Book Title: Paia Vinnana Kaha Part 02
Author(s): Vijaykastursuri
Publisher: Vijay Nemi Vigyan Kastursuri Gyanmandir
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/022651/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ecar 357 pAitha vinnANa khaa| pU.A. zrI vijaya kastUrasUrIzvaraH / nirmAtA gujarAtI anuvAda bhAga-2 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI, sUryapuramaMDana pArvanAzAya nama: pUjyAcAryadeva zrI vijaya-nemi-vijJAnasUrIzvara sadaguru nama: prAkata vijJAna kathAo (pa6 thI 108 kathA) pUjyAcArya ma. zrI vijaya kastUrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja racita grphaka vijJAna viNa mA-2. jAne gujarAtI anuvAda prakAzaka zrI. vijaya-nimi-vijJAna-karUM #NAddhi4 sUrata, pradhAna saMcAlaka zAntilAla cImanalAla saMghavI prathamavRttiH pU. zAsana samrAdra janmazatAbdi varSa vIra saM, 2490 kiM. rU.-3-0 vi. saM. 2029 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ --: mudraka : - hasamukha jagajIvana zeTha, nyu prinTIMga presa, nyu mArakeTa, phona naM. 413 surendranagara. Arthika sahAya rU. 1001 pU. sAdhvI zrI pradazrIjI ma. tathA sAvI puSpAzrIjI ma. nA upadezathI caMpA prabhA jJAnazALA. khaMbhAta. 501 zA. mULacaMdabhAI semacaMda paTalAla a. sau. zrI mANekabenanA smaraNArthe, khaMbhAta. 301 pU. munizrI abhayacaMdravijyajI ma. nA upadezathI mAMDavI (jI. surata) jaina zrI saMgha taraphathI. 251 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI jinendrazrIjI ma. tathA pU. sAdhvIjI kaMcanazrIjI ma. nA upadezathI bhamapaLanA benenA upazraya taraphathI khaMbhAta. 251 pU. sAdhvIjI zrI pravINAzrIjI ma. nA upadezathI eka sagRhastha taraphathI pAlItANa. prApti sthAne 1. zrI vijaya nemi-vijJAna kastUrasUri jJAnamaMdira (pIpUrA mu. surata-2) 2. jaina prakAzana maMdira C/o jazavaMtalAla gIradharalAla 3094 dozIvADAnI piLa amadAvAda-1 3. zrI sarasvatI pustakabhaMDAra The. ratanapaLa, hAthIkhAnA amadAvAda-1 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagadguru zAsanasamrATa sRricakracakravati pauDhaprabhAvazAli bhaTTAraka AcArya devA zaratasamrATa zrImAna vijayanemisUrIzvarajI mahArAja janma saMvata 1929 kArataka suda 1 mahuvA - dIkSA saMvata 1945 AcArya pada 1964-svaga vAsa 2005 Aso vada 0)) mahuvA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya adhyAtma mUrti prAkRta vizArada pUjyAcArya mahArAja zrImad vijaya kastUrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja racita pArUvijJAna chaThThA bhAga-1 lAnA gujarAtI anuvAdanI jema A bIjA bhAgane kathA 56 thI 108 sudhI gujarAtI anuvAda prakAzita karatAM ame ati harSa anubhavIe chIe. prathama bhAganI be AvRtti thaI 3000 hajAra nakala prAkRtanA abhyAsIonA hAthamAM jatAM mULa graMthane vAMcavAmAM sahAyaka banatA abhyAsIo taraphathI tenI vizeSa mAMga AvI rahI che. paNa prastuta bIjA bhAgane mULa granthanA abhyAsione sahAyaka banavA vizeSa jarUrI lAgatAM prathamavRtti tarIke prakAzita karIe chIe. prathama bhAganI jema A bIjo bhAga paNa abhyAsiene sahAyaka bane ane prAkRta adhyayana aMge utsAha vadhe e amArI mahecchA che. prathama bhAganA gujarAtI anuvAdanI jema pUjyAcArya bhagavaMtanA dharma parivAranA vidvAna zive praziSya paikI muni zrI hI kAracaMdravijyajI ma. ne mULa granthane abhyAsa pUjyazrI pAse cAlatA sAthe sAthe gujarAtI anuvAdanA kAmane prAraMbha thayo hato. taiyAra thatAM te anuvAdanA kAryomAM pU. muni zrI amaracaMdravijayajI ma. pU. muni zrI vivekacaMdravijayajI ma. pU. bAla muni Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI semacaMdra vijayajI ma. pU. muni zrI kuzalacaMdravijayajI ma. pU. muni zrI zAMticaMdravijayajI ma. Adi utsAhI munivaroe presameTara pruphasaMzodhanAdi kArya ghaNuM umaMgathI karyuM che. prastuta anuvAda granthane upakama pUjyAcArya bhagavaMtanA dharmamitra vidvadallabha pUjyAcArya ma. zrI vijaya dharmadhuraMdharasUrIzvarajI mahArAje lakhI Ape che. tema taiyAra thaela anuvAdane chapAvavA pU. AcArya mahArAja zrI vijaya caMdrodaya sUrIzvarajI ma. nA sadupadezathI judA judA bhAgyazALIoe dhanavyaya karatAM A prakAzana sulabha thayuM che. - tema uparokta sahAyaka tema upadezaka mahAtmAe uparAMta mudraka surendranagara nyu prinTIMga presanA saMcAlaka zrI hasamukhabhAI jagajIvanabhAI zeThane temaja bhAre utsAhI kaMpejhITara grupane khaMta parizrama prazaMsanIya banyuM che. savizeSa te A prakAzananI sarva vyavasthA mATe surendranagaravALA zrAddhavarya caMdulAla cunIlAla vakhArIyAnA suputra mahendrabhAIharSadabhAI surezabhAI tathA zrIyuta bIpInacaMdra ratilAla tathA zAsanarasika puSkara dhArazIbhAI verAnI zruta bhakti prazaMsAI banI che. Ama jJAta-ajJAta saMta, mahAtmAo tema savruhasthanI sevA, mamatA, lAgaNI A prakAzanamAM nimitta banI che. e ja amAruM A prakAzana sarvane kalyANakara bane eja manISA. ' lI, prakAzaka Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAntasUtiM vAtsalyavAridhi samaya AcArya deva fI/AATHigill/10.00 illuminiuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Minutribuuuuuuuuuuu zrImAna vijayavijJAnasUrIzvarajI mahArAja janma saMvata 1947 pATaNa - dIkSA saMvata 1962 AcArya pada 1991 - svargavAsa 2022 caitra suda 10 khaMbhAta Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upakrama lekhaka : vidvandvallabha pUjyAcArya mahArAja zrI vijaya dhama ra dharasurIzvarajI mahArAja. zrI pAIya vinnANu kahAnA A khIjA vibhAgamAM 16 thI 108 sudhI 53 kathAo che. kathA sAhitya vizALa che. kathA sAmAnya rIte sahukoine game che. kathAthI thAka utare che e tAsa mAnya hakIkata che. paNa jo kathA marAmara na heAya kahenAra kharAkhara na hAya te ulaTA thAka caDI jAya che. ahI lakhAyelI kathAe varSothI aneka jIvAne kheMcatI AvI che. cira'jIva rahI che. te tenAmAM rahela' uttama satya che ane tethI te thAka utAravAnuM kArya cAgya rIte kare che. e vAstava hakIkata banI rahe che. A kathAnI saMkalanA pUjya AcArya pravara zrI vijayakastarasUrijI mahArAje anyAnya granthAmAMthI uddharI-prAkRtabhASAmAM karI che. vastu bhinna bhinna sthaLethI prApta karyuM... che ane citraNa svakRta che. A te prAkRtamAM lakhAelI kathAonu'gujarAtImAM avataraNa che. A kathAe kevaLamanA vinAda artha nathI paNa hetulakSI che. kevaLa mAvinAda arthe kahevAtI kathAe pariNAme manane vyathA karanArI ane che. dareka kathAmAMthI levA ceAgya sAra paNa kathAne a Mte darzAvela che. sundara vizALa bagIcAomAM aneka vividha cheDA para aneka kathA puSpo patharAyelA che. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (6) temAMthI cUTI cUTIne ceAgya guMthaNI karavI e kAya` sahela' che ke kaThina e te e kArya karatA hAya tene khyAla Ave evu che. A kA` mATe cIvaTa sAthe khIjI paNa aneka sAmagrI jarUrI bane che. mALA sArI banI hoya teA zAle che ane sujJA te joine prasanna bane che. A mALAnuM Antarika mUlya ghaNuM che. ne te mUlya tenA sAra koinA paNa jIvanamAM sAkAra rUpa dhAraNa kare eTale maLI jAya che. anubhavavR ane kAya mAM kauzala dharAvatA AcAya zrI adhikAdhika mALAe racavA sakSama rahe ane aneka bhavyAtmAe e mALA dhAraNa karI zAle ane vizvane zeAbhAve evI bhAvanA. zrI kesariyAjI pAlItANA azuddha tha bhava . thapelA . zuddhipatraka zuddha dIya keTalAka puruSa pubhavamAM kareluM kAya peAtAnA nAmanI mAphaka smaraNa kare che, ane bhavya jatI nathI. thayelA peja }8 ,, 196 257 270 kArtika kRSNASTamI bhU-tanaya vAsare vi. sa. 2029 pati 6 14 16 18 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja pa . -: a nukra maNikA :aM. naM. kathAnuM nAma 56 AnaMda zrAvaka 57 naMda maNiyAra 58 jaMgalano uMdara pa9 bhAvinI ane kamarekha 60 traNa bhAIo 61 dhanadatta zeTha 62 brAhmaNa kuTuMba 63 sAmAyika upara vRddhAnI kathA 64 rAjakanyA vizalyA 65 parane chetaranAra vaNika 66 devAnaMda brAhmaNI 67 kSullaka kumAra zramaNa 68 caMdralekhA 69 matizekhara maMtri 70 be rAjaputro 71 guru ane ziSya 72 sApa gayA ane lisoTA rahyAM vikramAdityanI prathama kathA bIjI kathA 75 ) trIjI kathA , cothI kathA pRpavatI 78 brahmA viSNu ane mahAdeva 79 bhIma ane kRpaNa zeTha 80 AliMga brAhmaNa 81 jagaDuzAha 82 caMdra vaNika 84 87 5 3 95 101 10 3 106 109 111 115 117 123 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ a. na kathAnuM nAma 83 ziva rAjA 84 nAgaketu 85 varadatta 86 kapardi zrAvaka 87 jinadAsI zrAvikA 88 ra rALa 89 kSullaka muni 90 tApasinI kathA 1 popaTanI kathA ra kASTha muni sAgara zeTha 93 94 mAM putra 95 - vikrama rAjA 96 dhUrtanI kathA 97 sanatyumAr cakravatI 98 marUdevA mAtA 99 kanakaketu rAjA vidvAna brAhmaNa 100 11 kSullaka muni 102 dasAra muti 103 kApa karanAra vidvAna brAhmaNa 108 sulasA zrAvikA 105 e muninI kathA 106 svayaMbhudatta 107 caDe rUdrAcArya 108 lakSmI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda pRSTha 125 132 136 140 142 145 149 151 153 156 160 164 17:4 150 183 158 191 196 200 25 22 216 229 236 245 249 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramapUjya prAkRtavizArada siddhAntamahAdadhi AcArya deva zrI vijayakastUrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja 1957 pAsa vada 1 amadAvAda janma vi.saM. dIkSA vi. saM. 1976 phAgaNa vada 3 mevADa AcArya pada vi. saM. 2001 phAgaNa suda 4 burAnapura Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRtavijJAna kathAo maMgala silogA vaMdiya sirisaMkhesara-pAsapahuM jiNavaraM jagannAhaM / bhaviyajaNamaNatamaharaNa - diNayarasamavilasiyapahAvaM // 1 // taha nemisUriNo guru-varassa vinnANasUriguruNo ya / namiya payapaMkayAI bhattANaM idudAINi // 2 // pAiyavinnANakahA- i boyabhAgo raijjae ettha / pAiyabhAsajjhayaNaya - licchUNa suheNa bohaLeM // 3 // Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAo maMgala gAthAono anuvAda bhavya jenA manane aMdhakAra dUra karavAmAM sUryanA jevA vilasita prabhAvavALA evA jagatanA nAtha jinezvara zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha bhagavaMtane namaskAra karIne. 1 temaja paramaguru bhagavaMta zrI nemisUrIzvarajI mahAzajanA ane guruzrI vijJAnasUrIzvarajI mahArAjazrInA bhakta jIne vAMchita ApanArA pada kamaLane namaskAra karIne. 2 prAkRta bhASAnA adhyayana IcchanAra bhavya jene sukhathI bodha ApavA mATe A prAkRta vijJAna kathAne bIjo bhAga ahiMyA racAya che. 3 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ana zrAvakanI kathA 56 gRhasthane paNa vizudhdhi vaDe avadhijJAna thAya che. ahi'mahAvIra svAmInA upAsaka AnaMda zrAvakanI jema. vANijya gAmamAM jitazatru nAme rAjA hatA. te gAmamAM AnaMda nAme zrAvaka vasatA hatA. tene zivAnaMdI nAme dharma patnI hatI. eka vakhata tipalAza caityamAM zrImahAvIra svAmI bhagavAna padhAryA. meTI Rddhi sAthe AnaMda zrAvaka temanI samIpe gayA. dhama sAMbhaLye, sAdhu dhama pALavAne asamartha te zrAvakadhama aMgIkAra kare che. pAcamAM parigraha vratamAM-nidhAnamAM cAra koTa seAnA mahArA, cAra kroDa vyAjamAM, cAra kroDa vyavahAramAM, daza hajAra gAyA che jemAM evA cAra gAkulA, pAMcasA haLa, pAMcaso gADA, pANI vagere upADavA mATe cArasA vAhanA, e pramANe vrata grahaNa karIne ghera Avye. zivAna'dAne kahe che ke he priyA ! jevI rIte me' zrAvaka dhama aMgIkAra karyAM che tevI rIte tame paNa aMgIkAra karo. te zivAnA zrAvikA paNu pativratA hovAthI patinA vacana sAMbhaLyA pachI tarata ja parivAra sAthe bhagavananI pAse gaI ane zrAvikA khanI, zrAvakanA vrata niyameA grahaNa karyAM. te divasathI mAMDIne cauda varSa sudhI te mane jaNAe dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvamaya evA zrAvakadhama nirati Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAo cArapaNe pALe. pachI paMdaramAM varSe meTA putrane gharane bhAra soMpIne vANijya gAmanI pAse kellAga gAmamAM zreSTha zrAvake sAthe auSadha zALA karAvIne tyAM rahe che. tyAM AraMbhane tyAga karIne mahAvIra svAmInI sevA karavAmAM tatpara temaja nirdoSa AhAra pANIthI AjIvikA karanAra AnaMdazrAvaka dharmane ArAdhe che. e pramANe tyAM sArI rIte tapamAM rakata temane avadhijJAna utpanna thayuM. tenA vaDe te AkhuM bharatakSetra jue che. temAM bharatakSetra saMbaMdhI lavaNa samudramAM pAMcase lejana, uMce saudharma devaleka sudhI, vaLI nIce pahelI narakanA pAtaDA sudhI juve che. - cha varSa sudhI aneka prakAranA tapa vizeSa vaDe sUkAyelA zarIravALA, pagaluM paNa bharavAne asamartha thayelA te dharma jAgarikone karate vicAra kare che. jyAM sudhI bharatakSetramAM mahAvIrasvAmI vicare che tyAM sudhImAM huM anazana svIkAruM ema vicArI prabhAtamAM teNe anazana karyuM. | mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavaMta te ja nagaramAM samavasaryA. te vakhate bhikSAne mATe nagaramAM pravezelA gautamasvAmI ghaNuM leke pAsethI AnaMdazrAvakanA anazanane sAMbhaLe che. tethI gautamasvAmI tyAM padhAre che. AnaMdazrAvaka mastaka upara hAtha joDIne kahe che ke huM ApanI pAse AvavA asamartha chuM. tethI mArI najIka padhAre. pachI samIpa AvelA teonA caraNene traNavAra sparza karIne vaMdana kare Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Anaa zrAvakanI kathA-56 che, ane pUche che ke zu zrAvakane avadhijJAna utpanna thAya ? zrI gautamasvAmIe kahyuM ke zrAvakane avadhijJAna utpanna thAya che. AnaMdazrAvake kahyuM ke mane ATaluM avadhijJAna utpanna thayu che. jJAnanA upayoga ApyA vagara gautamasvAmI kahe che ke-gRhasthane ATalA viSayavALuM avadhijJAna thatuM nathI, mATe asatya vacananuM micchAmi dukkaDaM ApIne AlecanA karI. kemake tamane prAyazcita lAgyuM che; tethI AnaMda kahe che ke-he bhagavaMta ! sAcu` khelelu' vacana paNa zu AlAcAya che?. gautame kahyuM - nA. AnaMdazrAvake kahyuM ke jo A pramANe hAya tA tamAre ja pramAda prarUpaNAnI AlecanA karavI joIe. vaLI mane A viSayamAM kAMI zakA nathI. Ana dazrAvakanu kahevu sAMbhaLIne zakAvALA gautamasvAmI ekadama mahAvIrasvAmI pAse AvIne AhAra-pANI batAvIne vaMdana karIne pUche che ke amArA bannemAM kAnu' vacana sAcuM? AnaMdazrAvake kahelu' vacana satya che." ema kahI bhagava'te gautamasvAmIne kahyuM. huM gautama ! tamArA anupayAgathI khelAyelA vacananI AleAcanA karI ane AnaMdazrAvaka pAse jaIne kSamA mAMgeA, tethI bhagavaMtanA vacanane sArI rIte temaNe svIkAra karI te pramANe karyuM. arthAt AnaMdazrAvakane khamAvyA. mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavaMte vihAra karyA. AnaMdazrAvaka paNa vIsa vaSa~ sudhI zrAvakapaNu` pALIne eka mAsanA upavAsa karIne saudharmAM devalAkamAM arUNAla nAmanA vimAnamAM cAra patyeApamanA AyuSyavALA deva thayA. tyAMthI te su Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAo cavIne kAmadevanI mAphaka mahAvideha kSetramAM siddhipadane pAmaze.. upadeza - ahiMyA AnaMdazrAvakanuM dRSTAMta sAMbhaLIne he bhavya che ! tamAre bhAvanI vizuddhimAM ja haMmezA prayatna kare joIe e pramANe bhAva vizuddhi upara AnaMda zrAvakanI chapanamI kathA samApta. -kathAvali graMthamAMthI. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ HAIR naMda maNiyAranI kathA prabhu mahAvIra pAsethI samyakatva meLavIne maNiyAra zeThanI jema pAkhaMDI lokanA saMsargathI prApta thayela dharma paNa nAza pAme che. eka vakhata rAjagRhi nagarImAM zrI vardhamAna jinezvara padhAryA. zreNika vagere zradhALa. leke vaMdana mATe tyAM gayA. te vakhate saudharma devalokamAM rahenAre dardIrAMka nAmane deva cauda hajAra sAmAnika devatAnA parivAra sAthe jinezvaranA vaMdanane mATe tyAM AvyuM. sUryAbha devanI jema zrI mahAvIra prabhu samakSa batrIza prakAranA nATaka karIne pitAne sthAne ga. te vakhate gautama svAmIe pUchayuM, he bhagavaMta! A deve AvA prakAranI Adhi kyA puNya vaDe prApta karI. bhagavaMte kahyuM A ja nagaramAM eka mahARdhivALe maNi yAra zeTha rahetuM hatuM. teNe eka vakhata mArA mukhamAMthI dharma sAMbhaLI samyakatva sahita bAravratarUpa zrAvakadharma aMgIkAra karyo. tyArathI teNe zrAvakadharma lAMbo samaya pALe. kayAreka devegathI kudaSTinA saMsargathI temaja tevA prakAranA sArA sAdhunA samAgamanA abhAvathI tenA manamAM mithyAtvabuddhi vadhavA lAgI ane subudhi kame karIne maMda thaI. te kAraNathI mizra pariNAmathI samaya pasAra karatAM te zreSThIe eka vakhata unALAmAM poSaha vrata sahita aThThama tapane karyo. tyAM trIjA divasanI madhya rAtrimAM tarasanI pIDAthI AdhyAnavALA teNe A pramANe vicAra karyo Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 prAkRta vijJAna kathAo jeo paropakArane mATe ghaNuM vAva, kUvA, taLAva vagere karAve che teo ja A saMsAramAM dhanya che. dharma upadezakArae kahela A zreSTha dharma che. jeo Ane doSa kahe che teonAM vacane phegaTa che. kAraNa ke unALAmAM tRSAta thayelA evA je cha vAva, vageremAM AvIne pANI pIne sukhI thAya che, tethI huM paNa savAramAM eka meTI vAvaDI karAvIza. tema karavAthI mane hamezA puNyane saMbhava thaze. e pramANe durthana karate te zreSThI bAkI rahelI rAtrIne pasAra karIne savAramAM pAraNuM karIne zreNika rAjAnI anujJA meLavIne vaibhAragiri pAse eka moTI vAvaDI karAve che. tenI cAre bAju vividha vRkSethI zebhita dAnazALA-maTha-maMDapa-devakuLikA vigerethI mane hara-suMdaravanene karAve che. A samayamAM ghaNA mithyASTinA saMsargathI badhI ja rIte dharmathI bhraSTa thayelA tene ghera pApa karmanA udayathI zarIramAM seLa meTA rego utpanna thayA. tenA nAma-khAMsI, zvAsa, dama, tAva, dAha, peTanI zUla, bhagaM. dara, masA, ajIrNa, AMkha ane pIThamAM zULa, arUci, kharajavuM, jaladara, mastaka ane karNanI vedanA, keDha A pramANe meTA seLa rege AgamAM kahelA che. regathI bharelA dehavALe te zreSThI mahApIDAne anubhavI, maraNa pAmI, te ja vAvaDImAM deDakApaNe utpanna thaye, ane tyAM pitAnI vAvaDI jevAthI jAtismaraNajJAna thayuM. tethI dharmavirAdhanAnuM phaLa jANI zubha bhAvanAvALe teNe AjathI mAre haMmezA chaThTha tapa kare ane pAraNAmAM Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naMda maNiyAranI kathA 57 vAvaDonA kinAre pANInA snAnathI acitta thayelu pANI mATI vagerenuM ja bhakSaNa karavuM joIe' A pramANe abhigraha grahaNa karyAM. tyArapachI teNe vAvaDImAM te samaye snAnAdine kAraNe AvatA leAkeAnA mukhamAMthI amArA AgamananA samAcAra sAMbhaLI mane pUbhavanA dharmAcA mAnI vadanane mATe vAvaDImAMthI nIkaLatA ane lokA vaDe karUNA budhdhithI vAraMvAra vAvaDImAM naMkhAte paNa mahAvIra prabhune vaMdanamAM eka manavALA jeTalAmAM-vAvaDImAMthI mahAra nIkaLye, teTalAmAM bhakitanA bhArathI ulTasita manavALA ghaNA parivArathI yukta zreNika rAjA mane vanane mATe AvatA tyAM AvyA. tyAM daivayeAge te deDakA mArgomAM zreNika rAjAnA gheADAnI kharI vaDe dabAyeA. tyAM ja zubha dhyAnathI maraNa pAmI saudharma devalAkamAM dadu rAMka nAmanA deva thayeA. utpanna thayA pachI tarata ja avadhijJAna vaDe peAtAnA pUrvabhavanu vRtAMta jANIne, mane ahiM. samAsarelA-AvelA jANIne jaldI ahiM AvI vaMdana karI, peAtAnI Rdhdhi batAvI peAtAne sthAne gayA. e pramANe zubhabhAvanAthI AvA prakAranI Rdhdhi tene prApta thaI ane te mahAvidehamAM siddhine pAmaze. upadeza :--A naMddamaNiyAra zreSThInI kathAmAM vrata virAdhanAnuM phaLa joIne durjananA saMga ddI tyAga karavA joie. vrata virAdhanA uparanaMdamaNiyAranI sattAvanamI kathA Atma prakhAdhamAMthI. samApta. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aii 3 jaMgalanA uMdaranI kathA mahA puruSone prabhAva agaNya hoya che, kAraNa ke zrI dharmanAtha jinezvare saMsAra sAgaramAMthI uMdarane tAryo. eka vakhata gaNadhara bhagavaMte dharmanAtha jinezvarane pUchyuM ke he bhagavaMta! A meTI mahAvizALa padAmAM paheluM keNa sidhipadane pAmaze. bhagavate kahyuM- he devAnupriya A je malIna dehavAge pUrvajanmanA smaraNavALo vairAgyavAsita, zAMtithI Avato, mArA darzanathI khuza thayele harSanA AMsuthI bharAyelI AMkhovALo, uMcA karelA karNayugalavALo, romAMcathI bharelA dehavAge A jaMgalI uMdara tArI pAse Ave che, te ApaNuM sarvamAM paNa pahele ja pApakarmathI mukta thaI akSaya sukhavALA pIDA rahita evA sidhipadane pAmaze, e pramANe bhagavaMte kahyuM, tyAre badhA devendra-asurendra ane narendranI daSTi jaMgalI uMdara upara paDI. bhaktinA samudAyathI bharela te uMdare bhagavaMtanI pAdapIThane Azraya karyo ane te bhUmi upara mastaka sthApana karI kAMIpaNa pitAnI bhASAmAM bolavA lAgyuM. te vakhate InDe kahyuM he bhagavaMta! mane meTuM kUtUhala lAge che ke A adhama, tucha nItivALe, vanamAM rahenAre A vanane uMdara ApaNA sarvemAM pahele ja mekSane pAmaze. temaja theDA karmavALA tene AvI jAti kema maLI? bhagavate Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalanA uMdaranI kathA : 58 [ 11 kahyuM-viMdhya nAmane parvata che. tenI uparanA bhAgamAM viMdhyavAsa nAmanuM gAma che. tyAM mahendra nAmane rAjA rAjya kare che. tene tArA nAmanI mahArANI che. tene putra tArAcaMda nAme ATha varSane che. A avasare kozala dezanA rAjAe tenA upara caDhAI karI. te gAmane ghere ghA. tyAre mahendra rAjA nagaramAMthI nIkaLI yudhdha karavA lAgyo. ane laDatAM marAye. hagyeluM sainya nAsavA lAgyuM. badhA ja leke jIva laIne nAsI gayA. te vakhate tArA mahArANuM paNa pitAnA putra tArAcaMdane aMgulImAM laI lokenI sAthe nAsatI bharUca zaheramAM AvI. tyAM paNa konuM zaraNuM svIkAravuM te paNa jANatI na hatI. keIpaNa vakhate durjana mANasanuM mukha joyuM nathI tethI bhUkhI tarasI parizramathI udvega pAmelI, kaMpatA hRdayavALI kayAM javuM? ane kayAM na javuM? zuM boluM? ane zuM na besuM? kayAM praveza karuM? kene puchuM? athavA kevI rIte rahevuM ? e pramANe vicAra karatI, zunyamanavALI jaMgalI haraNanI jema bhaya pAmelI nagaranA eka cArAnA maMDapamAM pravezI. kSaNa pachI teNIe gocarI mATe nIkaLeluM sAdhvInuM yugala jeyuM, ane tene jaIne teNIe vicAra karyo ke pahelA mArA pitAnA gharamAM A bhAgyazALI, dharmamAM rakta sAdhvIo jatI AvatI mArA vaDe pUjAI hatI. tethI je teonuM zaraNa svIkAra te zreSTha che. e pramANe vicAra karatI, uThIne putrane AMgaLImAM laI sAdhvIne vaMdana karyuM. teo e AzvAsana Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 ] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ApyuM. prema pUrvaka pUchyuM ke tame kyAMthI AvelA che? teNIe kahyuM ke he pUjya ! vidhyapUrathI. teoe kahyuM ke kenA atithi che? teNIe kahyuM, te paNa huM jANatI nathI. tethI tenuM rUpa lAvaNya ane zreSTha lakSaNane jotI ane tevA prakAranA teNInA karUNavacanane sAMbhaLatI sAdhIone dayA ubharAI. teoe kahyuM ke je A nagaramAM tamAruM keI nathI te ahiM Avo ane amArI pravatinI sAdhvInA atithi thAva "Ape mArI upara upakAra karyo" e pramANe kahetI teNue sAdhvInA vacanane svIkAra karyo ane temanI sAthe gaI mArgamAM AvatI teNIne pravartinI sAdhvIe joI ane pravatinI sAvIe vicAra karyo ke A kaI duHkhI che ane ghaNA suMdara rUpa, lAvaNya, manohara, yauvana ane lakSaNathI zebhatI jaNAya che. tethI kaI rAjAnI putrI hevI joIe ane teNInI pAse A ghaNeja suMdara putra che. rANIe paNa pAse jaIne pravatinIne vaMdana karyuM. - pravartinIe AzvAsana ApyuM, ane puchayuM. kayAMthI AvyA che? teNIe pitAne sarvavRtAMta pravartinI sAdhvIne kahyo. tyAra pachI zayyAtaranA gharamAM teone AvIne kahyo. tyAre satata pravRtinI sepyA. zayyAtarI strIoe pitAnI putrInI jema mAnI tene zrama rahita karI ane rAjaputrane paNa snAna karAvI, bhejana ApI, sArA vastro paherAvI, sukhethI rAkhe. gheDA 1 zAtara-je vasatimAM sAdhvIo rahela hoya te vasatino mAlika. Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalanA uMdaranI kathA : 58 [ 13 vakhata pachI eka vakhata prati nI sAdhvIe kahyuM, huM putrI ! tAre have zu karavuM che ? teNIe kahyuM. huM pUjya ! je mArA svAmI hatA te raNamAM marAye. vidhyapura nAza pAmyuM. mArA parivAra paNa nAza nAza pAmyA. kaiAzala dezanA rAjA bhayaMkara che. A mArA mAlaputra parivAra vinAne nirAdhAra che, tethI tene rAjyanI AzA nathI. huve avasara cita tevuM kArya karU jethI AvI Apattie pharI pAmuM nahi. badhI ja rIte tame je Adeza Apaze te ja huM karIza. tyAre pravRtinIe kahyu he putrI! tArA A pramANe jo nizcaya che teA A tArAcaMda putra AcArya mahArAjane samarpaNa karI ane tame paNa amArI pAse dIkSA a gIkAra kaze. e pramANe karavAthI tamArA sa` saMsArabhramaNanA duHkhAnA nAza thaze. teNIe te pramANe thAe " ema kahI vacana svIkAryuM. tArAcaMda putra bhagavaMta anaMtajInezvaranA tImAM vamAna sunaMdAcArya mahArAjane sAMpyuM. teoe tenI vidhi pramANe dIkSA ApI ane tenI mAtAe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. tyAra pachI keTalAka kALa gaye chate te Alamuni yuvAnInA vazathI vilAsanA svabhAvavALA rAjaputra khagAdi-zastra nATaka vAjiMtra AdimAM vilAsavALA unmAge javA lAgyA. tethI AcArya mahArAje tene aTakAvyeA. gaNivara rAkacA, upAdhyAye zIkhAmaNa ApI, sAdhuoe cetavyeA e pramANe preraNA karAyelA paNa dhIme dhIme cAritranA pariNAmane bhaMga karavA lAgyA. eka vakhata AcA mahArAja mAhirabhUmi 'stha'Dila bhUmi' e gayA, ane te Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14] prAkRta vijJAna kRthAo pAchaLathI gaye. tyAM vanamAM teNe jaMgalanA uMdare ramatA joyA. teNe vicAryuM aho! A uMdare dhanya che. juo ! pitAnI IcchA pramANe rame che. kalezavALA karkaza vacano sAMbhaLatA nathI. keIne namatAM paNa nathI. hRdayane game tema vicare che. vaLI parAdhIna banela amAruM jIvana te maryA jevuM, eka kahe che ke A pramANe kare, vaLI bIjo kahe che bIjuM kare, A bharyo che A abhakSya che, ahiMyA prAyazcitta che, tenI AlocanA kare. vaMdana ane vinaya kare. pratikramaNa kare. tethI badhI ja rIte eka paNa kSaNa zAMti nathI tethI amArA karatAM A jaMgalanA uMdara dhanya che. e pramANe vicAra karate pitAne sthAne gaye. teNe guru pAse tevA prakAranA niyANazalyanI AlecanA karI nahi. niMdA karI nahi ane prAyazcitta paNa karyuM nahi. divase gaye chate akAla mRtyu pAmI, te namaskAra mahAmaMtranA prabhAvathI jyotiSI vimAnamAM kAMIka ochA papamanA AyuSyavALo deva paNe utpanna thayuM. tyAM divya bhege bhogavI anukrame tyAMthI evI caMpAnagarImAM dakSiNa dizAne jaMgalamAM jaMgalI uMdaranI strInI kukSimAM uMdara paNe utpanna the ane dhIme dhIme yauvanavaya pAmate thake aneka uMdaranI suMdarIo sAthe krIDA karate, eka vakhata bahAra gayelA tene samavasaraNanA kulenI vRdinI gaMdha AvI tethI te gaMdhane anusare tevA prakAranA laghukathI preraNa karAcele ahiM samavasaraNamAM AvI amArA vacana sAMbhaLavA Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalanA uMdaranI kathA: 58 [ 15 lAge. jIvAda padArthane sAMbhaLatA ane sAdhu lekane jotAM IhAhane kare che. Avu vacana pahelAM meM sAMbhaLyuM che. ane A maniSa paNa pUrve anubhavyuM che. e pramANe vicAra karate tene tevA prakAranA karmanA kSapazama thavAthI jAti maraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM. pahelAM huM sAdhu hatuM, pachI jyotISIdeva, pachI A jaMgalamAM uMdara thaye, e pramANe smaraNa karIne aho! A saMsAra ke asAra che. jenA vaDe deva thaIne paNa tiryaMca jAtimAM huM utpanna thaye. tethI bhagavaMtane huM vaMdana karUM ane pUchuM ke kayA kAraNathI mane uMdarapaNuM prApta thayuM? ahiMthI AgaLa zuM prApta karIza?. e pramANe vicAra karate e mArI pAse AvyuM ane bahumAna pUrvaka stuti karavA lAge -he bhagavaMta! traNa bhuvananA nAtha ! je tamArI AjJAne kyAre paNa khaMDana kare che te mUDha che amArI mAphaka dIrghakAla durgatiomAM bhame che. tethI he bhagavaMta! huM paNa AvI dazA pAmyo, tethI mAre zuM karavuM joIe? e pramANe bhagavaMtane pUche che. tIrthakara bhagavaMte kahyuM ke-he mahAsavaizAlI ! te kAlamAM te vicAra karyo ke A jaMgalanA uMdare dhanya che, te niyANazalyanA doSathI devapaNAmAM paNa te jaMgalI uMdaranuM AyuSya ane getra bAMdhyuM. ahiM AgaLa gaNadharabhagavaMte pUchayuM he bhagavaMta ! zuM samya. guSTi jI tiryacaAyu bAMdhe che? bhagavaMte kahyuM kesamyagra daSTi jI tiryaMca AyuSya bhegave che kharA, paNa bAMdhatAM nathI. zAstramAM kahyuM che ke samyakatva prApta thaye Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo chate naraka ane tiryaMcanA dvAra baMdha thaI jAya che. vaLI je samyakatvathI patita na thayA hoya ane pahelA Ayubdha na bAMdhyuM hoya te samyakatvanA prabhAvathI naraka tiryaMca nA dvAra baMdha thaI jAya che. eTale temAM utpanna thatAM nathI. eNe devapaNAmAM samyakatva vamI tiryaMcAyu bAMdhyuM che. Indra puchayuM, he bhagavaMta! have kevI rIte A siddhi padane pAmaze. bhagavaMte kahyuM, ahiMthI A vanamAM potAnA sthAne jete hRdayamAM vicAra karaze ke A saMsAra duHkhe karIne pAra pAmI zakAya evuM che. ane niyANazalya paNa sAruM nathI, A uMdani adhama che, jinezvarane mArga durlabha che, tethI ahiM navakAra sahita marIne jyAM sarva virati cAritra pAmuM, tyAM utpanna thauM A zreSTha che. e pramANe vicAra karatA bIlanA eka bhAgamAM AhAra pANInA tyAgarUpa anazana karI, mArA vacanane vicAro ane navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM tatpara thaze. tyAM paNa anukULa upasarga vaDe jaMgalanA uMdaranI suMdarIothI bha na pAmate te atyaMta duHkha ApanAra bhege vaDe saryuM. he jIva! have tuM AhAra paNa tyAga karI saMsAra samudrane pAra pAma. e pramANe vicAra karate thake tene sAmuM ja nathI. hudayamAM jinezvaranuM dhyAna dhare trIje divase sudhAthI sukAI gayelA zarIravALe marIne mithilAnagarImAM mithilAnA rAjAnI citrA nAmanI mahArANInI kukSimAM garbha paNe utpana thaze. te garbhamAM Ave chate te devIne sarvajI upara maitrI bhAva thaze, tethI janmapAmelA bALakanuM nAma Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalanA uMdaranI kathA-58 [ 17 mitrakumAra pADaze. tyAM vadhato te bALaka kukaDA ane mAMkaDA sAthe krIDA karaze. e pramANe krIDA karatAM ATha varSa purA thaze. te vakhate cAmAsuM AvyuM tyAre mitrakumAra nagara bahAra jaze. tyAM pakSI ane pazuenA samudAyane baMdhana vaDe bAMdhI tenI sAthe krIDA karaze. te vakhate te pradezamAM avadhijJAnI muni nIkaLaze. tene ramatA joI ne avidhajJAnathI te tArAcaMdanu sAdhurUpa vaLI jyAtiSIdeva ane jaMgalanA udara ane tyAMthI ahiMyA utpanna thayelA joze. ane tene edha pamADavA mATe A pramANe kaheze, hu khAlaka ! tu pUrve sAdhu, deva ane jagalAnA uMdara hatA. te zuM tane yAda AvatuM nathI ? je kAraNathI peAtAnI yonimAM vasavA vaDe khuza thayelA tu jIvAne duHkha Ape che. te A sAMbhaLIne IhApAha karatAM tene jAtismaraNajJAna utpanna thaze. ane jema huM tAracaMda sAdhu hatA, tyAMthI deva thayo, tyAMthI ccavI jaMgalanA udara thayo ane navakAranA prabhAvathI marIne ahiM Avyo chuM ane te jANI vicAra karaze. are !saMsAravAsane dhikkAra thAe !. A jIva niMdAne pAtra che, kAraNa ke moTA duHkhonI para parA bhogavI mahAkaSTathI du bhajainadhama pAmyo chatA pramAda karAya che. tethI have badhI ja rIte te pramANe karU ke jethI AvA prakAranA duHkhA na pAmuM. athavA A muni pAse dIkSA laI tevA tapa vizeSA tathA tevA abhigraha vizeSA rUpa municaryAne svIkArUM e pramANe ci Mtana karatA tene Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo apUrva karaNa ane kSepaka zreNIthI mAMDIne anaMta kevalajJAna ane kevaladarzana utpanna thaze. eTalAmAM tenuM AyuSyakarma paNa kSaya pAmaze. ane te ja kSaNamAM ane teTalA ja kALamAM aMtagaDakelI thaze, tethI meM kahyuM ApaNA sarvemAM paNa A pahelo ja siddhipadane pAmaze. vaLI daza lAkha varSanAM AyuSyavALA amArAmAM pahelA mekSamAM keNa jAya?, tethI A pahele mekSamAM jaze. A jaMgalI uMdaranuM AkhyAna sAMbhaLIne badhA ja indra ane manuSyane moTuM kautuka utpanna thayuM. bhakti bahumAna pUrvaka InDe te uMdarane potAnA hAthamAM sthApana karI kahyuM. "amArA sarvamAM pahelAM ja tame siddhipadane pAmaze." tema jinezvara bhagavaMte kaheluM che tethI tame ja jagatamAM kRtArtha cho, temaja dene paNa vaMdana karavA gya che. he de ! A jinezvaranA mArgane prabhAva che te tame juo. je kAraNathI puNyazALI tiryace paNa anaMtarabhave siddha thAya che. e pramANe zakrendra vaDe, bIjA badhA I vaDe, seMkaDo rAjAo vaDe, rAjakuMvaranI jema eka hAthamAMthI bIjA hAthamAM grahaNa karAte prazaMsA karAte, anumodanA karAte, vaMdana-pUjana karIne A pramANe vakhANa karAyo, "he uttama AtmA tame dhanya che. tame punyazALI, kRtArtha ane sulakSaNavALA che. amArA temAM paNa tame saMpUrNa manerathavALA che. jethI tame bIjA anantara bhavamAM sidhipadane pAmaze. kAraNa ke zrIjinezvara bhagavaMtanuM vacana anyathA thatuM nathI." Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMgalanA udaranI kathA-58 [ 19 uMdaranuM upadeza :-indrathI praza'sA karAyelA evA jaMgalanA A dRSTAMta jANI tame paNa te pramANe udyama karA ke jethI jaldI sidhdhipadane pAmI bhavane pAra pAme. mahApurUSanA darzana upara jaMgalanA uMdaranI aThThAvanamI kathA samApta. ' -kuvalayamAlAmAMthI Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ B. bhAvinI ane karmarekhanI kathA devendro, dAnavendro, narendro ane mahAbalavALA rAjAe paNa kamanA pariNAmane anyathA karavA zaktimAna thatAM nathI. - manoramA nAmanI nagarImAM ripumardana nAmane rAjA hatuM, tene putra na hatuM, eka ja bhAvinI nAme putrI hatI tethI te rAjAne prANa karatA paNa adhika priya hatI. mATe te rAjA pahelAM putrIne snAnapAna bhojana vagere karAvI pachI ja pite snAna bhajana kare che. te kanyA kalAcArya pAse kaLAo zIkhe che. te ja nagaramAM nidhana dhanadatta zeTha vasate hato. tene sAta putra upara karekha nAmane AThame putra utpanna thaye te sarvathI nAne havAthI pitAne atyaMta priya che. A putra paNa te ja kalAcAya pAse bhaNe che. eka vakhata badhI ja kaLAmAM abhyAsa karyA bAda bhAvinIe kalAcAryane pUchayuM, he pUjya ! mAre pati ke zuM thaze? e sAMbhaLI te nimittavedI, prazna lagna joIne kahe che ke A kamarakha tAre svAmI thaze. te upAdhyAyanuM vacana sAbhaLI vajathI haNAyelI hoya tema mUchane pAmI kSaNamAM cetanA meLavI te vicAra kare che. are A nirdhana kare mAre pati thaze, AnAthI te maraNa zeTha che. paraMtu je A kamarekhane mArI naMkhAvuM Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 bhAvinI ane kamarekhanI kathA 59 te te mAre svAmI kevI rIte thaze ?, A pramANe vicArI tenI upara kepa karatI te pitAne ghera gaI. AMsuthI bhInA thayelA dehavALI snAna, bhejana, pANIne tyAga karI zapyAmAM besI koInI sAthe paNa belatI nathI. bhajananA avasare "bhAvinI kayA gaI? e pramANe rAjAe pUchyuM. tapAsa karatAM kepagharamAM suvAnA sthAna upara teNIne beThelI joI. rAjAe nehathI kheALAmAM sthApana karI duHkhanuM kAraNa pUchayuM, te vakhate teNIe upAdhyAye jaNAveluM sarva vRtAMta kahI pitAne nirNaya paNa kahyo. e sAMbhaLI rAjAe maMtrI samakSa bhAvinInuM svarUpa nivedana karI ahiMyA mAre zuM karavuM? e pramANe pUchayuM. maMtrIoe kahyuM he mahArAjA ! aparAdha vinA manuSyane vadha kare ucita nathI. paNa kamarekhanA pitAne bolAvI, IcchAthI adhika tene dhana ApI, kamarekhane grahaNa kare, pachI je pramANe ucita karavuM hoya te pramANe karaje A pramANe karavAthI tamAre apajaza thaze nahIM. rAjA dhanadatta zeThane belAvIne ghaNuM dhana ApavA vaDe kamarekhane mAMge che. te dhanadatta rAjAnA vajana ghAta karatAM paNa ati kaThera vacana sAMbhaLI AMkhamAMthI AMsu pADate bole che, he deva! mAre putra, mArI patnI, huM ane mAre saparivAra paNa tamAre ja jANa tethI tamArI IcchA pramANe karo. rAjA paNa vyAvrataTInA nyAyanI jema saMkaTamAM paDayo, paNa upAya vagarane te kamarekhane bolAvI vadhane mATe caMDAlenA hAthamAM sepe che. te caMDAle tene pakaDIne gAmanI Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 prAkRta vijJAna kathA mahAra phAMsI pAse laI gayA. te vakhate karekhanA puNyAdayathI yAvALA te caDALA vicAra kare che ke mAlatyA mahApApanu kAraNa che. tethI A hatyA na karavI joie, e pramANe vicAra karI enA sthAnamAM eka maDadAne zuTTI upara caDhAvI, "ahIMyA kayAreya paNa tAre pAchuM na AvavuM" ema kahI te karekhane cheDI mUkayA. te karekha paNa rAjAnA abhiprAyane jANatA tyAMthI jaldI nIkaLI gayA. A samaye zrIpuranagaramAM zrIdatta nAmanA zeTha vase che, te zeThane zrImatI nAmanI kanyA che. eka vakhata tenI kuladevI madhya rAtrimAM AvI svapnamAM zeThane kahe che, huM zeTha! A nagaranI khahAra prabhAtamAM uttara dizAmAM AMbAnA jhADa nIce sutelA bALakanI pAse tArI gAya ubhI raheze, A bALakane tu peAtAnI kanyA Apaje. have te ka kha gAmathI gAma pharatA te ja divase te ja nagarInI pAse AvI AMbAnA jhADa nIce mAnA zramanI thAkelA, sUi gayA. prabhAtakALe te zrIdatta zeTha kuLadevIe ApelA svapnanA anusAre nagaranI bahAra Avyo. karekhane tevA prakAranA joI peAtAne ghera lai jai tene potAnI kanyA Ape che. karagrahaNu karavAnA samaye potAne putra nahi' hAvAthI tene sarvalakSmI paNa Ape che. karekha te nagaramAM peAtAnu nAma chupAvI ratnacaMdra evA nAmathI, prasidhdhine pAmyA. yuvAnavayane pAmelA te ratnacaMdra vepAra karavA mATe sasarAnI AjJA meLavI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvinI ane karmarUkhanI kathA-59 23 vahANamArge jaI aneka dvIpamAM vepAra karate ghaNuM ja dhana bheguM karIne te pitAnA nagara tarapha AvavA nIkaLe. mArgamAM vahANa bhAMgavAthI samudranI madhyamAM paDe, te vakhate tenuM dIrgha AyuSya hovAthI, eka magaramacche tene gaLe. te magaramaccha tene bhAra vahana karavAmAM asamartha thayele dhIme dhIme samudra kinAre Avyo. tyAM eka mAchImAre tene grahaNa karyo tenuM peTa cIratA tenAM madhya bhAgamAMthI tene nIkaLela joI te mAchImAra tene grahaNa karI puNyanA bhegathI bhRgupuranA rAjAne bheTamAM Ape che. te rAjA putra vinAno hovAthI tene putra tarIke sthApana kare che. ane keme karI kuMDaNapuranA rAjAnI dIkarI paraNAve che. ahiMyA rimardana rAjA yauvana vayane pAmelI bhAvinI mATe svayaMvara maMDapa racAve che. tyAM aneka rAjAo, rAjakumAro, maMtrIo, maMtrIonA putro, zeTha, zeThanA putra vagerene AmaMtraNa ApIne bolAve che te vakhate bhRgupura rAjAne rAjaputra ratnacaMdrakumAra paNa caturaMgI senA sAthe tyAM AvI svayaMvara maMDapane zobhAve che. rAjaputrI bhAvinI badhA rAjAnA samudAyane ullaMghana karI rahiNI jema caMdrane vare tema ratnacaMdrane vare che. ripumardana rAja teonA vivAha lagna karI, karamecana samaye hAthI ghaDA vagere ghaNuM dravya Ape che. pachI te javA mATe rajA Ape che. te ratnacaMdra kumAra bhAvinIne grahaNa karI pitAnA nagaramAM AvyuM. e pramANe te ratna Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 prAkRta vijJAna kathAo caMdra kumAra pUrve karelA puNyanA prabhAvathI bhRgupuranuM rAjya prApta karI ane te traNe strIo sAthe pAMcaindri cAnA viSaya sukhAne bhAgavatA sukhathI kALa pasAra kare che. eka vakhata te ratnacaMdra rAjA suvarNanI thALImAM ghaNA svAdiSTa amRtanA jevuM suMdara bhAjana jame che, te vakhate prabaLa pavananA jorathI bhAjananI thALImAM paDatI dhULathI rakSaNa mATe pAse beThelI bhAvinI pAnAnA vasranA cheDAthI tenA bhAjanane DhAMke che. tene tevA prakAranA kArya karatI joI te ratnacaMdrarAjA vicAra karavA lAgyuM. ahA ! eka vakhata A srIe mane zULI para caDhAvavA Adeza Apyo hateA ane Aje A mane prANapriya mAnI mArA zarIra upara ane bheAjana upara paDatI dhULane paNa snehamAM Atura thayelI teNI nivAraNa karavA mATe Icche che. ahA! A A kevI avasthAne pAmI ? AthI vismayathI te hasyA. te samaye bhAvInI vismaya pAmelA hasatA svAmIne joI vicAra kare che ke AvA prakAranuM vismayathI hasavuM te mArA jevI strIone zAle che. paNa purUSAne kAraNa vinA hasavuM ghaTatu' nathI. AmAM kaIka hetu rahasya hAvu joie. e pramANe vicAra karI ghaNA AgrahapUrvaka peAtAnA priyatamane hasavAnu kAraNa pUchyu. priyAnA atyaMta durAgrahanA vazathI te rAjA kahe che hai. suMdarI ! hai priyA ! tuM mane oLakhe che? te kahe che tame mArA prANapriya-svAmI che huM tamArI prANapriyA chuM. rAjA kahe che huM mRgalecanA ! huM priyatamA ! tame je sabaMdha kahyo te teA jagatamAM Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvinI ane karmarekhanI kathA-59 prasiddha ja che paraMtu ApaNe baMnene bIje saMbaMdha che. je tuM jANatI nathI te huM tane kahuM chuM, te tuM sAMbhaLa. he haraNa jevI AMkhovALI ! te huM kamarakha dhanada zeThane putra chuM, tuM upAdhyAyanI pAse mArI sAthe kalAone abhyAsa karatI bhAvinI rAjakanyA che. e pramANe tenuM pUrvanuM sarva rahasya kahyuM. ane te sAMbhaLI te bhAvinInuM mukha atyaMta lajajAthI namI paDayuM. tenI lajajA dUra karavA mATe rAjA kahe che ke he priye, bhAvibhAve anyathA karavA keIpaNa samartha nathI pUrve bAMdhelA zubha ane azubha kamathI utpanna thayelA saMyoga ane viyoga jIvane thAya che. tene viparIta karavA mATe koNa samartha thAya? zeka ane lajajAthI saryuM -e pramANe svAmInA vacanane sAMbhaLI lajajAno tyAga karI pitAnA pitAne sarva samAcAra jaNAvyA. karmanI gati ghaNI gahana che. e pramANe vicAra karatI teNe pitAnA svAmInI bhaktimAM tatpara banI. patinI sAthe manuSyabhavane ucita viSaya sukhone bhegavatI, sukhathI kALane pasAra kare che. eka vakhata kamarekha rAjA udyAnapAlakanA mukhamAMthI gurUdevanuM Agamana jANuM prabhAtamAM pitAnI strIo ane parivAra sahita sarva dhi sAthe udyAnamAM jaI gurune vaMdana karI upadeza zravaNa kare che-indriyanA viSayo tarapha vairAgya, kaSAyono tyAga, guNemAM anurAga ane kriyAomAM apramAdabhAva A dharma lekamAM mekSasukha ApanAra che. e pramANe gurUdevanA mukha kamaLamAMthI dezanArUpa amRta rasane sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmI te vicAra Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAo kare che A bhavamAM kamanuM zubha ane azubha phaLa pratyakSa joyuM ane anubhavyuM. tethI kamane vijaya mATe prayatna ka. e pramANe vicAra karI putrane rAjya ApI gurUdeva pAse bhAvinI vagere strIo sAthe saMyama grahaNa karyuM. te rAjarSi ugra tapathI kaThina karmone kSaya karI svargamAM * gayA. ane keme karI te sidhdhipadane pAmaze. upadeza -karmonA phaLane batAvanArI bhAvinI ane kamarekhanI A kathA sAMbhaLI haMmezA karmone jitavAne mATe prayatna kare. karma pariNAma upara bhAvinI ane kamaranI egaNasAMThamI kathA samApta. -upadeza prasAdamAMthI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - traNa bhAIonI kathA badhA suMdara kAryomAM chAnuM rakSaNa sarvazreSThI che. ahiM bodha ApanAruM traNe bhAIonuM dRSTAMta jANavuM. eka nagaramAM eka zrImaMta zeTha vase che. tene traNa che putra che. eka vakhata vRddhAvasthAmAM teNe potAnA dravyanA traNa bhAga karI putrane ApyA. tenI pAse eka mahAmUlya ratna hatuM tene potAnA putramAM keNa dhArmika che? te jANavA mATe kahyuM "je sAruM kArya karaze tene A ratna ApIza." e pramANe sAMbhaLI moTA putre aDasaTha tIrthanI yAtrA karI, tyAM pitAnuM dhana vAparIne ghera Avyo ane pitAne kahyuM, "meM A sAruM kArya karyuM.' bIje madhyama putra gharamAM rahIne dIna dukhiyAne ane brAhmaNane bhejana ApI teNe paNa pitAne kahyuM, "meM A sAruM kArya karyuM." nAne putra sAruM kArya karyuM ? tenI tapAsa karate eka vakhata nagaranI hAra gayo. te vakhate tyAM sarovaramAM DUbatA mANasane joIne jaladI tyAM gayo. pANImAM paDI tene bahAra kADhavA mATe prayAsa kare che. A keNa che ema vicAra karI te puruSane sArI rIte jue che. teNe jANyuM ke A mAre zatru che. e pramANe jANIne paNa DUbatA tenA rakSaNa mATe vicAra karyo ane kaThethI tene pANInI bahAra kADhI tene AzvAsana Ape che. te zatru paNa jIvita Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo dAnathI teno mitra thaye. ghera AvI pitA samakSa kahyuM, Aje meM AvA prakAranuM suMdara kArya karyuM, ke pANImAM DUbatA zatrune paNa pANImAMthI bahAra kADho. pitAe te sAMbhaLI ghaNI prazaMsA karI, mahAmUlya ratna tene ApIne kahyuM ke aparAdhI jI upara karuNAbhAva, mRtyunA mukhamAM paDelAM chanuM rakSaNa karavuM te popakAra temaja A suMdara kArya che. nAnA putre paNa te mahAmUlya ratna vecIne je dravya prApta thayuM tenA traNa bhAga karI banne bhAIone eka eka bhAga Ape. pitA paNa tenI AvI pravRtti joIne ghaNe saMteSa pAmyo. upadeza -jIne sukha ApanAra nAnAbhAInuM vRtAMta sAMbhaLI aparAdhI mANasa upara paNa haMmezA dayA karavI joIe. zobhana kArya upara traNa bhAIonI kathA samApta. -guja2 kathAmAMthI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nivAre dhanadattanI kathA 61 dhanamAM lebhAMdha cho hitAhitane jotA nathI ahiM pitA-putranuM dRSTAMta lokone Azcarya karanAruM che. nAgapura nagaramAM dhanadatta nAme zeTha hate. tene dhanavatI nAme strI ane dhanadeva nAme putra hate. pUrvanA pApa karmanA udayathI teo nirdhana hatA. tethI te pitA putra vyApAra arthe dezAMtara javA pitAnA nagarathI nIkaLyA. gAmathI gAma bhamatA eka vakhata kanakapura nagaramAM javA mATe IcchatA jaMgalamAM AvyA, tyAM jaMgalamAM rAtri thaI tethI teo eka vaDalAnA jhADa nIce rahyA. madhyarAtrimAM putra laghuzaMkA karavA mATe uThI dUra jyAM pezAba karavA beThe tyAM zvetaAkaDAnA jhADane joIne teNe vicAra karyo ke vidvAne kahe che ke "zveta AkaDAnA vRkSa nIce avazya nidhi hoya che. tethI teNe te vRkSanuM mULa chedayuM tyAM nidhi je. tenI aMdara sonA mahore tathA kiraNethI dIpate ratnamaya eka divyahAra je. tIvra dhananI lAlasAmAM meha pAmelA teNe vicAra karyo, je pitAne kahIza te sarvadhana te grahaNa karaze, jethI jyAre keIpaNa na jue tyAre tene grahaNa karIza. e pramANe vicAra karI nidhAna upara dhULa nAkhI te sthAna suvyavasthita karyuM. ahiM tene pitA jyAM Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe, sUte have te ekadama jAge ane pAse putrane na jotAM putra kayAM gayo ? e pramANe vicAra karI teNe cAre dizAmAM dRSTi pheravI dUrathI AvatA putrane che. te vakhate kapaTa nidrA karI sUI gayo. putra paNa AvI pitA pAse sUI gayo. kSaNa pachI te nidrAne AdhIna thayo tyAre pitA uMghatA putrane jeI uThI je dizAmAMthI putra Avato dekhAyo hate te dizA tarapha jAya che. AgaLa jatAM te taAkaDAnA vRkSane joI te sthAnanuM sArI rIte nirIkSaNa kare che. te vakhate navI dhULathI DhaMkAyelA te pradeza joI teNe vicAra karyo ke A bhUminI aMdara kaMI paNa haze. tethI teNe khoyuM ane nidhine joyo. kaMIpaNa vicAra karI te nidhine bahAra kADhI bIjA sthAnamAM sthApana karyo. pachI AvI purAnI pAse sUI gayo. prabhAtamAM jAgele purA nidhinA sthAnake gayo. nidhi vagarane te pradeza jeI teNe vicAryuM ke pitAe A nidhi grahaNa karyo have joIe. tethI pitAnI pAse AvIne pUchayuM ke tame nidhi kayAM sthApana kare che? teNe kahyuM, "huM jANa nathI." e sAMbhaLI teNe pharI paNa bhaya batAvIne pUchayuM, te paNa teNe te pramANe ja kahyuM. pharI paNa teNe daMDane prahAra karI pUchayuM te paNa te kaMI bolyo nahi. te vakhate anAdi kALathI lAgela atyaMta parigrahanI saMjJAmAM mUchavALo ane tIvra dhananI lebhAdhatAne lIdhe teNe daMDa vaDe pitAnA mastaka upara gADhatara prahAra karyo. pitA ghaNuM reSathI bharele gADhabairAnubaMdhavALe maraNa Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanadattanI kathA H 61 [ 31 pAmI teja nidhi pradezamAM sarSa thayo. te ghanadeva te nidhine prApta karyA sIvAya ghera gayo. mAtAe pUchyuM, tArA pitA kayAM gayA? teNe kahyuM vyApAra mATe dUra dezamAM gayA. huM pAcho Avyo chuM. e pramANe kahI te keTalA divasa sudhI gharamAM rahyo. pharI eka vakhata te nidhine jovA mATe te pradezamAM gayo. tyAM teNe pitAne jIva je sarpa rUpe utpanna thayeluM che tene joyo, pharI paNa nidhimAM meha pAmelA teNe te sarpane paNa mArI nAkhyo, te marIne te ja sthAnamAM naLiyA paNe utpanna thayo. te ghanadeva tyAM nidhine na jevAthI pharI pAcho pharyo. keTalAka kALe pharIthI paNa tyAM gayo. te vakhate te neLiyo pUrvabhavanA abhyAsathI te nidhimAM Asakta thaI tyAM rahete, eka vakhata nidhi upara rahele te divya hArane mukha vaDe grahaNa karI bahAra nikaLyo. dhanadeve tene joyo. pharI paNa lAThI vaDe tene haNa te nidhi pradezane khedI dhanadeve te nidhine grahaNa karyo. have te traNa hatyA karanAro, kArya ane akAryane bhUlele, nidhimAM moha pAmele, tene grahaNa karI bhamate kame karI kanakapura nagaranAM udyAnamAM Avyo. tyAM bhavya jIne upadeza ApavAmAM tatpara traNa jJAnavALA zrI municaMdrasUrIzvarane juve che. jotAMnI sAthe AcArya mahArAjanA prabhAvathI tenuM vera zAMta thayuM. tethI te dhanadeva te muninA caraNa kamaLamAM namaskAra kare che. te surIzvare dharmalAbha ApI, avadhijJAna vaDe tenuM svarUpa joI pratibodhane mATe upadeza Apyo ke "artha haMmezA Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ana karanArU hoya che. e pramANe tame vicAra karo, temAM sukhane aMza paNa nathI te sAcuM ja che. kemake putrothI paNa dhanavAnAne bhaya hoya che. aMdhe ThekANe A pramANe rIti rahelI che.' e pramANe upadeza ApI * , kahyu ke he bhadra! dhananA leAbhathI te traNa hatyA karI mehu pApa ekaThu' yu` che. A sAMbhaLI pazcAtApa karatAM vairAgya manavALA teNe peAtAnA pApakanA vinAza mATe kAraNa pUchyuM, huM bhagava Mta ! kevI rIte huM A pApakarmAthI mukta thaiza ? te vakhate muni sa` pApa karrarUpI kAdavane khALavA mATe sama evA sarvaviratidhanA upadeza Ape che tethI te cAritranA pariNAmavALA te hAra vinA sadhana sAta kSetramAM vAparI ane hArane teja nagaranA kanakacaMdra rAjAne Apyo. tyAra pachI jinezvaranI pratimAo pUcha dIna duHkhI ane anAtha vagerene dAna ApI te ja muni pAse dIkSA lIdhI. te kanakacaMdra rAjA te hArane potAnI kanakavatI paTarANIne Ape che. te dhanadeva muni sUtrA grahaNa karavA ane temAM kahelAM anuSThAnA karavAM rUpa grahaNa ane Asevana zikSAnA abhyAsa karatA dheAra tapazcaryAM vaDe kalaSTakane khapAvatA AcArya mahArAja sAthe gAmAnugAma vihAra karatAM krame karIne gItA thayAM. eka vakhata gurUnI AjJA laine te ja nagaranA udyAnamAM AvI ekAkI pratimAne svIkArI kAusagga dhyAne sthira rahyA. Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanadattanI kathA : [ 33 A bAju tenA pitAne jIva neLiyAnA bhavamAMthI marI samaDIpaNe utpanna thAya che. eka vakhata AhAra mATe Amatema bhamatI te samaDIe munivarane joyAM. pUrvabhavanA abhyAsathI munivara upara reSa karatI, tene haNavA mATe upAyane zedhatI te samaDI rAjAnA mahelamAM AvI, te vakhate rAjAnI rANI te hArane kADhI snAna kare che. te samaye te samaDIe te hArane cAMcamAM grahaNa karIne muninA kaMThamAM mUkyo, paNa kamanA zubhAzubha phaLane jANanArA te muni samabhAva vaDe sthira rahyA. ahiM snAna karyA pachI rAjAnI rANI hArane nahI jotAM bUma paDe che. rAjapurUSe tyAM AvI bUma pADavAnuM kAraNa jANuM hArane zodhe che. rAjAne paNa kahe che. rAjAe hAra zodhavA mATe cAre bAju subhaTo mekaDyAM. temAMnA keTalAka subhaTo udyAnamAM AvyA. te vakhate muninA kaMThamAM hAra joI munine pUche che. javAba nahi ApatAM munine te subhaTa cora mAnI vividha prakAre tADanA kare che. samabhAvamAM rahelA te munivara pitAnA karmaphaLane jANatA samabhAvathI sarva upasarga sahana kare che. ane adhyavasAyanI vizuddhithI te munine avadhijJAna utpanna thayuM. te vakhate udyAnamAM rahenArI ane muninA guNonA rAgavALI devIe sarva subhaTane thaMbhAvI dIdhAM. A samAcAra sAMbhaLI rAjA jaladI te udyAnamAM Avyo. A mahAtmAne A prabhAva jANa munivaranA caraNakamaLamAM namI pitAnA aparAdhane khamAve che. te vakhate munie kahyuM tamAre AmAM deSa Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 prAkRta vijJAna kathAo nathI, paraMtu mArA pahelAnA AMdhelAM kanA A kaLA che. ema sAMbhaLIne rAjA pUche che ke munivara ! tamArA kaMThamAM A hAra kevI rIte Avyo? te vakhate te munie jhADa upara beThelI samaDIne batAvI sarva vRtAMta kahe che. A samaDI pUnA ceAthA bhavamAM mArA pitA hatA. dhananA mehathI mArA vaDe haNAelA pitA sarpa thayo. te vakhate dravyamAM meha pAmeleA nidhAna upara rahelA che. eka vakhata nidhine jovA mATe tyAM gayelA me tene haNyo ane te maraNa pAmI tyAMja te pradezamAM nALIyA paNe utpanna thayo. tyAM paNa pharI me ene haNyo. A nALIyo marIne ahiM samaDIpaNe utpanna thayo. eka vakhata bhamatI te samaDI pratimA dhAraNa karI ahiMyA rahela mane jIve che ane tIvra rASavALI te mane haNavA mATe vicAratI tArI paTTarANInA hAra grahaNa karIne mArA kaMThamAM mUkayA. hArane zodhatA tamArA subhaTee mArA kaMThamAM hAra joyo tethI karAelA upasargane samabhAthI sahana karatAM, mane avadhijJAna utpanna thayuM. tethI tamArA udyAnamAM rahenArI mArA guNAnA rAgavALI devIe A subhaTAne thaMbhAvI dIdhA. A vRtAMta sAMbhaLI kanakacaMda rAjA te munivarane vAraMvAra khamAve che. udyAnadevIthI mUkAyelA subhaTo paNa munine namaskAra kare che. te samaDI munivaranA mukhamAMthI potAnu vRtAMta sAMbhaLI utpanna thayelA jAti smaraNa jJAnathI potAnA pUrvabhavane jANI pazcAtApa karatI pAtAnA aparAdhane khamAvavA mATe muni pAse Ave che. ane Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanadattanI kathA H 61 [ 35 AMkhamAMthI AMsu pADatI te munine namaskAra karI peAtAnA aparAdhane khamAve che. te dhanadevamuni dha upadeza devA vaDe tene pratiSedha pamADe che. pratibeAdha pAmelI te samaDI potAnA duSkRtane nitI AhAra pANInA tyAga karI anazana vaDe maraNa pAmI devaleAkamAM utpanna thai. udyAnavAsI devI paNa samyaka darzana pAme che. kanakacaMdra rAjA paNa samyaktva sahita dezavirati vratane aMgIkAra kare che. te subhaTo paNa pratibAdha pAmyA. tyAra pachI te dhanadeva muni tyAMthI vihAra karI aneka bhavyajIvAne pratibeAdhI potAnA AyuSyane aMte anazana vaDe dehanA tyAga karI svargomAM gayA, tyAMthI krame siddhipadane pAmaze. - upadeza - he bhavya jIva ! dhana aneka duHkhAnu kAraNa jANI bhava sAgaramAMthI taravA humeyA sarje ThekANe satASane dhAraNa kara. dhana anartha karanAra che e upara dhanadattanI ekasaThamI kathA samApta. --gurjara thAmAMthI Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have brAhmaNa kuTuMbanI kathA je durbhAgya deSathI deSita thayelA che, teo Icchita lAbhane meLavatA nathI, te upara ahiyA mAtA-pitA ane putranuM A suMdara draSTAMta che. eka nagaramAM zivadAsa nAme brAhmaNa hatuM tenI strI zivadAsI ane putra zivadatta nAme che. paraMtu te traNe jaNa dAridra duHkhathI piDAyelA bhikSA mATe nagaramAM bhame che, chatAM paNa durbhAgyanA deSathI kaMIpaNa meLavatA nathI. paheravAnA vacce te dUra rahyA, paraMtu peTanuM puruM paNa thatuM nathI. duHkhathI divasa pasAra kare che. durbhAgya doSathI leke paNa tenI sAme jotA nathI ane dayA paNa batAvatA nathI ane gharanA AMgaNAmAM AvelA teone kUtarAnI mAphaka kADhI muke che. pagale pagale Akroza vacane vaDe apamAna kare che. e pramANe badhe ThekANe apamAnane pAmatA ane tyAM jIvavA mATe azaktimAna teo te nagarathI javA mATe Icche che. eka vakhata te zivadAsa strI ane putra sAthe potAnA nagaramAMthI nIkaLe. krame karI bhamate te jaMgalamAM AvyuM, tyAM AMbA lIMmaDA tADa ane tamAla vagere vividha vRkSonA samUhathI bhita ane pAse rahelI nadIthI suMdara udyAna jue che. tenI madhyamamAM eka zivAlaya joIne A pramANe vicAra kare che. A sthAna ramaNIya che vRkSa samudAya paNa ghaNA kulanA Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa kuTuMbanI kathA-62 [ 37 bhArathI bharelA ati suMdara che, ahiM prabhAvazALI zivadevanI mUrti dekhAya che, tethI dAridrAvasthAmAM ahiMyA rahevuM gya che ane bIjuM A zivadevanI ArAdhanA vaDe kayAreka paNa dAridranuM duHkha nAza pAmaze. tethI te traNe jaNa tyAM rahyAM ane zivadevanI AgaLa tapa karavA lAgyA. eka vakhata eka aMdha vANiye Ama tema lAkaDInA AdhAra vaDe bhamate tyAM AvyuM. tenI samakSa pitAnuM duHkha pragaTa karI te paNa tyAM zivanA maMdiramAM zivadevanI ArAdhanAmAM Asakta thaye, ema e cAre jaNe tapane karavA lAgyA. keTalAka divasa bAda te cAre upara zivadeva prasanna thayA ane Icchita varadAna mAMgavA kahyuM, te vakhate traNe jaNa vicAra kare che zuM mAMgavuM joIe? zuM rAjya mAMguM? paNa alpa AyuSyavALAne rAjya vaDe zuM ? je dhana mAMguM te tene paNa koI haraNa karI jAya tethI tenA vaDe zuM? je lAMbu AyuSya mAMguM te nidhana avasthA vaDe tenAthI zuM? e pramANe vicAra karI teo kahe che ke hitAhitane vicAra karIne egya samaye mAMgIzuM. hamaNAM varadAna tamArI pAse rAkhe e pramANe pitAne durbhAgya deSathI te traNe jaNa upara zivadeva prasanna thayA chatAM koI paNa mAMgI zakyA nahi. te aMdhavANiye vicAra kare che. deva prasanna thaye keNa pramAda kare? A pramANe vicAra karIne nirmaLa buddhivALe te eka vAkya vaDe A pramANe mAMge che "suvarNa kaLazImAM chAza levatI bhavya prasAdanA vacalA mALamAM rahenArI mArI vacalI putra vahune be Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 ] : prAkRta vijJAta kathAe AMkho vaDe huM jou.' tenI buddhithI prasanna thai zivadeve kahyuM ke te pramANe thAya. e pramANe kahIne te devadazya thayA. A vANiyAe eka ja vAkyathI traNa putro, traNa putravadhUo, peAtAnI strI, suvarNa kaLazI vaDe samRdhdhi, traNa mALanA prasAda, godhana mAMgyuM. ane putranI vahune jovA potAnI AMkhA mAMgI paNa brAhmaNa vagere traNe jaNA durbhAgyanA doSathI traNa varadAnamAMthI eka paNa varadAna mAMgI zakayA nahi. varadAna pAmelA te vANiyA nirmaLa netrAne meLavI potAnA nagaramAM AvI vyApAra karavA lAgyA tyAM thoDuM dhana meLavI khIjA dvipamAM javA mATe karIyANA vagere vahANamAM bharI samudramAM vyApAra mATe nIkaLye, aneka dvipAmAM kraya-vikraya karatA eka vakhata sAgaranA madhya bhAgamAM rahelA. zUnyadvipamAM Avye tyAM eka pIThikA upara paththarathI banAvelA yaMtravALA gheADesvArane jue che, te gheADeravAra jamaNA hAtha halAvavA vaDe tyAM AvatA mANasAne rAke che. tethI A dvipamAM maraNanA bhayathI kAIpaNa AvatA nathI. te vaNika zivadevanA varadAna vaDe nica anelA tyAM Avye ane gheADesvArane jIve che, tenI nIce A pramANe lakhyuM hatuM, je mastaka kApe te dhana meLave" A vAMcIne AthI A pramANe teNe nizcaya karyo, A gheADesvAra hAtha halAvavA vaDe AvatA lokone zake che. paNa je mAthu kApe te dhana meLave' AnAthI jaNAya che ke A yaMtravALA gheADesvAra che, enI nIce polANahAvu joIe, jethI A yaMtranA prayogathI hAtha halAve che. mAthuM chevuM Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa kuTuMba nI kathA-62 [ 39 e akSaranI paMkti uparathI jaNAya che ke Aja gheDesvAranuM mAthuM kApavuM joIe, anyathA ahiM Avele mANasa pitAnuM mAthuM kApavAthI kevI rIte dhana meLave ? A pramANe vicAra karI te talavArathI gheDesvAranuM mastaka kApe che. tethI te paththaramaya ghoDe khasI gayo ane tyAM bhayarUM je aMdara praveza karyo. tyAM teNe karaDenuM dhana joyuM ane vicAryuM, zivadevanA prabhAva vaDe mane A maLyuM che. pachI badhuM dhana vahANamAM caDAvI "vyApAra vaDe saryuM e pramANe vicArI pitAnA nagaramAM Avye, e pramANe te vANiye zivadevanA varadAna vaDe mahA samRddhivALo ane nagaramAM lekone mAnanIya thaye. pachI kaI dhanikanI kanyA paNa te paraNya, krame tene traNa putra utpanna thayA, tenA gharamAM putranI vahuo paNa AvI, tethI rahevA mATe tene traNa mALathI bhUSita prAsAda baMdhAvyo. ghaNuM godhana paNa bheguM karyuM e pramANe te zivadevanA ApelA varadAnathI traNa mALavALA prAsAdanA bIjA mALe madhyabhAgamAM suvarNakaLazamAM chAzane karatI vacalA putranI vahune joIne potAnI buddhinA prabhAvathI prArthanA karAelA zivadevanI kRpA vaDe A sarva maLyuM che, e pramANe pitAnI buddhine vakhANe che. Ama te vANiyo zivadevanI kRpAthI sukhI thayo. eka vakhata te vicAra kare che ke eka varadAnathI mane AvA prakAranuM badhuM sukha maLyuM te te brAhmaNane traNa varadAna vaDe keTaluM sukha prApta thayuM haze? tenuM svarUpa jevA mATe ghaNuM zrImaMta brAhmaNane lAvyA ane te Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 ] * prAkRta vijJAna kathAo badhAnuM bhejana ane vastra vaDe satkAra ane sanmAna kare che, te paNa teo temAM na dekhAyA, tethI bIjA nagaramAM brAhmaNa mitranI tapAsa karavA mATe. pitAnA puruSo paNa malyA te paNa te maLyA nahi. have ahiMyA te brAhmaNa tenI strI ane putra zivadevanuM varadAna meLavI zuM mAMgavuM joIe pramANe vicAra karatA durbhAgya vaDe kaMIpaNa ISTa na jotAM tyAMthI nIkaLIne bhikSA vRttithI AjIvikA karatA gAmathI gAma bhame che. cha mAsane aMte teo eka nagaramAM AvyA tyAM eka vaDalAnI nIce nivAsa karyo brAhmaNa ane tene putra bhikSA mATe nagaramAM gayA, te vakhate gAmamAM mahotsavane prasaMga hatuM. tethI sarva strIo sarva aMge zaNagAra sajI gIta gAnane karatI mahotsavanA sukhane anubhavatI vicare che. te brAhmaNa te sarva strIone zaNagArathI sajijata joI teNIne paNa vastra AbhUSaNothI bhUSita suMdara rUpa yukata yuvAna suMdarI thavAnI IcchA thaI, mananI durbaLatA vaDe pitAnA patinA snehane bhUlI jaI teNIe zivadevanI prArthanA karI he ziva! pahelA ApelA tamArA varadAna vaDe huM vastra ane alaMkArathI zebhita aMgavALI seLa varSanI suMdarI banuM te ja kSaNe te zivadeve mAgyA pramANe sarva yuvationA samudAyamAM paNa suMdara aMgavALI manahara kanyA banAvI. te vakhate te nagarane rAjA aMtaHpura sahita nagaranI zebhA jovA mATe nIkaLyo hato te tyAM Avyo, te suMdarIne joI tenA rUpamAM atyaMta Asakata thaye, teNI paNa tene joIne pitAnA rUpane A cagya che e pramANe Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa kuTuMbanI kathA-62 [ 41 A vicArI temAM snehavALI thaI, teNIe vicAryuM ke rAjAnI paTarANI thAu tA sArU ane teonI dRSTi paraspara maLI, kAmathI paravaza thayeleA rAjA tene kahe che jo tu mane cAhatI hai| tA mArI sAthe Ava. teNI paNa rAjAnA rUpamAM meha pAmI tenI sAthe cAlavA lAgI. rAjA tene aMtaHpuramAM laI jaI paTTarANI padma sthApe che. ahiM brAhmaNa ane tenA putra vaDalAnA vRkSanI nIce AvyA. tyAM brAhmaNIne nahIM jotAM pAse rahelA leAkeAne pUche che. teo kahe che ahiM vaDalAnI vRkSa nIce rahelI strI je bhIkhAraNa sarakhI hatI te akasmAta divya rUpa vALI thaI ane te ahiM AvelA rAjAnI sAthe gaI. tethI brAhmaNe vicAryuM ke jarUra te zivadeve ApelA varadAnanA prabhAvatI teNI AvA prakAranI thai lAge che. tethI krodha pAmelA brAhmaNa snAna karI zivadevane prArthanA karI ke huM zivadeva! mArI srIzIlathI bhraSTa thai te have teNI tame ApelA varadAna vaDe bakarI thaI jAya.' A pramANe brAhmaNanI prAthanAthI tarata ja te aMtapuramAM rahelI brAhmaNI karI thaI gaI. rAjA tene bakarI rUpe joI bhayathI trAsa pAmI potAnA subhaTAne kahe che A kharekhara A DAkaNa che.' mArA prANane nAza karavA mATe AvelI hAvI joie. tethI hamaNAM tene teNInA sthAnamAM laI jAo. A zAkinI athavA pizAcInI kAi paNa hAvI joIe, tene trAsa na pamADo. tethI rAjasubhaDhA tene laI vaDalAnA vRkSa nIce mUkI pAchA AvyA. te brAhmaNu ane tenA putra te bakarIne Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 ] ; prAkRta vijJAna kathAe ALakhe che, te paNa khinna hRdayavALI bhUlano pazcAttApa karatI pati ane putrane jue che. brAhmaNe vicAra karyo ke A zivadeva pAsethI varadAna mAMgI suMdarI thaI ne rAjAnA gharamAM gaI, tethI have te bakarI rUpe 'mezA rahe, e A daMDane ja yogya che. e pramANe nirNaya karI tene laI putra sahita brAhmaNa te nagaramAMthI nIkaLyA, paNa tiya capaNA vaDe dukhI thayelI, manuSya paNAne IcchatI dInatA bharelI dRSTithI svAmI ane putrane jotI pAtAnA AtmAne dhikkAratI te AgaLa cAle che. te brAhmaNu mArgonA parizrama vaDe glAna pAmelI dhImedhIme cAlatI teNIne daMDavaDe tADanA karo kaSTathI calAve che. eka vakhata vanamAM hiM`saka prArNIe vaDe trAsa pAmatI teNIne joI ne kevI rIte tenuM rakSaNa karU ? e pramANe vicAra karatA kaMIka karUNAvALA thayelA te brAhmaNa potAnA putrane kahe che, huM putra ! A AkarI tArI mAtA che teNe mATe aparAdha karyAM che te paNa teNI dayAne pAtra che. tethI tu zivadeve ApeluM varadAna mAMgI pharI manuSya rUpane pamADa. vinayavALA putra mAtA upara bhakitanA bhAvathI bharelA te jaladI snAna karI zivadevane manamAM smaraNa karI prArthInA kare che he zivadeva! mArI mAtA pahelA jevI hatI tevI thAya tethI zinnadeve pahelAnI jema te khakarIne manuSyapaNu prApta karAvyu', potAnuM" svarUpa meLavI te brAhmaNI potAnA aparAdhane pati AgaLa khamAve che. A pramANe zivadeve ApelA traNe varadAna niSphaLa gumAvI brAhmaNa vigere teo traNe paNa Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhANa kuTuMbanI kathA-62 [ 43 pitAnA durbhAgya doSane niMde che mArgamAM jatA brAhmaNa vicAra kare che-mArA mitra vANiyAne zivadevanA varadAna vaDe kevA prakAranI sthiti thaI haze? je te sukhI thaye haze te mane sahAya karaze. e pramANe vicAra karI mitranA gAma tarapha jAya che. keme karI teo mitranA gAmamAM AvyA. mitranI sarva samRddhine joI vicAra kare che A mitre eka varadAnathI AMkha sahita sarva AvA prakAranuM ezvaryA prApta karyuM. tethI manamAM tenI prazaMsA kare che. tema ja ame traNa varadAna prApta karyA chatAM paNa durbhAgI rahyA tema potAnA AtmAne niMde che te vANiye mitranA upakArane yAda karato tene tathA brAhmaNa ane brAhmaNanA putrane vastra, AhAra ane dhana vaDe bahu satkAra sanmAna karI kahyuM ke meM zivadeva pAse jevA prakAranuM mAMgyuM, tevA prakAranuM sukha mane maLyuM. te A pramANe-zivadevanI kRpA vaDe strI ane traNa putro, traNa mALathI bhUSita prAsAda, putra vadhUo, gAye ane AMkho paNa maLI. e pramANe sAMbhaLIne brAhmaNa ghaNuM khinna manavALo paNa vANiyAnI kRpA vaDe kAMIka sukhI tho. durbhAgya doSathI dukhI mANasone duHkha ja hoya che. upadeza - zivadevanI kRpAne meLavanAra nirdhana brAhmaNa vagere durbhAgya karmane deSathI jevA hatA tevA thayA, tethI tame paNa puNya upArjanamAM udyamavALA bano. | durbhAgya doSa upara brAhmaNa kuTuMbanI bAsakamI kathA samApta -gujara sthAmAMthI. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRddhAnI kathA lAkha suvarNanA dAnathI paNa bhAvathI karAyelA sAmAyikanuM phaLa ghaNuM thAya che. ahiMyA vRddhAnuM dRSTAMta che. eka nagaramAM eka dhanADhaya dAnamAM rUcivALe zreSThI hatA. "dAnathI bhege prApta thAya che e pramANe sAMbhaLI te zeTha dararoja pAtra ke apAtrane joyA vagara prabhAta kAlamAM eka lAkha suvarNanuM dAna ApI pachI ja gharanuM kAma kare che. tenA gharanI najIka eka vRddha strI rahe che. teNe haMmezA savAramAM namaskAra mahAmaMtranA smaraNa pUrvaka sAmAyika karIne pachI gharanuM kArya kare che. eka vakhata kaI kAraNathI zeThane dAnamAM ane vRddhAne sAmAyikamAM aMtarAya thaye, tethI bannene duHkha utpanna thayuM. vRdhdhAnuM duHkha jANe te zeTha garvathI kahe che. "he vRddhA ! tuM kema duHkhI thAya che? vastra vaDe hAtha vagerenI pramArjanA na thaI tethI tAruM zuM bagaDI gayuM? temAM zuM puNya thAya ? tArA sAmAyikanA kAryamAM koIpaNa paisAno kharca dekhAtuM nathI, je A rIte dharma thatuM hoya te badhA ja leke haMmezA kare ane lAkha suvarNanuM dAna kaI paNa na kare, A sAMbhaLI vRddhA bolI tame AvuM na belaze. suvarNa ane maNImaya pAnathI yukta jina prAsAda karAve tenAthI paNa sAmAnya yikamAM adhika lAbha jinezvaree kaheluM che. jethI kahyuM Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 45 vRddhAnI kathA : 63 che ke-eka mANasa dararoja lAkhanI kiMmatanA suvarNanA kakaDAonuM dAna Ape, bIje kaI sAmAyikane kare, te paNa dAnI tenI sarakhAmaNI karI zakatuM nathI. te zeTha dharma svarUpane na jANate tevA prakAranA dAnane Apate, aMtakAle ArtadhyAna vaDe mRtyu pAmI vanamAM hAthI thaye. te vRddha zrAvikA paNa sAmAyikanA prabhAva vaDe aMta samaye namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM dhyAna dharatI, marIne te ja nagaramAM rAjAnI kanyA thaI. eka vakhata te hAthIne rAjapurUSoe grahaNa karyo ane te rAjAne paTTahastI thaye. koIka vakhate te paTTahastI rAjamArgamAM jatA pitAnA ghara ane parivArane jue che. te joIne uhApoha karate jAtismaraNa jJAnane pAmI mUchavaDe pRthvI para paDaye. tenI tevA prakAranI avasthA jaI aneka leke tyAM bhegA thayA. te rAjakanyA paNa tyAM AvI. teNIne paNa pitAnuM ghara joI jAtimaraNa jJAna thayuM. jAtismaraNa vaDe potAne ne hAthIne pUrvabhava jANIne hAthIne ubhe kare che. jyAre te ubhuM thatuM nathI tyAre rAjakanyA kahe che, he zeTha! tuM ubho thA, tuM mudramanavALo na thA, jema viveka vagaranA dAnathI tuM hAthIpaNe utpanna thaye ane huM sAmAyikanA prabhAvathI rAjakanya thaI, tethI he hAthI! dhana karatA sAmAyikamAM adhika phaLa che, ema tAre jANavuM. rAjakanyAnA vacana sAMbhaLI te hAthI ubhe thaye. te vakhate rAjA vagerene meTuM Azcarya utpana thayuM. rAjAe rAjakanyAne pUchayuM, he putrI ! A zuM che? teNIe baMnenA pUrvabhavana vRtAMta kahyo. e Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 ] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sAMbhaLI sarva lokene sAmAyika karavAmAM zraddhA utpanna thaI. te hAthI rAjakanyAne vacanathI bodha pAmI, haMmezA navakAramaMtranA smaraNamAM tatpara banI, ubhayakAla rAjakanyA pAse pRthvI upara nIcI daSTi rAkhI be ghaDI-48 miniTa sudhI haMmezA samabhAva bApa sAmAyika kare che. e pramANe te hAthI samabhAve sAmAyikamAM te dharma pamADanAra rAjakakanyAne guruNI mAnI pahelA ane pachI tene namaskAra karI sAmAyikane kare che ane jAtismaraNa jJAna vaDe peya ane apeya, bhakSya ane abhakSya, kArya ane akAryane jANa yathAzakti tyAga karavA lAyaka padArthane tyAga karato sukhathI kAla pasAra kare che. aMte samAdhipUrvaka kALa pAmI, AThamA sahastrAra devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thaye. rAjakanyA paNa samyakatva guNathI bhUSita sArI rIte dezavirati dhamanI ArAdhanA karI devalekamAM utpanna thaI kame karI te bane siddhipadane pAmaze. upadeza - sAmAyika upara vRdhdhAnuM temaja dAna upara zreSThInuM phaLa jANIne zAzvata sukhane mATe haMmezA tame sAmAyika kare. sAmAyika upara vRdhdhAnI tresaThamI kathA samApta. -: upadeza prasAda. Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjakanyA vizalyAnI kathA 64 sava` upadravane nivAraNu karanAra evA tapamAM yathAzakti udyama karavA joie. jethI jIvA vizalyA rAjakanyAnI mAphka saubhAgyathIbhUSita thAya che. pUrva mahAvidehamAM puMDarIka vijayamAM cakradhvaja nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM anaMga sAgara cakravartI rAjya kare che. tene saubhAgya ane jayanI patAkA samAna, guNAthI zobhanArI anaMgasArA nAmanI putrI che. yuvAna vayane pAmelI teNInu pUrvabhavanA snehathI supratiSThita nagaranA rAjA punarvasue apaharaNa karyuM. cakravartInA subhaTA vaDe parAjaya pAmele te zatrunA sainyane duya jANI prApti vidyAne yAda karI te vidyAne te khALAne soMpIne kayAMya cAvyeA gayA. prajJapti devIe khAlikAne bhUMDa, ziyALa ane rojhanA zabdothI bhayaMkara evA jaMgalamAM pheMkI dIdhI, rAjAnA subhaToe, guphAe, bhayaMkara parvatanA zikhara, nadIe ane pRthvI upara sArI rIte nirIkSaNa karyuM, paNa alpa puNyavALI te khAlikA kayAMya paNa jovAI nahi, tethI tee AvIne rAjA AgaLa kahe che. he nAtha ! jala, sthala ane AkAzamAM sArI rIte zodhatA paNa kayAMya te sajaputrI dekhAi nahi. te sAMbhaLIne zoka zalyathI pIDAcele rAjA AkraMda kare che. huM vatsa! tArA virahamAM nagara naraka jevuM lAge che. mAjI ane gasArA bAlikA - } Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 ] |H prAkRta vijJAna kathAo zaraNa rahita jaMgalamAM karUNa zabdathI pazugane paNa raDAvatI rUdana kare che. pitAne pote ja AzvAsana ApI sudhA, pipAsAne sahana karatI jaMgalanA bhayathI udvega pAmelI,namaskAra mahAmaMtrane gaNatI, traNa cAra vagere upavAsanI tapazcaryA vaDe AtmAne bhAvanA bhAvatI, pAraNAmAM phale. vaDe ekAsaNane karatI divaso pasAra kare che. e pramANe traNe hajAra varSa sudhI tapasyA vaDe kAlane pasAra karI, parUpa saMlekhanAthI atyaMta kuza dehavALI cAlavA mATe paNa asamartha thaI. te vakhate cAre AhArano tyAga rUpa bhaktanuM paccakhANa rUpa anazana aMgIkAra kare che. duHkhamAM paNa paDelI te "sAta hAthanA avagrahanI bahAra maraNote paNa na javuM" e pramANe anazana karIne rahI cha divasa pachI tenA pitAne matra dAsa nAmane becara meru zikhara upara jinezvara bhagavaMtane vaMdana karI, pAchA pharate te vanamAM AvyA ane tene jue che. jeIne ghera AvavA mATe kahe che, paNa cAre AhArano tyAga karela hovAthI niSedha kare che. te vakhate te khecara, cakavartI pAse AvIne sarva vRttAMta kahe che. parivAra sahita cakravartI, dAsa khecaranI sAthe tyAM Ave che, te samaye zyAma ane bhayaMkara yamarAjanA bAhudaMDa sarakhA ajagara vaDe aDadhI gaLI javAelI teNane joI. eTalAmAM ajagaranA vadha mATe cakavartI Adeza Ape che, teTalAmAM tapathI kuza dehavALI, najIkamAM mRtyu pAmanArI, karNo rasathI bharelI bALA mA maMda vANIe kahe che, "meM anazana grahaNa karyuM che tethI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjakanyA vizalyAnI kathA H 64 [ 49 ajagarane mAravA che. temaja kahyuM mArA A asthira svabhAvavALA asAra dehane bhakSaNa karatA ghaNA divasanI kSudhAthI pIDAelA, A vaDe zuM?' ema kahI cakravartIne vAraNA kare che ke--tyAM bhakSaNa karAtI, maMtrane jANatI evI paNa te ALAe dayAthI te pApI evA ajagarane mAryo nahI. e pramANe teNIe sa upasagene samatA pUrvaka sahana karyAM. A pramANe teNInuM svarUpa joine bairAgya vAsita thayelA cakravartIe potAnA AvIza hajAra putro sAthe dIkSA grahaNa karI. ane te bALA dayAthI ajagaranuM rakSaNa karatI, ane zubha dhyAnanA prabhAvathI maraNa pAmI devaleAkamAM gaI. punasu te bALAnA virahathI drumasena muni pAse niyANA sahita saMcama pALIne devaleAkamAM utpanna thayA. tyAMthI cavIne te lakSmaNa vAsudeva thayA. te khALA devaleAkathI cyavIne ahiM kautuka maMgalapuramAM droNamegharAjAnI putrI vizalyA thai. jyAre garbhamAM AvI tyAre mAtA paNa roga mukata thaI, tenA snAnanA jala vaDe nagara paNa rAga rahita thayu. kahyuM che ke je kAraNe pUrvabhavamAM upasarga sahita tapazcaryA karI tethI A vizalyA ghaNA rAgone nAza karanArI thai. upadeza :~ rAjaputrI vizalyAnuM tapanA phUlane jaNAvanArUM A suMdara dRSTAMta jANI tapamAM udyama karo. tapanA prabhAva upara vizalyA rAjakanyAnI cAsamI kathA samApta. siri pama cazyimAMthI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parane chetaranAra vANiyAnI kathA pitAnA kuTuMbanA pAlana mATe je je pApe karavAmAM Ave che, paraMtu pApanA udayakAlamAM teo sahAya karanArA thatAM nathI. eka nagaramAM eka vANiye, be gAmanI vacamAM vyApAra kare che. eka saraLa svabhAvavALI bharavADaNa be rUpiyA laIne kapAsa mATe AvI. te vakhate kapAsa ghaNe ja megha hato. te vANiyAe eka rUpiyAne be vAra telIne kapAsa Ave. te bAI samaje che ke be rUpiyAno Ave, e laI poTaluM bAMdhIne cAlI gaI. pachI te vANiye vicAra kare che. A rUpiye maphata male che. tethI huM ene upabhega karuM. teNe rUpiyAnA leTa gaLa-dhI kharIda karI ghera mokalyA. strIne kahevaDAvyuM ke ghebara karaje. teNIe ghera banAvyA. eTalAmAM atyaMta utsukavALe jamAI mitra sAthe maLavA gharamAM AvyuM. te ane tenA mitra ghebara jamIne cAlyA gaya. vaNika ghera AvI, snAna karI, bhejanane mATe beThe, teNue svAbhAvika bhojana pIrasyuM. teNe kahyuM, zuM ghebara nathI karyA? teNIe kahyuM, karyA hatA, paNa mitra sahita jamAI AvyA ane khAIne gayA. te vicAra kare che meM kevuM kAma karyuM? te juo, te garIba bharavADaNane meM bIjAne mATe chetarI ane huM pApathI lepAye. e pramANe vicAra karate, deha ciMtAe nagaranI bahAra nIkaLe. te vakhate unALe cAlatuM hatuM ane te madhyAnha veLAe deha ciMtA Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parane chetaranAra vANiyAnI kathA H 65 - [ 51 karI. eka vRkSanI nIce vizrAMti levA beThA che. te vakhate koI jJAnI sAdhu te mArgethI bhikSA mATe jAya che. teNe munine kahyuM ke he bhagavaMta! tame A vRkSanI chAyAmAM mArI sAthe vizrAMti le. sAdhue kahyu', mAre jaldI kA mATe javu' che. vANiyAe kahyu' he bhagavaMta ! bIjAnA kAya mATe zu kAI paNa jAya che? sAdhue kahyuM jevI rIte tuM ja strI vagerenA nimitte du:khI thAya che. te vacane hRdayamAM ma jevA lAge che. A eka ja vacanathI medha pAmIne kahe che. he bhagavaMta! Apa kayAM khIrAjo che. muni kahe che 'udyAnamAM' tyAra pachI te sAdhue potAnu kArya purU karyuM haze ema jANIne tenI pAse gayA. dhama sAMbhaLIne kahe che. huM svajanane pUchI ahiMyA AvI pachI huM dIkSA laiza. pachI peAtAne ghera jaI strI ane bhAiAne kahe che. ahiMyA dukAnamAM vepAra karatA e lAbha thAya che, tethI paradezamAM vepAra karavA jauM chuM. ahiMyA e sAIvAha che, temAMthI eka mUDI, sAdhana, sAmagrI ApIne sukhathI IMTanagaramAM pahAMcADe che. ane temAM prApta karelu' dhana te lai letA nathI. bIjo sA vAha kAMi paNa mUDI, sAdhana sAmagrI ApatA nathI. ane pahelAnu meLaveluM paNa lai lye che. tethI tame kaheA ke kayA sAvAhu sAthe huM... jAuM? svajanAe kahyu ke pahelA sA vAhanI sAthe jAva. tethI te peAtAnI strI badhue sAthe udyAnamAM gayA. teoe pUchyuM kANu sAvAha? teNe kahyuM ke nizcaye paraleAkamAM kalyANa karanArA A sAdhu azeAka vRkSanI Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo chAyAmAM beThelA che, te peAtAnA sAdhana sAmagrI ApIne vepAra karAve che. ane enI sAthe huM nirvANa nagaramAM jAu chuM. e pramANe kahIne teNe dIkSA lIdhI. ane AtmakalyANa karyuM. upadeza :-bharavADaNane chetaranAra vANiyAnuM dRSTAMta paraleAkamAM sukha ApanAra jANI tame paNa AtmAnA hita sAdhavAmAM tatpara thAo, bIjAne chetaranAra vANiyAnI kathA pAMsaThamI samApta. --utarAdhyayana sUtramAMthI. Wan Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devAna dA brAhmaNInI thakA mahA purUSA upara kSaNa mAtra paNa utpanna thayelA sneha, bhavya jIvAne devAnaMdAnI jema sa'sArathI udhdhAra karanArA thAya che. A bharatakSetramAM brAhmaNakuMDa nAme gAma che. tyAM RSabhadatta nAme vRddha brAhmaNa hatA. te pAzvanAtha bhagavatanA tImAM zraddhALu zrAvaka ane jinezvara bhagavaMtanA matanA samyag jJAnarUpI ratnathI bhUSita che. tene guNarUpI maNuAthI rAhaNAcalanI bhUminI jema devAnaMdA nAmanI brAhmaNI zreSTha patnI che. ahiM eka vakhata devatAothI parivarelA zrI vI2 jinezvara bhagavAna jina dharmamAM Asakta sukhI te ba Mnene pratibAdha mATe kAi vakhata bahAranA udyAnamAM padhAryAM. zrI jinezvaranuM Agamana tjhaNI bhaktinA bhArathI bahu romAMcita banelA RSabhadatta brAhmaNu sa` Rddhi sahita, bhagavatane vaMdana karavA jAya che. devAnaMdA paNu parivAra sahita, sa alakArathI bhUSita anI, AnaMda sahita pati sAthe jAya che. dUrathI sameAvasaraNa joine te ane zreSTha rathamAMthI utarI pAMca prakAranA abhigamane sAcavI, samavasaraNamAM praveza karI, jinezvarane vaMdana karI, baMne jaNA ninimeSa AMkhAvALA tyAM bese che. dhruvendra, narendra ane asurendranI padAmAM devAnaMdA ati snehavALI, vIra jinezvarane jotI teNInA stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArA jharavA lAgI. tethI gautamasvAmIjI zrI vIra jinezvarane Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo namaskAra karIne pUche che. he bhagavaMta! tamArA upara sarva jIne sneha hoya che. paNa A devAnaMdAne ApanI upara ati neha kyA kAraNathI dekhAya che? jinezvara bhagavaMta kahe che he gautama! huM pupittara vimAnamAMthI cavIne enI kukSImAM khAMsI divasa rahyo, tethI devAnaMda mArA upara atyaMta snehavALI thaI, ane stanamAMthI dUdha jharavA lAgyuM. he gautama! A bhavamAM A mArI mAtA che ema tame jANe. e pramANe zrI vIra jinezvare kaheluM, aMtaraMga rAganA kAraNavALuM vacana sAMbhaLI devAnaMda mahA AnaMda pAmI, bhavabrimaNathI uga pAmelI, vairAgyavALI, vinayathI namaskAra karatI te A pramANe vinaMti kare che. he devAdhideva! mane siddhinI sIDI samAna dIkSA Ape. tethI bhagavaMta saMsAranA tApane haraNa karavAmAM zreSTha, paripaphava drAkSanA rasa jevI, samasta jenuM rakSaNa karanArI dIkSA teNIne Ape che. pachI hitazikSA ApIne teNIne AryA caMdanAne sepe che. te devAnaMda A niraticAra saMyamanA bhArane pALe che. pAMca samiti traNa gupti pAMca Indriyane nigrahamAM Asakta, atiduSkara bAhya ane atyaMtara tapazcaryAne karatI, tapazcaryA ane caraNa kviAkAMDanAM vegathI devane paNa AnaMda ApatI, yathArtha nAma dhAraNa karanArI te devAnaMdA sAthI thAya che. kame teNe vadhatA zukala dhyAna rUpI agnithI gADha karmavanane bALatI, nirmaLa kevaLajJAna Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devAnaMda brAhmaNInI kathA : 66 pAmI, sukha samRdhdhivALI siddhigatine pAme che. e pramANe zrI vIra jinezvaranA mukhamAMthI devAnaMdAnI vAta sAMbhaLI, (jayaMtI zrAvikA) zrI jinezvara bhagavaMta pAse dIkSA grahaNa kare che te jayaMtI sAdhvI paNa dharmadhyAnamAM ja rakta banI. te mahAsatI sarvakarmAne nAza karanAra tapazcaryAne, devAnaMdAnI jema haMmezA karavA lAgI. aMte jayaMtI sAdhavI paNa vizuddha pariNAmavALI, je upara anukaMpA karatI, meru parvatanI cUlikAnI jema sthiratAvALI, ghora tapazcaryA karavAmAM zaktivALI, haMmezA dhyAna, adhyayanamAM prasakata; apramatta gItArtha ane vairAgyavALI, gurukulavAsamAM udvega nahi pAmanArI evI te kSapakazreNimAM ArUDha thaI kevaLajJAna pAmI sidhdhipadane pAmI. upadeza -devAnaMdAnI vRdhdhapaNAmAM paNa nirmaLa cAritranI saMpadAne sAMbhaLI tame paNa te pramANe mekSa mArganI sAdhanA karanArA thAo. mahApurUSa upara ati snehavALI devAnaMdA brAhmaNInI chAsaThamI kathA samApta. --jayaMtI caritramAMthI. Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 lakakumAra zramaNanI kathA je saMyamanA zikhara upara ArUDhathayela jIva, saMyamamAM arati karavAthI paDI jAya che te kAraNathI vidvAne Ane arati cAritra mehanIya pApasthAnaka kahe che. muktipadane ApanAra, sAdhu dharmamAM arati kadI paNa karavI joIe nahi. ahiMyA kSullaka muninuM ramya daSTAMta che te he bhavya che! tame sAMbhaLe. mirUpI strIomAM zreSTha sAketapura nagaramAM pahelA puMDarIka nAme rAjA hatA. tene nAno bhAI kaMDarIka nAme hatuM. tene jasabhadrA nAme strI mahAsatI hatI. teNI rUpAdi ratna vaDe rehaNAcalanI pRthvI sarakhI hatI, zarIranI kAMtithI dizAne zobhAvatI, suMdara cAla vaDe gharanA AMgaNAmAM cAlatI teNIne eka vakhata puMDarIka rAjAe joI, tethI caMcala cittavALA tenA hRdayamAM kAmanA bANe vAge che. tethI teNImAM mUchita manavALe kAmAMdha te kulanI maryAdA ane lajajAne tyAga kare che. kahyuM che ke tevA dhIra purUSe cheDA hoya che jenI daSTi parastrInuM rUpa jovAmAM hRdayanI sAthe jaldI pAchI pharI jAya che. tethI puMDarIka rAjA teNInA rUpamAM mUrzita banI ratine nahi pAmate tenI pAse dUtIne mokale che. Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSullakakumAra zramaNanI kathA : 67 [ 57 dUtI paNa tyAM jaIne tene kahe che ke he devI! tArA upara rAjAnuM citta ati mUDha banyuM che, tethI kRpA karIne rAjAne tame svAmi tarIke svIkAra kare. jasabhadrA paNa vicAra kare che ke dedIpyamAna sUryanuM biMba paNa gurU-laghune vicAra karyA vinA aMdhakArane vame che, ema vicArI dUtIne kahe che ke-kulanI maryAdAne tyAga karI rAjA je A pramANe anurAgI thAya che, paNa pitAnA bhAI thI kema lajA pAmate nathI? dUtI jaIne te pramANe tenA vacana rAjAne kahe che. rAjA paNa tenA rUpamAM Asakta thayele lukhya banI nAnAbhAIne marAvI nAkhe che. jasabhadrA paNa rAjAnuM nirdaya AcaraNa joI che jaldIthI AbharaNAdi grahaNa karIne pitAnA zIlanI rakSA mATe tyAMthI nAsI jAya che. krame karI sArthavAha sAthe mArgamAM jatI teNI zrAvastI nagarImAM gaI. tyAM pitAnA sarakhA bhAvavALA vRdhdha vANIyAnA gharamAM dIkarInI jema gharanA kAma karatI te tyAM rahe che. eka vakhata zrI jayasenasUri gurumahArAjanI mahattarI kItimatI sAdhvIjInI pAse caraNa kamaLamAM vaMdanane mATe AvI ane teNI pitAnuM caritra kahe che. te mahattarI sAvI dharmopadeza Ape che. te sAMbhaLI saMvega pAmelI gupta garbhane kahyA vagara teNI zuddha zradhdhA vaDe saMyama mArga svIkAre che. jyAre garbha vadhe chate mahattarI sAvI pUche che, A zuM ? teNIe kahyuM ke tame dIkSA na Ape tethI meM pUrve mArA garbhanuM svarUpa kahyuM nahi. sAdhvIjIe teNIne sajAtaranA gharamAM rAkhI. kAla kramathI teNIne putra thaye. krame Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 ]. prAkRta vijJAna kathAo vadhate nAnI vayamAM te dIkSA laI kSullakakumAra muni thayA. tyAra pachI yauvanavayamAM te meru parvatanA jevA moTA saMyamanA bhArane upADavA mATe asamartha banI saMyamathI vimukha thaye. saMyamane tyAga karavA icchate mAtAne pUche che. mAtA paNa azubha kAryane kAla vyatIta karavo joIe. e pramANe vicAra karIne kahe che. he vatsa! mArA vacanathI bAra varSa purA thAya tyAM sudhI tuM rahe. mAtAne vacanathI teNe bAra varSa pUrNa karyA chatAM saMyamamAM aritane pAmate pharI paNa mAtAne pUche che. mAtA kahe che ke huM AcAryane AdhIna chuM, - tethI tuM AcArya mahArAjane pUcha. tethI te AcArya mahArAja pAse gaye. tyAM paNa AcArya mahArAjanA vacanathI bIjA bAra varSa sudhI rahe che. teTalA varSa pUrNa thaye chate cAritra mehanIyanA doSathI arativALe te upAdhyAyanA vacanathI paNa bAra varSa rahe che. vrata grahaNathI mAMDIne 48varSa sudhI tene saMyamamAM rati na thaI tethI A arati nAmanuM pApa sthAnaka che. tyAra pachI te mAtAne pUche che. mAtAe bhAvi tenA hitane vicAra karIne ane javAnA vakhate tenA pitAnA nAmavALI vIMTI ane ratnakaMbalane ApIne mAtAe kahyuM ke-sAketa nagaramAM tArA puMDarIka nAme meTA pitA rAjA che. tene khAtrI pamADavA mATe A vIMTI tuM batAvaje, tethI te tane rAjya Apaze. kame te sAketa nagaramAM AvyA. te samayamAM tyAM rAjasabhAmAM nATaka cAlatuM hatuM. nATaka jovAmAM rasika te kSullakumAra AkhI rAtri nATaka jove che tyAM atyaMta rasavALuM nATaka Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sullakakumAra zramaNanI kathA : 17 [ 59 cAlI rahyuM che. prabhAtamAM thAkI gayelI naTIne nidrA AvavA lAgI, tethI mahattarIe tene khAdha mATe gItikA kaDI, hai zyAma suMdarI ! te sArU vagADayuM, sArUM gAyuM, sArA nAca karyA, AkhI rAtrI A pramANe pUrNa karIne have svapna jeTalI rAtrImAM pramAda na kara? A pramANe gItikA sAMbhaLI te madhura bedhaka akSarovALI vANIthI gavAyelI gatikAthI vairAgya pAmelA te kSullakakumAra naTaDIne ratnakabala Ape che. te vakhate rAjAnA putra dedIpyamAna kAMtivALA kuMDalaratnane ane zrIkAMtA sA`vAhI paNa zreSTha meTA ha!rane Ape che. jayasaMdhi nAmane maMtrI maNiratnathI zobhita kaDAne Ape che, ane mahAvata ratnanA aMkuza Ape che. ta sa vastue dareka eka eka lAkhanI mUlyavALI che. prabhAtakALa thaye puDarIka rAjA badhAne pUche che. tyAre kSullakakumAra vizeSa khAtarI mATe mudrAratna batAvavA pUka pAtAne vRtAMta kaDDI huM tAta ! mAtAnA vacanathI rAjya mATe ahiM huM Avyo chu. paNa hamaNA huM gItikAne sAMbhaLIne edha pAmyA chuM. pachI pUchAyelA rAjakumAre paNa kahyuM, pitAne mArIne rAjya grahaNa karU' e vicAra mane utpanna thA. paraMtu A gItikA vaDe akAthI huM aTakayA. pUchAyela sAvAhI paNa kahe che, he rAjA ! mArA svAmi sA vADhu dhana upArjana karavA dUra dezamAM gayAne Aje tene khAra varSo thayA tenA AgamananA sa MdehamAM ati thAya che, paNa A gItikAthI khInna puruSa tarapha jatuM mAruM mana aTakaryuM. jayasaMdhi maMtrI kahe che ke tamArA vadha mATe bIjA Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 ], prAkRta vijJAna kathAo, rAjAo vaDe AdhIna karAele huM he deva! A gItikAne sAMbhaLIne pApathI aTake. mahAvata paNa kahe che he rAjana! zatrunA vacanathI sarva lakSaNathI yukta A gajaratnane haNavA Icchate hate. paNa A gItikAthI huM gajaratnanA vadhanA pApakarmathI aTakyuM. tyAra pachI vairAgya pAmelA te kSullakakumAre vairAgya pAmelA te sarvene dIkSA ApI te sarve parivAra sahita tyAMthI guru pAse jAya che. tyAM pitAnA pApa karmone sArI rIte AlecI nirmalatara saMyama ArAdhanAmAM Asakta banI te devakanA sukhane pAme. ane tyAMthI kama mokSamAM jaze. upadeza - samaye bodha ApanArUM kSullakumAra sAdhunuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI tame saMyamamAM kyAre paNa arati karaze nahi. arati cAritra mehanA udaya upara mulaka kumAranI saDasaThamI kathA samApta. -jayaMtI caritra mAMthI. Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA 68 je dUdhamI bhavya jIva duHkhamAM paNa samyakatvane tyAga karato nathI te caMdralekhAnI mAphaka jaldI mokSa sukhane prApta kare che. A jaMbudvIpamAM bharata kSetramAM malayagiri nAme parvata che. tyAM vaDalAnA vRkSa upara nehALuM pipaTanuM yugala rahe che. keI khecare kutUhalanA vazathI arUNa prabhA sarakhI lAla cAMcavALuM te yugala joIne grahaNa karyuM. tene potAne ghera laI jaI maNimaya pAMjarAmAM sthApana karI te vidyAdhara sava kalAo ane chae darzananA to teone IcchA pramANe bhaNAve che. te khecara te pipaTa yugalane grahaNa karI pRthvI upara sAthe phare che. vaLI tenA virahamAM sarva jagatane paNa zUnya mAne che. have eka vakhata tene pratibadha pamADI keI cAraNa muni becara pAsethI pipaTanA yugalane malayAcala parvatanA zikhara upara mukAve che. vidyAdharanI sevAthI sakalazAstra ane paramArthane jANanAra te yugala judA judA bhege vaDe svecchAe tyAM vilAsa kare che. keme karIne teone teonA je suMdara putra rUpe pipaTa utpanna thaye. teoe tene samagra kalA zikhavADI. eka bIjAnA nehamAM rakta te piTanA yugalane keI nimittathI daivayoge ati kalaha utpanna thaye. kAmIonA manane dhikkAra paDe tethI pipaTe tAruNyathI Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo pUrNa suMdara aMgavALI, atyaMta snehavALI bIjI menA grahaNa karI. tethI dIna evI te menA priya vacanA vaDe tene manAve che. te paNa bIjImAM raktamanavALA te pApI popaTa mAnatA nathI. tethI teNI sneha rahita nAza pAmelA prema rasavALA lAkaDAnA huThA jevA akkaDa evA potAnA patine joI kahe che. cittane Anaa ApanAra mArA putrane tame Apo. kAraNa ke strIone te sarva prakAra vaDe peAtAne priya eja pahele priya hAya che. ane tenA viyeAgamAM putra ja peAtAnA manane AzvAsana ApanAra thAya che. mATe huM duraMta ane du:khamaya evA saMsAravAsathI kaM TALelI kAipaNa tImAM jai potAnA Atmanu kalyANa sAdhIza. mArI pAse rahelA A putra tImAM vividha saMlekhanAnI ArAdhanAmAM dhama rUpI pANI siMcIne mArA mAhane dUra karI mane sArI samAdhi ApanAra thaze. jema ke niYamakathI tyAga kareluM vahANu kInArAne pAmatu nathI tema dharmadhyAna paNa niyaMmaka-nijAmaNA karAvanAra vinA maraNa samaya rUpI samudrane pAra pamADI zakatu nathI. teNInuM vacana sAMbhaLI popaTa paNa tAvathI pIDAyelA puruSanI jema kaMpatA khele che. karAne mAgatI evI tArA se TukaDA kema na thayA? sArA khetaramAM rApAyelA bIjanI jema putra pitAnA ja thAya che. tyAre menA paNa kahe che, mAtAnA ja putra thAya. nAte vinA putra saMbhavatA nathI. khIjI sa ThekANe badhAsa` emAM mAtA gauravathI adhika sanmAnane ceAgya hAya che. e pramANe aneka prakAre vivAda karatA putra sahita te yugala Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA H 68 [ 63 AkAzanA raste vivAdane nizcaya karavA mATe kAMcInagarImAM gayuM. te nagaramAM zatruonI lakSmIrUpI strIonI veNune kheMcavAmAM AnaMda mAnanAra nAma vaDe paNa durlalita nAmane rAjA che. tenI sabhAnI aMdara te popaTanuM yugala gayuM. vidyAdharanAM saMsargathI bhaya vagaranuM te yugala AkAzamAM rahI pahelAM popaTa pitAnI buddhithI rAjAne vakhANe che "A rAjA jaya pAme, ke jenI vANInA rasane joI sarpa-nAgarAja uMDA pAtAlatalane viSe amRta rasane DhAMkIne rahe che." tyAra pachI menA paNa jamaNe paga uMcA karI rAjAne namaskAra karI bhaktithI suMdara vacano vaDe stuti kare che. "jenA mukha rUpI kamalamAM rAja haMsanI jema sarasvatI rahelI che, je rAjA nyAya mArga rUpI AkAzamAM candranI jema satyanI pratijJAvALe che te A rAjA jaya pAme." A sAMbhaLI prasanna mana vALo rAjA kutUhalathI te pipaTanA yugalane bolAve che. tame mArI pAse Ave, temaja tamArA pitAnuM kArya kahe. te banne jaNA pitAnA vivAdane kahe che, te rAjA maMtrI sAme juve che. maMtrI paNa kahe che ane uttara ane madhyAhna 5chI ApIzuM. AzcaryathI bharelA manavALo rAjA te yugalane mahelamAM laI jaI bhAtathI yukta dADamanA phalethI icchA pramANe jamADe che. madhyAhna samaye sabhAmAM rAjA beThA che. te samaye maMtrI kahe che. A popaTane vivAda pUrve nahiM sAMbhaLeluM che. lAMbAkALa sudhI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo vicAratA paNa ame Ane pAra pAmyA nathI. tethI bIje jaI kaI jJAnI mahA-puruSane pUche. maMtrInuM vacana sAMbhaLI reSathI lAlaAMkhavALe, buddhinA garva rUpI parvata upara caDhele rAjA maMtrI vargane tiraskAra kare che. ahe! ke tamAre buddhine vaibhava! je daivanA vazathI A pipaTanA vivAdane nizcaya nahiM karAya te A ahIMthI bIjA nagaramAM jaze, te A yuga paryata mAre zaramAvAnuM thaze, athavA buddhizALIone A vivAdamAM keTalI vAra lAge. tethI tamArA kAna khUllA karI mAruM vacana sAMbhaLe - lekemAM paNa prasiddha che ke bIja kharekhara bIja vAvanAranuM thAya che. jevI rIte khetaranA adhipatinuM khetara hoya che ane dhAnya paNa tenuM ja thAya che tevI rIte ahIM paNa pitAthI thayela putra pitAne hoya che. ema tame nizcayathI jANe. tethI pipaTa pitAnA zarIrathI thayela putrane grahaNa karIne svecchAe jAya. A chokare pipaTane che. e nIti badhe ThekANe tame jANe. menA kheda pAmelI kahe che ke he rAjana! zAnA arthathI viruddha nIti karavI te tamane ucita nathI. bIjuM paNa he nAtha ! A nyAyamArgane pitAnA paMca samakSa jAhera karyo, tene tamArA pitAnA vahikA-nyAyanA copaDAmAM lakhAve. jethI tamane bhUlAya nahi. tethI rAjA abhimAnanA vazathI pitAnuM kaheluM asatyane sAcAnI jema mAnate pitAnA maMtrInI pAse vahikAmAM lakhAve che. te A pramANe-jema ahiMyA kSetrAdhipatinuM ja kSetra hoya che. tema bIja paNa bIjanA Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA : 68 [ 65 mAlikanuM hoya che. mATe pitAnA bIjathI utpanna thayela putra pitAno thAya che. e pramANe durlalita rAjAe pite jAte ja nirNaya karyo che e pramANe rAjAe karele nyAya sAMbhaLI nIsAsA letI putra vagaranI te menA cheDAyelA vRkSanI jema dhabAka karatI nIce bhUmi upara paDI. pipaTa paNa te samaye nirdaya cittavALe te putrane grahaNa karI dIna-mukhavALI priyAno tyAga karI te jaldI tyAMthI malayagiri parvata upara gaye. maMtrIjAe karelA zItala upacAro vaDe zuddhimAM AvelI ane zeka karatA lekethI jovAyelI, zaraNa rahita menA paNa tyAMthI uDIne sarva tIrthomAM pradhAna zatruMjaya tIrthamAM jaI bASabhasena-puMDarika svAmi yukta Adi jinezvarane bhakti vaDe namasakAra kare che ane cAre prakAranA AhArano tyAga karI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatI saMsArathI udvega pAmelI teNuM A pramANe bhAvanA bhAve che ke "A saMsAramAM jinezvara bhagavaMtanA dharmane choDIne ghara, svAmi, sajjana ane putra ke I mAruM zaraNa nathI e pramANe bhAvanAne bhAvatI bhavathI virakta thayelI, durlalita rAjAmAM cittavALI, vidhi pUrvaka prANa tyAga karI madhyama pariNAmanAyegathI samagra traNa bhuvananI lahamIonuM kAMcI samAna kAMcI nagarImAM zrI caMdanasAra zeThanA gharamAM puNyazAlInI te putrI paNa utpanna thaI. ghaNA putre upara A utpanna thayelI hovAthI teNI pitAne atyaMta priya thaI. bIjanA candranI jema Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66) prAkRta vijJAna kathAo namavA lAyaka, nAma vaDe candralekhA te kamathI vRddhi pAmavA lAgI. pUrvabhavanA abhyAsathI svAbhAvika jina dharmamAM rAgavALI candralekhA jAtismaraNa dvArA pitAne saMpUrNa pipaTanA bhavane jANe che. samyaka darzanathI suMdara evA jinezvaranA dharmane sArI rIte ArAdhatI te bAlA sAvIonI haMmezA sevA bhakti karatI zAstrane bhaNe che ane gaNe che. keme karI jinezvara bhagavaMtanA AgamonA suMdara vicArethI bharelA kama prakRti vagere graMthamAM kuzaLatAne pAmI viduSIomAM paNa zreSTha thaI ghara kAryamAM ane dharma kAryamAM badhe ThekANe teNI pUchavA lAyaka thaI kAraNa ke ahIM guNone samudAya gaurava paNAne pAme emAM zuM Azcarya ? eka divase pitAnA pitAne vinaMti karI teNIe teja nAmanA dezamAMthI sUryanA rathanA ghoDAnA garvane haraNa karanArA, bahu vegavALA, lakSaNavALA, serAha, khuMgAha, haMsulaya, ukInAha, vullAha nIlu ane kAluya vagere jAtinA ghoDAo maMgAvyA ane te gAmanI bahAra nadI kinAre vRkSanI chAyAmAM baMdhAvyA. IndranA ghaDA jevA dekhAtA te ghoDAo kenA cittane haraNa na kare ? eka divasa rAjA atyaMta kautuka manavALa, garUDanA vegane vijaya kare tevA vegavALA te ghoDAone jue che. joIne te mahArAjA pite ghaNA mUlya ApavA vaDe te ghaDAonI zeThanI pAse mAgaNI kare che. paNa zeThanI putrI vaDe nivAraNa karAyela te zeTha ghaDA Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA H 68 ( 7 ene ApatA nathI. eka divase rAjA peAtAnI gheADIone ga dhAraNa karavA mATe zeTha pAse gheADAonI mAgaNI kare che. tyAre zeThe putrInA vacanathI potAnA zreSTha gheADAone garbha dhAraNa mATe Ape che. rAjA dareka varSe peAtAnI gheADIomAM te gheADAone saMcAraNa karAve che, ane pAMca varSomAM te te gheADIethI ghaNA gheADA utpanna thayA. eka vakhava candralekhA peAtAnA pitAne kahe che ke mArA gheADAethI rAjAnA je gheADAe utpanna thayA che te grahaNa karo. jyAre rASa pAmelA rAjA temane pakaDAve ke kaI paNa kahe te tamAre kahevu re ahIM je rahasya che te mArI putrI jANe che. tethI dIkarInA vacanathI potAnA gheADAothI utpanna thayelA je gheADAe nadI kInAre pANI pIvA mATe AvyA tyAre te zeThe sa gheADAnu' haraNa karyu. zeThanA subhaTA vaDe trAsa pAmela azvapAlakAnA vacanAthI rASa pAmele rAjA zeThane kheAlAvIne kahe che ke mArA gheADA kema haraNa karyA ? caMdanasAra zeTha kahe che ke huM svAmi ! AmAM kAMI paNa rahasya huM jANatA nathI. paNa Apane AnA uttara mArI viduSI putrI Apaze. Azcaya pAmelA rAjA pratihArIne mAkalIne zeThanI putrIne bahu janathI bharelI sabhAmAM khelAve che. te caMdralekhA kulanA karaMDIyA, tAMkhUla, paMkhA vagere hAthamAM dhAraNu karanArI sakhIo sAthe pAlakhImAM besI ghaNA parivArathI yukta kalpavRkSanI mAphaka dAnane ApatI, mArgamAM cAraNI vaDe Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo vakhaNAtI, jagatamAM kIrti phelAvatI rAjasabhAmAM AvI. A kanyA hajI te dUdha pInArI che. te rAjAne zuM uttara Apaze? e vicAratA nagaranA leke kutUhalathI tyAM bhegA thAya che. te kanyA paNa rAjAne namaskAra karI pitAnA pitAnA khoLAmAM beThI. rAjAe tene pUchayuM he kanya ! te mArA ghoDA kema haraNa karyA? tene uttara Apa. dharya dhAraNa karI rAjAne kahe che. he deva bIjA leke pitAnA vacanane yAda kare che. tamArA jevAe vizeSa karIne yAda karavuM joIe. rAjA bhrAMtithI kahe che-te karyuM - vacana? jene huM yAda karatA nathI. tethI sarasvatI sarakhI teNe rAjAnI samakSa kahe che, jhera sAthe rahenArI lakSmI paNa bhegavanAranI cetanA hare che, te te gya che. paNa te bhagavAyelI lakSmI bhuvananA lekene mAre nahi te Azcarya che. keTalAka purUSe A bhavamAM kareluM paNa bhUlI jAya che, te Azcarya che. A sAMbhaLI roSathI AMkhanI bhRkuTI caDhAvIne vaka ane bhayaMkara lalATavALo rAjA kahe che- he kanya ! je huM bhUlI gayo chuM tenuM yAda karAve teNI kahe che ke-tamArI vANIthI A ghaDAo mArA pitAnA karuM chuM. anyathA te mArA gharanI sarva saMpatti ApaNI che. tyAra pachI caMdralekhAe vahI kaDhAvI ane vaMcAvIne pitAnuM vacana sAcuM karAvyuM ke mArA gheDAthI utpanna thayelA ghoDA mArA ja thAya che. bIjAnA thAya nahiM. te vakhate maMtrI, purohita, talATI, sAmaMta vagere parivAra teNInI buddhine vaibhava joI ati vismaya pAmyA. Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA : 68 [ 69 te vakhate rAjAnA mukha kamalane saMkoca pamADatI ane pitAnI AMkhe rUpI kumuda vikasvara karatI sAcI caMdralekhA thaI. tyAra pachI rAjasabhAmAM vijaya pAmelI adubhuta buddhi vaDe vakhANa karAtI pratyakSa sarasvatI sarakhI te bAlA pitAnA ghera gaI. teNInuM viziSTa jJAna ane sabhAmAM pitAnuM apamAna jANo rAjA Azcarya ane khedamAM paDele vicAra kare che. A sabhAnI madhyamAM caMdralekhAe mAruM apamAna karyuM, tethI tenA pratIkAra mATe huM zuM karuM? have eka vakhata rAjA lagna mATe te kanyAnuM mAthuM kare che. zeTha paNa bhaya yAmI mAre zuM karavuM ? ema dIkarIne pUche che. teNe harSathI pitAne A pramANe kahe che, he pitA! bhaya cheDIne rAjAnI sAthe mAre vivAha kare. tethI caMdanasAra zeThe durlalita rAjAnI sAthe caMdralekhAne vivAha meTA mahetsavathI karAvyuM. rAjA tene grahaNa karI prAsAdamAM tene mUkI kahe che ke he zeThanI putrI! tuM dhUtArI che, tethI meM tane chetarI che. mArI pratijJA paNa tuM sAMbhaLa, "AjathI mAMDIne rAgathI raktamanavALo paNa huM tArI sAthe belIza nahi. caMdralekhA paNa kahe che- kapaTa karavAmAM hoMziyAra he svAmi ! mArI pratijJAne paNa tame sAMbhaLo sevakanI mAphaka mArUM eThuM bhejana tamane khavaDAvuM ane dAsanI jema tamArA khabhe avazya rUnI taLAI tathA zaiyA vahana karAvuM te mane paNa caMdanasAranI dIkarI jagatamAM Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAe chetaravAmAM hAMziyAra tamAre mAnavI." tenA vacana rUpI agnithI maLatA rAjA saubhAgya Adi guNAnA samudAyathI bhUSita paNa teNIne durbhAgyavatI rANIonI madhyamAM mUkI de che. tyArapachI caMdralekhA sArA suga Mdhita puSpothI jinezvara bhagavAnanI pUjA karatI ane ghaNAM saubhAgya kalpatarU vagere sArI tapazcaryAne kare che. eka vakhata tapathI zASAcelA zarIravALI caMdralekhA tapazcaryAnA ujamaNA mATe rAjAne pUchIne pitAne ghera gai. zeTha duLakRza deDavALI potAnI putrIne joine potAnA kheALAmAM besADIne vilApa kare che. hA! hA ! huM vatse! te AtmAne duHkhamAM kema nAkhyo ? huM AvuM jANatA hAta tA A rAjA sAthe tArA vivAha karata nahiM. athavA duSTa devathI karAyelu kAya kAinAthI paNa nivAraNa karAtuM nathI. ema khelatA pitAne rokIne tapanuM udyApana karAvIne vidhipUrvaka zrIsaMgha sahita jinezvaradevanA caraNAne pUje che. atizaya duHkhI hRdayavALA pitAnA duHkhane nivAraNa karavA kahe che. he pitA! sa kalAmAM hoMziyAra, suMdara rUpavALI pacAsa sArI kanyAe mane ApeA. khIjuM tamArA gharathI mArA ghara sudhI eka suraga karAvI bIjI nagaranA daravAjAmAM vAsa karatI devInA maMdirathI mArA ghara sudhI suraMga karAveA. temaja mArA gharanI nIce suraganI madhyamAM eka bhavya jinAlaya karAveA pachI tame nizcita thaIne rahe. caMdanasAra zeThe paNa devInA jevI te putrInA ciMtavelA manerathA pUrNa karavA mATe kalpavRkSanI jema teNInA kahyA pramANe badhu karyuM. tyArapachI keTalAka kALe teNI gherathI 70 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdralekhAnI kathA : 67 [ 71 suraMganA mArga vaDe pitAnA gharamAM jaIne te pacAsa kanyAone sarva kalAo zikhave che. svara lakSaNa grAma tAlathI sahita suvizAla sArUM saMgIta ane nirdoSa sarva vINA ane vAjiMtranI vidyA bhaNAve che, tyAM maNione samudAyathI banAvelA prAsAdamAM maNionI prabhAthI aMdhakAra rahita pAtAla bhuvananI jema divasa ane rAtrIne bheda paNa jANI zakAtuM nathI. caMdralekhA sArA zaNagArathI sajaja thaI te kanyAo vaDe zebhatI IndrANInI jema siMhAsana upara bese che. tenA AdezathI temAMnI keTalIeka sArI rIte AnaMdajanaka sarakhA tAlathI digaMta sudhI paDaghAne paDatuM nandI vAjiMtra vagADe che, keTalI eka vINA vagADe che, keTalIka mRdaMga vagADe che, keTalI eka tAla meLave che ane bIjI keTalI eka nAce che. - rAjA rAtrinA samayamAM te thatuM saMgIta sAMbhaLI vicAra kare che. zuM A saMgIta pAtAlamAM, AkAzamAM, pRthvI upara athavA parvatanI upara thAya che. athavA svaranA saMcArathI zobhatuM devane paNa durlabha A saMgIta kayAM evA dhanya purUSanI AgaLa kAnane sukha upajAvanArUM thatuM haze? ema vicAra karatA te sAMbhaLavAmAM mehita manavALe palaMga cheDIne parijana sahita bIjI pravRttio rekI rAjA kSaNamAtramAM citramAM AlekhitanI jema sthira thaye. teTalAmAM te nATaka sAMbhaLavAmAM vilana karanAra pracaMDa prabhAtanA vAjiMtranA nAde rAjAnA mahelamAM thayA, ahIMyA prabhAta thavAthI saMgItanuM visarjana karI caMdralekhA te Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 ] * prAkRta vijJAna kathAo kanyAone pitAnA gharamAM maLe che. ane pite pitAnA mahelamAM jAya che. atizaya Azcaryane manamAM dhAraNa karate te saMgItamAM mUDha banelA durvalita rAjA duHkhathI rAjyanuM kArya paNa karatA nathI. vaLI pharI paNa tyAM eka divasanA aMtare lekanA manane haraNa karanAruM apUrva tAlathI zobhatuM saMgIta thayuM. rAjA teonuM pharIthI paNa gAmatrayavALuM mUchajanaka mUchanAthI yukta madhura svaranA vistArathI sAruM evuM saMgIta sAMbhaLI manamAM vicAra kare che ke unmattapaNuM cheDIne unmatta hAthIo temaja pazuo paNa saMgIta vaDe vaza thAya che, te bIjA mANasanuM te zuM kahevuM ? amRtarasa sarakhA te saMgItarasanuM atyaMta pAna karate rAjA prabhAtanA vAjiMtranA nAdane jheranA vistAra je mAne che. te saMgIta pUrNa thaye rAjA sabhA maMDapamAM besI nimittiyA vagere mANasane saMgItanuM vRtAMta pUche che. paNa tenuM rahasya kaI jANatuM nathI. tethI duHkhI thayela rAjA rAtrine Icchate duHkhathI divasa pasAra kare che. have caMdralekhA paNa rAjAnA mananA bhAva sArI rIte jANuM eka ginIne saMketa karI rAjAnI pAse mekale che. te jogaNa kevA prakAranI che ke jeNae maNi tathA senAnA A bhUSaNe hAthamAM paherelA che, page maNimaya pAvaDI dhAraNa karelI che, netaranA suMdara vastrathI ardhAga DhAMkeluM che, metInI jayamAlAne dhAraNa karatI, jADA vastrathI zebhatI, suvarNanA gapaTane dhAraNa karatI, maNinA kuMDaLathI zebhatI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [73 candralekhAnI kathA : 68 sAkSAt jANe mUrtivALI siddhi na hoya tevI te hAthamAM dedIpyamAna ratnanA Asanane dhAraNa karatI, pratihAre batAvelA mArge rAjAnI pAse AvI. rAjA sidhdhaginI jema tene joI vismaya pAmI teNIne AzirvAda laI namra banI teNIne siMhAsana upara besADe che. te jegaNa rAjAne AzirvAda Ape che ke-je vega mananI ISTa siddhi ane paramapadanI siddhine kare che te cega, he rAjana ! tamane sidhdhi ApanAra thAya. rAjA paNa kahe che he gini ! ame tamArA darzanathI kRtArtha thayA chIe, te paNa huM tamane kAMI paNa prazna pUchuM? kAraNa ke yegathI jANavAnuM kAMI paNu dUra nathI. teNI kahe che-he rAjA! huM svargathI Indrane paNa lAvavAne zakitavALI chuM. pitAnI zaktithI rAhanI jema sUrya ane caMdrane paNa gaLI javAne zaktimAna chuM. temaja huM traNe bhuvananI aMdara je manuSya gupta athavA pragaTa kaMI paNa kArya kare che ane karAve che te sarva paNa mane pratyakSa ja che. rAjA vicAra kare che mAruM kArya A jeginathI siddha thaze. e pramANe vicAra karI tene pitAnA mahelamAM laI jaIne bhajana ane vastra vaDe ghaNe satkAra kare che. rAtri thaye pUrvanI jema saMgIta sAMbhaLI rAjA tene kahe che he bhagavatI ! tamArI pitAnI zakitathI mane A saMgIta pratyakSa dekhADe. te rAjAne kahe che e paNa huM tane dekhADIza. paraMtu tArI banne AMkho upara traNa pATA bAMdhIza, temaja tArA zarIrane mArI zakitathI divya zarIra banAvI pachI tene tyAM laI jaIza. anyathA tyAM Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe praveza thatA nathI. rAjA tenA vacanane svIkAra kare che. prabhAtanA samaye mAMDalAnI madhyamAM rAjAne besADI divya zarIra banAvavA maMtrane bhaNe che. rAtrinA samaya thaye te jogaNu sa leAkeAne javA AvavAnuM nivAraNa karAvI, rAjAnI AMkha upara traNa pATA bAMdhe che. tyAra pachI joginI rAjAne pahelA cadralekhAnA bhavanamAM, pachI zeThanA ghare laI jaya che. tyAra pachI nagaranA daravAje rahenArI devInA maMdiramAM, tyAMthI suraMganA bhavanamAM lai jaine ekAMtamAM rAkhIne rAjAnI AMkhanA traNepATA cheDe che. rAjA paNa vismaya pAmI Amatema ane AMkheA vaDe juve che, tyAM te sU kAMta maNinA kiraNeAthI aMdhakrAra rahita, sUryAMnA biMbanI jema suMdara maDapathI zebhita uttama deDhIpyamAna caMdaravAthI vibhUSita, ratnamaya putaLIethI zobhatA evA hajAra thAMbhalAvALu, dhajAnA samudAyathI ma`Dita dedIpyamAna sArA tAraNAnI maNimaya prabhAthI thayela indradhanuSya-meghadhanuSya jevA suMdara pAtAlabhavanane jIve che. tenI madhyamAM ghaNA uMcA maNimaya siMhAsana upara beThelI devAMganA sarakhI kanyAethI sevAtI caMdralekhAne jIve che. temaja huM gajagAmini ! suMdaratama rUpathI anyanA abhimAna haraNa karanArI nAgalokanA svAmi dharaNendranI prANapriyA hai surasuMdarI ! svAminI ! tame jaya pAme| jaya pAme.' e pramANe vakhANAtI tene joI vismaya pAmelA rAjA vicAra kare che, nakkI A kaI deva ramaNI lAge che. Aje kharekhara mArI AMkhA saphaLa thai, jIvana paNa kRtArthI thayuM. jethI AvI Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathAH 68 [ kaMpa ratinA jevI suMdara manohara devaramaNi meM joI tyAra pachI vismayathI vikasita netravALA rAjAnA dekhatA teNInA AdezathI te kanyAoe nRtya zarU karyuM. te ginI namatI evI nAgaramaNane AzirvAda ApI pUrve paricita vALInI jema maNimaya siMhAsana upara bese che. kanyAoe paNa AvelA te rAjAne jANI amRtarasanA jevuM saMgIta tyAM tevuM karyuM ke jema badhAne tyAM mUcha karanArUM thayuM. kSaNanI jema rAtrI ane divasane eka pahora gaye, teNInA AdezathI te nATaka tyAM baMdha thayuM. te vakhate aDhAra prakAranA azanapAnathI suMdara atyaMta rasavALI rasoI tyAM lAvavAmAM AvI. saMdeha karatI hoya tema jogaNa tene kahe che- he devI! nAgarAjanuM rAjya cheDIne tuM kema ahIM AvI? teNI paNa AMkhamAMthI AMsuone pADatI duHkhita hRdaye kahe chehe jegini ! svAmini ! tame jJAnathI mArA svarUpane tama jANe che, chatAM paNa huM tamane kahuM chuM. zrI dharahendra nAgarAjanI sarva priyAomAM huM paTTa mahAdevI chuM. atyaMta premavALA mAre svAmIne sArI rIte tame jeNe che. A viNa-vAdananI kalAmAM kuzala hoziyAra evI kuzalA nAmanI dAsInI zrIbhUtAnaMda nAmanA mitra mATe dharaNendra mArA svAmie mAMgaNI karI, paraMtu enA vinA mArA nATakane bhaMga thAya, tethI meM ApI nahiM. AthI nAgarAje kahyuM baLAtkArathI paNa huM ene grahaNa karIza. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo patithI AvuM apamAna thayeluM jANuM tyAMthI rIsAIne huM ahIM AvI. A ratnamaya bhavana banAvI sukhathI ekatamAM huM rahuM chuM. bIjuM tamane paNa vinaMti karuM chuM ke jema mAre svAmi ahIM rahelI mane na jANe te pramANe tamArI maMtra zaktithI karavuM. e pramANe kahI AdarapUrvaka gaNane hAtha grahaNa karI tenI sAthe devamaMdira sarakhA bhajanamaMDapamAM gaI. caMdralekhA tene kahe che, he priya sakhI! tuM ghaNA samaye ane malI che. tethI mArI sAthe eka ja bhAjanamAM bhejana kare. teNInuM vacana svIkAra karI, tenI sAthe jamavA mATe beThelI teNIne AzcaryathI vikasita netravALA rAjAe joI vicAra karyo ke A pAtAla ramaNInuM pUrve nahiM joyeluM rUpa jevA vaDe mArAthI zuM zuM na meLavyuM. arthAta badhuM ja maLyuM. have teNInA sa ketathI zreSTha jeginI kahe che-he priya sakhI! mane duHkha lAge che ke mArA ziSyane huM bhUlI gaI, tenA vagara Aje huM khAIza nahi. te sAMbhaLI caMdralekhA kahe che-he jeginI ! svAmini ! keNu e tamAre ziSya che? zuM te kaI asura che? deva che? gaMdharva che ke nAgalekamAM rahenAre deva che? te mane tuM kahe, tenuM huM paNa sarva zaktithI sanmAna karUM. te jeginI paNa tene kahe che, ke-koIdeva vagerenI jAtivALo A nathI paNa manuSyakulamAM tilaka samAna durlalita nAmane rAjA tAre jANa. caMdralekhA nAsikA vakra karI, tiraskAra karI kahe che. he jeginI ! ghaNI bhaktithI kaI dhUrta evA manuSya vaDe tuM chetarAI hoya ema mane lAge che. teNe Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ candralekhAnI kathA : 68 [ 77 paNa kahe che. he putri ! tuM tArA manamAM phegaTa bIjA vicAra na kara. kAraNa ke meM A rAjAnuM pitAnI zakitathI divya zarIra banAvyuM che, tethI ahiM Avela che. tenuM tamAre gaurava, sanmAna karavuM joIe. jenA upara huM prasanna thaI tene kaMI paNa durlabha nathI, tethI tame mArA vacanathI pitAnA bhAjanamAM A mArA ziSyane A janmamAM pUrve nahiM khAdhelI divya rasoI jamADe. jogaNa paNa rAjAne kahe che-he vatsa ! tu Ava. nAgaramaNInI sAthe divya A rasavatIne khA. rAjA eThA bhejana jANatA chatAM khAte pitAnA AtmAne dhanya mAne che. athavA jagatamAM strIo vaDe karo mANasa chetarAye nathI? te vakhate kaI kanyAe bIjI vAnagIo paNa Ape che. ane kaIka joginInA vacanathI hasIne tenI sAthe jame che. tyAra pachI te gaNa sugaMdhathI yukata taMbela apAvIne kahe che. he putra! uThIne ratnamaya A nagaramaNInuM bhavana je, te vakhate te zreSTha kanyAo vaDe varka vacanothI sthAne sthAne hasAte te rAjA sukhapUrvaka divasa pasAra kare che. rAtrI samaya thaye chate nATaka vagerene vyavasAya baMdha thaye sajA hAtha joDIne jegaNanI AgaLa A pramANe prArthanA kare che. he svAmini ! prasanna thayelA tame sAcA ka5vallI jevA che te A apsarAonI madhyamAMthI ramavA mATe koI paNa apsarA mane Ape. jegaNa rAjAne kahe che je apsarAo manuSyamAM Asakata thAya te devakumAra kSaNavAramAM teone tyAga kare che, paraMtu huM mArA vidyAnA Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ] prAkRti vijJAna kathAo prabhAvathI tArI IcchA purI karIza, paNa tAre Ajanma sudhI apsarAnuM vacana mAnya karavuM paDaze. rAjA teNInuM vacana aMgIkAra kare che. jegaNa caMdralekhAne kahe chepriya sakhI ! tamArI AjJA mAnanAra AnI IcchA pUrNa kara? A lAMbA samaya sudhI jAge che. tethI tamArA bhavana upara sukhethI nidrA le. ane bIju paNa tamArI kRpAthI devazayyAnA saMgasukhane anubhava kare, tyAre temAMnI eka apsarA kahe che ke uparanA mAlamAM kaI paNa zavyA nathI. jo e sukhane I che te pitAnI jAte zA upaDIne uparanA mAlamAM laI jAya. tethI rAjA harSathI bharela jaladI uThIne so gaNu utsAhavALe mastaka upara zayA upADI bhavananA uparanA bhAgamAM gaye. pharI paNa nIce utarI palaMgane paNa mAthA upara upADI rAjA bhavananI upara laI jaI dAsanI jema zayA pAthare che. tyAra pachI je gaNanA vacanathI rAjA surasuMdarInI zayyA paNa palaMga sahita upADI uparanA talamAM laI jaI pAthare che. te caMdralekhA paNa potAnI zaiyAmAM besI AnaMdavALA vacanothI rAjAnA manane tevI rIte prasanna kare che. jethI te bIjI strIone gadheDIne mAphaka tuccha mAne che. rAtrInA pAchalA pahere AMkha upara pATo bAMdhI te jegaNa rAjAne pitAnA bhuvanamAM laI gaI. e pramANe te dararoja rAjAne tyAM laI jAya che. eka vakhata jogaNe caMdralekhAne kahyuM. he vatsa ! tAre svAmI dAsa je thaye che. tethI pitAnI pratijJA pUrI Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdralekhAnI kathA : 68 [ 79 thayelI jANI te caMdralekhA suMdara zaNagAra sajI aMtaHpuramAM rahelA rAjAne hAsyapUrvaka kahe che te svAmi ! je dUSaNavALI mAro tyAga karyo te te ThIka che. paraMtu bIjI aMtapuramAM rahelI strIoe zuM aparAdha karyo? jethI teono tame tyAga kare che! athavA me jANyuM ke kaMIka devasuMdarInI sAthe ghaNI prakAranA vilAsa karatA tamane amArA jevInuM nAma paNa grahaNa karavuM, te paNa AnaMda karatuM nathI. tenA tevA vacanathI Azcarya pAmele rAjA teNI sAmuM joI vaLI sArI rIte oLakhIne tene kahe che A zuM? ane te zuM ? tyAra pachI caMdralekhA namaskAra karI jAne kahe che mArAthI ane jegaNanA vacanathI je avinaya karAye hoya te he svAmi ! tame kSamA karo. A sAMbhaLI harSa, kheda ane AzcaryathI bharAyele rAjA te buddhizALI caMdralekhAne devIpade sthApana kare che. jethI nItizAstramAM kahyuM che ke-jyAM sudhI hRdayamAM ketarAyelAnI jema guNe dekhAya nahiM tyAM sudhI ja garva ane tyAM sudhI ja pUrvanA deze yAda Ave che. guNo dekhAyA pachI badhA avaguNe bhUlI javAya che. te vAra pachI sakala aMtaHpura sahita rAjA pAtAlagharamAM vividha prakAranA kAmabhegone bhegavate eka hajAra varSa pasAra kare che. eka vakhata naMdanavana sarakhA kusumAkara nAmanA udyAnamAM zrI abhayaMkara sUri sAdhu gaNa parivAra sahita padhAryA. durlalita rAjA udyAnamAM Avela AcArya mahArAjane jANI atyAnaMdapUrvaka caMdralekhAdi parivAra sahita tyAM Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 ]. prAkRta vijJAna kathAo jaI AcAryazrIne vaMdana karI besIne dhamakathA sAMbhaLe che. he bhavya che! magha, viSaya, kaSAya, nidrA, vikathA vagere pramAdane tyAga kare ane A lekamAM vijaya, lakSmI tathA ISTasukha ApanAra tathA aniSTane haNanAra temaja dharma artha ane kAma e traNa puruSArthamAM sArabhUta evA dharma puruSArthamAM A leka ane paralokamAM hitane mATe sArI rIte udyama kare joIe. temaja keIka bhayaMkara jherane pacAvI jANe athavA agni sAthe ramavA mATe samartha thAya te paNa saMsArarUpI kArAgAramAM rahelA jIe pramAda na kare joIe. kAraNa ke viSa ke agninuM sevana karyuM hoya te te ja janmamAM manuSyane haNe che. paraMtu pramAda seMkaDo jone haNe che. tethI dezavirati ane sarvavirati dharmanA mULabhUta samyagdarzananI zuddhimAM haMmezA udyama karavo joIe. Aja samyagdarzana te dharma rUpI vRkSanuM mUla ane dharmarUpI nagaranuM dvAra che tathA nirvANa prAsAdanI pIThikA ane sarva saMpadAnuM vidhAna che. jema ratnanA AdhAra sAgara che, tema guNene AdhAra ane cAritra dharmanuM pAtra AvuM samyagdarzana konA vaDe vakhaNAya nahiM? tethI he bhavya che ! pramAdarUpI madirAne tyAga karI ziva sukhane ApanAra temaja duSTa karmane nAza karanAra zuddha zrAvaka dharmane grahaNa kare. anya darzanane pAmelA evA je purUSone maraNa samaye samyagadarzananI ArAdhanAmAM rAga thAya che, teo paNa saMsArasAgarane tarI mekSa sukhane pAme che. e pramANe kahI te gaNadhara bhagavaMta caMdralekhAne Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdralekhAnI kathA : 68 [81 pramANe vacane kahe che. he bhadre ! pitAnA pUrvabhavane jANatI tuM kema bodha pAmatI nathI. zrI zatruMjaya tIrthamAM prathama zrI RSabha jinezvarane ArAdhanA karatI tuM durlalita rAjA upara krodha karatI te vakhate te samyagdarzananA prabhAvathI AkhA traNa bhuvanane Azcarya karanArI buddhithI AvI meTI lakSmI prApta karI. A pramANe gurunuM vacana sAMbhaLI caMdralekhA samyagdarzanathI zudhdha mekSa padane ApanAra zrAvakanA te ane niyamane grahaNa kare che. rAjA vagerene parivAra paNa yathAzakti niyame grahaNa karI ane AcArya mahArAjane namaskAra karI potAne ghera gayA. caMdralekhA vairAgya manavALI parvatithie pitAnA gharamAM paNa vrata niyamanA pAlana mATe samabhAvathI piSahavata le che. eka vakhata nizcala manavALI te parvatanI jema acala, abhyatara sarva zatru samUhanA duHkhene haNanAra kAusagga kare che. te vakhate samyagdaSTi ane mithyAdaSTi be devIo nizcala dhyAnamAM rahelI tene joI samyagdaSTi devI kahe che. sura, asura ane kinnarI paNa Ane dharmathI calita karavAne mATe samartha nathI. e pramANe sAMbhaLI mithyASTi devI kahe che, he sakhI! mAruM kArya tame juo. e pramANe kahI mithyAdaSTi devIe teNIne calita karavA hAthamAM kaTArIne dhAraNa karanAra, mukhamAMthI nikaLatA agninI javAlAthI vikarAla evA mahA ghera rAkSasa vimurthI, parvatane teDatA evA duSTa teo ucca svare kahe che. are mUha ! A dharmane tyAga kara. nahiM te tane ame gaLI jaIzuM. Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo athavA zrAvakadharmane tyAga karI mukti sukha mATe amArA caraNakamalanI pUjA kara. te sAMbhaLI niSkapa dehavALI te caMdralekhA tenA vacanarUpI vajathI haNAyelI paNa samyadarzanane tyAga karatI nathI. tenA prahArane paNa AbhUSaNonI jema mAne che, eTalAmAM rAkSasethI bhaya pAmyA vinA mahAsatvazALI pitAnA niyamane tyAga karatI nathI teTalAmAM pavanathI haNAyelA vAdaLAnI jema te rAkSase kSaNavAramAM adazya thaI gayA, tyAra pachI te devIe unmatta hAthIo, mahAbhayaMkara siMha vikuLaM. teonA upasargothI paNa tenI pitAnA zubha dhyAnamAMthI calita thaI nahiM. tyAra pachI duSTa nirlajaja te baMtarI devI pharIthI deva mAyAthI durlalita rAjAne vALathI pakaDI tenI sAme dekhADIne kahe che ke-mUha ! mArI AgaLa A kapaTa dharmane choDI de. nahI te tArA prANapriya svAmIne huM nizcaya mArI nAkhIza. te caMdralekhA te sAMbhaLIne mauna dhAraNa karI vizeSa dhyAnamAM sthira thAya che. te vakhate mAyAthI rAjA tenI samakSa karUNa svare rUdana kare che. ane vilApa karate kahe che. he priye! tuM A dharmakriyAne tyAga karI jethI A duHkhathI huM chuTuM. kulAMganAo pitAnA svAmine jIvatadAnathI paNa rakSaNa kare che. te vakhate caMdralekhA vicAra kare che ke dareka bhavamAM svAmi maLe, paraMtu jinezvara bhagavaMtane dharma maLatuM nathI, tethI je thavAnuM hoya te thAya, paraMtu huM mAre niyama bhAMgIza nahiM. e pramANe vicAra karatI zubha adhyavasAyathI teNIne ghAtI karma Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdralekhAnI kathA H 68 [ 83 kSaya thavAthI sa` saMdehane haraNa karanArU, leAkAleAkamAM prakAza karanArUM, kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. pAse rahelI devIAe jaldI teNIne dravya veSa ApyA. tyAra pachI teNIe mAthA upara muSThi leAca karyAM. pachI devAe banAvelA suvarNa kamala upara besI dha dezanA Ape che. te mithyAdaSTi vyaMtarI devI paNa pragaTa thaI, tene khamAve che. tyAra pachI te caMdralekhA kaivalinI dulita rAjA sahita nagaranA leAkeAne pratimAdha pamADI zrI zatruMjaya girivaranA zikhara upara nirvANa pAmyA. vratanA samudAyarUpa moTA vRkSanA mULa jevuM samyak darzana upara caMdralekhA satInu bhavanane viSe prasidhdha A caritra sAMbhaLIne prANAnA vinAzanA prasaMge paNa narakanA duHkhAne ApanAra vratanA bhaMga na karavA joie. jethI tame paNa te pramANe zAzvata evA sa` sukhane pAme. upadeza H--samyakUdana guNane dIpAvanAra caMdralekhAnu caritra sAMbhaLIne tame paNa zAzvata sukhanuM kAraNa evA samyakUdanane dhAraNa kare. zuddhimAM caiMdralekhAnI aDasaThamI --sakayatva saptatikAnI TIkAmAMthI. samyakdananI kathA samApta. -- Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ matizekhara maMtrinI kathA 69 dhImAna puruSa buddhinA prabhAvathI devAne paNa chetare che. ahiM matizekhara maMtrinu zreSTha draSTAMta jANavu.. dattapuramAM narisaMha rAjAne matizekhara nAme matrI hatA. eka vakhata rAjAe maMtrIne pUchyuM-tame " keTalI kalAonA abhyAsa karelA che? ma`trie javAkha ApyA ke me 73 kalAonA abhyAsa karelA che, rAjAe pUchyu kai eka vadhAre kalA tuM bhaNyA che? e huM samaye batAvIza.' e pramANe maMtrI kahIne ghera gayA. eka vakhata maMtrIe snAna karatI paTarANInA hAra grahaNa karI potAnI dAsIne ApyA. eka vakhata rAjA te hArane sArI rIte eLakhI, A mArA hAra tame cArco che ema kahI rAjAe maMtrInI ta nA karI. maMtrIe kahyuM --A hAra mArA pUrvajonA che. paNa pUjya evA Apane nathI. rAjAe kahyuMjo A pramANe hAya teA kubera yakSanA ma`diramAM praveza karI, dvivya prayAga karI pratyakSa karI batAvA. te yakSa paNa peAtAnA maMdiramAM AvelA asatyavAdine haNe che ane satyavAdIne pUje che. e pramANe yakSanI prasiddhi che. maMtrie paNa sAhasa dhAraNa karI sAMjanA samaye nagarajanAnI samakSa yakSanA maMdiramAM praveza karyAM. A asatyavAdI pApI mArA maMdiramAM AvyA che' A kAraNathI krodha karatA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ matizekhara maMtrInI kathA H 69 [ 85 agninI javAlAone vamate, bhUmine kaMpAvate, lekhaMDane mudugara hAthamAM dhAraNa karate sAkSAta yamarAja je te yakSa pragaTa thayuM ane be, he pApI! asatyavAdI! evA tArA A lekhaMDanA megarathI Aje huM kakaDA karI nAkhIza. A pramANe bolatA yakSane maMtrie kahyuM he yakSarAja! pahelA A janmathI mAMDIne utpanna thayelA mArA saMdehane tame dUra kare. tyAra pachI Apane jema ruce tema karaje. A pramANe sAMbhaLIne yakSe kahyuM-tAre saMdeha mane kahe. tyAra pachI maMtrie A pramANe kahyuM ke phalAdinagaramI dharaNa ane karaNa nAmanA pitA ane putra che e bannenI strIo maraNa pAmI che, tethI teo anya strIone karavAnI IcchAvALA te banne jaNAe maneramA nagarI tarapha prasthAna karyuM. mArgamAM jatA teoe AgaLa gayela strIonA pagalA joyA. te strIo mAtA ane putrI hatI. temAM mAtA vAmana che. tethI tene pagalA nAnA che ane putrI lAMbI che. tethI tenA pagalA moTA che. ane teonA pagalAnuM barAbara avalokana karI dharaNe kahyuM- he putra! je bhAgyanA vazathI A banne strIe ApaNe bannene svIkAra kare te meTA pagalAvALI mArI strI ane nAnA pagalAvALI tArI. e pramANe te banne jaNAe paraspara nakakI karyuM. have bhegI thayelI te banne strIo teonA vacane aMgIkAra kare che. te banne teonI strIo thaI. have te cArene paNa utpanna thayelA putrane paraspara saMbaMdha ke thAya? e pramANe mArA hRdayamAM saMdeha thayela che. Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 prAkRta vijJAna kathAo tene tame uttara Ape ! saMzayamAM paDele huM "Ane zuM uttara ApuM?' e pramANe vicAra karatA kuberayakSane prabhAta thayuM. te tekhate prabhAta thaye maMtrine tyAM cheDIne yakSa ada zya che. tethI "maMtrI sAce che." e pramANe pUjArIe rAjAne jaNAvyuM. Azcarya pAmelA rAjAe maMtrIne satkAra karI rajA ApI. have keTalAka divasa pasAra thayA pachI maMtrI te hAra rAjAne ApIne hAra caryAthI mAMDIne yakSane chetaryA tyAM sudhInuM vRtAMta kahyuM ane pitAnI adhika kalA-dene paNa chetaravAnI che ema kahyuM. tethI khuzI thayelA rAjAe tenuM bahumAna karyuM. upadeza - matizekhara maMginA kAryamAM kuzaLatA jANI tame paNa te pramANe pravRtti kare ke jenAthI haMmezA kalyANa thAya. matizekhara maMtrinI kathA samApta. (69) -kAratna sAgaramAMthI. Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 be rAjaputronI kathA so zULIthI bhegavavA gya je karma che te zubha kArya karavAthI rAjaputranI mAphaka seyathI nAza pAme che. eka rAjAne be rANIo hatI. te bannene eka ja divase putra ratnanI utpati thaI eka putrane eka ghaDI pahelA janma thaye tethI te mATe ane bIje laghubhAI kahevAya. rAjAe moTA mahotsavathI te bannene janma mahotsava ujavyuM. rAjAe nimittimAne belAvIne kahyuM.-A putranA janma lagna kADho ane phalAdeza kahe? te nimittio lAMbA kALa sudhI janma kuMDalI tapAsI pahelA meTAbhAInuM phalAdeza A pramANe kahe che. ke -maTabhAI ekavIsamAM varSe janmASTamInA bIjA divase trIjI ghaDIe cakravartI mahArAjA thaze. A pramANe sAMbhaLIne badhA bahu khuza thayA. rANI pitAnA kaMThamAMthI ratnano hAra kADhI nimittione Ape che, pachI nAnAbhAInA phalAdezane kahe che. nAnobhAI ekavIsamAM varSe janmASTamInAM bIjA divase trIjA prahare zaLa upara caDhaze. A pramANe sAMbhaLIne sarvane ghaNuM duHkha thayuM. pitAnA putranuM aniSTa sAMbhaLI nAnI rANInuM mukha nisteja ane phikkuM thayuM. rAjA vAraMvAra pUche che. paraMtu rAjatiSie kahyuM, "temAM kaMIpaNa pheraphAra Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAkRta vijJAna kathAo thaze nahiM" banne rAjakumAranI janma patrikAne surakSita sthAne rAkhI "aniSTa AgamananuM zravaNa kare chatAM paNa tenA vAraNane mATe udyama mUka na joIe. e pramANe vicAra karI rAjAe nAnA rAjaputrane bhaNavA mATe zAstra vagere kalAo grahaNa karavA mATe zreSTha paMDitane seM. te vinayathI vidyA grahaNa kare che, ane dharmazAstrone bhaNata paMDitanA samAgamathI dharmamAM rAgI haMmezA dharma ArAdhanAmAM tatpara ane sadAcAravALe thaye. "guNo ane de saMsargathI thAya che. e vAkyane satya karate hoya tema te dharma thaye. moTAbhAI te "huM mahArAjA thaIza" e garvathI temaja durjana mitranA samAgamathI te dArunA pIThAmAM, vArAMganAonA gharamAM vilAsa karate divaso pasAra kare che. e pramANe teone jyAre ekavIsamuM varSa AvyuM tyAre janmASTamInA divase AkhuM nagara mahAmahatsavanI zarUAtamAM AnaMda magna thayuM. A mahotsavanI zarUAtamAM rAjA acAnaka mAMdo paDe. tethI sAMje prabhunI AratI utAravA asamartha thaye. meTAbhAIne zedhavA chatAM te maLe nahiM, te vakhate te moTebhAI videzathI AvelI naTaDInA nRtyane jovAmAM Asakta hatA. tethI nAnA rAjakumArane AratI utAravA belAvyuM. te ati snehathI bhakti pUrvaka bhagavAnanI AratI utAre che. A janma mahotsavamAM bhagavAnanA guNa-gAnathI AkhI rAtrI pasAra kare che. moTo rAjakumAra kAmamAM atyaMta Asakta ane kharAba vyasanathI kSINuM puNyavALe thayela Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be rAjaputranI kathA : 70 [ 89 prabhAtamAM rAjyamahelamAM Avate te paga khasavAthI paDayo ane prabhu janmanA mahatsavamAM uchALelI suvarNamudrAmAMthI be sonA mahore moTAbhAIne maLI. te ja vakhate nAne rAjakumAra prabhunA janma mahotsavane saMpUrNa karI rAja mahelamAM AvavA mATe jata, paga khasavAthI te tyAM paDaze te vakhate pahelA mALIe puSpane karaMDIye tyAM mUkyuM hatuM. te pupanA gucachAnI madhyamAM rahelI eka seya kumAranA pagamAM vAgI. tethI te paganI pIDAthI duHkhI thayele kaSTathI saMyane kADhIne svastha thaye. prabhAta samaye svasthatAne pAmelA rAjAe bane rAjakumArane vidana rahita joI te tiSine belAvI janmakuMDalInA phaLamAM viSamatAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre rAja tiSie kahyuM ke janmakuMDaLIne nirdeza spaSTa che. paraMtu A manuSya janma e karma bhUmi che. pUrva bhavane karelA zubhAzubha karmanA phale A bhavamAM bhegavAya che. paraMtu saptavyasana vagere pApavALI pravRttithI zubha kama kSaya pAme che ane udayamAM AveluM azubha karma paNa sadudharmamAM pravRtti karavAthI nAza pAme che. kahyuM che ke pUrvabhavanA karelAM sukRtaka paNa pApakarmo karavAthI nAza pAme che. A kAraNathI nAnA rAjaputranuM zULIe bhegavavAnuM azubhakama dharmakArya karavAthI alpa-sAyanA dukhanI vedanAthI nAza pAmyuM. moTA rAjaputranuM cakravartI padane yegya zubha karma durAcAranI pravRttithI kSaya pAmyuM. jethI zeSa zubha karmanA prabhAvathI tene be suvarNa mahere maLI. e pramANe ane rAjaku Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo kumAranuM zubhane azubha karmonA phaLanuM niSphaLatAvALuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI haMmezA azubha karmanA nivAraNa karavAmAM samartha evA dharma kAryamAM temaja sadAcAramAM pravRtti karavI joIe. upadeza - ane rAjakumAranA zubha ane azubha karmanuM svarUpa jANIne kalyANakArI evA dhamane viSe sadA yatna kare. be rAjaputranI kathA samApta (70) -gujara kathAmAMthI. Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - guru ane ziSyanI kathA 71 sAcA TaurAgyavALA cha IdriyAnA keI paNa viSamAM Asakta thatAM nathI. ahIMyA guruziSyanuM daSTAMta bedha karanArUM che. vizudhdha vairAgyathI raMgAyelA ziSya sahita eka gurU vihAra karatA eka vakhata jaMgalanI madhyamAM AvI rahyA che. te vakhate AgaLa cAlatA gurUe bhUmi upara maNithI zobhita suvarNa bhUSaNa paDeluM joI vicAra kare che. ziSya pAchaLa Ave che, je te Ane je che te tene grahaNa karavAnI abhilASA thaze. tethI AbhUSaNa dhULathI DhAMku. e pramANe vicAra karIne tenA upara dhULa nAkhe che. te vakhate ziSya paNa tyAM AvyuM. ane tenI upara dhULa nAkhatA gurUne joI kahe che, he bhagavaMta! dhULa nAkhIne zuM DhAMke cho? prathama te gurUbhagavaMta kahetA nathI. paraMtu ziSyana atyaMta AgrahathI tene kahyuM ke mArgamAM keInuM AbhUSaNa paDayuM che. tene joI tane meha utpanna na thAya tethI meM dhULathI DhAMkayuM che. ziSya kahe che "dhUli upara dhUla nAkhavA vaDe zuM ?" e pramANe sAMbhaLIne vismaya pAmelA gurU vicAra kare che ke mArAthI mAre zidhya adhika vairAgyavAsita manavALe che, kAraNa ke mane bhUSaNamAM bhUSaNa dRSTi che paraMtu Ane te bhUSaNane viSe dhUla sarakhI daSTi che. mahApurUSe maNimAM ane mATInA DhephAmAM samadaSTivALA Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 ]. prAkRta vijJAna kathAo hoya che. e pramANe vicAra karI gurU paNa badhe ThekANe samacittavALA thayA. - upadeza -A pramANe AtmakalyANane icchatA badhAe pidugalika vastune viSe samacittavALA thavuM joIe. he bhavya che ! samabhAvathI bhUSita gurU-ziSyanuM dRSTAMta jANuM tame paNa sarva ThekANe samabhAvavALA thAo. gurUziSyanI kathA samApta. (71) -gujara kathAmAMthI Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sApa gayA ane limeTA rahyA 72 sApa gayA ane lisoTA rahyA" A kahevata upara vartamAna kalikAlamAM pUrvanA jevA manuSya thatAM nathI. ahIM rAjA ane vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA che. eka rAjA A pramANe vicAra kare che. je manuSya pANIthI bharele ghaDe pIe tene dAna ApavuM, rAja sabhAmAM ghaNuM brAhANe tathA paMDite Ave che. rAjA teone jalathI bharelA ghaDAnuM pANI pIvAne kahe che. teomAM ke paNa bharelA ghaDAmAM ghaNuM pANI hovAthI kaI pIvA samartha thaze nahi. rAjA keIne paNa dAna ApatuM nathI. e pramANe ghaNuM vidvAne Ave che. paNa bharelA ghaDAnuM pANI pIvA kaI paNa zakitamAna thayA nahi ane rAjA paNa dAna ApatA nathI. eka vakhata keIka vidvAna dAna nahiM ApavAnuM kAraNa jANuM hAthamAM eka moTA pattharane grahaNa karI rAjAnI AgaLa AvyuM. rAjA tene ghaDAnuM pANI pIvAnuM kahe che. te pIvAnI IcchA karatuM nathI. te vakhate rAjA kahe che-"tamArA pUrvanA purUSa agatsya mahAkaSi thaI gayA temaNe samudranuM pANI pIdhuM hatuM. paNa tuM ghaDA jeTaluM thoDuM pANI pIvA paNa kema samartha thatuM nathI ? A sAMbhaLI te vidvAna kahe che ke A pattharane pANI upara taro te huM ghaDAnuM bhareluM pANI pI javuM. rAjA kahe che ke pANI upara patthara kevI rIte tare? tyAre te vidvAna Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe kahe che-tamArAM pUrvajomAM thayela rAmacaMdrajIe lakA jatI vakhate samudra upara pattharAne taratA mUkI pula khAMdhyA hatA ane tame paNa tenA vaMzamAM ja thayelA A nAnA pattharane pANI upara tarAvavAne kema sama thatA nathI ? tyAre rAjA kahe che ke kayAM rAjA rAmacaMdra ane kayAM ? te vakhate vidvAna brAhmaNa kahe che ke te agastya mahARSi kayAM ? ane huM kayAM? A pramANe jevA vartamAna kALamAM rAjA che. tevA ja vidvAna brAhmaNA che. tethI pUrvakAlanA sarakhA satvazAli mahApurUSo vartamAnakAlamAM nathI. upadeza :-va mAnakALanA rAjA ane vidvAna brAhmaNanA suMdara vArtAlApane sAMbhaLI hamezA yathA zakita tame kA karavAmAM tatpara aneA. e pramANe vartamAnakALanA rAjA ane vidvAna brAhmaNunI kathA samApta. --gurjara kathAmAMthI, (72) Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAditya rAjAnI pahelI kathA 93 dAtArane kAMI paNa adeya hotuM nathI. ahiMyA vikramAditya rAjAnI tAMteramI kathA che. vikramarAjAe thI 'nahI' kheAlatI' rAjakanyAne prApta karI prasanna thaI citrakArane ApI dIdhI. dAtArane nahi ApavA lAyaka zuM hoya ?" arthAt badhuM ja ApI zake che. ujjayiNI nagarImAM paraduHkhabhaMjana parastrIne bhAI samAna vikramAditya rAjA hatA. te eka vakhata nagara bahAra pharavA jatAM dUra dezathI AvelA eka dUtane teI ne pUchyuM, tuM kayAMthI AvyA che ? ' kanakapurathI huM Avyo chu.' e pramANe teNe kahyu. rAjAe pUchyuM-tyAM kaMI paNa Azcaya te' joyuM ? teNe kahyuM he deva ! tyAM je Azcaya joyu che te sAMbhaLe. tyAM kanakasuMdara rAjAne strIonA samudAyamAM zizamaNI jevI tilakazrI nAmanI putrI che. eka vakhata teNIne mAta-pitAe vivAha mATe kahyuM. teNIe kahyuM ke-rAtrinA viSe cAra vAra je mane khelAvaze te mAre svAmI, anyathA mAro sevaka thaze. e pramANe teNInA nirNayanI vAta cAre bAju prasidhdha thayela sAMbhaLIne ghaNA rAjA, maMtrI, zeTha, sAvArha ane senApati vagerenA putro tene mATe tyAM AvyA. teNIne nahi jItavAthI tenA gharamAM teo mAthuM muMDAvI, setu' masIthI malina karI, strI veza dhAraNa karI haMmezA pANI lAve che. e pramANe tyAM Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo meM Azcarya joyuM. e pramANe Azcarya jaNAvanAra te purU Sane satkAra karI rAjAe tene rajA ApI. pachI te rAjaputra vagerenuM duHkha ane kumArikAnuM abhimAna huM dUra karIza. e pramANe vikrama rAjA vicAra karIne pitAne sevaka vetAla devane manamAM ciMtavana karI kanakasAra nagaramAM AvyuM. tyAM jegIne veSa dhAraNa karI pharate rAta kame rAjAnA dvAranA viSe AvI nagAruM vagADayuM. amArA svAminIne jItavA keI AvyuM che. e pramANe tyAM AvelI dAsIoe jegIne je. pitAnA svAminIne te jegInuM svarUpa kahyuM. te rAjakanyA vaDe bolAvAyela te jegI paNa davAothI zobhatA gharamAM praveza karIne jegInA viSe ja Asana upara beThe. ane sarva alaMkArothI zebhatI Asana upara beThelI teNIne kathA kahevA mATe tatpara thaye. | pahelA dIvAne uddezIne kahyuM- he dIpaka! A kanyA pASANu karatA paNa ati karkaza che, huMkAre paNa detI nathI. tethI je tuM huMkAre de te huM kaI kathA kahuM te vakhate dIvAnI aMdara rahelA vetAladeve te pramANe svIkAryuM, pachI rAjA kathA kahevA lAge te A pramANe - kalAsAra gAmane nivAsI nArAyaNa nAme brAhmaNa kamalA nAmanI pitAnI strIne lAvavA mATe sAtavAra sasarAnA ghera gaye, paraMtu koI paNa kAraNane lIdhe te AvatI nathI. tyAra pachI AThamI vakhata teNIne lAvavA mATe kezava nAmanA mitra sAthe jatA mArgamAM mRtyuMjaya nAmanA Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAditya rAjAnI kathA : 73 [ (c) tIrthamAM AvI mahezvaradevanI samakSa kahyuM ha-deva A ! vakhate je huM mArI priyAne laIne AvIza te mastakarUpI kamalathI tamArI pUjA karIza. A pramANe kahI jyAre te pitAnI strIne laI pAche tyAM devamaMdira AgaLa AvyuM ane mitrane kahyuM-he mitra! mahAdevane namaskAra karI jyAM sudhI huM pAcho na AvuM tyAM sudhI tamAre ahIMyA rahevuM. e pramANe kaDI mahAdevanA maMdiramAM jaI talavArathI pitAnuM mastaka chedI, te mastakarUpI kamalathI mahezvaranI pUjA karI te maryo ane tyAM ja paDe, tene AvavAmAM vilaMba joI maMdiramAM tene kezava mitra paNa AvyuM. tene tevA prakAre marelo joI vicAra kare che ke je huM A bAlAne laIne ghera jaIza te jarUra A strI viSe Asakta thayelA mitradrohI A pApIe pitAnA mitrane mAryo lAge che. e pramANe mane kalaMka lAgaze. tethI te paNa mitranI mAphaka mAthuM kApI tyAM paDe ane maryo. bannene AvavAmAM vilaMba thaye jeI atyaMta bhaya pAmI teNI paNa maMdiramAM gaI. teonI AvI avasthA joI vicAra kare che je huM sasarA athavA pitAnA ghare ekalI jAuM te svecchAcArI A strIe pati ane diyarane hu lAge che, e pramANe mane kalaMka Apaze. tethI mAre paNa eenI mAphaka maravuM gya che. tethI te ja talavArathI pitAnuM mAthuM kApavA mATe taiyAra thaI tyAre tene mahezvaradeva pratyakSa thayA. "huM strI hatyAnuM pApa grahaNa nahiM karuM e pramANe kahetA tenA hAthamAMthI talavAra laI lIdhI. "kalaMkavALI ane Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathA patinA virahavALI evI mAre jIvavA vaDe zu? tethI jo A banne jIvaze te ja mArA prANA che, anyathA nahIM. ' e pramANe te strInA nirNaya jANI* mArA prakSAlananA jalathI bannenA abhiSeka karIza te te banne jIvaze.'e pramANe bhagavAna za'kare kahelu' sAMbhaLI utsuka thayelI te bhramartha teNIe bannenA mAthA viparIta paNe joDayA ane abhiSeka karAyelA teo banne jIvatA thayA. have huM dIvA! teNIne mATe paraspara kalaha karatA bannemAM A strI kaiAnI thAya ? e pramANe jogIe pUchyuM. have te rAjakanyAne eAlAvavAne utsuka thayela dIpakanI aMdara rahelA vetAladeve patinA mukhavALA purUSanI patnI thAya.' e pramANe anucita kahyuM, te sAMbhaLIne kApavALI thayelI potAnA nirNayane bhUlI jaIne te rAjakanyAe dIvAne mATe svare kahyuM ke ' pApI dIvA ! tuM asatya na ela.' e pramANe rAjakanyA pahelIvAra khelI e jaNAvavA mATe jogIe nagArU vagaDAvyuM. dIvAe pUchyu... he cegIndra ! A patni kAnI thAya ? tyAre jogIe kahyuM ke vivAhanA avasare jamaNA hAtha apAya che ane te jamaNA hAtha paDamAM ja rahelA che . mATe mitranA mukhavALA purUSanI ja strI thAya. ekavAra A cegIndre mane khelAvI hajI traNa vakhata khAkI che ema vicArI vizeSe karIne te rAjakanyA mauna raha. vikrama rAjAnI pahelI kathA kramathI-73mI samApta. " Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana vikramAditya rAjAnI bIjI kathA have pharI paNa dIpakanI jema kanyAnA kaMDalamAM rahelA vetAladevane bolAvI bhegI kathA kahe che. dhanaratha nagaramAM baladatta zeThanI banne prakAre rUpathI ane nAmathI rUpavatI nAme putrI che. pitA, mAtA, bhAI ane mAmAe judA judA varane AvavAnuM nakakI karyuM. have lagnanA avasare Avela cAre vararAjAonI paraspara kanyAne mATe vivAda karatA joI ahe! are mArA mATe A moTo karyo thaye. e pramANe vicArI jIvatI ja te kanyA agnimAM paDI ane bhasmibhUta thaI. te vakhate e cAremAMthI eka tenI sAthe agnimAM paDaye. bIje paNa smazAna bhUmi upara ghara karI tyAM rahyo. trIje bhikSuka banI bhikSAthI prApta karelA bhAgane cittA upara mukI bAkInuM te khAya che. vaLI ethe paNa tenA hADakA vagere grahaNa karI gaMgA tarapha jatA mArgamAM AvelA mahAnaMda nagaramAM bhikSA mATe praveza karyo. tyAM mAnadatta zeThane ghare gaye. te vakhate pativratA kamalAzrI nAmanI tenI patni bhikSAdAnamAM aMtarAya karatAM ghaNuM raDatAM pitAnA bAlakane cUlAnA agnimAM nAkhI bhikSA ApavA mATe tatpara thaI. te vakhate teNe kahyuM he mAtA ! mArA nimitte A bAlahatyA thaI tethI A bhikSA grahaNa karIza nahiM. A pramANe niSedha karI te pAchA pharavAnI taiyArI kare che. te vakhate teNIe te bAlakane amRta chAMTA nAkhavA vaDe jIvADI pharIthI tene bhikSA ApavA mATe tatpara thaI, tyAre teNe kahyuM he mAtA! A Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo amRtarasane aMza mana Ape. A pramANe prArthanA karAcelI teNIe amRtarasa Ape. te amRtarasane laI te smazAna bhUmimAM AvyuM. teNe te amRtarasathI te kanyAne jIvatI karI tyAre tenI sAthe je agnimAM paDe hatA te paNa jIvate thaye. have he kuMDala ! jIvatI thayela tene mATe cAre jaNe paraspara kalaha karavA lAgyA. have temAMthI "A kenI patnI thAya?" A pramANe jogIe pUchyuM have te rAjakanyAne bolAvAne mATe utsuka thayelA kaMDalanI aMdara rahelA vetAladeve kahyuM "jIvita ApanAra purUSanI patnI thAya, A atyaMta agya kaheluM sAMbhaLI reSavALI thayelI pitAnI pratijJA bhUlI jaI rAjaputrI moTA avAjathI belI he duSTa kuMDala ! tuM "asatya na bola.A pramANe rAjaputrI meTA zabdathI bolI, bIjIvAra A rAjakanyA belI te jaNAvavAne mATe megIe bIjI vakhata nagAruM vagaDAvyuM. kuMDalamAM rahelA vetAladeve kahyuM ke he yegIndra! A kenI patni thAya? temaja bIjA purU sAthe Ane koNa saMbaMdha thAya?" jogI kahe che amRtarasathI jIvita ApanAra pitA, citAnI madhyamAMthI sAthe jIvate thaye te bhAI, citAnA sthAnanuM rakSaNa karanAra te dAsa ane maLelI bhikSAmAMthI bhejana, vastra vagere ApanAra te svAmi thAya che kema ke vasa, alaMkAra temaja bhejana vagere ApavuM te svAmine AdhIna hoya che. A gIthI huM bIjIvAra paNa huM belAvAI, have be vAra bAkI che, jethI vizeSa karI te rAjakanyA mauna grahaNa karI rahI. ahIM vikramarAjAnI bajI kathA kamathI 74mI kathA samAta, Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAditya rAjAnI trIjI kathA 75 have pharIthI dIvAnI jema kanyAnA hArane uzI jAgI kathA kahe che. te pramANe-narasAra nagaramAM narapAla nAme rAjAne puNyapAla nAme putra che. te A nagaramAM purAhita putra budhdhisAgara, suthAranA putra guNasAgara, senInA putra rUpasAra ane vaNakaranA putra dhanasAra e cAre rAjaputranA mitra hatA. eka vakhata pitAnA nirdezathI dezanA tyAga karavAnI icchAvALA rAjAnA putra puNyapAle cAre mitrAne pUchyuM. mitroe kahyuM, dehanI chAyAnI jema ame tamane cheDI zakIzuM nahi. ethI rAjakumAra te mitranI sAthe nagaranI bahAra nIkaLyA. krame tee gahana vanamAM AvyA. tyAM te cAre mitra krame karI rAtramAM paherA bhare che ane rAjakumAra sui gayA. pahelA praharamAM suthAranA putra guNasAgara caMdananA khaMDa khaDa avayaveAthI zeAbhatI deva-ramaNI jevI suMdara eka putaLI banAvIne te sUi gayA. bIjA paheAramAM vaNakaranA putra dhanasAra uDaye te paNa yathA ceAgya zreSTha vastrA te putalIne paherAvI sUI gayA. trIjA paheAramAM saiAnIne putra rUpasAra uDaye te paNa maNa-suvarNa vagere alaMkArathI te putaLIne zaNagArI sUI gayA. cAthA paheAre purAhitane putra buddhisAgara uThayA teNe paNa maMtranA khalathI AkaNu karI bhagavAna sUnA prayAgathI te putaLIne jIvatI karI tyAre prabhAta thayuM. huM hAra! jIvatI teNIne joi pAtapotAnuM kareluM kA rAjAnA putra puNyapAlane jaNAvyuM, Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo pachI teNIne mATe paraspara kalaha karatAM temAMthI kenI A patni thAya? e pramANe jogIe pUchayuM. te rAjakanyAne bolAvavA mATe utsuka thayela hAranI aMdara rahelA vetAladeve kahyuM--"jIvana ApanAranI patnI thAya." ema atyaMta anucita kahevAyeluM vacana sAMnLIne ISyavALI te rAjakanyA pharI paNa pitAne nirNaya bhUlI jaI rAjakanyAe meTA svare kahyuM "he pApI hAra! tuM asatya na bela A pramANe rAjakanyA trIjI vAra bolI e jaNAvavAne jegIe trIjIvAra nagAruM vagaDAvyuM. tyAre pUchayuM he gI! A patni kenI thAya? temaja teonI sAthe karyo ke saMbaMdha thAya? tyAre gInTe kahyuM-jIvADanAra tene pitA thAya. putaLI banAvanAra mAtA, alaMkAra paherAvanAra mAmA ane vastra ApanAra pati jANa, je kAraNathI nagna strIne pati ja vastra vagere paherAve. A jogI vaDe huM traNa vAra belAvAI. have eka ja vAra bAkI che. ema vicArI rAjakanyA vizeSe karIne mauna rahI. A vikramarAjAnI trIjI kathA kramathI 7pamI kathA samApta Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAditya rAjAnI cethI kathA 76 have pharI paNa dIvAnI jema kanyAnA kaMcukane uddezIne jegI kathA kahe che-te A pramANe-haricaMdrapuramAM harisena nAme rAjA hateeka vakhata zaMkara nAmane brAhmaNa cerI karatA pakaDAye ane rAjAe haNavA mATe Adeza Ape. tyAre te brAhmaNa kahe che-rAjana ! kumArapaNe maravAmAM devagati thatI nathI. A pramANe kRti saMbhaLAya che tethI mArI jaMghAmAM rahelA pAMca ratnane ApI kaI paNa brAhmaNa putrI sAthe mane paraNAvI pachI mane mArajo. A pramANe brAhmaNanI vinaMtithI rAjAe pAMca ratna ApavApUrvaka eka brAhmaNanI priyamatI nAmanI kanyA tene paraNAvI. tyAra pachI tene mAryo. have pati marI gayA pachI svecchAcAriNI thayelI te priyamatI koI purUSathI thayelA putrane pitAnI nAmamudrAthI aMkita karI nagaranI bahAra tene tyAga karyo. have tyAM dharma nAmanA kuMbhAre te bAlakane putrapaNe rAkhI moTe karyo. eka vakhata saMdhyA samaye mATInI khANa pAse rUpathI zebhatA ekalA bhamatA e bAlakane harisena rAjAe je. dhaNI vinAne A mAre putra thaze. ema vicArI teNe grahaNa karI rAjAe rANIne seM. rAjAnA marI gayA pachI te raNasiMha nAmano rAjA thaze. eka vakhata zrAddhadAnanA avasare gaMgAnadIe jaI pitAne piMDa ApavAne te taiyAra thAya che tyAre tenI AgaLa tIrthanA prabhAvathI Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ekasAthe piMDa grahaNa karavA mATe gaMgAnA pANImAMthI cAra hAtha bahAra nIkaLyA. A pramANe kautuka joI vismaya pAmelA rAjAe ganapUrvaka rAjamAtAne pUchyuM-"Ama kema?" pitA te eka hoya paNa ahIM cAra hAtha kema dekhAya che. rANIe tenI prAptimAM je pramANe banyuM hatuM te sarva vRtAMta kahyuM. mATInI khANamAMthI huM mA chuM. e pramANe sarva svarUpa jANI rAjAe pati vinAnI te kuMbhAranI patnine pUchayuM. teNIe je pramANe banyuM hatuM te pramANe kahI teNue nAmavALI mudrikA rAjAne ApI. muphrikAnA akSarathI vRtAMtanuM mULa jANI rAjAe te brAhmaNIne pUchayuM. teNae satya kahe te rAjA gaMgA nadImAM jaI "mArA cAra pitA che temAM je piMDane adhikArI hoya te ja hAtha dhare?" e pramANe kahyuM. te vakhate jogIe pUchayuM kaMcuka !cera, jApurUSa, kuMbhAra ane rAjAne pitA e cAre pitAomAMthI kone hAtha piMDane grahaNa kare. teNIne bolAvavA utsuka kaMcukanI aMdara rahelA vetAladeve rAjAne kahyuM ke-jApurUSanA bIjathI ja putra thayela hovAthI jApurUSane hAtha piMDane grahaNa kare. A pramANe atyaMta aghaTatuM kaheluM vacana sAMbhaLI zeSa pAmelI pitAnI pratijJA bhUlI jaI te rAjakanyAe-"he pApI kaMcuka ! tuM asatya bola nahiM. ema meTe svare kahyuM. jogIe cothIvAra rAjaputrI belI tethI nagArUM vagaDAvyuM. kaMcuke pUchayuM he jogIndra ! kene hAtha piMDa grahaNa kare? jogIe kahyuM -he vetAla deva! cAra evA brAhmaNane hAtha Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikramAditya rAjAnI ethI kathA : 76 [ 105 piMDane grahaNa kare. kAraNa ke te marI ga jIte te brAhmaNI vidhavA thaI. A pramANe cothI kathA samApta. - have prabhAta thaye chate rAjakanyAe kahyuM- he gIndra! huM tamArI dAsI ane tame mArA svAmI che. A pramANe belatI rAjakanyAnuM vRtAMta jANI teNIne pitA tyAM AvI te jogIne namaskAra karI ubhe rahyo. vikramAditya rAjA pratyakSa thaI yathArtha pitAnuM svarUpa jaNAvIne te rAjA vagerenA putrane baMdhanamAMthI choDAvI vivAha karyA vinA rAjakanyA sAthe pitAnI nagarImAM AvyuM. have eka vakhata bhIMtanI aMdara rAjA rahe che, te samaye rAjasabhAmAM citra karatAM citrakalAmAM abhimAnI evA eka citrakArane bIje citrakAra kahe che he citrakAra ! tuM citrakalAnuM abhimAna kema kare che? zuM tArI citrakalAthI khuza thayele rAjA A lAvelI avAdinI rAjakanyA tane Apaze? A sAMbhaLI dAnavIra vikramAditya rAjA te citrakArane te rAjakanyA ApI ane te citrakArane dezane adhipati banAve che. A pramANe dAnIne kAMI paNa adeya hetuM nathI. upadeza-paraduHkhabhaMjana vikramAditya rAjAnI kathA sAMbhaLI te pramANe haMmezA tame paNa dAnamAM yatna karo. vikramAditya rAjAnI cethI kathA kamathI 76mI kathA samApta. -kathA ratnAkaramAMthI, Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A puSpavatInI kathA daiva pratikULa thaye chate duHkhanI paraMparA thAya che. ahIM bhavarAgyanA kAraNabhUta puSpavatInuM daSTAMta jANavuM vArANasI nagarImAM dhanadatta zreSThine puSpavatI nAmanI strI hatI. teNIne kuberasena nAme putra hatuM. eka vakhata te nagaramAM siMhathura nAmanA pallI patinI dhADa paDI. te vakhate pallIta patie puSpavatIne pakaDI pallImAM laI jaI strI paNa rAkhI. have dhanadatta tenI zodha karate pallImAM Avyo. tyAM hAmanA ghare rahI pitAnI priyA pallIpatinA gharamAM che, ema jANI hajAmanI strIne tenI pAse mokalI. teNe paNa pitAne svAmI Avele jANuM "kAlikAdevInA maMdiramAM caudazanI rAtrIe huM AvIza" e pramANe saMketa hajAmanI strIne ApI pitAnA patine jaNAvyuM. "mArI meTI pIDA nAza pAmI che, tethI caudazanI rAtrie kAlikAdevInI pUjA karIza." e pramANe mAyAthI pallI patine jaNAvI pallI pati sAthe kAlikAdevInA maMdiramAM AvI tyAM pallI patine talavArathI haNI devamaMdiramAM teNIe praveza karyo. tyAM daivegathI sApe DaMselA pitAnA patine joI tenA ghaDA upara besI rAtrimAM ja tyAMthI nIkaLI gaI savAra thaye mArgamAM ceree tenuM sarva grahaNa karI khaMDAyatana nagaramAM AvI teNIne kAmarUpA vezyAne tyAM vecI. eka vakhata rUpa ane yauvanavALI teNI vaizyAkarmane karatI Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puSpavatInI kathA : 77 [ 107 tyAM AvelA pitAnA putra kuberasena sAthe saMbhaMga karyo. ekAMtamAM teNI vaDe pUchAyela kuberasene mAtA-pitAnA nAma vigere pitAne vRttAMta kahyo. te sAMbhaLI, ho! pApiNuM evI me putranI sAthe saMga karyo e pramANe kheda karatI vezyAvRdathI aTakAvAyelI paNa jIvatI evI teNae citAmAM praveza karyo. te vakhate devanA yugathI uparanA pradezathI AvelA nadInA pUra vaDe te citA pANImAM laI javAI. have moTA lAkaDA upara rahelI pANImAM taNAtI teNIne sAraNa nAmanA bharavADe bahAra kADhIne strI rUpe gharamAM rAkhI. eka vakhata zevALanA kuLane ucita kaMbala vagere bharavADaNanA vezavALI teNI dUdha, dahIM vecavA mathurAnagarImAM gaI. tyAM bajAramAM rAjAnA putranA ghaDAthI bhaTakAcelI bhUmi upara paDI. ubhI thayelI teNInA bhAjano bhAMgI gayA ane dahIM, dUdha DhoLAI gayuM chatAM vizeSe karI vismaya mukhavALI teNIne joI ajANyA evA eka purUSe pUchayuM he suMdarI! dahIM, dudha DhoLAI gayuM chatAM paNa tuM zeka kema karatI nathI. te purUSane nahiM oLakhatI teNI pitAnA svarUpane kahyuM ke rAjAne haNI sarpathI phaMsAyelA patine joI dezAMtaramAM daivanA ge huM vezyA thaI, tyAM putra sAthe saMga karI kheda karatI cittAmAM meM praveza karyo. have daivayegathI temAMthI bacI hAlamAM huM bharavADaNanI sI thaI have huM kevI rIte dahIM, dUdhane zeka karUM? A pramANe sAMbhaLI huM tamAre putra chuM ema jaNAvI te kuberasena putra teNIne sAdhvIjI pAse laI gaye. tyAM teNIne upadeza zravaNa karI Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo vairAgyavALI puSpavatIe dIkSA grahaNa karI. azubha karmanA vipAkane AlecanA karI vividha tapazcaryA karI svarga lekamAM utpanna thaI kamathI te mahA videhamAM siddhi padane pAmaze. upadeza - karma vipAkane batAvanAra puchapavatInuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI te pramANe karavuM joIe. ke AvA duHkha na thAya. A pramANe dukhanI paraMparA upara puSpavatInI kathA 77mI samApta. -kathA ratnAkaramAMthI, = CN) * * * Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IIIIIIII A brahmA-viSNu ane mahAdevanI kathA 78 traNe lokamAM rahelA lokika devomAM uttama guNenI vicAraNAmAM sauthI moTA deva kayA che? tenuM ahIM daSTAMta kaheluM che. - viSNu, mahAdeva ane brahmA e traNene eka vakhata vivAda thaye. ApaNAmAM sauthI moTuM koNa che? brahmA kahe che jagatamAM sarva padArthone banAvanAra huM maTe chuM. viSNu kahe che jagatanA jIvonuM pAlana karanAra hovAthI huM ja maTe chuM, anyathA jagatanA jI jIvI zake nahIM. mahAdeva kahe che-pApanI vRddhimAM jagatane saMhAra karavAnI zakti mArI che. tethI huM meTo chuM. A pramANe vivAda thatAM brahmAe kahyuM ke bhRgutrASinI pAse Ane nirNaya ApaNe karAvIe, AmAM mahAdeva saMmata thayA. paraMtu viNu saMmata thayA nahiM, kAraNa ke ApaNe chIe te te bhRguRSi jyAre ApaNA AdhAre jIve che. tethI te zuM nirNaya karaze? A pramANe kahI te sAthe na gayA. brahmA ane mahAdeva te RSinI pAse jaI sarva vRttAMta kahI pUchayuM ke amArA badhAmAM keNa meTuM che? bhRguRSie kahyuM--ApaNe viSNu pAse jaIe, tyAM tamAre nirNaya huM karIza, te sarve viSNunI sabhAmAM gayA. tyAM AvelA teone joI sabhAmAM beThelA te sarve devatAoe ubhA thaI teonuM Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 ] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sanmAna karyuM. paraMtu viSNudeva pitAnA sthAnethI ubhA thayA nahiM tethI vinaya rahita tene joI kedha pAmelA bhRguRSi tenI pAse jaI tenI chAtImAM lAta mAre che. A pramANe prahAra karAyelA paNa te viSNu kodha rahita jaldI ubhA thaI "tamArA pagane te pIDA thaI nathI." e pramANe bolatA viSNu bhRgutrASine paga dabAvavA lAgyA. tethI sahanazIlatA, namratA ane kSamAmAM tatpara tene joI bhagutrASie kahyuM "A viSaNu sarva devemAM moTA che kAraNa ke jemAM sahanazIlatA, namratA, kSamA vigere guNe hoya che te purUSa jagatamAM uttama gaNAya che. - upadeza - viSNu, mahAdeva, brahmA vagere dezamAM guNathI bhUSita devanuM svarUpa jANuM te guNanI prAptimAM divase divase udyama karavo joIe. brahmA, viSNu ane mahAdevanI kathA 78mI samApta. -guja2 kathAmAMthI, Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhIma ane kRpaNa zeThanI kathA 78 vikramarAjAnA saMbaMdhavALuM bhIma ane kRpaNu zeThanuM dAna ane adAnanuM phala jANe dAnamAM udyama karavuM joie. eka vakhata vikama rAjA yAcakone dAna Apate vicAra kare che. "dAnanuM zuM phala?" eTalAmAM AkAzamAMthI divyavANI pragaTa thaI "eka gaNuM dAna ane tenuM phala kaLiyugamAM hajAragaNuM hoya che." rAjA vicAra kare che. "A pramANe AkAzamAM keNa bole che?" tethI pharIthI AkAzamAM vANI pragaTa thaI "jo dAnanuM phala jevA icchatuM hoya te tuM pAraka nagaramAM jaI kRpaNa zeTha ane dAnamAM tatpara bhIma vaNikanuM caritra . tethI rAjA ekale pAkara nagaramAM gaye. pahelA te te be keDa suvarNanA mAlika kRpaNa zeThanA gharamAM gaye. ane bhojana mAMgyuM. tene kaMIpaNa ApyuM nahiM. je svayaM khAtA nathI, baMdhu vagerene ApatA nathI tene janma niSphaLa che. e pramANe rAjA belIne bhIma zeThanA gharamAM gaye. bhIma zeThe tenuM svAgata karyuM ane bhejana mATe prArthanA karI. te vakhate tenA gharamAM rAMdheluM anna hatuM, paraMtu ghI na hatuM tethI dayALu dAnI bhIma bhejanamAM ghI ApavA mATe kRpaNazeThanA gharamAM jaI kahyuM ke mArA gharamAM atithi AvyA che tene bhejana ApavA ghInI jarUra che, te tame ghI Ape. kRpaNa zeTha kahe che tuM paisA Apa. bhIma zeTha kahe che atithine dAna ApavAmAM je puNya thAya te puNya Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 ] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo tamane paNa thaze. paNa zeTha kahe che mAre puSya vaDe saryu, adhika puNyane bhAra keNa vahana kare? huM tane "cAra ghaNuM ghI ApIza." e pramANe kahI bhIma ghI lAvI vikrama atithine AdarapUrvaka jamADe che. bhImanA gharamAM je rAtrI vikama rAjA rahyo hato te vakhate devage te ja rAtrImAM kRpaNa zeTha ane bhIma vaNika e banne mRtyu pAmyA. rAjA te jANI vicAra kare che. bhIme Adara pUrvaka mane dAna ApyuM te te zeTha kema marI gaye. tethI mAre jIvavA vaDe saryuM, huM paNa marI javuM ema vicAra karI jyAM maravAnI IcchAvALA vikama rAjA talavAra peTamAM mAre che tyAM ja pharI AkAzavANI pragaTa thaI. "AjathI dazame mahine tamAre kAMtipuramAM javuM, tyAM tamane dAnanuM phala jovA maLaze. tethI rAjA nava mAsa pachI kAMtipurI nagarImAM gaye. tyAM caMDAlanI strIe pahelA cha putrIone janma ApyuM hatuM. gharamAM daridratA hatI. teNIne jyAre sAtame garbha thaye, tyAre tene pADavAnI IcchA thaI. paraMtu garbha pADavA chatAM paDaze nahiM. kame caMDAlanI strIe putrIne janma Ape. ane te putrI laI ukaraDAmAM jyAM tyAga kare che, eTalAmAM tyAM Avela vikama rAjA caMDAlanI strIne kahe che putrIne tyAga kema kare che? tyAre teNI kahe che A putrI garbhamAM AvI tyAre kharAba dehada utpanna thayA, gharamAM Aje khAvAnuM anna nathI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe dhana ApI mAtA pAse putrI pAchI grahaNa karAvI. tyAra pachI rAjA nagaranI Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhIma ane kRpaNa zeThanI kathA 79 | [ 113 aMdara gaye. ahIM te ja nagarImAM rAjAne tyAM putra utpanna thaye che, paNa te stanapAna karatuM nathI. tethI rAjA vagere sarva duHkhI thAya che ane rAjA nagaramAM paDaha vagaDAve che ke je rAjaputrane stanapAna karate karaze tene rAjA se gAma Apaze. A pramANe vAgatA paDahane kaI paNa sparza karatuM nathI. tethI paDahane sparza karavA pUrvaka vikrama rAjA te rAjAnA putra pAse AvyuM. "keIe A bAlakanuM gaLuM thaMbhAvyuM che e pramANe vicAra karI pitAnA gaLA upara talavAra rAkhI kahe che, "je keIe A bALakanuM gaLuM thaMbhAvyuM hoya te mArI AgaLa pragaTa nahI thAya te huM marI jaIza." tethI dAnanI adhiSThAyikA devI e bALakanA mukhamAM AvI bolI-he rAjana! tuM mane oLakhe che ke nahiM?" vikrama rAjA kahe che-huM oLakhate nathI. ethI bALaka kahe che, huM pAraka nagarane rahevAsI bhImazeThane jIva chuM. paNa tarIke AvelA tamane dAna ApyuM te puNyathI huM rAjAno putra thayo chuM. rAjAe pUchyuM, kupaNa zeTha kyAM utpanna thaye che? balake kahyuM, "putrIne tyAga karatI je caMDAlanI strIne tame dhana ApI jenuM rakSaNa karyuM te ja puNya rahita kRpaNa zeThane jIva pugIrUpe jANa. huM te dAnanI adhiSThiAyikA devI chuM. ane dAnanuM phala jaNAvavA A bAlakanA mukhamAM AvI meM kahyuM. te pachI bALaka paNa stanapAna karavA lAgyo. devI pitAnA sthAnamAM gaI. bAlakane pitA rAjA se gAmane ApavA chatAM vikama rAjA grahaNa karatuM nathI. A pramANe dAnanuM Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo phaLa devInA mukhamAMthI sAMbhaLI rAjA ane leke paNa dAna ApavA tatpara banyA. | upadeza - ahiM vikama rAjAnuM sAhasa ane dAnI evA bhIma zeThanI gati jANI atithine satkAramAM haMmezA sAvadhAna bane. ' bhIma ane kRpaNa zeThanI kathA 79mI samApta. -prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI, S Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AliMga brAhmaNanI kathA 80 mukti sukhane ApanArI dRDhatA hamezA dhama mAM dhAraNa karavI joie. ahiM AliMga brAhmaNanu suMdara dRSTAMta jANavu.. koIka gAmamAM pahelA AliMga nAmanA brAhmaNa hatA. teNe zrI dhama ghASasUri mahArAjanI pAse jinaprasAda vagere karavAmAM mahApuNya thAya che. A pramANe sAMbhaLyu. eka vakhata te gurUbhagavaMtane kahyuM ke he bhagavaMta! leAkeA kahe che ke- putra rahitanI sadgati thatI nathI. teA svarga te kayAMthI ja maLe ? tethI putranuM mukha joyA pachI dha karAze. gurUe kahyuM-saMtAna vagara paNa lAke snamAM jAya che, satAna hovA chatAM kadAca sva thAya te paNa puNyanA prabhAvathI ja thAya che jo saMtAnathI ja svarga maLatuM hoya teA kUtarA bhUMDa vagerene ghaNA putro hAvAthI te pahelA svamAM javA joI e. paNa saMtAna vagaranA ghaNA loko svasukha ane muktisukhane pAme che, kahyuM che. ke-ghaNA hajArA brahmacArI brAhmaNa kumAre kulanI saMtatI karyAM vagara svargamAM gayA che. pachI guru bhagavaMte kahyuM-zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI zyAmavaNI pratimA bharAvAya te paramapadane ceAgya anaMta puNya aMdhAya che. paraMtu saMtAna thatA nathI. gurUnI AgaLa A sAMbhaLI AliMga brAhmaNa kahe che he bhagavaMta! ghaNA puNyanA lAbha hAvAthI huM. zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI zyAma varNanI pratimA karAvIza. mAre saMtAnanu pracAjana nathI. saMtAna hovA chatAM paNa rAvaNu -zrIkRSNa-duryodhana-brahmadatta cakravartI vigere Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116] prAkRti vijJAna kathAo ghaNA leke naramAM gayA che. ethI huM RSabhadeva prabhunI zyAmavaNI pratimA karAvIza. tyAra pachI saMtAnane abhAva jANuM teNe paNa rASabhadeva svAmInI zyAmavarNanI pratimA karAvI ane pite ja baMdhAvelA bhavya prAsAdamAM gurU bhagavaMtanI pAse pratiSThA karAvI. tyAra pachI te AliMga zrAvake haMmezA te pratimAnuM pUjana karatA mukti sukhane gya puNya upArjana karyuM. upadeza -sukhathI bodha karanAruM AliMga brAhmaNanuM draSTAMta jANI tame paNa dharmamAM sarva prakAre daDhatA dhAraNa kare. AliMga brAhmaNanI kathA 80 mI samApta. -prabaMdha paMcasatImAMthI Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A jagaDu zAhanI kathA 81 anukaMpAdAnathI dhAmirpaNuM zebhe che. ahiM dukALamAM dAna ApanAra jagaDuzAhanuM daSTAMta che. A bharatakSetramAM gujarAta dezanuM bhUSaNa samAna mahAvizAla zrI mahAvIra svAmInA caityathI zebhatuM bhadrezvara nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM bhAMDala nAmano rAjA rAjya kare che. ane te pATaNanA mahArAjA visala rAjanI sevA kare che. te nagaramAM sAlaga zeThane zrIdevI nAmanI patnI che tathA jagaDu, padma ane rAjamala nAmanA traNa putro che. jagaDuzAhe samudrakinAre dukAna karI che tyAM eka vakhata jagaDuzAha pAse vahANa vaDe corI karanArA keTalAka purUSe AvyA teoe kahyuM-amArA hAthamAM mINathI bhareluM eka vahANa AvyuM che je tamane pasaMda paDatuM hoya te dhana ApI grahaNa kare. jagaDuzAha tyAM gayA mUlya nakkI karI mINathI bhareluM vahANa kharIdI gADAo bharI pitAne ghera gayo. tyAM jagaDuzAhanA sevake jagaDunI strI AgaLa kahe che ke jagaDuzAhe mINa kharIdyuM che. te kayAM utArAya? jagaDuzAhanI strI kahe che ke amArA gharamAM mINa e pApabaMdhanuM kAraNa gaNAya che. tethI ahiM nahi utArAya. tethI sevakee mINanI ITe gharanA AMgaNAmAM lIMbaDAnA jhADa nIce utArI. A jANI jagaDuzAhe strI sAthe kalaha karyo. tiraskAra karAyelI teNIe kahyuM "maNanA vepAramAM ghaNuM ja pApa lAge che" Ama paraspara kajIo karI kepavALA thayA tethI jagaDuzAha pitAnI strI sAthe belatA nathI. ane strI paNa svAmi ApI rahaNa 1 vahANa bAla gayA mUlya Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sAthe bolatI nathI. e pramANe traNa mAsa pachI ziyALe AvyuM. eka vakhata jagaDuzAhanA putra tApaNuM karavA agni prakaTa karyo temAM ghAsa vagere nAkhe che. ahiM bALakanI caMcaLatAthI eka mINanI ITa putre agnimAM nAkhI, mINa ogaLI gayuM. temAMthI senAnI ITa nIkaLI. jagaDuzAhanI strIe te joI nahI bolatI ane rIsAyelI paNa jagaDunI sIe dhananA lebhathI jagaDuzAhane kahyuM ke A tame juo. reSa pAmele jagaDuzAha sAmuM paNa jete nathI tethI patnIe kahyuM-ApaNuM mINanI ITa senAnI ITa thaI tethI te tarapha joyuM te sonAnI ITa dekhAI tethI bIjI InI paNa parIkSA karatA badhI suvarNanI ITa jaNAI tethI gupta rIte suvarNanI ITo gharamAM laI gayA. mINa juduM karI vecyuM. ane gaNatarI karatA pAMca sonAnI IMTa thaI, tethI tenI dharmapatnI svAmIne kahe che ke gurU mahArAjane bolAvI gurU bhagavaMta kahelA dharmamAM dhana vAparavuM joIe, kAraNa ke dhana zAzvatuM nathI. tethI teNe gurU bhagavaMtane moTA mahatsavapUrvaka bolAvyA. paraMtu jagaDuzAhe mINane vepAra karyo che ema jANuM gurU bhagavaMta jagaDuzAhane ghare vahoravA jatA nathI ane gurU bhagavate jagaDuzAhane kahyuM ke ame vihAra karIzuM. A sAMbhaLI jagaDuzAhe gurU bhagavaMtane ghara derAsaramAM devavaMdana mATe bolAvyA. gurU bhagavaMta kSullakamuni sahita tyAM jaI tenA ghara derAsaramAM devavaMdana kare che. te vakhate kSullakamuni kahe che he bhagavata jagaDuzAhanA gharamAM zuM laMkA AvI che? Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagaDu zAhanI kathA : 81 [ 119 A tarapha jIgmA, tethI gurU bhagavaMte suvarNanI IMTA joI jagaDuzAhane pUche che A suvarNanI IMTA kayAMthI AvI? jagaDuzAhe iTAnA sarva vRtAMta kahyo tethI te sAMbhaLI khuza thayelA gurU bhagavaMta jagaDuzAhanI sAthe peAtAnA upAzrayamAM AvyA. jagaDuzAhe kahyuM. mai' mINanI bhrAMtithI grahaNa karelI ''TA suvarNInI thaI. rAjanA bhayathI meATethI khelatA nathI. A IMTAthI jagaDuzAhanA gharamAM eka kreDa suvarNanI maheArA thaI. eka vakhata gurU bhagavaMte jJAnathI sa`vata 1315-1316-1317 ema traNa varSamAM dukALa paDavAnu jANI bhASA samitinA upayoga rAkhI jagaDuzAhane jaNAvyuM, tethI jagaDuzAhe aneka gAmeAmAM aneka nagarAmAM viNakanA putrA mokalI pAMca lAkha pramANa anAjanA muddAnA saMgraha karAmyA. tyAra pachI dukALanA samayamAM teNe ekasesa mAra mahAdAna zALAo khAlAvI ane tyAM pAMca lAkha mANase jame che. te vakhate anAja vagaranA rAjAe paNa du:khI thAya che, tethI jagaDuzAhe visala rAjAne ATha haeNjAra muDhA pramANa dhAnya ApyuM. te vakhate gIjhanInA sulatAna jagaDuMzAha pAse anAja mAMgavA Avyo. te vakhate jagaDuzAha te sulatAnanI sAme gayA. sulatAne pUchyu'- jagaDu kANu che ? jagaDuzAhe kahyuM, huM jagaDu chuM. tyAre sulatAne kahyuM, dAna ApavA . vaDe tuM jagatanA pitA che, te dhAnyanA dAnathI jagatanA uddhAra karyAM. tyAra pachI sulatAne paNa dhAnya mAMgyuM, jagaDuzAhe kahyuM grahaNa karI, paNa kADhAra upara 'garIbene mATenuM A dhAnya che.' ema lakhelA akSara Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo IsulatAne kahyuM huM pAcho jAuM chuM. kAraNa ke garIba mATenuM dhAnya huM grahaNa karIza nahI. tethI jagaDuzAhe garIba sivAyanuM ekavIza hajAra muMDhA pramANa dhAnya sulatAnane ApyuM. kahyuM che ke"dAnazALA jagaDu taNa, dIse paDhavI mujhAra navakAravALI maNI aDI te para alaga cAra." ahiM pAtra ke kupAtrane vicAra karyA vinA anukaMpA dAna ApavuM joIe. anukaMpAdAnane zAstramAM niSedha karA nathI. jema zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMte paNa kRpAthI garIba evA brAhmaNane adhuM devaduSya vastra ApyuM hatuM. e pramANe anukaMpAdAna pApanuM kAraNa thatuM nathI. paraMtu bIjA aneka guNane lAbha ApanAra che. ema zAstramAM kahyuM che. tethI anukaMpAdAna ApavuM ja joIe. zAstramAM pAMca prakAre dAna kIdheluM che. abhayadAna, supAtradAna anukaMpAdAna, ucitadAna ane kIrtidAna temAM pahelA be dAne mekSa ApanAra kahelA che. ane bAkInA traNa dAna bhege ane sukhane Ape che. eka vakhata vizala rAjA pATaNa pAse rahelI jagaDuzAhanI dAnazALAmAM game tyAM vIsa hajAra mANase jamatA joI rAjA jagaDuzAhane kahe che ke ahiMyA anna tamArUM thAo paNa ghI mAruM apAya te pramANe karatA ghI khAlI thaI jatAM visala rAjAe ghIne badale tela pIrasyuM. jagaDuzAha pitAnI dAnazAlAmAM ghI Ape che te vakhate rAjA jagaDu pAse cha cha karAve che. Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagaDu zAhanI kathAH 81 [ 121 te sAMbhaLI keI cAraNa bele che ke"visala! tuM virUvaM kareI, jagaDu karAI che jI. tuM jamAI tejasu, se huM jamAvaI ghII ! !" jagaDuzAha haMmezA yaMgya sthAne besI IcchA pramANe dAna Ape che. tyAM keTalIeka lajAvaMtI uttamakuLanI strIo pragaTadAna levAne mATe samartha thatI nathI, tethI te strIone guptadAna ApavA mATe AgaLa paDade bAMdhI dAna Ape che, jethI te strIo paDadAnI aMdara hAtha nAkhI dAna grahaNa kare che. eka vakhata visala rAjA pitAnA bhAgyanI parIkSA karavA veSa parivartana karI ekale tyAM gaye. paDadAnI aMdara pitAne hAtha nAkhe che. jagaDuzAhe zubha lakSaNavALe hAtha joI vicAra karyo ke-jagatanA lekane pUjanIya kaI rAjAne A hAtha dekhAya che, daivage kaI paNa A rAjA vipattimAM paDe lAge che, tethI AjIvana paryata sukhI thAya tema karUM e pramANe vicAra karI pitAnA hAthamAMthI maNimaya mudrikA kADhI tene hAthamAM ApI, te joI rAjA Azcarya pAmyo. kSaNa pachI DAbe hAtha paNa paDadAmAM nAkhe te vakhate jagaDuzAhe te hAthamAM bIjI mudrikA ApI. te rAjA bane mudrikA grahaNa karI pitAnA mahelamAM gaye. bIje divase jagaDuzAhane bolAvI "A zuM che?" e pramANe kahI be mudrikA batAvI, te joI jagaDuzAha, kahyuM, sarva ThekANe kAgaDA kALA dekhAya che, sarva ThekANe pipaTa lIlA hoya che, tema sarva ThekANe sukhIne sukha hoya che ane duHkhI duHkha hoya che. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo A sAMbhaLI khuza thayelA rAjAe teNe praNAmanA niSedha karIne jagaDu zAhane hAthI upara besADI ghera meAkalyA. A pramANe dhArmikapaNu anuka'pAthI zAle che. tyAra pachI jagaDuzAhe ekase A jina prAsAda karAvyA. zrI zatru jayatI upara vistArapUrvaka ghaNA ja ThAThathI traNa jAtrA karI. eka varSImAM ATha sAdharmika baMdhuenuM vAtsalya, ATha vakhata zrI saMghanI pUjA karIne aneka dInaduHkhiyAne annadAna ApavA vaDe peAtAnA janma saphaLa karI jagaDuzAha sva sukhane pAmyA. upadeza :--ahiM anukampA vigere dAnane batAvanAra jagaDuzAhanuM dRSTAMta sAMbhaLI huMmezAM dAna dharmImAM yatna karavA joI e. jagaDu zAhanI kathA 81 mI samApta, -prabhudha paMcazatImAMthI Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdra vaNikanI kathA paramAtmAnI bhaktinA prabhAvathI jIva Asasa sidivALe thAya che. ahI paramasukhane ApanAra nidhana caMdra vaNinuM draSTAMta che. kalyANapura nagaramAM caMdra ane bhIma ane sagAbhAIo rahetA hatA. keme karI caMdradhana rahita thaye. ane bhIma mahA trAddhivALo thaye, jyAre caMdra bIjAnA gharamAM anyanI sevA karI nirvAha calAve che. tyAre tene bhIma kahe che he bhAI! tuM ApaNA gharamAM rahe ane je joIe te mArI pAsethI le. tyAra pachI caMdra bhAIne gharamAM kAma karI pitAne nirvAha kare che. eka vakhata rAtrimAM varasatA varasAdamAM bhIma kahe che caMdra! tuM khetaramAM jA, tyAM kayArAomAMthI pANI nIkaLatuM haze. tethI tyAM tuM pALI bAMdhaje. caMdra vicAra kare che ke hamaNuM huM je nahiM jAuM te mAre nirvAha muzkelIthI thaze. e pramANe vicAra karI khetaramAM gayA. tyAM kayArAnI tuTelI pALIo bAMdhatA mANasane joI pUchayuM tame koNa che? teo kahe che ame vyaMtara deve bhImanA sevake Icchita vastune ApanArA chIe ane ahiM AvI bhImanA puNyathI kheMcAI pALI bAMdhIe chIe. caMdra pUchayuM ke mAruM Icchita karanArA sevake kyAM che? teo kahe che ke tArA sevake vIrapura nagaramAM che. tyAM jaI 2Sabhadeva jinezvarazrInI sevA kara tethI tene paNa ISTa lAbha thaze. tethI caMdra vaNika kuTuMba sahita tyAM gaye. Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo zrIRSabhadeva jinezvara bhagavaMtanI haMmezA dravya ane bhAvathI bhakti karate ghAsa ane lAkaDAne bhAre vanamAMthI lAvI ane vecIne pitAne nirvAha kare che. eka vakhata paramAtmAnI bhaktithI prasanna thayelA kapada yakSe kahyuM kehuM A caudazanA divase zatruMjaya mahAtIrtha upara zrI zAMtijinezvaranI daSTimAM rasa kUpikA ughADIza ane te saMdhyA sudhI ughADI raheze. je tArI IcchA hoya te tyAM tAre AvavuM ane rasa grahaNa kare. eka gadiyA pramANe te rasane sAIDa gadiyANA pramANa sIsAmAM meLavAya te badhuM suvarNa thAya. te sAMbhaLI caMdra vaNika zatruMjaya tIrtha upara jaI zrI RSabhadeva paramAtmAnI bhaktithI pUjA karI ane stuti karI zrI zAMtinAtha paramAtmAne namaskAra karI rasakUpikAnA traNa tuMbaDA grahaNa karyA. tyAra pachI te ghera AvI suvarNa banAvI banAvIne addhivALo thaze. sAta kSetramAM ghana vAparI cAritra grahaNa karI te caMdra vaNika sAta-ATha bhavamAM siddhipadane pAmaze. - upadeza - paramAtmAnI bhaktibhAvavALuM ahiMyA caMdra vaNikanuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI tame jinezvaranI A rIte haMmezA bhakti karanArA thAo. . caMdra vaNikanI kathA 82mI samApta. -prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI, Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivarAjAnI kathA 83 bhAvanAthI zivarAjA jema jaladI avyayapadane pAmyA tema he bhavyajIvA tame ! paNa tevI vizuddha bhAvanA bhAve. zrI vardhamAnapura zaheramAM zUrarAjA nyAyathI rAjya kare che. tene padmAdevIthI utpanna thayelA ziva nAmanA eka zreSTha lakSaNavALA putra hatA, pitAe zivaputrane upAdhyAya pAse tevI rIte bhaNAvyA jethI te sava dhama ane karmAnI kalAAmAM pAra pAmyA. jagatamAM utpanna thayelA manuSye e vastu zikhavA lAyaka che. je sArA kAryathI jIve ane maryA pachI paNa paraleAkamAM sArI gatimAM Aya, tevuM jIvana jIvavu joie. zUrarAjAe zrIpuranagaranA rAjA dhIra bhUpatinI zrImatI putrI sAthe maheAtsava pUrNAMka potAnA putrane paraNAvyA. pachI te dharadhara zUrarAjA priyA sAthe aMtima samaye sArI rIte ArAdhanA karI devalAkamAM gayA. kahyuM che ke-dhathI uttama kula, dhathI divyarUpanI prApti, dhathI dhananI samRdhdhi ane cAre khAjI prIti prasare che, have zivarAjA pitAnuM mRtyu kA karI, zAkane tyAga karI, nyAyathI pRthvInuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. eka vakhata sabhAmAM beThelA rAjAne kAI mANase kahyu ke he rAjan! Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe A tamArA bairI dhIrarAjA hamaNA hIrapura nagarane lUTI cAlI garcA che tethI zivarAjA te vairIne jItavA ghaNA hAthI gheADA pAyaDhala vagere sainya sahita nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI zatrunA nagaranI samIpe gayA. dhIrarAjA dUtanA mukhathI zivarAjAne AvelA sAMbhaLI krodha sahita laDavA mATe nagaranI bahAra nIkaLyA. ane sainyAnA yudhdhamAM vairI rAjAe sAme AvelI zivarAjAnI senAne jeTalAmAM bhagADI dIdhI teTalAmAM zivarAjA potAnA bhAgatA sainyane joI krodhathI lAla AMkhavALA te uThI sa'grAma karavA lAgyA. te samaye zivarAjAe raNamAM samudranI jema zatru rAjAnA sainyane cAre bAju vikherI nAkhI pakSInI mAphaka jaldI tene bAMdhI dIdhA; dhIra zatrunA trAsa pAmelA sarva subhaTo sUryadaya thaye jema aMdhakAranA samudAya nAza pAme tema cAre dizAe nAsI gayA. parAbhavane pAmelA dhIrarAjAe zivarAjAne namaskAra karI bhaktipUrvaka kahyuM ke rAjan ! hu tamArI sevaka chuM. A nagara tame grahaNa kare. tema ja mArI zrIsuMdarI putrIne tame maMgIkAra kareA ane kRpA karI baMdhanathI mane mukta kare. zivarAjAe bhaktivALu tenu vacana sAMbhaLI prasanna thaI tene aMdhanathI mukta karyo, kahyuM che ke--'uttama purUSonA namaskAra kare tyAM sudhI ja krodha nizcaye hAya che ane nIca purUSonA praNAma karyAM chatAM paNa krodha zAMta thatA nathI.' dhIrarAjAe ApelI zrIsu darI kanyAnuM zivarAjAe maheAtsava pUrvaka pANigrahaNa karyuM. tyArapachI dhIrarAjAne potAnuM rAjya ApI zrIsuMdarI sAthe Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivarAjAnI kathA : 83 [ 127 zivarAjA dhIme dhIme sukha pUrvaka prayANa karatA pitAnA nagaramAM Ave. te rAjAe guNarUpI alaMkArone dhAraNa karanArI zrIsuMdarIne paTTarANI pade sthApI. teNe haMmezA sarvajJa bhagavaMtae kahela jIvadayAmaya dharmane kare che. paNa durjananA saMganA deSathI zivarAjA cheDe paNa dharma karate nathI, duSTa budhdhivALe te haMmezA sAte vyasanamAM tatpara thaye. krame karI zrImatI devIe suMdara AkRtivALA putraratnane janma Apyo. putrane janma mahotsava karI "vIra evuM putranuM nAma rAkhyuM. haMmezA pAMca dhAI mAtAothI lAlana pAlana karAve te suMdara dehavALe zukala pakSanA caMdranI jema vadhavA lAgyuM. eka vakhata nimala zIlavALI zrImatI dharmadhyAnamAM magna banelI te aMte maraNa pAmI devalekamAM divya deDavALI devI thaI. te zrImatIdevI avadhijJAnathI pitAne pUrvabhava jANuM pitAnA svAmI zivarAjAne pratibaMdha karavA ahiM AvI. kahyuM che ke - jinezvara bhagavaMtanA pAMca kalyANakanA prasaMge tathA mahARSionA tapanA prabhAvathI ane janmAktaranA snehathI de manuSya lekamAM Ave che. - zrImatIdevIe zikAra, paradroha, madyapAna vageremAM Asakta zivarAjAne joI hRdayamAM vicAra karyo ke mArA svAmine A pApakarmathI mAre jaladI aTakAvavA joIe A pramANe vicAra karI kurUpavALI cAMDAlInInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI melA vastravALI, hAthamAM manuSyanI kheparI dhAraNa Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo karatI, madyapAna karatI, mAMsa khAtI te zrImatI devI rAjamArga upara pANIne chAMTatI dhIme dhIme cAlavA lAgI. te vakhate sabhAmAM beThelA rAjAe tevA prakAranI strIne joIne kahyuM "he maMtrI ! A cAMDAlinI mArgamAM pANI kema chAMTe che? rAjAnI AjJAthI maMtrIzvare cAMDAlinI pAse jaI pANInA chAMTA nAkhavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM, he cAMDAli! mAMsa-madirAnuM bhakSaNa karanArI tathA hAthamAM manuSyanI parI dhAraNa karanArI, tane rAjA pUche che ke mArgamAM pANI kema chAMTe che? cAMDAli sabhAmAM AvI suMdara vacana bolatI rAjAsAMbhaLe tema teNIe kahyuM ke-"khATI sAkSI ApanAra, asatya bolanAra kRtana, vizvAsaghAtI ane bahukethI, A mArgamAM cAlyA hoya tethI tenI zuddhine mATe pANInA chAMTA naMkhAya che. maMtrIe kahyuM ke he cAMDAlinI! A pramANe tuM bela nahi, kemake cAMDAle pANI vaDe snAna kare chatAM paNa kaI vakhata zuddha thatA nathI. cAMDAlie kahyuM ke beTI sAkSI ApanAra, asatyavAdI, kRtana ane bahu ThodhI ane madyapAna karanAra pANIthI keIpaNa vakhata zuddha thatA nathI. kaheluM che ke-pANI vaDe ghaNIvAra ghavAyeluM paNa azubha madirAnuM pAtra jema zuddha thatuM nathI tema duSTa purUSanuM aMdaranuM azubha mana tIrthanA jalathI kadI paNa zuddha thatuM nathI. A pramANe sarva vRttAMta maMtrInA mukhamAMthI sAMbhaLI Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivarAjAnI kathA : 83 [ 129 rAjA vaDe belAvAyelI cAMDAlaNa jaLanA chAMTA nAkhatI, rAjAnI pAse AvI sabhAnI madhyamAM paNa jaLanA chAMTA nAkhI jeTalAmAM ubhI rahI teTalAmAM rAjAe kodhathI tene mAravAne Adeza Ape. marAtI paNa te cAMDAlinI saheja paNa chedAI nahi ke bhedAI nahi. rAjA vicAra kare che ke A strI vyaMtarI, kinnarI ke kaI devI hevI joIe, je mAnavI hoya te mAravAmAM Ave te kSaNamAM marI jAya tethI A kinnarI athavA te devI che. temAM koI saMdeha nathI. kharekhara meM devInI AzAtanA karI. A pApathI adhama e huM kevI rIte chuTIza! cAMDAlinI rAjAnuM mana dharmanA mArgamAM AveluM joI, jaldI rAjAnI samakSa dedIpyamAna alaMkAra dhAraNa karanArI devI rUpe pragaTa thaI. rAjA pUche che ke tuM keNa che ? ane ahiMyA zA mATe ane kayAMthI AvI chuM ? devIe pitAnA pUrvabhavanuM svarUpa kahI Apane pratibaMdha karavA meM cAMDAlInuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM hatuM te tame jANo. rAjAe kahyuM he devI! meM ajJAnatAthI, zikAra vagere ghaNA pApakarmo karyA. tethI ghaNuM duHkha ApanAra narakamAM huM jaIza ane tuM sarva sukhane ApanAra jIvadayA rUpI dharma ArAdhI svargamAM divyarupa vALI devI thaI. A pramANe rAjA pratyakSa dharmanuM svarUpa joI jaldI sarva vyasanane tyAga karI dhamamAM daDhatara thaye. | devIe kahyuM he rAjana! jIvadayAnuM sArI rIte pAlana kare, kAraNa ke paramapada najIka hoya ane sarva kalyANa Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo thavAnuM hoya te ja je jinezvara bhagavaMte kahele dharma bhAvathI svIkAra kare che. A pramANe zrImatI devI rAjAne dharmanA mArgamAM sthApana karI rAjAnA putrane be raste ApI svargamAM gaI. tyAra pachI sAte vyasanane tyAga karI dharmamAM tatpara rAjA nagaranI madhyamAM zveta ratnamaya jinA prAsAda karAvI AcArya mahArAjane belAvI prAsAdamAM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI mahotsava pUrvaka pratiSThA karAvI. kAraNa ke jinaprAsAda, jinapratimA, tIrthayAtrA, prabhAvanA ane jIvadayAnI gheSaNa e prANIone mahA puNyane ApanArA che. eka vakhata ziverAjA zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAne zreSTha kusuma vaDe pUjA karI jinezvara bhagavaMtanI AgaLa suMdara naivedya sthApana karI bhaktithI bharelA manavALa udAra ane zreSTha guNavALI stutie vaDe zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI stuti karavA lAge. A pramANe eka cittathI vizuddha bhAvanA bhAvatA te zivarAjAne zAMtinAtha bhagavAna samakSa kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM tyAra pachI deve Apele divyaveza grahaNa karI zivarAjarSi kevaLI, kevaLa jJAna vaDe pRthvI upara aneka bhavya jIvone pratibaMdha karI kame sarva karmakSaya karI muktipurImAM gayA. bhAvanI vizuddhi upara kahyuM che ke "hAthI upara beThelA svAminI marUdevA mAtA, RSabhadeva bhagavAnanIRddhi joI te ja kSaNe zubha dhyAnathI siddhipadane pAmyA che. A pramANe je bhAjI zuddha bhAvathI bhAvanA bhAve che te sarva karmane kSaya karI kevaLajJAnane pAmI muktipadane pAme che. Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivarAjAnI kathA : 83 [ 131 upadeza - zivarAja nu bhAvanAthI bhUSita daSTAMta sAMbhaLI he bhavyajItame paNa jinezvara bhagavaMtanI pUjAmAM bhAvathI te prayatna kare. jethI parama kalyANanI prApti thAya. zivarAjAnI kathA 83mI samApta. - vikrama caritramAMthI, Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAgaketunI kathA bhAvapUka karAyele tapa sarvasukhane ApanA thAya che ahiM kevaLajJAna pAmanAra nAgaketunuM daSTAMta che. caMdrakAnta nagarImAM vijayasena nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. tyAM zrIkAMta nAme vaNika vase che. tene zrI sakhI nAmanI strI che, ghaNI mAnatAothI tene eka putra utpanna thaye. paryuSaNa parva najIka AvyuM chate kuTuMbamAM thayelI traNa upavAsa svarUpa aThThamatapanI vAta sAMbhaLI te jAtisamaraNajJAnathI pUrvabhavanuM smaraNa kare che. tethI stanapAnane karanAra te bAlake aThThamatapa karyo, ane stanapAna nahI karavAthI karamAI gayelI mAlatI phUlanI jema glAnI pAmela te bAlakane joI mAtA pitAe aneka upAye karyA chatAM mUcha pAmelA te bALakane marele jaNI svajane tene bhUmimAM sthApana kare che. putranA viyegathI pitAnuM paNa maraNa thAya che tethI tyAMnA vijayasena rAjAe putrane ane tenA duHkhathI tenA pitAne marelA jANI tenuM dhana grahaNa karavA tene ghera subhaTe mekalyA. ahiMyA aThThamatapanA prabhAvathI. Asana calita thavAthI zrI dharaNendra nAgarAje avadhijJAnathI tenuM sakalasvarUpa jANI tyAM AvI bhUmimAM rahelA bALakane amRta chAMTavA vaDe AzvAsana ApI, brAhmaNa rUpe dhana grahaNa karatA te subhaTane aTakAve che. te sAMbhaLI rAjA paNa Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAgaketunI kathAH 84 | [ 133 jaldI tyAM AvI kahevA lAgyuM. te brAhmaNa ! paraMparAthI ame aputriyAnuM dhana grahaNa karIe chIe. tene tuM kema aTakAve che? dharaNenTe kahyuM, he rAjana ! Ane putra jIvata che. rAjAe kahyuM ke kevI rIte ane kayAM che ? tyAre dharaNendra nAgarAje bhUmimAMthI AvatA bALakane sAkSAt karI nidhAnanI jema batAvyuM. tethI vismaya pAmelA sarva lokoe pUchayuM, he svAmi! tame keNa che? ane A bALaka keNa che? deve kahyuM ke huM dharaNendra nAgarAja chuM. amatapane karanAra A mahApurUSane sahAya karavA mATe Avyo chuM. rAjA vageree kahyuM, "he svAmi ! utpanna mAtrathI A bALake aThThamatapa kema karyo? " dharaNenke kahyuM, "he rAjana ! pUrvabhavamAM A koI vaNikane putra hatA. tenI mAtA bALapaNamAM marI gaI hatI. tethI apasmAtAthI atyaMta pIDAtA teNe mitrane pitAnuM duHkha kahyuM, te mitre kahyuM ke-te pUrvabhavamAM tapa kya nathI tethI tuM A parAbhava pAme che," ethI te yathAzakti tapa kAryane karate AvatA paryuSaNamAM huM avazya aThThamatapa karIza e pramANe manamAM nirNaya karI ghAsanI jhuMpaDImAM sUI gaye. te vakhate avasara prApta karI, aparamAtAe najIkamAM rahelA agnimAMthI, agnine kaNa laI jhuMpaDA upara nAkhyo tethI jhuMpaDI saLagI gaye chate, te paNa marI gaye, aThThamatapanA dhyAnathI te A zrIkAMta zeThane putra thaze. tethI teNe pUrvabhavamAM ciMtavele aThThamatapa karyo. A laghukamI mahApuruSa A ja bhavamAM muktipadane pAmaze. tethI tamAre paNa yatnathI tenuM pAlana karavuM. samaye tamane Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo paNa moTA upakArane mATe thaze. A pramANe kahI nAgarAja pitAne hAra bALakanA kaMThamAM nAkhI pitAnA sthAne gaye. tyAra pachI svajanoe zrIkAnta zeThanuM mRtyu kArya karI tenA bALakanuM nAma yathArtha nAgaketu e pramANe rAkhyuM. krama karI te bALapaNathI ja Indriyone jItanAra jitendriya e parama zrAvaka thaye. eka vakhata vijayasena rAjAe keI nirdoSa upara ceranuM kalaMka mUkI tene mArI nAkhe ane te maraNa pAmI vyaMtara the. teNe AkhA nagaramAM vinAza mATe zilA vikuvI ane paganA prahArathI rAjane lehI vamate karI, siMhAsanathI bhUmi upara nAkhI dIdhe. te vakhate nAgaketu zrI saMgha ane jinezvara bhagavaMtanA maMdirone nAza huM kevI rIte jIvate jouM ? ema buddhithI vicAra karI prAsAdanA zikhara upara caDI te zilAne pitAnA hAthamAM dhAraNa karI. te vakhate te vyaMtaradeva tenI tapa zaktinA tejane sahana nahi karete, zilAne saMharaNa karI nAgaketune namaskAra karyo. tenA vacanathI rAjAne paNa upadrava rahita karyo. eka vakhata nAgaketune jinendranI pUjA karatA, puSpanI aMdara rahelA sApe DaMkha mAryo, te paNa vyAkula thayA vagara vizuddha bhAvanA bhAvatA tene kevaLajJAna thayuM. tethI zAsanadeve Apela muniza grahaNa karI labekALa pRthvI upara vicarI aneka bhavya jene pratibaMdha karI, nAgaketu mahArAja ajarAmara padane pAmyA. A pramANe nAgaketunuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI, bIjaoe paNa aThThamatapa karavAmAM yatna kare joIe. Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAgaketunI kathA H 84 | [ 135 upadeza -nAgaketunuM tapanA prabhAva upara daSTAMta sAMbhaLI zAzvata sukhane IcchanArA tame paNa te pramANe tapazcaryAmAM yatna karo. nAgaketunI kathA 84mI samApta.. -kepasUtramAMthI, Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varadattanI kathA 85 A saMsAra asAra che. jemAM kamanA udayathI jIvA aneka prakAre duHkhI thAya che. ahIM varadatta muninu sudara dRSTAMta che. kauzAMbI nagarImAM mahIpAla nAme rAjA che. eka vakhata te rAjA maheAdaya gurUmahArAja pAse dhama sAMbhaLavA beTho te vakhate dha dezanA ApatA gurU bhagava ta hasyA. te vakhate rAjAe kahyuM, 'he bhagavaMta ! Apa kema hasyA ? sAdhune hasavu' ucita nathI. trikALajJAnI gurU bhagavaMte kahyuM, leAkeAnA dhane mATe mArAthI humAyuM. rA e pUchyu - kevI rIte leAkeAne bedha thAya ? gurU bhagavaMte 'A samaDIthI bedha thAya' ema kahI tenuM svarUpa kahe che, A bharatakSetramAM zrIpuranagaramAM dhanya nAmanA zeTha che tene suMdarI nAme strI che. te parapurUSamAM Asakta che, tene jApati caMdra eka vakhata teNIne kahe che ke he suMdarI! AjathI mAMDI tAre mArI pAse AvavuM nahi. huM tArA priya ane rAjAthI bhaya pAmuM chuM. sudarIe kahyuM-tAre bhaya pAmavA nahI. huM te pramANe karIza. mArA svAmIne mArI nAkhIza eTale ApaNane bhaya raheze nahi. tyAra pachI teNI eka vakhata dUdhamAM jhera nAkhI svAminA vinAza icche che. teNInA svAmI bhAjana karavA beThA te bhAjana pIrasI dUdha lAvavA mATe gharanA oraDAmAM gaI. tyAM te vakhate teNIne sarpa DasyA. svAmIe teNIne mATe auSadha vagere Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varadattanI kathA : 85 [ 137 upacAro karyA chatAM paNa guNa thayo nahIM ane tenI strI maraNa pAmI. dhanya zeTha raDavA lAgyo. lekee kahyuM ke strI marI gaye chate kAyara purUSa ja rUve che. paraMtu satvazIla ane sAhasika puruSa te nathI tethI kame karI te zaMkarahita thayo. tenI strI marIne vAghapaNe utpanna thaI ane dhanya zeTha saMyama grahaNa karI duSkara tapa karatAM vicaratAM eka vakhate te vanamAM kAusa dhyAne rahyA che. tyAM pUrvabhavanA vairathI te vAghe tene mArI nAkhyo. samabhAvathI sahana karatA te RSi azruta devalokamAM deva thayA. ane vAgha marI cothI narakamAM utpanna thayuM. te dhanya zeThano jIva svargamAMthI vI, caMpAnagarImAM datta zeThane varadatta nAme putra thaye. keme karI teNe sakala kaLAne abhyAsa karyo. abhyAsathI te bALapaNamAM ja vairAgyavALo thayo, samyaga darzana sahita zrAvakanA vrate grahaNa karI, te dAnI ane vivekavALe thaye. suMdarIne jIva narakamAMthI nIkaLI aneka bhavamAM bhamate krame vadattanA gharamAM kAmuka nAmanI dAsIne putra thayo. chetaravAnA svabhAvavALo te "dAsIputra" e nAmathI tyAM prasidhine pAme. pUrvabhavanA deSathI te varadattane zatrunI jema mAne che. pitA marI gayA pachI varadatta gharane svAmI thaye ane te dAsIputrane pitAnA bhAI je mAne che. dAsIputra varadattanA cittanI prasannatA mATe bhAva vinA dharma kare che. tene dhamI jANa varadatta kahe che "A mAre bhAI che" lekemAM paNa te tenA bhAI tarIke ja prasidhine pAmyA. te dAsIputra krame karI varadattane Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo haNa gharane svAmI thavAnI IcchA kare che. paNa mAyAthI te pitAne tene bhakta jaNAve che. eka vakhata teNe suvAnA avasare varadattane jheravALuM taMbolapAna khAvA mATe ApyuM. mAre cauvihAra che." e pramANe yAda AvavAthI varadatta ozIkA upara mUkI sUI gaye. prabhAta samaye varadatta namaskAra mahAmaMtrane gaNate uThI jinamaMdiramAM bhagavaMtanA devavaMdana karavA gaye. ahiM varadattanI strIe hAthamAM AvelA te taMbolane eka bhAjanamAM mUkayuM te joI dAsIputra cittanA bhramathI grahaNa karI khAI gayo. jheranA vikArathI mUchita thaI bhUmi upara paDe. varadatte ghaNuM upacAre karyA chatAM paNa te pitAnA karmadevathI mRtyu pAmyA tyAra pachI bhAIne maraNathI te varadatta tenA vigathI duHkhI thayela sukhethI sU nathI ane khAte paNa nathI. lekane vAraMvAra upadeza pAmI keme karI zakarahita banI berAgyavALe te varadatta dIkSA grahaNa kare che. nagna ugra tapa karavAmAM tatpara te adhyavasAyanI vizudhithI manaparyavajJAna prApta kare che. ane "mahAdayamuni" evuM nAma te dhAraNa karI aneka bhavya jene bodha karavA mATe te ja huM ahIM Avyo ane te dAsIputrane jIva maraNa pAmI samaDI thaI te A jhADa upara rahelI mArA pUrvabhavanI patnI jANavI. tethI Ane joI mane hasavuM AvyuM te vakhate te samaDI munine joI potAnA pUrvabhavane yAda karI jhADa uparathI nIce utarI gurU bhagavaMtanA pagamAM paDI tinA aparAdhane khamAve che. gurU bhagavaMte kahyuM, pUrvabhavanI A strIne joI Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varadattanI kathA : 85 [ 139 mane hasavuM AvyuM pachI te samaDI anazana grahaNa karI svargamAM gaI. rAjA vagere ghaNA lokoe jinadharma aMgIkAra karyo. rAjAe pitAnuM dhana sAta kSetramAM vAvI cAritra grahaNa karI mahadayamuninI sAthe vihAra karyo. keme karIne te rAjarSine paNa manaparvavajJAna utpanna thayuM. mahadayamunI ane mahipAla rAjarSi svargamAM gayA. keme karI te bane mukitasukhane pAmaze. upadeza :- bhavabairAgyanuM kAraNa mahadayamuninuM A dRSTAMta sAMbhaLIne he bhavya che ! tame paNa tevA vairAgyathI vAsita bane. varadattamuninI kathA 85 mI samApta. -prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI, kA 'pada AI Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kapardi zrAvakanI kathA e devagurUnI bhaktithI zrAvako sukhI thAya che. ahI zrI hemaca`drAcAya nA anurAgI kapardi zrAvakanu dRSTAMta che. ( eka vakhata pATaNamAMthI hemacaMdrAcAryazrIne vaMdana karavA kapardi zrAvaka Avyo. AcArya mahArAje sukhanA samAcAra pUchyA. teNe kahyuM huM bhagavata! mArA gharamAM daridratA ja che. dayALu gurU bhagavaMte kahyuM ke bhaktAmara staMtranu dazamu kAvya nATyaddabhuta bhuvanabhUSaNa ! bhUtanAtha !' e cha mAsa pa ta gaNavuM. ane tenI ArAdhanA vidhi paNa batAvI. gurU bhagavaMte khatAvelI vidhi pramANe mArAdhanA karatA tene eka vakhata rAtrimAM zveta vastrathI bhUSita, sraveza dhAraNa karI cakezvarI devI tenI upara prasanna thaI. teNIe kahyu ke 'tAre trIza mArTInA ghaDA gharamAM sthApana karavA. kAmadhenu rUpe huM tyAM AvIza. tAre mane dararoja DhovI. sarvAM mATInA ghaDA seAnAnA thaze" tethI teNe dararoja savAre gAya dohavAthI ekatrIza ghaDA bharyA. khatrIzamAM divase devInA pagamAM paDI zeTha kahe che ke he mAtA ! tamArI kRpAthI A ekatrIza ghaDA suvarNa nA thayA, khatrIzame ghaDo te rIte karo ke jethI huM parivAra sahita rAjAne jamADu'. devIe kahyuM 'e pramANe thAva' tyAra pachI hu pAmelA te zeThe savAramAM parivAra sahita kumArapALa mahA Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kapadi zrAvakanI kathA : 86 | [ 141 rAjAne AmaMtraNa ApyuM. eka prahara thaye chate rAjA e dUtanA mukhathI bhejananI taiyArI tene ghera jaI nahiM "aho ! eNe mArI sAthe mazkarI mAMDI e pramANe rAjA vicAramAM che tyAM rAjAne zeTha bolAvavA mATe AvyA. parivAra sahita rAjA tene ghera bhejana mATe AvyuM. te vakhate devI kAmadhenu tyAM rahelI che. batrIzamAM ghaDAmAM sarva prakAranI bhajana sAmagrI taiyAra thaI. amRta sarakhA bhajananA AsvAdathI atyaMta prasanna thayelA rAjAe pUchayuM "AvI raI kayAMthI AvI te zeThe kahyuM ke zrI AdIzvara jinezvaranA dhyAnanA prabhAvathI ane mArA gurU zrIhemacaMdrasUrI mahArAjanI kRpAnuM A sarva phaLa jANavuM. tethI kumArapALa rAjA gurU bhagavaMtanA mahAprabhAvane anumodana karatA pitAnA sthAnamAM gayA. te kapardi zrAvaka gurUkRpAthI sukhI thayele haMmezA yugAdidevazrI AdInAtha bhaganAnanI ArAdhanAmAM tatpara ane gurUdevanI sevA karavAmAM sAvadhAna banI sAta kSetramAM dhana vAparate sAdhamikanI bhakti karatA, dIna ane anAtha lekenA uddhAra karate pitAne janma saphaLa karI svargasukhane pAme. upadeza :- zrI yugAdIdevanA dhyAnanA prabhAvathI sukhI thayelA gurUbhakta kadi zrAvakanuM suMdara dRSTAMta sAMbhaLI tame paNa te pramANe ArAdhanA karanArA thAo. kapadi zrAvakanI 86 mI kathA samApta. -prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 jinadAsI zrAvikAnI kathA 62 jIvadayA sahita zrI jinezvaradevanI pUjA karavAthI pazu divyajJAna-avadhijJAna thAya che. ahIM jinadAsI zrAvikAnI suMdara kathA bAdha mATe kahevAya che. rAhita nagaramAM rahita nAmanA tApasa ugra tapazcaryA karatA hatA. paraMtu e sa thA yA dharmane jANatA na hatA. tIvra tapa tapatAM tene teolezyA utpanna thaI, eka vakhata jhADa nIce rahelA tenA mAthA upara, vRkSanI zAkhA upara beThelI bagalI carakI te vakhate rASa pAmelA teNe tejalezyAthI bagalIne bALI nAkhI. eka vakhata te tApasa rahitanagaramAM bhikSA mATe bhamatA jinadAsane ghera gayA, te vakhate tenI strI dayAvALI jinadAsI jinezvara bhagavaMtanI pUjA karatI hatI. tethI lAMbAkALe bhikSA ApavA mATe jeTalAmAM tyAM AvI teTalAmAM roSa pAmelA te tApase teNIne khALavA mukhamAMthI dhUmADA kADhayo. te vakhate tejolezyA mukatA tenu' svarUpa jJAnathI jANIne jinadAsIe kahyuM-De bhadra! tApasa ! huM te khagalI nathI. A sAMbhaLI vismaya pAmI te kahe che huM bhadre ! me agalIne mArI nAkhI te tu kevI rIte jANe che? jinadAsI zrAvikAe kahyuM tuM vArANasI nAme nagarImAM jA tyAM kuNAla nAme cAMDAla mAro ziSya che te AnuM svarUpa tane kaheze. tethI vizeSa karI vismaya pAmele te vArANasImAM gayA tyAM kuNAlanI Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinadAsI zrAvikAnI kathA : 87 [ 143 najaramAM tApasa je dekhAya te vakhate kuNAle kahyuM che bhadra ! jinadAsI zrAvikA ahiMyA saMzaya dUra karavA tane mokalyo che. A sAMbhaLI atyaMta vismaya pAmele te tApasa A cAMDAla paNa A vAta kevI rIte jANe? e pramANe vicAra karatAM teNe kuNAlane pUchayuM he bhadra! te jinadAsI zrAvikA ane tuM, mArU vartana tame kevI rIte jANo che ? te kuNAle kahyuM ke bhAva vizudhithI mane temaja jinendranI pUjA karatAM jIvadayAmAM prasakata teNIne avadhijJAna thayeluM che. tethI tamAruM A vRtAMta ame jANIe chIe. jIvadayA rahita ajJAnathI tIvra tapane karate A telezyAthI bagalIne bALavAthI tuM narakamAM jaIza. A sAMbhaLI pazcAtApa karate te tApasa pUche che-te bagalI marIne kayAM utpanna thaI? jethI huM tyAM jaI teNInI AgaLa mAre aparAdha khamAvuM.' kuNAle kahyuM ke-te bagalI marIne pramada vanamAM menA thaI ane tyAM gurUnA vacanathI pratibodha pAmI. jinAlayamAM jinezvara bhagavaMtanI zreSTha pupi vaDe pUjA karI tethI te puNyanA prabhAvathI padmapura nagaramAM dhana zeThanI strI dhanavatI nAme hAla thaI che. te tApasa A sAMbhaLI tyAM jaI tenA pagamAM paDI kahe che-he puNyavati ! mArA upara kRpA karI mArA aparAdhane kSamA karo. teNIe kahyuM "tamArI sAthe mAre kyAM aparAdha thaye? tApasa kahe che-meM bagalAnA bhavamAM tene bALI nAkhI hatI. teNIe kahyuM te kevI rIte jANyuM ? tApase kahyuM jinadAsI zrAvikA ane kuNAla cAMDAlanA mukhamAMthI A Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo vRttAMta me jANyuM che te sAMbhaLatAM teNIne paNa jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM, tethI te bannee paraspara khamAvyA, tyArapachI te tApasa pratibeAdha pAmI zurU mahArAja pAse jai pravajyA grahaNa karI, ugra tapazcaryA karavA pUrNAMka sAMkane kSaya karI sidhdhipadane pAmyA. jinadAsI zrAvikA ane kuNAla aMta samaye dIkSA grahaNa karI sidhdhipadane pAmyA. bagalInA jIva dhanavatI sArI rIte dhanI ArAdhanA karI svargamAM gayA ane krame karI meAkSamAM jaze. upadeza--jinadAsI zrAvikA ane kuNAla cAMDAlanuM bhAvanI vizudhdhine karanArU A daSTAMta sAMbhaLI huM bhavya jIvA! tame paNa dayApUrvaka jinezvaranI pRddhamAM huMmezAM yatna karo. jinadAsI zrAvikA ane kuNAla cAMDAlanI kathA samApta, --prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI, Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUra rAjAnI kathA 88 zrI sidhdhagiri tIthanA prabhAvathI vighnane samudAya nAza pAme che. ahiyA sidhdhagiri tInA prabhAvathI zUrarAjA paramapadane pAmyA. kalyANapura nagaramAM madanarAjAne premavatI nAmanI patnI che ane tene zUra nAme putra che. eka vakhata rAjA nagaranA udyAnamAM gayA. tyAM eka zveta vastrane dharaNa karanArI strIe tene kahyuM, he rAjana ! je huM tArI strI thAuM tA tArU zaya vadhe rAjAe kahyuM, tuM Ava ane mArI strI thA. tyAra pachI teNI kahe che, tuM ghara tarapha jA, huM tArI pAchaLa AvIza. rAjA ghera gayA. ahi acAnaka zatruenA samudAye AvI nagarane ghere ghAlyA. rAjAnagara bahAra AvI yuddha karavA lAgyA. tenuM mATu sainya joI nagaramAM praveza karI rAjA vicAra kare che-zatrunuM sainya mATu che. tethI hAlamAM huM zuM karU ? te strInA chalanA zabdothI huM chetarAyA chuM. ema mane lAge che jethI te strIe kahyuM, tArU rAjya vadhe, paNa ahiMyA vadhavu eTale elavavu - zAMta pamADavuM ema lAge che. jema dIvAne vadhAveA eTale dIvAnA kSaya karAya. athavA elavAya. AthI ja mArU rAjya gayuM. te strI daridrI hAvI joie. have jo te cAlI jAya tA zreSTha che. jIvatA mANasa seMkaDo kalyANa jue che.' ( A pramANe nirNaya karI rAjA patnI, patra ane parivAra sahita kaMIka dhana grahaNa karI gupta rIte rAtrimAM nagaranI Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 ) prAkRta vijJAna kathAo bahAra nIkaLe. mArgamAM jatA rAjAnuM dhana lekee luMTI lIdhuM. keme karI dhana rahita thavAthI tene parivAra paNa cAlI gaye. tyAra pachI rAjA patnI, putra sahita page cAlanAre che. mArgamAM patnI tathA putrane pagamAM kAMTA vAgyA ane rUdhira nIkaLavA lAgyuM. keme karI tRSA lAgI tethI rAjA dUra jaI pANI lAvI patnI ane putrane pIvaDAve che. mArgamAM phalena AhAra karate rAjA kame padmapura nagaramAM AvyuM. tyAM kASTa-lAkaDA Idhana ghAsa vagere vanamAMthI lAvI vecI kuTuMba sahita rAjA pitAnuM gujarAna calAve che. A pramANe te rAjAne ATha varSa pasAra thayA. eka vakhata tenA puNyathI preraNA karAyelI keI devIe AvI kahyuM, ke tuM tArA nagaramAM jA tyAM guptapaNe tAre rahevuM. tAre vairI aputrIo maraNa pAmaze ane rAjya tane maLaze. tethI teNe devInA vacana pramANe karyuM. acAnaka zatrurAja marI gayo ane te je the. lAMbe kALa rAjya pAlana karIne madana rAjAe aMta samaye pitAnA putra zUrane rAjya ApI paralokanI ArAdhanA karI develekamAM gaye. te zUrarAjA durjanane saMsargathI haMmezA ghaNuM pazuene mAre che. kAraNa ke "guNe ane de saMsargathI thAya che." eka vakhata pradhAne kahyuM, he rAjana AvI jIvana hiMsA na karavI joIe. kAraNa ke te hiMsA narakamAM laI janArI che. kahyuM che ke pitAnA eka jIvitane mATe ghaNuM kare ne jeo duHkhamAM nAkhe che. athavA haNe che. paraMtu jIvahiMsA karanAranuM zuM zAzvata jIvana che, Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zUra rAjAnI kathA : 88 ( 147 'bIjAne duHkha na Apavu joie.' eTalu' jeee jANyu nathI teone tuccha evA karADA pado bhaNavA vaDe zu? 'jIvahiMsA krutinu kAraNa che.' A pramANe matrIethI niSedha karAyelA paNa te rAjA pApathI aTakatA nathI. paNa adhama kA mAM huMmezA Asakata te zUra rAjA pApanA udaya vaDe kADhiyA thayA. aneka vaidyoe cikitsA karI paNa tenA rAga na gayA. te rAjA keADhanA vinAza mATe gaMgA vagere pavitra nadIomAM snAna kare che. kare che. te paNa tene kAMI guNa thayA nahi. tethI tIvra pIDAvALA rAjA pradhAnAne kahe che. huM jIvavA zakitamAna nathI anamAM paDI A mArA dehano tyAga karIza. tyAre maMtrIoe rAjAne kahyuM, he rAjan ! agnimAM paDavAthI paNa karelA karmAthI chuTAtuM nathI, te paNa rAjA jayAM agnimAM paDavA gaye tyAM tenA puNyathI acAnaka preraNA karAyela heAya tema koi jJAnI bhagavaMta tyAM padhAryA. tethI rAjAe te gurU bhagavaMtane pUchyuM, he bhagavaMta ! mArA rAganA upazama kevI rIte thaze? gurU bhagava Mte kahyuM, 'tu zatru Mjaya tIrthAMmAM jA, tyAM caMdrakuMDamAM snAna karI zrI RSabhadeva bhagavatanI pUjA karavI. tyAM sAta chaThThuM ane eka ahUmatapa karI rAyaNu vRkSanI nIce rahelI mATI vaDe ekavIsa divasa zarIre lepa karavA. te tArA A rAga avazya nAza pAmaze. tyAra pachI te jJAnI bhagavaMtanuM vacana sAMbhaLI zrI zatru MjayamAM jai te pramANe karavAthI rAjAnA roga nAza pAmyA. tethI zUra rAjAe tyAM zrI siddhagirimAM moTA prAsAda karA ane tyAM zrI RSabhadeva Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 ) prAkRta vijJAna kathAo bhagavatanI pratimA sthApana karAvI. zrI zatru Mjaya tInI yAtrA meTA DApUrvaka karI. tyAra pachI zura rAjA potAnA putrane rAjya upara besADI dIkSA grahaNa karI zatruMjaya tIrthamAM jai ugra tapazcaryA karI siddhipadane pAmyA, upadeza :---rAganA umarAmanuM kAraNa zUra rAjAnuM dRSTAMta sAMbhaLI tame paNa huMmezA te pramANe siddhigirinu dhyAna dho. zUra rAjanI kathA 88mI samApta, -premadha paMcazatImAMthI, Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mulakamuninI kathA saMyama mArgamAM thatAM deSAne dUra karavA haMmezA yatna karI joIe. anyathA dRgati thAya che. ahiM zukamuninuM daSTAMta jANavuM. vasaMtapuramAM devapriya zeTha hate. yuvAna vayamAM tenI trI mRtyu pAmI. tethI ATha varSanA putra sAthe zeThe dIkSA lIdhI. eka vakhata te kSullakamuni parisahane sahana nahI karatA kahe che he tAta ! jeDA vinA vihAra karavA zakitamAna nathI. mehathI pitAe putra mATe joDA karAvyA. tyAra pachI vaLI putra kahe che...he tAta ! taDakAmAM mAthuM bahu tape che tethI vihAra karavA asamartha chuM tethI pitAe taDake dUra karavA chatra rAkhavAnI anumati ApI. tyAra pachI sulakamuni kahe che ke bhikSA bhramaNa karavA mATe zakitamAna nathI tethI pitA bhikSA lAvI putrane Ape che. e pramANe bhUmi upara suvA azakitamAna thayelA tene pitAe pATa vAparavAnI anumati ApI. e pramANe te mulaka lene sthAne muMDana karAve che ane zarIranA snAna mATe putrane acitta jala vAparavAnI chUTa ApI. putra pharI paNa kahe che he tAta! brahmacarya pALavAmAM zakitamAna nathI. A sAMbhaLI pitAe vicAra karyo. "A agya che. meM mehathI cAritra dharmane anucita evA kAryo karAvyA. paNa A pramANe karAvatA putra sahita huM paNa narakamAM paDIza. saMsAramAM jene asaMkhyAtA putra Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 ) prAkRta vijJAna kathAo thayA te A ekanI upara zuM maha? tethI samudAyamAMthI kADhI mukAye. te putra maraNa pAmI pADA tarIke utpanna thaye ane tenA pitA ArAdhanA karI svargamAM gayA. avadhijJAnathI putrane pADA tarIke utpanna thayele jANI sAthe vAhanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI te ja pADAne pANI lAvavA mATe grahaNa karyo. te pADAnI pITha upara bahu pANI mUkI vahana karAve che. temaja tene bedhane mATe "he tAta ! huM jeDA vinA cAlavAne zakitamAna nathI." ItyAdi pUrvanA tenA kahelA vacane te deva saMbhaLAve che. tethI te vacane sAMbhaLatA pADAne jAti smaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM. tethI pitAnA pUrvabhavane yAda karato vAraMvAra AMsu pADato vicAra kare che-pitAe kaheluM cAritra meM na pALyuM tethI maraNa pAmI huM pADe thayo. tyAra pachI deve kahyuM, huM tAre pitA chuM tane pUrvabhava yAda karAvavA huM ahiM Avyo chuM. je AgaLa zubhagatimAM javAnI IcchA hoya te anazana aMgIkAra kara. tethI pratibadha pAmI te pADe anazana aMgIkAra karI baimAnika deva thayo. tyAMthI mAnavabhava prApta karI nirmaLa cAritra ArAdhI keme karI siddhipadane pAmaze. ethI zuddha drata pALavuM joIe. upadeza -ahiM kSullaka muninuM vrata virAdhanAnuM phaLa jANuM he bhavya jI ! tame bhAvathI saMyamanI vizaddhi mATe yatna kare. kSullakamuninI kathA 8mI samApta. -prabaMdhapaMca zatImAMthI. Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tApasInI kathA 90 sadaguNeno nAza karanArI, pArakAnI niMdA karI paNa karavI nahi. ahiM paraniMdAnA svabhAvavALI tApasInI kathA che. eka gAmamAM vezyAvADAnI najIka eka tApasI rahe che. te haMmezA snAna vagere karI pachI jame che. tyAM najIkamAM rahelA vezyAnA gharamAM bhegane mATe naTa, bhAMDa, Thaga vigere durjana manuSyane AvatA joI irSyA karatI tApasI A pramANe vicAra kare che. A papinI vezyA haMmezA ghaNuM pApa kare che tethI tyAM AvatA mANasanI saMkhyA gaNavA mATe eka bhAjana juduM rAkhyuM je divasamAM jeTalA mANase Ave che, te divasamAM teTalA kAMkarA te bhAjanamAM nAkhe che. eTalAmAM eka vakhata tApasIne bhAI tyAM AvyuM. tApasI sArI rIte tene jamADI kArya mATe bahAra gaI. ahiM atithi evA tenA bhAIe te bhAjana ughADayuM. kIDAothI bhareluM bhAjana joIne benane pUchayuM ke A bhAjana kema bharyuM che? teNuM kahe che jeTalA purUSe A vezyAnA gharamAM bhegane mATe Ave che tenI saMkhyA gaNavA mATe meM A bhajanamAM kAMkarI nAkhyA che. teNIne bhAI kahe che, ke-AnI IrSyA ane niMdA karatI evI te A pramANe karyuM. paNa tethI te vezyAnuM pApa grahaNa karyuM ethI bhAjanamAM nakhAyelA kAMkarA paNa pApanA udayathI kIDA thayA. ethI pApI mANasenA pApanI gaNatrI karAya Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe nahI. kAraNa ke khIjAnA pApanI gaNatrI karAya to tenu pApa tene lAge che. kahyuM, che ke-atithi ane niMdA karanAra ane mArA bAMdhavA che. niMdA karanAro pApa dUra kare che ane atithi svargamAM laI jAya che. tethI te vezyAnI IrSyA karI ethI kAMkarA kIDA thayA. A jANI te tApasI te gharanA tyAga karI bIje rahevA gaI ane parine dA cheDavAthI teNI sukhI thai. : upadeza :--ahiM pArakAnI niMdA karanArI tApasInuM svarUpa jANI peAtAnuM hita icchanAre paritAna karavI jAie. tApasInI kathA 90mI samApta. --pramadha paMcazatImAMthI, Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pipaTanI kathA je tame sukhanA athI che te haMmezA zaThanI pratye zaThatA karavI joIe. ahiM vezyA ane pipaTanuM bedhadAyI laukika daSTAMta che. keIka nagaramAM eka zeTha haMmezA supAtradAna Ape che. eka vakhata rAjA samakSa vezyA nRtya kare che. te vezyA rAjA ane loko pAsethI ghaNuM dhana meLave che. paraMtu te zeTha, kupAtra evI vezyAne kAMIpaNa ApatuM nathI tyAre lekee kahyuM-tuM zeThanI pAsethI kema dhana grahaNa karatI nathI ? eka vakhata rAjA khuza thaye chate vezyAe rAjAne kahyuM ke meM Aje svapnamAM zeThanI pAsethI lAkha rUpIA levAnA kabula karAvyA che te tame apAve. tethI rAjAe kahyuM, he zeTha ! svapnamAM ApavAnuM kabula kareluM dhana tuM vezyAne Apa. tethI te zeTha huM zuM karuM e pramANe vicAra karate glAnI pAmelA mukhavALe ghera gaye, zyAma mukhavALA zeThane joI piTa kahe che ke Aje tamArUM mukha zyAma kema che? zeThe vezyAnuM vacana kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI popaTe kahyuM ke eka lAkha rUpIAnuM ratna darpaNa upara rAkhI vezyA AgaLa rAjAnA dekhatA kahevuM ke darpaNanI aMdara pratibiMba thayela ratnane tuM grahaNa kara. A pramANe kahe che te teNI kahe-"A ratna kevI rIte grahaNa karI zakAya? te vakhate tamAre kahevuM "svapnanA sarakhuM A ratna che, zeTha te pramANa kare che vezyA jItAI. huM popaTanI buddhithI Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo jItAI chuM ema jyAre vezyAe jANyuM tethI eka vakhata zeTha pAse dAsIne mekalI kIDA karavA pipaTane maMgAvI grahaNa karyo. tenA upara roSa pAmelI teNIe pipaTanI pAMkha chedI dAsInI AgaLa kahyuM A pipaTa bhejanane mATe saMdhavo. A pramANe kahI vezyA kArya mATe bIje gaI. te vakhate pipaTa tyAMthI nAsI jaI khALamAM saMtAI gaye. dAsIe pipaTane nAsI gaele jaI bIjuM mAMsa rAMdhyuM. te vezyA bhajana avasare pipaTanA mAMsanI budhie te mAMsane khAtI bole che "he pipaTa! zeThane buddhi ApavAthI te mArUM dhana gumAvyuM, tethI tAruM kareluM phaLa tuM je. khALanI aMdara rahelA pipaTe tenuM vacana guptapaNe sAMbhaLyuM. maraNathI bhaya pAmele popaTa khALanI aMdara AveluM ana khAtA, krame karI pAMkha AvavAthI UDI vanamAM gaye. eka vakhata vezyA viSNunA maMdiramAM nRtya karavA AvI. pipaTa viSNunI pAchaLa rahIne bolyA ke he vezyA! huM viSNudeva tArI upara khuza thaye chuM tuM varadAna mAMga ane bIju mAthuM muMDAvI lekenA samudAya sahita nRtya karatI ahIM AvIza te huM tane vaikuMDamAM lai jaiza. tethI teNe A sAcuM mAnI te pramANe karI jevI tyAM viSNunA maMdiramAM AvI, te vakhate popaTa uDI vRkSanI zAkhA upara jaI kahe che ke zaThanI upara zaThatA ane Adara karanAra upara Adara kare joIe. te mArI pAMkha kApI ane meM tAruM mAthuM muMDAvyuM. ethI meM mArU vera vALyuM. A pramANe kahI piTa bIje ThekANe gaye. Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ popaTanI kathA H 91 [ 155 upadeza :--ahIM pAtAnu vera vALanAra budhdhizALI popaTanuM dRSTAMta jANI tame paNa sAme jevA hAya tevA thAe. vezyA ane pApaTanI kathA 91 mI samApta. --prama'dha pacazatImAMthI, Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kASThamuninI kathA hara jo strI duSTa svabhAvavALI thAya te zatruthI paNa bhayakara bane che. ahi` zAsananI prabhAvanA karanArU kAmuninuM dRSTAMta che. rAjagRhI nagarImAM kASTha zeDa vase che. tene vA nAmanI srI che. tenA devapriya nAmano putra pAThazALAmAM bhaNe che. zeThanA gharamAM popaTa, menA ane kukaDA, ema traNe putra jevA che. temaja eka brAhmaNane putra kAma karavAne mATe potAnA gharamAM rAkhyA che. te zeTha eka vakhata gharaneA bhAra potAnI strI ane popaTane soMpI. dhana mATe paradezamAM gayA. have brAhmaNaputra yuvAvasthA pAme che. vA tenI sAthe viSaya sukhA bhAgave che. tenu tevA prakAranuM svarUpa joi menAe popaTane kahyuM, pApakamAM tatpara eene ApaNe aTakAvIe, popaTa kahe che ' mUrkhAone ApelA upadeza krodhane mATe thAya che. paNa zAMti mATe thatA nathI jema sarpane pIvaDAvelu dUdha phakta viSane vadhAranArU thAya che. tema ahiMyA krodhane vadhAranArU thAya che.' tethI hamaNA upadezanA samaya nathI. huM priya ! satya sAMbhaLe, akALe maravuM sArUM paraMtu pitAnA gharamAM AvA prakAranuM akAya jovA mATe huM samatha nathI" A pramANe khelatI te menA upara krodha pAmelI vajrAe teNIne jIvatI agnimAM nAkhI dIdhI. A DhekhI popaTa mauna rahyo. eka vakhata tenA gharamAM koi e tapasvIe bhikSA levA mATe Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kASThamuninI kathA : 92 [ 157 AvyA. temAM eka vRddha tapasvIe nAnA tapasvIne A pramANe kahyuM, 'A kukaDAnI kalagI sahita mAthuM je khAya te rAjA thAya.' te vacana bhItanI pAchaLa rahelA brAhmaNe sAMbhaLyuM brAhmaNa vajrAne kahe che. A kukaDAnuM mAthuM khAvA mATe avazya mane Apaje. teNIe rAganA kAraNathI tenA vacananA svIkAra karyo. pachI te vajrAe tene haNIne rAMdhavA mATe agnimAM nAkhyA. te brAhmaNa snAna karavA gayA. tyAre putra pAThazALAthI AvyA ane bhojana mAMgyuM. bhUlathI mAtAe tene khAvAne mATe kalagIvALuM kukaDAnuM mAthu ApyuM. tyAra pachI te khAI ne bhaNavA gayA. brAhmaNa AvIne khAvAne mATe beThe. mAthA vagaranu mAMsa joIne te putra khAI gayA che" te jANI, strIne pUchI nirNaya karI kahyuM, ke 'putrane haNI kukaDAnA mAthAnu mAMsa jA tuM ApIza tA ApaNA bannenA snehanA bhaMga thaze nahI', kAmAMdha teNIe putrane maravAnuM svIkAryuM. paNa teonI A gupta vAta dhAI mAtAe sAMbhaLI tethI te putrane pAThazALAmAMthI laI keDa upara besADI nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI krame karI pRthva caMpAnagarInA udyAnamAM AvI, ahIM te nagaranA rAjA putra rahita mRtyu pAmyA che tethI pradhAna vageree karelA paca divyathI udyAnamAM sUtelA te bALakane pramANa mAnI tene rAjyamAM abhiSeka karyAM. keTalAka kALe te kAyjha zeDa ghera AnyA. teNe gharamAM dhAImAtA, putra, kukaDA ane menA e cArene nahI' jotA popaTane pUchyuM', popaTe kahyuM, ke mane pAMjarAnI bahAra kADho tA nirbhIya thaI sa vRtAMta huM Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo tamane kahyuM, tethI zeTha vaDe mukta karAelA pipaTe jhADanI zAkhA upara besI zeThane brAhmaNa ane vajane saMbaMdha kahyo. te sAMbhaLI verAgya pAmelA te zeThe dIkSA grahaNa karI temaja rAjAnA bhayathI te vajA tyAMthI brAhmaNa sAthe nIkaLI daivayogathI putranA rAjyamAM AvI. tatra tamane karatA te kASThamuni vicaratA te ja nagaramAM AvyA. acAnaka vajAnA gharamAM AhAra levA mATe gayA. vajA pitAnA patine oLakhI vicAra kare che. je A mane oLakhaze te mArI niMdA karaze tethI bhikSAnA pAtramAM pitAnuM bhUSaNa mUkI pikAra karavA lAgI. tethI corInA kalaMkavALA te munine subhaTo rAjAnI samakSa laI gayA. tyAM dhAImAtAe temane oLakhyA ane rAjAne kahyuM, A tamArA pitA che. ema kahI sarva vRtAMta kahyuM, tethI rAjAe, mArA pitAne haNanArI A mAtA che. ema jANI nagaranI bahAra tene kADhI mUkI, rAjA paNa pitA evA muninA upadezathI zrAvaka thaye ane pitA evA gurU bhagavaMtane vizeSa Agraha karI pitAnA nagaramAM rAkhyA. rAjA sarva RSi sAthe guru bhagavaMtanA vaMdana karavA haMmezA jAya che. ane upadeza sAMbhaLe che. keme karI rAjA jinezvara bhagavaMtanA dharmanI ArAdhanA karavAmAM tatpara suthAvaka thaye. e vakhate zrI jaina zAsananI prabhAvanA thatI joI dveSa pAmelA brAhmaNe te muninA chidro jue che. teoe eka garbhavatI dAsIne joI kahyuM, ke "tuM A sAdhune kalaMka Apa" brAhmaNe vaDe dravyathI lebhAyelI te dAsI sAdhIne veSa dhAraNa karI teNe rAjA Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAThamuninI kathA : 2 [ 159 vagere ghaNA leka bhegA thaye chate vihAra karavA tatpara thayelA sAdhunI pAse AvI kahevA lAgI, he bhagavaMta ! ApaNe A garbha adhuro mUkI tamAre javuM egya nathI. A pramANe kahI muninA vastrane cheDe paka. tethI muni bhagavaMta kahe che he bAlike ! asatya vacana belI mane zA mATe kedha karAve che? teNIe kahyuM, "huM kahuM chuM te sAcuM che. A khoTuM nathI tethI zAsana prabhAvanAnI labdhivALA muni bhagavaMta kahe che. je mArAthI karAyele garbha na hoya te tArI kukSI-udara bhedI bahAra paDe. A pramANe kahe chate teNune garbha udarane bhedIne bhUmi upara paDe. tethI bhramita cittavALI ane muMjhAyelI teNI kahe che, "he pUjya! brAhmaNonA vacana vaDe A kArya karyuM che. te tame kSamA kare kaMpatA evA brAhmaNoe paNa muninA caraNakamalane namaskAra karyo. tethI sAdhue pitAne zApa saMkelI lIdhe. pachI te sarve muninI dezanAthI pratibaMdha pAmI jina dharmanI niMdAne tyAga karyo. muni paNa utkRSTa tapa vaDe karma khapAvI mekSa padane pAmyA. rAjA paNa sArI rIte dharmanI ArAdhanA karI svargamAM gaye. upadeza - bhavya ivene bedha ApanArUM kASThamuninuM daTAMta sAbhaLI tame paNa haMmezA adhyAtma vizuddhine mATe yatna karo. zAsana prabhAvanA upara kASThamuninI kathA 92 mI sa mAta, -upadeza prasAdamAMthI. Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAgara zeThanI kathA 93 sava` pA`AnA janaka-bApa jevA atileAbha na karavA joie. ahiyA lAbhanA doSathI sAgarazeTha sAgaramAM DUbI gayA. ahiM' bharatakSetramAM sAgara kinAre dhyAnasAgara nAme nagaramAM cAvIza kreDa suvarNa nA svAmI sAgara nAmanA eka zeTha vase che. te yamarAjA jevA krUra STivALA, sarpa jevI vakragativALA ane pAmaranA jevA kalaha mativALe che. tene cAra putro ane te cArene cAra putravadhue che. krame karI zeThanI zrI mRtyu pAmI. zeDa kRpaNatAnA svabhAvathI atyata malina ane caMcaLa cittanI vRttivALA te hu MmezA gharamAM ja rahe che. tenI dRSTimAM koIpaNa gharanuM mANasa sArUM bhAjana, suMdara vastra paheravA ke snAnadAna vagere kare to tenI sAthe haMmezA kajI kare che. to pachI bhikSAcare kayAMthI Ave. kAgaDA vagere paNa tenA dvAranA tyAga kare che. sAgarazeThanA gharamAM sa leAkeA duHkhI thAya che. putravadhUe svaccha MdatAthI zeTha sui gaye chate rAtrImAM jame che ane AnaMda kare che. eka vakhata AkAzamAM jatI kaiAIka jogaNa jharUkhAmAM ubhelI slAna mukhavALI te strIene joI kautukathI tenI AgaLa nIce utarI. teoe geAtradevI mAphaka tene namaskAra karyo. meAdaka vigere dAna ApavA vaDe teNIne khuza kare che tethI te jogaNa pATha siddha AkAzagAmInI vidyAnA maMtra ApI pakSInI jema AkAzamAM uDI gaI. eka vakhata rAtrimAM * Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAgara zeThanI kathA H 93 [ 161 teonA svAmI suI gaye te putravadhUo maMtrathI adhivAsita karAyela te jhADa upara besI ratnAdvIpamAM gaI. cAre bAju kIDA karI rAtrinA chellA praharamAM ghera AvI teo te vRkSane jyAM hatuM tyAM mUkI sUI gaI. e pramANe haMmezA rAtrimAM kare che. eka vakhata pazuone baMdhanadehana vagere kAmane karanAra vRkSanuM pheraphAra thavAnuM kAraNa jANavA icchatA gharanA nekare rAtrimAM guptapaNe te vahuonuM svarUpa jANIne vicAra karyo. teo kyAM jAya che tenI tapAsa kAle karIza. tethI bIje divase pitAnuM sarva kArya karI te vRkSanI bakhelamAM praveza karI rahyo. rAtrimAM vRkSa pUrvanI mAphaka uDI suvarNa dvIpamAM gayuM. cAre vahuo vanamAM phare che. nekara paNa vRkSanI bakholamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI cArebAju suvarNa jatAM Azcarya pAmele te vahUonA AvavAnA avasara sudhI keTaluMka suvarNa grahaNa karI pahelAnI mAphaka bakholamAM praveza karyo. vahUo tyAM AvI ane maMtrazaktithI te jhADa AkAzamAM uDayuM. kSaNavAramAM teo pitAnA sthAne AvI. A pramANe keTaleka kALa gaye chate nakara suvarNa maLavAthI gharanuM kArya sArI rIte karatuM nathI ane zeThanI sAmuM bele che. dhUrta zeThe vicAra karyo ke ANe mArA gharamAMthI kAMI paNa meLavyuM haze. eka vakhata zeThe tene ekAMtamAM pUchyuM. tucchapAtra evA teNe putravadhUnuM vRtAMta jaNAvyuM. "Aje huM jaIza tAre A vAta bIjA koIne paNa kahevI nahI, e pramANe nekarane jaNAvIne rAtrimAM gupta rIte teNe vRkSanI bakhelamAM praveza karyo. pUrvanI jema Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo te jhADa suvarNa dvIpamAM gayuM. bakholamAMthI zeTha bahAra nIkaLe. tene AkhI bhUmi suvarNamaya joI lebhamAM atyaMta Asakta teNe vRkSanI bakhola suvarNathI bharI dIdhI. ane pite zarIra saMkocI aMdara rahyo. keTaluMka suvarNa kheALAmAM paNa grahaNa karyuM. tyAra pachI be vahuo bakhelanI upara bese che ane bIjI be vahuo vRkSane vahana kare che. A pramANe vyavasthA karI pAchAM pharatAM teone jhADane bhAra ghaNe lAge. eTalAmAM samudranI madhyamAM AvyA teTalAmAM thAkelI teo paraspara kahe che A vRkSane tyAga karI pANI upara je vRkSa tare che tene grahaNa karIe. A pramANe sAMbhaLI bakholamAM rahele zeTha kahe che ke he vahuo ! huM aMdara raheluM chuM. A vRkSane tyAga na karaze. teoe kahyuM, vIsa keDa suvarNa svAmI evA tAre zuM ochuM hatuM, jethI amArI pAchaLa ahIM Avyo chuM tAruM pApa tane phalyuM. e pramANe kahI auSadhi vinA vyAdhi jAya che, ema vicArI sAgarazeTha sahita te vRkSane samudramAM cheDI bIjA vRkSa upara caDI teo pitAnA gharamAM AvI. sAgaramAM paDele sAgarazeTha banne prakAre eTale samudramAM paDI maraNa pAmI narakamAM gaye. kahyuM che ke-bhathI grasita manavALo mANasa AvA ghaNA anarthane prApta kare che. jethI lebhathI parAbhava pAmele sAgarazeTha sAgaramAM gaye. upadeza - lebhI evA sAgarazeThanI aMta samaye thayelI durgati jANIne tamene sadgatimAM javAnI IcchA Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAgarazeThanI kathA : 93 [ 163 thAya tA hai bhavya jIvo ! tame saMtoSane viSe buddhi dhAraNa kare. atilobha upara sAgara zreSThInI kathA 93 mI samApta. -upadeza prAsAdamAMthI. Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 kuma putranI kathA bhAva dharmathI vibhUSita zrAvaka gharamAM rahevA chatAM paNa kUrmA putranI jema nirmaLa kevaLajJAnane prApta kare che. rAjagRhI nagarImAM guNazila cItyamAM zrI vardhamAna jinezvara padhAryA. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. temAM beThelA zrI vIra paramAtmA dAna vagere cAra bhedevALe dharma kahe che. dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva dharmanA bhedathI cAra prakArane dharma che. temAM bhAvadharma mahA prabhAvavALe dharma che. kahyuM che ke-"bhAvadharma e saMsArarUpI samudrane taravAmAM nAva samAna, bhAva e svarga ane apavargamekSarUpI nagaramAM javA mATe nIsaraNuM samAna che. bhAva e bhavika jInA manavAMchita ApavAmAM aciMtya ciMtAmaNuM ratna samAna che. tatvane jANanAra, cAritrane grahaNa karyA vinA bhAva vizuddhithI kUrmAputra gharamAM rahevA chatAM paNa kevaLajJAna pAmyA." ahiMyA IndrabhUti nAmanA gaNadhara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrane vaMdana karI A pramANe pUche che- he bhagavaMta! kUrmA putra keNa che? ane gharamAM rahevA chatAM paNa teNe kevaLajJAna kevI rIte prApta karyuM ? te vakhate zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra je jana gAminI vANIthI dezanA Ape che. he gAyama ! tame mane kUrmA putranuM caritra pUchavuM te tame eka cittavALA thaI tenuM caritra sAMbhaLe. Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kUrmA putranI kathA H 94 [ 165 A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetranI madhyamAM durgamapura nAmanuM nAra che. tyAM droNa rAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjAne kumA nAmanI paTarANI che. tene suMdara rUpathI kAmadevane jItanAra e suMdara durlabha nAme kumAra che. te kumAra pitAnI yuvAnInA madathI bIjA ghaNA kumArone daDAnI mAphaka AkAzamAM uchALate haMmeza rame che. eka vakhate te nagaranA udyAnamAM sucana nAme kevaLI bhagavaMta padhAryA. te udhAnamAM bhadramukhI nAmanI yakSINuM rahe che. teNI sucana kevaLI bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI A pramANe pUche che-he bhagavana ! pUrvabhavamAM huM mAnavatI nAmanI manuSya strI hatI. ane suvela nAmanA velaMdhara devanI paribhegyA prANapriyA hatI. tyAM mAruM AyuSya pUrNa thaye A vanamAM huM bhadramukhI nAmanI yakSiNI thaI, vaLI mArA svAmI velaMdhara deva kayAM utpanna thayA che? he nAtha ! te tame kaho. tethI kevalI bhagavaMta kahe che-he bhadre ! tuM sAMbhaLa. A ja nagaramAM droNa rAjAne putra durlabha nAme tAre pUrvabhavane svAmI utpanna thayela che. te sAMbhaLI khuza thayelI bhadramukhI yakSiNI mAnavatInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI kumAranI pAse AvI. ghaNA kumArane uchAlavAmAM tatpara te kumArane joI hasIne teNI kahe che-A garIbanI sAthe ramavA vaDe zuM? je tArUM citta vicitra citrabhAve jovAmAM caMcala hoya te mArI pAchaLa deDate Ava. A vacana sAMbhaLI te kumAra te kanyAnI pAchaLa doDe che tenI AgaLa deDatI te kanyA, te kumArane pitAnAM vanamAM laI jAya che. ghaNI zAkhAvALA vaDavRkSanI Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo nIcenA mArga vaDe pAtAlamAM tene laI gaI, tyAM te kumAra suMdara devabhuvana jue che. ativismaya pAmele te kumAra A pramANe vicAra karavA lAge. zuM A IndrajAla che? athavA A svapnAmAM paNa A svapna dekhAya che? mArI nagarImAMthI ahiMyA A devabhavanamAM mane keNa lAvyuM ? A pramANe saMdehavALA kumArane palaMgamAM besADI vyaMtara devI vinaMti kare che-he svAmI ! mAruM vacana sAMbhaLo. he nAtha ! lAMbAgALe tame dekhAyA che ane mArA kArya mATe ahiM devabhavanamAM tame lavAyA che. he priya ! puNyadayathI Aje tame mane malyA che. A vacana sAMbhaLI tene pUrvabhavane sneha pragaTa thaye. kyAMya paNa A joyelI che. e pramANe IhApoha karatA jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM ane pUrvabhavane vRttAMta te kumAre potAnI priyAne ko, tethI te devI pitAnI zaktithI tenA zarIramAM azubha pudgale dUra karI ane zubha pulanA prakSepa karI tenI sAthe pAMce IndrinA viSaya sukhane bhagave che. A pramANe tyAM rahelA viSaya sukhane vilAsa karatA te banene kALa sukhathI jAya che. ahiM putra viyegathI duHkhI thayelA tenA mAtA-pitAe kevaLI bhagavaMtane pUchayuM- he bhagavaMta! amAre putra kyAM game te kaha?" kevaLI bhagavaMta kahe che tame sAMbhaLatamAre putra vyaMtaradevIe apaharaNa karyo che. e kevaLInA vacanathI ativismaya pAmelA teo kahe che. apavitra evA manuSyane deve kema haraNa kare che? kahyuM che ke Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmA putranI kayA H 94 [ 167 je kAraNathI manuSyanI durgadhi cArathI pAMca jana uMce jAya che. tethI devatAo ahiM AvatA nathI. paNa jinezvara bhagavaMtanA pAMca kalyANakamAM, maharSionA tapanA prabhAvathI ane janmAntaranA snehathI devatAo ahiM manuSyalekamAM Ave che. tyAra pachI te kevaLI bhagavaMte te devIno janmAktarane sneha kahyo. te sAMbhaLI teoe kahyuM, he svAmI ! ane kumArane melApa kyAre ane kevI rIte thaze ? kevaLI bhagavaMte kahyuM ke-jyAre ame A vanamAM pharIthI AvIzuM tyAre temane putranI sAthe samAgama thaze. A sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmelA kumAranA mAtA pitAe laghuputrane rAjya upara besADI kevaLI bhagavaMtanI pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. duSkara tapa tapatAM ane nirmala cAritramAM tatpara, vizuddha AhArane grahaNa karatA. vairAgya manavALA, traNe guptithI gupta evA teo kevaLI bhagavaMta sAthe vicare che. eka vakhata grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM te kevaLI bhagavaMta teonI sAthe te ja dugila vanamAM padhAryA. te vakhate yakSiNI avadhijJAnanA upayogathI kumAranuM AyuSya alpa jANIne kevaLI bhagavaMtane hAtha joDI pUche che-he bhagavaMta! alpa AyuSya ke IpaNa rIte vadhI zake che? tyAre kevaLI bhagavaMte kahyuM ke tIrthaka-gaNadhare cakravartio, baladeva sahita vAsudeva ane atibalavAna purUSe paNa tuTeluM AyuSya sAMdhavA samartha thatA nathI. A pramANe kevaLI bhagavaMtanA vacane sAMbhaLI duHkhI thayelI te devI pitAnA bhavanamAM gaI. kumAre tene joI Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo pUchyuM he svAmIni! he priye ! Aje kayA kAraNathI manamAM tuM kheda kare che? jyAre te kaMI paNa na bolI ane moTA duHkhanA bhArane vahana karatI teNIne jyAre atiAgrahapUrvaka pUchyuM tyAre teNIe sarva vRttAMta kahyo ke-he svAmi! meM avadhijJAna vaDe tamAruM AyuSya DuM jaI, AyuSyanuM svarUpa kevaLI bhagavaMtane pUchayuM. kevaLIe kahyuM ke-tuTeluM AyuSya saMdhAtuM nathI. A sAMbhaLI he nAtha ! atyaMta duHkhI thayelI huM tamAre viraha kevI rIte sahana karIza? kumAre kahyuM ke he priye ! tame kheda na kare. jalanA biMdunI jema caMcala jIvitamAM koNa sthiratAne pAmI zake ? je tuM mArA upara sneha dhAraNa kare che. te he prANapriyA ! kevaLI pAse tuM mane muka. jethI huM AtmasAdhanA karuM tethI teNIe pitAnI zaktithI kumArane kevaLI pAse mUkyo. te kumAra kevaLI bhagavaMtane vaMdana karI yathAyogya sthAne beThe. tyAM rahelA te kumAranA mAtA-pitA muni putranA snehathI te kumArane joI revA lAgyA. mAtA pitAne nahi oLakhatA kumArane kevaLI bhagavaMte kahyuM, ke he kumAra ! ahIM beThelA muni evA tArA mAtA-pitAne tuM vaMdana kara. te kumAra kevaLI bhagavataMtane pUche che- he bhagavaMta! eoe cAritra kevI rIte lIdhuM? kevaLI bhagavaMte paNa putra viyeganuM kAraNa jaNAvyuM. A sAMbhaLI kumAra mera jema meghane joI cakora pakSI jema caMdrane joI AnaMda pAme tema te kumAra mAtA-pitA evA te munine joI harSathI ullasita romAMcavALo atyaMta AnaMda pAme Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kurmA putranI kathAH 94 [ 169 ane te pitAnA mAtA-pitA evA muninA kaMThamAM vaLagI rUdana karavA lAgyuM. tene yakSiNIe madhura vacanothI upadeza ApI retA evA tene zAMti ApI. pachI te devI pitAnA mAtA-pitAnA darzanathI AnaMda pAmelA kumArane kevaLI bhagavaMta pAse besADe che. have kevaLI bhagavaMta te sarvane upakAra karanArI dharmadezanA Ape che-"je bhavya jIva manuSyabhava prApta karI dharmamAM pramAda kare che, te ciMtAmaNi ratna meLavI samudramAM gumAvI de che. jeo jinadharmane pitAnA hRdayamAM dhAraNa kare che, te ja dhanya che ane puNyazALI che. teonuM manuSyapaNuM lekamAM vakhaNAya che. A pramANe dezanA sAMbhaLI yakSiNIe samyaktva svIkAryuM ane kumAre gurU bhagavaMta pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. tyAra pachI te sthavira muni pAse caudapUrva bhaNe che duSkara tapa karatAM te, muni evA mAtA pitAnI sAthe vicare che. A pramANe te kumAra tenA mAtA-pitA traNe jaNA cAritra pALI mahAzaka devalekamAM maMdira nAmanA vimAnamAM utpanna thayA. te yakSiNI devI paNa tyAMthI evI vaizAlI nagarImAM bhramara rAjAnI strI nirmala zIlane dhAraNa karanArI kamalA nAme thaI. bhramara rAjA ane kamalAdevI banne jaNa jinama grahaNa karI aMte maraNa pAmI zubha dhyAnanA prabhAvathI te ja devalekamAM uttama deva thayA. ahiM bharatakSetramAM rAjagRha nAmanuM zreSTha nagara che. tyAM mahendrasiMha rAjA zatrurUpI hAthIone vinAza karavAmAM siMhanI jema rAjya kare che. tene kUrmAdevI nAme mahAdevI che. viSaya sukha bhogavatA Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo teonA kAla sukhapUrvaka pasAra thAya che. eka divase te devI potAnI zayyAmAM alpa nidrAne karatAM svapnamAM manehara devabhavana jue che. prabhAta samaya thaye chate zayyAmAMthI uThI te devI, rAjA pAse jaI madhura zabdothI khele che. huM svAmI ! Aje tu' svapnamAM devabhavana joI jAgI chuM. A svapnanuM zuM phaLa thaze ? A sAMbhaLI rAmAMcita zarIravALA, atyaMta khuza thayelA rAjA, pAtAnI budhdhi baibhavanA anusAre A pramANe kahe che he devI ! tame navamAsa ane sADAsAta divasa pUrNa thaye chate ghaNA lakSaNathI yukta putra ratna prApta karaze. A pramANe rAjAnu vacana sAMbhaLI atyaMta khuzI thayelI te rAjAnI anujJA meLavI potAnA sthAnamAM gai. tyAM devalAkamAM kumAranA jIva deva AyuSya pUrNa karI kUrmAMdevInI kukSimAM sarovaranA haMsanI jema avataryA. te garbhathI teNI anupama saubhAgya dhAraNa kare che ane garbhanA prabhAvathI teNIne zubha puNyodayathI dhama Agama sAMbhaLavAne dAda utpanna thayA. tethI rAjAe kUrmAMdevIne dharma zravaNa karavA mATe chaMdananA vidvAnone khelAvyA. te vidvAnA snAna ane pUjA vagere ka karI rAjAnI pAse AvI rAjAne AzIrvAda ApI rAjAthI sanmAna pAmelA te bhadrAsana upara besI pota potAnA dhama` kahe che. jinadharmAMmAM rAgI te kUrmAMdevI anya darzanA hiMsA yukta dhama sAMbhaLI ati kheda pAmI. kahyuM che ke-jyAM dayA nathI tyAM dIkSA nathI, te bhikSA nathI te dAna nathI. te tapa nathI. te dhyAna nathI te mauna nathI. temaja dAna Ape ke Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kurmA putranI kathAH 94 [ 171 mauna dhAraNa kare, veda vagere jANe ke deva vagerenuM nitya dhyAna dhare te paNa dayA vinAnuM A badhuM niSphaLa ja jANavuM. tyAra pachI rAjAe jina zAsananA sUri bhagavaMtane belAvyA. teo ahiMsA dharma svarUpavALA jinezvara bhagavaMtanA AgamanA tatvasAranI prarUpaNA kare che te A pramANe-chae prakAranA jInA rakSaNamAM ja dharma che, jethI pAMca mahAvratomAM paheluM prANAtipAta viramaNa nAmanu mahAvrata kaheluM che. sarva jinezvara bhagavaMtee eka ja vrata batAvyuM che, te prANAtipAta viramaNa nAmanuM mahAvata che. eTale ke IpaNa jIvanI hiMsA karavI nahi. ane bAkInA bIjA badhA mahAvate pahelA mahAvratanA rakSaNa mATe che. A pramANe muni bhagavaMtanA ahiMsA dharmanA vacana sAMbhaLI mahArANInuM citta parama ullAsane pAmyuM. divase paripUrNa thaye chate pUrNa dehadavALI kurmA devIe sArA divase zubha lagna putraratnane janma ApyuM. mAtA pitAe jinezvara bhagavaMtanA Agama sAMbhaLavAnA dohadanA anusAra te putranuM nAma "dharmadeva rAkhyuM. paNa bolAvavA mATe bIjuM nAma kurmA putra rAkhyuM. kame karI vRddhi pAmate te jAte ja potAnI sUkSma budhithI botera kaLA bhaNe che. adhyApaka te phakta sAkSI mAtra tha. paraMtu te pUrvabhavamAM bALakone bAMdhavA, uchAlavA ItyAdi kamanA doSathI te be hAtha pramANavALa vAmana thaye, anupama rUpanA guNathI yuvAna strIonA cittane meha pamADato saubhAgya Adi guNothI bhUSita keme karI te yuvAvasthAne pAme. chatAM tatvane jANanAra hovAthI te kuputra bALa Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe paNathI ja viSayAthI virakta cittavALA thayA. kahyuM che keharihara brahmA vagare sava' devatAo viSayeAthI vaza karAelA che paraMtu kUrmAMputrane dhanya che ke jeNe viSayAne paNa vaza karyA che, kAraNa ke teNe pUrvabhavamAM ghaNA lAMbA kALa sudhI cAritra pALyuM. tethI cuvAna avasthAmAM paNa te viSayothI virakta cittavALA thayA. eka vakhata munIzvara vaDe bhaNAtA Agamane sAMbhaLatA kumArane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. te jAti smaraNathI saMsAranI asAratAne jANatA bhAvanI vizudhdhi vaDe kSepakazreNine prApta karI zukaladhyAnarUpI agnithI cAraghAtI karmarUpI IMdhaNanA samuhane khALatA tene anata zreSTha kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. jo hu cAritrane grahaNa karU tA nakkI putranA viyeAgathI du:khI thayelA mAtA pitAnu maraNa thaze. tethI kevaLajJAnI bhAvacAritravALA te kumAra potAnA mAtA-pitAnA AgrahathI gharamAM lAMbA samaya rahe che. kahyuM che ke-kUrmAMputranA jevA mAtA-pitAnA bhakta evA kayo putra che ke je kevaLI thayA chatAM paNa mAtA-pitAnI bhakti mATe lAMbA kALa sudhI gharamAM rahyA. temaja kUrmAM putra sivAya, bIjo kANu evA dhanya che ke je potAnA mAtA-pitAne bedha karavA mATe kevaLajJAnI thayA chatAM paNa ajJAtavRtithI gharamAM rahyA. ahiMyA je gRhastha evA kUrmAMputrane kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM, temAM bhAvadharmInI vizudhdhi ja jANavI. bhAvanI vizudhdhithI bharata cakravati ArisA bhuvanamAM tema ja vazanA agre caDhelA IlAcI putra, munivareAne jotAM ane ASADhAbhUti Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kUrmA putranI kathA : 94 [ 173 muni, bharatezvaranu nATaka karatAM gharamAM rahyA chatAM paNa kevaLajJAnane pAmyA che, temAM badhe ja bhAvavizudhdhinI pradhAnatA che. ahiMyA merU pata ane sarasavanuM jeTalu aMtara che teTalu aMtara dravyastava ane bhAvastavanuM jANavuM. kahyuM che ke-utkRSTathI drabyastavanI ArAdhanA karI bhavya jIva acyuta devaleAka sudhI jAya che. paraMtu bhAvastavathI aMta muhumAM mokSa pAme che. ahiMyA mahAvidehamAM maMgalAvatI nAmanA viSayamAM ratna saMcayA nAmanI nagarI che. te nagarImAM daivAditya nAmanA cakravarti mahArAjA rAjya kare che. eka vakhata jagaduttama nAmanA tIthaMkara bhagavaMta udyAnamAM padhAryAM. devAe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. cakravatI zrI jinezvara bhagavaMtanuM Agamana jANI parivAra sahita vaMdana karavA tyAM AvyA. traNavAra pradakSiNA karI zrI jinezvara bhagavatane vaMdana karI ucita Asane beThA. tyAM bhagavaMta bhavya leAkeAne amRta sarakhI vANIthI dha dezanA Ape che-huM bhagya jIvA tame sAMbhaLeA, A jIva keIpaNa rIte bhavitavyatAnA yAgathI nigodamAMthI nIkaLI ghaNA bhave bhamatAM pramala puNyAyathI manuSyapaNAne pAme che, tyArapachI A kSetra, rogarahita deha, sugurUnA sacANa, dharmAMzravaNu ane jinezvarAnA vacana upara zraddhA meLave che temAM paNa saMyama dubha che ane sayamamAM paNa apramAdabhAva mahAdula bha jANavA, je jIvA A sa sAmagrI prApta karI pramAdane tyAga karI nirmaLa Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo cAritra ArAdhI paramapadane prApta kare che te ja dhanya ane puNyazALI che. A pramANe jinezvara bhagavaMtane upadeza sAMbhaLI keTalAke samyaktva, keTalAke cAritra, ane keTalAka dezavirati dharmane svIkAra karyo. A samaye droNa rAjA, mAdevI, jeo kuputranA pUrvabhavanA mAtA-pitA hatA te ane yakSiNIne jIva kamalA ane tene svAmi mararAjA je mahAzuka vimAnamAM utpanna thayA hatA. te cAre jaNA tyAMthI cyavane bharatakSetramAM vaitADhaya parvata upara vidyAdhara thayA. teo cAre jaNAe paNa bhogo bhegavI cAraNa muni pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. teo tyAM AvI jinezvara bhagavaMtane vaMdana karI beThA. te vakhate te cakavartI te cAraNa munione joI te dharmacakravata evA tIrthakara bhagavaMtane pUche che- he bhagavaMta ! A cAraNa muni koNa che? kayAMthI AvelA che ? jinezvara bhagavaMta kahe che-he rAjana ! tame sAMbhaLe. A cAraNa munio amane namaskAra karavA mATe bharatakSetranA vaitADhaya parvata uparathI AvyA che. te sAMbhaLI cakravatIe pUchayuM, he bhagavaMta ! baitADhaya parvata ane bharata kSetramAM hAlamAM zuM koI paNa cakravatI ke kevaLI bhagavaMta che? jinezvara bhagavaMta kahe che ke-he rAjan ! hAlamAM bharatakSetramAM cakavatI ke jJAnI keI nathI. paraMtu gRhavAsamAM rahelA kUrmA putra kevaLI che. cakavatI pharIvAra pUche che- he bhagavaMta! kevaLI Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kurmA putranI kathA : [ 175 zuM gharamAM rahe che " bhagavaMte kahyuM ke-te potAnA mAtApitAne pratibaMdha karavA mATe gharamAM rahyA che. tyArapachI te cAraNa munio pUche che-he bhagavaMta! amene kevaLajJAna thaze? tyAre bhagavaMte kahyuM ke tamone paNa jaldI kevaLajJAna thaze. he bhagavAna ane kevaLajJAna kayAre thaze? tyAre jagaduttama tIrthakara mahArAjA kahe che ke-jyAre kUrmA putra kevaLI tamane mahAzuka develekanA maMdira nAmanA vimAnanI vArtA kaheze tyAre tamane kevaLajJAna thaze. A sAMbhaLI tatvane jANanArA te cAra cAraNa muni jinezvara bhaga vaMtane namaskAra karI kUrmA putranI pAse AvyA. eTalAmAM mauna thaIne rahyA che teTalAmAM kurmA putra kevaLIe kahyuM ketamane jinezvara bhagavaMte je kahyuM, ke tamee mahAzuka devalekamAM maMdira nAmanA vimAnanuM sukha anubhavyuM che. tene mATe tame ahiM AvyA che. A vacana sAMbhaLatA teone jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thavAthI te cAra cAraNa munio pUrvabhavane smaraNa karatA bhAvanI vizuddhie kSakazreNi upara caDhI rAgadveSa ane mahine kSaya karI, kevaLajJAnI thayA. tyAMthI teo jinezvara bhagavaMta pAse jaI kevaLI parSadAmAM beThA, tyAM beThelA I jagaduttama jinezvarane pUchayuM, ke he svAmi! A munioe temene kayA hetuthI vaMdana na karyuM ? bhagavaMte kahyuM- A munione kUrmA putrathI kevaLajJAna thayeluM che. A kAraNathI A munioe amane vaMdana na karyuM. pharI paNa Indra pUche che-A kurmA putra mahAvatI thaI kayAre muniveza dhAraNa karaze? bhagavaMte kahyuM Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo AjathI sAtamA divase, trIjA prahare te mahAvratI thaze. ema kahI jagaduttama tIrthakara sUryanI jema ajJAnarUpI aMdhakArane dUra karatAM, pRthvI upara vicaratA jayavaMtA varte che. tyAra pachI mahA satvazALI kurmA putra gRhastha veSane tyAga karI muniveSa dhAraNa karI deve banAvelA suvarNakamala upara besIne, te zreSTha kevaLI dharmadezanA kahe che. dharmanA dAna, zIlA tapa ane bhAva e cAra bhede che. temAM paNa jema dAnamAM abhaya dAna,jJAnamAM kevaLajJAna, dhyAnamAM zukaladhyAna, tema sarva dharmamAM bhAvadharma zreSTha che. gRhAvasthAmAM rahetAM paNa bhavyajI, suMdara bhAva vaDe kevaLajJAna prApta kare che. ahiMyA amAruM ja udAharaNa che. A pramANe dezanA sAMbhaLI yathArtha tanuM svarUpa jANe mAtA-pitAe paNa cAritra grahaNa karI, sArI rIte cAritranuM pAlana karI satvazAlI teo svargamAM gayAM. bIjA paNa ghaNuM bhavya che kevaLIbhagavaMtanuM vacana sAMbhaLI samyakatva, deza virati ane cAritra dharmane svIkAra karyo. ahiM ghaNA bhava jene pratibadha karanAra zreTha kevaLI evA kUrmApurA dIrghakAla kevaLI paryAyane pAlana karI melamAM gayA. upadeza -sArA bhAvadharmathI bhUSita kRmaputranuM caritra sAMbhaLIne tame paNa te pramANe bhAvamAM yatna karo ke jethI anaMta zAzvatuM sukha prApta thAya. e pramANe bhAva dharma upara kUrmaputranI kathA 94mI samAta. -kuryAputra caritramAMthI. Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paradu:khabhaMjana | vikrama rAjAnI kathA pitAnA lAbhane tyAga karI je haMmezA paranA upakAramAM tatpara rahe che te mANasa uttama thAya che. ahiM vikama rAjAnuM dRSTAMta che. eka vakhata vikama rAjAnI pAse eka brAhmaNa AvIne kahe che he rAjana ! tuM satyavAdI ane parepakArI che. meM raivatagiri upara parakAyAmAM pravezanI vidyA mATe bhairava siddha purUSanI upAsanA cha mAsa sudhI karI te paNa te vidyA ApatuM nathI. tethI tame te vidyA apAve, tethI paraduHkha bhaMjana te vikrama rAjA tenI sAthe tyAM gayA, teNe te bhairavanI sevA te pramANe karI ke teNe jaladI prasanna thaI rAjAne kahyuM ke-manavAMchita mAge. rAjAe kahyuM keA brAhmaNane vidyA Ape. siddha puruSe kahyuM ke-Ane mArI cha mAsa sudhI sevA karI, paraMtu tevA prakAranI supAtratAnA abhAve meM tene vidyA ApI nathI, paNa tuM te supAtra che. tethI huM tane vidyA ApuM chuM. je Ane vidyA ApIza te A tane anartha karanAre thaze. "je thavAnuM haze te thaze e pramANe kahI papakAranA svabhAvavALA vikrama rAjAe Agraha karI tene vidyA apAvI. tyArapachI teNe rAjAne paNa vidyA ApI. pachI kame karI te banne jaNA nagaranI samIpamAM AvyA te vakhate nagaramAM rAjAne paTTahastI akasamAtuM mRtyu pAme che. tethI Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 ) prAkRta vijJAna kathAe maMtrI vagere duHkhI thayA che. ethI rAjAe parakAya praveza vidyAnI parIkSA karavA mATe potAnu deDhunA rakSaNa karavA mATe nagaranI bahAra te brAhmaNane mUkI paTTahAthInA dehamAM praveza karyo ane hAthI jIvatA thayA. maMtrI vagere ha pAmyA. tyAra pachI tuccha svabhAvavALA brAhmaNe vikrama rAjAnA zarIramAM praveza karI, rAjya grahaNa karavA nagaramAM AvyA. tethI sa leAkA rAjAne AvelA jANI ane hAthI jIvatA thayA jANI prasanna thayA. matrI vagere sarve te rAjAnI sevA kare che. paraMtu te rAjA vAta-cita karavA mATe jANatA ja nathI. tethI badhA leAkAe kahyuM ke--rAjA gAMDA thayA che. tethI paTTarANI paNa asaMbaMdha-ayukta khelavAthI rAjAnuM bahumAna karatI nathI. ahiMyA hAthI rUpe rAjA nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI, brAhmaNanu zarIra ziyALa vaDe khavAyelu jANI vanamAM gayA. vanamAM eka pepaTane marelA jANI tenA zarIramAM praveza karyAM. te popaTe pAradhInA hAthamAM besIne kahyuM ke mane vikrama rAjAnI paTTarANIne tuM Apaje jethI tenI pAsethI ghaNu' dhana pAmIza. tethI te pAradhIe vikrama rAjAnI paTTarANIne popaTa ApyuM. teNIe tene ghaNu dhana ApyuM. paTTarANI te popaTane ramADatI jIvita karatA paNa adhika tene mAne che. vividha prakAranI vArtAo vaDe kALa pasAra kare che. eka vakhata popaTe kahyuM ke--jo koI vakhata mArA prANa cAlyA jAya te tuM zuM kare ? paTTarANIe kahyuM tArA mRtyumAM mArUM avazya maraNa ja thAya. tethI eka vakhata bhIMta upara Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraduHkhabhaMjana vikrama rAjAnI kathA : 95 [ 179 rahelI maratI evI galInA prANa gaye chate tenA zarIramAM pipaTe praveza karyo. popaTane marele jANI paTTarANI kASTa bhakSaNane mAge che-agnimAM paDIne maravAne I che che, tethI brAhmaNa rAjAe kahyuM ke tuM kevI rIte jIve ? paTTarANIe kahyuM ke- je popaTa jIvate thAya te ja mAruM jIvana che. tethI brAhmaNa rAjAe pitAnA dehane tyAga karI piopaTanA zarIramAM praveza karyo. tyAre rAjAe golIne deha chaDI potAnA zarIramAM praveza karyo. ane pUrvanI mAphaka maMtrI vagerenI sAthe sArI rIte vAta-cita kare che. sarva hakIkta maMtrI vagerene kahI. sAcA rAjAne jANI sarva loke atyaMta khuzI thayA, tyAra pachI popaTane pakaDe ane tene tiraskAra karyo. vikrama rAjAe pitAnuM sarva vRttAMta kahyuM tyAra pachI piTane pitAnA dezathI kADhI mUke ane te duHkhathI mRtyu pAmyA. A pramANe parane viSe je jevA prakAranuM vicAre che ane kare che. te tevA prakAranuM phaLa prApta kare che. vikrama rAjA pitAnuM rAjya aMgIkAra karI sArI rIte pAlana karate sukhI tha. upadeza paraduHkha dUra karanAra vikrama rAjAnuM draSTAMta jANI tame paNa haMmezA upakAra karavAmAM tatpara thAo. paropakAra karavAmAM paraduHkhabhaMjana vikrama rAjAnI 95mI kathA samApta. -vikama caritramAMthI, Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhRnI kathA 96 dhanamAM lubdha thayelA mANaseA chedanabhedanane paNa sahana kare che. ahi leAkAne bedha karanArUM dhUta nuM dRSTAMta che. ratnasaMcayA nAmanI nagarImAM ratnA nAmanA zeThane padma nAme putra che. te zeTha putrane ekAMtamAM eka vakhata kahe che he putra! ghaNI lakSmIne, rAjA, baMdhu, cArA ane bhAgIdAro vagere haraNa kare che. tethI keTalIka lakSmI bhUmimAM dATavI joI e. ethI zeTha aDadhu' nidhAna grahaNa karI, nagaranI bahAra jai devAlayanI najIkamAM bhUmi kheAdIne jeTalAmAM dhana dATavA taiyAra thayA, teTalAmAM ratnA zeDa putrane kahe che A devanA maMdiranI tapAsa kara, kAraNa ke kayAre koIpaNa dhUta purUSa athavA bIjo keipaNa haze te dhana grahaNa karI cAhyA jaze. tethI putra tyAM jai sUtelA eka mANasane joi pitAnI samakSa kahyuM. pitAe kahyuM--kAI dhRta nidhi grahaNa karavA mATe AvelA lAge che ane te kapaTa karI tele haze. tethI pitAe pharIthI tene mekalyA. te tyAM jaIne sArI rIte nirIkSaNa karI marelA jevA tene jANIne pitAnI AgaLa vAta karI. pitAe kahyuM ke tenI parIkSA karavAne jIvatA ke marelA tenA banne kAna kApI lAva. tethI putra tyAM jai charI vaDe tenA be kAna kApyA tA Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhUtanI kathA : 96 paNa teNe zvAsa na lIdheA. ApyA. phrIthI nAka kApavA chate paNa te hAlye cAlye nahi. temaja zvAsa paNa lIdhe nahi. tethI marelA che e pramANe nirNaya karI dhana bhUmimAM sthApana karI pitA putra ghera AvyA. [ 181 kAna grahaNa karI pitAne mATe mAkalcA. nAka kApe pharIthI eka vakhata pitA putra dhana mATe vanamAM gayA. dhana nAza pAmelu jANI, peTa phuTatAM ghera AvyA. te bannee vicAra karyo ApaNI lakSmIne te te grahaNa karI lAge che. tyAra pachI eka vakhata bhAMDa-naTa vagere duna purUSonI vacamAM vilAsa karatA nAka ane kAna rahita tene oLakhIne rAjAnI AgaLa peAtAnI cArAyelI lakSmI saMbaMdhI hakIkta kahI. tethI rAjAe te dhUtane khelAvye ane kahyuM ke--A zeThanI lakSmI te grahaNa karI che te tene pAchI Apa. teNe kahyuM ke--he rAjanlR ! meM AnI lakSmI maphata lIdhI nathI. kAraNu ke ene mATe mArA kAna ane nAka ane ApyA che. tethI pahelA mArA kAna ane nAka Ape pachI lakSmI grahaNa karI te jaI zake che. tethI rAjA zeThane kahe ke huM zeTha ! AvuM te je grahaNa karyuM che te tuM Apa. paNa zeTha te ApavAne asama thayelA satASa dhAraNa karI ghera gayA. lakSmI mATe che6na-bhena vagere sahana karI te zeThane -------------------- A pramANe te te chetaryA. Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo upadeza-dhUrta ane dhanika zeThanuM kathanAka sAMbhaLIne haMmezA supAtrane viSe lakSmIne vyaya kare jeIe. dhanane viSe lubdha dhUnI 96mI kathA samApta. -prabaMdha paMcazatImAMthI, Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sa na 9 mA ra cakravartInI kathA alpapaNa nimitathI keTalAye sajajane badha pAme che ahiM sanaskumAra cakravatInuM udAharaNuM che. gajapura nagaramAM sanaskumAra cakravartI mahArAjA hatA. ati rUpavALA te bharata kSetranA chae khaMDanuM rAjya kare che. eka vakhata saudharma sabhAmAM devendra evA zake sanakumAra cakavartInA rUpanI ghaNI prazaMsA karI ane kahyuM ke-pRthvI upara AnA je bIje kaI paNa rUpavALa nathI, tethI IndranA vacananI zradhdhA nahIM karatA vijaya ane vijayaMta bane deve tenA rUpanuM kutUhala jovA mATe brAhmaNanuM rUpa karI gajapura nagaramAM AvyA. A vakhate snAna karavAnA samaye Asana upara beThelA AbhUSaNathI rahita sugaMdhI telathI lepa karAtA sanaskumAra cakavartIne joI tenA atyaMta rUpathI meha pAmelA deve vAraMvAra mAthuM dhuNAvavA lAgyA. cakavatIe pUchayuM-zA mATe mAthuM dhuNAve che? teoe kahyuM ke-he rAjana ! ApanA rUpanA darzanamAM jevA prakAranuM kutUhala sAMbhaLyuM hatuM tevA prakAranuM rUpa ame joyuM, A pramANe brAhmaNanA vacana sAMbhaLI atyaMta rUpathI gavita thayelA mahArAjA kahevA lAgyA-"he Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 ] : prAkRta vijJAna katha brAhmaNeA ! hAlamAM A avasthAmAM mArUM rUpa zuM jue che? jo rUpa jovAnI abhilASA hAya tA snAna karyA pachI zreSTha amUlya vastra paherelA, alaMkArAthI vibhUSita thayela, mAthA upara chatra dhAraNa karAtA, cAmaro vaDe vijhAtA khatrIza hajAra zreSTha rAjAe vaDe sevAtA e samaye mArU rUpa tamAre jovuM.' A pramANe cakravatInuM vacana sAMbhaLIne teoe vicAra karyo ahA! uttama purUSone potAnA mukhethI peAtAnI prazaMsA karavI cegya nathI. jevI rIte khIjAe vaDe grahaNa karelA manuSyeAnA guNA sukha ane saubhAgyane ApanArA thAya che, tevI rIte pote grahaNa karelAM hAya to tevA thatA nathI. eTale te sukha saubhAgya ApanArA thatAM nathI ethI paMDita purUSo potAnA guNAnI prazaMsA karatA nathI. tyAra pachI te brAhmaNa rUpavALA devA cakravartInuM vacana pramANa karIne gayA. tyAra pachI cakravatI potAnI sabhAmAM AvIne beThA. te vakhate te devA pharIthI paNa tyAM AvyA. te vakhate temanu rUpa joine atya'ta kheda pAmyA. cakravatI e kahyuM-khedyanu kAraNa zu che ? teoe kahyuM --'saMsAranA bhAvAnA vilAsa' cakravatIe kahyuM,--kevI rIte? teoe kahyuM--ApaNuM je rUpa pahelAM joyu hatu... tenAthI anaMta guNahIna tamArUM rUpa hAlamAM dekhAya che. cakravatIe kahyuM; kevI rIte A tame jANA che?' teoe kahyuM ke-he cakravatI ! mukhamAM rahelA pAnanA rasane bhUmi upara thukIne jue, jo mAkhIo tenA upara besIne maraNa pAme te A anumAnathI tamAre Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanakumAra cakravartInI kathA : 97 [ 185 jANavuM ke mAruM zarIra viSamaya thayuM che, sAta mahA rega tamArA zarIramAM utpanna thayelA che. A pramANe devanA vacana sAMbhaLI cakravatI vicAra kare che ke -"A deha anitya che, A asAra zarIramAM koIpaNa sAra nathI, kahyuM che ke -"zarIra vagere anitya che. vaibhava saMpatti zAzvatI nathI ane mRtyuM hamezA sAthe rahela che tethI dhamane saMgraha karavo joIe. daridra avasthAmAM dAna, samarthanI kSamA, sukhI avasthAmAM IcchAne nirodha ane yauvana avasthAmAM Indriyono nigraha kare A cAre vastuo atyaMta duSkAra che," A pramANe vicAra karatAM vairAgyamAM tatpara sanaskumAra cakatI e rAjaya lakSmIne tyAga karI saMyama grahaNa karyuM. te rAjA sape tyAga karela kAcalInI jema pAchaLa anusaratI pitAnI rAjya lakSmInI sAmuM paNa jetA nathI. sunaMdA vagere mahArANIonA vilApene sAMbhaLatAM chatAM paNa sahejapaNa calita thatA nathI, cha mAsa sudhI nava nidhio, cauda ratna ane sevake pAchaLa phare che. chatAM teNe pAchuM vALIne sAmuM paNa na joyuM. te rAjarSi chaThTha tapane aMte haMmezA pAraNuM kare che. pAraNAmAM paNa sarva vigaIe tyAga karIne regathI bharelA deha. vALo te mamatA mAyA ane rAga rahita bhUmi upara vicare che. A samaye pharI paNa saudharmendra kahyuM ke aho ! sanatkamAra muni dhanya che. kAraNa ke moTA rogothI pIDAtA paNa Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo te dehanI cikitsA karatA nathI. tethI A dhanya che. A pramANe IndranA vacana sAMbhaLIne zraddhA nahI karatA te ja bane deve vaidyonuM rUpa dhAraNa karI tyAM AvyA. sanaskumAra muni pAse jaI kahe che. he muni ! tamAruM zarIra rogathI jarjarita ati pIDA pAmatuM dekhAya che. ame vaidhe chIe tamArI AjJA hoya te tamArA rogane pratikAra-upAya ame karIe. muni bhagavaMte kahyuM ke-anitya zarIrane zuM pratikAra? dehanA rogane dUra karavAnI tamArI zakti che. paraMtu kamaragane dUra karavAnI zakita nathI. dehanA rogo - dUra karavAnI zakita mArI pAse paNa che. A pramANe kahI AMgaLI ghUMkavALI karI batAvI te te suvarNamaya ane roga rahita thaI. AvA prakAranI zakita te mArI pAse paNa che. paraMtu AnAthI AtmAnI siddhi kaI ! jyAM sudhI kamarane kSaya na thAya tyAM sudhI zarIranA rogonA kSaya vaDe zuM? ethI mAre dehanA raMganA pratikAranuM kAMI paNa prajana nathI. A pramANe sAMbhaLI vismaya pAmelA devatAo munine namaskAra karI pitAnuM svarUpe pragaTa karI svargamAM gayA. A pramANe sanakumAra cakavatI maharSi paNa sAta-700 varSa sudhI sAta mahAroganI pIDA anu. bhavI samabhAvathI eka lAkha varSa sudhI niraticAra cAritra pALI zrIsametazikhara tIrthamAM gayA tyAM zilA upara anazana karI eka mahinAnA upavAsa karI samAdhi pUrvaka maraNa pAmI ekAvatArI trIjA svargamAM deva paNe utpanna thayA, tyAMthI cyavane mahAvideha kSetramAM siddhipadane pAmaze. Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanakumAra cakratInI kathA : 7 [ 187 upadeza - sarva padArthonA kSaNika bhAvane batAvanAruM sanatu cakravartInuM vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne vinazvara dehane viSe sarvathA mamatvapaNuM tyAga kare. alpa nimitathI paNa baMdha pAmatA sanakumAra cakavatInI kathA 47mI samApta. -upadezamAlA mAMthI, Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI marUdevA mAtAnI kathA tapa ane saMyama guNarahita keTalAya bhavyajI kevala vizuddha bhAvanAthI siddhi padane pAme che. laghukamI marUdevA mAtAnI jema je vakhate aSabhadeva bhagavAne cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM te vakhate bharata cakravatI mahArAjA hatA. zrI RSabhadeva svAmInI mAtA marUdevA haMmezA bharatane Thapake ApatA hatA. he vatsa! tuM rAjyasukhamAM mahita banI mArA putranI khabara paNa karatuM nathI, huM leke nA mukhe A pramANe sAMbhaLuM chuM ke-mAre putra rASabha eka varSa sudhI anna ane pANI vinA bhUkhyA ane tarasyA, vastra vinA ekalo vanamAM vicare che. ThaMDI ane tApa sahana kara mahAduHkhane anubhave che. eka vAra mArA putrane tuM ahiM lAva tene bhejana vagere huM ApuM. ane putranuM mukha jevuM. te samaye bharate kahyuM, ke-mAtA tame zeka na kare. ame saMkhyAmAM se e tArA ja putra chIe. marUdevA mAtAe kahyuM, te satya che paraMtu AMbAnA phaLanI abhilASAvALAne AMbalInA phaLa maLe ethI zuM? tema mArA putra RSabha vinA A A saMsAra zUnya lAge che. A pramANe haMmezA upAlaMbha ApatI, putranA viyegathI rUdana karatI, tenA netra upara paDa AvI gayA. A pramANe eka hajAra varSa gaye chate zrI rASabhadeva bhagavaMtane kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. cosaTha Indoe AvI samavasaraNanI racanA karI udyAnapAlake bharatane vadhAmaNI Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI marUdevA mAtAnI kathA : 98 [ 189 ApI bharate paNa AvIne marUdevA mAtAne zrI RSabhadeva prabhunuM svarUpa kahyuM, tame mane haMmezA upAlaMbha Ape cho.-"je mAro putra ThaMDI, tApa vagere pIDAne anubhava kare che ane ekale vanamAM vicare che." te Aje tame mArI sAthe Ave. tamArA putranI mahAkadhdhi dekhADuM. A vacana sAMbhaLI putrane jovA utkaMThAvALI dAdImAne hAthI upara besADIne te samAvasaraNamAM gayA. tyAM duMdubhIne avAja sAMbhaLIne marUdevA mAtA ghaNA harSavALA thayA ane tyAM devadevIonA jaya jya zabdo sAMbhaLI teNIne harSanA AMsu nIkaLavA lAgyA tenAthI AMkhane rega nAza pAme. ane tethI traNa gaDha, azokavRkSa, chatra, cAmara vigere putranI sarva Rddhi dekhI anupama ATha pratihArya vagere mahAddhi joI manamAM marUdevImAtA A pramANe vicAra kare che. A saMsArane dhikkAra che. mehane dhikkAra paDe. huM e pramANe jANatI hatI ke mAre putra eka vanamAM bhUpe ane tarasya bhamate haze. paraMtu AvA prakAranI ddhi pAmyA chatAM paNa mane kadI saMdeza na mokalyuM ane te haMmezA putranA mehathI atiduHkhI thaI tethI A kRtrIma eka pAkSika snehane dhikkAre paDe. keno putra konI mAtA? sarva paNa leka pitAne svArtha sAdhavAmAM rasika hoya che. koIpaNa kaIne svArtha vinA paNa priya thatuM nathI. A pramANe vicAra karatI bhavAvizuddhithI ghAtikarmanA kSayathI kevaLajJAna prApta karI aMtamuharata kALamAM AyuSya pUrNa karI te mokSamAM avyAbAdha Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 190 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo evA zAzvata sukhane pAmyA. anAdikALathI sthAvarapaNAmAMekendriyapaNAmAM rahela marUdevamAtAne jIva "A avasapimAM manuSyabhava prApta karI prathama siddha thayA." A pramANe kahIne tenuM zarIra dee kSIra samudramAM nAkhyuM. marUdevA mAtAnuM A daSTAMta jANIne keTalAka kahe che ke tapa saMyama vagere vinA jevI rIte marUdevamAtA siddhipadane pAmyA tevI rIte ame paNa mekSamAM jaIzuM A pramANe mUTha purUSe AvuM AlaMbana grahaNa kare che. paNa AvuM AlaMbana vivekI purUSae grahaNa karavuM joIe nahIM. kAraNa ke te marUdevAmAtA anAdikALathI sthAvaramAM rahelA kayAre paNa trasabhavane nahIM pAmanArA temaja tIvakarmane nahIM bAMdhanArA tethI atyaMta laghukarmavALA hatA. tethI ja kevaLa vizuddha bhAvanAthI siddhipadane pAmyA. anaMta jIve mekSamAM gaye chate A keIka jIva bhAgye ja mekSamAM janAra thAya che. upadeza -saMsAranI asAratAnA svarUpane batAvanAra marUdevA mAtAnuM dRSTAMta jANuM he bhavya che ! tame paNa haMmeza cittamAM AvI vizuddha bhAvanA dhAraNa kare. bhAva vizuddhi upara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI mAtA marUdevAnI kathA 98 mI samApta -upadeza mAlAmAMthI, Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanarkaketu rAjAnI kathA 99 rAjyane viSe muDha jIvA putrAnA aMga-upAMga vagerene chede che. ahinaketu rAjAnuM dha karanArU dRSTAMta che. tetalIpuramAM kanakaketu nAme rAjA che. tene padmAdevI nAme paTarANI che. te rAjAne tetalIputra nAme matrI che, matrIne peTTiyA nAme strI che. te tene atyaMta priya che. rAjyasukhane bhAgavatA kanakaketu rAjAne putra utpanna thayA. te vakhate rAjA vicAra kare che. A putra meTA thaze te mArU rAjya laI leze. A bhayathI teNe putranA hAtha kApI nAkhyA. krame karI bIje putra utpanna thayeA. tenA paga kApI nAkhyA. A pramANe keTalAkanI AMgaLInA cheda karyo. keTalAnAM nAka kApyA. ane kAi kAinA kAna kApyAM ane AMkhA paNa kADhI nAkhI. A pramANe saputrAnA aMga khaMDita karI rAjyanA adhikArathI rahita karyAM. e pramANe ghaNA kAla gaye chate pharI paNa padamAvatI devIe zubha svapnAthI sUcita garbhane dhAraNa karyAM. tethI maMtrIne khelAvIne padamAvatI devIe kahyuM ke-me' zubha svapnathI sUcita thayelA garbha dhAraNa karyA che, tethI janma samaye tamAre te khAlakanuM gupta rIte pAlana karavu, jethI bhAvI te rAjyanA adhikArI thAya ane tamene paNa samaye te sahAya karanArA thaze' A pramANe sAMbhaLI matrIe teNInA vacananA svIkAra karyo. krame daivIne putra utpanna thayeA. gupta Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo rIte maMtrIe te putrane pitAnI strI pikilAne Ape. te vakhate piTTilAne utpanna thayelI putrI padamAvatIne ApI. tyAra pachI dAsIe rAjAnI pAse putrInA janmanuM svarUpa jaNAvyuM. ahiM maMtrInA gharamAM vRddhi pAmatA rAjakumAranuM "kanakadhvaja" e pramANe nAma ApyuM, keme karIne te yuvAvayane pAmyA. te vakhate kanakaketu rAjA palakamAM gaye. sarve sAmaMta vagere ciMtA karavA lAgyA. A rAjya kene ApavuM? te vakhate tetaliputra maMtrIe sarva padamAvatI devInuM svarUpa kahyuM. te vakhate kanakadhvajane A rAjAne putra che ema jANI sarva atyaMta khuzI thayA. sarvae paNa moTA ADaMbarathI te kanakadhvaja rAjakumArane rAjya upara besADa. kanakadhvaja rAjAe maMtrIne mahA upakArI jANa maMtrInuM ghaNuM sanmAna karyuM. ghaNA AnaMdathI rAjyapAlana karatAM tene ghaNA kALa gaye. eka vakhata maMtrIe gharamAM piphrilA strI pahelA prANa karatAM paNa ghaNI priya hatI. paraMtu keI azubha karmane doSathI have te apriya thaI. tethI judI zA karI. piTilAnA manamAM ghaNuM duHkha utpanna thayuM. kahyuM, che ke-"rAjAnI AjJAne bhaMga, gurUnuM apamAna, ane nArInI judI zamyA ane nItizAstramAM zastravinAne vadha kahyo che. svAminA apamAnathI duHkhI thayela teNI vizeSa karIne dAna vigere dharmakRtya karavA lAgI. eka vakhata piphrilAnA gharamAM eka suvratA nAmanI sAdhI AhArane mATe Ava. ramukha jaI zuddha AhAra Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanakaketunI kathA : 99 [ 193 ApI, aMjalI joDI piphrilAe pUchyuM he pUjya! tevuM kaMI paNa kare ke jethI mAre svAmI mAre AdhIna thAya, tethI Apane paropakAranuM ghaNuM puNya thaze. jethI kahyuM che ke upakArane viSe jenI mati che ane je upakArane bhUlatA nathI te be purUSane pRthvI dhAraNa kare che. athavA te be purUSa vaDe pRthvI dhAraNa karAyelI che. A pramANe piphrilAnuM vacana sAMbhaLIne sutratA sAdhvIe kahyuM, ke A tame zuM belpA? AvA prakAranI pravRtti strIone ucita nathI, kAraNa ke maMtra-taMtra vaDe svAminuM vazIkaraNa karavuM te mahA doSane mATe thAya che. temaja sarva pApane tyAga karanArA ane mahAvatene dhAraNa karanArA evA amene A kAma di prayogo karavA yogya nathI. tuM je bhogane mATe vazIkaraNa karAve che, te bhego saMsArI jIne duHkhanA kAraNa che ane kipAka phaLa sarakhA viSe prAraMbhamAM suMdara lAge che. paNa aMte ati bhayaMkara ane narakAdi durgatine ApanArA che. temaja dIrghakALa sevAyelA viSaye paNa saMtoSa karanArA thatA nathI, tethI tame A viSayenI abhilASAne tyAga karI jinezvara bhagavate kahelA zudhdha dharmane se jethI sarva siddhi thAya. A pramANe suvatA sAdhvInA mukhamAMthI upadeza sAMbhaLI teNIe teonA vacanane svIkAra karyo ane svAmInI AjJA laI cAritra grahaNa karyuM. tethI kedha rahita banI tenA svAmie kahyuM kekharekhara tame dhanyapAtra che-je kAraNathI tamee cAritra grahaNa karyuM. "have deva rUpe utpanna thayelA tamAre mane Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo pratibaMdha karavA mATe avazya AvavuM." teNI pitAnA svAminA vacanane svIkAra karI bhUmi upara vihAra karavA lAgI. lAMbo kALa cAritra pALI teNI devarUpe utpanna thaI. avadhijJAnathI pUrvabhavanA svAmine joI pratibaMdha karavA mATe te deva tyAM AvyuM. ghaNe upadeza ApavA chatAM paNa tetaliputra maMtrI pratibadha pAmatuM nathI tethI deve vicAra karyo ke A rAjyanA mehathI pratibodha pAmatuM nathI. ethI te deve rAjAnA cittamAM maMtrI viSe saMdeha utpanna karyo. jyAre rAjasabhAmAM maMtrI Avyo tyAre rAjA meDhuM pheravIne rahyo ane tenA sAmuM paNa te nathI. ethI te li. putre vicAra karyo "rAjA mArA upara atizaya roSavAle banyo che. keI duSTa purUSe kaMI paNa mAruM chidra kahyuM hoya tema lAge che, ethI huM jANatA nathI ke A rAjA zuM karaze? athavA kayA maraNathI mane mAraze? AnA karatA te ApaghAta karIne maravuM sAruM che. A pramANe vicAra karI teNe kaMThamAM phase nAkhyo, devanA prabhAvathI te phaso tUTI gayo, pharIthI jhera khAdhuM te paNa amRtarUpe pariNamyuM, vaLI khaDagathI mastaka kApavA taiyAra thaye, te vakhate paNa deve khaDaganI dhArAne bAMdhI dIdhI, vaLI agnimAM praveza karyo te agni paNa pANI rUpe pariNAma pAmyo. A pramANe maMtrInA sarva maraNanA prayAse deve niSphaLa karyA. tyAra pachI pragaTa thaIne piphrilA deve kahyuM, "A sarva meM karyuM che tame ApaghAta zA mATe kare che? tame cAritra grahaNa kare. te sAMbhaLIne tetaliputre cAritra grahaNa karyuM. rAjA Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanaketunI kathA : 99 [ 195 paNa AvI caraNAmAM paDI potAnA aparAdha khamAve che. A pramANe maMtrI muni ghaNA kALa bhUmi upara vicarI caudapUrvAdhara thaI krame karI ghAtIkA kSaya karI kevaLakSAna prApta karI meAkSa padane pAmyA. ahiM pitA rAjayanA leAbhathI putrAne paNu viDaMbanA kare che te pitAnA sneha kRtrima jANavA. . upadeza :--he bhavya jIvA ! tame ahiM pitAnA kRtrima sneha jANI te pramANe udyama kare ke jethI A leAka ane paraleAkamAM sukhI thavAya. rAjyanA lAbhathI putrAne paNa duHkha ApanAra kanakaketu rAjAnI kathA 99mI samApta. -upadezamAlAmAMthI. Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA 100 je vidyAprAra'bhamAM Azcaya karanArI hAya paNa a'tamAM azubha-aniSTa karanArI hoya te vidhA tyAga karavA yogya che. ahi' brAhmaNanuM dRSTAMta che. A jagatamAM daivI ane tApasI e prakAranI vidyAe che. temAM daivI vidyA Aleka ane paraleAkamAM hita karanArI che ane tApasI vidyA AsurI svarUpavALI, asuronI jema A leAkamAM kaiMka Azcaya karanArI paraMtu bhaya karI che. kAraNa ke te aMta samaye durdhyAna karanArI, ekAMte duHkha ApanArI, paleAkamAM durgatinA phaLane ApanArI, dhanA nAza karanArI, malina svarUpavALI che. tethI te vidyA sarvathA tyAga karavA ceAgya che. ahiM vidvAna brAhmaNanuM dRSTAMta che-- saurASTra dezamAM ge MDala nagarInI najIkamAM kAryaka gAmamAM eka harizaMkara nAme brAhmaNa rahe che. te kAzI nagaramAM vyAkaraNa, ta, veda, sAhitya, purANa, vagere sa zAstrAnA abhyAsa karI sakala zAstromAM pAragata thayA. AnA jevA bIje kAipaNa vidvAna nathI jethI tenI sAthe zAstronA vicAre kare. te vidvAna brAdmaNa peAtAnuM sanmAna vadhAravAmAM hamezA tatpara hatA, eka vakhata goMDala naga2mAM bhAgavata saptAha pArAyaNanI sArI rIte AyeAjanA hatI. tyAM ghaNA zreSTha vidvAna brAhyaNA AvyA hatA. A vidvAna brAhmaNa paNa A samAyeAjanAmAM gayA hatA. Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathAH 100 [ 197 goMDala nagaramAM pitAnA utArA sthAne jaI, pitAnI vastuonuM barAbara nirIkSaNa kare che. te vakhate te bhAgavatane sthAne mahAbhArata nIkaLyuM. bIjA vidvAne pitapitAnuM bhAgavata laIne AvyA hatA. te brAhmaNa paMDita vicAra kare che. "mAre zuM karavuM" mArA gAmamAM jaI bhAgavata lAvavAno have samaya nathI. kAle vidvAnonA samUhathI bharelI sabhAmAM huM zuM karIza? A pramANe te ati vyAkula thaye. te samaye madhyAnha samayamAM eka harijana mArga sApha karavAM tyAM Avyo. te harijana mukhAkRtithI te vidvAnane ati ciMtA magna joI pUche che-he mahArAja! tame kaI duHkhanA saMkaTamAM paDayA lAge cho zuM? pahelA paMDita kaMI paNa bela nathI. paraMtu vAraMvAra pUchAyelA paMDite kahyuM, "mArA gAmathI ahiM AvavAmAM bhUlathI bhAgavatanA sthAne mahAbhArata lAvyA chuM. mAruM gAma ahiMthI nava kesa dUra raheluM che. tyAM jaI ahiM pAcho AvavAno samaya have nathI. tethI zuM karavuM A pramANe huM vyAkula thayela . te harijana kahe che. A kAryamAM vicAra karavA vaDe sayuM. tamAruM bhAgavata ahiM hu lAvI ApuM ? vidvAna kahe che. A azakya che. eTale durathI ahIM kevI rIte AvI zake? A gAmamAMthI bIjA keInuM bhAgavata lAvavuM sulabha che, paraMtu mArUM bhAgavata lAvavuM sulabha nathI. te harijana kahe che-tamArA gAmathI, tamAre ja gherathI tamAruM bhAgavata huM lAvIne ApuM, bIjAnuM nahi, phakta tame pAMca kSaNa sudhI AMkhe mIMcIne rahe teTalAmAM ja tamAruM bhAgavata ahiMyA AvI jaze. te vakhate zraddhA nahi karate paNa te vidvAna AMkhe Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo mIMcIne kSaNavAra raho, kSaNavAramAM tenuM ja bhAgavata tenI pAse AvIne khaDuM thayuM. teNe AMkhe ughADatA sAmuM AveluM pitAnuM bhAgavata joyuM. Azcarya pAmele sarva zAstrone pAragAmI, te vidvAna brAhmaNa vicAra kare che-A harijana maMtra siddhivALe che, tethI tenI pAsethI maMtra grahaNa karakaravAnI lAlasAvALe harijanane kahe che tame mane A maMtra Apa-harijane tene maMtra ApavAne svIkAra karyo ane te vidvAnane maMtranI sAdhana-sAmagrI batAvIne kahyuM ketamAre te grahaNa karI rAtrimAM smazAnanI aMdara AvavuM. te vidvAna upayogI sarva vastuo grahaNa karI smazAnamAM Avyo. harijana paNa tenI rAha joto rahyo che. tyAra pachI te banne smazAnamAM ekAMta sthAnamAM gayA. hari jana te bhUmimAM eka goLa kuMDALuM dorI, temAM vidvAna brAhmaNane besADI, kahe che ke-"tamAre bhaya rahita thaI mArA bolelA maMtra pado tamAre sArI rIte belavA" ema kahI harijane maMtra prayoga zarU karyo. samayAMtara pachI tene pUchayuM, zuM kaMI paNa dekhAya che? brAhmaNa vidvAne kahyuM, mane kaMI paNa dekhAtuM nathI. A sAMbhaLI Ama kema thayuM? e pramANe vicAra karatAM tene melI vidyAnA adhiSThAyaka devane tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM AsurI vidyAnA deve kahyuM, A brAhmaNa atyaMta pavitra ane zAstramAM pAraMgata che. enI pAse brahmanuM teja che tenA tejathI huM baLuM chuM tethI tame tenuM brAhmaNapaNuM dUra karo, pahelA te jemAM cAmaDA dhavAya che, te camAranA kuMDanuM pANI tene pIvaDAve jethI te Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA : [ 19 apavitra thaze. tethI tenA zubha vicAre azubha rUpe pariNAma pAmaze ane zAstramAM pAraMgatapaNuM nAza pAmaze. tyAre tene A vidyA siddha thaze. harijanane A vRttAMta brAhmaNane kahyo te brAhmaNa vicAra kare che ane mUDha thaIne ahIM huM kema AvyuM ? sarva dharmazAstrone bhaNele huM brAhmaNapaNe kevI rIte tyAga karUM? A AsurI vidyA vaDe saryuM. A pramANe pazcAttApa karate harijanane maMtra bhaNavAne niSedha karI kahyuM ke-"dharmane nAza karanArI A vidyAnuM mAre prajana nathI." harijana kahe che-hAlamAM AsurI vidyAne ghaNo prabhAva dekhAya che. rAjA rAjezvare paNa tene AdhIna ja rahe che. zatruonA vinAzane mATe yuvatI vigerene vaza karavA mATe A melI vidyAno prayoga karAvAya che. jenI upara A melI vidyA mUkavAmAM Ave te vidyA mUla sahita tene nAza kare che. paMDita kahe che ke kAzImAM A melI vidyA sAdhanArA ghaNA loko joyA. te sarva mAMsa ane madhamAM Asakta ane unmArgagAmI thaIne aMte zArIrika ane mAnasika duHkhathI pIDAelA asamAdhi bhAvane pAmelA saMbhaLAya che. AthI A melI vidyA vaDe saryuM. A pramANe kahA pitAnA gAmamAM gaye. tyAra pachI te zAstra ciMtAmAM tatpara pitAnA dharmane viSe daDhatara tha. upadeza -lekane sAce mArga dekhADanAra A vidvAna brAhmaNanuM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI he bhavya jIva ! tame jema pitAnuM ane paranuM hita thAya tema udyama kare. tApasI vidyA grahaNa karavA upara vidvAna brASNinI 100 mI kathA samApta. -guja2 kathAmAMthI. Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSullakamuninI kathA 101 kArya karavAmAM kuzaLa paNa atyaMta pramAdIe peAtAnA kAyane sAdhI zakatA nathI. ahi' cAritrathI paDelA kSullakamuninuM dRSTAMta che. mahimaMDaNa nagaramAM jJAnAdi guNNAnA bhaDAra zrI dha ghoSasUrijI mahArAja aDhAra udyAnamAM padhAryAM che. te AcA bhagavaMtane niLa guNAvALA pAMcase munienA parivAra hatA. muniAthI parivarelA te devAthI IndranI jema zeAbhe che. paraMtu caMdranA jevA nirmaLa te gacchamAM, sAgaramAM vaDavAnalanI jema, daivanagaramAM rAhunI jema, paritApa karanAra bhayaMkara atyaMta duSTa budhdhivALA dharmazIla ane prazama guNathI rahita, sAdhuone asamAdhi karanAro ka nAme ziSya hatA. vAravAra munijanAne anucita kArya karatAM tene sAdhue karuNA vaDe madhura vacanethI A pramANe Thapako Ape che. he vatsa ! tuM zreSTha kulamAM meTA thayelA chuM, temaja sugurU bhagavaMte tane dIkSA ApelI che. ethI AvA prakAranA tane sAdhu dharmane anucita kAryaM karavuM ucita nathI ? A pramANe madhura vANIthI vAraNu karAyelA paNa jyAre duSTa AcaraNamAMthI aTakayA nahI tyAre kaza vANIthI teoe kahyuM ke-* he duSTa ! jo AvI duSTa pravRttie karIza to ame tane gacchamAMthI kADhI mUkIzu'' e pramANe tiraskAra karAyele rASa pAmelA te sAdhuone mAravAne mATe sa muni bhagavAnA pIvAnA pANImAM ugra viSa Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSullakamuninI kathA = 101 [ 201 nAkhe che. samaya thaye muni bhagavaMte pIvA mATe te pANI jeTalAmAM grahaNa kare che. teTalAmAM teonA guNethI khuza thayelI zAsana devIe kahyuM, ke-"he zramaNa ! A pANImAM tamArA duSTa ziSya rUdra viSa nAkhyuM che tethI A pANI pIze nahi. A sAMbhaLI teoe te duSTa ziSyanI sAthe sarva te pANI te ja samaye traNe prakAre mana, vacana ane kAyAthI tyAga karyo. have te muni bhagavaMtane mAravAnA pariNAmathI bAMdhelA, pracaMDa pApakarmavALo te te ja janmamAM atyaMta tIvra regathI bharelA dehavALo, jinezvara bhagavaMtanI dIkSAne tyAga karI ghaNA pApakarmathI bharelo bIjAnA gharomAM bhikSAvRttithI jIvate, lekethI "A dIkSAthI bhraSTa thayele adazanIya ane duSTa vartanavALe che ? e pramANe niMdA karato ArtadhyAnavALo, pagale pagale raudradhyAna dharatA. maraNa pAmI, sarva pRthvI gya pApakarmanA hetubhUta nArakIomAM ane atyaMta zudra adhama tiyacanI nIomAM darekamAM ekAMtare aMtara gatimAM bhamI bhamIne yathAkame dharmAdi sAte naraka pRthvIonAM utkRSTa AyuSya bAMdhI te te narakamAM utpanna thaye. tyAra pachI jaLacara-sthaLacara ane becaranI nImAM temaja beIndriya, Indriya temaja caurindriya jAtimAM vAraMvAra utpanna thayA. tyAMthI pANI, agni, vAyu ane pRthvIkAyamAM asaMkhyAta kALa utpanna thayela. temaja e pramANe vana spatikAyamAM paNa anaMtakALa bhame. tyAMthI bambara, mAtaMga, bhila, camAra, bebI vagere jAtiomAM duHkhathI jIvate Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sarva ThekANe ghaNIvAra rahyo. temAM kaI jagyAe zastrathI chedA. kaI jagyAe paththarathI zUrA. koI ThekANe regathI pIDA keI ThekANe vIjaLIthI baLA e pramANe kaI sthAne mAchImArathI haNA, dAhanI pIDAvALe agnithI ba, gADha baMdhanathI baMdhAye, garbhathI paDAya, zatruthI marA, yaMtrathI pIlA, zUlathI bheMkAye, pANImAM taNAyo, khADAmAM nakhAye, A pramANe mahAduHkhane sahana karatA mRtyune pAme. A pramANe ghaNA bhavanI paraMparA vaDe duHkhane sahana karatA kAme laghukarmavALo ane alpa kaSAyavALe thavAthI te cUrNapura nagaramAM vaizramaNa zeThanI vasubhadrA strInA udaramAM putrapaNe utpanna thaye ane guNAkara" evuM tenuM nAma karyuM. keme karI te dehathI ane buddhinA vistArathI vadhavA lAgyo. have eka vakhata keI tIrthakara bhagavaMta tyAM padhAryA. bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA mATe nagaranA leke ane te guNakara tyAM jaldI gayA. bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI teo bhUmi upara beThA. bhagavaMte hajAra saMzaya chedanArI mekSa sukha ApanArI, mithyAtva daSTi rUpI aMdhakArane haraNa karanArI, kalyANarUpI ratnathI pRthvI samAna dezanA ApI. ghaNA leke pratibaMdha pAmyA. temAM keTalAke cAritra dharma ne keTalAke mithyAtvane tyAga karI samyaktva grahaNa karyuM, vaLI te guNAkara samaya meLavI harSathI bharelA pulakita zarIravALe bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI pUche che he bhagavaMta! pUrvajanmamAM huM keNa hatA? te Apa kahe, mane A sAMbhaLavAmAM Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSullakamuninI kathA : 101 [ 203 moTuM kautuka che. ahiM jagadgurU tene upakArane lAbha joIne rUdra zuklakamuninA bhAvathI zarU karI samagra pUrva bhavana sarva vRtAMta kahyo. guNAkara te sAMbhaLI bhava bhramaNanA bhayathI duHkhI manavALe gADha pazcAttApa karato te kahe che- he bhagavaMta ! A pApanuM zuM prAyazcita Ave? bhagavaMte kahuM, he bhadra! sAdhuone viSe bahumAna, vaiyAvacca vagere zubha kRtye mUkIne bIjA keI prakAre zuddhi thaze nahi. tethI te ghera saMsArathI bhaya pAmelA teNe tIrthakara bhagavaMta pAse "haMmezA mAre pAMcaso sAdhuone vaMdana, vaiyAvacce vagere karavuM." e pramANe guNakare abhigraha grahaNa karyo. te abhigrahanuM sArI rIte pAlana kare che. je divase pAMcaso sAdhuo paripUrNa thatAM nathI te divase te bhajana karate nathI. A pramANe cha mAsa sudhI abhigrahanuM pAlana karI tapa vigerethI zeSita dehavALe marIne brahmadevalekamAM devapaNe utpanna thayo. tyAM avadhijJAnathI pUrvabhavanA vRttAMtane jANI vizeSe karI tIrthakara bhagavaMtanA sAdhuonA vaMdana, vaiyAvacca vagere kRtyamAM vartata, keme karI devabhavamAMthI cyavI, caMpApurImAM caMdra rAjAnA putrapaNe utpanna thayo. pUrvabhavamAM sAdhu bhagavaMte upara daDha anurAgathI A bhavamAM paNa buddhizALI te muni bhagavaMtane joI pUrvabhavanI jAtinuM smaraNa kare che ane AnaMda anubhave che. sAdhu upara prema dekhavAthI mAtA pitAe "priya sAdhue pramANe yathArtha tenuM nAma rAkhyuM, tyAM paNa sarva tapasvIjanenI vaiyAvacca vagere kAryo karavAmAM tatpara, vividha prakAranA Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo abhigraha dhAraNa karavAmAM eka manavALA, pramAda rahita aMte 'lekhanA karI mahAzukra devaleAkane viSe deva sukhane anubhavI yathA krame manuSya ane devabhAmAM divya sukha bhAgavI krame sarvArtha siddha vimAnamAM sarvotkRSTha sukha bhogavI ahiM manuSya bhava prApta karI cAritra grahaNa karI aticAra rahita ArAdhanA karavAmAM tatpara te mehu rahita thai krame ghAti-aghAti kano kSaya karI sura asurAthI pUjita thaI mekSa sukhane pAmyA. - upadeza :-- ahiMyA kSullakamuninI pramAdajanita bhavaduHkhAnI paraMparAne sAMbhaLI tame sArA sAdhuenI sevAmAM huMmezA tatpara thAe. pramAdanI aMdara Asakta kSullakamuninI 101-ekasA ekamI kathA samApta. -savega'ga zAlAmAMthI. Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dasAra muninI kathA 102 damasAra raSie prApta thatuM kevaLajJAna krodhathI, gumAvyuM paraMtu upazamabhAvathI te pharI pAchuM meLavyuM. A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM kayaMgalA nAmanI nagarI che. tyAM siMharatha nAme rAjA che. tene sunaMdA nAme paTarANI che. tenI kukSithI utpanna thayele damasAra nAme putra che. te bALapaNamAM bahotera kaLAmAM nipuNa ane mAtApitAnA hRdayane AnaMda ApanAra ati priya che. yuvAna avasthAmAM pitAe viziSTa rAjakanyAnI sAthe pANigrahaNa karAvI tene yuvarAja pade sthApana karyo. have te sukha pUrvaka kAla vitAve che. eka vakhata te nagaranA samIpanA pradezamAM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI padhAryA. e samavasaraNanI racanA karI. parSadA bhegI thaI. te vakhate siMha ratha rAjA paNa putra ane parivAra sahita mahAadhithI bhagavaMtane vaMdana mATe gayA. chatra cAmara vigere rAjyanA cinhone dUra mukI paramAtmAne traNa pradikSaNA karI parama bhaktithI vaMdana karI ucita sthAne beThA. bhagavaMte manuSya ane devenI parSadAmAM dharmadezanA ApI. parSadA pota potAnA sthAne gaI. tyAra pachI bhagavaMtane damasArakumAra namaskAra karI vinayathI kahe che- svAmi! Ape kahele sarva viratidharma mane game che, AthI huM ApanI pAse saMyama grahaNa karIza. Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe paraMtu mAtA-pitAne pUchIne AvuM chuM. te vakhate bhagavaMte kahyuM,--hai devAnupriya ! tamane jema sukha upaje tema kare, saMsArane viSe rAga na karazeA. tyAra pachI damasAra kumAra ghera AvIne mAtA pitAnI samakSa kahe che-hai mAtA-pitA ! Aje me' zrI vIra paramAtmAne vaMdana karyuM, temane kahelA dha mane runmyA che. have tamArI AjJA meLavI hu` sayama grahaNa karavAnI abhilASA karU chuM. tyAre mAtA-pitAe kahyuM--he putra! haju tu to khAlaka che, saMsAranA sukhe bhogavyA, nathI vaLI saMyama mArga tIkSNa khaDganI dhArA upara cAlavA sarakhA ati duSkara che ane sukumAla zarIravALA tamArA vaDe hAlamAM te mArgamAM cAlavuM azakaya che. tethI saMsAranA sukha bhogavI paripakava avasthA thayA pachI cAritra grahaNa karo. A pramANe sAMbhaLI kramasAre kahyuM ke-ha mAtA-pitA! tame sayamanI duSkaratA batAvI temAM sa Maha nathI paraMtu te duSkaratA kAyara leAkeA mATe che kahyuM che ke-tyAM sudhI merugiri uMcA lAge, samudra paNa tyAM sudhI dustara lAge ane tyAM sudhI kArya paNa kaThIna lAge che, ke jyAM sudhI dhIrapurUSo kA nA svIkAra karatA nathI. temaja saMtASa vinA sAra rahita saMsAranA sukhA pUrva bhavAmAM ana tIvAra bhAgaLyA. have tevA sukhe bhegavavAnI icchA nathI tethI tame jaldI saMyamanI AjJA Ape. tethI huM saMcama grahaNa karU A pramANe kramasAranA saMyama grahaNa karavAnA dRDha nizcaya jANI mAtA pitAe tenA dIkSA grahaNanA mahAtsava karyAM. te vakhate kramasArakumAre vadhatA pariNAmathI zrI Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ damasA muninI kathA : 102 [ 207 vIra paramAtmA pAse saMyama grahaNa karyuM. mAtA-pitA parivAra sahita pitAnA sthAne gayA. tyAra pachI damasAra munie be-traNa-cAra vagere upavAsathI vividha prakAranA tapanI ArAdhanA karatA eka vakhata vIra bhagavaMta pAse AvI A pramANe abhigraha grahaNa karyo--he bhagavana ! huM jIvana paryata mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa svIkAra karI saMyama mArgamAM vicarIza." bhagavaMte kahyuM -hi devAnupriya! tamane jema sukha upaje tema kare." tyAra pachI te muni ghaNA mahinAnA upavAsanI tapazcaryA karavA vaDe zarIranuM zoSaNa karI teo nADI ane hADakAM mAtranA dehavALA thayA. eka vakhata vIra bhagavaMta vihAra karatAM kame caMpAnagarImAM padhAryA che. damasAra muni paNa tyAM AvyA. eka vakhata mAsa kSamaNanA pAraNane divase pahelI pirasImAM svAdhyAya karI, bIjI pirasImAM dhama dhyAna dharatAM, temanA manamAM vicAra utpanna thaye-"Aje huM bhagavaMtane pUchuM, zuM huM bhavya chuM ke abhavya? carama zarIrI chuM ke acarama zarIrI? mane kevaLajJAna thaze ke nahi?" A pramANe vicAra karI te muni jyAM vIra bhagavaMta hatA tyAM AvI bhagavaMtane traNa pradakSiNA daI vaMdana karI sevA karavA lAgyA. te vakhate zramaNa bhagavaMta mahAvIre damasArane A pramANe kahyuM "he damasAra ! Aje dhyAna dharatAM tamArA hRdayamAM A pramANe vicAra utpanna thayo? ke-huM svAmine pUchuM ke huM bhavya chuM ke abhavya vagere, Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo A pramANe satya che ? damasara munie kahyuM-e pramANe ja che. tyAra pachI bhagavaMte kahyuM ke he dama sAra! tuM bhavya che, abhavya nathI. vaLI carama zarIrI che ane tene kevaLajJAna A praharanA madhya bhAgamAM thAya evuM che, paraMtu kapAyanA udayathI temAM vilaMba thaze. damasAra munie kahyuM ke he bhagavaMta! huM kaSAyane tyAga karIza. tyAra pachI te trIjI pirisimAM te muni, bhagavaMtanI AjJA laIne mAsakSamaNane pAraNe bhikSA mATe sADAtraNa hAthe pramANe bhUmimAM daSTi rAkhI IriyAvahiyA vaDe javAnI bhUmine barAbara jotA jyAM caMpAnagarI che tyAM AvyA. te vakhate mAthA upara sUrya ugra tape che. paganI nIce grISma RtunA tApathI tapelI retI agninI jema prajavaLe che, tenI pIDAthI vyAkula thayelA munie nagaranA daravAje ubhA rahI vicAra karyo kehAlamAM ghAma ane tApa dusaha che, je koIpaNa ahiMyA nagaramAM rahenAra mANasa maLe te tene najIkanA mArga pUchuM. te vakhate koI mithyAdaSTi ajJAnI manuSya kAMIpaNa kArya karavA mATe jate tyAM AvyuM, paNa te sanmukha maLelA maMgalabhUta evA sAdhune joI "mane apazukana thayuM" e pramANe vicAra karate nagaranA dvAre ubhe. te vakhate muni bhagavaMte midaSTine pUchayuM, he bhadra! A nagaramAM kayA mArga vaDe najIkamAM gharo Ave che? teNe vicAryuM ke A muni nagaranuM svarUpa jANatA nathI. tethI huM tene mahAduHkhamAM pADuM. jethI mane azubha zukananuM phaLa thAya nahi. A pramANe vicAra karI teNe kahyuM- he muni! A Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ damasAra muninI kathA : 102 [ 209 mAge tame jAva jethI gRhasthanA ghare jaldI najIka Avaze. tethI sarava svabhAvI te sAdhu tene batAvela mAge ja cAlyAM. paraMtu te mArga ati viSama kumArga sarakho hovAthI te mArgamAM eka pagaluM paNa cAlavAne zaktimAna thayA nahi. temaja badhA gharanA pAchalA bhAgo ja daSTi mArgamAM Ave che. koI paNa mANasa sAme maLatuM nathI, tethI A kharAba mAga joI kedha rUpI agnithI prajavalita thayelA te sAdhue vicAra karyo-ahe! A nagaranA loke duSTa che, jethI pApI evA Ane projana vinA ja mane AvA duHkhamAM nAkhe. AvA duSTa prANIo zikSA karavA gya che. kahyuM che ke kemalane viSe kemala thavuM ane karkazane viSe karkaza thavuM. jema bhamare lAkaDAne kApe che che paraMtu kula kemaLa hovAthI tene duHkha ApatA nathI, tethI huM paNa A duSTa lekene duHkhamAM pADuM. A pramANe vicAra karI kadhathI bharela te sAdhue kaI chAyAvALA pradezamAM ubhA rahI, "uDDANa mRta" gaNavAne prAraMbha karyo. te sUtranI aMdara uga utpanna karanArA sUtre che. je stranA prabhAvathI gAma nagara athavA deza suvAsita (sArI rIte rahelo hoya te paNa te ujjaDa thAya che. have te muni bhagavaMta kodhathI jema jema sUtra gaNavA lAgyA tema tema nagaramAM acAnaka duzmananA AkramaNanI vAta pragaTa thavAthI sarva nagaranA leke bhayabhIta thayA ane zekathI vyAkula banI sarva pitAnuM dhana dhAnya vagere tyAga karI phakata pitAne jIva laIne ja cAre dizAmAM nAsI Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo gayA. rAjA paNa rAjyane cheDI nAsI gayA ane sa nagara zUnya thayuM. te vakhate nagaranA leAkAnuM paDavu, rokAvuM, nAsI javuM ItyAdi kriyAethI utpanna thayelA judA judA duHkhAthI du:khI thayelA nagaranA leAkeAne joi kepa rahita banI sAdhue vicAra karyAM. are meM zA mATe A karyuM kAraNa vinA ja A sa leAkeAne meM duHkhI karyAM, paraMtu sajJa bhagavaMtanuM vacana kevI rIte anyathA thAya ? tethI bhagavate pahelA je kahyuM hatuM te ja thayuM. meM phugaTa ja krodha karI kevaLajJAna gumAvyuM. tyAra pachI A pramANe pazcAttApa karatAM ati karUNArasathI bharelA te sAdhue sa lokone sthira karavA mATe 'samuDDAna' zruta gaNavAnA prAraMbha karyAM, tenI aMdara ghaNA ja AnaMda janaka sUtrA che, jenA prabhAvathI ujjaDa thayelA gAma vagere paNa tarata ja suvasita thAya che. have jema jema sUtro gaNavA lAgyA tema tema prasanna thayelA sarva leAkeA nagaranI aMdara AvyA, rAjA paNa ha sahita potAnA sthAne Avyo. badhe bhayanI vArtA paNa dUra thaI, sarva leAkeA svastha thayA. tyAra pachI tapathI zoSita zarIravALA parama upazama rasamAM magma kramasAra RSi tyAMthI A uAra graDuNa karyo vinA pAchA vaLI vinaya sahita bhagavata pAse AvyA. te vakhate bhagavaMte kahyuM,- huM kramasAra ! Aje caMpAnagarImAM bhikSA mATe jatAM tane mithyAdraSTinA vacanathI krodha utpanna thayA vagere jaNAvI kApa zAMta thayA pachI ahiM AvyA. A vAta sAcI che? teNe kahyuM-te pramANe ja che' vaLI vIra bhaga > Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ damasAra muninI kathA : 102 [ 211 vaMte kahyuM-ke he damasAra! amArA samudAyamAM keI sAdhu ke sAvI kaSAya kare che te pitAne saMsAra vadhAre che. ane je upazama pAme che tene saMsAra alpa thAya che. A pramANe vacana sAMbhaLI damasAra muni kahe che ke- he bhagavaMta! mane upazamanA sAravALuM prAyazcita Ape. te vakhate bhagavaMte tapazcaryA karavA rUpa prAyazcita ApyuM. tyAra pachI damasAra muni saMyama ane tapathI pitAnA AtmaramaNatAmAM ramatAM vicare che. te vakhate pramAda janita deSanI niMdA karatA, gaha karatA zubha dhyAnathI te damasAra munine sAtame divase kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. devee temane mahimA karyo tyAra pachI damasara muni ghaNA lekene pratibaMdha karI bAra varSa sudhI kevalI paryAya pAlana karI aMte saMlekhanA karI siddhi padane pAmyA. upadeza - parama upazama guNathI bhUSita damasAra muninuM badha karanAruM daSTAMta sAMbhaLI he bhavya ja! tame paNa haMmezA upazama bhAvane dharanArA thAo. upazama guNa upara damasAra muninI 102 eka bemI kathA samApta. -Atma prabodhamAMthI, Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. je vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA 103 kodha caMDAlanA je che tethI sukhanA abhilASI keIe paNa krodha kara na joIe. ahiM vidvAna brAhmaNanI sthA che. vArANasI nagarImAM gaMgA nadIne kAMThe rAjAne mAnanIya eka mahA vidvAna paMDita haMmezA snAna mATe Ave che. tyAM eka vakhata caMDAlanI strI paNa nAna mATe AvIne samIpamAM rahI snAna karI pitAnA ISTadevanI pratimAne paNa jaLa vaDe abhiSeka ane pUjA kare che. A joI rAjapaMDitanuM mukha malina thayuM. "ahiM mAre zuM karavuM? e pramANe atyaMta vyAkula che. A pramANe te caMDAlanI strI haMmezA tyAM Ave che. eka vakhata sahana nahi karate rAjapaMDita reSa sahita caMDAlanI strIne kahe che he mukha! tuM pANIne apavitra kare che? tArI deha chAyA paNa pANImAM paDe che, tethI A gaMgAjaLa zuddha hovA chatAM paNa malina thAya che. te yuvati kahe che-huM te tamArAthI nIcenA pradezamAM rahI snAna karUM chuM, mAruM pANI tamArA tarapha AvatuM nathI ane pANInA chAMTA paNa na lAge tema huM dUra rahelI chuM. A pramANe kare chate paNa je tamane aMtarAya thatuM hoya te huM vilaMbathI AvIza. A pramANe AvA prakAranA namra vacanathI paNa ati kedha karate te paMDita asabhya vacana vaDe tene vAraMvAra tiraskAra kare che. jyAre vAraMvAra paMDitanA asabhya vacane sAMbhaLI sahana Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA : 103 [ 213 nahi karatI te caMDAla yuvati jaldI uThI paMDitane bheTI paDe che. te vakhate tyAM ghaNuM leko bhegA thayA ane mATe kelAhala thayo. leke cAMDAlanI yuvatine pUche che te AvuM kema karyuM ? teNI kahe che ke-brAhmaNane pUche, jyAre mANasa kodha kare che tyAre te cAMDAla sarakho thAya che, A brAhmaNamAM ke ghaNe vakhata rahyo paraMtu bahAra na nIkaLyo, tethI cAMDAla banelA A brAhmaNane AliMgana ApI vadhAvuM chuM ethI bIjuM huM zuM karuM? A vAta AkhI nagarImAM prasarI gaI. te paMDite pharI paNa snAna karyuM ane khinna hRdaye ghera gayo. te vakhate jANyuM ke mArI strIe paNa A samAcAra jANyA haze ke Aje caMDAlanI yuvatIe mArA svAmine AliMgana karyuM che. AthI te brAhmaNa ati lajajAvALo thayo. Ane pratikAra paNa te kevI rIte kare? paraMtu paMDitanI strI brAhmaNue tene kSobha dUra karavA mATe kahyuM, tame ciMtA na kare, huM te caMDAla yuvatinI khabara laI nAkhIza. tyAra pachI te caMDAlanI strI A ja zerImAM sAvaraNa ane TepalA vecavA mATe Ave che. tyAre vidvAna brAhmaNanI strI jematema belI tene kedha karAve che. paraMtu teNI hasIne kahe che. ApaNe baMnenI eka jAti thaI tethI tamAre pANI chAMTayA vinA A vastuone vAparavI. A vAta kAme karIne vadhatI rAjA pAse pahoMcI, pahelA te A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjA hase che ane pachI pitAne subhaTone Adeza Ape che ke A bane strIo jyAM AgaLa je sthitimAM hoya tyAMthI te Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo banne strIone ahiM lAveA. A avasare cAMDAlanI yuvatI gaMgA nadImAM snAna karI potAnA iSTadevanI pratimA caMda nathI pUje che. pavitra dehuvALI, prasanna mukhavALI te caMDAla yuvatine rAjAnA subhaTA rAjAnA Adeza saMbhaLAve che. teNI te sAMbhaLI kaleza karyAM vinA ane vila`ba vinA jaldI teNI potAnA iSTadevanI pUjA karelI pratimAne grahaNa karI subhaTo sAthe cAlavA lAgI. tyAra pachI te subhaTA rAjapa'DitanA ghera AvyA. tyAM vidvAna brAhmaNanI patnI potAnA bALakanI viSnA khapparamAM grahaNa karIne nAkhavA mATe gherathI bahAra nIkaLI, te vakhate te subhaTa te brAhmaNIne rAjAnA Adeza sa MbhaLAve che. te snAna karyAM vinA milana zarIravALI, dIna mukhavALI jema tema subhaTane khele che. te subhaTA teNInA vacana nahi sAMbhaLatAM khappara sahita tevA prakAranI teNIne laine rAjanI sabhAmAM AvyA. te vakhate rAjA pUjananI sAmagrI sahita te cAMDAla yuvatane brAhmaNI mAnI praNAma kare che, satkAra ane sanmAnapUrvaka besavA mATe Asana Ape che ane brAhmaNIne ca'DAlanI srI mAnI dhikkAre che ane kahe che ke-are pUjana ane vadanamAM tatpara A brAhmaNInI pAchaLa paDI kema duHkha Ape che? enA svAmine paNa kema pIDe che, hu' tane zikSA karIza. jema vepArInA trAjavAmAM e pallA haiAya che, eka pallAmAM mApAM mUke che ane khIjAmAM vecavAnI vastu mUke che. pallAne sarakhA karavA vepArI sAvadhAna manavALA hAya che. ahiM rAjAe pallAne viparita karyAM. AvA prakAranuM Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAna brAhmaNanI kathA 103 [ 115 svarUpa joi sabhAmAM beThelA paDita ati lajjA pAmele rAjAne mukha paNa patAvavA asama thayA, bhaya pAmate kaSTathI rAjAnI pAse jaI kAnamAM kahe che ke-A caMDAlanI yuvatI nathI, paraMtu mArI dharma patnI brAhmaNI che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA ati hu pAmyA. ucca svare hasIne kahe che- are paMDita ! mAre nyAya paNa karavA nathI, daMDa paNa ApavA nathI, mArU kA Aje pratyakSa deve ja karUM che. jenu' jevA prakAranuM mUla svarUpa che, tenu' te svarUpa pragaTa karI batAvyu che. ahiM tamAre edha grahaNa karavA joie. A sAMbhaLI sabhAmAM potAnI laghutA joi te vidvAna brAhmaNa tyArathI mAMDIne krodhanA tyAga karI zAMta svabhAvavALA thayA. upadeza : potAnA guNeAnI hAnI karanAra kedhanuM ahiM` kahu phaLa jANI huM bhavya jIve ! tame paNa huMmezA upazama guNane dharanArA thAe. kaMdhanA kaDavA phaLa upara vidvAna brAhmaNanI 103 mI kathA samApta. --akhaMDa AnaMdamAMthI. ' Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ha - tulasI zrAvikAnI kathA - 104 je gurunA hRdayamAM hamezA vase che te puruSa atyaMta dhanya jANu. ahiM samyagdazananA prabhAvavALuM bhulasA zrAvikAnuM dRSTAMta che. A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM magadha dezamAM rAjagRha nAmanuM nagara che. temAM prasenajita rAjA rAjya kare che. te rAjAnI sevAmAM tatpara nAga nAmane sArathI che. tene pativratApaNuM vagere zreSTha guNothI alaMkRta. zreSTha jina dharmamAM anurAgavALI sulasA nAmanI patnI che. eka vakhata nAgasArathI keIkanA gharamAM koIpaNa gRhasthane ghaNA pramodathI pitAnA khoLAmAM putrane lAlana karatA ramADatA joIne pitAne putra nahi hovAthI duHkhI thayele te hathelI upara meTuM rAkhI vicAra karavA lAge. "ahe! maMdabhAgI chuM, je kAraNathI cittane AnaMda ApanAra mane eka paNa putra nathI, A puruSa dhanya che, kAraNa ke Ane hRdayane AnaMda ApanAra ghaNA ja putra che. A pramANe ciMtArUpI sAgaramAM magna thayelA pitAnA svAmIne joIne atyaMta namra evI sulasA madhura vacanathI kahe che-"he svAmI! Aje ApanA cittamAM kaI ciMtA pragaTa thayelI che?" te kahe che ke- he priye ! bIjI kaI ciMtA nathI paraMtu eka putranA bhAvanI ciMtA che te ja mane atyaMta pIDe che. te sAMbhaLI sulasAe kahyuM ke he svAmi ! ciMtA na kare, putranI prApti mATe sukhethI bIjI kanyA sAthe pANigrahaNa Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrA sulasA zrAvikAnI kathA 104 [ 217 karo te vakhate nAgasArathI kahe che-"he prANapriye ! A janmamAM tuM ja mArI priyA che, tene choDI bIjI kaI strIne huM manathI paNa IcchatuM nathI, tArI kukSIthI utpanna thayelA putraratnane huM IcchuM chuM, tethI he priye ! koIdevanI ArAdhanA karI putranI mAMgaNI karI sulasAe kahyuM- he nAtha ! vAMchita arthanI siddhi mATe bIjA devanA samudAyane mana-vacana ane kAyAthI jIvitanA nAzanA prasaMge ArAdhIza nahi, paraMtu sarva siddhine ApanAra zreSTha arihaMtanI ArAdhanA karIza, vaLI AyaMbila vagere tapazcaryA sahita dharma kAryo vizeSe karIne karIza. A pramANe priya vacanethI svAmIne saMteSa karIne te satI strI traNa vakhata jinezvara bhagavaMtane pUje che ane bIjA dharma kAryo paNa vizeSa karIne kare che. A pramANe karatAM keTaleka sAmaya gayA pachI IndranI sabhAmAM sulatAnA dharma kAryonI prazaMsA thaI. "A sulasA kadI paNa nigraMtha bhagavaMtanA pravacanathI calita thAya tema nathI te vakhate eka deve tenI parIkSA karavA pRthvI upara AvI sAdhu veSa dhAraNa karI sulatAnA gharamAM praveza karyo. te pitAnA gharamAM AvelA munine joI arihaMta bhagavaMtanI pUjA karatI paNa uThIne bhaktithI muninA caraNakamaLamAM namaskAra karI pitAne ghera AvavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. muni bhagavaMte kahyuM, ke-glAna sAdhune rega dUra karavA mATe lakSapAka telanuM prajana che, tene mATe huM ahiM AvyuM chuM. te sAMbhaLI ati saMtuSTa hRdayavALI eraDAmAM praveza karI lakSapAka mahA Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo telanA kuMbhane jeTalAmAM upADe che teTalAmAM divya prabhAvathI te kuMbha bhAMgI gaye, chatAM paNa manamAM alpa paNa udvega nahI karatI te satI strI pharI bIje kuMbha jeTalAmAM upaDavA lAgI teTalAmAM te paNa bhAMgI gaye, A pramANe divya prabhAvathI traNa ghaDA bhAMgyA. te paNa teNIe hRdayamAM kheda dhAraNa na karyo. paraMtu phakta A pramANe teNue kahyuM, aho! maMda bhAgyavALI chuM, je kAraNathI mAruM A tela plAna sAdhu mahatmAnI bhakita mATe na thayuM tethI te deva teNIne daDha ane nizcala bhAva joI vismaya sahita pitAnuM divya svarUpe pragaTa karIne kahe che ke-hekalyANa karanArI strI InDe pitAnI sabhAmAM tArI dharmazraddhAnI prazaMsA karI, tethI tArI parIkSA karavA huM ahiM Avyo chuM. vaLI ahiM Indra karelI prazaMsAthI paNa adhika dharmamAM sthiratA joI huM prasanna thaye chuM. tethI mArI pAsethI kaMI paNa icchita vastu mAga. te vakhate sulasAe paNa madhura vANIthI te devane kahyuM, he deva ! je tame khuza thayA che te putranI prAptine Icchita varadAna mane Apo. tethI te deva paNa teNane batrIsa guTikAo ApIne kahyuM, ke-tamAre A guTikAo kamathI bhakSaNa karavI. tenAthI tene ghaNuM suMdara batrIza putra thaze, pachI paNa mAre egya kArya hoya te tamAre pharI paNa mAruM smaraNa karavuM. A pramANe kahI deva svargamAM gayo. have sulasAe vicAra karyo ke-"A guTikAone kamathI bhakSaNa karavAthI ATalA batrIza bALaka thaze. ghaNA Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA zrAvikAnI kathA : 104 | [ 219 evA teonA maLa-mUtra vagere azuddhi keNa sApha karaze? te kAraNathI A sarva guTikAo badhI bhegI karI bhakSaNa karUM. jethI batrIsa lakSaNavALe eka ja putra thAya, A pramANe vicAra karI teNIe te ja vakhate badhI guTikAnuM bhakSaNa karyuM, paraMtu daiva yoge teNInI kukSimAM eka ja kALe batrIza garbha utpanna thayA. tethI te garbhane mahAbhAra upADavA asamartha te sulasAe kAusaga karI te devane yAda karyA. te vakhate te deve smaraNa mAtrathI jaldI tyAM AvI, A pramANe kahyuM,"zA mATe teM mane yAda karyo? te sulasAe pitAne sarva vRttAMta kahyo. tyAra pachI deve kahyuM, "he bhadra! te sAruM na karyuM, paNa have tamane amegha zakita dhAraNa karanArA batrIza putre thaze. paraMtu te batrIze putra samAna AyuSyavALA hovAthI sAthe ja maraNa pAmaze. vaLI tene je garbhanI pIDA thaze te pIDAne huM dUra karIza. tamAre kheda kare nahIM A pramANe kahI tenI pIDAne dUra karI te deva pitAne sthAne gaye. A bAju sulasA paNa svastha dehavALI thayelI sukhathI garbhane dhAraNa karatI, pUrNa samaye batrIsa lakSaNathI yukata batrIsa putrane janma Apyo. nAga sArathIe paNa meTA ADaMbarapUrvaka tene janma mahotsava karyo. teo kame karI vadhatA yuvAvasthAne pAmyA. te vakhate zreNika rAjAne jIvitanI jema haMmezA te sarva pAse rahenArA sevaka thayA. eka vakhata zreNika rAjA pUrve ApelA saMketa pramANe ceTaka rAjAnI putrI suSThAne gupta rIte lAvavA mATe Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe vezAlI nagarImAM nIce suraMga karAvI. nAgasArathInA maMtrIza putrAne rathamAM besADI teenI sAthe suraMganA mArga vaDe vezAlImAM praveza karyo. sujyeSThA paNa tyAM pUrva dekhelA citranA anumAnathI magadhezvara zreNika rAjAne oLakhI, potAnI atipriya celaNA nAmanI laghu mhenane sarva vRttAMta kahI tene viyeAga sahana nahi karavAthI pahelA ja tene rathamAM besADI pote peAtAnA ratnAnA AbharaNanA karaMDiyo lAvavA mATe jeTalAmAM gharamAM gaI, teTalAmAM sulasAnA putroe rAjAne kahyuM, huM svAmI ! A zatrunA gharamAM lAkhe| samaya rahevu yogya nathI ' tethI tenAthI prerita thayele zreNika rAjA celaNAne ja grahaNa karI jaldI pAchA vaLyA. ahiM sujyeSDA paNa potAnA AbharaNano karaDiyA grahaNa karI jeTalAmAM tyAM AvI teTalAmAM zreNika rAjAne joyA nahiM. tethI te vakhate apUrNa manerathavALI mhenanA vicAgathI du:khI thayelI ucca svarathI. 'hA ! celaNA haraNu karAya che.'e pramANe pAkAra karyo te sAMbhaLI krodhathI vyAkuLa thayelA ceTakarAjA pAte ja jeTalAmAM zastrAdika vaDe taiyAra thAya che. teTalAmAM pAse rahelA baigika nAmanA subhaTa rAjane rokI pote ja kanyAne lAvavA mATe cAlyA. te subhaTa taiyAra thai, tyAM jai suraMgamAMthI nIkaLatAM sulasAnA sa` putronA samakAle eka ja khANuthI badhAnA vadha karyAM. tyAra pachI suraMganA sAMkaDApaNAne lIdhe jeTalAmAM khatrIza rathA dUra kare che. teTalAmAM zreNika rAjA ghaNA mAnuM ullaMghana karI gayA, tethI aura Mgika subhaTa pU Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA zrAvikAnI kathAH 104 [ 221 ane apUrNa ema adhurA marathavALe tyAMthI te pAcho pharI, caTaka rAjAne badhuM vRttAMta nivedana karI potAne ghera gaye. zreNika rAjha zIdhra rAjagRhamAM AvI ati snehathI cilaNa sAthe gaMdharva vivAhathI lagna karyA, tyAra pachI nAgasArathI ane sulasA ane rAjAnA mukhathI putranA maraNane vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne putranA maraNanA duHkhathI duHkhI thayelA atyaMta vilApa kare che. te vakhate zekasAgaramAM belA teone bodha karavA mATe abhayakumAra sahita zreNika rAjA tyAM AvI A pramANe kahevA lAgyA. are tame vivekavALA che. tamAre A zeka karavo ucita nathI kAraNa ke A saMsAramAM je kAMI paNa bhAva dekhAya che. te sarve nAza pAmavAnA svabhAvavALA che. mRtyu te sarvene sAdhAraNa rIte AvavAnuM hovAthI tamAre zekane tyAga karI sarva dharmanA sArabhUta dhIratAne dhAraNa karavI joIe, A pramANe vairAgyavAna vacanothI banne jaNAne pratibaMdha karI abhayakumAra maMtrI sAthe rAjA pitAnA mahelamAM AvyuM. tyAra pachI te daMpati paNa A sarve pUrve karelA pApa karmone vipAka che ema mAnI zekane tyAga karI vizeSe karI dhamakAryamAM udyamazIla thayA. have eka vakhata caMpApurImAM zrI vIrajinezvara padhAryA. parSada bhegI thaI. bhagavaMte dezanA prAraMbha karyo. te vakhate zrI vIra bhagavaMtane zreSTha zrAvaka daMDa, chatra, bhagavA vastrane dhAraNa karanAra je aMbaDa nAme parivrAjaka yegI have te tyAM AvI bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI gya sthAne besI Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 ] : prAkRta vijJAna kathAo dharmadezanA sAMbhaLe che. te vakhate dezanAne aMte aMbaDa zrAvaka bhaktithI bhagavaMtane namaskAra karI kahyuM, ke-he nAtha ! hAlamAM mAre rAjagRhI nagarImAM javAnI IcchA che. te vakhate bhagavaMte kahyuM, "he devAnupriya ! tyAM gayelA tamAre nAgasArathInI priyA sulasA zrAvikAne amAro dharmalAbha Apa. te vakhate te aMbaDa zrAvaka bhagavaMtanA vacanane svIkAra karI AkAzamArge rAjagRha nagaramAM gaye. pahelA te sulatAnA gharanA dvAre kSaNamAtra ubhuM rahI A pramANe vicAra karavA lAge, jene trilekanAthe dharmalAbha kahevaDAvyA te sulasA kevA prakAranI daDhadhamI haze? huM enI parIkSA karUM? A pramANe vicAra karI vaikiya labdhithI jaldI bIjuM rUpa karI teNInA gharamAM praveza karI sulasA pAse bhIkSA mAgavA lAge. paNa te "supAtra vinA bIjA keIne dharma buddhithI AhAra vagere ApavA nahi A pramANe pite pUrve karelI pratijJAne smaraNa karatI. mAgatA evA tene pitAnA hAtha vaDe bhikSA ApI nahi. tyAra pachI te teNInA gharamAMthI nIkaLI nagaranI bahAra pUrva dizAmAM "cAra hAthavALA, joI ane akSamAlAthI zAbhita, haMsa vAhanavALA ane sarasvatI sahita kamalanA Asana upara beThelA, lAlavarNavALA AvA prakAranuM sAkSAt brahmAnuM rUpa dhAraNa karI cAre mukhothI veda vANIne pragaTa karatA tyAM rahyA. te vakhate ahe Aja nagaranI bahAra pUrva dizAmAM sAkSAt brahmA AvyA che, A pramANe lekene mukhathI samAcAra sAMbhaLI nagaranA keTalAye loke tenI bhaktithI keTalAka kautuka jevA Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA zrAvikAnI kathA : 104 [ 223 C 6 mATe ema ghaNA loka tyAM AvyA. paraMtu samyaktvamAM ati nizcala cittavALI sulasA potAnA vratanA rakSaNa mATe brahmA AvyAnI vAta sAMbhaLyA chatAM paNa te vAtA na sAMbhaLatI hAya tema gaNI tyAM na gaI. tethI tyAM sulasAne nahiM AvelI mAnI aMkhaDa zrAvaka mIje divase dakSiNa dizAmAM garUDa AsanavALA, pILA vastravALA, temaja zakha, cakra, gadA ane sAraMga dhanuSyane dhAraNa karanArA lakSmI ane geApIe vagere sAthe vividha bhAgeAnI lIlAne karatA viSNunuM rUpa karI nagaranI bahAra rahyA. te paNa mithyAdRSTinA saMsargathI bhaya pAmatI sulasA tyAM gai nahI. have te trIje divase pazcima dizAmAM vAghanA cAmaDAnA Asana upara beThelA, vRSabha vAhanavALA, traNa netravALA, mastaka upara caMdra dhAraNa karanArA temaja vahetI gaMgA nadrIthI ze|bhatI jaTAne dhAraNa karanArA, hAthInA cAmaDAnA vastravALA, rAkhathI bharelA dehavALA, eka hAthamAM zUla ane bIjA hAthamAM khapparane dhAraNa karanArA, hRdaya upara khoparInI mAlAvALA pAtIthI zAlatA a dehavALA, sAkSAt mahezvaranu rUpa dhAraNa karI ' vizvanA sakala jIvAne utpanna karavAnI mArI zakti che, mArAthI bIjo kAI jagadIzvara nathI. A pramANe nagaranA leAkeAnI pAse khelatA nagaranI bahAra rahyA. te vakhate leAkeAnA mukhamAMthI izvaranA AgamananI vAta sAMbhaLI, vizudhdha dharmamAM anurakta sulasAe tenA darzananI manathI paNa icchA na karI. tyAra pachI ceAthe divase uttara dizAmAM adbhuta raNu " Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sahita cAra mukhavALuM samavasaraNa karI ATha mahA pratihArya vaDe zebhatA" sAkSAt jinezvara bhagavaMtanuM rUpa karI tyAM rahyo. tyAM paNa sulasA vinA ghaNA leke tenA vaMdanane mATe gayA ane teone dharmopadeza saMbhaLAvyuM. have A avasare paNa A sulasAne nahi AvelI jANI abaDe tene calita karavA tenA gharamAM eka purUSane meka. te purUSa paNa tyAM jaI teNIne kahe che-hesulaze ! tane atipriya evA zrImAna arihaMta tIrthakara bhagavaMta vanamAM padhAryA che, tene namaskAra karavA tuM kema jatI nathI ? tyAre teNIe kahyuM, ke--mahAbhAga ! A pRthvItala upara hamaNA zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMtane cheDI, bIjA koI tIrthakara nathI. zrI vIra bhagavaMtane bIjA ja dezamAM vihAra sAMbhaLavAthI hamaNAM ahIM AvavAne saMbhava kyAMthI hoya ? A sAMbhaLI teNe pharI kahyuM, ke-"he bheLI ! A paccIsamA tIrthakara hamaNA utpanna thayA che. A kAraNathI tuM pite tyAM jaI kema vaMdana karatI nathI? teNIe kahyuM, ke-"he bhadra! bharatakSetramAM paccIsamA tIrthakara kyAre paNa saMbhavatA nathI. te kAraNathI keIpaNa A mAyAvI purUSa AvA kapaTanA prakArathI lekene Thage che. te vakhate pharI teNe kahyuM ke bhadra! je tame kahyuM, te satya che. paraMtu A pramANe karavAmAM ahI zAsananI prabhAvanA thatI hoya te ahIM kaye deSa? teNIe kahyuM, ke AvI vAta kahevAthI tuM bheLe dekhAya che. paNa jJAna daSTithI tuM vicAra kara. azubha vyavahArathI kaMI zAsananI unnati thAya? paraMtu ulaTuM lokamAM hAMsI thavAthI niMdA Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA zrAvikAnI kathA : 104 [ 225 thAya che. pachI te purUSe uDI pAcho jaI aMbaDanI AgaLa sarva vRtAMta kahyo. tyAra pachI aMbaDa paNa sulatAne dharmamAM sthira jANI "aho kharekhara je vIra bhagavaMte sabhA samakSa pite dharmalAbha Ape te yukta che, kAraNa ke-AvI rIte mArA vaDe calita karAyelI paNa A sulasA zrAvikA manathI paNa calita thaI nahi. A pramANe vicAra karI pitAnI mAyAjALane saMharI potAnA muLa rUpathI sulasAnA gharamAM praveza karyo. tyAM tene AvatA joI sulasA paNa sAdharmika bhaktinA rAgathI jaldI uThI tenI sanmukha jaI, he traNa jagatanA gurU evA zrI vIra bhagavaMtanA upAsaka! tamAruM svAgata thAva." A pramANe kahevA pUrvaka tenA paganuM prakSAlana karAvIne potAnA ghara derAsaranA zaityamAM devavaMdana karAvyA. A pramANe sanmAna karAyela aMbaDa paNa vidhipUrvaka caityavaMdana karI teNune kahyuM, ke-"mahAsatI ! A bharatakSetramAM tuM eka puNyavatI che. jethI tamane zrI mahAvIra svAmIe pite ja mArA mukhathI dharmalAbha kahevaDAvyA che." A sAMbhaLI teNI atizaya AnaMdavALI, bhagavaMtanI vihAranI dizAmAM sanmukha thaI, mastake aMjalI karI zrI vIra bhagavaMtane hRdayamAM sthApana karI prazasta vANIthI stuti karI. tyAra pachI aMbaDe vizeSe karI tene abhiprAya jANavA mATe A pramANe pharIthI tene kahyuM - ahiM AvyA pachI lekanAM mukhathI A nagarImAM brahmA Adi devatAonA AgamananI vArtA meM sAMbhaLI, te tyAM teonA darzana mATe tame zuM gayA ke nahi? te vakhate teNIe kahyuM, ke-hi dharmajJa! jeo zrI jinezvara bhagavaMtanA Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo zAsanamAM anurakta che, te purUSa sakala rAga ane dveSarUpI zatruone jItanAra, sarva bhavya jInA upakAramAM tatpara, sarvajJa ane badhA atizayothI yukta pitAnA tejathI sUryane paNa jItanAra, devAdhideva evA zrI mahAvIra svAmIne cheDI, bIjA jeo rAga dveSa ane ajJAnathI parAbhava pAmelA ethI ja haMmezA strI sevAmAM Asakta zatrune vadha, baMdhana Adi kriyAmAM tatpara, Atmadharmane nahi jANanAra, AgiyA jIvaDA jevA brahmA vigere deve che teone jevA keNa utsAha kare ? jema keI purUSe paramaAnaMda janaka amRtanuM pAna karyuM che tene lavaNa samudranA pANInI IcchA kevI rIte thAya? vaLI jeNe aneka prakAranA maNa-ratana vigerene vyApAra karyo che te purUSa kAcanA kakaDAne vyApAra karavAne kevI rIte icchA kare ? ethI tuM jinezvara bhagavaMte kahelA bhAve jANatA chatAM, zrI vIra paramAtmAnA upadezelA dharmamAM Asakta evA tame mane Ama kema pUche che? have aMbaDa zrAvaka jinadharmamAM ati daDhatAvALI sulasI zrAvikAnA vacana sAMbhaLI tenI ati prazaMsA karI pite ja karelA brahmA vagere rUpane vistAra tenI samakSa nivedana karI micchAmi dukkaDaM ApI ISTa sthAne gayA. te aMbaDa zrAvakane zIvara paramAtmA pAsethI bAra vratane grahaNa karelA sAta ziSya hatA. teo eka vakhata kaMpila nagarathI purimatAla nagaramAM jatA. tRSAthI vyAkuLa thayelA mArgamAM gaMgA mahAnadInA kinAre gayA. tyAM pANI ApanAra anya koI mANasane nahi jotA ane pite trIjA Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA zrAvikAnI kathA : 104 [ 227 adattAdAna viramaNa vrata"mAgyA vinA vastu grahaNa na karavI-evA vratane grahaNa karavAvALA teo paraspara A pramANe kahe che- he devAnupriyA ! ApaNA sAtamAMthI keIpaNa eka jaNa pitAnA vatano bhaMga karI, je pANI pIvaDAve te bAkI badhAnA vatanuM rakSaNa thAya. paraMtu potapotAnA vratanA bhAganA bhayathI keIe paNa tenA vacanane svIkAra karyo nahi ane badhA tyAM anazana grahaNa karI hadayamAM zrI vIra paramAtmAnuM dhyAna dharatA pitAnA aMbaDa nAmanA guru bhagavaMtane namaskAra karatA, samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmI pAMcamA brahmadevalokamAM deva paNe utpanna thayA. aMbaDa parivrAjaka sthala hiMsAne tyAga karate, nadI vageremAM snAna nahI karatA, nATaka vikathA vigere anarthadaMDane nahi Acarate, tuMbaDA lAkaDA ane mATInA ja pAtra vAparatA, gaMgAnI mATI sivAya bIjI mATInuM vilepana nahIM karate, kaMdamuLa ane phaLa vagerenuM bhakSaNa nahIM karataAdhAkarma vagere doSathI dUSita, AhArane nahi vAparatA alaMkAra vIMTIne dhAraNa karate, gerU vagere raMgathI raMgela vane dhAraNa karate, keIpaNa gRhastha ApelA pANIne vastrathI sArI rIte gALIne pIte, aDhIzera pANI snAna mATe grahaNa karate, zrImAna jinezvara bhagavaMte kahela dharmamAM eka citta dhAraNa karate sarva pitAnuM jIvana saphaLa karI aMte najIkamAM ja mekSa gAmI te eka mahinAnI saMkhanA karI pAMcamA devalokamAM utpanna thaye. tyAM devasukhane anubhavI keme karI mAnavabhavane prApta karI Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228) prAkRta vijJAna kathAo saMyamanI ArAdhanA karavA pUrvaka siddhipadane pAmaze. sulasA zrAvikA paNa hRdayarUpI kamaLamAM eka vIra jinezvara devane ja dhyAna dharatI. sarvaguNamAM uttama sthiratA rUpa AbhuSaNa vaDe samyakatvane bhAvatI tIrthakara nAmakarma upArjana karI A ja bhAratakSetramAM AvatI vizImAM cotrIza atizayothI yukata "nirmama" nAmanA paMdaramAM tIrthakara thaze. A pramANe je manuSya tIrthakara bhagavaMtane sthiratA bhAvathI hRdayamAM dhAraNa karaze te traNa jagatanA zikhara samAna tIrthakara padane pAmaze. upadeza -samyaktva bhAvathI bhU vita sulasA zrAvikAnuM A caritra sAMbhaLI he bhavya jI ! tame paNa te pramANe sthiratApUrvaka manamAM zrI vIra jinezvaranuM dhyAna dhare. samyaktva darzananA prabhAva upara sulasI zrAvikAnI 104 mI kathA samApta. -Atma prabodhamAMthI, Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be munionI kathA 105 saMyamanI virAdhanAnA prasaMgamAM deha tyAga karavo tenI zAstramAM anujJA ApelI che. ahIM gItArtha be sAdhuonuM dRSTAMta bodhane mATe kaheluM che. naravikrama rAjAthI rakSaNa karAyelI avaMtI nagarImAM sudarzana nAme zeTha hatA. tene be putro che, pahele jayasuMdara ane bIje somadatta nAme che. te banne kaLAomAM kuzaLa, rUpa vagere guNothI yukta, paraspara ghaNuM snehavALA, bahu satvavALA, A leka ane paralokanA avirUdhdha kAryamAM pravRtti kare che. eka vakhata teo mahAmUlyavALuM kariyANuM grahaNa karI, ghaNA mANaso sahita ahi chatrA nagarImAM gayA. tyAM rahelA tene jayavardhana zeTha sAthe sneha pradhAna maitrI thaI. te zeThane samazrI ane vijayazrI nAme be putrIo che. tethI te zeThe te bane putrIo teone ApI ane vidhipUrvaka teonA vivAha karyo. tyArapachI te banne teonI sAthe sajajana lekethI aniMdita evA pAMce IndriyenA sukhane yathA samaye bhagavatAM tyAM rahyA che. eka vakhata pitAnA nagaramAMthI AvelA keIka mANase te banne zeThanA putrone kahyuM ke- "tame jaldI ghera Avo" A pramANe pitAe Adeza karyo che, kAraNa ke tamArA pitA asAdhya, dama, khAMsI, zvAsa vagere ghaNuM regathI pIDAelA te tamAruM darzana karavA jaladI Icache che. A sAMbhaLI teo pitAnA Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe sarakhu prayANa karatAM zAkathI nisteja temaja jyAM dAna gayA, duHkhathI tyAM ja strIone mUkI, sasarAne vAta karI, jaldI pitA pAse AvavA prayANa karyuM, eka te ane potAne ghera AvyA. teoe mukhavALA parijana kuTuMbIone joyA. zALAmAM anAtha vagerene dAna ApanArA mANasothI rahita, temaja ze|bhArahita atyaMta bhayaMkara smazAna jevuM peAtAnu ghara paNa joyu, hA! hA! ame haNAyA, pitA svamAM te kAraNathI spaSTa A ghara sUrya AthamyA pachI kamalanA vananI jema AnaMda Apatu ja nathI. A pramANe vicAra karatA dAsIe ApelA Asana upara beThA, eTalAmAM ghaNA zAkanA vegathI rUdana karatAM parivAre pagamAM paDI, atyaMta zAkajanaka pitAnA maraNanI vAta teone kahI. tethI atyaMta mATethI teo rUdana vilApa karavA lAgyA, svajanAe madhura vANIthI keme karIne vilApa karatAM teone aTakAvyA. have teoe pUchyuM ke tame kaheA-atyaMta premane dhAraNa karatA pitAe puNyarahita evA amane zu pharamAvyuM che? tyAre parijane zokathI bharAyelI vANIthI kahyuM-tame sAMbhaLe, tamArA dananI atyaMta abhilASA karatAM pitAe mArA putro jyAre Avaze tyAre tenI AgaLa A ane te huM kahIza-A pramANe khelatA evA temane pUchavA chatAM paNa amane kaMIpaNa kIdhuM nathI. atyaMta ugra reganA vazathI tamArAM AvatA pahelAM ja A sAMbhaLI na kahevAya tevA saMtApane anne jaNA mATethI poka mUkI huM nirdaya maraNa pAmyAM. dhAraNa karatAM te yama ! teM kema Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be munionI kathA : 105 [ 231 pitAnI sAthe amAro saMga na karyo? temaja pApI evA ame tyAM zA mATe vadhu rahyA? A pramANe vilApane karatA vAraMvAra mAthuM kUTatAM teoe tevI rIte rUdana karyuM ke gharanA mANasa ane mArgamAM jatA loke paNa rUdana karavA lAgyA, AhAra pANIne tyAga karI rahelA teo keme karI svajanane vaDe vinaMti karAelA teonA AgrahathI bhejana vagere sarva kAryomAM pravRtti karavA lAgyA. have eka vakhata tyAM padhArelA damaghoSasUrI pAse saMsArane ucacheda karanAro sarvajJa bhagavaMtane dharma sAMbhaLe. tyArapachI teo "mRtyu, roga, durgati, zeka ane vara vagerethI bharelo A saMsAra che-ema nizcaya karI vairAgya vAsita thayelA teo bane gurU samakSa kapALe aMjalI karI kahe che- he bhagavaMta! tamArI pAse ame dIkSA grahaNa karazuM." have gurU bhagavaMte sUtranA upayogathI saMyama mArgamAM teone vina thaze ema jANI kahyuM,-he mahAnubhAvo ! tamAre dIkSA grahaNa karavI ucita che. paNa strInA nimittathI tamane ghaNuM ja upasarga thaze. je tame jIvitanA nAzamAM paNa sArI rIte nirbhaya banI upasarga sahana kare te jadI, dIkSA grahaNa kare ane mekSanI prApti mATe udyama kare. anyathA te cAritra anuSThAnamAM upara caDayA ane paDayAnI jema hAsya pAtra thaze teoe kahyuM, ke-he bhagavaMta ! je amone jIvana upara cheDe paNa rAga heta te cAritra grahaNa karavAnI buddhi na karata, tethI saMsAranA Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe 66 vAsathI vairAgya pAmelA ane tamArA caraNakamaLamAM lAgelA, vighnamAM paNa calAyamAna nahi thanArA, evA amene tame dIkSA Apo. tethI gurU bhagavaMte tene dIkSA ApI ane sa karavA ceAgya cAritra pAlananI vidhi batAvI. temaja tene sUtra temaja amAM paNa sArI rIte taiyAra karyAM. mahA satvazALI teo gurUkuLavAsamAM lAM samaya rahIne eka vakhata gurUnI AjJA laI ekalA vicaravA lAgyA. kahyuM, che ke- gacchamAM rahelAM sAdhue jJAnanA bhAgI thAya che. temaja darzana ane cAritramAM sthiratAvAlA thAya che tethI dhanya purUSo jIvana paryaMnta gurUkuLavAsane cheADatA nathI. " have te aniyata vRttithI zuddha AGAra vagere grahaNa karavA pUrvaka vicaratA sArI rIte upayogavALA paNa daivayegathI ahiM chatrA, nagarImAM jayasuMdara muni AvyA. te nagarImAM je strI pahelA tenI sAthe paraNelI zeThanI putrI sAmazrI hatI, te pApInI te ja vakhate asatInA vanathI garbhAvatI thayelI vicAra kare che. jo jayasuMdara ahIM Ave te tene cAritrathI bhraSTa karI potAnuM kharAba AcaraNa chupAvuM. te vakhate bhikSAne mATe gharamAM praveza karelA te sAdhune teNIe joyA. te vakhate sarakhA svabhAvavALI pAse rahelI, sakhIe jaldI gharanI aMdara tenA praveza karAvyA. teNIe kahyuM,-he prANanAtha ! A duSkara tapa ane cAritra tame cheDI Dha, hai svAmi ! je divase tamArI dIkSAnI vAta sAMbhaLI te vakhate mArA upara vA paDayuM hAya tema tenAthI paNa adhika duHkha mane thayuM, tamArA viSegathI jIvana Aje Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be munienI kathA : 105 | [ 233 tyAga karUM kAle tyAga karUM ema vicAra karatI phakta ATalA divasa sudhI tamArA darzananI AzAthI ja jIvana TakayuM che. have tamArI sAthe jIvavuM athavA maravuM temAM saMdeha nathI, tethI he prANanAtha ! tamane jema game tema kare. A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI te sAdhue gurU bhagavaMtanuM vacana yAda karI pUrve gurUe kaheluM evuM upazama na thAya tevuM dharma vina hAlamAM upasthita thayuM che, A pramANe jANa kevaLa mekSane mATe ja lakSa bAMdhanAra ane pitAnA jIvitanI apekSA nahIM karanAra te muni kahe che "he bhadra! eka kSaNa tuM tyAM sudhI gharanI bahAra rahe, jyAM sudhI huM kaMI paNa mAruM kArya karI lauM. tyAra pachI tAruM hita ane atyaMta sukha thAya tevuM huM karIza. have teNI khuza thaI tema thAo" e pramANe svIkAra karI, atyaMta mAyA kapaTathI bharelI gharanA daravAjAne baMdha karI bahAra rahI. muni bhagavaMta paNa tyAM anazana karI parama dharmadhyAnamAM vartatA gaLAmAM phAMso nAkhI vidhipUrvaka mRtyu pAmI azruta devalokamAM deva thayA. te vakhate nagaramAM vAta phelAI "A strIe sAdhune haNyA" tethI pitAe tiraskAra karI hAtha pakaDI te samazrIne pitAnA gharamAMthI bahAra kADhI mUkI. mArgamAM te prasavanA deSathI mRtyu pAmI. vijayazrI paNa atyaMta snehanA vazathI eka tApasanA AzramamAM dIkSA grahaNa karI kaMdamulanuM bhakSaNa karatI tyAM ja rahelI che. eka vakhata pUrve kahelA munivaranA laghubaMdhu somadatta muni vicaratA daivayegathI tyAM AvyA ane tyAM Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo khIlAnA tINa agrabhAgathI pagamAM vidhAyA tethI te muni cAlavA mATe asamartha thayelA tyAM eka pradezamAM rahyA. te vakhate muninA AgamananI vAta vijayazrIe jANI kAmarUpI agnithI baLatA hRdayavALI teNIe vividha prakAre tene cAritrathI calita karavA mATe prayatna karyA. A pramANe dararoja pApI evI teNI vaDe #bha pamADAtA te muni gurUe kahelAM vacane smaraNa karatAM tyAMthI cAlavA asamartha banelA teNe "huM kevI rIte jIvanane tyAga karuM? e pramANe vicAra karyo. tyAre teNe te pradezamAM paraspara bairavALA be rAjAnuM moTuM yudhdha thayeluM joyuM, jemAM aneka subhaTa, hAthI, ghaDAo vagerenA rUdhiranA pravAhanA darzana mAtrathI ja paNa bhayajanaka, svapakSa ane zatrunA pakSane nAza karanAruM AvuM moTuM yuddha thayeluM joIne ane banne pakSanA rAjAo pAchA pharyA, tyAre tyAM gIdha, bhRgAla vagere maDadAonuM bhakSaNa karI rahyA che. te vakhate sAdhu vicAra kare che-"maravA mATe bIje kaI upAya nathI te raNabhUmimAM rahI gRpRSTa maraNane svIkAruM." A pramANe te mahAtmAe nizcaya karyo. te vakhate te pApInI strI kaMdamuLa, phala vagere lAvavA mATe gaI tyAre te muni karavA gya aMtima ArAdhanA karI dhIme dhIme te, gIdhaDA jyAM kalevaranuM bhakSaNa karI rahyA che tyAM jaI anazana grahaNa karI maDadAonI madhyamAM jaI marelAnI jema rahyA. have duSTa jI vaDe bhakSaNa karAelA te muni samAdhipUrvaka kALadharma pAmI jayaMta vimAnamAM anuttara deva thayA. A pramANe A banne munivare tyAMthI manuSyabhavane prApta Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be munionI kathA : 105, [ 235 karI mokSane pAmaze. kahyuM, che ke-traNa lekathI pUjAelA jinezvara bhagavaMte A pramANe apavAda vizeSa kAraNathI, gaLe phase khA-gughapRSTa vagerethI maravuM vagere maraNonI nizcaye anukSA ApelI che. upadeza :-bane muni bhagavaMtanI zreSTha samAdhine batAvanAra daSTAMta sAMbhaLI he bhavya jI tame paNa te pramANe tenI ArAdhanA karanArA thAo. be munionI kathA 105 mI samApta. -saMvega raMgasAlAmAMthI, ITY alth. VIIIIII = S Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 svayaMbhudattanI kathA 106 vizuddha saMyamanA prabhAvathI sarvArthasiddha devakane yogya sAdhu phakta eka ja rAganA kAraNathI paDIne saudharma devalokamAM utpanna thayA. cAritranI ArAdhanAmAM tatpara svayaMbhudatta sAdhunuM daSTAMta ahiM saMyamanI vizuddhi mATe kahevAya che. kaMcanapura nagaramAM jana prasidhdha paraspara atisnehavALA svayaMbhudatta ane sugupta nAmanA be bhAIo rahe che. teo potAnA kuLanA kamathI avirUdhdha AjIvikA vaDe jIvana calAvatAM AnaMdathI kALa pasAra kare che. have eka vakhata azubha grahanA vize vRSTi nahi paDavAthI nagarana lekene duHkha ApanAra bhayaMkara dukALa paDaze. te vakhate lAMbAkALathI grahaNa karAelA ghAsanA DhagalAo paNa nAza pAmyA, temaja ghaNA moTA dhAnyanA kaThAro paNa khAlI thaI gayA, tyAre manu ane tiryaMcanA samudAyane duHkhI thatA joI vyavasthA nahi thavAthI udvega pAmelA rAjAe potAnA purUSane AjJA karI, re! re ! purUSa! jenA gharamAM jeTaluM dhAnya bheguM kareluM hoya tenuM teTaluM athavA aDadhuM balAtkArathI paNa jaldI grahaNa kare, A pramANe Adeza karAyelA yamarAjA jevA bhayaMkara rAjapurUSae badhe ThekANethI rAjAnA kahevA pramANe badhuM karyuM ane sarva dhAnya laI lIdhuM, tethI sudhAthI dhAnya ane Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaMbhudattanI kathA H 106 [ 237 svajanonA nAza thavAthI vizeSe karIne atyaMta roganA samudAyathI pIDAelA leAke maravA lAgyA. ghare zUnya thayA maDadAthI bharAyela zerIe vaDe durgAma mA thaye chate leAke sukAlavALA dezo tarapha nIkaLavA lAgyA. tyAre svaMyabhudatta suguptanI sAthe nagaranI hAra nIkaLyA ane sAvAha sAthe khIjA dezamAM javA lAgyA. sAvAha bhayaMkara mA pasAra karatAM jaMgalanI madhyamAM ALye, tyAM akasmAt yudhdha mATe taiyAra thayelA bhIleAnI dhADa paDI. yuddhamAM ja eka AnaMda mAnanArA te bhillA yudhdha karavA lAgyA. te vakhate talavAra, bhAlA vagere grahaNa karI zUra vIra yuddhamAM dhIra evA sAIvAhanA subhaTa paNa tenI sAthe yudhdha karavA lAgyA. te vakhate yeSThAe nAza pAmyA. raNa saMgrAmamAMthI subhaTAnA samudAya vikharAI gayA ane sA vAhane trAsa pamADanArU evuM mahA bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. atyaMta niya ane prabala lazkaravALA bhIlanA samudAye kalikAlathI jema dharma nAza pAme tema sama evA sa` samudAyanA nAza karyA. tyAra pachI bhIleAnI senA sAra vastu, dhana, saMpatti, suMdara rUpavALI strIo ane manuSyAne keda karI pallImAM gai. potAnA laghubaMdhuthI chUTA paDelA te svayaMbhudatta paNa A dhanavAna che' tema vicAra karI bhIlAnI senAe tene pakaDayA. niya cAbukanA prahAro ane baMdhanA vaDe atyaMta haNAyA chatAM te ApavA yAgya vastue Apato nathI tethI 'jeNInu maMdira haNAyelA pazu ane pADAnA dhi Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe rathI kharaDAela che. temaja khAraNe bhayaMkara avAja karatA moTA ghaMTa bAMdhelA che. jeNInI AgaLa puNyanI mAnatAthI bhIleAe naivedya dhareluM che ane jeNI lAla kareNunI mALAthI pUjAelI che, temaja hAthInA cAmaDAnuM vastra dhAraNa karyu che.' evI bhayaMkara rUpavALI cAmuMDA devIne khalIdAna ApavA bhayathI sarva aMge kaMpatA evA tene devInA madiramAM bhIleA laI gayA, he adhama vANiyA ! jo jIvavAnI IcchA hoya te sa dravya amene Apa ! samaya vinA zA mATe maravAnI IcchA kare che? A pramANe kahetAM bhIle jyAM sudhI svayaMbhudattane mAratA nathI teTalAmAM ekAeka tyAM mATe kolAhala thayA hA! huM! A garIbane choDA kAraNa ke--srI khAlaka vRddhanA nAza karanAra A AvatA zatru samudAya tarapha jA, vAra na lagADo. ApaNI A pallIne zatrue haNI rahyA che. ApaNA makAnA khALe che e pramANe kAlAhula sAMbhaLI svaya'bhudattane cheDI lAMbA kALanA bairI evA subhaTAne AvelA jANI teonI sAme javA mATe te purUSo pavanathI paNa adhika vegathI cAmuMDAnA maMdiramAMthI jaldI nIkaLyA. te vakhate e svayaMbhudatta 'Aje ja huM janmyA ane Aje ja sa` sa'pattine pAmyA' A pramANe vicAra karatA jaldI cAmuDAnA madiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA, te bhayaMkara bhIleAnA bhayathI ka patA, patAnI guphAnA madhyabhAgathI ghaNA vRkSA ane velAthI bharAyelA kharAba mArge jatA evA tene sarpe daMza dIdhA. te vakhate tene mahA bhayaMkara vedanA upa Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaMbhudattanI kathA H 106 [ 239 nna thaI. teNe vicAra karyAM have huM nakkI marI jaIza. koIpaNa rIte bhIleA vaDe huM mUkAyA te paNa yama sarakhA sape mane Daza dIdheA che. ahA ! A vidhinuM svarUpa kevuM vicitra che? athavA janmanI sAthe maraNa rahelu che. ane sayAganI sAthe viyeAga rahelA ja che. teA ahiM zAka karavA vaDe zuM? A pramANe vicAra karatA jeTalAmAM vRkSanI chAyA tarapha jAya che, teTalAmAM te vRkSanI nIce rahelA mahA satvazALI vicitra evA sAta nayanA bhAMgAethI agamya evA sUtrane parAvartana karatAM padmAsane beThelA dhIra ane manathI niLa dhyAna dharatAM cAraNamunine jue che, joine bhayaMkara viSavALA sanA viSathI vyApta thayelA evA mane A vakhate he bhagavaMta! ApanuM zaraNu che A pramANe khelatA cetanA rahita tyAM paDayA. have te muni bhagavata vaSanA vathI cetanA rahita tene joi karUNAthI vicAra kare che- ahiM mAre zuM karavuM joie ? kahyuM che ke--sarvAM prANIAne viSe AtmAnI mAphka jonArA sAdhu bhagavaMtAne pApanA prayojanamAM Asakta gRhasthAnA upakAramAM pravRti karavI ucita nathI. kAraNa ke-tenA upara upakAra karavAthI, gRhasthanA saMganA doSathI nirdoSa pravRtivALA sAdhue gRhasthanA pApanA adha sthAnakanuM kAraNa bane che, paNa jo te gRhastha sa saMganA tyAga karI jaldI pravajyA svIkAra karI, sa kAryomAM joDAya teA teonA nimittathI karAelI kama nirjarA paNa thAya che. A pramANe vicAra karatA te muninI Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo kAraNa vinA ja acAnaka jamaNI AMkha pharakI, tethI tene upakArane vicAra karI tenA paga upara vikAra rahita bArIka sapane daMza joI te munivara vicAra kare che-"A jarUra Avaze, kAraNa ke sapa daMzavAnuM sthAna virUddha nathI, zAstramAM mastaka vigere sthAne virUddha kahelA che. te A pramANe mAthAmAM, liMgamAM, dADhImAM, kaMThamAM, AMkhanI najIkanA bhAgamAM, gudAmAM, stanamAM, hoThamAM, vakSasthaLamAM, AMkhamAM bhramaramAM, nAbhimAM, nAka upara, hAtha ane paganA taliyAmAM, khabhA upara, bagalamAM, AMkhamAM, kapAlamAM ane kezanI saMdhiomAM sarpa Daze te te yamane ghera jAya che. temaja pAMcama, AThama, nema, chaThTha ane caudaza tithine viSe sapaDase te paMdara divasamAM ja maraNa pAme che, Aje tithi paNa virUdhdha nathI. nakSatramAM paNa maghA, vizAkhA, mUla, azleSA rehiNI, AdrA, kRtikA, ATalA nakSatre virUdhdha che ane Aje A muhUtamAM virUdhdha nakSatra paNa nathI. bIjuM paNa pUrvAcAryo zubhAzubha nimittane paNa ahiMyA kahe che-jema sapaDazelA manuSyane dhrujArI, lAla nIkaLe, bagAsuM khAya, AMkho lAla thAya, mUrchA pAme, zarIra tUTe, gAla zyAma thAya, zarIra nisteja thAya, heDakI Ave ane zarIrane ThaMDu paDe te jaladI maraNa pAme che A virUddha nimitta paNa nathI, tethI A viSane pratikAra-upAya karAya kAraNa ke- jina dharma dayA pradhAna che -Ama vicAra karI munivara dhyAnamAM sthira netra karI viSane nAza karanAra sUtra vizeSa gaNavA lAgyA. have te muni zaradaRtunA caMdramAnI zAMta vistAravALI prabhAnI jema zebhatI amR Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaMbhudattanIkathA : 106 [ 241 tanI khAI sarakhI akSaranI zreNine jeTalAmAM Ale che teTalAmAM sUryanA kiraNeAnA samudAyathI jema aMdhakAra nAza pAme tema A mahA bhayaMkara sattu viSa nAza pAmyuM. te paNa "tele jAge tema nirmALa dehavALA ubhe thayA. A munivare mane jIvita dAna ApyuM e pramANe atyaMta rAgavALA bahumAna pUrvaka te sAdhune namaskAra karI kahevA lAgyA-he bhagavata ! atyaMta bhayaMkara jagalI jatAvarIthI bharelI A aTavImAM mArA puNyathI Apane ahiM nivAsa thayo, ema huM mAnuM chuM, kadAca tameA ahiM na heAta te mahA bhayaMkara jherI sarpanA jherIthI caitanya rahita thayelA mane kevI rIte jIvana maLata ? kayAM marUbhUmi ane kayAM ghaNA phaLeAthI samRdhdha kalpavRkSa ? kayA daridranuM ghara ane tyAM ja ratnanidhi kayAM ? tema atyaMta duHkhI evA huM kayAM ? ane atyaMta mahA prabhAvazALI Apa kayAM ? ahA vidhinI vicitratAnA paramAM A jagatamAM kANu jANI zake ? huM bhagavaMta ! mahA upakArI evA ApanA garIba evA huM kayuM kAma karavAthI aDhaleA vALI zaku? muni bhagavaMte kahyuM ke--he bhadra! jo tuM RNuthI mukta thavAnI icchA kare che teA have tu A nirdoSa pravajyA dIkSA grahaNa kara, A dIkSA grahaNa karavAthI tame mArA upara upakAra karyAM ja che. ema huM mAnuM chuM. anyathA te muni bhagavAne asa'yamInI ciMtA adhikAra ja nathI. karavAnA Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo mahA dharma ane tyAga thA upara he bhadra! dharma rahita manuSyanuM jIvana prazaMsanIya nathI. te gharanI Asaktino tyAga kara ane saMga rahita evA uttama sAdhu thA. tyAra pachI mAthA upara hAthanI aMjalI jeDI teNe kahyuM ke he-bhagavaMta! e pramANe huM karUM paNa nAnAbhAI upara rAga mArA manane duHkhI kare che. tethI te tenI sAthe koIpaNa rIte meLApa thAya te zalya rahita banI eka cittavALe huM dikSAne svIkAra karuM muni bhagavaMte kahyuM ke he-bhadraje tuM jherathI maryo hata te kevI rIte nAnAbhAIne dekhata, ethI nirarthaka evA A baMdhune rAga tuM tyAga kara ane niSpApa evA saMyama dhamane grahaNa kara. A saMsAramAM bhAI, mAtApitA upara A eka rAga jene duHkha ApanAra che. A pramANe munivaranuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te svayaMbhudatta vinayathI nagna thaI dIkSA grahaNa kare che ane te vividha prakAranI tapazcaryAne kare che. temaja gAma khANa nagarathI bharelI pRthvI tala upara gurU bhagavaMta sAthe vicare che. A pramANe te mahA satvazALI duSkara parisaha rUpI senAne sahana kare che temaja lAMbA kALa sudhI pRthvImAM vicarI jJAna darzananA upagavALA te pitAnuM apa AyuSya jANI gurunI AjJAthI cAre AhArano tyAga rUpa anazanane svIkAre che. gurUe tene kahyuM- hemahAbhAgyazALI! aMta samaye vizeSa prakAre ArAdhanA vALuM vidhAna ghaNu ja puNyanA udayathI maLe che, te svajanamAM upadhimAM kulamAM gacchamAM Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaMbhudattanI kathA : 106 [ 243 ane pitAnA dehamAM paNa rAga kara nahi? kAraNa ke rAga e anarthonuM mULa che. te vakhate svayaMbhudatta "ApanI hita zikSA IcchuM chuM' e pramANe kahI gurU bhagavaMtanI vANImAM atyaMta rAgavALA parama padane mATe teNe anazana svIkAryuM. te vakhate tenA puNya prabhAvathI kheMcAyelA nagaranA lake tenuM anazana jANe temanuM pujana ane satkAra kare che. have pUrve tenAthI chuTA paDele sugupta nAme nAnabhAI bhamate te ja pradezamAM AvyuM. te vakhate eka dizA tarapha muninA vaMdana mATe nagaranA lekone jAtA joI eNe koIne pUchyuM ke A sarva leko A bAju kayAM jAya che? eka mANase kahyuM ahiMyA AhArA pANIne tyAga karI kaI mahAmuni pratyakSa dharmanA mahAnidhinI jema rahelA che. tethI tIrthanI jema tene vaMdanane mATe nagaranA leke jAya che. te sAMbhaLI sugupta paNa kutUhalathI lekanI sAthe svayaMbhudatta sAdhune jovA mATe te pradezamAM Avyo. have te muninuM rUpa joI A mAro badhu che ema pitAnA badhune oLakhI moTethI pikAra karI rudana karate A pramANe kahevA lAge, he bhAI! svajana vatsala! kaI mAyAvI sAdhu vaDe tuM chetarAye lAge che jethI atyaMta durbala zarIravALA tame AvI avasthAne pAmyA che. have paNa jaldI A pAkhaMDapaNano tyAga kare ane ApaNe pitAnA dezamAM jaIe. tamArA viyogathI mAruM hRdaya TukaDA thaI jAya che. A pramANe bhAinuM vacana sAMbhaLI te sva Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo yaMbhudatta kAMika rAgathI tene khelAvI badhu vRtAMta pUche che. duHkhathI pIDAyelA te sugupta paNa zAkathI bharelI vANIthI bhIlAe dhADa pADI tyAMthI judA paDayA vagere potAnu sa vRttAMta kahyu', A pramANe karuNa vacana sAMbhaLavA vaDe rAgathI kaluSita dhyAna vALA sarvothasiddha vimAnane yAgya sayamanI vizuddhinA sthAnakAne dUra karI laghu baMdhu uparanA snehanA doSathI mRtyu pAmI saudharma devaleAkamAM madhyama AyuSyavALA devapaNe svayaMbhudatta muni utpanna thayA. A pramANe sayamanI vizudhdhimAM je je cegeA vighna karanArA che tenA tyAga karI ArAdhananA abhilASIe humezA saMyamane viSe apramatta bhAva dhAraNa karavA joie. upadeza H -- gheADA paNa rAganA doSathI anazana karanAra svayaMbhudatta sAdhunI gati jANI sukhanA abhilASIe uttama prakAranA cAritranI ArAdhanAmAM rAganA tyAga karavA joI e. svayaMbhudattanI kathA 106mI samApta. --saMvegaga sAlAmAMthI, Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che caMDa rUdrAcAryanI kathA 107 vizudhdha manavALe jIva sarvachAne khamAvate ane pote paNa kSamA ApavAmAM tatapara caMDa rUdrAcAryanI jema te ja kSaNamAM karmakSaya karI kevI jJAna pAme che. ujajayiNa nagarImAM pApapravRttine tyAga karanArA gItArtha evA caMDarUdra nAmanA prasiddha AcArya hatA. paraMtu te prakRtithI ja pracaMDa kepavALA hatA tethI munionI sAthe rahevA asamartha thayA ane sAdhuothI rahita vasatimAM rahI ekAMta svAdhyAya dhyAnamAM tatpara banI yatnapUrvaka upazama bhAvanAthI AtmAne daDha rIte zubha bhAvamAM rAkhatA gacachanI nizrAmAM rahe che. have eka vakhata krIDApriya evA mitronI sAthe na parabele alaMkAra vagerethI suzobhita evA eka zeThane putra traNa rastA, cauTu ane bajAra vageremAM pharatA te sAdhuonI pAse AvI beThA, tenA mitroe mazkarIpUrvaka kahyuM, he bhagavaMta! A amAre mitra saMsAranA vAsathI udvega pAmele che ane dIkSA grahaNa karavA Icche che. ethI ja vividha prakAranA zaNagAra sajI ahIM Avela che. te Ane dIkSA Ape. mukhanI AkRti ane teonI ceSTA jANavAmAM kuzaLa munio teone mazkarI karatA na jANatA hoya tema pitAnuM Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 ] prAkRta vijJAnaka kathAo kArya karavA lAgyA. A pramANe vAraMvAra teo mazkarIpUrvaka bolatA aTakatA nathI. teTalAmAM "kuzikSaNavALA A leke zikhAmaNa le" ema vicAra karI sAdhuoe ekAMta pradezamAM rahelA caMDarUdrAcArya A amArA gurU dIkSA Apaze ema kahyuM. tethI teo kaDApriya hovAthI AcArya mahArAja pAse gayA ane pUrvanI mAphaka A zeThanA putrane dIkSA grahaNa karavAnI IcchA che, e pramANe kahyuM, A mahApApIo mArI sAthe paNa mazkarI kare che, tethI cittanI aMdara utpanna thayelA atyaMta kedhavALA AcArya mahArAje kahyuM, je e pramANe hoya te mane thoDI jaldI rAkha Ape. tethI tenA mitrae kayAMyathI paNa jaladI rAkha lAvIne ApI, pachI zeThanA putrane pitAnA hAtha vaDe majabuta pakaDIne namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM uccAraNa karatAM suri bhagavaMte leca karavAne prAraMbha karyo. bhavitavyatAnA vegathI jyAre mitro kaMI paNa bolatA nathI ane zeThane putra paNa kaMI bolatuM nathI, tethI AcArya bhagavaMte saMpUrNa mAthAne leca karyo. te vakhate zeThanA putre kahyuM, he bhagavaMta! atyAra sudhI te mazkarI hatI paraMtu hAlamAM saMyama pratye mane sadbhAva jAge che, tethI Apa mArA upara kRpA kare ane saMsAra samudrane taravAmAM nAva samAna mekSa sukhane ApanAra, jagataguru jinezvara bhagavaMte kahelI bhAvapradhAna dIkSA mane Ape." A pramANe kahe, chate AcArya mahArAje tene dIkSA ApI, tenA mitro muMjhAyelA pitAnA sthAne gayA. te vakhate navadikSita Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMDa rUdrAcAryanI kathA : 107 [ 247 sAdhue kahyuM,-he bhagavaMta ! mArA ghaNuM svajane ahiM rahe che, tethI nirvine dharma karavA huM zaktimAna thaIza nahi, mATe ApaNe bIjA gAmamAM jaIe. gurUe e pramANe thAya ema anumati ApI. pachI guru bhagavaMte raste jevA tene mokalyA. mArga joIne te AvyA pachI gurU bhagavaMta ghaDapaNathI kaMpatA dhIme pagale cAlatAM te nava dIkSitanA khabhA upara jamaNo hAtha TekavI cAlavA lAgyA. rAtrimAM AMkhe ochuM dekhAvAthI mArgamAM vAraMvAra paganI khalanA thavAthI atyaMta kapAyamAna thayelA gurue vAraMvAra nava dIkSitane tiraskAra karI kahyuM ke-zuM te Avo mArga je? e pramANe vAraMvAra karkaza vacana bolatAM navadIkSitanA mAthAmAM daMDathI prahAra kare che. tyAre navadIkSita sAdhu he! mahA pApI evA meM A mahAtmAne AvA prakAranA duHkharUpI samudramAM nAkhyA, huM eka ja A dharmanA bhaMDAra evA A AcAryane ziSyanA bAnAthI zatru je thaye, mArA A kharAba AcaraNane dhikkAra paDo." e pramANe pitAnA AtmAne niMdatA tene evI keI zubha bhAvanA utpanna thaI je bhAvanAthI tene nirmaLa kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. tyAra pachI nirmaLa kevaLajJAna thavAthI traNe bhuvananA vastu samudAyane jANanAra te ziSya tevI rIte mArgamAM cAlavA lAgyA jethI paganI khalanA thatI nathI. have savAra thaye chate daMDanA prahArathI nIkaLelI lehInI dhArAthI kharaDAyelA pitAnA navadikSita ziSyane Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe che--pahele divase dIkSita joI caMDarUdrAcAya vicAra kare thayelA paNa A ziSyanI aheA AvA prakAranI kSamA che, paNa mArI zrutanI saMpadA niSphaLa gai, kSamAguNathI rahita mArA AcAya paNAne dhikkAra paDA. ema A pramANe bairAgyanI vRddhithI te ziSyane utkRSTa bhakti vaDe khamAvatA te tevA prakAranA dhyAnane pAmyA ke je dhyAnanA prabhAvathI te paNa kevaLI thayA. A pramANe te banne kevaLI bhagavatA aneka bhavya jIveAne pratikhAdha karI ajarAmara padane pAmyA. A pramANe khamAvavu ane kSamA ApavAthI jIvA atyaMta pApanA samudAyane kSaya karanArA thAya che. kSamA ApavAmAM tatpara sAdhu bhagavaMta anupama tapa ane samAdhimAM ArUDha thaI ghaNA bhavAnA duHkha ApanAra kani kSaya karatA vicare che. upadeza :--khamavu... ane khamAvavuM e upara zreSTha munivaronuM phaLa ahiMyA jANI tame paNa hu MmezA te pramANe ArAdhanAmAM eka cittavALA thAo. caDadrAcAryanI kathA 17mI samApta. 5 --savega raMgasAlAmAMthI. Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvI 3 lakSamI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda ahIM bodha karanAra che. te sAMbhaLIne ane vicArIne haMmezA sukhane mATe udyama kara joIe. sarasvatIno prabhAva eka vakhata lakSmI ane sarasvatI vacce vivAda tha. sarasvatIe kahyuM ke-"jagatamAM huM ja moTI chuM, kAraNa ke meM aMgIkAra karelA purUSe badhe sanmAna pAme che, kahyuM che ke-rAjA te pitAnAM dezamAM ja pUjAya che. paNa vidvAna sarvatra pUjAya che, vaLI he lahamI! tuM je nANAM svarUpe rahelI chuM, teonA mastaka upara akSara rUpe je huM rahuM te ja vyavahAramAM lAbha thAya che, anyathA tene koI grahaNa kare nahiM mATe huM ja meTI chuM" te sAMbhaLI lakSamI belI ke-"he sarasvatI ! te je A kahyuM te to mAtra kahevA rUpe che, tArAthI koIne paNa sididha thaI nathI. kAraNa ke te aMgIkAra karelA purUSe mArA mATe lAkhe dezomAM paribhramaNa kare che ane meM aMgIkAra karelA purUSa pAse Ave che, sevakanI jema temanI AgaLa ubhA rahe che. kahyuM che ke- "vavRdhdha, tapasyA vaDe vRdha ane bahuzruta evA vRdhdha purUSe te sarva dhanathI vadhelA dhanikena bAraNe kiMka Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ranI jema ubhA rahe che, vaLI dhanikenI pAse aneka prakAranA priya vacane bole che, vividha kAryo vaDe pitAnI kuzalatA batAve che. tethI zrImaMta prasanna thAya che, anyathA prasanna thatA nathI. te kAraNathI he sarasvatI ! te aMgIkAra karelA purUSe meM aMgIkAra karelA purUSanA sevaka jevA thAya che ane meM aMgIkAra karelA purUSanA de paNa guNa paNe pariNAma pAme che. mATe jagatamAM huM ja meTI chuM. mAtra jaina munio sivAya bIjA je purUSa tArI sevA kare che teo sarve prAye mArI prAptine mATe ja kare che teone zAstra abhyAsa paNa huM zAstra vizArada thaI ghaNI lakSmI prApta karIza e pramANe sAdhya sAdhana mATe ja che. jagatamAM prAyaH bALake je tene anusare che teo paNa utsAha rahita, mAta-pitA ke adhyApakanA bhayathI ja tane seve che paraMtu prIti pUrvaka tene anusaratA nathI. bIjA keTalAMka vRddha purUSe tane anusare che. teo paNa lajajAthI, udara bharaNa piSaNanA bhayathI ja, vAstavika rIte meM aMgIkAra karelA purUSane prasanna karavA mATe abhyAsa kare che. tad uparAMta loko paNa tenI hAMsI kare che. ke-aho! juo te kharA ATalI moTI uMmare A bhaNavA beThe che, zuM pAke ghaDe kAMThA caDhAvavAnA che ? ane mAre mATe te sarve saMsArI je anukULa che. nAnA bALake paNa mAruM nANadika svarUpa joI tarata ja ullAsa pAme che ane mane grahaNa karavA mATe hAtha lAMbe kare che, te pachI jeo paripakava avasthA vALA che. teo Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSamI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 251 mane joI ullAsa pAme temAM zuM Azcarya ? jarA AvasthAthI grasita vRdhdha paNa mane upArjana karavA mATe aneka prakAranA prayatna kare che. temAM keIpaNa tene hasatuM nathI. paraMtu ulaTI tenI prasaMzA kare che. aho ! A purUSa vRddha thayA chatAM paNa sva upArjita ghanathI ja pitAne nirvAha kare che, keIne paNa parAdhIna rahetA nathI. je prANIe eka ja vakhata mAruM svarUpa joyuM che te te janmAMtaramAM paNa mane visara nathI ane tAruM svarUpa te traNe kAlamAM bhUlI javAya che, mATe he sarasvatI ! mArI pAse tAruM mAna keTaluM ? je kadAca mArI A vAta para tane vizvAsa na AvatuM hoya te A samIpamAM "zrI nivAsa nAmanuM nagara che, tyAM ApaNe jaIe." tyAra pachI te bane devIo nagaranI pAse rahelA udyAnamAM gaI. lakSmI bolI, "he sarasvati! tuM kahe che ke-huM ja jagatamAM moTI chuM te tuM ja prathama nagaramAM jA ane tArI zaktithI sarva lekone vaza karI tArA AdhIna banAva, pachI huM AvIza. ane tane batAvIza ke tAre AdhIna thayelA loke mane seve che ke-nahI? temAM ApaNA baMnemAMthI ekanuM mahAva jaNAI avAze. sarasvatI potAno prabhAva batAve chetyAra pachI sarasvatI manahara, adbhuta svarUpa vALuM ane vastra alaMkAra vagerethI suzobhita brAhmaNanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI nagaramAM gaI. bajAramAM jatAM brAhmaNa rUpe teNe eka moTe mahela che, temAM keDapati zeTha rahetuM hatuM, tyAM Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2para ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo dvAranI pAse te dhanikanuM Asana hatuM. ghaNuM uttama vastrAlaMkAthI vibhUSita thayelA tathA sevakathI sevAyelA ane manahara bhadrAsana upara beThelA te dhanikane dekhIne te mAyAvI brAhANe tene AzirvAda Ape. te zeThe paNa manahara svarUpa, uttamaSa ane guNenA samUhathI alakRta te pavitra brAhmaNane, Asana parathI ubhA thaI sAtaATha DagalA tenI sanmukha jaI sASTAMga paNa karyA. ane tene bahumAna pUrvaka bIjA bhadrAsana upara besADI pote pitAnAM bhadrAsana upara beThe. tene guNethI raMjita thayelA zeThe brAhmaNane pUchyuM "he brAhmaNa! Apa kayAMthI Ave che? Apa kayA dezanA rahIza che ? ahIMyA ApazrInuM padhAravuM zA kAraNe thayuM che? kayA puNyazALIne ghera Apane utAre che? ane ApanuM nAma zuM che?" A pramANe dhanikanA pUchavAthI te brAhmaNa be-gI ane brAhmaNanA prati pAlaka he zeTha ! huM kAzI dezamAM vArANasI nAmanI nagarImAM brAhmaNanA vakarmamAM Asakta e rahuM chuM ane sarve zAstrone bhaNele huM dharmanI rUcivALA jene purANAdikanI kathAo saMbhaLAvavA vaDe mAre kAla sukhe jAya che. bIjuM aneka brAhmaNone huM vedAdika zAstronuM adhyayana karAvuM chuM. te nagarane rAjA paNa bhakti pUrvaka mArI sevA kare che. te rAjAe mane gRhasthAzramanA nirvAha mATe amuka gAme paNa Apela che tethI huM sukhe rahuM Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda [ 253 chuM. eka vakhata zAstro vAMcatA temAM tI yAtrAnA adhikAra AvyA ke--manuSya janma pAmIne jeNe tI yAtrA karI nathI tenA janma niSphaLa jANuve' A pramANe tIyAtrAnuM phaLa jANIne mane tI yAtrA karavAnA maneAratha jAgyA. tethI huM gharanu sukhADI tI yAtrA page cAlIne karavAthI meTu kula male che ema jANI ekalA ja tIyAtrA karatA kAle ja ahI AvyA . eka zAstrAbhyAsa karanArAonI zALAmAM mArA utArA che. tyAM rAtri vyatIta karI savAre snAnAdika SaTka karI A nagara jovA nIkaLyA chuM. bajAramAM pharatA mane ApazrImAna puNyazALInu darzana thayu, A cagya che ema jANI Apane AzirvAda Apyo' A pramANe kahI te mAyAvI brAhmaNa mauna rahyo. tyAre te zeThe be hAtha joDIne kahyuM ke-'Aje mArA puNyane udaya thayA ke jethI sarva guNAthI bhUSita tI yAtrAe nIkaLelA ApanA danathI mArA manuSya janma saphaLa thayA, ApanuM darzana huM... pratyakSa Izvara tulya mAnuM chuM, Aje garIba evA mArA upara Ape meTI kRpA karI che, Aje vagara khelAvelI gaMgA nadI mAre AMgaNe AvI che. ema huM mAnuM chuM. tethI amRta jharanArI tamArI vANInA upadeza vaDe Apa mArA para anugraha kare' te sAMbhaLI brAhmaNa atyaMta madhura vANI vaDe cittane AnaMda ApanArA suMdara bleAkeA vagere kahevA lAgyA. sakala guNNAnA samuhathI alaMkRta hRdayavALA, sa gharanA kAne bhUlI jaI vikasvara netra ane mukhavALA zeTha vAra vAra praza'sA karate ane Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo mastaka dhUNAvate sthira citte sAMbhaLe che. te vakhate mArgamAM jatAM AvatAM loko paNa te vANI sAMbhaLI rAgathI kheMcAI sthira mane tenI vANI sAMbhaLI rahyA che. jeo zAstra vizArada ane zAstronA paramArthane kaMThe rAkhanArA paMDita hatA. teo paNa tyAM AvI tenI vANI sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. A pramANe tenI navA navA bhAvothI zobhatI buddhinI paTutAvALI sarva mukhI vANInI kuzaLatAne joIne te paMDite pita-pitAnI nipuNatAne garva tajI daI brAhmaNanI vANInI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA, "aho !! A brAhmaNa anya rUpe AvelA zuM brahmA che? aho !A sarva rasenI mUrti che? ahA ! AnuM camatkAra batAvavAnuM kuzalatA paNuM ? ahe ! AnI atyaMta kaThIna ane gaMbhIra arthane zrotAnA hRdayamAM saraLatAthI utAravAnI zakita?" A pramANe aneka leke prazaMsA karatAM, pita pitAnA gharanuM kArya bhUlI jaI AhAra pANInI IcchAno tyAga karI kAna saravA karI sAMbhaLavA lAgyA, A pramANe sAMbhaLatA evA teone savA paheAra pUrNa thaye. A samaye nagaranI bahAra upavana namAM rahelI lakSmIdevIe manamAM vicAra karyo-A sarasvatIe nagaramAM jaIne pitAnI zaktinuM baLa batAvyuM haze have huM tyAM jaIne tenI zaktinA prabhAvane vinAza karUM.' "lakSmInI mAyA- A pramANe vicAra karI lahamIdevIe eka vRdhdhAnuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM. te rUpa kevuM che ke-ghaDapaNa vaDe zarIra saMke Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda [ 255 cAyeluM hatu, mukhamAMthI, netramAMthI ane nAkamAMthI yathA anurUpa rasa jhare che. eTale mukhamAMthI lALa nIkaLe che, netramAMthI pANI jhare che, nAkamAMthI lIMTa nIkaLe che. mukhamAM dAMta to che nahi. arthAt DozI kheAkhI che. ati jarA avasthA haiAvAthI mAthe keza kharI gayA che, ethI TAla paDI gaI che. zarIramAM teja nathI. barAbara khelAtuM nathI. AMkha nisteja che, keDathI vaLI gai che, hAthamAM lAkaDIne dhAraNa karI lAkaDInA Teke Teke cAle che chatAM ghaDiye ghaDiye paga lathaDiyA khAya che. AvuM svarupa dhAraNa karI, nagaramAM bhamatI bhamatI te ja zeThanA mahelanAM pAchalA daravAje AvI ati dIna vANI vaDe jala mAgavA lAgI. teNInA prabhAva vaDe patnI ane je zeThanI putravadhu ughADA bAraNAmAM besI pelA brAhmaNanI vANI sAMbhaLatAM hatAM, teonA kAnamAM vRdhdhAnu vacana ukALelAM sIsA jevu atiugra lAgyuM ane sAMbhaLatAM evA teonA rasabhaMga thavA lAgyA, tethI zravaNamAM vighna thavAthI krodha pAmelI sAsue vahune kahyuM--he vatse ! jo, pAchalA bAraNe kALu pAkAra kare che? je kAMi mAge te ApIne ahIMthI kADhI mUka, jethI A madhuravANI sukhe sAMbhaLI zakAya, AvuM zravaNa puNyadayathI prApta thayeluM che, mATe jaldI jaI tene rajA ApI pAchI Ava, A pramANe sAsue . vAraMvAra kahyuM tyAre sAsunuM vacana ala'ghanIya hAvAthI eka putra-vadhu kAMika baDabaDa karatI doDatI tyAM gaI ane te gharanuM pAtuM bAraNuM ughADIne DozIne Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra56 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo kahevA lAgI ke-"are raMDe! DozI kema barADA pADe che? amRta pAnanI jema saMsAranI pIDAne haranArUM dharma vacana sAMbhaLatI evI amane kema aMtarAya kare che? tAre zuM joIe che? te kahe ane laIne ahIMthI cAlI jA." A sAMbhaLIne DelIe kahyuM ke he puNyavatI ! saubhAgyavatI ! dharma sAMbhaLavAnuM phaLa dayA che, dayA vinA sarva vRthA che. mATe dayA karI mane jalapAna karAva, mane ghaNuM tarasa lAgI che, mAre kaMTha tRSAthI bahu ja sUkAya che. te sAMbhaLIne vahue tarata ja pANIne leTo bharI lAvIne kahyuM ke-le tAruM pAtra jaldI bahAra kADha, pANI ApIne mAre javuM che, hAlamAM mAre ciMtAmaNi ratnanI prApti karatAM paNa adhika dhama zravaNane kALa jAya che, tethI pANI laI ahIMthI jaldI cAlI jA. DezIe kahyuM ke- "bahena huM gharaDI chuM, tethI dhIme dhIme pAtra kADhuM chuM." A pramANe kahI te DozIe pitAnI jhoLImAMthI ratnamaya pAtra bahAra kADhI tene pitAnA hAthamAM rAkhI jala levA mATe pitAne hAtha lAMbo karyo. te vakhate te vahu tejanA samUhathI dedIpyamAna lAkha rUpiyAnA mUlyavALuM ane kaI vakhata nahI dITheluM pAtra joIne ati vismaya citavALI te belI. "he vRddha mAtA!" tamArI pAse AvuM ratnamaya pAtra hovA chatAM paNa tame duHkhI kema thAo cho? zuM tamAruM ahiMyA kaI paNa nathI?". tyAre vRdhdhAe kahyuM, ke- "he kulavatI ! mAre pahelAM te ghaNA putra pautra hatA, paNa sarve marI gayA che, huM zuM karUM? karmanI gati vicitra che, keNa jANe ke zuM thayuM Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 257 ane zuM thaze? hamaNAM to huM ekalI ja chuM, AvA pAtro te mArI pAse ghaNAM ja che, paraMtu mArI sevA karanAruM koI nathI je ke mArI sevA kare ane jiMdagI paryata mane anukULa rahe tene mArI sarva lakSmI ApI dauM. mAre rAkhIne zuM karavuM che. lakSmI keInI sAthe gaI nathI ane jaze paNa nahI.' ema kahI te vRddhAe jhoLI ughADI te vahune batAvI. vahu te jhoLInI aMdara jevA lAgI. te temAM aneka ratnonA pAtra aneka ratnonA AbhUSaNe, temaja te dareka keDa keDanA mUlyavALA, pRthvI upara alabhya, koI vakhata pUrve nahIM joyelA purUSa ane strIne yogya vastra hatAM. te vahu jhoLImAM AbhUSaNa joI kathA sAMbhaLavAnuM bhUlI gaI ane lebhathI vyAkula cita thayuM. lobhamAM Asakta te vahue vRdhdhAne kahyuM ke mAtA ! zA zA mATe tame duHkhI thAo che? huM te tamArI putrI tulya chuM. jIvana paryaMta huM tamArI sevA karIza. Ape kAMI paNa zaMkA karavI nahIM, gharanI aMdara Ave ane sukhethI A bhadrAsana para beso." tyAra pachI te vRdhA dhIme dhIme cAlatI gharanI aMdara AvI ane bhadrAsana upara beThI. te vahu "khamA ghaNI khamA e pramANe belatI dAsInI jema tenI pAse ubhI rahIne vRdhAnI khuzAmata karavA lAgI. pachI te vRddhAe vahune pUchayuM ke "he putrI tuM mane ahIM rAkhavAne Icche che, te zuM A gharamAM tuM ja mukhya che? ke jethI tuM niHzaMkapaNe mane nimaMtraNa kare che? tyAre vahu bolI kehi mAcha! huM mukhya nathI, paNa mArA Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo sAsu-sasarA A gharamAM mukhya che." vRddhA belI-te tuM temanI AjJA vagara mane kema rAkhI zakIza?" vahu belI"he mAjI ! A gharamAM mArA sAsu, sasarA, jeTha, jeThANI ane dIyara, derANI che. te sarve mArI anukULa che, mATe tamAre ahIM sukhanI rahevuM." te sAMbhaLI vRddhAe kahyuM ke- ema ja hoya te paNa nahI, paNa tArA sAsu sasarA sanmAnapUrvaka mane AgrahathI rAkhe te ja huM rahI zakuM. nahI te eka ghaDI paNa huM ahIM rahevAnI nathI. kAraNa ke he putrI ! jyAM ekanA cittamAM prIti ane bIjAnA cittamAM aprIti heya te tyAM rahevuM egya nathI." vahu belI ke-je teo sarve vinayapUrvaka tamArUM sanmAna kare, te tame sthira citte ahIM raheje? bIjI koI icchA che? tyAre vRdhdhAe kahyuM, ke-"basa eTaluM ja joIe che." tarata ja vahu jaladI cAlI ane jyAM bAraNuM baMdha karIne sAsu aMdara besI dharma sAMbhaLI rahyA che, tyAM jaIne vahue sAsune kahyuM,-ke "he mAtA ! Apa jaladI gharamAM Ave! tyAre sAsue zravaNa bhaMga thavAthI kahyuM, ke mukhI kema phegaTa amRta sarakhI vANI sAMbhaLavAmAM vinA kare che, vidhAtAe tane manuSyarUpe gadheDI banAvI lAge che. durlabha evA manuSya jIvane saphaLa karatI evI mane tuM bUma pADIne kema vina kare che, tethI tenA pApa vaDe, tuM marIne gadheDI thaIza ? tyAre vahue kahyuM, he pUjya ! eka vRdhamAtA ApanA mahA puNyanA udayathI ciMtA bolAvyA vinA lakSmIjInI jema ahiM AvyA che. te Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 259 sAMbhaLIne garva pAmelI sAsue ahaMkAra sahita vahune kahevA lAgI-"he mukhI ! A nagaramAM ApaNAthI meTuM keNa che? ke jene tuM sarasavane merUnI upamA Ape che, mATe meM jANyuM ke tu mUkhamAM paNa mUkha zirAmaNuM che, tuM avasara ane avasarane paNa jANatI nathI, kadAca koI moTo mANasa anavasare ApaNA ghera AvyA hoya te tene egya sanmAna ane satkAra karI vidAyagirI ApI pitAnA kAryamAM sAvadhAna thAya te ja DAhyA kahevAya che, paNa tArA jevA DAhyA kahevAya nahI. A pramANe sAsunuM vacana sAMbhaLIne vahUe kahyuM, ke-"Ape je kahyuM te barAbara che, paraMtu ekavAra ahIM Ave ane mAruM ekavAra vacana sAMbhaLI pachI tame icchA pramANe karaje, zA mATe phagaTa lekane saMbhaLAve che. te sAMbhaLI sAsu kapALa upara bhrakuTI caDAvI AMkhe vAMkI karI gharamAM AvI ane bolI-"tuM zuM babaDe che?" e pramANe kahyuM, tyAre te vahue pitAnI bagalanI aMdara kapaDAmAM rAkheluM ratnajaDita suvarNamaya pAtra bahAra kADhI dekhADyuM. te jotAM ja sUryane udaya thatAM kamalanI jema sAsunuM mukha vikasvara thavuM, prasannamaya cittavALI teNue vahune pUchyuM ke-"he. putrI ! A tArA hAthamAM kayAMthI AvyuM ?" vahue kahyuM he pUjya ! Aje tamArA ja puNyanA udaya vaDe gaMgAnadI pitAnI meLe ja vagara belAvI tamArA ghera AvI che, te tame mArA upara kema kepa kare che? tame purI vAta jANyA vinA mane AvA kharAba vacane kahyA te tamArA jevAne Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe cegya nathI, tamArA caraNanI sevA karatAM mArI ATalI "mara gaI te save Aje gharanA sarvAM mANase vacce niSphaLa gaI. huM tamane zuM javAba Apu? kaI vAta pUjyane kahevA ceAgya hAya ane kaI vAta ekAMtamAM cAra kAne ja rAkhavA jevI heAya che, tethI badhAnAM sAMbhaLatA tamane zuM kahevu? have tamArI icchA haiAya te pramANe karo. A pramANe vahunuM vacana sAMbhaLI sAsue kahyuM, ke' huM viduSI ! huM jANuM chuM ke tuM vicakSaNa ane samayane jANanArI tathA gharanA alaMkAra rUpa che, paNa zuM karU? dha sAMbhaLavAmAM magna citta hAMvAthI meM jANyuM nahI.. tethI meM je tane ducana kahyuM tenI kSamA mAMguM chuM. paraMtu te vRdhdhA kayAM che ? vahue kahyu', ke- gharamAM bhadrAsana para besADayA che, ' tethI tame tyAM jaIne sukhanA AlApapUrvaka ziSTAcAra karI teNInuM mana prasanna karo. pachI te sAsu, vahu sahita tyAM jaine vinayapUrNAMka te vRddhAne sukha samAcAra pUchI vinaMtI karI. 'he mAtA ! tamAre AnaMda sukhapUrvaka potAnA gharanI jema ja A amArA gharamAM rahevu', kAMi paNa zaMkA karavI nahI. AvA mArA puNya kayAMthI ? ke-tamArA jevA vRddhAnI sevA huM karU? tame tA mArA mAtuzrI samAna che, tamAre mane putrI tarIke ja gaNavI, amArA prabaLa puNyanA uyathI tI svarUpa tame amAre ghera padhAryA che, A mArI cAre putravadhue tamArI sevAmAM dAsInI jema tamArA Adeza pramANe kAryamAM tatpara rahenArI samajavI, khAvuM, pIvuM, snAna, zayana, zayyA " Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 261 lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda upADavI vagere je kAMI kAmakAja hoya te tamAre niHzaMka rIte amane kahevuM. A pramANe sAMbhaLI vRddhAe kahyuM, ke"he bhadra ! tamee sArUM kahyuM, paraMtu tamAro svAmI ahIM AvI bahumAna ati AdarapUrvaka nimaMtraNa kare te ja huM rahe, kemake cittanI prasannatA vinA keIne ghera rahevuM te ThIka nahIM. te sAMbhaLI zeThANI belI ke-eTalAthI ja je tamArA manathI prasannatA thatI hoya te, te paNa sukhe thaI zake tema che. mAro svAmI AvA kAryamAM te atyaMta harSa ane utsAha sahita prasanna thaIne sarva kArya kare che. tyAre te vRddhAe kahyuM, ke-je ema hoya te tenI anujJA vinA mAre ahIMyA rahevuM gya nathI. zeThANIe kahyuM, ke-tame kaho te, temane bolAvIne anujJA apAvuM. vRdhAe kahyuM ke-te kyAM gayA che? zeThANIe kahyuM, ke-keI paradezI brAhmaNa AveluM che, tenI pAse dharmanuM zravaNa kare che. paNa temane huM hamaNAM bolAvuM chuM. vRdhdhAe kahyuM, keje ema hoya te temane dharmazravaNamAM aMtarAya na karavo joIe. zeThANIe kahyuM, ke evA te pitAnA udaranA nirvAha mATe ghaNuM Ave che. tethI zuM gharanuM kArya bagADAya che? ema kahIne te zeThANI deDatI jyAM gharanI aMdara rahIne vahue dharma sAMbhaLatI hatI tyAM jaI gharanA bAraNe ubhA rahI potAnA eka sevakane be traNa bUma pADIne belA, paNa te zravaNamAM tallIna thayela hovAthI dubhAte mane chatAM tyAM AvyuM. zeThANIe kahyuM, ke-tuM zeThanA kAnamAM jaIne kahe ke tamane gharamAM zeThANuM belAve Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe che. te cAkare te pramANe zeThane kahyuM. tyAre zeThe krodhathI A pramANe kahyuM, ke-evuM zuM mATu' kAI AvI paDayu che ke jethI AvA dharmInA upadeza zravaNa samaye khelAve che? mATe jA jA ane teNIne kahe ke-je kAma hoya te hamaNAM rAkhI mUko. cAra ghaDI pachI AvIza. humaNAM mauna dhAraNa karI amRta sarakhI dezanA sAMbhaLeA. e sAMbhaLIne cAkare te pramANe zeThANIne jaNAvyuM. pharIthI zeThANIe kahyuM, ke tuM pharIthI zeThane kahe ke-ghaNuM agatyanuM mATu kAma che. mATe gharamAM jaldI Ave. tyAre cAkare kahyuM, kehuM te have jaIza nahI, kAraNa ke mArA upara zeTha gusse thAya che, mATe khIjAne kaheA. tyAre zeThANIe bIjA sevakane mAkaLye, tene paNa zeThe te ja pramANe javAba ApyA. tyAre chevaTe zeThANI mAraNA ughADI leAkeAnI lajjAnA tyAga karI, mukhanuM AvaraNa dUra karI zeThane kahevA lAgI ke- huM svAmi ! jaldI gharamAM Ave, ghaNuM mehu kAma AvI paDayuM che. tyAre zeThe vicAra karyuM ke-'kharekhara kAMika rAjyanuM kArya AvI paDayuM lAge che, nahI te| lAja cheDIne ATalA lAke beThAM chatAM kema mehu' udhADIne khele ? mATe avazya mAre javuM joI e.' e pramANe vicAra karI te mahAmuzkelIthI ubhA thai gharamAM AvI kahyuM ke-are! ela, ela, kema dha zravaNamAM aMtarAya karI mane khelAvyA che. zeThANIe kahyuM, he svAmi ! AkuLa vyAkuLa kema thai jA che ? tamArUM bhAgya ughaDayu che. je kAraNathI koi vRddha mAtA ApaNA ghare AvI che. zeThe kahyuM-kANu tArI vRdhdha mAtA Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 263 che? ke je ahI AvelI che ?'e pramANe khelatAM te zeThane teNI gharanI aMdara laI jaI te ratnapAtra batAvyuM. tene jovA mAtrathI jema pArasamaNInA lAbhamAM lekhaDane bhUlI jAya tema pUnuM sa sAMbhaLeluM bhUlI jaI, khelyA ke-kAI paNa vakhata nahI joyelu evu A ratnapAtra kayAMthI ? tyAre teNIe javAba ApyA ke- huM svAmI ! hAlamAM ApaNe vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLatA hatA, tyAre koI paradezI DozI AvI ane teNe ApaNAM AMgaNAmAM ubhA rahI pANI mAMgyuM, tyAre meM meTI vahune AjJA karI ke jo je kANu Avyu che, je AvI rADo pADIne dha zravaNamAM aMtarAya kare che? tethI te je mAge te ApI tene kADhI mUkI ahIM Ava' ityAdi sa vRttAMta svAmine jaNAvI kahyuM, ke-hai svAmi ! tamArA puNyanA udayathI A vRddhA jaMgama nidhAnanI jema AvelI che, ane prathama ja tamAre P ghera AvelI che, teNInI pAse AvAM pAtra, vastra ane AbhUSaNA ghaNAM che, mATe teNIne bahu mAnapUrvaka ApaNA gharamAM rAkhA. A sAMbhaLIne leAbhathI vyAkula anelA zeTha tenI sAthe jyAM vRddhA che, tyAM jaIne praNAma karI kahevA lAkhyA. huM mAtA ! tame kayAMthI padhAryA che ? zuM tamAre kei parivAra nathI ? A sAMbhaLI vRdhdhAe kahyuM, ke- huM baMdhu ! pahelAM te mAre AvuM ja ghara, dhana, ane svajana vagere eTalI badhI samRdhdhi hatI ke teTalI rAjAne paNa na hAya, paraMtu hamaNAM teA kevala ekalI ja chuM. sa saMsArI jIvAnI kanI gati AvI vicitra che. kahyuM, che ke zubha ke azubha je kaIM karyo heAya te avazya bhAga Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAe zuM karU? te vavAM ja paDe che, mAMdhelA kame, bhAgaLyA vinA seMkaDo ke karADa ko cAlyA jAya te paNa te karmo bhogavyA vinA kSaya pAmatAM nathI. mATe huM badhu ! karmAMnA deSathI AvI vRdhA avasthA prApta thaI che, hAlamAM huM sAMbhaLIne zeThe kahyuM, ke' he mAtA ! have tamAre kayAre paNa adhIrAI na karavI, amane sane tamAre tamArI saMtati pramANe ja gaNavAM, huM paNa tamArI AjJA pramANe vanAra chuM, emAM kAMI paNa saMdeha rAkhavA nahI, A gharane pAMtAnA gharanI jema ja gaNavuM, tamArI AjJA ja mAre te pramANa che, huM mana, vacana ane kAyAthI mAtAnI jema tamArI bhakti karIza, vadhAre kahevAthI saryuM. vaLI zeThANIe kahyuM, ke-' he mAtA ! ahIM... mAraNA AgaLa kema eThAM che ? gharamAM Ave ane A pala'gane alaMkRta karI. ' A pramANe kahIne tarata ja zeThANI ane vahu te vRddhAnA hAtha pakaDIne khamA khamA kheAlatI gharanA palaMga upara besADI. " A avasare devamAyAthI zuM thayuM ? jyAM brAhmaNa rUpe sarasvatI vyAkhyAna kare che ane tyAM pUrva kahelAM leke zravaNa kare che. te ja bajAramAM keTalAMka rAjasevaka ane khIjA keTalAMka nagaranA bhikSuke vividha prakAranA vastro ane AbhUSaNo hAthamAM rAkhIne doDatA doDatA teo tyAM AvyA. teone joine kathAnA zravaNumAM tallIna thayelAM te leAkeAe pUchyuM keA suvarNAM tathA rUpAnAM alakAre, vasro vagere kayAMthI lAvyA? tathA utAvaLA utAvaLA kayAM jAo che ? eTale teo khelyA ke- Aje amuka kAcAdhipati zeke, Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda [ 265 rAjAnA moTA aparAdha karyAM hatA, tethI atyata kApa pAmelA rAjAe Adeza karyo ke sarve rAjAnA sevake ane nagaranA leAkeA svecchAe A aparAdhi dhanikanuM je kAMi je je vastu grahaNa kare te tenuM ja jANavu' ane sukhethI grahaNa karavuM. athavA tenuM ghara lUMTI le| ane temAM amArA taraphathI bhayanI zaMkA sevavI nahIM.' AveA hukama thavAthI sa leAkeA ghara lUTavA lAgyA che. leAkeAe ghaNu luTayuM teA paNa hajI ghaNuM dhana che. te tame kema jatA nathI ? jaladI tyAM jAo, tyAM jaI svecchAe grahaNa karA. kaiAi paNa aTakAyata karanAruM nathI, AveA avasara pharIthI kayAre malaze ? ahiM besI dha sAMbhaLavAthI zu' hAthamAM Avaze ? A pramANe teo vaDe utsAhita thayelA je leAbhI hatA te sarva doDatA tyAM gayA. have paMDitA, zeThIAe ane vyApArIe tyAM besI dha zravaNu karI rahyA che. eTalAmAM te avasare te ja nagaramAM keTalAka brAhmaNA tyAM vasra, bhAjana vagere laI ne DhADatAM AvyA. tyAre paDitA ane brAhmaNAe pUchyuM "A gherathI lAvyA ? tyAre teoe kahyuM, ke-rAjAnA maMtrIne putra maraNAMta duHkhamAMthI khacI nirogI thayA che. tethI tenA pitA dareka brAhmaNane pAMca pAMca vastra, suMdara bhAjana ane eka eka seAnAmaheAra Ape che, tame ahI' kema beThAM che ? tyAM kema jatAM nathI ? tyAM jAo, tame teA paDitA che, tethI tamane ghaNuM Apaze.' A sAMbhaLI paDitA ane dhAraNu brAhmaNo te tarapha doDayA. have keTalAMka zeThIAe ane zAhukArA tyAM besIne dha zravaNa karI rahyA che. A kAne Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo avasare dalAlI karanArA vyApArIo tyAM AvyA ane zeThIAone uddezIne kahevA lAgyA,-"he zeThIAo ! Aje amuka paradezI sArthavAha ke jeo A gAmamAM ghaNuM divasathI rahelA che, teo svadeza javAnI IcchAvALA che, tethI te aneka prakAranA va, vividha kariyANA, aneka rane vigere meM mAgyA paisA ApIne kharIde che ane pitAnA kariyANA paNa meM mAgyA dAme vece che. ghaNA vyApArIo tyAM gayelA che, teo Icchita lAbha laIne AvelA che, tame kema jatAM nathI ? vepAra kema karatA nathI ? A avasara pharIthI kyAre maLaze?" A pramANe sAMbhaLIne zAhukAra gRhastha je hatA te paNa uThayAM, have keTalAMka nirdhana ane sAmAnya sthitinA hatA tevA vaNike dharmazravaNa kare che. eTalAmAM te gharanA svAmIe vRdhdhAne kahyuM, ke-he mAjI ! A unALAno samaya che. tethI ThaMDA jalathI snAna karo. tyAre vRddhAe tema karavAnI hA pADI gRhasvAmIe pitAnI patnIne kahyuM, ke-he priye ! peTImAM suMdara sugaMdhI tela che te laIne A vRddha mAtAne telathI manapUrvaka snAna karAve, huM upara jaIne vRdhdhAne paheravA gya vastra lAvuM chuM. te vakhate zeThANIe ane vahue telanuM mardana karI snAna karAvyuM ane suMdara vastra vaDe zarIra luMchayuM. zeThe paNa suMdara va lAvI tene paherAvyAM ane pharI siMhAsana upara besADayA. tyAre vRddhAe kahyuM, ke "tamArA gharanAM AgaNAmAM keNa A barADA pADe che?" zeThe javAba Ape ke he mAtA ! kaI paradezI brAhmaNa Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 267 AvyA che ane te mATe svare aneka suMdara kAvya bele che ane tyAM aneka bhavyajIve te zravaNa kare che. tyAre vRdhAe kahyuM, ke-"are ! mArA karmane A deSa che, zravaNamAM rasika A leke dhanya che. jeo harSapUrvaka dharma sAMbhaLI AnaMda pAme che, paraMtu mArA kAnamAM te tapAveluM sIsuM nAMkhavA jevuM A lAge che. tyAre zeThe kahyuM, ke-he mAtA ! huM enuM nivAraNa karuM, tyAre vRddhAe kahyuM, ke-"sAMbhaLavAmAM ApaNAthI aMtarAya kema karAya." zeThe kahyuM, ke- "tamArA duHkhanuM kAraNa nivAraNa karavAmAM amane doSa nathI, mATe tene A sthAnethI uThADI mUkuM chuM. te brAhmaNa bIje ThekANe jaI dharmazravaNa karAvaze, ahIM enuM zuM lAgyuM che ? ema kahI zeTha deDatAM tyAM jaI kodha pUrvaka belyA ke- he bhaTTa! tame ahIMyAthI have ubhA thAo, kAraNa vagara ahIM zuM ke lAhala mAMDe che. te vakhate tyAM beThelA dharma rasikoe kahyuM, ke--hi zeTha ! A zreSTha brAhmaNa tamAruM zuM laI jAya che? zuM tamArI pAse kAMI paNa mAMge che? A te tamArA puNyanA udaye ja sAkSAt A brahmA ja brAhmaNa svarUpe AvyA lAge che, mATe he zeTha ! tame DAhyA, nipuNa ane zAstrane jANanAra thaI AvuM halakA mANasane cagya kema bele che?" tyAre zeThe kahyuM, ke-"tamArI vacananI caturAI jANuM chuM. AvI caturAI keI bIjA pAse karavI, mArI pAse nahI, je tame zravaNa karavAmAM ATalA badhA rasavALAM che te Ane ghare bolAvane tame kema sAMbhaLatA nathI? ahiMyA amArA gharanAM Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo AMgaNAmAM vitaMDAvAda zA mATe mAMDayA che? mATe ahIthI badhA uDI jAo nahIM teA sevaka pAse gaLe pakaDIne kaDhAvI mUkAvIza mATe ahI besazeA nahI, jaldI cAlyA jAe. A pramANe zeThanuM anAdaravALuM vacana sAMbhaLI vilakhA thaI te save zeThanI niMdA karatAM uThayAM. pele brAhmaNa paNa lakSmInuM Agamana thayuM. jANI uDIne vanamAM gayA. zeTha gharamAM AvI vRddhA pAse khelavA lAgyA-he mAtA ! ApanA kAnamAM zUla utpanna karanAra pelA brAhmaNane me kADhI mUkayA, sarvAM loko paNa pota potAnA ghare gayA, mATe huM mAtA! have sukhethI ahIM raheA. vRdhdhAe vicAryuM kesarasvatI to apamAna pAmIne gai, have huM paNa tyAM jaIne peAtAnA utkarSanuM svarUpa pUchuM, ema vicArIne vRdhdhAe zeThane kahyuM ke A jhoLI sAcavIne sAre ThekANe mukeza. huM hamaNAM dehanI ciMtA mATe jaMgalamAM jAuM chuM.' zeThe kahyuM ke-'huM jalanu pAtra laIne tamArI sAthe ja AvuM chuM. tyAre te khelI ke-te ceAgya nathI. leAkeA paNa Avu joIne carcA kare, temaja tamAre nagarazeThane AvuM karavuM ucita nathI, mATe huM ekalI ja jaIza, dehanI ci'tA vakhate mane manuSyanI sAkhata paNa pasaMda nathI. zeThe kahyuM ke- mAre te ApanI AjJA pramANa che. temAM kaI yukita karAya nahIM. tema kahIne jalapAtra DozImAne Apyu. DozI jalapAtra laine gharamAMthI nIkaLI jyAM sarasvatI che te vanamAM gaI. b. Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarasvatI ane lakSmIne saMvAda [ 269 tyAM lakSmI devIe sarasvatIne bolAvI kahyuM ke he sarasvatI ! I tArI sthiti? lekamAM te evI rUDhI pravartAvI che ke-lakSmInAM mastaka upara mArU sthAna che te vAta sAcI, paraMtu ene rAjAe pitAnI AjJA pravartAvavA mATe akSare rUpe tane banAvI che. vaLI je akSare rUpa mudrA vinA kadAca suvarNa ke rUpuM na vecAtuM heta te tArUM mahAva sAcuM. bAkI te tAre baDAI mAravAnuM che, kema ke akSare vinA paNa sonuM ke rUpuM vecAya che. sarasvatIe kahyuM- he lakSamI ! maha ajJAnathI aMdha thayelA lekamAM tuM ja pradhAna che, kema ke uttama munijane vinA bIjA sarve saMsArI jI Indriya sukhamAM Asakata che. tethI te sarve tArI ja abhilASA kare che ane je kaMI paramArthane jANanArA ane jinezvaranA vacananuM rahasya jANanArA che, teo ja mArI IcchA kare che. lahamIe kahyuM he sarasvatI ! je kaI tArI IcchA kare che, teone tuM paNa prAyaH anukULa thAya che, tenI sAthe tuM rahe che, teonA cheDA ke ghaNA prayAsane tuM saphaLa kare che. temanuM paDakhuM tuM mUkatI nathI ane temane tuM sarvathA nirAza paNa karatI nathI, paraMtu je kaI zAstrane abhyAsa karatAM kheda pAmI tArAthI vimukha thAya che, teo tAro tyAga kare che, tAruM nAma paNa grahaNa karatAM nathI, vaLI jeo tArA para atyaMta Asakta che, teo paNa mane Icche che, zAstrone abhyAsa paNa mane meLavavA mATe ja kare che. e pramANe karatAM teone mAre saMga thAya te teo garva sahita baDAI mAre Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 270 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo che, na maLe te kheda pAme che ane pharIthI paNa mArA mATe ja vividha prakAranI utkRSTa kalAo dekhADe che, mArI prApti na thAya te paNa aneka prakAranI khuzAmata kare che, na karavA lAyaka kAryo paNa kare che. sevA karavA lAyaka na hoya te paNa tenI sevA kare che. temaja vidvAnamAM je kAMI dUSaNa hoya che te dUSaNa niMdanIya thAya che, paNa jeo mArA saMga vALA thAya te teonA deze paNa guNa rUpe gavAya che ane huM na haiute purUSanA guNa paNa deSa rUpe ja pariNAma pAme che. sarva leke paNa mArI prApti mATe vividha prakAranA udyama kare che, ati duSkara kriyAthI sAdhya thAya evA kAryo paNa utsAhathI kare che. temAM je kadAca pApanA udayathI kAryanI sididha na thAya te paNa prayatna mukatAM nathI, seMkaDe ane hajAro vAra niSphaLa jAya ane mahAduHkha ane mahAkalezane pAme, temaja prANanA saMkaTamAM paDyAM hoya chatAM paNa mArI abhilASA mUkatA nathI. je ke huM niraMtara aneka asahya ane niMdya aneka kaSTa Ape te paNa teo mArAthI vimukha thatAM nathI ane mArA anukULa thathelA ja dekhAya che. mAtra eka dravyAnuyogavALA AdhyAtmika dharma zAstro vinA bIjA jeTalAM zAstronA samUho che, te sarvemAM prAye mArI prAptinA ja upAya ane mArA ja vilAse varNavyA che. mAtra eka munijane sivAya bIjA sarve saMsArI jIve zrImaMta purUSanI sevA kare che. kahyuM che ke-vavRdhdha, tapasyA vaDe vRdha, ane bahu jJAnathI vRdhdha purUSa te sarve bahu Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda [ 201 dhanavALA dhanikAnA khAraNe kikaranI jema ubhA rahe che. u sarasvatI ! vadhAre kahevAthI sayu ? maraNu AvatAM sudhI paNa peAtAnA dhanane DhekhADatAM nathI ane mArI IcchA paNa mUkatAM nathI. jo kadAca tArA mAnavAmAM A na Avatu hAya te huM tane pratyakSa dekhADIza, ke-sa saMsArI jIvanuM jIvana dasa prANAthI yukata che-te pAMca indriye, mana vacana ane kAyamala, tathA zvAsa. cchavAsa ane AyuSya A daza prANA che, A prANA hAya tyAM sudhI jIvana che ane prANAnA viSega te maraNa kahevAya che.' te uparAMta upacArathI khAdyadhana te agIyArame prANa kahevAya che, je kAraNathI khAdyaprANa evA dhanane lIdhe keTalAMka leAkeA daze prANAnA tyAga kare che, paNa dhana cheDatAM nathI. mArA svarUpa upara arthAt dhana upara ugeluM vRkSa phUla vagerethI praphullita thAya che, devA paNa jyAM mArU svarUpa che. tyAM khelAvyA vagara AvI mArI sevA kare che, huM subhage ! sarasvatI ! mArI sAthe cAla, tane kautuka batAvu" A pramANe kahI te banne devIe tyAMthI nikalI paMcakAza dUra jaI tyAM eka jagyAe jhADImAM eDI. pachI lakSmI devIe devamAyA vaDe ekaso ATha gaja pramANa lAMkhI ane traNa hAtha uMcI eka suvarNa zilA banAvI, te zilA retImAM DUbI gayelI ane mAtra eka ja hAtha bahAra dekhAtI hatI. te zilAneA eka khUNe sUnA prakAza vaDe jhaLakatA dekhAya che ane te sUnA kiraNAnI jema prakAza karatA hatA. eka praDara divasa bAkI Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo rahyo tyAre najIkanA rAjAe be sevakone kArya mATe bIjA gAma makalyA hatA. rAjAe batAveluM kArya karI teo pAchA te sthaLe AvyA. temAMthI eka kautuka priya hovAthI mArgamAM Amatema najara kare che. tethI teNe te zilAne eka khUNe dUrathI prakAza karate je tyAre teNe bIjAne kahyuM ke he mitra! je, je, dara zuM dekhAya che? te zuM jhaLake che? tyAre teNe utAvaLathI joyA vinA kahyuM ke-kAMI paNa haze, kaI kAca ke pASANano kaTake athavA kamaLanA pAMdaDA vagere kAMI haze. paraMtu A meTA vanamAM zuM suvarNa rana vagere kyAMthI hoya? tyAre pahelAe kahyuM ke-je tame Ave te tyAM jaIne joIe zuM che? zuM dekhAya che? bIjAe kahyuM, ke-zA mATe araNyamAM phegaTa bhaTakavuM joIe, prayajana vinA prayAsa karavAthI zuM phala? A te moTo mArga che, ghaNu mANase pahelAM paNa ahIMthI gayA haze, je kAMIka grahaNa karavA jevI vastu hoya, te temaNe ja jarUra grahaNa karI heta, mATe jaldI cAle. rAjA pAse jaI kArya karyAnuM vRttAMta nivedana karI ApaNe ghera jaI snAna bhejanAdika karI mArgane zrama dUra karI svastha thaI che. A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI pahela be ke-he bhAI! mArA manamAM te moTuM Azcarya lAge che, mATe huM te tyAM jaI nirNaya karIza. bIjAe kahyuM, ke- tuM sukhethI jA, tArA bApa dAdAe mUkelI vastunuM piTakuM bAMdhIne ghera lAvaje, mArI zaMkA paNa tAre jarA paNa karavI nahI, mATe tAre Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSamI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 273 mane bhAga paNa Apa nahI ane huM bhAga mAgIza paNa nahI. tethI tAre mane bhAga Apa paNa nahI paDe ane tuM ja sukhI thA? A pramANe kahI bIje jaladI gAma tarapha cAlyo ane pahele te tenAthI judo paDI te zilA pAse gaye. tyAM teNe retImAM dabAyela zilAne suvarNamaya eka bhAga che, A joIne te manamAM vicAra karavA lAge -"aho ! bahu sAruM thayuM ke mAre mitra cAlI gaye. je kadAca sAthe AvyA hatA te tene bhAga Apa paData, mArA puNyane udaya jAge, have huM jouM te khare, A suvarNa zilA keTalI moTI che?' ema vicArIne te retIne hAtha vaDe dUra karIne juve che. te aparimita meTI suvarNa zilAne joIne atyaMta harSane lIdhe gAMDA je thayuM ane vicAra karavA lAge-"aho ! mArUM bhAgya addabhuta che, ke jethI mane AvuM nidhAna prApta thayuM. mArA upara vidhAtA prasanna thayela che. AnA lAbhathI te huM rAjya karIza. A dhananA prabhAvathI hAthI, ghoDA, pAyadaLa vagere sainya taiyAra karIza. pachI balavAna thaIne huM amuka deza jItIne rAjya karIza." A pramANe madhanA ghaDAne upADanAra purUSanI jema AMdhyAnamAM tallIna thaIne vicAra karavA lAge ke-"keIpaNa upAyathI A survaNa grahaNa karUM." A pramANe vicArate te tyAM ja ubhe rahI tarka vitarka karavA lAgyuM. bIje sevaka paNa gAma tarapha cAlatA cAlatA vicAra karavA lAgyuM. rAjAe amane bannene AjJA karIne mokalyA che. temAMthI huM ekale Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 274 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo jaIne rAjAne vRttAMta nivedana karIza, tyAre rAjA pUchazetArI sAthe bIje hatuM te kayAM gaye ? te vakhate huM javAba ApIza?' satya kahevAthI zuM thaze? te jaNAtuM nathI, mATe ekalA javuM egya nathI, tene laIne ja javuM ema vicArIne keI uMcA pradeza para caDhIne meTA sAde tene te bolAvavA lAge. te prathamanA sevake sAMbhaLyuM. paraMtu dravyanA lebhathI mUDha thayelA teNe paNa uMce caDhIne hAthane saMketapUrvaka moTA avAjathI javAba ApavA lAge "tuM jA" huM AvuM chuM. A sAMbhaLI bIjAe pharIthI tene bolAvyuM. teNe pahelAnA jevA ja uttara Ape. Ama vAraMvAra bolAvyA chatAM paNa te AvyuM nahIM. tyAre bIjAnA manamAM zaMkA thaI ke meM ghaNIvAra bolAvyA, chatAM te kema AvatuM nathI ? kAMI paNa kAraNa hovuM joIe, mATe huM paNa tyAM jaIne jouM te khare ke zuM kAraNa che? ema vicArIne mAthI pAcho pharI te tenA tarapha cAlyo. tene Avate jaI pahelAe bUma pADI ke- tuM jA, jA, huM pAchaLathI AvuM chuM phegaTa samaya kema gumAve che. A pramANe kahyA chatAM paNa zaMkAne lIdhe te tyAM Avyo. te paNa suvarNamaya zilA jeI vismaya pAme. ane mAthuM halAvatA be ke- he bhAI! meM paNa tAruM kuTila paNa jANyuM. mane paNa tuM chetare che? ke-A arayamAM raheluM suvarNa huM ekaleja grahaNa karIza? ATaluM badhu suvarNa tane eklAne zI rIte pacaze? mATe ApaNe bane vibhAga karI grahaNa karIe. te sAMbhaLI pahelAe Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda [ 275 kahyuM, ke-"tAro AmAM bhAga nathI." A sarva mArUM che. huM ja grahaNa karIza, kemake meM te tane prathamathI ja kahyuM, hatuM ke-he bhAI ! cAle ApaNe tyAM jaIne joIe ke- te tejasvI vastu zuM che? tyAre te javAba Apyo hate ke- tuM ja jA, tArA pUrvajoe mUkelI thApaNanuM poTakuM bAMdhI ghare Avaje, mane bhAga ApIza nahI. A pramANe kahI tuM te AgaLa cAlate thaye hatA ane have pAcho bhAga mAMgatA tane pitAnuM vacana yAda AvatuM nathI? huM te sAhasa karIne ahIM AvyuM, mArA puNyanA udayathI mane A prApta thayuM che. tArUM ahIMyA zuM lAge che? jema Avyo tema ghera pAcho cAlyuM jA, AmAMthI eka keDInA mUlya jeTaluM paNa tane ApIza nahI. phegaTa zA mATe ubhe che? ahIMthI cAlyo jA, nahIM te tAre ane mAre maitrI raheze nahI. A pramANe tenA vacano sAMbhaLIne lobhane vaza thayelo bIje paNa kedhathI be ke-"are ! mUrkhazekhara ! kema mAre bhAga nahIM" huM ane tuM eka rAjAnA sevake chIe. rAjAe eka ja kArya mATe ApaNane mokalyA che, temAM lAbha ke hAni sukha ke duHkha je kAMI thAya te ApaNe bannene levAnuM che ane sahana karavAnuM che, eka je svAmie eka ja kAryane mATe pharamAvelA sevakone je kAMi lAbha thAya, te sarve vaheMcIne levuM joIe. e pramANe rAjanIti che. te zuM tuM bhUlI gaye? mATe huM te tArA mAthe thappaDa daIne AmAMthI ardho bhAga laIza, tuM kaMI niMdrAmAM uMghe che, zuM A jagat manuSya rahita thaI gayuM che, ke jethI tArUM ja Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 276 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo A kahelu thaze? jo A dhananA bhAga ApIza te ApaNA bannenI prIti gADha ane acala raheze, nahI' te 'pIvAne asamartha chu, paNa DhALavAne tA sama chuM.' e nyAye rAjAnI pAse sa nivedana karIne tArA pUrve saMcaya karelAM dhana sahita tane pakaDAvIza, ane kArAgRhamAM na khAvIza, mATe mane ardho bhAga Apa. A pramANe tenuM vacana sAMbhaLI pahelAe vicAra karyuM ke-'kharekhara jo Ane huM bhAga nahI Apu te te jarUra upAdhi karaze. paraMtu A aparimita dhaname prApta karyuM che, te Ane zI rIte ApI zakAya ? mATe jo hu Ane mArI nAMkhuM te dhana badhuM mArUM ja thAya ane bIje kAi jANaze paNa nahI, rAjA pUchaze to tenA evA uttara ApIza ke mAmAM AvatAM jaMgalamAM acAnaka vAgha AvIne tene mArI nAkhyA, ane huM teA nAsIne ahiM AvatA rahyo ane A vAta khIjuM kAI jANaze nahIM. mATe Ane mArI nAkhavAthI ja mArA vicAra saphaLa thaze. ema vicArI krodhathI lAla netra karI gALo devA pUrvaka tene haNavA mATe myAnamAMthI talavAra kADhIne mArA dhanathI jo tane IcchA hAya tA jaldI taiyAra thA, huM tane dhana Apu chuM.' e pramANe melate talavAra upADIne doDayA. bIjo paNa tene sAmA AvatA joi krodhathI myAnamAMthI talavAra kADhI gALA khelatA sAme doDayA. banne jaNA bhegA thayA ke tarata ja eka sAthe ja krodhathI eka-bIjAnA masthAnamAM bannee talavAranA prahAro karyA, mA~nA ghAthI banne jaNA Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda H 108 [ 277 bhUmi upara paDayA, ati tiNa prahAra thavAthI eka ghaDImAM ja teo maraNa pAmyA, te vakhate vanakuMjamAM beThelI lakSmIe sarasvatIne kahyuM, ke- dhananA arthIonuM caritra joyuM ke?' haju AgaLa paNa je, zuM thAya che. tyAra pachI te ghaDI divasa bAkI rahyo tyAre kaMIpaNa nagnatapasvI sAdhu te mArge AvatuM hatuM, teNe sUryanA tejathI prakAzita zilAne bhAga che. ane manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke-A mahAraNyamAM sUryanA kiraNa jevuM tejasvI zuM che? huM A vicitra padArtha jouM te khare, e pramANe kautuka buddhithI te zilAnI sanmukha cA. anukrame te zilAnI pAse AvyuM. teNe zilAno eka paNa joye, hAtha vaDe dhULane dUra karIne teNe joyuM to eka khUba ja vizALa sonAnI zilA tyAM paDI che. A joIne tApasanuM citta lebharUpI kAdavathI malIna thayuM, te manamAM vicAra karavA lAgya-"aho ! ATaluM badhuM dhana ahIM che, Ane lAbha thavAthI te rAjarAjezvaranuM sukha anubhavAya tema che. jene mATe ATaluM badhuM kaSTa sahana karuM chuM, te te ahIM ja prApta thayuM. mATe have ahIM ja rahevuM. e pramANe vicArI te Amatema jovA lAgyo, tyAM te te banne rAjasevakone AgaLa paDelA joyA. temane jaIne teNe vicAryuM ke kharekhara A banne jaNA A dhanane mATe ja paraspara zastranA ghAthI maraNa pAmyAM jaNAya che. mArganI samIpamAM raheluM A dhana ahI gupta kevI rIte rahe. tethI ahIM rAkhavA nathI, A badhuM Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ahIMthI upADIne kaI paNa laI jaI zake tema nathI. tethI AnA kakaDA karIne ke gupta sthAne bhUmimAM nAkhI tenA upara paDI banAvI temAM nivAsa karuM te ciMtita arthanI siddhi thAya. paNa ghaNuM, chINI, haDI vagere leDhAnA hathiyAra vinA AnA kakaDA kevI rIte karuM? tethI keInI pAse tapAsa karI te meLavIne pachI mAruM I richata kArya karyuM. paraMtu have te rAtrine samaya thaI gaye che zuM karuM ? kayAM jAuM? je kadAca Ane choDIne gAmamAM hathiyAra levA jAuM te pAchaLathI, koI balavAna AvIne A suvarNane grahaNa karI ahIM rahI jAya te mArUM ciMtaveluM badhuM viparIta thAya! A pramANe te tapasvI vicAramAM paDe. teTalAmAM cha zastradhArI cora tyAM AvyA. teo nagna jaTAdhArI tApasane joIne A pramANe bolyA kehe svAmI ! A jaLa ane manuSya rahita araNyamAM Apa zI rIte rahe che? coranuM vacana sAMbhaLIne jaTAdhArI tApase kahyuM ke amArA jevA saMga rahita tapasvIene vanamAM rahevuM ja kalyANakArI che, je kaI mahA tapasvI che teonI A ja rIti che. paraMtu tame kema gharane tyAga karI madhya rAtrie Ama vanamAM AvyA che tyAre teo bolyA ke "tamArA jevA pAse amAre zA mATe asatya bolavuM joIe? ame te cera chIe ane A dukhe karIne purI zakAya tevA peTane mATe corI karavA nIkaLyA chIe. A pramANe temanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne tApase vicAryuM keA dhananA athI che, vaLI zastro sahita che, mATe temane Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda 108 [ 279 thoDuMka dhana ApIne A zilAnA kakaDA karAvuM, ema vicArIne teNe kahyuM- he core! je tame mArA kahyA pramANe kare te tamane darekane hajAra hajAra senAmahoro ApuM. caree kahyuM ke-"bahu sAruM, ame tamArA sevaka ja chIe, Apa je AjJA karaze te pramANe ame karazu." tyAre tApase temane te zilA dekhADIne kahyuM ke-"mArA tabalathI vanadevatAnI ArAdhanA karI, tethI prasanna thayelI te devIe A nidhi batAvyuM ane Ape che. tethI have AnA kakaDA karIne Ane tIrthamAM vAparIza. tame AnA kakaDA kare." A pramANe tApasanuM vacana sAMbhaLI ane te zilAne joI lebha sAgaramAM magna thayelA tero paraspara vicAra karavA lAgyA ke-"he bhAI ! A tApasanI daMbha racanA jANI ke? te kahe che ke-mane devatAe nidhi dekhADa, paNa A te pUrve keI rAjAe suvarNanI zilAne banAvIne pRthvImAM nidhipaNe sthApanA karI haze, pachI ghaNo samaya javAthI meghanI vRSTi vagere thavAnI uparanI mATI dhevAI gaI ane pavanathI tene eka khUNe ughADo thaye haze! evAmAM A tApasa bhamate bhamate ahiMyA AvI caDe haze ane A zilAne eka bhAga joIne lebhathI tene pitAne AdhIna karI rahyo che. ane A AkhI zilA te te laI zake nahI, tethI ApaNI samakSa daMbhanI racanA karI dareka manuSyane hajAra hajAra sonAmahora ApIza, paNa adhe, trIje, ca, pAMca ke sAtame bhAga paNa nahI paNa bAkI badhuM huM ekale ja laI laIza, zuM A enA bApanuM Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo dhana che ke jethI A pramANe ApaNane chetare che, mATe Ane haNane ApaNe ja sarva dhana laI laIe." te sAMbhaLI temAMnA eke kahyuM ke-A tapasvIne kema haNAya? tyAre bIje bolyo ke-"AnuM tapasvIpaNuM gayuM, kAraNa ke A te vaMcaka ane dhUrta che. tethI ApaNu jevo ja che. ApaNe cAra chIe te A dhUrta che, mATe te ane ApaNe baMne paradhana haranArA chIe. tethI Ane mAravAmAM zo deva che? A sarva dhana je ApaNe laI laIe te ApaNe badhA rAjA thaI jaIe ane corInuM kAma chUTI jAya, mATe Ane haNane sarva dhana laI laIe. A pramANe nizcaya karIne be jaNAe te jaTAdhArI tapasvIne vAtamAM jeDI, eke pAchaLathI khaDjha vaDe tenuM mastaka kApI nAkhyuM. pachI te sarve re zilA pAse gayA ane hAtha vaDe suvarNamaya zilAne sparza karyo te suvarNanI te zilA ghaNI moTI jaNAI. A joine teoe vicAra karyo ke-A zilA ApaNI pAsenA zastro vaDe kApI zakAya tevI nathI ane AkhI zilA keInathI levAya tevI nathI, tethI A rAtrImAM jeTaluM levAya teTaluM ApaNuM che, kAraNa ke divasa uge ke pachI aneka vine Avaze. tyAre eka jaNa be ke"ghaNa ane chINI vagara ApaNuM ISTa kArya thaI zake tema nathI, mATe A gAmamAM amuka senI che, te ApaNe paricita che, vizvAsa ane AzvAsananuM sthAna che, tethI tenA ghare jaIne A gupta vAta karI ghaNa ane chINIo vagere grahaNa karAvIne Ane vanamAM lAvIne A zilAnA Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAdaH 108 [ 281 kakaDA karAvIe, te ApaNuM dhAryuM kAma pAra paDe. te sanIne paNa tenI IcchAthI adhika dhana ApIne ApaNe tene rAjI karIzuM. A pramANe kAryasiddhine anukULa vAta sAMbhaLIne sarva eka mata thayA. tyAre eka belyo ke-A traNa maDadAne dUra nAkhI tenI pAse javuM zreSTha che. kemake tema karavAthI A vAtanI khabara keIne paDaze nahI, A pramANe nizcaya karIne te traNa maDadAMne ati dUra pradezamAM nAMkhI nagaramAM gayA. senInA ghera jaI te nIne bolAvyo. teNe paNa teone zabda sAMbhaLIne tarata ja bahAra AvIne kahyuM ke-gharanI aMdara Ave. zuM lAvyA che, te batAve. A sAMbhaLIne cera belyA ke lAvyA lAgyA zuM bUma pADe che? "tamAruM ane amArUM ema bannenuM dAridra jAya e eka nidhi prApta karI tamane bolAvavA AvyA chIe. tethI ghaNu, chINIo vagere zastro laIne jaldI cAle? vilaMba karo nahI ? je ghaDI jAya che te lAkha mUlya ApavA vaDe paNa pAchI AvavAnI nathI. mATe utAvaLa kare." te sAMbhaLIne tenI be ke huM te tamArA Adeza pramANe karanAre chuM, paraMtu tame mane kaho te kharA ke--kaye sthAne, kevI rIte, keTalA pramANamAM, nidhi tame je che, jethI huM paNa gya ane agya vibhAgane jANIne pachI AvuM. tyAre te caree tenI pAse sarva hakIkata spaSTa kahI batAvI. te sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmelA sanIe vicAra karyo ke-ceranI vAta cheTI heya nahI, lokamAM paNa kahevata che ke-mahApuruSa batrIsa lakSaNe hoya che, paNa cere Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 282] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo chatrIsa lakSaNe dhAraNa karanArA hoya che. pUrNa khAtrI vagara A le ke ahIM Ave nahIM, have huM e lekenI sAthe jauM ane teoe kaheluM karuM te teo mane te eka dhaDI, be dhaDI, ke vadhAremAM vadhAre traNeka dhaDI jeTaluM senuM Apaze ane bAkInuM sAta peDhI sudhI cAle teTaluM sarvadhana te A leke grahaNa karaze. ghaNuM dhana hovAthI mAre ghare te adhu paNa Avaze nahI. "saMdhanArIne dhumADe. e kahevata pramANe huM te thoDuMka ja laIne AvIza. tethI buddhi vaDe huM evuM karuM ke-sarvadhana mAruM thAya tyAre ja mArI buddhinI kuzaLatA vakhANavA lAyaka thAya. A cAre pArakAnA dhanane haraNa karanArA ane sarvane duHkha denArA hoya che, tethI teone ThagavAmAM zo doSa? "ghaNuM lekane duHkha ApanArAone te nigraha kare ja joIe ema nItizAstra paNa kahe che. vaLI te dhana paNa A erenA bApadAdAe kAMI thApaNa mukeluM nathI ke-jethI leka virUdhdha karyAnuM pApa lAge, mATe teone niMgraha karI te sarva dhana huM mAre svAdhIna karuM. mArA bhAgyathI AkarSAIne ja lakSmI ahIM AvI che, mATe mukhamAM AveluM A kema choDI devAya? A pramANe vicAra karI teNe corene kahyuM ke he svAmI! ThAkare! Aje haju meM sAMjhe bhejana karyuM nathI, bhejana te have hamaNAM ja thoDI vAramAM taiyAra thaze, vaLI tame paNa bhUkhyA hazo ane A kAma paNa ghaNI mahenatathI sAdhya thAya tevuM che, vaLI bhUkhe mANasa vadhu baLa paNa darzAvI zakatA nathI ane baLa vagara kArya paNa siddha Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda 108 [ 283 thAya tema nathI. tethI mAtra be ghaDI mArA gharamAM tame bese, teTalI vAramAM che tamArA ane eka mAro ema sAta lADavA taiyAra thaI jaze ane pachI ApaNe te lADavA laIne tyAM jaIzuM, tyAM jaIlADavA khAIne svastha thaI ApaNe ApaNuM kArya zarU karIzuM. tame paNa mArI kArya kuzaLatA jANazo. eka rAtrImAM ja tenA kaTakA karI tamane ApI daIza. pachI jevI mArI mahenata tamane lAge tevuM mane InAma Apaje, huM te tamAre sevaka chuM. tamArI kRpAthI te jIvuM chuM, tamAruM kArya mAruM mAthuM ApIne paNa pUrNa karIza." A pramANe vAta karI, teone khuza karI, pitAnA gharamAM laI jaI pAna, sopArI, bIDI, cheke vagerethI temane satkAra karI, gharanI upara pate jaI ghauMne leTa, ghI, goLa, vagerethI sArA sugaMdhIdAra sAta lADu banAvyA. temAMthI cha meTA jhera vALA banAvyAM ane sAtame pitAne mATe jhera mukta nAne banAvyuM. A pramANe taiyAra karI sarve pAMdaDAmAM bAMdhI athANuM vagere paNa temAM mUkI piTalI bAMdhI leDhAnI chINIo, ghaNu vagere laI carAnI sAthe gharethI nIkaLe. pachI te sarve jaldIthI te zilA pAse pahoMcI gayA. tyAM te caree senIne zilA batAvI. te paNa tene joIne tathA sparza karIne cakita banI gaye, have te lebhathI mUDha thaI corenI sAme A hAranI piTalI choDIne viSa rahita lADu potAnA hAthamAM laI be ke-he svAmI! puNyazALIo! tamArA upara Izvara prasanna thayA che ke Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo jethI ATaluM badhuM aparimita suvarNa ApanA hAthamAM AvyuM che. mATe tame bhAgyavAna puruSamAM pradhAna che. ApanI kRpAthI mAruM paNa dAridratha gayuM. have prathama se kAma mUkIne bhojana karavuM joIe e nItizAstranA vacanathI pahelAM ghIvALA lADavA ApaNe khAI e pachI taiyAra thaIne dAridrayane nAza karanAra A zilAnA kakaDA ApaNe karIzuM. A pramANe kahI chae jaNAne eka eka lADu ApyuM. teoe paNa prANanA ghAta karanArA lADavA khAdhAM ane tRpta thayA pachI tenIe kahyuM, ke-"mArI pAchaLa cAle, kuvAnA kaThe jaI pANI kADhI te pIne hAtha paga dhoI kAmane mATe taiyAra thaIe. Ama kahIne sanIe kUvAmAMthI jaLa kADhIne darekane jaLapAna karAvyuM ane pite paNa jaLapAna karyuM. te vakhate senIne jaMgala javAnI IcchA thaI. tethI te jaLapAtra laIne dehaciMtA mATe gaye. cera ekaThA thaIne vicAra karavA lAgyA ke have ApaNe zilAnA kaTakA karIe." tyAre nItizAstra jANanArA eka jaNe kahyuM, keApaNe eka kAma sAruM na karyuM. bIjAe kahyuM, ke zuM? tyAre teNe kahyuM, ke-nIne ApaNe ahIM bolAvyuM ane suvarNa batAvyuM che, kAraNa ke zAstramAM ane lekamAM paNa eka kahevata che ke "sonIne vizvAsa na karavo joIe." pahelAM eka vArtAmAM paNa zuM nathI sAMbhaLyuM ? ahIM vAgha, vAnara, sarpa ane suvarNakAranI kathA kahevAya che. keIka kUvAnI aMdara vAgha, vAnara, sarpa ane tenI paDelAM hatAM, te badhAmAMthI vAgha, vAnara ane sarpane eka Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda: 108 [ 285 brAhmaNe bahAra kADhayAM. tyAre te traNe jaNa, te brAhmaNane praNAma karI kahevA lAgyA ke-"he bhaTTajI! tame amArA para mahAna niSkAraNa upakAra karyo che, tenA badalAmAM ame tamArA para game teTalA upakAra karIe te paNa ochA che, tene badale vaLe tema nathI, te paNa zubha avasare kRpA karI amAre ghare Avaze tyAre yathAzakti ame ApanI sevA karIzuM. paraMtu have A kUvAmAM rahelA manuSyane tame bahAra kADhaze nahI, kemake te jAtane senI che. mATe te upakArane agya che. e pramANe kahI te traNe jaNa potapitAne sthAne gayA. teonA gayA pachI brAhmaNa zaMkAmAM paDaze ane vicAravA lAgyo ke-"A senIne kahyuM ke nahI." evA saMdehamAM paDe, te vakhate aMdara rahelA sonIe kahyuM, ke-he brAhmaNa ! lokone uga karanAra ane viveka rahita evA vAgha, vAnara ane sapano udhdhAra tame turata ja karyo ane mane kADhavAmAM vilaMba kema kare che? huM manuSya chuM. zuM vAgha, vAnara ane sarSathI vadhAre duSTa chuM? zuM tamArA upakArane huM bhUlI jaIza? mATe he vipra ! mane jaladI bahAra kADhe janmaparyata huM tamAre sevaka thaIne rahIza. te sAMbhaLIne saraLa prakRtivALA brAhmaNe vicAryuM ke-"A senI satya kahe che, zuM A manuSya tiryaMcathI paNa halako che? je thavAnuM hoya te thAo, paNa upakArIe paMktine bheda rAkho gya nathI. teoe paNa satya kahyuM che. paraMtu mAre AnI sAthe zuM prajana che? huM te dUra dezamAM rahuM chuM ane A te A ja dezane Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo rahIza che, te mAruM zuM anartha karI nAkhavAnuM che ema vicArIne te brAhmaNe sanIne bahAra kADhaye. tyAre sanIe brAhmaNane praNAma karIne kahyuM, ke tame mane jIvatadAna ApyuM che, mATe mArA para kRpA karI amuka nagaramAM amuka zerImAM huM rahuM chuM tyAM AvavuM, huM tamArI yathAzakti bhakita karIza. A pramANe madhuravANuM belIne te tenI pitAne sthAne gaye. have brAhmaNa aDasaTha tIrthonI yAtrA karI pAchA pharatAM keTaleka samaye te jaMgalamAM AvyA, daivayoge vAghe tene je ane oLakhe. "A mane jIvatadAna ApanAra mahAna upakArI che. ema smaraNa karI bahumAna pUrvaka pagamAM paDe. pachI te pUrve mArelA rAjakumAranA ghaNAM ja mUlyavAna alaMkAre te brAhmaNane ApI kahyuM. ke-"he svAmi ! amane traNene bahAra kADhayA pachI te sanIne tame bahAra kADhaye ke nahI ? tyAre te brAhmaNe kahyuM, ke-"te sanIe atyaMta dInatApUrvaka vinaMtI karI tethI mArA manamAM ghaNI dayA AvI tethI meM tene bahAra kADhaye. tyAre vAghe kahyuM, ke- tame sAruM na karyuM, paraMtu have tame tene saMga karaze nahI." e pramANe kahI namaskAra karI te vAgha gaye. brAhmaNa paNa jiMdagInAM dAridrayane dUra karanAra alaMkArone laIne utsAha sahita vAghane AzIrvAda ApI AgaLa cAle. mArgamAM jatAM teNe vicAryuM ke-A AbhUSaNe AgaLa ati bhayAnaka mArgamAM zI rIte Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda : 108 [ 87 sacavAze? mATe najIka keIka nagaramAM jaIne A ghareNA vecI tenuM rekaDa nANuM karI vepArInI dukAne jaI pahoMca lakhAvI nirbhayapaNe ghare jaIza. ema vicArI te pAsenA nagaramAM cAle. nagaramAM praveza karI bajAramAM tevA yogya mANasanI zodha karate te Amatema pharate hate, tevAmAM dukAne beThelA pelA sanIe tene je ane vicAryuM kejeNe mane kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhaye hatuM te ja A brAhmaNa che, tevAmAM tenI bagalamAM amUlya vastuo bAMdhelI piTalI joI, A joIne te sanIe vicAryuM ke-"A brAhmaNe dezATana karatAM kAMIka suvarNAdika dhana meLavyuM jaNAya che. tethI je te kAMIka vece te mAruM kAma thaI jAya. A pramANe vicArIne te senI tarata ja dukAna uparathI nIce utarI brAhmaNa pAse jaI "ahe ! Aje mAruM bhAgya jAgyuM, Aje mAre ghera ociMtI abhivRSTi thaI, A ja mAre AMgaNe kAmadhenuM gAya ociMtI AvI che ane Aje mArA sarva manoratha saphaLa thayA che, ke-jethI tame malyA." ema belate te senI brAhmaNanA pagamAM mastaka namAvI namaskAra karyo ane uThIne hAtha joDI vinaMtI karavA lAgyo, ke "he svAmi ! mAre ghera padhAre, ApanAM pagalAM karIne mAruM ghara pavitra kare !" e pramANe ziSTAcAra pUrvaka tene pitAne ghera laI gayo. mugdha brAhmaNa tenA cAhuM vacane sAMbhaLIne prasanna thaI vicAravA lAgyo ke-"A te atyaMta guNagrAhI jaNAya che. mArAM karelAM upakArane bhUlI gayo nathI, tethI A khAnadAna kuLane jaNAya che, Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo AnI pAse mAre zA mATe AMtaruM rAkhavuM joIe? A mArUM sarva kArya karI Apaze mATe vAghe ApelA sarva alaMkAre huM Ane dekhADI vecI rekaDanANuM karuM.' e pramANe vicArIne te che ke "he bhadra! mArI pAse keIe ApelA ghareNAM che, te vecIne nANAM karI Apa. senI belyo-"mane batA ApanuM kArya huM mAthuM ApIne paNa karIza. brAhmaNe te seve ghareNu tene batAvyA. te joIne sanIe te AbhUSaNone oLakhyA,-"ahe A te ApaNuM rAjakumAranA che, rAjyane egya rAjakumAra vaka zikSAvALA ghoDA vaDe dUra vanamAM laI javAyo hato, tyAM tene keIe mArI nAkhyo haze, tenI zodha mATe rAjAe aneka upAyo karyA, paNa haju sudhI koI paNa patta lAgyo nathI, tethI rAjAe paDaha vagaDAvyo, ke-je kaI kumAranA jIvatA ke maraNanA samAcAra lAvaze, tenA upara huM meTI kRpA karIza ane tene huM pitAne mAnIza? te paNa tene pa lAgyo nathI. te tene Aje pa lAgyo, mATe huM rAjAne keTalAMka alaMkAre batAvIne tene prItipAtra thAuM, A brAhmaNa sAthe mAre zuM prayojana che? ulaTuM A ahIM raheze tyAM sudhI khAvA-pIvAne kharca karAvaze ema vicArI ghareNuM hAthamAM laI brAhmaNane kahyuM,-he svAmi ! suvarNanI parIkSA te huM jANuM chuM, ratnanI parIkSA jANatuM nathI. mATe A AbhUSaNe ratnanA vepArIne batAvI, tenuM nakkI mUlya karAvI, vecI, dhana laIne tamane ApIza. tame tyAM sudhI sukhethI ahIM rahe. ema kahI te sanI AbhUSaNe Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatInA saMvAda : 108 [ 289 lai rAjA pAse gayA. rAjAe pUchyu -'tuM kema Avyo che?" tyAre te khelyo, ke-'rAjakumAranI zedha mane maLI che, te Apane nivedana karavA Avyo chuM.' te sAMbhaLIne rAjAe paNa kAna uMcA karI utsukatAthI tene pUchyu - kevI rIte zedha maLI ?' tyAre sesanIe AbhUSaNo dekhADayAM. rAjAe zvetAM ja eLakhyAM ane pUchyuM-'A kANu lAvyuM che ?' tyAre seAnI khelyo ke-A ghareNAM lAvanAra brAhmaNa mAre ghera beThA che, teNe mane A vecavA mATe ApyA che, me A Apane dekhADayAM. rAjAe kahyu,-'tame A sArUM karyuM AjathI tame mArA ja che.' ema kahIne rAjAe sevake ne melAvI AjJA karI ke-hai sevake ! dADA, doDo, A sAnIne ghera je brAhmaNu che, tene bAMdhIne viDaMbanA pUrNAMka ahIM lAve. te sAMbhaLIne rAjapurUSo ekadama doDayAM ane senIne ghera rahelAM te brAhmaNane cAranI jema bAMdhI viDa'anA pUrNAMka rAjA pAse laI AvyA. rAjAe tene joI ne ja tenA vadha karavAnI AjJA karI. tyAre sevakoe te brAhmaNanuM adhu mastaka muDI nAMkhyuM ane gadheDA upara esADI mAratAM mAratAM nagaramAM pheravavA lAgyA. te vakhate brAhmaNu manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke-meM vAgha, vAnara ane saspeM kahelu. vacane mAnyuM nahI, tenuM AvuM phaLa mane malyuM.' Ama te vicAra kare che. tevAmAM vRkSa para eThelA pelA vAMdarAe brAhmaNane joyA ane vicAyu. keahA ! A te amArA traNenA upakArI A brAhmaNa che, tenI AvI avasthA kema thaI ?" paNa te vAnare leAkeAnA Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 290 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo mukhethI badhI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAra karyo ke-kharekhara A brAhmaNa pilA sonIthI viDaMbanA karAyele jarUra maraze. mATe A brAhmaNane kaI paNa upAye bacAvavuM joIe. Ama vicArI A vAnara sarpa pAse gaye ane tene sarva vRttAMta kahyo. te sAMbhaLI sarpa betye tuM ciMtA na kara, badhuM sAruM thaI jaze. ema kahI te sarSa rAjAnA udyAnamAM jaIne rAjAnA kuLanA AdhArabhUta rAjakumArane Da, daMza mAtrathI tarata te kumAra zabanI jema cetana rahita thaIne pRthvI para paDe. rAjapurUSe bUma pADatA pADatA rAjAnI AgaLa AvI rAjAne kahyuM. rAjA paNa haveM zuM karavuM ? te vicAramAM mUDha banI gaye. aneka maMtravAdIone bolAvyA te sarvee paNa maMtranA baLathI viSa utAravAnA prayatna karyA paraMtu napuMsakanI AgaLa tarUNInA vilAsanI jema te niSphaLa gayA, rAjA vilApa karavA lAgyuM. te vakhate keIe kahyuM, ke-rAjana ! nagaramAM paDaha vagaDAve. keI paNa guNavAna maLI Avaze. rAjAe nagaramAM paDaha vagaDA, ke-"je keI kumArane jIvADaze tene rAjA lAkha rUpiyAnuM InAma Apaze. A pramANe paDaha vAgate vAgate jyAM rAjapurUSe te brAhmaNane gadheDA upara besADIne pheravI rahyA che. tyAM AvyuM. tevAmAM nAgadevatAe daivIzaktithI adazyapaNe rahI tyAM AvIne pelA brAhmaNanA kAnamAM kahyuM ke he brAhmaNa ! huM rAjakumArane jIvADIza." evI pratijJApUrvaka tame paDahane sparza kare. huM te ja sarpa chuM, te vakhate ame traNe jaNAe kaheluM vacana tame na mAnyuM tethI Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAda: 108 [ 291 agya upara karelA upakAranuM phaLa AvuM tamane maLyuM te vakhate te brAhmaNe kahyuM, ke- he rAjasevake ! mane cheDI de, rAjakumArane jIvate karUM." tyAre rAjasevake rAjAnI pAse doDatAM gayA ane harSasahita brAhmaNanI vAta rAjAne karI. rAjAe kahyuM, ke- baMdhanathI chUTe karI te brAhmaNane ahIM lAve. sevake te pramANe chUTo karI brAhmaNane rAjAnI pAse lAvyA. rAjAe kahyuM, ke-he brAhmaNa! kumArane tame jIvADaze te "tame ja mAryo ane teme ja jIvADIne Ave." tema ame mAnIzu tema ja tamArI je viDaMbanA karI tene badale tamAre adhika pUjA satkAra thaze. mATe tame jaladI Ane jIvatadAna Ape. brAhmaNa be ke-nIti virUdhdha karavAthI huM A viDaMbanA pAme chuM, have huM sarva vRttAMta tamane jaNAvIza. ema bela te brAhmaNa viSathI bharelA te kumAra pAse jaI goLa mAMDaluM karI dhUpa, dIpa, vagere meTA ADaMbharapUrvaka snAna karAvA lAgyuM. rAjA vagere loko cAre tarapha ubhA ubhA jue che. teTalAmAM nAgadevatA kumAranA zarIramAM praveza karI belyA ke he brAhmaNa ! A duSTa rAjAnA putra upara upakAra karavA kema pravRtti karI rahyo che? tane gadheDA upara besADI A karAyelI viDaMbanA zuM tuM bhUlI gaye?" rAjAe pUchyuM ke mArI duSTatA kevI rIte? nAgadevatAe kahyuM, ke-tArA putrane te vAgha mAryo che ane tyAra pachI keTalAka samaya gaye daivage ame traNe mitre kUvAmAM paDyA ane cothe A senI paNa kUvAmAM paDayo hato. A avasare niSkAraNa e A Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 292 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo upakArI brAhmaNa tyAM AvyA. ame traNee kUvAmAMthI kADhavAne vinaMtI karI te vakhate sAMbhaLavA mAtrathI ja A brAhmaNe tarata ja lattA vagerene guMthI tenuM deraDuM banAvI aneka prayatna karI amane traNene bahAra kADhayA, tyAre ame traNee tene praNAma karI zikhAmaNa ApI hatI. ke-A senI agya hovAthI tenA upara upakAra karaze nahIM,' ema kahI ame pitApitAnA sthAne gayA hatA. pachI A duSTa sanIe cATuM vacana vaDe brAhmaNane vinaMti karI, tyAre upakAra svabhAvavALA te brAhmaNe amAruM vacana visarIne tene paNa kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhaye. pachI te paNa pitAne ghera gaye. pachI A brAhmaNa tIrthayAtrA karI pAcho pharatA evA Ane vAghe je ane te vAghe A brAhmaNane upakAra yAda karI AbhUSaNe tene ApyAM te laIne brAhmaNa A nagaramAM AvyuM. pele senI A brAhmaNane dhanavALo jANa kapaTapaNAthI pitAne ghera laI jaI AbhUSaNe grahaNa karI tamArI pAse AvI rAjakumArane haNAyAnI vAta karI. vicAra mUDha banelA evA tame vicAra karyA vagara viDaMbanA karavA pUrvaka brAhmaNanI AvI dazA karI. te vAMdarAe tarata AvI mane kahyuM. tethI amArA upakArIne duHkha denAra evA tamane huM zI rIte mUkuM ? "ziSTanuM pAlana ane duSTane nigraha kare e nIti vAkyanuM smaraNa karI huM rAjakumArane DaMkhe. te vakhate rAjA sarva lekonI samakSa pitAnA AtmAnI niMdA karavA lAge. brAhmaNa ane nAgane khamAvIne kahyuM, ke he nAgarAja! have jevI tamArI AjJA hoya tema huM Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [293 lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAdaH 108 karUM." tyAre nAge kahyuM, ke je tuM lAkha rUpiyAnI kRpA ane daza gAma A brAhmaNane Ape te huM choDuM. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe tema kabula karI, brAhmaNane te pramANe satkAra karyo ane kumAra paNa viSa rahita thaze. kRtanA evA senIne rAjAe vadha mATe Adeza ApyuM. paNa brAhmaNe kRpAthI tene choDAvyuM. mATe A senI pitAnI mAnuM paNa tenuM coranAra evAne ApaNe sahAya karavA ahIM lAvyA ane A zilA dekhADI te ThIka karyuM nahI, pahelethI ja kAMI bahAnuM kADhIne ghaNa chINI vagere upakaraNe mAgI lIdhA hetate sAruM thAta, have te "sApe chachuMdara gaLyA jevuM thayuM che. vaLI A zilA eka divasamAM TukaDA karI zakAya tema nathI, A kArya purUM karatAM ghaNuM divase thAya tema che. prAtaHkALa thaye levAze teTaluM dhana laI ApaNe tathA A senI potapotAnA ghare jaIzuM. ghera gayA pachI A senI, ghaNA suvarNanuM smaraNa thavAthI Akula-vyAkula thaze. kAraNa ke eka ratI mAtra paNa suvarNa jeI jenuM citta vihavaLa thAya tene ATaluM badhuM A suvarNa joIzuM zuM na thaI jAya? ethI jarUra A keI baLavAna sahAyakanI sAthe bhAga karI AkhI zilA upADI jaze ane ApaNA mAthe ghaNuM suvarNa laI gayAne Aropa mUkI ApaNane kalaMka ApI mahAsaMkaTamAM nAkhaze, mATe have ApaNe ahIM zuM karavuM? te sAMbhaLI eka jaNe kahyuM ke-je mArUM kahevuM karaze te kAMI paNa viSNa Avaze nahi. teoe kahyuM ke kevI rIte? teNe kahyuM ke Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo ghaNa ane chINIe te ApaNA hAthamAM AvI che. te te ghaNa ane chINI vaDe upara dekhAtuM suvarNa laI ane bAkInuM dhULathI DhAMkI daIne jaIe ane pachI ja AvI ApaNuM Icchita kArya karIzuM. mATe jyAre A sonI Ave tyAre tene kahevuM ke "jaladI pANI kADhI Apa. amane tarasa lAgI che. A sAMbhaLI jyAre te pANI kADhavA kUvA upara jAya tyAre pAchaLathI ApaNe badhAe ekaThA thaIne hAtha vaDe kheMcI ene kUvAmAM nAMkhI de. tema karavAthI ThaMDA pANIe khasa jaze." A sAMbhaLI badhAe anumati ApI, teTalAmAM te senI paNa deha ciMtA karIne AvyuM. tyAre coree kahyuM ke he bhAI! amane tuM jaladI pANI kheMcI Apa, ATaluM sarasa bhejana ArogavAthI amane khUba ja tRSA lAgI che. te sAMbhaLI sonIe vicAra karyo ke- have modakanuM jhera caDhavA lAgyuM che. tethI pANI pIne sarva bhUmi upara paDaze ane dIrghanidrAne eTale maraNane pAmaze. tyAra pachI sarva dhana huM ja grahaNa karIza." e pramANe raudradhyAna karate te tenI pANI kheMcavA lAge. teTalAmAM ja prathamathI saMketa pramANe teoe senIne kUvAmAM nAkhI dIdhuM. tyAra pachI cere paNa eka ghaDI mAtramAM agAu jheranA lADavA khAdhA hovAthI mRtyu pAmyA. A sarva vRttAMta sarasvatIne batAvI lakSmI bolI ke- he sarasvatI! jagatamAM dhanahI AtmAonuM A A Azcarya joyuM? A daza jaNAe, dhanarUpI agIyAramAM prANanI prApti mATe potAnA deze prANa gumAvyA, paNa Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarasvatIne saMvAdaH 108 [ 25 keIe agIyArame prANa je dhana te prApta karyuM nahI. huM manuSyane seMkaDe ane hajAre duHkhamAM nAMkhu chuM, rega vaDe pIDuM chuM, cAbukanA prahArethI mAruM chuM, bhikSA maMgAvuM chuM, kedakhAnAmAM naMkhAvuM chuM. vadhAre zuM kahuM? koI pAmele zatru paNa jevuM na kare tevAM sarva duHkha huM ApuM chuM, te paNa saMsArI jI mAre keDe mUkatAM nathI. mArA mATe mAtA, pitA, putra, mitra, bhAI, cAkara, gurU vagerene paNa chetare che ane tiraskAra kare che ane teone vizvAsa ghAta paNa kare che. kuLa, jAtI, deza, dharma ane lajajA choDI mAre mATe ja badhe bhramaNa kare che, temaja lahamInI IcchAvALA teo akRtya paNa kare che, kharAba bole che ane avicAravAnuM vicAre che. mAtra eka jinezvaranA vacanathI vAsita aMta:karaNavALA paMcamahAvratane dhAraNa karanArA munienI pAse mAruM kAMIpaNa cAlatuM nathI. teo aneka prakAre sArI niMdA kare che, mArI meTAIne nAza kare che. mArI saMtatirUpa kAma ane bhegone tyAga karI, nAkanA maLanI jema dura pheMkI daI A asAra che ema niMdA karI, vanamAM jaI, azokavRkSa nIce ubhA rahI, bhAranI jema sarva bAhya-upAdhine tyAga karI, malina vastravALA, snAnarahita thaI, tyAga vRttivALA, "lakSmI ane vaibhavane na bhegavavAM tevI pratIjJA karI dareka dezamAM vicare che. vaLI jyAM tyAM paNa lekene samudAya bhego thAya tyAM haMmezA mane tathA mArA kAmagarUpI putrone niMde che. temaja teo pitAnA vacananI cAturAIthI mArI ane mArA Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 296 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo indrionA viSayone aMtamAM virasa ane kaDavA phaLa ApanArA che, ema kahI sarvanA cittone mArAthI ane mArA viSayathI vimukha kare che. temaja "A lakSmI capalA, kuTilA, svecchAcArINI che vagere kalake ApI keTalAyane ghare tyAga karAve che ane pitAnA jevA kare che. vaLI tapa, japa ane dhyAna vagere vividha upAye vaDe avazya mane dAsIrUpe sevA karavA mATe preraNa kare che. tenAM AMgaNAmAM lAkho ane karoDanI saMkhyA vaDe mAre varasavuM paDe che, vaLI te munie zukala dhyAnathI mArI IcchArUpI bIjane bALI, bhasma karI, kevalajJAna prApta kare che. A avasare vividha prakAranA dene samUha bhego thaI, mArUM rahevAnuM sthAna je kamaLa te munionA paga nIce mUkI tenuM Asana kare che. vaLI tenA upara besI te munio mAruM nirmULa ukheDavA mATe dezanA Ape che ane ghaNA bhavya jIvone pitAnA jevA kare che ane bIjA keTalAkane dezavirati Ape che, teo paNa gharamAM rahA chatAM vyavahAra zuddhithI parigrahanuM pramANa karI, satya ane saMtoSathI mane adhika prApta kare che. temaja nItizAstramAM kahelI rIta pramANe vyavahAra karatAM niHspRha bhAvane dekhADatA kAma ane bhegamAM mAre vyaya karatA chatAM paNa atyaMta gADha vilAsathI jinacaitya, pratimA, jJAna, vagere sAta kSetromAM adhika dhana vApare che, vaLI dareka kSaNe kSaNe lekenI samakSa mArI niMdA ane tiraskAra karanArA munione huM sAMbhaLuM chuM, te paNa tenuM ghara tyAga karavAne Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSmI ane sarastI saMvAda H 108 [ ra97 huM zaktimAna thatI nathI, ulaTuM tenA gharamAM jANe vRddhi pAmavAnI IcchA karatI hoya tema huM vasu chuM. vaLI teo eka puNyAnubaMdhI puNyathI mane baMdhanamAM nAMkhe che, ke jenAthI pratyeka janmamAM mAre temanuM dAsIpaNuM karavuM paDe che. pagale pagale nidhAna dekhADIne sarva rIte cAretarapha vRdhdhi pAmIne mAre teone AdhIna rahevuM paDe che. teonuM kAMI paNa pratikULa karavAne huM zaktimAna nathI. chevaTe pAchA mane vagovI niMdA karI tRNanI jema tyAga karI muktipurImAM jAya che. AvA prakAranA zrI jinezvara zAsananA upAsaka evA bhavya jIvone choDI sarve saMsArI ja mArA sevako che, temane huM hajAro vAra duHkha ApuM chuM. te paNa teo mArA caraNanI upAsanA ane mArI jhaMkhanA mUkatAM nathI. mArA mATe tapa, japa, kAya kalezathI pApAnubaMdhI puNya pedA kare che. paNa huM tene cAre taraphathI vRddhi batAvIne chevaTe naraka ke tiryagatimAM nAkhuM chuM. tiryaMcagatimAM gayelA teo nidhAnarUpe rahelI mane DhAMkIne upara besI seve che, vaLI keTalAMka ajJAnakaSTa karavAthI devagatimAM utpanna thAya che, teo paNa bIjAnI bhUmimAM rahelAM dravya rUpavALA mArA svarUpane Azraya karI kAraNa vinA tyAM ja paDayA rahe che. ane lokone mATIrUpe athavA kolasArUpe mane batAve che. mATe he bhagavatI ! sarasvatI ! sarva saMsArI jInI moTAI haMmezA mArI prAptithI ja gaNAya che, kevaLa je kaI mekSanA athI manuSyo che. teo ja tArI upAsanAmAM Asakta banI tArI moTAI gaNe che. Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 298 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo A pramANe lakSmInuM vacana sAMbhaLI sarasvatIe kahyuM, ke-"he bahena ! eka te tAruM moTuM dUSaNa che-je pitAnA sevaka lekone manuSyabhava vageremAM vaibhava vagere ApIne ane sukha vagere dekhADIne narakamAM nAkhe che. pitAnA Azritane udhdhAra kare e ja mahAtmAone ucita che. te sAMbhaLIne lakSmI bolI ke he bahena! tuM viduSI thaI AvuM kRtanuM jaDapaNuM kema pragaTa kare che? kevaLa huM narakamAM nAkhuM chuM. ema nathI. paNa meha rAjA vaDe preraNA karAyelA pAMca Indri, viSaya, ajJAna, vyasana, kamabhAge vagere jene narakagatimAM nAMkhe che. paNa mArA baLathI viveka budhivALA paramapadanA sAdhane jJAna, darzana ane cAritranI ArAdhanA karI ghaNA ja saccidAnaMdarUpI mekSane pAmelA saMbhaLAya che. zAstramAM paNa "kanakathI mukti e pramANe gavAya che. temaja tArI prAptimAM paNa mahAsatvazALI zrutakevaLIo paNa meha rAjAthI prerAyelA pramAdanA sevanathI anaMta che tiryaMca gatimAM paribhramaNa kare che. te zuM tArUM dUSaNa nathI? "A pramANe lakSmI devInuM vacana sAMbhaLI kAMI hasIne sarasvatIe kahyuM, ke-he bahena ! vivAdane bhAMganAra ane tArA tathA mArA mahavane piSaNa karanAra eka ja vAkaya huM tane kahuM chuM, te tuM sAMbhaLa. je keIne ApaNI prAptimAM mahA purUSane samAgama, vivekarUpI locanane lAbha, ane jinezvara bhagavaMtanA zAsanarUpI ratnanI prApti thAya che. teo trivarga-(dharma, artha ane kAmanA paraspara abAdhita sAdhana)ne prApta karI paramapadane Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laddamI ane sarasvatIne savAda [ 299 : pAme che. kahyuM, che ke-'jo pUrvanAM koI paNa bhavamAM jinezvara bhagavaMtanuM zAsanarUpI ratna ane vivekarUpI cakSunA lAbha malyA hAta te te ja bhavamAM avazya kalyANa thayuM hota,' A pramANe temane vivAda nAza pAmyA. ane te banne sarasvatI ane lakSmI-devIe potapotAne sthAne gai. upadeza :-ahI sarasvatIdevI ane lakSmIdevIMnA vivAdavALI suaiAdha ApanArI kathA sAMbhaLI huM bhavya jIva! tame sadAcAramAM hamezA rAgavALA thAo. lakSmI ane sarasvatI sa vAdamAM ekaso AThamI kathA samApta. 'prazasti' pratibhAzAlI ane pratApI, tapagaccharUpI AkAzanA AMgaNAmAM sUrya samAna, ghAra brahmacaryane dhAraNa karanArA dAdAgurU zrI nemisUrIzvarajI mahArAjane huM namaskAra karU chu.........!! (1) / / jenI kRpAthI mArA jevA maDha budhdhivALA paNa graMthanI- racanAmAM zaktimAna thAya che te samayajJa gurUmahArAja zrI vijJAnasUrIzvarajI mahArAjane huM namaskAra karU chuM.....(2)u Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 ] prAkRta vijJAna kathAo - temanA ziSya kastUrasUrijI mahArAje saMvata 2026nA varSamAM bhavya jIvone baMdha karavA mATe A kathAo racI che........ (3) che sAbaramatI nagarImAM zrI ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha bhagavAna nanA sAnidhyamAM A prAkRta vijJAna kathAne bIjo bhAga pUrNa karyo che....... (4) paMcaparameSThimAM rahelA 108 guNa hRdayamAM haMmezA smaraNamAM rahe te hetu lakSyamAM rAkhI eka ATha kathAo lakhI che....... (5) che jyAM sudhI lavaNa samudra che. temaja nakSatrothI suzobhita merUparvata che, AkAzamAM sUrya ane caMdra che. tyAM sudhI A kathAo kyu pAme che (6) zrItapagacchAdhipati zrIkadaMbagiri vagere anekatIrthonA udhdhAraka zAsanaprabhAvaka AbAlabrahmacArI sUricakravartI AcArya vijyanemisUrIzvarajInA paTTAlaMkAra samayajJa vAtsalyavAridhi AcArya zrI vijaya vijJAnasUrIzvarajInA paTTadhara siddhAMta mahedadhi prAkRtabhASA vizArada AcArya vijaya kastUrasUrijIne racela prAkRta vijJAna kathAne bIjo bhAga samApta. Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _