Book Title: Noble Use Of Money Marathi
Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAdA bhagavAna kathita AhAra dAna auSadhadAna abhayadAna jJAnadAna Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 646 OCOM dAdA bhagavAna kathita dAna mULa gujarAtI saMkalana : Do. nIrUbena amIna anuvAda : mahAtmAgaNa 1OOP Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : zrI ajita sI. paTela dAdA bhagavAna ArAdhanA TrasTa, dAdA darzana, 5, mamatApArka sosAyaTI, navagujarAta kaoNlejacyA mAge, usmAnapurA, ahamadAbAda - 380014, gujarAta. phona - (079) 39830100 All Rights reserved - Shri Deepakbhai Desai Trimandir, Simandhar City, Ahmedabad-Kalol Highway, Adalaj, Dist.-Gandhinagar-382421, Gujarat, India. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the holder of the copyrights. prathama AvRttiH 3,000 oNkTobara 2016 bhAva mUlya : 'parama vinaya' ANi _ 'mI kAhIca jANata nAhI', hA bhAva! dravya mUlya : 10 rupaye mudraka : aMbA oNphaseTa B-99, ilekTronIksa GIDC, ka-6 roDa, sekTara-25, gAMdhInagara-382044 phona : (079) 39830341 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mitra vartamAnatIrthakara de.cIphImaMdharavAmAM namo arihaMtANaM namo sisANaM namo mAyariyANaM namo uvajhAyANaM namo loe sabbasAhUNaM eso paMca namukhAro, savya pAvappaNAsaNI maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, pakhama ivAi maMgalam 1 OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya 2 OM namaH zivAya 3 jaba saccidAnaMda Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAdA bhagavAna phAunDezanacI prakAzita pustake marAThI 1. bhogato tyAcI cUka 11. pApa-puNya 2. eDajesTa evharIvheara 12. AI-vaDIla ANi mulAMcA vyavahAra 3. je ghaDale toca nyAya 13. pati-patnIcA divya vyavahAra 4. saMgharSa TALA 14. samajapUrvaka prApta brahmacarya 5. mI koNa Ahe ? 15. mAnava dharma 6. krodha 16. mRtyuveLI, AdhI ANi naMtara 7. ciMtA 17. sevA-paropakAra 8. pratikramaNa 18. dAna 9. bhAvanA sudhAre janmojanma 19. trimaMtra 10. karmAce vijJAna 20. vartamAna tIrthaMkara zrI sImaMdhara svAmI hindI 1. jJAnI puruSa kI pahacAna 20. prema 2. sarva duHkhoM se mukti 21. mAtA-pitA aura baccoM kA vyavahAra 3. karma kA siddhAMta 22. samajha se prApta brahmacarya Atmabodha 23. dAna 5. maiM kauna hU~? 24. mAnava dharma 6. vartamAna tIrthakara zrI sImaMdhara... 25. sevA-paropakAra 7. bhugate usI kI bhUla 26. mRtyu samaya, pahale aura pazcAta 8. eDajasTa evarIvheyara 27. nijadoSa darzana se... nirdoSa 9. TakarAva TAlie 28. pati-patnI kA divya vyavahAra 10. huA so nyAya 29. kleza rahita jIvana 11. ciMtA 30. guru-ziSya 12. krodha 31. ahiMsA 13. pratikramaNa 32. satya-asatya ke rahasya 14. dAdA bhagavAna kauna ? 33. camatkAra 15. paisoM kA vyavahAra 34. pApa-puNya 16. aMtaHkaraNa kA svarUpa 35. vANI, vyavahAra meM... 17. jagata kartA kauna ? 36. karma kA vijJAna 18. trimaMtra 37. AptavANI - 1 se 8 aura 13 (pUrvArdha) 19. bhAvanA se sudhare janmojanma 38. samajha se prApta brahmacarya (pUrvArdha-uttarArdha) * dAdA bhagavAna phAunDezana dvAre gujarAtI, hindI ANi iMgrajI bhASeta suddhA barIca pustake prakAzita jhAlI Ahe. * pratyeka mahinyAta hindI, gujarAtI ANi iMgrajI bhASeta dAdAvANI megejhIna prakAzita hota Ahe. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAdA bhagavAna koNa ? jUna 1958 saMdhyAkALacI aMdAje sahAcI veLa, surata sTezanavara aloTa gardI hotI. pleTaphArma naMbara tInacyA relvecyA bAkAvara basalele zrI. aMbAlAla | muLajIbhAI paTela rupI dehamaMdirAta naisargika svarUpAta kityeka janmAMpAsUna | vyakta hoNyAsAThI AtUra asalele 'dAdA bhagavAna' saMpUrNapaNe pragaTa jhAle ANi nisargAne sarjana kele adhyAtmAce adbhUta Azcarya ! ekA tAsAta vizvadarzana | lAbhale ! mI koNa ? bhagavaMta koNa ? jaga koNa cAlavata Ahe ? karma mhaNaje | kAya ? muktI kazAlA mhaNatAta ? ityAdI jagAtIla sarva AdhyAtmika praznAMcI rahasye saMpUrNapaNe prakaTa jhAlI. azA prakAre nisargAne vizvAlA pradAna kele eka advitIya, saMpUrNa darzana ANi hyAce mAdhyama banale aMbAlAla mULajIbhAI paTela, je hote gujarAtace carotara jilhyAtIla bhAdaraNa gAvace pATIla, kaMTrAkTacA vyavasAya karaNAre ANi tarIhI pUrNa vItarAga puruSa. tyAMnA jJAna prApti jhAlI tazI te phakta dona tAsAta itara mumukSunAM suddhA AtmajJAna prApti karavIta asata, tyAMcyA siddha jhAlelyA adbhUta jJAna prayogAdvAre. tyAlA akrama (kramavirahIta) mArga mhaTale jAte. akrama mhaNaje kramAzivAyacA ANi krama mhaNaje pAyarI pAyarIne, kramAkramAne vara caDhaNe ! akrama mhaNaje liphTa mArga ! zaoNrTa kaTa !! te svataH pratyekAlA 'dAdA bhagavAna koNa ?' hyAbaddalacI phoDa karUna detAnA mhaNAyace kI, "he disatAta te 'dAdA bhagavAna' nAhIta. he tara e. ema. | paTela Aheta. AmhI jJAnIpuruSa Ahota ANi Ata pragaTa jhAle te dAdA bhagavAna Aheta. dAdA bhagavAna tara caudAlokAce nAtha Aheta, te tumacyAta paNa Aheta, | sarvAMmadhye Aheta ! tumacyAta avyakta rupAta Aheta ANi 'yethe' mAjhyA Ata | saMpUrNapaNe vyakta jhAlele Aheta ! mAjhyA Ata pragaTa jhAlele 'dAdA bhagavAna' yAMnA mI paNa namaskAra karato. " vyApArAta dharma asAvA paraMtu dharmAta vyApAra nasAvA. yA siddhAMtAne tyAMnI | Apale saMpUrNa jIvana vyatIta kele. saMpUrNa jIvanAta tyAMnI kadhIhI koNAkaDUnahI | paise ghetale nAhIta, ulaTa svataHcyA vyavasAyAtUna jhAlelyA phAyadyAtUna bhaktAMnA | yAtrA karavIta asata. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmajJAna prApticI pratyakSa lIMka mI tara, kAhI lokAMnA mAjhyA hAtUna siddhi pradAna karaNAra Ahe. naMtara koNItarI havA kI nako! naMtara lokAMnA mArga tara havAca nA? ___ - dAdAzrI parama pUjya dAdAzrI gAvo-gAvI, deza-videzI paribhramaNa karuna mumukSUnA satsaMga ANi AtmajJAna prAptI karavIta hote. dAdAzrIMnI ApalyA hayAtItaca pUjya DaoN. nIrubahana amIna (nIrumA) yAMnA AtmajJAna prApta karavUna deNyAcI jJAnasiddhI pradAna kelI hotI. dAdAzrIMcyA dehavilayAnaMtara nIrumA tyAMcyApramANeca mumukSUnA satsaMga va AtmajJAprAptI nimitta bhAvAne karavita asata. pUjya dIpakabhAI desAI yAMnA dAdAzrIMnI satsaMga karaNyAcI siddhI pradAna kelI hotI. pU. nIrumAMcyA upasthitItaca tyAMcyAca AzIrvAdAne pUjya dIpakabhAI deza-videzAta kityeka ThikANI jAUna mumukSUnA AtmajJAna prAptI karavUna deta hote, he kArya nIrumAMcyA dehavilayAnaMtara AjasuddhA cAlUca Ahe. yA AtmajJAna prAptInaMtara hajAro mumukSu yA saMsArAta rAhUna, sarva jabAbadAr2yA saMbhALata asatAnA suddhA mukta rAhUna AtmaraNatecA anubhava gheta Aheta. pustakAta mudrita vANI mokSArthIlA mArgadarzanAsAThI atyaMta upayogI siddha hoIla, paraMtu mokSapraptisAThI AtmajJAna prApta karaNe garajece Ahe. akrama mArgAne AtmajJAna prAptIcA mArga AjasuddhA cAlU (mokaLA) Ahe. jasA prajvalita divAca dusar2yA divyAlA prajvalIta karu zakato, tyAcapramANe pratyakSa AtmajJAnIMkaDUna AtmajJAna prApta karunaca svata:cA AtmA jAgRta hoU zakato. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nivedana parama pUjya 'dAdA bhagavAna' yAMcyA praznottarI satsaMgAta vicAralelyA praznAMce uttara detAnA tyAMcyA zrImukhAtUna adhyAtma ANi vyavahAra jJAnAsaMbaMdhI jI vANI nighAlI, tI rekaoNrDa karUna, saMkalana va saMpAdana karUna pustakAMcyA rupAta prakAzita kelI jAta Ahe. tyAca sAkSAta sarasvatIce adbhUta saMkalana hyA pustakAta jhAle Ahe, je AmhA sarvAMsAThI varadAnarupa Tharela. prastuta anuvAdAcI vAkyaracanA marAThI vyAkaraNAcyA mApadaNDA vara kadAcita kharI TharaNAra nAhI, paraMtu dAdAzrIMcI gujarAtI vANIce zabdazaH marAThI anuvAda karaNyAcA prayatna kelelA Ahe, kI jeNe karuna vAcakAMnA asA anubhava vhAvA kI dAdAjIMcIca vANI aikalI jAta Ahe. paNa tarIsuddhA dAdAzrIMcyA AtmajJAnAce acUka Azaya, jase Ahe tase tara tumhAlA gujarAtI bhASetaca avagata hoIla. jyAMnA jJAnAcA gahana artha samajUna ghyAyacA asela, jJAnAcA kharA marma jANAyacA asela, tyAMnI yA hetUne gujarAtI bhASA zikAvI azI AmacI namra vinaMtI Ahe. anuvAdAtIla truTIMsAThI ApalI kSamA prArthIto. vAcakAMnA... hyA pustakAtIla mudrita pAThyasAmagrI mULataH 'dAna' yA gujarAtI pustakAce marAThI anuvAda Ahe. jithe jithe 'caMdubhAU ' hyA nAvAcA ullekha kelA Ahe, tithe vAcakAMnI svata:ce nAva samajUna vAcana karAve. pustakAtIla koNatIhI goSTa jara tumhAlA samajalI nAhI, tara pratyakSa satsaMgAta yeUna tyAce samAdhAna miLavAve azI namra vinaMtI. dAdAzrIMcyA zrI mukhAtUta nighAlele kAhI gujarAtI zabda jase cyA tase 'iTAliksa' madhye Thevale Aheta, kAraNa tyA zabdAMsAThI marAThImadhye taseca koNatehI zabda upalabdha nAhIta kI jyAmuLe tyAcA artha pUrNapaNe samajatA yeIla. paNa tarIhI tyA zabdAce samAnArthI zabda () kaMsAta lihilele Aheta. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpAdakIya puNya prApta karaNyAce aneka mArga zAstrakArAMnI ANi dharmaguruMnI darzavile Aheta. tyAtIla eka Ahe dAna. dAna mhaNaje dusar2yAlA Apale kAhItarI deUna tyAlA sukha deNe. dAna deNyAcI prathA manuSyAcyA jIvanAta lahAnapaNApAsUnaca aMgikAraNyAta AlI Ahe. lahAna mula asela, tyAlA suddhA devaLAta gheUna jAtAta tevhA bAhera garIba lokAMnA tyAcyA hAtUna paise detAta, khAU ghAlatAta, deULAtIla dAnapeTIta tyAlA paise TAkAyalA sAMgatAta. azA prakAre lahAnapaNApAsUnaca dAna deNyAce saMskAra miLata rAhatAta. dAna detAnA AtIla ajAgRti asela tara dAna deUnahI kazA prakAre khoTa khAllI jAte tyAce sUkSma nirupaNa parama pUjya dAdAzrIMnI kele Ahe. dAna detAnA koNatI jAgRti ThevAvI? sarvAta ucca prakArace dAna koNate? dAna koNakoNatyA prakAre hoU zakate? dAnAce prakAra koNakoNate ? tyAmAgIla bhAvanA kazI asAvI? dAna koNAlA dyAve? vagaire, vagaire. dAna saMbaMdhI asalelyA aneka goSTI, jyA dAdAzrIMcyA jJAnavANI dvAre nighAlelyA Aheta. te prastuta puskAta saMkalita karuna prakAzita karaNyAta Ale Ahe. je sujJa vAcakAsa dAna deNyAsAThI uttama mArgadarzikA mhaNUna upayogAta yeIla. - Do. nIrUbahana amIna Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna dAna kazAsAThI ? praznakartA: dAna kazAsAThI ke55le jAte ? dAdAzrI : ase Ahe kI dAna deUna to svataH kAhI gheU icchIto. sukha deUna sukha prApta karu icchIto. mokSAsAThI dAna deta nAhI. lokAMnA tumhI sukha dile tara tumhAlA sukha miLela. je tumhI detA te tumhI miLavatA. mhaNaje hA tara niyama Ahe, dilyAne ApalyAlA miLate, prApta hote, ANi ghetalyAne te nighUna jAte. praznakartA : upavAsa karaNe cAMgale kI kAhI dAna karaNe cAMgale ? dAdAzrI : dAna deNe mhaNaje zetAta peraNe. zetAta perale mhaNaje maga tyAce phaLa miLela. ANi upavAsa kelyAne AtIla jAgRtI vADhela. paraMtu zaktinusAra upavAsa karAyalA devAne sAMgitale Ahe. dAna mhaNajeca sukha deNe dAna mhaNaje dusar2yA koNatyAhI jIvAlA, maga te manuSya aso kiMvA dusare prANI aso, tyAMnA sukha deNe, yAce nAva dAna. ANi sarvAMnA sukha dile tara tyAcyA 'riekzana' ne AmhAlA sukhaca miLate. sukha dile tara lagecaca tumhAlA gharI basalyA sukha miLela. tumhI dAna detA, tevhA tumhAlA Atuna sukha vATate. svata:cyA gharace paise kADhUna detA tarI sukha vATate. kAraNa cAMgale kAma kele. cAMgale kAma kele mhaNaje sukha vATate ANi vAITa kAma kele tevhA duHkha vATate. yA varuna AmhAlA kaLate kI koNate kAma cAMgale va koNate vAITa ? Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna AnaMda prAptIce upAya praznakartA : mAnasika zAMti miLavaNyAsAThI mANasAne ekhAdyA garIbAcI, ekhAdyA azakta mANasAcI sevA karAvI kI devAcI bhajanA karAvI kiMvA maga koNAlA dAna dyAve? kAya kele pAhije? dAdAzrI : mAnasika zAMtI havI asela tara ApalI vastU dusar2yAsa khAU ghAlAvI. udyA AIskrImace piMpa bharuna ANa ANi yA sarvAMnA khAyalA ghAla. maga tyAveLI tulA kitI AnaMda hoto, te tU malA sAMga. hyA lokAMnA AIskrIma khAyace nAhI paNa tU tujhyA zAMtIcA prayoga karuna bagha. yA thaMDIta koNI rikAmA nAhI AIskrIma khAyalA. yA pramANe tU jithe asazIla tithe jI janAvare asatIla, hI mAkaDe asatAta, tyAMnA caNe dile tara te khuza hoUna uDyA mAratAta. tevhA tujhyA AnaMdAcI sImA rAhaNAra nAhI. te khAta rAhatIla ANi tujhyA AnaMdAcI sImA rAhaNAra nAhI. yA kabutarAMnA tU dANe TAkazIla tyA AdhIca te khuza hoUna uDyA mAru lAgatAta. ANi tU TAkale, tujhI vastU dusar2yAsa dilI kI AtUna AnaMda vATU lAgato. AtA ekhAdA manuSya jara rastyAta paDalA ANi tyAcA pAya moDalA ANi rakta vAhata asela, tevhA tU svataHce dhotara phADUna tithe bAMdhato tyAveLI tulA AnaMda vATato. te dhotara jarI zaMbhara rupayAce asale, te phADUna tU bAMdhalesa, paNa tyAveLI tulA khUpa AnaMda hoIla. dAna kuThe dyAve? praznakartA : kAhI dharmAta ase sAMgitale jAte kI je kAhI tumhI kamAvatA, tyAtUna kAhI Takke dAna karA, pAca-dahA Takke dAna karA, tara te kase Ahe? dAdAzrI : dharmAmadhye dAna karaNyAsa harakata nAhI, paNa jyA dhArmika saMsthAmadhye lakSmIcA dharmAsAThI sadupayoga hota asela tethe dyA. jethe durupayoga hota asela tethe deU nakA, dusarIkaDe dyA. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna kamavalele cAMgale. ithe vaSabha paise sadupayogAsAThI vAparale jAtIla yAkaDe vizeSa kALajI ghyA. nAhItara tumacyAjavaLa jara jAsta paise asatIla tara te tumhAlA adhogatIta gheUna jAtIla. mhaNUna tyA paizAMcA kuThehI sadupayoga karuna TAkA. dharmAcAryAMnI mAtra paise gheU naye. vaLavA lakSmI, dharmAkaDe paise sAMbhALaNe he tara khUpaca kaThINa Ahe, tyApekSA tara kamI kamavalele cAMgale. ithe varSabharAta dahA hajAra kamavale ANi eka hajAra devAjavaLa Thevale, tara kAhI aDacaNa nAhI. koNI lAkho dile ANi koNI hajAra dile, donhI samAna Ahe, paNa nidAna hajAra tarI dile pAhije. mAjhe kAya mhaNaNe Ahe kI kAhIca dyAyace nAhI, ase karu nakA, kamI asela tarI tyAtale kAhItarI dyA ANi jara jAsta asatIla ANi te paise dharmAkaDe vaLavale, tara maga ApalI jabAbadArI rAhata nAhI. anyathA jokhIma Ahe. tI tara khUpa upAdhI Ahe. paise sAMbhaLaNe mhaNaje phAra kaThINa Ahe. gAI-mhazIMnA sAMbhALaNe bare, tyAMnA khuMTIlA bAMdhale tara sakALaparyaMta kuThe jANAra tara nAhI. paraMtu paise sAMbhALaNe he phAra kaThINa Ahe. kaThINa, upAdhI Ahe sagaLI..... lakSmI Tikata kA nAhI? praznakartA : mI dahA hajAra rupaye mahinA kamAvato, paNa mAjhyAkaDe lakSmIjI (paise) Tikata kA nAhI? / dAdAzrI : sana 1942 cyA naMtaracI lakSmI Tikata nAhI. tI jI lakSmI Ahe tI pApAcI lakSmI Ahe, mhaNUna Tikata nAhI. AtA puDhacyA dona-pAca varSA naMtaracI lakSmI Tikela. AmhI jJAnI Ahota, tarIpaNa lakSmI yete, paNa Tikata nAhI. ithe inkamaTeksa bharatA yeIla itakI lakSmI AlI tarI jhAle! praznakartA : lakSmI Tikata nAhI, tara kAya karAve? Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna dAdAzrI : lakSmI tara Tikela azI nAhIca, paNa tyAcA mArga badalUna TAkalA pAhije. tI jyA mArgAne jAta asela tyAcA pravAha badalUna TAkAvA ANi dharmAcyA mArgAvara vaLavAvI. tI jevaDhI sumArgAvara jAIla tevaDhI kharI. bhagavaMta yetIla tevhA lakSmI Tikela, tyAzivAya lakSmI TikaNAraca kazI? bhagavaMta asatIla tethe kleza hota nAhI ANi phakta lakSmIjI asela tara kleza ANi bhAMDaNe hotAta. loka lakSmI bharapUra kamavatAta, paNa tI vAyA jAte. ekhAdyA puNyazAlI mANasAcyA hAtUna lakSmI cAMgalyA mArgAne vAparalI jAte. lakSmI cAMgalyA mArgAne vAparalI jAte, he eka moThe puNya mhaTale jAte. sana 1942 naMtara lakSmImadhye kAhI sAraca nAhI. hallI lakSmI yogya ThikANI vAparalI jAta nAhI. yogya jAgI kharca jhAlI, tara phAraca cAMgale mhaTale jAIla. sAta piDhyAMparyaMta Tikate lakSmI praznakartA : jase kI bhAratAta kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI cI piDhI Ahe, tara dona-tIna-cAra piDhyAMparyaMta paise cAlata rAhatAta, tyAMcyA mulAMcyA mulAMparyaMta. paNa ithe ameriketa kase Ahe kI piDhI asate, paNa phAra tara sahA ATha varSAta sarvakAhI saMpUna jAte. eka tara paise asale tara jAtAta ANi nasale tara paise yetAta suddhA. tara tyAce kAraNa kAya asela? dAdAzrI : ase Ahe nA, tethIla je puNya Ahe nA, iMDiyAce puNya, te itake cikaTa asate kI sArakhe dhutaca rAhilo, tarIhI jAta nAhI ANi pApa suddhA itake cikaTa asate kI dhuvataca rAhilo, tarI jAta nAhI. mhaNaje to vaiSNava aso kI jaina aso, paNa tyAne puNya itake majabUta bAMdhalele asate kI dhuvataca rAhile tarI saMpata nAhI. jase kI peTalAda ce dAtAra seTha, ramaNalAla zeThacyA sAta-sAta piDhyAMparyaMta saMpannatA TikUna rAhilI. khor2yAne upasUna upasUna dhana deta asata lokAMnA, tarIhI kadhI kamI paDale nAhI. tyAMnI puNya jabaradasta bAMdhale hote, ekadama sacoTIne. ANi pApahI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna aseca sacoTIne bAMdhata asata, sAta-sAta piDhyAparyaMta garibI jAta navhatI. atyaMta du:kha bhogata. arthAt eksesa (ati) paNa hota ase ANi miDIyama (madhyama) paNa rAhata ase. ithe ameriketa tara utU paNa jAte ANi parata basatehI. ekadA basalyAvara punhA utUhI jAte. ithe veLaca lAgata nAhI. ANi tithe bhAratAta ekadA basalyAvara punhA utU jANyAsAThI khUpa veLa lAgato. mhaNUnaca tethe tara sAta-sAta piDhyAMparyaMta cAlata ase. AtA sagaLe puNya kamI jhAle Ahe. kAraNa kAya hote, kI kastUra bhAUcyA yethe janma koNa gheNAra? tevhA mhaNA aseca puNyavAna, kI je tyAMcyA sArakheca asatIla, teca tethe janma ghetIla? maga tyAMcyA gharI koNa janmAlA yeto? tara tasAca puNyazAlI tethe janmAlA yeto. yAta kastUrabhAIce puNya kAma karata nAhI. te maga tasAca koNI dusarA AlA asela tyAce puNya. mhaNUna tara tI mhaTalI jAte kastUrabhAIcI piDhI, ANi sadhyA tara ase puNyazAlI Ahetaca kuThe? AtA gelyA paMcavIsa varSAta tara khAsa ase koNI nAhIca. nAhItara gaTArAta vAhUna jAIla... ___pUrvI tara lakSmI pAca piDhyAMparyaMta tarI TikAyacI, tIna piDhyAMparyaMta tarI TikAyacI. AtA tara lakSmI eka piDhI suddhA Tikata nAhI. yA kALAcI lakSmI kazI Ahe? tara eka piDhI suddhA Tikata nAhI. tyAMcyA upasthitItaca yete ANi tyAMcyA upasthitItaca jAte, azI hI lakSmI Ahe. hI tara pApAnubaMdhI puNyAcI lakSmI Ahe. tyAta jara thoDI-phAra puNyAnubaMdhI puNyAcI lakSmI asela, tara tI tumhAlA yethe (satsaMgAta) yeNyAsAThI preraNA dete. ithe tumacI bheTa ghAlUna dete ANi ithe tumacyAkaDUna kharcahI karavate. cAMgalyA mArgAne lakSmI jAvI, nAhItara sarva dhuLIta miLUna jAIla. sarva gaTArAta vAhUna jAIla... hI mule ApalIca lakSmI upabhogatAta nA. ANi ApaNa jara mulAMnA mhaTale kI tumhI AmacI lakSmI upabhogatA, tara te mhaNatIla tumacI kazI? 'AmhI tara AmacIca bhogatoya,' ase bolatIla. mhaNaje gaTArItaca gele nA sagaLe! Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna atirikta vAhU dyA, dharmAsAThI hA tara lokasaMjJemuLe dusar2yAMce pAhUna zikato. paNa jara jJAnIMnA vicArale tara te mhaNatIla. nAhI, he kA mhaNUna ase khaDDyAta paDatAta. yA duHkhAcyA khaDDyAtUna nighAlA, kI parata paizAMcyA khaDDyAta paDalA? atirikta asela tara dharmakAryAta vAparuna TAka, yethUnaca. teca tujhyA hizobAta jamA hotAta. he ba~kece paise kAhI jamA hota nAhI. ANi tulA kadhI aDacaNahI yeNAra nAhI. jo dharmAsAThI deto tyAlA kadhI aDacaNa yeta nAhI. tyAcA pravAha badalA kasoTIcyA veLI tara eka mAtra dharmaca ApalyA madatIsAThI ubhA rAhato, mhaNUna dharmAcyA pravAhAta lakSmIjIlA jAvU dyAve. phakta eka suSamakALAtaca (jevhA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta hajara asatAta to kALa) lakSmIcA moha karaNyA yogya hotA. tyA lakSmIjI tara AlyA nAhIta, ANi yA seTha lokAMnA hArTa pheIla ANi blaDaprezara koNa karavate? tara yA kALAcI lakSmIca karavate. paizAMcA svabhAva kasA Ahe? caMcala Ahe. mhaNaje yetAta va eka divasa parata nighUna jAtAta. mhaNUna paise lokAMcyA hitAsAThI vAparAveta. jevhA tumacA vAITa karmAcA udaya AlA asela, tevhA lokAMnA je dile asela teca tumhAlA madata karela. mhaNUna AdhIca samajUna jAve. paizAMcA sadupayoga tara kelAca pAhije nA? cAritryAne samaMjasa jhAlA tara samajA saMpUrNa jaga jIMkale. maga bhale je khAyace asela te khAU de, piU de ANi adhika asela tara itarAMnA khAU ghAlU de. dusare karaNyAsArakhe kAya Ahe? sobata gheUna jAtA yete kA? je dhana parakyAMsAThI kharca kele, tevaDheca dhana Apale, tevaDhIca tumacyA puDhacyA janmAsAThI jamApuMjI. mhaNUna jara koNAlA puDhIla janmAsAThI jamApuMjI jamavAyacI asela tara dhana parAkyAMsAThI vAparAve. parakA jIva, tyAta kuThalAhI jIva, maga to kAvaLA kA asenA, to itakese jarI cAkhUna Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gelA tarIhI te tumacI jamA rakkama. tumhI ANi tumacyA mulAMnI khAlle tI sarva tumacI jamA rakkama navhe. te sarva gaTArIta gele, paNa tarIhI gaTArIta jANe thAMbavU zakata nAhI, kAraNa te tara anivArya Ahe. tyAta kAhI suTakA Ahe kA? paNa tyAcabarobara samajale pAhije kI parakyAMsAThI kharca kele nAhI, te sagaLe gaTArItaca jAte. ___mANasAlA jarI khAU ghAtale nAhI paNa zevaTI kAvaLyAlA ghAtale, cimaNyAMnA ghAtale, yA sarvAMnA khAU ghAtale tarI dekhIla te itarAMsAThI kharca kelele mAnale jAIla. mANasAcyA tATAcI kiMmata tara AtA phAra vADhalI Ahe nA? paNa cimaNyAMcyA tATAcI kiMmata tara khAsa nAhI nA? tevhA tumace jamA paNa tevaDhe kamIca hoIla nA? mana bighaDale Ahe mhaNUna.... praznakartA : kAhI kALAparyaMta mI mAjhyA kamAItUna tIsa Takke dhArmika kAryAsAThI deta hoto, paNa AtA te sagaLe thAMbale Ahe. je-je kAhI deta hoto, te AtA deU zakata nAhI. dAdAzrI : te tara tumhAlA karAyace Ahe tara te dona varSAnaMtarahI yeIlaca! tethe kAhI toTA nAhI. tethe tara bharapUra Ahe. tumace mana bighaDale asela tara maga kAya hoIla? AlyAnaMtara deU kI dilyAnaMtara yetIla? mI ekA mANasAcyA baMgalyAta basalo hoto, tevhA tethe cakrIvAdaLa Ale. mhaNUna dAre khaDakhaDa-khaDakhaDa ApaTU lAgalI. tyAne malA vicArale, 'he cakrIvAdaLa Ale Ahe, sagaLI dAre baMda karu kA? mI mhaNAlo sagaLI dAre baMda karu nakosa, Ata praveza karaNyAsAThI eka daravAjA ughaDA Theva ANi bAhera nighaNyAce daravAje baMda karuna TAka, maga Ata kitI havA yeIla? bharalelI rikAmI hoIla tevhAca havA Ata yeIla nA? nAhItara kitIhI moThe cakrIvAdaLa asale tarI Ata yeNAra nAhI.' naMtara tyAlA anubhava ghaDavUna dilA. tevhA to mhaNAlA, 'AtA Ata zirata nAhI.' Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna tara yA vAdaLAce ase Ahe. lakSmIlA jara tumhI aDavalI tara yeNAra nAhI, jevaDhI asela tevaDhI bharalelIca rAhIla. ANi ekIkaDUna jAU dyAla tara dusarIkaDUna yeta rAhIla. ANi aDavUna ThevalI tara tevaDhIcyA tevaDhIca rAhIla. lakSmIce kAma he suddhA aseca Ahe. mhaNUna AtA koNatyA mArgAne jAU dyAvI he tumacyA marjIvara avalaMbUna Ahe kI bAyako mulAMcyA mauja-majesAThI jAU dyAvI kI kIrtIsAThI jAU dyAvI, kiMvA jJAnadAnAsAThI jAU dyAvI, kiMvA maga annadAnAsAThI jAU dyAvI? kazAsAThI jAU dyAvI te tumacyAvara avalaMbUna Ahe, paNa jAU dyAla tara dusarI yeIla. jAU dilI nAhI, tara tyAce kAya hoIla? jAU dilI tara dusare nAhI kA yeNAra? ho yeIla. badalalelyA pravAhAcyA dizA kitI prakArace dAna Aheta he mAhita Ahe kA tumhAlA? dAnAce cAra prakAra Aheta. baghA, eka AhAradAna, dusare auSadhadAna, tisare jJAnadAna ANi cauthe abhayadAna. pahile AhAradAna pahilyA prakArace je dAna Ahe te Ahe annadAna. yA dAnAsAThI tara ase mhaTale jAte kI, bhAU, ekhAdA manuSya AmacyA gharI yeUna mhaNela kI 'malA kAhI khAyalA dyA, mI upAzI Ahe.' tevhA mhaNAve 'baisa yethe jevAyalA. mI tulA vADhato.' he jhAle AhAradAna. tevhA akkalavAle kAya mhaNatIla? yA tagaDyA mANasAlA AtA khAU ghAlAla paNa maga parata saMdhyAkALI khAyalA kase ghAlAla? tevhA bhagavaMta mhaNatAta tu azI akkala vAparu nakosa. yA vyaktine tyAlA khAU ghAtale tara to AjacA divasa tarI jagela. maga udyA jagaNyAsAThI parata tyAlA koNI tarI dusare bheTela. udyAcA vicAra ApaNa karAyacA nAhI. ApalyAlA dusar2yA bhAnagaDIta paDAyace nAhI, kI udyA to kAya karela? udyA tyAlA parata miLela. yAta tumhAlA kALajI karaNyAcI garaja nAhI kI ApaNa nehamI deU zakU kI nAhI. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna tumacyAkaDe AlA Ahe tevhA tumhI tyAlA dyA. je kAhI detA yeIla te dyA, Aja tarI to jagalA, basa! maga udyA tyAcA dusarA kAhI udaya asela. tumhAlA phikIra karaNyAcI garaja nAhI. praznakartA : annadAna zreSTha mAnale jAte? dAdAzrI : annadAna zreSTha mAnale jAte paraMtu annadAna kitI deU zakatA? nehamIsAThI deta nAhIta nA lokaM. eka prahara khAU ghAtale tarI phAra jhAle. dusar2yA praharI parata dusare miLela. paNa AjacA divasa, eka prahara tarI jivaMta rAhilA nA? AtA yAtahI loka urale-suraleca detAta kI, nave banavUna detAta? praznakartA : uraleleca detAta. svata:cA picchA soDavatAta. uraleca Ahe tara AtA kAya karAve? dAdAzrI : tarIhI tyAcA sadupayoga karatAta, mAjhyA bhAvA! paNa jara navIna banavUna dile tara mI mhaNela kI te karekTa Ahe. vItarAgAMkaDe kAhI niyama asatIla kI thApA mAralelyA cAlatIla? praznakartA : nAhI, nAhI ase thApA mAruna kase cAlela? dAdAzrI : vItarAgAMkaDe tase cAlata nAhI, itara ThikANI cAlela. auSadhadAna ANi dusare Ahe auSadhadAna, te AhAradAnA pekSA uttama mAnale jAte. auSadhadAnAne kAya hote? sAdhAraNa paristhitI asalelA manuSya jara AjArI paDalA, tara to ispitaLAta jAto. ANi tethe koNI tarI mhaNato kI, 'are DaoNkTarAMnI sAMgitale Ahe, paNa mAjhyAjavaLa auSadha ANAyalA pannAsa rupaye nAhIta. mhaNUna mI auSadha kase kAya ANU? tevhA ApaNa mhaNAyace kI, he ghe pannAsa rupaye auSadhasAThI ANi dahA rupaye ANakhI ghe. kiMvhA maga kuThUna tarI auSadha ANUna ApaNa tyAlA mophata dyAve. ApaNa svataH paisA kharca karuna auSadhe ANUna tyAlA phrI oNpha kaoNsTa Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 dAna (mophata) dyAvI. maga tyAne te auSadha ghetale tara to bicArA cAra-sahA varSa jagela. annadAnAcyA tulanene auSadhadAnAne adhika phAyadA Ahe, samajale kA tumhAlA? kazAta phAyadA adhika ? annadAna cAMgale kI auSadhadAna ? praznakartA : auSadhadAna. dAdAzrI : auSadhadAnAlA annadAnApekSA adhika mUlyavAna mAnale Ahe kAraNa to dona mahine paNa jivaMta Thevato. manuSyAlA thoDe jAsta kALa jivaMta Thevato. vedanetUna thoDI phAra muktI karavito. bAkI annadAna ANi auSadhadAna tara ApalyAkaDe bAyakA, mule sarva sahaja karata asatAta. te kAhI phAra mUlyavAna dAna nAhI. paNa tarI kele pAhije. jara asA koNI AmhAlA bheTalA, AmacyAkaDe koNI asA duHkhI manuSya AlA, tara ApalyAkaDe je kAhI tayAra asela te lageca tyAlA deUna TAkAve. ucca jJAnadAna maga tyAcyA puDhe jJAnadAna mhaTale Ahe. jJAnadAnAta pustake chApAvI, lokAMnA samajAvUna khar2yA mArgAvara ANAve, ANi lokAMce kalyANa vhAve azI pustake chApUna ghyAvI ityAdI, he jhAle jJAnadAna. jJAnadAna dile tara cAMgalyA gatIta, ucca gatIta jAto kiMvA maga mokSAlAhI jAto. mhaNUna mukhya vastU jJAnadAna ase bhagavaMtAMnI mhaTale Ahe. ANi jithe paizAMcI garaja nAhI tethe abhayadAnAcI goSTa sAMgitalI Ahe. jethe paizAMcI devANa - ghevaNa Ahe tethe he jJAnadAna mhaTale Ahe. ANi sAdhAraNa paristhitI, narama paristhitIcyA lokAMnA auSadhadAna va AhAradAna dyAyalA sAMgitale Ahe. praznakartA : paNa paise urale asatIla, tara tyAce dAna tara karAve nA ? Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 11 dAdAzrI : dAna tara uttama Ahe. jethe duHkha asela tethe duHkha kamI karA ANi dusare sanmArgAvara kharca karA. loka sanmArgAvara jAtIla ase jJAnadAna karA. yA duniyeta ucca ase jJAnadAna Ahe ! tumhI jarI eka vAkya jANale (zikale) tarI kitI lAbha hoto! tevhA he pustaka lokAMcyA hAtAta Ale tara kitItarI lAbha hoIla. praznakartA : AtA nITa lakSAta Ale.... dAdAzrI : ho, mhaNUna jyAMcyAkaDe paisA jAsta Ahe, tyAne mukhyataH jJAnadAna kele pAhije. tara AtA he jJAnadAna kase asAve ? lokAMnA hitakArI hoIla ase jJAna asAve. ho, paNa luTAruMcyA kathA aikaNyAsAThI navhe. te tara khAlI pADatAta. te vAcalyAvara AnaMda tara hoto, paNa khAlI adhogatIta jAta rAhatAta. sarvAta ucca abhayadAna ANi cauthe Ahe abhayadAna. abhayadAna mhaNaje ApalyApAsUna koNatyAhI jIvAlA kiMcitamAtra trAsa hoU naye. azA prakAre vAgAve. teca abhayadAna. praznakartA : abhayadAna jarA savistara samajavA. dAdAzrI : abhayadAna mhaNaje AmacyAkaDUna koNatyAhI jIvAlA kiMcitamAtra duHkha hoU naye. tyAce eka udAharaNa deto. mI sinemA baghAyalA jAta ase, lahAna vayAta, bAvIsa paMcavisAvyA varSI. tara parata yetAMnA rAtrIce bArA-sADebArA vAjata asata. pAyI cAlata yeta hoto tara buTAMcA AvAja hota ase. AmhI buTAMnA ghoDyAcI lokhaMDI nALa lAvUna gheta asata mhaNUna khaTakhaTa AvAja hota ase. rAtrI AvAja jAsta yeta ase. rAtrI kutrI bicArI jhopalelI asata, ArAmAta jhopalelI asata, te kAna TavakAruna baghata. tevhA AmhI samajUna jAta asata kI to bicArA AmacyAmuLe Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 dAna dacakalA. AmhI ase kase janmAlA Alo yA moholyAta kI AmacyA muLe kutrehI bhitAta. mhaNUna Adhica, lAMbUnaca buTa kADhUna hAtAta gheUna ase gupacUpa yAyaco. paNa tyAlA dacakU deta nasata. hA lahAna vayAtIla AmacA prayoga. ApalyAmuLe to dacakalA nA? praznakartA : ho tyAcyA jhopetahI vikSepa paDalA nA? dAdAzrI : ho to dacakalA kI maga svataHcA svabhAva soDaNAra nAhI. kadhItarI bhuMkato suddhA, svabhAvAca Ahe tyAcA. tyApekSA tyAlA jhopU dile tara kAya vAITa? tyAta mohalyAta rAhaNAr2yAlA tara bhuMkaNAra nAhI. mhaNUnaca abhayadAna, koNatyAhI jIvAlA kiMcitamAtra duHkha hoU naye, asA bhAva AdhI ThevAvA ANi naMtara to prayogAta yeto. bhAva kele tara prayogAta yetAta, paraMtu bhAvaca kele nasela tara? mhaNUnaca yAlA moThe dAna mhaNaTale Ahe bhagavaMtAnI. yAta paizAMcI kAhI garaja nAhI, sarvAta ucca dAna heca Ahe. zrImaMta asale, tarI suddhA ase karu zakata nAhIta. mhaNUna zrImaMtAnI lakSmI deUna (dAna) pUrNa kele pAhije. mhaNaje hyA cAra prakAracyA dAnAzivAya ANakhI kuThalyA prakArace dAna nAhI, ase bhagavaMta sAMgatAta. bAkI sarva prakAracyA dAnAcI jI goSTa karatAta tI sarva kalpanA Ahe. hyA cAra prakAraceca dAna Aheta, AhAradAna, auSadhadAna, maga jJAnadAna ANi abhayadAna. zakyato abhayadAnAcI bhAvanA manAta karuna ThevAvI. praznakartA : paNa abhayadAnAtUnaca he tinhI dAna nighatAta? yA bhAvanetUna? dAdAzrI : nAhI, ase Ahe kI abhayadAna tara ucca manuSya karu zakato. jyAcyAkaDe lakSmI nasela asA sAdhAraNa manuSya suddhA he karu zakato. ucca puruSAMkaDe lakSmI aso vA naso. mhaNaje lakSmIzI tyAMcA vyavahAra nAhI, paraMtu abhayadAna tara te avazya karu zakatAta. pUrvI lakSmIpatI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna (zrImaMta) abhayadAna karata asata, paraMtu AtA tyAMcyAkaDUna he hota nAhI, te kacce Aheta. lakSmIca kamavUna ANalI nA, ANi te suddhA lokAMnA ghAbaravUna, ghAbaravUna. praznakartA : bhayadAna kele Ahe ? dAdAzrI : nAhI, ase mhaNU naye. ase karunahI jJAnadAnAta tara kharca karatAta nA? tethe vATela tase karuna Aleta, paNa yethe jJAnadAnAta kharca karatAta te uttama Ahe, ase bhagavaMtAnI mhaTale Ahe. jJAnIca detAta 'he' dAna mhaNUna zreSTha dAna abhayadAna, dusar2yA kramAMkAvara jJAnadAna. abhayadAnAcI prazaMsA bhagavaMtAMnIhI kelI Ahe. pahile, koNIhI tumacyAmuLe bhayabhIta hoU naye, ase abhayadAna dyAve. dusare jJAnadAna, tisare auSadhadAna, ANi cauthe AhAradAna. jJAnadAnApekSA zreSTha abhayadAna! paraMtu loka abhayadAna deU zakata nAhI nA! jJAnI ekaTeca abhayadAna detAta. jJAnI ANi jJAnIcA parivAra asato, te abhayadAna detAta. jJAnIce pholoarsa (anuyAyI) asatAta te abhayadAna detAta. koNAlAhI bhaya vATU naye ase rAhatAta. samoracA bhayarahita rAhU zakela ase vAgatAta. kutrAhI ghAbaraNAra nAhI ase tyAMce vartana asate. kAraNa koNAlAhI duHkha dile te duHkha svata:cyA Ata pahocate. samoracyAlA duHkha dile tara ApalyA Ata te pohocate. mhaNUna ApalyApAsUna koNatyAhI jIvAlA kiMcitamAtra bhaya vATU naye ase vAgAve. 'lakSmI' tInhImadhye yete praznakartA : maga kAya lakSmIdAnAce sthAnaca nAhI? dAdAzrI : lakSmIdAna, he jJAnadAnAta Ale. AtA tumhI pustake chApUna ghetalIta nA, tara lakSmI tyAta AlIca, te jJAnadAna. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 dAna praznakartA : lakSmI muLeca sagaLe zakya hote nA? annadAna dekhIla lakSmImuLeca detA yete nA? dAdAzrI : auSadha dyAyace asela tarIhI ApaNa zaMbhara rupayAMce auSadha ANUna tyAlA deU tevhAca nA? athAt lakSmI tara sagaLyAta kharca karAyacIca Ahe, paraMtu lakSmIce azA prakAre dAna jhAle tara te sarvAta uttama ! tI kazA prakAre dyAvI? praznakartA : mhaNUnaca dAnAta lakSmIce saraLa varNana nAhI. dAdAzrI : ho, lakSmI saraLa deUhI naye. azA prakAre dyA kI jJAnadAnAcyA rupAta arthAt pustake chApUna dyA kiMvA maga khAU ghAlaNyAsAThI jevaNa tayAra karuna dyA. saraLa lakSmI dyAyalA koThehI sAMgitalele nAhI. svarNa dAna ApalyA dharmAta varNana Ahe kI pUrvI suvarNamudrece dAna deta asata, tI suddhA lakSmIca mhaTalI jAte nA? dAdAzrI : ho, te suvarNamudrece dAna hote nA, te tara TharAvika lokAnAMca dile jAta hote. sarvAnAMca dile jAta navhate. suvarNadAna tara amuka zramaNa brAmhaNAMnA, tyA sarvAMnA jyAMcyA mulIMcI lagne khoLaMbalI asatIla. ANi dusare, saMsAra cAlaviNyAsAThI tyAMnA deta asata. bAkI itara sarvAMnA suvarNadAna dile jAta navhate. je vyavahArAta asatIla zramaNa asatIla tyAMnAca dayAyalA pAhije. zramaNa mhaNaje te koNAkaDUna mAgU zakata navhate. tyA kALI phAra cAMgalyA mArgAne dhana kharca hota ase. he tara AtA ThIka Ahe. devAce je maMdira banavatAta nA, te suddhA oNnacyA paizyAne banavatAta. yA yugAcA hA pariNAma Ahe nA! jJAnIcyA dRSTIne praznakartA : vidyAdAna, dhanadAna yA sagaLyA dAnAMmadhye tumacyA Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 15 dRSTIne koNate dAna zreSTha Ahe ? kityeka veLA manAta duvidhA utpanna hote. dAdAzrI : vidyAdAna uttama mAnale jAte. lakSmI asela tyAne vidyAdAna, jJAnadAna yAsAThI lakSmI dilI pAhije. jJAnadAna mhaNaje pustake chApaNe kiMvA ase kAhI karaNe. jJAnAcA prasAra kasA vhAvA? tyAsAThIca paisA kharca kelA pAhije. lakSmI asela tyAne va lakSmI nasela tyAne abhayadAnAcA upayoga kelA pAhije. koNAlAhI bhaya vATU naye tyApramANe AmhAlA japUna cAlale pAhije. koNAlAhI duHkha vATU naye, bhItI vATU naye, tyAsa abhayadAna mhaNatAta. dAnAcyA bAbatIta loka nAva kamavaNyAsAThI dAna detAta, te yogya nAhI. nAva kamavaNyAsAThIca tara smRtIstaMbha ubhAratAta nA! staMbha tara kuNAce rAhile nAhI, ANi ithe dilele sobata kevhA yete? vidyA pasarela, jJAna pasarela ase kAhI karAla, tara te ApalyA sobata yete. ___ upayogI paDela te pustaka kAmAce praznakartA : lAkho dhArmika pustake chApalI jAtAta paNa koNI vAcata nAhI. dAdAzrI : te ThIka Ahe. tumacI goSTa kharI Ahe, koNI vAcata nAhI. pustake tazIcyA tazI paDUna rAhatAta sagaLI. vAcale jAIla ase pustaka asela tara te kAmAce. tumace mhaNaNe barobara Ahe. AtA koNatehI pustaka vAcale jAta nAhI. nusatI dhArmika pustake chApalI jAtAta. te mahArAja kAya mhaNatAta, mAjhyAnAvAne pustaka chApA. mahArAja svataHce nAva TAkatAta. svata:cyA dAdAguruce nAva TAkatAta. mhaNaje, he Amace AjobA hote, tyAMcyA AjobAMce AjobA va tyAMce AjobA... tithaparyaMta pohocatAta. lokAMnA kIrtI kamavAyacI Ahe. ANi tyAsAThI dharmAcI pustake chApatAta. dharmAcI pustake azI asalI pAhije kI, jJAna ApalyA upayogI vhAve. azI pustake asalI tara te lokAMsAThI upayogI TharatAta. azI pustake Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna chApalI gelI tara tI kAmAcI, nAhItara aseca bhaTakata rAhaNyAta kAya artha? ANi te suddhA sagaLe loka vAcatahI nAhI. ekadA vAcUna ThevUna detAta. parata kAhI vAcata nAhIta. are, ekadA suddhA saMpUrNa vAcata nAhI. lokAMnA upayogI paDela ase pustaka chApale tara AmacyA paizAMcA sadupayoga hoto ANi te suddhA puNya asela tevhAca nA. paise cAMgale asale tevhAca chApU zakato, nAhItara chApUhI zakata nAhI nA! tazA meLa basataca nAhI nA! paise tara yetIla ANi jAtIla. ANi kreDITa he nehamIca DebiTa jhAlyAzivAya rAhaNAra nAhI. tumacyA ithe kasA niyama Ahe ? kreDITaca hota rAhate kI DebiTa paNa hote? praznakartA : donhIkaDe Ahe. dAdAzrI : mhaNaje nehamI kreDITa-DebiTaca hota rAhate. praznakartA : teca jhAle pAhije. dAdAzrI : paNa tyAce dona mArga Aheta. DebiTa eka tara cAMgalyA mArgAne jAte kiMvA gaTArIta jAte, paNa yA paikI ekA mArgAne tara jAto. akhkhyA muMbaIce dhana gaTArItaca jAta Ahe. sagaLeca dhana gaTArIta jAte.... muMbaI mhaNaje puNyavaMtAMcI jatrA praznakartA : moThe-moThe dAna muMbaItaca hotAta. lAkho-karoDo rupaye dAnAta dile jAtAta. dAdAzrI : ho, paNa te sarva dAna tara kIrtIdAna Ahe. ANi kityeka cAMgalyA vastUhI Aheta. auSadhadAna hote, azA aneka cAMgalyA goSTI Aheta. mhaNaje itarahI bareca kAhI Ahe muMbaIta. praznakartA : tyA sarvAMnA lAbha miLato kI nAhI? dAdAzrI : puSkaLa lAbha miLato. te tara soData nAhI nA hA lAbha! paNa yA muMbaIta kevaDhe sAre dhana Ahe ? yA karaNA muLeca tara ithe kitItarI Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 17 ispitaLe Aheta! yA muMbaIce dhana bharapUra, samudrA evaDhe dhana Ahe. ANi jAte. te samudrAtaca praznakartA : muMbaItaca lakSmI prApta hote, tyAce kAraNa kAya ? dAdAzrI : muMbaItaca lakSmI prApta hote ? niyamaca asA Ahe kI muMbaIta uccAhUna ucca prakAracI vastU khecalI jAte. praznakartA : te bhUmice guNa Ahe ? dAdAzrI : bhUmiceca tara Ahe. muMbaIta sarvAta ucca vastU khecalyA jAtAta. miracyAhI uttama, mahAna puruSa, tehI muMbaItaca hotAta ANi sarvAta nIca, nAlAyaka mANase, te suddhA muMbaItaca hotAta. muMbaIta donhI kvaoNliTI asatAta. mhaNaje gAvAta jara he zodhAyalA jAla tara miLaNAra nAhI. praznakartA : muMbaIta samadRSTI asalele loka Aheta nA ? dAdAzrI : sagaLI puNyAvAnAMcI jatrA Ahe. ekA prakAre hI puNyavAnAMcI jatrAca Ahe. ANi sarva puNyavAna ekatra khecale jAtAta. muMbaIce loka sarvakAhI nibhAvUna ghetAta. te tase dusare kAhI karata nAhI. ANi svata:cyA pAyAvara dusar2yAcyA pAyAcA bUTa paDalA nA, tara plIja, plIja karatAta, mArata nAhI, ANi gAvAta tara mAratAta. mhaNUna he muMbaIce loka Devalapa ( vikasita ) mhaTale jAtAta. dhana cAlale gaTArIta lokAMce dhana gaTArItaca jAta Ahe nA. cAMgalyA mArgAne tara ekhAdyA puNyavAnAceca jAte nA! dhana gaTArIta jAte kA ? praznakartA : jAtaca Ahe nA sagaLe ? dAdAzrI : yA muMbaIcyA gaTArIta tara puSkaLa dhana, DhIgabhara dhana cAlale Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 dAna gele Ahe. nusatyA mohAce, mohAcA bAjAraca Ahe nA! jhapATyAne dhana nighUna jAte. dhanaca khoTe Ahe nA, dhana paNa khare nAhI. khare dhana asale tara te cAMgalyA mArgAne kharca hote. sadhyA saMpUrNa jagAce dhana gaTArIta jAta Ahe. yA gaTArIce pAIpa ruMda kele Ahe. te kazAsAThI, tara dhana jANyAsAThI jAgA pAhiIje nA? kamAvalele sarva dhana khAUna-piUna gaTArIta vAhUna jAte. eka paisAhI khar2yA mArgAvara jAta nAhI, ANi je paise kharca karatAta, kaoNlejamadhye dAna dile, amake dile te sarva igoijama (ahaMkAra) Ahe. igoijamazivAya paisA dilA jAIla tara to kharA mhaTalA jAto. bAkI he tara ahaMkArAlA poSaNa miLata rAhate; kIrtI miLata rAhate. ArAmAta! paNa kIrtI miLAlyAnaMtara tyAce phaLa miLate. maga tI kIrtI jevhA ulaTate tevhA kAya hote? apakIrtI hote. tevhA upAdhIca upAdhI hote. tyAaivajI kIrtIcI apekSAca ThevU naye. kIrtIcI apekSA ThevalI tara apakIrtI yeIla nA? jyAlA kIrtIcI apekSAca nAhI tyAlA apakIrtI yeIlaca kazI? cAMgalyA mArgAne kharca karA paise tara saMpatAtahI ANi ghaTakyAbharAta bharunahI nighatAta. cAMgalyA kAmAsAThI vATa baghU naye. cAMgalyA kAmAta kharca karA, nAhItara gaTArIta tara geleca Ahe lokAMce dhana. muMbaIta karoDo rupaye gaTarIta gele, lokAMce. gharAta kharca kelA paNa parakyAMsAThI kharca kelA nAhI to sarva gaTArIta gelA. tara AtA pazcAtApa karata Aheta. mI mhaNato kI gaTArIta gele, tevhA mhaNatAta kI, 'hoya, aseca jhAle.' maga murkhA! AdhIca sAvadha rahAyalA have hote nA? AtA parata yeIla tevhA sAvadha rahA. tevhA mhaNatIla, 'ho, AtA mAtra kaccA paDaNAra nAhI.' parata tara yeNAraca Ahe nA. dhana tara kamI jAsta hota rAhIla. kadhI dona varSa vAITa gele, tara parata pAca-sAta varSa cAMgale yetIla, ase cAlataca rAhate. paNa cAMgalyA mArgAne kharca kele te tara kAmI yeNAraca nA? tevaDheca Apale, bAkI sagaLe parake. Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna evaDhe sAre kamAvale, paNa kuThe gele ? gaTArIta !! dharmAsAThI dile ? tevhA mhaNAle te paise tara miLataca nAhI, goLA hotAca nAhI, tara deU kase ? tevhA dhana koThe gele? he tara koNa pikavato ANi koNa khAto ? jo kamAvato, tyAce dhana nAhI. jo kharca karato tyAce dhana. mhaNUna navIna ovaraDrAphTa pAThavAla tevaDhe tumace. nAhI pAThavale tara tumace tumhI baghA. dAna mhaNajeca peruna maga kApA 19 praznakartA : AtmA ANi dAna, yAMcA kAhIhI saMbaMdha nAhI, tara maga dAna karaNe Avazyaka Ahe kI nAhI ? dAdAzrI : dAna mhaNaje kAya, tara dilele gheNe. he jaga pratidhvanI svarupa Ahe. mhaNUna jase tumhI karAla tasA pratidhvanI aikAyalA miLela; tyAcyA vyAjAsakaTa miLela. mhaNUna tumhI dyA va ghyA. he sagaLe mAgacyA janmI dile, cAMgalyA kAryAsAThI paise kharca kele hote, ase je kele hote tyAce AmhAlA phaLa miLAle. ANi AtA parata tase kele nAhI, tara sagaLe dhuLIta jAIla. ApaNa zetAtUna cAraze maNa gahU tara ANale paNa tyAtale pannAsa maNa jara perAyalA gelo nAhI tara kAya hoNAra ? praznakartA : tara ugavaNAra nAhIta. dAdAzrI : ase Ahe he sarva, mhaNUna dyAve. tyAcA pratidhvanI umaTelaca, parata yeIla aneka paTIne yeIla. mAgatyA janmI dile hote mhaNUna tara amerikelA AlAta, nAhItara amerikelA yeNe sope Ahe kA ? kitI puNya kelele asate tevhA vimAnAta basAyalA miLate. kityeka lokAMnI tara vimAna baghitalele suddhA nAhI. lakSmI titheca parata yete pUrvI tumace ghara zrImaMta hote nA ? praznakartA : ase sagaLe pUrvakarmAce puNya ! Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 dAna dAdAzrI : kitItarI lokAMnA madata kelI asela tevhA lakSmI AmacyAkaDe yete, nAhItara lakSmI yeNAraca nAhI nA ! jyAlA gheNyAcIca icchA asela, tyAcyAkaDe lakSmI yeta nAhI. AlI tarI nighUna jAte, Tikata nAhI. kasehI karuna gheUca icchito, tyAcyAkaDe lakSmI yeta nAhI. lakSmI tara deNyAcI icchA asaNAr2yAMkaDeca yete. jo itarAMsAThI jhIjato, ThagalA jAto, nobilITI rAkhato, tethe yete. tazI lakSmI nighUna gelI ase vATate paNa yeUna parata tetheca ubhI rAhate. baghA, dAna deNyAce cukU nakA te tara yeIla tevhAca dile jAIla nA. ANi javaLa kAhI nasela tevhA manAta kAya vicAra karato mAhita Ahe ? jevhA mAjhyAjavaLa yetIla tevhA deUnaca TAkAyace Ahe. ANi Ale kI lageca thappI ekIkaDe ThevUna deto. manuSyAcA svabhAva kasA Ahe kI ase vATate. deUyA AtA, AtA mAjhyAkaDe dIDa lAkha Ahe. dona lAkha pUrNa hotIla tevhA deIna. ANi ase karata karata te rAhUna jAte. azA kAmAta tara DoLe miTUna deUna TAkale teca khare sone. praznakartA : dona lAkha jamA hotIla tevhA kharca karu, ase mhaNaNArA manuSya ase mhaNata mhaNataca nighUna gelA tara ? dAdAzrI : to nighUnahI jAIla ANi rAhUnahI jAIla. rAhilA tarI kAhI hoU zakata nAhI. jIvAcA svabhAvaca asA Ahe. jevhA nasatIla tevhA mhaNela, 'mAjhyAkaDe yetIla tara malA lagecaca dyAyace Ahe. ' Ale kI lagecaca dyAyace Ahe. ANi jevhA yetAta tevhA hI mAyA tyAlA goMdhaLUna TAkate. AtA samajA ekhAdyA mANasAne sATha hajAra rupaye parata nAhI kele, tevhA mhaNela, cAlela AtA. calA je kAhI asela te paNa mAjhyA nazIbAta navhate. tethe paise suTatAta, paNa yethe suTata nAhIta. manuSyAcA svabhAvaca asA Ahe. mAyA tyAlA guraphaTUna TAkate. tyAta tara himmata kelI taraca dile Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 21 jAtAta. mhaNUna AmhI ase mhaNato kI, 'kAhItarI kara' maga tyAlA mAyA guraphaTavata nAhI. phula nAhI, tara phulAcI pAkaLI! phakta ekA boTAcA AdhAra deNyAcIca garaja Ahe, ANi tehI ApApalyA kSamatenusAra. AjArI mANasAlAhI asA AdhArAcA hAta lAvaNyAsa kAya harakata Ahe ? kharA dAnavIra kadhIhI kamI paData nAhI tyAce nAva lakSmI. khor2yAne upasUna upasUna dharmAsAThI dAna deta rAhile, tarIhI kamI paData nAhI tyAlA lakSmI mhaNatAta. he tara dharmAta dile tara bArA mahinyAta dona divasa dile asela, tyAsa lakSmI mhaNataca nAhI. eka dAnavIra zeTha hote. tyAMce nAva dAnavIra kase paDale ? tyAMcyAkaDe piDhyAMpAsUna dhana dileca jAta hote. khor2yAne upasUnaca deta asata. jo yeIla tyAlA deta. Aja amakA AlA kI malA mulIce lagna karAyace Ahe, tara tyAlA dile. koNAlA dona hajArAMcI garaja asela tara tyAlA dile. sAdhU-saMtAsAThI jAgA banavalI hotI ANi tethe sAdhUsaMtAcyA bhojanAcI vyavasthA kelI. arthAt jabaradasta dAna cAlata ase, mhaNUna tara dAnavIra mhaNUna oLakhale gele. he sAre AmhI pAhile hote. pratyekAlA deta rAhata ANi tase tase dhana vADhata hote. dhanAcA svabhAva kasA Ahe ? ekhAdyA cAMgalyA ThikANI dAna dile tara phAraca vADhate, asA dhanAcA svabhAva Ahe. ANi jara khise kApale tara tumacyA gharI kAhIhI uraNAra nAhI. yA sagaLyA vyApAr2yAMnA goLA karuna tyAMnA AmhI vicArale kI bhAU ! kase kAya cAlale Ahe ? ba~keta dona hajAra tara asatIla nA ? tevhA mhaNatIla sAheba varSabharAta lAkha rupaye Ale paNa hAtAta kAhIhI rAhile nAhI. mhaNUnaca azI mhaNa Ahe kI corAcI AI koThIta toMDa ghAlUna raDate. koThIta kAhIca nasate tevhA raDaNAraca nA! lakSmIcA pravAha dAna Ahe; ANi jo saccA dAnI Ahe to sAhajikaca ekasparTa(huzAra ) asato. to tyA manuSyAlA baghUnaca samajUna Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna jAto kI hA bhAU jarA asAca Ahe. mhaNUna to mhaNela kI bhAU, mulIcyA lagnAsAThI nagada paise miLaNAra nAhI, tulA je kapaDelatte have asela, ANakhI je kAhI have asela te sarva gheUna jA. ANi mhaNela kI mulIlA yethe gheUna ye. maga mulIlA kapaDe-dAgine sagaLe deNAra. nAtevAIkAMnA miThAI ApalyA gharuna pAThavUna sagaLA vyavahAra sAMbhALUna gheNAra. paNa samajUna jAtAta kI hA bezarma Ahe. rokha paise hAtAta deNyA lAyaka nAhI. mhaNaje dAna deNArehI phAra eksparTa asatAta. dAna koNAlA dyAve? tumhI garibAlA paise dile ANi naMtara tapAsa kelA tara kaLela kI tyAMcyAjavaLa tara pAUNa lAkha rupaye asatIla. kAraNa te loka garibIcyA nAvAkhAlI paise goLA karatAta. sagaLA vyApAraca cAlato. dAna tara kuThe dyAve? tara je loka mAgata nAhI ANi AtalyA Ata du:khI hota rAhatAta; ANi dabUna dabUna cAlatAta, je sAmAnya loka Aheta, tethe dyAyace Ahe. tyA madhmamavargIya lokAMnA phAra samasyA Aheta. dAna, samajadArIpUrvaka ekA mANasAcyA manAta jJAna jhAle. kAya jJAna jhAle? he loka thaMDIne marata asatIla. ithe gharAtahI thaMDIta rAhavale jAta nAhI. are himavarSA hoNAra Ahe ANi yA phuTapAtha vara rAhaNAr2yAMce kAya hoIla? ase tyAlA jJAna jhAle, he ekA prakArace jJAnaca mhaNAve nA! jJAna jhAle ANi tyAcA yoga cAMgalA hotA. ba~keta paisA hotA, mhaNUna zaMbhara savvAze kAMbaLyA gheUna AlA, halakyA kvaoNliTIce. ANi dusar2yA divazI pahATe cAra vAjatA jAUna sagaLyAMnA pAMgharuNa ghAtale, te loka jethe jhopale hote tethe jAUna pAMgharuNa ghAtale. pAca-sAta divasAnaMtara to tethe parata gelA tara kAMbaLyAbimbaLyA kAhI disata navhatyA, kAraNa sagaLyA navIna kAMbaLyA. vikUna paise miLavale tyA lokAMnI! mhaNUna mI mhaNato kI ase deUca naye. ase dile jAte kA kadhI? Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 23 tyAMnA tara ravivAracyA bAjArAta june kAMbaLe miLatAta nA, te ANUna dyA. maga te tara koNI bApahI tyAMcyAkaDUna vikata gheU zakata nAhI. ApaNa tyAMcyAsAThI sattara rupayAMce bajeTa Thevale asela tara sattara rupayAMce eka kAMbaLe ANaNyA aivajI, sattara rupayAMce june tIna miLata asatIla tara tIna dyAve. tIna pAMgharuna jhopUna jA, maga koNI bApahI gheNArA miLaNAra nAhI. arthAt yA kALAta dAna dyAyace asela tara phAra samajUna umajUna dyAve. paisA mULAtaca svabhAvAne khoTA Ahe. dAna deNyAsAThIhI phAra vicAra karAla tevhA dAna deU zakAla, nAhItara dAnahI deU zakaNAra nAhI. pUrvI kharA rupayA hotA nA, tevhA jethe deU tethe khare dAnaca hota ase. AtA nagada rupayA deU zakata nAhI, paNa kuThUnahI khANyAcI vastU vikata gheUna vATAvI. miThAI ANalI tara miThAI vATAvI. miThAIce paeNkeTa dile tara te miThAIvAlyAlA mhaNatIla hyAcI ardhI kiMmata deUna TAka. AtA yA jagAce kAya karAve ? ApaNa ArAmAta civaDA Ahe, kuramure Aheta, sapharacaMda Ahe, ase sarva, ANi bhajI ANUna tI tyAMnA toDUna vATAvI. ghe bhAU! tyAta kAya harakata Ahe ? ANi he dahI gheUna jA, bhajI azI toDUna kA dilI? ase vicArale tara tyAlA zaMkA yeU naye mhaNUna dahI paNa sobata gheUna jA, mhaNaje tujhyAsAThI dahIvaDe banatIla. are! paNa kAya karAve maga ? ase kAhItarI tara asAve nA ? yAcA tara kAhI pAra yeIla ase nAhI. ho, ANi mAgAyalA yetIla tevhA paNa dyA. paNa nagada deU nakA; nAhItara durupayoga hota Ahe hyA sagaLyAcA. ApalyA dezAtaca he ase Ahe. jagAta yA iMDiyana pajhalalA (bhAratIya koDyAlA) koNI soDavU zakata nAhI. he kase ? he kAya Ahe ? he koDe soDavAyalA pAThavA kI bhAU, he AmacyAkaDe ase kAya Ahe ? kAMbaLyA dAnAta dilyA hotyA tyA kuThe gelyA ? tyA zodhUna kADhA. tevhA te mhaNatIla kI sI.AI.DI lA bolavA. are, he sI. AI.DI. ce kAma nAhI. AmhI tara he sI. AI.DI. zivAyahI pakaDUna TAkU. hI iMDiyana pajhala Ahe. tumacyAkaDUna solva hoNAra nAhI. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 dAna tumacyA dezAta sI.AI.DI.kaDUna pakaDavUna ANatA. AmacyA dezAta loka kAya karatAta te sarva AmhI sarva jANato re bAbA! dusar2yA divazI jAUna baghA vyApAr2yAkaDe. tevhA paizAta barakata kevhA yeIla? kAhI niyama asale pAhije kiMvA nItI asalI pAhije. sAdhAraNa tara asalIca pAhije nA? kALa jarA vicitra Ahe, tevhA sAdhAraNa nItI tara asalIca pAhije nA? aseca kAhI cAlate kA? sagaLe vikUna khAtAta, tevhA paizyAMsAThI mulIMnA dekhIla vikalyA. ithaparyaMta pohocaleta te zevaTI! are, ase karu naye. dAna detAMnA nagadI rupaye deU naye. tyAlA menTenansa (vyavasthApanA) sAThI madata karAvI. kAma-dhaMdyAvara caDhavAve. hiMsaka manuSyAlA rupaye dile tara to jAsta hiMsA karela. dAna, paraMtu upayogapUrvaka paisA kharca hoUna jAIla, azI jAgRtI TheUca naye. jyA veLI jo kharca hoIla te khare. mhaNUnaca paisA kharca karAyalA sAMgitale, jeNe karuna lobha suTela va vAraMvAra deU zakU. upayoga tIca jAgRtI Ahe. AmhI zubha kArya karu, dAna deU, te dAna kase? tara jAgRtIpUrvakace kI lokAMce kalyANa hovo. kIrtI, nAma, AmhAlA prApta hovo tyAsAThI nAhI. mhaNUna gupta rupAne deta asato. he jAgRtIpUrvakace mhaTale jAIla nA? yAlAca upayoga mhaNatAta ANi dusare tara, tyAMce nAva chApale nAhI tara dusar2yAMdA dAna deta nAhIta. ase Ahe, zubhamArgAtahI jAgRtI kevhA mAnalI jAIla? yA janmAta va dusar2yA janmAta lAbhadAyI Tharela, ase zubha asela tevhA tI jAgRtI mhaNavate. nAhItara, to dAna karata asela, sevA karata asela paNa tyAlA puDhacI jAgRtI AjibAta rAhata nasate. jAgRtIpUrvaka sagaLyA kriyA kelyA Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna tara puDhacyA janmAce hita hoIla, nAhItara sarva jhopeta jAIla. he je dAna dile te sagaLe jhopeta gele. jAgRta avastheta cAra ANe jarI gele tarI phAra jhAle. dAna dile va AtUna ithalyA kIrtIcI icchA asela, tara sagaLe jhopeta gele samajAve. puDhacyA janmAcyA hitAsAThI je dAna ithe dile jAte to jAgRta mhaTalA jAto. hitAhItace bhAna mhaNaje svataHce hita kazAta Ahe va svata:ce ahita kazAta Ahe tyApramANe jAgRtI asaNe te! puDhacyA janmAcA kAhI ThikANA nasela ANi ithe dAna deta asela tyAlA jAgRta kase mhaNAve? ase aMtarAya paDatAta hA bhAU koNAlA dAna deta asela, tethe koNI buddhIvAna mhaNela kI, are, yAlA kA detAya? tevhA to bhAU mhaNela, 'AtA deU dyA nA, garIba Ahe.' ase mhaNUna dAna deto ANi to garIba gheto. paNa to buddhivAna jo bolalA tyAmuLe tyAne aMtarAya TAkalA. mhaNUna maga tyAlA tyAcyA duHkhAtahI koNI dAtA bheTaNAra nAhI. jithe svataH aMtarAya TAkato, tyAca jAgevara to aMtarAya kAma karato. praznakartA : vANIne aMtarAya TAkale nasela, paNa manAne aMtarAya TAkale asatIla tara? dAdAzrI : manAne TAkalelyA aMtarAyAcA jAsta pariNAma hoto. te tara dusar2yA janmAta pariNAma karatAta. ANi he vANIne bolalelyAcA pariNAma yA janmAta hoto. vANI nighAlI kI nagadI jhAle, kaeNza jhAle. mhaNUna maga phaLa suddhA nagada yete ANi manAne je citraNa kele te tara puDhacyA janmI rupaka hoUna yeNAraca. ANi ase dUra hotAta aMtarAya praznakartA : arthAt azI jAgRtI ThevAvI kI thoDAsA paNa ulaTasulaTa vicAra karu naye. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 dAna dAdAzrI : ase hoNe zakya nAhI. ase vicAra AlyAzivAya rAhaNAraca nAhI. tyAMnA ApaNa miTavUna TAkU, teca Apale kAma. ase vicAra yeU naye ase ApaNa Tharavale, to nizcaya mAnalA jAto. paraMtu vicAraca yeNAra nAhI, ase tethe cAlata nAhI. vicAra tara yetIla paNa baMdha paDaNyApUrvI tyAMnA miTavUna TAkAve. tumhAlA vicAra AlA kI 'yAlA dAna dyAyace nAhI.' paraMtu tumhAlA jJAna dile Ahe tevhA tumhAlA jAgRtI yeIla kI mI madhye aMtarAya kA TAkale ? maga tyAlA tumhI ase miTavUna TAkatA. patra posTAta TAkaNyApUrvI tyAlA miTavUna TAkale tara harakata nAhI nA! paNa te tara jJAnAzivAya koNI miTavata nAhI nA, ajJAnI tara miTavataca nAhI nA ? ulaTa ApaNa tyAlA ase vicArale kI asA ulaTa vicAra kA kelA? tyAvara to, mhaNela kI ase tara karAyalAca have hote, yAta tumhAlA samajaNAra nAhI. azA prakAre tyAlA ulaTa duppaTa karuna jADa karato. ahaMkAra asA veDepaNAca karato, nukasAna karato, tyAceca nAva ahaMkAra. svataHca svataHcyA pAyAvara kur2hADI mArato, tyAce nAva ahaMkAra. AtA tara ApaNa pazcAtApa karuna sagaLe miTavU zakato ANi manAta nizcaya karAvA kI ase bolU naye. ANi he je bolalo 'tyA baddala kSamA mAgato' tara sarva miTUna jAIla. kAraNa he patra ajUna posTAta gelele nAhI. tyA agodaraca ApaNa parivartana karuna TAkAve kI pUrvI AmhI manAta jo vicAra kelA hotA kI dAna nAhI dile pAhije to vicAra khoTA Ahe, paNa AtA AmhI vicAra karato kI ' he dAna karaNe cAMgale Ahe.' mhaNUna pUrvIce tumace miTUna jAIla. dAna karaNe, lokAMvara upakAra karaNe, oblAIjiMga necara ThevaNe, lokAMcI sevA karaNe, yA sarvAlA rileTIva dharma mhaTale Ahe. tyAta puNya bAMdhale jAte. ANi zivyA dilyAne, mArAmArI karaNyAne, luTaNyAne pApa bAMdhale jAte. puNya ANi pApa jethe Aheta tethe riyala dharma nAhIca. pApapuNyarahita dharma he riyala dharma Ahe. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 27 pAcavA hissA parakyAMsAThI praznakartA : puDhacyA janmAcyA puNyAcyA upArjanAsAThI yA janmAta kAya karAve? dAdAzrI : yA janmAta jo paisA yeIla tyAcA pAcavA hissA devaLAta devAjavaLa deUna TAkAve kiMvA lokAMcyA sukhAsAThI kharca karAvA. tyAmuLe tevaDhA tarI ovharaDrAphTa tethe pohocalA! he mAgacyA janmAce ovaraDrAphTaca tara upabhogata AhAta. yA janmAce je puNya Ahe, te puDhe yeIla naMtara. AtAcI kamAI puDhe cAlela. rivAja, devAsAThIca dharmAta dAna yA mAravADI lokAMkaDe jAto tevhA tyAMnA vicArato kI, 'vyApAra kasA cAlata Ahe ?' tevhA mhaNela, 'dhaMdA tara cAMgalA cAlalA Ahe.' 'maga phAyadA vagaire?' tevhA mhaNela, 'dona-cAra lAkha tarI Ahe.''devAkaDe dAna detA?' 'vIsa paMcavIsa Takke deta asato tethe, daravarSI.' tyAMce kAya mhaNaNe kI zetAta perAla tara dANe nighatIla nA? peralyAzivAya dANe ghyAyalA kase jAU? peraleca nAhI, tara? yA mAravaDyAkaDe hIca paddhata Ahe kI devAcyA kAmAsAThI dyAyace. jJAnadAnAsAThI, devAsAThI, azA sarva ThikANI dAna dyAyace paNa itara ThikANI nAhI, hAyaskUlamadhye kiMvA hyAlA, tyAlA, te nAhI. basa heca eka. devaLAta kI garibAMnA praznakartA : AmhI devaLAta gelo hoto nA, tara tethe loka karoDo rupaye dagaDAmAge kharca karatAta. ANi deva tara mhaNatAta kI he jivaMta aMtaryAmI je pratyeka jIva mAtrAta virAjamAna Ahe. tara jivaMta lokAMnA dhamakAvatAta, tyAMnA chaLatAta ANi yethe dagaDacyA mUrtImAge karoDo rupaye kharca karatAta, ase kA? dAdAzrI : ho, lokAMnA chaLatAta bicAr2yAMnA! krodha-mAna-mAyAlobhAcyA nirbaLatemuLe tyAMnA satAvatAta nA! Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna ase Ahe, he je paise kamavAyalA nighatAta nA, jarI cAMgalyA prakAre ghara cAlata asale tarI paise kamavAyalA nighatAta. tevhA ApalyAlA he nAhI kA samajata kI he svataHcyA koTA vyatirikta jAsta koTA miLavaNyAsAThI phirata Aheta. jagAta tara sarvAMcA koTA samAna Ahe. paNa hA lobhI Ahe jo jAstIcA koTA gheUna jAto. mhaNUnaca tyA kAhI lokAMcyA vATyAlA yetaca nAhI. ANi te suddhA aseca thApA mAruna miLata nAhI, tara te puNyAneca miLate. tevhA puNya jAsta kele, mhaNUna AtA AmacyAkaDe dhana Ale, ANi te dhana parata ApaNa kharca karuna TAkato. AmhAlA vATate kI he tara jamA hota rAhile Ahe. kharca kele tara DiDakzana (kamI) hoU zakela nA? puNya jamA tara hoUnaca jAte, paNa te DiDakzana karaNyAcI rIta tara jANUna ghetalI pAhije nA? arthAt loka maMdira vagaire banavatAta, barobara karatAta. tyAMnA cAvI havI. tyAMnA darzana thoDIca karAyace Ahe. te jethe darzana karAyalA jAtAta, tethe tyAMnA lAja vATU naye ase tyAMnA pAhije. jivaMta mANasAMsamora tyAMnA lAja vATate paNa mUrtIcyA samora tara tumhI mhaNAla tase to nAcela suddhA! nAcata rAhato ekaTAca! paNa jIvaMtAMsamora tyAlA lAja vATate. yA mUrtyA jIvaMta nAhIta nA. ANi jIvaMtAMsamora kAhI hoU zakata nAhI. ANi jIvaMtAMsamora jara kele tara tyAce kalyANaca hoUna jAIla, paramakalyANa hoIla, AtyaMtika kalyANa hoIla. paNa azI zakti nasate nA! ase puNyahI nasate! devAjavaLa je ThevAla nA, te sagaLe niSkAma nAhI, sakAma Ahe. he devA, mulAcyA gharI mulagA vhAvA! mAjhA mulagA pAsa vhAvA. gharI mhAtArA bApa Ahe tyAlA pakSAghAta jhAlA Ahe, to barA vhAvA, tyAsAThI donaze eka Thevato. paNa AtA yethe tara koNa ThevaNAra? AmacA asA koNatA kArakhAnA Ahe kA? ANi ithe gheNArahI koNa Ahe kI to Thevela? Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 29 tI paNa hiMsAca praznakartA : vyApArI naphA jAsta karatAta, ekhAdA udyogapatI kiMvA vyApArI mehanatIcyA tulanene kamI majurI detAta kiMvA vinA mehanatIcI jI kAhI kamAI hota asela, tara tI hiMsAkhorI mhaTalI jAte kA? dAdAzrI : tI sarva hiMsAkhorIca Ahe. praznakartA : AtA jara kA to phukaTacI kamAI karela ANi dhana dharmAsAThI kharca karela tara tI koNatyA prakAracI hiMsA mhaTalI jAte? dAdAzrI : jitakA paisA dharmakAryAsAThI kharca kelA, jitakA tyAga kelA, titakA kamI doSa lAgato. jitake paise to kamavato, samajA lAkha rupaye kamavale va tyAtIla aiMzI hajArAcA davAkhAnA banavalA tara titakyA rupayAMcI jabAbadArI tyAlA rAhilI nAhI. vIsa hajArAcIca jabAbadArI rAhilI. mhaNaje te cAMgale Ahe, cukIce nAhI. praznakartA : loka lakSmI jamA karuna ThevatAta, tI hiMsA mhaTalI jAIla kI nAhI? dAdAzrI : hiMsAca jhAlI tI. jamA karuna ThevaNe tI hiMsA Ahe. dusar2yAMcyA kAmI lAgata nAhI nA! jase yetAta tase jAtAta he tara devAcyA nAvAvara, dharmAcyA nAvAvara sagaLe cAlata Ahe. praznakartA : dAna karaNArA manuSya tara ase mAnato kI mI tara zraddhene dile Ahe. paNa jyAlA kharca karAyace Ahe to kase kharca karato, te AmhAlA kase kaLela? dAdAzrI : paNa he tara Amace paise khoTe asatIla tara cukIcyA mArgAne jAtIla. jitake dhana khoTe titake vAITa mArgAne jAte ANi dhana jitake cAMgale asela titake cAMgalyA mArgAne jAte. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 dAna airaNacI corI, suI ce dAna praznakartA : bareca jaNa ase mhaNatAta kI dAna kele tara devatA banato, te khare Ahe kAya ? dAdAzrI : dAna kele, tarI narakAta jAtIla, ase paNa loka Ahe. kAraNa te dAna koNAcyA tarI dabAvAta yeUna karatAta. ase Ahe kI AtA yA duSamakALAta lokAMjavaLa dAna deU zakU azI lakSmIca nasate. duSama kALAtIla jI lakSmI Ahe tI tara aghora kartavyAcI lakSmI Ahe. mhaNUna jara tyAce dAna dile tara ulaTa nukasAna hote. tarIpaNa jara ApaNa koNI du:khI manuSyAlA dile, dAna deNyAaivajI tyAcI samasyA dUra karaNyAsAThI kAhI kele tara cAMgale Ahe. dAna tara nAva kamavaNyAsAThI karatAta, tyAlA kAya artha ? upAzI asela tara khAyalA dyA, kapaDe nasatIla tara kapaDe dyA. bAkI yA kALAta dAna deNyAsAThI rupaye kuThUna ANAve ? tithe sagaLyAta cAMgale tara dAna-bIna deNyAcI garaja nAhI. svata:ce vicAra cAMgale karA. dAna deNyAsAThI dhana kuThUna ANAve ? khare dhana Aleca nAhI nA! ANi khare dhana saraplasa rAhataca (urataca) nAhI. he je moThe moThe dAna detAta nA, te sarva khAtyA bAherace, varace dhana Ale Ahe, te Ahe. tarIpaNa je dAna detAta tyAMcyAsAThI cukIce nAhI. kAraNa vAITa margAne miLavale va cAMgalyA mArgAne dile, tarI paNa madheca pApApAsUna mukta tara jhAle ! zetAta bI perale gele, mhaNUna ugavale ANi tevaDhe tarI phaLa miLAle. praznakartA : bhaktipadAMmadhye eka oLa Ahe nA, kI dANacorI karaNAre suIdAnAne suTU icchitAta. tara tethe eke ThikANI dANacorI (cukIcyA mArgAne khUpa sAre dhana kamAvaNe, taskarI) kelI ANi dusar2yA ThikANI dAna kele, tara tyAne tevaDhe tarI prApta kele nA ? ase mhaNU zakato ? dAdAzrI : nAhI, prApta jhAle ase nAhI mhaNavata. tI tara narakAta jANyAcI nizANI mhaTalI jAIla. to tara niyata cora Ahe. dANacorAne Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 31 ( taskarAne ) corI kelI ANi suIce dAna dile. tyA aivajI dAna nAhI dile paNa saraLa rAhilA tarI bare. ase Ahe nA, kI sahA mahinyAcI jelacI zikSA barI, madhye dona divasa bAgeta gheUna jAtIla, tyAcA kAya artha ? he tara kAya sAMgU icchitA kI hA sagaLA kALA bAjAra, taskarI vagaire kelI ANi naMtara pannAsa hajAra dAna dile, jeNe karuna svataHce nAva kharAba disU naye, svataH ce kAma bighaDU naye, mhaNUna dAna detAta, yAlAca suIce dAna mhaNatAta. praznakartA : mhaNaje ase sAtvika tara AtA nAhIta nA ? dAdAzrI : ase saMpUrNa sAtvikatecI AzA tara ThevUca zakata nAhI nA! paNa he tara koNAsAThI Ahe, kI je moThe loka karoDo kamavatAta ANi ekIkaDe lAkha rupayAMce dAna detAta. te kazAsAThI ? tara svata:ce nAva kharAba hoU naye. yA kALAtaca ase suIce dAna cAlate. he khUpa samajaNyAsArakhe Ahe. dusare loka dAna detAta, tyAtIla kAhI sadagRhasthahI asatAta. sAdhAraNa paristhitIce asatAta. te loka dAna detAta tyAta harakata nAhI. he tara suIce dAna deUna svataHce nAva bighaDU deta nAhI. Apale nAva jhAkaNyAsAThI kapaDe badalUna TAkatAta! phakta dikhAvyAsAThI ase dAna detAta ! AtA tara dhanadAna detAta kI ghetAta? ANi dAna je detAta te tara 'misA'ce (taskarIce). te dhana puNya bAMdhate praznakartA: dona naMbaracyA paizAMce dAna dile, tara te nAhI cAlaNAra? dAdAzrI : dona naMbarace dAna cAlaNAra nAhI. paNa tarIhI koNI manuSya upAzI marata asela ANi tyAlA dona naMbarace dAna dile tara tyAlA khANyAsAThI tara cAlela nA ? dona naMbaracyA paizAta thoDyAzyA kAyadezIra Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna aDacaNI yetAta. paNa dusarI kuThalI harakata nAhI. te dhana ApaNa jara haoNTelavAlyAlA dile tara to gheNAra kI nAhI? praznakartA : gheNAra. dAdAzrI : ho, to vyavahAra suruca hoto. praznakartA : hallIcyA kALAta dharmAta dona naMbaracA paisA Ahe, to kharca hoto, tara tyAne puNya prApta hote kAya? dAdAzrI : nakkIca hote nA, tyAne tevaDhA tyAga kelA nA! svataH javaLa AlelyA paizAMcA tyAga kelA nA! paNa tyAta maga hetUnusAra puNya bAMdhale jAte. hetU asela tyAnusAra. paise dile, tI ekaca goSTa baghitalI jAta nAhI. paizAMcA tyAga kelA he nirvivAda Ahe. bAkI paisA kuThUna AlA? hetU kAya Ahe? he sarva vajA-berIja hota-hota je bAkI rAhate te tyAce. tyAMcA hetU kAya, tara sarakAra gheUna jAIla tyApekSA yetheca deUna TAkA nA! nirapekSa luTavA praznakartA : oNna ce paise bhale kharca hota asatIla, paNa tarI dharmAcI dhvajA lAgateca kI dharmAcyA nAvAvara kharca kele. dAdAzrI : ho paNa dharmAcyA nAvAvara kharca kele tara cAMgale Ahe. paNa oNnacyA nAvAne karatAta. kAraNa oNna hA moThA gunhA nAhI. 'oNna' mhaNaje kAya kI sarakArI TaeNksa jo Ahe, to lokAMnA jaDa jAto, kI tumhI AmacyA apekSepekSA jAsta AkArAtAya mhaNUna he loka lapavatAta. praznakartA : kAhItarI prApta karaNyAcyA apekSene je dAna karata, tyAcI paNa zAstrAta manAI nAhI. tyAcI niMdA kelelI nAhI.. dAdAzrI : azI apekSA ThevalI nAhI tara uttama Ahe, apekSA ThevalI tara te dAna nirmUla jhAle, satvahIna jhAlele mhaTale jAte. pAcaca rupaye dyA paNa apekSerahIta dyA. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 33 te Ahe kemophleja sArakhe praznakartA : dona naMbaracA jo paisA Ahe, to jethe jAIla tethe gaDabaDa hote kI nAhI? dAdAzrI : pUrNa madata nAhI karata, AmacyA yethe paNa yetAta, paNa te kitI asatAta? dahA te paMdharA Takke, paNa jAsta yeta nAhIta. praznakartA : dharmAta madata karata nAhI kA? jithe jAIla tithe madata nAhI hota tevaDhI? dAdAzrI : madata karata nAhI. tase disatAMnA madata kelelI disate, paNa naMtara asta vhAyalA veLa lAgata nAhI. he sagaLe vaoNra kvaoNliTIce sTrakcara. vaoNra kvaoNliTIce sTrakcara bAMdhale sagaLe! ApaNa pAhile nA! he sarva kemophleja (soMga) Ahe. kemophleja pAhUna manAta kAya khuza vhAve? zreSThI-zeTTI-seTha-zaTha pUrvIcyA kALAta, tyAveLI dAnavIra asata. dAnavIra tara mana-vacanakAyecI ekatA asela taraca janmAlA yetAta, ANi tyAMnA bhagavaMtAMnI zreSThI mhaTale hote. tyA zreSThIMnA AtA madrAsamadhye zeTTI mhaNatAta. apabhraMza hotahota zreSThI ce zeTTI jhAle tethe. ANi teca ApalyA yethe apabhraMza hota hota 'zeTha' jhAle Ahe. ekA milacyA seThajIkaDe mI tyAMcyA sekreTarIzI bolata hoto, mI vicArale, zeTha kadhI yeNAra? dusar2yA gAvI gele kA te? to mhaNAlA cArapAca divasa lAgatIla. naMtara malA mhaNAlA, jarA mAjhI goSTa aikA, mI mhaNAlo 'ho bhAU.' tara to mhaNAlA varacI mAtrA kADhUna TAkaNyAsArakhe Ahe. mI tyAlA samajAvale kI, 'AtA tU pagAra khAtosa, toparyaMta bolU nakosa.' bAkI mAtrA kADhalI tara zeSa kAya urale? praznakartA : 'zaTha' urale. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 dAna dAdAzrI : paNa tarI ApaNa ase bolU naye, azI dainA jhAlI Ahe. kase jagaDuzA vagaire sagaLe zeTha jhAle hote. te sarva zeTha mhaNavata hote. jasA bhAva, tase phaLa kityekAMnA dAna dyAyace nasate, tyAMcyA manAta nasate paNa te vANIne mhaNatAta kI malA dyAyace Ahe, ANi vartanAta hI tase ThevatAta ANi detAtahI. paraMtu manAta dyAyace nasalyAmuLe phaLa miLata nAhI. praznakartA: dAdAjI, ase kA hote ? dAdAzrI : eka manuSya manAne deto, kAraNa tyAcyAkaDe tevaDhI soya nAhI ANi vANIne to ase bolato kI malA dyAyace Ahe paNa mI deU zakata nAhI. tyAce phaLa tyAlA puDhacyA janmI miLate, kAraNa te dilyAsArakheca Ahe. devAne svIkAra kelA. ardhA lAbha tara jhAlAca. devaLAta jAUna ekA manuSyAne ekaca rupayA ThevalA dusar2yA ekA zeThane eka hajAra rupaye dAnAta dile, te pAhUna tumacyA manAta Ale kI are, mAjhyAjavaLa asate tara mI paNa dile asate. te tumace tethe jamA hotAta. tumacyAjavaLa nAhIta, mhaNUna tumacyAkaDUna dile jAta nAhI. yethe tara dile tyAcI kiMmata nAhI, bhAvanecI kiMmata Ahe. vItarAgAMce vijJAna Ahe. ANi jo deNArA Ahe, tyAce kevhA kitItarI paTa hoIla. paNa te kase? tara jevhA manApAsUna dyAyace Ahe, vANIne dyAyace Ahe, vartanAne dyAyace Ahe, ase asela tara tyAce phaLa tara yA jagAta kAya nasela te vicArA. AtA tara sagaLe mhaNatIla, tyA amakyAmuLe malA dyAve lAgale, nAhItara mI dile nasate. tyA sAhebAne dabAva ghAtalA mhaNUna malA dyAve lAgale. mhaNUna maga tethe tumace jamAhI taseca hote baraM kA? te tara ApaNa manApAsUna, rAjIkhuzIne dilele kAmI yete. ase karatAta kA loka ? ase kuNAcyA dabAvAmuLe detAta ? praznakartA : ho, ho ! Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 35 dAdAzrI : are kityeka tara ApalA rubAba jamavaNyAsAThI detAta. nAva, svataHcI abru vADhaviNyAsAThI detAta. manAta tara ase asate, kI jAU dyA nA! deNyAsArakhe tara nAhI, paNa Amace vAITa disela, tevhA maga tase phaLa miLate. he sarva jase citrita karatAta tase phaLa miLate. ANi ekhAdyA manuSyAjavaLa paise nasatIla paNa tarI 'mAjhyAjavaLa asate tara mI dile asate.' ase mhaNela, tyAlA kase phaLa miLate? sthULa karma-sUkSma karma ekA zeThane pannAsa hajAra rupayAMce dAna dile. tyAvara tyAcyA mitrAne tyAMnA vicArale, itake sAre rupaye dile? tevhA zeTha mhaNAle, 'mI tara eka paisA paNa deNAr2yA paikI nAhI.' he tara meyaracyA dabAvAmuLe malA dyAve lAgale; AtA yAce phaLa yethe kAya miLela? pannAsa hajArAMce dAna kele te sthULa karma, tara tyAce phaLa zeThajIlA ithalyA itheca miLela, loka vAha-vAha karatIla, kIrti gAtIla, ANi zeThajIne Ata sUkSma karmamadhye kAya cArja kele? tevhA mhaNe eka paisA paNa deNAr2yA paikI nAhI mI tyAce phaLa puDhacyA janmI miLela, mhaNUna maga puDhacyA janmI zeTha eka paisA suddhA dAna deU zakaNAra nAhI. AtA azI bArIka goSTa koNAcyA lakSAta yeIla? maga tetheca dusarA ekhAdA garIba rAhata asela, tyAcyAkaDe suddhA heca loka dAna gheNyAsAThI gele. tevhA to garIba manuSya kAya sAMgato kI, 'mAjhyAkaDe tara AtA pAcaca rupaye Aheta. he sagaLeca ghyA. paNa mAjhyAkaDe jara AtA pAca lAkha asate tara mI te sagaLecyA sagaLe tumhAlA dile asate,' ase to manApAsUna mhaNato. AtA tyAne pAcaca rupaye dile, te DiscArjamadhye karmaphaLa Ale. paNa Ata sUkSmamadhye kAya cArja kele? pAca lAkha rupaye deNyAce. mhaNUna puDhacyA janmI to pAca lAkha deU zakela, DiscArja hoIla tevhA. eka manuSya nehamI dAna karata asato, dharmAcI bhakti karata asato, maMdirAta paise deta asato, divasabhara ase sarva dharma karata asela, tyAlA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 dAna jaga kAya mhaNela kI hA dharmiSTha Ahe. AtA tyA mANasAcyA manAta kAya asate kI paise kase goLA karu? ANi kase te upabhogU ? manAtuna tara tyAlA binahakkAcI lakSmI haDapa karaNyAcI phAra icchA hota asate. binahakkAce viSaya bhogaNyAsahI to tayAra asato. mhaNUna bhagavaMta tyAcA eka paisAhI jamA karata nAhIta. tyAce kAya kAraNa? kAraNa heca kI te sagaLe sthULa karma Ahe. ANi tyA sthULa karmAce phaLa ithalyA itheca miLate. loka yA sthULa karmAlAca puDhacyA janmAce karma mAnatAta. paNa tyAce phaLa tara ithalyA itheca miLUna jAte. ANi sUkSma karma je AtalyA Ata bAMdhale jAta Ahe, jyAcI lokAMnA jANIvaca nAhI. tyAce phaLa puDhacyA janmI miLate. Aja ekhAdyA mANasAne corI kelI, tI corI sthULa karma Ahe. tyAce phaLa yA janmAtaca miLate. pulisavAlA mArato. he sagaLe phaLa tyAlA ithalyA ithe miLaNAraca Aheta. lakSmIsAThI cArjiMga praznakartA : sagaLeca lakSmIcyA mAge khUpa ghAvatAta. mhaNUna tyAcA 'cArja' (karma baMdha) jAsta pramANAta hota asela nA ? tyAmuLe puDhacyA janmI tyAlA jAsta lakSmI miLAlI pAhije nA ? dAdAzrI : AmhAlA lakSmI dharmAcyA mArgAvara kharca karAyacI Ahe, ase jara cArja kelele asela tara jAsta lakSmI miLela. praznakartA : paNa manAta ase bhAva karata rAhile kI malA lakSmI miLo, ase bhAva kele, ase 'cArja' kele tyAmuLe tyAlA nisarga lakSmI nAhI kA deNAra ? dAdAzrI : nAhI, nAhI, tyAmuLe lakSmI miLata nAhI. lakSmI miLaNyAce jo bhAva karato nA, tyAlA tara lakSmI miLAyacI asela tarI miLaNAra nAhI, ulaTa tyAta aMtarAya paDatIla. lakSmI AThavata rAhilyAne miLata nAhI. tI tara puNya kelyAneca miLate. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 37 'cArja' mhaNaje puNyAce cArja kele, tara lakSmI miLate. tI suddhA phakta lakSmI miLata nAhI. paNa puNya cArja karatAnA jI icchA asela kI, malA lakSmIcI khUpa AvazyakatA Ahe, tara tyAlA lakSmI miLela. koNI mhaNela malA tara phakta dharmaca havA Ahe, tara phakta dharmaca prApta hoIla, ANi paise nasatIlahI. arthAt tyA puNyAce ApaNa TenDara bharalele asate kI malA ase pAhije. maga te miLaNyAsAThI puNya kharca hote. koNI mhaNela 'malA baMgale pAhije, gADyA pAhije, he pAhije, te pAhije,' tara puNya tyAtaca kharca hoIla, dharmAta kAhI uraNAra nAhI. ANi koNI mhaNela 'malA dharmaca pAhije, moTArI nako, malA tara evaDhyAzA dona kholyA asatIla tarIhI cAlela, paNa dharmaca adhika havA.' tevhA tyAlA dharma adhika miLato. ANi dUsare sagaLe kamI miLate. mhaNaje to puNyAcyA svataHcyA icchenusara TenDara bharato. azI niyata ? tethe dAna vyartha tevhA he vItarAga vijJAna tumhAlA kitI mukta karela ase suMdara Ahe. vicAra kelyAvara ase nAhI kA vATata ? kitI suMdara Ahe! he jara tumhAlA samajale tara, 'jJAnI puruSAMkaDUna ' samajUna ghetale ANi svataH : cI buddhi samyak karuna ghetalI tara kAma cAlela ase Ahe. vyavahArAtahI lokAMnI mAjhyAkaDUna svataHcI buddhi samyak karuna ghyAvI, bhalehI jJAna ghetale nasela, tarI mAjhyAsobata thoDAveLa basalAta tara buddhi samyak hote. tyAmuLe maga tyAce kAma puDhe cAlate ! he jJAna nasela tara kAya dainA hoIla ? ase jara loka samajatIla tara te kAmAce. praznakartA : jJAna ghetalyAzivAya tara yAcA pAraca yeNAra nAhI ase Ahe. dAdAzrI : ho pAraca yeNAra nAhI ase Ahe. tyA bAbata tara bolaNyAsArakheca nAhI. to pannAsa hajArAce dAna deto, paNa tarI tumhAlA parata kAya sAMgato, 'yA zeThacA Agraha Ahe mhaNUna deta Ahe, nAhItara Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 dileca nasate.' mhaNaje he phakta tyAlAca mAhIta Ahe itakeca nAhI, tara to tumhAlAhI sAMgato. naMtara dusar2yAMnAhI sAMgato kI mI tara asA huzAra Ahe. he ase sarva baghatAya nA bAhera ? vyartha, dhuLIta gele. mhaNUna hyA satsaMgAmadhye paDUna rAhile tyAMce kAma jhAle nA? saMpUrNa jagAcI jhaMjhaTaca gelI nA ? dAna suddhA gupta rupAne praznakartA : AtmArthIkarItA tara kIrti avastU dAna Ahe nA ? AtmyAcyA dAdAzrI : kIrti tara phAra nukasAnadAyaka vastU Ahe. mArgAvara tara tyAcI kIrti phAra pasarate, paNa tyA kIrtita tyAlA inTaresTa nasato. kIrti tara pasarelaca nA. cakAkaNArA hirA asela tara tyAlA baghUna pratyeka jaNa mhaNela nA kI, 'kitI cAMgalA prakAza yetoya, kiraNe kazI chAna nighata Ahe !' loka mhaNatAta nakkIca paNa tyAlA svataHlA tyAta khuzI vATata nAhI. jevhAkI hI sAMsArika saMbadhAcI jI kIrti Ahe, tyA kIrticeca bhikArI Ahe. kIrticI bhika Ahe mhaNUna tara hAIskUlamadhye lAka rupaye deto, ispitaLAta deto, paNa tyAlA kIrti miLAlI mhaNaje phAra jhAle ! maga te dekhila vyavahArAta ase mhaNatAta kI dAna gupta ThevA. ase gupta rupAne kvAcitaca koNI deIla, bAkI sagaLyAMnA kIrticI bhUka Ahe mhaNUna detAta. loka suddhA kautuka karatAta kI buvA ! yA zeThace kAya saMgAve, ahoho, lAkha rupayAMce dAna dile! tyAcA badalA tyAlA ithalyA itheca miLAlA. arthAt dilyAnaMtara tyAcA mobadalA ithalyA itheca gheUna TAkalA. aNi jyAne gupta Thevale, tyAne mobadalA gheNyAce puDhacyA janmAvara soDale. mobadalA miLAlyAzivAya tara rahAtaca nAhI. tumhI ghyA kI gheU nakA paNa tyAcA mobadalA (TharalelA) asatoca. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna ApapalyA icchenusAra dAna dyAyace asate. he tara sagaLe ThIka Ahe, vyavahAra Ahe. koNI Agraha karela kI ApalyAlA dyAveca lAgatIla. maga phulahAra ghAlatAta mhaNUna detAta te. dAna gupta asAve. jase he mAravADI loka devAjavaLa cupacApa peTIta TAkatAta nA! koNAlAhI kaLale nAhI, tara te ugavate. to vyavahAra cAMgalA mhaNavato praznakartA : hirAbAcyA bAbatIta ApaNa tyAMcyA mAge (tyAMcyA mRtyunaMtara) jo kharca telA, to vyavahArAta kasA samajalA jAto? dAdAzrI : yA saMsAra vyavahArAta to cAMgalA mAnalA jAto. praznakartA : AmhAlA saMsAra vyavahArAtaca rAhAyace. dAdAzrI : yA saMsAra vyavahArAta he barobara paNa tyAta he cAMgale disate. ANi te cAMgale disAve mhaNUna mI kele nAhI. hI tara hirAbAcI icchA hotI mhaNUna mI kele, malA bare-vAITAcI kAhI parvA nasate, paNa tarIhI vAITa disU naye ase mI vAgato. praznakartA : hI tara tumacI goSTa jhAlI paNa AmacyAsAThI kAya? dAdAzrI : tumhAlA thoDe phAra karAve lAgate, phAra khecaNyAcI garaja nAhI, sAdhAraNa vyavahAra karAvA lAgela. vAha-vAhamadhye puNya kharca hote praznakartA : he tumhI mhaNatA tase niyama asela, tara tumhI je hirAbAMmAge (dAdAzrIMcyA patnI) je kharca kele tyAce tumhAlA puNya miLela? dAdAzrI : malA kAya miLela? malA kAhI gheNe-deNeca nAhI nA! yAta puNya bAMdhale jAta nAhI, yAta tara puNya kharca hote. vAha-vAha kelI jAte. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 dAna kiMvA jara koNI kharAba kele tara 'baghAnA, melyAne sAre kAma bighaDavale' ase mhaNatIla. arthAt ithalyA itheca hizoba hoUna jAto. hAIskUla banavale, tevhA ithalyA itheca vAha-vAha jhAlI. tethe miLata nAhI. praznakartA : zALA tara mulAMsAThI banavalI. tI mule zikalI savaralI. sadvicAra utpanna jhAle. dAdAzrI : tI goSTa vegaLI Ahe. paNa tumacI vAha-vAha jhAlI tara saMpale, puNya kharca jhAle. koNAcyA nimittAne koNAlA miLate ? praznakartA : vAha-vAha tara jyAcyAsAThI kharca kele, tyAlAca jAIla nA, tumhAlA nAhI. tumhI jyAcyAsAThI je kArya karatA, tyAce phaLa tyAlA miLate. jyAcyAsAThI ApaNa je puNya karato te tyAlA miLate. ApalyAlA miLata nAhI. dAdAzrI : AmhI karAyace ANi tyAlA miLaNAra ? ase kadhI aikale Ahe kA ? praznakartA : tyAcyA nimittAne ApaNa karato nA ? dAdAzrI : tyAcyA nimittAne karA nA ? ! maga tara tyAcyA nimittAne ApaNa khAlle tara kAya harakata ? nAhI, nAhI, tase kAhI tyAta pharaka nAhI. te tara sagaLe banAvaTIne lokAMnA ulaTa rastyAvara caDhavatAta, mhaNe tyAcyA nimittAne ! tyAlA khAyAce nasela ANi AmhI khAlle tara kAya vAITa Ahe ? sagaLe niyamabaddha Ahe he saMpUrNa jaga. tethe umalate Atmazakti bAkI, sobata te yeNAra Ahe ? he kAhI sobata yeta nAhI. yethe lageca tyAcI kiMmata miLate, vAha-vAha lagecaca miLate. ANi AtmyAkaritA je Thevale, te sobata yete. Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 41 praznakartA : sobata kAya yete, mhaNAlAta? dAdAzrI : sobata tara ApaNa je AtmyAsAThI deto, tyAne AtmyAcI zakti khUpa umalate. te AmacyA sobata yete. praznakartA : ANi ithe jo kharca kelA, te tara vAha-vAha karatAta teca miLate nA? dAdAzrI : miLAle, vAha-vAha miLAlI. vAha-vAha ce bhojana praznakartA : mI je dAna karato tyAta mAjhA bhAva dharmAsAThI, cAMgalyA kAmAsAThI asato. tyAta lokAMnI vAha-vAha kelI tara te sAre uDUna nAhI kA jANAra! dAdAzrI : yAta moThI rakkama kharca jhAlI, tI jAhira hote ANi tyAcI vAha-vAha kelI jAte. ANi azI rakkamahI dAna dilI jAte jI koNAlA kaLatahI nAhI ANi tyAcI koNI vAha-vAha karata nAhI. mhaNUna tyAcA lAbha hoto. ApalyAlA tyA bhAnagaDIta paDaNyAsArakhe nAhI. ApalyA manAta asA bhAva nAhI kI lokAMnI AmhAlA 'vADhAve!' hA itakAca bhAva asalA pAhije. jaga tara mahAvIracI paNa vAha-vAha karata hote. paNa tI te svataH svIkArata navhate nA! yA dAdAMcI paNa loka vAha-vAha karata hote! paNa tI te svataH svIkAra karata nAhI nA! ANi he upAzI loka tara lageca svIkAratAta. dAnAcA pattA lAgalyAzivAya rahAtaca nAhI nA! loka tara vAha-vAha kelyAzivAya rAhaNAraca nAhI, paNa svataH jara tyAcA svIkAra kelA nAhI, tara maga kAya harakata? svIkAra kelA tara roga pravezela nA? jo vAha-vAha svIkArata nAhI tyAlA kAhIhI hota nAhI. svataH vAha-vAha svIkArata nAhI. mhaNUna tyAlA kAhI nukasAna hota nAhI, ANi prazaMsA karaNAr2yAlA puNya miLate. satkAryAcyA anumodanece puNya bAMdhale jAte. arthAta he tara sagaLe nisargAce niyama Aheta. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 dAna jo prazaMsA karato tyAcyAsAThI kalyANakArI asate. maga jo te aikato tyAcyA manAta cAMgalyA bhAvAcI bIjaM paDatAta, kI 'he paNa karaNyAyogya Ahe, AmhAlA tara he mAhitaca navhate. ' praznakartA : AmhI cAMgale kArya tana, mana ANi dhanane karata asato, paNa koNI AmacyA viSayI vAITaca bolela, apamAna karela tyAce kAya karAve ? dAdAzrI : jo apamAna karata Ahe, to bhayaMkara pApa bAMdhata Ahe. AtA yAta Amace karma dhUtale jAtAta ANi apamAna karaNArA tara tyAta nimitta banalA. vAha-vAha cI prItI are, mI tara mAjhA svabhAva mApUna gheta ase! mI agAsa AzramAlA jAta ase. tyAveLI mI koMTrekTaracA vyavasAya karata hoto. tevhA zaMbhara rupayAMcI kAhI kamI navhatI. paNa tyAveLI paizAMcI phAra kiMmata hotI. paizAMcI tevhA kamI navhatI, tarI paNa mI jevhA agAsa jAyaco tevhA tethe (dharmAdAsAThI) rupaye deta ase. tevhA zaMbhara rupayAMcI noTa kADhUna mhaNata ase kI, 'ghyA, paMcavIsa ghyA nI paMcyAhattara parata karA.' AtA paMcyAhattara parata ghetale nasate tara cAlale asate. paNa mana kaMjUsa ANi bhikArI hote, mhaNUna paMcyAhattara parata gheta hoto. praznakartA: dAdAjI, tevhA paNa tumhI kitI sUkSmapaNe baghata hotAta ? dAdAzrI : ho, paNa mI kAya sAMgU icchito kI hA svabhAva, prakRti svabhAva jAta nAhI nA ! tevhA maga mI zodha ghetalA. tase tara loka malA mhaNata kI, 'ApaNa phAra nobala (udAra) AhAta.' mI mhaNAlo, 'he kase nobala?' ithe tara kaMjUsI karato. naMtara zodha ghetalyAvara malA kaLale kI jithe mAjhI vAha-vAha karata, tithe mI lAkha rupaye kharca karuna TAkata ase, nAhItara eka rupayAhI deta nase. hA svabhAva bilakula kaMjUsa navhatA, paNa Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 43 jithe vAha-vAha hota nase tithe maga dharma aso kiMvA kAhIhI aso, paNa tithe deU zakata navhato ANi vAha-vAha kelI kI sagaLI kamAI luTavUna deta ase, karja karuna suddhA. AtA hI vAha-vAha kitI divasa? tina divasa. naMtara kAhIca nAhI. tIna divasAparyaMta oraDatAta jarA, naMtara baMda hoUna jAte. baghA nA, malA AThavate, zabhara dyAyace tithe paMtyAhattara parata gheta hoto. malA AjahI te disate, ajUnahI. te oNphisa disate. paNa mI mhaNAlo, 'asA DhaMga!' lokAMce kitI moThe mana asate. mI ApalA DhaMga samajUna gelo hoto. DhaMga sarva. tase manahI moThe hote. paNa vAha-vAha, gudagulyA karaNArA pAhije. gudagulyA kelyA kI maga cAlU. praznakartA : hA jivAcA svabhAva Ahe? dAdAzrI : ho, tI prakRti, sagaLI prakRti Ahe. ANi he pakke, te vANI basale Aheta nA, te pakke. te vAha-vAhIne Thagale jAta nAhI. te tara vicAra karatAta kI puDhe jamA hota Ahe kI maga ithalyA itheca rAhate? ANi te vAha-vAhavAle tara itheca vAparuna TAkale, tyAce phaLa tara mI gheUna TAkale, cava paNa ghetalI mI. ANi he vANI loka tara vAha-vAha zodhata nAhI, tithe phaLa zodhatAta te loka. ovaraDrAphTa, phAraca vicArazIla ANi pakke loka nA! AmacyA ekApekSA jAsta vicArazIla. AmhI kSatriya tara eka vAra ANi dona tukaDe karaNAre. sarva tIrthaMkara kSatriyaca hote. sAdhu svataHca sAMgatAta kI AmhI tIrthaMkara hoU zakata nAhI. kAraNa AmhI kitItarI tyAga karuna sAdhu jhAlo paNa tarI ekhAdI ginI(sonyAce nANe) AmacyAjavaLa rAhU deto, kadhI aDacaNa AlI tara? hI tyAMcI mULa graMthI ANi tumhI tara lageca deUna TAkatA. promisa TU pe mhaNaje sagaLe promisaca! dUsare kAhI yetaca nAhI nA! dUsarI samaja nAhI Ata. thiMkara (vicAraka)ca nAhI. paNa tyAMcI suTakA lavakara hote. Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 dAna praznakartA : tyAMcI suTakA lavakara hote? dAdAzrI : ho, te loka mokSalA jAtAta. kevaLajJAna hote. paraMtu tIrthaMkara tara he kSitrayaca asatAta. he loka sagaLe kabula karatAta mAjhyAsamora, AmhI kSatriya mhaNavato. AmhAlA ase yeta nAhI. phAra gahana Ahe te. ANi hI tara vicArazIla prajA. sagaLeca samajUna-umajUna, pratyeka goSTicA vicAra karuna kAma karatAta. ANi AmhAlA (kSatriyAMnA) jo pazcAtApa hoto tyAcI sImA nAhI. tyAMnA pazcAtApa kamI hoto. ...paNa pATImuLe naSTa jhAle koNI dharmAsAThI lAkha rupaye deto ANi svata:cyA nAvAcI pATI lAvAyalA sAMgato ANi koNI ekaca rupayA dharmAsAThI deto, paNa guptapaNe deto, tara he guptapaNe dilalyAcI phAra kiMmata Ahe, maga jarI tyAne ekaca rupayA dilA aso. ANi jara pATI lAvUna ghetalI tara tI 'belensa zITa'(hizoba) pUrNa jhAlA. tumhI malA zaMbharAcI noTa dilI ANi mI tumhAlA tyAce suTe dile. tyAta maga malA kAhI gheNe rAhile nAhI ANi tumhAlA kAhI deNe rAhile nAhI! tumhI dharmAsAThI dAna deUna svataHcyA nAvAcI pATI lAvUna ghetalI mhaNUna naMtara kAhI gheNe-deNe rAhile nAhI nA! kAraNa je dharmasAThI dAna dile tyAcA mobadalA tyAne pATI lAvUna miLavalA. ANi jyAne ekaca rupayA prAiveTamadhye dilA asela, tyAce kAhI gheNe-deNe jhAle nAhI, mhaNUna tyAce baeNlensa bAkI rAhile. AmhI maMdirAta vagaire sagaLyA ThikANI phiralo Ahota. tethe kAhI ThikANI sagaLyA bhiMtI pATyA-pATyAnIca bharalelyA hotyA. tyA pATyAMcI velyuezana (kiMmata) kitI! arthAta phakta kirtIsAThIca! ANi jithe kirtI hetusAThI Dhigabhara asela, tethe manuSya baghatahI nAhI, kI yAta kAya vAcAyace? saMpUrNa maMdirAta ekaca pATI asela tara tI vAcaNyAsAThI veLa kADhela paNa ithe tara bharapUra, sagaLyAcyA sagaLyA bhiMtI pATyAnIca bharalelyA asalyA tevhA maga kAya hoIla? tarIpaNa loka mhaNatAta kI mAjhI pATI lAvA! lokAMnA pATyAca AvaDatAta nA! Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 45 lakSmI dilI ANi pATI ghetalI praznakartA : kityeka loka samajalyAzivAya dAna detAta, tara tyAcA kAhI arthaca nAhI? dAdAzrI : nAhI, samajalyAzivAya deta nAhIta. te tara phAra pakke, te tara svata:cyA hitAceca karatAta. praznakartA : dharmAlA na samajatA, nAvAsAThIca detAta. pATI lAvaNyAsAThIca detAta. dAdAzrI : he nAva tara, hallI hyA nAvAce cAlale Ahe, pUrvI nAvAce navhate. he tara AtA vikAyalA lAgale nAva, te yA kaliyugAmuLe. bAkI pUrvI nAva-biva navhateca. te detaca asata niraMtara. mhaNUna deva tyAMnA kAya mhaNata? zreSThI mhaNata, ANi AtA te zeTha mhaTale jAtAta. zubha bhAva karata rAhA praznakartA : ekIkaDe tara manAta bhAva hoto kI malA dAnamadhye sarvakAhI deUna TAkAyace Ahe, paNa rupakAta tehI hota nAhI. dAdAzrI : te dile jAta nAhI nA! deNe kAhI sope Ahe? dAna karaNe hI tara kaThINa vastU Ahe! tarI paNa bhAva kelA pAhije. dhana cAMgalyA mArgAne deNe te AmacyA satteta nAhI. bhAvanA karu zakato, paNa deU zakata nAhI ANi tyA kelelyA bhAvanece phaLa puDhacyA janmI miLate. dAna tara he bhovare (manuSya) kase deNAra? aNi je detAta te tara 'vyavasthita zakti' tyAMnA deNyAsa bhAga pADate, mhaNUna detAta. 'vyavasthita zakti' karavate, mhaNUna manuSya dAna deto. ANi 'vyavasthita zakti' nAhI karavata, mhaNUna manuSya dAna deta nAhI. 'vItarAgAMnA' dAna deNyAcA kiMvA gheNyAcA moha nasato. te tara zuddha upayogI asatAta. dAna detAMnA 'mI dAna deto' asA bhAva hoto. tyAveLI puNyAce Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna paramANu khecale jAtAta ANi vAITa kAma karato tevhA pApAce paramANu khecale jAtAta. te maga phaLa detAnA zAtA phaLa detAta, kiMvA AzAtA phaLa detAta. joparyaMta ajJAnI asatAta, toparyaMta phaLa bhogAtAta, sukha-duHkha bhogAtAta. jevhA kI jJAnI tyAsa bhogata nAhIta, phakta tyAsa jANatAta. lakSmIcA sadupayoga kazAta? praznakartA : paNa samajA ekhAdyA manuSyAcyA puNya karmAne tyAcyAkaDe lAkho rupaye jamale, tara te tyAne garibAta vATave kI svata:ca upayoga karAvA? dAdAzrI : nAhI, gharacyA lokAMnA du:kha hoNAra nAhI azA prakAre te paise kharca kele pAhije. gharacyA lokAMnA vicArAve kI, bhAU, tumhAlA aDacaNa tara nAhI nA? tevhA te mhaNatIla, nAhI, kAhI aDacaNa nAhI. tara tI lImITa tyAcI, paise kharca karaNyAcI. mhaNUna maga ApaNa tyAnusAra kharca karAve. praznakartA : sanmArgAvara tara kharca karAyacA nA? dAdAzrI : maga, bAkI sagaLe sanmArgAvaraca kharca kele pAhije. gharAta kharca hotIla, te sAre gaTArItaca jAtIla. ANi itara ThikANI je kharca jhAle te tumacyAsAThIca sephasAiDa jhAlI. ho, ithuna sobata kAhI gheUna jAU zakata nAhI. paNa ase dusar2yA prakAre sephasAiDa karu zakato. praznakartA : paNa tase tara te sobata gheUna gelyAsArakheca mhaTale jAila nA! dAdAzrI : ho, sobatAca gheUna jANyAsArakhe jhAle, ApalyA sephasAiDavAle. mhaNaje koNatyAhI prakAre dusar2yAMnA sukha miLela, tyAsAThIca kharca kele pAhije hI sagaLI tumacI sephasAiDa Ahe. praznakartA : lakSmIcA sadupayoga kazAlA mhaNatAta? dAdAzrI : lokAMcyA upayogAsAThI kiMvA maga devAsAThI kharca kele tyAsa sadupayoga mhaTalA jAto. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 47 AmacI paNa bhAvanA sadaiva rAhilI mAjhyAkaDe lakSmI asatI tara mI lakSmI dilI asatI, paNa azI kAhI lakSmI mAjhyAjavaLa AlI nAhI ANi AlI tara AtA suddhA dyAyalA tayAra Ahe. malA kAya sobata gheUna jAyace Ahe he sarva ? paNa kAhItarI yA sagaLyAMnA! tarI paNa sagaLyAMnA lakSmI deNyA aivajI, kazA prakAre yA jagAta sagaLe sukhI hovo, jIvana kase jagAve, asA mArga dAkhavA. lakSmI tara dahA hajAra dile nA tara dusar2yAca divazI to nokarI baMda karela, mhaNUna lakSmI deU naye. azA prakAre lakSmI deNe gunhA Ahe. manuSyAlA ALazI banavUna TAkate, mhaNUna bApA mulAlA jAsta lakSmI deU naye, nAhItara mulagA dAruDyA hoIla. manuSyAlA caina miLAle kI basa, maga to ulaTyA mArgAlA lAgato. mulAMnA dyAve kI dAna karAve ? praznakartA: puNyAcyA udyAmuLe jara AvazyakatepekSA jAsta lakSmIcI prAptI jhAlI tara ? dAdAzrI : tara kharca karuna TAkAvI. mulAMsAThI jAsta ThevU naye. tyAMnA zikavAve, savaravAve. sagaLe kamplITa karuna, tyAMnA nokarIlA lAvale, kI maga te kamavAyalA lAgatIla. mhaNUna jAsta ThevU naye. thoDese ba~keta, kiMvA kuThe tarI ThevAyace. dahA-vIsa hajAra, maga kadhItarI to aDacaNIta asalA tara tyAlA dyAve paNa tyAlA sAMgU naye, kI bAbA mI Thevaleta. ho, nAhItara aDacaNa nasela tarI ubhI karatIla. ekA vyaktine malA prazna kelA kI, mulAMnA kAhI deU naye ? mI mhaNAlo, 'mulAMnA dyAyace, ApalyA bApAne ApalyAlA je dile te sarva dyAyace ANi madhalA jo mAla Ahe, to ApalA. to maga ApaNa ApalyA marjInusAra dharmAsAThI vAparAve. praznakartA : AmhA vakilAMcyA kAyadyAta suddhA aseca Ahe kI jI vADilopArjita saMpatti Ahe tI mulAMnA dilI pAhije. ANi jI svaupArjita saMpatti Ahe, tyAce bApAlA je karAyace asala te karo. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna dAdAzrI : ho, je karAyace asela te karA. ApalyA hAtunaca kele pAhije! ApalA mArga kAya mhaNato kI jo tujhA svata:cA mAla Ahe, tyAlA tu vegaLA karuna kharca kara, tara to tujhyAsobata yeIla. kAraNa bAheragAvI jAto tevhA thoDI zidorI gheUna jAto, maga he sagaLe nako kA? praznakartA : jAsta tara kevhA mhaNAve? TrasTI pramANe rAhile tara. dAdAzrI : TrasTI pramANe rAhaNe uttama Ahe. paNa ase rAhatA yeta nAhI, sagaLe ase rAhU zakata nAhI. te suddhA pUrNapaNe TrasTI pramANe rAhU zakata nAhI. TrasTI arthAt tara jJAtA-dRSTA jhAle. paNa TrasTI pramANe pUrNapaNe rAhile jAta nAhI. paNa jara asA bhAva asela tara thoDe-phAra rAhU zakato. ANi mulAMnA tara kitI dyAyace asate? ApalyA vaDIlAMnI ApalyAlA dile asela tevaDhe, kAhI dile nasela tarI ApaNa kAhI na kAhI dile pAhije. mule dAruDe banatAta kA, phAra vaibhava asela tara? praznakartA : ho banatAta. mule dAruDe banaNAra nAhIta tevaDhe tara dile pAhije? dAdAzrI : tevaDheca dile pAhije. praznakartA : jAsta vaibhava dile tara tase hoU zakate. dAdAzrI : ho, te nehamIca tyAcA mokSa bighaDavela. nehamI paddhatazira asaleleca cAMgale. mulAMnA jAsta deNe hA gunhA Ahe. he tara phoranavAle sarva samajatAta! kitI samaMjasa Aheta!! ANi yAMnA tara sAta pIDhyAMparyaMtacA lobha! mAjhyA sAtavyA pIDhIcyA mAjhyA mulAkaDe ase asAve. kitI lobhI Aheta he loka? mulAMnA ApaNa kAma dhaMdyAvara caDhavAyace, titake Apale kartavya ANi mulIMce tara AmhI lagna karuna dile pAhije. mulIMnA kAhItarI dile pAhije. Ajakala mulIMcA vATA dyAyalA lAvatAta nA vATekarI Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 49 pramANe ? lagnAta kharca hoto nA ? naMtara varuna thoDe - phAra dyA. tilA dAgine vagaire dile, te detAtaca nA! paNa svataHcA paisA tara svataHca kharca kelA pAhije. praznakartA : mulAMnA pArivArika vyavasAya sopAvA ANi karja dile pAhije nA? dAdAzrI : ApalyAkaDe miliyana DaoNlara aso kiMvA ardhA milayana DaoNlara aso, tarIhI mulagA jyA gharAta rAhato, te ghara mulAlA dyAve. naMtara tyAlA eka kAma- - dhaMdA suru karuna dyAvA, tyAlA AvaData asela te. koNate kAma tyAlA AvaDate, te vicAruna maga je kAma tyAlA ThIka vATela, te cAlU karavUna dyAyace. ANi paMcavIsa - tisa hajAra ba~ketUna miLavUna dyAve, lona vara. maga to svataHca lona bharata rAhIla. ANi thoDe-phAra ApaNa dyAyace. tyAlA havI asela tyAtalI ardhI rakkama ApaNa dyAvI ANi ardhI ba~ketUna, mhaNUna maga to lona bharata rAhIla. mhaNaje koNI dhakkA mAraNArA havA tyAlA. jyAmuLe to dAru piNAra nAhI. maga mulagA mhaNela kI, 'yA varSI mAjhyAkaDUna lona bharalI jANAra nAhI.' tevhA mhaNAve kI, mI ANUna deto tulA pAca hajAra koNAkaDUna, paNa lavakaraca parata karAyace Ahe. ase sAMgUna pAca hajAra ANUna dyAyace. maga ApaNa tyA pAca hajArAcI AThavaNa karuna dyAvI, kI 'lavakara parata karA, ase te mhaNAle Ahe.' azI AThavaNa karuna dilI tara mulagA mhaNela, 'tumhI kaTakaTa karu nakA AtA.' tevhA ApaNa samajUna jAve. 'khUpa cAMgale Ahe he.' mhaNUna maga to punhA ghyAyalA yeNAraca nAhI nA! 'kaTakaTa karatA' ase mhaNAlA, tyAcI ApalyAlA harakata nAhI, paNa maga punhA ghyAyalA tara yeNAra nAhI nA ! arthAt ApalI sephasAiDa ApaNa ThevAvI ANi parata mulA samora Apale vAITahI disata nAhI. mulagA mhaNela, 'vaDIla tara cAMgale Aheta ! ' paNa mAjhA svabhAva vAkaDA Ahe. mI ulaTa bolalo mhaNUna. bAkI vaDIla tara phAra cAMgale Aheta. tAtparya paLa kADhAvI yA jagAtUna. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna Adarza vIla mulIlA kAhI pramANAta dyAve. mulAlA dyAve, paNa TharAvika pramANAta. bAkI ardhI puMjI tara svata:javaLAca ThevAvI. arthAta prAIveTa! jAhIra kelI nasela tazI !! dusare sagaLe jAhira karAve va mhaNAve kI AmhA doghAMnA jageparyaMta pAhije nA? arthAt AmhAlA paddhatazIra, samaMjasapaNe kAma karAyace Ahe. praznakartA : paNa manuSya mRtyU pAvato, tyA naMtarace vIla kase asAve? dAdAzrI : nAhI, mRtyUnaMtara tara je Ahe nA AmacyAjavaLa, samajA aDIca lAkha rupaye uraleta, te tara ApalyA upasthitItaca, mhaNaje mRtyUparyaMta rAhU dyAyaceca nAhI, zakya asela tara ovaraDrAphTa kADhUna ghyAvA. haoNspiTalace, jJAnadAnAce, ase sagaLe ovaraDrAphTa kADhUna ghyAve, ANi naMtara je urela te mulAMnA dyAve. ANi thoDe vAcavAve suddhA. tI tazI tyAMcI lAlaca Ahe nA, tyA lAlacesAThI pannAsa hajAra ThevAve. maga dusar2yA dona lAkhAMcA ovaraDrAphTa kADhUna ghyAvA, puDhacyA janmI AmhI kAya karaNAra? he sagaLe mAgacyA janmAce ovaraDrAphTa AtA kharca karata AhAta, tara yA janmAta ovaraDrAphTa nAhI kA kADhAvA lAgaNAra? ho, AmhI koNAlA deUna nAhI TAkale he. he tara lokAMcyA hitAsAThI, loka kalyANAsAThI kharca kele, tyAsa ovaraDrAphTa mhaNatAta. mulAMnA deUna tara pastAvale Aheta, ase pastAvale hote nA kharokharace! mulAMce hita kase karAve, he tumhAlA samajale pAhije. mhaNUna mAjhyAjavaLa yeUna bAtacIta (carcA) karuna ghyAvI. mhaNUna mI mhaNato kI dhuLIta jAvo, tyAaivajI ekhAdyA cAMgalyA mArgI jAve, ase kAhI karA. sobata ApalyA upayogI paDatIla ANi tethe tara jAtAMnA cAra nAraLa bAMdhUna detIla nA! ANi te suddhA mulagA kAya mhaNela, 'jarA svastAtale bina pANyAce dyA nA!' tumacyA javaLa jara jAsta Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 51 paise asatIla tara cAMgalyA mArgI vAparAve, lokAMcyA sukhAsAThI kharca karAve. tevaDheca tumace, bAkI gaTArIta..... he ase sarva bolAyace tara nasate. paNa tarI AmhI bolato. ANi ase hizoba pheDale jAtAta praznakartA : ekA mANasAlA AmhI pAcaze rupaye dile ANi te rupaye to parata karu zakalA nAhI. ANi dusare, kI ApaNa pAcaze rupayAMce dAna dile. tara yA donhIta kAya pharaka Ahe ? dAdAzrI : he dAna dile tI vegaLI goSTa Ahe. tyAta jo dAna gheto to karjadAra banata nasato. tumacyA dAnAcA badalA tumhAlA dusar2yA prakAre miLato. dAna gheNArA manuSya, to mobadalA deta nAhI. jevhA kI tyAta tara tumhI jyAcyA kaDe paise mAgatA, tyAcyA dvAreca tumhAlA deNyAsa bhAga pADatA. maga zevaTI huMDyAcyA rupAtahI to te rupaye deIla. AmacyAta ase nAhI kA mhaNata kI mulagA Ahe garIba gharAcA paNa ghara parivAra khAnadAnI Ahe, mhaNUna pannAsa hajAra tyAlA huMDyAta dyA! te kuThalA huMDA detAta? tara je gheNe Ahe teca parata karatAta. arthAt asA hizoba Ahe sagaLA. eka tara mulagI detAta ANi rupaye paNa detAta. mhaNUna azA prakAre sarva hizoba pheDale jAtAta. vizvasanIya sAMgaNArA koNI pAca hajAra rupaye tumacyA hAtAtUna hisakAvUna ghetale tara tumhI kAya karAla? praznakartA : ase tara kitItara hisakAvale gele Ahe. sagaLI miLakata paNa gelI Ahe. dAdAzrI : tara kAya karatA? manAta kAhI hota nAhI? praznakartA : kAhI nAhI. Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAdAzrI : tevaDhe cAMgale, maga tara samaMjasa AhAta. hisAkAvaNyAsAThIca tara yetAta. ithe nAhI gele tara tithe jAtIla. mhaNUna cAMgalyA jAgI deUna TAkAve. nAhItara itaratra tara jANAraca Ahe. dhanAcA svabhAvaca tasA Ahe, cAMgalyA mArgAne nAhI gele tara vAITa mArgAne jAIla. cAMgalyA mArgAne kamI gele va vAITa mArgAne jAsta gele. praznakartA : cAMgalA mArga dAkhavA. kase kaLAve kI mArga cAMgalA Ahe kI vAITa? dAdAzrI : cAMgalA mArga tara tasA.... AmhI eka suddhA paisA gheta nAhI. mI svataHcyA gharace kapaDe ghAlato. yA dehAcA mI mAlaka nAhI! savvIsa varSApAsUna mI yA dehAcA mAlaka nAhI. yA vANIcA mI mAlaka nAhI. tara AtA ApalyAlA kAhI khAtrI paTalI, mAjhyAvara thoDA vizvAsa basalA, mhaNUna mI tumhAlA sAMgato kI bhAU, amakyA ThikANI tumhI paise dile tara cAMgalyA mArgAne kharca hotIla. tumhAlA mAjhyAvara vizvAsa basalA mhaNUna mI tumhAlA sAMgitale tara tyAta kAhI harakata Ahe? praznakartA : nAhI. dAdAzrI : toca cAMgalA mArga Ahe. ANakhI kuThalA? sAMgaNArA vizvasanIya asAvA! tyAce tyAta ajibAta kamizana nasAve. eka paisA paNa tyAta kamizana nasAve, tevhA tara te vizvasanIya mhaNavela! AmhAlA ase dAkhavaNAre bheTale nAhI. AmhAlA tara jyAta tyAta kamizana... (jAIla ase dAkhavaNAre bhaTaleta) praznakartA : dAdAjI AmhAlA mArga dAkhavata rAhA. dAdAzrI : jithe thoDe-phAra paNa kamizana Ahe, tithe cukIcyA mArgAvara paisA jAto,. AtAparyaMta tara yA saMghAce cAra ANe dekhIla kharca jhAle nAhI, koNI kArakUna kiMvA tyAcyA nAvAvara. sagaLeca svataHcA paizAne kAma karuna ghetAta, asA hA saMgha, pavitra saMgha! mhaNaje kharA mArga hA Ahe. jevhA dyAyace asela tevhA dyA ANi te suddhA tumacyA javaLa asatIla Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna taraca, nasatIla tara nakA deU. AtA hA bhAU mhaNela, 'mI punhA deU dAdAjI?' tara mI mhaNela, nAhI bhAU, tU tUjhA dhaMdA karata jA. AtA ekadA dile tyAne! maga punhA deNyAcI ithe garaja nAhI. asela tara zaktinusAra dyAve. jevhA dahA ratala vajana ucalU zakata asAla tara ATha ratala ucalA, aTharA ratala icalU nakA. du:khI hoNyAsAThI karAyace nAhI. paNa saraplasa (jAstIce) dhana ulaTa mArgAne jAU naye, tyAkaritA hA mArga dAkhavata Ahota. ho, nAhItara lobha ANi lobhAtaca citta bhaTakata rAhIla! mhaNUna jJAnI puruSa dAkhavatAta kI amakyA ThikANI vAparA. dhana dyA sImaMdhara svAmIMcyA maMdirAta adhika dhana asela tara te sImaMdhara svAmIMcyA maMdirAta deNyAsArakhe Ahe, dUsare ekahI sthAna nAhI. ANi kamI dhana asela tara mahAtmyAMnA bhojana karavAve, tyAsArakhe dUsare kAhIca nAhI! ANi tyApekSAhI kamI asela tara ekhAdyA du:khI mANasAlA dyAve. ANi te suddhA nagadI navhe, tara tyAlA khANe-piNe ityAdI deUna. kamI paizyAtUna suddhA dAna karAyace asela tara paravaDela kI nAhI paravaDaNAra! oLakhA sImaMdhara svAmIMnA ApalyA ithe ApaNa sImaMdhara svAmIMce nAva tara ekale nA? te vartamAna tIrthaMkara Aheta, mahAvideha kSetrAmadhye ! tyAMcI upasthitI Ahe AjahI. sImaMdhara svAmIMce vaya kitI? sATha sattara varSAMce asela? pAvaNe dona lAkha varSAce vaya Ahe ! ANakhI savvA lAkha varSa jagaNAra Aheta. he tyAMcyAsobata tAra, saMbaMdha joDUna deto, kAraNa tethe jAyace Ahe. ajUna eka janma bAkI rAhIla. ithUna saraLa mokSa hoNAra nAhI. ANakhI eka janma bAkI rAhIla. tyAMcyA javaLa basAyace Ahe, mhaNUna sAMdhA juLavUna deto. ANi he bhagavaMta saMpUrNa jagAce kalyANa karatIla. sAr2yA jagAce kalyANa hoIla! sAr2yA jagAce kalyANa hoIla tyAMcyA nimittAne. kAraNa te jivaMta Aheta. je geleta te kAhI karu zakata nAhI, phakta puNya bAMdhale jAte. Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 dAna ananya bhakti, tethe dile jAte ApalyAlA mokSagatIta jAyace Ahe. tethe mokSa prAptI karu zakU tevaDhe puNya pAhije. ithe tumhI sImaMdhara svAmIMce jevaDhe karAla tyAta tumace sarva Ale. puSkaLa jhAle! tyAta ase nAhI kI he kamI Ahe. tyAta tara tumhI je (deNyAsAThI) Tharavale asela, te sagaLe karA. maga tyAta sarva Ale. maga tyAhUna jAsta karaNyAcI garaja nAhI. maga haoNspiTala banavA kiMvA ANakhI kAhI banavA. te sagaLe vegaLyA mArgAne jAte. he Aheta jIvaMta deva lakSmIcyA sadupayogAcA agadI kharA mArga koNatA Ahe AtA? tevhA mhaNe, 'bAhera dAna deNe to? kaoNlejamadhye paise dyAve to?' tevhA mhaNe, nAhI! ApalyA yA mahAtmyAMnA nAzTA dyA. tyAMnA saMtoSa deNe. to sarvAta uttama mArga. ase mahAtmA jagAta kuThehI miLaNAra nAhIta. tethe satyugaca disato ANi te sarva Ale tara kazA prakAre tumace bhale hovo, hIca tyAMcI bhAvanA divasabhara asate. paise nasatIla nA, tara tyAMcyAkaDe rAhA, jevA, te sarva Apaleca Ahe. samorAsamora pAraspArika Ahe, jyAMcyAkaDe saraplasa Ahe tyAMnI kharca karAve. ANi adhika jAsta asela tara manuSya mAtrAlA sukhI karA, te cAMgale Ahe ANi tyAcyAhI puDhe, samasta jIvAMcyA sukhAsAThI kharca karA. bAkI zALeta dyAla, kaoNlejAta dyAla tyAne prasiddhI hoIla, paNa khare he Ahe. he mahAtmA ekadama khare Aheta, yAcI gaeNreMTI deto, bhale kasehI asota. paise kamI asale tarI tyAMcI dAnata sApha Ahe ANi bhAvanAhI phAra suMdara Ahe. prakRtI tara vegavegaLI asateca. he mahAtmA tara jivaMtajAgRta deva Aheta. tyAMcyA Ata AtmA prakaTa jhAlelA Ahe. eka kSaNa suddhA AtmyAlA visarata nAhIta. tethe AtmA prakaTa jhAlA Ahe, tethe deva Ahe. praznakartA : lokAMnA jeU-khAU ghAtale tara te phalIbhUta hota nAhI? Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 55 dAdAzrI : te phalIbhUta hote nA! paNa IthalyA Itheca vAha-vAha hote. tevaDheca. yAce phaLa ithalyA itheca miLUna jAte. ANi tyAce tethe miLate, vAha vAha hota nAhI, te tethe miLate. praznakartA : arthAt sobata gheUna jAve, aseca nA? / dAdAzrI : te sobata gheUna jAyace. he je tumhI dahA dile te tumhI sobata gheUna jANAra ANi vAha-vAha jhAlI mhaNaje kharca jhAle. praznakartA : tara udyApAsUna sarvAMnA jevaNa deNe baMda karAve lAgela. dAdAzrI : bhojana deNe te tara tumacyAsAThI anivAryaca Ahe. anivAryAta tara kelyAzivAya suTakAca nAhI. he tara ase Ahe nA, yA mahAtmyAMnA jeU ghAlaNe, ANi bAheracyA lokAMnA jeU ghAlaNe te vegaLe Ahe. te vAha-vAhace kArya Ahe, ithe koNI vAha-vAha mhaNAyalA Ale nAhIta. he mahAtmA tara! jagAta ase koNIhI puruSa bheTaNAra nAhIta, kiMvA ase brAmhaNa bheTaNAra nAhIta, kI jyAMnA tumace kAhIhI gheNyAcI icchA nasela, koNatAhI dRSTIpheraca nAhI yA mahAtmAMnA. he mahAtmA kase Aheta, je koNatyAhI prakAracA phAyadA karuna gheNyAmAge nAhIta, tevhA ase mahAtmA kuThUna asatIla?! hA tara saMsAra sagaLA svArthAcA Ahe, paNa he mahAtmA tara karekTa (khare) loka. ase lokaca nasatAta nA! yA jagAta tara nasaNAraca nA! tyAMnA azI icchAca hota nAhI, kI hA DaoNkTara mAjhyA kAmAcA Ahe. tyAMcyA manAta asA vicAra suddhA yeta nAhI. ANi itara loka tara DaoNkTara Ale kI lageca vicAra karatAta kI kadhItarI kAmI yetIla, tara kA melyAMno, phakta auSadha khANyAkaritA? svastha asale tarI auSadha khANyAsAThI paLatA? he mahAtmA kAya Aheta, he mAjhe zabda jara ApalyAlA samajale nA, tara te devAsArakhe Aheta, paNa yA mahAtmyAMnA te mAhita nAhI. yAMnA cahA Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 dAna pANI pAjale, khAU ghAtale, jevaNa dile, hA sarvAta moThA yajJa mhaNavato. prathama kakSecA yajJa. bAMgaDyA vikUna jarI jevaNa dile nA, tarIhI khUpa cAMgale! bAMgaDyA zAMtI deta nAhIta. mahAtmyAMsobata basalo tara tyAMcI niyata vAITa nAhI. mhaNUna yA mahAtmyAMnA jitake khAU ghAlatA yeIla titake ghAlata jA. cahA jarI pAjalAta tarI phAra jhAle. azI samaja dyAvI lAgate eka manuSya mAjhA sallA mAgata hotA kI malA paise dyAyace Ahe, tara mI kazA prakAre deU? tevhA mI vicAra kelA, yAlA paise deNyAcI samaja nAhI. mI mhaNAlo, tujhyAjavaLa paise Aheta ? tara to mhaNAlA 'ho'. tevhA mI mhaNAlo kI, 'azA prakAre de.' mI jANata hoto kI to mANUsa manAcA khUpaca svaccha Ahe, ANi bhoLAbhAbaDA Ahe. tyAlA kharI samaja dayAvI. mhaNaje goSTa azI hotI kI AmhI ekA sadagRhasthAkaDe gelo hoto. tyAne malA gADIta soDaNyAsAThI eka mANUsa pAThavalA. phakta soDaNyAsAThIca. tyAne tyA DaoNkTaralA sAMgitale kI dAdAjIMnA gADIta soDAyalA tumhI jAU nakA, mI tyAMnA soDUna yeIla. mhaNaje ase te soDAyalA Ale ANi tyAta AmacA vArtAlApa jhAlA. to mANUsa mAjhA sallA mAgata hotA kI 'malA paise dyAyace Ahe tara te kuThe dyAyace, kase dyAyace ?' baMgalA banavalA Ahe mhaNaje paise tara kamavale asatIla. tyAvara to mhaNAlA, 'baMgalA banavalA, sinemA thiyeTara banavale. AtAca savvA lAkha rupayAMce tara mAjhyA gAvAta dAna dile. ' tevhA mI mhaNAlo kI, 'jAsta kamavale asAla, tara ekhAdI AptavANI chApUna dyA.' tyAvara lageca to mhaNAlA 'tumacyA sAMgaNyAcIca veLa Ahe, he tara malA mAhitaca navhate. malA koNI samajAvataca nAhI.' maga to mhaNAlA, 'yA mahinyAtaca lageca chApUna deIna.' naMtara puDhe vicArato kI kitI kharca hoIla ? tevhA mhaNAlo kI, 'vIsa hajAra hotIla, ' lageca mhaNato kI, 'itakI pustake malA chApUna dyAyacI Aheta!' mI tyAlA ghAI na karaNyAsa sAMgitale. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 57 mhaNaje azI bhalI mANase asatAta jyAMnA dAna kase deNe he samajata nasate, ANi te suddhA tyAne vicArale tara AmhI sAMgato. AmhAlA mAhita Ahe kI to sAdhA-bhoLA Ahe. tyAlA samajata nAhI mhaNUna maga tyAlA sAMgato. bAkI, samajadArAMnA tara kAhI sAMgaNyAcI AmhAlA garaja nAhI nA! nAhItara tyAlA duHkha hoIla. ANi duHkha hoIla ase AmhAlA nakoca. ithe paizAMcI garajaca nAhI. saraplasa asela taraca dyA. kAraNa jJAnadAnAsArakhe dusare koNatehI dAna nAhI yA jagAta ! kAraNa yA jJAnAcI pustake koNI vAcela, tara tyAcyAta kitItarI parivartana hoIla. mhaNUna asela tara dyAve, nasela tara ApalyAkaDe tazI kAhI garajahI nAhI. saraplasace dAna praznakartA : saraplasa kazAlA mhaNatAta? dAdAzrI : saraplasa tara Aja tumhI dyAla ANi udyA tumhAlA ciMtA hoIla azI paristhitI asela tyAsa saraplasa mhaNata nAhI. AtA puDhacyA sahA mahinyAparyaMta malA kAhI aDacaNa hoNAra nAhI, ase svata:lA vATale taraca kAma karAve, anyathA karu naye. tase tara he kAma jara tumhI karAla tara tumhAlA aDacaNa yeNAraca nAhI. he kAma tara ApalyA ApaNaca pUrNa hote. he tara devAce kAma Ahe. he kAma jo koNI karato tyAce tazecyA taze barobara hoUna jAte. paNa tarIhI mI tumhAlA cetAvaNI dilI pAhije. samajalyAzivAya, vicArakelyAzivAya karA ase mI kazAlA sAMgU? DoLe miTUna yAta uDI mArA, ase karAyalA mI kA mhaNUna sAMgU? mI tara tumacyA hitAsAThI cetAvaNI deto kI, 'mAgacyA janmI tumhI dile hote mhaNUna Aja tumhAlA miLata Ahe, ANi Aja dyAla tara te parata miLela. he tara tumaceca ovaraDrAphTa Ahe. yAta malA kAhI gheNe-deNe nAhI. mI tara tumhAlA cAMgalyA jAgI deNyAsa lAvato, evaDheca.' mAgacyA janmI je dile hote te hyA janmAta Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna gheta Ahota. sagaLyAMnAca kAya akkala nAhI? tevhA mhaNe, 'aklIne nAhI dile, varunaca Ahe ! tumhI ba~keta ovaraDrAphTa kreDITa kele asela tara tumacyA hAtAta ceka yeIla.' arthAt buddhi cAMgalI asela nA tara punhA joInTa hoUna jAte sarva. ghetAMnA paNa kitI bArIka samaja ithe phakta jI pustake chApalI jAtAta tIca ANi itakA vizvAsa nakkIca Ahe kI yA pustakAMce paise yeUna miLatIla, ApalyA ApaNaca. tyAcyA mAge nimitta Ahe. te sagaLe yeUna miLatIla. tyAMnA kAhI sAMgAve lAgata nAhI kiMvA bhika mAgAvI lAgata nAhI. koNAkaDUna mAgAla tara tyAlA du:kha hoIla. to mhaNela itake sAre ? 'itake sAre' mhaTalyA barobaraca tyAlA duHkha hote. azI ApalyAlA khAtrI jhAlI nA? ANi koNAlAhI duHkha jhAle mhaNaje AmacA dharma rAhilA nAhI. mhaNUna ApaNa kadhIhI mAgu naye. to svata:cyA khuzIne mhaNata asela tara ApaNa gheU zakato. to svataH jJAnadAnAce mahatva samajata asela taraca ApaNa gheU zakato. jyAMnI jyAMnI dile Aheta nA, te svataH jJAnadAna samajUna detAta. ApalyA ApaNaca detAta. AtAparyaMta mAgitale nAhI. yethe pustaka chApUna ghetale asela tara AmacyA paizAMcI zobhA yeIla ANi puNya asela tevhAca tasA meLa basato. paise cAMgale asatIla taraca chApUna ghetA yeIla. nAhItara chApalI jAta nAhI, tasA meLa basataca nAhI nA! spardhA nAhI hota yethe ANi spardheta te bolaNyAcI garaja nAhI. he spardhecyA lAInItale nAhI kI yethe bolI lAvalI jAIla kI hA itake bolalA, to titake bolalA! vItarAgyAMkaDe azI spardhA hota nAhI. paNa he tara duSamakALAta ghusale Ahe ase sarva, hI duSama kALAcI lakSaNe sagaLI. spardhA karaNe, hA tara bhayaMkara roga Ahe. manuSya paija lAvato. ApalyA ithe ase koNateca lakSaNa nasate. yethe paizAMcI mAgaNI kelI jAta nAhI. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna 59 dAdAjIMcyA hRdayAMcI goSTa itake sAre patra yetAta kI ApaNa kase sAMbhALAve teca kaThINa Ahe. mhaNUna maga AtA anya loka chApUna ghetIla tevhAca hoIla. ApaNa tara he mophata deto, pahilyAMdA, pharsTa TAima. naMtara loka ApalyA ApaNa chApUna ghetIla. he tara Apale he jJAna samora Ale Ahe te lupta hoU naye, mhaNUna chApUna ghyAyace Ahe. ANi koNI nA koNI tara bheTatAtaca, svata:hUnaca ho mhaNato. AmacyA ye laoN (kAyadA) nAhI. no laoN toca laoN. priyalA soDA taraca samAdhi samAdhi kevhA yeIla? saMsArAta jyAcyAvara atizaya prema Ahe, tyAsa mokaLe soDatA yeIla tevhA. saMsArAta koNAvara atizaya prema Ahe ? tara lakSmIjI vara. mhaNUna tilA mokaLI soDA. tevhA mhaNatAta kI soDUna dilI tevhA ANakhI jasta yeU lAgate. tevhA mI mhaNAlo kI, jAsta AlI tara jAsta jAU dyA. priya vastU soDalI tara samAdhi vATate. __ asA Ahe mokSamArga he bhAU luTavUna deta hote. naMtara malA vicArata hote kI hA mokSAcA mArga Ahe kA? mI mhaNAlo, 'hAca mokSamArga Ahe, maga yAhUna dusarA mokSAcA mArga kasA asato? svataHjavaLa asela te luTavUna dyAve mokSAsAThI. tyAce nAva mokSamArga. zevaTI tara soDAyaceca Ahe nA? zevaTI tara soDatoca, soDalyAzivAya cAlate kA koNAlA? tumhAlA kase vATate? je svataH javaLa Ahe te luTavUna dyAve ANi te suddhA cAMgalyA kAmAsAThI, mokSAsAThI kiMvA mokSArthIsAThI, jijJAsuMsAThI kiMvA jJAnadAnAsAThI luTavaNe, toca mokSamArga Ahe. 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