Book Title: Nabhakraj Charitra
Author(s): Merutungacharya, Gunsundarvijay
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003225/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad aMcalagaccheza merutuMgasUrIzvarajI ma. likhita zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra (kathA) KONOMMOREATS bhAvAnuvAda-saMpAdana nyAyavizArada pU. AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nA ziSya paM. zrI guNasuMdaravijayajI gaNI Jain Education international For private Perdose Only . ARTICACAD Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImad aMcalagaccheza merutuMga sUrIzvarajI likhita zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra .. Kindness 859900 SAMA BREARRINKA bhAvAnuvAda-saMpAdana : nyAyavizArada pU. AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma. ke ziSya paM. zrI guNasuMdaravijayajI gaNI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA moji ....... 1. prAk kathana.. 2. prastAvanA - paM. zrI bhuvanasuMdaravijayajI gaNI.... graMtha racayitA kA saMkSipta paricaya .. 4. zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra. zrI zatrujayatIrtha mahimA............ ............... devadravya rakSaNa-bhakSaNa ke viSaya meM samudra aura usakA bhAI siMha kI kathA. 7. sukRta kA puNyapradAtA kyA anya ko sukRta kA dAna kiyA jA sakatA hai ? ..... 26 choTe bhAI siMha kI durgati . ................ 9. devadravya kA bhakSaNa seTha ko zvAna banAtA hai................. 10. devadravya kA bhakSaNa karanevAle nAga kuTuMbI kI barabAdI ........... 32 11. caMdrAditya rAjA kI kathA.. 12. aMtarAya karma kisa prakAra kSaya hue ?............................ pariziSTa - (1) devaguru kI kRpA (2) zrI zatrujaya mAhAtmya (3) devadravya ke viSaya meM kucha (4) tere duHkha kA kartA tU svayaM hI (5) samudra-siMha-nAga gauSTika kA bhavabhramaNa (6) devadravyaviSayaka zAstrapATha (7) zrI jaina saMgha vahivaTa. prakAzana-prAptisthAna : zrI kumArapAla vi. zAha, divya darzana TrasTa, 36, kalikuMDa sosAiTI, dholakA-387810 (ahamadAbAda) phona : 079-23425482, 23425981 prAptisthAna : bhAvina zazIkAMta navalacaMda ToliyA, 303 siddhi TAvara, sAibAbAnagara, borIvalI (vesTa), muMbaI-400092 phona : (022) 28613416 lAgata-mUlya : ru. 11-00 pustaka prakAzana kA saMpUrNa Arthika saujanyadAtA IrlA-muMbaI nivAsI zrutapremI eka suzrAvaka parivAra ko dhanyavAda! .... 51 - Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna zAsanAdhipati zrI mahAvIrasvAmi sarvajJAya namaH zrImad vijaya prema - bhuvana bhAnu - jayaghoSa - jagaccaMdrasUrivarebhyo namaH prAk-kathana pU. AcArya zrI vijaya jagaccaMdrasUrijI mahArAja ke AzIrvAda se vi.saM. 2062 kA mauna ekAdazI parva ke prasaMga para zrI vAsupUjya svAmI jinAlaya, jhavera roDa, muluMDa vesTa, muMbaI meM ThaharanA huA / vahA~ zrImad aMcalagaccheza merutuMga surIzvarajI mahArAja dvArA saMskRta bhASA meM likhita zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra kI prata prApta huI / use par3hA / bahuta acchI lagI / tIna-cAra bAra use par3ha liyA / isameM tIna bhavyAtmAoM kI kathA dI gaI hai / eka ne devadravya kA rakSaNa kiyA to tIna bhava meM use mokSa kI prApti huI, aura do AtmAoM ne devadravya kA bhakSaNa kiyA to inako unnIsa koTAkoTI sAgaropama taka durgati ke duHkha mile / vartamAna samaya meM devasthAna ke dravyoM para sarakAra kI naz2ara bigar3I hai aisA jAna par3atA hai / aneka hindu maMdira Adi ke vahivaTa sarakAra ne apane hAtho meM le lie haiM / pablika TrasTa ekTa jaise kAnUnoM ke dvArA dhArmika saMpatti ko adhika se adhika apane adhikAra meM har3apa lene ke prayatna ho rahe haiM / aneka kara - TekSa DAle gaye haiM, adhika DAlane ke lie kAryavAhI hotI rahatI hai / saMyoga ati viSama ho gaye haiM / samaz2adAra jaina loga to devadravya Adi dhArmika dravya kI yathAzakti dekhabhAla - rakSA karane ke lie tatpara rahate hI haiM / unakI yaha samaz2a adhika dRr3ha ho isa hetu se zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra kA paThana bahuta sahAyaka banegA aisA socakara hI usakA gujarAtI bhAvAnuvAda karane ke lie prerita huA hU~ / aba yahA~ yaha hindI Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anuvAda bhI / pahale vi.saM. 1963 meM yazovijaya saMskRta pAThazAlA, mahesANA dvArA isakA akSarazaH gujarAtI anuvAda prasiddha huA thA / devadravya Adi dharma dravya kI rakSA - prabaMdha - sadupayoga ke viSaya meM bahuta kucha jAnanA - samajhanA Avazyaka hai / aise dravya ke prabaMdhakoMvizvastoM ke lie vizeSa gItArtha - saMvigna guruoM ke pAsa se isakI jAnakArI prApta karanA Aja ke samaya meM atyaMta Avazyaka hai / prastuta hindI bhASAMtara prakAzana meM AzIrvAda pradAtA suvizAla gacchAdhipati pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijaya jayaghoSasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ko tathA saMyamaikalakSI pU. AcArya zrI vijaya jagaccaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. ko bhAva-bhakti-zraddhA saha vaMdanA karatA hU~ / to mujhe ratnatrayI kI sAdhanA meM aneka prakAra se sahAyarUpa bane huve aura prasannatA se prastAvanA likhane kA saujanyavAle mere sahodara tathA gurubaMdhu pU.paM. zrI bhuvanasuMdaravijayajI mahArAja ko maiM kaise bhUla sakatA hU~ ? prastuta bhAvAnuvAda meM koI bhUla huI ho to trividhe trividhe kSamAyAcanA karatA hU~ / saMvigna gItArtha pUjyo isa viSaya meM likhakara batAne kI kRpA kareM / gujarAtI bhAvAnuvAda kA ati suMdara hindI anuvAda karanevAle zrImatI sumitrA pratApakumAra ToliyA (ema.e. hindI, saMgIta vizArada) dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiM / pustaka prakAzana kA saMpUrNa saujanyapradAtA IrlA - muMbaI nivAsI nAmanA kI kAmanAmukta suzrAvaka parivAra kI zrutabhakti ko bhAvAMjali / vi.saM. 2062, aSADha suda 6 muMbaI nyAyavizArada, zrI saMghahitaciMtaka, 108 vardhamAna AyaMbila oLI ke samArAdhaka pU. AcAryadeva zrI vijaya bhuvanabhAnu sUrIzvarajI ma. ke ziSya paM. guNasuMdaravijayajI gaNI Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrI vItarAga-sarvajJa-tribhuvanabhAnu-parama satyavAdI paramAtmane namaH // prastAvanA devadravya bhakSaNa-upekSaNa mahApApa - paM. zrI bhuvanasuMdaravijayajI gaNI samasta jaina zAsana-jinAjJA-jinavacana dvAdazAMgI meM samAviSTa hai / ye vacana vItarAga, sarvajJa, yathAsthita vastuvAdI jinezvara devoM dvArA kahe gaye haiM tathA caudaha pUrvadhara gaNadharoM dvArA ye jinavacana sUtra-nibaddha hue haiM / sUtra saralatA se samajha meM A sake isa hetu se pazcAtvartI caudaha pUrvadhara, saMvigna, gItArtha AcArya bhagavaMta Adi ne ina sUtroM para niyukti, cUrNi, bhASya, vRtti-TIkA Adi kI racanA kI hai / hama jainoM ke lie ye paMcAMgI Agama prANa-trANa-AdhAra-jIvana tathA sarvasva svarUpa haiM / ___ Agama meM arthAt sUtra meM nibaddha na ho phira bhI saMvigna-gItArtha AcAryoM kI paraMparA meM jo calA A rahA ho, use bhI sUtra ke samAna hI mahattvapUrNa mAnakara jainasaMgha ko apanAnA hotA hai / yaha bAta svayaM AgamazAstra hI batAte haiM / aisI paraMparA-vyavahAra yA AcaraNA ko zAstroM meM 'jIta AcAra' kahA gayA hai / zAstroM ke arthaghaTana meM jaba matabheda khar3e hote haiM taba sabhI saMvigna-gItArtha AcArya milakara sarvAnumati se athavA sarvAnumati saMbhava na ho sake taba bahumati se jo nirNaya kareM vaha rahasyArtha-tAtparyArtha sakala zrI saMgha meM mAnya hotA hai / zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha ke aneka pUrvAcAryoM ne sAtha milakara samaya samaya para paTTaka ke dvArA zrI saMgha ko Adeza yA nirNaya diye hI haiM ki - "bhagavAna zrI jinezvara deva se saMbaMdhita car3hAve kA dravya, Arati tathA aSTaprakArI pUjA se saMbaMdhita car3hAve kA dravya, upadhAna kI mAlA se saMbaMdhita dravya, tIrthamAlA kI uchAmaNI kA dravya Adi saba dravya devadravya kahalAtA hai tathA usakA upayoga bhagavAna zrI jinezvara deva se saMbaMdhita sabhI kAryo meM arthAt jinAlaya ke jirNoddhAra meM, nUtana jinAlaya ke nirmANa meM, bhagavAna ke AbhUSaNa nirmANa Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM, jinAlaya se saMbaMdhita sArI vyavasthA, pUjA kI sAmagrI-aMgaracanA Adi meM ho sakatA hai / devadravya kA yaha upayoga hai / tAtparya yaha hai ki devadravya pAThazAlA meM kharca karanA, sAdharmika bhakti meM kharca karanA yA skUla-kAleja-aspatAla ke lie kharca karanA sarvathA anucita hai / jinAjJA dvArA niSiddha hai / " prastuta pustaka 'nAbhAkarAja caritra' meM devadravya ke zAstrakathita sadupayoga se lAbha, puNya, sadgati kI prApti tathA durupayoga karane se honevAle nukasAna, puNyanAza, durgati kI prApti Adi bAteM aMcalagaccheza AcArya merutuMga sUrivara mahArAja ne suMdara rUpa se Alekhita kI hai / ve paMdrahavIM zatAbdi meM arthAt Aja se. prAyaH che sau varSa pUrva hue haiM / sakala zrI saMgha-hitaciMtaka, nyAyavizArada, pUjyapAda gurudeva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba ke ziSyaratna tathA mere guru-laghu baMdhu pUjya paMnyAsa zrI guNasuMdara vijayajI gaNivara ma.sA. ke hAthoM meM saMskRta bhASA meM racita yaha nAbhAkarAja caritra AyA / devadravya viSayaka yaha nAbhAkarAja caritra par3hakara ve AnaMda se jhUma uThe / unhoMne usakA sAdhaMta bhAvAnuvAda gujarAtI bhASA meM kiyA jo zrI saMgha ke samakSa prastuta kiyA / isakA yaha hindI anuvAda yahA~ prastuta hai / pUjya paMnyAsa zrI guNasuMdara vijayajI mahArAja sAhaba devadravya ke durupayoga ke viSaya meM niraMtara ciMtita rahate haiM / isa kAraNa se ve isa viSaya meM bArabAra likhate haiM, evaM vyAkhyAna Adi meM bolate rahate haiM / kabhI zAstrokta evaM mArgAnusArI devadravya viSayaka kathana bhI kisI prabaMdhakartA, TrasTI Adi ko acchA na lage, to bhI isa viSaya meM ve apanA vaktavya prastuta karate rahate haiM / kiMtu isameM unakA zuddha Azaya yahI hotA hai ki bhavya jIva devadravya ke bhakSaNa-nukasAna ke doSa se baceM aura devadravya kI rakSA ke dvArA paraloka meM sadgati prApta kareM / eka ora yaha atyaMta AnaMda kI bAta hai ki jaina zAsana meM aura vizeSa kara ke zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgho meM devadravya ke upayoga ke viSaya meM paryApta bodha evaM jAnakArI hai aura usI vajaha se zrI saMgho Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM zAstrokta rIti se svaccha-suMdara prabaMdha ho rahA hai / vItarAga sarvajJa zrI jinezvaradeva ke bhakta jaina zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI udAratA ko bhI apAra dhanyAvAda hai ki ve upakArI jinezvaradeva ke caraNoM meM kRtajJatA kI bhAvanA ke sAtha aMjanazalAkA, pratiSThA Adi kI boliyoM ke dvArA, svapnoM kI, pAlanA Adi kI boliyoM ke dvArA jinAlaya nirmANa ke dvArA, jinamUrti ke nirmANa meM, upadhAna kI mAlA pahanane meM, tIrthamAla pahanane meM evaM bhaMDAra Adi meM udAratApUrvaka bar3I mAtrA meM dhana samarpita karate haiM / aura isI vaz2aha se zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jainoM ke jinAlayoM meM suMdaratA-svacchatA evaM bhaktimaya prasanna vAtAvaraNa adhika dekhane ko milatA hai / jainetara loga bhI AnaMdita hokara bola uThate haiM - zvetAMbara jaina maMdira vAstava meM atyaMta suMdara hote haiM... ityAdi / dUsarI ora - Aja ke AdhunikatA ke raMga meM raMge hue, bhautikavAdI tathA zAstrakathita niyamoM se anajAna (athavA buddhi evaM kSamatA hote hue bhI jo jAnanA hI nahIM cAhate haiM aise) kucha jaina-zrAvaka hI devadravya ke viSaya meM managaDhaMta bAteM kara rahe haiM ki bhagavAna saMbaMdhita dhana - devadravya se garIba jaina-sAdharmikoM kA uddhAra karanA cAhie / devadravya kA upayoga skUla-kAleja, aspatAla Adi ke nirmANa kArya meM karanA cAhie, ityAdi aura kahIM kahIM saMgha ke prabaMdhakartA TrasTI loga devadravya kA isa prakAra durupayoga karane bhI laga gaye haiM / yaha bAta atyaMta khedajanaka hai| ajaina zAstroM meM naraka ke cAra mArga kahe haiM jo isa prakAra haiM- (1) rAtribhojana (2) parastrIgamana (3) bola acAra (athavA mAMsAhAra) aura (4) kaMdamUla bhakSaNa / laukika vedazAstra meM dUsare DhaMga se cAra mahApApa kahe haiM, jaise ki (1) brahmahatyA (2) strIhatyA (3) bhRNa hatyA (garbha girAnA) (4) gauhatyA / lokottara mahAna jaina zAstra meM cAra mahAbhayaMkara pApa isa prakAra batAye haiM / jaise ki - Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ceiyadavva viNAse, risighAe, pavayaNassa uDDAhe, saMjai cauttha bhaMge, mUlaggI bohilAbhassa // artha :(1) caityadravya arthAt devadravya kA nAza karanA ( 2 ) sAdhu kI hatyA karanA ( 3 ) jaina zAsana kI hilanA karanA (4) sAdhvI ke sAtha durAcAra karanA / ina cAra mahApApoM se bodhibIja jala jAtA hai / yadyapi prAyaH koI bhI prabaMdhakartA TrasTI yA jaina vyakti Adi pratyakSa rUpa meM bhagavAna saMbaMdhita dhana- devadravya apane ghara le nahIM jAte yA apane ghara meM upayoga nahIM karate, ataH isa artha meM koI jaina zrAvaka pratyakSa rUpa se sAmAnyataH devadravya kA bhakSaNa nahIM karate, paraMtu devadravya jinAlaya - jinamUrti, mUrtipUjA kI sAmagrI kI vyavasthA, nibhAva Adi ko chor3akara sAdharmika bhakti pAThazAlA, upAzraya-dharmazAlA Adi meM kharca karanA athavA to skUla-kAlejaaspatAla Adi meM kharca karanA yaha saba devadravya kA bhakSaNa svarUpa hI hai / aura Aja ke bhautikavAda ke yuga meM kahIM, koI jaina zrAvaka - TrasTI Adi devadravya ke viSaya meM isa prakAra socate bhI haiM / to kaI jaina gRhastha aisA bhI bolate haiM ki svapnoM kI bolI to sAdhAraNa khAte meM le jAnI cAhie jisase usa dravya se upAzraya, dharmazAlA, pAThazAlA Adi kA nirmANa kiyA jA sake yA usakA saMcAlana ho sake athavA to saMgha ke duHkhI jaina sAdharmikoM kI bhakti Adi kArya kiye jAya to koI harz2a nahIM hai kyoM ki svapna to trizalAmAtA ne dekhe the aura usa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra garbha meM bAlaka ke rUpa meM the / bhagavAna taba tIrthaMkara nahIM bane the / paraMtu, isa prakAra socanA yaha to devadravya ke prati kudRSTi karane samAna hai, kyoMki trizalAmAtA ne svapnadarzana naMdIvardhana kumAra jaba peTa meM the taba to nahIM kiyA thA, jaba bhagavAna vardhamAnakumAra - mahAvIrakumAra garbha meM Aye, taba hI kiyA thA / mAtA ne jo svapna dekhe usameM prabhAva to bhagavAna kA hI thA / taduparAMta bhagavAna to sabhI avasthAoM meM bhagavAna hI haiM / ataH bhagavAna se saMbaMdhita svapnoM kI yaha bolI kA dravya devadravya hI hai / Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka saMvigna, gItArtha AcArya bhI "svapnadravya devadravya hI hai" aisA spaSTa kahate haiM / isalie svapnadravya ko devadravya hI mAnanA ucita hai, tathA usakA upayoga jinAlaya se saMbaMdhita sabhI kAryoM meM ho sakatA hai / paraMtu jinAlaya (maMdira aura mUrti) ke atirikta anya kisI kArya meM nahIM ho sakatA / prastuta pustaka 'nAbhAkarAja caritra' kahatA hai ki devadravya ke viSaya meM zAstrokta upayoga ke atirikta anya kisI upayoga ke lie socanA anucita hai, galata hai, pApa kA kAraNa hai / jainataroM ke mahAbhArata meM vyAsaRSi bhI kahate haiM : "prabhAsva na bhuMjitam" arthAt bhagavAna se saMbaMdhita dravya kA bhakSaNa nahIM karanA cAhie / devadravya ke upayoga se saMbaMdhita zAstrapATha (1) sati hi devadravye pratyahaM jinAyatane pUjAsatkAra saMbhavaH / __ (zrAddhadinakRtya pR. 275) artha :- devadravya hone para pratidina jinamaMdira meM pUjA-satkAra (AMgI) Adi saMbhava hotA hai / (2) caityadravyasya jinabhavana-bimbayAtrA-snAtrAdi pravRtti hetoH hiraNyAdeH vRddhiM kartuM ucitA / (zrAddhadinakRtya pR. 261 tathA upadezapada) artha :- caityadravya (devadravya) jinamaMdira, pratimApUjA, jinabhakti mahotsava, snAtrapUjA Adi kA kAraNa hai / ataH una pravRttiyoM ke hetu suvarNa-cAMdI Adi kI vRddhi karanI cAhie / (3) jeNa ceiyadavvaM viNAsi teNa jiNabimba pUAIsaNa ANaMdita hiyayANaM bhavasiddhiyANaM sammadaMsaNaM-sua-ohi-maNapajavakevalanANa-nivvANa lAbhA paDisiddhA / (vasudevahiMDI-prathama khaMDa) artha :- jisane devadravya kA vinAza kiyA usane jina-pratimA ke Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjana-darzana se AnaMdita hRdayavAle bhavasiddhiyoM kA pUjA aura darzana dvArA honevAle samyagdarzana, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna, manaHparyavajJAna, kevalajJAna, nirvANa (mokSa) Adi lAbha kI prApti ko roka diyaa| uparokta zAstrapAThoM ke uparAMta zrAddhavidhi, dravyasaptatikA, Adi zAstra eka svara se kaha rahe haiM ki devadravya kA upayoga jinAlaya kA jIrNoddhAra, jinapUjAsatkAra, AMgIracanA, snAtrapUjA-jinabhakti mahotsava Adi meM ho sakatA hai / yahA~ Adi kA artha 'nUtana jinamaMdira nirmANa' kA kArya devadravya se kiyA jA sakatA hai aisA samajhanA cAhie / tAtparya-sArAMza yA rahasya yaha hai ki eka bhI zAstra devadravya se "nUtana jinamaMdira kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA hai" aisA nahIM khtaa| paraMtu saMvignagItArtha AcArya bhagavaMtoM ne isa Adi zabda se "nUtana jinAlaya kA nirmANa devadravya se kiyA jA sakatA hai" aisA artha-nirNaya diyA hai / devadravya ke dvArA jinAlaya ke jIrNoddhAra ke sAtha-sAtha spaSTa zabdoM meM devadravya se jinAlaya meM pUjA-satkAra (AMgI), snAtrapUjA, jinabhakti mahotsava ho sakate haiM aisA batAyA hI hai / gItArtha AcAryoM ne bhI saMvata 1990 ke paTTaka ke dvArA aisA nirNaya diyA hI hai / arthAt devadravya kA upayoga zAstrokta kAryoM ke atirikta anya kahIM bhI yAne upAzraya, pAThazAlA, jJAnabhaMDAra, gurumaMdira, AyaMbila khAtA meM yA sAdharmika utkarSa Adi meM ho hI nahIM sakatA / to phira skUlakAleja-aspatAla kI bAta to sarvathA dUra hI rahegI / siddhAMtamahodadhi pUjyapAda AcArya zrImad vijaya premasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba ne bhI apane vidvAna ziSyoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha karake eka nirNaya diyA hI thA ki devadravya se jinapUjA Adi kArya kiye jA sakate haiN| isalie zrI saMgho ke lie devadravya meM se thor3A dhana (cAra AnIchaH AnI ke barAbara) sAdhAraNa khAte meM le jAnA sarvathA anucita hai / yaha saba socakara devadravya kI rakSA kareM, vRddhi kareM aura zAstrakathita mArga para kharca kareM / isa prakAra kArya karanevAlA yAvat tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA baMdha karanevAlA banatA hai / Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 'yaha devadravya to hamAre saMgha kA hai / hamane jinAlaya nirmita kiyA taba hama paise ikaTThe karane hetu kahIM bAhara gaye nahIM haiM / hama logoM ne hI milakara hamAre paisoM se maMdira kA nirmANa kiyA hai / isalie hamAre jinamaMdira meM AyA huA devadravya hamArA (hamAre saMgha kA) hai / to phira dUsare saMgha meM AvazyakatA ho to bhI hama kyoM deM ?' aisA vicAra-vacana yA pravRtti bhI jinabhakti meM aMtarAya karane jaisA hai| usI taraha galata mamatvabhAva se deva Adi kA dhana baiMka Adi meM rakhe rahanA bhI anucita hai, kyoMki vartamAna samaya meM paristhiti aisI hai ki jisa dara se maha~gAI bar3hatI jA rahI hai usa dara se vyAja ke dara nahIM bar3ha rahe haiM, balki vyAja ke dara kama ho rahe haiM / isalie rupaye kI kharIdazakti dina pratidina kama hotI jA rahI hai / taduparAMta vartamAna paristhiti meM jaina zrAvakoM ko vyAja para dene meM bhI devadravya ke nAza kA jokhima hai / tathA kaI bAra AvazyakatA par3ane para samaya para paise na milane kA athavA pArTI ke uTha jAne kA jokhima-anartha hone kI saMbhAvanA bhI rahatI hai| isake sAtha sAtha apane apane saMgha meM devadravya kI vRddhi huI hai paraMtu mohavaza bAhara ke anya saMgho ko denA na par3e aisA socakara saMgha ke netA yA TrasTIgaNa apane hI jinamaMdira meM cAMdI ke bhaMDAra, cAMdI ke daravAje, maMdira ke bAhara ke anAvazyaka geTa Adi banavAne meM, sonecA~dI ke mugaTa yA khole ke do-tIna seTa banavAne meM devadravya kharca kara deM, paraMtu bAhara dene kI udAratA na dikhAyeM yaha bhI anucita haiM / / taduparAMta, kahIM kahIM kucha jainoM meM aisI bAta bhI calatI hai nIce ke khAte kI rakama upara ke khAte meM lI jA sakatI hai, arthAt jJAnadravya kI rakama devadravya meM lI jA sakatI hai / lekina yaha bAta ucita nahIM hai / putrI kA dhana pitA kabhI nahIM legA / hA~, kabhI takalIpha meM pha~sA huA pitA putrI kI rakama le to bhI vApasa de degA / usI prakAra jJAnakhAte meM se devadravya meM kabhI kucha rakama lI ho to bhI yaha jJAnakhAte meM vApasa dene kI zarta ke sAtha lona ke rUpa meM lenI cAhie / Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi jJAnakhAtA Adi khAtoM kI rakama devadravya ke khAte meM lI jAtI hI ho to phira jJAnakhAtA alaga khAte ke rUpa meM rahegA hI nhiiN| lekina zAstrakAroM ne jJAnakhAte ko alaga khAte ke rUpa meM hI mAnya kiyA hai / taduparAMta, devadravya meM dene se lAbha adhika prApta hotA hai, anya khAte meM dene se lAbha kama hotA hai aisA mAnanA bhI anucita hai| vivekavAna zrAvaka ko sabhI khAtoM kA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie, vizeSa kara jisa khAte meM adhika AvazyakatA ho, jisa khAte meM dhana kI kamI ho vahA~ pahale denA cAhie / eka mAtA apane bImAra yA kamaz2ora bAlaka kA dhyAna adhika rakhatI hai, usI prakAra-athavA kisAna ku~e meM se pAnI nikAlane ke bAda sabhI AvazyakatAmaMda phasala ko pahu~cAtA hai usI prakAra / ataH samajhadAra tathA udAra zrAvakoM ko pAThazAlA, vaiyAvacca, sAdharmika bhakti Adi choTe khAtoM ko sahana na karanA par3e isakA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie / __ jisa prakAra kucheka jainoM kI devadravya ke viSaya meM niyata acchI nahIM hai, usa prakAra sarakAra bhI kAnUna ke bala para jainasaMgho ke pAsa se devadravya har3apa le aisI paristhiti nirmita ho rahI hai / ina sabhI bAtoM para vicAra karate hue TrasTI loga, saMgha ke staMbharUpa sajjana, prabaMdhaka mahAnubhAva tathA udAra hRdaya se dhana kharca karanevAle jaina acchI taraha se soceM aura devadravya kA zAstrIya rIti se prabaMdha kareM - upayoga karate raheM vahI jinabhakti kA zreSTha upAya hai - zreSTha mArga hai| hama saba nAbhAkarAja caritra kathA par3hakara devadravya ke rakSaNakartA banakara kaivalyalakSmI ke bhAgI baneM isI zubhecchA ke sAtha... / isa lekha meM jinAjJA viruddha agara kucha bhI likhA gayA ho to micchA mi dukkaDam / vi.saM. 2062 prAta:smaraNIya pUjyapAda gurudeva phAguna zuklA 15 zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke ziSya irlA brIja, muMbaI paMnyAsa bhuvanasuMdaravijayajI gaNI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 zrI vartamAna zAsanAdhipati zrI mahAvIra svAmine namaH / zrImad vijaya prema-bhuvanabhAnu - jayaghoSa - jagaccaMdrasUrivarebhyo namaH / zrImad aMcala - gaccheza merutuMgasUrivara viracita zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra graMtha racayitA kA saMkSipta paricaya janma vi.saM. 1403 vi.saM. 1426 suripada graMtharacanA vi.saM. 1464 - - muni dIkSA - vi.saM. 1410 svargavAsa vi.saM. 1473 ApakA janma mAravAr3a ( rAjasthAna) meM nANIgA~va meM huA thA / mAtA zrImatI nAladevI, pitAjI prAgvATa vaMzIya zreSThI vayarasiMha vorA / susvapna - sUcita - sAta varSa kI Ayu meM dIkSA bAda vyAkaraNa - sAhitya-chaMdaalaMkAra-aSTAMgayoga- maMtra - AmnAya - Adi meM nipuNatA / - yavanarAja ko ahiMsAdharma kA pratibodha kiyA / - lolADA nagara meM rAThoDa vaMzIya phaNagara megharAja sahita 100 manuSyoM ko pratibodha kiyA thA / - sUrijI ko lolAr3A nagara meM sarpadaMza huA thA / zrI jIrAvallI pArzvanAtha bhagavaMta ke mahAmaMtra ke dvArA unhoMne usa viSa kA prabhAva dUra kiyA thA / viSa amRtarUpa meM pariNata huA / usI nagara ke mukhya dvAra ke nikaTa ke teraha hAtha laMbe ajagara ke dvArA ho rahI takalIfa ko sUrijI ne dUra kI thI / - - pATaNa ke nikaTa yavanarAja ko pratibodhita kara hiMsA kA tyAga karane ko samajhAyA thA / - pU. sUrijI ke jIvana ke aise aneka camatkArapUrNa prabhAvoM kA varNana pU. munizrI kalAprabhasAgarajI ma. ne kiyA hai / ( iti lekhaka paricaya) Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 zrI jinazAsanAya namo namaH zrImad aMcala-gaccheza merutuMgasUrivara viracita zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra aba pU. sUrideva 295 padya-zloka pramANa caritra kA AraMbha karate haiM / jinadeva kI stuti ke dvArA mAMgalika karate hue kahate jina prabhu ke prabhAva se kadama kadama para saubhAgya, Arogya, sadbhAgya, uttama-mahimA, sanmati, khyAti, kAMti, pratiSThA, teja, zaurya, zreSTha saMpatti, vinaya, nyAya, yaza kI paraMparA, prIti Adi sarva zubha bhAva svAbhAvika rIti se udaya meM Ate haiM ve zrI jIrAvallI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna Apake lie AnaMdarUpa baneM ! [dekhie pariziSTa (1)] vartamAna zAsanAdhipati zrI mahAvIrasvAmIjI ko samyag rUpa se praNAma karate hue graMthakAra-kavirAja zrI nAbhAkarAjA kA caritra (kathA) AraMbha karate haiM / yahA~ mukhyataH devadravya kI vRddhi tathA saMrakSaNa se Atmika lAbha tathA usakI upekSA-bhakSaNa ke pariNAma svarUpa honevAle apAyoM kI bAteM batAI gaI haiM / ____ vastu ke svarUpa kA yathArtha rIti se nizcaya karane meM dakSa arthAt vivekI janoM ko nAbhAka narendra kI kathA kA zravaNa atyaMta lAbhaprada hotA hai / yogya rIti se prayukta kI gaI jAMgulI vidyA agara sarpa ke viSa ko dUra karatI hai to isa kathA kA zravaNa karanevAle kA lobharUpa viSa bhI dUra ho jAtA hai / isa AkhyAna kA karNAmRta premapUrvaka pAna karanevAlA bhavyajIva sadA-sarvadA saMtoSa guNa se saMtuSTita banakara dravya evaM bhAvasvarUpa sarva saMpattiyoM kA bhAgI banatA hai / pUrva ke muniyoM dvArA varNita, pavitra, puNyArthiyoM Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko priya aisA nAbhAka rAjA kA caritra kisake mana ko prasannatA arpaNa nahIM karegA ? avazya karegA / sthala hai jaMbUdvIpa kA bharatakSetra / samaya hai zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu tathA zrI neminAtha prabhu ke bIca ke AMtarA kA arthAt madhyakAla kA / yahA~ kSitipratiSThita nAmaka nagara hai / isa nagara meM zrIpati (viSNu) arthAt lakSmIvaMta puruSa, brahmA (brahmacaryavrataniSTha nagarajana) jiSNu (iMdra) arthAt vijaya prApta karanevAle puruSa, zrIda (kubera) arthAt dAnavIra purUSa basate the / kevala eka hI nAgendra ke mastaka para sthita ratna se suzobhita bhogAvatI nAmaka nAgakumAra devoM kI nagarI, isa nagarI ke, apane sabhI aMgo para dhAraNa kiye hue ratnAbharaNoM se vibhUSita, aneka bhogavilAsa karanevAle puruSoM ke dvArA mAnoM tiraskRta ho kara rasAtala meM calI gaI / sacamuca yaha yogya hI thA / yahA~ indra ke samAna atyaMta suMdara rUpavAlA, pApa-saMtApa se mukta nAbhAka nAmaka rAjA rAjya karatA thA / . eka dina rAjA AnaMdapUrvaka rAjasabhA meM baiThA thA usa samaya koI seTha vahA~ AyA / usane rAjA ko upahAra dekara vidhipUrvaka praNAma kiyA / rAjA ne seTha se pUchA - "tuma kauna ho ? kahA~ se Aye ho ? kahA~ jA rahe ho ?" usa seTha ne atyaMta svasthatApUrvaka uttara diyA, "rAjan ! suniye, maiM dhanADhya nAmaka seTha hU~ / zrI vasaMtapura nagara kA nivAsI hU~ / tIrthAdhirAja zrI zatrujayagiri kI yAtrA ke lie nikalA hU~ aura usa mArga para jAte hue yahA~ AyA hU~ / " rAjA ne prazna kiyA, "zatrujaya kyA hai ? usakI yAtrA kA zubha phala kyA hai ?" isa prazna kA uttara dete huve seTha ne kahA, "suniye rAjan ! mahAna puNya ke udaya se prApta ho sake aisA, pUrva ke mahApuruSoM ne isa tIrtha ke adbhUta svabhAva-prabhAva kA jo varNana kiyA hai use maiM yahA~ kucha batA rahA hU~ / " Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zatrujaya tIrtha mahimA yahA~ bharatakSetra meM prAcIna kAla meM zrI nAbhi nAma ke kulakara ho gaye / marudevA nAmaka unakI atyaMta priya suzIlA patnI thIM / unakI ratnakukSI se jinezvara zrI RSabhadeva kA janma huA / usa samaya ke kAla ke prabhAva ke kAraNa asaMkhya kAla se mAnavajAti dharma tathA karma se nitAMta anabhijJa thI / zrI RSabhadeva ne unheM karma kA evaM dharma kA aise donoM mArga batAye / isa kSetra meM janme hue unhoMne bhAI-bahana ke vivAha Adi anIti ke paMtha kA nivAraNa karavAyA tathA nyAya paMtha kI sthApanA kI / usa samaya ke sarva prathama rAjA kI RSabha ne sunaMdA tathA sumaMgalA nAmaka do kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyA thA / unake sAtha sAMsArika sukhoM ko bhogate hue unheM sau putra prApta he the / apane sau putroM meM apane rAjya kA vibhAjana kara ke unheM alaga alaga deza ke rAjA banA kara unhoMne munidIkSA lI aura ghora tapasyA kI / suMdara sAdhanA ke dvArA ve vItarAga tathA kevalajJAnI bane / sarvajJa aise una dayAmaya prabhu ne bharatakSetra ke bhavyajIvoM ko kSamA-namratAdirUpa dasavidha yatidharma kA upadeza diyaa| __ ye paramatAraka devAdhideva ninyAnave pUrva bAra saurASTra deza ke alaMkAra zrI zatrujaya girirAja para padhAre the / yahA~ rAyaNa ke vRkSa ke nIce unake samavasaraNa maMDita hue the / yahAM unhoMne yojanagAminI sumadhura vANI bahAI thI / ekadA prabhu ne apane sarvaprathama gaNadhara zrI puMDarIkasvAmI ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA, "he gaNadhara ! yaha zrI girirAja anAdi anaMtakAlIna arthAt prAyaH zAzvata hai, hA~, kAla ke prabhAva se usameM saMkoca-vikoca avazya hogA / vartamAna meM (zrI RSabhadevasvAmI ke samaya meM)" usakA vistAra pacAsa yojana kA, zikhara para kA vistAra dasa yojana kA tathA usakI U~cAI ATha yojana kI hai / kAla ke prabhAva se kramasara hAni hone se sAta hAtha kA ho kara punaH isa prakAra kI vRddhi ko prApta karegA / Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa tIrthAdhirAja ke tIna zAzvata nAma haiM : (1) zatrujaya (2) zrI vimalAdri tathA (3) zrI siddhakSetra aura tuma yahA~ Aoge tathA siddhagati ko prApta karoge taba usakA cauthA nAma zrI puMDarIka hogaa| isa zatrujaya girivara kI suMdara rIti se sevA karanevAle ke samasta pApa sarvathA naSTa hote haiM / kyA bhUmi ke prabhAva se miTTI bhI ratnatva ko prApta nahIM karatI ? karatI hI hai / jo bhavya jIva isa girirAja ke zubhabhAva se kabhI bhI darzana karate haiM ve naraka yA tiryaMca gati meM to utpanna hote hI nahIM hai, balki manuSyagati tathA devagatirUpa usakA saMsAra bhI sarvadA baMda ho jAtA hai arthAt ve paMcamI gati-mokSa ko prApta karate haiM / / vItarAga, sarvajJa, tribhuvanabhAnu, paramaguru zrImad yugAdIza ke aise amUlya vacana sunakara zrI puMDarIka gaNadhara Adi munIndra atyaMta AnaMdita hue / pA~ca karoDa munivaroM ke sAtha zrI puMDarIka gaNadhara mahArAja ne isa tIrtha kI suMdara upAsanA kI aura krameNa una saba ne mokSa prApta kiyA / ve janma-jarA-mRtya-Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhi se sarvadA mukta bane / eka lakSa pUrva kA suMdara cAritra pAlana kara kula caurAsI lAkha pUrva ke AyuSya ke kSaya bAda prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva aSTApada girivara para se mokSa gaye / prabhu ke jyeSTha putra bharata cakravartI ne isa zrI zatrujaya tIrtha para ati suMdara suvarNa prAsAda banavAyA tathA usameM ratnoM se banAI huI pA~casau dhanuSya kI prabhuzrI Adideva kI pratimA kI pratiSThA kI / / dekhie, jaina kavivara kyA kahate haiM ? : zatrujI nadIe nAhI, kaSTe sura sAnnidhyadAyI, paNasaya cApa gUhA ThAI... vivekI vimalAcalavasIe, rayaNamaya paDimA je pUje tehanA pAtikaDA dhruje, te nara sIjhe bhava trIje... vivekI0 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 prabhuzrI RSabhadeva ke pavitra nAma ko jo bhavya jIva hRdaya meM dhAraNa karatA hai use kleza kA aMza bhI pIDAdAyaka nahIM hotA / prabhu dvArA sthApita samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra svarUpa mokSamArga para jo bhavya jIva prasannatApUrvaka calatA hai vaha kabhI cAra gatirUpa yA viSaya-kaSAyarUpa saMsAra meM phaMsatA nahIM hai / vaha mukti prApta karatA hai / isa jagata meM zrI zatrujaya se bar3hakara dUsarA koI tIrtha nahIM hai, usase adhika koI vaMdanIya nahIM hai, usase adhika koI pUjanIya nahIM hai, usase baDhakara koI dhyeya arthAt dhyAna karane yogya vastu nahIM hai / anya darzana ke graMtho meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki :- isa girivara-mUla meM vistAra pacAsa yojana, zikhara para vistAra dasa yojana tathA U~cAI ATha yojana pramANa hai / bhAgavata meM batAyA gayA hai ki :- zatrujaya tIrtha ke darzana karane se raivatAcala (giranAra parvata) kI sparzanA karane se tathA gajapadakuMDa meM snAna karane se bhavyajIva ajanmA bana jAtA hai arthAt usakA mokSa ho jAtA hai / nAgapurANa kahatA hai :- aDasaTha tIrthoM kI yAtrA karane se jo lAbha ho arthAt phala prApta ho utanA phala zrI zatrujaya tIrtheza ke darzanamAtra se prApta hotA hai / tIrthamAlA stava kahatA hai :- ataH he pRthvIpati ! he rAjan ! uttama manuSyajanma tathA bharatakSetra kI bhUmi ko pAkara vivekI AtmAoM ko yugAdideva kI mahAna yAtrA ke dvArA lakSmI kA lAbha prApta karanA cAhie / ___ isa prakAra dhanADhya nAmaka usa zeTha ne nAbhAka rAjA ke samakSa zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kA varNana kiyA / dharmapriya rAjA ne tIrtha kA aisA adbhUta mAhAtmya sunA to usakA manamayUra nAca utthaa| usane seTha ko aucityapUrvaka bidA dekara zatrujaya tIrtha kI yAtrA Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 karane kA nizcaya kiyA / zubha kArya meM vilaMba kyoM ? [dekhie pariziSTa (2)] rAjA ne yAtrA ke lie zubha muhUrta nikalavAyA / prayANa ke dina hI rAjA ke sira meM bhayaMkara vedanA zuru huI / muhUrta cUka gyaa| isa kAraNa se rAjA ko atyaMta pazcAttApa huA / rAjA ne dUsarA muhUrta prApta kiyA / usa dina bhI usake jyeSTha putra ko Akasmika vyathA utpanna huI / yaha muhUrta bhI na sAdhA jA sakA / isase rAjA ko duHkha huA / usane tIsarA muhUrta prApta kiyA / usI dina rAjA kI paTTarAnI ko mahAkaSTa utpanna huA / usI prakAra cauthA muhUrta bhI senA ke upadrava kI zaMkA ke kAraNa chUTa gayA / 'merI AtmA ati pApI hai' isa prakAra apanI AtmA kI niMdA karate hue rAjA ne pA~cavA muhUrta nikalavAyA kiMtu vaha bhI cUka gayA / zubha kAma meM sau vighna Ate haiM yaha bAta rAjA ke lie satya siddha huI / "bArabAra aisA kyoM hotA hai ?" aisI ciMtAyukta rAjA isakA kAraNa jAnanA cAhatA thA / rAjA ke sadabhAgya se nagara ke udyAna meM AcArya zrI yugaMdharasUrijI mahArAja padhAre / vanapAla ne rAjA ko zubha samAcAra diye / rAjA pahu~ca gayA udyAna meM / guru manaHparyava jJAna taka ke cAra jJAna ke svAmI haiM yaha jAnakara usake AnaMda meM aura bhI vRddhi huI / usane guru mahArAja ko bhAva-bhakti evaM zraddhA sahita namaskAra kiye aura sArI bAta batAI / svayaM ko zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA meM vighnabAdhA kyoM ho rahI hai usa viSaya meM pUchA / guru ne manaH paryavajJAna kA upayoga rakhA / phira unhoMne mahAvideha kSetra meM vicaraNa kara rahe arihaMta deva ko mAnasika namaskAra kiye aura mana se hI prabhu ko isa viSaya meM prazna kiyA / prabhu ke uttara ko mana se hI acchI taraha se samajhakara AcAryazrI ne rAjA ko prazna kA uttara diyA / Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 devadravya rakSaNa - bhakSaNa ke viSaya meM samudra aura siMha nAmaka do bhAIyoM kI kathA :- atIta caubIsI meM Aja se karIba unnIsa koTAkoTI sAgaropama kAla se pahale jaMbUdvIpa ke bharatakSetra meM saMpratisvAmI nAmaka arihaMta ke samaya meM samudrataTa para tAmalipti nAmaka nagarI thI / vahA~ do sage bhAI rahate the / bar3A bhAI samudra pAparahita - puNyavAna aura sarala svabhAva kA thA / jaba ki choTA bhAI siMha usase viparIta svabhAvavAlA arthAt pApI - puNyahIna aura kapaTI svabhAva kA thA / samajheM ki eka berI ke jaise mIThe phala denevAlA thA tathA dUsarA kAMTe kI taraha duHkhaprada thA / apane ghara ke staMbha ke lie kisI samaya ve z2amIna khoda rahe the usa samaya unheM bhUmi meM se 24000 dinAra kI nidhi prApta huI / nidhi ke sAtha eka dhAtu kA patra bhI prApta huA jisa para likhA thA "nAga nAmaka kauTuMbika ne yaha devadravya yahA~ gAr3A hai / " tAmrapatra ko par3hakara nyAyapriya bar3e bhAI samudra ne kahA, "zatruMjaya tIrthAdhirAja para jAkara hama nAga goSTika ke AtmakalyANa ke hetu isakA upayoga kareMge / " choTe bhAI ne tathA usakI patnI ne yaha bAta sunI / strI ne apane pati siMha ke kAna bhare to usakI dazA / usane bar3e bhAI se kaha vAyu se prerita agni ke samAna ho gaI diyA, "Apako aise bar3e nyAya - nIti kI pUMcha bananA kisane sikhAyA ? Apako patA nahIM hai kyA ki merI putrI vivAha ke yogya ho gaI hai ? dhana ke abhAva meM usakA vivAha aba taka saMbhava nahIM huA hai ! aba jaba dhana apane Apa hameM prApta huA hai taba aise nakhare nahIM karane cAhie, samajhe ?" samudra socatA hai, "merA yaha bhAI svabhAva se hI duSTa hai, aura phira strI kI preraNA huI / kisI ne saca hI kahA hai ki, acche vaMza meM janmA huA manuSya bhI strI se preraNA milane para bure kArya karatA hai / mathanI snehayukta dahIM ko matha DAlatI hai / " Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 merA yaha sahodara devadravya ke bhakSaNa se bhayaMkara durgati meM jAyegA, isalie mujhe use suMdara madhura vANI ke dvArA samajhAnA cAhie / aisA socakara vaha bolA, "bhAI ! naraka meM le jAnevAle isa ghora pApa se tU DaratA kyoM nahIM hai ? jinezvara deva kI bhakti ke hetu rakhe gaye dravya kA upabhoga tU kyoM karanA cAhatA hai ?" devadravya se jisa sukha kI icchA kI jAtI hai, parastrI ke sAtha bhogopabhoga ke sukha kI jo abhilASA kI jAtI hai usa upabhoga kA sukha nizcita rUpa se anaMta anaMta duHkhoM kA kAraNa banatA hai / [pariziSTa (3) dekheM] zAstrakAra bhagavaMta batAte haiM ki : caitya ke dravya ke vinAza se, muni kI hatyA se, pravacana kI hIlanA se, saMyati ke brahmacaryavrata ke khaMDana se bodhilAbha arthAt jainadharma kI prAptisvarUpa vRkSa ke mUla ko agni se jalA dene jaisA hotA hai, arthAt bhaviSya meM dUsare bhavoM meM jainadharma kI prApti atyaMta durlabha bana jAtI hai / daikhiye jaina kaviratna kyA gAte haiM ? "paradArA sevI prANI naraka mAM jAye, durlabha bodhi hoye prAye re, devariyA munivara dhyAna mAM rahejo / " "auroM kI naukarI karanI acchI hai, dUsaroM kA dAsatva karanA acchA hai, are ! ghara ghara jAkara bhikSA mA~ganA bhI acchA hai, paraMtu dIrghakAlIna bhayaMkara duHkha denevAlA devadravya kA bhakSaNa to kabhI nahIM karanA cAhie / " bhAI samudra kA aisA suMdara upadeza sunakara bhI choTA bhAI siMha mauna hI rahA, vaha vahA~ se uThakara calA gayA / phira se isa durbuddhi siMharUpI khilaune ko durmati patnI ne ekAMta meM cAbI bharI, "Apa to aise bhole ke bhole hI rahe ! isa Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAra kyoM Thaga liye jAte ho ? devadravya kI aisI bAteM satya thor3e hI hotI haiM ? isa saba bAtoM ko to kalpita hI samajhanA cAhie / aisI bAtoM se kauna dhokhe meM A sakatA hai ? chor3iye ina saba bAtoM ko ! Apa kisI bhI prakAra bar3e bhAI ke pAsa se hamArI saMpatti kA AdhA hissA prApta kara lIjie / nidhAna bhI AdhA prApta kara lIjie / aise vyavahAra jJAnavihIna bar3e bhAI ke sAtha rahA hI kaise jA sakatA haiM ?" siMha kI durbuddhi meM vRddhi huI / vaha tIna dina dUrAgraha se bhUkhA rahA / isane svajanoM ko bhI bar3e bhAI se alaga hone kI bAta batAI / unakA sAtha lekara saMpatti tathA nidhAna kA AdhA hissA usane prApta kara liyA / bhAIyoM kI saMpatti kA ba~TavArA ho gayA / icchAnusAra dravya kI prApti hone para choTA bhAI siMha tatkAla to atyaMta prasanna ho gayA / isake bAda nyAyapriya samudra ne zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA kI taiyArI kI / nAga kauTuMbika ke Atmika lAbha ke hetu ardha nidhAna tIrtha para kharca karane ke lie vaha lAlAyita thA / jaise hI vaha yAtrA ke lie nikalA ki usake choTe bhAI siMha kI durbuddhi ne eka aura dAva khelA / rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cakara vaha bolA, "rAjan ! mere bhAI ko isa prakAra khodate hue bhUmi meM se nidhAna prApta huA hai / yAtrA ke bahAne gunAhita mAnasavAlA vaha nidhAna ko lekara nagara se bAhara jA rahA hai, isameM mujhe tanika bhI Apa doSI na samajheM / " tatkAla rAjA ne samudra ko apane samakSa bulavAyA / usane saMpUrNa satya hakIkata batAI aura devadravya tathA tadviSayaka likhita tAmrapatra bhI rAjA ko batAye / rAjA ko samudra kA yathAsthita vaktavya spaSTa dikhAI diyA / suMdara nyAyadharma ke jJAtA rAjA ne samudra kA satkAra kara ke yAtrA ke lie use anumati dI / isase usakA utsAha dugunA ho gayA / dUsarA muhUrta nikalavA kara vaha saparivAra zIghra hI yAtrA ke lie ravAnA huA / mAnoM vaha smaraNa kara rahA thA - Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 "ekekuM DagaluM bhare, zatrujaya samuM jeha, RSabha kahe bhava kroDanA karma khapAve teha / " zatrujaya tIrtha aba kevala cAra yojana dUra thA / kAMcanapura nagara meM sarasvatI nadI ke taTa para bhojana karane ke bAda samudra kA kAfilA ArAma kara rahA thA / usa samaya eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA huI / vahA~ kA rAjA aputra mara gayA thA, isa vajaha se dUsarA rAjA khojane hetu rAjya ke maMtriyoM dvArA adhivAsita paMcadivya karavAye gaye the / pA~coM ne Akara samudra ko AnaMdapUrvaka rAjya pradAna kiyA / aba vaha samudra meM se samudrapAla bhUpAla banA / gaja para sthita, mastaka para zveta chatravAle, jisakI donoM aura cAmara Dhoye jA rahe haiM aise, nagarajanoM se anusarita, kavIzvaroM ke dvArA jisakI birudAvaliyA~ gAI jA rahIM haiM aise samudrapAla rAjA zobhAyamAna banA thA / rAjya ke vAjiMtroM kI dhvani ke dvArA brahmAMDa kA maMDapa mAno svaramayasaMgIta se paripUrita ho rahA hai / aise samaya meM, jahA~ vaMdanavAra havA meM laharA rahe haiM aise, U~cI patAkAoMvAle, suMdara dRzya evaM nATaka jahA~ maMcita kiye jA rahe haiM aise, raMgIna pAnI se siMcita bhUmitala para suMdara raMgolIvAle, vicitra maMDapoM se zobhita dukAnoM kI paMktivAle nagara meM jayaghoSa sahita utsavapUrvaka rAjA ne praveza kiyA / rAjya kA kArya pUrNa kara apane parivAra evaM sainya ke sAtha bar3e ADaMbarapUrvaka rAjA zatrujaya parvata para car3hA / zAstra meM batAye gaye ThAThapUrNa snAtra Adi bhedoM ke sAtha usane bhAva-bhakti evaM zraddhA sahita vidhipUrvaka zrI AdIzvara prabhu kI bhavya pUjA kI / tIrtha para mahApUjA-dhvajAropaNa Adi kAryoM meM usane itanA adhika dAna diyA ki use dekhakara dAnezvarI megha bhI lajjA se zyAma ho gayA / usane jinendra bhaktisvarUpa aSTAhnika mahotsava kiyA tathA nAgakauTuMbika ke nAmapUrvaka jagat-pati zrI AdinAtha kI pUjA-Abhoga Adi Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satkAryoM ke dvArA devadravya kA vaha AdhA nidhAna suMdara rIti se kharca kara diyA / isakA nAma hai nyAya-nItimattA / aba siddhakSetrAdi se Utarakara jaba rAjA samudrapAla nagara meM praveza kara rahA thA taba 'yaha vaNika aura rAjA banA ?' aisI asahiSNutA ke kAraNa anya duSTa rAjAoM ne use ghera liyA / donoM sainyoM kA Apasa meM yuddha AraMbha huA / apanI senA parAjita ho gaI aisA socakara zrI samudrapAla rAjA 'aba kyA kiyA jAye ?' aise asamaMjasa meM thA usI samaya dRr3ha baMdhanoM meM baddha, aMjali jor3e hue, 'hameM bacAiye-hameM bacAiye' aisI vinaMti karate hue, apane caraNoM meM nata una vidrohI rAjAoM ko usake sevakoM ne vahA~ khar3A kiyA / unheM baMdhanamukta kiyA gayA / AzcaryapUrvaka rAjA samudrapAla ne 'yaha kyA huA ?' aisA prazna una rAjAoM se hI kiyA to unhoMne kahA, "hama aura to kucha nahIM jAnate haiM, paraMtu durbuddhi se saMgrAma meM lar3ate hue hama svayaM hI baMdha gaye the aura ApakI kRpA se hI aba baMdhanamukta hue haiM isameM koI zaka nahIM hai / ataH Apa hameM jIvanaparyaMta Apake sevakoM ke rUpa meM svIkAra kareM / " rakSita dharma rakSA karatA hI hai yaha bAta satya siddha huI / sevaka bane hue una rAjAoM se parivarita rAjA samudrapAla ne ADaMbarapUrvaka apanI nagarI meM praveza kiyA / rAjyasabhA meM apane kAryAdhikAriyoM ko sarva vigata batAkara samudrapAla rAjA ne una sevaka rAjAoM ko satkArapUrvaka jAne kI anumati dI / sajjanoM kA krodha praNAma taka hI TikatA hai / / tatpazcAt rAjamaMdira meM jAkara usane jinadevoM kI pUjA kI / isake bAda usane apane sanmukha eka vyaMtaradeva ko khar3A huA dekhaa| rAjA ne usase pUchA, "tU kauna hai ?" taba vaha vyaMtaradeva bolA, Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "rAjan ! pUrva bhava meM maiM tAmalipti nagara kA nivAsI nAga nAmaka kauTuMbika thA / mere pUrvajoM ne suMdara jinamaMdira banavAyA thA / usakA vahivaTa maiM kiyA karatA thA, paraMtu durbuddhi aisA maiM devadravya se hI mere parivAra kA pAlana karatA thA / isake pariNAma svarUpa merA samasta parivAra naSTa ho gayA / " eka bAra eka naimittika ke pAsa se sunA ki devadravya ke upabhoga se kuTuMba kA kSaya hotA hai / yaha sunakara maiM Dara gayA / devadravya kI corI kA yaha bhayaMkara duSTa karma maiMne tatkAla chor3a diyA / usa samaya mere pAsa deva saMbaMdhI caubIsa hajAra dInAra kA jo dravya thA use maiMne 'yaha devadravya hai' aise lekhavAle dhAtupatra sahita bhUmi meM gAr3a diyA / isake pazcAt yathocita kArya ke dvArA maiM merA jIvana calAtA thA / aMta meM jaba maiM vyAdhigrasta huA taba eka rAta maiMne paDosina vRddhA ke mukha se komala svara se bolA jA rahA zatrujaya tIrtha kA mAhAtmya sunA / usake zravaNa meM jaba maiM ekAgra thA tabhI merA jIvana pUrNa huA / mRtyu ke bAda zrI zatrujaya ke dhyAna ke kAraNa maiM yahA~ zatrujaya girirAja para vyaMtara deva banA hU~ / vahA~ devapUjA ke samaya Apane merA nAma liyA isalie aura mujhe merA pUrva bhava kA vRttAMta yAda AyA isalie AnaMdita hokara maiMne socA, "rAjan ! Apane bahuta acchA kiyA ki devadravya kA devapUjana meM kharca kiyA / isalie 'Apa jaise satpuruSa ke lie maiM kucha karU~' aisA socakara maiM yahA~ AyA hU~ / ApakA rAjya har3apa lene kI duSTa icchAvAle una duSTa rAjAoM ko maiMne hI baMdhana meM DAlA thA aura usa prakAra Apake lie sahAyarUpa banA thA, paraMtu smaraNa rahe ki merI zakti alpa hai aura usI vajaha se yahA~ se dUsare sthAna para Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 jAkara rahane ke lie maiM samartha nahIM hU~ / aba maiM jahA~ se AyA hU~ vahIM mere sthAna para jAU~gA, paraMtu Apa jaba yAtrA kareM taba mahAna zatruMjaya tIrthAdhirAja kI do yAtrA kA phala prati varSa mujhe deM aisA maiM Apake pAsa mA~gatA hU~ / " rAjA ne AnaMdapUrvaka isa vacana kA svIkAra kiyA / sukRta kA puNya-pradAtA prazna :- kyA isa prakAra dUsaroM ko sukRta kA dAna diyA jA sakatA hai ? isase kyA lAbha ? uttara :- isakA uttara yahA~ (zloka 95 se 100) bahuta suMdara diyA gayA hai / smaraNa rahe ki jaina zAsana svIkAra karatA hai. ki karaNa-karAvaNa- anumodana arthAt karanA, karAnA tathA anumodanA karanA ina tInoM kA phala samAnarUpa se milatA hai / jisa vastu kA dAna kiyA jAtA hai vaha vastu dAtA ko haz2Ara gunA prApta hotI hai / sukRta kA dAna kiyA jAya to puNya kI prApti hotI hai, pApa kA dAna kiyA jAya to svayaM ko pApa kI prApti hotI hai / ( zloka 95 ) dhanika vyakti agara apanA dhana anya ko detA hai to usakA dhana kama hotA hai paraMtu agara sukRtarUpI dhana anya ko diyA jAya to usa dAtA kA vaha dhana adhika vRddhi prApta karatA hai / ( sukRtadAna dharma kA dAna hai / zrI jinavacana usakI bahuta prazaMsA karatA hai / ) anya vyakti ko mRtyu Adi ke samaya athavA anya kisI prasaMga para jo sukRta dAna ke rUpa meM (putra Adi dvArA ) sunAyA jAtA hai usa sukRta kA lAbha arthAt phala maranevAle -sunanevAle vyakti ko apanI zraddhA ke anumAna se usI samaya prApta hotA hai / aba agara yaha sukRta sunAnevAlA (putra Adi) tadanusAra sukRta kara detA hai to vaha bhI apane RNa - karz2a meM se mukta hotA hai aura puNyavAna banatA Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 hai anyathA usakA karz2a banA rahatA hai to use puNyaprApti kI bAta to saMbhava hI kahA~ ? ( vaha isa prakAra pApI banatA hai / ) aba agara maranevAle ko aMta samaya para (putrAdi dvArA ) sukRta sunAyA na jAya, paraMtu vaha jisa gati meM gayA ho, usa gati meM agara vaha jJAna se jAna sake ki usakI mRtyu ke bAda snehI-saMbaMdhiyoM ke dvArA use sukRta kA dAna diyA gayA hai aura usakI agara vaha zraddhA - anumodanA kareM to bhI use sukRta kA lAbha prApta hotA hai / isake atirikta maranevAle svajana ke nAma se agara ( putrAdi) svajana sukRta kareM to vaha sukRta maranevAle vyakti ko pahu~catA nahIM hai, alabat mRta vyakti ke pIche sukRta karanevAle svajana isa prakAra vyavahAra ke dvArA mRta vyakti ke prati apanI prIti - bhakti pradarzita karate haiM / saMkSepa meM manuSya ke marane ke pUrva hI svajana Adi sukRta kA dAna kareM yahI zreyaskara hai / vyaMtaradeva ke jAne ke bAda puNya ke phala ko sAkSAt jAnanevAlA usakA anubhava karanevAlA rAjA usameM hI adhika AdaravAlA huA (agara bAdala ke binA varSA saMbhavita nahIM hai, bIja ke binA dhAnya saMbhAvita nahIM hai to dharma ke binA jIva ko sukha kaise saMbhavita hai ? ) jisa prakAra svayaM ko zreya prApta huA hai usa prakAra choTe bhAI siMha ke lie bhI zreya kI kAmanA karanevAle samudrapAla rAjA ne use apane pAsa bulA lAne ke lie apane eka AdamI ko tAmalipti nagara meM bhejA / vaha vahA~ jAkara vApasa AyA aura bolA, "rAjan ! Apake baMdhu siMha ke lie tAmalipti nagara meM maiMne bahuta pUchatAcha kI, kiMtu unheM vahA~ hama DhU~Dha nahIM pAye / ve vahA~ se kisI anya sthAna para cale gaye haiM - vahA~ se palAyana kara gaye haiM aisA jAnane ko milA hai / " Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 rAjA aba nyAyapUrvaka rAjya kA pAlana karatA hai, prati varSa anekazaH zatrujaya Adi tIrthoM kI yAtrA karate haiM aura cirakAla taka suMdara sukhoM kA anubhava karate haiM / jyeSTha putra ko rAjya kA kAryabhAra samhAlane ke lie sakSama jAnakara use rAjyasiMhAsana para biThAyA tathA virAgI cittavAle rAjA ne lakSmI kA ati suMdara sukRtoM meM vyaya kara ke ADaMbara tathA vidhipUrvaka sadguru ke pAsa jaina sAdhudIkSA aMgIkAra kI / dharmazIla manuSya ke mana meM sadA yahI raTana rahatA hai ki mAnavajIvana kA eka hI sAra, binA saMyama nahIM uddhAra / rAjarSi samudrapAla ne kaSAya ke upazamapUrvaka ikkIsa dina taka anazana kiyA, use suMdara rIti se pUrNa kiyA / yahA~ zarIra kA tyAga kara ke ve sarvArtha siddha nAmaka vimAna meM anuttaravAsI deva bana gaye / vahA~ se cyavita hokara Aryadeza, zuddha kula Adi prApta kara, suMdara saMyama sAdhanA kara pahu~ca gaye muktisukha ke sAmrAjya meM / (hA~ ! mokSa kaheM yA mahAnaMda, amRta, siddhi, kaivalya, apunarbhava, nirvANa, mukti, ziva, apavarga yA nizreyas kaheM - saba eka hI hai / ) choTe bhAI siMha kA kyA huA ? isa ora tAmalipti nagarI meM siMha ne sunA ki apane bar3e bhAI ne rAjA ke saMmukha devadravya Adi sabhI bAtoM kA satya-prakAzana kara diyA hai tathA rAjA ko yaha sahI lagA hai isaliye rAjA ne unakA sanmAna kara ke zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA ke lie unheM bidA dI hai / ijAjata dI hai / taba siMha svayaM apane pApa se zaMkita huA aura usI vajaha se sArA dhana tathA apane parivAra ko lekara avilaMba nAva meM baiThakara pahu~ca gayA siMhala dvIpa meM / vahA~ ke rAjA kI kRpA prApta karake hAthIdA~ta prApta karane kI icchA se vaha svaya~ pahu~ca gayA ghora araNya meM / use vahA~ se to aura kucha prApta na huA paraMtu hAthI kA vadha karanevAloM ke dvArA usane hAthiyoM kA vadha karavAyA / aba use Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mila gaye hAthIdA~ta ke Dhera / ahA ! pApa dravya kA bhI yaha bhayaMkara sAmarthya hai ki vaha pAponmukha buddhi ko hI janma detA hai / (jIva akelA hI karmabaMdhana karatA hai, usa karma kA phala bhI vaha akelA hI bhogatA hai, janma-maraNa bhI akele ke hI hote haiM tathA bhavAMtara meM bhI jIva akelA hI jAtA hai aisI sadbuddhi aba use kauna de sakatA hai ?) siMha ne hAthIdA~ta se cAra jahAja bhare tathA apane parivAra ko vahIM basAkara hAthIdA~ta becane ke hetu saurASTra deza kI aura nikala par3A / samudra to usane nirvighna pAra kara liyA paraMtu saurASTrA nadI ke kinAre para saghana sthAna meM usake sabhI jahAz2a TUTa kara cUra cUra ho gaye / ati pApI vyakti kA kalyANa kaise saMbhava hai ? (ati ugra puNya yA pApa isa loka meM hI phala dete haiM) hAthIdA~ta sAre gaye pAnI meM aura svayaM gayA paraloka meM - prathama nArakI meM nAraka ke rUpa meM / vahA~ bhayaMkara vedanA bhogakara vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara vaha banA sarIsRpa (sarpa) / marakara gayA dUsarI nArakI maiN| vahA~ duHkha bhogakara vaha banA duSTa pakSI / vahA~ se mRtyu ke bAda gayA tIsarI nArakI meM / vahA~ se nikalakara vana meM duSTa siMha banA aura hiMsAmagna vaha gayA cauthI nArakI meM / vahA~ se nikalakara vaha gayA dRSTiviSa sarpa ke avatAra meM / aneka pApa kara ke vaha pahu~ca gayA pA~cavI nArakI meM / vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara vaha utpanna huA cAMDAla kI strI ke rUpa meM / vahA~ aneka pApa karake vaha pahu~ca gayA chaThI nArakI meM / vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara aniSTa aise samudra meM vaha banA bar3A matsya / mRtyu ke bAda vaha pahu~ca gayA sAtavIM nArakI meM / yahA~ se nikala kara vaha banA taMduliyA matsya aura duHkhoM ke sAgara samAna sAtavIM nArakI meM punaH pahu~ca gayA / vahA~ se nikalakara punaH caMDAla strI banakara phira chaThI nArakI meM, isa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 prakAra kramazaH pA~cavI, cauthI, tIsarI, dUsarI aura pahalI nArakI meM eka eka tIryaMca ke dUsare bhava ke aMtara se utpanna huA / isake bAda bhI duHkha ke mahAsAgara ke samAna ghora saMsAra meM bhaTakA prazna :- itanA bhayaMkara duHkha use kisa kArya ke phala svarUpa bhoganA paDA ? uttara :- yaha saba devadravya ke vinAza kA phala samajhiye / ziva ke eka bhakta seTha ne devadravya anyAyapUrvaka alpa pramANa meM hI bhogA thA phira bhI use sAta bAra kutte kA janma lenA par3A thA / nahIM ! nahIM ! devadravya kA upabhoga pratyakSa-apratyakSa kisI rUpa meM kabhI bhI kiyA jAnA hI nahIM cAhie / are ! viSa khAkara kabhI jIvita rahA jA sakatA hai ? sajjana ke karja meM se mukta hone ke lie kyA paThANa se kabhI karja lenA cAhie ? nahIM nahIM / nAbhAka rAjA :- prabhu yaha seTha kauna thA ? vaha kisa prakAra zvAna banA ? devadravya kA bhakSaNa seTha ko zvAna banAtA hai gurumahArAja batAte haiM :- (avAMtara kathA ) suniye / bharatakSetra meM tathA airavata kSetra meM pratyeka utsarpiNIavasarpiNI kAla meM 63 zalAkA puruSa hote haiM hai :- 24 tIrthaMkara, 12 cakravartI, 9 vAsudeva, 9 prativAsudeva / ina zalAkA puruSoM meM se eka zrI meM rAjya karate the / garIba prajA bhI suMdara rIti se nyAya prApta kara sake usa hetu se una dayAvAna rAjAne eka nyAyaghaMTa kI vyavasthA kI thii| eka dina eka zvAna kisI rAjamArga para baiThA thA taba kisI yaha isa prakAra baladeva tathA 9 rAma pUrva kAla Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 brAhmaNa putra ne usake kAna para patthara mArA / lahuluhAna hokara vaha pahu~cA nyAyAlaya meM aura vahIM baiTha gayA / rAjA ne usake Ane kA kAraNa pUchA to usane hakIkata batAI aura kahA, "maiM nirdoSa hU~, mujhe kyoM Ahata kiyA gayA ?" rAjA ne usake ghAtaka brAhmaNaputra ko pakar3akara usa zvAna ke sanmukha khar3A karake kahA, "yaha hai terA ghAtaka, batA use kyA daMDa dU~ ?" zvAna bolA, "rAjan ! use ziva ke maTha meM pUjArI ke rUpa meM naukarI dI jAya / " rAjA ne prazna kiyA, "yaha kisa prakAra kA daMDa hai ?" rAjA ke isa prazna ke uttara meM zvAna punaH bolA, "he rAjan ! sAta bhava pahale maiM ziva ke maMdira meM zivajI kI pUjA kiyA karatA thA / bhUla se bhI devadravya kA bhojana mere peTa meM na jAya isa hetu se hAtha dhokara hI maiM bhojana karatA thA / kisI eka samaya logoM ne zivaliMga para ghI car3hAyA thA / ghI gAr3hA hone kI vaz2aha se use dUra karate samaya vaha gAr3hA ghI mere nAkhUnoM meM paiTha gayA / maiMne jaba garama bhojana khAyA taba vaha ghI pIghalA aura anajAne hI mere peTa meM gayA / isa duSkarma ke kAraNa hI mujhe sAta bAra zvAna kA avatAra prApta huA hai / zvAna ke rUpa meM yaha merA sAtavA~ avatAra hai / mujhe jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna huA hai tathA he nyAyapriya rAjan ! Apake prabhAva se mujhe manuSya kI bhASA bolane kA sAmarthya bhI prApta huA hai / " yaha sunakara pApabhIru nAbhAka rAjA guru ko praNAma karake bole, " he pUjya ! devadravya ke bhakSaNa se itanA bhayaMkara nukasAna hotA hai, ise sunakara merA hRdaya bahuta kAMpa rahA hai / " AcArya bole, "he rAjan ! devadravya kA durupayoga karanevAloM ko usake kaise bhayaMkara pariNAma bhogane par3ate haiM, yaha bAta tuma Age suno jisase tumheM acchI taraha se isakA jJAna ho sake / " Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 devadravya kA bhakSaNa karanevAle nAgakuTuMbI kA sarvanAza :bhoga kI AkAMkSAvAlA nAga kuTuMbI kA jIva vyaMtara deva zatruMjaya parvata para sATha haz2Ara varSa kA AyuSya pUrNa kara vahA~ se cyavita huA aura kAMtipurI nagarI meM rudradatta kauTuMbika ke soma nAmaka putra ke rUpa meM utpanna huA / pA~cave varSa meM hI usakI mAtA kI mRtyu huI / soma ke ghara ke nikaTa hI nAstika nAma kA eka devapUjaka rahatA thA / usake putroM ke sAtha soma bhI devamaMdira jAtA thA, devadravya khAtA thA tathA pUjA karate hue zeSa rahe deva ke dravyasvarUpa caMdana se apane zarIra para vilepana karatA thA aura phira gale taka apane zarIra ko vastra se DhaMkakara ghUmatA rahatA thA / kAlakrama se vaha yuvA huvA / eka dina vaha deva kA dhanabhaMDAra curAkara palAyana ho gayA kiMtu pApa ke phala se kaise palAyana ho sakatA thA ? vaha pakar3A gayA coroM ke hAthoM / coroM ne use lUTa liyA aura use pArasIka deza meM beca diyA ve pArasIka loga usake zarIra meM se rakta nikAlakara apane vastroM ko raMgate the / maukA pAkara vaha vahA~ se palAyana ho gayA / kisI jagaha rAste para calatA huA vaha eka gA~va ke nikaTa pahu~ca gayA / gA~va meM praveza karate samaya hI sAmane se A rahe eka mAsa ke upavAsI tapasvI munivara use mile / mahAna zagunavAle ina munivara ko pahacAnane kI kSamatA isa pApI ke pAsa kahA~ thI ? usane munivara para tIna bAra lakar3I se vAra kiyA aura bhUmi para girA diyA / muni deha tyAga karake svarga sidhAre / bhAga rahe isa soma ko gA~va ke rakSakoM ne pakar3A / abhayadAnadAtAziromaNi, anaMta karuNAnidhAna, tribhuvanabhAnu, paramAtmA ke upAsaka zrAvakoM ne dayAvaza use grAmarakSakoM se mukta karavAyA / vaha vahA~ se palAyana to ho gayA paraMtu kyA pApa ke phala se palAyana honA saMbhava hai ? araNya meM lage dAvAnala ne use jalAkara bhasmIbhUta kara diyA / marakara vaha pahuMca gayA sAtavIM Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 nArakI kI ghorAtighora bhayaMkara vedanA bhogane ke lie / RSihatyA kA pApa cAra bahuta bar3e lokottara pApoM meM se eka hai / vaha prAyaH tatkAla duHkhapradAyaka banatA hai / vahA~ usane taiMtIsa sAgaropama taka ati tIvra vedanA sahana kI / vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara ghora saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karake vaha banA hala calAnevAlA khetamaz2adUra / usakA nAma thA kauzika | aMbara grAma ke grAmapati ke ghara rahakara vaha sabhI kisAnoM ke sAtha maz2adUrI karatA thA / eka dina khAnepIne kI vastue~ lekara vaha mArga para jA rahA thA taba use mAsopavAsI muni mile / muni ke darzana se vaha prasanna huA aura muni ko apanI bhojana sAmagrI grahaNa karane ke lie vinaMti kI / prazna :- vaha to muni kI hatyA karanevAlA mahApApI thA to phira use muni kI, bhojana sAmagrI ke dvArA, bhakti karane kI icchA kaise huI ? uttara :- apane vyaMtara ke bhava meM usane samudrapAla rAjA ko sahAyatA kI thI / bAda meM dharmISTha rAjA ke pAsa usane mahAtIrthAdhirAja zrI zatruMjaya girivara kI prati varSa do yAtrAoM kA phala mA~gA thA aura rAjA ne usakA svIkAra kiyA thA / ataH usa yAtrA kA phala milane ke kAraNa usake pApa kucha kSINa hue the aura usI kAraNa se use muni ko aisI vinaMti karane kA bhAva huA thA / anya vyakti agara sukRta kA dAna kare to vaha phala dAna pAnevAle ko bhI prApta hotA hai / [ dekhie pRSTha naM. (26)] sAdhu mahArAja nirdoSa gocarI pAne ke viSaya meM sAvadhAna the / unhoMne usa hala calAnevAle zramika se kahA, "bhAI, agara maiM yaha bhojana grahaNa karatA hU~ to tuma jinake lie yaha bhojana lekara jA rahe ho una logoM ko bhojana kA aMtarAya saMbhava hogA, isalie isa bhojana kA svIkAra karanA mere lie ucita nahIM hai / " Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 kauzika bolA, "tapasvI munirAja ! maiM Aja upavAsa karake bhI Apako mere hisse kI bhojana kI yaha sAmagrI avazya dUMgA / kRpA karake Apa use avazya grahaNa kareM / " munipravara ne usakA Agraha dekha liyA - jAna liyA / unhoMne gocarI kA svIkAra kiyA / kauzika ne muni ke pAsa upavAsa kA paccakkhANa tathA prANiyoM kA vadha na karane kA niyama liyA / svayaM ko mAnoM rAjya kI prApti huI ho utanI use prasannatA huI / isa prakAra suMdara karmaphala (puNya) jisane prApta kiyA hai aisA bhadra pariNAmI yaha kauzika marakara citrakuTa parvata para citrapurI nagarI kA caMdrAditya nAmaka rAjA huA / zuddha dayA aura puNya se prabhAvita, rogarahita, apane utkRSTa sauMdarya se kAmadeva ko bhI parAjita karanevAlA... / caMdrAditya rAjA kI kathA kucha samaya vyatIta ho jAne ke bAda usa caMdrAditya rAjA kA zarIra kuSTa roga se grasta huA / zarIra kA yaha bhayaMkara roga prajA jAna pAye yaha use pasaMda nahIM thA aura usI kAraNa se vaha pairoM se lekara gale taka kA apanA zarIra sadA kapar3oM se DhaMkA huA rakhatA thA / aba usake pApoM ke udaya kA = phala prApti kA samaya thA, phira bhI vaha adhika pApa karmabandha svarUpa zikAra karane ke lie sajja huA thA / apane AdamiyoM-sevakoM ko lekara vaha pahu~ca gayA vanya prANiyoM ke nivAsasthAna vana meM / atyaMta capala ghor3e para baiThakara hirana Adi nirdoSa prANiyoM kI hatyA ke bhAvoM meM DUbA huA vaha daur3a rahA thA / usI samaya kAussagga dhyAna meM sthita munivara usake dRSTipatha meM Aye / rAjA ne munivara se pUchA, 've hirana kisa dizA meM gaye haiM ?' Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama dayAvAna munivara mauna rahe to usane punaH unako vahI prazna pUchA, paraMtu muni kA mauna yathAvat thA / tIsarI bAra bhI usI prazna ke lie jaba use munivara ke pAsa se uttara na hI milA to usakA krodha AsamAna para pahu~ca gayA / hiranoM kI hatyA kA bhAva aba munivara kI hatyA ke bhAva meM parivartita ho gayA / paraMtu vaha bhAva saphala kaise ho sakatA thA ? ____ muni kI hatyA ke hetu rAjA ne dhanuSya para bANa car3hAyA, paraMtu puNyamUrti sAdhu ke Age usakA kucha na calA / vaha svayaM staMbhita ho gayA / abhaya svarUpa munivara ne kAussagga pUrNa karake mRdu svara se kahA, "rAjan ! pUrva janma meM kiye hue pApoM kA phala abhI bhugata hI rahe ho, abhI usase mukta bhI nahIM hue ho aura naye pApoM ko kyoM janma de rahe ho ?" muni ke vacana meM jAdu thA / rAjA ke mana meM muni ko praNAma karane kI bhAvanA jAgRta huI / to vaha staMbhana se mukta huA / munivara ko praNAma karake usane pUchA, "mahAtman ! purAne aura naye pApoM kI kyA bAta hai ? mujhe yaha vistArapUrvaka batAne kI kRpA kareM !" munivara bole, "suno rAjan ! ayodhyA nagarI meM kevalajJAnI muni bhagavaMta ne ati vizAla parSadA meM devadravya ke vinAza ke adhikAra meM tumhAre pUrva bhava kI kathA mujhe batAI thI aura mere dvArA tumheM sanmArga prApta hogA aisA kahA thA / aura usI kAraNa se maiM isa vana meM tumheM pratibodhita karane ke lie AyA thA tathA kAussagga dhyAna meM rahA thA / " "parama kRpAvaMta munivara ! mujhe mere pUrvabhava kA vRttAMta batAne kI kRpA kareM / " rAjA caMdrAditya ne prArthanA kI ataH munivara ne pUrvokta nAga kauTuMbika kI kathA AraMbha se use kaha sunAI / Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 "zuddha dAna tathA dayA ke zubha bhAva ke kAraNa tumheM ati vistRta rAjya tathA uttama rUpa kI saMpadA prApta huI thI paraMtu deva ke caMdana se pUrva meM tumane jo vilepana kiyA thA usake kAraNa tumhAre zarIra meM kuSTa roga vyApta huA hai / " apane pUrva janma ke pApoM ke viSaya meM jAnane para rAjA atyaMta bhayabhIta ho gayA / muni ko vaMdanA karake atyaMta vinayapUrvaka usane prArthanA kI, " he dayAsiMdhu munivara ! he tribhuvanabhAnupriya ! mujhe isa bhayaMkara pApa se mukta karAiye ! mukta karAiye !" zAstroM ke jJAtA munivara ne rAjA ko paMcaparameSThI mahAmaMtra kA jApa karane ke lie kahA / " rAjan ! jinamaMdira kA nirmANa karane se devadravya ke bhakSaNa ke pApa se mukti prApta ho sakatI hai"- aisA prAyazcita zAstra ke jJAtA una munivara ne batAyA / caMdrAditya rAjA ke mana meM aba sanmArga pradAtA munivara ke prati bahuta Adara utpanna huA / usane unheM ati AgrahapUrvaka apane nagara meM rakheM / munivara - guruvara ke upadeza anusAra usane namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa zuru kara diyA / dharma kA tatkAla phala dekhie ! chaH mAsa meM hI rAjA kI kAyA pUrvavat kaMcanasama kAMtiyukta tathA nirogI bana gaI / gaja, azva, dhana Adi kI vRddhi se rAjya vistRta banA / citrakuTa parvata ke zikhara para usane tribhuvanabhAnu, paramatAraka paramAtmA kA, daivI parvata ke samAna ucca zikharavAle maMdira ke nirmANa kA kArya jaya-jaya ghoSapUrvaka AraMbha kiyA / eka dina yaha caMdrAditya rAjA munivara ke pAsa baiThe the / usa samaya eka kumhAra ne rAjA ko batAyA, "rAjan ! eka Azcarya kI bAta hai ki merA yaha gadhA pAnI vahana karatA huA apaneApa hI parvata para car3ha jAtA hai / mujhe use kisI prakAra kI preraNA karanI nahIM hotI / isakA kAraNa kyA ho sakatA hai ?" yaha sunakara rAjA Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 khuda ko bhI Azcarya huA / svayaM isakA uttara na samajha sakA to usane munivara se pUchA / usI samaya pUrvokta kevalajJAnI mahAtmA vahA~ padhAre / rAjA tathA munivara donoM kumhAra sahita unheM vaMdana karane ke lie gaye / rAjA ne gadhe ke viSaya meM pUchA to kevalI bhagavaMta ne samudra tathA siMha - do bhAiyoM kI saMpUrNa kathA AraMbha se batAI / ve Age bole, "yaha gadhA usI samudrapAla rAjA kA choTA bhAI siMha kA jIva hai / saMsAra meM ghora-tIvra vedanA bhogane ke pazcAt vaha kucha alpa pApakarmavAlA banA hone ke kAraNa cha: bAra gadhe ke rUpa meM janmA thA / sAtaveM bhava meM vaha tIna indriyoMvAlA jIva banakara punaH karma bhoganA zeSa hone ke kAraNa punaH chaH bAra isI nagara meM gadhA banA thA / yaha usakA punaH chaThI bAra kA gadhe kA janma hai / isa prakAra gadhe ke rUpa meM usake bAraha avatAra hae haiM / siMha ke janma meM usane devasaMbaMdhI dravya meM se bAraha haz2Ara dinAra kA vinAza (caurya) kiyA thA / usa karma ko bhoganA abhI zeSa hone ke kAraNa usakI aisI dazA huI hai / bAraha haz2Ara dinAra devadravya kA usane vinAza kiyA thA usa karma ke pariNAma svarUpa use bAraha bAra gadhe kA janma milA hai / pratyeka janma meM gadhe ke avatAra ke samaya kuMbhakAra ke lie isa parvata para caDhane ke abhyAsa ke kAraNa aba vaha svayaM hI parvata para car3hatA hai / " kevalajJAnI ke mukha se yaha bAta sunakara rAjA caMdrAditya ke mana meM gadhe ke prati dayA jAgRta huI / usane kumhAra ko gadhe kI dekhabhAla savizeSa acchI taraha se karane kI sUcanA dI / kumhAra bhI aba prayatnapUrvaka usakA pAlana karane lagA / bhadrika pariNAmI gadhe kI samaya Ane para mRtyu huI / bhadrika pariNAma ke kAraNa use manuSyajanma prApta huA / vaha murasthala grAma meM bhAnu nAmaka grAmINa kuMbhakAra hI parvata para yaha bAta ra Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 banA / ekadA rAjA ne use apane rAjya se niSkAsita kiyA / vahA~ se vaha gaMgA ke Avarta meM pahu~cA / yahA~ use AjIvikA ke ucita sAdhana prApta na hue / bArabAra AjIvikA kA lopa vaha sahana na kara sakA isa kAraNa se aba vaha krUra karmoM ke dvArA prApta dhana se apanA nirvAha karane lagA / kisI eka samaya zatruMjaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA karake apane gA~va vApasa jA rahA eka brAhmaNa, apanI patnI tathA putra ke sAtha usa gA~va meM AyA / bhakta ne dAna meM dI huI gAya ke sAtha apane parivAra ko lekara dUsare dina bar3e savere jaba vaha gA~va ke bAhara jA rahA thA taba usa duSTa bhAnu ne gAya - patnI - putra sahita usa brAhmaNa kI hatyA kara DAlI / vahA~ se bhAgatA phiratA jaba vaha gaMgAvartta meM AyA taba zAma ke samaya ThaMDI kI mosama meM kAussagga dhyAna meM sthita eka muni ko usane dekhA / " aho ! ye muni kitane samaya taka kaSTa sahana kareMge ?" aisA socatA huA vismayavaza vaha cAra prahara vahIM khar3A rahA / prAtaH kAla meM jaba munivara ne kAussagga pUrNa kiyA to unheM praNAma karake bhAnu ne pUchA, "munirAja ! kyA vizAla rAjya prApta karane kI icchA se Apa tapazcaryA kara rahe haiM ? kaSTa sahana kara rahe haiM ? " " 'bhAI ! hama to jaina muni haiM / rAjya to narakagati meM le jAne kA kAraNa hai / hama usakI spRhA kyoM kareMge ? jinavara ke sabhI sAdhujana mukti arthAt mokSaprApti hetu tapa karate haiM / " munivara mRdu vANI meM bole / "yaha mokSa kyA hai ?" bhAnu ne prazna kiyA / to munirAja ne saMsAra aura mokSa kA svarUpa spaSTa kiyA / saMsAra, naraka - tiryaMcamanuSya- - deva gati meM AtmA ke bhramaNa arthAt saMsaraNa svarUpa hai / vaha pA~coM indriyoM ke viSaya kI lagana aura krodha - mAna-mAyA-lobha Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adi cAra kaSAya svarUpa hai / janma-jarA-mRtyu svarUpa mukhya kleza sahita anya haz2AroM kleza utpanna hone ke lie yaha bhUmirUpa hai / vaha saMsAra svayaM duHkharUpa hai, duHkha ke phalavAlA hai, duHkha kI paraMparAvAlA hai, upAdhirUpa hai / yahA~ Upara se sukhI dikhanevAlA jIva bhI vAstava meM duHkhI hotA hai / aura isase viparIta zAzvataanaMta-svAdhIna-saMpUrNa AnaMda ke dhAmasvarUpa hai mokSa / yahA~ AdhivyAdhi-upAdhi kA aMza bhI nahIM hotA / anaMta jJAna-darzanacAritra-vIrya kI lInatA meM anaMta anaMtakAla sukha hI sukha hotA hai / are ! samyak samajhavAle deva bhI svargasukha kA Adara nahIM karate haiM aura mokSa ke uttama sukhoM kI spRhA karate haiM / prazna :- aisA ciraMtana sukha kisako mila sakatA hai ? uttara :- aisA anaMta sukhamaya mokSa satkArya karanevAle ko prApta hotA hai / una satkAryoM meM bhI vItarAga-sarvajJa-sarvadarzI jinezvara devoM ne mukhyataH sarvajIva kRpA ko hI prathama sthAna diyA hai - batAyA hai / kRpA ke viSaya meM munivara ne hiMsA karane se AtmA kI cAroM gatiyoM meM honevAlI durdazA-sarvanAza tathA ahiMsA se AtmA ko prApta honevAlI AbAdI-zAMti-samAdhi-prasannatA-AnaMda kI bAtoM kA vistArapUrvaka upadeza diyA / hiMsA ke bhayaMkara karUNa pariNAma sunakara bhAnu apane pApoM se Dara gayA-kAMpa uThA / sAdhu mahArAja ko praNAma kara usane yAvajjIva hiMsAnivRtti kA uttama niyama mA~gA, muni ne use niyama ke viSaya meM samajhuti dI aura niyama pradAna kiyA / tatpazcAt vaha muni ko apane ghara le gayA / zuddha anna se guru mahArAja kI bhakti kA lAbha liyA / isa prakAra usane bhoga ke phalavAlA zubha karma upArjita kiyA / hamezA dayAvAna-kRpAvAna banakara vaha pUjanIya banA / logoM ke pAsa se milanevAle dhana se jIvanayApana karane lagA / marakara Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 usa dAna tathA puNya ke prabhAva se he rAjan ! tuma apane rUpa ke kAraNa kAmadeva ko bhI parAjita karanevAle, suMdara aMgopAMgavAle nAbhAka nAmaka rAjA bane / rAjA caMdrAditya ne bhI suMdara jinAlaya kA nirmANa karavAkara apane pApoM ko prAyazcita se zuddha kiyA / isa prakAra pavitra banakara vaha prathama saudharma devaloka meM deva banA / rAjan ! usI bhava meM vahIM para tumane mUrtimAna puNyasvarUpa jinamaMdira ko girAkara usa sthAna para nagara ke AsapAsa kilA banavAyA thA, taduparAMta pUrva meM tumane brAhmaNa - strI - bAlaka- gAya tathA tIrtha kI hatyA kI thI / ye pA~ca hatyAe~ tumhAre sarva puNyoM meM aMtarAya kA kAraNa hai / usameM bhI yAtrA meM tumheM jo vighna Aye ve to tIrtha ke nAza kA hI phala hai / ataH una vighnoM ko dUra karane hetu jo prAyazcita hai use tuma suno / zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke zAsana meM prathama sarvotkRSTa tapa bAraha mAsa kA, vartamAna meM zrI ajitanAtha se zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke zAsana meM ATha mAsa kA tathA zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna ke zAsana meM cha: mAsa kA batAyA gayA hai / sarvotkRSTa tapa prAyazcita bhI usI prakAra usa zAsana - vizeSa meM jAnanA / vizeSa meM tIrthanAza ke pApa kI zuddhi tIrthanirmANa ke dvArA hotI hai / viziSTa abhigrahavAle jo bhavya jIvo zatruMjaya Adi tIrthoM para uparokta rIti se prAyazcita tapa kA AcaraNa karate haiM ve samasta pApoM se sadA ke lie sarvathA mukta hote haiM / aMtarAya karmoM kA kSaya kisa prakAra ? :- zrI yugaMdhara surivara ke mukha se yaha amRtamaya upadeza sunakara nAbhAka rAjA harSita huA / usane apane nagara ke usa kile meM praveza na karane kA niyama grahaNa kiyA, jise jinAlaya ko girAkara banAyA gayA thA / jisa sthAna para use munivara kA samAgama prApta huA thA usI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthAna para usane nagara kI samasta prajA ko bulAkara nayA nagara basAyA / vahA~ guruvara ko birAjamAna karAke usane gurudeva ke pAsa nimnAnusAra niyama grahaNa kiye / ___-jaba taka zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA karake vApasa na AU~ taba taka maiM bhUmi-saMthArA karU~gA arthAt zayana bhUmi para hI karU~gA / -maiMne tIrtha hatyA (tIrthanAza) brahmahatyA tathA bAlahatyA kI hai / una hatyAoM ke pApa kI zuddhi hetu maiM kramAnusAra abrahma, dahIbhakSaNa tathA dUdhabhakSaNa kA tyAga karatA hU~ / strIhatyA tathA gauhatyA ke pApa kI mukti hetu maiM Aja se AjIvana parastrIgamana tathA madya-mA~sa kA tyAga karatA hU~ / / tatpazcAt rAjA ne naye jinamaMdira ke nirmANa hetu kArIgaroM Adi kI niyukti kI / guru ke sadupadeza se usane ekAMtara upavAsa se ATha mAsa ke upavAsa kA tapa AraMbha kiyA / ATha mAsa meM jinamaMdira kA nirmANakArya pUrNa huA / vahA~ usane mahotsavapUrvaka kAMcamanayI zrI AdinAtha prabhu kI pratimA kI sthApanA kI / zeSa tapa usane tIna kAla zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjApUrvaka pUrNa kiyA / isa prakAra tIrthanAza ke pApa se mukta hokara rAjAne zubha dina aura zubha muhUrta meM zrI saMgha, guruoM tathA apanI senA ke sAtha bharata cakravartI kI taraha ADaMbarapUrvaka zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI yAtrA hetu prayANa kiyA / prathama prayANa ke samaya mArga meM cAra billiyA~ rAstA kATakara nikala gaI / rAjA ne gurujanoM ko isakA phala puuchaa| gurujanoM ne batAyA, "bAlAdi hatyAoM kA pApa tumhArA puNyakArya meM aMtarAya karane hetu apanA prabhAva dikhA rahA hai, paraMtu kRtanizcayI hone ke kAraNa tumhArA kArya avazya pUrNa hogA / " guruoM kI bAta ko mana meM avadhAraNa kara, bhagavAna AdinAtha ke smaraNa meM ekacitta Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 hokara niraMtara yAtrA karatA huA rAjA zrI zatruMjaya tIrtha ke nikaTa A pahu~cA / zrI zatruMjaya cakSuoM se dRzyamAna hone para rAjA ne senA ko eka sthAna para roka diyA / svayaM snAnAdi se pavitra hokara siMhAsana para zrI arihaMtadeva kI pratimAjI ko sthApita kara sakala zrIsaMgha ke sAtha usane ADaMbarapUrvaka snAtra mahotsava kiyA tathA pUjA ke tamAma bheda arthAt sabhI prakAroM se prabhu kI pUjA kI / tatpazcAt ratnajaDIta thAla meM suvarNa evaM cAMdI ke yava se prabhujI samakSa svastika, naMdyAvarta, matsyayugala, darpaNa, zrIvatsa Adi aSTamaMgala Alekhita karake AnaMda evaM prasannatApUrvaka zrI jinezvaradeva kI 108 sArthaka zabdayukta zlokoM se bhAva-bhakti - zraddhA sahita stuti kI / namutthuNaM arthAt zakrastava se zrI siddhAcala tIrthAdhirAja ko vaMdanA kI, sadguruoM ko namana karake svarNa-maNi - ratna- motiyoM se unakA sanmAna kiyA / yAcakoM ko yatheccha dAna dekara saMtuSTa kiyA to samasta janatA ko miSTAnna bhojana Adi se saMtuSTi pradAna kI vizeSataH sAdharmikoM ko / mArga para calate hue rAjA evaM anya loga - sArA samudAya pahu~ce zrI zatruMjaya girirAja kI tarAI taka / guruoM ke pIche zrI tIrthAdhirAja para car3ha rahA rAjA mAnoM muktimahala ke hetu prasthAna kara rahA ho aisA zobhAyamAna ho rahA thA / prathama bAra jinavara prAsAda ke darzana ke samaya apUrva mahotsavapUrvaka yAcakoM ko yatheccha dAna de rahA rAjA mAnoM kalpavRkSa ke samAna dAnezvarI banA thA / usane ATha dina taka saMghapati zrI jinezvara kA bhakti mahotsava manAyA aura jinezvara snAtra, pUjA, dhvajAropaNa, amArI - pravartana, sAdharmika - bhakti Adi zrI saMghapati (zrI saMgha jisakA pati hai) ke sarva dharma atyaMta suMdara rIti se pUrNa kiye / Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 tIrtha kI sevA karanekI bhAvanAvAle usa rAjA ne guruoM ko isa ke lie vidhi ke viSaya meM pUchA aura guruoM ke sadupadeza ke anusAra dharmadhyAna meM tallIna banA huA vaha rAjA trikAla zrI jinezvara kI pUjA, pavitra zarIravAlA banakara ahorAtri namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA dhyAna karatA huA, pratyeka pAraNe ke prasaMga para sAdhuoM evaM sAdharmikoM kA yathocita bhojana - jala Adi se satkAra karatA rahA / isa prakAra usane dasa covihAra chaTTha tapapUrvaka eka mAsa pUrNa kiyA / chaTThapUrvaka ke tapa ke tIsaveM dina brAhmamuhUrta (rAtri ke aMtima prahara kI arthAt sUryodaya ke pUrva kI aMtima 96 miniTa ke samaya ) meM usane nevale ke kada kI cAra kabarI billiyA~ apane sanmukha dekhIM thIM / pahale jo dekhI thIM usase adhika dubalI-patalI / tapa ke prabhAva se mere brahmahatyA Adi kA pApa kSINa ho rahe haiM aisA anumAna karake aba usane aTThama ke pAraNe para aTThama kA tapa AraMbha kiyA / eka mAsa ke tapa ke bAda usane dhUsara varNavAlI kola arthAt bar3e cUhe ke kada kI cAra billiyA~ dekhIM, jo pahale dekhI huI billiyoM se kahIM choTI thIM / pUrva kI hI taraha pApa kA kSaya ho rahA hai aisA anumAna karake aba usane cAra upavAsa ke pAraNe para cAra upavAsa isa prakAra eka mAsa kA tapa kiyA / (chaH bAra cAra upavAsa aura cha: pAraNA) isa tapa ke aMta meM use billiyA~ cUhe ke samAna choTe kada kI tathA zveta varNa kI dikhAI dIM / tapazcaryA kA phala use pratyakSa dikhane lagA to vaha adhika prasanna huA aura pA~ca upavAsa ke pAraNe pAMca upavAsa - isa prakAra paccIsa upavAsa aura pA~ca pAraNApUrvaka eka mahIne kA tapa kiyA / tapa ke unatIsaveM dina ardha nidrAvasthA meM tathA navakAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa karate hue use usa prakAra svapnadarzana huA 'kisI sphaTika ke parvata ke prathama sopAna para maiM baiThA thA, kisI atyaMta - Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRddha durbala puruSa ne mujhe vahA~ se nIce kI aura girAyA, paraMtu maiM to pahu~ca gayA dUsare sopAna para, phira tIsare sopAna para... isa prakAra anukrama se maiM parvata ke zikhara para car3hakara motiyoM ke Dhera para pahu~ca gayA / ' usane sadguruoM ko ye sArI bAteM batAI tathA usakA phala pUchA / guruoM ne batAyA, "he bhavyAtman ! suno ! sphaTika kA parvata maiMne zrI jinezvara dvArA upadezita dharma, prathama sopAna hai manuSya avatAra / yahA~ tumhAre pUrvakRta kucha zeSa aMtarAya karma tumheM nIce pachAr3ate haiM phira bhI tuma dharma-prayatna evaM satya ke sahAre guNaprApti meM pragati karoge tathA yahA~ se AyuSya pUrNa karake acyuta devaloka meM deva banoge / yaha hai dUsarA sopAna tathA kevala jJAna hai tIsarA sopAna arthAt vahA~ se cyavita hokara amUlya mAnava bhava prApta kara tuma suMdara cAritradharma ke sopAna car3hakara muktimahala meM pahu~ca jaaoge|" "paraMtu maiM chadmastha hU~ isa kAraNa se tumhAre pUrvakRta karmoM ko jAna sakatA nahIM hU~ / isalie mahAvideha meM vicaraNa kara rahe zrI sImaMdharasvAmI bhagavaMta se tuma pUcho / " gurudeva bole / rAjA ne pUchA, "gurudeva ! zrI sImaMdhara svAmI kA uttara mujhe kisa prakAra prApta ho sakatA ha ra tapa tathA puNya vAkya gurune rAjA ke jJAtA "rAjan ! tumhAre tapa tathA puNya ke prabhAva se tumheM zIghra hI yaha uttara bhI prApta ho jAyegA / " yaha vAkya gurune rAjA ke vizeSa lAbha ke hetu hI kahA thA, anyathA manaHparyava jJAnI, zAstroM ke jJAtA ve kevalajJAnI ko prazna pUchakara svayaM hI saba kucha jAnane ko samartha the / apane aMtarAya karma abhI zeSa haiM aura usake lie tapa hI sarvazreSTha upAya hai aisA samajhakara nAbhAka rAjA ne pAraNe ke dina Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI upavAsa hI kiyA / thor3I nidrA prApta kara rAtri pUrNa hone para jaba vaha jAgRta huA to usane svayaM ko mahA araNya meM par3A huA pAyA / yaha kaisA aMtarAya A par3A ? aisA vicAra mana meM uThane ke bAda usane punaH svasthatA dhAraNa kara lI / viSAda se kyA lAbha? zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhipati zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna aciMtya ciMtAmaNi svarUpa haiM / "unako vaMdana karane ke bAda hI maiM annajala grahaNa karU~gA / " - usane mana hI mana nizcaya kiyA / zrI RSabhadeva prabhu kA smaraNa karate hue usane zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI ora Age bar3hanA zuru kiyA / usane pA~voM meM kucha pahanA nahIM thA, kAMTe aura kaMkaro ke kAraNa usake pA~va lahUluhAna ho gaye the, dIrghakAlIna tapavAlA zarIra thA, tRSA se vaha pIDita thA, zarIra thaka kara cUra cUra ho gayA thA, bhUkha kI pIr3A to thI hI, madhyAhna kI kar3I dhUpa se atyaMta tapta bAlUvAle mArga para usakA zarIra upara se evaM nIce se jala rahA thA, phira bhI mana zrAMta nahIM thA / usake mana meM aisA hI kucha hogA kyA... ? girivara darisana viralA pAve, pUrava saMcita karma khapAve... girivara0 kAMTA Ave kaMkara Ave, dhoma dhakhaMtI retI Ave, aMtara nA ajavALe vIrA ! paMtha tAro kApye jA... madhyAhna ke bAda ke samaya meM koI navIna strI usake sanmukha upasthita huI / usane rAjA ke samakSa suMdara rucikara phaloM kA thAla aura pIne ke lie nirmala jala DhaukA / sattvazIla usa rAjA ne na to phala khAye, yA na jala grahaNa kiyA / Azcaryacakita hRdayavAlA vaha svaccha nirmala buddhi sahita usa yuvatI ke sAtha khUba prazaMsA ke yogya AkAzavyApI prAsAda meM pahu~cA / Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 prAsAda meM usane anekavidha suMdara, vicitra rUpavAlI, zreSTha prakAra ke zRMgAra se sajja, hariNI ke samAna ati suMdara netroMvAlI, vilAsa kara rahI ramaNiyoM ko dekhA / unake bIca se haMsI ke samAna suMdara gativAlI unakI svAminI sAmane AI aura rAjA sanmukha khaDI rahakara donoM hAthoM kI aMjali jor3akara isa prakAra bolI, " he suMdara guNoM ke mahAsAgara ! ApakA svAgata ho ! svAgata ho ! hamAre sadbhAgya ke udaya se hI Apa kA Agamana yahA~ huA hai / yaha hamArA striyoM kA rAjya hai / jo puNyavAna puruSa yahA~ AtA hai vahI hamArA svAminAtha hai aisA Apa samajheM / " nAbhAka rAjA ne yaha sunA / ' yaha nayA saMkaTa aba kahA~ se A par3A / ' aisA vaha socane lagA... 'yahA~ vANI se mauna rakhanA hI zreyaskara hai / kahate haiM ki mauna sarva prayojanoM ko sAdhane meM sahAyaka banatA hai / ' rAjA mauna khar3A rahA to mukhya strI ke dvArA Adeza pAkara dUsarI striyA~ bhI snAna tathA bhojana Adi kI sAmagrI taiyAra karake upasthita huI / ve bolIM, " he prANanAtha ! hama para kRpA karake zIghra snAna kareM, yathAruci bhojana kareM tathA jIvana paryaMta hamAre sAtha manohara bhogoM aura upabhoga kareM ! yahA~ Apako kisIse kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai / yaha zItala jala, yaha zarkarAmizrita drAkSa kA rasa, ye mIThe ghevara, yaha ghI yukta khIra Adi kA upabhoga kIjiye / " isa prakAra prathama una striyoM ne anukUla upasarga aura bAda meM pratikUla upasarga bhI kiye / citta ko vicalita kiye binA rAjA to dharmamArga meM hI sthira rahA / itane meM usane apane Apa ko zrI zatruMjaya girirAja ke zikhara para sthita dekhA / " yaha kyA huA ?" rAjA Azcaryacakita huA / usI samaya sugaMdha se AkRSTa bhramaroM kI paMktiyoM se yukta puSpoM kI vRSTi usake mastaka para devatAoM ne kI / rAjA ke samakSa Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 atyaMta tejasvI suvarNa ke kuMDala dhAraNa kiye hue, jaya - jayaghoSa karatA huA deva (nAga kuTumbI kA jIva ) pragaTa huA aura bolA, " sodharma devaloka meM saudharma devendra ne ApakI saddharma-sthiratA kI prazaMsA kI thI, jise maiM jarA bhI sahana na kara sakA aura usI kAraNa se maiMne Apake Upara isa prakAra anukUla evaM pratikUla upasarga kiye haiM / he mahAbhAgyavAna ! Apako isa prakAra jo kleza maiMne pahu~cAyA hai usake lie maiM kSamAyAcanA karatA hU~, mujhe kSamA kareM / ApakA dharmaviSayaka sattva dekhakara maiM bahuta prasanna huA hU~, ataH varadAna mA~gie ! varadAna mA~gie / " rAjA bolA, " vItarAga - sarvajJa kA dharma mujhe prApta huA hai ataH maiM aura kucha nahIM mA~gatA, paraMtu isa samaya to mujhe vicaraNa kara rahe tIrthaMkara deva zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ko namana karane kI icchA hai use tuma pUrNa kara do / " deva ne usa bAta kA svIkAra kiyaa| tatpazcAt devAdhideva tathA gurudeva ko namana karake sattvAdhika ziromaNi rAjA devatA dvArA sarjita ( vikurvita) vimAna meM baiThakara mahAvidehakSetra meM pahu~ca gayA / vahA~ siMhAsana, cAmara, bhAmaMDala, tIna chatra Adi ATha mahAprAtihArya kI zobhA se aura karoDa devoM se sevita tribhuvanabhAnu zrI sImaMdhara jinezvara ko namana karake usane pUchA, "svAmin ! mujhe laMbe samaya se dharma meM bAra-bAra vighna Ate rahate haiM isakA kAraNa kyA hai ?" pahale yugaMdharAcArya ne samudrapAla rAjA tathA usakA bhAI siMha aura nAga kauTuMbika kI jo kathA sunAI thI vaha kathA zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ne rAjA ko sunAI / phira ve bole, " he bhavya Atman ! kabhI bhI koI bhI jIva pUrvakRta karma ke udaya se mukta nahIM ho sakatA / yahA~ tumhArA hI dRSTAMta hai / tumane (samudra ke choTe bhAI) siMha ke bhava meM bar3e bhAI samudra ko zatruMjaya tIrtha kI yAtrA meM aMtarAya kiyA thA, bhAI ko rAjA ke dvArA rokane kA Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 prayatna kiyA thA / tumheM sopAna para se dhakkA denevAlA vRddha puruSa arthAt vahI tumhArA aMtarAya karma hai aisA samajho / usa nAga kA jIva bhI pUrva kAla meM caMdrAditya rAjA ke bhava meM vidyamAna karmoM kA kSaya karake saudharma devaloka meM deva banA hai aura aba vaha yahA~ AyA hai / " vaha deva tathA nAbhAka rAjA ne apane pUrvabhava ke caritra zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ke pAsa sunA, pazcAt prItimaya bane hue ve donoM prabhu ko praNAma karake vahA~ se zatrujaya girivara para gaye / vahA~ zrI zatrujaya parvata para una donoM ne (nAbhAkarAjA tathA caMdrAdityadeva ne) zrI AdinAtha svAmI kA snAtra-pUjA mahotsava kiyA, tIna aTThAI (=ATha-ATha dina) mahotsavapUrvaka prabhujI kI suMdara bhakti karake svayaM ko dhanya-kRtakRtya samajhane lage / tatpazcAt bhagavAna kI pUjA sadA-sarvadA hotI rahe isa hetu se una donoM ne prabhu ke sabhI aMgoM ke lie suMdara alaMkAra banavAye tathA prabhu kI mahApUjA ke samaya kramapUrvaka sabhI alaMkAroM se prabhu kI suMdara aMgaracanA kI / una donoM ne jinabhavana hetu mANeka-ratna jaDita suvarNa kI dhajA pradAna kI aura isa prakAra bhakti kI uttama abhaMgaraMgarIti batAI / isa prakAra mAyArahita una donoM ne ati suMdara prabhAvanA ke dvArA sarvajJa ke zAsana kI unnati kA cirakAlIna vistAra kiyA / aisA taraNatAraNa tIrtha prApta hone ke pazcAt nAbhAka rAjA kA utsAha anaMtaguNA bar3ha gayA / usakI romarAjI ati vikasita huI / usake bAda vaha nAbhAka rAjA dharmazAlA ke sthAna meM gayA / vahA~ usane 'jise jo cAhie vaha le jAo' aisI jaya-vijayaprada ghoSaNApUrvaka kalpadruma ko bhI lajjita kara deM usa prakAra yAcakoM ko apane dhana kA khUba khUba dAna diyA tathA usake dvArA jagata ko dAridryarahita banA diyA / tatpazcAt zubha puNya se pavitra banA huA Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 tathA jisane apane mana se sArA paudgalika mamatva dUra kiyA hai vaha ( athavA jisane saMpUrNa malinabhAva dUra kiyA hai aisA vaha) rAjA guruoM ke sAtha apane nagara kI aura calA / usa samaya kA usakA vinamratAbhAva bhI atyaMta prazaMsanIya thA / usane pairoM meM pAdatrANa kucha bhI pahanA na thA, guru kI bAIM aura rahakara arthAt guru ko apanI dAhinI aura rakhakara mArga para calatA huA vaha guruoM ko U~cInIcI bhUmi ke bAre meM batAtA rahatA thA / isa prakAra gurubhaktoM meM mAnoM vaha agraNI banA thA / caMdrAdityadeva bhI guru kI sevA tathA sAnnidhya ke lie utsuka thA hI / isalie usane senA ke pramANa kA chatra banavAkara senA para rakhA, sadguru aura rAjA kI donoM aura nAcatA - kUdatA vaha cAmara DhAlatA rahA, saMvartakakAla ke pavana se rAjA tathA guruoM ke mArga se kaMTaka Adi dUra karatA rahA, sugaMdhI jala kI vRSTi ke dvArA mArga meM ur3atI dhUla ko baMda kara diyA, pA~ca varNa ke suvAsapUrNa daivI puSpoM ko bhUmi para bichAyA aura saba se Age rahakara eka yojana U~ce dhvaja ko phaharAtA rahA / " ina donoM kI jo avagaNanA kareMge ve svayaM pralaya ko prApta kareMge tathA inake caraNakamaloM meM jhukanevAle mahAna lakSmI evaM zobhA ke dvArA vRddhi prApta kareMge aisI ghoSaNApUrvaka AkAza meM daivI duMdubhI bajAtA thA / " mArga meM hAthoM meM upahAra lekara aneka rAjA vaha nAbhAka rAjA kA satkAra kara rahe the / isa prakAra pravardhamAna bhavya zobhAvAna evaM lakSmIvAna rAjA apane nagara meM pahu~cA / guruoM ne bhI rAjA ko samyaktva sahita bAraha aNuvrata ke viSaya meM samajhAyA aura una vratoM ke pAlana ke lie use prerita kiyA / gurujana nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM rahe / nAbhAka rAjA ko deva kA sAnnidhya kI prApti thI, isalie vAsudeva kI taraha usane dakSiNArdha bharatakSetra ke tIna khaMDa AsAnI Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se jIta lie / solaha haz2Ara rAjAoM para usakI AjJA pravartita kI / isa prakAra usane rAjya kA evaM sva dharma kA pAlana kiyA / rAjya kA phala prApta kiyA / vaha trikAla jinapUjana karatA thA tathA ubhayakAla chaH Avazyaka karatA thA / vaha rAjA ne pratyeka gA~va meM U~ce tathA toraNavAle jinamaMdiroM kA nirmANa karavAyA / haz2AroM kI saMkhyA meM dharmazAlAoM kA nirmANa karavAyA / hiMsA, asatya, paradroha, mithyA-doSAropaNa, cugalI, jhagar3A, IrSyA, paraniMdA Adi bure bhAvoM ko apane rAjya meM se niHzeSa karavAye / vizeSataH juA, zikAra, bar3I corI, mAMsabhakSaNa, madirApAna, parastrIsevana, vezyAsevana Adi sAta vyasana nirmUla karavAye / jo koI vyakti mithyAtva, pApa, anyAya mana se bhI karatA to use vaha caMdrAditya deva svayaM zikSA karatA thA / isa kAraNa se usa deza ke nivAsI kevala puNyabuddhi-dharmabuddhi se rAjA ke mArga kA anusaraNa karate the / kahA gayA hai : yathA rAjA tathA prajA / isa prakAra pRthvI para jaise jaise puNya kI vRddhi hotI gaI vaise vaise ThIka samaya para varSA, asIma dhAnya kI prApti, aneka puSpa denevAle tathA phaloM ke vRkSa-atyadhika dUdha denevAlI gAyeM, khAna meM se anekAneka ratnoM kI prApti, mahAlAbhaprada vyApAra, sukhapUrvaka saMcAravAlA videzagamana Adi saba hotA gayA / prajA rogarahita, bhayarahita, mahAna sukhavAlI, dIrghAyuSI, putra-pautrAdi saMtAnoM kI vRddhivAlI banI / hA~ / jahA~ dharma kI sarvoparitA ho vahA~ yaha saba zubha cIjeM atyaMta sulabha ho usameM kyA Azcarya ? __ zrI nAbhAka narAdhIza ke rAjya meM logoM ke dharma tathA sukha ko dekhakara dharmarahita deva lajjita hokara mAnoM vahA~ se devaloga meM palAyana ho gaye the aisA lagatA thA / isa prakAra rAjA ne dIrghakAla taka sthira vizAla rAjya kiyA / aMta samaya para usa buddhimAna rAjA Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 ne vidhipUrvaka anazana kiyA, use suMdara rUpa se pUrNa kiyA aura vaha pahu~ca gayA bArahaveM acyuta devaloka meM RddhimaMta deva ke rUpa meM / vahA~ se cyavita hokara manuSya bhava prApta karake vaha mokSa prApta karegA / caMdrAdityadeva bhI manuSyajanma prApta karake suMdara dharmaArAdhanA karake zAzvata sukha kA svAmI banegA / devadravya ke rakSaNa se rAjA samudrapAla tIna bhava meM mokSa meM gayA to siMha ne aura nAga kauTuMbika ne devadravya ke bhakSaNa se unnIsa koTAkoTi sAgaropama ke dIrghakAla taka saMsAra meM bhayaMkara duHkha sahe / zrI samudrapAla rAjA, zrI nAbhAka rAjA, tathA caMdrAditya rAjA kA yaha kathAnaka sunakara buddhimAna janoM ko devadravya ke bhakSaNa tathA upekSaNa Adi se sadA-sarvadA dUra rahanA cAhie / isakA khUba suMdara saMrakSaNa-sadupayoga-vahivaTa karanA cAhie / yaha kathA zrImad aMcalagaccheza AcArya zrI merutuMgasUrIzvarajI mahArAja ne vi.saM. 1464 meM likhI hai / isa prakAra devadravya ke adhikAra meM zrI nAbhAkarAja kathA pUrNa huI / zrI saMgha kA sadaiva zubha ho / kalyANa ho / maMgala ho / pariziSTa (1) deva-guru kI kRpA :- bhaktahRdaya zubhaprAptiyoM ke lie devaguru kI kRpA-prabhAva ko hI prAdhAnya detA hai / hareka prakAra ke karma kA kSayopazama devaguru ke prabhAva se hotA hai - aisA bhaktahRdaya zraddhApUrvaka svIkAra karatA hai / dekhie 'jaya vIyarAya' sUtra meM 'hou mamaM tuhappabhAvao bhayavaM' ye zabda / muni ko zAtApRcchA meM unakA uttara - 'devaguru pasAya', zrI ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke stavana meM : 'mukhya hetu tuM mokSano' ityAdi vacana bhI prabhu ke-guru ke aciMtya prabhAva ko mahattva detA hai / bhakta ke hRdaya meM deva tathA Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru kA bahumAna jitanA adhika utanI hI deva-guru kI kRpA usa para adhika aisA sahajarUpa se samajhA jA sakatA hai / namutthuNaM sutra meM bhI gaNadhara bhagavaMta arihaMta bhagavaMta ko abhayadAtA, cakSudAtA, mArgadAtA, zaraNadAtA, bodhidAtA, dharmadAtA, rAgadveSa para vijaya dilAnevAle, saMsArasAgara se pAra utAranevAle, sarvajJatA denevAle tathA saba se bar3hakara-mokSapradAtA kahakara bhagavat tattva kA kitanA adbhUta apanA hRdaya-bahumAna vyakta karate haiM ! kaThinatama mokSamArga kI sAdhanA aise pUjyoM ke anubhAva-prabhAva se hI saMbhava hotI hai aisA svIkAra bhakta kA hRdaya niraMtara karatA hI hai / deva-guru ko hRdaya meM jitanA adhika sthApita kiyA jAya, (unake mahattva kA svIkAra kiyA jAya) utanA karmoM kA kSayopazama adhika hone lagatA hai tathA mAna kaSAya Adi audAyika bhAva mana meM praveza pA nahIM sakate / devatattva kA aura gurutattva kA vinayabahumAna bhAva se hI bhaktahRdaya guNasthAnaka kI zreNi para Age Age jA sakatA hai aisA khayAla bhaktahRdaya meM ho to vaha bahuta acchA hai / (2) 'zrI zatrujaya mAhAtmya' zAstra ke zravaNa kI mahimA 'he jIvoM ! tapa, japa, dAna tathA satphaloM kA prayojana hI kyA hai ? tuma saba eka bAra zrI zatrujayagiri ke mAhAtmya kA zravaNa karo ! dharmaprApti kI icchA se sabhI dizAoM meM tuma saba paribhramaNa kisa hetu se kara rahe ho ? kevala eka bAra jAkara zrI puMDarIkagiri kI kevala chAyA kA hI sparza karo ! isake atirikta kucha bhI karane kI AvazyaktA nahIM hai / isa mAnavajanma ko prApta karake tathA aneka zAstroM ko zravaNa karake usake pariNAma ke rUpa meM jo kucha karanA hai, vaha saba kucha zrI zatrujaya tIrthAdhirAja kI kathA kA zravaNa karane se saphala banatA hai / ataH tuma saba isa prakAra zravaNa kArya karake apanA janma saphala karo !' Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 53 'he jIvoM ! agara tuma tattva jAnanA cAhate ho, agara dharmAcaraNa karane kI tumhArI icchA hai, to anya sarva kArya ko chor3akara zrI siddhagirijI mahAtIrtha kI nizrA kA svIkAra karo ! zrI zatruMjaya tIrthAdhirAja para, zrI jinezvara bhagavaMta kA dhyAna karane ke samAna anya koI zreSTha kArya isa jagata meM nahIM hai / isa tIrtha ke samAna parama tIrtha anya koI nahIM hai tathA isa parama pavitra tIrthakSetra para zrI jinezvaradeva ke dhyAna ke samAna anya koI dharmAcaraNa nahIM hai / ' anya tIrthoM meM jAkara uttama dhyAna, zIla, dAna tathA pUjana ke dvArA jo phalaprApti hotI hai, usase adhika phala zrI zatruMjaya kI kathA kA zravaNa karane se prApta hotA hai, ataH he puNyavAna AtmAoM ! tIrthAdhirAja zrI zatruMjaya girirAja ke mAhAtmya ko tuma suno, jisase Apattirahita saMpatti kI prApti hotI hai| pU.A. zrI dhanezvarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja zatruMjaya tIrtha kI mahimA bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI apanI dezanA meM pharamAna karate haiM : jisane zrI zatruMjaya kI yAtrA nahIM kI hai, vahA~ virAjamAna zrI RSabhadeva kI jisane pUjA nahIM kI hai vaha apanA jIvana vyartha hAra gayA hai / anya tIrthoM meM aneka bAra yAtrA karane se jo puNya manuSya ko prApta hotA hai vahI utanA hI puNya isa girirAja kI yAtrA kevala eka bAra karane se prApta hotA hai / yaha girirAja to bhagavAna zrI AdIzvara prabhu se alaMkRta hai / ataH jisa prakAra tapa AtmA ke duSTa karmoM kA bhedana karatA hai, usa prakAra yaha tIrtha nibir3a pApa kA bhI bhedana kara DAlatA hai / yadi tIvra tapa kiyA ho, uttama prakAra kA dAna diyA ho aura agara jinezvara prabhu prasanna hue hoM to hI isa girirAja kI kSaNabhara bhI Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 sevA saMbhava hotI hai / pRthvI para anya puNyapradAtA jo sabhI tIrtha haiM, una saba kA mAhAtmya to vANI ke dvArA prakAzita kiyA jA sakatA hai, paraMtu isa tIrthAdhirAja kA mAhAtmya kahane ke lie to jagata ke sarva guNoM ke jJAtA-dRSTA kevalI bhagavAna bhI jAnate hue bhI samartha nahIM haiM / (sarga-1) / bhagavAna zrI caMdraprabhasvAmI dezanA meM batAte haiM : sarva prakAra se asthira isa saMsAra meM zatrujaya tIrtha tathA arihaMta kA dhyAna tathA do prakAra kA dharma-yahI sArarUpa hai / puMDarIkagiri ke sevana se, zrI jinezvara ke dhyAna se tathA do prakAra ke dharma se zAzvata sukha kI siddhi saMbhava hai / jisa prakAra devo meM arhat, dhyAna meM zukladhyAna tathA vratoM meM brahmacarya pradhAna hai, usa prakAra sarva tIrthoM meM yaha tIrtha mukhya hai / (sarga-8) / bhagavAna zrI ajitanAtha dezanA meM batAte haiM : yaha zatrujayagiri sadA zAzvata tathA sthira hai tathA isa saMsAra-sAgara meM DUbate hue prANiyoM ko jIvana pradAna karanevAle dvIpa ke samAna hai / jisane isa giri kI sevA kI hai use durgati kA bhaya kaise ho sakatA hai ? isa zaila kI tathA zIla kI - ina donoM kI sevA se uttama phala prApta hotA hai, isameM bhI zIla se siddhi kA saMdeha rahatA hai, paraMtu isa zaila kI sevA se to siddhi niHsaMdeha prApta hotI hai / isa zatrujaya giri para jo siddha hue haiM aura jo siddha hoMge una saba ko jAnate hue bhI kevalI bhagavAna eka jihvA se kaha nahIM skte| isa tIrtha ke sarva zikharoM meM, jinezvaroM kI taraha jo, mahimA hai use koTi varSoM meM bhI varNita kiyA nahIM jA sakatA / (sarga-8) bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI batAte haiM : isa girirAja kI chAyA meM jo eka kSaNabhara ke lie hI rahakara atyaMta dUra calA jAtA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 hai vaha bhI apane puNya se zatruMjaya girirAja prApta na karanevAle logoM meM sevA ke yogya hotA hai aura vaha kabhI bhI jinezvara ko chor3akara anya kisIkI upAsanA karatA nahIM hai yaha ni:zaMka bAta hai, kyoMki zubha buddhivAlI AtmA ciMtAmaNi ko prApta karane ke pazcAt kaMkara ko kyoM grahaNa karane jAyegA ? (sarga - 15) pU. A. zrI dhanezvarasUrijI mahArAja likhita zrI zatruMjaya mAhAtmya graMtha meM se uddhRta (3) devadravya ke viSaya meM kucha vizeSa jAnane yogya devadravya se jo vRddhi/samRddhi hotI hai, gurudravya se jo dhana prApta kiyA jAtA hai vaha dhana kula kA nAza karatA hai / vaha vyakti marakara naraka meM jAtA hai / (upadeza sAra) yadi devadravya kI vRddhi karanevAlA jIva tIrthaMkarapada ko prApta karatA hai to usakA bhakSaNa karanevAlA jIva anaMta saMsArI banatA hai / ( upadeza sAra) zrI mahAvIraprabhu samajhAte haiM: hai gautama ! devadravya kA bhakSaNa karane se tathA parastrI ke sAtha durAcAra karane se jIva sAta bAra sAtavIM nArakI meM jAtA hai / ( upadeza sAra) jo jIva deva saMbaMdhI lI huI vastu kA nAza karatA hai, devadravya denA svIkAra karane ke bAda detA nahIM hai, devadravya ke nAza ke samaya upekSA karatA hai vaha bhI saMsAra meM bhaTakatA hai / (upadeza sAra) devadravya kI rakSA karanevAle jIva kA saMsAra alpa hotA hai, tathA devadravya kI vRddhi karanevAlA jIva tIrthaMkarapada ko prApta karatA hai / ( sUkta muktAvalI ) devadravya kA bhakSaNa - gurudravya kA bhakSaNavAlA - paradArA sevanavAlA Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara taraha ke prANI se nirvAha karanevAlA brAhmina ko cANDAla batAyA gayA hai / (subhASita padyaratnAkara) (4) tere duHkha kA kartA tU svayaM hI jaina kavipravara kahate haiM : "sukhaduHkha kAraNa jIvane koI avara na hoya, karma Apa je AcA~, bhogavIe soya / " arthAt jIva ke sukhaduHkha ke lie kAraNarUpa koI anya nahIM hotaa| jo karma svayaM kiye haiM use svayaM hI bhoganA hotA hai / sabhI jIva pUrvakRta karma ke phala kA - vipAka kA anubhava karatA hai, apanA jo kucha bhI burA hotA hai usameM jIva svayaM hI kAraNarUpa hotA hai / / pratyeka jIva ko pUrvakRta duSkarma hI ni:zaMka du:khoM ke kAraNarUpa banatA hai / koI kisI ko duHkha detA hai aisA nirNaya karanA yA vicAra karanA galata hai / jIva svayaM ke upArjita karma kA phala hI svayaM bhoga rahA hai / jo upArjita nahIM kiyA hai aisA karma kauna bhogatA hai ? koI nahIM / svayaM kA hI upArjita karma, binA phala diye kisakA kSaya huA hai ? kisIkA bhI nahIM / to phira svayaM ke hI bAMdhe hue karmoM ko bhogate samaya jIva duHkhI kisalie hotA hai ? sabhI jIva karmabaMdhana svayaM hI karate haiM, paraMtu una karmoM ke udaya-vipAka ke samaya parAdhIna bana jAte haiM / (isIlie karma ke baMdha samaya hI sAvadhAna raho ! karma ke udaya ke samaya kisI anya vyakti ko doSa denA baMdha karo / ) Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 (5) samudra - siMha - nAgagauSTika kA bhavabhramaNa ( 2 ) siMha | devadravya ke bhakSaNa ke | pApa se do bAra sAtoM | sAta nArakI meM bhaTakA (1) samudrapAla rAjA pahalA bhava samudrapAla rAjA samudrapAla rAjarSi dUsarA bhava anuttara vimAnavAsI deva tisarA bhava manuSya banakara saMyamI banakara mokSa meM devadravya ke sadupayoga Adi ke dvArA tIsare bhava meM mokSa bAraha bAra gadhe kA avatAra tIsarA bhava | marane ke bAda bhAnu nAmaka grAmINa manuSya / | prathama hiMsaka aura bAda meM hiMsA kA niyama grahaNa (4) karanevAlA muni ko - (3) nAgagauSTika (1) nAgagauSTika (2) marakara vyaMtara (3) devadravya bhakSaka hone ke kAraNa soma nAmaka kauTuMbika putra / pA~ca varSa kI vaya meM mAtA kI mRtyu / deva ke caMdana se zarIra para vilepana | muni kI | dAna-nAbhAka rAjA (5) | bnaa| maMdira kA nirmANaacyuta deva banane ke bAda (6) | manuSya banakara mokSa meM jAyegA / [ unnIsa koTAkoTi sAgaropama saMsAra bhramaNa siMha kA aura nAga gauSTika kA donoM kA / ] hatyA | sAtavIM nArakI phira bhavabhramaNa kheta ta- maz2adUra-muni ko pratilAbha mRtyu ke bAda caMdrAditya rAjA, jinamaMdira kA nirmANa kara pApamukta banakara (7) saudharma devaloka meM caMdrAditya nAma kA deva / bAda meM manuSya banakara mokSa meM jAyegA / Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samudrapAla rAjA to devadravya ke suMdara sadupayoga ke dvArA tIsare bhava meM hI mokSa meM pahu~ca gaye, jaba ki usakA choTA bhAI siMha aura nAgagauSTika ke jo bhava yahA~ batAye haiM ve bahuta bar3e bar3e batAye haiM / vAstava meM unhoMne unnIsa koDAkoDI sAgaropama kI ati dIrgha kAla prAyaH ekendriya Adi atyaMta kaSTaprada gati meM hI ga~vAye haiM, aisI saMbhAvanA hai / karmabaMdha ke samaya atyaMta sAvadhAna raheM usI meM hI buddhimAnI hai / (6) zrI nAbhAkarAja caritravartI zAstrapAThA:jinamahattva:saubhAgyArogya bhAgyottama mahimamati khyAti kAnti pratiSThAteja zauryoSma saMpadvinaya naya yazaH santati prIti mukhyAH / bhAvA yasya prabhAvAtpratipadamudayaM yAnti sarve svabhAvAt zrI jIrApallirAjaH sa bhavatu bhagavAn pArzvadevo mude vaH / / 1 / (zajaya mAhAtmya) ye zuddhabhAvena nibhAlayanti bhavyA mahAtIrthamidaM kadAcit kiM zvabhratiryag bhavasambhavo'sya na zeSagatyorapi janma teSAm // 23 // yo'sya nAma hRdi sAdhu vAvadiH klezalezamapi no sa sAsahiH / yo'sya vartmani mudeva cAcaliH saMsRttau na sa kadApi pApatiH // 26 // anyagrantheSuH-paMcAzadAdau kila mUlabhUme-dazordhvabhUmerapi vistro'sy| uccatvamaSTaiva tu yojanAni mAnaM vadantIha jinezvarAdreH // 28 // bhAgavate-dRSTvA zatrujaya tIrthaM spRSTvA raivatakAcalam / snAtvA gajapade kuNDe punarjanma na vidyate // 29 // nAgarapurANe-aSTaSaSTiSu tIrtheSu yAtrayA yatphalaM bhavet / zrI zatruJjayatIrtheza-darzanAdapi tatphalam // 30 // tiirthmaalaastve-atodhraadhiishvr!bhaartiibhuvNtthaadhigmyottmmaanussNbhvm| yugAdidevasya viziSTayAtrayA vivekinA grAhyamidaM phalaM zriyAH // 31 // sukheSu duHkheSu mukhyaM karmaiva kAraNam... // 42 // Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devadravyopabhoga kupariNAma :devadravyopabhogena ghorAM yAsyati durgatim // 52 // nizcityetyavadad bhrAtaH zvabhrapAtakAt / na kiM bibheSi yaddeva-dravyabhogamapIcchasi // 53 // devadravyeNa yatsaukhyaM yatsaukhyaM paradArataH / anantAnantaduHkhAya tatsaukhyaM jAyate dhruvam // 54 // varaM sevA varaM dAsyaM varaM bhikSA varaM mRtiH / nidAnaM dIrghaduHkhAnAM na tu devasvabhakSaNam // 56 // kuTumbaM sakalaM kSINaM daivasvenaiva poSitam // 86 // devadravyopabhogena kuTumbasya kSayo bhavet // 87 // jinapUjA paradravyeNApi :vidhAyASTAhnikAM nAga-nAmagrAhaM jagatpateH pUjAbhogAdi satkRtyaiH sa nidhAnArdhamavyayat // 76 // devadravyeNa devapUjanam :sAdhvidaM vivadhade devadravyaM yaddevapUjane vyayitam // 12 // dIyamAnaM sukRtaM:- ato yAtAsmi tatraiva paraM yAtrAdvayasya me / pratyabdaM sukRtaM deyaM prapede so'pi tadvacaH // 14 // yataH-yadvastu dIyate cettat sahasraguNamApyate / taddate sukRte puNyaM pApe pApaM ca tadguNaM // 15 // dIyamAnaM dhanaM kiJca dhanikasyApacIyate / sukRtaM dIyamAnaM tu dhanikasyopacIyate // 16 // zrAvyate sukRtaM yAva-dyontakAle'pi tAvataH / nijazraddhAnumAnena sa tadaivAznute phalam // 17 // tataH zrAvayitA pazcA-dvidhatte mAnitaM yadi tadA so'pyanRNaH puNya-bhAgbhavedanyathA na tu // 98 // azrAvito'pi zraddhate sukRtaM yaH kvacidgatau / jAnan jJAnAdibhAvena so'pi tatphalamApnuyAt // 19 // Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 anyathA sukRtaM tanvan svajanaH svajanAkhyAya / vyavahAra-prItibhaktI-reva jJApayati dhruvam // 10 // (pApadravyasya duSTatA) pApadravyeNa yatpApeSu eva buddhiH prajAyate // 112 // (pApasya duSTatA) na hi zreyo'tipApinAm // 114 // (devadravya vinAzaphalaM) tato nipatito ghora-saMsAre duHkhasAgare / devadravyavinAzasya jJeyaM sarvamidaMphalam // 121 // anyAyAtsvalpadevasya-bhakSaNAdapi yadabhUt zaivaH zreSThI saptakRtvaH zvAto vai tyAjyameva tat // 122 // devadravyamayaiH pUjAvaziSTaizcandanairvapuH / vilipyAkANThamAchAdya vAsasA paryaTatyasau // 140 // RSihatyA mahApApaM tatkAlaM syAtphalapradam // 145 // duSTaM kuSTaM bhavaddehe'bhavaddevavilepanAt // 164 // na pUrvakRtakarmataH vimucyeta kvacitko'pi // 262 // + [zrI ajitanAthasvAmI jaba gRhastha avasthA meM the taba] svAmIne acchI taraha se snAna kiyA, divya AbhUSaNoM tathA vastroM kA paridhAna kiyA, apane rAjamahela meM rahe zrI gRhajainamaMdira meM birAjamAna zrI arihaMta paramAtmA kI pratimAoM kI pUjA kI / [zrI zatrujaya mAhAtmya] hai isa bharatakSetra meM mithyAdRSTivAle jIvoM paikI katipaya jIvoM yahA~ manuSya kA AyuSya pUrNa karake bhadraka pariNAmI hone se zrI mahAvidehakSetra meM mAnavajanma pAkara AyuSya kI naumI sAla meM kevalajJAnavAle baneMge / aho bhadraka pariNAma kA lAbha ? + eka dina meM devaloka meM se AyuSya kI pUrNAhUti hone para jitane devoM kA cyavana hotA hai itanI saMkhyA meM bhI manuSyoM to nahIM hai, isalie 'mujha ko manuSya banane kA saubhAgya kaise milegA' aisA socane para devoM du:khI hote hai / Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vItarAga-sarvajJa-devendrapUjita-parama satyavAdI-tribhuvanabhAnave namaH (7) zrI jaina-saMgha kI saMsthAoM kA suMdara vahivaTa saMbaMdhita prAthamika sAvadhAnI abhI abhI zrI jinamaMdira-jaina upAzraya Adi meM caurI-ThagabAjIvizvAsaghAta Adi kI bAteM sunane meM AtI hai / isa viSaya meM katipaya sAmAnya sAvadhAnI atra sAdara prastuta hai :rasIda bUka koI bhI karmacArI varga apanI khuda hI chapavAkara usakA durupayoga na kareM isalie sAvadha rahenA / paise jamA karanevAle kI upasthiti meM hI pAvatI likhI jAya aisA khayAla rakheM / rasIda bUka meM aura ceka bUka meM upara-nIce donoM bAju kArbanavAlA peparsa (Double sided Carbon) hI istemAla kijie, jisase pAvatI/ceka kI donoM bAju sIdA/ulaTA akSara A jAve / posTa-relave meM aisI prathA hotI hai / pArTI kI aura peDhI kI donoM rasIda para paise jamA karanevAle kI sahI karavAnA jarurI samajeM / ceka ekAunTa peyI - Accounts payee likhanA aura isake lie paraphoreTeDa paddhati rakhanI / benka ekAunTasa meM paisA jamA karane ke samaya hI benka kI pAsabUka meM enTrI karavAnA aura barAbara ceka karanA / acche prAmANika cArTarDa ekAunTanTa dvArA ekAunTasa rakhane kI aisI paddhati taya karavAnI tAkI corI/miscipha kA avakAza hI na rahe / Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 - AMgI meM se dUsare dina cAMdI kA varakha aura bAdalA kA utArA (WASTE) barAbara mile aisI vyavasthA karanA / peDhI meM jo jo Avaka (Income) ho isakI vyavasthita rasIda banAne kI vyavasthA karanI, yaha saba rakama benka meM eka saptAha meM yA isake pahale avazya jamA karavAnA / yaha rakama meM se koI bhI kharca sIdhA (DIRECT) nahIM hI krnaa| peDhI ke dina-ba-dina rokaDa kharca karane ke lie rokaDa rakama benka ekAunTasa meM se hI alaga prApta karanA / do naMbara ke paise kabhI kabhI acche sajjana ko bhI bhUla meM DAla sakate haiM / maMdira Adi kA bhaMDAra vyavasthita (mudrA) sIla-tAlAvAlA rakhanA, isameM koi cheDachADa na ho sake aisI sAvadhAnI rkhnii| bhaMDAra pAMca sajjano kI upasthiti meM kholanA, rakama barAbara ginatI karanI, rasIda banAkara jamA karanI, benka meM rakhanI, isameM se sIdhA kharca kabhI nahIM karanA ! 'paisA apane hAtha se hI bhaMDAra meM DAlo / ' aisA borDa maMdira-upAzraya meM rakhanA / koI vyakti bhUla se aise hI bhaMDAra Adi para paise rakhakara cale gae ho to dUsarA vyakti paisA bhaMDAra meM rakhe yaha khUba aucityapUrNa hai / "sAdhu-sAdhvI bimArIvAle ho gae haiM, inako aspatAla meM dAkhila kie gae haiM, inakI sAravAra ke lie rakama do / " aisA jhUThA vacana phona yA rubaru kahakara paise kI corI karanevAle se sAvadhAna rahanA ! koI bhI cIja kI kharIdI binA, kaI daphe bogasa bila peDhI meM A jAte hai / isa se sAvadhAna ! Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI uThAvagIra ArAdhaka zrAvaka-zrAvikA ke rUpa meM Akara pUjArI ko vizvAsa meM lekara prabhujI ke AbhUSaNAdi kI corI karake cale jAte haiM / 63 jo zrI saMgha meM / saMsthA meM apanA vahivaTa meM piMjarApola Adi na ho to inako jIvadayA kI rakama aisI pazu-pakSI saMsthA ko turaMta de denA nyAyI rahegA / agara zrI saMgha meM / saMsthA meM devadravya / jJAnadravya Adi kI rakama khuda kI jaruriyAta se adhika ho to aisI rakama dUsarI jaruriyAtavAle saMgha/saMsthA ko denI cAhie / zrI saMgha/saMsthA ke sabhI mAnada kAryakartA/karmacArI varga kI zAkha acchI hai / (Your credit is good), lekina prabhu kI / saMsthA kI pUMjI jo dAnavIra logo ne bhAva se zraddhA se dAna meM dI ho isakA acchA vahivaTa - sadupayoga bhI itanA jarUrI hai / prabhu kI - zrI saMgha kI peDhI kA suMdara nyAya-nItisadAcArapUrNa vahivaTa karanevAloM ko tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjana taka kI prApti hotI hai yaha kitanI baDI kudaratI bheMTa ! patra vyavahAra : yunAiTeDa selsa korporezana 201 / 11 nAgadevI sTrITa, muMbaI - 400003 paM. bhuvanasuMdaravijayajI gaNI paM. guNasuMdaravijayajI gaNI vi.saM. 2062, jeTha vada - 12 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 sunaharI ArSavANI devadravya ke bhakSaNa ke kAraNa rudradakSa brAhmaNa bIca bIca meM tIryaMca kA bhava karake sAtoM nArakI meM ghorAtighora du:kha paayaa| bAda meM manuSya banakara AlocanA-prAyazcita se zuddha huA / (dravya saptatikA) devadravya ke bhakSaNa se sAgara zeTha bIca bIca meM tIryaMca gati meM bhava karake sAtoM sAta nArakI meM do daphe naraka kI jAlIma-ghora-bhayaMkara vedanA pAyA / uparAMta hajAro-hajAro tiryaMca gati ke kaSTamaya janma pAyA / (dravya saptatikA) prabhudravya ke dIpaka kA khuda kA kAma meM aMgata upayoga se zrAvikA UMTanI banI / prabhudravya bhakSaNa-upekSaNa se tobA ! tobA! deva ke dhana se dhanavAna banane kI icchAvAlA manuSya sacamuca mUrkha hai, vaha jindA rahane kI AzA se z2ahara khAne kA kAma karatA hai / anyAya se arjana kiyA huA dhana dasa sAla taka apanI pAsa rahatA hai, gyArahaveM varSa to mUla dhana sahita vaha nAza ho jAtA hai / manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha nIti se upArjana kiyA huA dhana se apanI AtmA kI rakSA kareM / jo vyakti anyAyayukta dhana se jIvananirvAha karatA hai, vaha sarva (sat) karma se bahiSkRta hai / / anyAyopArjita dhana aneka doSa paidA karatA hai / nyAya-nIti ke arjita dhana se kiyA huA dharma nirvyAjaniSkapaTa hotA hai / jahA~ dhana nyAya-nItiyukta hotA hai vahA~ lakSmI kA vAsa hotA - Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI nAbhAkarAja caritra For Private & Persona Use Only Bharat Graphics, Ahmedabad-380001 Phu B (M) 9925020106, (079) 22134176