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________________ paMcAmRta Education Inte devendra muni zAstrI ww raine bay.
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________________ paJcAmRta lekhaka upAdhyAya rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayorga zrI puSkara muni jI ma0 ke suziSya devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAja.)
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________________ zrI tAraka guru jaina granthamAlA : puSpa 116 adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya rAjasthAnakesarI zrI puSkara muni jI mahArAja ke dIkSA - svarNajayantI samAyojana ke punIta upalakSya meM prakAzita [] pustaka : paJcAmRta lekhaka : devendramuni zAstrI viSaya : jIvana preraka kathAe~ [ prathama praveza : san 1676 sitambara bhAdrapada vi0 saM0 2036 prakAzaka : jaina granthAlaya zrI tAraka guru zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAjasthAna ) pina- 313001 D mUlya : tIna rupaye sirpha mudraka : jaina ilaikTrika presa, hAga kA maNDA, AgarA-3
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________________ samarpaNa jinhoMne mujhe samaya-samaya para upadeza pradhAna madhura kathAe~ sunAkara mere jIvana kA nava-nirmANa kiyaa| jinakA pavitra upadeza mere lie varadAna rahA, unhIM parama zraddhayA mAtezvarI mahAsatI pratimAmUti zrI prabhAvatI jI mahArAja ke pavitra kara kamaloM meM
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________________ prakAzakIya __ sAhitya kI sarvamAnya paribhASA----"hitena sahitaM sAhityaM" ke anusAra jo hita se, kalyANa va utthAna kI bhAvanA se yukta hai, vahI sAhitya hai| hamAre granthAlaya ne mAnava mAtra ke hita evaM kalyANa kI bhAvanA se darzana, itihAsa, caritra, kAvya tathA kathAsAhitya Adi vividha vidhAoM meM aba taka lagabhaga 110 se adhika pustakoM kA prakAzana kiyA hai| sabhI pustakeM janatA ke lie upayogI va lAbhadAyI siddha huI haiM / pichale tIna varSa me jana kathA sAhitya kI lagabhaga 60 se adhika pustakeM pAThakoM kI sevA meM hamane bheMTa kii| isI ke sAtha kucha pAThakoM kI mA~ga AyI ki vizva sAhitya kI aisI hajAroM kahAniyA~, saMsmaraNa-ghaTanAe~ bhI bar3I rocaka va zikSAprada haiM, jo jaina kathA sAhitya ke uddezya ke nikaTa hI nahIM, balki pUraka bhI haiM / aisI kahAniyA~ bhI saMkalita kara prakAzita kI jAyeM to upayogI hoNgii| samartha sAhityakAra zrI devendra munijI zAstrI ne pAThakoM . va jijJAsuoM kI isa bhAvanA ko lakSya meM rakhakara saikar3oM laghu kathAoM kA cayana kiyA hai| jinheM hama svatantra rUpa meM pAThakoM ke lAbhArtha prastuta kara rahe haiN| -mantrI
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________________ lekhaka kI kalama se .. - sAhitya jIvana kA abhinava Aloka hai / vaha bhUlebhaTake jIvana-sAthiyoM ke lie saccA patha-pradarzaka hai / mujhe dArzanika, aitihAsika, sAMskRtika sAhitya ke prati jitanI ruci rahI hai, usI prakAra kathA va rUpaka sAhitya ke prati bhI ruci rahI hai| jaba kabhI bhI anusandhAnaparaka zodhapradhAna sAhitya likhate samaya mujhe thakAna kA anubhava hotA hai to usa samaya maiM kathA-sAhitya likhatA hU~ yA par3hatA hU~ jisase thakAna miTakara naI tAjagI kA anubhava hotA hai| dakSiNa bhArata kI vihAra yAtrA karate samaya paira hI nahIM, mastiSka bhI thakAna kA anubhava karatA rhaa| pratidina kI vihAra yAtrA meM maiMne kathA-sAhitya likhane kA nizcaya kiyaa| merA yaha prayoga bahuta hI upayogI siddha huaa| jaina-kathAe~ ke sampAdana ke atirikta anya aneka kathAoM kI pustaka bhI likha gayA jo pAThakoM ke samakSa haiN| ___ kathA-sAhitya ke anuzIlana-parizIlana se mere antamAnasa meM ye vicAra sudRr3ha ho cuke haiM ki mAnava ke vyaktitva aura kRtitva ke vikAsa ke lie, usake pavitra-caritra ke nirmANa ke lie kathA-sAhitya atyanta upayogI hai / kathAsAhitya kI sumadhura zailI mAnava ke antarmAnasa ko sahaja rUpa se prabhAvita karatI hai, prabhAvita hI nahIM karato, para bAda ___
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________________ meM usake mAnasa para aisI amiTa chApa chor3a detI hai jo varSoM taka apanA asara dikhAtI hai| yaha eka jvalaMta satya hai ki yadi uttama va zreSTha kathA sAhitya par3hane ko diyA to usake mana meM uttama saMskAra aMkita hote haiN| yadi bAjAru ghAsaleTI-sAhitya par3hA gayA to usase bure saMskAra apanA asara dikhAte haiN| mujhe likhate hue hArdika kheda hotA hai ki Adhunika upanyAsa va kahAnI, jisameM rahasyaromAMsa, mAradhAr3a aura aparAdhI manovRttiyoM kA nagna citraNa ho rahA hai, vaha bhArata kI bhAvI pIr3hI ko kisa gahana andhakAra ke mahAgarta meM dhakelegA yaha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| Aja kizora, yuvaka aura yuvatiyoM meM usa ghAsaleTI saste sAhitya par3hane ke kAraNa unake antarmAnasa ko vAsanA ke kAle nAga phana phailAkara Dasa rahe haiM, jinakA jahara unheM burI taraha se parezAna kara rahA hai / unakA merI dRSTi se usa jahara kI upazAnti kA eka upAya hai aura vaha hai una yuvaka aura yuvatiyA~ ko ghAsaleTI sAhitya ke sthAna para svastha-manoraMjaka zreSTha sAhitya diyA jAya / prAcIna RSi-maharSi muni va sAhityamanISI uttama sAhitya ke nirmANa hetu apanA jIvana khapA kara zreSThatama sAhitya dete rahe haiM / merA bhI vaha lakSya hai| maiM bhI kathA-rUpaka va uttama upanyAsa ke mAdhyama se jana-jana ke mana meM saMyama aura sadAcAra kI pratiSThA karanA cAhatA hU~ / nyAyanIti, sabhyatA, saMskRti kA vikAsa karanA cAhatA huuN| merA yaha spaSTa mata hai ki sAhitya, sAhitya ke lie nahIM apitu jIvana ke lie hai| jo sAhitya jIvanotthAna kI pavitra
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________________ preraNA nahIM detA vaha sAhitya nahIM hai vaha to eka prakAra kA kUr3A-kacarA hai / maiMne pUrva bhI isa dRSTi se kathA-sAhitya kI vidhA meM aneka pustakeM likhI thIM aura ye pustakeM bhI isI dRSTi se likhI gaI haiN| apane isa lakSya kI pUrti ke preraNA srota, mere gurudeva adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke asIma upakAra ko maiM sasIma zabdoM meM vyakta nahIM kara sktaa| zrI rameza muni jI, zrI rAjendra muni jI aura zrI dineza jI prabhRti munivRnda kI sevA-suzra SA ko bhI bhulAyA nahIM jA sakatA jinake hArdika sahayoga se hI sAhityika kArya karane meM suvidhA rahI hai, maiM unheM sAdhuvAda pradAna karatA hU~ aura AzA karatA hU~ ki bhaviSya meM bhI unakA isI prakAra madhura sahayoga sadA milatA rhegaa| zrI 'sarasa' jI ne presa kI dRSTi se pustakoM ko adhika se adhika sundara banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai vaha bhI sadA smRti-paTala para camakatA rhegaa| 26-4-76 -devendra muni jaisthAnaka haidarAbAda (AMdhra)
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________________ anukrama 1 parivartana 2 tIna lAkha kI tIna bAteM 3 durguNoM kI upekSA 4 guNoM kI mahattA 5 buddhi kauzala 6 nArI kA divya rUpa 7 satI kI mahimA 8 dharma kI mahattA 6 zreSTha zAsaka 10 mithyA ahaM 11 prema kI parIkSA 12 bhakta kI parIkSA 13 lAlaca burI balA 14 svapna-phala 15 lAkha nahIM, sAkha 16 bAlaka kA balidAna 17 vidhi kA vidhAna owne WG GO MMK - s G G G 0. m 114 10 0
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________________ 18 nyAya 16 sAhasa kA puraskAra 20 kara bhalA, hogA bhalA 21 sneha kA bANa 22 buddhi kI parIkSA 23 guru-bhakti 24 vicitra yukti 25 mAnava kI buddhimAnI rr m mro 144 146 154
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________________ parivartana eka vRddhA thii| bahuta hI griib| usane apane pati kA nidhana hone ke pazcAt atyanta kaThinatA se kaThina zrama kara putra kA lAlana-pAlana kiyaa| usake adhyayana kI vyavasthA kii| dina bhara pAnI bharakara, bartana mAMjakara aura svayaM bhUkhI-pyAsI rahakara apane pyAre lAla ke lie usane sArI vyavasthAeM kii| ucca adhyayana krvaayaa| lar3ake ne ema0 DI0 parIkSA meM samuttIrNatA prApta kI aura usane eka DispensarI khola dii| usakA pANigrahaNa eka surUpA sundarI ke sAtha huaa| vivAha ke pazcAt usakI patnI ne kahA-patideva ! hama isa ghara meM nahIM raha skte| yaha bur3hiyA jo tumhArI mAtA hai sAre dina kucha na kucha bar3abar3AtI rahatI hai| isake rahate hue hama AjAdI se bhI nahIM raha skte| yaha kabhI kahIM para thUka detI hai, saphAI kA dhyAna nahIM hai jisase bImArI hone kI saMbhAvanA hai| bur3hiyA ko chor3akara ve donoM eka bhavya bhavana meM rahane lge| DAkTara dilIpa kI praikTisa bahuta acchI ___
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________________ 2 paMcAmRta calane lgii| usane lAkhoM rupaye kamA liye| kintu bar3hiyA mA~ kI usane kabhI sudha na lii| eka dina vRddhA bImAra ho gaI aura aisI bImAra huI ki usake bacane kI AzA hI nahIM rhii| eka dina eka par3osI use hAtha-gAr3I meM DAlakara DAkTara dilIpa kI DispensarI meM le gyaa| DAkTara dilIpa ne usa vRddhA mA~ ko dekhakara ke bhI anadekhA kara diyaa| anya sabhI rogiyoM ko tapAsane ke pazcAt usane usa vRddhA kI tapAsa kI aura kahA-iMjekzana, davAe~ lenI hoNgii| usane usI samaya parcA likha diyA aura apanI phIsa ke paise maaNge| putra ke isa vyavahAra ko dekhakara vRddhA mA~ kA kalejA kA~pa utthaa| use apane putra se yaha AzA nahIM thii| zarIra meM zakti na hone para bhI vRddhA uThakara baiTha gii| usane kahA-maiM terI phIsa aura davAI kA paisA dene ke lie prastuta hU~, para maiM tere se jo mA~gatI hU~ usakA bila pahale tujhe cukAnA hogaa| DAkTara dilIpa ne kahA-tuma mere se kyA mA~gatI ho? bur3hiyA ne kahA-maiMne tujhe savA nau mahIne taka peTa meM rkhaa| usakA kirAyA denA hogaa| usake
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________________ parivartana 3 pazcAt bIsa varSa taka maiMne tere bhojana, dUdha tathA rahane ke lie AvAsa, skUla-kAleja kI phIsa, pustakeM, vastra Adi kI vyavasthA meM kama se kama tIsa hajAra rupaye bahuta hI zrama se kamA-kamAkara kharca kiyA hai| usakA byAja bhI milanA hai| isa prakAra kula pacAsa hajAra rupaye aura merI tIna vastue~ tere pAsa haiM-rakta, mAMsa aura kesh| inako bhI punaH mujhe lauTA de| savA nau mahIne taka maiMne jo tujhe udara meM rakhA usakA bhI pacAsa hajAra rupaye kA mUlya denA hogaa| yaha sunate hI DAkTara dilIpa ke paira ke nIce kI dharatI khisaka gii| vaha socane lagA-mA~ ne to itanA bila banA diyA hai ki maiM abhI apanI sArI saMpatti bhI beca daMto bhI bila pemeNTa nahIM kara sktaa| bur3hiyA ne kucha kSaNa rukakara kahA-tU ve dina bhUla gayA jaba kaI-kaI dinoM taka bhUkhI-pyAsI rahakara maiMne tujhe khilAyA, tere pitA ke abhAva meM tere ko kaThora zrama kara bar3A kiyaa| ___DAkTara dilIpa ko apanI bhUla jJAta huI / usane apanI mA~ ke caraNoM meM girakara apanI bhUla kI kSamA mA~gI-mA~ ! patnI ke moha meM andhA hokara maiMne apane kartavya kA pAlana nahIM kiyaa| tumane mere lie ___
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________________ 4 paMcAmRta vastutaH atyanta kaSTa sahana kiye| Aja hI mujhe dhyAna AyA ki tumhArA mere Upara kitanA upakAra hai| yadi maiM khUna, mAMsa aura keza de deM to jIvita kaise raha sakatA hU~? bur3hiyA ne apane putra ko sneha se cUma liyaa| vaha bar3hiyA ko lekara apane bhavya bhavana meM phuNcaa| usakI patnI usa bur3hiyA ko dekhakara nAka, bhauM sikor3ane lgii| taba dilIpa ne kahA-cAhe tU kitanI bhI aprasanna ho jAya para maiM apanI mA~ ko nahIM chor3a sktaa| isakA mere Upara ananta upakAra hai| ghara kI mAlakina tU nahIM kintu mA~ hai| mA~ kI badaulata hI maiM isa pada para pahu~cA huuN| yadi mA~ ne kaThora zrama na kiyA hotA to maiM anapar3ha rehakara jIvana vyatIta krtaa| pati ke parivartana ko dekhakara patnI cupa ho gii| aba DAkTara dilIpa pratidina jitanA bhI paisA kamAtA vaha lAkara apanI mA~ ko detaa| mA~ se kahatA-isa sArI saMpatti kI mAlakina tuma ho / tuma mujhe aura apanI bahU ko jitanA hAtha-kharca ke lie dogI utanA hI hama leNge| tuma apanI icchAnusAra dAna dekara apane jIvana ko pavitra banA sakatI ho|| vRddhA mA~ ne kahA-vatsa ! merI eka hI icchA hai
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________________ parivartana 5 ki jisa taraha dara-dara bhaTakakara bhUkhI-pyAsI rahakara maiMne terI vyavasthA kI vaisA kaThora zrama kara dUsarI anya mAtAoM ko apanI santAnoM ke adhyayana ke lie vyavasthA na karanI par3e isake lie apanI saMpatti kA upayoga bhoga-vilAsa aura aiza-ArAma ke lie na kara garIboM ke lie karo, ve bhI tumhAre bhAI haiM / bur3hiyA kI zikSA ne jAdU kA asara kiyA / usane apanA jIvana garIboM kI sevA ke lie samarpita kara diyA aura sArI saMpatti bhI garIboM ke vikAsa ke lie samarpita kara dI /
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________________ niil laahnt / niil raan kozala nagarI kA rAjA sUryasena mahAn pratibhAsampanna, prajApAlaka, nyAyI aura vIra yoddhA thaa| usake rAjya meM cAhe garIba ho cAhe dhanavAna, cAhe vidvAn ho cAhe mUrkha, kisI ko bhI kucha bhI kaSTa nahIM thaa| rAjA dhanavAnoM kI apekSA vidvAnoM kA atyadhika Adara karatA thaa| usake rAjya meM vidvAn atyadhika prasanna the| __eka bAra eka somanAtha brAhmaNa jo bahuta bar3A vidvAn thA, usane kozala nagarI kI prazaMsA sunI / ataH vaha kozala nagarI meM aayaa| usake pAsa artha kA abhAva thaa| ataH usane madhya bAjAra meM se Age bar3hate hue yaha AvAja lagAI-tIna lAkha kI tIna bAteM / jo koI bhI lenA cAhe use maiM saharSa de sakatA huuN| rAjaprAsAda meM baiThe hue rAjA ke karNakuharoM meM somanAtha ke zabda gire| rAjA sAzcarya vicArane lagA -Aja dina taka itanI bahumUlya bAteM maiMne nahIM sunI haiN| ina bAtoM meM avazya hI koI na koI rahasya honA caahie| ataH rAjA ne apane anucara ko preSita kara
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________________ tIna lAsa kI tIlA 5 vipra kA bulAyA aura yogya Asana para biThAkara vipradeva se kahA-ye tIna lAkha kI tIna bAteM kauna sI haiM ? maiM una bAtoM ko lenA cAhatA huuN| somanAtha ne kahA-rAjan ! ye tInoM bAteM bar3I hI mahattvapUrNa haiN| ina bAtoM kA mUlya bhale hI Apako isa samaya jJAta na ho sake, para ye tInoM bAteM jo maiM Apako batA rahA hU~ ve Apake bhaviSya ke jIvana ko sunaharA banAne vAlI haiN| ve bAteM nimna haiM (1) prAtaH brAhmamuharta meM uThanA caahie| (2) apane sannikaTa jo bhI Ave usakA Adara karanA caahie| (3) krodha ke samaya sadA zAnti rakhanI caahie| rAjA ne tIna lAkha mudrAe~ dekara brAhmaNa ko vidA kiyaa| rAjaprAsAda kI dIvAroM para ye tInoM bAteM ukita karavA diiN| rAjA ina tInoM bAtoM para pratidina cintana karatA hI nahIM, unheM jIvana meM utArane kA prayAsa krtaa| eka dina prAtaH rAjA brAhmamuhUrta meM uThakara nadI ke kinAre paribhramaNa karane ke lie phuNcaa| tAre TimaTimA rahe the| kucha andhakAra thaa| usa zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM rone kI eka AvAja rAjA ke kAnoM meM girii|
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________________ paMcAmRta jidhara se AvAja A rahI thI udhara hI rAjA cala diyA / usane dekhA eka vRkSa ke nIce eka mahilA baiThI huI A~khoM se A~sU bahA rahI hai / rAjA ne usa mahilA se pUchA- Apa kauna haiM ? aura yahA~ para kyoM ro rahI haiM ? yaha araNyarodana hai / yahA~ Apake rone ko kauna suna rahA hai ? usa mahilA ne kahA- mere hRdaya meM apAra vedanA hai / usa vedanA ko kama karane kA eka hI upAya hai aura vaha hai ronA / rone se hRdaya kI vedanA kama ho jAtI hai / tumane mujhase pUchA ki tuma kauna ho ? para maiM kyA batAU~ ? maiM sAmAnya mahilA nahIM, kintu viziSTa mahilA hU~ / maiM mAnavI nahIM, devI huuN| maiM isa rAjya kI saMrakSikA hU~ / kala yahA~ ke prajAvatsala rAjA sUryasena kA eka sarpa ke dvArA nidhana ho jaaegaa| isa nagara kI dakSiNa dizA meM jo parvata haiM vahA~ se eka sA~pa nikalakara rAjA ko DaMsane ke lie mahala meM AegA / kala sandhyA ke pUrva hI sAMpa rAjA ko Dasa legA / usake tIvra jahara se rAjA usI samaya mRtyu ko prApta hogA / bar3e-bar3e mantravAdI bhI usa sAMpa ke jahara ko utAra nahIM sakeMge / ataH isa kAraNa maiM ro rahI hU~ / itanA kahakara devI adRzya ho gii| rAjA dekhatA
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________________ tIna lAkha kI tAlayAta hI raha gyaa| rAjA ko anubhava huA ki maiM brAhmaNa kI zikSA ke anusAra brAhmamuhUrta meM uThA, isa kAraNa mujhe pUrva hI apanI mRtyu kA samAcAra mila cukA hai| maiM upAya kara sakatA huuN| rAjA rAjamahala meM phuNcaa| sabhI sabhAsadoM ko usane bulAyA aura devI ke kathana ko unake sAmane rkhaa| rAjA ke sabhI amAtya devI ke kathana ko sunakara cintita ho utthe| rAjA ke koI putra nahIM thaa| ataH rAjya kA saMcAlana kauna karegA-yahI ekamAtra cintA unheM satA rahI thii| tabhI rAjA ne kahA-rAjya kA saMcAlana merI putrI karegI, putrI hI mere rAjya kI adhikAriNI hai| pahale bhI jina rAjAoM ke putra na the unakI putriyA~ hI rAjya karatI rhiiN| isalie mere bAda merI putrI rAjya kregii| rAjA ekAnta meM baiThA huA socane lagA-'maiMne eka-eka lAkha meM tIna bAteM kharIdI thiiN| pahalI bAta brAhmamuhUrta meM uThane se mujhe Ane vAlI mRtyu kA patA laga gyaa| to dUsarI bAta 'apane sannikaTa jo bhI Aye usakA Adara karanA caahie|' vipra kI isa bAta ko bhI AjamAnA caahie| usane sabhI anucaroM ko Adeza diyA ki nAgarAja jisa pahAr3a se Ane vAle haiM, vahA~ se rAjamahala ___
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________________ 10 paMcAmRta taka sAre mArga ko sajA diyA jaay| sAre mArga meM sugandhita puSpa bichA diye jaaeN| gulAbajala, ketakI aura kevar3e ke pAnI ko chiTakA jAya / sugandhita agarabattiyA~ sthAna-sthAna para jalAI jaayN| sugaMdhita dUdha ke pyAle jinameM zakkara DAla rakhI ho, yatra-tatra rakhe jaayeN| sAtha hI saMgIta aura bIna kI madhura svaralahariyA~ jhaMkRta hoN| rAjA ke Adeza se sArA kArya usI samaya ho gyaa| svayaM rAjA nAgarAja ke svAgata hetu mahala ke dvAra para khar3A ho gyaa| nAgarAja pahAr3a kI bAMbI se nikalakara rAjamahala kI ora prasthita huaa| usane sArA mArga sajA huA dekhaa| madhura saurabha se vaha mugdha ho gayA / dUdha pItA huA phUloM para leTatA huA kabhI dhIre to kabhI teja gati se daur3atA huA rAjamahala kI ora bar3hA / andherA phailane lagA thA, ataH dIpaka kA prakAza rAjA ke Adeza se ho gyaa| jyoM hI rAjA ne dIpaka ke prakAza meM dekhA ki nAgarAja mahala meM praveza karane ke lie dvAra kI ora A rahA hai, rAjA ne Age bar3hakara kahA-nAgadeva ! ApakA svAgata karate hue merA mana pramudita hai| yaha kahakara rAjA ne apanA pAMva Age bar3hAte hue kahA-Apa mujhe kATane ke lie padhAre haiN| Apa kaattie| maiM prastuta huuN|
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________________ tIna lAla kI tInamA 11 nAgadeva ne mAnava kI bhASA meM kahA-rAjan ! maiM tumhAre bhavya svAgata bahuta hI prasanna huuN| merA sArA krodha aura roSa tumhAre svAgata ko dekhakara samApta ho gyaa| ataH tuma jo bhI icchA ho mere se maaNgo| maiM tumheM saharSa dene ke lie taiyAra huuN| rAjA ne nAgarAja se nivedana kiyA-ApakI kRpA se mere pAsa sabhI kucha hai| mujhe kisI bhI cIja kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| Apa jisa apAra kaSTa ko sahana kara yahA~ para padhAre haiM, vaha kArya Apa kreN| ... sAMpa ne kahA-rAjan ! tumhAre jaise prajAvatsala rAjA ko mAranA ucita nahIM hai / maiM tumheM abhaya pradAna karatA hai| para bhAvI ko koI TAlane vAlA nhiiN| ataH maiM tumhAre badale apane prANoM kA tyAga kara rahA huuN| yaha kahakara sarpa ne sadA ke lie prANa tyAga diye| rAjA ne usa nirjIva sarpa kA agni-saMskAra kiyaa| vaha vahA~ se sIdhA hI antaHpura meM phuNcaa| rAjA ne dUra se dekhA mahArAnI kI A~khoM se A~suoM kI dhArA baha rahI hai aura usake sannikaTa baiThA eka puruSa use sAntvanA de rahA hai| puruSa ko dekhate hI rAjA kA krodha jvAra-bhATe kI taraha bar3ha gyaa| usane talavAra ke eka jhaTake meM usa puruSa ko aura mahArAnI ko samApta karane kA nizcaya ___
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________________ 12 paMcAmRta kiyaa| usI samaya use smaraNa AyA ki 'krodha ke samaya zAMti rakhanI caahie| rAjA ne socA-are, yaha tIsarI zikSA jisake lie maiMne eka lAkha rupayA kharca kiyA hai, ise bhI jIvana meM dhAraNa kara dekhanA cAhie ki yaha zikSA kitanI upayogI hai| ataH rAjA ne talavAra myAna meM DAla dI aura dhIre-dhIre Age bddh'aa| usane dekhA puruSa veSa meM anya koI vyakti nahIM hai, usI kI putrI baiThI huI apanI mA~ ko kaha rahI haimA~ ! bhAvI ko kauna TAla sakatA hai ? pUjya pitAzrI yadi hamAre sadbhAgya hoMge to avazya hI baca jaaeNge| sarpa unakA bAla bhI bAMkA na kara skegaa| yadi unakI AyuSya hI pUrNa ho gayI hai to koI bhI prayatna saphala nahIM ho sktaa| rAjA ne luka-chipakara apanI putrI kI bAta sunii| rAjA ko Azcarya huA---yadi maiM krodhAveza meM patnI aura putrI ko samApta kara detA to jIvita hone para bhI mRta kI taraha jIvanayApana karanA pdd'taa| maiMne tIsarI zikSA kA bhI pratyakSa lAbha dekha liyA hai| rAjA ne pragaTa hokara kahA-putrI ! tUne puruSa veSa kyoM dhAraNa kiyA ? rAnI aura putrI ne rAjA ke caraNoM meM apanA sira navA diyaa| rAjA ne kahA ___
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________________ tIna lAkha kI tIna bAteM 13 sarpa ne mere badale apane prANa tyAga diye| maiM baca gyaa| mAtA-putrI donoM hI atyadhika prasanna huii| putrI ne kahA-pitAzrI, maiMne socA ki Aja yadi siMhAsana para baiThanA ho to mahilA ke veSa meM baiThanA ucita nahIM hogaa| isalie maiMne puruSa kA veSa dhAraNa kiyA thaa| rAjA mana hI mana AhlAdita thA ki tIna lAkha kI tIna bAtoM ne mere jIvana meM sukha-zAMti kI baMsI bajA dii|
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________________ durguNoM kI upekSA eka zreSThI kI patnI svabhAva se bahuta hI krUra thii| vaha pratidina prAtaHkAla uThakara pati ko namaskAra karane ke sthAna para pratidina jUte se usakI piTAI krtii| zreSThI patnI ke isa durvyavahAra se atyadhika taMga A gayA thaa| para karatA hI kyA ? usake eka lar3akI huii| lar3akI dina-pratidina bar3I hotI calI jA rahI thii| vaha mA~ ke dvArA pitA ko pratidina piTate hue dekhatI thii| usane bhI yaha pratijJA grahaNa kI ki maiM usI ke sAtha vivAha karUMgI jo mere dvArA pratidina sAta jUte khaaegaa| vaha bhI apanI mA~ kI taraha krodhI thii| bAta-bAta para jhagar3A karane para utArU ho jAtI / Asa-pAsa ke ar3osI-par3osI usake svabhAva ko dekhakara usakI bhartsanA karate, para vaha sudharane ke sthAna para bigar3atI rhii| sabhI jagaha usake svabhAva kI carcA thii| koI bhI vyakti usase vivAha karane ko prastuta nahIM thaa| zreSThI rAta-dina ghulane lagA-beTI bar3I ho gaI hai| yadi javAnI meM kAma-vAsanA se andhI banakara usane
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________________ durguNoM kI upekSA 15 kucha duSkRtya kara diyA to merA jIvana hI bigar3a jaaegaa| vaha rAta-dina isI cintA meM ghula rahA thA / sannikaTa ke gA~va meM eka yuvaka thA / usake pAsa paisA nahIM thA / kintu vaha thA svastha aura baliSTha / zreSThI ne kahA -- yadi tuma merI lar3akI ke sAtha vivAha karoge to maiM tumheM daheja ke rUpa meM itanA dhana dU~gA ki tuma acchI taraha se vyApAra kara apane jIvana ko AnaMdita banA sakoge / yuvaka ne zreSThI ke prastAva ko saharSa svIkAra kara liyA / zreSThI ne apanI putrI ke svabhAva ke sambandha meM bhI use spaSTa rUpa se batA diyA / yuvaka ne kahA-- pUjyavara ! Apako ciMtita hone kI AvazyakatA nahIM / mere pAsa isa roga kI rAmabANa davA hai / maiM ApakI putrI kA yaha roga jar3a-mUla se naSTa kara dUMgA / zra eSThI ne ullAsa ke kSaNoM meM apanI putrI kA pANigrahaNa usa yuvaka ke sAtha kara diyA / pUrA ghara basAne kA sAmAna bhI usane usa yuvaka ko diyA thA / gAr3iyoM meM sAmAna ladA huA thA aura vaha patnI sahita sasura- gRha se prasthita huaa| yuvaka kA ceharA gaMbhIra thA / zra eSThI-putrI yuvaka kI gaMbhIra mudrA ko dekhakara hI staMbhita ho gaI / usake sAtha bAta karane kA sAhasa
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________________ 16 paMcAmRta hI na ho rahA thaa| bailagAr3iyoM meM eka miTTI ke ghar3e meM pApar3a the, to dUsare miTTI ke ghar3e meM bar3iyA~ thiiN| tIsare ghar3e meM maithI thiiN| gAr3I ke calane para una ghar3oM meM cUM-cUM kI AvAja A rahI thiiN| yuvaka ne gaMbhIra garjanA karate hue kahA-mujhe yaha cUM-cUM kI AvAja bilkula pasanda nhiiN| tuma zAnta bana jaao| nahIM to maiM abhI tumheM camatkAra dikhaauuNgaa| ___jaba cU-cUM kI AvAja banda na huI to yuvaka ne eka lAThI ke prahAra se una sabhI ghar3oM ko cUra-cUra kara diyA / zreSThI-bAlA to yuvaka ke krodha ko dekhakara sahama gaI-ye to bar3e teja-tarrAra svabhAva ke haiN| kucha dUra calane para eka kutiyA bhauMkane lgii| yuvaka ne usa para bhI aisA prahAra kiyA ki vaha kutiyA sAta cakkara khAkara gira pdd'ii| pati ke ugra svabhAva ko dekhakara vaha bAlA kAMpa uThI-yadi maiMne jarA-sI bhI asAvadhAnI se kucha kaha diyA to yaha merI aisI pUjA kareMge ki haDDI-pasalI eka kara deNge| . navavadhU ko lekara vaha yuvaka apane ghara para phuNcaa| usane ghara para jAte hI yaha sUcanA kara dIyadi tUne kucha bhI anucita kahA-sunI kI to yAda rakhanA mere kopa ke sAmane terI miTTI palIda ho
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________________ durguNoM kI upekSA 17 jaaegii| maiM jisa prakAra saMketa karU~ usI saMketa ke anusAra tujhe kArya karanA hai| yadi mere saMketa kI avahelanA kI to tere lie ThIka na hogaa| yadi maiM dAhinI A~kha se saMketa karUM to tujhe kArya karanA hai aura bAyIM A~kha se saMketa karUM to tujhe kArya nahIM karanA hai| zreSThI bAlA yuvaka ke saMketa ke anusAra kArya karane lgii| usake svabhAva meM namratA, saralatA aura kArya karane kI kuzalatA sabhI A gii| eka Adarza gRhiNI ke rUpa meM cAroM ora usakI vizruti ho gii| pitA kI ora se aneka bAra sandeza Ae ki putrI tujhase milane ke lie mA~ chaTapaTA rahI hai| para binA pati kI anumati ke vaha jA nahIM sakatI thii| chaha mahIne ke pazcAt yuvaka apanI patnI ke sAtha sasurAla phuNcaa| apanI putrI ke adbhuta parivartana ko dekhakara zreSThI vismita thaa| usake mana meM apUrva AhlAda thA ki merI putrI kA jIvana hI ekadama badala gayA hai| eka dina zreSThI ne apane dAmAda ko apanI antarvyathA batAte hue kahA--jisa prakAra tumane merI putrI ke jIvana ko parivartita kara diyA vaise hI apanI sAsU ke jIvana ko bhI yadi parivartita kara sako to merA zeSa jIvana Anandamaya vyatIta ho sakatA hai| ___
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________________ 18 paMcAmRta yuvaka ne apane sasura se nivedana kiyA-ki merI sAsU kI bImArI purAnI hai| vaha asAdhya hai| Apane pahale hI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| aba isa bImArI kA miTanA kaThina hai| bImArI kI jarA-sI upekSA bhayaMkara rUpa le letI hai
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________________ guNoM kI mahattA zaMkara aura zyAma donoM sahodara bhAI the / zyAma par3hA- likhA thA / usane vyApAra meM lAkhoM rupaye kamAye / vaha apane bhavya bhavana meM apanI patnI aura baccoM ke sAtha rahatA thA / zaMkara usakA laghu bhrAtA thA, vaha anapar3ha thA / usake pAsa thor3I-sI khetI thI / usake anAja se hI vaha apane bAlabaccoM kA bharaNa-poSaNa karatA thA / eka bAra usakA putra rAma bImAra ho gayA / usake pAsa jo thor3I-bahuta saMpatti thI, vaha usake upacAra meM kharca ho gaI / vyAdhi ghaTane ke sthAna para bar3ha rahI thI / pAsa meM paisA nahIM thA / sArA parivAra tIna dina se bhUkhA thA / usane apane bhAI ko bhI sUcanA dI / para usane Akara sudha-budha nahIM lii| zaMkara kI patnI ne kahA -- nAtha ! Apa apane priya bhrAtA ke pAsa jAkara kucha khAne ke lie mA~ga kara le aaie| unake vahA~ to bIsoM AdamI kArya karate haiM / unheM kahie ki Apako naukarI para hI rakha leM jisase hamArA jIvana vyavasthita rUpa se cala sake /
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________________ 20 paMcAmRta zaMkara nahIM cAhatA thA ki bhAI ke pAsa jAkara hAtha pasAre; para tIna dina se bhUkhe-pyAse parivAra ko dekhakara usakA mana Akula-vyAkula ho utthaa| rAma vyAdhi se to mukta huA kintu kSudhA ke kAraNa use tIvra jvara A gyaa| mA~ ke A~cala meM muha chipAkara kahane lagA ki mA~ ! bahuta jora se bhUkha laga rahI hai| kucha khAne ko denaa| para, ghara meM koI bhI vastu nahIM thI jise diyA jA ske| patnI ne zaMkara se kahA-dekho na, ApakA yaha lAr3alA eka muTThI anAja ke lie mara rahA hai| aba to apane lakhapati bhAI ke pAsa jAkara le Ao na / yadi kucha hI vilamba ho gayA to yaha chaTapaTAkara prANa tyAga degaa| zaMkara vivaza hokara apane bhAI ke bhavya bhavana ko cala diyaa| mana meM naI umaMga thI-merA bhAI mujhe dekhakara bahuta hI AhlAdita hogaa| vaha anAja se to kyA, rupayoM se merI thailI bhara degaa| mana meM aneka raMgIna kalpanA karate hue jyoM hI vaha bhavya bhavana ke dvAra para pahu~cA tyoM hI dvArapAla ne andara jAne ke lie spaSTa inakArI kara dii| zaMkara ne dvArapAla se atyadhika anunaya-vinaya kiyA ki mujhe apane bhAI ke pAsa jAne diyA jAya, para dvArapAla ne usakI eka
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________________ guNoM kI mahattA 21 na sunA / usakA mana jaldI se jaldI bhAI se milanA cAhatA thA / dvArapAla ne kahA-jaba taka zyAma seTha kI anumati nahIM A jAegI vahA~ taka tuma andara praveza nahIM kara skte| ___ zaMkara ne Upara dekhaa| gavAkSa meM usakA bhAI baiThA huA hai, pAsa meM bhAjAI baiThI huI hai aura donoM bhojana kara rahe haiN| zaMkara ne nIce se hI AvAja dIbhaiyA ! maiM AyA huuN| zyAma ne jyoM hI zaMkara kA AvAja sunI, vaha cauMka utthaa| usane nIce dekhA to zaMkara khar3A thaa| zaMkara ko dekhakara usane usI samaya dRSTi phera lI aura khAne meM tallIna ho gyaa| zaMkara ne socA, lagatA hai ki bhAI ne mujhe dekhA nahIM hai| yadi dekhA hotA to mujhe binA bulAye nahIM rhtaa| usake mana meM ghabarAhaTa thI ki jisa bacce ke lie usane apanI sArI saMpatti phUMka dI vaha kahIM bhUkha se mara na jAya? eka-eka pala use eka-eka varSa kI taraha laga rahA thaa| usane punaH jora se AvAja dI-bhaiyA ! mujhe bahuta hI Avazyaka kArya hai| bhaiyA ! mujhe jaldI bulaao| dvArapAla ko kaha do ki mujhe tumhAre pAsa Ane de| zyAma zaMkara se milanA nahIM cAhatA thaa| vaha jAnatA thA ki merA bhAI daridranArAyaNa kA avatAra
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________________ 22 paMcAmRta hai| usase milane se merI pratiSThA jo samAja meM hai vaha dhUla meM mila jAegI / isalie nahIM milanA hI zreyaskara hai / zyAma ne krodhita mudrA meM hI dvArapAla ko kahA- kauna vyakti cillA rahA hai ? use dUra bhagA do| maiM usase milanA nahIM cAhatA / zaMkara ko vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki usakA bhAI usake sAtha isa prakAra kA vyavahAra karegA / use atIta kI madhura smRtiyA~ ho AI ki maiM apane pyAre bhAI ke lie sadA sarvasva nyochAvara karatA rahA hU~ / mere par3he-likhe na hone ke kAraNa bhAI ne merI sArI saMpatti para adhikAra kara liyA aura mujhe jarA-sI khetI de dii| to bhI maiMne kabhI bhI 'kucha bhI nahIM khaa| lagatA hai zyAma ko galataphahamI ho gayI hai / isIlie usane naukara ko yaha Adeza diyA hai / zaMkara punaH jora se cillAyA- bhaiyA ! jarA idhara dekho| maiM tumhArA choTA bhAI zaMkara hU~ / jarA eka bAra mujhe dekho | rAma bahuta hI bImAra hai / isalie maiM tumhAre pAsa sahayoga ke lie AyA hU~ / kintu zyAma to apane dhana ke naze meM cUra thA / usake saMketa se dvArapAla ne zaMkara ko dhakkA dekara vahA~ se nikAla diyA / zaMkara kiMkartavyavimUr3ha hokara vahA~
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________________ guNoM kI mahattA 23 se cala diyA / usakA hRdaya kA~pa rahA thA / ajJAta AzaMkA se ghara para hatAza aura nirAza hokara pahu~cA / usake pahale hI usake putra rAma ne sadA ke lie A~kha mU~da lI thI / usakI patnI sira pITa-pITa kara ro rahI thI / patnI kI dayanIya sthiti ko dekhakara vaha bhI ro pdd'aa| use anubhava huA ki garIbI kitanI burI cIja hai / zaMkara ne apane pyAre lAla ke zava ko nadI meM bahAyA / lakar3I ke lie bhI usake pAsa paisA nahIM thA / zaMkara kI patnI ne kahA- binA artha ke jAvana vyartha hai / isa prakAra kaba taka bhUkhe-pyAse raha sakate haiM ? hamAre pAsa anya koI sAdhana nahIM hai jisase ki paisA prApta ho ske| loga kahate haiM ki dharatI sonA ugalatI hai / Apake pAsa dharatI hai / hama donoM hI kaThina zrama karake itanI acchI khetI kareMge ki hamArI daridratA miTa jAyagI / bhAgya sadA hI parizramI vyaktiyoM kA sAtha detA hai / donoM hI jI-jAna se khetI meM juTa gaye / usa varSa kheta meM bahuta hI bar3hiyA phasala paidA huI / zaMkara kI prasannatA kA koI pAra na thA / use anubhava huA dharatI sonA kisa taraha ugalatI hai ? usane kucha anAja
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________________ 24 paMcAmRta becakara usa paise se eka naI jamIna kharIda lI / donoM hI parizrama se khetI karane lge| usa varSa bhI bahuta hI acchI phasala huI, jise becakara usane naI jamIna kharIda lii| isa prakAra prativarSa vaha khetI karake naI jamIna kharIdatA rahA / dina-pratidina usakI khetI bar3hatI rhii| kucha hI varSoM meM zaMkara eka bahuta bar3A jamIMdAra ho gayA / zyAma ko eka dina vyApAra meM lAkhoM kA ghATA laga gayA / mAla godAmoM meM karmacArI kI asAvadhAnI se Aga laga gaI, jisase sArA mAla dekhate hI dekhate jalakara rAkha ho gyaa| sAre nagara meM yaha sUcanA prasArita ho gaI ki zyAma zreSThI kA vyApAra meM dIvAlA nikala gayA hai| ataH jina logoM ne zyAma ko lAkhoM rupayoM kA karja diyA thA ve sabhI eka sAtha mA~gane ke lie pahu~ca gaye / para zyAma ke pAsa usa samaya kucha nahIM thA / ataH vaha kaise detA ? para vyApAriyoM ko kahA~ santoSa thA ? sabhI vyApAriyoM ne milakara zyAma ke bhavya bhavana ko nIlAma karane kA nizcaya kiyA / zyAma gir3agir3AyA ki maiM kucha hI dinoM meM byAja sahita RNa cukA dUMgA / Apa jarA dhairya rakhie / para
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________________ guNoM kI mahattA 25 vyApArI zyAma kI bAta ko kahA~ sunane vAle the? ataH zyAma ko apanA bhavya bhavana becane ke lie taiyAra honA pdd'aa| dUsare dina sAre nagara meM yaha sUcanA prasArita ho gaI ki zyAma kA bhavya bhavana nIlAma hone jA rahA hai| zaMkara ne bhI sunaa| usakA kalejA kA~pa utthaa| vaha usI kSaNa zyAma se milanA cAhatA thaa| para kucha kSaNoM taka cintana ke pazcAt vaha ruka gyaa| bhavya bhavana kI nIlAmI ke lie saikar3oM loga ikaTThahue the| nagara kA prasiddha vyApArI dhannA usa bhavya bhavana ko lenA cAhatA thaa| bolI kA krama prArambha huaa| zaMkara bhI bar3hiyA vastra AbhUSaNoM se susajjita hokara vahA~ pahu~cA thaa| zyAma nIcI najara kiye hue bhIgI A~khoM se jamIna ko kureda rahA thaa| makAna kI nIlAmI kI boliyA~ laga rahI thiiN| kaI seThoM ne bar3ha-car3hakara bolI lgaaii| bolI do lAkha se cAlU hokara chaha lAkha taka clii| zaMkara mauna mudrA meM eka ora baiThA thaa| jaba chaha lAkha para bolI aTaka gaI to usane AvAja lagAI-'sAta laakh|' chaha lAkha se Age koI usa bhavya bhavana ko kharIdane hetu prastuta nahIM
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________________ 26 paMcAmRta thA, ataH sAta lAkha meM zaMkara ne vaha bhavya bhavana kharIda liyaa| zaMkara ne usI samaya sAta lAkha kA ceka kATakara apane bhAI zyAma ke hAtha meM thamA diyaa| zyAma nIce muMha kiye hue thaa| usane zaMkara kI ora dekhA bhI nahIM thaa| kintu jyoM hI zaMkara ne sAta lAkha kA ceka usake hAtha meM diyA to usakI tandrA TUTa gii| use vizvAsa hI nahIM thA ki usakA bhAI zaMkara itanA dhanavAna ho gayA hai jo eka sAtha sAta lAkha rupayA de sakatA hai| zaMkara ne apane jyeSTha bhrAtA ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karate hue kahA-Apa ina sAta lAkha rupayoM se jo jitanA mAMgatA ho vaha karjadAroM ko cukA do| aura bhI AvazyakatA ho to mujhe sUcita karo jisase maiM usakI pUrti kara skuuN| zyAma ke muha se zabda bhI nahIM nikala rahe the| vaha soca rahA thA-eka maiM hU~ jisane isake sAtha kitanA durvyavahAra kiyaa| yaha mere pAsa AzA lekara AyA thaa| kintu isakI sArI AzAoM para tuSArapAta huaa| merI dAnavatA ko dhikkAra hai ki maiMne dvArapAla se kahakara ise dhakkA dekara nikalavAyA thA aura eka yaha hai jo kaThina zrama se ikaTThe kiye hue sAta lAkha rupaye mujhe de diye aura yaha kaha rahA hai-bhAI, kyoM
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________________ guNoM kI mahattA 27 ghabarA rahe ho| yaha ghara ApakA nIlAma nahIM huA hai| yaha to ApakA hI hai| zaMkara ne nivedana kiyA-Apa ghara ke mAlika haiN| maiM to ApakA anuja huuN| merI saMpatti para ApakA pUrNa adhikAra hai| yadi samaya para bhAI hI bhAI ke kAma na Aye to aura kauna kAma AegA? zyAma kI A~khoM se A~sU barasa rahe the| vaha zaMkara ke pairoM meM jhukane ke lie Age bar3hanA cAhatA thA ki zaMkara ne usake hAtha thAma liye / zyAma ne kahA-bhAI ! mujhe kSamA kro| maiMne tuma para jo anyAya kiyA hai, tumhAre sAtha jo amAnavIya vyavahAra kiyA hai, use smaraNa karake hI merA mana glAni se bhara rahA hai| zaMkara bhI phaphaka-phaphaka kara ro par3A-bhAI ! mAphI to mujhe mA~ganI caahie| Apa itane saMkaTa meM rahe / mujhe patA hI na calA / mujhe isa samaya se pahale Akara sahayoga karanA cAhie thaa| zyAma ko vicAra AyA-kevala bar3A banane se hI vyakti bar3A nahIM hotA; jaba taka usameM sadguNoM kA vikAsa nahIM hotaa| maiM kevala vaise hI bar3A hU~, kintu merA bhAI sadguNoM meM kitanA bar3A hai ?
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________________ 28 paMcAmRta kathA kA rahasya prakaTa karate hue kathAkAra ne kahA-vaya se nahIM, kintu guNoM se vyakti mahAn banatA hai| samaya sadA eka sadRza nahIM rhtaa| jo eka dina dhanavAna hai vaha dUsare dina bhikhArI bhI bana sakatA hai| isalie kisI kA bhI apamAna na karo aura vyartha hI abhimAna na kro|
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________________ buddhi kauzala 5 rAjA saMgrAmasiMha eka mahAn nyAyI samrAT the / unake nyAya kI prazaMsA karate hue loga aghAte nahIM the / Aja rAjA saMgrAmasiMha kI parIkSA kI kasauTI thI / sArA darabAra khacAkhaca bharA huA thA / eka ora mahArAnI thI, dUsarI ora eka jauharI thA / jauharI ne mahArAnI para corI kA Aropa lagAyA thA / usa Aropa kA daNDa thA Ajanma kArAvAsa / ataH sAre darabArI utsukatA se rAjA ke nirNaya kI pratIkSA kara rahe the / rAjA ne udghoSaNA karate hue kahA- jo tathya prApta hue haiM unase yaha spaSTa hai ki mahArAnA ne corI kI hai / ataH maiM mahArAnI ko Ajanma kArAvAsa kA daNDa pradAna karatA hU~ / sAre sabhAsadoM ne rAjA ke isa nirNaya ko bahuta hI utsukatA ke sAtha sunaa| kitane hI rAjA ke nyAya kI prazaMsA karane lage to kitane hI jauharI ko gAliyA~ dete / para kisI meM yaha sAhasa nahIM thA ki rAjA ke nyAya ko galata kahatA /
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________________ 30 paMcAmRta kucha samaya ke pazcAt mahAmAtya apane Asana se utthe| unhoMne rAjA ko namaskAra kara kahA--Aja dina taka mahArAjA ke nyAya ko koI bhI cunautI nahIM de sakA hai / para Aja maiM mahArAjA ke nyAya ko cunautI dene kA sAhasa kara rahA huuN| maiMne gaharAI se cintana kiyA aura usa cintana ke AdhAra se maiM sAdhikAra kaha sakatA hU~ ki mahArAnI ne corI nahIM kI hai| ataH mahArAjA se maiM namra nivedana karatA hU~ ki ve apane nyAya para punaH vicAra kreN| rAjA ne pradhAna amAtya kI ora dekhakara kahAto phira tumhIM batAo ki cora kauna hai ? __ amAtya ne nivedana kiyA-maiM isa samaya pUrNa aura sahI nirNaya dene meM asamartha huuN| kintu maiM Apase nivedana karUMgA prastuta kANDa kI samyak prakAra se jA~ca karAI jaay| kevala merI hI nahIM, anya prajAgaNa kI bhI yahI rAya hai| jauharI ne kahA-rAjana, aba jA~ca kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| kyoMki ApazrI ko isa sambandha meM pUrNa vizvAsa ho cukA hai| yadi jA~ca kI gaI to saMbhava hai mujhe nyAya na mile /
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________________ buddhi kauzala 31 pradhAna amAtya ne bIca meM hI bAta kATate hue kahA-kevala vizvAsa ke AdhAra para koI nyAya nahIM hotaa| nyAya ke lie vizvAsa nahIM, kintu tathya apekSita haiM aura tathyoM se hI sahI nyAya saMbhava hai|| jauharI ekadama cillA par3A-isakA artha yaha huA ki maiMne corI kI hai| pradhAna amAtya ne gaMbhIra garjanA karate hue kahAmaiM nahIM kahatA ki Apane corI kii| saMbhava hai mahArAnI ke kisI aMgarakSaka ne bhI corI kI ho| isalie Apako ghabarAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| kevala sAta dina kA samaya cAhie jisase sahI satya-tathya kI jAnakArI kI jA sake / maiM socatA hU~ sAre sabhAsada bhI mere kathana se sahamata hoNge| eka svara se sAre sabhAsadoM ne pradhAna amAtya ke kathana kA samarthana kiyaa| rAjA ko sabhAsadoM ke sAmane apanA nirNaya badalane ke lie bAdhya honA pdd'aa| usI samaya mahArAnI ne uThakara rAjA se prArthanA kI-rAjan ! Apane gaMbhIra cintana ke pazcAt jo nirNaya liyA hai, merI dRSTi se usako pAlana honA caahie| yadi usakA pAlana nahIM huA to prajA yahI
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________________ 32 paMcAmRta kahegI ki mahArAjA ne nyAya nahIM kiyaa| mahArAnI kA prazna Ane para ve vicalita ho gye| pradhAna amAtya ne kahA-hama yaha nahIM cAhate ki mahArAnI ko bino aparAdha ke daNDa diyA jaay| yadi mahArAnI kA aparAdha hai to use avazya hI daNDa milanA caahie| isI meM nyAya-siMhAsana kI pavitratA aura nirmalatA rahI huI hai| yaha nahIM ki aparAdhI baca jAya aura niparAdhI daNDa kA bhAgI bne| mahAmAtya ke tarka ke sAmane sabhI niruttara the| pratidina jaba bhI nyAya hotA thA sabhI loga bar3I utsukatA se rAjA ke nyAya ko sunate aura Anandavibhora hokara usake nyAya kI muktakaNTha se prazaMsA krte| para eka jauharI ke atirikta sabhI rAjA ke nyAya se asaMtuSTa the| bAta yaha thI ki eka jauharI zreSTha AbhUSaNoM ko lekara rAjamahala meM pahu~cA thaa| mahArAnI ne jauharI ko apane nijI kakSa meM Ane kI anumati dI thii| vahA~ para mahArAnI, jauharI aura aMgarakSaka sAMvalasiMha ke atirikta anya koI vyakti nahIM thaa| sAMvalasiMha kakSa ke dvAra para sAvadhAnIpUrvaka khar3A thaa| jauharI ne eka AbhUSaNoM kI peTI kakSa ke bAhara rakhI thii| jaba eka peTI vaha mahArAnI ko dikhA cukA taba
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________________ buddhiAla dUsarI peTI lene ke lie : vaha bAhara gyaa| usa samaya mahArAnI bhI Avazyaka zArIrika, kArya kI nivRtti hetu andara gaI thii| sAMvalasiMha jauharI ke sAma bAhara taka gyaa| jaba jauharI lauTakara AyA to usa samaya mahArAnI vahA~ nahIM thii| sAMvalasiMha punaH apane sthAna para khar3A thaa| jauharI ne sabhI AbhUSaNa dekhe / kintu candrahAra nahIM thaa| candrahAra kI kImata paccIsa lAkha kI thii| candrahAra kaise gAyaba ho gayA ?, yaha bAta kisI kI bhI samajha meM nahIM A rahI thii| jaba candrahAra na milA to jauharI ne duHkhI hokara kahA- mujhe kyA patA thA ki rAjamahala meM bhI corI ho jAtI hai| yadi aisA patA hotA to maiM yahA~ AtA hI nhiiN| jaba yaha bAta sAMvala siMha ne sunI to usane usI kSaNa jauharI ko rAjamahala se bAhara nikAla diyaa| jauharI ne rAjA saMgrAmasiMha se nyAya kI prArthanA kI aura saMgrAmasiMha ne mahArAnI ko Ajanma kArAvAsa kI salA pradAna kii| pradhAna amAtya ne prastuta kArya ke nirNaya hetu sAta dina kA samaya liyA thaa| pA~ca dina taka amApa anveSaNA karate rhe| para koI bhI tathya unheM prApta ___
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________________ 34 paMcAmRta nahIM huaa| kyoMki aMgarakSaka sAMvalasiMha to kakSa ke bAhara hI thaa| isalie hAra kisane gAyaba kiyA ?yaha patA na laga skaa| unake ciMtita cehare ko dekhakara pradhAna amAtya kI dharmapatnI ne pUchA-ki Apa atyadhika ciMtita rahate haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai Apa mujhe btaaie| maiM cintA kA samAdhAna kara sakatI huuN| ... mahAmAtya ne sArI rAmakahAnI use sunA dii| vaha khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3I--itanI sI bAta aura Apa itane adhika ciMtita haiN| maiM abhI isakA samAdhAna kara duuNgii| para jarA mujhe bhI AbhUSaNa kharIdane haiM, Apa usa jauharI ko bulaaiye| pradhAna amAtya ke sandezavAhaka ne jauharI se kahA-amAtya-patnI : bahumUlya AbhUSaNa kharIdanA cAhatI hai| jauharI do peTiyAM lekara pradhAna amAtya ke yahAM phuNcaa| eka peTI usane kamare ke bAhara rakhI aura dUsarI andara / usane sAre AbhUSaNa amAtya-patnI ke sAmane phailA diye| amAtya patnI ne eka hAra pasanda kiyaa| jauharI dUsarI peTI lene ke lie bAhara gyaa| aura jaba vaha punaH lauTakara, dekhatA hai to hAra gAyaba bhaa| usane A~khoM se A~sU barasAte hue kahA mujhe kyA
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________________ buddhi 15 mAlUma yahA~ bhI corI hotI hai| are, vaha hAra to eka lAkha kI kImata kA thA / amAtya - patnI ne kahA- ghabarAo mata, acchI taraha se ghara jAo / eka lAkha rupayA tumhAre ghara pahu~cA diyA jAegA / jauharI AbhUSaNoM ko sameTakara cala diyaa| usake jAne ke pazcAt amAtya - patnI ne apane pati se kahAveSa parivartana kara usake pIche jaaie| amAtya ne pA~cadasa guptacara vibhAga ke sainika bhI apane sAtha le liye aura usake pIche cala diye / jauharI eka sAmAnya makAna ke sAmane rukA / dvAra khaTakhaTAyA / dvAra khulate hI aneka cunna -munna oM ne use ghera liyA / jhuMjhalAkara jauharI ne kahA - isa vizAla phauja ne to merA nAka meM dama kara diyA hai / jauharI - patnI ne kahA- putroM para itanA kyoM bigar3ate ho ? duniyA to putroM ke lie tarasatI hai aura tuma una para gussA hote ho / Aja tumhArA ceharA kucha prasanna dikhAI de rahA hai / lagatA hai Aja bhI tumane koI murgI pha~sAI hai / jauharI ne kahA- itanI vizAla phauja haiM jisameM donoM bar3e putroM para AzA thI ki ve mujhe vRddhAvasthA meM
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________________ 36 paMcAmRta sahayoga deNge| kintu ve aise nikale ki pUcho mata / eka nambara ke vezyAgAmI aura juArI / unhoMne merI pU~jI ko hI samApta kara diyaa| patnI ne kahA-kyA Aja bhI tumane hAra bacA liyA ? jauharI-yadi bacAtA nahIM to phira kyA karatA? tuma sabhI ke bharaNa-poSaNa ke lie mujhe saba kucha karanA par3atA hai| le, yaha hAra, ise apane pAsa sa~bhAlakara rakha le| jyoM hI jauharI ne hAra apanI patnI kI ora bar3hAyA tyoM hI pradhAna amAtya ne usake ghara meM praveza kiyaa| usake pIche guptacara vibhAga ke adhikArI bhI A gye| unhoMne raMge hAthoM jauharI ko pakar3a liyaa| dUsare dina rAjasabhA meM sabhI rAjA ke nyAya ko sunane ke lie upasthita hue| pradhAna amAtya ne kahA -rAjan ! candrahAra ko curAne vAlA aura koI nahIM yahIM jauharI hai| usane apane pAsa rakhe hue candrahAra koM rAjA ke sAmane rakhate hue kahA-yaha hai vaha candrahAra jo gAyaba ho gayA thaa| yaha candrahAra maiMne jauharI ke makAna se hI prApta kiyA hai| isane mahArAnI kI taraha merI dharmapatnI ko bhI dhokhA dene kA prayAsa kiyaa| jisase isakA sArA rahasya hameM jJAta ho gyaa| ___
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________________ buddhi kauzala 37 aura donoM hAra jise yaha gAyaba hone kA kaha rahA thA ve bhI mila gye| isalie ise bhayaMkara daNDa denA caahie| yadi gaharAI se jAMca na kI jAtI to mahArAnI ko kArAgRha kI havA khAnI pdd'tii| patA nahIM isa jauharI ne Aja dina taka kitane vyaktiyoM ko apane caMgula meM phaMsAyA, unheM dhokhA diyaa| sabhI sabhAsada jauharI kI kAlI karatUta para thakane lge| sabhI usake hAtha kI saphAI ko dhikkArane lage ki vaha kisa prakAra najara curAkara AbhUSaNoM kI peTI ke gupta sthAna meM hAra ko chipA rakhatA thaa| rAjA ne kahA-isakA aparAdha akSantavya hai| mahArAnI ko dhanya hai jo mithyA Aropa lagAne para bhI usane pativratadharma ke kAraNa nanu-naca nahIM kiyA aura kArAvAsa ke kaThora daNDa ko bhogane ko taiyAra ho gii| jauharI ko mahAn aparAdha ke lie deza niSkAsana kA daNDa de diyA gyaa| sabhI ne pradhAna amAtya ke buddhi-kauzala kI muktakaNTha se prazaMsA kii|
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________________ nArI kA divya rUpa bIsalagAMva ke ThAkura raNadhIrasiMha ke eka putra huaa| usakA nAma kesarIsiMha rakhA gyaa| nAma ke anurUpa hI vaha vIra thaa| yuvAvasthA Ane para usakI vIratA kI dhAka cAroM ora phaila gaI thii| eka dina vaha apane saMgI-sAthiyoM ke sAtha prAtaHkAla ghor3e para baiThakara ghUmane niklaa| ghor3e sarapaTa daur3e jA rahe the| prAkRtika saundarya suSamA kA Ananda lete hue ve Age bar3ha rahe the| eka sAthI ne kahA-dekheM, kisakA ghor3A Age bar3hatA hai ? usakA kahanA huA ki kesarIsiMha ne apane ghor3e ko er3a lagA dii| dekhate hI dekhate ghor3A pavana-vega kI taraha anya saMgI-sAthiyoM ko chor3akara Age bar3ha gyaa| ghor3A itanI tejI se daur3a rahA thA ki use rokane kA prayAsa karane para bhI ruka nahIM rahA thaa| ghor3A daur3atA huA bhayAnaka jaMgala meM pahu~ca gayA jahA~ cAroM ora hiMsaka pazuoM kA bAhulya thaa| ghor3A thaka cukA thaa| vaha vahIM jaMgala meM manda gati se calane lgaa| usa samaya kesarIsiMha ke karNa-kuharoM meM kisI
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________________ nArI kA kima 36 bhayabhIta mAnava kI cItkAra girii| usane cAroM ora A~kheM uThAkara dekhaa| kintu vahA~ koI mAnava dikhAI nahIM diyaa| jidhara se AvAja A rahI thI usane chor3A udhara hI mor3a diyaa| usane dekhA eka bhAlU eka vyakti para jhapaTa rahA hai| kesarIsiMha ne isa prakAra bANa mArA ki eka hI bANa meM bhAlU jamIna para gira gyaa| bhAlU ko dekhakara vaha vyakti itanA ghabarA gayA thA ki behoza hokara jamIna para gira par3A thaa| kesarIsiMha ne pAsa meM jAkara dekhA usa vyakti ke pAsa bahuta sAre kAgajAta the| usane jyoM hI vaha kAgaja par3hA usameM likhA thAbIsalagA~va para hamalAkara ThAkura raNadhIrasiMha ko maarnaa| usake lie eka dala ko bulAne ke lie patra lekara vaha vyakti jA rahA thA jo bhAlU se Dara jAne ke kAraNa behoza ho gayA thA / kesarIsiMha use hoza meM lAne kA prayAsa kara rahA thaa| usI samaya jhAr3iyoM meM se aneka jaMgalI pazuoM ne usa para hamalA kara diyaa| kesarIsiMha ne dekhA-eka sAtha sabhI kA sAmanA karanA kaThina hai, aura itane tIra bhI nahIM haiN| ataH apane prANa bacAne ke lie vaha pAsa hI bahatI huI nadI meM kUda pdd'aa| nadI kA pravAha bahuta hI teja thA, vaha pahAr3I nadI thii| ataH use pAra na kara skaa| nadI meM bahatA calA
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________________ 40 paMcAmRta gyaa| udhara sUryAsta ho rahA thaa| vaha eka vRkSa se aTakakara vahA~ ruka gayA thaa| nadI meM pattharoM kI coTa lagane ke kAraNa bhayaMkara vedanA ho rahI thI aura sahaja hI vaha par3A-par3A karAha rahA thaa| pahAr3a kI TekarI para eka jhoMpar3I thii| usameM eka bAlA rahatI thii| vaha pAnI bharane ke lie nadI para aaii| usane kisI ke karAhane kI AvAja sunii| vaha idhara hI cala dii| usane yuvaka kI dayanIya avasthA dekhii| hAtha kA sahArA dekara yuvaka ko uThAyA aura kahA-merI kuTiyA pAsa meM hI hai| merA sahArA lekara Apa dhIre-dhIre vahA~ para cleN| . yuvaka kesarIsiMha usake sahAre se kuTiyA meM phuNcaa| usa bAlA ne khATa para yuvaka ko sulA diyA tathA jakhmoM para marahamapaTTI kara dii| jaMgalI davA dI jisase rAtabhara meM usakA darda miTa jAya / kesarIsiMha ke vastra badala diye / Aga se usake zarIra ko tapA diyA jisase usakI sArI thakAna miTa jaay|| __ kesarIsiMha ko gaharI nIMda A gii| sUrya udaya ke pUrva hI usakI nIMda khulI / usane dekhA usakI prANarakSikA pahale hI uThakara kuTiyA kI saphAI kara rahI thii| usane kesarIsiMha ko garamAgarama dUdha pilaayaa|
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________________ nArI kA 4i1 kesarIsiMha ne kahA-devI, Apane mere prANa bacAye haiN| yadi Apa usa samaya na AtI to rAta meM hI jhAr3iyoM meM ulajhA huA maiM prANa tyAga detA / maiM ApakA pUrNa AbhArI huuN| kyA maiM ApakA paricaya prApta kara sakatA hU~? ___ yuvatI ne niHzvAsa chor3ate hue kahA-Apa merA paricaya jAnakara kyA kareMge? maiM eka hatabhAgyA bAlA hU~ kesarIsiMha ne kahA-taba to maiM avazya hI jAnanA cAhU~gA ki ApakA paricaya kyA hai, jisase maiM kucha sahAyatA kara skuuN| tumhArA mere para bahuta bar3A upakAra hai| maiM cAhU~gA tuma mere se kucha bhI na chipAkara sahI jAnakArI dogii| __ yuvatI ne kahA- maiM bIsalagA~va ke ThAkura ke pradhAna adhikArI nArAyaNasiMha kI putrI huuN| kesarIsiMha ne sAzcarya kahA-kyA tuma hI saradAra nArAyaNasiMha kI putrI vIrabAlA ho ? apanA nAma sunate hI yuvatI cauMka utthii| usane kahA-hA~, mujhe hI vIrabAlA kahate haiN| kesarIsiMha ne pUchA-tumhAre mAtA-pitA kahA~
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________________ 42 paMcAmRta yuvatI ne kahA- ThAkura raNadhIrasiMha ne mithyAvAdiyoM ke kahane meM Akara mere pitA kI sArI sampatti chIna lI aura unhoMne pitA ko gA~va se nikAla bhI diyA / mere mAtA-pitA mujhe lekara yahA~ para Akara base / ve prastuta ghaTanA se itane duHkhI hue ki ve andara hI andara ghulate rahe aura kucha hI dinoM meM unhoMne sadA ke lie A~kheM mUMda liiN| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt mAtAjI bhI cala basIM / aba maiM yahA~ akelI rahatI hU~ / 1 yuvaka kesarIsiMha ne pUchA- kyA tumheM mujha aparicita yuvaka ko yahA~ lAte hue bhaya nahIM lagA ? usa bAlA ne muskarAte hue kahA - bhaya vahA~ hotA hai jahA~ mana meM vAsanA ho / mere mana meM Apako bacAne kI bhAvanA thI / ApakA kaSTa maiM dekha na sakI / mere hRdaya kI pukAra huI ki merA prathama kartavya Apako jIvanadAna dene kA hai / isalie maiM Apako yahA~ le AI / mujhe kisI bhI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai / mere mana meM eka hI bAta kacoTa rahI hai ki maiM ThAkura sAhaba se badalA lU N / unake kiye gaye anyAya kA phala unheM batA du / tabhI mere pitAzrI kI AtmA ko zAMti prApta ho sakegI / chor3ie isa carcA ko, batAie ApakA paricaya kyA hai ? Apa kisa kula ke zrRMgAra haiM ?
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________________ nArI kA vivya yuvaka ne apanA sira nIcA karate hue kahA- maiM tumhAre duzmana raNadhIrasiMha kA putra kesarIsiMha hU~ / yuvatI ne jarA gambhIra hokara kahA- mere pitA kI AtmA ko zAMti pradAna karane vAlA Aja bar3A hI sunahalA avasara milA hai / maiM cAhU~ to abhI badalA le sakatI huuN| kesarIsiMha ne kahA- maiM tumhArA aparAdhI hU~ / kyoMki mere hI pitA ne tumhAre pitA ke sAtha binA vicAra kie durvyavahAra kiyA hai| para isa samaya mere mAnasa meM eka gaharI cintA satA rahI hai / aura vaha yaha hai ki Aja bIsalagA~va para eka bhayaMkara Apatti AnevAlI hai / mujhe eka vyakti ke pAsa sAre kAgajAta mile haiM jisameM bIsalagA~va para AkramaNa karane kA upakrama hai / pitA zrI bilakula hI anajAna haiN| yadi bIsala - gA~va kI rakSA na huI to zatAdhika mahilAoM kA satItva naSTa ho jaaegaa| saikar3oM yuvaka mAre jAyeMge / sAre gA~va meM kuharAma maca jAegA / aura mere saMgIsAthI isa jaMgala meM bichur3a gae haiM / pahale maiM unakI khabara lUauM yA apane pitA ko sUcanA dU - kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai / vIrabAlA ne kahA- Apane bahuta duHkhada samAcAra
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________________ 44 paMcAmRta sunAyA hai / Apa dekha rahe haiM bIsalagA~va kA sarvanAza honevAlA hai to phira himmata hArakara isa prakAra kaise baiThe haiM ? Apa puruSa haiN| vIra haiM / phira kAyara kI taraha zAnta kaise baiThe haiM ? Apako kisI bhI prakAra se bIsalagA~va kI rakSA karane ko taiyAra honA caahie| yaha garma pAnI taiyAra hai / pahale Apa zIghra hI apane Avazyaka kArya se nivRtta hoie| Apa apane saMgIsAthiyoM kI anveSaNA kareM aura maiM svayaM zIghra hI jAkara ThAkura sAhaba tathA grAma nivAsiyoM ko sAvadhAna karatI hU~ / kesarIsiMha ne sAzcarya kahA - abhI to tuma kaha rahI thIM ki ThAkura sAhaba se badalA lU~gI aura abhI kaha rahI ho ki maiM unheM sAvadhAna karU~gI / yaha rahasya merI samajha meM nahIM AyA / vIrabAlA ne muskarAte hue kahA - merA vaira kevala ThAkura sAhaba se hai kintu bIsalagA~va se nahIM / merI mAtRbhUmi kI rakSA kA prazna hai / vahA~ mujhe sarvaprathama apanA balidAna dekara apanI bahanoM aura mAtAoM kI tathA bhAiyoM kI rakSA karanI hai / Apa zIghra taiyAra hoveM / maiM ThAkura sAhaba ko sUcanA dene jAtI hU~ / yaha kahakara apanI kaTAra ko chipAkara vIrabAlA
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________________ nArI kA divya rUpa 45 cala dii| vaha kucha hI dUra pahuMcI ki vahI dala jo bIsalagA~va ko lUTane jA rahA thA, use mila gyaa| usa dala ne vIrabAlA ko ghera liyaa| vaha akelI thI aura unakA dalabala atyadhika thA jisake kAraNa vaha unase jUjha nahIM sakatI thii| vIrabAlA ne mana-hImana socA ki inheM aisA chaThI kA dUdha pilAUMgI ki ye bhI yAda kreN| usane dala ke adhinAyaka saradAra se kahA-kyA Apa bIsalagA~va ko lUTane jA rahe haiM ? saradAra-hA~, yahI vicAra hai| vIrabAlA-kyA Apa mujhe apane sAtha le jA sakeMge? saradAra-tuma hamAre sAtha kyoM calanA pasanda karatI ho ? vIrabAlA ne saradAra se kahA-bIsalagA~va ke ThAkura ke sAtha merI duzmanI hai| maiM badalA lenA cAhatI huuN| ApakA sAtha mila jAne se badalA lene meM sahaliyata hogii| saradAra-kyA tumheM nAcanA-gAnA bhI AtA hai ? tumheM merA mana bahalAva karanA hogaa| maiM tumhAre rUpa para mugdha huuN| sAtha hI tumheM hamAre dala ke sAtha puruSaveSa meM rahanA hogaa|
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________________ 46 paMcAmRta vIrabAlA ne kahA-mujhe ApakI sabhI bAteM svIkAra karane meM saMkoca na hogaa| para merI zarta hai jaba taka bIsalagAMva ko jIta na leM vahA~ taka Apa merA sparza na kara skeNge| yadi Apako yaha zarta svIkAra ho to maiM Apake sAtha calanA pasanda kruuNgii| ___ saradAra kI svIkRti para mardAnagI veSa meM vaha unake sAtha ho gii| kesarIsiMha jaMgala meM apane sAthiyoM ko na pAkara bIsalagAMva phuNcaa| usane dekhA vIrabAlA abhI taka bIsalagAMva meM nahIM pahu~cI hai / bIsalagAMva ke nivAsiyoM ko AkramaNa kA kucha bhI patA nahIM hai| kesarIsiMha ne jAkara sabhI ko jAgRta kiyaa| usake mana meM sandeha hone lagA ki kahIM vIrabAlA ne vizvAsaghAta to nahIM kiyA hai ? kesarIsiMha ne sAre grAmanivAsiyoM ko Ane vAlI Apatti ke samAcAra diye aura sabhI ko taiyAra hone ke lie utprerita kiyaa| sabhI ne apanA morcA saMbhAla liyaa| luTeroM kA dala bIsalagAMva ke bAhara bagIce meM jAkara rukaa| vIrabAlA ne saradAra se kahA-Apa yahA~ sabhI taiyArI kreN| maiM gAMva meM jAkara patA lagAtI
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________________ nArI kA divya na 47 hU~ ki vahA~ kA kyA hAlacAla hai| hameM kidhara se aura kaba praveza karanA caahie| saradAra ne kahA-tumhArI buddhi tIkSNa hai| tuma jAkara pahale gAMva meM patA lgaao| usake bAda hama hamalA kreNge| vIrabAlA ne gA~va meM pahu~cakara apane sabhI purAne paricitoM ko sAvadhAna kiyaa| mahilAoM kA eka saMgaThana banAyA aura kahA-jaba taka hamalA na ho vahA~ taka pahale kisI prakAra kI koI bAta jAhira na ho| sArI vyavasthA ThIka kara vaha punaH dala meM jAkara mila gii| AdhI rAta meM jaba cAroM ora andhakAra thA, DAkUdala ne gAMva para AkramaNa kiyaa| unheM aisA pratIta ho rahA thA ki sabhI gaharI nidrA meM so rahe haiN| vIrabAlA ke saMketa se DAkU dala tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho gyaa| saradAra kucha sAthiyoM ko lekara gar3ha ke dvAra para pahuMca gyaa| vahA~ para kesarIsiMha apane vIra sAthiyoM ke sAtha chipakara khar3A thaa| donoM hI dala paraspara bhir3a ge| saradAra andhere meM gar3ha meM praveza kara gayA aura ThAkura sAhaba para jhapaTa pdd'aa| kintu saradAra ke pIche se saradAra para kisI ne aisA tIkSNa prahAra kiyA ki
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________________ 48 paMcAmRta saradAra vahIM para lur3haka gayA / aura usI samaya nakkAre kI AvAja kI gaI jisase sabhI vIroM ne aura mahilAoM ne DAkuoM para eka sAtha hamalA kiyA jisase aneka DAkU vahIM Dhera ho ge| aura kucha DAkU apane prANa bacAkara bhAga gye|| jaba kesarIsiMha gar3ha meM pahuMcA to usane dekhA ThAkura sAhaba behoza par3e hue haiN| unhIM ke pAsa saradAra kI lAza par3I huI hai| eka yuvaka ThAkura sAhaba ko hoza meM lAne kA upakrama kara rahA hai| pAsa hI rakta se sanA huA khaMjara par3A hai| ThAkura sAhaba ko hoza aayaa| unhoMne kesarIsiMha se kahA-isI yuvaka ne mere prANa bacAye haiN| yuvaka ne ThAkura ke caraNoM para girakara namaskAra kiyA / vaha yuvaka nahIM yuvatI thI jisakA nAma vIrabAlA thA / ThAkura ko jaba mAlUma huA ki yaha nArAyaNasiMha kI beTI hai to use gale lagAte hue kahAputrI ! mere aparAdha ko kSamA kr| maiMne tere pitA ke sAtha jo vyavahAra kiyA use bhUla jaa| vIrabAlA ne kahA- maiMne Apako bacAkara badalA le liyA hai| ... ThAkura ne kahA--tumane to mere hRdaya ko hI jIta
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________________ nArI kA divya rUpa 46 liyA hai / aba tumheM apanI putravadhU banAkara rAjya kI zobhA bddh'aauuNgaa| vastutaH nArI mahAn hai / vaha karuNA, dayA, sneha, sadbhAvanA kI mUrti hai| vaha eka parivAra ko hI nahIM, donoM hI parivAroM ko camakAne vAlI hai|
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________________ satI kI mahimA rAjA bhoja bahuta hI udAra, buddhimAna aura guNagrAhaka the| ve vidvAnoM kA atyadhika sammAna karate the| unakI rAjasabhA meM navaratna the| una sabhI meM pramukha kAlidAsa thaa| eka dina rAjA bhoja ne kAlidAsa se pUchA-hamAre rAjya meM aisI koI mahilA hai jo satI ziromaNi ho| kAlidAsa ne nivedana kiyA-Apake rAjya meM hajAroM mahilAe~ satI haiM, para satI ziromaNi to eka hI hai| rAjA ne jijJAsA prastuta kI-vaha satI ziromaNi kauna hai ? maiM usake darzana karanA cAhatA huuN| kAlidAsa ne kahA-rAjan ! Apake nagara meM zaMkara zarmA nAmaka eka vijJavara rahate haiN| unakI Arthika sthiti bahuta dayanIya hai, para ve itane santoSI haiM ki kabhI kisI se kucha nahIM mA~gate / unakI patnI vastutaH satI ziromaNi hai| vaha apane pati ko hI sarvasva mAnatI hai| unhIM kI sevA meM dina-rAta tallIna ___
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________________ satI kI mahimA 51 rahatI hai / brAhmaNa bhI itanA santoSI hai ki jo bhI mila jAtA hai usI se apanA jIvanayApana karatA hai| usakI patnI ne Aja taka kisI bhI para-puruSa kA muMha nahIM dekhA hai| vaha sadA ghara meM hI rahatI hai| isIlie usakA darzana honA bahuta kaThina hai|| rAjA bhoja ne kAlidAsa se kahA-kyA maiM usake darzana nahIM kara sakatA ? tuma to bahuta hI buddhimAna ho| aisA koI upAya karo jisase usake darzana ho ske| ___kAlidAsa-rAjan ! eka upAya hai| brAhmaNa prAyaH lobhI hote haiN| yadi Apa unheM dhana kA lobha deM to sambhava hai vaha dhana ke lobha se ApakI sevA meM upasthita ho aura phira usake bAda kArya ho sakatA hai| rAjA bhoja ne apane anucaroM ko bhejakara zaMkara zarmA ko rAjasabhA meM bulaayaa| rAjA ke Adeza se zaMkara zarmA rAjasabhA ke lie prastuta hone lgaa| usa samaya usakI patnI ne nivedana kiyA-patideva ! rAjA bhoja mahAn dAnI hai| Apako virAT sampatti dekara puraskRta karegA / merA namra nivedana hai Apa dhana ke lobha meM na aaveN| yadi Apane rAjA bhoja ke dvArA pradatta dhana ko grahaNa kara liyA to hamArA aparigraha kA
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________________ 52 paMcAmRta niyama bhaMga ho jAegA, kyoMki dhana to aneka anartha karavA sakatA hai / paM0 zaMkara zarmA rAjasabhA meM upasthita huA / rAjA ne usakA abhivAdana kiyA | yogya Asana para baiThane ke lie nivedana kiyaa| baiThane ke pazcAt rAjA ne do thAla svarNamudrAoM se bharakara ma~gavAye aura kahA -- vipravara, ise grahaNa kara mujhe anugrahIta kareM / brAhmaNa ne kahA- rAjan ! mujhe isakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / Apa hI ise rakheM / rAjA ne mana hI mana socA ki yaha brAhmaNa soca rahA hai ki yaha aparyApta hai / isalie yaha ise grahaNa karane meM saMkoca kA anubhava kara rahA hai| rAjA ne do thAla aura ma~gavAye / para brAhmaNa ne spaSTa zabdoM meM lene se inakArI kI / usane kahA- rAjan ! nitya karma hI merA dhana hai / usake atirikta anya kisI dhana kI mujhe icchA nahIM hai / rAjA bhoja brAhmaNa ke dhika prabhAvita huA / usane sakate haiM / jaba kabhI bhI hogI usa samaya meM Apako bulA lU~gA / santoSI svabhAva se atyakahA- acchA, Apa padhAra ApazrI ke darzana kI icchA kucha dinoM ke pazcAt rAjA bhoja ne kAlidAsa
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________________ satI ko mahimA 53. se Agraha kiyA-mujhe satI ziromaNi ke darzana karane kI utkaTa abhilASA hai| . kAlidAsa ne kahA-rAjan ! maiM bhI yaha upAya soca rahA hU~ ki Apako usake darzana kaise hoM ? gambhIra cintana ke pazcAt mujhe aisA anubhava huA ki Apa saMnyAsI kA veSa banAkara usake yahA~ jaaveN| tabhI usake darzana ho sakate haiN| rAjA ne kahA-tumhArI yukti to ucita hai, para vaha vipra to mujhe pahacAna hI legaa| yadi vaha ghara meM rahegA to usase bAtacIta bhI nahIM ho skegii| kAlidAsa ne kahA-rAjan ! paNDita zaMkara ko Apa rAjasabhA meM bulAkara japa karane ke lie kheN| isalie vaha yahA~ japa karegA aura Apa satI ziromaNi ke darzana kara skeNge| rAjA ne zaMkara zarmA ko japa karane ke lie bulAyA aura svayaM saMnyAsI kA veSa pahanakara usake ghara phuNcaa| usane satI ziromaNi ke dvAra para jAkara AvAja lagAI-"bhikSAM dehi"| satI ziromaNi ne AvAja ko sunakara kahA-mahArAja ! abhI bhojana meM kucha vilamba hai, Apa kucha kSaNoM taka sAmane ke vRkSa kI chAyA meM
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________________ 54 paMcAmRta virAjie / bhojana taiyAra hone para maiM Apako bulA lU~gI / rAjA bhoja jo saMnyAsI ke veSa meM thA, usane kahA vRkSa ke nIce nahIM kintu yahIM baiThUMgA / - maiM vaha baiTha gayA / bhojana taiyAra hone para satI ziromaNi eka thAla meM sajAkara bhojana lekara AyI / usake mana meM apUrva bhakti thI / bhojana parosane ke pazcAt vaha Ama lekara AI aura kahA- saMnyAsI pravara ! maiM abhI rasa nikAla detI jisase Apa acchI taraha se bhojana kara sakeM / Ama rasa se labAlaba bhare hue the / kintu usake dabAne para bhI rasa nahIM nikala rahA thaa| satI ziromaNi ne kahA-e Ama, maiM Aja taka pUrNa pativratA rahI | maiMne svapna meM bhI kisI bhI para-puruSa kA dhyAna nahIM kiyA to kyA kAraNa hai ki tuma rasa nahIM chor3a rahe ho ? lagatA hai hamArI nagarI kA rAjA bhoja jo satyavAdI hai, kintu Aja vaha paradArA para mugdha hai / isIlie tumhAre meM rasa hone para bhI tuma rasa nahIM de rahe ho / rAjA ko cAhie ki ve apane vicAra badaleM / unake mana meM jo galata vicAra udbuddha hue haiM ve unakA
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________________ satI kI mahimA 55 parityAga kareM / prajA kI sArI nAriyAM unake lie putrI ke samAna haiM / aba to rAjA ke mana meM bhI paracAtApa jAgRta ho cukA hai / ataH rasa pradAna karo / yaha kahate hI Ama ke phaloM meM se rasa kA pravAha phUTa pdd'aa| do hI Ama se sampUrNa pAtra bhara gayA / rAjA ko yaha samajhate dera na lagI ki satI ke sAmane merA asalI rUpa prakaTa ho gayA hai / vaha mujhe pahacAna gayI hai / kahIM yaha mujhe zApa na de de / nahIM to maiM naSTa ho jAU~gA / aisA socakara rAjA usake caraNoM meM gira par3A / satI ziromaNi ne kahA- rAjan ! Apa bhayabhIta na bneN| hama ApakI prajA haiM / maiM Apako pUjya pitA kI taraha mAnatI hU~ / mujhe jJAta ho gayA thA ki rAjA apane patha se bhraSTa ho jAegA kintu mujhe yaha bhI vizvAsa thA ki rAjA bhoja satyavAdI hai / vaha khAnadAnI hai / isalie use rAste para lAyA jA sakatA hai / isIlie maiMne pahalI bAra para-puruSa se bAta kI hai / Apa samajhate hoMgemerA pativratadharma naSTa ho gayA, para nahIM / kyoMki Apako apanI vRtti para svayaM pazcAttApa huaa| Apa
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________________ 56 paMcAmRta kapaTa-veSa meM merI parIkSA lene Ae haiN| para maiM apane lakSya meM dRr3ha huuN| rAjA bhoja satI ziromaNi ko namaskAra kara cala diyaa| use vizvAsa ho gayA ki bhArata kI puNyabhUmi meM Aja bhI satiyoM kI paramparA akSuNNa rUpa se cala rahI hai|
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________________ dharma kI mahattA . eka rAjA kA pradhAna amAtya jaina thaa| usakI jainadharma para gaharI niSThA thii| usake jIvana meM nyAya aura nIti kA sAmrAjya thaa| vaha sadA kaSTa sahana karake bhI dUsaroM kI bhalAI ke lie tatpara rahatA thaa| rAjya meM jitane bhale AdamI the ve amAtya kI paropakAravRtti, dezabhakti tathA dhArmika bhAvanA se prabhAvita the| ve usakI muktakaNTha se prazaMsA karate the| . rAjA dharma se dveSa karato thaa| vaha dhArmika sAdhanAoM kA upahAsa karatA thaa| zikAra khelanA, madirA-pAna karanA aura sadA ranivAsa meM par3e rahanA use pasanda thaa| samaya-samaya para amAtya kahatArAjan ! Apa para rAjya kI jimmedArI hai| Apako isa jimmedArI kA samyak prakAra se vahana karanA caahie| rAjA ko maMtrI kI yaha bAta bilakula pasanda nahIM thii| vaha amAtya ko nikAlanA cAhatA thaa| kyoMki svArthI mAnavoM ne rAjA ke kAna bhare the| unhoMne
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________________ 58 paMcAmRta amAtya kI bharapeTa nindA kI thii| para amAtya kI aisI koI galatI nahIM thI jisase rAjA use daNDita kara ske| ____ caturdazI kA dina thA / amAtya sadgurudeva ke samakSa upAzraya meM pauSadhavrata grahaNa karake baiThA thA / rAjA ne amAtya ko bulAne ke lie apane anucara ko usake ghara preSita kiyaa| amAtya-patnI ne kahAve rAjA kI anumati lekara dharmasAdhanA meM lage hue haiN| isa samaya ve rAjA kI sabhA meM upasthita nahIM ho skte| anucara pauSadhazAlA meM phuNce| unhoMne rAjA ke Adeza ko sunaayaa| amAtya ne kahA-maiM pratijJAbaddha huuN| isa samaya maiM rAjasabhA meM nahIM A sktaa| Apa rAjA se nivedana kara deN| pauSadha pUrNa hone para maiM upasthita ho skuuNgaa| anucaroM ne kahA-Apa dharmasAdhanA ke cakkara meM rAjA ke Adeza kI avahelanA kara rahe haiN| patA hai, rAjA ke Adeza kI avahelanA karane kA kyA pariNAma AegA? ataH pauSadha ko rahane diijie| phira eka ke sthAna para do pauSadha kara liijiegaa| amAtya ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA-yaha kabhI bhI ___
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________________ dharma kI mahattA 56 saMbhava nahIM hai / dhArmika-sAdhanA pahale hai / dhArmikasAdhanA AtmA ke lie hai jabaki rAjasevA zarIra ke lie hai / maiM rAja-sevA se bhI adhika mahattva AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ko detA hU~ / anucara rAjadarabAra meM phuNce| unhoMne rAjA se namaka-mirca lagAkara batAyA ki - rAjan ! ApakI AjJA kI avahelanA kara amAtya sAdhanA meM tallIna hai / yaha to ApakA bhayaMkara apamAna hai / amAtya ApakA khAnA khAtA hai aura guNa bhagavAna ke gAtA hai / rAjA kA ahaMkAra jAgRta ho utthaa| usane apane aMgarakSaka nAI ko bulAkara kahA- tuma amAtya ke pAsa jAo aura unase kaho - yA to rAjadarabAra meM upasthita hoo yA amAtya kI jo mudrA hai vaha lauTA do / nApita aMgarakSaka pauSadhazAlA meM pahu~cA / usane sagarva rAjA ke Adeza ko sunAyA / aura kahA- yA to Apa amAtya - mudrA lauTAiye yA svayaM calie / amAtya ke lie yaha parIkSA kI ghar3I thI / amAtya pada chor3anA upayukta hai yA pauSadha parityAga kara rAjasabhA meM pahu~canA ucita hai ? sUkSmamati amAtya ne nirNaya liyA- mujhe dhArmika sAdhanA meM bAdhaka yaha
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________________ 60 paMcAmRta amAtya pada nahIM caahie| jisase merI sAdhanA meM vighna upasthita hotA ho vaha pada kisa kAma kaa| yaha socakara amAtya ne usI samaya mudrA apane hAtha se nikAlI aura nApita ke hAtha meM thamA dii| AcArya dekha rahe the| unhoMne kahA-vatsa ! tuma aisA kyoM kara rahe ho ? amAtya ne kahA--gurudeva ! yaha mudrA hI sAdhanA meM bAdhaka hai| aba maiM acchI taraha se dhArmika sAdhanA kara skuuNgaa| aMgarakSaka amAtya kI mudrA ko lekara atyanta AhlAdita thaa| vaha mana hI mana socane lagA-rAjA mere para bahuta hI prasanna hai| ataH amAtya pada mujhe hI milegaa| kama se kama maiM isa amAtya mudrA ko pahanakara sAdhAraNa logoM kI dRSTi meM amAtya kA gaurava prApta kara sakatA huuN| rAjA ko itanI koI jaldI nahIM hai| yadi maiM vilamba se pahu~cA to bhI unheM koI Apatti nahIM hogii| aisA socakara usane vaha mudrA apanI aMgulI meM dhAraNa kara lii| vaha mudrikA ko dhAraNa kara phUlA na samA rahA thaa| merI aMgulI meM rAjamudrA hai-isa bAta kA pradarzana karane ke lie vaha eka pAnavAle kI dukAna
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________________ dharma kI mahattA 61 para pahuMcA / pAnavAlA apanI dUkAna para amAtya ko dekhakara vismita huaa| kyoMki mudrA pahanane ke kAraNa usake mana meM zaMkA kA prazna nahIM utthaa| usane bahuta bar3hiyA pAna use diyaa| pAna muMha meM cabAtA huA aura sabhI ko amAtya kI rAjamudrA batAtA huA nAI rAjasabhA kI ora bar3ha rahA thaa| udhara amAtya ke jo duzmana the, ve socane lage ki amAtya ke kAraNa hamAre svArtha kA poSaNa nahIM hotaa| isalie una logoM ne aise guNDe taiyAra kie jo amAtya ko khatama kara skeN| ve guNDe amAtya ko mArane ke lie cala diye / ye amAtya ko pahacAnate nahIM the| unhoMne nagara meM praveza karate hI nagaranivAsiyoM se pUchA-amAtya kA makAna kidhara hai ? hameM amAtya se milanA hai| usa pAnavAle ne batAyA-abhI-abhI amAtya yahA~ se gae haiN| Apa cAheM to rAjasabhA meM pahuMcane se pahale hI unase mila sakate haiN| yadi ve rAjasabhA meM pahu~ca gaye to ghaNToM taka phira milanA saMbhava nahIM hai| ve guNDe jidhara amAtya kI mudrikA pahane hue nApita gayA thA, usake pIche cala diye / nApita ko
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________________ 62 paMcAmRta unhoMne pUchA-kyA Apa hI amAtya haiM ? nApita ne una guNDoM ko amAtya kI mudrikA dikhAte hue kahAmeM hI amAtya huuN| kyA tumheM zaMkA hai ? una guNDoM ne usake hAtha meM mudrikA dekhI, tyoM hI eka sAtha sabhI ne usa para talavAroM ke prahAra kiye, jisase dekhate-dekhate eka kSaNa meM usa nApita ke prANapakherU ur3a gye| ve guNDe vahA~ se nau do gyAraha ho ge| rAjA rAjaprAsAda meM baiThA huA soca rahA thA ki abhI taka aMgarakSaka nahIM AyA hai| ho sakatA hai amAtya ne mudrikA dene se inakAra kiyA ho| mujhe svayaM calakara dekhanA cAhie ki kyA rahasya hai ? / rAjA ghor3e para baiThakara amAtya ke ghara kI ora cala diyaa| rAste meM bhayaMkara kolAhala sunAyI diyaa| rAjA ne apane anucaroM se patA lagAyA ki kyA bAta hai ? anucaroM ne batAyA ki kucha guNDoM ne ApazrI ke aMgarakSaka nApita ko mAra diyA hai| usake hAtha meM amAtya kI mudrikA pahanI huI hai| rAjA ne mana hI mana yaha kalpanA kI-ho na ho yaha amAtya kI hI karatUta hogii| usI ne nApita ko maravAyA hogaa| maiM jAkara amAtya ko mAra duuN| para
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________________ dharma kI mahattA 63 dUsare kSaNa usane socA ki amAtya atyanta lokapriya hai, dharmAtmA hai| use mArane kA artha hai janatA kA vidroha mola lenaa| mujhe sarvaprathama guptacara vibhAga se anveSaNA karAnI cAhie ki nApita kI hatyA kyoM huI ? isameM kisakA hAtha hai ? rAjA ne guptacara vibhAga ke adhikAriyoM ko aura nagararakSaka adhikAriyoM se kahA ki zIghra hI isa bAta kA patA lagAo ki mere aMgarakSaka kA khUna kyoM huA? bhAgate hue una guNDoM ko ArakSaka dala ke adhikAriyoM ne pakar3a liyA aura una sabhI ko rAjI ke sammukha prastuta kiyaa| rAjA ke Rddha hone para una guNDoM ne kahA-rAjan ! hamArA kucha bhI aparAdha nahIM hai| hameM to apane peTa ke lie yaha pApa karanA par3A hai| Apake amuka-amuka adhikAriyoM ne hameM kahA ki amAtya ko mAra do| kyoMki vaha itanA nyAya aura nIti-sampanna hai ki usake sAmane hamArI dAla nahIM galatI hai| isalie hamane usa para prahAra kiyaa| rAjA ko sArA rahasya jJAta ho gayA ki nApita ko mArane vAle ye loga nahIM haiM, kintu amAtya ko mArane kI bhAvanA se hI yaha SaDyantra kiyA gayA thaa| amAtya pUrNa nirdoSa hai| mere aMgarakSaka ke mana meM ___
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________________ 64 paMcAmRta amAtya banane kI dhuna AI / isIlie usane mudrikA pahanane kI anadhikAra ceSTA kI jisake phalasvarUpa use apane jIvana se hAtha dhonA par3A / rAjA socane lagA- maiM jisa amAtya ko apanA zatru samajha rahA hU~ vaha to merA parama hitaiSI hai / aura jinheM maiM apane mitra samajha rahA hU~ ve hI sacce duzmana haiM, jo merI mithyA prazaMsA kara mere se apanA svArtha siddha karanA cAhate haiM / rAjA ke mana meM amAtya ke prati jo durbhAvanAe~ thIM, ve naSTa ho gaI / vaha socane lagA - merA amAtya kitanA dharmaniSTha hai / usane amAtya pada chor3anA svIkArA kintu dharma chor3anA svIkAra nahIM kiyA / vaha pauSadhazAlA meM pauSadha kara rahA hai / maiM jAkara usa dharmAtmA amAtya ke darzana karU / rAjA amAtya kI pauSadhazAlA meM pahu~cA jahA~ para vaha guru ke sannikaTa baiThA huA Atma-cintana kara rahA thA / rAjA ne Ate hI sarvaprathama AcAryadeva ko namaskAra kiyA aura phira amAtya se kahA- maiM itane dinoM taka dharma se vimukha thA / Aja mujhe sahI satya kA patA calA hai ki tumane amAtya pada ko chor3akara dharma ko svIkAra karane kA jo saMkalpa kiyA hai isase jJAta hotA
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________________ dharma kI mahattA 65 hai ki amAtya-pada se bhI dharma bar3hakara hai| maiM usa dharma ko svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN| maiM Aja taka tumhArI dhArmika sAdhanA meM jAnakara bAdhaka banatA rhaa| aba tuma nirvighna sAdhanA kara sakate ho| eka dhArmika vyakti kA jIvana bahuta hI pavitra aura nirmala hotA hai| usameM tanika mAtra bhI lobha aura svArtha nahIM hotaa| tumhArI deza hita, rAjyahita kI pavitra bhAbanA ke kAraNa virodhI tattva rAjya kA ahita nahIM kara skte| ve mere ko tumhAre viruddha bhar3akAne kI ceSTA karate the| kaI mithyA Aropa lagAkara ve cAhate the ki maiM tumheM haTA duuN| para Aja mujhe patA calA ki rAjya kA saccA vaphAdAra kauna hai ? yahI kAraNa hai ki unhoMne SaDyantra racakara tumheM maravAne kA prayAsa kiyA kintu tuma dhArmika sAdhanA meM tallIna hone se baca gaye aura mere aMgarakSaka nApita ke mana meM amAtya banane kI bhAvanA hone se vaha mArA gyaa| amAtya ne kahA-rAjan ! mujhe tanika mAtra bhI vicAra nahIM hai ki maiM amAtya-pada para rahU~ yA na rhuuN| mere mana meM to apAra AhlAda huA thA ki ApakI kRpA se mujhe dhArmika sAdhanA karane kA vizeSa avasara
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________________ 66 paMcAmRta prApta huA hai| yadi ApazrI ko merI sevA kI AvazyakatA hai to mujhe sevA dene meM kisI bhI prakAra kA etarAja nahIM hai / mujhe isa bAta kI vizeSa prasannatA huI ki ApazrI ke antarmAnasa meM dhArmika sAdhanA ke prati AsthA kA saMcAra huaa| Apa jAnate haiM yadi maiM amAtya-pada ke lobha se dhArmika sAdhanA ko chor3akara ApakI sevA meM pahu~catA to prANoM se bhI hAtha dhonA par3atA aura sAdhanA se bhI cyuta hotaa| saMsAra ke andara dharma se bar3hakara koI cIja nahIM hai| dharma se jIvana meM sukha aura zAnti kA sarasabja bAga lahalahAne lagatA hai| isalie cAhe bhale hI prANa cale jAya to bhI hameM dharma nahIM chor3anA caahie|
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________________ zreSTha zAsaka pATaliputra meM eka ajIba cahala-pahala thii| sAre nagaranivAsI samrATa azoka kA janmotsava manAne ke lie kaTibaddha the| sabhI divya aura bhavya upahAra lekara samrAT ke pAsa pahuMca rahe the| saMgIta aura vAdya kI madhura dhvani jhanajhanA rahI thii| priyadarzI azoka apane kakSa se Akara ArAma kakSa meM baitthe| unhoMne kahAmere antarha daya meM ye vicAra-lahariyA~ udbuddha huI haiM ki prastuta utsava kI madhura smRti sadA-sarvadA jana-mAnasa meM aMkita rahe, ataH maiM apane vizAla sAmrAjya ke jitane bhI zAsaka haiM unase yaha jAnanA cAhU~gA ki unameM se kauna zreSTha zAsaka hai| isake lie atyadhika zIghratA karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM, pratyeka prAntapati apanI zreSThatA ko siddha karane ke lie apane tarka prastuta kareM aura yaha prastuta kareM ki unake zAsana meM aisI kauna-sI upalabdhi huii| priyadarzI azoka kI prastuta ghoSaNA ne jana-mAnasa meM eka abhinava cetanA kA saMcAra kiyaa| sabhI ne eka
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________________ 68 paMcAmRta svara se samrATa ke vicAroM kA samarthana kiyaa| dUsare kSaNa uttarI sImAnta ke prAntapati apane Asana se utthe| priyadarzI samrATa azoka ko namaskAra karane ke pazcAt unhoMne apanI upalabdhiyoM kA varNana karate hue kahArAjan ! rAjya kI suvyavasthA hetu rAjakoSa kI atyadhika AvazyakatA hai jisa rAjA kA koSa samRddha hai use kisI bAta kI kamI nahIM rahatI, isa dRSTi se maiMne apane nAgarikoM para vibhinna prakAra ke kara lagAye jisake phalasvarUpa rAjakoSa meM virAT sampatti ekatrita huI hai| yadi Apa rAjakoSa ke A~kar3oM ko dekheMge to bar3e hI AhlAdita hoNge| mujhe dhanyavAda pradAna kreNge| samrAT priyadarzI ne bahuta acchA, kahakara unheM saMketa kiyA ki Apa Asanapara baiThe aura dakSiNa prAntapati kI ora dRSTi DAlI / ve uThakara namratApUrvaka khar3e hue| unhoMne apanI upalabdhiyoM kI carcA karate hue kahAsamrAT ! binA svarNa ke samrAT kI mahattA nahIM hai| jaba taka rAjakoSa svarNa se labAlaba na bharA rahegA vahA~ taka rAjya kA saMcAlana samyak prakAra se nahIM ho sktaa| ataH maiMne rAjakoSa kI saMpUrti ke lie yena-kena-prakAreNa svarNarAzi ekatrita kI hai| gata varSa se isa varSa pA~ca gunA svarNa rAjakoSa meM adhika hai|
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________________ zreSTha zAsaka 66 samrAT azoka ne madhyadeza ke prAntapati kI ora dekhA / ve harSa se vibhora hokara samrAT ko abhivAdana kara bole- mahArAjAdhirAja ! maiMne rAjakoSa kI abhivRddhi ke hetu prajA para aneka kara lgaaye| jitane bhI adhikArI the una sabhI kA vetana kama karake atyadhika artharAzi ekatrita kii| samrAT ne pUrvIya prAntapati kI ora dRSTi phailAI / ve mastI meM jhUmate hue uThe - rAjan ! maiMne socA rAjya ke lie sainya zakti kA honA Avazyaka hai / maiMne apanI sampUrNa zakti sainya vibhAga ko samRddha karane meM lagAI / jisase sainya vibhAga ne pUrvI sImA para jo tattva upadrava kara rAjya ko naSTa karane meM tule hue the, una sabhI ko unhoMne kucala diyA / aba kisI bhI zatru kI himmata nahIM jo Apake rAjya kI ora A~kha uThAkara dekha sake / pazcima prAnta ke adhipati kI ora samrATa ne dRSTi phailaaii| unhoMne abhivAdana kI mudrA meM batAyApratipala pratikSaNa zatruoM ke AkramaNa se maiM nayA vikAsa kucha bhI nahIM kara sakA hU~ / maiM apanI prajA ko hara prakAra se sukha-suvidhAe~ dene ke lie kaTibaddha hU~ / usake pazcAt magadha prAntapati ne nivedana kiyA
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________________ 70 paMcAmRta -rAjan ! maiMne apanI prajA ko pratyeka sukha-suvidhAe~ prApta hoM, isalie jitane bhI adhika kara the unase unheM mukta kara diyaa| rAjya ke pratyeka karmacArI kA vetana pahale se dUnA kara diyaa| sthAna-sthAna para pAThazAlAe~, cikitsAlaya, vATikAe~, vApikAe~ Adi prajA kI suvidhA ke lie nirmANa kI gaI haiM / prajA ke pratyeka vyakti kI apIla para pUrNa dhyAna diyA jAtA hai| magadha kI prajA bahuta hI AhlAdita hai / use kisI bhI prakAra kA kaSTa nahIM hai| yahI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai| yadyapi prastuta kArya ke lie purAne rAjakoSa ko khAlI karanA par3A hai, kyoMki duSkAla se chaTapaTAtI huI prajA ko maiM nahIM dekha skaa| maiM socatA hU~ rAjakoSa kA upayoga bhI to prajA ke lie hI hai / yadi prajA danAdana maratI rahe aura rAjakoSa kI abhivRddhi kI cintA kI jAya to use maiM anucita mAnatA huuN| magadha prAntapati Asana para baiTha bhI nahIM pAye the ki samrATa azoka apane siMhAsana se uTha khar3e hue| unhoMne kahA.-merI dRSTi se prajA ko zoSita kara prApta kI gaI dhanarAzi kisI kAma kI nahIM hai| hameM aisA dhana nahIM cAhie jo prajA ko atyadhika kaSTa dekara prApta kiyA jaay| prajA para anucita kara lagAnA aura usa kara se
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________________ zreSTha zAsaka 71 svayaM mauja ur3AnA, yaha sarvathA anucita hai| hama prajA ke adhipati kahalAte haiM / zoSaNa karanA hamArA kAma nahIM, poSaNa karanA hamArA kAma hai| prajA kI sukha-suvidhA ke lie hara taraha se prayAsa karanA-isa dRSTi se maiM magadhAdhipati ko sarvazreSTha prAntapati ghoSita karatA huuN| unhoMne prajA ke sAtha jisa sneha aura sadbhAvanA kA bartAva kiyA vaha avazya hI prazaMsanIya hai| unakA yaha Adarza pratyeka ke lie anukaraNIya hai| maiM unakA abhinandana kara apane Apako gauravAnvita anubhava karatA
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________________ mithyA ahaM rAja-sabhA meM rAjA baiThA huA apane rAjya kI bhAvI pragati ke sambandha meM gambhIra cintana kara rahA thaa| sAre sabhAsada cupa baiThe hue the| usI samaya rAjasabhA meM eka vyakti ne pravezakara rAjA ko namaskAra kiyaa| usa vyakti ke sira para eka raMgabiraMgI pagar3I ba~dhI huI thI, jo choTe-choTe vastroM ke Tukar3oM se taiyAra kI gaI thii| usa vicitra pagar3I ko dekhakara sabhAsadoM ke cehare para eka madhura muskAna khilane lgii| rAjA bhI usa vicitra pagar3I ko dekhakara muskarAne lgaa| usane pahalI bAra hI isa prakAra kI pagar3I dekhI thii| Agantuka vyakti atyadhika catura thaa| use rAjA ke mAnasa ko parakhane meM dera na lgii| usane atyanta vinaya ke sAtha rAjA ko abhivAdana karate hue kahA-rAjan ! yaha pagar3I jo mere sira para camaka rahI hai, dIkhane meM bhale hI vaha choTe-choTe vastroM kA puliMdA dikhAI detI ho, para isake samAna vizva meM anya koI pagar3I nahI hai| yaha pagar3I mujhe eka siddhayogI ne dI hai| ___
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________________ mithyA ahaM 73 rAjA ne utsukatA se pagar3I kI ora dekhA aura bole-isa pagar3I meM aisI kyA vizeSatA hai ? zIghra hI mujhe ve vizeSatAe~ btaao| Agantuka vyakti ne kahA-rAjan ! usa siddhayogI ne mujhe isa pagar3I kI hajAroM vizeSatAe~ nahIM btaaii| unhoMne merI jijJAsA para kahA-isa pagar3I kI jo vizeSatAe~ haiM ve saMsAra meM eka hI rAjA ko jJAta haiN| jaba tU isa pagar3I ko pahanakara usakI rAjasabhA meM jAegA to vaha dasa hajAra svarNamudrAoM meM isa pagar3I ko kharIda legaa| yogI ke kathana se utprerita hokara maiM ApazrI kI rAjasabhA meM upasthita huA huuN| rAjA ne pUchA-batAo, vaha rAjA kauna hai ? usane nivedana kiyA---mujhe nahIM patA vaha mahAn rAjA kauna hai ? Apa svayaM rAjA haiN| isalie Apa hI rAjA kI mahattA samajha sakate haiM, maiM nhiiN| rAjA ne kahA-kyA maiM svayaM isa pagar3I ko kharIda sakatA hU~? Agantuka vyakti ne nivedana kiyA---Apa vizva ke vijJa rAjAoM meM se eka haiN| mujhe lagatA hai ki yogI
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________________ 74 paMcAmRta rAja ne sambhava hai ApazrI ko hI lakSya meM rakhakara kahA ho| Apa hI unake lakSya ke kendra rahe hoN| rAjA ne pradhAna amAtya ko Adeza dete hue kahA-rAjakoSa se dasa sahasra svarNamudrAeM dekara isa pagar3I ko le lo aura ise acchI taraha rAjakoSa meM rakha do| pradhAna amAtya ne rAjA ke Adeza ko prativAda karanA cAhA, vaha svarNamudrAe~ dene meM AnAkAnI karane lgaa| rAjA kI bhauMhe tana gaI / rAjA ne ugra hokara kahA-tumheM mere Adeza kA pAlana karanA hai / svarNamudrAe~ dene meM kSaNamAtra kA bhI vilamba na kro| mujhe yaha pagar3I apane pAsa meM rakhakara vizva ko batAnA hai ki isa pagar3I kI vizeSatAoM ko jAnane vAlA maiM hI prathama rAjA huuN| pradhAna amAtya nahIM cAhatA thA, para rAjA ke Adeza kA pAlana karanA usakA kartavya thaa| usane usI samaya dasa sahasra svarNamudrAe~ usa Agantuka vyakti ke hAtha meM thamA diiN| Agantuka vyakti ne maMtrI ke hAtha meM apanI pagar3I de dI aura rAjA ko namaskAra kara zIghra hI vahA~ se prasthita ho gyaa|
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________________ mithyA ahaM 75 rAjasabhA se bAhara nikalane para pradhAna amAtya ne usase kahA-- Aja tumane rAjA ko Thaga liyA hai / usane kahA- maiM jAnatA hU~ rAjA utane buddhimAna nahIM hote / mujhe yaha bhI patA thA ki Apa jaise buddhimAna vyakti ke sAmane merI dAla na galegI / kintu maiM yaha bhI jAnatA thA ki rAjA itane haThI hote haiM kiM unake sAmane kisI kI bhI kucha nahIM cala sakatI / isa prakAra ke mUrkha rAjA apane ahaM ke kAraNa rASTra kA hita sAdha nahIM sakate / rAjA yA zAsaka ko sadA sUjha-bUjha kA dhanI honA cAhie /
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________________ 11 prema kI parIkSA eka nagara meM do bhAI rahate the / jaba ve choTe the, tabhI unake mAtA-pitA kA nidhana ho cukA thA / donoM bhAiyoM meM paya-pAnIvat pra ema thA jisake kAraNa Arthika sthiti dayanIya hone para bhI unhoMne apanA vikAsa kiyaa| jana- jihvA para unake prema kI carcA thI / loga kahate ki tretAyuga meM to rAma-lakSmaNa kA prema vizruta rahA, kintu kaliyuga meM ina donoM bhAiyoM ke prema ne eka Adarza upasthita kara diyA / donoM bhAI yuvA hue / unakI jAti meM eka hI patnI ke aneka pati hote the / isalie donoM bhAiyoM ne eka zreSTha sundarI se vivAha kara liyA / janatA yaha dekhakara Azcaryacakita huI ki vaha sundarI bhI donoM bhAiyoM se eka samAna prema karatI haiN| usake hRdayapaTala para kahIM bhI bheda-rekhA dikhAI nahIM detI / sabhI usakI muktakaNTha se prazaMsA karate / rAjA ne bhI jaba yaha saMvAda sunA to usake Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / usane apane pradhAna amAtya se pUchA- yaha kaise saMbhava hai ki eka patnI do patiyoM se samAna pra ema kara sake ?
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________________ prema kI parIkSA 77 amAtya ne kahA- rAjan ! ApazrI kA kathana pUrNa satya hai / yaha kabhI bhI saMbhava nahIM hai, para sAmAnya logoM meM tIkSNa buddhi kA abhAva hotA hai jisase ve sahI satya tathya ko nahIM pahacAna pAte / yadi ApazrI Adeza deM to maiM parIkSA kara batA sakatA hU~ ki usa strI kA kisa pati para adhika prema hai / rAjA ne kahA- jarA parIkSA kara batAo / USA kI lAlimA abhI camaka rahI thI, kiM amAtya una donoM bhAiyoM ke makAna para pahu~cA / aura kahA- Apa donoM bhAiyoM kA pra ema prazaMsanIya hai / aura sAtha hI ApakI patnI kA prema bhI apUrva hai / ataH rAjA yaha jAnanA cAhatA hai ki ApakI patnI ko apane donoM patiyoM meM se eka ko pUrva dizA meM aura dUsare ko pazcima dizA meM bhejanA ho aura punaH sAyaMkAla bulAne kI bAta ho to vaha kise pUrva dizA meM aura kise pazcima dizA meM bhejanA cAhegI ? patnI ne laghubhrAtA kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA - maiM inheM pazcima dizA meM bhejanA cAhU~gI aura bar3e bhrAtA kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA - maiM inheM pUrva dizA kI ora bhejanA cAhU~gI /
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________________ 78 paMcAmRta maMtrI ne kahA- mujhe yahI jAnane ke lie rAjAM ne bhejA thaa| aba maiM jA rahA hU~ / maMtrI ne rAjA ko Akara nivedana kiyA- rAjan ! usa strI kA apane donoM patiyoM para samAna prema haiyaha kathana satya tathyarahita hai / usakA prema laghubhrAtA para adhika hai aura bar3e bhrAtA para kama hai / rAjA ne kahA - isa kathana kA pramANa prastuta karo / kevala kaha dene mAtra se hI yaha siddha nahIM ho sakatA / maMtrI ne kahA- rAjan ! maiMne usase pUchA to usane laghubhrAtA ko pazcima dizA meM aura jyeSThabhrAtA ko pUrva dizA meM bhejane ke lie khaa| jo pazcima dizA meM jAegA usako prAtaHkAla dhUpa sira para na rahegI aura sAyaMkAla lauTate samaya bhI dhUpa sira para na rahegI / kintu pUrva dizA meM jAne vAle ko jAte samaya aura punaH lauTate samaya dhUpa sAmane rahatI hai / usane pazcima dizA meM bhejane ke lie choTe bhrAtA ko kahA aura bar3e bhrAtA ko pUrva dizA meM bhejane ko kahA -usameM usakA spaSTa anurAga jhalaka rahA hai / rAjA amAtya kI tIkSNa buddhi ko dekhakara atyanta O AhlAdita huA /
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________________ bhakta kI parIkSA - devarSi nArada vizva meM paribhramaNa karate hue viSNu ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne viSNu ko namaskAra kara kahA-bhagavan ! maiM ApakA sabase bar3A bhakta huuN| Aja maiMne bhaktoM kI sUcI dekhI, usameM merA nAma nahIM thaa| ise dekhakara mujhe bahuta hI Azcarya huaa| viSNu muskarAne lge| unhoMne usa samaya koI uttara nahIM diyaa| uttara na milane se nArada jI nirAza ho gaye aura vahA~ se cala pdd'e| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt nAradajI ghUmate-ghAmate punaH viSNu ke darzana hetu phuNce| usa samaya viSNu apane bistara para par3e hue chaTapaTA rahe the| unakI apAra vedanA ko dekhakara nArada ke pA~va vahIM ThiThaka gye| unhoMne kahA- bhagavan ! maiM Apake kaSTa ko dekha nahIM sktaa| Apa mujhe upAya batAie jisase maiM ApazrI kI udaravyathA ko naSTa karane kA prayAsa kara skuuN| . viSNu ne kahA-mere udara kI vyathA kI upazAMti hetu eka hI upAya hai aura vaha yaha hai ki jo saccA
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________________ 80 paMcAmRta bhakta ho usake kaleje kA jarA-sA mAMsa mila jAya to maiM isa roga se mukta ho sakatA huuN| yaha sunate hI nArada hAtha meM vINA lekara cala diye| nAradajI una bar3e-bar3e mandiroM meM pahu~ce jahA~ bhaktagaNa bhakti kara rahe the| nArada ne una bhaktoM se viSNu ke lie kaleje ke mAMsa kI mAMga kii| kintu koI bhakta taiyAra nahIM huaa| vahA~ ve se sIdhe hI yogI aura tapasviyoM ke Azrama meM pahu~ce jo rAta-dina viSNu ke dhyAna meM tallIna rahate the| unake sAmane bhI nArada ne viSNu ke udarazUla kI bAta batAte hue kahA ki auSadhi ke lie bhagavAn ko apane bhakta kA mAMsa caahie| ve sabhI yogI idhara se udhara bagaleM jhA~kane lage to ve vahA~ se sIdhe hI devoM ke pAsa pahu~ce unase bhI bhagavAna ke rugNa hone kI bAta kahI, para koI bhI apane kaleje kA mAMsa dene ke lie prastuta na huaa| ve hatAza aura nirAza hokara eka jaMgala meM se jA rahe the| nAradajI ko udvigna dekhakara eka bhIla ne unakA rAstA roka liyA aura pUchA-RSipravara ! ApakA ceharA itanA cintita kyoM hai ? .. . .. .. nAradajI ne kahA--mere ko tanika mAtra bhI samaya
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________________ bhakta kI parIkSA 81 nahIM hai ki maiM yahA~ tumase bAteM kara sakU~ / mArga choDo, mujhe jAne do| bhIla ne sanamra nivedana kiyA-Apa jo bhI bAta ho mujhe batAne kA anugraha kareM / maiM ApakI sevA ke lie prastuta huuN| nAradajI ko icchA na hote bhI hue anta meM kahanA par3A-bhagavAna viSNu ke peTa meM bhayaMkara darda hai| unake lie kisI bhakta ke kaleje ke mAMsa kI AvazyakatA thii| maiM usI ke lie anveSaNA kara rahA huuN| bhIla ne khilakhilAkara ha~sate hue kahA- itanI sI tuccha vastu ke lie Apa itane adhika cintita kyoM ho rahe haiM ? usane caTa se apane hAtha kI talavAra se apanA kalejA kATakara dete hue kahA-yaha Apa merA kalejA le jAkara bhagavAna ko samarpita kara deN| nArada ko atyadhika prasannatA huii| vaha jhUmate hue viSNu ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne viSNu ko bhIla kA kalejA dete hue kahA-bhagavan ! ise prApta karane ke lie mujhe kaThina zrama karanA par3A hai| isake lie maiMne tInoM lokoM ko chAna liyaa| taba jAkara mujhe saphalatA milii| __ viSNu ne muskarAte hue kahA-isake lie itane
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________________ 82 paMcAmRta parezAna hone kI AvazyakatA na thI / kyoMki kalejA to tumhAre pAsa bhI thA / yaha sunate hI nArada kA sira lajjA se jhuka gayA / unheM yaha samajhate vilamba na lagA ki prastuta prasaMga viSNu ne unakI parIkSA ke lie hI racA thA / aura unheM yaha bhI mAlUma ho gayA ki bhagavAna ke bhaktoM kI sUcI meM unakA nAma kyoM nahIM hai /
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________________ 13 lAlaca burI balA candrapura nagara ke bAhara eka vaiSNava sAdhu kA bahuta bar3A maTha thA / pratidina saikar3oM loga usa sAdhu ke satsaMga meM Ate / sAdhu ne apane madhura vyavahAra se janamAnasa ko jIta liyA thaa| nagara meM dhanadatta nAma kA eka zreSThI rahatA thaa| usake pAsa virAT sampatti thI / kintu vyApAra meM atyadhika nukasAna ho jAne ke kAraNa sArI sampatti naSTa ho gii| usane socA- aba yahA~ para merA vyApAra karanA saMbhava nahIM hai / mujhe videza meM jAkara hI vyApAra karanA caahie| para mere pAsa pA~ca bahumUlya ratna haiM / yadi ye ratna maiM videza lekara jAU~gA, idhara merA bhAgya merA sAtha nahIM de rahA hai to saMbhava hai ye ratna bhI koI curA le / isalie ina ratnoM ko yahIM para kisI ke yahA~ rakha dU~ jisase videza yAtrA se lauTane ke pazcAt mujhe punaH surakSita prApta ho skeN| vaha kucha samaya taka socatA rahA ki ratna kahA~ para rakhe jAya~ / use dhyAna AyA ki nagara ke bAhara jo maNiprabha vaiSNava sAdhu hai vaha bahuta hI prAmANika aura nirlobhI hai / yadi
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________________ 84 paMcAmRta usake pAsa ye ratna rakha diye jAyeM to pUrNa surakSita raheMge / 2 vaha ratnoM ko lekara Azrama meM pahu~cA aura abhivAdana kara maNiprabha sAdhu se kahA- gurudeva ! mere pAsa virAT vaibhava thA, para bhAgya ke parivartana se sArA vaibhava naSTa ho gyaa| sirpha mere pAsa ye pA~ca ratna rahe haiM / ye ratna mujhe pitAzrI ne diye the / unhoMne kahA thA- ina ratnoM ko mata becanA / ina ratnoM ke atirikta mere pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai isalie aba merA prastuta nagara meM jIvana nirvAha karanA dUbhara ho gayA hai / maiM isa nagara meM bhIkha bhI mA~ga nahIM sakatA / isalie videza jAne kI icchA hai / para socatA hU~ ki videza meM ina ratnoM ko le jAkara kyA karU~gA ? ye ratna yahIM para rakha dU~ / jaba videza se lauTakara AU~gA taba ye punaH mila jAe~ge / maiMne bahuta cintana ke pazcAt yaha nirNaya kiyA hai ki ina ratnoM ko Apake pAsa rakhA jAya / ye ratna bahuta kImatI haiM, para Apa jaise santoM ke lie to cAhe ratna ho yA patthara ho sabhI barAbara haiM / kRpayA aisA sthala batAie jahA~ para maiM inheM rakha sakU~ / sAdhu maNiprabha ne ratnoM ko dekhA aura kahAbhAI ! ye ratna tuma kisI dUsare sthAna para rakha do / yahA~
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________________ lAlaca burI balA 85 to hama sAdhu loga haiN| kisI kI bhI dharohara rakhanA pasanda nahIM krte| isalie tuma anya sthAna para rakha sakate ho| zreSThI dhanadatta ne kahA- mujhe anya kisI para bhI vizvAsa nahIM hai| Apa to taraNa-tAraNa jahAja haiN| kRpA kara rakha liijie| sAdhu ne kahA-dekho dhanadatta ! hama rakhanA to nahIM cAhate the| para tumhAre hArdika-prema ko kaise TAla sakate haiM ? kintu yaha bAta kisI ko bhI mata khnaa| nahIM to eka taraha se yahA~ jamaghaTa maca jaaegaa| aura hamArI dhArmika sAdhanA meM bAdhA upasthita hogii| zreSThI ne kahA-gurudeva ! maiM kisI ko bhI nahIM khuuNgaa| Apa inheM yogya sthAna para rakha diijie| sAdhu ne kahA-dekha bhAI ! hama to hAtha lagAte nahIM haiN| tU hI apane hAtha se amuka sthAna para rakha de aura jaba tujhe AvazyakatA ho saharSa Akara le lenaa| terI dharohara jyoM kI tyoM par3I rhegii| zreSThI dhanadatta sAdhu maNiprabha ke batAye hue sthAna para ratnoM ko rakhakara cala diyaa| usake jAne ke pazcAt maNiprabha ne ratnoM ko acchI taraha se dekhaa| ratna atyadhika mUlyavAn the / ratnoM ko dekhakara maNiprabha
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________________ 86 paMcAmRta ke mu~ha meM pAnI A gayA / ye ratna to bahuta acche haiM / kyoM na maiM ina ratnoM ko hajama kara jAU~ / yaha socakara maNiprabha ne ve ratna dUsare sthAna para rakha diye / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt maNiprabha ne Azrama kA mukhya dvAra banda karavAkara dUsarI dizA meM nayA dvAra khola diyA jisase yaha patA lage ki prastuta Azrama nayA hai / kahIM dhanadatta zreSThI videza se lauTakara mujhe na pahacAna le, isalie usane dAr3hI-mUMcheM aura jaTAe~ bar3hA liiN| sAtha hI apanI eka A~kha bhI phor3a dI / zreSThI dhanadatta videza gayA / bhAgya ne sAtha diyA / usane lAkhoM rupaye kamAye / bAraha varSa taka vyApAra karane ke pazcAt vaha punaH apane nagara lauTa rahA thA / rAste meM taskaroM ne use lUTa liyaa| usakA sArA dhana apaharaNa kara liyA / vaha hatAza aura nirAza hokara candrapura pahu~cA / usane socA- merA bhAgya aisA hI hai / bAraha varSa taka kaThina zrama se kamAyA huA dhana bhI na rahA / aba yahI eka upAya hai ki mere pAsa jo pA~ca ratna haiM unameM se eka ratna ko becakara maiM apanA jIvanayApana karU~ / candrapura pahu~cakara vaha sIdhA hI Azrama meM pahu~cA / kintu Azrama kA dvAra badalA huA thA / vaha socane
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________________ lAlaca burI balA 87 lagA / maiM jaba yahA~ se gayA thA usa samaya Azrama kA dvAra pUrva meM thaa| aba pazcima meM kaise ho gayA? vaha Azrama meM phuNcaa| usane Azrama ke sAdhu ko namaskAra kara pUchA-bAbAjI ! ApakA nAma kyA hai ? __ maNiprabha ne dekhA yaha vahI ratnoM ko rakhanevAlA A gayA hai| ataH usane kahA-merA nAma candraprabha hai| 'bAbAjI ! yahA~ para pahale maNiprabha sAdhu the / ve isa samaya kahA~ haiM ?' dhanadatta ne puuchaa| usa sAdhu ne kahA-ve to kabhI ke mara gye| zreSThI dhanadatta ne dekhA ki dAr3hI, jaTA aura mUMche bar3hA lene para bhI maNiprabha kI AkRti chipa nahIM rahI thii| usane kahA-santa hokara bhI Apa jhUTha bola rahe haiM / Apa svayaM maNiprabha haiN| Apane AkRti badalane kA prayAsa kiyA hai kintu maiM Apako acchI taraha se jAna gayA huuN| kRpayA merI dharohara jo Apake pAsa rakhI huI hai, vaha mujhe de deveM / Apako smaraNa hai na ? maiMne bAraha varSa pUrva Apake pAsa pA~ca ratna rakhe the| ve ratna mujhe lauTA diijie| mujhe una ratnoM kI atyadhika AvazyakatA hai| maNiprabha ne A~kheM lAla karate hue kahA-tuma kaisI
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________________ 88 paMcAmRta mithyA bAta karate ho ? santoM ke yahA~ para ratnoM kA lenA-denA hI kyA hai ? tumane dUsare sthAna para ratna rakhe hoMge aura bhUla se merA nAma badanAma karane ke lie merA nAma le rahe ho| yaha ucita nahIM hai / vaha sAdhu hI kaisA jo dUsaroM ke dhana ko rakhatA ho ? tUne mere pAsa ratna kaba rakhe the? calA jA yahA~ se / yadi cArapA~ca kI to DaNDe pdd'eNge| zreSThI dhanadatta bhayabhIta hokara ulTe pairoM vahA~ se lauTa gyaa| kintu usakA ceharA murajhA gayA ! svapna meM bhI use yaha kalpanA nahIM thI ki sAdhu isa prakAra kA vyavahAra kregaa| vaha socane lagA ki aisA kauna-sA upAya karUM jisase ye ratna sAdhu ke pAsa se nikala skeN| lambe samaya taka socane ke pazcAt use sUjhA ki kAmalatA vezyA cAhe to mujhe ratna dilavA sakatI hai| kyoMki vaha bahuta hI buddhimatI hai| yadi maiM use artha dUM to vaha merA kArya sampanna kara sakatI / - dhanadatta zreSThI kAmalatA vezyA ke pAsa pahu~cA aura sArI rAmakahAnI use sunAte hue kahA-isa prakAra sAdhu veSadhArI maNiprabha ne mujhe dhokhA diya hai| tuma mujhe pA~coM ratna dilA do to maiM tumhArA upakAra ____
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________________ lAlaca burI balA t jIvanabhara nahIM bhUlUMgA / sAtha hIM tumheM yogya puraskAra dekara tumhArA sammAna karU~gA / kAmalatA ne kahA- usa sAdhuveSadhArI ko maiM aisA pATha par3hAU~gI ki vaha bhI yAda kare / kAmalatA ne dhanadatta ko kahA- mere Azrama meM pahu~cane ke eka ghaNTe ke pazcAt Azrama meM aanaa| aura usa sAdhu se ratna mA~ganA / vezyA ne solaha zrRMgAra sajAye / bahumUlya AbhUSaNa dhAraNa kiye aura do peTiyA~ apanI dAsiyoM ke sira para rakhavAkara maNiprabha ke Azrama meM pahu~cI / maNiprabha vezyA ko Azrama meM AyI huI dekhakara vismita huA / vezyA ne maNiprabha ko namaskAra kiyA aura batAyAgurudeva ! Apa to mahAn pavitra AtmA hai / jIvanabhara sAdhanA meM lage rahe haiM / para maiM pApAtmA hU~ / jIvana bhara maiMne pApa hI pApa kiye haiM / rAjA-mahArAjA logoM se karor3oM kI sampatti prApta kI hai / aba vicAra huA ki usa pApa se mukta hone ke lie tIrthayAtrA karU~ | tIrthayAtrA ke lie jAne kI soca rahI hU~ / para yaha virAT sampatti ghara meM rakhakara jAU~ to kabhI na kabhI khatarA ho sakatA hai / bahuta kucha socA tabhI merA dhyAna ApakI ora kendrita huA / Apa jaisI pavitra AtmA saMsAra meM durlabha
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________________ hcien c 60 paMcAmRta hai| Apake lie to kaMcana aura kAminI donoM hI tyAjya haiN| Apa to use miTTI ke Dhele ke samAna samajhate haiN| isIlie bahumUlya AbhUSaNoM kI ye do maMjUSA jinameM bahumUlya javAharAta haiM, Apake yahA~ rakhanA cAhatI hU~ tAki punaH tIrthayAtrA se lauTane para mujhe prApta ho skeN| ____sAdhu maNiprabha ne kahA-ina AbhUSaNoM kI maMjUSAoM ko rakhanA mere lie kaise sambhava hogA? tathApi tumhArI bhakti se utprerita hokara maiM yahA~ rakhane kI tumako anumati detA huuN| jaba bhI tIrthayAtrA se lauTogI taba ye tumako surakSita mila jaaegii| maNiprabha aura kAmalatA vezyA kI bAta cala hI rahI thI, usI samaya zreSThI dhanadatta vahA~ A phuNcaa| usane Ate hI AvAja lagAI ki yaha sAdhu pAkhaNDI hai, DhoMgI hai, isane mere dasa ratna har3apa lie haiN| vezyA ne bAbA se pUchA-bAbAjI ! kyA bAta hai ? yaha yoM kyoM cillA rahA hai ? sAdhu ne kahA-isane mere pAsa ratna rakhe the pA~ca ratna aura yaha dasa ratna mAMga rahA hai / dekho kitanA jhUTha bolatA hai / aba maiM dasa ratna kaise de sakatA hU~? vezyA ne kahA-bAbAjI ! Apa isake pA~ca ratna de diijie| kyoMki jisa dina yaha ratna lekara AyA thA
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________________ lAlaca burI balA 91 aura Apako rakhane ke lie prArthanA kara rahA thA usa dina maiM idhara se nikalI thii| maiMne bhI sunA thaa| ataH yaha jhUTha bola rahA hai ki maiMne dasa ratna rakhe haiM / vezyA ne usako phaTakArate hue kahA-pA~ca ratna rakhakara dasa ratna mA~ganA kahA~ kA nyAya hai ? bAbAjI ne kahA-maiM pA~ca ratnoM ko to abhI dene ke lie taiyAra hU~ aura uThakara unhoMne jahA~ pA~ca ratna rakhe hue the lAkara dhanadatta ko de diye| dhanazreSThI apane ratnoM ko lekara prasannatA se cala diyaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt vezyA kI dAsiyoM ne Akara kahA-mAlakina ! ghara para rAjA Aye haiN| Apako unhoMne bulAyA hai| rAjA ne kahA hai ki tIrthayAtrA ke lie tuma akelI na jaao| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt hama bhI tumhAre sAtha cleNge| vezyA apanI maMjUSAe~ lekara cala dii| sAdhu maNiprabha socane lagA-vastutaH lAlaca burI balA hai| maiMne to yaha socakara ratna use diye ki vezyA ke bahumUlya AbhUSaNoM ko rakha luuNgaa| para na to AbhUSaNa rahe aura na ratna hI rhe| vaha mana hI mana meM apane kRtya para pazcAttApa karane lagA-jisa lobha ke kAraNa maiMne A~kha phor3I, rUpa kurUpa banAyo ve ratna bhI nahIM rhe| lobha ne merA kitanA patana kiyaa| ___
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________________ svapna-phala kozalanareza apane rAjaprAsAda meM soye hue the| rAtri kA uttarArddha thaa| usa samaya unheM gaharI nidrA nahIM A rahI thii| unhoMne usa ardhajAgRta avasthA meM solaha svapna dekhe / svapna dekhane ke pazcAt ve uTha baitthe| mana meM nAnA vicAra cakkara lagAne lge| unakA zarIra bhaya se kA~pa utthaa| svapnazAstra ke jAnakAra na hone se mana meM vividha prakAra ke saMkalpa-vikalpa udbuddha ho rahe the ki ina svapnoM kA kyA phala hogA ? zeSa rAtri cintA meM hI pUrNa huii| . prAtaHkAla brAhmaNoM ne rAjA ko AzIrvacana dete hue kahA-rAjan ! ApakA ceharA Aja murajhAyA huA kyoM hai ? rAjA ne kahA-Aja rAtri meM maiMne solaha svapna dekhe haiN| mujhe nahIM patA una svapnoM kA kyA phala hogA? Apa vijJagaNa jarA svapnoM para cintana kara mujhe batAyeM ki ye svapna lAbhaprada haiM yA hAnikara haiN| .. paNDitoM ne cintana ke pazcAt kahA-rAjan ! ye svapna bar3e hI vicitra haiN| lagatA hai ina svapnoM kA
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________________ svapna-phala 3 pariNAma atyadhika hAniprada hogaa| Apako hI nahIM saMpUrNa prajA para kaSToM kA pahAr3a girane vAlA hai| yaha sunate hI kozalanareza atyadhika cintita ho utthe| unhoMne kahA-vijJo ! aisA koI upAya karo jasase svapnoM kA duSprabhAva sadA ke lie miTa jaay| paMDitoM ne vicAra kiyA-isa samaya bahuta bar3e samrAT ko phaMsAne kA suavasara prApta huA hai| ataH hameM bahuta bar3I yojanA rAjA ke sAmane prastuta karanI caahie| unhoMne kahA-rAjan ! isa svapna ke duSprabhAva ko miTAne ke lie hameM yajJa karanA hogaa| usa yajJa ke lie saikar3oM pazuoM kI bali denI hogii| yadi Apa cAheM to hama usa kArya ko kara sakate haiN| . rAjA ne saharSa kahA-rAjya kI surakSA ke lie, prajA kI sukha zAMti ke lie mujhe jo kucha bhI karanA hogA maiM karane ke lie taiyAra haiN| isameM Apa jo bhI karanA cAheM saharSa kara sakate haiN| Apa apanA kArya prArambha kareM aura jo bhI AjJA ho mujhe saharSa sUcita kara deN| paMDitoM ne eka virAT yajJa kA Ayojana kiyaa| jahA~-tahA~ bar3hiyA pazuoM ko ekatrita karanA prAraMbha kiyaa| hajAroM pazu ekatrita kiye gaye / unake karuNa ___
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________________ 64 paMcAmRta cItkAra se sArA vAtAvaraNa hI vikRta ho gyaa| rAjA kI kularakSikA mallikAdevI ne isa bhISaNa jIvasaMhAra ko dekhA to usakA hRdaya bhI dravita ho utthaa| usane svapna meM rAjA se kahA-rAjya ke saMvarddhana aura sukha-zAnti ke lie isa rakta se sane hue kRtya ko banda kro| isa bhISaNa saMhAra se to hAni hai, lAbha nhiiN| rAjA ne saMrakSikA se kahA-devI ! yaha kArya maiMne apanI icchA se nahIM kiyA hai| rAjya ke mukhya vijJoM se svapnoM ke sambandha meM pUchA gayA to unhoMne svapnoM ke duSpariNAma ko TAlane ke lie yaha upAya batAyA hai| isalie mujhe yaha upAya karanA pdd'egaa| nahIM to rAjya kI surakSA nahIM hai aura na merI hI surakSA hai| devI ne kahA-tumhArA kahanA ThIka hai, para tumane una arthalobhI paMDitoM se to pUchA hai, kintu jetavana meM avasthita tathAgata buddha se nahIM pUchA hai ? kyoMki ve to vijJoM ke bhI vijJa haiN| ve svapnoM ke sambandha meM jo batAyeMge vaha yathArtha hogaa| ataH tuma unase jAkara isa sambandha meM jijJAsA prastuta kro| isa prakAra kahakara devI antardhAna ho gii| prAtaH rAjA jetavana meM pahu~cA jahA~ tathAgata buddha ___
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________________ 65 Thahare hue the / abhivAdana kara apane dekhe hue solaha svapnoM ke sambandha meM pUchane lgaa| buddha ne madhura muskAna bikherate hue kahA - rAjan ! tuma apane sabhI svapna mujhe kramazaH sunaao| maiM una svapnoM ke sambandha meM apane yathArtha vicAra tumheM sunAU~gA / rAjA ne kahA - bhadanta ! sarvaprathama maiMne svapna meM dekhA - kRSNa varNa ke cAra madonmatta sAMDa cAroM dizAoM se lar3ane ke lie madhya caurAhe meM Ae haiM / ve gaMbhIra udghoSaNA kara rahe haiN| unakI gaMbhIra garjanA ko sunakara hajAroM loga unheM dekhane ke lie vahA~ ekatrita ho gaye haiM / kintu kucha kSaNoM ke pazcAt ve binA lar3e hI lauTa gaye / kRpayA batAiye isa svapna kA kyA phala hogA ? svapna-phasa buddha ne kahA -- isa svapna kA phala tumheM prApta nahIM hogA / isakA phala bhaviSya para AdhRta hai / dekho, kaliyuga meM cAroM ora se kAle kajarAre bAdala umar3a-ghumar3a kara AyeMge / janatA ko aisA pratIta hogA ki bhayaMkara varSA hone vAlI hai / sabhI loga apanI surakSA ke lie taiyArI kareMge / kintu dekhate-dekhate kucha hI kSaNoM meM bAdala cha~Ta jAyeMge aura cilacilAtI dhUpa nikala AegI / janatA varSA ke lie tarasatI raha jAegI /
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________________ 66 paMcAmRta ... rAjA ne nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! dvitIya svapna meM maiMne dekhA ki vRkSa do bAlizta kA hI hai aura vaha phalane-phUlane lagA hai| buddha ne kahA-prastuta svapna kA phala bhI bhaviSya meM hone vAlI ghaTanAoM kA sUcaka hai| bhaviSya meM choTIchoTI bAlikAe~ putra-putriyoM ko janma deNgii| . rAjA ne nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! maiMne tRtIya svapna meM dekhA ki gAya apanI bachar3I kA dUdha pI rahI - tathAgata ne kahA--prastuta svapna bhI bhaviSya kA sUcaka hai| Ane vAle bhaviSya meM mAtA-pitA apanI santAnoM ko becakara usa dhana se apanI AjIvikA claayeNge| ve santAnoM para Azrita ho jAyeMge / unakA muha tAkate rheNge| / rAjA ne kahA-bhagavan ! maiMne caturtha svapna meM dekhA-mahAsAmarthyavAna baila jo ratha meM jutane yogya haiM unheM ratha meM na jotakara aparipakva bailoM ko ratha meM jota diyA gayA hai, jo kucha kSaNoM taka ratha ke bhAra ko khIMcate rahe, para zakti ke abhAva meM bhAra ko na khIMcane ke kAraNa madhya rAste meM hI gira par3e jisase ratha meM baiThane vAle saMtrasta ho gye|
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________________ buddha ne kahA-yaha svapna bhI bhaviSya kI sUcanA de rahA hai| bhaviSya meM nyAyAlaya yA zAsana-sUtra kA saMcAlana yogya vyaktiyoM ko na dekara ayogya vyakti ko diyA jaaegaa| ve svArthI loga zAsana ko samyak prakAra se na calA sakeMge aura janatA daladala meM phaMsa jaaegii| vaha saMtrasta hokara zAsaka ko pukAregI, para zAsaka unakI eka bhI na sunegaa| sabhI apanI svArthasiddhi meM lage rheNge| rAjA ne kahA-pAMcaveM svapna meM maiMne do muha vAlA ghor3A dekhA jo harI-bharI ghAsa ko donoM muha se khA rahA hai| buddha ne kahA-yaha svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI sUcaka hai| bhaviSya meM bar3e-bar3e sattAdhArI vyakti bhI pragaTa rUpa se rizvata leNge| rAjA ne kahA-chaThe sapane meM maiMne dekhA-svarNa thAlI meM zRgAla malamUtra visarjana kara rahe haiN| buddha ne kahA-yaha svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI sUcana karatA hai| Ane vAle bhaviSya meM jo viziSTa sajjana puruSa hoMge unakA satkAra nahIM hogaa| unakI kulamaryAdAe~ samApta ho jAeMgI aura jo duSTa prakRti ke vyakti hoMge, ve panapane lgeNge| ve aizvaryasampanna
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________________ 68 paMcAmRta hoMge | rAjyazrI unake caraNa cUmane ke lie lAlAyita rahegI / rAjA ne nivedana kiyA- bhagavan ! maiMne sAtaveM svapna meM dekhA eka vyakti rassI ko ba~TatA jA rahA haiM aura pIche se eka zRgAlinI usa rassI ko khA rahI hai jisase usakI sArI mehanata vyartha ho rahI hai / buddha ne kahA- bhaviSya meM pati kaThina zrama karake dhana arjita karegA aura patnI usa samasta dhana ko apane AbhUSaNa, vastra tathA anya bhautika padArthoM ke pIche kharca kara degI jisase santAnoM kA bharaNa-poSaNa bhI kaThina hone lagegA | rAjA ne kahA - bhagavan ! AThaveM svapna meM maiMne dekhA ki rAjadvAra para bahuta sAre ghar3e rakhe hue haiN| una ghar3oM ke bIca meM eka bar3A ghar3A rakhA hai jo pAnI se labAlaba bharA hai, kintu zeSa choTe ghar3e khAlI par3e haiM / usa samaya cAroM dizAoM se cAroM varNa ke loga Ate haiM aura usa bar3e ghar3e meM pAnI DAlate haiM / pAnI bAhara nikala rahA hai jisase AsapAsa kIcar3a hI kIcar3a ho gayA hai / para koI bhI una choTe ghar3oM meM jo khAlI par3e haiM, unameM pAnI nahIM DAla rahA hai / ve khAlI sUkhe par3e haiM /
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________________ svapna phala && * . buddha ne kahA - prastuta svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI pratIka hai / jo zAsaka hogA athavA jo paise vAlA hogA usI kA sarvatra Adara hogA / unakI icchA na hote hue bhI unheM jabarana bhojana karAyA jaaegaa| ve miSTAnna jaise bahumUlya padArtha bhI jUThana meM DAleMge / kintu jo unake sannikaTa rahane vAle garIba loga haiM, ve eka-eka dAne ke lie taraseMge, unheM koI bhI denA pasanda nahIM karegA / ve bhUkhe-pyAse hI par3e raheMge / cAroM varNa vAle dhanavAnoM kA, sattA-saMpatti vAloM kA bahumAna kareMge | rAjA ne nauveM svapna ko batAte hue kahA- maiMne eka sundara aura sugaMdhita sarovara dekhA jahA~ para mAnava hI nahIM pazu-pakSI bhI Akara pAnI pIte haiM / usa sarovara ke kinAre kA jala bilakula hI svaccha aura nirmala hai, para sarovara ke bIca kA jala sar3A huA tathA gaMdA hai / buddha ne kahA- sarovara ke kinAre kA bhAga nirmala thA to isakA artha hai jo zahara ke sannikaTa gA~va raheMge vahA~ ke loga bhadra hoMge, kintu nagaranivAsI logoM kA jIvana aneka durvyasanoM kA zikAra hogA / nagaroM meM vividha prakAra ke kara lagAe jAe~ge jisase nagara kA
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________________ 100 paMcAmRta jIvana bahuta hI kaSTaprada hogaa| nagara nivAsiyoM kI apekSA grAmINa vyaktiyoM kA jIvana sukhI hogaa| rAjA ne kahA-maiMne dasaveM svapna meM dekhA-eka hI baratana meM cAvala pakAye haiN| unameM se kucha cAvala to bahuta hI acchI taraha se paka gaye haiN| kucha cAvala Adhe pake hue haiM aura kucha cAvala bilakula hI nahIM pake haiN| buddha ne kahA-rAjan ! prastuta svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI pratIka hai| kisI sthAna para atyadhika varSA hogI, kisI sthAna para kama varSA hogI aura kisI sthAna para bilakula hI sUkhA rhegaa| khetoM meM bhI kisI kheta meM atyadhika anna utpanna hogA, kisI meM kama hogA aura kisI meM bilakula na hogaa| rAjA ne nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! maiMne gyArahaveM svapna meM dekhA eka lAkha svarNamudrAoM kA kImatI gozIrSa candana khaTTI chAcha ke badale meM bika rahA hai| buddha ne kahA-zramaNa loga gozIrSa candana kI taraha kImatI haiN| kintu ve apane lakSya ko bhUla jAne ke kAraNa azana-vasana-bhavana Adi ke lie sAdhanA ko vismRta hokara bhaTakate rheNge| jo vastue~ khaTTI chAcha kI taraha nirmUlya haiM unake badale meM apanI kImatI sAdhanA beca deNge|
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________________ svapna-phalA 101 rAjA ne kahA-bhagavan ! bArahaveM evaM terahaveM svapnoM meM maiMne dekhA-tumbe jo pAnI para tairate haiM, ve pAnI meM DUba rahe haiM aura jo bhArI bharakama vastue~ haiM ve taira rahI haiN| buddha ne kahA- bhaviSya meM jo kriyAniSTha, cAritraniSTha, satyavAdI santa hoMge unakI kisI bhI prakAra kI pUcha nahIM hogii| aura jo pAkhaNDI, durAcArI tathA DhoMgI hoMge, ve apane mAyAcAra se sarvatra Adara prApta kreNge| unakI bAteM loga sunanA pasanda kreNge| dharma ke nAma para pAkhaNDa panapegA / zAlInatA ke nAma para azlIlatA apanA sAmrAjya jmaaegii| pApI vyaktiyoM ke hAthoM meM zAsana-sUtra hogA, unheM sammAna milegaa| aura sabhya vyaktiyoM ko kaI bAra kArAgRhoM kI havA khAnI pdd'egii| rAjA ne nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! maiMne caudahaveM svapna meM dekhA choTe-choTe meMDhaka virATakAya kAle nAgoM ko nigala rahe haiN| buddha ne kahA-rAjan ! yaha svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI sUcaka hai| meMDhaka kI taraha jo ghara meM bAla-bacce aura strI hoMgI ve gharamAlika jo sarpa kI taraha hogA, use bhI nigala jAya~gI / arthAt gharamAlika kA
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________________ 102 paMcAmRta puruSArtha gharamAlikinI ke sAmane kucha nahIM calegA / usa para unhIM kA zAsana rahegA / rAjA ne kahA- bhagavan ! maiMne pandrahaveM svapna meM dekhA - eka rAjahaMsoM kI sundara sabhA hai / usa sabhA kA netRtva eka kauA kara rahI hai / vaha adhyakSa ke sthAna para niyukta hai / buddha ne kahA- bhaviSya meM jo vyakti rAjahaMsa kI taraha kulIna haiM unake hAthoM se zAsanasUtra nikala jAegA aura akulIna tathA durvyasanI vyakti jo kaue ke samAna haiM ve zAsanasUtra kA saMcAlana kareMge aura apane saMketa para una rAjahaMsoM ko nacAe~ge / rAjA ne nivedana kiyA- bhagavan ! maiMne solahaveM svapna meM dekhA ki bher3a-bakariyoM ke jhuNDa ne milakara zera ko bhagA diyA hai| zera unase bhayabhIta hokara bhAga rahA hai| 1 usabhArUkkhA gAviyo gavAca, asso kaMso sigAlI ca kuMbho / pokkharaNI ca apAka caMdana lApu, nisIdasti silAplavanti // maNDakiyo kaNha sappe gilaMti, kAkaM suvaNNA / parivArayati tasAvaktA elakAnaM bhayAhi / vipariyAM sakta tina idhamatthI ! |
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________________ svapna phala 103 buddha ne kahA- yaha svapna bhI bhaviSya kA hI citraNa kara rahA hai| zera ke samAna jo dharmI haiM unako bher3a aura bakariyoM kI taraha pApI loga bhagA deNge| ve una para aise Aropa lagAe~ge jisase una pApiyoM aura durAtmAoM se ve bacate raheMge / rAjA sabhI svapnoM ke phala ko sunakara bahuta hI pramudita huA / buddha ne kahA- rAjan ! ye paNDita loga tumheM bhrama meM DAlakara apanA kArya siddha karanA cAhate haiM / hiMsA - paraka kRtya se ve zAMti karanA cAhate haiM jo kabhI bhI saMbhava nahIM hai / tumheM ghabarAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / ina svapnoM kA phala tumhAre lie kucha bhI nahIM / tumhAre ko koI aniSTa nahIM hogaa| tuma ahiMsA ko apanAo, dAna, dharma aura zIla kI ArAdhanA karo jisase tumhAreM jIvana meM sukha-zAnti kA sarasabja bAga laharAne lage / rAjA ne tathAgata buddha ke upadeza se prabhAvita hokara hiMsAparaka yajJa kA parityAga kara diyA /
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________________ 15 lAkha nahIM, sAkha kapar3e kA eka bahuta bar3A vyApArI thA / prAmANikatA aura nIti se vaha vyApAra karatA thA / grAhakoM ke sAtha usakA bahuta hI madhura vyavahAra thA jisase vaha nagara kA lokapriya vyApArI bana gayA / anya vastuoM ke sAtha vaha rezama ke bahumUlya vastra bhI rakhatA thA / eka dina rAjA ko rezama ke bahumUlya vastroM kI AvazyakatA huii| usane apane anucara bhejakara vyApArI ko bulavAyA / vyApArI ekAeka bulAne ke kAraNa ghabarA gayA / rAjA ne usane pUchA- batAo, tumhArI dUkAna meM rezama ke vastra haiM ? vyApArI samajha hI nahIM sakA ki vaha kyA uttara de ? akasmAt usake mu~ha se nikala gayA - mahArAja ! merI dUkAna meM rezama ke vastra nahIM haiM / / vaha lauTakara jaba dUkAna para AyA to use dhyAna AyA ki maiMne bhaya ke kAraNa rAjA ke sAmane jhUTha bola diyA hai / vaha mana hI mana ghabarAne lagA / rAjA ke cApalUsa anucaroM ne kahA- rAjan !
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________________ lAla nahIM, sAsa 105 Azcarya hai usa seTha ne Apake sAmane jhUTha kahA hai| hama abhI-abhI dekhakara Aye haiM usakI dUkAna meM rezama ke vastra haiN| - rAjA ne kahA-yaha vyApArI bar3A hI satyavAdI hai| mujhe Atma-vizvAsa hai vaha kabhI bhI jhUTha nahIM bola sktaa| una logoM ne kahA-Apako hamAre kathana para vizvAsa nahIM hai to Apa hamAre sAtha hI dUkAna para calakara dekheM / Apako jJAta ho jAegA vyApArI kitanA jhUTha bolatA hai| rAjA ne kahA-abhI to samaya nahIM hai, kala subaha veSa parivartana karake cleNge| seTha ne apane putroM ko bulAkara kahA-Aja bahuta hI gajaba ho gayA hai| akasmAt rAjA ke bulAne ke kAraNa maiM itanA bhayabhIta ho gayA ki mujhe kyA kahanA cAhie yaha dhyAna hI na rahA aura mere muha se yahI nikala gayA ki merI dUkAna meM rezamI vastra nahIM hai| para jaba maiMne Akara dekhA bahuta sArA rezamI vastra dUkAna meM bharA par3A hai| aba vacana kI satyatA siddha karane ke lie jitanA bhI rezamI kapar3A hai use jalA denA hai| vinIta putroM ne kahA-pitAjI ! dUkAna meM lAkhoM kA rezamI ___
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________________ 106 paMcAmRta vastra hai| yadi Apake muha se nikala gayA to kyA ho gayA ? vyApArI ne kahA-putro! cintA lAkha kI nahIM hai, kintu sAkha kI hai| yadi lAkha naSTa bhI ho jAya aura sAkha banI rahe to lAkha punaH A jaaeNge| yadi sAkha calI gaI aura lAkha bace rahe to kisa kAma ke ? pitA ke Adeza se putroM ne vaha sArA rezamI vastra jalA diyaa| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla veSa parivartana karake rAjA seTha kI dUkAna para phuNcaa| usane acchI taraha se dUkAna kI eka-eka vastu kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| kintu kahIM para bhI rezama kA vastra dikhAI nahIM diyaa| rAjA ne apane una cugalakhoroM se kahA-tuma kahate the ki seTha kI dUkAna meM lAkhoM kA rezamI vastra hai| kintu yahAM to eka bhI Tukar3A nahIM hai| mere sAmane isa prakAra jhUThI bAteM kahate zarama nahIM AtI ? rAjA ne apane anucaroM ko Adeza diyA ki ina cugalakhoroM kI jIbha nikAla do tAki bhaviSya meM isa prakAra mithyA pralApa na kara skeN| vyApArI ke kAna meM bhI vaha bAta aayii| vaha sIdhA hI rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cA aura rAjA ko namaskAra kara usane nivedana kiyA-hujUra ! kala Apane mujhe akasmAt bulA
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________________ lAkha nahIM, sAkha 107 liyaa| maiM Apake bhaya se bhayabhIta ho gayA aura dukAna meM rezamI vastra hone para bhA maiMne spaSTa inakArI kara dii| usa vacana ko satya siddha karane ke lie maiMne rAtri meM hI sAre rezamI vastroM ko jalA diyaa| ataH inako daNDa na diyA jaay| galatI merI hai, inakI nhiiN| rAjA zreSThI kI satyapriyatA se atyadhika prabhAvita huaa| usane pUchA-batAo, mAla kitanA thA jo tumane jalAyA ? seTha ne kahA-eka lAkha paccIsa hajAra kaa| rAjA ne prasanna hokara eka lAkha paccIsa hajAra rupaye apane rAjakoSa se use de diye aura kahA--mujhe apane rAjya meM aise sacce vyApArI kI AvazyakatA hai| - vyApArI ghara aayaa| usane putroM se kahAsAkha rahane para yaha savA lAkha rupaye punaH A gye| isalie lAkha kI nahIM, sAkha kI AvazyakatA hai|
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________________ bhaal kaa bhlil bAta bahuta purAnI hai| eka bAra bhayaMkara durbhikSa pdd'aa| varSA na hone se jana-mAnasa vyathita thaa| pazu bhI ghAsa ke abhAva meM chaTapaTA rahe the| eka varSa ke pazcAt dUsare varSa bhI yahI sthiti rhii| apalaka dRSTi se loga AkAza kI ora dekha rahe the ki kahIM bAdala AyeM aura hajAra-hajAra dhArA ke rUpa meM barasa par3eM jisase sarvatra sukha aura zAnti kI baMzI bajane lge| varSa para varSa bItate cale jA rahe the, kintu kahIM bhI bAdaloM kA nAma nahIM thaa| sUrya kI cilacilAtI dhUpa Aga ugala rahI thii| bhayaMkara garmI aura pAnI ke abhAva meM prANI paTApaTa mara rahe the| bhISma grISma kI sanasanAtI lUoM se prANI jhulasa rahe the| kAla kA vikarAla ajagara prANIjagat ko nigalane ke lie muha bAe par3A thaa| mAtAe~ apane pyAre lAloM ko bhUkhe-pyAse chaTapaTAte hue dekha rahI thIM, para ve kahA~ se lAtIM apane pyAre lAloM ke lie anna aura paanii| ve svayaM bhI kaI dinoM se bhUkhIpyAsI thiiN| ___
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________________ bAlaka kA balidAna 106 rAjA ne prakRti ke isa bhISaNa prakopa ko dekhA / usakA hRdaya kA~pane lagA / bAraha bAraha varSa ho gaye haiM, eka bUMda bhI pAnI na girA / aura pAnI ke abhAva meM anna kahA~ se paidA hotA ? koI na koI upAya karanA cAhie jisase prajA kI rakSA ho sake / rAjA ne apane rAjya ke sabhI vidvAnoM ko nimantrita kiyA aura unase upAya puuchaa| vidvAnoM ne kahA- rAjan ! naramedha yajJa kiyA jAya to varSA kA deva prasanna hogA aura varSA se sArI pRthvI harI-bharI ho jaaegii| kintu narabali honI cAhie prasannatA se / balAt kI huI narabali se deva santuSTa na hoMge / / rAjA ne apanI prajA kI eka Ama sabhA bulAI aura kahA ki bAraha varSoM se hama kaSTa dekha rahe haiM / varSArAnI bilakula hI rUThI huI hai jisake kAraNa kitanI bhayaMkara sthiti paidA ho gaI hai / isa bhayaMkara sthiti se bacane ke lie eka hI upAya hai / aura vaha yaha hai ki naramedha yajJa kiyA jAya / naramedha ke lie eka aisA vIra cAhie jo apanI saharSa bali de sake / rAjA kI ghoSaNA ne sabhI ke mu~ha para tAle lagA diye| sabhI ke sira jhuka gaye / usI samaya eka bAlaka meM khar3e hokara rAjA se nivedana kiyA- rAjan ! hajAroM
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________________ 110 paMcAmRta . prANiyoM kI yadi rakSA hotI ho aura deza duSkAla ke bhayaMkara saMkaTa se mukta hotA ho to maiM apane prANa saharSa dene ke lie prastuta huuN| "yaha bAlaka deza ke lie apane prANoM ko nyauchAvara karanA cAhatA hai| para isakI umra to bahuta hI kama hai|" pradhAna amAtya ne rAjA kI ora dekhakara khaa| bAlaka ne muskarAte hue kahA-rAjan ! Apa mere tana ke choTepana ko na dekhiye, umra ko na dekhiye| jahA~ taka maiMne sunA hai naramedha yajJa ke lie nara kI bali dI jAtI hai, bhale hI vaha nara bAlaka ho, taruNa ho yA vRddha ho / vaya kI dRSTi se usameM koI antara nahIM pdd'taa| pradhAna amAtya ne kahA-bAlaka zatamanyu, tumhArA kathana satya hai| para isake lie tumheM apane abhibhAvakoM kI anumati lenI caahie| kyoMki jaba taka abhibhAvaka anumati na deM vahA~ taka tumhArI bali nahIM dI jA sakatI kyoMki abhI taka tuma nAbAliga ho| maMtrI apanI bAta pUrI bhI na kara pAyA ki usa virAT jana samudAya meM se eka vRddha sajjana Age bar3hA / rAjA ko abhivAdana kara kahA-rAjan ! yaha merA ikalautA putra hai| Aja merA hRdaya harSa se uchala rahA hai ki ___
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________________ bAlaka kA balidAna 111 mere putra ne hajAroM-lAkhoM prANiyoM kI rakSA ke lie apanA balidAna svIkAra kiyA hai| yaha mere lie gaurava kI bAta hai / jana-jana ke hita ke lie apane putra ko balidAna dene ke lie meM saharSa svIkRti pradAna karatA hai / pradhAna amAtya ne kahA- puruSa kA hRdaya kaThora hotA hai / putra para pitA kA hI nahIM kintu mA~ kA bhI adhikAra hai| jaba taka isakI mA~ svIkRti na de vahA~ taka isakA balidAna svIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / mahilAoM kI sabhA se eka vRddhA uThI aura rAjA ke sannikaTa Akara rAjA ko abhivAdana kiyA aura kahA - yaha merA putra hai / isane jo vIratApUrNa apane vicAra vyakta kiye haiM use sunakara merA hRdaya bA~soM uchalane lagA hai / koI bhI mA~ apane putra ko kAyara dekhanA pasanda nahIM karatI / deza para jaba aisI bhayaMkara Apatti ke bAdala maMDarA rahe haiM usa samaya merA lAr3alA vatsa apanA balidAna denA cAhatA hai / yaha mere lie bhI gaurava kI bAta hai / isakA balidAna deza ko AbAda karane ke lie varadAna rUpa se hogA / isalie maiM apane pyAre lAla ko deza ke lie nyauchAvara hone kI anumati detI hU~ /
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________________ 112 paMcAmRta rAjA ne vRddha aura vRddhA dampati kA bahumAna karate hue kahA- jaba taka isa deza meM isa prakAra ke mAtA-pitA hoMge aura isa prakAra ke putra hoMge taba taka deza kA bAla bhI bA~kA nahIM ho sktaa| ye tInoM dhanya haiM / zatamanyu ko narabali ke lie taiyAra kiyA gayA / jyoM hI use yajJa maNDapa meM lAyA gayA, prasannatA se usakA ceharA gulAba ke phUla kI taraha khilA thA / vaha soca rahA thA - Aja kA dina dhanya hai / maiM apane dezanivAsiyoM ke lie apanA balidAna de rahA hU~ | maiM prabhu se prArthanA karatA hU~ ki he prabhu, mere deza - nivAsI bhayaMkara duSkAla se pIr3ita haiM / inakI pIr3A naSTa ho / deza meM sukAla ho / anna-dhana-jana-jala kI abhivRddhi se janajIvana sukhamaya ho / / tallInatA se usakI prArthanA cala rahI thI / usI samaya eka divya deva zakti prakaTa huii| usane kahA-ai bAlaka ! tU kyoM vyartha hI apane prANa de rahA hai / tere prANa bahuta hI kImatI haiM / dekha, ye vRddha bUr3he loga apane prANoM kA moha nahIM chor3a sake aura tU pUrNarUpa se khilA bhI nahIM hai / phira kyoM nyauchAvara ho rahA hai / bAlaka ne kahA- he divyapuruSa ! mere se yaha karuNa
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________________ bAlaka kA balidAna 113 dRzya dekhA nahIM jaataa| mere deza nivAsI anna aura jala ke abhAva meM chaTapaTAte hue mara rahe haiM / maiM ise dekha nahIM sakatA ? mero pUjya mAtA-pitA ne mujhe anumati dekara mere para mahAn upakAra kiyA hai| eka ke balidAna se hajAroM-lAkhoM prANiyoM kI rakSA hotI hai to isase bar3hakara aura kyA prasannatA hogI ? divya devazakti ne bAlaka ke sira para hAtha rakhate hue kahA- dhanya hai terA jIvana ! jisa deza meM aise tejasvI aura deza ke lie samarpita hone vAle bAlaka haiM, vahA~ duSkAla nahIM raha sakatA / maiM abhI isa prakAra kI varSA karU~gA jisase sarvatra Ananda kA sAgara laharAne lage / devazakti dekhate hI dekhate antardhAna ho gaI / AkAza meM umar3a-ghumar3akara ghaTAe~ ghaharAne lagIM aura hajAra-hajAra dhArA ke rUpa meM pAnI barasane lagA / kucha samaya ke pazcAt cAroM ora hariyAlI lahalahAne lagI / logoM ke hRdaya ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe / dhanya hai aise paropakArI zatamanyu bAlaka ko, jisake kAraNa deza mRtyu ke muha meM jAtA huA baca gayA / aise zreSTha bAlaka hI rASTra kI zAna haiM /
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________________ 17 bringi caa brigaan narmadA ke kinAre rAjA citradeva kA bhavya prAsAda thaa| usa prAsAda meM aneka anucara the| una anucaroM meM eka govinda nAmaka anucara bhI thA / rAjakumArI nandinI rAjaprAsAda ke sannikaTa upavana meM phUla tor3ane ke lie phuNcii| nandinI phUla tor3akara cA~dI kI TokarI meM DAla rahI thii| jaba TokarI phUloM se labAlaba bhara gaI to vaha rAjaprAsAda kI ora cala dii| lauTate samaya upavana ke dvAra para baiThA huA eka sapheda dAr3hIvAlA vRddha use dikhAI diyaa| nandinI ne pUchA---govinda ! yaha bUr3hA kauna hai ? jarA jAkara patA lgaao| tuma jaldI se lauTakara aao| maiM yahIM para khar3I huuN| govinda bar3he ke pAsa phuNcaa| usane lauTakara batAyA--rAjakumArI ! vaha bUr3hA jyotiSI hai| vaha yaha batAtA hai ki kisakA vivAha kisake sAtha hone vAlA hai| rAjakumArI ne kahA-yaha to bahuta anokhI bAta hai| vaha kaise batAtA hai ? govinda ne kahA-vaha ghAsa ke do tinakoM ko
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________________ vidhi kA vidhAna 115 lekara Apasa meM bA~dha detA hai aura phira usake AdhAra se vaha sahI-sahI bAta batA detA hai / rAjakumArI nandinI ne kahA- govinda ! tuma abhI usa bar3he ke pAsa jAo aura usase pUchakara Ao ki merA vivAha kisake sAtha hogA / govinda ne kahA- rAjakumArI ! ina jyotiSiyoM para vizvAsa nahIM karanA caahie| ye jhUThajhUTha hI idharaudhara kI bAteM batalA dete haiM / yaha unake peTa bharane kA dhaMdhA hai / ataH unake cakkara meM par3ane se koI lAbha nahIM / rAjakumArI ne jarA kar3akakara kahA--govinda ! tumheM mere Adeza kA pAlana karanA caahie| maiMne tumhArI rAya nahIM pUchI hai / tuma zIghra hI jAo aura mere Adeza kA pAlana karo / govinda ne abhivAdana karate hue kahA - mAlikina ! jaisI ApakI AjJA / maiM abhI pUchakara AtA hU~ / rAjakumArI vahIM khar3I ho gaI aura govinda kI pratIkSA karane lagI / govinda ne usa vRddha jyotiSI ke pAsa jAkara usake kAna meM kahA- maiM Apase kucha kSaNoM ke lie ekAnta meM bAta karanA cAhatA hU~ / kyoMki maiM rAja malA AyA hU
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________________ 116 paMcAmRta ___ logoM kI bhIr3a ko cIrakara vRddha jyotiSI ekAnta meM pahu~cA aura pUchA--kyA pUchanA cAhate ho ? govinda ne kahA--- rAjakumArI nandinI yaha jAnane ke lie utsuka hai ki usakA vivAha kisake sAtha hogaa| usa vRddha na ghAsa ke do tinake utthaaye| unameM gA~Tha lgaaii| kucha kSaNoM taka use acchI taraha se dekhatA rhaa| phira govinda kI ora dekhakara muskarAne lgaa| govinda ne kahA- jaldI batAie, rAjakumArI pratIkSA kara rahI hai| bUr3he ne kahA- rAjakumArI nandinI kA pANigrahaNa tumhAre sAtha hogaa| __govinda ne Azcarya se cauMkakara kahA----jyotiSIpravara ! jarA acchI taraha se dekhie| ApakI yaha bAta bilakula hI mithyA hai / kyoMki maiM rAjakumArI nandinI anucara hU~ / ataH kucha socie / yaha anahonI bAta kabhI nahIM ho sktii| bUr3he ne apanI mUchoM para tAva dete hue kahAgovinda ! merI bAta kabhI bhI mithyA nahIM ho sktii| tU hI nandinI kA hone vAlA pati hai| govinda bhArI kadamoM se rAjakumArI kI ora ___
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________________ vidhi kA vidhAna 117 cala diyaa| pahu~cate hI nandinI ne pUchA- batAo, jyotiSI ne kyA kahA ? govinda ne kahA---rAjakumArI ! maiMne Apako pahale hI nivedana kiyA thA ki isa prakAra ke jyotiSI satya nahIM kahate haiM / usa jyotiSI ne aisI bAta kahI hai ki maiM use apane muha se nahIM kaha sktaa| rAjakumArI ne jarA teja svara meM kahA--jyotiSI ne jo bhI batAyA ho, vaha tumheM batAnA hogaa| govinda ne namratA se kahA-vaha itanI burI bAta hai ki maiM use apanI jabAna se kaha nahIM sktaa| rAjakumArI ne A~kheM lAla karate hue kahA--merA Adeza hai ki jo bUr3he ne kahA ho, saca-saca batA do / yadi tumane merI AjJA kI avahelanA kI to maiM tujhe daNDa dilvaauuNgii| govinda ne kahA-~~-Apake Adeza kA pAlana karanA merA kartavya hai| usa bUr3he jyotiSI ne kahA ApakA vivAha mere sAtha hogaa| nandinI ne jyoM hI yaha sunA usakA krodha sAtaveM AsamAna meM pahu~ca gayA- are badatamIja, isa prakAra kahate hue tujhe zarama nahIM AtI ? usane apane hAtha meM jo cA~dI kI TokarI thI
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________________ 118 paMcAmRta jisameM phUla rakhe hue the, vaha govinda ke sira para de mArI jisase govinda ke sira meM jakhma ho gayA / rakta bahane lagA / govinda ne bhI krodha ke Aveza meM kahArAjakumArI ! Apako merA apamAna karane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai / isa prakAra kA vyavahAra karanA ucita nahIM / aba maiM yahA~ nahIM rahU~gA / kumArI nandinI rAjamahaloM kI ora cala dI tathA kucha samaya ke bAda rakta ko pauMchakara aura cA~dI kI TokarI ko lekara govinda bhI apane ghara kI ora cala diyA / vaha mana hI mana budabudA rahA thA- isa prakAra rAja kI naukarI karane se to acchA hai kahIM dUra deza meM jAkara koI naukarI karanA / rakta nikala rahA thA, coTa kAphI gaharI thI / kucha dinoM taka vizrAma lene ke pazcAt vaha nagara ko chor3akara ekAkI bhayAnaka jaMgala kI ora cala diyA / binA lakSya ke vaha bar3hA jo rahA thaa| eka nagara ke sannikaTa vaha pahu~cA / vahA~ usane dekhA - eka sthAna para kucha loga baiThe hue the / unake mAnasa meM prasannatA aMgar3AiyA~ le rahI thIM / sabhI ke cehare khile hue the / govinda ne pUchA- Aja Apake ceharoM para itanI prasannatA kyoM hai ? aura sabhI yahA~ para baiThakara kisakI pratIkSA kara rahe haiM ? 1
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________________ vidhi kA vidhAna una baiThe hue vyaktiyoM ne kahA-kyA tujhe patA nahIM hai ? Aja hamAre naye rAjA kA cunAva hone vAlA hai| kucha samaya pUrva yahA~ ke rAjA kA nidhana huA thaa| unake koI santAna nahIM hai| rAjA ne antima samaya meM apane amAtyoM se kahA ki rAja kA cunAva paTTahAthI karegA / Aja zubha muhUrta meM hAthI ko sajAkara puSpamAlA dekara use mukta kara diyA hai| hAthI nagara ke mukhya sthaloM para hotA huA idhara A rahA hai| isalie hama sabhI Age Akara yahA~ baiTha gaye haiN| patA nahIM kisake bhAgya meM yahA~ kA rAjA bananA likhA hai| hAthI kisake gale meM zreSTha mAlA DAlegA? itane meM to jhUmatA huA hAthI vahA~ pahu~ca gyaa| usakI sUMDa meM puSpahAra camaka rahA thaa| hAthI apanI painI dRSTi se sabhI ko dekhatA huA Age bar3ha rahA thaa| sabhI loga hAthI ko pucakArate the, apanI ora AkarSita karane kA prayAsa karate the| kintu hAthI Age bar3hatA calA jA rahA thA / ekAeka hAthI govinda ke sAmane Akara ruka gyaa| usane govinda ke gale meM vaha puSpahAra DAla diyaa| sarvatra jaya-jayakAra se AkAza maMDala gUMja uThA / govinda Azcarya se dekhane lgaa| use lagA vaha
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________________ 120 paMcAmRta koI sapanA dekha rahA hai / use yaha vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki satya kyA hai ? sabhI ne apane naye rAjA ko hAthI para biThAyA / zAnadAra julUsa ke rUpa meM vaha rAjamahala meM le jAyA gayA / vidhivat usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA gayA / usane vijJoM ko rakhakara adhyayana kriyA / usakI buddhi bahuta hI tIkSNa thI / ataH ucita samaya meM eka zreSTha zAsaka ke rUpa meM usakI khyAti cAroM ora phaila gaI / govinda ko rAjA bane hue kaI varSa vyatIta ho gaye the / vaha pUrNa yuvA ho cukA thA / usake adhikArIgaNa yogya dulahina kI talAza meM the / rAjakumArI nandinI ke pitA rAjA citradeva bhI nandinI ke lie yogya vara kI anveSaNA kara rahe the| kyoMki nandinI aba kAphI bar3I ho cukI thI / rAjA citradeva ne rAjA govinda ke sambandha meM sunA ki usake jaisA zreSTha zAsaka usakI putrI ke lie upayukta hai / ataH usane rAjA govinda ke pAsa vivAha kA sandeza bhijavAyA / rAjA gAvinda ne vivAha kI svIkRti pradAna kara dI / nandinI aura govinda kA pANigrahaNa ullAsa ke kSaNoM meM sampanna huA / deza bhara meM khUba khuziyA~ manAI gaI / eka dina mahArAnI nandinI ne apane pati
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________________ vidhi kA vidhAta 121 govinda se pUchA- Apake sira para yaha nizAna kaise hai ? lagatA hai kisI yuddha ke maidAna meM Apako coTa laga gaI hai jisase usakA cinha abhI bhI dikhAI de rahA govinda ne muskarAte hue kahA-yaha cinha vivAha kA pratIka hai| isI cinha ne mere bhAgya kI parivartita kiyaa| mujhe eka anucara se rAjA banAyA aura yahA~ taka ki tumhArA pati bhI bnaayaa| nandinI ne kahA-Apa to paheliyA~ bujhA rahe haiN| kyoM nahIM spaSTa zabdoM meM batAte--yaha nizAna kaise huA ? govinda ne kahA-jarA Thaharo ! maiM abhI AtA huuN| govinda eka kakSa meM gayA aura sandUka meM se vaha cAMdI kI TokarI le aayaa| TokarI kI ora saMketa karate hue pUchA--kyA isa TokarI ko pahacAnatI ho ? kahIM ise dekhA hai tumane ? - TokarI ko dekhate hI nandinI kI sArI smRti udbuddha ho uThI-are, yaha TokarI to merI hI hai| maiM isameM phUla cunA karatI thii| kyA Apa hI vaha govinda haiM jisake sira para maiMne yaha TokarI mArI thI? nAtha ! mere aparAdha ko kSamA kreN| mujhe kyA patA thA ___
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________________ 122 paMcAmRta ki yaha coTa mere dvArA hI Apako lagI hai ? maiMne Apake sAtha bahuta hI abhadratApUrNa vyavahAra kiyaa| mujha bAlA ke aparAdha ko kSamA kreN| rAjA govinda ne muskarAte hue kahA-kSamAjaisI koI bAta hI nahIM hai| maiM to tumhArA upakAra mAnatA huuN| yadi tumane yaha TokarI na mArI hotI to maiM tumhAre mahala meM hI anucara ke rUpa meM par3A rhtaa| yahA~ kA rAjA na bntaa| aura rAjA na banatA to tumhAre sAtha vivAha bhI nahIM hotaa| nandinI ne kahA-anta meM usa bUr3he jyotiSI kI bAta saccI hI nikalI, jisakI na mujhe svapna meM kalpanA thI, na Apako hii| para jo honahAra hotA hai vaha kabhI TalatA nhiiN| ise hI to niyati kahate haiN|
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________________ 18 nyAya __sulatAna zerazAha sUrI ke uttarAdhikArI yuvarAja kI savArI nikala rahI thii| nagaranivAsI savArI ko dekhane ke lie umar3a rahe the / ve apane bhAvI sulatAna ko dekhanA cAhate the| dhIre-dhIre savArI Age bar3ha rahI thii| madhya bAjAra meM eka modI kI dUkAna thii| dUkAna para modI kI dharmapatnI bhI baiThI huI thii| vaha savArI ko dekhane ke lie AI thii| usakA rUpa anupama thaa| abhI vivAha hae kucha hI mahIne hue the| bhAvI sulatAna ne use dekhA to dekhatA hI raha gyaa| use zAhI ThATha-bATha kA ghamaNDa thaa| usake mana meM yaha vicAra thA ki maiM zerazAha sUrI kA putra huuN| merA ekachatra sAmrAjya hai| maiM cAhe jo kara sakatA huuN| usane usa yuvatI para pAnadAna meM se do pAna ke bIr3e uThAkara pheMka diye| usa yuvatI ne yaha dekhakara lajjA se sira jhukA liyaa| muha se vaha kucha bhI bola na skii| usakA pati modI usake sannikaTa hI baiThA thaa| vaha bhAvI sulatAna ke prastuta kukRtya ko apanI A~khoM se dekha rahA
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________________ 124 paMcAmRta thA / para usa samaya vaha usakA prativAda na kara sakA / zAhI savArI apanI zAna ke sAtha Age nikala gii| modI socane lagA ki mere meM sAmarthya kA abhAva hai / isalie maiM bhAvI sulatAna kA kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM sakatA / para nyAya ke lie sulatAna ke dvAra khaTakhaTA sakatA hU~ / usane apane milane vAle mitroM se pUchA / sabhI ne yahI salAha dI sulatAna se tuma nyAya kI mA~ga avazya hI karo / modI ne zerazAha sUrI se nyAya ke lie prArthanA kI / zerazAha sUrI kA darabAra sajA huA thA / Aja use apane yuvarAja ke aparAdha para nyAya karanA thA / ve bahuta hI becaina the| unake hRdaya meM yuvarAja kI yaha mahAn galatI khala rahI thI / ve soca rahe the ki ! yuvarAja ne zAhI pratiSThA ko kSati pahu~cAI hai / yuvarAja ko bulAyA gyaa| yuvarAja sira jhukAye hue rAja darabAra meM upasthita huA / yuvarAja ne aparAdha to svIkAra kara liyA / para usane kahA- maiMne pAna ke bIr3e burI najara se nahIM pheMke the| yoM hI kutUhalavaza phaiMka diye the / sulatAna ne dahAr3ate hue kahA - kisI abalA kI
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________________ nyAya 125 ijjata ko lUTanA aura phira kahanA ki maiMne yoM hI kiyA hai, kyA zarama nahIM AtI? sulatAna kI garjanA se sabhI sahama gye| sulatAna ne kahA- acchA, to apanI begama ko darabAra meM upasthita kro| ___ yaha bahuta hI lajjA kI bAta thI, kintu nyAya ke darabAra meM pitA-putra kA prazna nahIM thaa| yuvarAjJI ko darabAra meM upasthita kiyA gyaa| sulatAna ne kahAyuvarAja ! jarA apanI begama ke muha para se paradA dUra kro| yuvarAja ne kA~pate hue hAthoM se apanI begama kA muMha ughaadd'aa| bAdazAha mana hI mana jAna rahA thA ki usakI pratiSThA dhUla meM mila rahI hai| kintu nyAya ke lie ve majabUra the| unhoMne usa modI ko do pAna ke bIr3e dete hue kahA-tuma bhI ye bIr3e begama para pheMka do / modI eka kSaNa taka socatA rhaa| usane dhIre se pAna ke bIr3e zerazAha sUrI kI putravadhU ke caraNoM para rakha diye aura kahA--jahA~panAha ! mujhe acchI taraha se jJAta ho gayA ki ApazrI ke lie nagara kI pratyeka mahilA putravadhU kI taraha hai| Apa usakA apamAna apanI beTI yA putravadhU kA apamAna samajhate haiN| maiM aparAdhI ko
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________________ 126 paMcAmRta daNDa dilavAne ke lie AyA thA, aparAdha karane ke lie nahIM / ApazrI mere se nayA aparAdha karAne jA rahe haiN| merI dRSTi se jitanI bhI para-striyA~ haiM, ve mA~ ke samAna haiN| maiM unakA apamAna kaise kara sakatA hU~? zerazAha sUrI kA hRdaya gadgada ho utthaa| unhoMne modI ko gale lagA liyA aura apane yuvarAja ko kahA -bhaviSya meM kabhI galatI na krnaa| kyoMki prajA kI bahU-beTiyA~ tumhAre lie mAtA aura putrI ke samAna haiM, unakA sadA Adara krnaa|
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________________ 18 sAhasa kA puraskAra rAjA ajita sena bahuta hI nyAyapriya the / usake rAjya meM sabhI sukha-zAMtipUrvaka apanA jIvanayApana kara rahe the / rAjA bahuta hI zAnta prakRti kA thA / sajjanoM ke prati usakA apAra anugraha thA aura duSToM ke prati usakI daNDa vyavasthA bahuta hI kaThora thI jisase uddaNDa vyakti usake nAma ne hI kA~pate the / rAjA ke eka putra aura eka putrI thI / putra kA nAma mahendrakumAra aura putrI kA nAma maMjulA thA / putra kAmadeva ke samAna sundara thA to maMjulA rati ke samAna sundara thI / rAjA ne apane rAja- prAsAda meM hI unake adhyayana kI vyavasthA kI / donoM kA adhyayana samApta huA / rAjA ne mahendra ko ucca adhyayana karane hetu anya sthAna para jahA~ uccatama adhyayana hotA thA usa vidyAlaya meM preSita kiyA / mahendra adhyayana meM itanA tallIna ho gayA ki use samaya hI mila na pAtA ki vaha patra de sake / lambe samaya taka rAjA ko putra kA patra prApta na huA jisase vaha atyadhika cintita ho
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________________ 128 paMcAmRta utthaa| rAjya kA bhAra maMtrI ko dekara vaha svayaM pUtra ke samAcAra lene ke lie vidyAlaya phuNcaa| putra ko atyadhika tallInatA ke sAtha par3hate hue dekhakara usake mana meM bahuta hI prasannatA huii| rAjA ke jAne ke pazcAt eka dina rAjakumArI maMjulA sAyaMkAla nagara ke bAhara ke udyAna meM ghUmane ke lie pahu~cI / ghUmate-ghUmate andherA ho gyaa| vaha apanI dAsiyoM ke sAtha punaH lauTane vAlI hI thI ki cAra sazastra vyaktiyoM ne unheM ghera liyaa| cAra sazastra vyaktiyoM ko dekhakara maMjulA aura usakI saheliyA~ ghabarA gii| kyoMki na to unake pAsa zastra the aura bacane kA koI sAdhana hI thaa| itane meM eka sazastra vyakti Age bddh'aa| usane saheliyoM ke dekhate-dekhate hI maMjulA ko apane kandhe para biThAyA aura rotI aura cillAtI huI maMjulA ko lekara cala diyaa| zeSa tIna vyaktiyoM ne dAsiyoM se kahA-yadi tumane jarA bhI kolAhala kiyA to tumheM mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA jaaegaa| jaba taka maMjulA ko le jAne vAlA vyakti adRzya na ho gayA vahA~ taka ve tInoM vyakti vahA~ khar3e rahe / usake adRzya hote hI ve bhI vahA~ se cala diye| dAsiyoM kI jAna meM jAna AI / ve rotI huI
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________________ sAhasa kA puruSAra 10 rAjamahala meM pahuMcI aura rote hue hI unhoMne sArI rAmakahAnI sunA dii| mahArAnI ne sunA to ve behoza hokara jamIna para gira pdd'iiN| mantrI ne rAjavaidya ko bulAkara mahArAnI kI cikitsA karavAI jisase mahArAnI hoza meM aaii| mantrI ne zIghra hI apane vizvasta vyaktiyoM ko bhejakara mahArAja ko sUcita kiyA ki isa prakAra rAjakumArI kA apaharaNa ho gayA hai| senApati rAjakumArI ke apaharaNakartA kI anveSaNA karane lgaa| rAjA ajitasena apane putra mahendra ke sAtha zIghra hI rAjadhAnI phuNcaa| Aja usake cehare para udvignatA thii| mana meM aneka prakAra ke vicAra taraMgita ho rahe the| rAjA ne senApati se pUchA-maMjulA kA kucha patA lagA hai yA nahIM? senApati ne nivedana kiyA--rAjan ! maMjulA ko DAkuoM ne eka piMjar3e meM bandakara samudra meM eka jahAja meM laTakA diyA hai / usa piMjar3e ke nIce bArUda kA Dhera rakhA huA hai aura usake nIce sazastra bandukadhArI vyakti khar3e haiM / jahAja samudra ke bIca meM hai| rAjA ne cintita hokara kahA-aisA dussAhasa
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________________ 13. paMcAmRta kauna kara sakatA hai ? aisA pratIta hotA hai ki isameM kisI darabArI kA hAtha hai ? senApati ne nivedana kiyA-jahA~ taka mujhe patA calA hai yaha kArya ajitasiMha ne kiyA hai| kyoMki usake bhAI natthUsiMha ko Apane samApta kiyA thA / apane bhAI ke mArane kA badalA lene ke lie hI aisA kiyA gayA hai| rAjA ne vismita hote hue kahA--natthUsiMha ke bhAI ajitasiMha ne yaha dussAhasa kiyA hai ? usane maMjulA ko golI kA zikAra hI kyoM nahIM banA diyA ? senApati ne kahA-rAjan ! isameM rahasya hai| vaha maMjulA ke mAdhyama se Apako tathA mahendrasiMha ko apanI golI kA zikAra banAnA cAhatA hai| unheM yaha jJAta hai ki ApakA apanI putrI para atyadhika sneha hai| isalie Apa yA mahendra vahA~ avazya jaayeNge| rAjA ajitasena ne gambhIra garjanA karate hue kahA -hama kAyara nahIM haiN| hamArI nasoM meM rAjapUtI khUna khola rahA hai| abhI sainya taiyAra kro| hama usase yuddha kareMge aura batAyeMge ki hama kitane vIra haiN| senApati ne namratApUrvaka nivedana kiyA-ApakI
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________________ sAhasa kA puraskAra 131 AjJA zirodhArya hai| para merI yaha prArthanA hai ki samudra meM yuddha karanA ucita nahIM hai| unake pAsa topeM haiM ? hamAre pAsa kevala bandUkeM haiM jo samudra meM kAma nahIM deNgii| rahA prazna samudra meM jahAja se ldd'naa| usa yuddha meM bhI rAjakumArI ko prANoM kA adhika khatarA hai| ___ rAjA-to senApati pravara ! batAie kyA karanA cAhie? senApati ne kahA-merI dRSTi meM to guptarUpa se tairakara vahA~ pahu~canA cAhie aura usake lie adhika vyaktiyoM kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| kevala do vyakti hI paryApta haiN| rojakumAra mahendra ne kahA-maiM apanI pyArI bahana ke lie apane prANoM ko nyauchAvara karane ke lie taiyAra hai| dUsare balavanta nAmaka yuvaka ne kahA-maiM rAjakumAra mahendra kA sAtha dene ke lie prastuta huuN| . rAjakumAra mahendra aura balavanta ye donoM bahuta hI acche tairAka the| donoM nirbhaya hokara samudra meM kUda pdd'e| pAnI meM tairate hue jahAja taka pahu~ca gaye / mahendra apanI yojanA ke anusAra jahAja ke Age jAkara pAnI se bAhara niklaa| topaciyoM ne aura DAkU ajitasiMha ne
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________________ 132 paMcAmRta mahendra ko dekhA / unakA khUna khaula utthaa| ve use pakar3ane ke lie Age bddh'e| pIche se balavanta usa piMjar3e taka pahu~ca gyaa| usane rAjakumArI maMjulA ke piMjar3e ko lekara samudra meM DubakI lagA dI aura eka hathagolA bArUda ke Dhera para pheMka diyA, jisase bhayaMkara visphoTa huA aura pAnI meM bhayaMkara taraMga uThI / balavanta pAnI meM hI gAyaba ho gyaa| DAkU dala ne goliyoM se prahAra kiyaa| para kucha bhI lAbha na huA / balavanta maMjulA ko lekara mahala meM pahu~ca gayA aura vaha punaH zIghra hI apane vIra sAthiyoM ko lekara samudra taTa para phuNcaa| kintu vahA~ rAjakumAra mahendra dikhAI nahIM diyA aura na DAkU ajitasiMha kA dala hI dikhAI diyaa| balavanta samajha gayA ki DAkU dala rAjakumAra mahendra ko lekara isa bIhar3a jaMgala meM calA gayA hai| balavanta unake padacinhoM para calatA huA jaMgala meM phuNcaa| DAkU ajitasiMha hAtha meM bandUka lie khar3A thA aura eka DAkU saradAra rAjakumAra mahendra ko per3a se bAMdha rahA thaa| rAjakumAra ko bA~dhakara vaha DAkU ajitasiMha ke pAsa A gyaa| chipakara balavanta ne yaha sArA dRzya dekhaa| usane bahuta hI sAvadhAnIpUrvaka
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________________ sAhasa kA purAtAra 5 ajitasiMha aura dUsare DAkU ko nizAnA banAkara sanasanAtI haI goliyA~ chor3a diiN| ve goliyA~ DAkU ajitasiMha ke sIne ko cIrato huI pAra ho gyii| dUsarA DAkU saradAra bhI gira pdd'aa| DAkU dala ke eka sadasya ne mahendra para vAra kiyA para vaha vAra cUka gyaa| usI samaya balavanta ne apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha DAkU dala para hamalA kara diyaa| una vIra sainikoM ke sAmane DAkU dala kaba taka ThaharatA ? kucha DAkU vahIM para Dhera ho gaye, aura kucha vahAM se bhAga gye| balavanta ne rAjakumAra mahendra ko bandhana se mukta kiyaa| donoM ke premAzru chalaka pdd'e| rAjakumAra ko atyanta prasannatA thI ki use eka sAhasI mitra milA hai| ve donoM hI mahArAjA ajitasena ke sAmane upasthita hue| rAjA ne donoM kA hArdika svAgata kiyA aura udghoSaNA kI-Aja se mere do putra haiN| eka mahendra aura dUsarA blvnt| rAjakumArI maMjulA donoM vIroM kA abhinandana karane ke lie akSata aura rolI lekara upasthita huii| usane apane bhAI ke vijayazrI kA tilaka kiyaa| vaha balavanta kI ora bar3ha rahI thii| rAjA ke saMketa se do zreSTha mAlAe~ lAI gii| rAjakumArI maMjulA ne vaha
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________________ 134 paMcAmRta mAlA rAjA ke saMketa se balavanta ke gale meM DAla dI aura balavanta ne apane hAtha kI mAlA maMjulA ke gale meM DAla dii| balavanta ko usakI vIratA kA puraskAra mila gayA thaa| sabhI ora harSa kI dhvani se AkAzamaNDala gUMja utthaa| jana-jihvA para eka hI svara mukharita thA ki kartavya para jo balidAna hotA hai use sadA vijayazrI varaNa karatI hai|
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________________ 20 jyeSTha kI bhISma grISma Rtu meM eka yAtrI eka gA~va se dUsare gA~va jA rahA thA / bhayaMkara garmI thI, lU cala rahI thI / vaha calate-calate thaka gayA / eka Ama ke vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM vaha vizrAma lene baiTha gayA / usane socA abhI bahuta hI garmI hai, kyoM nahIM kucha samaya ke lie maiM yahA~ vizrAma kara luuN| vaha vahIM para ArAma se so gayA / thakA huA hone se use gaharI nidrA A gaI / Ama ke vRkSa para eka koyala baiThI huI apane madhura svara se jana-mana ko mugdha kara rahI thI / koyala ne dekhA usa yAtrI ke mu~ha para dhUpa camaka rahI thI / koyala ne socA - yaha yAtrI Ananda se so rahA hai kintu dhUpa ke kAraNa isakI nIMda ur3a jAegI / maiM aisA koI upAya karU jisase isake mu~ha para chAyA banI rahe / kara bhalA hogA bhalA " vaha socatI rahI ki chAyA kaise kI jAya ? jahA~ se dhUpa A rahI thI una TahaniyoM ke bIca meM apane paMkha phailAkara vaha baiTha gaI / usane dekhA aba yAtrI ke mu~ha
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________________ 136 paMcAmRta para chAyA ho rahI hai| vaha prasannatA se jhUma uThI ki mere kAraNa yAtrI ko sukha prApta huaa| vaha usI taraha se baiThI rhii| . vizva kA yaha niyama hai ki sajjanoM ko kaSTa dene vAle bhI loga isa saMsAra meM haiN| vRkSa para eka kauA baiThA huA thaa| use koyala kA yaha kArya acchA nahIM lgaa| usane socA kisI taraha koyala ko sabaka sikhAnA cAhie ki paropakAra karanA kitanA hAniprada _kauA pakSiyoM meM bahuta hI cAlAka pakSI hai| vaha socane lagA-aisA kArya karanA cAhie ki sA~pa bhI mara jAya aura lAThI bhI na ttuutte| vaha tejI se ur3akara eka haDDI kA Tukar3A le AyA aura vaha haDDI kA Tukar3A yAtrI ke muMha para DAla diyaa| muMha para haDDI kA Tukar3A girane se yAtrI uTha baitthaa| vaha apanI coTa ko sahalAne lgaa| usane apane sannikaTa par3I huI haDDI ke Tukar3e ko dekhA aura Upara dekhA to koyala baiThI huI thii| binA soce-samajhe hI eka tIkSNa dhAra ke patthara ko usane hAtha meM uThAyA aura pUrI zakti ke sAtha koyala ko ora pheMka diyaa| patthara ko pheMkate hue dekhakara kauA bahuta hI prasanna huA ki aba koyala apanI jAna se hAtha
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________________ kara malA, hogA malA 137 dho baitthegii| kintu vaha patthara koyala ko na lagakara kaue ko laga gayA jisase kauA Dhera hokara nIce gira pdd'aa| kaue kI cIkha se koyala ghabarA gii| usane nIce jhoMkakara dekhA to use spaSTa ho gayA ki kaue ne haDDI phaikI thI jisake kAraNa use mauta kA zikAra bananA pdd'aa| yadyapi kauA mujhe mAranA cAhatA thA, para bhalAI kA badalA kabhI burA nahIM ho sktaa| yadi kauA bhalAI nahIM kara sakatA thA to use burAI bhI nahIM karanI cAhie thii| burAI kA pariNAma hamezA burA hI hotA hai| isalie kahAvata hai-"kara bhalA, hogA bhalA" /
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________________ 21 sneha kA bANa __eka suhAvanA jaMgala thaa| usa jaMgala meM saikar3oM pazu rahate the| usameM eka mRga dampati bhI rahatA thaa| donoM meM atyadhika sneha thaa| eka bAra bhayaMkara dubhikSa pdd'aa| varSA na hone se jaMgala meM pAnI aura ghAsa kA abhAva ho gayA jisase hajAroM pazu be-mauta mara ge| mRga dampati ko bhI tIvra pyAsa satAne lgii| kintu kahIM bhI pAnI nahIM thaa| ve donoM pAnI kI anveSaNA ke lie idhara se udhara ghUmane lge| ve eka khaDDe para pahu~ce jahA~ para thor3A-sA pAnI thaa| usa pAnI se eka kI hI pyAsa zAnta ho sakatI thii| ve donoM eka-dUsare kI ora tAkane lge| hariNI ne premAzra, bahAte hue kahA-nAtha ! Apa isa pAnI ko pI leN| mujhe dUsare sthAna para pAnI mila jaaegaa| maiM dUsare sthAna para pAnI pI luuNgii| hariNa ne kahA-maiM puruSa huuN| merA zArIrika saMsthAna terI apekSA majabUta hai| maiM aura bhI kucha samaya taka pyAsa ko saha luuNgaa| tU pAnI pI le|
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________________ sneha kA pAna 1 hariNI ne kahA-nAtha ! puruSa to puruSArtha pradhAna hote haiM / vizva meM puruSArthiyoM kI hI kadra hai| maiM Apase nivedana karatI hU~, Apa pAnI pI leN| merI cintA na kreN| hariNa ne muskarAte hue kahA-priye ! yaha satya hai ki hama puruSArtha kara sakate haiN| kintu usa puruSArtha kI mUla prerikA nArI hai| tumhArI hI preraNA se hama puruSArtha kara pAte haiN| ataH tumheM pAnI kI adhika AvazyakatA hai| tuma pAnI pI lo| hariNI ne kahA-nAtha ! nArI bhale hI nara kA pathapradarzana karatI ho to bhI vaha usakA anugamana karane vAlI hai| usane apane Apa ko nara ke caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyA hai| usake pAsa kevala mamatA hai, svAmI to usakA nara hI hai| isalie maiM Apase namra nivedana karatI hU~, Apa pAnI pI leN| hariNa ne kahA-dekho, tAlI kabhI eka hAtha se nahIM bajA krtii| nara ke sAmane nArI sarvasva samarpita karatI hai, to puruSa bhI to nArI ko hI saba kucha de detA hai| isalie tuma kisI prakAra vicAra na kro| isa prakAra eka-dUsare ko pAnI pIne ke lie ___
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________________ 140 paMcAmata kahate hue donoM ne prANa tyAga diye| kintu kisI ne bhI pAnI nahIM piyaa| ___ usa samaya eka zreSThI apanI seThAnI ke sAtha anya gA~va jA rahA thaa| mArga meM isa prakAra hariNa aura hariNI ko mare hue dekhaa| seTha ne seThAnI se pUchA --yahA~ para koI zikArI bhI nahIM dikhAI de rahA hai| inako bANa bhI nahIM lagA hai| inhoMne apane prANa kyoM tyAga diye| kyA tuma isakA rahasya batA sakogI? khar3e na dIkhe pAradhI, lage na dIkheM bAna / pUchaM maiM tumase priye, 'kyoMkara taje pirAna ?' | seThAnI ne uttara dete hue kahA-lagatA hai priyatama ! yahA~ para jala kama hai, para sneha adhika hai jisake kAraNa ina donoM ne 'tU pI' 'tU pI' isa prakAra eka-dUsare kI manuhAra karate hue prANa tyAga diye jala thor3A nehA ghanA, lage prIti ke bAna / 'tU pI', 'tU pI' kara mare, 'yU kara taje pirAna' / / seThAnI ke uttara se seTha atyadhika prasanna huaa| usane kahA-tUne vAstavikatA kA udghATana kiyA hai / aura ve eka-dUsare kI prema-prazaMsA karate hue Age bar3ha gye|
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________________ buddhi kI parIkSA gujarAta ke cAMpAnera durga meM muhammadazAha begar3A kA rAjya thaa| laghuka nAmaka eka brAhmaNa jo kathAvyAsa thA, usa para muhammadazAha kI atyadhika kRpA thii| muhammadazAha usake saMketa se kArya karate the| ve usakI pratibhA se prabhAvita the| kAjI-mullAoM ko IrSyA hAne lgii| ve socane lage-muhammadazAha musalamAna hokara eka hindU paNDita ke saMketa para kArya karatA hai aura vyAsa bhI prAtaHkAla hI Akara baiTha jAtA hai| kAjI-mullAoM ne milakara muhammadazAha se prArthanA kI-hujUra, kurAna zarIpha meM likhA hai prAtaHkAla hindU logoM kA muMha nahIM dekhanA cAhie, kyoMki unakA muha dekhane se dojakha prApta hotI hai| ataH hamArA nivedana hai Apa prAtaHkAla vyAsa kA muMha na dekhA kreN| muhammadazAha ne kahA-aba se maiM dhyAna rkhuugaa| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla jaba laghuka mahala meM pahuMcA taba muhammadazAha ne kahA-tuma prAtaHkAla mere pAsa na AyA kro| maiM tumhArA subaha-subaha muha dekhanA pasanda nahIM krtaa|
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________________ 142 paMcAmRta vyAsa vahAM se cala diyaa| use apanA apamAna mahasUsa huaa| ataH cAMpAnera durga ko chor3akara kaTigrAma meM jAkara rahane lgaa| vyAsa kI anupasthiti se zAha ko aTapaTA lagane lgaa| mana meM vicAra AyA--maiMne mullAoM ke kahane se galata nirNaya le liyaa| vyAsa ko punaH kaise bulAyA jAya ? usane kAjI-zekha-mullAoM ke samakSa cAra prazna upasthita kiye-(1) sarvabIja, (2) sarvarasa; (3) kRtajJa aura (4) kRtaghna-ye cAra vastue~ laao| kintu mullAoM meM buddhi kA abhAva thaa| ve bahuta socate rahe, kintu uttara na de ske| dUsare dina mullAoM ne kahA-isa prazna kA uttara hameM nahIM aataa| muhammadazAha ne kruddha hokara kahA-tuma buddha ho| tumheM kucha bhI samajha nahIM hai| tuma kevala IrSyA karanA jAnate ho| yadi laghuka vyAsa hotA to vaha samucita uttara de sakatA thaa| mullAoM ne kahA-Apako kevala bhrama hai| laghuka vyAsa ina praznoM kA uttara nahIM de sakatA, hama dAve ke sAtha kaha sakate haiN| muhammadazAha ne apane anucara ko bhejakara vyAsa ko AdarapUrvaka bulavAyA aura sabhI ke sAmane ve cAroM
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________________ buddhi kI parIkSA 14 prazna kiye| vyAsa ne kahA-abhI to samaya bahuta hI kama hai, maiM kala prAtaHkAla isakA uttara duuNgaa| dUsare dina laghuka vyAsa rAjasabhA meM upasthita huaa| usake hAtha meM jala, namaka, kuttA aura jAmAtA thaa| usane cAroM praznoM kA uttara dete hue kahA-yaha pAnI sarvabIja hai, kyoMki pAnI ke abhAva meM koI bhI bIja.paidA nahIM ho sakatA / namaka kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA-yaha sarvarasa hai| isake binA sabhI rasa svAdahIna pratIta hote haiN| kutte kI ora aMgulI nirdeza karate hue kahA-yaha kRtajJa hai, kevala do roTI ke AdhAra para yaha apane svAmI kI rakSA karane ke lie sadA tatpara rahatA hai| jAmAtA ko batAte hue kahA-yaha kRtaghna hai| isako cAhe kitanA bhI de diyA jAya to bhI yaha kabhI upakAra nahIM maantaa| muhammadazAha usake uttara ko sunakara bahuta hI prasanna hue aura atyadhika puraskAra pradAna kara usakA abhinandana kiyaa|
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________________ 23 zuru-bhakti maharSi Ayoda dhaumya kA ziSya upamanyu gurubhakta tathA kartavyaniSTha thaa| usake mana meM guru ke prati apAra niSThA thii| guru ne gaueM carAne kA aura una gauoM kI rakhavAlI kA kArya use de rakhA thaa| vaha sadA gurusevA meM tallIna rahatA / guru ke Adeza se vaha gAMva meM bhikSA lene ke lie jAtA aura jo bhI bhikSA prApta hotI saba lAkara guru ke samakSa rakha detaa| guru sArI bhikSA apane lie rakha lete aura ziSya ko usameM se tanika mAtra bhI anna nahIM dete| upamanyu zAMti se apane kArya meM lagA rhtaa| eka dina RSi ne upamanyu se pUchA-upamanyu ! maiM tumheM bhikSA meM se kucha bhI nahIM detaa| aisI sthiti meM bhI tumhArA zarIra bahuta hI hRSTa-puSTa hai| batAo tuma kyA khAte ho? upamanyu ne kahA-gurudeva ! maiM dubArA bhikSA mAMga kara lAtA huuN| __ RSi ne kahA- tuma yaha ThIka nahIM karate / dubArA gRhasthoM ke yahA~ bhikSA ke lie jAte samaya tumheM zarma
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________________ 143 nahIM AtI ? ve gRhastha loga mana loga mana meM kyA socate hoMge ? dUsare bhikSuoM ko bhikSA nahIM milatI hogI / yaha sArA pApa tumheM lagatA hai / upamanyu ne kahA- gurudeva ! aba maiM aisA nahIM karU~gA / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt RSi ne punaH eka dina usase pUchA- tuma Ajakala kyA bhojana karate ho ? upamanyu ne kahA -- ina dinoM maiM kevala gAya kA dUdha pI letA hU~ / RSi ne DA~Tate hue kahA gAyeM merI haiM / merI binA anumati ke tuma gAyoM kA dUdha kaise pI sakate ho ? tumane bar3A aparAdha kiyA hai / aba upamanyu ne kahA- gurudeva ! mujhe patA nahIM thA isIlie maiMne dUdha piyA hai / aba se dUdha nahIM pIU~gA / kucha dinoM ke pazcAt punaH RSi ne pUchA -aba tuma kyA khAte ho ? usane batAyA - bachar3oM ke mu~ha se jo phena giratA hai vaha maiM grahaNa kara letA hU~ | ------ RSi ne kahA -- govatsa bar3e hI dayAlu hote haiM / ve tumhAre lie adhika jhAga banAkara girAte haiM aura svayaM bhUkhe raha jAte haiM / isIlie aisA duSkRtya tumheM nahIM karanA cAhie / isase bachar3oM ke bhUkhA rahane kA pApa tumheM lagatA hai /
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________________ 146 paMcAmRta RSi ne upamanyu ke bhojana ke sabhI dvAra banda kara diye the| gAyoM ke pIche daur3ate rahane se tIvra bhUkha satAtI thii| dUsarA koI upAya nahIM milA jisase vivaza hokara usane Aka ke patte khA lie| una viSaile pattoM ke kAraNa vaha A~khoM se andhA ho gyaa| use kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM de rahA thA, ataH calate-calate vaha eka dina pAnI rahita kue meM gira gyaa| sUryAsta ho gayA thaa| kintu upamanyu abhI taka lauTA nahIM thaa| RSi socane lage--maiMne usake bhojana ke sabhI dvAra banda kara diye| saMbhava hai isI se vaha ruSTa hokara kahIM bhAga to nahIM gayA hai ? ataH apane anya ziSyoM ke sAtha usI jaMgala meM pahuMce jahA~ upamanyu gAyeM carAne ke lie le jAtA thaa| RSi ne AvAja lagAIvatsa upamanyu ! tuma kahA~ ho ? usI samaya upamanyu kI dhvani sunAI dI-~-gurudeva ! maiM kue meM girA huA huuN| RSi kue ke sannikaTa aaye| pUchane para upamanyu ne batAyA-bhUkha se chaTapaTAne ke kAraNa maiMne Aka ke patte khAye the jisase merI netra-jyoti calI gii| RSi ne kahA-vatsa upamanyu ! tuma azvinIkumAra jo devoM ke vaidya haiM, unakI stuti karo jisase tumhArI netra-jyoti punaH A jaaegii| guru ke Adeza ke anusAra
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________________ guru-bhakti 147 upamanyu ne stuti prArambha kii| azvinIkumAra pragaTa hue eka bahuta hI bar3hiyA mAlapuA use dete hue kahAise khA lo| upamanyu ne namratApUrNa nivedana kiyAmaiM gurudeva ko arpaNa kiye binA nahIM khA sktaa| azvinIkumAroM ne kahA-tumhAre guru ne bhI pahale hamArI stuti kI thI aura hamane prasanna hokara unheM mAlapuA diyA thaa| vaha unhoMne bar3I pragrannatA se khaayaa| tuma bhI ise khA lo| upamanyu ne kahA-Apa mujhe kSamA kreN| maiM gurujanoM kA doSa nahIM dekha sakatA aura na suna hI sakatA huuN| yadi unhoMne kabhI galatI kI to maiM bhI usa galatI kI punarAvRtti karU yaha yogya nahIM hai| maiM guru ko binA arpaNa kie kucha bhI nahIM khA sktaa| azvinIkumAroM ne atyadhika prasanna hote hue kahA-terI gurubhakti para hama atyadhika prasanna haiN| tumhArI netra-jyoti pahale se bhI adhika teja ho jaaegii| aura tumhAre dA~ta bhI muktA kI taraha camakane lgeNge| ve itane majabUta ho jAyeMge ki vRddhAvasthA meM bhI nahIM gireNge| azvinIkumAroM ne upamanyu ko kue the bAhara nikaalaa| upamanyu ne maharSi ko namaskAra kiyA
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________________ 148 paMcAmRta sArI bAteM sunakara RSi ne prasanna hote hue kahAsAre veda, upaniSad Adi dharma zAstra tujhe svataH hI kaNThastha ho jAyeMge / aura unake rahasya kA tumheM samyaka parijJAna ho jaaegaa| tuma dharma aura darzana ke gambhIra rahasyoM ko samyak prakAra se jAna jAoge / paurANika sAhitya meM upamanyu kI prastuta ghaTanA gurubhakti kA eka jvalanta Adarza upasthita karatI hai / 0
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________________ 24 vicitra yukti eka jATa bAraha varSa taka dillI meM rahA / aba vaha apane gA~va jAne kI soca rahA thA / usake mana meM yaha vicAra AyA ki bAraha varSa taka dillI meM rahane ke bAvajUda bhI bAdazAha ke darzana nahIM hue| mere gA~va vAle mujhase pUcheMge to maiM unheM kyA uttara dU~gA / usane apane vicAra eka seTha ke sAmane prastuta kie / seTha ne kahA - bAdazAha ke darzana yA to nekI se ho sakate haiM yA badI se ho sakate haiM / jATa ne kahA - seThajI ! maiM ApakI rahasyabharI bAta nahIM samajha sakA / jarA ise spaSTa kareM / seTha ne kahA - bAdazAha ke darzana kA eka mArga to yaha hai - dasa-bIsa svarNamudrAe~ bAdazAha ko arpita karo / aura do-cAra svarNamudrAe~ bAdazAha ke anucaroM ko khilAo to bAdazAha ke darzana sambhava haiM / yadi aisA nahIM kara sakate ho to nagara ke supratiSThita kisI vyakti ke do-cAra jUte lagA do / vaha ruSTa hokara tumheM bAdazAha ke pAsa le jAegA /
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________________ paMcAmRta jATa ke pAsa svarNamudrAe~ nahIM thIM / vaha to bar3I kaThinAI se apanA peTa bhara rahA thA / usane socA- pahalA upAya maiM nahIM kara sktaa| dUsarA upAya hI acchA hai| usane apane paira meM se jUtA nikAlA aura usI seTha ke sira para jamA diyaa| jUte ke prahAra se seTha ko atyadhika krodha aayaa| usane apane anucaroM se use pakar3avA liyA aura nyAya ke lie use pakar3akara bAdazAha ke pAsa le jAne ke lie prasthita huA / mArga meM hI kotavAla aura rAjagaNikA ne use rokanA caahaa| jATa ne kruddha hokara unake sira para bhI jUte lagA diye / seTha to pahale se hI gusse meM bharA huA thA / ve donoM bhI Ape se bAhara ho ge| jATa ko lekara ve tInoM vAdazAha ke darabAra meM pahu~ce / 150 bAdazAha ne jATa se aparAdha kA kAraNa pUchA jATa ne sahI sthiti batAte hue bAdazAha se kahAmerI icchA cirakAla se Apake darzana karane kI thI / maiMne seTha se Apake darzana ke sambandha meM pUchA / seTha ne do upAya batAye / maiM garIba AdamI pahalA upAya nahIM kara sakatA thA / seTha ne hI mujhe dUsarA upAya batAyA thA, ataH maiMne socA ki inase bar3hakara dUsarA vyakti kauna hogA ? ataH maiMne seTha ke batAye hue upAya kA prayoga
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________________ vicitra yukti FET unhIM para kiyA / seThajI mujhe lekara A rahe the Apake darzana ke lie, bIca meM kotavAla sAhaba ne aura bahinajI ne bAdhA upasthita kI / unhoMne seTha ko batAyAkyoM jATa ke pIche par3e ho, jisa phala meM rasa nahIM hai use nicor3ane meM phAyadA hI kyA hai ? jisase seTha kA roSa kama ho gayA aura usane punaH lauTanA cAhA / taba maiMne Apake darzana hetu seTha ke batAye hue upAya kA prayoga kotavAla aura bahnijI para kiyA / jisase inhoMne kRpA kara Apake darzana karavAye haiM / bAdazAha aura sabhAsada jATa kI buddhi para prasanna the / bAdazAha ne usake aparAdha ko kSamA kara aura kucha puraskAra dekara jATa ko vidA kiyaa| jATa AhlAdita hotA huA rAja-pariSad se bAhara nikalA / seTha ne, kotavAla ne aura gaNikA ne eka svara se kahA -- bAdazAha ne nyAya nahIM kiyA hai| isa prakAra badamAza vyaktiyoM ko protsAhana denA ucita nahIM hai / aisI sthiti meM hama yahA~ nahIM raha sakate / hama yahA~ se anyatra cale jAe~ge / use kaThora daNDa denA cAhie thA bAdazAha ko bhI unakI bAtoM meM kucha tathya pratIta huA / punaH apane anucaroM ko bhejakara jATa ko apane
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________________ 152 paMcAmRta pAsa bulaayaa| jATa bAdazAha ke pAsa lauTane lgaa| use rAste meM tIna paharedAra mile| unhoMne jATa ko rokakara kahA-bAdazAha Apako jo bhI puraskAra pradAna kareM, usameM AdhA hissA merA hai / dUsare aura tIsare paharedAra ne kahA, usameM cauthA-cauthA hissA hamArA hai / jATa ne paharedAroM kI bAta svIkAra lii| vaha bAdazAha ke samakSa upasthita huaa| bAdazAha ne krodha se lAla A~kheM karate hue kahA-isa jATa ko 500 kor3e lagAe jaaeN| seTha, kotavAla aura gaNikA bAdazAha ke isa Adeza ko sunakara bahuta hI prasanna hue| jATa ne bhI khilakhilAkara ha~sate hue kahA-ApakA Adeza mujhe saharSa svIkAra hai| maiM punaH Apake darzana ke lie A rahA thaa| usa samaya Apake tIna paharedAroM ne mere ko kahA ---jo bhI bAdazAha tumheM puraskAra de usameM pradhAna paharedAra kA AdhA hissA hai aura do laghu paharedAroM kA cauthA-cauthA hissA hai| maiMne unheM dene kA vacana diyA hai| ataH ina pA~ca sau kor3oM meM se 250 kor3e pradhAna paharedAra ko aura 125-125 laghu paharedAroM ko lagA diye jaayN| maiM to bar3A saubhAgyazAlI hU~, mujhe ___
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________________ vicitra yukti 113 Apake darzanoM kA saubhAgya eka bAra nahIM do bAra ho gayA hai| vaha bAdazAha ko praNAma kara cala diyaa| paharedAra isa vicitra puraskAra ko pAkara daMga the aura jATa apanI yukti para prasanna thaa|
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________________ 25 saann ssttii tthiaalii eka gA~va meM eka bahuta hI buddhimAna kisAna rahatA thaa| vaha bahuta hI parizramI thaa| eka bAra vaha apate kheta jotane jA rahA thaa| rAste meM use eka khUkhvAra bandaroM kA samUha milaa| unhoMne kisAna ko kahA-tuma yahA~ se bhAga jaao| yadi yahA~ para tumane kucha bhI khetI kI to vaha khetI surakSita nahIM raha skegii| kisAna ne muskarAte hue kahA-bandaro ! tuma to bahuta hI sajjana ho| dekho, mujhe khetI karane do| zrama maiM karU~gA aura jo paidA hogA usakA AdhA hissA maiM tumheM saharSa duuNgaa| tumheM to binA zrama kiye hI kheta kA AdhA mAla milegaa| isalie tuma nArAja na bano aura sahayoga do| bandaroM ne kahA- yadi aisA hai to jo jamIna para paidA hogA usake mAlika hama baneMge aura jo jamIna ke andara hogA usa para tumharA adhikAra hogaa| bolo, tumheM hamArI yaha zarta svIkAra hai na ?
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________________ mAnava kI buddhimAnI 155 kisAna ne kahA- maiM tumhArI zarta ko saharSa svIkAra karatA huuN| kisAna ne apane kheta meM AlU bo diye / bandara rAta-dina usakI rakSA ke lie laga gye| jaba kheta pUrNa taiyAra ho gayA to kisAna gAr3I lekara mAla lene ke lie vahA~ pahu~cA / bandara bhI pahale se vahA~ tayAra the| kisAna ne apanI zarta ke anusAra AlU le lie aura patte bandaroM ke hAtha meM lge| jaba unhoMne AlU ke patte cabAye to unheM svAdiSTa nahIM lge| jaba kisAna calA gayA kheta meM eka sthAna para kucha AlU unheM mila gye| jaba unhoMne ve AlU khAye to unheM bahuta hI svAdiSTa lge| bandara kisAna ke pIche daur3e, kintu taba taka kisAna apane ghara pahu~ca cukA thaa| usane A luoM ko ghara meM surakSita rakha diyA thaa| ata: ve nirAza hokara lauTa aaye| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt kisAna punaH khetI kA sAmAna lekara kheta para phuNcaa| vaha kheta jotanA cAhatA thaa| kintu bandaroM kI krodhabharI mudrA se kisAna eka bAra bhayabhIta ho gyaa| kintu dUsare hI kSaNa saMbhalakara usane kahA-bandara bhAiyo ! tuma mere para itane nArAja kyoM ho? tumane jaisA kahA thA vaisA hI maiMne kiyaa|
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________________ 156 paMcAmRta phira nArAja hone kI bAta hI kyA hai ? maiM to aba bhI tuma jaisA kahoge vaisA karane ke lie taiyAra hU~ / bandaroM ne kahA- tumane pichalI bAra hameM Thaga liyA hai| isa bAra hama tumhAre cakkara meM na AeMge / tumheM hamArI zarta svIkAra ho to yahA~ para khetI kara sakate ho / nahIM to nhiiN| dekho, jo jamIna ke andara kA bhAga hogA usa para hamArA adhikAra hogA aura jo Upara kA bhAga hogA usa para tumhArA adhikAra hogA / kisAna ne kahA- mujhe ApakI zarta saharSa maMjUra hai / kisAna ne isa bAra kheta meM gehU~ boye / isa bAra bhI bandara usakA paharA dete rahe tAki koI khetI kA nukasAna na kara ske| jaba khetI pakakara taiyAra huI, tAM kisAna gAr3iyA~ lekara upasthita huA / vaha Upara kA hissA gehU~ kI bAliyA~ gAr3iyoM meM lAdakara ghara kI ora cala diyA | bandara AhlAdita hote hue kheta meM jar3eM nikAla nikAlakara cabAne lage / kintu pichalI bAra kI taraha isa bAra bhI unakA mu~ha kar3avAhaTa se bhara gayA / sAre mu~ha meM miTTI bhara gaI / isa bAra unheM bahuta hI krodha AyA -- kisAna
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________________ mAnava kA buddhimAnI 27 ko hama noca deNge| ve sabhI kisAna ko pakar3ane ke lie daur3e, para kisAna apane ghara pahu~ca cukA thA, isalie ve usakA bAla bhI bAMkA na kara ske| tIsarI bAra jaba kisAna khetI karane ke lie pahu~cA to bandaroM ne kruddha hote hue kahA-tumane do bAra hameM Thaga liyA hai| kintu isa bAra hameM Thaga na sakoge / yadi tumheM hamArI zarta svIkAra ho to khetI kara sakate ho| kisAna ne kahA-jaisA bhI Apa Adeza deMge mujhe saharSa svIkAra hai| bandaroM ne kahA-isa bAra Upara kA aura jamIna ke andara kA jo bhAga hogA use hama leMge, bIca ke bhAga para tumhArA adhikAra hogaa| kisAna ne bandaroM kI zarta svIkAra krlii| isa bAra usane ganne kI khetI kii| jaba khetI taiyAra ho gaI to pUrva kI taraha kisAna kheta para gAr3iyAM lekara phuNcaa| isa samaya bandara bahuta hI khuza the| kisAna ne zarta ke anasAra Upara kA hissA aura jamIna meM rahane vAle hisse ko kATakara bandaroM ko de diyA aura svayaM ganna lekara cala diyaa| isa bAra bhI bandaroM ne jaba use cakhA to kisI bhI prakAra ke madhura svAda kA anubhava na huaa| unhoMne dekhA-buddhimAna mAnava se cAhe ___
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________________ 158 paMcAmRta kaisA bhI samajhautA kiyA jAya, para vaha apanI buddhi ke sAmane hameM kabhI bhI Tikane nahIM degaa| hama kevala khetI kI dekhabhAla kara majadUrI karate rahe aura vaha sadA hI madhura va kAma kI vastu ko lekara calatA banA / isalie unhoMne vahA~ se prasthAna kara diyaa|
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________________ kathA sAhitya kI anamola pustakeM * jaina kathAe~ [bhAga 1 se 53] taiyAra 3)=156) [bhAga 54 se 100 taka saMpAdana-prakAzanAdhIna *bindu meM sindhu 2) *atIta ke ujjvala caritra 2) * pratidhvani 3)50 * bolate citra 1)50 * phUla aura parAga1)50 * mahakate phUla 2) * amiTa rekhAe~ 2) * meghakumAra 2)50 * mukti kA amara rAhI: jambUkumAra 5) *sonA aura sugandha 2) * satya-zIla kI amara sAdhikAe~ 12) * zUlI aura siMhAsana 2) * khilatI kaliyAM : muskarAte phUla 3)50 * bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pratinidhi kathAe~ zIghra hI prakAzamAna * paMcAmata3) * jIvana kI camakatI prabhA 3) * dharatI ke phUla 3) * camakate sitAre 3) * gAgara meM sAgara 3) * atIta ke calacitra 3) * bolatI tasvIreM 3) * kucha motI: kucha hIre 3) ye laghu kathAe~ preraka, bodhaprada aura atyanta rocaka haiN| samparka kareM: zrI tAraka guru jana granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala udayapura (rAja.) AvaraNa pRSTha ke mudraka zaila prinTarsa' mAIthAna, AgarA-3