Muniraj Vruddhichandraji Jivan Charitra

Author(s): Jain Dharm Prasarak Sabha
Publisher: Jain Dharm Prasarak Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034968/1

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T; dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, phona : 0278-2425322 jazrI vRddhicaMdrajInuM jIvanacaritra, of UF Collbllidke us Ilollehicle DICHIARAGAMAGIC vRSTyA yadvacanAmRtasya suciraM siktaH prbhaavollsdviM : saMgati mati mAvanAre zrIlaMdharapakumaH | caMcaccaMdrakalAyate kuvalaye yasyAsti cAritrakaM, draSTA'rhadvacanasya soja jayati zrIvRddhicaMdro muniH||1|| pragaTakartA: zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA. bhAva na ga ,

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parama upakArI zAMtamUrtti zrImAna munirAjazrI vRdhdhicaMdrajI caritra. pragaTakartA: zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA. bhAvanagara. vIra saM. 2460] AvRtti bIjI. vikrama sa. 1990,

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jummmmmmmm aza:3 zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA. bhAvanagara. CONDODCOIDCODDEponr OOCOOCOOCOOCOOOOOO pUjyaH zrIguruddhicandra iha sa pradyotate pRNyakRccAkorAmadavRddhicandra iva yazcandrazca shaantyaakrH|| : siddhAntodadhivRddhicandra upamA-tItaH sadantasaraH / . saMvitkairavavRddhicandra udite pApAtape vaaridH||1|| -pra0 lAvaNyavijayaH andooD00000000000000000001 smmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmms bhu:3. zAha gulAbacaMda lalubhAI zrI mahedaya prInTIMga presa. i hApA-bhAvanaga2..

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pahelI AvRttinI prastAvanA. A citra banAvI chapAvIne bahAra pADavAnI amArI sabhAnA sabhAsadonA aMta:karaNamAM bahu utAvaLa hatI, paraMtu sAMsArika upAdhiAne lIdhe temAM aNadhAryo vilaMba thayA che; te paNuM jyAre taiyAra karIne vAcakavarganI sanmukha mUkavA zaktimAna thayA chIe tyAre ukta munirAjazrInA amArI uparanA upakAranA kAcat anRNI thayA chIe tema lAgavAthI amane harSa utpanna thAya che. A citra keTalIeka chUTaka chUTaka noMdhAne AdhAre amArI sabhAnA sabhAsada zA. jhaverabhAi DAhyAbhAI dheAlerAnivAsIe lakhIne sabhA tarapha mokalAvyuM hatu, paraMtu temAM bhASAvigerenA keTaleAeka pheraphAra karavAnI khAsa jarUra jaNAvAthI amArI sabhAnA pramukha zA. kuvarajI ANu dajIe tene AdhAre A caritra navuM ja lakhI kADhyu ane te sudhArIne chapAvavAmAM AvyuM che. keTalIeka noMdhanI apUrNatAne lIdhe AmAM pUratI hakIkata ApI zakANI nathI paraMtu eka dara rIte dhArelI dhAraNA phaLibhUta thaI che ema jaNAya che. . AvA citrA vAMcanArane bahu hita kare che. prasaMge prasaMge lakhAyela upadezaka ane vicAravA cAgye vAyA bahu manana karavA ceAgya che.. AvA mahApurUSA hayAtimAM parama upakAra kare che temaja tyArapachI temanA caritrA paNa upakAraka thAya che, mATe vAMcanAra jatAM AvatI levA jethI sabhAe karelA prayAsa mULibhUta thaze, kiMkhahunA ? miti saMvata 1954 amaracaMda ghelAbhAi phAlguna vadi 1 maMtrI. je. dha. 5. sabhA. jaina dhuAe mAtra vAsagika hitApadezaka vAkayA lakSamAM nA

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bIjI AvRttinI prastAvanA. A parama upakArI mahApurUSanuM caritra ame 36 varSa agAu (saM. 154 mAM) pragaTa kareluM hatuM. tenI nakala hAla bIlakula maLI zakatI nathI tethI tenI bIjI AvRtti karavAnI AvazyaktA te hatI ja tevAmAM saM. 1989 nuM comAsuM AcArya zrI vijayanemisUrIzvare saparivAra bhAvanagaramAM karatAM temanA parivAranI preraNAthI taratamAM ja A AvRtti karavAnuM mukarara karI ATha divasanI aMdara chapAvIne taiyAra karela che. mahArAjazrIne suMdara pheTe khAsa no bleka karAvIne mUkavAmAM Avela che. pahelI AvRttinA lakhANamAM prAya: kaI kaI zabda ke zabdaracanA zivAya kaze pheraphAra A AvRttimAM karavAmAM Avela nathI. temAM vAparela vartamAnakALa paNa tema ja rAkhela che tethI te vAMcatI vakhata te banAvane athavA pahelI AvRtti chapAyAne samaya dhyAnamAM rAkhe. mahArAjazrInA gurUbhAIomAMthI te nAnA ke meTA keI atyAre vidyamAna nathI. temanA mukhya daza ziSyanA nAma vigere hakIkta caritramAM prAMte Apela che temAMthI paNa mAtra be ja ziSya muni nemavijayajI (hAla zrI vijayanemisUri) ane muni karavijayajI ja vidyamAna che, paraMtu temanA ziSyapraziSyAdine vistAra eTale vRddhi pAmyuM che ke jenI saMkhyA sumAre 125 thI 150 sudhI thavA jAya che. taduparAMta te pari. vAramAM atyAre pAMca AcArya, traNa upAdhyAya me cAra paMnyAsa vidyamAna che. sAdhvInA parivAranI saMkhyA gaNavAmAM AvI nathI.

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* : 5 : gurUbhAInA parivAramAM paNa munirAja zrI AtmArAmajI (zrI vijayAnaMdasUri) ne parivAra bahu vRddhi pAmele che. bIjA zuksAIone parivAra alpasaMkhyAmAM jaNAya che. * zAstrAbhyAsasaMbaMdhI vicAra karatAM paNa teo sAhebanA ane munirAja zrI AtmArAmajImahArAjanA parivAramAM atyAre sArI saMkhyAmAM vidvAna munio sarva siddhAMtanA tema ja aneka graMthonA abhyAsI daSTigocara thAya che ane teo zAsanane dIpAvI rahyA che. A caritra lApUrvaka vAMcavAyogya che. temAM prasaMge prasaMge lakhAyela varNana, hitazikSA, Aptavacane vigere e gurUmahA janA mukhamAMthI nIkaLelA nIjharaNA ja che. emAM lekhakanI caturAI samajavAnI nathI. gurUmahArAjazrI buTerAyajI mahArAjane ane munirAjazrI mULacaMdajI temaja vRddhicaMdrajI mahArAjane kevA kevA saMkaTamAMthI pasAra thavuM paDyuM che ane temAM temaNe kevI dIrdhadaSTi vAparI che te A caritra vAMcavAthI saheje samajI zakAya tema che. kharI rIte vicAratAM te zrI satyavijayajI mahArAje kriyA uddhAra karyA pachI zithilatAmAM vRddhi ane sAdhu saMkhyAmAM hAni thayelI tene pharIne uddhAra munimahArAjazrI buTerAyajIe ja karela che. atyAre paNa sAdhu-sAdhvInI moTI saMkhyA temanA parivAranI ja che. AvA mahApurUSonA caritre anukaraNa karavAlAyaka hoya che. vyAdhinA tIvra udayane vakhate kevI rIte samAdhi ne zAMti jALavavI e vAta te baMne gurUbhAInA prAMta vakhatanA-vyAdhi samayanA vartanathI anubhavamAM AvI zake tema che. te sAthe zrI saMghane bhaktibhAva paNa tene prasaMge vyakta thaI zake che. "mahAna purUSanI bhakti paNa apUrva ja hevI joIe."

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:: ' A jaina dharma prasAraka sabhAnI atyAre dRzyamAna vRddhivALI sthiti e mahApurUSanI kRpASTinI vRSTinuM ja pariNAma che. enA khIja paNa emanI kRpAthI ja rApAyelA che. 'jaina dharma prakAza' mAsika paNa emanI zitaLa chAyAmAM ja prakAzita thayela che. sabhAne 53 ane mAsikane 49 varSa je prAya: nirvighnapaNe vyatIta thayA che te e kRpALutI midraSTinuM ja uttama phaLa che. A caritramAM prathama eka gujarAtI padyAtmaka aSTaka dAkhala kareluM' hatu. A AvRttimAM khInna e saMskRta padyAtmaka akA artha sAthe ApavAmAM AvyA che. e padyamAM gurUmahArAjanI stuti bahu zreSTha zabdomAM tenA kartAoe pradarzita karelI che. caritranA prAra'bhamAM mUkela leAka azuddha chapAI javAthI tene zuddha karIne A bukanA puMThA upara mUkela che. prAMte eTaluM ja IcchIne A prastAvanA samApta karavAmAM Ave che ke-e vRddhi sUcavatA nAmavALA 'gurUmahArAjanA piravAra dinaparadina saMkhyAmAM, jJAnamAM ane cAritravigeremAM vRddhi pAmA ane zAsaneAghAta karavAmAM sadA apramAdI raheA. tathAstu. kArtika zukala pUrNimA zaMkhA } sa. 1990 zrI jaina dhama prasAraka sabhA, bhAvanagara.

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I I . zAntamUrtizrIvRddhicandrasadgurvaSTakaM stutirUpam / vAcaM vAcaM pramuguNagaNaM labdhakIrtirjane yo " - bodhaM bodhaM viSamavibudhaM jAtapUjyaprabhAvaH / vedaM vedaM sakalasamayaM prAptazAntasvabhAvaH svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madguruddhicandraH // 1 // . je gurUmahArAje prabhunA guNasamUhane lokomAM kahI kahIne kIti prApta karI hatI, jeo viSama paMDitene paNa baMdha karIne pUjya prabhAvavALA thayA hatA tathA jeo sarva siddhAMtane (Agamane) jANuM jANIne (zrutajJAna meLavI meLavIne) zAMta svabhAvavALA ( samatAvALA ) thayA hatA, te A mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja svargamAM rahelA sukhe vilAsa kare che. 1. snAyaM snAyaM supavitavapuH sArvavAcA'mRtena __hAya hAyaM kumatakapaTaM vizvavandhapratApaH / ghAtaM ghAtaM subhaTapadavI prApa duSkarmavRndaM . svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madgururvRddhicandraH // 2 // jeo sarvajJanA vacanAmRtavaDe snAna karI karIne pavitra zarIravALA thayA hatA, kumata (mithyAtva) ne tyAga karI karIne jemane pratApa vizvane vaMgha tha hatA, duSkarmanA samUhane haNI haNane jeo subhaTanI padavIne pAmyA hatA, te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa kare che. 2. . . . . . .

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pAvaM pAvaM munijanapathaM kRtyakAryeSu lInaH __ stAvaM stAvaM guNiguNagaNaM zuddhasamyaktvadhArI / nAvaM nAvaM jinavaravaraM nItapuNyaprakarSaH svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madgururvRddhicandraH // 3 // munijananA mArgane pavitra karI karIne jeo munijanane karavAlAyaka kriyAmAM niraMtara magna rahetA hatA, guNIonA guNasamUhanI stuti karI karIne jeo zuddha samakitadhArI thayA hatA tathA uttama jinezvaranI stuti karI karIne jeoe puNya prakarSa prApta karyo hato, te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa kare che. 3. dAyaM dAyaM sva'bhayamatulaM prANiSu prItipulaM ___ dhAyaM dhAyaM sumatimahilAM klaptakalyANapotaH / / bhAyaM bhAyaM pravacanavaco vIradevAbhimAnaH svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madgururvRddhicandraH // 4 // prANIomAM prItinA samUharU5 atula ane uttama abhayadAna ApI ApIne tathA saddabuddhirUpI strInuM stanapAna karAvI karAvIne jemaNe kalyANa rUpI bALakane puSTa karyo hato tathA siddhAMtanA vacanane bhAvI bhAvIne (dhArI dhArIne) zrI mahAvIradeva upara je bahumAnavALA thayA hatA, te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa are che. 4. mAraM mAraM ratipatibhaTaM tyaktamohAdidoSo dhAraM dhAraM yatipatipadaM kRttakArivargaH / vAraM vAraM kupathagamanaM jainarAddhAntaraktaH . svargastho'sau vilasati. sukhaM madguruvRddhicandraH // 5 //

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kAmadevarUpI subhaTane mArI mArIne jemaNe mahAdika do tyAga karyo hata, munipatinI padavI (cAritra) dhAraNa karI karIne temaNe karmapI 'zanA samUhane kApI nAMkhyo hato tathA kumArgagamananuM nivAraNa karI karIne jeo jaina siddhAMtamAM Asakta thayA hatA, te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa kare che. 5 dveSa dveSaM kapaTapaTukaM nilavaM nyAyamuktaM __ peSaM peSaM kuzalavikalaM karmavAraM prabhUtam / poSaM poSaM vimalakamalaM cittarUpaM mahAtmA svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madgururvRddhicandraH // 6 // mAyA-kapaTa karavAmAM nipuNa ane nyAyarahita evA nivanA upara dveSa karI karIne, kalyANane nAza karanAra moTA karmanA samUhane pIsI pIsIne tathA cittarUpI nirmaLa kamaLanuM piSaNa karI karIne jeo mahAtmA gaNAta hatA te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa kare che. 6 zoSaM zoSaM kaluSajaladhiM dhvastapApAdipaGkaH ploSaM ploSaM sakalamazubhaM zuddhadhIAnamanaH / toSaM toSaM bhavijanamano jainatattvAdibhiryaH svargastho'sau vilasati sukhaM madgururvRddhicandraH // 7 // pAparUpI samudranuM zoSaNa karI karIne jemaNe azubha karmarUpI pane nAza karyo hato. samagra azubhane bALI bALIne tathA jinAgamanA tatva vigere kahevAvaDe bhavyajanone saMtoSa pamADI pamADIne zuddha buddhivALA jeo AtmadhyAnamAM magna rahetA hatA, te A svargamAM virAjamAna mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sukhe vilAsa kare che. 7

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.: 10 : . siddhAntodadhimanthanotthavimalajJAnAdirasnavraja ziSyebhyo vitaran samAdhisahitaH saMprApa nAkaM zubham / so'yaM madgururanvahaM vijayatAM zrIvRddhicandromuni stasyaiva stutirUpamaSTakamidaM bhavyAH paThantu prage // 8 // siddhAMtarUpI samudrane mathana karavAthI utpanna thayelA (meLavelA) nAnAdika ratna samUha ziSyane ApatA ApatA jeo samAdhisahita (pUrvaka) uttama svargane pAmyA che, te A mArA gurU zrI vRddhicaMdra mahArAja sarvadA vijaya pAme ane temanI ja stutirUpa A aSTakane opulal mezAM prAta: 11 re. 8 .... iti zAntamUrtizrImavRddhicandracaJcarIkAyamANa vijayadharmasUriviracitaM svagurvaSTakam /

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::* saLiyunihALaziromaNi zAMtamUrti che munirAja zrI vRddhicaMdrajI caritra zArdUlavikrIDitavRttam vRdhyA yadvacanAmRtasya suciraM siktaH prabhAvollasadviNaH saMprati bhAti bhAvanagare shriisNghklpdrumH| caMcacaMdrakalAyate kuvalaye yastyasma cAritrakaM, draSTAhadvacanasya soja jayati zrIvRddhicaMdro muniH // 1 // suzobhita, rasALa ane ramaNIya paMjAba dezanA lAhora jIllAmAM cinAba nadInA kinArA upara rAmanagara nAmanuM zahera che. tyAM nIti ane TekamAM vakhaNAyelI osavALa jJAtinA dhanADhya kuLamAM saMvata 1890 nA pisa zudi 11ne divase zubha muhUrte A pavitra mahAtmAne puNyAnubaMdhI puNyane lIdhe janma thaye hatuM. temanA pitAnuM nAma dharmajasa ane mAtAnuM nAma kRSNadevI hatuM. garbhakALathI uttama dehadavaDe ane janma thayA pachI jaNAyelA prabhAvakapaNAnA cihnovaDe mAtApitAe guNaniSpanna "kRpArAma" evuM nAma rAkhyuM hatuM. zubhazIlasaMpanna mAtA kRSNadevIne prathama lAlacaMda, musaddImala, vacharImalla ane hemarAja nAmanA cAra putro ane rAdhAdevI nAmanI eka putrI thayA pachI sauthI nAnA chellA kRpArAma

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( 2 ) putra thayA hatA; paraMtu mUlyavAna nAnuM maNi paNa mugaTamAM jaDAine devAdhidevanA mastake ArUDha thAya tema aneka guNlRAvaDe amUlyatA sapAdana karIne teo caturvidha saMghamAM pUjyapadavIne prApta thayA hatA. vaLI laghutAmAM ja prabhutA rahelI che ema pratyakSa jaNAvavA mATe ja jANe te khaMvamAM laghu thayA hAya ema jaNAtuM hatuM. janmathI ja temanA zarIrane khAMdhA majabUta hatA. suzeAbhita vadanakamaLa, aSTamInA caMdra jevuM lalATa, dIrgha bhujAe, sukAmaLa AMgaLIo, kurmAnnata caraNa, vizALa hRdaya, ujvaLa vaSNu, manaraMjanI gati ane dekhatAM ja prIti utpanna kare evA teonA dekhAva hatA. sAmudrika lakSaNApeta bhALasthaLane jotAM ja A kAi prabhAvaka purUSa thaze ema nimittajJA kahetA hatA. mAtApitA ane vaDIla bhAIbaheneAnuM vAtsalya svAbhAvika rIte ja vizeSa jaNAtu hatu. bAlyAvasthAthI ja ramatagamata upara citta AchuM hatuM. caMdramAnI kaLAnI peThe jema jema vaya vRddhi pAmatI gai tema tema guNarUpI vRkSa paNa aMkurita thaine vRddhi pAmatu gayu. temane ceAgya vaye gAmaDI nizALe abhyAsa karavA besAryo. tyAM vidyAcAnI zaktinA pramANamAM sAdhAraNa vidyAbhyAsa karI vyavahArika kArya mAM pravatyo. teo prAraMbhamAM temanA vaDIla bhAi musaddImala hemarAjanA nAmanI zarAI dukAne 14 varSanI ummare beThA. tyAM vyApAra sAnu, rUpa, kApaDa ane jhaverAta vigerenA hatA. buddhi tIkSNa hAvAthI temAM praveza karatAM temane vAra lAgI nahIM. laghu vayamAM ja pIMDaDhAdalakhAM nAmanA zaheramAM kuLavAna gharanI kanyA sAthe temanuM vevizALa thayuM hatuM, paraMtu kAi kAraNasara

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(3) te vevizALa guDhyuM. tyArapachI bIje vevizALa thavAnI taiyArI thatI hatI tevAmAM to te vAta mulatavI rAkhavAmAM AvI. "jyAre bhegAvaLI kama ochuM hoya che tyAre svAbhAvika rIte ja kAraNe paNa sAnukULa ja maLI Ave che." A vakhata paMjAba dezamAM ghaNe bhAge DhaMDhIA paMthano pracAra thaI gayo hato. koI koI zaheramAM jinAlaya hatA kharA paraMtu zrAvakavarga DhaMDhakamati sAdhuo ( ri)nA vizeSa saMsargathI mUrtipUjA cheDI daIne DhaMDhakapathI thaI gayela hevAthI tapagacchI-mUrtipUjA karanArAonI saMkhyA bahu svalpa jaNAtI hatI. kRpArAmanA pitAe paNa e ja mArga svIkArelo hovAthI kRpArAma paNa keTalIeka kriyAo DhaMDhakamatanI ja karatA hatA. e taraphamAM DhaMDhaka rikhamAM amarasiMha nAmanA rikha te vakhatamAM mukhya gaNAtA hatA. te vakhatanA seMkAnA yatio cinnelI jinapratimA pitAnI pAse rAkhatA hatA, paraMtu amarasiMha DhaMDhake e bAbatane paNa niSedha karyo. "ghaNuM te thoDA mATe ja thAya che. te pramANe jyAre teNe eTaluM thoDuM dvAra paNa baMdha karavA dhAryuM tyAre mATe daravAjo ugho , je dvAravaDe DhaMDhakamatinA pAzamAM paDelAo bahAra nIkaLI zakyA ane bIjAone te dvArA zuddha mArga jevAne prakAza maLI zakayo. buTerAva nAmanA eka DhaMDhakamati rikha hatA, jeo bAlyAvasthAthI brahmacaryAdi aneka guNayukta hovA chatAM saddagurUnI jogajaI na hovAthI temaja AkhA paMjAbadezamAM tapagacchI muniene vihAra te vakhatamAM bIlakula na hovAthI teo satya

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( 4 ) zeAdhaka chatAM, sasAravAsa mahAdu:khadAyaka jANIne pUrve keTalAeka rAjAe jema tApasAnA sahavAsavaDe tApasI dIkSA grahaNa karatA hatA tema emaNe paNa hukamatanI dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI. . DhuMDhakA paNa zAstro tA je tapagacchAdimAM mAnya che te ja mAna che, paraMtu 45 Agama, tenI paMcAMgI ane samudrasarakhA buddhivAn aneka AcAryoe siddhAMtamAMthI uddharIne pUrvanA gaMbhIrAvALA nAnA nAnA zAstromAMthI gurUgamavaDe temaja jJAnanA ApazamavaDe vistRta rahasya pAmIne, mALavAnA upakArane nimitte mAgadhImAM temaja saMskRtamAM aneka graMthA racelA che te badhA na mAnatAM mAtra 32 sUtrA mULa ja mAne che ane tenA satya ane pragaTa karanAra pUrvapara zrutakevaLI vigerenI karelI paMcAMgI, bAkInA sUtro ane graMthA mAnatA nathI. 3ra sUtromAM paNa keTalAeka pATha ke je jinapratimAnuM mAnanIyapaNuM sUcave che te pATha te pherave che ane temAMnA keTalAeka sUtronA AlAvAnA artha paNa judI rIte kare che. tene sUtranA artha karavAnA AdhAra mAtra alpamatioe karelA sUtro uparanA TakhA che, kemake teo vyAkaraNane kuzAstra kahIne te bhaNavAnA niSedha kare che ane mahAbuddhizALI AcAyoe racelI TIkA vigeremAM batAvelA artha mAnatA nathI tema vAMcatA paNa nathI. mahAn buddhimAne karelA artha na mAnavA ane a5buddhimAne karelA artha aMgIkAra karavA evI temanI samajaNane sujJa, vidvAna ane vicAravAna mANaso teA hase che. paraMtu dharmanI khAkhata ja evI che ke mANasa uMDA utarI vicAratA nathI ne eka ja vAta upara Agraha karI bese che; paNa te bhavabhIrUnuM lakSaNa nathI. saMsArathI ThThInArAe uMDA utarI--vicArI

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( 5 ) tattva grahaNa kare che ane atattvanI upekSA kare che. huMDhIAAmAM AvI vicAraNAnI bahu ja khAmI dekhAya che ane tethI pakaDelI vAta upara teo dRDha rahe che. paNa tethI teA tevA prANInA kanI ja khalavattA dekhAya che. " khuTerAva rikha jema jema temanA samudAyamAM mAnya karavAmAM AvelA 32 sUtreA vAMcavA lAgyA tema tema temane peAtAnA pakSavALAnA karelA artha keTaleka ThekANe manakalpita lAgavA mAMDyA ane e pramANe ghaNIvAra manana karavAthI e badhA mArga temane kalpita lAgyA. eTale temaNe saM. 1903mAM svayameva muhapatti teDIne tapagaccha aMgIkAra karyA. " buddhivAnane satyanI zeAdha kAMI muzkela nathI. " have pachI kahevAtA muni chuTerAyajIne huDhakAnA AcAravicAra zAstravirUddha ane ayeAgya jaNAyA temaja te vyAkaraNane vyAdhikaraNa mAnIne bhaNatA nahAtA te vAtamAM paNa temanu vyAkaraNa bhaNe tA kharA artha samaje ane peAtAnA khoTA artha ughADA paDI jAya, evu pAkaLa mAlama paDayuM. peAte tapagacchI thayA pachI khIjA paNa keTalAeka zAstro vAMcyA ane kharA mArga vizeSa prakAre lakSya karyA. prathama zraddhA sudharyA pachI vihAra karatAM karatAM teo anukrame zIAlakATa nagare AvyA hatA. tyAM kRpArAmanA mAmAnI dIkarInA dIkarA mULarAja nAme zrAvaka rahetA hatA. temane ceAgya jANIne upadeza karavAthI saMvata 1901 mAM temaNe ane sa Mvata 1902 mAM zrI patIcALAnA rahenAra premacaMda nAmanA zrAvakane huMkapaNAmAM ja dIkSA ApI hatI. te ja avasthAmAM vicaratAM saMvata 1902 nuM cAmAsuM temaNe rAmanagara karyuM hatu. te vakhate veza tuDhakara

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khane hatuM ane zraddhA tapagacchanI hatI. temanA prasaMgamAM A vakhate dharmajasanuM AkhuM kuTuMba AvyuM ane buTerAyajInA nirmaLa mananA upadezathI te AkhA kuTuMbanI zraddhA pratimA mAnavAnI thaI. kRpArAmane temanI sAthe vizeSa prakArano dharmarAga joDAya ane zuddha jainamatanuM bIja A vakhate temanA manamAM ropAyuM. saMvata 103 mAM buTerAyajI mahArAje, muni mULacaMdajI tathA premacaMdajI sahita muhapatti teDI, paraMtu e vakhatamAM AkhA paMjAbamAM DhaMDhaka mata vyApI rahela hovAthI te matanuM paribaLa vizeSa hatuM. AhAravihArAdimAM paNa kaSTa veThavuM paDatuM hatuM. tevuM kaSTa veThIne-parIsaha sahana karIne paNa sthAne sthAne upadeza ApIne munirAja zrI buTerAyajIe pratimA mAnavA-pUjavAnI zraddhAvALAnI saMkhyA vadhArI. DhuMDhakamatirUpa kAMTAvALA kSetrane sApha karI temAM uttama dharmabIja vAvavAnuM kaSTavALuM paNa prazaMsanIya kArya dezaprasiddha munirAja zrI buTe rAyajIe kareluM hovAthI A paMjAbadeza vAstavika rIte temane AbhArI che ane e saMbaMdhanuM sarva prakAranuM mAna paNa temane ja ghaTe che. bALabrahmacArI-punyavAna kRpArAmanuM punya have jAgRta thayuM. teNe potAnA dayALu svabhAvavaDe kRpArAma (dayAnuM ghara) nAma sArthaka karyuM. " sarva jIvane abhayadAna ApuM ane sarva jIvanI sAthe maitrIbhAva rAkhuM" evA pavitra vicAre tene thavA lAgyA. kumatione saMga chuTayo ne sadgurUne vega maLavAthI dharmanI rUci vadhI jethI te padgalika sukhane tRNavat niHsAra gaNavA lAgyA. ghaTamAM jJAnadIpaka prakAza ApavA lAgyA tethI saMvega

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( 7 ) raMgamAM raMgANA, jagata badhuM anitya ane saMbaMdhI so svArthatatpara jaNAyA, sAMsArika sukha vijaLInA camakArA jevuM calita ane kSaNavinAzI lAgyuM, jethI temane tenA upabheganI IcchAvaDe manuSyajanmane nirarthaka na gumAvatAM dharmArAdhanavaDe sArthaka karavAnI IcchA pravatI. temaNe be varSa dukAnanuM kAmalakSapUrvaka haziyArIthI karyuM, paraMtu vairAgya utpanna thayA pachI dukAnanA kAmamAM lakSa ochuM rahevA lAgyuM. saMvata 1905 nA varSamAM dIkSA levAnA zubha adhyavasAya jAgRta thayA. mAtApitAnI rajA mAgI paNa maLI nahI, tethI AraMbhavALA kAryamAM ochuM dhyAna ApavA lAgyA ane keTalAka vrata-niyama grahaNa karIne jaLamAM kamaLanI jema-saMsAramAM chatAM paNa nyArA-udvigna citta rahevA lAgyA. strI saMsArane vadhAranArI ane narakanA dvArabhUta che ema vicArIne vairAgyamAM vidanabhUta vevizALa pharIne karavA dIdhuM nahIM. vairAgyadazAyukta sadvicAra tAjAne tAjA rahevAthI dinaparadina udAsinatA vRddhi pAmatI gaI. anukrame be varSe sarva kuTuMbIvargane samajAvIne dIkSA levAnI temaNe anumati meLavI. A vakhate saMsAranuM viSama svarUpa bhavabhIrU kRpArAmanI najara sAme tarI rahyuM hatuM. keTalAeka manuSyane-daridra avasthA hevAthI pUruM khAvAnuM maLatuM na hoya, ghaNuM saMtAna chatAM temanuM gujarAna calAvavAnI zakti na hoya, strI suMdara chatAM atyaMta lezI hoya, atalaganA saMbaMdhInuM athavA mitranuM nAnI avasthAmAM maraNa nipajyuM hAya, mahattAvALI jagyAe atyaMta mAnahAni thaI hoya-evA aneka kAraNone lIdhe duHkhagarbhita vairAgya thAya che ane tevA vairAgyavaDe dIkSA grahaNa karavAnI IcchA thAya che, paraMtu kRpArAmano

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vairAgya e nahote. kAraNa ke emanI saMsArI sthiti garbhazrImaMta hevAthI kaI prakAranI nyUnatA nahotI, strIputranI upAdhi te vaLagADI ja nahotI ane bIjuM kaI paNa kAraNa evuM niSpanna thayeluM nahotuM. temanA dilamAM to pUrvanA kSapazamathI ane gurUmahArAjanA upadezathI niraMtara evA vicAra AvyA karatA hatA ke-saMsArIpaNAmAM paNa jemanI deveMdro sevA karatA hatA evA tIrthakaree ane SakhaMDa rAjyanA adhipati cakrava- tIoe paNa saMsArane anitya jANIne rAjaRddhi ane kuTuMba-pAradhArAdikane choDI cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM te teo paramAnaMda sukhanA bhaktA thayA che, paNa jeo viSayasukhamAM magna rahI kSaNika sukhamAM kheMcI gayA, rAjyasukha cheDI zakayA nahIM teo cakavaryAdi chatAM paNa narakanI ati tIvra ane asahya vedanA bhegavavAvALA thayA che. cakavaryAdinA sukha AgaLa ApaNuM sAdhAraNa manuSya prANInuM sukha mahAsamudramAMnA eka biMdu tulya nathI te chatAM temAM meha pAmIne tene choDI zakatA nathI e temanI kevI mUDhatA che ? A saMsAranuM svarUpa iMdrajALa, vidyutunA camakAra athavA saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM capaLa che. A paMcama kALamAM prAya: ghaNu ja alapa punyavAn hevAthI, jIvitaparyata avicchinnapaNe sAMsArika sukha kaI prANIne hotuM nathI. kAM to strIsaMbaMdhI, kAM te putra saMbaMdhI, kAM te dravyasaMbaMdhI, ane kAM to gharahATahavelI saMbaMdhI, kAM te svajanasaMbaMdhI ane kAM to pitAnA dehasaMbaMdhI, te te vastunA viyAgAdivaDe athavA bIjI upAdhi prApta thavAvaDe A prANane duHkha utpanna thavAno saMbhava che. kadi eka prakAranuM sukha hoya to bIjA prakAranuM duHkha heAya, eka ciMtA nAza pAme te bIjI tethI adhika AvI paDe. A pramANe cakabhramaNa nyAye sukha ne

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du:kha, Adhi, vyAdhi ne upAdhi AvyA ja kare che. vaLI sAMsArika svajanene neha prAMte duHkhadAyaka che; kAraNa ke damUni du:vAni evuM ArSavacana che. prANInuM AyuSya aMjaLIjaLanI mAphaka pratikSaNe kSaya pAmyA kare che. lakSmIne te svabhAva ja caMcaLa che, te kaI sthAnake sthira thaIne rahI nathI, rahetI nathI ane rahevAnI nathI. mUkha prANuM tene sthira mAnIne tenA madamAM chakI jAya che paNa tene mada te lakSmI ja tyAMthI jatI rahIne utAre che, arthAt jyAre lakSmI cAlI jAya che tyAre svayameva madAvasthA naSTa thaI jAya che. A pramANenA vicArapUrvaka kRpArAmane vairAgya hovAthI te jJAnagarbhita vairAgya hato. je vakhatamAM kRpArAme mAtapitAdinI sammati dIkSA levA saMbaMdhI meLavI, te vakhate munirAja zrI buTerAyajI dillI hatA, tethI kuTuMbanI AjJA meLavIne kRpArAma dIkSA levA mATe dillI tarapha javA nIkaLyA. sarva kuTuMba te vakhate vidAya karavA AvyuM hatuM ane temanI mAsInA dIkarAne tathA eka nekarane sAthe mokalyA hatA. mahArAjazrI upara kAgaLa lakhI Ape hato. temAM ema sUcavyuM hatuM ke "hAlamAM kRpArAmane gRhastha veze rAkhI abhyAsa karAve ane cAturmAsa utaye dIkSA ApavI. " kRpArAma, e prakAranI bhalAmaNa sAthe munirAjazrI buTerAyajInI pAse AvyA. taratamAM to gRhasthaveze rahI abhyAsa karavA mAMDyo, paraMtu doDheka mAsa thaye eTale temane vairAgya bahu dedipyamAna lAgavAthI temaja muhUrta sAruM AvavAthI esi vimAni e vAkyane lakSamAM rAkhIne gurUmahArAjAe saMvata 108 nA azADa zudi 13 ze dIkSA ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM..

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( 10 ) mukarara karele divase mATA mahAtsavasahita gurUpAse AvIne sarva asAra vastu-vastrAlaMkArAddinA tyAga karI paramagurU zrI khuTerAyajI mahArAjanA hAthathI cAritra a'gIkAra karyuM. AgAra tajI aNugAra thayA. paMca mahAvratane dhAraNa karI vitibhAvanA uccheda karyA. manavAMcchita sa thavAthI jema saMsArI jIvA harSa thI ubharAi jAya tema kRpArAmane parama AhlAda thayA. prAraMbhathI ja dharmanI vRddhi kare evA zubha lakSaNA jaNAvAthI dharmavRddhirUpa dhAraNA manamAM rAkhIne gurUmahArAje muni vRddhicaMdrajI nAma sthApana karyuM. je dhAraNA Atmika prayatnavaDe AgaLa jatAM temaNe pAra pADI ane nAmanI paNa guNaniSpannatA saphaLa karI khatAvI. te cAmAsu dilhImAM ja karyuM ane gurUmahArAjanA saMgamAM rahIne tIkSNa buddhi tathA prabaLa grAhyazaktivaDe sArI peThe jJAna saMpAdana karyuM. mAtApitA taraphathI DhIla karavAnuM sUcavana chatAM utAvaLe dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI, paraMtu bhavitavyatA anukULa hAvAthI je thayu te sArU ja thayu hatuM; kemake je gurUmahArAje A avasare dIkSA ApavAnI kRpA karI naheAta te cAturmAsamAM vizvanA saMbhava utpanna thayA hatA. cAmAsAnA be mahinA vItyA pachI kRpArAmanA eka moTAbhAInuM mRtyu thayuM hatu tethI jo dIkSA levANI nahAta te taratane mATe kadAca dIkSA levAnI muddata laMbAvavA jarUra paData; paraMtu tAdazI khAte muddhirvAdazI mavitavyatA eTale jevI bhavitavyatA hAya tevI ja buddhi thAya che. " e vAkaya ahIM saphaLa thayuM hatuM. vyAkaraNanA abhyAsa upara mULathI ja prIti hatI tethI saMsArIpaNAmAM paMcasadhInA abhyAsa karyA hatA. khAkI prathama

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( 11 ) cAturmAsamAM ja lagabhaga pahelI vRtti pUrNa karI ane sAdhunI kriyAnA sUtrA kaMThe o, temaja dazavaikAlika sUtra gurUmahArAja pAse asaha vAMcyuM. sthavirakalpI munione mATe sarvajJe navakalpI vihAra karavAnI AjJA karelI che tene anusarIne cAtumAsakalpa saMpUrNa thavAthI tarataja dilhIthI vihAra karI pharatA pharatA jayapura AvyA ane saMvata 1909 nuM cAmAsu gurUmahArAja, mULacaMdajI, premacaMdajI ane peAte maLI cAra muniee jayapuramAM ja karyuM". cAturmAsamAM eka divasa sAMgAnera darzana karavA gayA hatA. tyAM rAtrivAseA rahyA. te rAtrie munirAja zrI khuTerAyajIne page ekAeka vyAdhi utpanna thayA ane te vyAdhithI taratamAM ja pagane taLIe phAhvA upaDI AvyA jethI mahArAjazrInI cAlavAnI zakti aMdha thaI gayA jevuM thayuM. sAMgAnerathI dhIme dhIme cAlyA kharA paraMtu sAMgAnera ne jayapura vacce nadI Ave che te utarI zakAya ema jaNAyuM nahIM, jethI surajamallu vigere zrAvakA sAthe AvyA hatA temaNe tathA traNa sAdhuoe maLI teDI lai, mahArAjajIne nadI utArI. A vakhate gurUbhakti karavAmAM AhlAdita cittavALA muni vRddhicadrajIe sArU parAkrama khatAvyuM hatuM. " sajjanA prasaMga prApta thaye gurUbhakti karavAmAM paripUrNa zaktine vyakta karI batAve che. '' jayapuramAM hIrAcaMdajI nAme eka vidvAna pati hatA. mahArAjajI upara temanA daDha rAga hatA ane muni vRddhicaMdrajIne joine temanA upara tene prIti upajatI hatI. puNyavata purUSanI AkRtimAM ja kAMika evI anupama madhuratA rahelI hAya che ke je jonArane amRtanA svAdatulya lAge che. hIrAcaMdajIe

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( 12 ). vRddhicaMdajIne bhaNAvavA IcchA batAvI eTale gurUmahArAjanI AjJAthI temanI pAse vyAkaraNano abhyAsa AgaLa calAvyuM ane paracuraNa abhyAsa paNa karyo. comAsuM pUrNa thayA pachI jayapurathI vihAra karI kIzanagaDha ane ajamera thaIne nAgora gayA. tyAM vikAneranA zrAvake teDavA AvavAthI gurUmahArAja sAthe vihAra karI saMvata 1910 nuM comAsuM vikAnera karyuM. cAre munirAjane ajameramAM ja tIrthAdhirAja zrI siddhAcaLajI bheTavAnI abhilASA thaI hatI paNa muni vRddhicaMdrajInA pagamAM vA AvavAthI te varSamAM tyAM sudhI pahoMcavA jevI zakti jaNAI nahIM. eTale teo gurUmahArAja sAthe nAgora thaIne vikAnera padhAryA. muni premacaMdajI nAgaramAM ja rahyA ane muni mULacaMdajI gurUmahArAjanI AjJAthI jaMghAbaLanI pUNatAne vAge gujarAtamAM padhAryA. tyAMthI pAlItANe AvI zrI siddhAcalajIne bheTI te comAsuM pAlItANe ja karyuM. muni vRddhicaMdajIne uttarAvasthAmAM pagamAM AvelA je vAe vihAra karavAnI zakti aTakAvIne eka jagyAe sthira rahenArA banAvI mUkyA te vAnuM mULa A varSamAM pAyuM. "pUrvApAjita karma mahApurUSone paNa choDatA nathI. " A vakhata munirAja zrI buTerAyajInI prakhyAti AkhA mAravADamAM prasAra pAmI gaI hatI, jethI dareka ThekANe temane sAre satkAra thato hate. tapagacchI munine vihAra e taraphamAM bIlakula na hovAthI zAstronA AdhArane laIne muniza keTalAeka tapagaccha pramANe thaye hato ane pravRtti paNa keTalIka tene ja anusaratI thaI hatI, paraMtu kharataragacchI jAtio temaja sAdhvIone paricaya vizeSa hovAthI keTalIka kriyAo temane anusaratI thatI hatI.

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( 13 ) vikAnera zaheramAM ra700 ghara ozavALa vANIyAnA che. temAM aradhA DhaMDhIA ane aradhA zrAvake hatA. saMvegI munionA vihAranA to tyAM svamA ja hatA, paraMtu jationI saMkhyA ane temanA upAzraya tyAM puSkaLa hovAthI eTaluM zrAvakapaNuM TakI rahyuM hatuM. ahIMnA cAturmAsamAM temaja vihAramAM paNa navo abhyAsa to zarU ja hato, paraMtu mukhyatve te gurUmahArAjanI pAsethI bola-vicAra sAMbhaLIne tene anubhava meLavavAnuM cAlatuM hatuM, jethI siddhAMtonI ane graMthanI kuMcIo samajavAmAM AvavAthI siddhAMto ane gra vAMcavAnuM sarala thatuM hatuM. saMvata 1910 nuM comAsuM pUruM thayuM evAmAM zrI ajamerathI tyAMnA saMghane munirAja zrI buTerAyajI upara kAgaLa AvyuM ke-"DhuMDhIAnA pUjya ratanacaMda rikha ApanI sAthe pratimAsaMbaMdhI carcA karavAnuM kahe che mATe comAsuM utaryo ApasAhebe A tarapha padhAravuM." jethI comAsuM utaye vikAnerathI vihAra karyo. mArgamAM nAgara AvatAM te ratanacaMda rikhanI ja banAvelI terApaMthInA khaMDananI carcAnI prata lIdhI. e carcAmAM lakhelA te ratanacaMdanA ja vAvaDe tenuM khaMDana thaI zake ema hatuM. nAgerathI tarataja parabhAyo ajamera AvyA, paraMtu ratanacaMda to temanA AvavAnA khabara sAMbhaLIne prathamathI ja tyAMthI cAlyA gayA hatA. "sUrya pAse aMdhakAra ke satya AgaLa jUTha kadApi TakI zakatuM nathI." AmAM paNa mANasanA mananI nabaLAI ja jaNAya che. vairAgya dhAraNa karI-upadezaka padavI aMgIkAra karI pitAnA manamAM nizcaya na hoya tevI vAtane upadeza kare evA

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( 14 ) vartanane mATe tevA vairAgIonI DAhyA mANasomAM te hAMsI ja thAya che. pitAnI vAta sAcI lAgatI hoya athavA vicAramAM cuktA hoIe te sAmA pakSakAra sAthe sarala buddhithI te viSayane nirNaya kare ane satya heya te aMgIkAra karavuM; paNa pitAnI hakIkta pitAne sAcI na lAgatA chatAM te upadeza kare e samajaNanI balihArI ! carcAsaMbaMdhI kAryanI rekANu baMdha paDI eTale tIrthodhirAja zrI siddhAcaLakane bheTavAnI pUrvanI vAMchA pAchI dIpI nIkaLI tethI te bAbata para dhyAna gayuM. evAmAM ajamerathI eka bAI saMgha kADhIne zrI kezarIyAjI yAtrA karavA jatI hatI tenA AmaMtraNathI tenI sAthe cAlyA. mArgamAM udepura AvatAM tyAM sAre satkAra thayo. kharataragacchI yati Agraha karIne pitAne upAzraye laI gayA. jorAvaramallajIvALAe udepuramAM rahevA ane cAturmAsa karavA Agraha karyo, paraMtu IcchA siddhAcaLajI samukha cAlavAnI hovAthI tyAM rokAyA nahIM. bAInA saMgha sAthe kezarI AjI AvI, AnaMdapUrvaka yAtrA karI. evAmAM IleravALA zA. becaradAsa mAnacaMdane saMgha tyAM AvelA te pAcho svadeza -gujarAta AvavAnuM hovAthI tenI sAthe gujarAta bhaNI vaLyA. saMgha Ilera pahoMcyA pachI saMghavIne jaNAvIne pote gurUmahArAjasahita prAMtija AvyA. tyAM muni nemasAgarajInA ziSya muni kapUrasAgara maLyA. keTalIka bAbatamAM temanI sAthe carcA thaI jemAM teo parAsta thayA. prAMtijane zrAvakavarga rAgI thaye. tyAMthI vihAra karI amadAvAda AvyA ane zahera bahAra haThIbhAInI vADIe nivAsa karyo. prAtaHkALe zaheramAM aneka jinamaMdiranA darzane lAbha

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( 15 ) - lakhamaNe mahArAjanA bhANeja temanI levA jatAM mArgamAM hemAbhAI zeTha maLyA. prathamanI kAMIpaNa pichAna na hovAthI "kaI sAdhAraNa muni AvyA haze " ema dhArI temaNe vizeSa paricaya na karyo, paraMtu ajameravALA gajajaramalla lUNIA jeo moTA zrImaMta gRhastha hatA, temanI dukAna amadAvAdamAM hatI. te dukAne temane bhANeja cataramalla raheto hato, tenI upara gajjaramadhye mahArAjanA jJAnavairAgyAdi guNanI bahu prazaMsA lakhI hatI ane gujarAta tarapha vihAra karyAnA khabara paNa lakhyA hatA. e vAta cataramalle hemAbhAI zeThane karelI, te AgaLa cAlatAM ujamabAInI dharmazALAe pahoMcyA eTale yAda AvI. zubha AkRti ane samabhAvAdi guNa je pitAnA jovAmAM AvelA te uparathI "pote joyela be muni te ja haze" ema kalpanA karIne hemAbhAI zeThe tyAM teDI lAvavA mANasa mekalyuM. mahArAjajIne vicAra paNa vADIe rahevAnuM cheTuM paDavAthI zaheramAM AvavAnuM hatuM tethI te mANasa sAthe dharmazALAe AvyA. te vakhate muni dAnavimaLAjI tyAM vyAkhyAna vAMcatA hatA. zeThe mahArAjajIne badhI hakIkata pUchI. sahajanI vAtacIta thatAM ja parama saMtoSa thaye. "guNInA guNa guNagrAhI janone AhlAda ryA vinA rahetA nathI." bIje divase hemAbhAI zeTha muni sabhAgyavijayajInA vyAkhyAnamAM DelAne upAzraye nityanA rivAja mujaba gayA. te prasaMge tyAM "be paMjAbI munio ahIM AvyA che ane bahu guNI che, jJAnavAna che vigere" vAta karI tethI muni saubhAgyavijayajIe bolAvavA mANasa mekavyuM. mahArAjajI sahita muni vRddhicaMdajI tyAM gayA. paM. sAbhAgyavijayajIe sAre satkAra karyo. badhI hakIkta pUchIne saMtoSa pAmyA.

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te vakhatamAM kezarIsiMgha gaTAne zrI siddhAcaLajI saMgha laIne javAnuM hatuM ane mahArAjajIe paNa potAnI IcchA te tarapha javAnI batAvI hatI, eTale hemAbhAI zeThe te saMghavIne rUbarUmAM bolAvIne be paMjAbI munione sAthe laI javA bhalAmaNa karI. saMghavIno vicAra moTI majala karIne cheDe divase pAlItANe pahoMcavAnuM hovAthI munirAja zrI buTerAyajIne vRddha jANI, teo DaLImAM bese to ThIka ema temaNe jaNAvyuM, paraMtu gurUmahArAje te vicAranI anAvazyaktA jaNAvIne moTI majala paNa cAlIne ja karavAnI rUci darzAvI. saMgha sAthe cAlatAM ATha divase-caitra zudi 13ze pAlItANe pahoMcyA. bIje divase parvatapara caDIne zrI AdIzvarajIne bheTatAM parama AphlAda thaye. e vakhate DhaMDhakamatinA durbhAgyane vicAra AvatAM mana kAMIka khinna thayuM. AvuM uttama tIrtha, aneka tIrthakara ane gaNadharee je bhUmine pAvana karelI, anaMtA munirAja jyAM siddhipadane pAmelA ane aneka zrAvakee pUrva punyanA ge maLelI lakSmI aDhaLakapaNe kharacIne je tIrtha para pitAnA nAmane amara kareluM evA tIrthAdhirAjanA darzanathI avicArI kugurUnI preraNAvaDe teo vimukha rahe che e temanA bhAgyeAdayanI ja khAmI che ema mAnyuM. prathama jinezvaranI samIpe aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka stuti-stavanAdi karIne potAnA AtmAne dhanya mAnatA nIce utaryo. eka divasa saMghanA paDAvamAM rahIne bIje divase gAmamAM jorAvaramallajInI dharmazALAmAM muni premacaMdajI pahelAMthI AvelA rahyA hatA temanI bhegAM jaIne utaryA. muni mULacaMdajI e vakhate metI kaDIAnI dharmazALAmAM rahelA hatA. saMvegI munionI saMkhyA A vakhatamAM alpa hovAthI temane paricaya A vakhatamAM zrAvakane bahu e che hate. yati *

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( 17 ) onI saMkhyA bahu vizeSa hatI temaja jera paNa vadhAre hatuM. zrAvakavarga yatione rAgI hate. mugdha zrAvake temanAmAM gurUpaNuM mAnI beThelA hatA temaja sudharmAsvAmInI gAdInA adhipatitarIke teo pitAne pUjAvatA hatA ane zrAvake paNa temane pUjatA hatA. vezamAtra ja jANe vaMdanika hoya tema guNathI rahita thayelA chatAM paNa temane vaMdana karatAM zrAvake vicAruM karatA nahatA. AvI vicArazUnyatAne lIdhe saMvegI munione AhArapANI meLavavAmAM paNa agavaDa paDatI hatI. "AdarasatkAra guNane ja ghaTe che. evI vicAraNA naSTa thayelI hovAthI saMvegI munione AdarasatkAra paNa kavacita ja thatuM. AvI aDacaNane aMge tyAMthI vihAra karavAno vicAra muni vRddhicaMdrajIe gurUmahArAjane jaNAvyuM. avasara paNa te ja jANuMne gurUmahArAje muni premacaMdajIsahita AjJA ApI ane vihAra karatAM cAturmAsa rahevAlAyaka keIpaNa kSetra jaNAya te tyAMthI khabara lakhavA sUcanA karI. ' | muni vRddhicaMdrajI gurUmahArAjanI AjJA laIne vihAra karatAM taLAjA, trApaja thaI geghe AvyA, ane tyAM be divasa rahIne bhAvanagara AvyA. khuzAlaviyajInI dharmazALAne nAme oLa" khAtA makAnamAM utaryA. ahIM paNa, yationuM paribaLa chuM nahatuM. zrAvakasamudAyane bahALo bhAga yatieno ja rAgI hato. keTalAeka te "dharmane rAkhanArAo berajIo ja che." ema mAnatA hatA. AcAravicArathI jema teo bhraSTa thayA hatA tema nAmamAM paNa gurUjI zabdano apabhraMza pAmIne goraMjI kahevAvA lAgyA hatA.' * * * *

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( 18 ) mahAvratanA pAlanamAM jema maMda thayA hatA tema jJAnamAM paNa maMda thaI gayA hatA. vaidaka ane maMtrataMtrathI bheLA lokone potAnAupara rAgI karavAne dhaMdhe laI beThA hatA. zrAvakanI aNasamajane lIdhe teo potAnA A agya vartanamAM vadhatA gayA ane tethI saDe paNa vadhatA gayA. mahAvratanI bAbatamAM teonA mananI daDhatA na hovAthI zithila hatA, paNa je jJAnamAM prItivALA rahI te udyama zarU rAkhyA hota to jenanA paMDita tarIke paNa teo kAMI lAbhakto thaI paData, paraMtu tenA uparIeAe tevo kAMI paNa vicAra karI upAya jyA nahIM tethI hAla dekhAtI kaniSTa sthitine vakhata Avye. pAlItANAmAM bhAvanagaranA zrAvaka bahecaradAsa vigere maLelA. temane mahArAjajInA guNanI kAMIka parIkSA paDelI tethI temaNe bhAvanagaramAM AvIne e navina paMjAbI munionI prazaMsA karI hatI. evAmAM temane bhAvanagara AvyA jANIne AgrahapUrvaka zeThane Dele rahevA mATe teDI gayA. muni premacaMdajI vyAkhyAna vAMcatA hatA tethI loko khuzI thatA hatA, paraMtu muni vRddhicaMdrajIe to sAmAnya upadezathI ane sAdhAraNa vAtacItathI zrAvakavarganA dilanuM AkarSaNa karyuM hatuM. A pramANe sudharatI sthiti dekhIne muni vRddhicaMdrajIe gurUmahArAjane rozana karyuM ke "A kSetra cAturmAsa karavA gya che." mahArAjazrI bhAvanagara padhAryA. zrAvakavaLe sAre satkAra karyo ane A paMjAbI munionA AcAra-vicAra-kriyA tathA zuddha prarUpaNa vigere dekhIne zrAvakenA dila raMjita thayA. yatio upara rAga kaMika maMda thaye ane tenAmAM tathA muniomAM rahelo apAra aMtara samajAvA lAgyuM. munirAjazrI buTerAyajIe be

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( 19 ) ziSyA sahita saMvata 1911 nuM cAmAsuM bhAvanagara karyuM . suni mULacaMdajI, akhecaMdajI nAmanA kAI patinI pAse pAlItANAmAM abhyAsa karatA hatA tethI teoe te cAmAsu pAlItANe ja karyuM. A cAmAsAmAM pAlItANAmAM kAI kAI zrAvake temanA rAgI thayA. cAturmAsa pUrUM thaye mahArAjazrI bhAvanagarathI vihAra karI puna: pAlItANe padhAryAM. siddhagirinI yAtrAnA lAbha pharIne paNa lIdheA. pachI keTalAeka divasa tyAM rahIne vihAra karyAM. muni vRddhicaMdajInA vicAra zrI raivatAcaLanI cAtrA karavAnA thavAthI gurUmahArAja pAse AjJA mAgI ane muni premacajI sAthe teoe gurUnI AjJAnusAra junAgaDha tarapha vihAra karyo. munirAja zrI khuTerAyajI, muni mULaca MdajIne laIne khaTAda thaI lIMkhaDI tarapha padhAryA. junAgaDha tarapha jatAM mArgamAM muni premacaMdajI sAthe pratikramaNanI kriyAsaMbaMdhI vAMdhA paDyo. muni premacaMdajInI zraddhA kharataragaccha pramANe kriyA karavAnI hatI ane muni vRddhicaMdajInI zraddhA gurUmahArAjasAthenA nirNita thayelA vicArathI tapagaccha pramANe kriyA karavAnI hatI, jethI A vAMdhAnu chevaTa anene judA paDavAmAM AvyuM. jude jude raste anee vihAra karyA. ajANyA deza ane ajANyA kSetrA hAvAthI muzkelI vadhAre paDI, paraMtu pUchatAM pUchatAM junAgaDha pahoMcyA. te vakhate amadAvAdathI eka saMdha tyAM AvelA hatA ane tenI sAthe suni kevaLavijayajI ane tilakavijayajI nAmanA be sAdhu hatA. mahArAja paNa temanA saMbaMdhamAM rahevA mATe saMghaneA paDAva hatA tyAM AvyA ane AhArapANI pUrvokta munienI sAthe

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( 20 ) karI tyAM ja rahyA. muni premacaMdajI paNa te ja divase tyAM AvyA ane vRddhicaMdajInI zodha karatAM tyAM AvI sAthe ja utaryo. muni vRddhicaMdajIe matabhedapaNunA Avezane jarA paNa manapara na lAvatAM AhArapANIvaDe temanI bhakti karI. "mananuM meTApaNuM dareka prasaMge jaNAI Ave che." bIje divase prAtaHkALe gIranArajI upara caDyA. bALabrahmacArI ane bAvIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI neminAthajInI zyAma mUrtinA darzana karI bahu harSita thayA. parvata upara rAtriyAso rahevAthI aneka prakAranI AzAtanA thavAno saMbhava lAge eTale muni premacaMdajI upara rahyA paNa pite te sahastrApravana jaI AvIne nIce utarI gayA. bIje divase pharIne upara caDI tIrthAdhipatine bheTIne pAMcamI TuMke jaI AvyA. saMgha bIje divase upaDavAno hato ane potAne vicAre tyAM vadhAre na rekAtAM saMghasAthe vihAra karavAno hato tethI pote nIce utaryA. muni premacaMdajIne vicAra tyAM ja rahevAnuM hovAthI teo te upara ja rahyA. saMgha sAthe vihAra karatAM anukrame dherAjI AvyA. zarIranI zithiLatA thavAthI pitAno vicAra tyAM rahevAne thaye, paraMtu muni kevaLavijayajI ane tilakavijayajIe AgrahapUrvaka judA paDavAnI nA kahI. temaja saMghavIe nAnA nAnA mukAma kvIne paNa sAthe rahevA vinaMti karI, jethI dAkSiNyatA mUkI zakayA nahIM. "uttama purUSa prArthanAbhaMgamAM bhIrU hoya che." ane temanA sahajanA paricayamAM paNa je Ave che te temanA rAgI thaI jAya che, tethI temane saMga choDavA IcchatA nathI. mArgamAM muni kevaLavijayajI jeo dararoja ekAsaNuM karatA

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( 21 ) hatA temanI, AhArapANIsaMbaMdhI kaSTane prasaMge sArI bhakti karI jethI te vizeSa rAgI thayA. kALAvaDa gAmamAM rAtre eka DhuMDhIAnI sAthe mahArAjajIe carcA karIne tene parAsta karyAM, jethI mahArAjajInA jJAnaviSe paNa temaNe uMcA mata khAMdhyA. jAmanagaramAM saMghanI sAthe pahoMcyA pachI tyAM cAra-pAMca divasa rahIne nIkaLyA. meArakhI AvyA. tyAM hukamamuni taratamAM ja AvI gayelA, temaNe pATapATalAsa''dhI viparIta prarUpaNA karelI te hakIkata sAMbhaLatAM zAstrAdhArapUrvaka kharI vAta zrAvakone samajAvI ane zrI jJAtAsUtra aparicita chatAM temAMthI pATha kADhI batAvIne khAtrI karI ApI. zrAvake bahu khuzI thayA, tethI tyAM rahevA bahu Agraha karyA. thADAka divasa rahI tyAMthI vihAra karI vaDhavANu AvyA. tyAM sAMbhaLyu ke " lIMmaDImAM muni mULacaMdajI-vaDIla gurUbhAi-ne zarIre vyAdhi vizeSa che ane azakta bahu thaI javAthI temanI zuzruSA gurUmahArAjane peAtAne karavI paDe che. AvA khakhara sAMbhaLavAthI mana ucaka thayuM eTale vaDhavANa na rokAtAM tAkIde lIMmaDI jai paheAMcyA. muni vRddhicaMdajIne AvelA jANIne muni mULaca MdrajInA manane nivRtti thai, kAraNa ke gurUmahArAjane potAnI zuzruSA karatA dekhIne temanuM mana niraMtara khedayukta rahetu hatu. " sArA ziSyA evA svabhAvavALA ja hAya che. "" "" gurUbhAIomAM paNa paraspara AvA saMbaMdhanI ja AvazyakatA che, paraMtu jyAM saMpanI vRddhi heAya che tyAM ja evA vicAranu sadbhAvapaNuM dekhAya che. anya sthAnake te aMdara aMdara pusapa hAvAthI aneka prakAranA karmabaMdhanA kAraNeA STie paDe che.

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( 22 ) "je ziSyo aMdara aMdaramAM saMpa rAkhI gurUmahArAjanI AjJAnuM akhaMDa paripAlana kare che te potAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa kare che." ziSyanA saMbaMdhamAM gurUe kema vartavuM joIe, te paNa A - daSTAMtathI samajI zakAya che, kAraNa ke gurU ne ziSya be jaNa ja heya te prasaMge ziSyane vyAdhi vigere thaI Ave tyAre gurU, je gurUpaNAmAM rahI tenI saghaLA prakAranI saMbhALa na rAkhe te ziSyanA hRdayamAMthI gurUpaNane bhAva naSTa thAya che ane dharmamAM asthira thaI jAya che, mATe dareka prakAre ziSya saMyamamArgamAM sthira rahe tema karavAnI gurUnI pharaja che. vyAdhinI sthiti pUrNa thaye muni mULacaMdajI niraMgI thayA. lIMbaDIthI eka vAra nIkaLyA paNa zarIrAdi kAraNe pAchuM AvavuM paDyuM. muni mULacaMdajI pAchA varanA vyAdhimAM sapaDAyA, paraMtu thoDA divasamAM te vyAdhi nivRtta thaI gaye eTale tyAMthI nIkaLI vihAra karatAM amadAvAda AvyA. ujamabAInI dharmazALAmAM utaryA. prathama karatAM A vakhate jJAnAbhyAsa, zAstrAvelena, gurUupadezazravaNa ane anubhavavaDe muni vRddhicaMdajInI vidvattA vRddhi pAmI hatI. hemAbhAI zeTha vigere darareja vaMdana karavA AvatA ane sAmAnya vAtacItamAM paNa harSita thatA. zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMtanA zAsanamAM sAmAyika cAritranI sthiti cha mAsanI kahI che. te cAritra svayameva paNa laI zakAya che ane gurUmukhe paNa levAya che, paraMtu tyArapachI mAMDalIyA ga vahIne gurUmukhe chedepasthApanIya cAritra (vaDI dIkSA) avazya levuM paDe che. te divasathI pUrva paryAyane cheda karIne na payoya sthApita karavAmAM Ave che. nAnA-moTAnI gaNatrI A divasathI ja gaNavAmAM Ave che. A pramANenI bhagavaMtanI AjJA

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( 23 ) hovAthI tapagacchamAM keIpaNa gurUnA nAmane vAsakSepa karAvavAnI mahArAjazrInI IcchA thaI. tevA vAsakSepane mATe prathama dazavaikAlika sUtranA (mAMDaLIA) vega vahevA paDe che ane vega vahana kayo pachI ja vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnI anujJA maLe che. AjJAnuyAyI zrAvake agInI pAse vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLatA nathI. A vakhatamAM paMnyAsa sabhAgyavijayajI ja kega vahevarAvatA hatA. zrIvijayasiMhasUrIzvaranI anujJAthI zrI satyavijayajIe saMvegamArga zarU karyo. tenI uttarottara cAlI AvatI paTTaparaparAmAM mukhya paMnyAsa sabhAgyavijayajI hatA. teo DelAne upAzraye rahetA hatA. pote bahu zAstrAbhyAsa karyo nahoto paraMtu vaDadIkSA vigere roga-upadhAnAdi kiyA teo ja karAvatA hatA. Adhunika samayanI jema aharmipaNuM vadhI gayuM nahotuM. munirAjazrI buTerAyajIne vicAra paMnyAsa maNivijayajI, jeo DelAnA upAzrayanI zAkhA tarIke luhAranI piLanA upAzrayamAM rahetA hatA teone bhadrikaprakRtivAna ane zAMtasvabhAvAdi guNayukta jANIne temanA nAmanI dIkSA levAne hate. te vicAra zeTha hemAbhAI vigeree pasaMda karyo. paM. sAbhAgyavijyajI pAse vega vahevA zarU karyo. ega pUrA thayA eTale vaDI dIkSAne avasare muni buTerAyajInuM nAma muni buddhivijayajI ane paMnyAsa maNivijayajInA ziSya tathA muni mULacaMdajInuM nAma muni mukitavijayajI tathA muni vRddhicaMdajInuM nAma muni vRddhivijayajI te baMne muni buddhivijyajInA ziSya e pramANe gurU-ziSyapaNAnI ane nAmanI sthApanA aneka sAdhu-sAdhvI tathA zeTha hemAbhAI vigere caturvidha saMghano samakSa saMvata 1912 mAM karavAmAM AvI. rahevAnuM sthAna na pheravatAM ujamabAInI dharmazALAe ja rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tyAra

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( 24 ) pachI te comAsuM traNe munirAje tyAM ja karyuM ane saMvata 1913 muM mAsuM paNa munirAjazrI buddhivijyajI tathA muni vRddhivijayajIe te amadAvAdamAM ja karyuM, paNa muni muktivijayajI to saMvata 1913 mAM amadAvAdathI vihAra karI pAlItANe yAtrA karI bhAvanagara AvyA ane te comAsuM tyAM ( bhAvanagaramAM) karyuM. amadAvAdamAM muni vRddhicaMdajIe bIjA abhyAsanI sAthe paMDita haranArAyaNanI pAse caMdrikAnI bIjI vRttine abhyAsa karyo. saMvata 1913 mAM be gurUbhAInI vRddhi thaI. bhAvanagaramAM suratanA zrAvaka nagInadAsane muni mULacaMdajIe tyAgavairAgyAdinI parIkSA karIne gurUmahArAjanA nAmathI dIkSA ApI. tenuM muni nityavijayajI nAma rAkhyuM. mahArAjazrInA pratApI ziSyatarIke emaNe paNa sArI pratiSThA vadhArI. AgaLa jatAM emanI upadezazakti evI skurAyamAna thaI ke vairAgyanuM bIjamAtra jemAM ropAyela hoya evo koI prANI temanI pAse Ave che te upadezadhArAvaDe tene siMcana karIne svalpa kALamAM vairAgyavRkSane uddagama kare. jethI ghaNuM karIne te te dIkSA ja aMgIkAra kare, nahIM te bIjA vrata-niyamAdi to dhAraNa kare ja. bIjA eka zrAvakane mahArAjajIe pite amadAvAdamAM dIkSA ApI tenuM nAma muni punyavijayajI sthApana karyuM. saMvata 1914 mAM gurUmahArAjanI sevAmAM muni punyavijayajIne rAkhI pite AjJA laIne vihAra karyo. muni mULacaMdajI bhAvanagarathI vihAra karI pAlItANe AvyA hatA, temane jaIne maLyA. girirAjanI yAtrA karI harSavaMta thayA. te varSanuM ciomAsuM muni mULacaMdajIe ziheramAM karyuM ane muni vRddhi

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( 25 ) caMdajIe bhAvanagaramAM karyuM. vIdIkSAne avasare nAmane pheraphAra karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM kharo paraMtu prathamanA nAmanI khyAti bahu vistAra pAmelI hovAthI so te nAmathI ja vyavahAra karatuM, jethI A caritramAM paNa prAcIna nAmavaDe ja kArya levAmAM AvyuM che. e varSamAM (saMvata 1914mAM) muni vRddhicaMdajInA saMbaMdhamAM traNa navA banAve nedha levAlAyaka banyA. 1 temanA saMsArI pitA kALadharma pAmyA, 2 gurUmahArAjanI AjJA maLavAthI sabhAsamakSa vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnuM zarU karyuM ane 3 saMgrahiNane du:khakara vyAdhi lAgu paDyo. A traNe banAva sujJa jAe dhaDe levA gya che. prathama te kALanI sthiti kevI duratikama che te jovAnuM che. mahApratApI putra paNa pitAnA upakArI pitAne kALanA sapATAmAMthI choDAvI zakatA nathI. bIjA banAvamAM vinayI ziSyAnA lakSaNanI sUcanA thAya che ke vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnI cogyatA prApta na thayA chatAM hAlanA avinIta ziSyA vagaraAjJAe pATaupara caDI besI sabhA rIjhavavA maMDI paDe che. mahArAjajIe pote jJAna meLavyuM hatuM chatAM paNa tema na karatAM jyAre gurUmahArAje yegyatA jANune AjJA ApI tyAre ja vyAkhyAna vAMcavAno prAraMbha karyo. trIjuM pUrvopArjita asAtavedanakarma udayamAM Ave che tyAre game tevA punyazALInA zarIramAM paNa vyAdhirUpe dekhA de che te vicAravAnuM che. prathamanA page vAnA vyAdhinI jema A saMgrahaNIne vyAdhi paNa AyuSyanI pUrNatA sudhInI sthitivALe lAgu paDyo ane teNe dehAMta sudhI ochI-vadhatI vyathA zarU ne zarU rAkhI.

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( 26 ). gurUmahArAjanI AjJAnusAra vyAkhyAnamAM zrI vipAkasUtra, uttarAdhyayana sUtra ane praznavyAkaraNa sUtra vAMcyuM. paryuSaNamAM kalpasUtrane bALAvabodha vacce, kAraNa ke haju sudhI subodhikAnuM avagAhana karyuM nahotuM. saMvata 1915 mAM muni vRddhicaMdajIe bhAvanagaramAM eka zrAvakane dIkSA ApI, tenuM nAma muni bhAvavijayajI rAkhyuM paNa ziSya potAnA na karyA. Adhunika samayamAM thoDA varSanA dIkSAparyAyamAM nAnI vayamAM thoDo abhyAsa chatAM paNa ziSya karavAnI lAlasA vRddhi pAmI che tevuM te vakhate nahatuM. tyArapachI gurUmahArAja amadAvAdathI vihAra karIne pAlItANe padhAryAnA khabara sAMbhaLavAthI girirAja ane gurUmahArAjane bheTavAnI saMyukta abhilASAvaDe bhAvanagarathI nIkaLelA charI pALatA saMghanI sAthe pAlItANe padhAryA. muni mULacaMdajI paNa ziherathI tyAM padhAryA. devagurUnA sahavaMdanavaDe harSita thayA. tyAM keTalAeka divasa rahIne sau sAthe bhAvanagara AvyA. A vakhate bhAvanagaranA saMghane bhAvanagaramAM ja saine mAsuM rAkhavA bahu Agraha hatuM, paraMtu vizeSa upakAra thavAnA hetuthI temaja saunI abhilASA saMpUrNa karavAnI udAra buddhithI meTA mahArAja pite bhAvanagara rahyA. muni mULacaMdajIne zihora mekalyA ane muni vRddhicaMdajIne goghe jaIne cemAsuM karavA AjJA karI. goghAnA saMvipakSI zrAvake A pramANe kRpA thavAthI bahu khuzI thayA. geghA zaheramAM A vakhata sudhI yationuM paribaLa vizeSa hatuM. dalIcaMdajI nAmanA yati tyAM upAzraya bAMdhI kAyamanA nivAsI thaI rahelA hatA. teo maMtramaMtrAdinI zaktivALA

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( 7 ) kahevAtA hatA jethI keTalAeka zrAvake temanAthI DaratA hatA ane keTalAeka zrAvake sAMsArika dravyaputrAdikanI lAlasAthI temanA bhakta thaI paDelA hatA. muni vRddhicaMdajIne keTalAeka zrAvake Agraha karIne teDI gayA kharA, paraMtu bahALo pakSa yatione rAgI hovAthI prAraMbhamAM jarA muzkelI naDI. utaravA mATe upAzrayanI aDacaNa te gRhasthanA makAnamAM rahevAthI dUra thaI, paraMtu "A saMvegI muni zuddha gurUtatvane upadeza karaze te pachI amane koI mAnaze nahIM, " evA bhayathI temaja " sAdhune adhikAra amArI vidyamAnatA chatAM vyAkhyAna vAMcavAne nathI. " evA abhimAnathI prAraMbhamAM ja yati dalIcaMdajIe vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnI manAI karI. paNa A aTakAyata vadhAre vakhata TakI zakI nahIM, kemake "sAca pAse jUTha vadhAre vakhata nabhI zakatuM nathI. " vAstavika rIte jotAM te paMcamahAvratadhArI gurU kahevAtAM chatAM bhraSTa thayelAone vyAkhyAna vAMcavAne AdhakAra saMbhavatA nathI temaja tenuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavuM zrAvakavargane ghaTita paNa nathI, paraMtu pUrvokta kAraNathI ane ajJAnadazAnA jore thayelA daSTirAgathI mugdha zrAvake te vAta samajI zakatA nahotA. hAlamAM munirAjanA vihAravaDe te vAta prakAzamAM AvavA lAgI hatI, paraMtu saMvegI munionI saMkhyA alpa hovAthI ghaNA kSetra jaLavAI zakAtA nahIM eTale yatio phAvI jatA. A dezamAM zuddha dharmanI oLakhANa munirAja zrI buTerAyajInA parivAre ja karAvavA mAMDI hatI tethI tenA pratye yatie vadhAre IrSA karatA hatA. yati dalIcaMdajIe karelI aTakAyata saMvegI pakSanA rAgI zrAvakee be divasamAM rada karI ane vyAkhyAna vaMcAvyuM.

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( 28 ) gerarIte karelA hukamathI dalIcaMdajIne nAsIpAsa thavA vakhata AvyuM. mahArAjajIe zrI upAsagadazAMga sUtra vyAkhyAnamAM vAMcyuM ane subAdhikA dhArI laIne paryuSaNamAM tenuM vyAkhyAna vAMcyuM. saMghane bahu harSa thaze. dhIme dhIme lekanuM valaNa phiravA lAgyuM, kAraNa ke "sAcAne khapa sahune che. paNa sAcAnI oLakhANa paDavI muzkela che." saMvata 1915 nuM comAsuM utaye goghAthI nIkaLelA charI pALatA saMghanI sAthe muni vRddhicaMdajI pAlItANe gayA. gurUmahArAja paNa bhAvanagarathI tyAM AvelA ekatra thayA. siddhAcaLajInI najIkamAM AvelA kSetramAM cAturmAsa rahelA munie cAturmAsa pUrNa thaye ghaNuM karIne siddhAcalajIne bheTavA Ave che, temaja te te gAmane zrAvakavarga paNa banatA sudhI saMgha kADhIne sAthe siddhAcaLajI Ave che. evuM e bAjumAM bahu varSathI pravartana che. - pAlItANe yAtrA karIne bhAvanagaranA zrAvakanA AgrahathI 'bhAvanagara AvyA, paraMtu pharIne pAchuM bhAvanagarathI nIkaLelA saMgha sAthe pAlItANe javuM thayuM. munirAjazrI buTerAyajIe muni mULacaMdajIne laI amadAvAda tarapha vihAra karyo ane pote bhAvanagara AvyA. saMvata 1916 nuM mAsuM bhAvanagaramAM ja karyuM. te vakhate paMnyAsa maNivijayajI tathA paMnyAsa dayAvimaLAjI paNa bhAvanagaramAM ja comAsuM rahyA hatA. A comAsAmAM vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnA saMbaMdhamAM eka sAdhvIe takarAra uThAvyo paraMtu tenuM kAMI cAlI zakayuM nahi. sukhazAMtipUrvaka cAturmAsa pUrNa karI, pAlItANe yAtrA karIne amadAvAda tarapha vihAra karyo, paraMtu amadAvAda pahoMcyA agAu muni mahArAjazrI buTerAyajIe to

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( 9 ) paMjAba tarapha vihAra karyo hato tethI temane samAgama thaI zakyuM nahIM. * saMvata 1917 mAM jyAre amadAvAda AvyA tyAre zeTha hemAbhAInuM sarva kuTuMba munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajInuM vizeSa rAgI thayuM hatuM. muni vRddhicaMdajInuM zarIra svAbhAvika kamaLa hovAthI temaja adyApi sudhImAM AhArapANa vigerenuM kaSTa veThIne paNa keTalIka vakhata vihAra karelo hovAthI ane saMgrahaNIne du:khakara vyAdhi lAgu paDelo hovAthI vihAra karavo muzkela paDavA lAgyuM hatuM, paraMtu vihAra karavAthI thatA lAbha ane sthiravAse rahevAne pariNAme thatA geralAbha vicArIne teo eka sthAnake rahevAno vicAra karatA nahotA. vihAra karavAthI gRhasthane pratibaMdha na thAya, keInI sAthe rAgadazA na baMdhAya, sthAne sthAne aneka jIvane upakAra thAya, aneka vidvAnene saMsarga thAya, aneka tIthanI yAtrA thAya. temaja cAritra nirmaLa rahe ItyAdi kAraNethI sarva munine vihAra karavAnI AjJA pharamAvelI che. eka sthAnake rahevAthI gRhasthane pratibaMdha thAya, nityaparicita mANase sAthe rAga baMdhAya, nityanA sahavAsathI upadezanI asara ochI thAya, navA navA vidvAnone prasaMga thato aTake ane prAya: zarIra paNuM pramAdI thaI javAthI kriyAmAM zithilatA prApta thAya; mATe munie zarIramAM zakti hoya tyAM sudhI eka sthAnake rahevuM nahIM ema kaheluM che. * , munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajInI upadeza karavAnI rIti eTalI badhI asarakAraka hatI ke tethI sAMbhaLanAra zretAne tAtkAlika asara thatI. A vakhate amadAvAdanA jena gRhasthanI dravyasaMbaMdhI

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" ( 30 ) sthita dinapratidina vRddhi pAmatI hatI. temAM mahArAjazrIne upadeza lAgavAthI zeTha premAbhAI, dalapatabhAI ane maganabhAI karamacaMde puSkaLa dravyane satkAryamAM vyaya karyo. mahArAjazrI kahetA ke "lakSamI svabhAve caMcaLa che, Ave che ne jAya che, sthira rahetI nathI, mATe jyAre tenI prApti thAya tyAre tene satkAryamAM vAparIne saphaLa karavI. lakSamIne satkAryamAM vyaya karavAthI pu baMdha thAya che ane te bhavAMtaramAM paNa hitadAyI thAya che. pUrve karelA sukRtavaDe A janmamAM dravyAdinI prApti thAya che te tenA upakArane jANIne je prANI A bhavamAM tene sadupayoga karatA nathI teo kRtanI-karyA guNano nAza karanAra lekhAya che ane lakSmI jyAre jatI rahe che tyAre teo pazcAtApanA bhAjana thAya che." AvI rItanA upadezAmRtathI zrotAenA mana vikasvara thatA hatA. zAMtatA, dhairyatA ane samayasUcaktA vigere guNe A vakhate prakAzI nIkaLyA hatA. zeTha maganabhAI karamacaMde A varSamAM saMgha kADhyo. temanI sAthe zrI kezarI AjI tathA zrItAraMgAjI vigere tIrthonI yAtrA karI AvyA pachI saMvata 1917 nuM cemAsuM amadAvAdamAM ja karyuM. saMvata 1918 mAM mahArAjazrInA mAtuzrI kALadharma pAmyA. saMvata 1918-19 ane 20 e traNa varSanA mAsAM uparAupara amadAvAdamAM ja karyA. saMvata 120 nA comAsAmAM zeTha dalapatabhAI bhagubhAIne zrI siddhAcaLajIne charI pALate saMgha kADhavAnI abhilASA thaI tethI temaNe mahArAjazrIne vinati karI ke "je Apa sAthe AvavAnuM kabula kare te mArI abhilASA pUrNa thAya." mahArAjajIe temanA bhAvanI vRddhi dekhIne te vAta kabula karI.

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( 31 ) saMvata 1921 mAM zeTha dalapatabhAIe ghaNA ADaMbarasahita amadAvAdathI saMgha kADhyo. mahArAja sAthe cAlyA. siddhAcaLajIne bheTatAM parama AhalAda thayo. zeTha dalapatabhAIno rAga paNuM mahArAjajI upara vRddhi pAmyA. A vakhate zeTha kezavajI nAyaka taraphathI mahA zudi 13 ze aMjanazalAkA thavAnI hatI. mANase puSkaLa maLyuM hatuM. zeTha kezavajI nAyakane navakArazI karavAnI bahu IcchA hatI paNa keTalAeka kAraNathI te IcchA pAra paDI nahIM, eTale zeTha dalapatabhAIe te bIDuM jhaDapI laIne te divase navakArazI karI. A saMghamAM zeTha dalapatabhAIe sumAre eMzI hajAra rUpIAnI mUcha utArI hatI. mahArAjazrI pAchA saMgha sAthe amadAvAda na jatAM bhAvanagara padhAryA. saMvata 121 nuM comAsuM pate bhAvanagaramAM karyuM ane muni mULacaMdajIe ziheramAM karyuM. saMvata 1922 mAM baMne gurUbhAIe sAthe vihAra karyo. mArgamAM gAme gAme aneka prANIone sabedhAmRtavaDe pavitra karatAM karatAM amadAvAda pahoMcyA. tyAM munirAjazrI mULacaMdajIe zrI bhagavatIsUtranA mahAganuM udvahana karyuM, jene aMte zrI saMgha taraphathI temane "gaNi"padavI ApavAmAM AvI. havethI teo gaNi zrI mULacaMdajI kahevAvA lAgyA. pitAthI zarIranI azaktinA kAraNane lIdhe vizeSa yeganuM vahana thaI zakatuM nahatuM, paraMtu pitAnA vaDIla gurUbhAIe mahAga vahyA ane gaNipadavI meLavI tethI pitAne bahu ja AslAda thayo. A varSamAM zrI DIsAmAM muni nityavijyajI pAse eka sAthe pAMca zrAvakoe dIkSA grahaNa karI. temAMthI muni metIvijayajI, bhaktivijayajI ane darzanavijayajI munirAjazrI buTerAyajInA

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saMvata soi zubha kAmadAvAda karI ane ( 3ra ) ziSya tarIke prasiddhine pAmyA. saMvata 1922 nuM comAsuM amadAvAdamAM ja thayuM. | saMvata 13 nA comAsAmAM mahArAjazrInA upadezathI zeTha dalapatabhAI bhagubhAIe ujamaNune ane pratiSThAne mahetsava karI sumAre pacIza hajAra rUpIA kharA. bhAvanagaranA zrAvake paMcatIthInI yAtrA karIne amadAvAda AvelA temane upadeza ApI ujamaNuM karavAnI abhilASA utpanna karI ane upakaraNAdinI sagavaDa karAvI ApI, jethI saMvata 124 nA mAgazara mAsamAM bhAvanagaramAM pahelavaheluM ujamaNuM thayuM. saMvata 192324-25 e traNa varSanA mAsA paNa mahArAjazrIe amadAvAdamAM ja karyA. te arasAmAM dharmazALAmAM eka sAre pustaka bhaMDAra karAvyA. saMvata 126 mAM zrI zaMkhezvarajInI yAtrA karI teo zrI rAdhaNupura padhAryA ane te comAsuM tyAM ja karyuM. saMvata 1927 mAM paMjAbathI gurUmahArAja A tarapha padhAre che evA khabara sAMbhaLIne gurUmahArAjanI sAmA javA temane utsuktA thaI, tethI rAdhaNapurathI amadAvAda jaI muni mULacaMdajIne maLIne pote bIjA cAra munio sahita sAmA cAlyA. pATaNa, pAlaNapura thaIne pAlA pahoMcyA eTale gurU-: mahArAja tyAM ekatra thayA. bahu varSe darzana thavAthI parama AnaMda thayA pachI vAlIthI gujarAta tarapha see vihAra karyo. mArgamAM zrI AbujI tIrthanI yAtrA karI apUrva mUrti tathA apUrva kArIgarI joI bahu AnaMda thaye ane dravyamUcha tajI daIne agaNita rUpIA kharcanAra vimaLazA tathA vastupALa

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AdinuM smaraNa thayuM. tyAMthI vihAra karatAM amadAvAda AvyA. e varSanuM comAsuM amadAvAdamAM ja karyuM. A varSamAM temaNe zrIpAlItANe muni darzanavijayajIne mAsuM mekalyA. temane yationA rAgIoe temaja bIjAoe vyAkhyAna vAMcavAnI aTakAyata karI-"juo ! anyAthanuM jora!" paNa Akhara cAlyuM nahIM. mahArAjajIe amadAvAdathI darabArI amaladAra upara vyAjabI karavA bhalAmaNa lakhAvI jene pariNAme vyAkhyAna zarU thayuM, jethI ghaNe upakAra thayo ane anItinI hAra thaI | saMvata 1928 mAM amadAvAdathI vihAra karI teo aneka bhavya jIve upara upakAra karatAM lIMbaDI AvyA. tyAM prAcIna pustakabhaMDAra sArI sthitimAM joIne saMtoSa pAmyA. A bhaMDAramAM tADapatra upara temaja kAgaLa upara paNa ghaNuM prAcIna pustako che. A mAsuM muni vRddhicaMdajIe lIMbaDImAM karyuM. saMvata 1929mAM lIMbaDIthI vihAra karI lerA tarapha padhAryA. dholere pahoMcatAM zrAvakavarga bahu satkAra karyo, paraMtu taratamAM zrIpUjya AvI gayelA hovAthI ane teNe derAdhAgA karI ApIne lekenA dila rIjhAvelA hovAthI ghaNe bhAga catione rAgI hato temAM vRddhi thaI hatI. zrIpU gacchAdhipatipaNuM dharAvIne agya mArge cAle che, temane saMghamAM kaI kahenAra rahyuM nathI. jenazAstromAM AcAryanA lakSaNe je kahA che te prasiddhimAM chatAM aneka prakAranA Ara karanArane, pAlakhImAM besanArane, dravyane saMgraha karanArane, sacitta pANInA pInArane, strIsaMsarganA Dara vinAnAne, temaja pApAcaraNanI - ' |

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( 34 ) bhaya tajI denArane AcArya tarIke mAnavA, teonI padharAmaNuM karavI, dravyAdikanA lebhamAM nAkhavA, vyAdivaDe pUjA karavI, kaMkuvaDe pagalA paDAvavA, bhraSTAcArI chatAM temanA karI ApelA derAdhAgAthI vAMcchita thavAnI niSphaLa AzAo bAMdhavI, strIvargane temanI pAse javA AvavAnI chuTa ApavI-A badhI narI mUrkhatA ja che. ! pUrve kaI kaI jatio temaja zrIpU kAMIka parigrahanI mUchavALA te hatA paNa dharmanA rAgI hatA, sacittanA tyAgI hatA, strIsaMsargathI alaga rahetA, dharmasaMbaMdhI kAryaprasaMge zUrA hatA, rAjAone paNa rIjhave evA hatA, dharmanI unnati karanArA hatA, pitAnI bhUla pite samajatA, zuddha mAge cAlanAranI prazaMsA karatA, zuddha mArganA Icchaka hatA, vidyAbhyAsamAM prayAsa karatA, vAdavivAdamAM jIta meLavatA ane khATo DeALa dharAvatA nahotA. A vAta hAlanA jatio ane zrIpUjyamAM bIlakula daSTie paDatI nathI, te kadi samagra samudAyanA aikayabaLa zivAya tenuM sarvathA nivAraNa te thaI na zake paNa teonI upekSA te karavI ja joIe, bhakti karavAthI dUra rahevuM joIe ane teone unmAga thavAmAM puSTi na maLe ema karavuM joIe. A badhI hakIkta mahArAjazrIe dhIme dhIme zrAvakavarganA dilamAM utArI. leko paNa samajavA lAgyA ane unmArgathI pAchA vaLI zuddha mArganA rAgI thayA. e varSamAM vaLI eka saMvegI sAdhune veza dhAraNa karanAra RddhisAgara nAmanA sAdhue paNa maMtra-taMtrAdi athavA zukanamuhartAdinA vahemamAM nAkhIne lekenA mana vyagra karI nAkhyA hatA, tethI keTalAka loko tenA para rAgI thaI gayA hatA. AvA vezadhArInA phaMdamAM nahIM phasAvA mATe paNa mahArAjazrIe

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( 35 ) leAkeAne upadezadvArA samajAvyA ane kAMTAvALu kSetra prayAsapUrvaka sApha karIne temAM dharmanA Ija vAvyA. keTalAeka zrAvake vizeSa prakAre saMvegI munionA rAgI thayA. mahArAjazrInA upadezathI zeTha mULacaMdabhAi velazIe dheAlerAthI zrI siddhAcaLajInA charI pALatA saMgha kADhyo. mahArAjazrIne vinati karIne sAthe lIdhA. anukrame pAlItANe paheAMcI tIrthAdhipatinI yAtrA karI AnaMdita thayA. muni darzanavijayajI A varSamAM pAlItANe kALadharma pAmyA. A muni bahu upagArI ane AtmAthI hatA. aMtAvasthAe sabhyaprakAre ArAdhanA karIne paMcatvane pAmyA hatA. emanA ziSya muni kevaLavijayajI, zrI amadAvAda gaNi zrI mULacaMdajInI pAse ceAgavahana karavA gayA hatA. temanI vaDIdIkSAne avasare temanA mULagurU kALa karI gayelA heAvAthI munirAja zrI vRddhicaMdrajInA nAmanI vaDIdIkSA ApIne temanA ziSya o. mahArAjazrInA A pahelavahelA ziSya thayA ane te paNa peAtAnI icchA vinA mAtra vaDIla gurUbhAInA vicArathI ja thayA. A varSe ( saMvata 1929 nuM ) cAmAsuM mahArAjazrIe pAlItANe karyuM, tethI cAturmAsa rahevA AvelA dezI-paradezI zrAvakavarganI upara mahAn upakAra thayA. have dinaparadina saMvegI munionI saMkhyA vRddhi pAmavA lAgI, temAM paNa munimahArAja zrI khuTerAyajInA parivAra vizeSa vRddhi pAmyA. yationuM jora gAmeAgAma ghaTavA mAMDayuM ane leAkeA saMvegI sAdhuenA rAgI thavA lAgyA. vihAra paNa sugama thayA. gujarAta ne kAThiyAvADamAM tA khIlakula aDacaNa na Ave evI sthiti thai. e vakhatamAM munie paNa vihAra karavAnI tatparatA

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vALA hatA. eka sthAnake sthira rahetA nahI, jethI ghaNA kSetra jaLavAtA ane upakAra paNa bahu thatuM. hAlanA samayamAM amadAvAda ke pAlItANa jevA kSetramAM munivarga maTI saMkhyAmAM rahe che jethI upakAra bahu ocho thAya che, kenI rUci ghaTe che ane gRhasthane pratibaMdha thAya che, tema te vakhate thatuM nahotuM. A vAta hAlamAM sAdhusamudAyanI AgevAnI dharAvanAra munirAje lakSamAM rAkhavA jevI che. vihAra karavAmAM AvI sugamatA chatAM zA mATe pramAda karavAmAM Ave che te samajI zakAtuM nathI. vihAra karavAnI muzkelInA vakhatamAM paNa jemaNe upakArabuddhivaDe kaSTa veThI vihAra karyo che temane dAkhalo lyo ane tame paNa upakAra karavA sAthe Atmahitano prayatna kare evI Adhunika munirAja pratye amArI savinaya prArthanA che. uttamapadanI prApti mATe kaSTa veThavAnI AvazyaktA ja jaNAya che. dudha paNa tApa sahana kare che te ja tene mAvo thAya che, dahIM paNa mathana sahana kare che te ja temAMthI mAkhaNa nIkaLe che ane mAkhaNa paNa agninI vyathA sahe che te ja tenuM dhRta thAya che, mATe kaSTa vecAvinA mahattvatAnI kadApi prApti thatI nathI ema jaNAya che. pUrve paNa aneka mahAtmAo dehanuM, iMdriyenuM temaja mananuM damana karIne mokSasukhane bhajanArA thayA che, te temanuM anukaraNa Adhunika munioe paNa karavuM joIe. A caritranA adhyakSa munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajInA satkAryonuM anukaraNa karaze to tethI paNa svahita sAthe ghaNuM parahita thaI zakaze. | munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajI saMvata 190 mAM pAlItANAthI vihAra karI bhAvanagara padhAryA. A samayamAM bhAvanagaramAM keTalAeka zrAvakonI rUci kriyAmArga parathI uThI gaI hatI, temane

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( 37 ) mahArAjazrIe aneka prakAranA zAstrAdhAra batAvIne draDha karyo. bhAvanagaramAM zrAvakone samudAya mATe hovAthI ghaNuM chokarAo vidyAbhyAsa karI zake evA lAgyA, jethI tenA sAdhana tarIke eka jenazALA sthApana karavAnI mahArAjazrIne jarUra jaNAyuM. mahArAjazrIe e saMbaMdhamAM zrAvakavargane upadeza karI mAstaranA pagAranI sagavaDa karAvI ApI ane saMvata 1930 nA azADa zuda 4 the jenazALAnuM sthApana karAvyuM. tenA mAstara tarIke zrI pAlItANAnA zrAvaka raghu tejAne goThavyA. A adhyApakanA prayAsathI temaja munivarganI akhaMDa dekharekhathI eka be varSamAM jaina bALakonI sAra saMkhyA vidyAbhyAsamAM AgaLa vadhI. A varSanuM ( saMvata 1930 nuM ) cemAsuM mahArAjazrIe bhAvanagaramAM karyuM. mahArAjazrInA upadezathI zrI siddhAcaLajInI navANuM yAtrA karavAnI ghaNuM zrAvakonI abhilASA thaI, teoe cemAsuM utaratAM ja pAlItANe jaIne te abhilASA pUrNa karI. prAraMbhanI hakIkata uparathI vAMcanArAone rezana thayeluM che ke paMjAba dezamAM DhuMDhIAnuM bahu ja jora hatuM. temAM munirAjazrI buTerAyajInA DhaMDhakapakSane tajIne nIkaLI AvavAthI kAMIka khaMDitapaNuM thayuM hatuM. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa manuSyazarIramAM jema kSayaroganA bIja ropAyA hoya te te dinaparadina vRddhi pAmatA jAya che tema te vakhatathI vicAravaMta DhaMDhakenA dilamAM paNa kAMika zaMkAe ghara karyuM hatuM. evAmAM eka bIjA mahApurUSe te zaMkAne zAstrAdhAravaDe jotAM zaMkA nahI paNa kharI hakIkta ja che ema jANyuM ane bIjA ghaNuone jaNAvyuM. te mahApurUSa AkhA hiMdustAnamAM prasiddhi pAmelA munirAjazrI AtmArAmajI che, temaNe paMjAbadezamAM pitAnI

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( 38 ) janmabhUmi heAvAthI saMvata 1910 mAM hukamatanI dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI. buddhi bahu tIkSNa heAvAthI aneka zAstro vAMcatAM dukamatamAM temane pokaLa mAluma paDayu eTale vadhAre tapAsa calAvyA, jenA pariNAme khAtrI thai ke A mata khIlakula asatya che ane satya mArga tA jinapratimA mAnavI, pIstAlIza Agama, tenI paMcAMgI ane tenA avirAdhI sarva zAstro agIkAra karavA (mAnavA) e che. A vAta temaNe peAtAnI sAthenA gurUbhAione karI. sAne te vAta satya jaNANI. 'satya sau koine pasaMda paDe che.' eTale eka Mdara 20 TukarikhA te matanA tyAga karavAne taiyAra thaI gayA, paNa ekadama sAhasa na karatAM samajI samajI zrAvake ne te vAta samajAvI ane me-cAra varSe te ja dezamAM rahI sumAre 7000 hukAnI zraddhA pheravI. pachI sAthenA bIjA sAdhunA manamAM utAvaLa thai ke- satya mArga jANyA chatAM have A unmAmAM ane kuliMgamAM kayAM sudhI rahevu ? 'temAMthI malerakeATalAnA rahenArA kharApatimalla nAmanA agravALa vANIA, jeNe saMvata 1911 nA varSomAM hukamatamAM dIkSA lIdhI hatI ane munirAja zrI AtmArAmajInA gurUbhAi thayA hatA te teA utAvaLe ekalA nIkaLI gayA ane munirAja zrI AtmArAmajInI agAu cha mahIne saMvata 1930 mAM amadAvAda AvI munirAja zrI buTerAyajI pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. temanuM nAma muni khAMtivijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. teo jJAnaguNamAM ane tapasyAguNamAM bahu vRddhi pAmyA che ane hAlamAM ghaNA varSathI chaThTha cha tapanuM pAraNuM kare che. huMDhakapaNAmAM AtmArAma rikhane nAme oLakhAtA muni AtmArAmajIe sAthenA sarve rakhAnu dila DhuMDhakanA pAsamAMthI utAvaLe chuTI javAnu thavAne lIdhe saMvata 1930 nuM cAmAsu

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( 39 ) pUrNa thayA pachI huMzIyArapurathI 16 sAdhu sAthe A deza tarapha vihAra karyo. mArgamAM saie muhapatti toDIne DhaMDhakaveza tajI dIdho. anukrame amadAvAda AvyA. zeTha dalapatabhAInA vaMDAmAM utaryA. A vakhatamAM amadAvAdamAM muni zAMtisAgare keTalIka zAstravirUddha ekAMta prarUpaNa karavA mAMDI hatI ane temAM ghaNuM zrAvake phasAyA hatA. muni AtmArAmajIe tenI sAthe carcA karIne tene nirUttara karyA. amadAvAdane saMgha temanuM jJAna ane vAdavivAdanI kuzaLatA joIne bahu khuzI tha. A vakhate mukhya kArya te tapagacchamAM je koI zuddha AcAravicAravALA muni hoya temanI pAse vaDI dIkSA laIne tenuM gurUpaNuM mastake dharAvavuM e hatuM, paraMtu e vAta vadhAre parIkSA karavA upara temaja anubhava meLavavA upara rAkhIne amadAvAdathI zrI siddhAcaLajI mahAtIrthane bheTavA cAlyA. zrI siddhAcaLajIne bheTatAM teone bahu ja AhlAda thaye. tyAMthI bhAvanagara thaI pAchA amadAvAda AvyA. A vakhate munirAja zrI buTerAyajInA hastathI vAsakSepa laI temanA ziSya thavAne. vicAra nirNaya upara AvyuM hatuM. ghaNA munione sAthe vaDI dIkSA ApavAnA A meTA mahotsava upara anya sthaLethI paNa keTalAka munio amadAvAda AvyA, temaja munirAja zrI vRddhicaMdajI paNa bhAvanagarathI vihAra karI amadAvAda padhAyA. saMvata 1931 mAM zubha muhUrta zrI saMghe karelA mahotsavapUrvaka muni AtmArAmajIe munirAjazrI buTerAyajI pAse vaDIdIkSA grahaNa karI. A vakhate temanuM mULa nAma pheravIne muni AnaMdavijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, paraMtu prathamanA nAmanI khyAti bahu thaI gayelI hovAthI vyavahAramAM to mULa nAma ja

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( 40 ) rahyuM. bIjA 15 munione muni AtmArAmajInA ziSya tarIke vAsakSepa o ane temanA nAma paNa pheravavAmAM AvyA. A prasaMga upara ja pAradaravigere tarapha vihAra karanAra eka yati amadAvAda AvyA. temane zrI adhyAtmakapadrumAdi zAstra vAMcatAM zuddha mArganI phica jAgRta thai hatI, tethI teNe jatipaNuM tajI daIne te ja divase munirAja zrI khuTerAyajI pAse vaDIdIkSA grahaNa karI. temanu nAma muni gabhIravijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM ane munirAja zrI vRddhica MdanA ziSya tarIke zrI saMghe vAsakSepa karyo. A varSamAM rAjakeTa polITIkala ejanTa pAse zatrujaya tIrtha saMbadhI pAlItANA darabAranI sAme kesa cAlatA hatA, tethI temAM raju karavAnA zAstrIya pUrAvA taiyAra karI ApavAmAM, ceAgya salAha ApavAmAM temaja kAma karanArA AgevAna zeThIAne hiMmata ApavAmAM munirAja zrI vRddhicaMdajIe sArU dila ApyuM hatu. ghaNuM karIne A kAryane mATe ja A varSanuM ( saMvata 1931nuM) cAmAsu amadAvAdamAM karyuM hatu. zAMtisAgarasabaMdhI carcA paNa A cAmAsAmAM vadhAre cAlI hatI, paraMtu pariNAme zAMtisAgaranA mata vRddhi pAmatA aTakayo ane tenuM baLa kSINa thayuM. : saMvata 1932 mAM amadAvAdaMthI vihAra karI A tarapha AvatAM mArga mAM lAThIdaDa gAme rokAyA. tyAM mAha zuddhi 13 ze derAsarajImAM mULanAyakajInI pratiSThA karavAmAM AvI. tyAMthI vihAra karIne zrI vaLA gAme AvyA. A zahera prathama vaRRbhIpura nAmathI prasiddha hatu ane zrIdevaddhi gaNi kSamAzramaNe bhagavata zrImahAvIrasvAsInA nirvANa pachI 980 varSe A nagaramAM ja siddhAMtA pustakA

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( 41 ) rUDha karyA hatA. tyArapachI vallabhIpura kaMI paNa kAraNasara nAza pAmyuM ane tenI najIkamAM vaLA zahera vasyuM. ahIMnI bhUmi pUrvokta kAraNathI pavitra bhAsavAne lIdhe mahArAjazrI keTalAeka divasa tyAM rahyA. e arasAmAM zrI devagiNi kSamAzramaNanI yAdagIrI kaI paNa rIte ahIM kAyama rahe te ThIka ema manamAM AvyuM, paraMtu cogya avasara upara te vAta mullavI rAkhavAmAM AvI. vaLAthI bhAvanagara AvyA ane tyAMthI pAlItANe jaIne saMvata 1932 nuM comAsuM tyAM karyuM. e prasaMge jene bALakane vidyAbhyAsa thaI zakavA mATe A tIrthasthAnake eka jainazALA sthApita karavAnI jarUra jaNA tethI zeTha dalapatabhAIdvArA zrI murzidAbAda bAbusAheba buddhasiMhajIne lakhAvyuM. temaNe kharca Ape kabula karyo eTale te varSamAM jenazALAnuM sthApana karavAmAM AvyuM. * saMvata 1933 mAM pAlItANAthI vihAra karI bhAvanagara padhAryA, ane saMvata 1933-34-35 nA traNe mAsAM bhAvanaramAM karyo. mahArAjajIe aneka zAstro vAMcIne savizeSa jJAna saMpAdana karyuM hatuM ane anubhavajJAna meLavavA upara dinaparadina rUci vadhatI jatI hatI. zudha adhyAtmanuM svarUpa pite samajyA hatA ane niraMtara adhyAtmasvarUpanA ciMtavanamAM ja lIna rahetA hatA, to paNa zudhdha vyavahAranI puSTi karavA sAthe kriyAkalApamAM aharniza sAvadhAna rahetA hatA. temane upadeza calita manavALAne paNa dharmamAM sthira karavAnI zakti dharAvate hatuM. temanA upadezathI koI paNa prANIne vairAgyadazA AvyA vinA rahetI nahIM, e amegha upadeza temane hatuM. A

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( 2 ) traNa varasa uparAupara bhAvanagaramAM rahevAthI aneka jIvo upara aneka prakArano upagAra thaye. saMvata 1936 mAM zrI vaLAnA zrAvakano Agraha thavAthI mahArAjazrI vaLe padhAryA ane saMvata 1936-37 nA baMne comAsAM vaLAmAM karyo. te arasAmAM mahArAjazrInA upadezathI tyAMnA zrAvaka mAlajIzAe ujamaNa mahotsava karyo. saMvata 1lha8 mAM vaLAthI vihAra karavAne vicAra karatA hatA tevAmAM phAgaNa vada 0))e gurUmahArAja zrI buTerAyajI zrI amadAvAdamAM kALadharma pAmyAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. gurUmahArAjane viraha thavAthI cittane bahu kheda thayA. sAMsArika saMbaMdhIo tamAma svAthI che ane gurUmahArAja to ekAMta hitanA karavAvALA hevAthI niSkAraNa baMdhu che. saMsArasamudramAMthI hAthanuM AlaMbana daIne temaNe uddhAra karela che. temanA upagArane jaMdagIparyata bhakti karavAthI paNa badale vaLI zakto nathI. prathama vayamAM zarIra sazakta hatuM tyAre to gurUmahArAjanI vaiyAvaccane lAbha meLavyo hato, paraMtu pAchaLathI gurUmahArAjanI AjJAnusAra aneka bhavya jInA upagAranimitte vihAra karavAthI temaja zarIrazakti maMda rahetI hovAthI vaiyAvaccane lAbha maLI zakyo nahote. A vicAra lakSamAM AvavAthI manamAM bahu pazcAttApa thaye. saMsArIne pitAnI jema munirAjane gurU zirachatratulya che. chaghasthapaNAne yoge keI kAryamAM bhUla thatI hoya te gurU tenuM nivAraNa karanAra che. vasa, pAtra, pustakAdikanI temaja cAritrapratipAlananA hetubhUta zarIranI paNa teo saMbhALa rAkhanArA che. ekAMta upagArI che. tevA gurUnA abhAve jene dilagIrI na thAya tene mATe ziSya zabda paNa

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( 43 ) ghaTatA nathI. bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIranA virahe gAtamasvAmIne thayelA apAra kheda kANe sAMbhaLye nathI ? te teA kAMi bALaka naheAtA, cAra jJAnanA dharanArA hatA ane dvAdazAMgInA racanArA hatA, chatAM gurUmahArAjanA virahe temane pArAvAra vyathA utpanna thai hatI. A dRSTAMta zu gurUmahArAjanI upara anupama maktibhAva rAkhavAne sUcavatu nathI ? arvAcIna samayanA zaSyA putranI peThe mAtra thADAka samaya gurUbhakti atAvIne sahejasAja vyAkhyAnAdinI zakti prApta thaI ke tarata ja gurUmahArAjane saga tajI I ekavihArI thaI jAya che. A Talu badhu aTita che? Adhunika samayanA munie guNAmAM bahu AgaLa vadhI zakatA nathI tenuM mULa kAraNu gurUbhaktimAM khAmI che te ja che. '' bhagavata zrI mahAvIrasvAmIne e ghaDI AyuSya vadhAravAnI IMdra prArthanA ryA chatAM bhagavate kahyu hatu " he IMdra ! kAI paNa kALe ema thayuM nathI ane thavAnu nathI." A vacanaupara daDha vizvAsa lAvIne gurUmahArAjanA viyeAganA zAka zAMta karyAM. gurUmahArAjane virahe gaNijI zrI mULacaMdajI saMghADAnA adhipati thayA. gurUmahArAjanI hayAtImAM paNa temanI zakti ane punyaparAkrama uttama prakAranuM dekhAI AvyuM hatuM. uttarAvasthAmAM gurUmahArAja te ekAMtamAM rahIne paMca parameSTInuM dhyAna karatA hatA. saMghADAnA munionI sArasaMbhALanu, ceAgya sthAnake cAturmAsa rahevAnI AjJA karavAnuM, navA ziSyane dIkSA ApavAnuM, ceAga vahevarAvIne vaDIdIkSA ApavAnu, temaja ziSyAnI bhaNavA-- gaNavA vigerenI saMbhALa levAnuM kAma peAtAnI hayAtImAM ja munirAjazrI mULacaMdajIne sAMpI dIdhelu hatu ane temanI mAtApanAthI sarve ziSye kiMcitmAtra paNa bhUla karatAM bahu

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44 ) Dara khAtA hatA. have teA teo saMpUrNa sattAdhIza thayA. munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajI samAnasthitinA gurUbhAi hatA, paraMtu jevI rIte gurUmahArAjanI AjJAnuM vahana karatA hatA te ja pramANe gaNijInI AjJAnuM paNa vahana karavA lAgyA. saMvata 1938 nA jeTha mAsamAM vaLAthI vihAra karI bhAvanagara padhAryA. zrI saMghe ghaNA harSathI sAmaiyuM ane pravezamaheAtsava karyo. A vakhata bhAvanagaranA saMdhamAM aMdara aMdara kAMIka mananI judAI cAlatI hatI te mahArAjazrInA padhAravAthI ekatA thai gaI. eenu evuM prabhAvakapaNlRM ke emanI STi paDavAthI sarvenA mana zAMta thai jatA. kAi paNa vakhate kAine du:kha utpanna thAya evuM vacana ee kahetA nahIM ane kahevAnI jarUra paNa paDatI nahIM. vagara kahe jene kahevA cAgya hAya tene pAse lAvavA mAtrathI tenA hRdayamAM zAMti thai jatI. bhAvanagara zaheramAM mukhya derAsaramAM DAbI bAju upara eka navuM derAsara adhAvavAmAM Avelu hatu. tenI pratiSThA pAMca-sAta varSothI aTakelI hatI te karavAne mahArAjazrI padhAryA pachI tarata ja ni ya thayA ane saMvata 1938 nA zrAvaNa vada 3 ne divase zubha muhUrte zrI pArzvanAthajInI mULanAyakajI tarIke pratiSThA karavAmAM AvI. A prasa Mge derAsarajImAM paNa sArI upaja thaI. mahArAjazrInA upadezathI saMvata 1930 nA varSamAM jainazALA sthApavAmAM AvI hatI temAM abhyAsa karIne kAMIka vRddhine pAmelA ucharatI vayatA jaina khALakoe " zrI jaina dharma prasAraka " nAmanI eka sabhAnuM saMvata 1937 nA zrAvaNu zukra 3 je sthApana kareluM hatuM. te sabhAnI upara mahArAjazrIe

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( 45 ). AvIne kRpAdraSTinuM siMcana karyuM, jethI te sabhA dinaparadina vRddhipaNAne pAmI. mahArAjazrInA zarIramAM saMgrahaNanA vyAdhie nivAsa karyAnI hakIkta pUrve rezana karelI che. te vyAdhie divasAmudivasa potAnI zakti phelAvI jethI mahArAjajInuM zarIra azakta thaI gayuM ane vihArazakti maMda thaI gaI. jyAM sudhI thaDI paNa zakita hatI tyAM sudhI to vihAra karyA vinA rahyA nahIM, paraMtu have te ahIM sthiravAsa kare paDaze ema jaNAvA lAgyuM. je DI paNa zakti Ave to vihAra karavAnI ane zrI zatruMjaya tathA gIranAra tIrthanI yAtrA karavAnI abhilASA varcI karatI hatI, paraMtu kSetrapharasanAne abhAva hevAthI te abhilASA pUrNa thaI zakI nahIM. keTalIeka vakhata DeLImAM besIne paNa vihAra karavAnI keTalIka bAjuthI preraNA thayA karatI hatI paraMtu pote moTA gaNAvAthI e mArga pracalita karavAnI potAnI IcchA thatI nahotI ane tethI ja koIpaNa vakhata evI vAtane AdhAra Apyo nahoto. saMvata 198 nuM comAsuM ane tyArapachI nirvANAvasthA paryata sarva kALa bhAvanagaramAM rahevAnuM thayuM. saMvata 199 mAM mahArAjazrInI AjJAthI muni motIvijayajI zrI meghe padhAryA. tyAM zrAvaka-zrAvikAone temaNe upadhAna vahevarAvyA ane mALa paheravAnA samaya upara zrI samavasaraNanI racanAne mahotsava thayo. saMvata 140 mAM prAraMbhanA samayamAM pAlItANAnA darabAra rane ApavAnI yAtrALunA rakhepa badalanI rakamane nirNaya

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(46 ) karavAnuM kAma meja upara AvyuM. amadAvAdanA mukhya kArya kartAAne vicAra yAtrALu dITha amuka rakama ApavAnuM TharAvI devAne hatA, kAraNa ke ekadara rakama ApavAnuM TharAvatAM daravarSe bahu meATI rakama ApavI paDe ane tenA beo zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANujInA kArakhAnA upara AvI paDe. keTalAeka sujJa zrAvakA A vicArane saMmata naheAtA. teonu dhAravuM evuM hatu ke 66 yAtrAchudITha amuka rama muMDakA tarIke ApavAnuM TharAvavAthI aneka prakAranI aDacaNA ubhI thaze, kharI agatyanI vakhate darabAra kAI yAtrALune rokavA dhAraze tA rokI zakaze, cAtrA karavA javAnA pAsa ke TIkITa levAnI ane sAcavavAnI bahu cIvaTa rAkhavI paDaze, e kArya mAM khalela na thavA devA mATe ane pAkI dekharekha rAkhavA mATe darabAra sIpAIonu meATu' jItha DuMgara upara rAkhaze ke je ApaNane kAyamanI upAdhirUpa thai paDaze. AvI aneka aDacaNNAnA saMbhava hAvAthI kAi meAbhA vALA grahasthane athavA pramANika amaladArane vacamAM rAkhIne vArSika rakama ApavAnuM TharAvavuM te ja yAgya che. A rakama kArakhAnAne mAthe na paDavA mATe eka meTA pAyA upara kuMDa karavu ke jenA vyAjamAMthI te rakama ApI zakAya. A pramANenA vicArane munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajI paNa sammata thayA hatA, tethI e vAta amadAvAdanA mukhya vahIvaTa karanArA pratinidhione gaLe utAravA mATe amadAvAda javA bhAvanagaranA saMghanA AgevAnAne mahArAjazrIe preraNA karI, jethI saMvata 1940 nA mAgazara mAsamAM bhAvanagarathI daza gRhasthA amadAvAda gayA ane pUrvokata vicAra tyAMnA gRhasthAnA lakSamAM utAryo. A samajItIne pariNAme pAlItANA darabArane daravarase rUA. 15000) ApavAnuM saMvata 1942 mAM peAlITIkala ejaTa sI. vATasana ""

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sAhebanA vacce paDavAthI TharAvavAmAM AvyuM. A TharAva 40 varSane mATe karavAmAM Avyo che. mahArAja zrI evA dIrdhadaSTivAna ane gaMbhIra hatA ke temaNe nirNaya karelo vicAra bahudhA pheravo paDato nahato. emanI uttama salAhane anusarIne bhAvanagaranA saMghe zrI siddhAcaLa tIrthanA saMbaMdhanA temaja bIjA paNa keTalAeka kAryo karyA che ke jemAM keIpaNa vakhate temane nAsIpAsa thavuM paDyuM nathI. mahArAjazrI e mahAtIrthanA saMbaMdhanA khabara meLavyA karatA hatA ane rAjya taraphathI, nekare taraphathI ane bIjA taraphathI thatI aDacaNe dUra karAvavA bhAvanagaranA saMghane preryA karatA hatA. te sAthe temanI dvArA amadAvAda ane muMbaInA saMghane paNa jAgRta zakhyA karatA hatA. amadAvAdathI bhAvanagara AvyA bAda bhAvanagaranA saMghanA AgevAnonA dilamAM bahu varasathI bhAvanagaramAM upadhAna vahevAnuM thayela na hovAthI te kAryano AraMbha karavAnI icchA thaI eTale mahArAjazrIne vinati karIne e kAryanI zarUAta karAvI. ghaNuM zrAvaka-uzrAvikAo te kriyAmAM dAkhala thayA. munine sUtro bhaNavA mATe jema vega vahana karavAnI tIrthakaranI AjJA che, temaja zrAvakene devavaMdanAdi kriyAnA sUtro bhaNavA mATe upadhAna vahevAnI AjJA karelI che. zrAvakane cha upadhAna (navakAra, IriyAvahI, pukharavaradI, siddhANaM buddhAyuM, namuthunuM ne legasa e cha sUtronA) vahevA paDe che. upadhAnanI kriyA bahu kaThaNa che. gRhavAsa cheDIne niratara (TharAvelA divase paryata) AThe pahora upAzrayamAM rahevuM paDe che. ghaNuM karIne ekAMtare upavAsa karIne ekAsaNuM (navI) karavuM paDe che. kavacit AMbela paNa Ave che.

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( 8 ) cAra upadhAnanI prAraMbhanA sukhazAMtie saMpUrNa thaI mahAkiyA. eTale tenI pUrNAhutinA samaya upara mALa paheravAnI kriyA karavAmAM Ave che te prasaMge eka mahAna utsava karavAne saMghane vicAra thayo. meTA pAyA upara TIpa karavAmAM AvI. samavasaraNanI racanA karavAno nirNaya thaye. vizALa maMDapanI racanA karavAmAM AvI. madhya bhAge samavasaraNa racyuM. A maMDapanI zobhA evI ramaNika ane manahara thaI hatI ke bhAvanagara zahera vasyA pachI koIpaNa vakhate tevI zabhA thaI nahotI, ema jonArAo kahetA hatA. bahAragAma kaMkottarIo lakhavAmAM AvelI hovAthI puSkaLa mANaso ekaThuM thayuM. dararoja vRddhi pAmatI bhAvALA varaghoDAo caDAvavAmAM AvyA. jenArAonA smaraNamAMthI khase nahIM evo apUrva mahotsava thaye. derAsarajImAM upaja paNa puSkaLa thaI. A mahatsavano prAraMbha phAgaNa zudi 11 ze ane pUrNatA citravadi ekame thaI hatI. zrAvakabhAIoe dravyanI mUccha paNa sArI utArI hatI. upadhAna vahenAranA dila paNa AvA maMDapamAM samavasaraNasamakSa mALa paheravAnuM banavAthI bahu praphullita thayA hatA. A racanAne prasaMge puSkaLa zrAvaka-zrAvikAo vIzasthAnaka tapa, paMcamI tapa ane caturthavrata vigere samavasaraNanI sAkSIe uzcaya hatA. saMvata 1939 mAM TuMkamati jeThamalajIe banAvela samaktisAra nAmane bhASAmaya graMtha tenA bhaktAe cepaDInA AkAre bahAra pADyo. te daSTie paDatAM temAM dAkhala karelI kuyuktio aneka bhavya jInA hadayamAM zaMkA utpanna karaze ema lAgavAthI zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhAe enuM khaMDana lakhavAnI munirAja zrI AtmArAmajIne vinati karI. temaNe tarataja hiMdustAnI bhASAmAM tenuM khaMDana lakhI me kahyuM, kAraNa ke

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( 4 ) eo bahu udyamI temaja apramAdI hatA ane A viSaya temanA manamAM ramI rahele hate. A khaMDana bhAvanagara AvyA bAda temAM keTalAka vadhAre karavAnI AvazyakatA jaNAvAthI - hArAjazrInI pAse DheDhakanI samatisAranI buka sAvaMta vAMcIne tenuM akSaraza: khaMDana pUrvokta khaMDanane AdhAra laIne gujarAtI bhASAmAM pharIne sabhA taraphathI taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM. tyArabAda te khaMDana munirAjazrI AtmArAmajIne daSTigocara karavA mATe sabhAnA AgevAno amadAvAda gayA ane mahArAjazrI AtmArAmajIe sAdyata sAMbhaLIne pAsa karyA bAda zrIjainadharmaprasAraka sabhA taraphathI saMvata 1940 mAM chapAvIne prasiddha karavAmAM AvyuM. e bukanuM nAma "samakti zalyAddhAra" rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tyArabAda munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdrajInI sammati laIne saMvata 141 nA caitra mAsathI "zrI jainadharmaprakAza" nAmanuM eka mAsika copAnIyuM sadaraha sabhA taraphathI bahAra pADavAmAM AvyuM, je adyApi paryata nirvidhanapaNe bahAra paDyA kare che. saMvata 1lha8 mAM mahArAjazrI bhAvanagara padhAryA tyArathI saMvata 1944 sudhImAM ghaNA jaina bhAIe mahArAjazrInA upadezathI vairAgyadazA pAmyA ane temanA uparAupara dIkSA mahe so thayA, aThThAI mahatsava paNa ghaNA thayA ane bIjA zubha kArya paNa bhAvanagaranA saMgha taraphathI vizeSa thayA. te saghaLAnuM varNana cekasa tithi vigerenI neMdha na hovAthI apUrNa sthitimAM ame atre pragaTa kareluM nathI. temaja saMvata 1938 nI agAu paNa mahArAjazrInA nAmathI dIkSA bIje sthAnake apAyelI che ane mahArAjazrIe dIkSA ApI temane vaDI dIkSA bIjA munirAjanA nAmanI apAyelI che, te sarvenuM

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( 10 ) vaNa na cAkkasa sthitimAM upalabdha na thavAthI apUrNatAmAM pragaTa karavuM ThIka lAgyu nathI jethI Aha ApavAmAM AvyuM nathI. mahArAjazrInA e ziSyA muni kevaLavijayajI tathA muni gabhIravijayajInA dIkSA samayanI hakIkata prasaMge pAta lakhANI che. tyArapachI muni uttamavijayajI, caturavijayajI, hemavijayajI, dharmavijayajI, nemavijayajI vigere mahArAjazrInA ziSyA thayelA che te sarvenI ekaMdara neATa caritrane aMte ApelI che. saMvata 1944 nA mAgazara mAsamAM zrI amadAvAdathI siddhAcaLajI AvatAM charI pALatA saghanI sAthe Ni zrI mULacaMdajI bhAvanagara tarapha padhAryA. saMghane vicAra te parabhA siddhAcaLajI javAnA hatA, paraMtu munirAja zrI vRddhicadrajIne maLavAnI utkaMThAthI ane tee zarIranI azaktine lIdhe pAlItANA sudhI AvI zake tema na heAvAthI gaNuijIe bhAvanagara thaIne pAlItANe javAnuM TharAvyuM. bhAvanagara najadIka AvyAnA khabara maLatAM munirAja zrI vRddhicaMdrajI sAdhusamudAyasAthe sAmA javA nIkaLyA. zaheranI bahAra vIThalakhAga nAmanA udyAnamAM sAmasAmA ekatra thayA eTale ekabIjAne dRSTivaDe jotAM ja paraspara bahu ja Ana Mdita thayA. pachI nirbaMdya sthAnake gaNijI birAjamAna thayA eTale muni vRddhicaMdrajI vinayadharmanI prAdhAnyatA darzAvavA mATe vaMdana karavA ubhA thayA. ane piravAranA sarva sAdhue paNa temanI pAchaLa rahIne vaMdana karavA tatpara thayA. mahArAjazrInuM mastaka gaNijInA caraNakamaLamAM spa karatu jotAM sarva saMghanI STi meSenmeSarahita thai gaI. AvA mahaMtapurUSone paNa paraspara AvA vinaya jALavatAM dekhI sarve jaina baMdhuenA dilamAM vinayadharma upara vizeSa rUci utpanna

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. (51). thaI. prathama vaMdana samApta thayuM eTale munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdrajI Asana para sthita thayA, te vakhate bAkInA sarve munio temane vaMdana karavAne upasthita thayA. A vaMdanane samaye sarva munionA mastaka upara ane hasta upara potAnA hastakamaLavaDe sukomaLa sparza karatI vakhate dareka munionA dila bahu ja visvara thatA hatA. A pramANe uttarottara vaMdanakriyA samApta thayA pachI bhAvanagaranA saMghe karelI sAmaiyAnI apUrva zebhA ane goThavaNane jotAM jotAM zrAvakasamudAyanI sAthe gaNijIe zaheramAM praveza karyo. saMghe zaheranI bahAra DerA taMbu nAMkhIne paDAva karyo, paraMtu baMne gurUbhAI bahu divase maLelA hovAthI paraspara vArtAlApa karavAnI utkaMThA pUrI karavA sArU gaNijI, munivarga sahita mahArAjazrInI sAthe zaheramAM mAravADInA vaMDAne nAme oLakhAtA upAzrayamAM utaryA. be divasa saMgha bhAvanagara rahyo tyAM sudhI gaNijIe paNa bhAvanagaramAM rahI aneka bAbatonA khulAsA ekAMtamAM besIne paraspara karyA. saMghe mukAma upADyo tyAre saMdhanI sAthe gaNi zrI mULacaMdajI paNa parivArasahita cAlyA. mahArAjazrIne sAthe javA mATe utkaMThA thatI hatI paraMtu zaktine abhAve jaI zakayA nahIM. gaNijIe saMghasahita tIrthAdhirAjane bheTI potAnA samudAya sAthe saMvata 1944nuM comAsuM pAlItANe karyuM. saMgha amadAvAda gayA. saMvata 1944 nA cemAsAmAM pAlItANe gaNijInA ziSya muni devavijayajI, jeo vAdavivAdamAM bahu vicakSaNa hatA ane buddhi tIkSaNa hovAthI zAstrAbhyAsa paNa sAre karyo hate teo A mAsamAM kALadharma pAmyA. eo pratApI nIvaDe evA hatA tethI temanA paMcatvanA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne mahArAjazrI paNa

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( para ) dilagIra thayA. emanI aMta samayanI ujavaLa pariNati ane samAdhi bahu prazaMsanIya hatI. niraMtara pAMca-cha dravya ja vAparatA. zarIramAM vyAdhinA saddabhAvane prasaMge paNa temaNe daDhatA tajI nahatI. ene dAkhale bIjAoe jarUra lakSamAM levA jeve che. A mAsuM saMpUrNa thayuM evAmAM gaNijIne zarIre raktavAtane vyAdhi uchaLI AvyuM. aneka prakAranA prayogathI paNa te vyAdhi upazAMta thaye nahIM. divasAnadivasa zarIra azakta thatuM gayuM. paganA taLIyAmAM e vyAdhie vizeSa asara karI jethI gamanakriyA bIlakula baMdha thaI paDI. vyAdhinuM jora bhAgazara mAsamAM ekadama vadhI gayuM. mahArAjazrI niraMtara khabara meLavyA karatA, paNa vyAdhi upazamyAnA khabarane badale vRddhi pAmavAnA khabara sAMbhaLI udvigna rahetA hatA. potAnI cAlavAnI zakti na hovAthI pAlItANe jaI zake tema nahotuM, tethI temaja pAlItANAmAM vaidya DAktaranI jogavAI pUrI na hovAthI gaNijIne bhAvanagara lAvavAno vicAra karI bhAvanagarathI zrAvake teDavA gayA. bIjI kaI rIte lAvI zakAya tevuM na havAthI khyAnAnI goThavaNa karI ane banI zake teTalI sagavaDa karIne kalAmaNA na pahoMce tevI rIte bhAvanagara laI AvyA. mahArAjazrI teo sAhebanI vaiyAvaccamAM akhaMDapaNe tatpara rahyA. aneka prakAranA upacAra karyA paNa kaI rIte zAMti na thaI. vyAdhi vadhato gayo. bahAsamAdhi ane aMtarasamAdhi upajAvavA mATe yogya upacAro karavAmAM khAmI na rAkhI, paNa AyuSyasthiti paripUrNa thayela hovAthI bAhasamAdhi thaI. zakI. nahIM. aMtarasamAdhi te pote paNa rAkhI zake. evA hatA, temAM vaLI AvA prabaLa sahAyaka maLyA eTale saMpUrNa samAdhipaNe saMvata 1945 nA mAgazara vada chaThuM sarva munimaMDaLanI samakSa

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( 53 ) gurUmahArAjanA svargavAsa pachI sAta varSe saiAnA zeyukta hRdayane jotAM jotAM kALadharma pAmyA. saMdha sarve bahu dilagIra thayA. bahu varSe bhAgyayeAge bhakti karavAnA avasara maLele temAM AvuM khedakAraka pariNAma AvavAthI saiAnA hRdaya khinna thayA. A vakhate munirAjanA 22ThANA ekatra thayA hatA. muni verasAgarajI paNa khAsa Ni mahArAjanA vyAdhinA khabara sAMbhaLIne udepurathI AvyA hatA. gaNijI upara temanA bhaktibhAva sArA hatA. AkhA saghADAmAM gaNijI sarvotkRSTa hAvAthI temanA dehane zmazAnamAM lai na jatAM dAdAsAhebanI vADImAM agnisaMskAranI kriyA karavAmAM AvI. nirvANamahAtsava bhAvanagaranA sa Mghe bahu uttama prakAre karyo. mahArAjazrI vRddhicaMdrajInI gaNijI upara apratima bhakti hAvAthI temanA virahe temanI pAdukAnA dananeA paNu lAbha maLI zake teA ThIka ema bhAvanagaranA saMghane te sAhebe sUcavyu, jethI bhAvanagaranA saghe agnisa'skArane sthAnake ArasapahANanI derI karAvI ane temAM gaNijInA pagalA sthApana karyA. e saMbaMdhanA sakA mAM bhAvanagaranA zrI sathe sArA kharca karyo. gaNijInA kALadharma pAmavAthI AkhA saghADAmAM vaDIdIkSA ApanAra ane cAga vahevarAvanAra keAI rahyuM nahIM. navadIkSita sAdhu-sAdhvIne vaDIdIkSA cha mahinAnI aMdara ApavI joie, tene badale varasa-khae varasa thai gayA tethI bahu agavaDa paDavA lAgI. koi rIte e saMbaMdhI mArga nIkaLI zakA nahIM. chevaTe muni gaMbhIravijayajI ( peAtAnA ziSya ) ne ane muni vinayavijayajI (munirAjazrI nityavijayajInA ziSya) ne amadAvAda meTA yAga vahevA mAkalyA. A saMbaMdhamAM khIjA kAika muninA dilamAM aprItibhAva utpanna thayA. muni jhavera

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( 54 ) sAgarajIe paNa kAMIka khaTapaTa karI jethI keTalAeka munie mahArAjajIthI vimukha thai judA paDyA. A kAraNathI mahArAjazrInA dilamAM bahu kheda thayA ane mana udAsa rahevA lAgyuM. e samAcAra sAMbhaLIne zrI amadAvAdathI tyAMnA AgevAna zrAvakA mahArAjajIne teDI javA bhAvanagara AvyA. mahArAjajI cAlI zake ema na heAvAthI sAthe myAnA letA AvyA. mahArAjajIne aneka prakAre vinati karI, paraMtu mahArAjajInu dila kai rIte myAnAmAM besIne amadAvAda javAnuM thayuM nahIM. chevaTa ATha divasa rokAine AvelA zrAvakA pAchA ama dAvAda gayA. saMvata 1946 mAM mahArAjajInA upadezathI ghaNA zubha kAryo thayA, jemAM bhAvanagaranA saMghe dravyane vyaya paNa puSkaLa karyAM. 1 kArtika mAsamAM pAvApurInI racanAnA utsava thayA. 2 mAgazara mAsamAM ane vaizAkha mAsamAM traNu dIkSAmahAtsava thayA jemAM traNa zrAvakAe dIkSA grahaNa karI. 3 zrAvaNa vada ekame zrI gADIpArzvanAthajInA derAnI pAchaLa baMdhAvelA navA derAsarajImAM pratiSThA karavAmAM AvI. mULanAyakajI tarIke zrI zreyAMsanAthajIne birAjamAna karyo. A prasaMge maheAtsava bahu zreSTha thayA ane derAsarajImAM upaja paNa sArI thaI. 4 kArtika mAsamAM rAgeApadrava zAMtinimitte zAMtisnAtra ane zrAvaNa mAsamAM pratiSThAnA maheAtsava upara aSTottarIsnAtra bhaNAvavAmAM AvyuM. 5 Azvina mAsamAM zA. ANaMdajI purUzAttama taraphathI uja

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( 15 ) maNAne mahotsava uttama prakAre karavAmAM AvyuM. te prasaMge samavasaraNanI racanA eka suzobhita maMDapanA madhyamAM karavAmAM AvI hatI. choDa tenA pitAnA tathA bIjAonA maLIne 95 thayA hatA. dezAvarathI mANase paNa ThIka AvyuM hatuM. dravya vyaya sArI rIte thayo hate. - 6 dAdAsAhebanI vADImAM eka suzobhita, yAtrAsthAnasadaza jinAlaya baMdhAya te ThIka evI mahArAjajInI abhilASA hatI, tene anusarIne zrAvaNa vadi 6 ke tyAM eka derAsarajI bAMdhavA mATe saMgha taraphathI khAtamuhUrta karavAmAM AvyuM. A bAbatane Adeza verA jasarAja suracaMda tathA jhaveracaMda suracaMdane ApavAmAM Avyo hato. te prasaMge khAtanI aMdara saMgha taraphathI puSkaLa dravya nAkhavAmAM AvyuM. | muni gaMbhIravijayajI tathA muni vinayavijayajI zrI bhagavatIjInA pega vahevA amadAvAda gayA hatA, temane saMvata 1947 nA jeTha vadi 1 me zrI vIsanagaramAM paMnyAsa padavI ApavAmAM AvI evA khabara maLyA. e ja varSamAM bhAdrapada mAsamAM munirAjazrI nityavijayajI zrI khaMbhAtamAM kALadharma pAmyA. A khabara sAMbhaLI mahArAjazrI bahuM dilagIra thayA, kAraNa ke eo paNa eka pratApI gurUbhAI hatA. upadezAmRtavaDe aneka jIne pAvana karavAnI zakti dharAvanArA hatA. emane nirvANamahotsava khaMbhAtanA saMghe bahu sArI rIte karyo. gaNijInA ziSya muni dAnavijayajI jeo vyAkaraNa tathA nyAyAdi zAstramAM bahu pravINa hatA, eone zarIre vyAdhi utpanna thavAthI teo saMvata 1946 mAM bhAvanagara AvyA hatA.

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( 16 ) mahArAjazrIe temanI auSadha tathA pathyAdivaDe sArI rIte saMbhALa lIdhI jethI temanI prakRti sudharatI cAlI. vyAdhi vigere prasage ziSyAnI sArasabhALa levAnI mahArAjazrI eTalI adhI cIvaTa dharAvatA ke kAi ziSyanuM mana kardi paNa kheda pAmatuM nahI; ulaTuM cAritradharma mAM dRDha thatuM. anyagacchI koI glAna sAdhu AvelA hAya tA tenI sArasaMbhALa levAmAM paNa mahArAjazrI kacAza rAkhatA nahIM. A guNa temanAmAM ahu ja prazasanIya hatA. muni dAnavijayajIne ArAma thavAthI eka divasa temaNe mahArAjazrIne nivedana karyuM ke- Adhunika samayamAM munie vidyAbhyAsa bahu ja e kare che. pUrvAcAryAe pUrNa prayAsa karIne racelA vyAkaraNa, kAvya, keSa, alaMkAra ane nyAya vigerainA jaina graMthA jyAM tyAM khAMdhyA paDayA che, keAI paNa zrAvaka tenA lAbha letA nathI. zAstrIonA pagAranA kharca judA judA gAme cArtumAsamAM zAstrIo rAkhIne puSkaLa kare che, paraMtu tethI saMgIna lAbha thatA nathI; kAraNa ke cAtumAsa pUruM thAya che ke pAchA zAstrIne rajA Ape che ane pote vihAra karI jAya che, jethI cAra mahinAmAM karelA abhyAsa thoDA vakhatamAM vistRta thaI jAya che. mATe evI pAke pAye gADhavaNu thavI joIe ke jethI buddhizALI munio avicchinnapaNe abhyAsa kare ane tenuM saMgIna phaLa prApta thAya. mArA vicAra pramANe zrI siddhAcaLajI tIrthanI taLeTImAM pAlItANA zaheramAM eka jaina saMskRta pAThazALA sthApavAmAM Ave ane eka vidvAna zAstrI moTA pagArathI rAkhavAmAM Ave te tethI ghaNeA lAbha thAya, kAraNake pAlItANA madhyabiMdu jevuM zahera che. yAtrAnimitte dareka munirAjane tyAM AvavAnA sabhava che ane yAtrALu sArI

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( 17 ) saMkhyAmAM kAyama tyAM hAya che tethI muninA nivAha paNa sArI A badhI hakIkta mahArAjazrInA "" rIte thavA saMbhava che. dhyAnamAM utarI. mahArAjazrIe paNa kahyuM ke- paripUrNa abhyAsa vinA kharA tattvAtattvanI samaja paDatI nathI tethI prANI bhUlamAM bhasyA kare che. hRdayarUpa maMdiramAM jJAna dvIpakatulya che, aMta zrune ughADanAra che, dharmarUpa kalpavRkSane siMcana karavAmAM meghatulya che, utkRSTa nidhAna che; temaja muktipurInA rastA, svarganI nisaraNI, amRtanA jhA, sukhanA samudra, AnaMdanI pirasImA, aMdhanI lAkaDI, vAMcchita pUravAmAM kalpavRkSa, punyaneA prAgbhAra, vhemane vidyAranAra, kumuddhine TALanAra, subuddhine vadhAranAra ane vivekanA udaya karanAra che. sadguNanA bhaMDAra ane nItinA namunA che. jJAnavinA prANI manuSya chatAM pazu samAna che. dharma zAstranu vizeSa jJAna meLavavA mATe prAraMbhamAM vyAkaraNAdi zAstronA abhyAsanI bahu jarUra che. mArA vicAra paNa pAlItANAmAM eka pAThazALA sthapAya teA ThIka ema che, paraMtu temAM kharca vizeSa rAkhavA joie. zAsrI sumAre rU 100)nA pagAravALA rAkhavA, te uMcA abhyAsI joie, mATe evA keAI udAra gRhasthanA saMcAga thai jAya te dhAraNA pAra paDe. hAlamAM dravyanA kharca karanArA tA ghaNA che, paraMtu peAtAnu nAma kAyama rAkhavAnI mithyA lAlacavaDe je kAnI adhunA mahu AvazyakatA na heAya evA kArya mAM kharca kare che athavA te leAkeA je kArya mAM kharca karelA dekhIne tAtkAlika praza MsA kare evA kArya mAM ekabI jAnI spardhAne lIdhe kharca kare che; paraMtu jJAnAbhyAsa karAvavA jevA pariNAme atizaya hitakAraka kAryamAM kharca karanAra kava

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( 58 ) cita ja maLI Ave che. to paNa e saMbaMdhamAM cIvaTa rAkhavAmAM Avaze to dhAraNuM pAra paDaze kharI." uttama purUSanI zubha IcchAne pAra paDatAM vilaMba lAgato nathI. ahIM mahArAjazrIne IcchA thaI eTale jANe deve preraNA karIne ja mokalyA hAya nahIM ema murzidAbAdanivAsI bAbusAheba buddhasiMhajI te vakhatamAM mahArAjazrIne vAMcavA mATe bhAvanagara AvyA. muni dAnavijayajIe prasaMga kADhIne pUrvokta upadeza karyo. tenI asara thavA lAgI, eTale mahArAjazrIe tenI upara potAnI vANIvaDe upadezAmRta sIMcyuM. bAbusAheba kabula thayA ke "Apa pharamAve te kAryamAM kahe teTalo kharca karavA taiyAra chuM. dravya te pariNAme mArUM nathI, jeTaluM mAre hAthe zubha nimittamAM kharacAze eTaluM ja mArUM che." chevaTe ema nirNaya che ke traNa varSa sudhI daramAse rU. 100) bAbusAheba Ape. rU. 15) verA jasarAja suracaMda Ape ane rU. 15) zA ANaMdajI purUSottama Ape. ekaMdara rU. 130) nA mAsika AvakanA pramANamAM kharca rAkhIne zrI pAlItANAmAM jaina saMskRta pAThazALAnuM sthApana karavuM. bAbusAheba A vAtane nirNayakAraka TharAva thayA pachI svadeza tarapha ravAne thaI gayA. kharca karavAne mATe Avakane te nirNaya thaye eTale zAstrInI tajavIja zarU karavAmAM AvI. thoDA vakhatamAM kekadezIya zAstrI dInakararAvane rAkhavAnuM nakkI thayuM. muni dAnavijayajI, mahArAjajInI AjJA laIne pAlItANe padhAryA ane saMvata 148 nA bhAdrapada zudi 6 ke bahu dhAmadhuma sAthe zrI pAlItANAmAM muni dAnavijayajInI dekharekha nIce jaina saMskRta pAThazALAnuM sthApana karavAmAM AvyuM. sAdhuo tathA zrAvakoe abhyAsa zarU karyo. cAturmAsa utaryo bahAragAmathI paNa munio

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( 5 ) AvavA lAgyA. mAtra jaina vyAkaraNAdinA ja abhyAsa karAvavAnuM TharAvavAmAM AvyuM. abhyAsa niparadina sArI rIte thavA lAgyA. pAchaLathI abhyAsa karanAra tathA karAvanAranI avyavasthita sthitine lIdhe kAma avyavasthita cAlyu, te paNu khIja rApAyAM che teA hAla dhImuM dhImuM paNa kAma cAle che. saMvata 1948 nA bhAdrapada mAsamAM mahArAjazrIne pUrvokta vyAdhi uparAMta chAtInA dukhAvAnA vyAdhi zarU thayA. zarU thatAM ja teNe jora karyuM. zrAvakA ane sAdhuonA dila ekadama gabharAyA. AvA mahApurUSanA darzananA kAyamane mATe viraha thavAnI zaMkA paDavA lAgI. A prasaMge mahArAjazrInA bhaktivAna zrAvakeAe mahArAjazrInA phoTogrAph paDAvavA mATe vinaMti karI. prathama paNa A viSayamAM vAtacIta thayelI hatI. mahArAjazrI taddana nirabhimAnI hAvAthI e vAtanA svIkAra karatA nahAtA. eo kahetA ke '* pUrvanA mahAna purUSA pAse ApaNe kANa mAtra ! ApaNI chabI tarIke kAyama sthiti rahevI joie evA ApaNAmAM zuM apratima guNA che ? mANase abhimAnanA Avezane lIdhe peAtAne viSe guNIpaNAnI saMbhAvanA kare che, para Mtu yathArtha guNanI prApti bahu dUra che. ' AvI aneka vAtothI phATAgrApha paDAvavAnA vicAra aLasAvI detA hatA, paraMtu A vakhata to bhaktibhAvavALA zrAvakeAe prakhaLa icchA jaNAvI ane phATAgrAphanA sAdhanA vagarako taiyAra karI sAmA khaDA karyo. mahArAjazrIe A vakhate dAkSiNyatA nahIM tajavAthI phATAgrAph paDAvavAnu svIkAryuM' ane tarata ja phATAgrA levAmAM AvyeA. zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhAe peAtA taraphathI sAmaTI naklA taiyAra karAvI, jethI temanA bhaktajanA atyAre paNa te sAhebanA dananA lAbha meLave che.

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( 6 ) pheTegrAphanI yAdagIrI karatAM vizeSa yAdagIrI rahe evuM juM kArya tyArapachI zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhAnA kAryakartAenA lakSamAM AvyuM. te kArya mahArAjazrInuM janmacaritra lakhI kADhIne chapAvI bahAra pADavuM te hatuM, paraMtu A kArya bahu muzkela hatuM; kemake adyApi sudhI kAMI lekha e saMbaMdhamAM lakhAyela nahato. eTale janmasamayathI mAMDIne sarva hakIkta khuda mahArAjazrIne pUchIne ja jANavAnI jarUra rahI. mahArAjazrIne pUchavAmAM mukhya be aDacaNe hatI. eka to mahArAjazrInI vAta karavAnI zakti ochI thaI hatI-vadhAre bolI zaktA nahatA ane bIjuM mahArAjazrIne vicAra e saMbaMdhamAM potAnuM caritra bahAra pADavAnI jarUra nathI e hato. prAraMbhamAM sahaja svabhAve mAtra jANavAnI jijJAsA darzAvIne vyatIta hakIkata dhIme dhIme pUchavA mAMDI, paraMtu vadhAre divasa ema cAlavAthI pUchavAno Azaya mahArAjanA samAjavAmAM AvI gaye, eTale vadhAre vAta karavAnI IcchA meLI paDI. te sAthe zarIrazati paNa vyAdhinI prabaLatAthI maMda paDavA lAgI, tethI A caritramAM hakIkata saMbaMdhI je kAMI apUrNatA jaNAya tenuM mULa kAraNa upara kahyuM te samajavuM. keTalAeka manuSya dareka prakAre potAnI khyAti thAya ema Icche che ane tene mATe atizayokti bharelAM caritro paNa lakhAve che, paraMtu mahArAjazrInI nirabhimAna vRtti te kaI apUrva hatI, jene keTalAeka citAra upara kahelA baMne kAraNathI samajI zakAze. mahArAjazrInuM zarIra jema jema narama thatuM cAlyuM tema tema upaganI jAgRti vadhatI cAlI. mULathI anubhavajJAna meLavavA upara ane adhyAtma svarUpanI vicAraNA upara lakSa vadhAre hatuM,

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( 11 ) tenA upayAga A vakhate thavA lAgyA. vyAdhinA khaLavatapaNAmAM paNa AtmAne baLavAna karIne are ! zabdanA uccAramAtra na karatAM kAyama " arihaMta, siddha, sAhu " e zabdanA dhvani ja cAlI raheto. pAse rahenArA zrAvakone paNa e ja zabdonA uccAra karavA pote sUcavyuM hatuM. 9 saMvata 1949 nA mAgazara mAsamAM mahArAjazrInA upadezathI veArA jasarAja saracade ujamaNAnA maheAtsava karyo. te maheAtsavane mATe eka suzeAbhita maDapanI racanA karI hatI ane madhyamAM zrI aSTApada tInI racanA karIne 24 jinamiSa padharAvyA hatA. cheADa temanA peAtAnA tathA mIjAnA maLIne 55 thayA hatA. ecchava sArA varto hato. sadarahu maMDapamAM ghaNA zrAvakAe vrata tapAdi uccaryo hatA. sadarahu maheAtsava pUrNa thayA bAda mahArAjazrInA upadezanI asarane ceAge zA. ANudajI purUSAttame zrI siddhAcaLajInA charI pALato saMgha kADhaco. mahArAjazrI pete sAthe jai zake ema na heAvAthI khIjA sAdhu-sAdhvIone sAthe meAkalyA. saMdhanI zAbhA sArI AvI. pAlItANe 'jaine temaNe eka derImAM pratiSThA karI. pUrve jaNAvI gayA chIe te pramANe muni gaMbhIravijayajIne ane muni vinayavijayajIne panyAsa padavI maLI hatI, tethI have vaDIdIkSA vinAnA lAMbI muddatanA navadIkSita muni enI aDacaNa dUra karavA sArU ceAga vahevarAvavA mATe bhAvanagara AvavA panyAsa gaMbhIravijayajIne lakhyu. te paNa vakIla maganalAla sarUpacaMdanA saMghamAM amadAvAdathI pAlItANe thaine poSa vada 6 4 bhAvanagara AvyA. tyArapachI tarataja ceAga vahe

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( 2 ) varAvavAnuM zarU karavAmAM AvyuM. sAdhunA ThANuM 12 ane sAdhvInA ThANuM 11 egamAM piThA. mAha vadi 4 the cAra sAdhu ne ATha sAdhvIne munirAjazrA vRddhicaMdajInI daSTitaLe vaDI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. bhAvanagara zaheramAM A kriyA pahelavahelI ja thatI hovAthI zrAvakavarganA dilamAM bahu utsAha Avyo hato, tethI A prasaMge kharca paNa sAro karavAmAM Avyo. mahArAjazrIe janma to paMjAba dezamAM dhAraNa karyo, paraMtu tyAM te dIkSA bAda mAtra traNa varSa ja rahyA. saMvata 1911 mAM gujarAta dezamAM AvyA, tyArapachI pAchA paMjAbamAM padhAryA ja nathI tethI jANe kAThiyAvADanA hitane mATe ja janma dhAraNa karyo hoya ema jaNAya che. gujarAtamAM AvyAbAda 38 mAsA kyo temAM aradho aradha comAsA bhAvanagaramAM karyo che, tethI gujarAtamAM padhAryA te paNuM jANe bhAvanagaranA hitane mATe ja padhAryo hoya evuM jaNAya che. bhAvanagaranA saMgha upara upakAra karavAmAM bAkI rAkhI nathI. aneka zubha kAryo khAsa bhAvanagaramAM karAvyA eTaluM ja nahIM paNa aneka gAmanA chaNe ddhAranI, navA derAsaranI, upAzrayeAnI athavA bIjA zubha nimittanI TIpa vigeremAM paNa bhAvanagaranA zrAvakavarga pAse puSkaLa dravyane vyaya karAvIne vinAzI lakSmInI saphaLatA karAvI che. upadezAmRtavaDe niraMtara mAnasika vyAdhione nivAratA rahyA che. potAnI dIrdhadaSTivaDe bhUla thavA dIdhI nathI, pApakAryathI viramAvyA che, egya ane AtmasvarUpa samajAvavAnuM paNa bAkImAM rAkhyuM nathI. AvA aneka upakAranuM smaraNa thavAthI bhAvanagaranA saMghanA manamAM ema AvyuM ke ApaNe evuM ke praDha kArya karavuM joIe ke jethI niraMtara upakAra thayA kare ane te kAryanI sAthe mahArAjazrInuM nAma joDI devuM jethI temanA upakAranA paNa kAMIka anRNuM

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( 3 ) thaIe. A vicAra sArI peThe carcAtAM saunA dilamAM bahu sateja lAgaNI thaI eTale caitara vadi 1 me zrI saMghane eka meLAvaDA karavAmAM AvyuM. te prasaMge aneka vaktAoe mahArAjazrInA pArAvAra upakAranuM pitAnI vANInA ugAravaDe smaraNa karAvyuM. te vakhate sarvanA eka matathI ema TharAvavAmAM AvyuM ke " sArA pAyA upara eka jenavidyAzALA sthApavI ane tenI sAthe mahArAjazrInuM nAma joDI devuM. " Avo nirNaya thatAM te kArya kAyama nabhavA mATe teno kharca vyAjathI cAle evI eka rakama ekatra karavAnI jarUrIAta jaNAvyuM ane tene mATe sau potapotAnI icchAthI je rakama Ape te svIkAravI ema TharyuM. A vakhate mahArAjazrI pratyenI lAgaNI pratyakSapaNe tarI AvI. mAtra eka kalAkanI aMdara potapotAnI IcchApUrvaka rakama noMdhAtAM pAMca hajAra rUpIA thayA. e saMbaMdhI vyavasthA karavAno keTale eka vicAra karyA bAda saMgha visarjana karavAmAM AvyuM. mahArAjazrInA zarIre vyAdhi dinaparadina vadhate jAte hato. hAlamAM te bIjA vyAdhio uparAMta sajAnA vyAdhio eTaluM badhuM jora karyuM hatuM ke pitAnI meLe uThAtuM paNa nahIM; suvAnuM to bIlakula baMdha ja hatuM. Ama chatAM paNa samatAmAM vRddhi ja thatI hatI. bhAvanagaranA saMgha taraphathI auSadha upacAra karavAmAM koI prakAranI kacAza rahetI nahotI. deza-paradezathI vaidyane teDAvyA, vyAdhi AgaLa vadhatuM aTakavA mATe je je prayatna karavA ghaTe te karyA, dravyanA saMbaMdhamAM paNa zrIsaMghe sArI rIte udAratA vAparI, paMjAbathI Avela sukhadayALa nAmanA vadhe, vaDedarAthI AvelA cunIlAla vaidhe ane bhAvanagaranA darabArI DAktara zivanAthe prayAsa karavAmAM khAmI rAkhI nahIM paraMtu vyAdhinI prabaLatA ane karma pariNAma rAjAnuM pratikULa

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( 14 ) paNuM' tyAM kazuM kAma AvyuM nahI. sabhAmAM karelA vicAra mahArAjazrInI ja amalamAM mUkI devA ema . divase mATI dhAmadhuma sAthe vauADA caDAvIne caturvidha saMghanI samakSa muni vRddhicaMdajI jainazALAnuM sthApana karavAmAM AvyuM. A prasaMge meLAvaDA ghaNe! sArA thayA hatA. mahArAjazrI A hakIkata sAMbhaLIne bahu prasanna thayA, kAraNa ke prAraMbhathI ja mahArAjazrIne jJAnAbhyAsamAM vRddhi thavAnA upAya ceAjavAnI khaMta hatI. sadarahu jainazALA mATe eka sArA mAstaranI gAThavaNu karavAmAM AvI ane jaina bALakA bahu meTI saMkhyAmAM abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. jethI cetara vikre 1 nI amRtaSTinI hAjarImAM ane vaMzAkha zudi3 ne A prasaMgane vakhate munirAjazrI meAhanalAlajI, mahArAjajIne sAtA pUchavA AvelA te paNa bhAvanagara hatA. mahArAjazrIne mAMdagI vRddhi pAmI tyArapachI aneka munio, sAdhvIe ane aneka gAmAnA zrAvaka bhAIe mahArAjazrIne sAtA pUchavA AvatA hatA. chevaTanA vakhate sAdhusAdhvInA ThANA 50 ekatra thayelAM hatA. peAtAnI jIMdagImAM karavAnu chellu kArya jANe thai cUkayu hAya tema jainavidyAzALAnA sthApana pachI to vyAdhie ekadama jora karyuM. jANe samasta asAtAvedanI karma eka sAthe khapAvI devu hAya tevuM svarUpa jaNAvA lAgyuM. zrAvakavarganA dila bahu udAsa thai gayAM. bhaktivaMta zrAvake rAta-divasa sAvadhAnapaNe bhakti karavA lAgyA. sarva munimaMDaLamAM muni du bhavijayajIe ane zrAvakavarga mAM amaracaMda jasarAja tathA kuvarajI ANaMdajIe sarva kArya cheADI gurUbhaktimAM dila joDI dIdhu hatuM. mahArAjazrIne paNa jANe aMtasamaya najIka AvyAnuM sama

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( 5 ) javAmAM AvyuM hoya tema jemanA para temanI draSTi karatI hatI temane potAnI pAse ja rahevA sUcavyuM hatuM. karmodayavaDe thayela vyAdhamAM te kaI kiMcitmAtra paNa ghaTADo karI zakatuM nathI, paraMtu anukULa prakAre sevA karIne vyathAnI zAMti mATe joIe tevo prayatna thato hato. mahArAjazrI paNa anubhavajJAnamAM nimagna thaIne upazamarasamAM nhAtA hoya ema jaNAtuM hatuM. pitAne je je prakaraNadi upara pUrNa rUci hatI te A vakhate paNa saMbhaLAvatA hatA ane sAMbhaLatA hatA. causaraNa pannAnuM to vAraMvAra zravaNa karatA hatA ane tenI koI koI gAthAne artha paNa vyAdhinI prabaLatAthI bolavAnI zakti nahIM chatAM vistArathI samajAvatA hatA. eka vakhata vAraMo niLayo e gAthAne artha e sarasa rIte samajAvyo hato ane te vakhate potAne paNa e AhUlAda thayo hato ke tenuM varNana karavuM azakaya che. Avo atyaMta vyathAkAraka vyAdhi ane temAM paNa AvI apUrva samatA e te jANe virUddha svabhAvane samAna vega thaI gayA hoya ema jaNAtuM hatuM. "AyuSyasthiti samApta thaye game teTalA upacAre paNa phAyado karI zakatA nathI." evA vyavahArika vacanane siddha karavA mATe ja hoya tema vaizAkha zudi 7me zvAsanuM jora vadhyuM. sAdhu-sAdhvIoe AhArapANI paNa na karyA mAtra gurUmahArAja sanmukha draSTi sthApIne so besI rahyuM. pariNAme te ja divase rAtanA sADAnava kalAke A azucinA bhaMDArarUpa naradehamAMthI nIkaLI devapaNunI saMpadAne upabhega karavA mATe saMpUrNa samAdhimAM "arihaMta, siddha, sAha" e zabdano uccAra karatA A nazvara manuSyadeha tajI dIdhe.

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tatkALa e khedakAraka khabara AkhA zaheramAM pharI vaLyA. zrAvakavarga dilagIra thAya emAM te zuM Azcarya, paNa jene eka vakhata paNa mahArAjazrIne paricaya thayelo te sarva dilagIra thayA. dezAvaramAM tAra ane pesTadvArA khabara pahoMcADyA. devadeveMkoe tIrthakaronA dehano nirvANamahotsava karela te daSTAMta laIne bhAvanagaranA bhaktivaMta zrAvakee gurUbhaktinI sarva prakAranI tajavIja karavA mAMDI. AkhA zaheramAM bIje divase tamAma prakAranA AraMbhanA kArya baMdha rahe tevI goThavaNa karavAmAM AvI. prAta:kALe AkhA saMghano tamAma purUSavarga ekatra thayA. suzobhita zibikAmAM mahArAjazrInA dehane bhaktivAna zrAvakee sthApita karyo, ane naya nA naMdrA, naya naya maddA e zabdanA ekasarakhA dhvanie AkAza zabdamaya karI dIdhuM. mahArAjazrInA paMcatvaprAptinA samayathI mAMDIne caturvidha saMghane je dilagIrI thatI hatI tenuM varNana karI zakAya ema nathI, paraMtu e dilagIrI bIjAo sAMbhaLe tevA rUdananA zabdayukta nahotI, mAtra aMta:karaNanI ja hatI. senA mukhAraviMde karamAI gayelA ane zokasamudramAM nimagna thayelA jaNAtA hatA. zrAvakasamudAya mahArAjazrInA dehane zokagarbhita mahotsava karatA karatA dAdAsAhebanI vADImAM laI gayA. tyAM caMdanAdi kAvaDe mahArAjazrInA dehane agnisaMskAra karavAmAM AvyuM. puSkaLa ghata, karparAdi padArtho citAgnimAM siMcA. mahArAjazrInA dehanI sAthe bhaktajanonA aMta:karaNamAM paNa viyegAgni prajavalita thaI rahyo hato. have ApaNane hitazikSA keNa Apaze ? unmArge jatAM pAchA keNa vALaze? kaI bAbatamAM zaMkA paDaze te gurUmahArAja ! kahIne kene pUchavA jazuM? putravat vAtsalya

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( 67 ) bhAvathI eka praznanA uttaramAM aneka bAbate koNa samajAvaze? ahe! A badhI khAmI keruM pUrI pADaze ? kadi bIjA munirAja pUrvokta bAbatamAM mahArAjazrInI khAmI na jaNAya tema karavA hitabuddhithI prayatna karaze, paraMtu ApaNA hRdayamAM mahArAjazrInA virahavaDe paDele ghA teo rUjhavI zakaze nahIM. AvA pratApI, zAMta prakRtivALA, ekAMta hiteccha, popakAramAM ja tatpara, doSanI kSamA karavAvALA, nirdoSa mArge cAlavAvALA ane aneka guNenA vAsabhuvana sarakhA gurUmahArAja pharIne ApaNane darzana deze nahIM. aho karALa kALa ! tArI gati duratikrama che. tArI pAse prANImAtra nirUpAya che. teM AvA mahApurUSane laI jaIne amArI sAthe pUrI duzmanAI karI che, paraMtu ame paNa tArA hukamane tAbe rahenArA hevAthI tane kAMI karI zakIe ema nathI. he kALa! tane Ama karavuM ghaTita nahotuM. A mahApurUSanA A duniA upara vadhAre TakavAthI aneka zubha prakAranA lAbha hatA. aneka jIvone temanA upadezavaDe saMsArasamudra to sahelo thaI jAya tema hatuM. temanA pratyakSa caritrane anusaravAthI aneka prANuM karmajanya bhArane tajI daIne haLukamI thAya tema hatuM. evA purUSane laI javAthI tane zuM lAbha thaye? paraMtu te koInuM sArUM jaI zakato na hoya ema jaNAya che. tuM raMgamAM bhaMga kare che, lagnamAM vina nAkhe che ane sukhamAM jhera bheLave che! tArI gati asaraLa che, paNa emAM tAre deSa nathI. phegaTa ja ame tane Thapako ApIe chIe, amArA karmano ja temAM deSa che. ame bhAgyahIna temAM keI zuM kare? amArA punya ja ochAM tyAM bIjAne zo vAMka? ame ja saMsAranA mohamAM DubelA tyAM bIjAnI zI bhUla? kharekhara emAM tAre kAMI ja doSa nathI."

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A pramANenA zekayukta udagAra bhakitanA mukhamAMthI nIkaLyA karatA hatA. saMskAra thaI rahyA bAda citA zAMta karavAmAM AvI. zrAvakavarga paNa sarve snAna karI enna thaI zakazAMtinimitte upadeza sAMbhaLavA upAzraye gaye. mukhya ziSya muni gaMbhIravijayajIno upadeza sAMbhaLI citta zAMta karI hai svasthAnake gayuM. te divase AkhA zaheramAM haDatALa pADavAmAM AvI. tamAma prakAranA vyApAra baMdha rahyA. mIla, presa, kArakhAnAo, baMdara, masyajALa temaja bIjA sarva AraMbhI kA baMdha rahyA. zrAvakavage eka sArI rakama ekaThI karI, temAMthI aneka prakAre anukaMpAdAna devAmAM AvyuM. mahArAjazrInA saMskArane sthAnake mahArAjazrInI pAdukAnuM sthApana karavA mATe eka ArasanI derI banAvavAmAM AvI ane temAM saMvata 150 nA zrAvaNa zudi puname mahArAjazrInA pagalAM sthApana karavAmAM AvyA. ane gurUbhAI (munirAjazrI mULacaMdajI ane vRddhicaMdrajI) ekasAthe paMjAba dezamAMthI A dezamAM AvelA, temanI nirvA bhUmi paNa eka sthAne ja thavI sarjata hovAthI cAra varSane aMtare temaja banyuM. baMne mahAtmAonA saMskArane sthAnake thayelI baMne derIo ane temAM sthApela pAdukA eka bIjA sAthe pUrvavat sneha karIne rahela hoya ema adyApi dAdAsAhebanI vADImAM sAthe sAthe zobhI rahI che. munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdrajI kALadharma pAmyAnA khabara bahAragAma pahoMcatAM aneka gAmamAM haDatALe paDI, AraMbhanA kAryo baMdha rahyA, zrAvakavarge puSkaLa dravya satkAryomAM vAparyuM ane niraMtaranI yAdagIrI rahe tevA kAme paNa keTalAka gAmomAM karavAmAM AvyA. vaLAmAM mahArAjazrInuM nAma joDIne eka

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( 9 ) jenA pustakAlaya sthApavAmAM AvyuM. evA uttama purUSonI khyAti te emanA satkAryovaDe amara rahelI ja che. AvA kAryo to mAtra temanI bhaktinI nizAnI batAvanArA che. mahArAjazrInA viyegasamaye zrI jainadharmaprakAza pu. 9mAnA aMka trIjAmAM pragaTa karela aSTaka asarakAraka hovAthI ahIM dAkhala karyuM che. zrImad gurU vRddhivijayajI viyegASTaka. (maMdAkrAMtA.) je paMjAbe prathama pragaTyA jJAtimAM ozavALe, kRSNadevI dharamayazanA putra je dharma pALe; sabaMdhamAM guNadhara kRpArAma nAme vikAsa, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? jeNe aSTAdaza varasamAM sarva saMsAra choDI, sarve saMpat nija paraharI buddhi sanmArga joDI savairAgye gurUcaraNamAM je dharI zIrSa bhAse, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? zAMtidhArI guNa gurUtaNA sarva jemAM vaselA, jethI sarve durguNa badhA dUra jaIne khaselA, dekhI jene kumati jananI krUratA dUra nAse, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? kAMtidhArI manahara mahA mUrti che bhavya jenI, nitye zobhe hasita vadane zAMtatA jyAM majenI, vANI kerI ati madhuratA je sudhAne vihAro, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze?

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( 7 ) moTA nAnA sarava janane mAna Ape suharSa, hete bolI madhura vacane bhaktanA citta karyo, jenA citte acalita sadA tulya daSTi vibhAse, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? 5 vidvAnonA vadana nirakhI nitya AnaMda pAme, graMthe dekhI abhinava ghaNe harSa je citta jAme, to jANuM jinamatataNuM jJAnadaSTi prakAze, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? je ziSyane vinaya vadhavA hetathI bodha Ape, vidyAkerUM vyasana karavA mastake hasta thA; jenI sarve utkRti sadA ziSyavRde gavAze, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? 7 vAre vAre gurUvarataNuM mUrti draSTa tare che, netre tenuM smaraNa karatAM azrudhArA dhare che; nie tenI zubha zivagati narmadAtA ja thAze, te zrIvRddhivijaya gurUne kema bhUlI javAze? 8 A pramANe munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdajI jeo nispRhaziromaNi munirAjazrI buTerAyajInA ziSya, pratApI gaNijI zrImULacaMdajInA laghu gurUbhAI ane mahAtapasvI, kSamAsamudra munirAjazrI khAMtivijayajInA temaja jJAnasamudra, parzAstranA pAragAmI munirAjazrI AtmArAmajI vigerenA moTA gurUbhAI hatA teo 19 varSane 4 mAsanuM AyuSya pratipAlana karIne, temaja 41 varSane dIkSA paryAya pALIne, aneka bhavyajInI upara upagAra karI svargasukhanA bhaktA thayA che. teo sAhebanA dilamAM je je zubha abhilASAo thatI hatI te te punyanI prabaLatAthI sva85 samayamAM pAra paDatI hatI.

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( 1 ) aMtAvasthAe mahArAjazrInA dilamAM (1) dAdAsAhebamAM baMdhAtuM derAsara saMpUrNa thaIne pratiSThA thayela jovAnI, (2) bhAvanagaramAM zrAvaksamudAya bahALo chatAM keIne tyAM gharaderAsara nahotuM te karAvavAnI, (3) vaLA zaheramAM apratima upagArI zrI devaddhigaNikSamAzramaNanI yAdagIrI kAyama rahevA mATe temaNe karelA jenasiddhAMtanA pustakArUDhapaNAnA lekhasAthe temanI pAdukA sthApana karAvavAnI ane (4) jena rIti pramANe jenavargamAM vivAhAdi saMskAra thAya tema karavA vigerenI abhilASAo hatI, jemAMnI A caritra pragaTa thatA sudhImAM keTalIeka pAra paDI che ane bAkInI pAra paDavA saMbhava che. mahArAjazrIno punyapratApa adyApi paNa acaLa sthitimAM hoya ema dekhAya che. A bALabrahmacArI mahAtmAnuM caritra ahIM samApta thAya che. e mahAtmAnA guNanuM varNana jeTaluM karIe teTaluM thoDuM che. temanA guNa aharniza sAMbharI Ave tevA che. teo mAvajIvita zuddha AcAravicAramAM tatpara rahyA che. niraMtara apramAdIpaNe svaparahitamAM tatpara rahyA che. nirarthaka kALakSepa kadApi paNa karyo nathI. lokaraMjanAthe jJAna meLavavAno vicAra dilamAM na dharAvatAM Atmahita mATe ja aneka zAstronuM niraMtara avalokana karyuM che. zrImadavijayajI upAdhyAyakata jJAnasAra aSTaka upara esAhebane bahu prIti hatI jethI vAraMvAra tene pATha karatA. navIna graMthAdi kAMI paNa racavAnI abhilASA vartatI nahotI, te paNa teo sAheba je je graMtha vAMcatA te evA sUkSma vicArapUrvaka vAMcatA ane temAM padacheda ane pacacAdi evA bArIka rIte karatA hatA ke te graMtha anya sarvane bahu ja lAbhakAraka ane bedhadAyaka thaI paData. AstikyatAmAM teo apUrNa nahetA, zraddhAvaDe pUrNa hatA, teone upadeza

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( 72 ) amAgha hatA, aMta:karaNanI AkRti ane bAhya AkRti ane zAMta hatI, kadi paNa kAryane duHkha lAge tevu vacana kahI zakatA nahIM. pathya, tathya ne priya evuM satya vacana khelavAnI ja tene svAbhAvika Teva hatI. jJAnadAna devAmAM teosAhebe kadipaNu AtmavI ne gepaLyuM nathI. sumAre 40 sAdhu-sAdhvIne dIkSAnu dAna karyuM che. paripUrNa paNe cAritradharmanuM ArAdhana karyuM che. bAlyAvasthAthI ja brahmacarya pALyu che. zarIrazakti maDha heAvAthI Adyutapa teo vizeSa karI zakayA nathI, paraMtu abhyaMtara tapamAM aneiza tatpara ja rahyA che. khAdyutapa paNa zaktinA pramANamAM karavAnA kAyama Icchaka hatA. chevaTanA vakhatamAM vIzasthAnakanA ArAdhana nimitte ALI karavAnA Adara karyo hatA. saMvata 1948nA paryuSaNamAM chAtInA dukhAvAnA vyAdhi vadhAre upaDyo tyAra agAu salagna traNa eLInA 60 ekAsaNA karyA hatA. bhAvadharma nA ArAdhanamAM ee Adhunika munisamudAyamAM ekkA hatA. mujJiAna teA teoe vakSasthaLamAM kArI rAkhelu hatuM. upazamarasanA bhaDAra hatA, abhimAnane dezATana karAvelu hatu, mAyAne tajI dIdhI hatI ane leAbha mAtra AtmahitanI vRddhi karavAnA ja rAkhyA hatA. kAI paNa vicAra sAhasikapaNe karatA nahIM paNa dIrgha draSTipUrvaka karatA tethI kAIpaNu kArya karyo pachI pazcAttApa karavA paDyo hAya evuM temanI jIMdagAnImAM eka vakhata paNa banyuM nathI. teo pote ja eka vakhata aSTakanI TIkA vaMcAvatA khelyA hatA ke jyAre jyAre huM kAMi paNa evu chu athavA karU chuM tyAre tarataja te khelavAnu tathA kriyA karavAnuM zuM pariNAma thaze te saMbaMdhI vicAraNA thAya che. A uparathI temane peAtAne kevuM uMcA prakAranuM anubhavajJAna hatu te samajI zakAya che, kAraNa ke evI vicAraNAvALAne aceAgya vartananA tathA puNya pApa ma dhananA te abhAva ja hAya che.

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( 73 ) - iMdriyanA viSayamAM viraktabhAvane dhAraNa karanArA hatA, vededaya te sarvathA zAMtabhAvane pAmela hatuM, kvacita hasatA te maMdamaMda hasatA, pagalika vastunA saMgavige ratiaratine saMbhava ja nahote, zekamAtra AtmahitamAM khAmI lAvanA kAraNe bane tyAre ja thatA hatA, bhaya pUrvopArjita karmone ane parabhavane ja hatuM, dugacchA dehamAM rahelI azucinI ja karatA, ziSyane mATe uttama uttama pustakane saMgraha karavAnI IcchAvALA hatA, dareka gAmamAM jJAnabhaMDAra sArI sthitimAM sacavAI rahe-vIMkhAI na jAya tene mATe upadeza karyA karatA hatA, navA bhaMDAre karAvatA hatA, jenatIrthonuM hita jALavavA mATe zrAvakavargane preraNA karyA karatA hatA ane pUrvokta sarva kAryamAM pitAnA AtmAnuM hita vRddhi pAme evI sAdhyadaSTi rAkhatA hatA. AvA mahAtmAnA caritranuM smaraNa karavAthI ane banI zake te pramANe tenuM anukaraNa karavAthI aneka prANuo potAnA AtmAnuM hita karI zake che, evA hetuthI A mahApurUSanuM caritra lakhavAne karelo prayAsa vAcakavRMdanI zubhavRttivaDe saphaLatAne pAmo. yasya kSAntiguNo mahAn mudiravat krodhAgnisaMzAmakaH, yasyAho caritAmRtAMzukiraNaistApo bhuvAM nAzitaH / zrutvA yasya kathAM zubhAM janagaNo muktau sadottiSThate, so'yaM vo vitanotu bhadrapadavIM zrI vRddhicandraH prabhuH / / jemane mahAna zAntine guNa varSAdanI mAphaka kaparUpI agnine nAzaka hatA, jemanA cAritrarUpI candranA kiraNo vaDe pRthvIne saMtApa nAza pAmyuM hatuM, jemane pavitra upadeza sAMbhaLI manuSya mokSamArga tarapha pravRtta thatA hatA te mahArAja zrI vRddhicaMdrajI tamArA kalyANane vistAre. anekAntI.

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( 74 ) munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdRSTanI ziSyasa padAnu TuMka vana. 1 muni kevaLavijayajI--savata 1929 mAM mahArAjazrInA nAmanI vaDIdIkSA ApavAmAM AvI te. 2 muni gaMbhIravijayajI--saMvata 1931 mAM yatipaNuM tajI daIne mahArAjajInA nAmanI vaDIdIkSA lIdhI te. 3. muni uttamavijayajI--saMvata 1932 nA phAgaNa kri 3 je dholerAnA rahenAra paTaNI zrAvaka uttamaca Mde bharUcamAM munirAja zrI nityavijayajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI te. 4 muni caturavijayajI--saMvata 1937 nA mahA zudghi 5 me amadAvAdanivAsI eka zrAvake DIse jaIne munirAjazrI umedavijayajI pAse dIkSA lIdhI te. munirAjavijayajI--saMvata 1937 mAM zrI mAMgareALanivAsI eka zrAvake vaLAmAM mahArAjajInA hAthathI dIkSA grahaNa karI te. 6 muni hemavijayajI--saMvata 1940 nA jeTha khIjA zuddhi 3 je gheAlarAmAnA zrAvaka jIvAe zrI bhAvanagaramAM mahArAjajInA hAthathI dIkSA lIdhI te. 7 muni dharmavijayajI saMvata 1943 nA vaizAka vida 5 mahuvAnA mULacaMda nAmanA zrAvake bhAvanagaramAM mahArAjajInA hAthathI dIkSA lIdhI te. 8 muni nevijayajI saMvata 1945 nA jeTha 7 me nemacaMda nAmanA mahuvAnA zrAvake bhAvanagaramAM mahArAjajInA hAthe dIkSA lIdhI te. 9 muni premavijayajI--saMvata 1949 nA vaizAkhazuddhi 13 ze osavALa jJAtinA, bALabrahmacArI, bhAvanagaranivAsI, derA

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( ka ) saramAM mahetA tarIke kAma karanAra zrAvaka premajIe mahArAjajInA hAthathI bhAvanagaramAM dIkSA lIdhI te. 10 muni kapUravijayajI-saMvata 1947 nA vaizAkha zudi 6 The vaLAnA rahIza esavALa jJAtinA zrAvaka kuMvarajI amIcaMda, jeoe IgrejI abhyAsa karIne meTrIkyulezananI parIkSA pasAra karI hatI temaNe vairAgyadazA pAmIne bhAvanagaramAM mahArAjajInA hAthathI dIkSA lIdhI te. A zivAya muni umedavijayajI, durlabhavijayajI, amaravijayajI tathA meghavijayajI vigeree mahArAjajInA hAthathI dIkSA lIdhI che, paraMtu dIkSA bIjAnA nAmanI apAyela hovAthI temanA nAma AmAM gaNyA nathI, temaja mahArAjajInA upadezathI vairAgya pAmIne keTalAeka zrAvakoe munirAjazrI mULacaMdajI, munirAjazrI nityavijayajI tathA munirAjazrI umedavijayajI vigerenI pAse dIkSA lIdhI che temanA nAmanI vivakSA paNa AmAM karelI nathI. ( saM. 1954 ) upara lakhelI hakIkata saM. 1954nA samaya sudhInI che. temAMthI munirAja zrI gaMbhIravijayajI, munirAja zrI caturavijayajI, munirAja zrI nemavijayajI ane munirAja zrI premavijayajI zrI bhagavatI sUtranA pega vahIne paMnyAsa thayelA. temAMthI paMnyAsa zrI nemivijayajI zrI vijayanemisUrinA nAmathI AcArya thayelA vidyamAna che ane munirAja zrI dharmavijayajI zrI vijayadharmasUrinA nAmathI AcArya thayelA kALadharma pAmelA che. A bIjI AvRtti pragaTa karavAne samaye te upara jaNAvelA 10 munirAjamAMthI AcArya zrI vijayanemisUri ne munirAja zrI karavijayajI e be ja vidyamAna che. (saM. 1990)

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( 6 ) ' zrIkRddhistotram | ( zilAna ) sadA smaryAsaGkhyAskhalitaguNasaMsmAritayuga pradhAnaM pIyUSopamamadhuravAcaM vratidhuram // vivekAdvijJAtasvaparasamayAzeSaviSayaM / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 1 // hamezA (purUSane) smaraNa karavAlAyaka, asaMkhya ane akhalita guNo vaDe yugapradhAnanuM smaraNa karAvanAra, amRtasamAna mIThI vANIvALA, muniomAM agresara, svaparasiddhAMtanA sarve viSayane vivekathI jANanArA ane dhyAnamAM udyasAyamAna che hadaya jenuM evA te vRdivijayajI ke jemanuM apara prasiddha nAma vRddhicaMdrajI mahArAja hatuM temane huM stavuM chuM. athavA paramAtmasvarUpanI sAthe ceDAM-te ja hu" evA dhyAnamAM ullasAyamAna che hRdaya jenuM A pramANe gurUmahArAjanA vizeSaNAntargatapaNe seDahaM' padane samasta rAkhI artha kara. athavA dhyAnamAM ullasita hRdaya jema thAya tema huM stavanA karuM chuM e pramANe kriyAvizeSaNa tarike paNa artha thaI zake che. 1 munIzairyogIzaiviNapatibhI rAjabhirapi / __stutaM saMsevyAhiM budhajanagaNAdvItayazasam // zaraNyaM lokAnAM bhavaviSamatApAkuladhiyAM / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 2 // munisamUhanA nAyake, yogIzvare, dhanADhayo ane rAjAvaDe hamezAM stuti karAyelA-ArAdhavAlAyaka che caraNakamaLa jemanA, vidvAna purUSonA

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( 77 ) samUhe uccasvarUpe jemanu yoAgAna kareluM che evA, AdhibhAtika, Adhidaivika ane AdhyAtmika ityAdi vividha prakAranA saMsAranA viSama tApathI vyAkuLa buddhivALA jIvAne zaraNu karavAlAyaka ane dhyAnamAM udghasAyamAna hRdayavALA zrI gurU vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavu` chuM. 2 tapasyAdIptAGgaM gajavaragatiM pAvanatanuM / surUpaM lAvaNyaprahasitasurAGgadyutibharam || prasannAsyaM pUtakramakamalayugmaM zazimukhaM / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam ||3|| tapasyAthI daidIpyamAna zarIravALA, zreSTha, hastIsamAna suMdara gativALA, pavitra zarIravALA, suMdara rUpavALA, lAvaNyavaDe devAnA zarIranI kAMtinA samUha jeNe hasI kADhayo che evA, prasanna mukhavALA, jemanA e caraNukamaLa ati pavitra che evA, caMdrasamAna mukhavALA, dhyAnamAM ullasAyamAna che. hRdaya jevu evA zrI gurU vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavuM cheM. 3 zrutasyAdvAdArthapramitinayabodhoddhuradhiyaM / sadAcIrNAcAraM yamaniyamayogAGgakuzalam // mahAntaM yogIzaM suvihitatapAgacchatilakaM / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 4 // zrutajJAnamAM varNavela ( gurUpara'parAthI sAMbhaLela ) athavA prasiddhasvarUpa syAdvAdarUpa padArtho agara dharmAstikAyAdi dravyo tathA tenA guNuparyAyasvarUpa padArthoM, pramANa, sapta naya-zrutajJAna ( siddhAMta ) e sarvanA jJAnamAM agresara buddhivALA, sArI rIte athavA haMmezAM uttama jJAnAcArAdi pAMca AcArone AcaranArA. yama-niyama vigere yoganA aMgane ArAdhavAmAM kuzaLa, mahAn

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( 78 ) yogIzvara, uttama vidhividhAnavALA tapAgacchanA zaNagArarUpa-tilakasamAna, dhyAnamAM udyasAyamAna hRdayavALA zrI guru vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavuM chuM. 4 gatAjJAnadhvAntaM nijaramaNatAlInacaritaM / kriyAyogodhuktaM vyavahRtiparaM nizcayaratam // kRpAdhArodrekapramuditadRzaM zAntamanasaM / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 5 // ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAra jemane naSTa thayuM che, jemanuM caritra AtmaramazutAmAM lIna thayuM che, kriyAnuSThAnanA vyApAramAM udyamavaMta, vyavahAramAM tatpara, nizcayamAM AsaktivALA, karUNArUpa amRtarasanI dhArAnA atizayapaNAthI jemanAM netro pramAdavALA che, zAMtarasathI pUrNa aMtaHkaraNavALA ane dhyAnamAM udyasAyamAna hRdayavALA zrI guru vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavuM chuM. 5 yadIyA niyAjaM smRtirapi janAnAM sukhkrii| zrutA vAcAM dhArA bhavagahanapAtha patitarI / / samArUDhA zreNiM jayati vizadAdhyAtmalaharI / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 6 // je paramagurUnuM kapaTarahitapaNe kareluM smaraNamAtra paNa lekottara sukhane karanAruM che, jemanI vANInI dhArA zravaNamAtrathI ja saMsArarUpa gahana samudrane tAranAra-nAvaDI samAna che, je paramagurUnI utkRSTa kaTimAM caDelI athavA saMyamaNi para caDelI nirmaLa adhyAtma vicAranI lahere sarvotkRSTa varte che, te dhyAnamAM udyasAyamAna hRdayavALA zrI gurU vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavuM chuM. 6

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janurjAtaM yasyAkhilabhavihitaM rAmanagare / pravrajyAbhRd dIlyAM suragatigatirbhAvanagare // kRpArAma dhAmAsamasukhatateH puNyavitateH / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 7 // samagra jIvane hitakArI je paramagurUne janma paMjAba dezamAM AvelA rAmanagara gAmamAM thayo hato, je parama gurUnI pravajyA dIlhInagaramAM thaI hatI, ane bhAvanagaramAM svargagamana thayuM hatuM, te kRpAnA (dayAna) ArAma (bagIcArUpa) (A zabdavaDe stutikAre gurUmahArAjanuM saMsArIpaNAnuM kRpArAma evuM nAma dhvanita karyuM che.) ane nirUpama sukhanI zreNinA ane puNyasamUhanA athavA anupama sukhanA vistAravALA puNyasamUhanA ghararU5, dhyAnamAM ullasita hRdayavALA zrI guru vRddhivijayajIne huM stavuM chuM. 7 praziSyAH ziSyAzca pravaraguNavanto vijayino / yadIyAstarkajJA gaNipadadharAH paNDitapadAH // upAdhyAyAH sUrIzvarapadayutA vAdimukuTAH / stuve so'haM dhyAnollasitahRdayaM vRddhivijayam // 8 // zrI paramagurUnA zreSTha guNavata, tarkanA jJAtA, vAdIomAM mukuTa samAna, gaNipadane dhAraNa karanArA, paMnyAsapadane dhAraNa karanArA, upAdhyAyapanne dhAraNa karanArA, ane AcAryapadane dhAraNa karanArA aneka ziSyopraziSyo vijayavaMta varte che, te dhyAnamAM ullasita hadayavALA zrI gurU vRddhivijayajI mahArAjane huM stavuM chuM. 8. kva cAhaM vikSiptaH kva tava caritaM yogalalitaM / tathApi tvadbhaktirvimalapariNAmA munipate //

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( 80 ) sthitAntaH stotre mAmapaTudhiyamAyojayadiha / vidhatte pitrantaHkaraNaharaNaM bAlabhaNitiH // 9 // munionA svAmI ! he parama gurU! vega (yuktisAdhaka) anuchAnomAM suMdara rIte vartatuM ApanuM caritra kayAM ? ane vikSita aMtaHkaraNavALo huM kyAM ? te paNa nirmaLa pariNAmavALI mArA hRdayamAM rahelI tamArI bhaktie mane maMdabuddhivALAne paNa tamArI A stuti karavAmAM joDyo chebALakanA mansana (kAlAghelA) bhASAnA vacane pitAnA aMtaHkaraNanuM jarUra haraNa kare che. . idaM vRddhistotraM saralavacanArthAvalimitaM / / pavitraM pratyUSe paThati vibudhAnandanahitam // .. jano yaH so'vazyaM labhata iha sdbhaavbhrito| ___ bhavatrANaM zreyaHsutadhanayazovRddhivijayam // 10 // saraLa vacana ane arthanI paMktiothI parimita zabdavALuM ane pavitra paMDitane (athavA he paMDitajano!) AnaMdana ane (agara bALakene) hitane ApanAruM (rastutikartAe naMdana evuM pitAnuM nAma garbhita sUcavyuM che) A vRddhi stotra je purUSa prAta:kALe bhaNe che, sadbhAvathI pUrNa thayela te AtmA saMsArathI pitAnuM rakSaNa, parama kalyANa, putra, dhana, yaza, vRddhi ane vijayane prApta kare che. 10. AcArya zrI vijayanemisuri praziSya AcArya zrI vijayanaMdanasUri.

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( 21 ) munirAjazrI vRddhicaMdrajIe karelA cAturmAsanI yAdI dIllI jayapura vIkAnera bhAvanagara amadAvAda sa. 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 ekaMdara 19 cAmAsAM bhAvanagara, 12 amadAvAda, 2 pAlItANA, 2 vaLA, 1 dIlhI, 1 jayapura, 1 vIkAnera, 1 gAghA, 1 rAdhanapura ane 1 lIMkhaDI ema 41 cAturmAsa karelA che. "" bhAvanagara gAghA bhAvanagara amadAvAda "" 99 1922 thI 25 amadAvAda. 1926 rAdhanapura amadAvAda lIMmaDI pAlItANA bhAvanagara "" bhAvanagara 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1 1934 amadAvAda pAlItANA bhAvanagara "" 1935 1936 1937 "" 1938 thI 48 bhAvanagara 79 vaLA

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