAthI ! duHkhI thaIza." A pramANe kahetA evA manipatisAdhunA mukhamAMthI krodhane lIdhe dhamra nikaLavA lAge, te joI kuMcikazeThano putra atyaMta bhaya pAmate chate tyAM AvIne pitAne kahevA lAgyuM ke -"he tAta! e sAdhue tamArUM dravya lIdhuM nathI, mATe emane tame khoTuM ALa na gho. kAraNa sAdhuo adattAdAna grahaNa karatA nathI, tethI teo deSarahita hoya che. jyAre tame mhArAthI gumarIte te dravyane saMtADatA hatA, tyAre meM tamane joyA hatA tethI te dravya meM laI lIdhuM che. he pitAjI ! A muni te mahA dhUraMdhara che, mATe tame emanI kSamA mAge." putranAM AvAM vacano sAMbhaLI atyaMta bhaya pAmata evo kuMcika kaMpavA lAgyo. pachI te - muninA caraNane viSe praNAma karIne vAraMvAra pitAnA aparAdhanI kSamA mAgavA lAgyo. va. LI te potAnA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA ke-aho ! AvA kRpAnA pAtra, rAgadveSanA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI munipati caritra. (19) nivAraka, bAvIza parisahana dhAraNahAra, dazavidha yatidharmanA pAlaka, pAMca mahAvratanA pAlaka, ane sarvaprANione upagAra karanArA mahAmunirAjane khoTa kalaMka caDAvavAthI me mahAre A bhava ane parabhava bagADyA che, jethI have huM duHkhane pAtra thaIza. kAraNa sAdhupurUSane mithyA kalaMkita karanAre manuSya duHkhane bhAjana tathA jagatamAM niMdAno pAtra bane che. tenA gharane viSe saMpatti nivAsa karatI nathI. vaLI te mane nuSyane jIva cAra gatirUpa saMsAramAM bhramaNa karyA kare che. meM A munine mithyA kalaMkita karyA e mahA dArUNukarma karyuM che, jethI have huM tevA pApamAMthI cAritra grahaNa karyAzivAya chUTavAno nathI. A pramANe vicAra karIne te kuMcika zrAvake jinarAjanI nirUpaNa karelI pAMca prakAranI mahAvRtarU5 dikSA te munipati sAdhu pAse aMgikAra karI. pachI kSamAyukta niraticArapaNathI cAritrane maLatA evA te kuMcikamuni strI, svajana vigere sarvathI virakta thayA. kuMcikamunino putra paNa potAnA ce.ryAdi kulakSaNano tyAga karIne munimahArAja pAse ci aNuvrata, traNa guNavrata, ane cAra zikSA 'P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (120) zrI munipati caritra. vratarUpa bAra vrata grahaNa karI zrAvaka thaye. | munipatisAdhu paNa gAmegAma, nagare nagara, ane dezadeza vihAra karatA karatA niraticArapaNe cAritra pALatA, aMte samAdhithI mRtyu pAmIne pahelA devalokane viSe devatApaNe utpanna thayA. tyAM be sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhegavI, tyAMthI evI mahAvidehakSetrane viSe manuSyapaNe utpanna thaI, kamarUpa maLano tyAga karI mokSapada pAmaze. - haeeeee (3% 5 che iti zrI munipati caritra che huM samApta. KURIOS***** Gost P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust