Parishah Jayi

Author(s): Shekharchandra Jain
Publisher: Kunthusagar Graphics Centre
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003695/1

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parISaha-jayI DaoN.zekharacandra jaina Jain Educationa International

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*** parISaha-jayI xxxxnxxx parISahajayI (mahAna tapasvI muniyoM kI kathAyeM ) lekhaka DaoN. zekharacandra jaina prakAzaka zrI kunthusAgara grAphiksa senTara, ahamadAbAda

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parISahajayI ( mahAna tapasvI muniyoM kI kathAyeM ) lekhaka DaoN. zekharacandra jaina prakAzaka vitaraka zrI kunthusAgara grAphiksa senTara, 6, umiyAdevI sosAyaTI naM. 2, amarAIvAr3I ahamadAbAda - 380026 - sarvAdhikAra lekhaka ke surakSita lesara TAipa seTarsa zrI kunthusAgara grAphiksa senTara ahamadAbAda mudraka : mArUti prinTarsa, ahamadAbAda parISaha - jayI mUlya 25 rUpaye mAtra

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parISaha-jayI * ( AzIrvAda DaoN. zekharacandra jaina mUrdhanya vidvAna evaM ucca koTi ke lekhaka haiM / unhoMne jaina sAhitya kI prAyaH sabhI vidyAoM para kalama calAI hai / unake pravacanoM , samIkSA, dhyAna kI pustakeM lokapriya huI haiM / 'mRtyujaMyI kevalIrAma'upanyAsa dvArA padma purANa ko sarala bhASA meM prastuta karane kA prasaMzanIya kArya kiyA hai| mahAna jaina satiyoM aura upasargavijatA muniyoM kI kathA naI evaM sarala zailI meM prastuta kara unhoMne naI pIr3hI ko dharma ke prati AsthAvAna banAne kA uttama kArya kiyA hai| 'tIrthaMkaravANI' ke mAdhyama se ve dharma-samAja kI sevA kara hI rahe haiM / yaha 'parISahajayI' kRti avazya logoM ko sacce muniyoM ke prati zraddhAvAna banAyegI evaM deva-zAstra-guru ke prati AsthA-vizvAsa utpanna karegI / Aja ekAntavAdiyoM dvArA muniyoM ko dravyaliMgI kahakara jo bhartsanA kI jA rahI hai, unake lie muniyoM kA dRr3ha caritra-Alekhana yogya pratyuttara hai / maiM isa kRti para DaoN. jaina ko AzIrvAda detA hU~ / ve satsAhitya lekhana meM niraMtara pragati karate raheM, yahI zubha kAmanA vyakta karatA hU~ / gaNadharAcArya kunthusAgara

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xxxvirdik parISaha-jayI * -*-* TRESSES lekhaka paricaya DaoN. zekharacandra jaina ema.e., pI-eca.DI.,ela.ela.bI., sAhityaratna zikSaNa va kAryakSetra adhyakSa : hindI vibhAga zrImatI sadguNA sI. yu. ArTsa koleja phora garlsa ,ahamadAbAda sAhityaka ruci :- kAvya ,kahAnI,aikAMkI ,evaM samIkSA lekhana / prakAzita sAhitya :- "rASTrIya kavi dinakara aura unakI kAvya klaa|" 'ghara vAlA', 'kaThaputalI kA zora' (kAvya) 'nae gIta-nae svara', 'cetanA' / anya kaviyoM ke sAtha gujarAta ke pratinidhi hindI kavi 'TUTate saMkalpa' (kahAnI saMgraha) 'ikAiyA~-parachAiyA~' kahAnI saMgraha (saha-saMpAdaka) kApar3iyA abhinandana grantha (pradhAna-saMpAdaka) AryikA jJAnamatI mAtAjI abhivaMdana grantha (saha-saMpAdaka) gaNadharAcArya kunthusAgarajI abhivaMdana grantha (pradhAna-saMpAdaka) The Directory of Gujarat (Co-editor) The Jain (Souvenir) Co-Editor AdhyAtmika prakAzita sAhitya mukti kA Ananda (hindI-gujarAtI) jainArAdhanA kI vaijJAnikatA (gujarAtI) jainadharma : siddhAnta aura ArAdhanA (hindI) mRtyuJjayI kevalIrAma (upAnyAsa) tana sAdho : mana bAMdho (dhyAna saMbaMdhI) (hindI-gujarAtI) mRtyu mahotsava (hindI) jyotirdharA (kahAnI saMgraha) (hindI- gujarAtI) parISahajayI (kahAnI saMgraha) (hindI) pradhAna saMpAdaka :-"tIrthaMkaravANI" (mAsika patra)

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***parISaha-jayI ** * ** Arthika sahayogI zrI jitendrakumAra ramezacanda koTaDiyA dharmavatsala, saMghapati zrI ramezacandra koTaDiyA evaM saMskAra priya mAtA zAMtAdevI ke putra zrI jitendra kumAra koTaDiyA apane mAtA -pitA ke dharma saMskAroM se ota-prota haiN| bI.koma. bambaI meM karane ke pazcAta bhAgya AjamAne kizorAvasthA meM hI amarIkA pahu~ce / zrama aura bhAgya ke sahayoga se eka pratiSThita vyApArI ke rUpa meM sthAI hue / 15 varSoM se amarIkA ke phloriDA rAjya ke oralenDo zahara meM jo, ApTeka senTara ke kAraNa vizva ke AkarSaNa kA kendra hai - vahIM sthita haiN| pharma :- je enDa pI. ainTara prAija ke nAma se Apa holasela giphTa AiTema ke vitaraka hai| Apake cAra bhAiyoM meM zrIpaMkaja, praphulla evaM sunIla ApakI taraha baMbaI meM rahakara hIre javAhirAta ke vyavasAya meM kAryarata haiM / patnI somavatI jI dharmaniSTa-saMskArI mahilA haiM jo pati ke vyavasAya meM bhI sahayoga detI haiM / Apake putra rUpeza va putrI pUnA choTIsI umrameM pazcima sabhyatA meM palane para bhI jaina saMskAroM se paripUrNa haiM / zrI ramezacandrajI (pitA) ke dhanakA upayoga dharma kAryoM meM sadaiva kiyA hai| bhArata kI aneka saMsthAoM meM dAna diyA hai / isa varSa Apane pU. gaNadharAcArya kunthusAgarajI ke saMgha ko ahamadAbAda meM giranAra jI kI yAtrA lagabhaga do mAha sAtha rahakara pUrNa vyavasthA se karavAne kA puNya lAbha liyA / yuvA ha~samukha-dharma premI jitendrakumAra ne satsAhitya ke prakAzana ko protsAhita karaneke lie yaha yogadAna diyA hai / Apa amarIkA meM bhI dharma-samAja ke lie tana-mana-dhana se juTe hai / isa choTI umra meM bhI jaina senTara ke adhyakSa rahe hai / jaina dharma ke pracAra-prasAra meM ApakI sevAyeM nirantara prApta hotI rahatI hai / Contect:- J. & P. Enterprises P.O.Box 690246,ORLANDO-FL.U.S.A.

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* *** parISaha-jayI parISahajayI hRdayodgAra kisI bhI dharma ke vikAsa,pracAra-prasAra meM usake sthApaka ,pravartaka evaM anuyAyiyoM kA tapa-teja-utsarga kA yogadAna pramukha rUpa se hotA hai / inake ye balidAna hI yuga yugAntara taka dharma kI jagamagAhaTa bane rahate haiM / aise hI balidAna ke Atmotsarga ke aneka udAharaNa zAstroM meM dRSTavya haiM / hama jAnate haiM ki jaina darzana-sAhitya cAra anuyogo meM vibhAjita hai / inameM sarvaprathama prathamAnuyoga yA kathAnuyoga hai / vividha kathAnakoM ke udAharaNoM dvArA dharma-nIti ke siddhAntoM ko puSTa karake dharma ke prati AsthAvAna banAyA hai| dharma ke gahana siddhAnta bhI kathAoM ke mAdhyama se sarala evaM lokamAnya ho jAte sAhitya-vidyA meM bhI kathAsAhitya kA vizeSa sthAna rahA hai / isakI jijJAsAvRtti "phira kyA huA " kI bhAvanA,kathopakathana kI sajIvatA,ghaTanAoM ke parivartita rUpa-pAThaka va zravaNakartA ko AnaMda pradAna karate rahe haiM / mAnasika thakAna mahasUsa karanevAlA bhI kissoM ko sunakara tanAvamukti kA anubhava karatA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki kathA sAhitya lokapriya huA | dharmapracArakoM ,sAdhusaMtoM evaM vidvAnoM ne isI kathA-mAdhyama se dharma kI gUr3ha bAtoM ko saralatA se logoM ko samajhAyA / vartamAna vaijJAnika yuga meM bhI kathAsAhitya utanA hI lokapriya hai / hA~ usameM kalpanA se adhika vAstavika jIvana ke yathArtha ko vizeSa Alekhita kiyA jAne lagA hai / __ hameM paurANika-aitihAsika evaM bahuzruta AdhAra para aneka kathAyeM par3hane,sunane ko milatI haiM / mujhe lagatA hai ki vartamAna meM zraddhA ,bhakti ,vizvAsa aura caritra-nirmANa meM una kathAoM kA vizeSa mahattva rahA hai aura rahegA / jaina sAdhu anAdi yuga se parISahajayI rahe haiM / saMsAra ke samasta bhogavilAsa ko tRNavata tyAgakara AtmakalyANa meM lIna ye sadaiva dIpa-staMbha bane rahe haiM / darzana--jJAna ko pUrNa rUpeNa cAritra meM utArane vAle ye kathanI-karanI meM sadaiva advaitavAdI rahe / vratoM ke mahAvratI ye sAdhU deha ke aneka kaSTa karmodaya

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XxxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxx mAnakara samatAbhAva se sahana karate rahe ... para kabhI zarIra yA mana se na to kisI kA hiMsaka pratikAra kiyA aura na hI upasarga kartA ke prati dveSa bhAva hI mAnA / ise ve apane hI pUrva azubha karmoM kA phala mAnakara sahana karate rahe / ina mahApurUSoM ne maraNa kA varaNa kiyA ... para dehAzakti ke kAraNa Dige nahIM / yadyapi isa kahAnI saMgraha kI pratyeka kahAnI kA ullekha zAstroM meM huA haiN| kahAnI ke rUpameM bhI prastuti huI hai / para maiMne usI kathA ko ghaTanA-pAtra ko yathAvata svIkAra karate hue navIna zailI meM prastuta karane kA prayatna kiyA hai / unake tapa-tyAga kI vaijJAnikatA prastuta kI hai / ghaTanAoM ko sAhityikatA pradAna kI hai / pAtroM kI manaHsthiti ko manovijJAna kI kasauTI para kasA hai / jaisA ki hara kahAnI kA uddezya- dRr3ha saMyama va parISaha sahana karanA hai --usI bhAva kI puSTi kI hai| . kitane mahAna the muni sukamAla yA sukozala jinakA siyAranI yA vyAghrI bhakSaNa karatI rahI para usase bekhabara dehAtIta hokara AtmA meM hI kho gaye ... mukta ho gaye / gajakumAra kI sahanazakti hI mukti kA kAraNa banI , cilAtaputra jaisA duSTa ,vidyutaccara jaise khilAr3I bhI muktivadhU ke kaMtha bane ...duSToM se hAre nahIM / rAjya ke samasta vaibhava chor3akara vAriSeNa-jambUsvAmI parISaha sahate-sahate AtmArthI banakara mukta bane / brahmacarya ke lie prANotsarga karane vAle sudarzana, jainadharma ke lie prANa arpaNa karane vAle bhaTTa akalaMka kyA bhulAye jA sakate haiM ? aneka granthoM ke racayitA ,ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra ke praNetA kI dRr3hatA aura dharmazraddhA ke samakSa anya virodhiyoM kA camatkAra hI zraddhA ko dRr3ha banA sakA thaa| ina mahAna AtmAoM ke samakSa jaMgalI pazu, nirdayI atyAcArI bhI parAsta hue / inake caritra yahI saMdeza dete haiM ki dharma ke lie mara to sakate haiM -adharma ke lie jI nahIM sakate / manuSya ko dRr3hatA se kabhI bhI nahIM DiganA cAhie / preraNAstrota- isa kathA saMgraha ke preraNAstrota haiM pU. upA. jJAnasAgarajI mahArAja / ApakI preraNA jo sana 1991 meM gayAjI kI vidvata saMgoSThI meM prApta huI thI / jisase maiM mRtyuMjayI kevalIrAma evaM jyotirdharA upanyAsa va kAhanI saMgraha likha sakA / (jinakA prakAzana ho cukA hai| prathamAvRtti anupalabdha haiM |gujraatii anuvAda prakAzita ho cukA hai / )inhIM munizrI kI preraNA se ina parISahajayI mahAna AtmAoM ke jIvana ke Aloka ko ujAgara karane kA yaha prayatna kara sakA / pU. mahArAjajI cAhate haiM ki jaina purANoM kI kathAyeM nae pariprekSya meM prastuta hoM / jisase naI pIr3hI preraNA le sake / isa kArya ke lie unakA mujhe

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parISaha-jayI nirantara AzIrvAda milatA rahA hai / yahI merA saubhAgya hai / " nAmakaraNa :- isa saMgraha kA nAma 'parISahajayI' rakhane kA prayojana itanA hI hai ki sabhI nau (pUrNAMka) kAhAniyoM una muniyoM ke saMdarbha meM hai jinase pUrA jaina samAja paricita hai / jinakI dRr3hatA, sahanazakti harayugameM preraNA detI rahI hai / aise caritroM kA anuzaraNa hameM kaSAya se mukti dilAne meM dRr3ha sahanazakti prApta karane meM evaM AtmakalyANa ke patha para Age bar3hane meM to madada karatA hI hai, para isa kSamAzakti se pArivArika, sAmAjika pArasparika vaimanasya dUra hotA hai / bar3e se bar3e saMgharSa Tala jAte haiM, cAhe ve vyaktigata hoM, rASTrIya yA AntarASTrIya hoM / kSamA se bar3A dharma bhI kyA ho sakatA hai ? parISaha sahana karane kSamA hI sabase bar3A guNa hai / AbhAra : - kahAnI saMgraha kI pANDulipI 2-3 varSo se pannoM meM hI parISaha sahana kara rahI thI / lekhaka likha to sakatA hai para prakAzana to artha para hI nirbhara hotA hai / zAyada nimitta nahIM jur3a pA rahA thA / vaha nimitta bhI juTA / pU. gaNadhrAcArya kunthusAgara jI mahArAja kA 1996 meM ahamadAbAda, khokharA maMdira meM cAturmAsa sampanna huA / cAturmAsa kI pUrNatA ke pazcAta unakI giranAra yAtrA kI saharSa saMghapati banakara zrI ramezacandra koTar3iyA evaM parivArane jimmedArI kA svIkAra kiyA / zrI ramezacaMdajI evaM unake putra sabhI mere snehI mitra haiM / unase paricaya amarIkA evaM baMbaI meM huA thA / ve dharmapriya vAcaka haiM / tIrthaMkaravANI ke upasaMrakSaka the hI / isI daurAna unakI jijJAsA satsAhitya prakAzana kI thI / mere pAsa pANDulipI thI / unhoMne turaMta svIkRti dete hue prakAzana kharca kI AMzika svIkRti dekara merA mArga prazasta kiyA / isI ke pariNAma svarUpa yaha pustaka Apake samakSa prastuta kara sakA / isase unakA va parivAra kA AbhArI hU~ / pU. upA. jJAnasAgarajI kA kRtajJa hU~ ki ve mere preraNAsrota rahe / pU. gaNadharAcArya kunthusAgarajI kA RNI hU~ ki jinhoMne apanA maMgala AzIrvAda diyA / sabase adhika AbhArI Apa sabakA hU~ jo isa sAhitya ko par3hakara dharma ke prati dRr3ha baneMge aura mujhe protsAhita kareMge / alpasamaya meM pustaka prakAzita hone ke nimitta kaoNmpyUTara oNpareTara, DijAinara, prinTara, bAInDara sabhI dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiM / DaoN. zekharacandra jaina

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anukramaNikA krama kathA sukumAla muni sukozala muni bhaTTa akalaMka deva cilAta putra muni kI kathA vidyuccara muni samanta bhadrAcArya vAriSeNa muni jambUsvAmI sudarzana sAgara gajakumAra

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parIpaha-jayI sukumAla muni bI ke rAja purohita ke yahA~ Aja zoka ke bAdala chA gye| cAroM ora rudana ke svara phUTa pdd'e| kAzyapI kA vilakhanA, hRdayavidAraka cIkheM patthara ko bhI pighalA rahI thiiN| parivAra ke loga, nagara ke loga, svayaM kauzaMbI nareza use sAntvanA de rahe the| kala taka jo bhale caMge rAjya ke purohita kA pada bhAra samhAla rahe theekAeka hRdaya roga kA zikAra bana gaye / kAla ke gAla meM samA gaye / somazarmA kA isa taraha ekAeka kAla - kavalita honA sabhI ke Upara mAnoM vajrAghAta hI thA / 'kAzyapI Aja anAtha ho gaI thii| donoM putroM ko chAtI se lagAye unheM cupa karAne ke prayatna meM svayaM A~sU bahA rahI thI / usake duHkha kA kAraNa pati viyoga to thA hI - sAtha hI use cintA thI lAr3a-pyAra ke kAraNa usake putra anapar3ha - ga~vAra hI raha gaye haiM / aba usake putroM meM se koI rAjapurohita nahIM ho sakegA / bacapana se hI ina donoM putra agnibhUti aura vAyubhUti kI par3hAI-likhAI para dhyAna hI nahIM thA / rAjakAja aura yajamAnoM meM vyasta purohitajI ko samaya hI nahIM thI ki putroM para bhI dhyAna deN| mAtA kA lAr3a kabhI beToM kI ucchRMkhalatA ko dekha hI na pAyA / pitA kA rAjapurohita pada aura dhana, mAtA kA lAr3a putroM kI pragati meM bAdhA bane / yadyapi mahArAja atibala cAhate the ki somazarmA ke putra hI usa pada para pratiSThita hoM- para putroM kI mUrkhatA ajJAnatA ke kAraNa ve unheM rAjapurohita ke ucca pada para kaise baiThAte ? Akhira majabUra hokara usa pada para anya vyakti ko rAjapurohita banA diyA gyaa| kAzyapI aura putroM ke liye artha vyavasthA kara dI gaI / mA~ kI vihvaladazA aura mAmA sUrya mitra ke samajhAne para donoM bhAiyoM ko vAstavikatA kA paricaya huA / ve apanI mUrkhatA para pachatAne lge| pitA ke nAma svayaM ko kalaMka samajhane lge| unheM pachatAvA bhI ho raha thA / pazcAtApa kI isa bhAvanA ne hI unake mana ko pavitra banAyA / satya ke darzana kraaye| saca bhI hai yadi vyakti apanI bhUloM para pazcAtApa kare to bhUleM svayaM kSamA bana jAtI haiN| pazcAtApa manuSya ko satpatha para lauTA lAtA hai / Jain Educationa International 10 For Personal and Private Use Only

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XxxxxxxparIpaha-jayIxxnxnxxxxx svayaM kA pazcAtApa, mA~ kA duHkha evaM mAmA evaM anya priyajanoM ke mArgadarzana kI prApti se donoM bhAiyoM ne dRr3ha nizcaya kiyA ki ve vidyAdhyayana kareMge aura pitA kI pratiSThA ko puna: arjita kreNge| dRr3ha nizcaya hI saphalatA kI kuMjI hotI hai| yaha kuMjI ina bhAiyoM ko mila gaI thii| mAmA sUryamitra ne inakI adhyayana kI prabala icchA ko jAnakara apane sAtha apane ghara rAjagRha le gye| unake par3hane kI vyavasthA kI / donoM bhAiyoM meM par3hane kI lagana thI- paDhAI kA nimitta mila gyaa| donoM ne pUrNa citta se par3hAI kI aura dekhate hI dekhate vidyAdhyayana meM pAraMgata ho gye| veda, purANa, zAstra, maMtra-jyotiSa evaM kriyAkAMDa ke guNoM ko sIkha gye| unakA pAMDitya nikhara utthaa| abhyAsa pUrNa karake gurUoM kA AzIrvAda, mAmA kI vyAvahArika zikSA lekara ve apane ghara vApisa lautte| mA~ ne unheM dekhA - mAnoM A~cala meM dUdha uttara aayaa| A~kheM chalachalA aaiiN| usane beToM ko chAtI se lagA liyaa| beToM ne bhI mA~ ke vakSasthala se lipaTakara vAtsalya kI saritA meM avagAhana kiyaa| . Aja agnibhUti aura vAyubhUti ke caheroM para vidvatA kI jhalaka thii| brahmacarya kA teja thA, jJAna kI garimA thii| unake jJAna-sAdhanA kI carcA pUre rAjya meM savAsita puSpa kI gaMdha sI prasArita ho gii| donoM bhAI mahArAja ke darzanoM ko phuNce| unake jJAna kI bAteM yadyapi mahArAja ke kAnoM taka pahu~ca cukI thIM.. para unheM apane sAmane pAkara mahArAja ati prasanna hue| donoM bhAiyoM ko gale lgaayaa| unheM upAhAra pradAna kie ,yogya Asana diyaa| donoM putroM se bAtacIta karate samaya unhoMne bhA~pa liyA ki donoM sacamuca vidvAna ho gaye haiN| mahArAja ne putroM ko yogya jAnakara unheM rAjapurohita ke pada para pratiSThita kiyaa| ____ agnibhUti aura vAyubhUti ne yaha samAcAra ghara lauTakara apanI mAtA ko diyaa| mA~ kA hRdaya vihvala ho utthaa| donoM beToM ko chAtI se lagA liyaa| usake hRdaya kA vAtsalya srota aura nayana kA jala bAlakoM ko plAvita kara rahA thaa| Aja mA~ aura beToM kI sAdhanA saphala ho gaI thii| laga rahA thA svarga se somazarmA kI AtmA bhI inheM AzIrvAda de rahI thii| kauzAMbI ke rAjodyAna meM mahAmuni avadhijJAnI muni sudharmajI ruke hue the| unake upadezAmRta kA nagarajana pAna kara rahe the| ve kaha rahe the -"tattva meM

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XXXXXXXXparIpaha-jayIXXXXXXXX zraddhAna hI samyagdarzana hai| tattva mUlataH sAta haiN| inameM pUrI sRSTi kA tattva aura sattva samAhita hai| inake alAvA anya tathyoM ko mAnanA svayaM ko aMdhakAra meM le jAnAsvayaM ko dhokhA denA hai| ye sAta tattva haiM jIva, ajIva, Asrava, baMdha, saMvara, nirjarA aura mokss|" mahArAjazrI ne lagabhaga eka ghaMTe taka tattvoM kI vivecanA kI / zraddhAluoM ne zraddhA se zravaNa kiyaa| pravacana pUrNa hone para bhakti se unako vaMdana kara loga jAne lge| Aja zrotAoM meM agnibhUti bhI baiThe the| pravacana ke pazcAta unhoMne mahArAja zrI ke caraNoM meM namostu khaa| unake cahere kI rekhAyeM spaSTa batA rahI thIM ki ve kisI gaharI ciMtA meM DUbe haiN| isI cintA ke samAdhAna hetu to ve yahA~ Aye the| ve jAnate the ki mahArAjazrI avadhijJAnI haiN| agnibhUti ne vinaya pUrvaka baiThate hue mahArAja se hRdaya kI vyathA kahI-"mahArAja kala saMdhyAkAla jaba maiM sUrya ko arghya samarpita kara rahA thA usasamaya merI u~galI se ratnajar3ita rAjamudrikA tAlAba meM gira gii| bahuta khoja karAI para nahIM milii| vaha rAjya mudrA hai| usakA kho jAnA mere lie saMkaTa kA sUcaka hai|" kahate-kahate agnibhUti mahArAjazrI ke cehare para TakaTakI lagAkara dekhane lgaa| use vizvAsa thA ki mahArAja avazya batAyeMge ki mudrikA kahA~ hai aura kaba milegii| "purohitajI! ApakI mudrikA Apa jaba arghya de rahe the usasamaya ApakI U~galI se nikalakara eka khile hue kamala meM gira gaI thI / sUryAsta hote-hote kamala patra baMda ho gye| aura mudrikA usI meM baMda ho gii| prAta:kAla Apako mila jaayegii|" apanI komala vANI se mahArAja ne btaayaa| mahArAjazrI ko vaMdanakara agnibhUti usI sthAna para gayA jahA~ kala saMdhyAvaMdana kara rahA thaa| jAkara dekhA to kamala dala para pattoM ke bIca mudrikA jagamagA rahI hai| mudrikA ko punaH prApta kara usakA hRdaya bhI jagamagA utthaa| agnibhUti ko Azcarya huA ki mahArAjazrI ne yaha kaise jAna liyaa| dUsare dina agnibhUti mahArAjazrI ke pAsa pahu~cA vaMdanA kI aura vinayapUrvaka bolA "mahArAja ApakA kathana zata- pratizata satya niklaa| merI mudrikA mujhe prApta ho gii| kRpayA mujhe bhI yaha vidyA sikhAne kI kRpA kreN|" "purohitajI jainadharma kI vidyA meM kisI camatkAra yA svArthahetu nahIM sIkhI jaatii| inakA prayoga to tabhI kiyA jAtA hai jaba koI vyakti rASTra yA samAja gahare

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Xxxxx parISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX saMkaTa meM ho| aura phira ise sIkhane ke liye tyAga-tapa evaM jinezvarI dIkSA lenA Avazyaka hai|" yadyapi usa samaya yaha sadyaH saMbhava nahIM huA para usake mana meM munirAjoM ke jJAna, tapa-cAritrya ke prati gaharI zraddhA ne janma liyaa| vaha jainatva kA vizvAsI bana gyaa| agnibhUti ko vaha suyoga bhI mila gyaa| unake mAmA sUryamitra jo jainezvarI dIkSA le cuke the, ve vihAra karate-karate kauzAMbInagarI meM pdhaare| agnibhUtine unakI pUjA-vaMdanA kI, bhaktipUrvaka unheM AhAra karAyA aura dharmopadeza zravaNa kiyaa| jainadharma meM usakI zraddhA aura bhI dRr3ha ho gii| "bhaiyyA vAyubhUti! yaha hamArA saubhAgya hai ki hamAre nagara aura dvAra para jainamuni padhAre haiN| hamArA nagara aura ghara pavitra ho gyaa| Apa bhI unheM AhAra dekara puNyArjana kreN|" agnibhUti ne apane bhAI ko prerita karanA caahaa| . "bevakUpha ! maiM tujha jaisA nhiiN| apane paraMparAgata vaidika dharma ko chor3a tU ina naMgoM ke dharma meM phaMsa gayA hai| are! ye naMge to bar3e badamAza hote haiN| gaMde hote haiN|" isaprakAra ke aneka kaTuvacanoM se usane muni-niMdA kI aura apanA krodha, kSobha evaM virodha vyakti kiyaa| "bhaiyyA ! tuma kyoM aise durvacanoM se durgati kA baMdha kara rahe ho| are ye to pAvana jaMgama tIrtha haiN|" agnibhUta ne punaH samajhAne kA prayAsa kiyaa| isase vAyubhUti kA krodha bhar3aka uThA usane bhalAburA kahane ke sAtha agnibhUti ' para prahAra bhI kiye| agnibhUti ne ise duSkarma kA prabhAva mAnakara sahana kara liyaa| vaha pratidina adhikAMza samaya munirAja sUryamitra ke sAtha bitAne lgaa| usakA mana uttarottara saMsAra se virakta hone lgaa| aura ekadina usane mahArAja se nivedana kiyA "mahArAja !maiM isa svArthI, maraNadharmA saMsAra ko dekha cukA huuN| maiM isase mukta hokara jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa karanA cAhatA huuN|" "vatsa! yaha yogya nirNaya hai|" munijI ne use dIkSita kara diyaa| aba agnibhUti rAjapurohita nahIM the| apitu nigraMtha muni the| agnibhUti kI patnI somadattA ne jaba yaha samAcAra sunA to apanA sira pITa liyaa| para isakA kAraNa usane apane devara vAyubhUti ko maanaa||

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parIpaha-jayI "devarajI ! yadi tumane munirAja kI vaMdanA kI hotI to tumhAre bhAI isataraha ghara chor3akara nahIM jaate| somadattA ne kucha krodha upekSA se kahA / "" " isameM maiM kyA karU~ ? vaha mUrkha thA apane dharma ko chor3a naMgoM ke dharma meM ghusa gayA / " tiraskAra se vAyUbhUti ne uttara diyaa| 44 'calo devarajI ! hama loga calakara unheM samajhAkara vApisa lauTA lAveM / " Agraha se usane vAyubhUti kA hAtha pakar3a liyA / "chor3a merA haath| usane ghara chor3A hai| maiM kyoM samajhAne jAU~ / acchA hai ki para dharma meM jAne vAlA mara jaaye|" kahate-kahate vAyubhUti ne bhAbhI ko lAta mArakara alaga kara diyaa| devara kI lAta khAkara somadattA kA krodha bhar3aka utthaa| usane mana hI mana saMkalpa kiyA ki isa lAta mArane kA badalA vaha avazya legii| cAhe mujhe kitane hI bhava kyoM ne lene pdd'eN| somadattA isI Arta- raudra dhyAna meM niraMtara badale kI bhAvanA se jalane lgii| use aba pati ke jAne se adhika pAda - prahAra kI pIr3A thI / badalA lene kI tIvratama lAlasA dRr3ha bairabhAva meM jamatI jA rahI thii| usana bairabhAva se grasita hokara yaha nizcaya kiyA ki "maiM jaba taka pAda prahArI devara ke hRdaya kA mAMsa bhakSaNa nahIM karU~gI taba taka caina se nahIM baitthuuNgii| cAhe mujhe kaI janma hI kyoM na lene pdd'eN|" yadyapi vAyubhUti ko muniniMdA evaM apane kukRtya kI sajA mAnoM isI bhava meM mila rahI thii| abhI kucha dina bhI nahIM bIte the ki usakA saMpUrNa zarIra kuSTa roga se pIr3ita ho gyaa| usakI isa bhayAnaka roga se mRtyu ho gii| isakI prasannatA bhAbhI ko huI / * * * mahArAja maiM luTa gyaa| barabAda ho gayA / "nAgazarmA ne rote-bilakhate hue campApurI ke mahArAja ke sAmane cillAte hue kahA / " 44 'kyA huA ? vipradeva! zAMta hoie|" mahArAja ne dhIraja ba~dhAte hue kahA / "mahArAja ! yahA~ eka naMge bAbA ghUma rahe haiN| ve bar3e dhUrta lagate haiN| unhoMne kisI mohinI vidyA se merI putrI nAgazrI ko baragalA liyA hai ... ve kahate haiM- yaha merI putrI hai" punaH rote hue brAhmaNa ne ghaTita ghaTanA sunaaii| punaH bolA " mujhe nyAya Jain Educationa International 14 For Personal and Private Use Only

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parISaha - jayI caahie| merI putrI mujhe lauTavAie.. aise dhUrtoM ko sajA diijie| " "aisA hI hogA / " kahakara mahArAja ne brAhmaNa ko sAMtvanA dii| maMtrI se kahakara apane sevakoM ke sAtha brAhmaNa ko lekara usa udyAna meM pahu~ce jahA~ jainamuni zrI sUryamitra apane saMghasthamuni agnibhUti ke sAtha Thahare the / unheM dekhakara rAjA ne unheM navadhi bhakti pUrvaka vaMdana kara namostu kaha kara unakI kuzala kSema pUchakara ora baiTha gaye / "yahI hai vaha sAdhU - mahArAja ! isI ne merI putrI ko bahakAyA hai / " nAgazarmA ne mahArAjazrI kI vaMdanA karane ke viveka ko hI cUka gyaa| aura krodha se punaH apanA dukhar3A rone lagA / brAhmaNa ke isa vyavahAra ko dekha rAjA ko krodha aayaa| para, munizrI sUryamitra ne unheM rokaa| aura, nAgazarmA ko AzIrvAda dekara baiThane kA izArA kiyaa| " mahArAja zrI yaha vipra kaha rahA hai ki nAga zrI ApakI putrI hai! merI samajha meM yaha bAta nahIM AI / " " rAjan ! yaha satya hai" gaMbhIra svara meM muni jI bole / "" 'nahIM mahArAja ! yaha jhUTha hai / merI lar3akI mujhe dilavAie / " brAhmaNa I bolA / 'mahArAja mujhe samajha meM nahIM AtA kyA satya hai / isakA rahasya kyA hai "dekhiye rAjana yaha satya Apa lar3akI se hI jAna leM / yadi ye usake pitA hote to use par3hAte yogya banAte / maiMne isa lar3akI ko zAstrAbhyAsa karAyA hai / ise satya aura tathya se avagata karAyA hai / rAjana pitA vaha hai jo saMtAna ko vidyA kA * saMskAra de / vidyAdhana se samRddha kare / maiMne aisA kiyA hai / use vratArAdhanA karAke use naraka ke duHkhoM se chur3AyA hai / " "maiM kucha samajhA nahIM mahArAja / " rAjAne hAtha jor3akara kahA / 44 44 'mahArAja yaha putrI nAgazrI mere sAthI muni agnibhUti ke pUrvabhava kA bhAI vAyubhUta hai / muniniMdA ke kAraNa vaha Arta raudra dhyAna ke kAraNa kor3ha ke roga se pIr3ita hokara maraNa kI zaraNa gayA / kukarma ke kAraNa isane gadhA, jaMgalI suara, kuttI evaM cANDAla ke ghara durgandhA putrI ke rUpa meM janmI / pitAne durgandha ke kAraNa ise tyAga diyA / yaha maraNAsanna thI Ayu atyalpa thI ataH usa samaya ise jJAna Jain Educationa International 15 " For Personal and Private Use Only

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XXXXXXXX parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx evaM vrata dilAye the / isake zubha bhAva banane se yaha isa janma meM isa vipravarya kI kanyA huI hai / isake dharma ke saMskAra jAgRta hue / isane unhIM ke vazIbhUta hokara isa janma meM hama se paMca mahAvrata dhAraNa kie / basa isI se ye vipravarya hamase nArAja haiM / Apa aba nAgazrI ko bulAkara parIkSaNa kara leN|" muni sUrya mitrane avadhijJAna se pUrva bhava kI kathA sunAdI / "beTI nAgazrI kyA yaha satya hai " rAjA ne nAgazrI se pUchA / "hA~, mahArAja ! " nAgazrI ko jAtismaraNa ho AyA aura usane janmAntara maiM par3hI samasta vidyA ko kaha sunAyA / isa camatkAra ko jJAna kara nAgazarmA kI A~khe khula gii| mahArAja ne saMsAra kI mohalIlA aura asAratA ko jAnakara vairAgya dhAraNa kiyA / rAjapATa apane putra ko saupane kA saMkalpa kara dIkSA lene kA nirdhAra kiyaa| nAgazrarmA ne jainatvapara zraddhA lAkara dIkSA lene kA saMkalpa kiyA / nAgazrI ne bhI AryikA ke vrata lekara AtmakalyANa kA mArga apanAyA / __ Aja avantikA ke nagara seTha kI havelI dIpamAlA ke prakAza se jagamagA rahI thI / badhAiyA~ baja rahI thI / garIboM ko vastra-bhojana bA~Te jA rahe the / Aja seTha surendradatta kI patnI yazobhadrA ne putra ratna ko janma diyA thA / havelI meM Aja kuladIpaka ne janma liyA thA / bAlaka ati svarUpavAna dina dUnA rAta caugunA dUja ke cA~da sA bar3hane lgaa| usakI muskarAhaTa mA~-bApa ke jIvana meM basaMta bhara detI / bacce kA lAlana-poSaNa bar3e lAr3a-pyAra se hone lagA / bacce kA nAma sukumAla rakhA gayA / sacamuca bAlaka yathAnAma tathA guNavAlA thA / mA~ yazobhadrA to use kisI kI najara ke sAmane hI na Ane detI / kisI kI najara na laga jAye / yahI socatI / yazobhadrA ko bAlaka kI cintA bhI to thI / usane jaba bAlaka sukumAla garbha meM thA tabhI eka avadhijJAnI muni se pUchA thA / "mahArAja merA garbhastha zizu putra hai yA putrI ? usakA bhaviSya kaisA hogA? vaha kula dIpaka hogA ?" mahArAja ne apane jJAna netra se bhaviSya ko dekhate hue kahA -

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parISaha - jayI "beTI tere garbha me putra pala rahA hai / yaha mahAna puNyazAlI acyuta svarga kA deva caya kara AyA hai / yaha putra atyanta buddhimAna evaM aneka guNoM kA dhAraka hogA | jinadharma kI zraddhA se paripUrNa hI nahIM hogA apitu usa mArga kA anuzaraNa karegA / aura..... " 44 'aura kyA mahArAja ?' 'yazobhadrA kI A~khoM aura ceharoMpara jijJAsA daudd'gii| "yazobhadrA terA yaha putra taraNa tAraNa hogA / svayaM to parama cAritra dhArI muni banegA hI para isake darzana se aura bhI loga dIkSA dhAraNa kareMge / muni mahArAja ne sAMketika uttara diyA / 11 "mahArAja maiM artha nahIM samajha pAI / " yazobhadrA ke punaH pUchA / "seThAnI yazobhadrA isa navajAta zizukA mukha dekhatI hI tumhAre pati ko vairAgya hogA aura ve muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa kA patha grahaNa kareMge / aura yaha terA putra jaba bhI kisI jaina muni ke darzana karegA, ise bhI vairAgya hogA / aura yaha bhI usI bhaviSya kathana kA pathika banegA / " muni mahArAja ne spaSTa zabdoM meM bhaviSya kathana kiyA / bhaviSya bhI vaisA hI huA / jaina sAdhu ke vacana jhUThe nahIM ho sakate / putra kA janma hone ke pazcAta usakA mukha darzana kara use seTha-pada kA tilaka kara surendradatta ne jinezvarI dIkSA grahaNa kI / seThAnI yazobhadrA ko pati ke viraha kA dukha to thA hI kahIM putra bhI na calA jAye isa zaMkA se ve sadaiva AzaMkita rahatI thI / jisa havelI para muni bhagavaMto ke caraNa par3ate the / jinake AhAra karAne kA saubhAgya isa havelI ko milA thA vahA~ para aba muniyoM ke Agamana para pratibaMdha lagA diyA gayA / havelI ke aMdara hI nahIM - unake praveza kA to niSedha havelI kI caihaddI taka kara diyA gayA / ve samasta khir3akI daravAje baMda kara die gaye jisase mArga para calane vAle pathika na dikhAI deM / yazobhadrA nahIM cAhatI thI ki unakA putra havelI meM yA havelI se dikhAI denevAle patha para bhI kisI jaina muni ko dekhe / ve socatIM na ye muni ko dekhegA aura na use vairAgya hI hogA / I yazobhadrA ke pAsa dhanakI kamI nahIM thI / unhoMne apanI havelImeM una sabhI uttama sukha suvidhAoM ko sampanna karA diyA jo sukumAla ke lie Avazyaka thI / Jain Educationa International 17 For Personal and Private Use Only

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxx khela aura khilAr3iyoM kI suvidhA ,par3hAI ke lie zreSTha gurUoM kI niyukti evaM krIr3A hetu jalAzaya,vAyA,saMgIta nRtya Adi kI manohArI vyavasthA kara dI gii| bAlaka sukumAla jyoM jyoM uttarottara vRddhigata hotA gayA tyoM -tyoM usakA rUpa nikharatA gayA / vaha saundaryazAlI kizora bana gayA / usakI maseM bhIgane lgiiN| kizoravasthA se yauvana ke sAtha-sAtha jJAna-vijJAna kI kalAoM meM bhI usane uttarottara pragati kI / putra kI isa pragati se mA~ kA hRdaya phUlA na samAtA / vaha usakI hara icchA ko par3ha letI aura kumAra vyakta kare usase pUrva pUrNa kara detI / basa eka hI AzaMkA ....kahIM muni darzana na kara le / yahI eka zaMkA kI kIla usake prasannatA ke phUloM ko kATa rahA thA / yazobhadrA kI havelI Aja dulhana sI sajI thI / zahanAiyoM ke svara gUMja rahe the / eka hapte se pUre nagara ke loga miSThAna ko Aroga rahe the / pUrI havelI hI nahIM pUrA nagara hI sajadhajakara naI zobhA pA rahA thA / havelI meM mehamAnoM kI cahalapahala thI / seThajI ke sabhI sage-saMbaMdhI padhAre the / sabakI pUrI AgatA-svAgata kI jA rahI thii| Aja to jaise pUrA nagara hI umar3a par3A thA / hara rAstA hI havelI kI ora mur3a gayA thA / avantI nareza ,mahArAnI ,maMtrIgaNa ,nagara ke zreSThI ,vidvAna kari sabhI kA jamaghaTa thA / nRtya ho rahe the / phUloM kI mahaka phaila rahI thI / Aja yuvA sukumAla ko vivAha ke pavitra riztoM meM Abaddha kiyA jA sakA thaa| eka do nahIM zreSTha sukumAra, guNajJa ,khAnadAnI battIsa padmIni kanyAoM ke sA unakA vivAha sampanna ho rahA thA / battIsa lakSaNoM vAlA sakumAla battIsa sukumAriyA~ kA pati bana rahA thA / battIsoM vadhue~ indrakI parI hI laga rahI thI / unakA rUpa,sajjA dekhakara svarga kI apsarAyeM bhI lajA rahI thI / sacamuca kAmadeva se sukumAla ko battIsa rati hI mila gaI thiiN| seThAnI ne ina putravadhuoM ko vizAla pRthak-pRthak bhavana banavAye the jo samasta bhautika sukha suvidhAoM se yukta the / kAma-krIr3A ko uttejita karane vAlA

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-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx vAtAvaraNa hI sarjita kiyA gayA thA / seThAnI ne bahuoM ko bhI samajhA diyA thA ki ve unake beToM ko bharapUra sukha aura AnaMda pradAna kareM / sakumAla ina apsarAoM ke sAtha krIr3A karate hue AnaMda meM dina vyatIta karane lagA / use dhyAna hI na rahA ki kaba dina UgA aura kaba DUbA / rAte raMgIna thI aura dina rajata / sabhI patniyA~ use adhikAdhika rijhAne kA prayAsa karatIM / apane hAva-bhAva ,citavana-vANI se usake citta ko prasanna rakhatIM / sabhI yahI dhyAna rakhatIM ki sukumAla kA mana viSayoM meM phaMsA rahe / aura isa taraha bhoga-vilAsa meM sukumAla ke dina vyatIta hote rahe / "seThAnIjI ,bAhara koI saudAgara AyA hai / " dAsI ne sUcanA dI / "baiThAo use " yazobhadrA dAsI ko Adeza dete hue bAhara AI / usane Agantuka saudAgara dvArA lAe gae ratana jar3ita kambaloM ko dekhA / bAtacIta ke daurAna vyApArI ne batAyA ki mahArAja pradyotana adhika-mUlya hone ke kAraNa eka bhI ratna jar3ita kambala nahIM kharIda skeN| yazobhadrA ne isa ratana jar3ita kambala ko dekhA ,use pasanda AyA aura saudAgara ko muMha mA~gA dAma dekara kambala kharIda liyaa| kambala sukumAla ke pAsa bhijavA diyA gayA / lekina komala sukumAla ko ratnoM kI jar3AyI ke kAraNa kambala kar3A lagA / isalie usane use nA pasanda karate hue vApisa bhijavA diyA / saca bhI hai, sukumAla bhoga-vilAsa kI una komalatAoM ko bhoga rahA thA ,jinameM kahIM koI kar3Apana nahIM thA / seThAnI ko Azcarya bhI huA aura Ananda bhI / use Azcarya thA ki yaha bahumUlya kambala usake beTe ne pasanda nahIM kiyA aura prasannatA isa bAta kI thI ki beTA bhoga-vilAsa meM itanA DUba gayA hai ki use rala jar3ita kambala bhI gar3ane lage / yazobhadrA ne itane bahumUlya kambala ke battIsa Tukar3e karavAkara bahuoM ke lie jUtiyA~ banayA dIM / ratna jar3ita kambala ke ratna bahuoM kI jUtiyoM meM jagamagA uThe / bahue~ ina jUtiyoM ko pAkara prasanna thIM / "mahArAja yaha jUtI mere chata para par3I thI / ratna jar3ita itanI kImatI jUtI kisI mahArAnI kI hogI ,yaha samajha kara maiM yahA~ lauTAne AyI huuN|" jUtI ko mahArAja ko prastuta karate hue nagara kI prasiddha nartakI ne kahA /

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*-*-drink parISaha-jayI Xxx xxxxxxx mahArAja pradyotana isa jUtI ko dekhakara cakita raha gaye / usake jagamagAte hIre unakI A~khoM meM cakAcaudha bharane lage / ve mana hI mana socane lage ki mere rAjya meM vaha kauna sA dhanI seTha hai jisake yahA~ aisI kImatI jUtiyA~ pahanI jAtI haiM ! rAjA ne vaha jUtI usa vezyA ko hI inAma svarUpa dekara vidA kiyA aura apane maMtrI ko bulAkara khoja karane kA Adeza diyA / mahArAja ke Adeza kA pAlana kiyA gayA / aura mantrI ne apane guptacaroM dvArA yaha patA lagAyA ki yaha jUtI nagara seTha sukumAla kI patnI ke pA~va kI hai / rAjA ko prasannatA huI ki unake rAjya meM unase bhI adhika dhanI seTha haiM / sukumAla se milane kI utkaMThA unake mana meM jAgI / unhoMne sukumAla jI seTha ke yahA~ yaha saMdeza bhijavAyA ki ve unase milane A rahe hai / "padhAriye mahArAja / " kahate hue yazobhadrA seThAnI ne mahArAja kA svAgata kiyA / dAsiyoM ne mahArAja kI AratI utArI,unake caraNa prakSAla kie / mahArAja ko ucca Asana para baiThAyA gayA / mahArAja se putra sukumAla kA paricaya karAyA / mahArAja ke vAtsalya bhAva se sukumAla ko apane pAsa baiThAyA / seThAnI yazobhadrA ne apane putra aura mahArAja kI AratI utArI / sukumAla kI A~khoM se pAnI baha nikalA / "seThAnIjI ,sukumAla kI A~khoM se pAnI kyoM baha nikalA / " mahArAja ne jijJAsA se pUchA / " mahArAja ,mere beTe sukumAla ko ratnamayI dIpaka ke prakAza meM hI dekhane kI Adata hai / usakI A~khoM ne zItala prakAza ko hI dekhA hai / Aja isa dIpaka kI lau ko dekhane se usakI A~khoM meM pAnI A gayA / " "seThAnI jI,Apake putra cAvaloM meM se dAne bIna kara kyoM khA rahe haiM / " sukumAla ko bhojana karate samaya eka-eka cAvala cuna-cuna ke khAte hue dekhakara mahArAja ne jijJAsA vaza seThAnI se pUchA / " mahArAja ,mere beTe ko khile hue kamaloM meM rakhakara sugandhita cAvala khAne kI Adata hai / Aja ve cAvala thor3e hone se unameM anya cAvaloM ko milAkara cAvala pakAye gae haiM, ataH sukumAla cuna-cuna kara sugandhita cAvaloM ko khA rahA hai / " seThAnI ke ina uttaroM se mahArAja ko sukumAla kI rUci, usakI komalatA

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxxx kA patA calA / "seThAnI aura vaha jUtI .......... / ' "mahArAja vaha jUtI merI bahU ke pA~va kI thI jise vaha 9 ... bho rahI thI, usa samaya eka cIla use mAMsa kA Tukar3A samajhakara uThA le gayI thI ,jo usakI coMca se chUTakara zAyada vezyA ke makAna kI chata para girI thI / vahI Apa ke pAsa lAI hogI / "seThAnI ne samasta ghaTanA kaha sunAI / ___ "seThAnI jI maiMne vaha jUtI usI vezyA ko upahAra svarUpa de dI hai|" " mahArAja eka jUtI lekara vaha kyA karegI ,lIjie yaha dUsarI jUtI ise de dIjiegA ki jisase vaha pahana sake / kyoMki aba vaha jUtI merI bahU ke kAma kI nahIM / " kahate-kahate yazobhadrA ne dUsarI jUtI bhI mahArAja ko pradAna kI / jise mahArAja ke izAre se unake sevaka ne grahaNa kI / _____ mahArAja isase bar3e prabhAvita hue / unhoMne seThAnI se kahA, "seThAnI jI, Apa bar3I puNyazAlI haiM / ki Apa ko aisA putra prApta huA / maiM inheM avantI kA sukumAla ghoSita karatA hU~, ve mere rAjya kI sukumAlatA aura saundarya ke pratIka mahArAja pradyotana sukumAla ko saMga lekara jala krIr3A hetu havelI meM hI nirmita sarovara meM gae / jala krIr3A karate samaya rAjA kI ugalI se unakI aMgUThI sarovara meM gira gaI / mahArAja ne DubakI lagAkara apanI aMgUThI DhUr3hane kI koziza kI / vahA~ unhoMne dekhA ki unakI aMgUThI se adhika kImatI hajAroM gahane vahA~ par3e hue haiM / isa ananta vaibhava ko dekhakara unakI akla kI cakarA gaI / ve socane lage ki yaha saba puNya kA hI prabhAva hai / unake mana meM yahI sadavicAra uThA ki sampUrNa sukha suvidhAe~ dhana-dhAnya ye sabhI pUrva janma ke zubha pariNAmoM ke kAraNa sambhava haiN| ___ yazobhadrA seThAnI ke mahala ke pIche ,vizAla hare-bhare udyAna meM Aja bhaktoM kI bhIr3a thI / udyAna meM vihaGga muni gaNadharAcArya jo sukumAla ke pUrva janma ke mAmA the , vahA~ vicaraNa karate hue padhAre the / samAcAra nagara bhara meM phaila cukA thaa| ataH darzanArthI apanA puNya-udaya mAnate hue darzana hetu A rahe the / jinAgama kI amRta vANI sunane ke lie ve cAtaka kI bhAMti muni zrI ke mukhAravinda ko nihAra

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx rahe the / muni zrI kA pravacana prArambha huA :--- "puNyAtmAoM ,bhagavAna jinendra ke batAye hue mArga para calane se hI sacce sukha kI prApti sambhava hai / saMsAra kA pratyeka prANI sukha cAhatA hai / para saccA sukha bhautika padArthoM meM nahIM / ye samasta sukha to puNya kA udaya hai ,aura puNya bhI caturgati kA kAraNa hai / ananta sukha yA cira sukha to puNya aura pApa se Upara uTha kara janma-maraNa se mukta hone meM hai / manuSya ko kramaza: vratoM ko dhAraNa karate hue ,muktipatha para Age bar3hanA cAhie / " mahArAja kI gurU gaMbhIra vANI se upadeza kI saritA hI pravAhita ho rahI thI / aura zrotAgaNa dhyAnasta hokara usameM avagAhana kara rahe the| sukumAla gavAkSa se udyAna kI bhIr3ako dekha rahA thA / aura mahArAja ke svara kI bhanaka use sunAI par3a rahI thI / use apane karmacArI dvArA itanA hI patA calA ki udyAna meM koI jaina sAdhu padhAre haiM / sukumAla ne socA ki jaba itane loga unake darzanoM ko daur3a rahe haiM to nizcita rUpa se ve bar3e dhanavAna purUSa hogeM / para unheM apane karmacArI dvArA jJAta huA ki ve to parama digambara haiM / eka pIchI aura kamaNDalu ke sivAya unake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai / use bar3A Azcarya huA aura usane unase milane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kiyA / prAtaH kAla pratyUSa belA meM jaba USA kuma-kuma ke thAla sajAye sUryadeva kI aguvAnI kara rahI thI, pakSI kala-kala ke saMgIta se svAgata ke gIta gA rahe the,puSpa apanI sugandha luTA rahe the, samasta vAtAvaraNa prabhAta ke svAgata meM praphullita thA tabhI sukumAla ,mA~ kI najare bacAkara gupta rUpa se udyAna meM pahuMcA / sukumAla ne pahalI bAra jaina sAdhu ke darzana kie / unake mukha kI krAnti ,A~khoM ke vAtsalya se vaha svayaM prabhAvita huA, namaskAra karake unake sAmane baiThA / mahArAja kI A~khoM meM A~khoM milAte hI use ekAeka jAti smaraNa ho AyA / pUrva bhava ke samasta duHkha usake sAmane calacitra se dRzyamAna ho uThe / "vasta ,tumhArI Ayu aba mAtra tIna dina zeSa raha gaI hai / vartamAna sukha aura vaibhava tumhAre pUrvajanma ke puNya kA phala hai / gata janma meM antima samaya meM mohamAyA ko tyAga kara tumane vairAgya dhAraNa kiyA thA / jisase yaha sukha sampatti

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XxxxxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx prApta huI / isa janma meM tuma viSaya vAsanAoM meM itane DUba gae ki Atmahita kI ora dhyAna hI nahIM diyA / saMsAra meM koI bhI prANI sarpa ke samAna ina bhogoM meM phaMsa kara sukhI nahIM huA / ye bhoga to kutte kI dAr3ha meM phaMsI huI haDDI ke samAna haiM, jo svayaM ke rakta kA svAda lene ke samAna hai / tuma mA~ kI andhI mamatA meM phaMse rahe aura mA~ bhI moha ke vazIbhUta hokara tumheM satya se vaMcita kie rahI / " mahArAja ne apane udbodhana dvArA saMsAra kA vAstavika citra khIMcA / sukumAla ne yaha saba bar3e dhyAna se sunA aura use vairAgya ho gayA / usane usI samaya mahArAja se jinadIkSA grahaNa kii| sukumAla seTha muni ho gae haiM / yaha Azcarya janaka khabara samasta nagara meM vAyuvega se prasArita ho gaI / kucha logoM ko vizvAsa hI nahIM huA, aura kucha loga Azcarya meM DUba gae / battIsa patniyA~ digamUr3ha raha gaI ,aura mAtA yazobhadrA kA hAla hI behAla ho gayA / ve vilakha-vilakha kara sukumAla se kaha rahI thI - "beTA ,yaha tumane kyA kiyA / abhI tumhArI umra kyA hai ? ye to tumhAre Ananda manAne ke dina hai / " "mA~ ! maiM abhI taka moha ke vazIbhUta rahA ,vAsanA ke andhakAra meM jIvana ke satya ko jAna hI na pAyA / maiMne aisA yauvana aneka janmoM meM pAyA ,para vaha bur3hApe meM Dhala gayA / yaha zarIra aneka rogoM kA ghara hai,maraNa dharmA hai / ye vaibhava na kabhI sAtha gae haiM aura na kabhI sAtha jAyegeM / sukumAla ne mA~ ko dhIraja badhAte hue samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / " "beTA, yaha mArga bar3A kaThina hai ,tuma komala ho / mArga ke kaSTa bhUkhapyAsa ,varSA-sardI-garmI ke kaSTa tuma kaise sahoge ? dIpaka kI lau se bhI tumhArI A~khe jalane lagatI hai ,makhamala se nIce tuma kabhI cale nahIM ho / phira ye kaSTa kaise sahoge ?" mA~ ne sAdhu jIvana ke kaSToM kA bhaya dikhAkara samajhAne kA prayatna kiyaa| "mA~ ! ye sAre kaSTa to isa pudgala ke haiM , AtmA ko koI kaSTa nahIM hotA vaha to ina saba se Upara hai / mA~ maiM inhIM kaSToM para vijaya pAne ke lie aura AtmA ke cirantana sukha janma-maraNa se mukta hone ke lie hI isa tyAga-yAtrA para nikala

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xxxdoktr parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxx rahA hU~ / " sukumAla ne dRr3hatA se kahA / "beTA, tumhArI ye battIsa sukumAra patniyAM tumhAre viraha ko kaise sahana karegI ?" "mA~ , viraha aura prema ye saba moha ke pariNAma haiM / milanA aupa bichar3anA yaha saMyoga hai / Apa aura ye sabhI parama jaina dharma kA anuzaraNa kareM aura AtmA kI unnati kareM / " itanA kahakara sukumAla ghara se bAhara naMge pAMva nirvastra nikala pdd'e| __ bAhara apAra janasamUha ne dekhA yuvA muni sukumAla ko / jina logo ne usakI sukumAratA aura vaibhava kI bAteM sunI thI Aja usake isa tyAga pUrNa munirUpa ko dekhane kA saubhAgya prApta kara sakeM / sukumAla ke cehare kI divyatA ,zarIra kA saundarya ,jhukI huI A~khe aisA bhAsita kara rahA thA,mAno kAmadeva ne svayaM vairAgya dhAraNa kiyA ho / logoM ke mukha se eka hI dhvani nikala rahI thI / "muni sukumAla kI jaya ho,jaina dharma kI jaya ho / " AkAza ina jayaghoSoM se gUja rahA thA / rAja vaibhava ko tRNavata tyAgakara ,bhogavilAsa ko tilAMjali dekara ,patniyoM kA pyAra aura mA~ kI mamatA te moha se mukta hokara samasta jana samudAya ko aMtima juhAra kara munivezadhArI muni sukumAla mukti ke patha para bar3he jA rahe the / eka janma ke muni jinadharma virodhI vAyubhUti Aja usI jinadharma ke mArga para muni banakara prayANa kara rahe the / makhamala meM bhI cubhana mahasUsa karane vAle su komala pAMvoM ko Aja dharatI ke kaMkar3a patthara bhI cubhana nahIM de pA rahe the / dIpaka kI lau se tilamilA uThane vAlI A~kheM Aja sUrya ke prakhara teja ko sahana kara rahI thIM / kImatI AbhUSaNoM aura vastroM se vibhUSita evaM sugaMdhita kImatI lepoM se lepita deha Aja nirvastra thI / ThaMDI garmI kA prabhAva hI jaise lupta ho gayA thA / virAga ke sAmane rAga parAsta ho gayA thA / yoga ne bhoga ko harA diyA thA / Aja use koI bhI AkarSaNa bAMdhane meM asamartha thA / "merI Ayu ke tIna hI dina zeSa hai / are maiMne jIvana ke itane varSa pAnI meM hI bahA die / " isI ciMtana ke sAtha AtmAkA paramAtmA se mela karAne ve pragAr3ha vana kI ora bar3he jA rahe the /

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parISaha-jayI muni sukumAla ghane jaMgala meM eka svaccha zilA para samAdhimaraNa kA saMkalpa kara dRr3hatA pUrvaka dhyAnastha ho gaye / 44 muni ke pAMvo se bahI rakta kI dhArA ko dekhakara jaMgala se gujara rahI siyAranI ke mu~ha meM pAnI bhara AyA / vaha bhUmipara par3e rakta ko cAMTatI jAtI thI / rakta cAMTate cATate use jAtismaraNa ho AyA / use yAda AyA 'are yaha to merA pUrva bhava kA vahI devara hai / vAyubhUti hai jisake kAraNa mere pati ko vairAgya ho gayA thA / jisane muni niMdA kI thI / mere se ve yaha kahane para ki ve tumhAre kAraNa hI tumhAre bhAI muni ho gaye . isa para nArAja hokara mujhe lAtoM se mArA thA / yahI vaha duSTa hai jisake kAraNa mujhe pati viraha kI agni meM jalanA par3A thA / 11 zrRgAlinI ke bhAvoM meM hiMsA bhar3aka uThI A~khoM meM badale kI bhAvanA kI cinagAriyA~ uThane lagI / maiMne tabhI pratijJA kI thI ki maiM jaba bhI jisa janma meM bhI maukA milegA badalA avazya lUMgI / Aja vaha maukA mujhe milA hai / siyAranI prasanna thI ki Aja use apane apamAna kA badalA lene kA avasara milA hai / agnibhUti kI isa patnI kA maraNa Artaraudra dhyAna ke kAraNa huA / isa kudhyAna ke kAraNa vaha aneka kuyoniyoM meM bhaTaka kara isI vana meM zrRgAlinI ke rUpa meM janmI thI / usake sAtha usake bacce bhI the / sukumAla ke khUna kI bU~da ne use saba kucha smaraNa diyA diyA / aba vaha becaina thI unakI deha kA bhakSaNa kara apanI vaira bhAva kA badalA lene ko / siyAranI khUnakI dhAra kA anuzaraNa karatI huI vahA~ pahu~cI jahA~ muni sukumAla pUrNa dhyAna meM lIna the / aba to Ayu ke do hI dina zeSa the / ve dharmadhyAna se Upara uThakara zukladhyAna meM avasthita ho cuke the / apane vairI ko dekhakara zrRgAlinI kA krodha aura bhI bhar3aka uThA / vaha unake nikaTa apane baccoM sahita pahu~cI / unake zarIra para prahAra kara use noca noca kara khAne lgii| pUre zarIra meM saukar3o ghAva risane lage / khUna kI dhArA bahane lagI / mAMsa ke lothar3e laTakane lage / zrRgAlinI isa mAMsa ko khAtI, khUna pItI aura rAkSasI AnaMda se cIkhatI / lagatA thA apanI isa saphalatA kA vaha jazna manA rahI hai / Jain Educationa International 25 For Personal and Private Use Only

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx idhara jyoM-jyoM muni sukumAla kI deha kSatta vikSatta ho rahI thI tyoM-tyoM unake karma kSaya ho rahe the / zrRgAlinI jitanI khuza ho rahI thI usake pApakarma use utanA hI bA~dha rahe the| jisa sukumAla zarIra ne eka kharoca bhI nahIM sahI thI ve isa ghora kaSTa meM bhI sumerU se acala the / unheM patA hI kahA~ thA ki ve deha meM hai / pudgala kI mAyA to kaba se chUTa gaI thI / zrRgAlinI ke isa vIbhatsa rUpa se unakI deha kA bhakSaNa karanA isa kalpanA se hI roMgaTe khar3e ho jAye aisA dRzya thA varNana hI hRdaya ko pighalAne vAle azru se bhigone vAlA thA / pUre tIna dina taka zrRgAlinI ne muni ke zarIra kA bhakSaNa kiyA / sukumAla muni isa sabase bekhabara upasarga ko sahana kara rahe the / saca bhI hai ki jise deva zAstra gurU para, jina dharma para saccI zraddhA hogI usameM nirmalatA ke guNa ,kSamA karUNA ,maitrI samatA ke bhAva hI pragaTeMge / aise tapasvI ke samakSa bhaya bhI bhaya khAtA hai / mRtyu bhI hAtha jor3e khar3I rahatI hai / AtmA kI pavitratA vighnoM se kabhI nahIM DaratI / deha kSINa ho rahA thA ,para manobhAva ujjavala prakAzavAna hote jA rahe the / are unheM to siyAranI para bhI krodha nahIM AyA thA ve to samabhAva ke sAgara ko AtmasAta kara cuke the / __ Akhira Ayu kA vaha aMtima tIsarA dina A gayA / kSaNa bhara bhI nyUnAdhika nahIM hone vAlI Ayu kA Aja aMtima dina thA / mRtyu munijI ke lie Aja mahotsava hI thI / unake karmabandha pUrNarUpa se kaTa cuke the / Aja unake ghAtiyA aghAtiyA karma kSaya ho cuke the / ve Aja isa cintana AtmA ko deha se pRtaka kara rahe the / sAMdhyAvelA meM AtmA deha se pRthaka cira zAMti ko prApta kara mukta ho gyaa| __ muni sukumAla kI isa dRr3hatA ne svarga ke indrAsana ko bhI hilA diyA pUre svargaloka meM unakI dRr3hatA samatA ke carce ho rahe the / unakI vIramRtyu kA guNa gAna gAyA jA rahA thA / svarga se Akara devatAoM ne unakA mRtyu mahotsava manAyA / deha ke sukumAla tyAga ke mahAna pratIka bana gaye /

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sukozala muni paramapUjya muni mahArAja nayandhara tIrthaMkaroM kI janma bhUmi ayodhyA meM vihAra karate hue padhAre hai / nagara jana yaha samAcAra milate hI prasannatA se bhara uThe / muni darzana ke bhAva umar3a par3e / janasamudAya unake darzana pravacana se lAbhAnvita hone ke lie udyAna kI ora umar3a rahA thA / yaha to isa nagara kA ,nagara vAsiyoM kA saubhAgya thA ki unheM muni-darzanoM kA lAbha prApta ho rahA thA / udyAna zrotAoM se bhara gayA thA / nagara ke rAjA, maMtrI, variSTha adhikArI, zreSThIjana ,jijJAsu, dharmiSTha zrAvakoM kA melA hI jur3a gayA thA / mahArAja nayandhara kA mukha maMDala jJAna aura tapakI AbhA se Alokita thA / brahmacarya kA teja nikhara uThA thA / cehare kI zAMti A~khoM kA karUNA ,vANI ke vAtsalya rasa se loga zraddhA se natamastaka the / dharmalAbha kA AzIrvAda pA rahe the / avadhijJAnI muni mahArAja uccAsana para virAjamAna the / unakI giri-gaMbhIra-girA gUMja uThI "dharmapremI zrotAo ! saMsAra meM samasta prANI sukha ke AMkAMkSI haiM / aura sukha zubha karmoM kA hI pariNAma hai / sukha aura dukha manuSya ke kRtyoM para AdhArita haiM / yadyapi donoM bhava bhramaNa ke kAraNa haiM / para dukhase chUTakArA pAkara sukha kI prApti yaha prathama prayatna hotA hai / jJAnI purUSa mumukSu jIva isa sukha ko jo bhautika haiuse bhI tyAga kara sacce Atmasukha ko hI lakSya banAtA hai / hama jina sukhoM kI AkAkSA karate haiM ve sabhI karmAdhIna haiM / uttamajJAna, darzana,cAritra ,lambIAyu ,zarIra saundarya, uccagotra Adi sabhI karmoM ke kAraNa bhUta haiM / dhana-jana kI prApti Adi '. usI ke kAraNa hai / para yAda rakhanA ye sAdhana haiM-sAdhya nahIM / sAdhya honA cAhie mokSa kI kAmanA / janma-maraNa se mukti / jabataka hama moha ke baMdhana se baMdhe rahege tabataka samasta dUSaNoM se ghire raheMge / yahI moha kamoM kA rAjA hai / jo saMsAra se chuTane hI nahIM detA / ata: moha ko baMdhana jAna kara usase mukti kA prayAsa karate raho / " munizrI ke vacanoM se mAnoM amRta jhara rahA thA / zrotAgaNa maMtra-mugdha hokara zravaNa kara rahe the / kaIyoM kI AtmajJAna kI A~khe khula rahI thIM /

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxkritik zrotAgaNa pravacana pUrNa hone para gurU vaMdana-bhakti kara vidA ho rahe the / sabhI zrotAoM ke cale jAne para bhI eka mahilA abhI bhI apane sthAna para baiThI thI / abhI bhI vaha mahArAja ke pravacanoM meM khoI thI / vaha strI thI ayodhyA ke nagara zreSThI siddhArtha kI seThAnI jayAvatI / - "mahArAja mere vivAha ko 3 varSa ho gaye / merI goda abhI taka nahIM bhrii|" sajala netroM se nata mastaka hokara seThAnI ne apane aMtara kI vyathA vyakta kii| __"beTI ye saba karmoM ke phala haiM / sampatti santAna mAna-maryAdA Adi sabhI puNya karma ke phala haiM / seThAnI tumhAre pati siddhArtha kI tuma battIsa patniyA~ ho| sabhI rUpa guNa meM advitIya ho / para kisI ke santAna na honA yaha bhI siddhArtha seTha evaM tumhArI bahanoM ke karmoM kA hI pariNAma hai / " avadhijJAnI mahArAja ne jayAvatI ko unake parivAra kI bAteM batalAI / mahArAja ko saba kucha kaise patA calA ? are ye to antaryogI haiM / socate hue jayAvatI unake caraNoM meM loTa gaI / "jayAvatI uttama padArto kI prApti ke lie sacce deva-zAstra-gurU dharma para zraddhA Avazyaka hai / aisI zraddhA hI sAtvikatA ko janma detI hai / jayAvatI tumane putra prApti ke lobha meM kudevoM kI pUjA arcanA vaMdanA kI hai / ayogya upAyoM kA sahArA liyA hai / ahiMsaka mArga se cyuta huI ho / ataH uttama sukha kaise mila sakegA ? yajJAdi hiMsaka kRtyoM ko tyAga kara sacce jainadharma para zraddhA lAo / vizvAsa rakho sabhI upalabdhiyAM zubha kAryoM se nirmita zubha karmoM se hI saMbhava haiM / " kahate hue muni mahArAja ne jayAvatI ko saddharma kI ora prerita kiyA / "kSamA kareM mahArAja maiM kupatha para thI / maiMne aneka devI devatAoM ko pUjA hai / aneka yajJAdi dvArA jIvahiMsA kI hai / maiM galata mArga para thI / Apane merI A~kheM khola dI haiM / maiM Aja se pratijJA karatI hUM ki jainadharma jainAgama jainamuni ke alAvA kisI bhI kudeva kI zaraNa nahIM jAUMgI / " / ___jayAvatI ko bar3A Azcarya aura zraddhA huI / Azcarya isalie ki mahArAja ne usake ina kRtyoM ko kaise jAnA ? aura zraddhA ki mahArAja kitane avadhijJAnI evaM sanmArga para lagAne vAle haiM / usakI zraddhA jainadharma para dRr3ha ho gaI / usane usI samaya mahArAja zrI se zrAvaka ke aNuvratoM ko grahaNa kiyA / .." beTI tU jainadharma para saccI zraddhAnvita huI hai / ThIka sAta varSa ke pazcAta tere

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxxx putra ratna kI prApti hogI / " avadhijJAna se jJAta kara mahArAja ne jayAvatI ko AzIrvAda diyA / jayAvatI isa AzIrvAda se gad gad ho gaI / varSoM kI saMcita abhilASA use aMkurita hote dikhAI dI / Aja vaha itanI prasanna thI ki usake pAMva meM mAnoM paMkha laga gaye the| jayAvatI ne ghara Akara yaha samAcAra apane pati siddhArtha evaM apanI anya 31 bahanoM ko sunAyeM / sabake harSa kA pAra na rahA / siddhArtha ko lagA ki unake kula meM dIpaka jlegaa| siddhArtha seTha kI havelI meM Aja dIpamAlikA kI sI jagamagAhaTa thI / paTAkhe phor3e jA rahe the / miThAIyA~ bATI jA rahI thIM / pUre nagara ke garIboM ko bhojana vastra bA~Te jA rahe the / gIta-saMgIta kI surAvalI se vAtAvaraNa gUMja rahA thaa| Aja kA yaha zabhadina seThAnI jayAvatI ke patra janma ke kAraNa isa havelI ko prApta huA thA / seThAnI ke garbha se putra ratna ne janma liyA thA / cA~da kA Tukar3A hI jaise jayAvatI ke garbha se avatarita huA thA / bAlaka ke nAkanakza sundara, manoharI aura varNa gauravavarNa thA / putra janma kA samAcAra sabhI ko praphullita kara rahA thA / sohara ke gItoM se zauramRta bhI gUMja uThA thA / jayAvatI ko Aja jaise duniyA kA sabase bar3A dhana prApta ho gayA thA / use Aja nArI jIvana kI sArthakatA kA anubhava ho rahA thA / vAtsalya bhAva kI lahareM usake hRdaya sAgara meM uTha rahI thIM / dAsa dAsiyA~ apanA inAma pAkara duA de rahe the / bAlaka ke graha-nakSatra dekhe gaye / usakA nAma sukozala rakhA gayA / __jaba sArI havelI AnaMda meM DUbI thI / putra janma kI khuzI ke svara gUMja rahe the / usa samaya seTha siddhArtha kucha aura hI soca rahe the / yadyapi varSoM se unakA mana bhogoM se Uba rahA thA / ve AtmA ke cira sukha ke AkAMkSI bana rahe the / unakA mana bAra-bAra saMsAra ke bhoga-vilAsoM ko tyAga kara jinezvarI dIkSA ke lie taiyAra ho rahA thA / ve vaise to ghara meM bhI tyAgI se hI rahate the / deha meM bhI videha se the / para unheM aba ghara meM becainI sI hone lagI thI / Aja ve bhI prasanna the / unheM lagA ki aba vaha suyoga A gayA / jisakI unheM pratIkSA thI / Aja taka unheM yaha ciMtA

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Akkkkkk parISaha-jayI thI ki unakA koI vAriza nahIM- para Aja prabhu-kRpA se zubhakarma se udaya se vaha bhI pUrI ho gaI / vAriza bhI avatarita ho cukA hai / unhoMne socA "aba mujhe vilaMba nahIM karanA cAhie / moha se chUTane kA yahI ucita samaya hai / " siddhArtha kA mana vikalpoM se mukta hokara eka dRr3ha nizcaya ko prApta kara rahA thA / yaha eka suyoga hI thA ki usI samaya avadhijJAna dhArI tapasvI muni nayandhara bhI vahIM virAjamAna the| dUsare dina prAta:kAla apanI patniyoM ,karmacAriyoM evaM nikaTama saMbaMdhiyoM kI upasthiti meM seTha siddhArtha ne apanA saMkalpa vyakta karate hue kahA - " parivAra ke priya svajanoM maiMne Apako yahA~ isalie ekatra kiyA hai ki maiM ApakI sAkSI meM yaha saMkalpa vyakta karanA cAhatA hU~ ki maiM aba apane navajAta zizu sukozala ko apanA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kara use seThakA pada sauMpa kara jinezvarI dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhatA hU~ / jabataka putra bAlika nahIM hotA / tabataka mere pradhAna vyavasthApaka ,evaM merI priya seThAnI jayAvatI sAre prabaMdha dekhegii|" apanI tijorI kI cAbI jayAvatI ko sauMpI evaM bAlaka sukozala ko seThapada kA tilaka kiyA / unake isa nirNaya ko sunakara sabhI stabdha raha gaye / "prANanAtha aisA na kareM / abhI ApakI umra hI kyA hai ? isa yauvana meM Apa yaha kaisA nirNaya le rahe haiM / abhI Apake putra kI umra hI do dina kI hai / ise bAliga hone dIjie / " vilakhate hue jayAvatI evaM anya patniyoM ne vinaMti kii| __ "hA~-hA~ seTha jI seThAnI ThIka kaha rahI hai / Apa isa putra ko bar3A hone deN| isakI zikSA-dIkSA pUrNa karAyeM ,isakA vivAha kareM , pautra kA mukha dekha kara hI Apa aisA kaThora nirNaya leM / " riztedAroM ne bhI samajhAne kA prayAsa kiyA / "priya jayA ! bhAIyoM ! vAstava meM tapa kI umra hI yauvana kAla hai / yahI zreSTha samaya hai / putra parivAra yaha saba moha hI hai / maiM usakI paravariza karane, usake vivAha Adi taka rukakara moha kA hI poSaNa karU~gA / maiM yaha dIkSA to bahuta pahale le lenA cAhatA thA para uttarAdhikArI kI pratIkSA meM thA / vaha pUrNa ho cukA hai / " seTha ne samajhAte hue dRr3hatA se kahA / punazca -"koI kisI ko pAlatA nahIM / paravariza karatA nahIM / ye saba moha janita zabdajAla haiM / hotA svaMya jagata pariNAma kI dRSTi se saba svakarma kA phala hai / maiM aba adhika isa mohanIya karma kA baMdhana nahIM cAhatA /

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-*-*---*-* parISaha-jayI xxxxxx patniyA~ caraNoM meM loTa gaI / jayA ne to putra ko hI caraNoM meM rakha diyA / para moha ke parde se mukta siddhArtha ke lie yaha saba bekAra thA / patnI ke AMsU,putra kI muskarAhaTa ,sevako kA anunaya ,saMbaMdhiyoM kI salAha saba nirarthaka thI / deha se bhI aba jinakA mamatva TUTa rahA thA unheM dUsaroM kA mamatva kyA bA~dhatA / apane nirNaya meM dRr3ha siddhArtha ne apane kadama gharase bAhara rakhate hue itanA hI kahA, "acchA Apa sabhI se maiM kSamA yAcanA karatA hU~ / mana vacana karma se Apa logoM ko kaSTa huA ho to kSamA kareM / moha ko tyAga kara bhagavAna jinenudeva ve caraNoM meM apanA mana lgaayeN|" kSaNa meM hI isa mAyA ke moha ko chor3akara siddhArtha aba gRhatyAgI bana cuke the / jisa deha para kImatI vastrAbhUSaNa hote the / vahA~ aba sirpha eka vastra thA pA~va naMge the / ve dhIre-dhIre usa udyAna kI ora bar3ha rahe the jahA~ munizrI virAjamAna the| unake pIche-pIche sArA parivAra aura ve sabhI cala rahe the jinhoMne isa samAcAra ko sunA thA / __ mahArAja zrI ko namostu kaha kara sabhI loga baiTha gaye / "mahArAja maiM saMsAra ke bhoga-vilAsa ko tilAMjali dekara ApakI zaraNa meM AyA hU~ / mujhe dIkSA dekara vaha mArga prazasta kare jisase maiM Atma kalyANa kara skuuN|" seTha siddhArtha ne mahArAja se vinaya kI / . dharmalAbha kahate hue nayandhara mahArAja ne AtmA ke amara svarUpa kA varNana karate hue sabhI ko saMbodhana kiyA / cirasukha arthAt janma-maraNa se mukti kA mArga prazasta karate hue usake mahatva ko samajhAyA / moha ke kAraNa caturgati meM bhaTakane vAle isa jIva ko kaise-kaise duHkha dekhane par3ate haiM usakI bhayAnakatA ko udAharaNa dekara smjhaayaa| pazcAta vizAla jana samudAya kI upasthiti meM seTha siddhArtha ko digaMbarI dIkSA pradAna kI / thor3A sA bhI kaSTa jinheM sahana nahIM thA bhoMgoM meM jo pale the, Aja ve apane hI hAthoM apane keza luMcana kara rahe the / pariSahajayI bana rahe the / loga jayajayakAra se AkAza ko guMjA rahe the / kala taka ke seTha Aja AtmA ke seTha bana gaye the / ve Atma kalyANa meM lIna ho rahe the| moha manuSya ko aMdhA banA detA hai / vaha satyAsatya ke viveka ko kho detA hai / putra moha evaM svArtha ne jayAvatI ko mohAMdha banA diyA / jisa jainadharma para zraddhA

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XXXXXXXparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx evaM muni vacanoM kI satyatA para vizvAsa karane evaM zubhodaya se putra kI prApti huI thiiN| Aja use pati ke gRha tyAgane para utanI hI ghRNA aura azraddhA ho gaI / use raha rahakara muni nayandhara para krodha A rahA thA / jinhoMne unake pati ko yauvana meM hI dIkSA de dI thI / use yaha pUrvAgraha ba~dha gayA thA ki usake pati ko muni ne yadi samajhAyA hotA to ve muni na banate / ulTe inhoMne to mere pati ke vairAgya bhAva ko ukasAyA hai / usake mana meM muni ke prati chepa kI gAMTha baMdha gaI / use apane pati para bhI krodha A rahA thA jo isa vaibhava ko chor3akara asamaya meM hI ghara chor3a gayA thA / use lagatA thA ki usake pati ne palAyana kiyA hai / isa prakAra jayAvatI ne mana meM muni mahArAja evaM apane pati siddhArtha-jo aba muni avasthA meM the , unake prati nirantara Arta-raudra bhAva panapane lage / muniyoM ke prati usake mana meM jo zraddhA bhakti thI vaha ghRNA meM to badala hI gaI thI / usane apanI havelI meM muniyoM kA AnA hI baMda karA diyA / use jainamuni ke nAma se cir3ha sI ho gaI / jayA jainadharma se vimukha hone lagI / usake mana meM to muni nayandhara aura siddhArtha muni se badale kI bhAvanA prajvalita hone lagI / putra mohane use kitanA patita banA diyA / samaya gujarane lagA bAlaka sukozala dUja ke cA~da sA vRddhigata hone lagA / seThAnI jayAvatI ne sukozala ke lAlana pAlana meM koI kasara nahIM rakhI / usakI sukha suvidhA ke sAre sAdhana havelI meM hI upalabdha karAye gaye / komala sukozala ne havelI meM hI vidyAdhyayana kara jJAna prApta kiyA / unheM vidyAdhyayana ke sAtha gIta saMgIta, citrakalA, vyApAra Adi kI U~cI zikSA prApta karAI gaI / tIvra buddhi ke kizora sukozala kI buddhi ke samakSa sabhI jJAna-vijJAna evaM kalA natamastaka the / kizora sukozala ne yauvana meM padArpaNa kiyaa| unake cehare para yauvana aura brahmacarya kI dIpti jhilamilAne lgii| yauvana kA bAsaMtI nikhAra unake aMga-aMga se jhalakane lgaa| isa yauvana meM ucchRkhalatA nahIM thI para vinaya-viveka kA vikAsa thaa| umar3atI barasAtI nadI kA uphAna nahIM thA.. para zaradakAlIna saritA kA kalakala nAda thaa| basaMta kI kAmukatA nahIM thI para basaMta kI zItala maMda samIra kI saMgItAtmakA ke svara prasphuTita the| yauvana ne sukozala ko aura bhI namra banA diyA thaa|

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parISaha - jayI sukozala apane pitA ke vyApAra vANijya meM bhI rUci le rahe the| unakI kuzAgra buddhi se vyApAra meM vRddhi hone lagI thii| unakI vicakSaNatA kA lohA bar3ebar3e vyApArI mAna rahe the| unakI isa yogyatA se prabhAvita hokara ayodhyA nareza ne unheM alpAyu meM hI seTha siddhArtha kA nagara seTha pada pradAna kiyaa| kozala ke rUpa, buddhi kI carcA deza dezAMtara taka phailane lgii| aneka dhanapati unheM apanA dAmAda banAne ke svapna dekhane lge| Aye dina jayAvatI ka pAsa dUra-dUra se seThoM kI kanyAoM ke lie sandeza Ane lge| kaI seTha to svayaM ayodhyA Akara havelI ke mehamAna bane / havelI kA svAgata, sukozala ke darzana se ve ati prabhAvita hokara mana hI mana bhagavAna se prArthanA karane lage ki unakI putrI kA bhAgya isI ghara se ba~dhe / seThAnI jayAvatI bhI putra ko sarvaguNa sampanna jAnakara usake yauvana ke khile rUpa ko dekhakara mana hI mana ati prasanna thiiN| jaisI ki hara mA~ kI AkAMkSA hotI hai ki usake beTe kA vivAha ho.. bahU ghara meM Aye... yahI bhAva jayAvatI ke mana meM umar3a rahe the| usakA cirasaMcita sAdhyapUrNa karane kA samaya A gayA thaa| ina gulAbI vicAroM ke bIca use pati viyoga kA kA~TA to cubhatI hI rahatA thA / seThAnI jayAvatI ne apane putra sukozala kA vivAha deza ke zreSTha zreSThI putriyoM se sampanna kraayaa| usane dila kholakara vivAha meM dravya kA vyaya kiyA / cAra dina taka sAre nagara ko bhoja diyA gyaa| nagara ko garIboM ko dhana-vastra bhI dAna meM diye / havelI hI kyA pUrA nagara hI dulhana - sA rUpa dhAraNa kara iThalA rahA thA / sulakSaNI- rUpayauvanA battIsa patniyoM ke sAtha aneka bhoga bhogate hue sukozala ke dina vyatIta hone lge| seThAnI ne hara bahU ko gahanoM se to lAda hI diyA thA sabako alaga-alaga vizAla suvidhA yukta nivAsa evaM mauja - zaukha ke sabhI sAdhana upalabdha karA diye the / ve cAhatI thIM ki unakA beTA sukozala rUpayauvana kI mastI meM itanA kho jAye ki use saMsAra ke duHkhoM kI AMca taka na lage / usane bahuoM ko izAre se samajhA diyA thA ki ve apana pati ko prema pAsa meM barAbara kasa leM / bahue~ bhI apane hAva-bhAva, sAja- RgAra, bhoga-vilAsa, gIta-saMgIta se sukozala ko sadaiva AkarSita kie rahatI thiiN| dina bar3e hI AnaMda se bIta rahe the| Jain Educationa International 33 For Personal and Private Use Only

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parISaha - jayI jayAvatI ko aba vizvAsa ho gayA thA ki usakA beTA bhogoM meM barAbara rama cukA hai| bahuoM ke kaha kahe unake hRdaya ko gudagudAte rahate the / ve prasanna thIM ki unakA beTA unake banAye rAste para cala rahA hai| 1 * * "mA~... yaha nagna vyakti kauna hai ? usake hAtha meM sirpha pIMchI kamaNDala hai / usake sAtha kaI loga cala rahe haiN|" eka naMge vyakti ko dekhakara sukozala ne jijJAsA se apanI mA~ se pUchA / sukozala ko patA hI kahA~ thA ki ye jainamuni haiM / use kabhI unake darzana hI nahIM karAye gaye the / phira sukozala ne naMgA vyakti bhI to nahIM dekhA thA isase pUrva / Aja prAtaH kAla kI belA meM jaba razmirathI AkAza mArga meM vihAra kara rahe the, kiraNoM ke azva AkAza mArga meM bar3ha rahe the, pakSiyoM kA kula - kula saMgIta gU~ja rahA thA, havA meM puSpoM kI gaMdha lubhA rahI thI, maMdira ke ghaMToM kI AvAja meM pavitratA ke svara gU~ja rahe the usI prAtaH kAlI belA meM havelI kI chata para sukozala apanI patniyoM aura mA~ ke sAtha isa prakRti ke saundarya ko nihAra rahe the / tabhI unakI dRSTi nIce rAjapatha para par3I jahA~ se unhoMne isa nagna vyakti ko dekhA thaa| * jayAvatI ne nIce dekhA ki are! ye to mere pati siddhArtha haiM muni siddhArtha varSoM deza ke aneka nagaroM se vihAra karate hue Aja ayodhyA padhAre the| unake Agamana ke samAcAra se zrAvakoM meM bhakti kI bhAvanA umar3a par3I thii| nagara ke loga unheM svAgata ke sAtha nagara meM praveza karA rahe the / ve unakI aura dharma kI jayajayakAra bulA rahe the| muni aura phira gRhasthajIvana ke pati muni siddhArtha ko dekhakara jayAvatI ke mana meM zraddhA kI jagaha krodha umar3a pdd'aa| unake saMskAroM meM soyA bairabhAva jAga utthaa| ghRNA ke bhAva unake cehare para chA gye| A~khoM meM krodha kA khUnI raMga daur3a gyaa| viveka kho baiThIM / satya ko Dha~kakara usI upekSA se bolI "beTA! yaha koI pAgala hai| dekhate nahIM yaha bhIr3a usa pAgala ko khader3ane ke liye usake pIche cala rahI hai| jayAvatI ne jhUTha bolakara sukozala ko samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / "" jayAvatI ke hRdaya meM roSa kA bavaMDara uTha rahA thA / use siddhArtha muni para roSa bar3ha rahA thaa| A~khoM meM khUna utara rahA thA / usakA basa calatA to vaha unheM nagara se 34

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-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx nikalavA detii| usane socA kahIM beTA muni kI ora AkarSita na ho jAye - ataH .. usakA hAtha pakar3akara aMdara calane kA Agraha karane lgii| ___ "mA~! mujhe to ye pAgala nahIM lagate / unakI koI harakata aisI nahIM lgtii| mujhe to unake cahere para tejasvitA dikhAI de rahI hai| loga unakI jaya-jayakAra kara rahe haiN| phira Apa unheM pAgala kyoM kahatI hai?" sukozala ne hAtha chur3Ate hue khaa| jayAvatI ke ye zabda ki 'yaha koI pAgala hai' vahA~ khar3I sukozala kI dhAya se na rahA gyaa| vaha jAnatI thI ki ye munirAja siddhArtha haiN| seThAnI dveSa vaza aisA kaha rahI haiN| usane kahA - "svAminI Apa kyA kaha rahI haiM ? ye to Apake svAmI haiN| Apake pUjya haiM, muni hone ke nAte Apako inakI nindA nahIM karanI caahie| Apako inakI vandanA karanI caahie| Apa isaprakAra ke jhUThe Aropa se pApa karma ko hI bA~dha rahI hai|" "tU cupa raha / " dhAya ko DATate hue seThAnI ne use jhir3aka diyaa| aura sukozala kA hAtha pakar3akara usane kamare meM le gii| andara le jAkara bhI vaha use apane DhaMga se samajhAtI rhii| sukozala kI mA~ kI bAta to sunatA rahA, para usakA mana santuSTa nahIM huaa| "calo beTA, khAnA khAo! kyoM tuma eka pAgala ke lie parezAna hote hai?" jayAvatI ne sukozala se bhojanazAlA meM calane kA Agraha kiyaa| "nahIM mA~, maiM khAnA nahIM khaauuNgaa| jaba taka tuma mujhe una digambara vyakti ke bAre meM saccA hAla nahIM batAogI" sukozala ne haTha karate hue khaa| "beTe jidda nahIM karate / tuma bekAra hI eka naMge ke lie parezAna ho rahe ho|" apane roSa ko dabAte hue jayAvatI ne punaH samajhAte hue khaa| lekina jayAvatI kA samajhAnA bekAra gyaa| sukozala ne jaise dRr3ha nirdhAra kara liyA thA ki jaba taka vaha, satya kA patA nahIM lagA letA taba taka anna grahaNa nahIM kregaa| aura vaha isI dRr3hatA para ar3a gyaa| seThAnI ne use hara taraha manAyA, samajhAyA para vaha Tasa se masa nahIM huaa| anta meM nArAja hokara jayAvatI kamare se bAhara calI gii| sukozala kI isa jidda ne jayAvatI ke mana meM muni ke prati aura bhI ghRNA ke bhAva bar3hA die| usakA mana meM raha-rahakara roSa bar3ha rahA thaa| usane krodha ke Avega meM Akara bhale-bure zabdoM kA prayoga bhI kiyaa| use yaha bhaya satAne lagA ki

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parIpaha-jayI kahIM usakA putra bhI ghara na chor3a de / krodha meM bharI jayAvatI usa kamare se paira paTakatI huI bAhara calI gii| sukozala kA mana mA~ ke isa vyavahAra se aura bhI duHkhI ho utthaa| usakI jijJAsA usa purUSa ke bAre meM jAnane ke lie aura bhI adhika balavatI ho gaI / dhAya sunandA ne sukozala ke cahere para jijJAsA ke bhAva dekhe / usane sukozala ko sArI kathA sunAte hue kahA - "beTA, tumane prAtaHkAla jina digambara vezadhArI puruSa ko dekhA hai ve tumhAre gRhastha jIvana ke pitA haiM / jinhoMne isa apAra vaibhava ko tRNavata tyAga diyaa| jo Atma kalyANa ke mArga para saba kucha chor3akara digambara vezadhArI bane / ve aba pAda bihArI hai| jIvana, sAdhanA meM lagA rahe, ataH kevala eka bAra nirantarAya bhojana aMjuli meM hI lete haiN| ve tapasyA kI usa zreNI meM pahu~ca gae haiM, jahA~ zarIra kA kaSTa gauNa ho jAtA hai| AtmadhyAna meM hI Ananda rasa jharane lagatA hai / ve janma-maraNa, roga, bur3hApA ina kaSToM se mukta hone kI sAdhanA se jur3a gaye haiM / ve sacce gurU haiN| jo svayaM mukti mArga para cala rahe haiM, ve bhavyajIvoM ko mukti kA mArga batalA rahe haiM / " 44 'dhAya mA~, phira mAtAjI unheM apamAnajanaka zabdoM se kyoM sambodhita kara rahI haiM?" sukozala ne jijJAsA aura Azcarya se dhAya mA~ se pUchA / "beTA, tumhAre janma lete hI tumhAre pitA siddhArtha vairAgya dhAraNa kara muni ho gae the| tumhArI mA~ unheM rokanA cAhatI thIM, ve nahIM mAneM, yahI krodha - bhAva unheM satAtA rhaa| itanA hI nahIM, moha aura ajJAna ke vaza ve jaina dharma aura jaina guruoM ke prati ghRNA bhAva se bhara gii| unheM muniyoM se cir3ha ho gii| unakA krodha baira meM badala gayA / yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja munijI ko dekhakara unakA krodha bhar3aka uThA " sukozala ne mauna rahakara sampUrNa paristhiti ko jAnA socA aura samajhA / use apanI mA~ ke isa vyavahAra se duHkha huA / gurUoM ke prati apamAna janaka zabda ko 'sunakara usake hRdaya meM coTa pahu~cI / moha ke vaza hama sacce deva - zAstra aura gurU ke prati bhI dveSabhAva rakhane lagate haiM isakA use jJAna huaa| use mana hI mana munizrI ke darzana kI tIvra AkAMkSA huI aura usI samaya vaha unake darzanoM ke lie cala pdd'aa| sukozala bhaktibhAva se usa sthAna para jA pahu~cA jahA~ para muni siddhArtha virAjamAna the| jyoM-jyoM vaha muni ke samIpa pahu~catA jAtA thA, tyoM-tyoM mahasUsa karatA thA ki usake hRdaya meM bhakti kI dhArA baha rahI hai jo A~khoM ke mAdhyama se Jain Educationa International 36 For Personal and Private Use Only

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AddrdxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx bahanA cAhatI hai| usake hRdaya meM vairAgya kA sUryodaya moha ke bAdaloM ko cIrakara udita hone ke lie macala rahA thaa| usane muni zrI ke caraNoM meM bhakti svarUpa vandanA kI aura caraNoM meM baiThakara dharma ke bAre meM jAnane kI icchA prakaTa kii| mahArAja ne cehare para jijJAsA aura zraddhA jAnakara use zrAvaka aura gRhastha dharma ko samajhAte hue kahA- "he bhavya jIva! hara gRhastha ko aNuvrata kA pAlana karate hue kramazaH saMsAra ke bhogoM ko chor3ate hue Atmonnati ke lie zramaNa dharma kA pAlana karanA cAhie / use bAraha vratoM kI sAdhanA karate hue bAIsa pariSahoM ko prasannatA se sahana karanA caahie| moha hI bandhana kA kAraNa hai, yaha jIva usI se kaSAyoM meM pravRtta hotA hai aura bhava-bhava-bhramaNa karate hue ananta duHkhoM ko bhogatA hai| yadi hama ina duHkhoM se mukti karate hai to hameM janma-maraNa ke duHkha se mukta honA hogaa| aura yaha mukti dhyAna-tapa se hI sambhava hai| yahI ananta sukha hai|" muni mahArAja kA hara zabda sukozala bar3e dhyAna se suna rahA thaa| vaha ekaeka zabda racA kI bU~da sA hRdaya sIpa meM sa~jo rahA thaa| vaha mahasUsa kara rahA thA ki usake aMdara koI parivartana karavaTa le rahA hai| usake mana meM dRr3hatA kA piMDa bana rahA thaa| usane mana hI mana saMkalpa kiyA ki vaha janma-maraNa se mukti ke anaMta sukha ko pAne ke mArga kA anuzaraNa kregaa| use gRhasthajIvana, usake bhoga-vilAsa jaise aMdara hI aMdara DaMsane lge| kucha samaya aise hI bIta gyaa| kaba munijI kA pravacana pUrA ho gayA.... use sudhi na rhii| kucha samaya bAda sukozala ne apanI A~kheM kholI aura bar3e hI vinamra svara meM bolA -"mahArAja! maiM isasaMsAra kI moha mAyA ko chor3akara mukti patha para ArUr3ha hone kI Apase AjJA cAhatA hU~ kRpayA mujhe bhI vaha mArga batAyeM jisa para Apa cala rahe haiN| "vatsa! tumheM apanI mA~ - kuTumba parivAra se AjJA lenI hogii|''munishrii ne use samajhAyA / apane mana meM dRr3ha saMkalpa lie sukozala ghara lautte| Aja sukozala ke cehare para vicitra sA parivartana mA~ jayAvatI evaM paliyoM ne dekhaa| sabhI karmacArI isa parivartana ko nihAra rahe the| dhAya mA~ sunandA cehare ke parivartana ko par3hakara samajha rahI thii| "beTA! tama Aja itane aprasanna kyoM ho ? kyA kisI ne kacha kaha diyA

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx hai ? kyA svAsthya pratikUla hai ? kyA vyApAra meM kucha kamI AI hai ? " sukozala ke cehare kI gaMbhIratA evaM mauna dekhakara mA~ jayavatI ne praznoM kI bauchAra hI kara dii| use eka ajJAta bhaya bhI satA rahA thaa| "prANanAtha! Apa ke praphullita cehare para Aja yaha patajhar3a kI udAsI kyoM hai ? kyA hamAre kisI vyavahAra se dukhI haiM" patniyA~ bhI prazna karake usakA mukha nihAra rahI thiiN| "priya... ApakA vArisa mere garbha meM pala rahA hai| Apa usakA dhyAna kara batAyeM ki kyA bAta hai?" subhadrA ne anunaya kiyaa| "mA~! merI priya ardhAMginI!!" maiM udAsa bhI hU~ aura nahIM bhI huuN| vyApAra meM ghATA bhI huA hai aura naphA bhii| maiM svastha bhI hU~ aura bImAra bhI! sukozala ne pahale bujhaaii| "beTA! pahelI mata bujhaao| sApha sApha kaho ki kyA bAta hai?" "mA~ maiM abhI pUjya munirAja ke darzana karake A rahA huuN|" "jarUra usa DhoMgI-naMge ne tumheM baragalAyA hai|" jayAvatI kA krodha phuphakAra utthaa| ___ "aisA mata kaho mA~! ve DhoMgI nahIM ... siddha purUSa haiN| jJAnI- dhyAnI haiN| ve naMge nahIM para viSaya-bhogoM se U~ce uTha cuke haiN| muktimArga ke pAthika haiN| sacce jJAnI va caritra ke bhaMDAra haiN|'' maiM udAsa isalie hU~ ki maiM itanI umra taka satya ko jAna hI nahIM paayaa| bhoga-vilAsa meM hI pha~sA rhaa| madhubindu rUpI bhoga ke moha meM sacce dharma ko jAna hI nahIM paayaa| aura prasanna isalie hU~ ki Aja mujhe AtmA kA jJAna ho gayA hai| satyAsatya kI viveka dRSTi prApta huI hai| zeSajIvana meM AtmasAdhanA kA avasara milegA yahI merI prasannatA kA kAraNa hai| abhI taka bhogoM kA vyApAra kiyA to vAstava meM ghATe kA hI saudA rhaa| aba yoga kA Atma vyApAra kara naphA kmaauuNgaa| mokSa lakSmI ko prAptakara samRddha bnuuNgaa| mA~ ! maiM bImAra hU~ kyoMki sadA kAma kI mAra se pIr3ita rhaa| aura aba pUrNa svAsthya prApta karU~gA kyoMki aba mujhe * * 38 *

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI**** dharmoSadhi kI prApti huI hai| priya subhadrA ! tumhAre garbha meM zizu pala rahA hai| yaha merI mukti kA hI saMketa hai| bAlaka kA moha mujhe bA~dha nahIM sktaa| usane to mujhe svataMtratA kA saMketa diyA hai| maiM saMtAna ke abhAva meM zAyada isa gRhasthajIvana meM aTakA rahatA- aba usa zalya se bhI mukta huaa| __maiM apane garbhastha zizu ko apane seTha kA pada pradAna karatA hU~ aura svayaM ko isa zreSThIpada se mukta karatA huuN| kahate-kahate sukozala apane bahumUlya AbhUSaNa aura vastroM kA tyAga karane lge| jayAvatI, subhadrA evaM anya paliyA~, havelI ke karmacArI sabhI rUdana karane lge| para, A~suoM kI dhArA unheM prabhAvati na kara skii| "beTA ! yaha patha bar3A kaThina hai| tumhArI komala deha varSA, Atapa va zAMti kaise sahegI ? naMge pA~va chila jaayeNge| bhUkha kaise sahana kroge| bhUmi zayana yaha zarIra kaise jhelegA?" mA~ ne rote hue muni ko par3ane vAle kaSToM kA bhaya dikhaayaa| "mA~! janma-maraNa, bur3hApA, roga, se bar3A kaSTa kyA hogA, jise hama janma janmAtara se bhoga rahe haiN| mA~ janmajanmAntaroM se bhI kabhI yaha bhUkha miTa sakI hai? zarIra kA sukha to isa pudgala kA sukha hai| mujhe aba isa naSTa hone vAle maraNa-dharmA zarIra se koI moha nhiiN| jaba maiM zarIra se moha hI nahIM rakhUgA - phira kaSTa kyA hogA?" kahakara sukozala ghara kI mAyA ko tRNavata tyAga kara usa udyAna kI ora cale jahA~ muni siddhArtha rUke hue the| sAre nagara meM carcA vAyuvega sI phaila gii| jisane sunA usane dA~toM tale U~galI dabA lii| sabhI parijana-purajana sabhI sukozala ke nae veza ko dekhane umar3a pdd'e| sabane dekhA kala kA rAjakumAra Aja kA muniveza dhAraNa kara adhika tejasvI laga rahA hai| nAsAgra dRSTi se mAnoM vaha nija ke svarUpa ko hI parakha rahA ho| putra ke isa taraha yoga dhAraNa karane se jayAvatI mAnoM krodha aura ghRNA se pAgala ho utthii| vaha dharma kI mahimA ko samajhane ke bajAya usase aura bhI dveSa karane

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XxxxddrdparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx lgii| pati viyoga ko to vaha isa AzA se sahana kara pAI thI ki putra kA mu~ha dekhakara jI legii| para, yuvAsthA meM hI putra kA isa taraha gRhatyAganA use asahya lagA sukozala ne gRhatyAga kiyaa| vaha pAgala sI ho utthii| vaha dukha aura ArtatA ke kAraNa usane khAnA-pInA taka chor3a diyA / caubIsa ghaMToM use putra kI yAda staatii| vaha jaba taka jIvita rahI putra ke viyoga meM dukhI rhii| cintA aura dukha se vaha ArtadhyAna meM hI mRtyu kI zaiyyA para ciranidrA meM so gii| aMtima samaya bhI usakA citta dharma kI ora nahIM mudd'aa| bur3hApA to bigAr3A hii| mRtyu bhI bigar3a gii| magadha ke maudagata parvata kI kaMdarA meM eka vyAdhI apane tIna baccoM ke sAtha nivAsa karatI thii| vyAdhI apane baccoM ke sAtha bhojana ke lie zikAra kI talAza meM ghUma rahI thii| ghane jaMgala meM vaha zikAra kI khoja meM vicaraNa kara rahI thI ki use manuSya-gaMdha ne AkarSita kiyaa| usa gaMdha kA anuzaraNa karate hue vaha usa ora clii| usane dekhA dUra svaccha zilA para do manuSya deha nagnAvasthA meM baiThe haiN| ye do nagna deha the muni siddhArtha aura muni sukozala ke| donoM bhramaNa karate hue , vihAra karate hue isI jaMgala se gujara rahe the| saMdhyA ho jAne se Age jAnA varNya hone se ve vahIM svaccha zilA para sAmAyika meM dhyAnastha ho gaye the| dhyAna meM ve deha se sarvathA mukta AtmA meM lIna ho gaye the| deha se dehAtIta bana gaye the| - vyAghrI aura usake bacce donoM munirAjoM para jhapaTa pdd'e| unake zarIra ko noMca-noMcakara khAne lge| munidvaya ke zarIra se rakta kI dhArA baha clii| zarIra se mA~sa ke lothar3e girane lge| zarIra kSata-vikSata ho rahA thaa| idhara zarIra naSTa ho rahA thA- udhara donoM muni zarIra ke moha se sarvathA mukta AtmA meM sarvathA lIna ho gaye the| parISaha ko karmakSaya kA avasara mAnakara nirlepabhAva se sahana kara rahe the| muni siddhArtha deha ko tyAga kara sarvArtha siddhi meM devatva pA cuke the| vyAdhI to aba lAza ko hI cItha rahI thii| sukozala muni bhI apanA saMbaMdha paramAtmA se jor3a cuke the|

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parISaha - jayI 44 'are! yaha kyA ?" sukozala muni kA bhakSaNa karate samaya usane muni ke zarIra ke lakSaNa dekhe.. aura use jAti smaraNa ho aayaa| " 'are! ye to merA pUrva bhava kA putra sukozala hai / maiMne apane hI beTe kA bhakSaNa kara liyA ? jisa beTe ko maiMne jI-jAna se cAhA thA, jisake lie maiMne apanI jAnataka nyauchAvara kara dii| usI kA bhakSaNa kara rahI huuN| jisakI choTI se vedanA, mujhe pIr3A detI thI- Aja usI kI mauta kA kAraNa bnii| maiM sacamuca DAyana siddha huI" isaprakAra pazcAtApa karate hue use apanI pUrvajanma kI mRtyu kA dhyAna ho AyA / use smaraNa huA ki putra moha ke kAraNa vaha ArtabhAvoM ko dhAraNa kara marI thI / usane usIsamaya yaha kusaMkalpa kiyA thA ki vaha putra ko chInane vAle pati se kisI bhI janma meM badalA luuNgii| yaha kudhyAna usa pazuyoni meM le AyA / are! kahA~ maiM nagara kI dhana sampanna seThAnI jayAvatI aura kahA~ isa jaMgala kI hiMsaka vyAdhI / sacamuca ye merA durbhAgya hai| maiMne apane pati ko khA kara mahAna pApa kA karma kiyA hai| are! ve to sacce jaina dharma ke anuyAyI the / AtmoddhAra ke lie hI ghara sampatti kA tyAga kiyA thA / maiM unakI ardhAMginI hokara hI unakI duzmana bana gaI thii| yaha saba mere azubha kAryoM kA hI phala thA / maiM mohAMdha meM aMdhI satya ko na parakha paaii| pati to pati priya putra kI bhI janmadAtrI hI usakI bhakSikA bana gii|' vyAghrI ko saMsAra se vairAgya ho gayA / vaha patha bhUlI punaH satpatha para lauttii| para bar3I dera ho cukI thii| pati aura putra donoM ko khAkara - khokara / vyAghrI kI A~khoM se jala dhArA kI gaMgA baha clii| lagatA thA aMtara ke pApa dhula raha nayana jala banakara bAhara nikala rahe haiN| usI samaya vahIM samAdhi maraNa dhAraNa kara liyA / vaha sanyAsinI hI bana gii| use aba jaise apane tInoM baccoM se koI moha hI nahIM thI / vaha A~khe banda kie prabhu dhyAna meM lIna ho gaI thI / vyAghrI ke tInoM bacce mA~ ke cAroM ora cakkara kATa rahe the, para vaha deha se mAno mukta ho gaI thii| kaI dina gujara gae the, usane anna, pAnI kA sarvathA tyAga kiyaa| samAdhi maraNa kA svIkAra kara dharma dhyAna karatI huI, apane pApakarmoM kA kSayakara svarga kI prApti kI / sukozala ne antima samaya upasarga vijayI banakara sarvArtha siddhi meM deva banakara sukhoM ko prApta kiyaa| Jain Educationa International 41 For Personal and Private Use Only

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Arrrrrrr parISaha-jayI * 4 bhaTTa akalaMka deva mAnyakheTa nagara ke udyAna meM muni zrI citragupta virAjamAna the| loga unake darzana pravacana se dhanyatA kA anubhava kara rahe the| inhIM mahArAja ke darzana karane rAjya ke mantrI purUSottama apanI patnI padmA evaM putra akalaMka aura nikalaMka ke sAtha aae| mahArAja ko vandana kara, AzIrvAda prApta kiyaa| aura dharma zravaNa kA lAbha prApta karane lge| aSTAhnikA parva ke zubha dina cala rahe the| mahArAja zrI aSTAhnikA parva ke mahattva ko samajhA rahe the| aura zrAvakoM ko vrata niyama ke mahattva se avagata karA rahe the| mahArAja ne paMca mahAvratoM ke pAlana aura usase prApta upalabdhiyoM kI mahattA samajhAte hue brahmacarya vrata kI savistAra carcA kii| zIlavrata mAnava ko kitanA mahAna aura dRr3ha, tejasvI aura zaktizAlI banAtA hai usake aneka udAharaNa die| brahmacarya manuSya ko bhoga-vilAsoM se bacAtA hai| caritra niSTa banAtA hai, aura isakI sAdhanA karate hue, vyakti brahma arthAt AtmA meM sthira hone lagatA hai| brahmacarya zreSTha vrata hai| muni mahArAja ne sItA, sudarzana zeTha, anjanA, satI manoramA jaise brahmacarya ke pAlakoM ke udAharaNa dekara usakI mahattA aura upalabdhi ko smjhaayaa| "mahArAja ne unake mastaka para pIchIM rakhate hue vrata kA saMkalpa kraayaa| mantrI ke sAtha unake do beTe akalaMka aura nikalaMka jo kizora vaya ke the, unhoMne bhI jijJAsA vaza mAtA aura pitA kA anuzaraNa karate hue mahArAja zrI se brahmacarya vrata prApta kie| mantrI aura unakI patnI baccoM ke isa anukaraNa para prasanna the aura haMsa bhI rahe the ki ye bAlaka brahmacarya kA matalaba hI nahIM samajhate mAtra hama logoM kI dekhA-dekhI vrata grahaNa kara rahe haiN| para unheM saMtoSa thA ki unake beTe dharmapatha ke anuyAyI bana rahe haiN| ve caritravAna bneNge| yaha bAta unheM rUcikara lgii|" akalaMka aura nikalaMka bar3e hI medhAvI chAtra che| donoM ne mana lagAkara vidyAdhyayana kiyaa| unhoMne jaina dharma aura darzana ke sAtha vyAvahArika vidyAoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| ve SaTdarzana meM pAraMgata hue| unake buddhi-kauzala aura rUpa-sauMdarya

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XxxxxxxparISaha-jayIxvidio kI carcA dUra-dUra ke pradezoM taka phailane lgii| aneka rAjya ke maMtrI aura zreSThI apanI kanyAoM ke vivAha ke lie unake yahA~ Ane lge| putroM ko yauvana sampanna aura guNa sampanna jAnakara mantrI purUSottama aura padmAvatI ne putroM ke vivAha karane kI taiyArI zurU kara dii| ve donoM apane putroM ke vivAha karake guNavatI bahuoM ko lAne kI kalpanA se Anandita ho utthe| padmAvatI kA to mana mayUra nRtya karane lgaa| aneka kanyAoM ko dekhane parakhane kA kArya Arambha ho cukA thaa| "bhaiyA akalaMka ! sunA tumane ? pUjya pitAjI apane vivAha kI taiyArIyA~ kara rahe haiM / " nikalaMka ne Azcarya se akalaMka ko kahA / hA~ maiMne bhI sunA hai ! aura mujhe bhI Azcarya hai| kyA pitAjI bhUla gae ki hama logoM ne AjIvana brahmacarya vrata dhAraNa kiyA hai hamAre vivAha karane kA prazna hI khar3A nahIM hotaa|" akalaMka ne bhI apanI bAta khii| "bhaiyA' kyoM na hama calakara pitAjI se saba kucha spaSTa rUpa se kaha deN| yadi ve kahIM vacana de degeM to hama aura va sabhI dharmasaMkaTa meM par3a jaaeNge| pitAjI ko vacana tor3ane kA du:kha hogaa| aura hama isakA kAraNa bneNge|" nikalaMka ne apanI rAya vyakta kii| "saca kaha rahe ho, akalaMka ! calo hama abhI picAjI ko saba kucha batAkara apanI dRr3ha pratijJA se avagata karA deN|" akalaMka aura nikalaMka donoM pitAjI ke kakSa meM phuNce| vinayapUrvaka unake caraNa sparza karake khar3e rhe| mantrI ne patroM ko AzIrvAda diyA aura baiThane kA saMketa kiyA ,usI samaya padmAvatI bhI vahIM A gii| donoM bAlakoM ne mA~ ke caraNa sparza karake AzIrvAda prApta kiyaa| padmAvatI ne pati aura putroM ko baiThA dekhakara yahI anumAna lagAyA ki yaha baiThaka akalaMka aura nikalaMka ke vivAha ke sambandha meM hI hogii| usake mana meM harSa umar3a rahA thaa| "bolo beTe, kyA kahanA cAhate ho?" purUSottama ne donoM putroM ke cahere ke jijJAsA bhAva ko par3hate hue puuchaa| "pitaajii......|"kuch aspaSTa zabdoM meM akalaMka budbudaaye| "hA~-hA~ kaho, zarmAo mt| hama tumhArA vivAha tumhArI anumati se kregeN| yadi tumhArI vizeSa icchA ho to kho|" purUSottama ne yaha samajhakara ki beTe

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parISaha - jayI vivAha kI bAta karane Ae haiN| unheM protsAhita karate hue pUchA / "pitAjI, vivAha kI bAta nahIM hai / " "phira kyA bAta hai, beTA ?" purUSottama aura padmAvatI ke mu~ha se eka sAtha ye zabda phUTa pdd'e| "" "pitAjI, hama vivAha na kara sakate haiM aura na karanA cAhate haiM / ' 44 'kyoM ? Azcarya se pati-patnI ne pUchA / 19 'pitAjI, Apa ko smaraNa hogA ki Apa kA hI sAtha kucha varSoM pUrva aSTAhnikA parva meM hamane pUjya munizrI citragupta jI se brahmacarya vrata grahaNa kiyA thA, isI kAraNa hama vivAha nahIM karege / " nirbhIkatA se nikalaMka ne apanI bhAvanA vyakta kI / akalaMka ne bhI aise hI vicAra vyakta kie / kSaNabhara ke lie to purUSottama aura padmAvatI sannATe meM A gae / "beTA, vaha to sahaja haMsI thI / " mA~ ne duHkhI svara meM kahA / "beTA, vaha vrata to hamane ATha dina ke lie hI liyA thA / " purUSottama ne samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / "" " lekina pitAjI jaba hama vrata yAcanA kara rahe the taba na hamane samaya maryAdA kI bAta kahI thI aura na muni mahArAja ne hameM kucha dinoM kA vrata diyA thA / hama donoM bhAIyoM ne to AjIvana vrata kA saMkalpa kiyA thA / akalaMka ne apane mana ke nizcaya ko doharAyA / ' 44 'beTA, bacapana ke ye vrata eka bAlamana kI bhAvukatA se grahaNa kie jAte hai, jo tumane hamAre sAtha dekhA dekhI lie the / aura hamane bhI tumhArI bAla jijJAsA ko jAnakara sahaja haMsI meM tumhArA mana rakhane ke lie vrata dilavA die the / aura * phira ve vrata ATha dina ke lie the / "" 44 pitAjI, pahalI bAta to samaya kI koI spaSTatA kisI ne nahIM kI thI / dUsare vrata jaisI gaMbhIra bAta haMsI majAka nahIM ho sakatI / aura phira jaina sAdhu ke samakSa lie gae vrata ko tor3anA dharma kI haMsI ur3AnA hai / pitAjI ! hamane vrata pUrI gaMbhIratA se grahaNa kie haiM / hama kisI bhI paristhiti meM, kisI bhI kImata para use tor3a nahIM sakate / hama donoM bhAI jIvana bhara isakA pAlana kareMge / Apa hamAre vivAha kA saMkalpa chor3a deM / " nikalaMka ne apanI dRr3ha pratijJA vyakta kI / "pitAjI, bhaiyA saca kaha rahe haiM / hama donoM AjIvana brahmacarya vrata kA 44 yn

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parISaha - jaya pAlana karate hue jaina dharma aura darzana kA gahana adhyayana karake dharma kI sevA kreNge|" akalaMka ne bhI apanI dRr3ha bhAvanA vyakta kI / donoM bhAI apane dRr3ha vicAra vyakta kara, mA~ bApa ko praNAma kara kakSa se bAhara cale gae / purUSottama aura padmAvatI TUTe dila aura phaTI A~khoM se beToM kA jAnA dekhate rahe / donoM bhAIyoM ne ghara gRhasthI ke kArya se apane mana ko zAstroM ke adhyayana meM lagAyA / tIkSNa buddhi aura saccI lagana ke kAraNa canda dinoM meM hI ve darzana zAstra ke mahAna paNDita bana gae / jaina dharma ke zAstroM kA unhoMne pUrNarUpeNa adhyayana kiyA, aura anya darzanoM kA jJAna prApta kiyA / * * * 44 'bhaiyA ! kyoM hama na bauddha dharma kA pUrNa adhyayana kara usameM pAraMgata hokara usake avaijJAnika tatvoM ko prakAza meM lAe / " nikalaMka ne akalaMka se mazavarA kiyA / 44 1 " lekina yaha kaise sambhava hogA ? tuma to jAnate ho ki isa samaya pUre bhArata varSa para bauddhoM kA adhipatya chAyA huA hai / zAsaka aura prajA sabhI usake samarthaka haiM / jaina dharma ke ve virodhI haiM / phira unakai stUpoM, maThoM meM jAkara vidyA prApta karanA ati kaThina hai / vahA~ kar3I parIkSA ke bAda hI adhyayana ke lie praveza diyA jAtA hai / ve Ajakala asahiSNu aura anudAra bana gae / ataH hamArA praveza pAnA kaThina hI nahIM asaMbhava hai / akalaMka ne paristhiti kA vizleSaNa kiyA / "kyoM na hama veza badala kara nirAmUrkha azikSita banakara vahA~ praveza prApta kareM ?" nikalaMka ne salAha dI / / "1 1 donoM bhAIyoM ne yahI upayukta samajhA aura anapar3ha kI bhAti bauddha pAThazAlA meM praveza prApta kara liyA / ve bAhya vyavahAra meM pUrNa bauddha sA AcaraNa karate rahe aura aMtaraMga meM jaina dharma ke hI AsthAvAna bane rahe / donoM ne mana lagAkara bauddha granthoM kA adhyayana kiyA / donoM bhAIyoM ko yaha varadAna thA ki akalaMka yadi kisI bAta ko eka bAra hI suna lete yA par3ha lete to unheM pUrI taraha yAda ho jAtA aura nikalaMka ko vahI jJAna do bAra ke sunane yA par3hane se yAda rahatA / unake isa smaraNa jJAna se unheM eka saMstha aura do saMstha kI padaviyoM se vibhUSita kiyA gayA / ve isa taraha chadmaveza dhAraNa kie rahe ki anya kisI sAthI chAtra ko mAlUma hI nahIM ho 45

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XxxxxxxparISaha-jayIXXXXXXX skaa| ki ve bauddha nahIM hai / donoM bhAIyoM ne bauddha granthoM kA adhyayana kara usakI kamajoriyA~ aura darzana kI vikRtiyoM ko jAna liyA / unakI vidyA aura jJAna ne unheM eka bahuta bar3e saMkaTa meM DAla diyA / eka dina gurUjI prasaMga vaza jainadharma ke saptabhaMgI nyAya ke viSaya meM par3hA rahe the / prakaraNa meM kucha azuddhi hone ke kAraNa gurUjI svayaM samajha nahIM pA rahe the / ataH vidyArthiyoM ko samajhAne meM asamartha the / apanI kamajorI ko chipAne ke lie ve uTha kara kamare se bAhara cale gae / isa bIca akalaMka ne gurUjI kI anupasthiti meM cupacApa vaha pATha zuddha kara diyA / gurUjI ne Akara usa zuddha pATha ko dekhA aura saptabhaMgI nyAya kI sArI bAte spaSTa rUpa se samajhakara vidyArthiyoM ko bhI samajhAyI / garUjI ke mana meM isa zaddha pATha ko dekhakara yaha zaMkA utpanna huI ki avazya ina vidyArthiyoM meM koI chadmavezI jaina darzana kA jJAtA hai / vaha hamAre darzana kI kamajorI jAnakara nizcita rUpa se bauddha dharma kI hAni karegA / unake mana meM yaha kuvicAra AyA ki aise gupta zatru kA nAza karanA hI zreyaSkara hai / "kauna vidyArthI hai jisane yaha pATha zuddha kiyA hai ? saca-saca bayAna karo / " AcArya ne sabhI vidyArthIyoM ko iSTadeva kI zapatha dekara jAnanA cAhA / sabhI vidyArthI mauna rahe / "lo yaha jinamUrti tumhAre samakSa hai / ise lAMghakara sacasaca batAo ki yaha pATha zuddhi kisane kI thI / " jaba zapatha kA koI prabhAva na par3A taba AcArya ne jina pratimA ko lAMghane kA upAya socA / ve jAnate the ki jaina kabhI bhI pratimA ko lAghegA nahIM / ina donoM ke atirikta zeSa sabhI vidyArthI pratimA ke Upara se nikala gae / donoM bhAIyoM ke mana meM kaThina samasyA thI / yadi ve mUrti na lAMghate to prANoM kA bhaya thA aura yadi lAghate hai to pApa karma ko bAdhate haiM / parantu jaina dharma kI sevA aura usake satya se duniyA ko paricita karAne ke lie jInA Avazyaka thA |donoN bhAIyoM ne A~khoM hI A~khoM meM mAno eka dUsare ke saMkalpa ko par3ha liyA / buddhimAna akalaMka ne apanI zIghra buddhi se mArga khoja liyA / unhoMne eka patalA sUta pratimA para DAla kara use parigRhI mAna, mana hI mana paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa karate hue jhapaTa kara mUrti ko lA~gha gae / yaha kArya unhoMne itanI tIvratA se kiyA ki mUrti para sUta DAlanA koI nahIM dekha pAyA / - gurUjI ko isa upAya meM bhI jaba saphalatA nahIM milI to unakA Antarika

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A rrrrrr parISaha-jayIxxxvratr krodha aura bhI bar3ha gayA / "dekho ,sabhI vidyArthiyoM ke sirahAne kAMse ke bartana isa taraha se rakhanA ki kisI ko patA na cale / aura jaba sabhI vidyArthI pUrNarUpa se nidrAdhIna ho jAe~ taba ekAeka jora se ina bartanoM ko pachAr3anA / " AcArya ne apane eka guptacara so sArI bAta samajhAte hue naI cAla kA sahArA liyA / AcArya yaha mAnate the ki rAtri ko jaba anAyAsa bhayAnaka zabda hogA / usa samaya ghabarAhaTa meM nizcita rUpa se hara vidyArthI apane apane iSTadeva kA smaraNa karegA / aisA hI SaDyantra kiyA gayA / ekAeka rAta ko jaba sabhI gAr3ha nidrA meM so rahe the ,eka bhayAnaka zabda huA / ekAeka isa visphoTaka gUMja ko sunakara, ghabar3Akara ,har3abar3AhaTa meM sabhI ne apane iSTa deva kA smaraNa kiyA / AcArya kA jAsUsa vidyArthiyoM ke muMha se nikala rahe smaraNa ko dhyAna se suna rahA thA / usane dekhA ki sabhI vidyArthiyoM ke mukha se "buddham zaraNam gacchAmi " kI dhvani nikala rahI hai aura ina do vidyArthiyoM ke mukha se "Namo arihantANam" kI dhvani nikala rahI hai / akalaMka aura nikalaMka isa har3abar3AhaTa meM yaha bhUla gaye ki ve vahA~ chadam vezI bauddha banakara raha rahe haiM / svAbhAvika bhI thA anAyAsa Ae hue saMkaTa meM vyakti ko apanA iSTadeva hI yAda AtA hai / donoM bhAIyoM kI yaha bhUla unake kaSTa kA kAraNa banI / "gurUjI ye donoM bhAI jaina dharma ke namaskAra mantra kA uccAraNa kara rahe the|" donoM bhAIyoM ko pakar3akara AcArya ke sAmane prastuta karate hue jAsUsa ne khaa| ___ "bolo ,duSToM tuma jainadharma ke anuyAyI ho yA nahIM / "AcArya ne krodha se jalate hue donoM bhAIyoM se pUchA / akalaMka aura nikalaMka sira nIcA kie hue khar3e rahe / unake mauna ne satya kA svIkAra kiyA aura AcArya kI krodhAgni ko aura bhI bhar3akA diyA / "inheM kArAgAra meM banda kara do / ina dhUrto ko Aja hI AdhI rAta ke pazcAta prANa daNDa diyA jAegA / "AcArya ne dveSa aura krodha se yaha AjJA sunaaii| donoM bhAIyoM ko jela meM DAla diyA gayA aura kar3I surakSA lagA dI gaI /

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A rt parISaha-jayI -* "bhaiyA akalaMka hama logo kA Ajataka kA sArA prayatna nirarthaka ho gyaa| hamane dharma kI rakSA ke lie jhUThI saugandha bhI khAI / mUrti ko lAghane kA pApa bhI kiyA / para Aja saba naSTa ho gayA / hama apane dhyeya meM saphala na ho sake / na to dharma kI sevA kara sake / hA~ ,jAna se hAtha jarUra dho rahe haiM / " nikalaMka ne akalaMka ke sAmane ro-ro kara apane hRdaya kI vedanA vyakta kii| "bhaiyA nikalaMka rone dhone se kyA hogA? yaha to sArA apane hI pUrvajanmoM kA phala hai / hameM isa samaya paMcaparameSThI kA dhyAna karanA cAhie / mA~ sarasvatI kA smaraNa karanA cAhie / hamane saugandha khAI ,pratimA ko lA~ghA usameM hamArA nijI svArtha nahIM thA / hamArA uddezya to satya svarUpa jaina dharma kA pracAra karanA hI thA / " akalaMka ne bhAI ko dhairya ba~dhAte hue samajhAyA / donoM bhAI kAla koTharI meM cintAmagna Tahala rahe the / tabhI unhoMne dekhA ki paharedAra mIThI nIMda ke vazIbhUta ho gayA hai / zAyada usane yaha socA ho ki lar3ake haiM ,kahAM bhAga jAegeM ? surakSA karmacArI ko nidrAdhIna dekhakara akalaMka ke mana meM yaha vicAra kaudhaa| kyoM na ve isakA lAbha lekara bhAgakara prANoM kI rakSA kareM / donoM bhAIyoM ne gupasupa bhAgane kA nizcaya kiyA aura usa kAla koTharI se bAhara nikalakara bhAgane meM saphala bhI ho ge| bauddha gurU ne ardharAtri ke bAda donoM bhAIyoM ko kArAgRha se lAkara vadha karane kA Adeza diyA / aneka rakSaka aura anake vidyArthI isa tamAze ko dekhane ke lie kArAgRha kI ora cala par3e / logoM kI AhaTa sunakara paharedAra har3abar3Akara sAvadhAna ho gayA / "sipAhI ! jAo donoM pApiyoM ko le Ao / unheM vadhastambha para le clo| " AcArya ne AdezAtmaka svara meM AjJA dI / sainika Adeza pAlana karane hetu usa koTharI meM gayA, jahA~ donoM bhAIyoM ko rakhA gayA thA / parantu usane dekhA ki koTharI meM to koI nahIM hai / usane ghabar3Akara konA-konA dekhA / parantu vahA~ kisI kA nAmonizAna nahIM thA / sainika ghabar3AtA huA ,bhaya ke mAre kAMpatA huA ,AcArya ke sAmane khar3A ho gayA / use akelA AyA dekhakara aura cehare para badahavAsI dekhakara AcArya kA krodha bhar3aka uThA / unhoMne kar3akatI huI AvAja meM pUchA - "kyoM sainika ,una donoM bhAIyoM ko kyoM

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Xxxrxrkird parISaha-jayIrketrintrik nahIM lAe ? " __ " mahArAja ve koTharI meM nahIM haiM / " itanA sunate hI AcArya kA krodha sAtaveM AsamAna para car3ha gayA / unhoMne rakSaka ko isa zaka meM bandI banA liyA ki isI ne una donoM ko bhagAne meM sahAyatA kI hai| kaidI bhAga gae - kaidI bhAga gae kA zora pUre vAtAvaraNa meM gUMjane lagA / hallA-gullA hone lagA / turanta unheM jindA yA murdA pakar3a lAne ke Adeza die ge| cAroM dizAoM meM sainikoM ko daur3AyA gayA / sainika jaMgala ,pahAr3a sabhI sthAnoM para chAna bIna karane lage / chipane yogya sabhI sthAnoM ko DhUr3ha DAlA gayA / donoM bhAI jAna hathelI para lekara jaMgala kI durgama rAhoM para lahU-lUhAna hokara bhAge jA rahe the| subaha hone kI thI / abhI taka sainika unheM pakar3a nahIM pAye the / isalie unakA krodha aura bhI bar3hA rahA thA / unake ghor3e jaMgala ko rauMdha rahe the / lagatA thA kucha ghur3asavAroM kI najara meM daur3ate hue ye donoM bindu najara par3a gae the / udhara donoM bhAIyoM ne daur3ate-daur3ate jaba pIche dekhA aura ur3atI huI dhUla ,ghor3oM ke TApoM kI AvAja sunI to ve samajha gae ki aba mRtyu nizcita hai / "bhaiyA akalaMka! dekho ur3atI huI dhUla aura TApoM kI AvAja hamArI mRtyu kA saMdeza lekara A rahI hai / lagatA hai ki hama jaina dharma kI sevA karane se pahale hI mauta ke mukha meM samA jAyege / '' nikalaMka ne paristhiti ko jAnakara apanI vedanA vyakta kI / " bhAI nikalaMka ! tuma satya kaha rahe ho / mujhe mRtyu kA bhaya nahIM hai / lekina aphasosa yahI rahegA ki hama loga apanI vidyA kA upayoga jainadharma ke vikAsa meM nahIM lagA sake , aura aba hamAre pAsa koI upAya bhI nahIM hai / " akalaMka ne aphasosa ke sAtha kahA / upAya hai / bhaiyA dekho sAmane yaha tAlAba hai jo kamala patroM se lagabhaga Acchadita hai / tuma isa tAlAba meM chipakara jAna bacAo / nikalaMka ke mana meM vicAroM kI bijalI kaudhI / "kaisI bAteM karate ho nikalaMka maiM apane choTe bhAI ko mauta ke muha~ meM dhakelakara apanI rakSA karU~ to mere jIvana ko dhikkAra hai / aba to jInA aura maranA sAtha hI hogaa| " " aisI bAta nahIM bhaiyA tumheM apanI jAna apane lie nahIM jaina dharma kI

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xxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx sevA ke lie bacAnI hai / bhaiyA tumheM yaha varadAna bhI prApta hai ki tuma eka saMstha ho vidvAna ho / yadi tuma jIvita rahoge to apanI isa smaraNa zakti aura vidvatA se eka dina jaina dharma kA DaMkA bajAoge / " ___ "lekina maiM aisA nahIM karU~gA / tumheM chor3akara jIne se to mujhe maranA adhika pasanda hai / " "jidda mata karo bhaiyA / samaya carcA kA nahIM hai / bhAvuka hone kA nahIM hai| tuma jAnate ho ki maiM tumhArI taraha kisI bhI jJAna ko eka bAra meM yAda nahIM kara pAtA, aura tuma jitanA vidvAna bhI nahIM hU~ / mujhe apane prANoM kI koI cintA nahIM yadi tuma kabhI bhI jaina dharma kI dhvajA phaharAoM to mujhe mRtyu ke bAda yaha saMtoSa rahegA ki mere bhAI ne jainadharma kA jhaNDA phaharAyA hai / " "lekina .... / " akalaMka ne kucha kahanA cAhA / "lekina-vekina kucha nahIM / tumheM merI saugandha hai, jainadharma kI saigandha hai| jaldI karo tAlAba meM chipa.jAo / dekho duSTa loga karIba pahuMcane hI vAle haiM / ' nikalaMka ne akalaMka ko tAlAba kI ora dhakelate hue kahA / ___ akalaMka ko nikalaMka kI bAta mAnanI par3I aura vaha tAlAba ke andara , kamalapatroM ke bIca paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa karate hue pAnI meM chipa gayA / chipane se pUrva usane nikalaMka ko gale se lagAyA / oThoM para mauna thA , para A~khe barasa rahI thI / bhAI ko mauta kI zaraNa meM chor3akara chipanA usake lie mauta se adhika badatara laga rahA thA / parantu anya koI upAya bhI nahIM thA / usane apane mana ko manAte hue socA thA ki "prabhu maiM pratijJA karatA hU~ ki jIvita rahU~gA to sirpha jaina dharma ke pracAra ke lie / " nikalaMka ,akalaMka ko tAlAba meM praveza karate dekha eka kSaNa ke lie Asanna mauta ko bhI bhUla gayA / yaha khuzI usakI A~khoM meM jhalaka uThI ki usakA bhAI avazya eka dina jainadharma kA DaMkA bjaayegaa| __ nikalaMka ne dekhA ki usake hatyAre aura nikaTa pahu~ca rahe hai, ata: ve aura bhI jora se bhAgane lge| " kyoM bhAI ,tuma kyoM daur3a rahe ho / yaha dhUla kaisI ur3a rahI hai ? ghur3asavAroM kI ghor3o kI TApoM kI AvAje sunAI par3a rahI hai / " eka dhobI ne bhAgate hue nikalaMka se pUchA /

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XXXXXXparISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX __ " bhAI ye zatru kI phauja ke sipAhI haiM jo krUra hatyAre haiM unheM rAste meM jo milatA hai usakA vadha kara dete hai / " nikalaMka ne dhobI ko mRtyu kA bhaya btaayaa| unake mana meM yaha bAta bijalI kI taraha kauMdhI thI ki "yadi sainika mujhe akele ko dekheMge to mujhe to mAra hI DAleMge / akalaMka ko bhI jIvita nahIM chor3eMge / yadi ye dhobI mere sAtha daur3egA to sainika hama ko akalaMka-nikalaMka samajha kara mAra DAleMge / aura isa taraha akalaMka baca jAyege / "nikalaMka ne isa nirdoSa dhobI se jo asatya kahA usakA unheM duHkha to huA / parantu akalaMka ko dharma kI rakSA ke lie bacAne kA isake alAvA koI rAstA bhI nahIM thA / jhUTha bolakara dhobI kI mRtyu kA pApa apane sira para or3hakara azubha karmoM ke bandha aura pariNAmoM ko bhogane kI taiyArI ke sAtha daur3ate rahe / dhobI bhI jAna bacAne ke bhaya se nikalaMka ke pIche daur3ane lagA / abhI ve kucha hI dUra taka daur3a pAe the ki azvArohI sainikoM ne ina donoM ko daboca liyA / aura nirmamatA se unheM mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA / dhobI to kucha samajha hI na pAyA aura jAna se hAtha dho baiThA / nikalaMka to jaise isa pariNAma ke lie taiyAra hI the , sainikoM ke talavAra ke prahAra ke samaya unakI A~khoM meM advitIya camaka thI aura svara meM 'jainadharma kI jaya ' kA udghoSa thA ve dharma ke lie Aja hasate haMsate zahIda ho gae / ratna saMcayapura nagara meM Aja bar3I dhUmadhAma thI / mahArAnI madana sundarI ne apanI AsthA ke pratirUpa jinamaMdira kA nirmANa karAyA thA / Aja jina pUjA mahotsava ke upalakSa meM jinendra bhagavAna kI yAtrA kA dina thA / bhakta samudAya umar3a rahA thA / sampUrNa nagara dhvajA patAkAoM se sajAyA gayA thA / madhura bhajanoM kI saMgIta dhvani se vAtAvaraNa guMjita thA / mahArAnI cAhatI thI ki isa ratha yAtrA meM unake pati mahArAja himazItala bhI sammilita hoM / mahArAja svayaM bauddha dharma ke anuyAyI the / yadyapi ve mahArAnI ke jinArAdhanA ke kArya meM rUkAvaTa nahIM karate the, parantu usameM hissA bhI nahIM lete the / " mahArAja Apa jaise bhagavAna buddha ke anuyAyI hote hue ,ApakI mahArAnI itanA bar3A jUlUsa nikAla kara bauddha dharma kA majAka hI ur3A rahI hai / Apako yaha

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Arrrrr parISaha-jayI -*-*-*ratha yAtrA banda karavA denI cAhie / Apa jAnate haiM ki mahAna bauddha dharma ke sAmane jaina dharma tuccha hai / koI hama se zAstrArtha nahIM kara sktaa|" nagara meM nivAsa kara rahe bauddha gurU saMgazrI ne mahArAja ke kAna bharate hue isa rathayAtrA ko rUkavAne kA Agraha kiyA / rAjA ne gurU kI bAta mAnate hue ,ratha yAtrA rUkavA dI / " mahArAja yaha maiM kyA suna rahI hUM, ? Apane jinendra bhagavAna kI zobhA yAtrA rUkavA dI hai / " rAnI ne mahArAja se pUchA aura kAraNa jAnanA cAhA / "hA~, mahArAnI tumhArI ratha yAtrA hamane sthagita karavA dI / hama cAhate hai ki tumhArA koI jaina vidvAna yA sAdhu jaba taka hamAre dharma gurU saMgazrI AcArya se zAstrArtha karake vijaya prApta nahIM karatA ,taba taka yaha rathayAtrA sampanna nahIM ho sktii|" mahArAnI isa zarta ko sunakara AvAka raha gaI / ve sIdhe maMdira meM virAjamAna muni mahArAja ke pAsa pahuMcI aura sArI paristhiti kA bayAna karate hue samasyA ko prastuta kiyA / muni mahArAja ne apanI alpajJAtA vyakta karate hue zAstrArtha ke lie apanI asamarthatA vyakta kI / rAnI isa uttara se nirAza huI unheM lagA ki unakA jaina dharma yadi parAsta ho gayA to usakA astitva hI kyA rahegA ? jaba dharma kA astitva hI nahIM rahegA to mere jIvita rahane kA artha hI kyA hai ? isa prakAra du:khI rAnI ne bhagavAna kI pratimA ke samakSa paMcaparameSThI ko sAkSI mAna kara yaha pratijJA kI - "jaba taka mujhe dharma kA prabhAvI vidvAna ,jo zAstrArtha meM isa mithyAtvI bauddha AcArya ko nahIM harAyegA / taba taka maiM anna-jala grahaNa nahIM karU~gI / samAdhimaraNa kA varaNa karU~gI / maiM apane jIte jI apane dharma kI tauhIna hote hue nahIM dekha sktii|" rAnI A~khe banda kie arihanta prabhuke sAmane eka citta hokara dhyAnastha ho gii| ekAeka unheM lagA ki eka prakAza puMja unake sAmane phaila rahA hai ,aura jaise unake kAnoM meM ye zabda gUMjane lage -"rAnI ,tuma cintA mata karo tumhAre hRdaya meM paMcaparameSThI prabhu ke prati jo zraddhA aura bhakti hai ,vaha nizcita rUpa se tumhArI manokAmanA pUrI karegI / kala prAta:kAla jaina darzana ke udbhava vidvAna akalaMka deva svayaM yahAM padhAreMge / bauddha gurU ko zAstrArtha meM harAyeMge / tumhArA rathotsava nirvighnatA pUrvaka sampanna hogA / "

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI* - *-*-*-* isa divya dhvani ko sunakara rAnI ko Azcarya huA / aura prasannatA huI / unhoMne anubhava kiyA ki unakI saccI jina bhakti se prabhAvita hokara kisI samyak dRSTi deva-devI ne merI sahAyatA karane kA saMkalpa kiyA hai / rAnI ne bhaktibhAva se pUjana sAmAyika aura mahala meM lauTakara sevakoM ko Adeza diyA ki ve cAroM dizAoM meM jAe~ aura akalaMka devajI ko DhUMr3ha kara sammAna sahita le aaeN| jaisA ki rAnI ne divya dhvani meM sunA thA / usI taraha akalaMka svAmI ko apane nagara meM pAkara atyanta prasanna huI / rAnI ne bhaktibhAva se unake caraNoM meM vandanA kI aura azru bharI A~khoM se duHkhI hokara rathayAtrA para jo upasarga AyA hai usakA hAla sunAyA / "devI Apa dhairya dhAraNa kareM / pavitra jaina dharma ko koI apamAnita nahIM kara sakatA aura maiM tumheM vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki sacce zAstroM ke AdhAra para maiM isa vighna karane vAle dhUrta ko avazya parAsta karU~gA / " akalaMka deva ne rAnI ko dhairya ba~dhAte hue baiddha gurU ke pAsa zAstrArtha karane kI svIkRti bhejane ko khaa| akalaMka deva kA patra unakI svIkRti ke sAtha saMgazrI ke pAsa bheja diyA gayA / patra kI bhASA ko dekhakara hI saMgazrI ko AbhAsa ho gayA ki yaha koI sAdhAraNa vidvAna nahIM hai / usake mana meM zAstrArtha se pUrva hI parAjaya kA bhaya utpanna ho gayA / parantu usane hI zAstrArtha ke lie lalakArA thA ,ataH use aba zAstrArtha karane ke alAvA koI mArga hI na thA / mahArAja himazItala ne akalaMka evaM saMghazrI ke zAstrArtha kI yogya vyavasthA kI / rAjadarabArIoM ,vidvAnoM aura AmajanatA meM jijJAsA aura kutUhala kI lahara daur3a gaI , sabhI kI najare isa zAstrArtha para TikI huI thI kyoMki yahI nirNAyaka zAstrArtha thA jisase jaina dharma yA bauddha dharma kI pratiSThA prasthApita honI thI / prathama dina hI akalaMka deva ne aise prazna kiye ki saMghazrI nirUttara ho gayA / lekina usane bahAnA DhUr3hate hue mahArAja se kahA -"mahArAja yaha koI sAdhAraNa praznottarI kA zAstrArtha nahIM hai / gahana siddhAntoM kI carcA karanI hai / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki yaha zAstrArtha niyamita rUpa se calatA rahe ,aura isakA nirNaya tabhI ho sakegA jaba eka pakSa pUrNarUpa se nirUttara ho jAe~, " saMghazrI ne usa dina prasaMga TAlane ke lie rAjA ko samajhAyA / akalaMka deva kI svIkRti pAkara mahArAja ne yaha bAta svIkAra kara lii| aura dUsare dina zAstrArtha kI vyavasthA kI /

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xxxxxx parISaha-jayI*kdddddr* - "devI maiM bar3e saMkaTa meM phaMsa gayA hU~ / bauddha dharma para saMkaTa ke bAdala ma~DarA rahe hai / maiM anubhava kara rahA hU~ ki akalaMka jaise vidvAna ke sAmane maiM zAstrArtha nahIM kara pAU~gA aura isase bauddha dharma kA parAjaya hogA , merI pratiSThA dhUla meM mila jaayegii| "apanI iSTa devI ke sAmane gir3a gir3Ate hue saMghazrI ne apanI kamajorI prakaTa kI / apane nivAsa para vaha devI kA anuSThAna karatA rahA / __ " saMghazrI cintA mata karo / maiM tumheM parAjita nahIM hone dUMgI / maiM tumhAre sthAna para svayaM akalaMka se zAstrArtha karU~gI / parantu merI eka zarta hogI / maiM parde ke pIche baiThakara kI zAstrArtha karU~gI / " devI ne saMghazrI ko sAMtvanA dete hue samajhAyA / "devI parde ke pIche kaise zAstrArtha hogA ? maiM kahA~ bailUMgA ? " saMghazrI ne apanI duvidhA vyakta kii| "tuma svayaM mahArAja se kahanA ki tuma zAstrArtha parde ke pIche baiThakara karoge ,aura yadi rAjA pUche ki isakA rahasya kyA hai to unase kahanA ki zAstrArtha ke anta meM saba kucha spaSTa kara diyA jAyegA / " devI ne saMghazrI ko mArga batAte hue saba kucha samajhA diyA / dUsare dina saMghazrI ke isaprakAra ke kathanAnusAra parde kI vyavasthA kara dI aura saMghazrI ke AhvAna karane para devI prastuta huI jise kI eka ghar3e meM prasthApita kara diyA gayA / zAstrArtha prArambha huA / aura lagAtAra chaha mahIne taka akalaMka deva se saMghazrI ke sthAna para devI tArA hI zAstrArtha karatI rahI / hAra-jIta kA phaisalA hI nahIM ho pA rahA thA / dina prati dina logoM meM jijJAsA bar3hatI jA rahI thI / akalaMka deva ko bar3A Azcarya ho rahA thA ki itane lambe samaya taka saMghazrI kaise zAstrArtha meM Tika sakA hai / akalaMka deva ne dhyAna karate hue devI cakrezvarI kA dhyAna kiyA / devI ne akalaMka deva ko sArI paristhiti se avagata karAyA / aura kahA "saMghazrI kI madada unakI iSTadevI tArA kara rahI hai / devI devatAoM ko yaha

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-*-*-*-*-*- parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxxx varadAna hotA hai ki ve kisI prazna kA uttara eka hI bAra meM de sakate haiM / tuma usa devI se apane prazna ko punaH doharA kara pUchoge to vaha nirUttara ho jAyegI / aura saMghazrI kA bhAr3A phUTa jaaegaa|" ___ akalaMka deva Aja atyanta prasanna the,unheM vizvAsa thA ki Aja ve saMghazrI kI pola to kholeMge hI, bauddha dharma ke isa chala-kapaTa kA pardAphAza bhI kareMge / sAtha hI jaina dharma kI vijaya patAkA phaharAyeMge / ve isa dRr3ha nizcaya ke sAtha zAstrArtha bhavana meM pahu~ce / nitya kI bhAti carcA prArambha huI / devI ke mAdhyama se saMghazrI ne prazra kiyA / "zrImAna maiM Apake isa prazna ko suna nahIM sakA hU~ ,kRpayA prazna ko punaH dohraaeN|' cakrezvarI ke nirdezAnusAra akalaMka deva ne vaisA hI kiyA / devI tArA dUsarI bAra usa prazna na kara sakI aura mauna raha gayI / saMghazrI koI uttara nahIM de sake to pardA haTAyA gayA ,saMghazrI kI parAjaya kI ghoSaNA ho gayI / cAroM ora jainadharma kA jayajayakAra hone lagA / mahArAja ne uThakara akalaMka deva kI vandanA kii| "mahArAja abhI ApakoM maiM eka vAstavika satya se paricita karAnA cAhatA hU~ , vAstava meM itanA lambA zAstrArtha saMghazrI nahIM kara rahe the ,parantu parde ke pIche inakI iSTadevI tArA hI zAstrArtha kara rahI thii| " "yahA~ to koI devI dikhAI nahIM detI " rAjA ne Azcarya se pUchA / " akalaMka deva ne abhI batAtA hU~ / " kaha kara ghar3e ko phor3a diyA, jisameM tArA devI ko chipAyA gayA thA / devI ghar3A phUTate hI bhAgakara adRzya ho gaI / saMghazrI kI pola khula gaI / taba gurU gaMbhIra vANI meM akalaMka deva ne kahA - "mahArAja aura upasthita sajjanoM maiM pahale hI dina saMdhazrI ko parAsta kara detA ,lekina itane lambe samaya taka zAstrArtha karane kA uddezya jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM se Apako paricita karAnA thA / usakI mahattA ko Apako samajhAnA thA / darzanajJAna aura cAritra kI mahAna vibhUti se yukta jainAgama ke prati Apako zraddhAvAna

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XxxxxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxx banAnA thA / aura sAtha hI dharma ke nAma para logo ko chala kapaTa se Thagane vAle dharmAcAryo kI sahI sthiti Apa ke sAmane rakhanI thii| " puna:zca unhoMne kahA - "baiddha dharma rAjyAzraya pAne ke kAraNa ahma se pIr3ita hai / saMkucitatA kI dIvAroM meM kaida ho gayA hai / vaha anya dharmoM ke prati sahiSNu nahI rahA hai / yahA~ taka ki vaha bauddha dharma kA jJAna prApta karane vAle jijJAsuoM kA vadha karAne meM nahIM hickicaataa| "akalaMka deva ne isa prakAra apane jIvana kI kUraNa ghaTanA ko bhI kaha sunAyA / jisake kAraNa unheM apane bhAI ko zahIda kara denA par3A thA aura svayaM varSo ajJAtavAsa bhoga kara jaina dharma kI pratiSThA ke lie jUjhate rahe the / akalaMka deva Aja sabase adhika prasanna the ki ve apane uddezya meM saphala ho ske| yadyapi ve aba saMsAra se virakta sAdhu the, parantu nikalaMka kI zahAdata ne unakI A~khoM ke kone bhigo diye / ___ mahArAja aura mahArAnI hI nahIM ,saMghazrI bhI akalaMka deva ke caraNoM meM natamastaka thA / use apanI dhUrtatA para duHkha thA aura vaha lajjita thA, lekina akalaMka deva ne use bhI gale lagAkara kSamA kiyA jaina dharma kI vijaya ke samAcAra vAyuvega se pUre zahara meM phaila gae / rUke hue ratha kI ghaNTiyAM baja uThIM / saMgIta ke svara AkAza meM gUMjane lage / maNi-ratnoM se saje hue ratha meM bhagavAna kI mUrti damaka rahI thI / "jainAda " kA udghoSa gUMja rahA thA / ratha ke pIche cAraNoM kA yazogAna ho rahA thA / aura mahilAoM ke maMgalagIta kI dhvaniyA~ vikhara rahI thiiN| puSpa varSA ho rahI thI / rathayAtrA bar3e hI gaurava se sampUrNa huI / rAnI ne mukta hAthoM se dAna kiyA / isa prakAra apane jIvana meM ,apane dharma kI pratiSThA ko prasthApita hote dekha, bhagavAna akalaMka ko pUrNa tRpti huI / unhoMne aneka zAstroM kI racanA kI jo Aja bhI hamAre mArgadarzaka haiM /

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cilAta putra muni kI kathA " mahArAja yadi Apako merI kanyA se pANigrahaNa karanA hai to Apako merI eka zarta mAnanI hogI / yamadaMDa bhIla ne mahArAja upazreNika ke samakSa putrI ke pANigrahaNa ke lie zarta rakhate hue kahA / 44 kauna sI zarta bhIlarAja ? " mujhe tumhArI hara zarta maMjUra hai / mujhe tumhArI kanyA behada pasanda hai / kahate hue rAjA upazreNika ne bhIlarAja ne yamadaMDa se pUchA / "C parISaha - jayI " I rAjana Apa rAjagRha ke mahArAja hai / maiM isa jaMgala kA bhIlarAjA Apake nivAsa meM anya rAniyA~ hoMgI / unakI saMtAne bhI hogI / " hA~ haiM....." mahArAja ne hAmI bharI / 66 "mahArAja merI putrI bhIla putrI hai / svAbhAvika hai ki Apake yahA~ usakA anya rAniyA~ apamAna bhI kareM / Apake sAmane ve aisA na bhI kareM para parokSa rUpa se ve merI putrI se mana hI mana ghRNA kareMgI / dUsare, merI putrI se utpanna ApakI saMtAna bhI anya rAjakumAroM dvArA tiraskRta hI rahegI / ataH maiM nahIM cAhatA ki merI putrI aura usakI saMtAna jIvana bhara apamAna kA ghUMTa piyeM / use jindagI bhara gulAmI kA jIvana vyatIta karanA par3e / " "aisA nahIM hogA bhIlarAja yamadaMDa / mujha para vizvAsa kro| tumhArI putrI ko vahI sanmAna milegA jo anya rAniyoM ko prApta hai / are usase bhI adhika sanmAna dU~gA / hA~, Apa apanI zarta to kaheM / mahArAja ne AzvAsana dete hue pUchA / "" mahArAja yadi Apa merI kanyA kA pANigrahaNa karanA cAhate haiM to Apako merI putrI tilakavatI ko paTarAnI kA pada denA hogA / usase utpanna saMtAna ko hI yuvarAja pada para AsIna kara use hI rAjyagaddI para baiThAnA hogA / " Jain Educationa International mahArAja kSaNabhara ko socate rahe / para jyoM hI unakI A~kheM tilakavatI kI A~khoM se cAra huI ve jaise saba kucha bhUla gaye / aura prema ke Aveza meM 57 For Personal and Private Use Only

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XxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxx unhoMne yamadaMDa kI zarta kA svIkAra karate hue yaha vacana de diyA ki vivAha ke pazcAta tilakavatI hI paTarAnI hogI aura usakA putra hI rAjyakA bhAvi mahArAjA hogaa| mahArAja kI isa vacanabaddhatA para vizvAsa kara yamadaMDa bhIla ne apanI kanyA kA vivAha upazreNika mahArAja se kara diyA / mahArAja socane lage kaisA saMyoga ve havAkhorI ke lie nikale the / unakA ghor3A bahaka gayA thA / aura lAkha samhAlaneke bAda bhI isa ghora jaMgala meM A gayA thA / rAtri ho cukI thI / ve mArga bhUla gaye the / unhoMne sAmane dIpaka ke prakAza ko dekhakara isa ora Aye the / unhoMne Azraya ke lie daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA thaa| "kauna hai ? " eka surIlA kaMTha gUMja uThA thA / "maiM hU~ eka patha bhUlA musAphira / daravAjA khula gayA thA / daravAjA kholane vAlI rUpAMganA ko dekhakara musAphira citralikhita sA ,ThagA sA khar3A raha gayA thA / kanyA bhI isa vRSabhakaMdho vAle baliSTa ,khUbasUrata ,gauravapUrNa yuvaka ko dekhakara ThagI sI raha gaI thii| donoM kho gaye the eka dUsare meM / kSaNa gujara rahe the / A~khe cAra huI thIM para dila kI dhar3akana eka ho gaI thI / mana hI mana donoM eka dUsare ko samarpita ho gaye the / A~kheM mauna svIkRti de rahI thiiN| "kauna hai beTI / " eka svara donoM meM vyavadhAna DAla gayA / cauka par3A musAphira aura cauka par3I SoDsI / eka baliSTa kAlA sA adher3a vaya kA bhIla itane samaya meM bAhara A cukA thA / usane jijJAsA aura Azcarya se navAgaMtuka ke sAmane dekhA / kanyA ghara meM calI gii| "maiM hU~ rAjagRhI kA rAjA upazreNika / ghor3e kI duSTatAne isa jaMgala kI bhUla bhUlaiyA meM bhaTakA diyA hai / rAtri kA samaya hone se eka rAtri ke vizrAma hetu AyA hU~ | kyA Azraya milegA | " musAphira ne apanA paricaya dete hue khaa| ___ "kSamA kareM mahArAja / maiM rAtri ke aMdhere meM Apako pahacAna na sakA / padhAreM Apane to yahA~ padhAra kara merI pratiSTA hI bar3hAI hai / maiM to cAhatA hU~ ki Apa kucha dina mere ghara, isa vana ko kRtArtha kareM / bhIlarAja ne mahArAja kA ucita prabaMdha kiyA / unakI sevA kA bhAra

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parISaha - jayI apanI putrI tilakavatI ko sauMpA / mahArAja kI A~khoM kI nIMda hI gAyaba ho gaI thI / nidrA devI kI jagata tilakavatI basa gaI thI / aisI hI hAlata tilakavatI kI thI / donoM kI rAta A~khoM meM hI kaTa gaI / dUsare dina vahIM mahArAja ke sAtha bhIlarAja yamadaMDa ne apanI jAti kI prathA ke anusAra apanI kanyA kA pANigrahaNa karavA diyA / apane anucaroM ke sAtha rAjA kA patha darzana karAne hetu bhejA / mahArAja rAjagRha meM navavadhU ke sAtha lauTe / nagara vAsiyoM ko Azcarya huA ki unake mahArAja nayA vivAha karake lauTe haiN| pUre nagara meM dhUmadhAma kI gaI / pUrA nagara sajAyA gayA / pUre rAjakIya utsava ke sAtha vidhivata vivAha vidhi sampanna huI / anya rAniyoM, darabAriyoM aura prajAjana ko utsukatA thI usa rUpavatI ko nirakhane kI jisane unake rAjA ko bAMdha liyA thA / ajeya ko bhI jIta liyA thA / para tilakavatI kA saundarya dekhakara logoM kI jijJAsA zAMta huI | bhIlakanyA bhI itanI rUpasI ho sakatI hai ! yaha kalpanA bhI unheM nahIM thI / unheM lagA ki koyale kI khAna meM hIrA damakA hai / loga rAjA kI pasaMda aura tilakavatI ke rUpa kI prazaMsA karane lage / rAniyA~ prasanna bhI huI aura sautiyA src bhI A~khoM meM jhalakA / rAjya ke darabArI maMtrI gaNa AnevAle kala ke saMgharSa se cintita bhI the / mahArAja upazreNika ne naI dulhana ke lie nayA mahala banavAyA / usake sukha sAdhana kI pUrI vyavasthA kI / prema meM page mahArAja ne apane diye gaye vacana ke anusAra tilakavatI ko paTarAnI ke pada para vibhUSita kiyA / ve tilakavatI ke prema meM kho gaye / yathA samaya paTarAnI tilakavatI ne putra ko janma diyA / pUre rAjya meM khuziyA~ manAI gaI / garIboM ko mukta hAthoM se dhana diyA gayA / prajA ke hitArtha aneka kArya sampanna kiye gaye / putra kA nAma cilAtaputra rakhA gayA / samaya ke sAtha cilAtaputra kizorAvasthA ko prApta huA / cilAtaputra kA lAlana-pAlana rAjagharAne Jain Educationa International 59 For Personal and Private Use Only

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rrrrr parISaha-jayI ** meM ho rahA thA / para usameM lakSaNa jaMgalI logoM ke jaise hI ubhara rahe the| par3hane likhane meM usakA mana na lagatA thA / hiMsaka pravRttiyA~ ,zikAra khelanA haMsI TaTTe karanA , AvArAgardI meM use vizeSa ruci ho rahI thI / rAjA evaM sabhI maMtrIgaNa cintAtura the| " maMtrI jI maiM cAhatA hU~ ki cilAtaputra ko yuvarAja ghoSita karake use rAjakAja meM lagAU~ tAki usakI ruci isa ora mur3e / " mahArAja ne maMtrIjI se apane mana kA saMkalpa vyakta kiyA / "mahArAja vaha kaise hogA ? Apake anya jyoSTa aura buddhimAna putra maujUda haiM / ve yuvarAjapada ke adhikArI hai / " maMtrI ne salAha dI / "maMtrIjI maiM mahArAnI tilakavatI ke pitAzrI yamadaMDako vivAha se pUrva vacana de cukA thA ki mahArAnI ke garbha se avatarita bAlaka hI yuvarAja pada para AsIna kiyA jAyegA / maiM vacanabaddha hU~ / maiM jAnatA hU~ ki premavaza bhAvukatA maiM vaha vacana diyA thA / para kSatriya kA vacana to vacana hotA hai / maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hU~ ki jyoSTa putroM kA adhikAra hai / ve jJAna zAstra meM nipuNa bhI haiM / maiM yaha bhI dekha rahA hU~ ki cilAtaputra meM rAjagharAne ke saMskAroM ke sthAna para bhIla saMskAra ubhara rahe haiM / para maiM pratijJAbaddha hU~ / " kahate hue mahArAja ne apanI vedanA va paristhiti se avagata karAyA / maMtrI vicAra meM par3A gaye / ve jAnate the ki mahArAja ke putra zreNika sarvaguNa sampanna haiM / ve hI sacce uttarAdhikArI haiM / yaha cilAtaputra saMskArahIna hai| rAjya kI isake kAraNa avagati hI hogI / para ve kyA kara sakate the / rAjA kI vacanavaddhatA ko kaise nakAra sakate the ? Akhira unhoMne salAha dI -- "mahArAja kyoM na hama rAja jyotiSI jI se bhI salAha le leM / " "ThIka hai / rAja jyAttiSI bulavAye / " dUsare dina rAjajyotiSI ke Ane para mahArAjane pUchA - "jyotiSI jI kRpayA batAyeM ki isa rAjya ke yuvarAjapada para kauna sA kumAra yogya siddha hogA? kisake dvArA rAjya kA hita hogA ? " jyotiSIjI ne jyotiSa ke jJAna kI dRSTi se graha nakSatra Adi ke AdhArapara kahA -- "mahArAja merA jJAna kahatA hai ki Apa do prayoga kareM inameM jo rAjakumAra saphalatA prApta kare use hI yuvarAja pada pradAna kreN| "

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Marrik parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx ___" ThIka hai / aisA hI hogA para eka bAta dhyAna rakheM hameM isa prayoga yA parIkSaNa kA uddezya kisI ko bhI jJAta nahIM hone denA hai / ise basa eka parIkSaNa hI banA rahane de / " rAjA ne jyotiSI va maMtrI jI ko Adeza dete hue prayogoM ke bAre meM pUchA / "mahArAja Apa apane sabhI putroM ko eka sthAna para paMgata meM khIra kA bhojana karane baiThAyeM / vahIM eka siMhAsana va nagAr3A rakheM / jaba khIra khAnA rAjakumAra prAraMbha kare usI samaya Apa kuttoM kA jhuMDa vahA~ chur3avA deM / usa apratyAzita zvAna AkramaNa ke samaya jo rAjakumAra niDara hokara vahI rakhe siMhAsana para baiThakara nagAr3A bajAtA jAye , khIra khAtA jAye ,aura kuttoM ko bhI khIra khilAtA jAye / vaha kuttoM ke sparza se achUtA rahakara khIra khAye / vahI rAjagaddI kA saccA vArisadAra banane yogya mAnA jAye / " dUsare Apa eka sthAnapara siMhAsana-chatra evaM ca~vara rAjyacinhoM ko sajAkara rakheM / usI samaya Aga lage / usa samaya skyaM kI rakSA ke sAtha ina rAjacinhoM kI jo rakSA karake unheM bacA le vahI isa pada ke yogya samajhA jAye / jyotiSI ne parIkSaNa ke donoM upAya sujhAye / "mere pyAre putroM / kala merA janmadina hai / kala maiM cAhatA hU~ ki eka khIra kI dAvata ho / tuma sabhI rAjakumAra khIra khAne kI spardhA karo | jo sarvAdhika khIra khAyegA / use puraskRta kiyA jaayegaa| '' mahArAja upazreNike ne sabhI putroM ko ekatra karake spardhA ke lie protsAhita karate hue kahA / sabhI rAjakumAroM ko aisI naI spardhA ke bAre meM jAnakara Azcarya huA / para pitA kI AjJA thI / eka nayA khela thA / ataH sabhI ne svIkAra kara liyaa| dUsare dina yathA samaya rAjakumAroM ke madhya eka siMhAsana rakhA gayA / pAsa hI eka nagAr3A sajAyA gayA / sabhI rAjakumAra apane AsanoM para baiTha gye| uttama meve dAra sugandhita khIra parosa dI gaI / sabhI rAjakumAroM ne jaise hI khIra khAnA prArambha kiyA, pUrva yojanA ke anusAra una para khUkhAra kuttoM kA jhuMDa chor3a diyA gayA / ina bhayAnaka tagar3e khUkhAra kuttoM kA AkramaNa hote dekhakara Dara ke

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parIpaha-jayI mAre sabhI rAjakumAra pattaleM chor3akara bhAga khar3e hue / para rAjakumAra zreNika nahIM bhAge / unakI zIghra buddhi ne unakI madada kI / unhoMne jhaTapaTa kucha pattaloM ko uThAkara U~ce sthAna para rakha diyA aura kUda kara siMhAsana para baiTha gaye / vahIM se jora-jora se nagAr3A bajAne lage / isa nagAr3e kI dhvani se kuttoM kA dhyAna usa ora ba~Ta gayA / zreNika kumAra ne jo pattale uThAkara U~cAI para rakhI thI unameM se eka eka pattala ko nIce pheMkane lage jisase kutte pheMkI gaI pattala para jhapaTane lage / vaha eka eka pattala pheMkate aura kuttoM ko ulajhAye rakhate / kutte Apasa meM bhauM-bhauM kara lar3ate-jhapaTate pattaloM ko cAMTate aura zreNika ArAma se siMhAsana para baiTha kara apanI khIra khAte rahe / isa prakAra buddhi cAturya se zreNika ne achUtI khIra kA bharapeTa bhojana kiyA / kuttoM kI lar3AI bhI dekhI aura apanI buddhimAnI kA paricaya diyA / 1 isI prakAra kucha dinoM pazcAta dUsarA parIkSaNa bhI kiyA gayA / pUrvayojanAnusAra mahala ke eka bhAga meM siMhAsana, chatra, ca~vara rakhavA die gaye / sabhI rAjakumAroM ko rAjya kI carcA ke bahAne ekatra kiyA gayA / jaba kisI carcA meM lIna ho rahe the tabhI ekAeka usa kamare meM nirdhArita yojanA ke anusAra Aga lagavA dI / Aga lagane kI cillAhaTa sunate hI sabhI rAjakumAra apanI jAna bacAne ke lobha meM sira para pAMva rakhakara bhAgane lage / para kumAra zreNika ne aisA nahIM kiyA / unhoMne dhairya rakhate hue sUjha-bUjha se kAma liyA / himmata karake pahale siMhAsana, chatra ca~vara rAjyacinhoM ko bAhara nikAlA, aura phira svayaM surakSita bAhara nikala Aye / ina donoM parIkSaNoM meM zreNika hI zreSTa evaM yuvarAja pada ke yogya sAbita hue / cilAtaputra to Darapoka hI nikalA / rAjA bar3I parezAnI meM pha~sa gaye / ve cilAtaputra ke lakSaNoM se ciMtita to the hI / unheM bhI lagatA thA ki cilAtaputra rAjya meM azAMti hI phailAyegA / unakA mana bhI zreNika ko 'yuvarAjapada dene kA thA / para ve vacanabaddha the / ataH duvidhAgrasta the / "" "mahArAja cehare para cintA kI rekhAyeM kyoM ? mahAmaMtrIjI ne jijJAsA se pUchA / "maMtrIjI Apa jAnate haiM ki donoM parIkSaNoM meM zreNikakumAra hI saphala hue hai / ve yogya bhI haiM / maiM bhI unheM hI yuvarAja banAne ke pakSa meM hU~ / para vacana 62

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* parISaha-jayI - * baddhatA se dvidhA meM hU~ | phira mujhe eka cintA aura bhI hai ? '' "kyA mahArAja ? " " Apa jAnate haiM ki parIkSaNa ke makasada ko mere ,Apake evaM jyotiSIjI ke upArAnta koI nahIM jAnatA hai / para ,yadi yaha bheda khula gayA to zreNika apane adhikAra kI prApti ke lie apanI bhajAoM kI zakti kA upayoga kara sakatA hai| yadi aisA ho to gRha kalaha rAjya ke patana aura prajA kI pIr3A kA kAraNa bana jAyegA / dUsare ,yadi cilAtaputra ko yaha vidita ho jAye ki isa parIkSaNa ke pariNAma se zreNika kA ahita bhI kara sakatA hai / maMtrIjI Apa jAnate haiM ki eka pitA hone ke nAte maiM mujhe zreNika bhI priya hai / usakA ahita bhI mere hRdaya ko kaSTa pahuMcatA hai / " rAjA upazreNika ne apanI cintA aura mamatA vyakta karate hue kahA / "mahArAja ApakI cintA yogya hai / " maMtrI ne kahA / "koI upAya kiyA jAnA cAhie ki kumAra zreNika kI jAna bhI khatare meM na par3e aura merI pratijJA bhI banI rahe / " / "mahArAja eka upAya hai / Apa koI lAMchana lagA kara kumAra zreNika ko rAjya se nikAla deM / isase unake prANoM kI rakSA bhI ho jAyegI aura Apa cilAtaputra ko yuvarAja banA kara apanI pratijJA bhI pUrNa kara skeNge| "mahAmaMtrIne apanI cANakya buddhi se salAha dI / ___rAtabhara rAjA upazreNika isa yojanA para vicAra karate rahe / unheM putra ko rAjya se nikAlane kI pIr3A satA rahI thI / para aura upAya bhI nahIM thA / Akhira unhoMne yahI upAya yogya mAnA / prAtaHkAla unhoMne kumAra zreNika ko bulAvA kara Adeza diyA - "kumAra bar3e zarma kI bAta hai ki tumane usa dina kuttoM kI jUThI khIra khAI / tuma bhojana ke itane lAlacI bana gaye ki viveka bhI cUka gaye ! " "pitAjI yaha saca nahIM haiM / " "tuma mujhe jhUThA kahate ho / merA apamAna karate ho / maiM tumheM Adeza detA hU~ ki tuma mere rAja mahala aura rAjyako chor3akara cale jaao|" rAjA ne kRtrima krodha vyakta kiyaa| __kumAra zreNika ko apanI saphAI meM kucha bhI kahane kA maukA nahIM milaa|

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI-xxxxxxxx eka AjJAkArI putra kI kartavyaniSTA ko nibhAte hue unhoMne pitA ke caraNa sparza kara cale jAne kI tatparatA batAI / ve dhIre-dhIre pitA ke kamare se bAhara ho gye| mahArAja citralikhita se jAte hue beTe kI pITha hI dekhate rahe / A~kheM chalachalA AI / mana ro par3A / ve apane Apako dhikkArate rahe | zreNika kumAra ke rAjya se jAte hI upazreNika mahArAja kA mana udAsa rahane lagA / unheM zreNika kumAra kA viraha satAne lagA | unheM lagA ki saMsAra meM mAyA hI sarvavinAza kA kAraNa hai | dina pratidina rAjakAja hI nahIM saMsAra ke prati unakI udAsI bar3hatI gaI / moha ghaTatA gayA / unheM dharmazravaNa-svAdhyAya meM zAMti milane lagI / Akhira saMsAra kI viSaya vAsanA ,unheM kar3avI lagane lgii| rAjya bhAra sA lagane lagA / vaibhava khokhale lagane lage / virakti ne Asakti para vijaya paaii| Akhira yogya muhUrta meM pratijJA ke anusAra cilAtaputra ko rAjya kA bhAra sauMpa kara jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara ve jaMgala meM AtmakalyANa hetu gamana kara gaye / pitA ke Adeza kA pAlana karate hue kumArazreNika .dakSiNadeza meM kAncI nagarI meM pahu~ce / apanI buddhi elaM caturAI se ve vahA~ ke rAjA ke priya aura vizvAsa pAtra bana gaye / unhoMne yaha gupta rakhA ki ve mahArAja upazreNika ke putra haiM / eka musAphira ke rUpa meM apanA paricaya diyA / unakI buddhi ,kAryadakSatA evaM sUjhabUjha kA mahArAja kAncIpura ko bar3A lAbha huA / kumAra zreNika ke dina bhI prasannatA se kaTane lge| cilAtaputra rAjya siMhAsana para baiThA / aba pUre rAjagRha meM usakA aura usakI mAtA tilakavatI kA zAsana calane lagA / sabase pahale usane rAjya ke ImAnadAra adhikAriyoM ko haTA kara apane cApalUsoM ko niyukta kiyA / vaha apanA dhyAna rAjakAja kI jagaha apane bhogavilAsa para adhika dene lagA / sarvatra usake cApalUsoM kA bolabAlA ho gayA / vaha berokaToka apanI habasa kA zikAra bholIbholI lar3akiyoM ko banAne lagA / hiMsAtmaka zikAra khelanA .

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xxxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI Xxxxxxxx zarAbapInA aura ayyAsI karanA usakA jIvana krama bana gayA / logoM meM usakI dahazata phaila gaI / vyApArI apanI jAnamAla ke lie cintita ho uThe / rAjya meM aura rAjamahala meM kisI kI ijata surakSita nahIM thI / sabhI loga bhayabhIta rahane lage / pariNAma svarUpa logoM ke hRdaya meM cilAtaputra ke prati napharata umar3ane lgii| logoM ko rAjA ke sAtha rAjya se bhI ghRNA hone lagI / rASTrIyatA ke bhAva ghaTane lage / logoM ko cintA to apanI jAta, ijjata aura mAlakI satAne lagI / loga anubhava kara rahe the ki rakSaka hI bhakSaka banane lagA / prajA dukhI ho rahI thI / cilAtaputra ke isa anyAya atyAcAra ne prajA meM ghRNA aura roSa janmA diyA thA / vidroha kI cinagArI aMdara hI aMdara zolA bana rahI thI / vaha kisI bhI samaya bhar3aka sakatI thI / maMtriyoM, rAjya ke purAne sevakoM evaM kuzala maMtriyoM ne cilAtaputra ko samajhAne kI koziza bhI kI, para saba bekAra | ulTe cilAtaputra ke kopa kA unheM bhAjana bananA par3A / . rAjya ke kucha vaphAdAra loga Akhira rAjya ko chor3akara patA lagAte hue kumAra zreNika ke pAsa kAncIpura pahu~ce / ___ "kumAra rAjya para ghora saMkaTa chAyA huA hai / prajA julma ke pA~va tale rauMdhI jA rahI hai / kisI kI bhI ijjata salAmata nahIM haiN| '' ro rokara logo ne cilAtaputra ke atyAcAroM ko sunAyA / "ThIka hai / Apa loga nizcita hokara jAie / maiM zIghra apane vizvasta sAthiyoM-sainikoM ke sAtha rAjagRhI pahucU~gA / prajA se kaheM ki ve cintA mukta hokara bhayamukta hokara merA sAtha deM / '' AzvAsana dekara kumAra zreNika ne prajAjanoM ko vidA kiyA / ___ caMda dinoM bAda hI kumArazreNika apane cune hue sainikoM ke sAtha rAjagRhI pahu~ce / unake Agamana ke samAcAra ne prajA meM naI umaMga bharadI / purAne maMtrIgaNa,sainika evaM samasta kumAra zreNika ke sAtha ho gaye / vizAla janamata unake sAtha ho gayA / kumArazreNika rAjya meM lauTa Aye haiM / sArI prajA unake sAthaho gaI / yahasamAcAra sunakara cilAtaputra cintita ho uThA / usane kumAra zreNika ke virUddha yuddha karake use khader3ane kI yojanA bhI banAI / para ,usake guptacaroM ne prajA kA mAnasa ,zreNika ke prati unakI vaphAdArI aura sahayoga ke samAcAra

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parISaha - jayI die / senA se yaha jIta asaMbhava batAI / isase vaha aura bhI cintita ho gayA / idhara kumAra zreNika kA sAtha aura netRtva pAkara prajA cilAtaputra ko rAjyagaddI se haTAne ke lie tatpavara ho uThI / Akhira prajA kA loka jvAla dekha kara bhayabhIta hokara prANoM kI rakSA karane ke lie cilAtaputra jaMgala meM bhAga I gyaa| rAjagRhI meM raktavihIna krAnti ke kAraNa duSTa zAsaka se prajA ko mukti milI / kumArazreNika rAjagRhI ke rAjya siMhAsana para baiThe / ve aba samrATa zreNika the / prajA ko jaise punaH jIvana mila gayA / rAjya meM punaH sukha zAMti dharma kI jaya gUMjane lagI / prajA ke akroSa kA sAmanA na kara sakane vAlA cilAtaputra rAjagRhI se bhAga kara vana meM bhAga gayA / para usakI duSTa vRtti aura zAsana karane kI vAsanA abhI zAMta nahIM huI thI / jaMgala meM usane apane sAthiyoM kI madada se eka choTA sA kilA banA liyA / aura una jaMgala ke nivAsiyoM ko uzakA dhamakA kara unakA jAgIradAra zAsaka bana baiThA / cilAtaputra ne svayaM ko usa pradeza kA zAsaka ghoSita kara diyA / vaha va usake cApalUsa sAthI AjU-bAjU ke gAMva va jaMgala ke kabIloM para apanI dhAka jamAne lagA / unase jabaradastI kara vasUla karane lagA / apanI manamAnI yahA~ bhI karane lagA / zarAba - sundarI aura zikAra unakA mAno pezA hI bana gayA / svatantratA se jIne vAle AdivAsiyoM meM bhaya vyApta hone lagA / para cilAtaputra aizoArAma se apane kile meM rahane lagA / "" "mAmAjI ApakI kanyA subhadrA aba sayAnI ho gaI hai / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa isakA vivAha mere mitra cilAcaputra se kara de| " cilAtaputra ke mitra evaM rUdradatta ke bhAnaje bhAtRmitra ne apane mAmA rUdradatta ko samajhAte hue kahA / "para cilAtaputra to aba nirvAsita bhagor3A hai| use kanyA kaise de dU~ / "nahIM mAmA aisI bAta nahIM hai / cilAtaputra bahAdura hai / usane jaMgala meM bhI apanA sAmrAjya banA liyA hai / dekhanA bahuta zIghra vaha punaH rAjagRhI kA zAsaka samrATa banegA / " bhAtRmitra ne apane mAmA ko samajhAne hetu cilAtaputra ke viSaya meM atizayokti pUrNa varNana kiyA / nahIM bhAtRmitra yaha saMbhava nahIM / maiM jAnatA hUM ki cilAtaputra hiMsaka zikArI, zarAbI, vyabhicArI evaM duSTa prakRti kA hai / vaha rAjagRhI kA duzmana hai / 66 For Personal and Private Use Only 66 Jain Educationa International

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx prajA kA drohI hai / maiM apanI beTI kA hAtha usake hAthoM nahIM sauMpa sakatA / " rUdradatta ne spaSTa inkAra karate hue kahA / bhAtRmitra nirAza hokara jaMgala meM lauTA / usane cilAtaputra ke kAna bhare apanI mamerI bahana subhadrA ke rUpa saundarya kA bar3hA-car3hA kara varNana kiyA / cilAtaputra ko ukasAyA ki vaha subhadrA kA haraNa kara lAye aura usase vivAha kara le / bhAtRmitra svArtha ke sAtha khilavAr3a karane jA rahA hai / cilAtaputra kI vAsanAyeM bhAtRmitra dvArA subhadrA ke rUpa ke varNana ko sunakara prajvalita ho uThIM / usane nizcaya kiyA ki vaha subhadrA ko avazya prApta karegA / inhIM duSTa vicAroM ke sAtha vaha chipakara rAtri ke samaya rAjagRhI nagarI meM pahu~cA / rUdradatta ke ghara se usane subhadrA kA haraNa kara liyA / ___ekAeka isa saMkaTa meM ghirI subhadrA bacAo-bacAo kI AvAjeM karake rone lagI / sArA ghara jAga gayA / AjU-bAjU ke loga jAga par3e / cAroM ora bacAo-bacAo kI gUMja uThane lagI / yaha sAmAcAra jaise hI samrATa zreNika ko milA ve apane sainikoM ke sAtha apane nagara kI kanyA ko chur3Ane svayaM daur3a pdd'e| cilAtaputra ne dekhA ki vaha subhadrA ko lekara bhAgane meM saphala nahIM ho sakegA / zreNika ke sainika use pakar3a leMge / use mAra DAleMge / yaha vicAra Ate hI usane apanI jAna bacAne ke lie subhadrA ko kaMdhe se nIce paTaka diyA / usakI duSTatA isa parAkASThA para pahu~cI ki usane subhadrA kA katla kara diyA / use lagA ki jisa lar3akI ko vaha nahIM bhoga sakA use dUsarA kyoM bhoge / vAsanA kI tIvratA aura duSTatA kI parAkASThA kA pariNAma subhadrA kI mauta banA / subhadrA kA katla kara apanI jAna bacAne ke lie cilAtaputra bhAgane lgaa| rAjA zreNika aura usake sainika use pakar3ane ke lie pIche-pIche daur3a rahe the / cilAtaputra ne dekhA ki sAmane vaibhAraparvata hai / vaha usameM chipane ke lie usa para car3hane lagA / vahA~ usane dekhA ki yahA~ manirAja kA saMgha virAjamAna hai| ekAeka cilAtaputra ke mana meM vicAra AyA - "sainikoM ke hAthoM marane se acchA hai ki maiM tapa dhAraNa kara samAdhimaraNa karU~ / " basa ekAeka duSTa vicAroM meM parivartana huA / cilAtaputra ke aMtara kI viSailI kAlarAtri meM yaha dharmakA sUrya udati ho gayA / isI vicAra se usane AcArya munidatta jI se vrata grahaNa karane kI yAcanA kI "mahArAja maiM tapa meM lIna honA cAhatA hU~ / Apa kRpA karake mujhe

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vrata pradAna kare / " mahArAja munidatta jI ne apane jJAna dvArA jAna liyA ki isakI Ayu samApta hone ko hai / unhoMne gaMbhIra vANI meM kahA - 'he bhavya AtmAn tUne vratadhAraNa karane kA jo vicAra kiyA hai vaha yogya hI hai / merA nimitta jJAna kahatA hai ki aba terI umra sirpha 8 dina zeSa haiM / tU vrata dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa hetu tapArAdhanA meM lIna bana kara mukti prApta kara / " kahate hue muni mahArAja ne cilAtaputra ko jinadIkSA pradAna karate hue samAdhimaraNa kA vrata pradAna kiyaa| cilAtaputra ne usI kSaNa sabhI prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga kara dhyAnAsthAvasthA meM lIna ho gaye / idhara rAjAzreNika cilAtaputra kA pIchA karate karate vaibhAraparvata para phuNce| para yahA~ kA dRzya hI kucha aura thA / unhoMne dekhA muni saMgha virAjamAna hai / vahIM kucha kSaNa pUrva kA duSTa laMpaTa cilAtaputra digambara muni avasthA meM dhyAna meM lIna hai / pahale to unheM isameM bhI usakI cAla hI najara AI / ise bhI eka DhoMga hI samajhA / para muni mahArAja munidatta dvArA usake bhaviSya ke bAre meM jJAtakara evaM vAstavika rUpa se cilAtaputra ne munidIkSA lI hai yaha jAnakara unhoMne zraddhAsahita unheM vaMdana kiyA / isI samaya unhoMne munidatta mahArAja se vinaya sahita upadeza kI prArthanA kI / "rAjan! sainikoM !! jIvana kA aMta mRtyuhai / mRtyu zAzvata satya hai / isake sAmane koI bhI nahIM baca skaa| para, jisane mRtyu ke kSaNa sudhAra liyA usakA vartamAnabhI Agama jIvana sudhara jAtA hai / mRtyu ke samaya vyakti ko Arta-raudra dhyAna se mukta honA cAhie / saMsAra ke bhoga vilAsa ,vaibhava parivAra mitra sabhI ke moha se mukta ho jAnA cAhie / moha hI aisA vyavadhAna hai jo mRtyu ko bhayavAna aura vikRta banA detI hai / Asanna saMkaTa meM samAdhimaraNa hI zreyaskara hai |jo ina mauta saMsAra evaM svayaM ke zarIra taka se nirmohI bana kara AtmA meM lIna ho jAtA hai / usake lie mRtyu mahotsavI sI bana jAtI hai / aisA prANI pazu aura narka ke dukha se avazya chUTa jAtA hai / he bhavyajIvoM kramazaH moha ko kSINa kara mukti patha ke pathika bano / " mahArAja ke vacanAmRta kA pAna karate hue cilAtaputra ke aMtima nirNaya

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parISaha - jayI evaM usakI dRr3hatA kI sarAhanA karate hue mahArAja zreNika apane sainikoM ke sAtha rAjagRhI lauTa Aye / 1 , kala ke hiMsaka duSTa cilAtaputra kI dizA ekAeka badala gaI / Aja ve punIta sAdhu ke veza meM AtmakalyANa meM pUrNa samarpita the / unake jIvana meM aMdhakAra ke sthAna para pUrNa prakAza phaila cukA thA / aba ve deha se dehAtIta bana cuke the / una para aba zardI, garmI, barasAta kA koI prabhAva nahIM thA / bhUkha pyAsa para ve vijaya pA cuke the / jIvajaMtuoM kA saMtrAsa unheM nahIM satA pAtA thA / unakA pUrA dhyAna AtmA ke sAtha ekAkAra ho cukA thA / vAsanApatha kA bhaTakA rAhI aba Atmapatha kA rAhI bana cukA thA / karmoM kA kSaya ve tApagni dvArA kara rahe the / pUrvakarma apanA phala die binA kaba rahate haiM ? pUrva pApa karma apane udaya meM A rahe the / apanI vAsanA kI tRpti evaM vivAha kI lAlaca meM jisa subhadrA nAmaka kanyA kA apaharaNa kara use mauta ke ghATa utArA thA, vaha subhadrA akAla maraNa ke kAraNa vyaMtarI ho gaI thI / usI vana prAMtara meM vicaraNa karatI thI / "are yaha to vahI rAjakumAra cilAtaputra hai jisane merA apaharaNa kiyA thA / jisake pApa ke kAraNa mere hAthoM kI mehadI hI dhula gaI thI / jisakI vAsanA ke kAraNa maiM suhAga kA sindUra nahIM bhara sakI thI / yahI to haiM vaha duSTa jisane apanI jAna bacAne ke lie merI akAla hatyA kara dI thI / " vyataMrI jyoM-jyoM muni cilAtaputra ke nikaTa AtI gaI tyoM-tyoM usakI pUrva smRtiyA~ sateja hotI gaI / use gata jIvana kI apaharaNa se mRtyu taka kI sampUrNa ghaTanA calacitra sI dikhAI dene lagI / ve smRtiyA~ usameM krodha, vairabhAva bar3hAne lagI / usakA mana badale kI bhAvanA se bhara gayA / usakA mana raudra bhAvoM ko dhAraNa karane lagA / napharata aura krodha ne usake netroM ko lAla kara diyA / nathune phar3akane lage / basa badalA-badalA eka hI bhAva umar3ane lagA / vaha yahI vicAra karane lagI- " Aja apane Upara kie gae atyAcAroM kA vyAja sahita badalA lU~gI / dekho r3hogI ko kaisA rUpa banAkara baiThA hai / " socate socate vyataMrIdevI ne apanI vidyA se cIla kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA / " I cIla- - svarUpa - dhAriNI vyataMrI muni cilAtaputra ke sira para Akara baiTha Jain Educationa International 69 For Personal and Private Use Only

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---xxxxxxparISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX gaI aura apanI painI coMca se unake mastaka ,bhAla pradeza ,A~khoM ,kAnoM para AghAta karane lagI / hara AghAta ke bAda use krUra AnaMda kI anubhUti hotI thii| use eka rAkSasI AnaMda aura saMtoSa hotA thA / hara coMca mArane se muni ke zarIra se rakta kI dhArA phUTa par3atI thI / isa bahate hue rakta ko dekhakara vaha mana hI mana phUla jAtI aura kahatI - "le duSTa, jaisA tUne mujhe mArA thA / merA rakta bahAyA thA vaise hI maiM tujhe mArU~gI / rakta se snAna karAU~gI / ye le aba terI ve A~kheM jinameM vAsanAoM ke nAga laharAye the unheM hI isa zarIra se aba alaga kara rahI huuN|" mana meM kahate kahate usane muni kI donoM A~kheM hI phor3a DAlI / A~khoM se rakta kI dhArA baha calI / ."le ina kAnoM kA astitva miTA rahI hU~ / jisane mere rUdana ko nahIM sunA thA / jo acchAI sune ke lie taiyAra nahIM the / " aisA vicAra kara usane kAnoM ko kATa-kATa kara usake pardo ko hI cIra DAlA / "duSTa isI mukha se tUne mujhe gAliyA~ dI thI / " cIla ne muni ke mukha para aneka bAra coMca ke vAra karake use vikRta banA diyA / . isI prakAra unake hAtha,pITha,poTa,liMga Adi ko apane tIkSNa prahAroM se kSata-vikSata kara diyA / municilAtaputra kA pUrA zarIra rakta kI dhArAoM se raMga * gayA / zarIra ke hara aMga se rakta dhArAyeM bahane lagI thI / unakI yaha hAlata dekha kara vyataMrI harSanAda kara rahI thI / ___ vyataMrI kabhI cIlakA kabhI viSailI makkhI kA kabhI anya viSaile jantuoM kA rUpa dhAraNa kara unake zarIra ko apAra vedanA pahu~cAtI rahI / cilAtaputra ko aba yaha saMkaTa ,pIr3A kA jaise koI anubhava hI nahIM ho rahA thA / jyoM-jyoM una para coMca kA AghAta hotA tyoM-tyoM unakI dRr3hatA aura bhI bar3hatI jAtI / ve AtmA meM adhika lIna hote jAte / hara coTa unakI dRr3hatA bar3hAtI / ve adhikAdhika AtmA ke sAtha jur3ate jAte / deha se unakA saMbaMdha hI TUTa gayA / samAdhi meM lIna cilAtamuni deha se bekhabara hI ho gae / vyataMrI kA hara AghAta mAnoM unake karmoM kI nirjarA meM sahAyaka banatA gayA / unhoMne deha ko chor3A para dhairya na chor3A / Akhira ve nazvara deha se mukta hokara muktidhAma ke vAsI bane / unakI dRr3hatA tapa ke samakSa vyataMrI bhI hAra gii|

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** *** parISaha-jayI Arrrrrrr* vidhuccara muni "kotavAla yamadaNDa tumhAre jaisA hoziyAra kotavAla hote hue bhI rAjamahala meM corI ho gaI / yaha bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai / tuma cora ko jaise bhI ho hAjira karo, anyathA tumheM isasakI sajA bhugatanI pdd'egii|" mithilApura ke rAjA vAmaratha ne apane kotavAla ko DA~Tate hue kahA / __ "mahArAja Azcarya to mujhe bhI hai / maiM isake lie lajjita bhI hU~ / maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki maiM sAta dina meM Apake samakSa cora ko hAjira karU~gA / anyathA Apa jo bhI sajA dege vaha mujhe manjUra hogI / " kahate hue yamadaNDa ne mahArAja se nivedana kiyA | yamadaNDa ko Azcarya ho rahA thA ki usake itane kar3e intajAma ke bAvajUda yaha kaise ho gayA ? aura phira corI bhI huA to mahArAja kA vaha hAra jo sabase mUlyavAna thA / lagatA hai avazya koI rakSaka yA to cora se milA hai yA phira koI bahuta hI mAhira cora kA yaha kArya hai / isa prakAra yamadaNDa kI cintA bar3hatI gii| na use rAta ko nIMda AtI , na dina ko caina milatA / vaha dina bhara isI udher3abuna meM rahatA ki kaise cora ko pakar3a sake / use yaha bhaya bhI satAtA ki yadi sAta dina meM cora ko giraphtAra na kara sakA to mere hI prANoM kA anta ho jAegA / yamadaNDa ne apane guptacaroM ko zahara kI galI-galI ,gharaghara, saba kucha chAna DAlane ko kahA / sArA guptacara vibhAga chAna bIna karake thaka gayA parantu kahIM para bhI cora kA koI surAkha nahIM milA / chaha dina bIta jAne para bhI jaba koI surAkha na mila sakA taba yamadaNDa kI cintA aura bhI bar3ha gaI / Aja sAtavA~ aura antima dina thA / yadi Aja bhI cora kA patA na calA to, avazya use sajA bhugatanI par3egI / Akhira Aja antima dina yamadaNDa ne svayaM cora ko DhU~r3hane kA saMkalpa kiyA / vaha aneka jagahoM kA nirIkSaNa karate samaya rAste se gujara rahA thA to usane eka sunasAna purAnA jIrNa zIrNa maMdira dekhA / yamadaNDa usa maMdira ke andara ghusA to usane vahA~ dekhA ki eka kor3hI vahA par3A huA hai| yamadaNDa ne kor3hI se jAnakArI hetu kucha prazna kiye / lekina unakA

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Xxnxxxnxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx koI santoSajanaka uttara unheM nahIM milA / isa kAraNa unheM yaha vizvAsa ho gayA ki vaha sacamuca kA kor3hI nahIM hai, avazya vezaparivartana karake yaha koI Thaga hI lagatA hai / yamadaNDa ne andhere meM eka tIra calAyA Akhira maratA kyA na krtaa| "saca-saca batAo ki tuma kauna ho ? tumane yaha svAMga kyoM racAyA / " yamadaNDa ne apanI zaMkA ke AdhAra para kor3hI se pUchA / ___"maiM Dhoga nahIM kara rahA hU~ / maiM sacamuca kor3ha ke bhayAnaka roga se pIDita hU~ / dekhate nahIM maiM isa chUta ke bhayAnaka roga ke kAraNa apane ghara parivAra se dUra yahA~ ekAnta meM jaMgala meM par3A hU~ / " kor3hI ne saphAI dete hue kahA / "tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? kahA~ ke rahane vAle ho ? isa rAjya meM isa zahara meM tumheM kabhI dekhA nahIM hai , aura tuma khAte-pIte kyA ho ? yahA~ para bhojana banAne kA koI sAdhana bhI nahIM dikha rahA / hai / tumheM bhojana kauna pahu~cAtA hai ? tumhArI sevA kauna karatA hai ? " yamadaNDa ne kor3hI para praznoM kI bauchAra kara dii| kor3hI kotavAla ke ina praznoM kA spaSTa uttara na de sakA / jo bhI uttara diyA ve vyavasthita na hone se yamadaNDa kI zaMkAko hI dRr3ha karate gae / isase yamadaNDa kA zaka aura bhI majabUta hotA gayA / yamadaNDa ne Akhira zaMkA ke AdhAra para kor3hI ko bandI banA kara mahArAja ke samakSa upasthita karate hue nivedana kiyA -"mahArAja yaha rahA ApakA cora / isI ne Apake hAra ko curAyA hai / " "kyoM re kor3hI ,tU ne merA hAra curAyA hai / are! isa bhayAnaka roga se pIr3ita hokara tU apane pUrvajanma ke pApa karmakA phala to bhogahI rahA hai aura aba yaha corI kA pApa karake kyoM narakagati meM jAne kA kArya kara rahA hai / " rAjA vAmaratha ne kor3hI ko samajhAte hue pUchA / "mahArAja maiM cora nahIM hU~ / maiM to vaise hI karmoM ko bhoga rahA hU~ / maiM ApAhija hU~ / corI kaise kara sakatA hU~ ? yaha to mere pApakarma kA hI udaya hai ki aisI duHkhI avasthA meM mujha para yaha Aropa lagAyA jA rahA hai / gir3agir3Ate hue kor3hI ne apanI saphAI peza kI / _ "yaha jhUTha bolatA hai, mahArAja isakA yaha gir3agir3AnA bhI DhoMga hai / mujhe pUrA vizvAsa hai ki yahI hAra kA cora hai / '' kotavAla ne apanA mata doharAyA | ___ "kotavAla jI maiMne ApakA kyA bigAr3A hai ? Apa mujha garIba se kisa

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parISaha - jayI janma kA baira le rahe haiM / kyoM mujha nirdoSa ko mRtyudaNDa dilAne para tule haiM ? mujha jaisA apAhija kyA Apa jaise kotavAla kI kar3I surakSA tor3akara corI kara sakatA hai ? kor3hI ne yamadaNDa ke samakSa hAtha jor3akara saphAI peza kI / 77 mahArAja ko bhI Azcarya ho rahA thA ki kotavAla isa kor3hI ko kisa AdhAra para pakar3a lAye / unheM vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki yaha kamajora sA rogI itanI kar3I surakSA ko cIra kara merA hAra bhI curA sakatA hai / isalie ve kautuka se kabhI kor3hI ko aura kabhI yamadaNDa kotavAla ko dekhate / mahArAja samajha hI nahIM pA rahe the ki kyA nirNaya deM / unheM yaha sandeha bhI huA ki kotavAla apanI niSphalatA ko chipAne ke lie isa rogI ko pha~sA rahe hai / "kotavAla jI mujhe to nahIM lagatA ki yaha kor3hI itanI bar3I corI bhI kara sakatA hai / kyoM ise jabarana binA kisI sabUta ke pakar3a lAe ho / " mahArAja ne apanI zaMkA vyakta karate hue kahA / 1 " "mahArAja hameM bhI aisA hI laga rahA hai ki kotavAla jI kA anumAna sahI nahIM hai / kahIM aisA na ho ki garIba bhikhArI nirdoSa mArA jAye / pradhAna mantrI ne bhI apanI rAya dI / pradhAna mantrI kI hA~ meM hA~ upasthita anya karmacAriyoM ne bhI milAI / ?? "mahArAja merA sandeha galata nahIM ho sakatA / maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki yahI cora hai / Apa mujhe eka dina kI mohalata aura deM / dRr3hatA se kahate hue prArthanA kI / kotavAla ne " mahArAja ne kotavAla ko eka dina kA samaya diyA / kotavAla kor3hI cora ko kArAgAra meM le gayA aura use pUrI taraha se mArA pITA aura aneka yAtanAe~ dI / lekina kor3hI kA ina yAtanAoM ke bhogane ke bAda bhI uttara yahI thA - maiM cora nahIM hU~ / Akhira kotavAla bhI hara prakAra kI yAtanAe~ de kara thaka gayA / vaha socane lagA - " maiMne bhayAnaka se bhayAnaka gunahagAroM se gunAha kabUla karavAye haiM / merI sajA aura yAtanAoM ke sAmane majabUta se majabUta cora bhI TUTa gae haiM / parantu na jAne yaha cora kisa mATI kA banA hai / itanI mAra khAkara to zAyada hI koI bacatA hai / para isa para koI prabhAva hI nahIM par3a rahA hai / merI buddhihI kAma nahIM kara rahI hai / yadi maiM isase kabUlAta nahIM karavA pAyA to mujhe sajA bhugatanI par3egI / aura ise mArane kI, satAne kI badanAmI bhI bhugatanI | 73

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parISaha - jayI " par3egI | isa prakAra tarka-vitarka meM kotavAla rAta bhara karavaTe badalatA rahA / dUsare dina kotavAlane kor3hI ko mahArAja ke sAmane peza kiyA / "kahiye kotavAla jI, Apa ke aparAdhI ne jurma kA svIkAra kiyA yA nahIM / lagatA hai jurma kabUla karAne ke lie Apane apanI pUrI zakti lagA dI hai / kor3hI ke sUje hue mukha, bahatA huA khUna, coTa ke nizAna aura karAhane ke svara suna kara usakI piTAI kA andAja lagAte hue mahArAja ne artha pUrNa dRSTi se kotavAla ko dekhate hue vyaMga se pUchA / merA dRr3ha "mahArAja yadyapi isane jurma kA svIkAra nahIM kiyA hai , parantu vizvAsa hai ki yahI cora haiM / " yamadaNDa ne apanI bAta doharAI | "mahArAja maiM nirdoSa hU~ / maiMne pahale bhI nivedana kiyA thA / maiM bArambAra yahI kahatA hU~, ki maiM cora nahIM hU~ / maiMne corI nahIM kI hai / mujha garIba apAhija aura rogI ko satAyA jA rahA hai / Apa dayAlu rAjA haiM / mujhe nyAya dIjie / merI jAna kI rakSA kIjie / gir3agir3Ate hue kor3hI rAjA ke caraNoM meM gira par3A / mahArAja asamaMjasa meM the / eka ora kotavAla apanI dRr3hatA para the, para unake pAsa koI pramANa nahIM thA / dUsarI ora kor3hI gir3agir3A rahA thA / mahArAja ne kucha dera taka vicAra kiyA / phira unhoMne usa kor3hI se kahA " ?? "ThIka hai maiM mAnatA hU~ ki tumhAre virUddha koI corI kA pramANa nahIM milA hai / kotavAla sAhaba bhI tumheM cora siddha nahIM kara pAye haiM / parantu maiM tumheM abhayadAna detA hU~ -yadi tuma saca - saca saba kucha batA doge to tumheM kSamA kara diyA jAyegA | mahArAja ne kor3hI ko mAnasika rUpa se taiyAra karate hue kahA / mahArAja Apa to prajAvatsala haiM / Apane jaba abhayatA kA vacana diyA hai to maiM Apake samakSa asatya nahIM kaha sakatA / mahArAja, vAstava meM maiM hI hAra kA cora hU~ / kotavAla jI kA anumAna to sahI thA, para ve na to koI pramANa juTA sake aura na hI mujhase corI kA svIkAra karA sake / " kor3hI kI isa svIkArokti ko sunakara mahArAja Azcarya meM DUba gae / unheM isa bAta kI prasannatA thI ki jo kArya kotavAla aneka yAtanAoM ke bAda bhI nahIM karA sake, vaha bAta sAdhAraNa prema suhAnubhUti aura mAnasika upacAra se karAI jA sakI hai| unheM Azcarya isa bAta kA bhI thA ki itanI mAra khAne ke bAda bhI usane corI kA 64 Jain Educationa International 74 For Personal and Private Use Only

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XXXparIpaha-jayIxxxxxxxx jurma kyoM nahIM kabUla kiyA / __ "tumane apanA aparAdha svIkAra kiyA ,isase hama tumheM apane vacanAnusAra kSamA karate haiM / parantu yaha batAoM ki tuma kauna ho ? aura itanI pIr3A kyoM sahana kI?" rAjA ne jijJAsA se kor3hI se pUchA / "mahArAja merA nAma vidyuccara hai / venAtaTa nagara se rAjA jitazatru aura rAnI jayAvatI mere mAtA-pitA haiM / Apake yamadaNDa kotavAla mere mitra haiM / " "kyA ? yamadaNDa tumhAre mitra kaise hue ?''mahArAja ne Azcarya se puuchaa| " "mahArAja Apake kotavAla yamadaNDa mere pitA ke kotavAla yamapAza ke suputra haiM / inakI mAtA kA nAma yamunA hai / hama donoM ne eka hI gurU ke pAsa zikSA-dIkSA prApta kI hai / inhoMne rakSA sambandhI zAstroM kA adhyaya kiyA aura maiMne manovinoda ke lie caurya zAstra kA adhyayana kiyA / hama donoM ko apanI apanI vidyA para bar3A garva thA / " kahate-kahate vidyuccara ne muskarAte hue yamadaNDa kI ora dekhA / __"mahArAja yaha bAta saca hai ,lekina merA mitra vidyuccara svarUpavAna rAjakumAra hai / yaha kor3hI jhUTha bola rahA hai / mujhe badanAma karane kI dRSTi se yaha mere mitra ke nAma kA upayoga kara rahA hai| " ___ "vidyuccara yadi tuma sacamuca rAjakumAra vidhuccara ho to tuma aise kurUpa aura rogI kaise ho gae ?" rAjA ne zaMkA se kor3hI se pUchA / "mahArAja caurya vidyA meM veSaparivartana kI kalA bhI sikhAI jAtI hai / maiMne usI kalA kA upayoga kiyA / maiM dina meM kor3hI kA veza dhAraNa kara letA thA aura usa sunasAna maMdira meM par3A rahatA thA / rAtri meM apane mUlarUpa meM rAjakumAra kI taraha Ananda karatA thA / yaha sArA veSaparivartana mere lie taba taka Avazyaka thA jabataka maiM ApakA kImatI hAra na curAtA / " "phira hAra curAne ke bAda bhI tuma kor3hI ke veSa meM maMdira meM kyoM par3e rahate the ?'' mahArAja ne rahasya jAnane ke lie pUchA / "mahArAja merA uddezya hAra curAnA nahIM thA / maiM to cAhatA thA ki zaMkA se hI sahI kotavAla mujhe pakar3e aura yaha hAra jAye / " kahate kahate vidhuccara ne rAjA ke sAmane hI veSaparivartana kiyA aura khUbasUrata naujavAna ke rUpa meM dikhAI dene lgaa|

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* pagepaha-jayI.xxxkriti usake isa parivartita rUpa ,usake saundarya ko dekhakara rAjA mugdha ho ge| vidhuccara kA asalI rUpa dekhakara yamadaNDa daur3akara usake gale laga gayA aura duHkhI hokara use na pahacAna sakane kI apanI galatI para bAra-bAra kSamA yAcanA karane lgaa| ___ "rAjakumAra vidhuccara hama yaha jAnanA cAhate haiM ki tuma ne corI kyoM kI aura itanI yAtanA kyoM sahI / " mahArAja ne apanI jijJAsA doharAI / mahArAja maiM Apase pahale nivedana kara cukA hU~ ki hama donoM mitra apaneapane jJAna meM pUrNa ho cuke the / hama donoM ko apane jJAna kA garva thA ! ekabAra maiMne mitra se kahA thA - "bhAI yamadaNDa cora kotavAla se jyAdA catura hotA hai / taba yamadaNDa ne garva se kahA thA-"kotavAlaM kI najara itanI painI hotI hai ki vaha cora ko pAtAla se bhI nikAlakara lA sakatA hai / " taba maiMne kahA thA - " yamadaNDa maiM isa caurya kArya meM kitanA hoziyAra hU~ / isakA parIkSaNa maiM tumase hI karavAU~gA / jisa rAjya meM yA zahara meM tuma kotavAla hoge ,vahI maiM usa sthAna para usa bahUmUlya vastu kI corI karU~gA / jisakI tuma jIjAna se rakSA kara rahe hoge|" inhoMne bhI kahA thA-"ThIka hai maiM bhI usI zahara kI kotavAlI karate hue apanI jAna kI bAjI lagAkara bhI rakSA karU~gA / jahA~ tuma corI karoge / " basa usI parIkSaNa kI bhAvanA se inheM apanI caturAI dikhAne ke lie yaha saba kiyA ,aura yaha siddha kara diyA ki inakI saMrakSaNa vidyA se merI coravidyA adhika saphala rahI hai| ___ "vidyuccara yaha hamane mAna liyA ki tuma caurya karma meM hamAre kotavAla se adhika catura siddha hue ho / parantu eka bAta samajha meM nahIM AI / tuma jaba corI karane meM saphala ho gae the ,to tuma apane mitra ko pahalI hI bAra meM sabakucha batA kara mAra khAne se baca sakate the ,phira bhI tuma mAra kyoM khAte rahe ? " mahArAja ne rahasya jAnane kI bhAvanA se pUchA / "mahArAja yaha mere jIvana kA vyaktigata kAraNa hai / isakI eka vizeSa kahAnI hai.| zrImAna eka bAra maiM eka muni mahArAja ke darzanArtha gayA thA / vahA~

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Wwwxxxxx parIpaha-jayI maiMne unake pravacanoM meM narakoM kI vedanA aura vahA~ ke duHkhoM kA varNana sunA thA / usa samaya mujhe aisA lagA thA ki narakoM kI jisa vedanA kA varNana mahArAja zrI kara raheM haiM aura zAstroM meM jisakA varNana hai , usa duHkha aura vedanA kI tulanA meM saMsAra ke ye duHkha to kucha bhI nahIM haiM / mujhe lagA ki maiMne aneka janmoM meM naraka kI vedanAyeM sahI hoMgI / una bhayaMkara duHkhoM ko jhelA hogA / isalie maiM dekhanA cAhatA thA ki isa janma meM corI kI sajA bhugata kara anubhava karU~ ki mAra kI vedanA kaisI hotI hai ? maiMne apane mitra dvArA jisa yAtanA ko sahA hai vaha to naraka kI vedanA ke sAmane nagaNya hI hai / mujhe yaha bhI mahasUsa karanA thA ki corI ke jurma meM dUsaroM ko kaisA kaSTa pahu~catA hogA / basa isI bhAvanA se maiM yAtanA sahatA rahA / isase muche yaha prasannatA bhI huI ki maiM kitanA kaSTa sahana kara sakatA hU~ / " vidyuccara ne apanI mana kI bAta kaha dI / "vidyuccara tumhAre isa kathana se mujhe tumhArI sahanazakti para bar3A sammAna ho rahA hai / tumhAre mana meM narakoM ke duHkhoM kA jo bhaya hai ,vaha avazya tumheM eka dina karmabandha se mukti dilAegA / eka bAta mujhe apane kotavAla jI se bhI pUchanI hai ki jaba yamadaNDa jI ke pitA Apake kotavAla the aura uttarAdhikArI inheM milanA thA phira ye apanA rAjya chor3akara yahA~ kyoM Aye / "mahArAja ne kotavAla jI kI ora izArA karate hue vidyuccara se jAnanA cAhA / "mahArAja isakA kAraNa hai ki yamadaNDa jI kA mujhase bhayabhIta honA / "so kaise ?" "mahArAja mere pitA jitazatrujI ne muni mahArAja ke upadezoM se prabhAvita hokara vairAgya dhAraNa kara muni dIkSA le lI / aura sAtha hI yamadaNDa jI ke pitA yamapAza jI ne bhI AtmakalyANa hetu jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI / isase mujhe rAjya kA kAryabhAra samhAlanA par3A aura yamadaNDa kI kotavAla pada para niyukti huI / lekina inheM vaha zarta bhaya banakara satA rahI thI ki mere cauryakarma se kahIM inakI jAna khatare meM na par3A jAe / kyoMki kisI bhI corI kA iljAma rAjA hone ke nAte ye mujha para lagA na pAte / isalie inhoMne mere rAjya kI rakSA kA

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-**--*-**--* parISaha-jayI x bhAra chor3akara Apake yahA~ kotavAla kA sthAna grahaNa kiyA / " / "kyA yaha bAta saca hai ?" mahArAja ne yamadaNDa se pUchA / " hA~, mahArAja yaha saca hai / inhoMne mujhe mere pitA ke sthAna para sammAna sahita niyukta kiyA / parantu mujhe yahI AzaMkA rahatI thI ki kahIM inakI cauryakarma kI kuzalatA merI phA~sI kA phaMdA na bana jAe / isIlie maiM Apake yahA~ calA AyA / " "mahArAja apane inhIM mitra ko DhUr3hane ke lie maiM yahA~ AyA thA / jaba maiMne dekhA ki ye zrImAna ,yahA~ niyukta hai / to maiMne socA ki apanI cauryavidyA kI zreSTatA siddha karane kA yahI Avasara hai, aura maiM use zreSTha bhI siddha kara sakA / isase mujhe do lAbha hue haiM, eka to apanI kuzalatA siddha karane kA maukA milA dUsare mAra khAkara apanI sahanazakti kA parIkSaNa karane kA maukA milA / mahArAja maiM Apa se kucha mAMganA cAhatA hU~ / " vidyuccara ne vinaya se mahArAja se kahA / "kahie mahArAja vidhuccara kyA Adeza hai ?" mahArAja vAmaratha ne sabakucha jAnakara vidyuccara ko mahArAja kahakara sambodhita kiyA / "mahArAja Apa mujhe zarmindA na kare / maiM to ApakA abhiyukta hU~ / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa mere mitra kotavAla yamadaNDa ko mere sAtha lauTa calane kI AjJA de maiM apane mitra aura kuzala kotavAla ko rAjya kI surakSA sauMpa kara AtmakalyANa ke mArga para ArUr3ha honA cAhatA hU~ / " mahArAja ne ,mahArAja vidyuccara ko sammAna ,bheMTa ,saugAta sahita yamadaNDa kotavAla ke sAtha vidA kiyaa| vidyuccara apane mitra ko lekara apanI rAjadhAnI meM lauTa Aye / mahArAja vidyuccara aura kotavAla yamadaNDa venAtaTa nagarI meM lauTa Aye / rAjya kI surakSA kI bAgaDora yamadaNDa ne samhAla lI / eka dina vidyuccara ne apane putra, kotavAla evaM anya variSTha padAdhikAriyoM ko antaHpura meM bulAkara kahA -

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx "kotavAla jI! Apa kI surakSA aura maMtrIgaNa kI kArya niSTA se rAjya meM amanacaina hai / mere putra bhI aba rAjyakArya meM yogyatA prApta kara cuke haiM / isalie maiM isa gRhastha jIvana kA tyAga kara AtmakalyANa ke mArga para ArUr3ha honA cAhatA hU~ / Apa loga mujhe saharSa isa patha para jAne kI anumati dege / Apa loga naye yuvArAja ko putravat sneha dekara rAjya kI sukha aura samRddhi ke lie kArya karate raheMge / " mahArAja vidyuccara ke isa kathana se sabhI vyAkula ho gae | mahArAnI rone lagI / aneka logoM kI A~khe chalachalA AyIM / lekina mahArAja kI dRr3hatA ke sAmane sabhI natamastaka the / ina saba ke A~suoM ko dekhakara vidyuccara ne samajhAyA-"Apa saba kA duHkha moha janita hai / hama loga na jAne kitane bhavoM meM kitanI bAra mile aura bichur3a gae / moha ke inhI bandhanoM se hameM bhava bhramaNa ke kaSTa sahane par3e / isa janma meM bhI usI moha ke vazIbhUta hokara duHkhI ho rahe haiM / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki kramazaH isa mohapAza se mukta hokara hama AtmakalyANa kI ora mur3eM / " mahArAja vidyuccara saMsAra tyAga kara vItarAgapatha kA anuzaraNa karane vAle haiM yaha samAcAra sAre rAjya meM phaila gayA / loga isa tyAga kI mahimA ko nirakhane ke lie ,anumodanA karane ke lie aura preraNA leneke lie rAjadhAnI kI ora cala par3e / logoM ne dekhA ki mahArAja vidhuccara ne paMcaparameSTI prabhu kI pUjA arcanA kI aura apane bahumUlya vastrAbhUSaNa kA vaise hI tyAga kara diyA ,jaise sAMpa apanI keMculI utAra detA hai / logoM ne dekhA ki kala kA rAjA Aja phakIra bana gayA / vastrAbhUSaNoM se suzobhita zarIra pUrNa digambara avasthA meM zobhA de rahA hai / unake cehare kI kAnti damaka rahI hai / logo ne Azcarya se nihArA ki saundarya vardhaka kezoM kA ve nirmamatA se luMcana kara rahe haiM / mu~ha se koI duHkha vAcaka zabda nahIM nikala rahA hai / cehare para koI viSAda nahIM hai / unake isa tyAga,dRr3hatA ,aura muniveSa ko dekhakara cAroM ora se unakI aura jainadharma kI mahimA kA jaya-jayakAra gUMjane lgaa|

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XXXXXXXXparISaha-jayIxxxxxxx muniveza meM mahArAja vidyuccara ne logoM ko sambodhita karate hue saMsAra kI anityatA para kahA - "bhAIyoM sArA saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura hai / pAnI ke bulabule kI taraha phUTa jAtA hai / hama ananta janmoM se isa jIvana ko jIte rahe haiM / hamane aneka bAra aneka U~ce pada aura pratiSTA sammanna jIvana bhI pAe | dhana, kuTumba, rUpa ,zakti vidyA saba kucha pAyA / lekina Atmatatva ko jAne binA yaha saba kSaNika siddha hue / marate samaya koI isa jIva ko bacA nahIM sakA / sAre kuTumba parivAra ke loga / smazAna taka ke hI sAthI rahe / saMsAra vaibhava hamezA para padArtha kI taraha chUTate rahe / dhana-sampatti kepIche hama hara prakAra ke pApoM meM jakar3e rhe| lekina vaha dhana bhI sAtha na gayA / hamArA durbhAgya to yaha rahA ki hama isa gande,roga ke ghara ,bUr3he ho jAne vAle aura maraNadharmA zarIra ko sajAte rahe / hamane AtmA kA dhyAna hI nahIM kiyA / isa nazvara deha ko pakavAna khilAkara mAdaka banAye rahe | AtmA ko bhUle rahe / lekina aba hameM sadgurU kI kRpA se yaha jJAna prApta ho gayA hai ki " maiM anitya deha nahIM hU~ , parantu zAzvata AtmA hU~ | isalie aba mujhe isa zarIra aura anitya saMsAra se dUra AtmakalyANa meM lagAnA caahie| tapadvArA karmoM kI nirjarA karake mukti prApti kA upAya karanA caahie|'' mahArAja vidyuccara ke ina upadezoM kA bar3A hI gaharA prabhAva par3A / aneka loga unake sAtha dIkSita hue aura anekoM ne saMyama ke vrata dhAraNa kiye / logoM ne dekhA ki sabhI bhautika sampradAyoM kA bhoga karane vAlI deha jaMgala ke patha para prayANa kara rahI hai / aneka loga unakA anuzaraNa kara rahe the / mahArAja vidhuccara ne apane saMga ke sAtha aneka pradezoM meM vihAra kiyA / apane zAstrajJAna aura upadezoM se saikar3oM prANiyoM ko sanmArga dikhAkara unheM vairAgya kI ora prerita kiyA / ve svayaM kaThora sAdhanA dvArA karmoM kA kSaya karate rahe / tapArAdhanA ,saMyama aura sAdhanA se unheM aneka siddhiyA~ svayaMbhU prApta huI / unakI AtmA uttarottara karma kI malinatA se ghulakara pavitra banatI gaI / "mahArAja Apa nagara meM praveza na kareM / " cAmuNDA devI ne tAmaliptapurI

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ArrrrrrrrrrriparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxx meM sasaMgha praveza karate hue muni vidyuccara ko rokA / " devI Apa kauna hai ? aura mujhe kyoM roka rahIM haiM ? maiM to ahiMsA kA sandezavAhaka hU~ / jinendra bhagavAna kA anuyAyI hU~ / mujhase Apako kyA kaSTa hogA / '' muni mahArAja ne vahA~ khar3I ,rokane vAlI strI se pUchA / "maiM cAmuNDA devI hU~ , isa nagara meM merI pUjA vidhi ho rahI hai / isalie jabataka vaha pUrNa na ho jAe tabataka Apa yahIM ruke |''devii ne paricaya dete hue kahA / "devI hama vItarAga prabhu ke anugAmI haiM / hamAre prabhu nirgrantha ,kaSAyarahita, samadRSTA haiM / ve yA unake anuyAyI kabhI kisI kA aniSTa nahIM karate / phira Apa kyoM Dara rahI haiM / '' kahate-kahate mahArAja ne apane saMgha sahita nagara meM praveza kiyA / aura nagara ke ekAnta sthAna para bane udyAna meM ruke , aura pavitra dinacaryA se kArya karate hue sAmAyika karane lge| __mahArAja vidhuccara ke saMgha sahita padhArane ke samAcAra sunakara sabhI loga unake darzanArtha Ane lage / lagabhaga pUrA nagara udyAna kI ora hI umar3a par3A / devI ke yajJAdi hiMsAtmaka yajJa meM nahIvat loga raha gaye / sArA majA kirakirA ho gayA / isase devI ke krodha kI agni bhar3aka uThI / usane hiMsAtmaka r3haga se badalA lene kA duSTa vicAra kiyA / raudra dhyAna ke kAraNa vaha svayaM krodha kA avatAra lagane lagI / usakA bhayAvanA ,vikRta rUpa dekakara loga Dara gaye / muni para upasarga karake badalA lene kI bhAvanA se usane vizAla kAya jaharIle DAsa,maccharoM kI sRSTi kI aura muni mahArAja para chor3a die| ye jaharIle kIr3e tapa meM ArUr3ha mahArAja vidyuccara kI deha ko DaMsane lage / unake paine aura viSaile DaMka deha kA rakta pIne lage | usa rAkSasIne isa pavitra bhUmi para aneka mAMsa ke tAje durgandha yukta Tukar3e bikharA kara vAtAvaraNa dUSita kiyA / apanI mailI vidyA se cAroM ora durgandha phailA dI jisase zvAsa lenA bhI dUbhara hone lagA / tapasyA rata mahArAja kA dama ghuTane lgaa| mahArAja vidyuccara ne apane yoga-bala se isa upasarga kI jAnakArI prApta

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XxxxxxxxxxxparISaha-jayI xxxxxxxxxx kI / yadyapi tapa dvArA unheM aneka zaktiyA~ prApta ho cukI thIM / para ve unakA upayoga apane nijI bacAva yA svArtha ke lie nahIM karanA cAhate the / jainasAdhu kabhI bhI apanI atizayapUrNa vidyA kA prayoga apane svArtha ke lie nahIM krtaa| aise saMkaTa ke samaya vaha vItarAgatA kA parama dhArI banakara svecchAmRtyu arthAt salekhanA ,dhAraNa kara letA hai / isa mRtyu ke varaNa meM kahIM koI kaSAya bhAva nahIM hotA hai / ulTe upasarga kartA ke prati samadRSTi hI banatI hai / ___ mahArAja vidhuccara ne ise apane Upara Aye upasarga ko mAnakara ,sAdhujIvana kI parIkSaNa kI ghar3I mAnakara sallekhanA dhAraNa kara lI evaM pUrNa rUpeNa AtmA meM sthira ho gaye / ve deha se dehatIta ho gaye / aba unheM mahasUsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki unakI deha para koI kaSTa bhI ho rahA hai |jyoM-jyoM jaharIle kIr3e unheM iMsate tyoM-tyoM ve aura adhika deha se mamatva mukta hote jAte / zarIra para lAkhoM DaMkha ke ghAva ho gaye |shriir se rakta kI uSNa-dhArA bahane lagI / kaI sthAnoM se mA~sa ke lothar3e Tapakane lage / isa vibhatsa dRzya ko dekakara duSTa devI aTTahAsya kara rahI thI / use badalA lene kA saMtoSa ho rahA thA / mahArAja vidhuccara kI deha kSINa hotI jA rahI thI / para cehare para jaise prakAzapuMja kA vRta jagamagA rahA thA / Akhira devI aura usake jaharIle kIr3e bhI thaka gaye / muni vidyuccara isa nazvara deha ko tyAga kara zukla dhyAna meM mukti lakSmI ke svAmI bane / ve mukta hokara janma maraNa ke duHkha se chUTa gaye / ___mahArAja vidyuccara ke isa nirvANa se devatA bhI gIta gA rahe the / nazvaradeha dharA para thA para AtmA mokSameM virAjamAna thI / Akhira thaka kara, apane kukRtya kA bhAra lekara janma-maraNa ke duHkhoM kA bhAra lekara devI bhI bhAga gaI /

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(samantabhadrAcArya "karmoM kA phala hara manuSya ko bhoganA hI par3atA hai / are tIrthaMkara bhI isase nahIM baca sake ! yaha to mere hI pUrvajanma ke azubha karmoM kA phala hai ki mujhe isa muni veza meM bhI ye kaSTa bhogane par3a rahe hai / yaha asAtAvedanIya karma kA hI udaya hai ki maiM bhasmaka vyAdhi se pIr3ita ho rahA hU~ | dharmasAdhanA ke lie eka hI bAra rUkhA sUkhA bhojana karane vAlA maiM bhUkha ke panje meM phaMsa gayA hU~ jo bhI khAtA hU~ ,bhasma ho jAtA hai ,aura bhUkha hI lagI rahatI hai / merA citta dhyAna meM lagane ke vajAya bhUkha meM hI lagA rahatA hai / " isa prakAra apanI vyAdhi para cintana kara rahe the muni samantabhadra / ___dakSiNa bhArata ke kAzI kahe jAne vAle nagara kAMcI meM dharmaniSTa parivAra meM janme ,jaina saMskAroM meM pale, samantabhadra bAla brahmacArI tapasvI the / choTI sI umra meM hI Apane jainadarzana ,nyAya ,vyAkaraNa aura sAhitya kA gahana adhyayana kiyaa| jJAna ke sAtha cAritra dhAraNa kara muni dIkSA lekara tapasvI muni bana gae / jJAna aura caritra kA subhaga milana Apake vyaktitva kI vizeSatA thI / samantabhadra ke jJAna aura cAritra se jaina dharma aura sAhitya kI mahatI prabhAvanA bar3hI / Apake upadezoM se aneka loga jIvana ke satya ko samajhakara Atma sAdhanA meM lIna hue| samantabhadra ne vipula sAhitya kI racanA kI / zrAvaka apane kartavyoM se vimukha na ho ,ataH unake uttama AcaraNa ke lie "ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcArya ' jaise grantha kI racanA kI / yaha grantha zrAvaka ke lie AcaraNa kI gItA hai / aise mahAna muni samantabhadrAcArya zarIrika vyAdhi se trasta the / yaha satya hai ki ve zarIra kI vyAdhi se trasta the, parantu unakA mana kahI bhI kamajora nahIM thA / ve AtmaciMtana meM adhikAdhika vyasta rahane kA prayatna karate ,parantu zarIra kI pIr3A unheM sthira na rahane detI / unakI sAdhanA meM vikSepa par3atA / yahI cintA unheM satAtI rahatI / isI cintana meM ve udAsa hokara apane pApa karmoM ke udaya kI AtmAlocanA krte|

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XXXXXXXX parISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX "isa vyAdhi se mukti kA eka hI upAya hai ki maiM sallekhanA dhAraNa kara isa deha ko hI chor3a dU~ / " isa prakAra cintana meM DUbe hue samantabhadrAcArya ko AdhI rAta taka nIMda nahIM AyI ve nirantara socate ki maiM mere pAsa aba sallekhanA ke sivAya koI upacAra nahIM hai / isI soca meM unheM eka jhapakI sI laga gaI / unheM usa samaya aisA lagA ,jaise koI unake kAnoM meM kaha rahA hai- "samantabhadrAcArya abhI tuma yuvA ho / tumhArA uttamacaritra logo ke lie preraNA svarUpa hai / abhI jainadharma aura sAhitya ko tumase bahuta apekSAe~ haiM / tumheM apane buddhi kauzala se uttama sAhitya kA sRjana karanA hai / ataH abhI sallekhanA dhAraNa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / tamheM apanI vyAdhi kA upacAra karanA hogA, cAhe isake lie tumheM dIkSA kA cheda hI kyoM na karane par3e ? jaba tuma vyAdhi se mukti ho jAo,to punaH dIkSA grahaNa kara lenA / " " lekina yaha chala hai / zarIra ke sukha ke lie maiM jinezvarI dIkSA nahIM chor3a sakatA / " . "samantabhadra muni mahArAja Apa apanI dIkSA kA cheda apane svArtha ke lie nahIM kara haiM / phira Apa AtmA se vikArI nahIM ho rahe haiM / ApakA yaha kArya hajAroM prANiyoM kI sevA aura pathadarzana ke lie hogA / " svapna kI AvAja meM ye zabda gUMja uThe / / ___ "ekAeka samantabhadrAcArya jAga uThe / dekhA ,AsapAsa koI nahIM hai / unhoMne 'NamokAra mantra' kA smaraNa kiyA aura socane lage avazya yaha jinazAsana devI kA hI AhvAna thA / yA avazya yaha merI AtmA kI AvAja thI ,jo mujhe vizAla janahita meM sallekhanA se roka rahI hai / yadi yahI bhavitavya hai to phira aisA hI ho / " socate hue muni jI ne mana hI mana kucha vizeSa nizcaya kiyA / punaH socane lage - "mujhe uttama pauSTika pakavAna yukta bhojana kI vipula mAtrA meM AvazyakatA hogI / tabhI maiM isa roga se mukta ho sakU~gA / aura usake lie mujhe chadmaveza dhAraNa karanA par3egA / " muni samantabhadra ne muni ke nagna veza ko tyAga kara vastra dhAraNa kara

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XXXXXXXparISaha-jayIXXXXXXX liye| isa parivartana se unheM bar3A duHkha huA / lekina isake alAvA aura kucha upAya bhI nahIM thA / aba ve digambara jaina sAdhu kI jagaha vastradhArI sanyAsI laga rahe the| ___ muni samantabhadra uttama bhojana kI prApti kI khoja meM kAncI se nikalakara puNdranagara meM Ae / isa nagara meM bauddha dharma kA acchA pracAra thA / unakA maTha thA,aura bahuta bar3I dAnazAlA thii| ___"yaha sthAna mere lie upayukta hogA / mujhe yahA~ paryApta aura ucita bhojana milegA / mujhe yahA~ bauddha sAdhu ke veza meM rahanA par3egA / " yaha socate hue samantabhadra ne bauddha sAdhu kA veza dhAraNa kiyA aura dAnazAlA meM praveza kiyA / vahA~ kucha dina rahe ,parantu vahA~ bhI unheM vaha yogya bhojana nahIM milA ,jo unakI vyAdhi ko zAnta kara sake / ataH kucha dinoM meM hI unhoMne vaha sthAna chor3a diyaa| aneka sthAnoM meM unhoMne aneka prayatna kie ,parantu unakI vyAdhi-AkAMkSA kahI pUrNa nahIM huI / ve dezATana karate hue dazapura mandosora meM Aye / yahA~ para vaiSNavoM kA vizAla maTha dekhA / aura ve socane lage ki - "yaha maTha bhAgavata sampradAya ke vaiSNavoM kA hai / yahA~ avazya mAla malIdA khAne ko milegA / mujhe vaiSNava sAdhu kA svAMga dhAraNa karanA par3egA / " yahI socakara unhoMne bauddha sAdhu kA veza tyAga kara vaiSNava sAdhu kA veza dhAraNa kara liyA / aura mahanta ke rUpa meM vaiSNava maTha meM praveza kiyA / ve jisa uddezya se isa maTha meM Aye the, vaha uddezya pUrNa na ho sakA / yadyapi unheM acchA bhojana mila rahA thA / parantu vaha paryApta nahIM thA / vahA~ se bhI ve nikala kara dezATana karate hue banArasa nagarI meM pahu~ce / banArasa jo vidvAnoM kI nagarI thI / jahA~ para saikar3oM zaiva maMdira the / samantabhadrAcArya yadyapi chadmavezI rUpa dhAraNa kara sAdhuveza meM ghUmate rahate / parantu unakA mana nirantara paMcaparameSTI ke dhyAna meM lagA rahatA / bhUkha ke roga se ve parezAna to the hii| eka dina nagara meM ghUmate-ghUmate vizAla ziva maMdira ke nikaTa pahu~ce / vahA~ unheM jJAta huA ki maMdira kA nirmANa banArasa ke mahArAja zivakoTI ne karavAyA hai / maMdira ati bhavya thA / jisake kaMgUreM vAstu kalA kA uttama namUnA thA / jisake kalaza kI svarNima AbhA gagana ko cUma rahI thI / varSoM kI

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XXXXXXXX parIpaha-jayI Xxxxxx zilpiyoM kI tapasyA sAkAra ho uThI thI / vizAla maMdira nayanAbhirAma aura citta ko prasanna karane vAlA thA / maMdira ko dekhate hI A~kheM kalA ke darzana meM hI sthira ho jaatii| vizAla raMga maMDapa meM bane zivalIlA ke citra manoharI the / vizAla nAndI ko dekhakara lagatA thA ki abhI khar3A ho jAyegA / garbhagRha meM vizAla zivaliMga prasthApita thA / jisa para tripuNDa jagamagA rahA thA / liMga ke Upara baMdhe hue kalaza se nirantara jala dhArA kA varSaNa ho rahA thA / vilipatra aura Aka ke puSpa bhaktoM dvArA liMga para zraddhA se car3hAye jA rahe the / madhura ghaNTanAda aura zaMkhadhvani gUMja rahI thI / bhakta gaNa zivamahimA strota kA surIle gaMTha se gAna kara rahe the / maMdira ke garbhagRha meM aneka pakavAna miSTAna ,phala ,mevoM ke thAla saje hue the / ina thAloM ko dekhakara samantabhadra ke mana meM yaha vicAra kauMdhA - "yadi mujhe isa maMdira meM rahane kA avasara mila jAe to nizcita rUpa se mujhe Avazyaka bhojana prApta ho sakegA / aura maiM roga -mukta ho sakU~gA / " samantabhadra ne logo se pUcha kara yaha jAna liyA ki isa maMdira kA nirmANa mahArAja zivakoTI ne karAyA hai / prasAda ke thAla bhI rAja bhavana se Ate haiM / pUjana ke pazcAta bhagavAna ko bhoga lagAne ke bAda pujArI samasta pakavAna, phala ,meve bAhara lAyA aura upasthita bhaktoM ko prasAda ke rUpa meM thor3A thor3A bA~Tane lagA / thor3e se prasAda se samantabhadra kI kSudhA kaise zAnta hotI ? itanA prasAda to unake lie vaise hI thA ,jaise U~Ta ke mu~ha meM jIrA / unhoMne apanI prakhara buddhi se mana hI mana meM eka tarakIba socakara pujArI jI se kahA- "pujArI jI kyA Apa logoM meM se bhagavAna ziva kA koI aisA parama bhakta nahIM hai jo bhagavAna ziva ko yaha samasta prasAda khilavAde / " ___ "hamane to aisA na Aja taka dekhA hai aura na sunA hai / are bhAI kyA mUrtirUpa bhagavAna kabhI prasAda khAte haiM / " pujArI ne jijJAsA aura Azcarya se pUchA / ___ "kyoM nahIM / yadi hamArI bhakti saccI hai to bhagavAna ko sAkSAt bhojana ko AroganA hI par3egA / samantabhadra ne pUrI dRr3hatA se apane kathana kI saccAI sAbita karane ke lie jora se kahA / isa naye Agantuka kI bAta aura bAta kahane dRr3hatA dekhakara sabhI loga Azcarya cakita ho gae / Aja taka kabhI kisI ne aisA dekhA sunA nahIM thA ki

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xxxxxparIpaha-jayI** patthara kI mUrti bhI manuSya kI taraha bhojana karatI hai / sabhI bhaktagaNa vahIM-khar3e rahe ki dekheM kyA kautuka hotA hai | _ "mahArAja hama loga varSoM se aneka maMdiroM meM pujArI ke rUpa meM bhagavAna kI pUjA karate rahe haiM ,para kabhI mUrti ko na khAte dekhA hai aura na khilA hI sake haiM / kyA Apa meM yaha zakti hai ? " samantabhadra ko bhagavA vastroM meM sAdhurUpa meM dekhakara pramukha pujArI ne unheM koI mahanta samajhakara unase prazna kiyA / ___ "kyoM nahIM maiMne aneka bAra bhagavAna ko bhoga khilAyA hai / maiM nizcita rUpa se bhagavAna ziva ko pUre kA pUrA prasAda khilA sakatA hU~ / ' adhika dRr3hatA se apanA roba jamAte hue samantabhadra ne kahA / "ThIka hai / kala Apa hI bhagavAna ko prasAda khilAnA / "calo mahArAja zivakoTI se Apa jaise siddha mahanta kA paricaya karAyA jAya / "mahArAja kI jaya ho / zivamaMdira ke pramukha pujArI jI darzana ke icchuka haiM / "maMtrI ne natamastaka hote hue mahArAja se nivedana kiyA / "jAo ,unheM Adara sahita le aao| " mahArAja zivakoTI ne sainika ko Adeza diyA / kucha kSaNa pazcAta maMdira ke pramukha pujArI ,mahanta-vezadhArI samantabhadra ko lekara mahArAja ke sAmane upasthita hue / __ "kahie pujArI jI ,kaise AnA huA ? Apa ke sAtha ye mahanta jI kauna hai ? inheM kyoM kaSTa diyA ? " mahArAja ne Agantuka ko dekhakara prazna kiyaa| ___ "mahArAja maiM ina mahantajI ko jAnatA to nahIM hU~, parantu inakA yaha dAvA hai ki ye bhagavAna ziva ko vaha sArA prasAda khilA degeM ,jo car3hAve ke rUpa meM bhejA jAtA hai / " itanA kahakara pujArI jI ne vaha sArI ghaTanA sanA dI / jo kala zAma una logo ke bIca carcA huI thii| __mahArAja bhI isa bAta ko sunakara Azcarya cakita hue aura upasthita mantrigaNa bhI Azcarya se dekhane lage / saba ke cehare para avizvAsa kI lakIreM

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-xviddo parISaha-jayI Android ubhara AIM / una logoM ko vismaya meM dekhakara samantabhadra ne kahA - "mahArAja , mantrigaNa aura pujArI jI! Apa logoM ko merI bAta para vismaya ho rahA hai ,jo maiM Apake cehare para par3ha rahA hU~ / para maiM satya kaha rahA hU~ | mujhe Ascarya hotA hai ki bhagavAna ke nAma para prastuta divya prasAda mahAdeva jI ko na khilAkara Apa saba loga khA jAte haiM / are jisa bhagavAna ke lie yaha uttama prasAda banAyA jAtA hai vahI usa se vaMcita raha jAtA hai / yaha to sarAsara svArtha hai / " ___ "to kyA mahArAja Apa sAkSAta mahAdeva jI ko bulAkara yaha prasAda grahaNa karA sakeMge ? " mahArAja zivakoTI ne jijJAsA se pUchA / "avazya mahArAja / ' samantabhadra ne usI dRr3hatA se kahA / isa abhUtapUrva bAta ko sunakara mahArAja ne parIkSaNa karane hetu Aja roja se adhika svAdiSTa bhojana ke thAla taiyAra karavAkara maMdira meM pahu~cAye / mahArAja ne mahanta jI se zivamUrti ko prasAda khilAne kA AhvAna kiyA / ___ "ThIka hai / Apa loga sampUrNa thAla garbhagRha meM rakhavAiye / aura hA~ ,dhyAna rahe garbhagRha ke kabATa banda kara diye jAe~ge / koI bhI kisI prakAra kI tAkajhAMka nahIM karegA / maiM apanI yogasAdhanA se zivajI kA AhvAna karU~gA / unheM apane hAthoM prasAda khilAU~gA / yadi koI yatkincita zaMkA karake vighna banegA to zivajI aprasanna hoMge aura isase rAjya para bahuta bar3A saMkaTa bhI A sakatA hai / " isa prakAra apanI dhAka jamAne ke lie samantabhadra ne dRr3hatA se Adeza diyA / naye mahanta ke kahane kA tarIkA ,vANI kI dRr3hatA aura A~khoM kI camaka dekhakara sabhI loga gaMbhIra ho gae / abhI taka bhagavAna ko sAkSAt bhojana karAne kI bAta ko mAtra majAka samajhane vAle rAjA mantrI aura pujArI bhI - 'rAjya para aniSTa ho jAyegA / ' ina zabdoM se bhayabhIta ho gae / aura unhoMne vaha saba kucha svIkAra kara liyA jo mahanta jI ne kahA thA / / ____mahanta jI ke AdezAnusAra prasAda ke sabhI thAla zivajI ke garbhagRha meM pahu~cA diye gae aura paTa banda kara diye gae / mahanta jI andara cale gaye / mahArAja sahita sabhI loga bAhara isa ghaTanA kI satyayatA jAnane kI pratIkSA meM bAhara rUka gaye / samantabhadra ne mahInoM ke bAda aisA miSTAna pakavAna ,phala aura meve bar3I

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xnxxxxx parISaha-jayI kritik rUci lekara khAye / dekhate hI dekhate kucha hI dera meM ve sabhI thAloM kA bhojana apane udara meM svAhA kara gaye / pahalIbAra unheM tRpti-kara bhojana milA / mIThI DakAra lekara unhoMne daravAje khole / Azcarya cakita hokara mahArAja zivakoTI, pujArI jI aura upasthita janasamUha ne dekhA ki sacamuca sabhI thAla khAlI the / isa camatkAra ko dekha kara mahArAja zivakoTI mahanta jI ke caraNoM meM natamastaka ho gae | pujArI jI to unake caraNoM meM leTa gaye / janatA mahanta jI kA jayajayakAra karate hue unake caraNoM kA sparza karane lagI / mahArAja ne usI samaya naye mahanta jI ko zivamaMdira kA pradhAna mahanta aura pujArI ghoSita kara diyA / mahanta samantabhadra yahI to cAhate the / ve maMdira ke pradhAna pujArI banakara pratidina Aye hue bhojana ko peTa bharakara khAte aura apane bhasmaka roga ko saMtuSTa karate / dekhate dekhate chaha mahIne gujara gae / ina chaha mahInoM meM pratidina paryApta bhojana prApta hone se samantabhadra kA roga dhIre dhIre zAnta hone lagA / zarIra kI sthiti yathAvata banane lagI / samantabhadra roga-mukta ho gae / parantu eka samasyA khar3I huI ki aba pUrA bhojana karanA asambhava ho gayA / isase bhojana bacane lgaa| "mahantajI kyA bAta hai aba bhagavAna bahuta kama bhojana karane lage haiM ? bace hue anna ko dekhakara pujArI ne pUchA / "pUjArIjI yaha bhagavAna ziva kI mAyA hai / kala zaMbhU ne mujhase kahA ki ve mahArAja zivakoTI kI sevA se atiprasanna haiM / aba ve pUrNa tRpta hai ataH aba prasAda bhaktoM meM bAMTa dene ko kahA hai / " bAta banAte hue mahanta samantabhadra ne pujArI ko samajhAyA / pujArI kI samajha meM kucha nahIM AyA / usane yaha hAla jAnakara mahArAja zivakoTI ko sunAyA / mahArAja zivakoTI ne apane maMtrIpravara se salAha lI / pazcAta taya kiyA ki- "jaba taka hama tathya aura satya kA patA na lagA leM , taba taka mahantajI se kucha na kahe / na hI aisA AbhAsa hone deM ki hama unakI jAsUsI kara rahe haiM / para aba patA lagAnA jarUrI hai ki ye mahanta jI prasAda ke thAla garbhagRha meM rakhavA kara ,paTa baMda karake aMdara kyA karate haiM / kaise zivajI ko bhoga lagAte haiM ?'' ___ eka dina yukti prayukti se jaba mahanta samantabhadra kahIM bAhara gaye hue the /

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parIpaha-jayI abhI prasAda car3hAne meM bahuta samaya zeSa thA / tabhI cAlAkI se eka lar3ake ko usa nAlI meM chipA diyA jisase liMga para kiye gaye abhiSeka kA jala nikalatA thA / nAlI ko isa taraha pattoM se AcchAdita kara diyA ki kisI ko koI zaMkA na ho / yathA samaya pUjana ke sAtha pakavAna ke bhare hue thAla lAye gaye / unheM garbhagRha meM rakha die gaye / pratidina kI bhA~ti mahantajI ne garbhagRha ke paTa baMda kara diye / aMdara apane nityakarma kI taraha pakavAna svayaM khAne lage / unakI yaha lIlA nAlI meM chipA lar3akA dekha hI rahA thA / thor3e samaya pazcAta adhikAMza bacA huA miSThAna pakavAna ke thAla lekara ve prasAda ke rUpa meM bA~Tane ke lie daravAjA kholakara bAhara Aye to dekhA Aja svayaM mahArAja zivakoTI evaM aneka adhikArIgaNa va loga upasthita haiM / ina sabako dekhakara mahantajI eka kSaNa ko to saMkapakA hI gaye / para turanta svastha ho kara prasAda bA~Tane lage / unakA mana AzaMkA se bhara gayA / socane lage - "kahIM merA rAja to nahIM khula gayA ? kahIM rAjAko saca kA patA to nahIM cala gayA ? aneka zaMkAe~ unake mana meM uThane lagI / lIjie mahArAja prasAda grahaNa kIjie / mahArAja zivakoTI ko prasAda dene ko mahanta samantabhadra ne thAla Age kiyA / " "kyoM mahantajI kyA hamAre zivajI aba kucha nahIM khAte / are dekho ye thAla kI sAmagrI to jyoM kI tyoM lagatI hai / kyA zivajI pUrNa rUpa se tRpta ho gaye / mahArAja ne jijJAsA se pUchA / 1 "" "mahArAja ye kyA kaheMge ye to mahAdhUrta va jhUTha haiM / saca yaha hai ki ye svayaM bhojana khA lete haiM aura zivajI kA nAma badanAma karate haiN| I nAlI se chipA huA lar3akA bAhara Akara jo dekhA thA usakA bayAna karane lagA / mahanta samantabhadra kA muha~ khulA hI raha gayA / mahArAja isa dhUrtatA se krodhAgni meM tamatamAne lage / ?? "mahArAja mujhe to pahale se hI yaha dhUrtatA lagatI thI / para isane apane vAk jAla meM phA~sa kara rAjyakA aniSTa ho jAyegA - aisA bhaya batA kara hameM mauna kara diyA thA / isane zivajI kA apamAna kiyA hai / prasAda ko kiyA hai / " pujArI ne apane mana kI bhar3Asa nikAlate hue kahA / jUThA 90

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* parIpaha-jayIrrrrrrr "mahArAja eka bAta aura yaha kabhI zivajI ko namaskAra bhI nahIM karatA lagatA hai yaha koI vidharmI hai / kisI chalachadma ke kAraNa hI yaha yahA~ yaha pApakarma kara rahA hai / " eka brAhmaNa ne mahArAja se kahA "hA~-hA~ yaha zaiva nahIM hai | mahArAja ise AjJA deM ki yaha bhagavAna zivaliMga ko vaMdana kare / tabhI satyakA patA calegA / " dUsare ne mahArAja ko ukasAyA / " mahanta tuma mahanta ke veSa meM dhUrta ho / isase pahale ki hama tumheM daMDa de tuma satya batAo ki aisA tumane kyoM kiyA ? tumhArA uddezya kyA thA ? tuma kyA sacamuca zaiva ho ? tumhArA dharma kyA hai ?" mahArAja zivakoTI ne krodha para kAbU prApta karate hue pUchA / __ mahanta samantabhadra ne mahArAja ke praznoM kA koI uttara na diyA / ve mauna rahakara antara meM paMcaparameSTI prabhu evaM zAsana devI kA dhyAna kara isa saMkaTa se mukta hone kA mArga DhUr3hane meM laga gaye / mahanta samantabhadra kA mauna mahArAja zivakoTI kI krodhAgni ko bhar3akAne meM ghI kA kAma karane lagA / "dhUrta saca-saca batA ki tU kisa dharma kA avalaMbI hai ? tU zivaliMga ko namana kara anyathA tujhe kar3I se kar3I dharmadroha kI sajA dI jAyegI / " mahArAja ne garajate hue Adeza diyA / "mahArAja maiM zaiva nahIM hU~, yaha satya hai / para ,Apake mahAdeva merA namaskAra jhela nahIM pAyege / maiM nigrantha vItarAgI arhata tIrthaMkaroM kA anuyAyI huuN| rAga-dveSa saMsAra se pUrNa virakta darzana-jJAna-cAritra ke dhArI aSTAdaza doSa se rahita ,kevala jJAna sUrya se Alokita haiM mere tIrthaMkara prabhU / unake alAvA maiM kisI ke samakSa mastaka nahIM jhukAtA / phira merA namaskAra sahane kI zakti anya kisI rAgI deva meM hai bhI nahIM / "samantabhadra ne niDaratA se uttara diyA / "tumheM yadi jAna pyArI hai to zivaliMga ko namaskAra karo anyathA tumhArA vadha kiyA jAyegA / " mahArAja ne punaH mRtyu kA bhaya dikhAyA / ___"mahArAja mRtyu se maiM DaratA nahIM / mRtyu to isa zarIra kI hotI hai - AtmA ko ajara-amara hai / rahI bAta mRtyu ke bhaya kI to saniye mahArAja - "bhaya-AzA-sneha evaM lobha " ke vazIbhUta hokara maiM kabhI bhagavAna jinendra ke

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxrxxxrdx alAvA kisI ko namaskAra nahIM kara sakatA / usI dRr3hatA se samantabhadrAcArya ne pratyuttara diyA / __ " abhI bhI soca le duSTa DhoMgI ! yadi tU zivaliMga ko namaskAra nahIM karegA to terI mRtyu nizcita hai / " "mahArAja Apa uttejita na hoM merA namaskAra yaha zivaliMga nahIM saha pAyegA / yadi maiMne namaskAra kiyA to ApakA hI aniSTa hogA / " _ "kyA hogA / dhUrtatA kI bAteM mata kara / " "mahArAja mera namaskAra karate hI yaha zivaliMga khaMDita ho jaayegaa|" samantabhadra ne spaSTatA kI / "mujhe bevakUpha banAtA hai / aise hI bhagavAna prasAda khAte haiM / kahakara tUne A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkI thI / para aba maiM tere vAkajAla aura mAyA meM pha~sane vAlA nahIM hU~ / tU namaskAra kara ,jo honA hogA hama dekha leMge / ' mahArAja apanI AjJA para aTala rahakara bole / . "ThIka hai mahArAja yadi Apa camatkAra dekhanA cAhate haiM to maiM prastUta hU~ / kala prAtaHkAla Apako yaha camatkAra bhI dekhane ko mila jAyegA / " samantabhadra ne usI AtmavizvAsa se uttara diyA / mahArAja ne subaha taka kI mohalata dekara maMdira ke cAroM ora naMgItalavAra liye cunaMdA sainikoM ko lagAte hue Adeza diyA - "sainikoM maMdira ke paTa baMda kara do / isa mahanta ko yahIM najara kaida kara do / dhyAna rahe yaha rAtri ko kahIM bhAgane na pAye / yadi bhAgane ki koziza kare to isakA ziraccheda kara denA / " sainiko ko Adeza dekara ve rAjabhavana lauTa gaye / zivamaMdira meM akele ekAnta meM samantabhadrAcArya aneka tarka vitarko meM ulajha gaye / ve socane lage - "maiMne mahArAja se kaha to diyA para aba kyA hogaa|" ve usI samaya paMcaparameSThI ke dhyAna meM ArUr3ha ho gaye / unakA citta eka mAtra bhagavAna ke dhyAna meM simaTa gayA / kabhI-kabhI yaha zaMkA kI lahara bhI uThatI "yadi mere namaskAra karane para camatkAra na huA to mujhe apanI mRtyu kA bhaya nahI para mere mahAna jinadharma kI ha~sI hogI / " yaha kalpanA unheM pIr3A dene lagI / phira socane lage - "merA kyA ? bhagavAna maiMne to tere hI AdhAra para apanI bAta kahI hai / aba Apa apanA viruda vicAra kara svayaM hI merA mArga

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X xxrdxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx niSkaMTaka banAyeM / maiM dharma kI zaraNa meM hU~ / jo honA ho hogA / '' socakara ve punaH dhyAna meM lIna ho gaye / uttama bhAvoM se prabhu kI ArAdhanA meM kho gaye / ___"he AcArya A~kheM kholo / ApakI jinabhakti itanI pavitra saccI hai ki Apako bhayabhIta hone kI zaMkita hone kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM / Apa vizvAsa rakheM ki vijaya ApakI hI hogI / jinendra bhagavAna kA bhakta kabhI parAsta nahIM ho sakatA / vijaya sacce dharma kI hI hotI hai / Apa nizcita hokara caturviMzati tIrthakaroM kA "svayaMbhuvAbhUta hitena bhUtale " stavana racakara unakI stuti aura smaraNa kareM / isase ApakA kathana zata pratizata satya hogA / zivaliMga Apake namaskAra karate hI phaTa jAyegA aura usameM se bhagavAna candraprabhu kI pratimA pragaTa hogI / " itanA kahakara mArga prazasta karake devI aMbikA adRzya ho gaI / samantabhadrAcArya ke dhyAnastha honepara unake dharma kI ha~sI na ur3e isase aMbikA devI kA Asana kAMpa uThA thA / isIlie ve svarga se calakara samantabhadrAcArya ko mArga prazasta karane AI thii| "mA~ Apane bar3I kRpA kI / apane bhakta kI lAja bacA lI / jinadharma kI mahimA kA gaurava bar3hAne kA mArga batAyA / " bhAvavibhora hokaraM samantabhadrAcArya prasannatA se devI aMbikA ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karane lage / unakI cintA miTa gaI / sarasvatI unakI jIbha para avatarita huI / ve aMbikA devI ke kathanAnusAra stotra kI racanA meM lIna ho gaye / bhakti kI taraMge uThane lagIM / hRdaya sAgara DolAyamAna ho gayA / svara svayabhU aMtara se prasphUTita hone lage / caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI stuti meM DUbe samantabhadra mahArAja ne 'svayaMbhUstotra ' kI racanA kI / racanA kI pUrNatA unake tana-mana ko AhlAdita karane lagI / ve sukha aura nizciMtatA kI nIMda meM soye / / parIkSaNa kA sUryodaya huA / zivamaMdira meM mahArAja zivakoTI sahita vizAla janasamUha ,vidvAna paMDita Adi ekatra ho gaye / rAjA kI AjJA se najarakaida mahanta samantabhadra ko garbha gRha se bAhara lAyA gayA / rAjA Azcarya cakita rahe gaye / samantabhadra ke cehare kI prasannatA evaM A~khoM kI dRr3hatApUrNa camaka dekhakara / ___ "kaisA vicitra AdamI hai ? maraNa ke mukhapara khar3A hai phira bhI cehare para koI bhaya yA zaMkA nahIM / roja se adhika praphullita laga rahA hai / "

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parISaha - jayI samantabhadra jI rAjA ke sammukha khar3e ho gaye / sabhI loga unheM Azcarya se dekhane lage / kaIyoM ne mana hI mana kahA ki - "are kitanA yuvA tejasvI mahaMta hai / nAhaka apanI jida meM jAna ga~vAne ke lie taiyAra huA hai / are zivamUrti ko namaskAra karake apanI jAna kyoM nahIM bacAtA / kyA mUrkhatA karane jA rahA hai / " abhI bhI soca lo mahantajI / yadi mRtyu se bacanA cAhate ho to abhI bhI hamArI bAta mAna kara zivaliMga ko namaskAra kara lo|" mahArAja ne punaH samajhAne ke svara meM kahA / - anya upasthita vidvAnoM evaM nAgarikoM ne bhI mahArAja ke kathana ko "6 duharAyA ! "" "ThIka hai to Apa apanI zakti kA paricaya dIjie / samantabhadra ko Tasa se masa na hote dekha mahArAja zivakoTI ne kahA / mahArAja kI AjJA hote hI samantabhadrAcArya ne apanI A~kheM banda kI / paMcaparameSTI prabhu kA smaraNa aura dhyAna kiyA / ve apane iSTadeva candraprabhu ke atizaya kA varNana karate hue "candraprabhu candramarIcigauram " padyAMza kA sasvara uccAraNa karane lage / isa racanA ke sAtha jaise hI unhoMne zivaliMga ko namaskAra kiyA- zivaliMga visphoTa ke sAtha phaTa gayA / usameM se zrI candraprabhubhagavAna kI pratimA prakaTa huI / isa camatkAra ko dekhakara sabhI hakke-bakke raha gaye / Azcarya meM DUba gye| logoM ne kaMTha se candraprabhu bhagavAna kI jaya 'jainadharma kI jaya' ke nAre gUMjane I lage / loga bhAvavibhora hokara samantabhadrAcArya ke caraNoM kA sparza karane lage / svayaM mahArAja zivakoTI unake caraNoM meM natamastaka the / para isa sabakA samantabhadra ko dhyAna hI kahA~ thA - ve to tana-mana se samarpita the apane ArAdhya ke caraNoM meM / ve deha meM the hI kahA~ / jaba stotra pUrA ho gayA / unhoMne A~kheM kholI / " mahArAja | yogIrAja hameM kSamA kareM / ApakI zakti prabhAva dekhara hama saba cakita haiM / "" Jain Educationa International 94 For Personal and Private Use Only

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(parIpaha-jayI " rAjan yaha merI zakti nahIM hai / yaha to jainadarma kI zakti aura prabhAva hai / " " Apa isa maMdira meM zivabhakta banakara mahantakA rUpa dhAraNa kara kyoM rahe? yaha rahasya samajha meM nahIM AyA / " rAjA ne jijJAsA se pUchA / mahArAja ke pUchane para samantabhadrAcArya ne apane jIvana kI vaha pUrI kahAnI sunA dI / kaise ve roga se pIr3ita the aura kaise use dUra karane ke lie unheM yaha saba karanA par3A / atha se iti taka kI ghaTanAe~ sunAte hue kahA "rAjan maiMne isa zarIra ke roga se mukta hone ke lie sabhI upAya kie / para AtmA se parama punIta jainadharma kA kabhI bhI tyAga nahIM kiyaa| bhaya yA aiSaNA se kabhI kudeva yA sarAgI deva kI vaMdanA yA niMdA nahIM kI / merA kAryapUrNa huA / maiM punaH apane mUlaveSa sAdhU veSa ko dhAraNa karatA hU~ / kahate-kahate mahanta samantabhadra ne usI samaya vastroM kA tyAga karake punaH digambara rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA / " isa veSa ko dekhakara rAjA sahita sabhI ne digambarAcArya samantabhadra jI ko namaskAra kiyA / mahArAja ne janasamUha ko saMbodhana karate hue kahA rAjan! sabhI upasthita dharmapremI bhAIyoM ! saMsAra kSaNika hai / hama nijI svArtha, lobha, bhaya ke vazIbhUta hokara sacce deva kI pahicAna hI bhUla jAte haiM / hama kudeva yA sudeva, rAgI aura vItarAgI deva kA bheda hI nahIM kara pAte / hamArI dRSTi itanI saMkucita ho jAtI hai ki hama lobha ke kAraNa bhikhArI banakara usa bhagavAna se kucha na kucha mA~gate rahate haiM / bhAI itanA samajha lo ki deha-dhana Adi kA sukha hamAre zubha-azubha karmoM kA hI pariNAma hai / saccA bhagavAna vItarAgI hotA hai / vaha to svayaM saMsAra ke vaibhava ko chor3akara tapa kI agni meM tapa kara janma-maraNa se mukta hokara mokSagAmI ho gayA hai / use na rAga hai na dveSa / phira vaha degA kyA aura kaise ? hamArI upalabdhi aura nukazAna ye saba hamAre hI karmoM kA phala hotA hai / jo hameM bhoganA hI par3atA hai / jaisA mujhe bhI bhoganA par3A hai / tIrthaMkaroM ko 44 Jain Educationa International 95 For Personal and Private Use Only -

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parISaha - jayI bhI bhoganA par3A hai | vizvAsa rakho ki hama svayaM karmoM ke kartA haiM aura bhoktA bhI / aisA nahIM hai ki karma hama kareM aura pariNAma koI aura de / jainadharma hI yaha DaMke kI coTa kahatA hai ki manuSya hI kartA aura bhoktA hai / manuSya kI AtmA meM vaha zakti hai ki vaha bhI svayaM bhagavAna arthAt siddha kI bhA~ti mokSa prApta kara sakatA hai / hara prANI meM mukti-prApti kI zakti hai - yadi vaha apane karmoM kA kSaya apane tapa dvArA kare to / EYn bhAIyoM ! jainadharma kisI bhI dharma ke prati asahiSNu bhI nahIM hai / vaha sabakA Adara karatA hai / syAdvAdadRSTi usakI sabase mahAna samanvayAtmaka dRSTi hai| isakA artha hai ki sabhI tathyoM - satyoM ko jAnakara parama satya taka pahu~canA kyoMki satya zAzvata hotA hai / Apa loga bhI Izvara kI ArAdhanA mukti ke lie kareM - saMsAra ke lie nahIM / Apa saba dharma ke prati AsthAvAna baneM yahI merA AzIrvAda hai / isa camatkAra se evaM mahArAja kI amRtavANI se rAjA zivakoTI evaM sabhI para gaharA prabhAva par3A / una logoM ne punIta jainadharma kA svIkAra kiyA / aneka logo ne vrata dhAraNa kie / camatkAra to yaha huA ki mahArAja zivakoTI ne svayaM vairAgya se prerita hokara jinezvarI dIkSA lene kI bhAvanA vyakta karate hue mahArAja se dIkSA dene kI prArthanA kI / sAre nagara meM yaha samAcAra vAyuvega se phaila gayA / hajAroM loga isa anupama dRzya ko dekhane daur3a par3e / hajAroM logoM kI upasthiti meM mahArAja zivakoTI ne digambarI dIkSA dhAraNa kI / vAtAvaraNa jayanAda se bhara gayA / unake sAtha saikar3oM logoM ne vairAgya dhAraNa kiyA / yahI muni zivakoTI zAstroM kA abhyAsa kara mahAna vidvAna, zloka raciyatA bane / inake jJAna aura vANI se aneka logoM kA upakAra huA / logoM ne dekhA ki muni samantabhadra nirAkAra, nirvikAra bhAva se jaMgala kI ora prayANa kara rahe haiM / basa aba to zeSa thI unake caraNoM kI amiTa chApa / Jain Educationa International 96 For Personal and Private Use Only

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kare Arrar parIpaha-jayI vAriSeNa muni "mahArAja kI jaya ho / " kahate hue sipAhiyoM ke saradAra ne mahArAja zreNika ke sAmane sira jhukA diyA / "kyA bAta hai ,nAyaka ? ghabar3Aye hue kyoM laga rahe ho ? " zreNika mahArAja ne puuchaa| "mahArAja hameM bar3e dukha ke sAtha Apake samakSa ....... / " "hA~-hA~ kaho, kyoM rUka gaye / " "mahArAja zrI kIrti seTha kA bahumUlya ratnoM kA hAra kumAra vAriSeNa se prApta huA hai / isalie hama rAjya ke kAnUna ke mutAbika unheM bandI banAkara Apake pAsa le Aye haiM / " kahate-kahate rakSaka dala ke nAyaka ne bandI banAye gae vAriSeNa kumAra ko mahArAja ke sAmane prastuta kiyA / ___ apane priya putra vAriSeNa ko isa prakAra bandI avasthA meM dekha kara mahArAja zreNika aura mahArAnI celanI stabdha raha gaI / unheM Azcarya huA ki "magadha kA rAjakumAra hone vAlA zAsaka itanA nIca kArya bhI kara sakatA hai / jisa putra ko hamane apanI A~khoM kA tArA samajhA thA ,jo hamAre hRdaya kA dulArA thA, vaha itanI girI huI harakata kara sakatA hai / " isa kalpanA mAtra se mahArAja kA krodha bar3hatA jA rahA thA / ___"beTA tumane aisA kyoM kiyA ? tumheM dhana kI kyA kamI hai ? " mahArAnI celanI ne vAtsalya se vAriSeNa se pUchA / "bolo tumhArI kyA majabUrI thI, jo tumheM corI karanI par3I ? ' mahArAja zreNika ne krodha ko dabAte hue vAriSeNa se pUchA / / vAriSeNa natamastaka mauna khar3e the / ve kisI bhI prazna kA uttara nahIM de rahe the / unheM khuda Azcarya thA ki yaha kyA ho rahA hai / ve ise apane azubha karma kA udaya mAna kara mauna the / unakA mauna mahArAja ke zaka ko nizcaya meM badala rahA thA | unakA krodha aura bhI bar3ha rahA thA / unhoMne krodha-vyaMga se kahA - "kyoM bolate nahIM ho ? tumhArA yaha mauna tumheM cora ThaharA rahA hai / bar3e

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parIpaha-jayI 1 zarma kI bAta hai, tuma hama logo kI A~khoM meM yaha dhUla jhoMkate rahe ki tuma bar3e dharmAtmA ho / tumane zmazAna meM jAkara dhyAna aura tapa kA DhoMga racAyA / saba logoM meM yaha vizvAsa bhara diyA ki tumheM kizoravasthA meM hI Atmacintana kI cAha hai / yauvana meM jaba sabhI bhoga-vilAsoM kI ora daur3ate haiM, usa samaya tumane saMyama kI sAdhanA se apane Apako AtmA kI ora mor3a diyA hai / isa prakAra ke vizvAsa kI Ar3a meM tumane yaha corI kA nayA ghRNApUrNa kArya prArambha kara diyA ?" mahArAja ke itane vyaMgapUrNa kathana ko aura bhartsanA ko vAriSeNa usI zAMta bhAva se mauna rahakara sunate rahe / "beTA vAriSeNa hama saba ko tumhAre tapa, tyAga aura cAritra para bar3A gaurava thA / sAre rAjya meM tumhAre zIla svabhAva kI, vANI kI, namratA aura sacAritra kI carcA hI nahIM, udAharaNa bhI prastuta kiye jAte haiM; phira yaha saba kaise ho gayA ? rAnI celanI ne punaH putra ko samajhAte hue satya ko jAnane kI , ceSTA kI / vAriSeNa kumAra phira bhI mauna the / ve to basa bhagavAna jinendra kA smaraNa kara rahe the / isa ghaTanA ko upasarga jAnakara mauna the / kamare meM mauna chA gayA / sabhI apratyAzita ghaTanA se stabdha the / vAriSeNa ko bandI banAkara lAye hue sainika, mahArAnI celanA, sabhI mahArAja ke tamatamAye hue cehare ko dekhakara kisI Agata aniSTa kI kalpanA se bhayabhIta the / vAriSeNa kumAra zrI kIrti seTha kA hAra curAne ke aparAdha meM bandI banA liye gae haiM / yaha samAcAra vAyuvega se rAjabhavana ke kakSa se bAhara durga ke prAcIroM ko lAMgha kara pUre rAjagRhI meM phaila gayA thA / jo bhI sunatA vaha Azcarya meM DUba jAtA, aura jitane mu~ha, utanI bAteM ho rahI thIM / "aisA nahIM ho sakatA / rAjakumAra ko dhana kI kyA kamI hai ? avazya yaha koI SaDyantra hai / eka nAgarika kaha rahA thA / " "bhAI saba kucha saMbhava hai / dhana kA lobha kise nahIM hotA ? " dUsare ne kahA / " "lekina bhAI vApiSeNa to bar3e hI neka caritra yuvarAja haiM / ve to yauvana ke vasanta kAla meM bhI zmazAna meM jAkara kAyotsarga karate haiM / aise nispRhI ko corI se kyA prayojana ? " eka nAgarika ne kahA / 98

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Xxxxxx parIpaha-jayIxxxxxxxxxx " ye saba DhoMga hai / tapa kI Ar3a meM yaha cauryakArya karane kA nayA tarIkA hai / " eka nAgarika ne vyaMga se kahA / . "bhAI rAjakumAra haiM / unhoMne socA hogA ki ve rAjA ke putra haiM ,unheM kauna sajA de sakatA hai , isalie aisI manamAnI vyakta karane lage the / " upasthita eka vyakti ne vicAra vyakta kiye / "aba socate haiM ki mahArAja kyA nyAya karate haiM / putra prema kahIM nyAya para hAvI na ho jAye | " " bhAI kyA samaya A gayA hai / rakSaka hI bhakSaka bana gayA hai / kala jise rAjA bananA hai ,vaha yadi cora hogA to prajA kA kyA kalyANa karegA , aura kyA rakSA karegA ? "eka anubhavI nAgarika ne cintA vyakta kii| pUre nagara ke hara cauka ,hara galI meM yahI carcA chAyI huI thii| mahArAja zreNika ne dekhA ki vAriSeNa kumAra kucha uttara nahIM de rahe haiM / to unhoMne garajate hue Adeza diyA = "sainikoM isa duSTa ,dhokhebAja cora ,kulakalaMkI ko vahI sajA do ,jo jisake lie ucita hai / logo ko bhI yaha udAharaNa mile ki isa rAjya meM corI kI kyA sajA ho sakatI hai / ise maiM prANadaNDa kI sajA detA hU~ / le jAo aura isakA siraccheda kara do / " __mahArAja ke isa kaThora daNDa ko sunakara mahArAnI celanI mUrchita hokara gira par3I / upasthita sainikoM ke dila bhI kAMpa uThe / lekina vAriSeNa kumAra ke cehare para bhaya kA nAmonizAna taka nahIM thA / sainikoM ko AjJA pAlana ke alAvA koI cArA bhI nahIM thA / ve bandI rAjakumAra ko kakSa se bAhara vadhastambha kI ora le cale / mahArAja zreNika abhI bhI krodha aura kSobha se bar3abar3A rahe the -"kaisA kula kalaMkI beTA paidA huA / dharmAtmA kA r3hoga karatA rahA / jise maiM siMhAsana para baiThA kara rAjya kI bAgaDora sauMpanA cAhatA thA / vaha aisA durAcArI hogaa| isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM thii| " mahArAja kA krodha dhIre-dhIre Atma glAni meM parivartita ho rahA thA / ve socate - "mahAre lAlana-pAlana meM aisI kyA kamI raha gaI jo hamAre beTe ko corI karanI par3I / mahArAnI celanI ke saMskAra,jainadharma ke prati usakI zraddhA yaha saba kucha kyA nirarthaka hue / yaha hamAre kina pApa karmoM kA udaya hai ki hamArA rAjakumAra aisA kRtya karane lagA | kyA vaha kisI kusaMgati meM par3a gayA ? "

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-XXXXXX** parISaha-jayIXXXXXXX idhara yaha sAmAcAra bhI galI-galI meM pahu~ca gayA ki mahArAja zreNika ne kumAra vAriSeNa ko mauta kI sajA dI hai / yaha samAcAra bhI logo ko utanA hI stabdha aura Azcarya meM DAlane vAlA thA jitanA ki vAriSeNa kA corI kA samAcAra / kucha loga rAjA kI nyAyapriyatA kI duhAI de rahe the, kucha loga isa sajA ko gunAha ke pramANa meM adhika mAna rahe the / gunahagAroM kI duniyA meM sannATA chA gayA thA / mahArAja kI kaThora AjJA kA pAlana karane ke lie sainika vAriSeNa ko vadha stambha para lAye / vAriSeNa kumAra sira jhukAye NamokAra maMtra kA smaraNa karate hue mauna khar3e the / lagabhaga pUrA zahara vadhastambha ke cauka meM ikaTThA ho gayA thA / nara-nArI kI bhIr3a itanI adhika ho gaI thI ki kaMdhe se kaMdhe chila rahe the / sukumAra vAriSeNa ko dekhakara auratoM kI A~khoM se A~sU baha rahe the / ve ro-ro kara kaha rahI thIM ki vAriSeNa aisA kRtya nahIM kara sktaa| mahArAja ko itanI kar3I sajA nahIM denI cAhie / Azcarya to isa bAta kA thA ki jo loga vAriSeNa ke viSaya meM aneka prakAra kI anargala bAteM kara rahe the, ve bhI vAriSeNa kumAra ke cehare kI saubhyatA saralatA ,nizpRhatA dekhakara pighala uThe the / unakA mana bhI bAra-bAra yahI kaha rahA thA ki aisA bholA-bholA rAjakumAra aisA duSkRtya nahIM kara sakatA / avazya koI SaDyantra. yA galataphahamI hai / koI mahArAja kI jaldabAjI meM sunAI gaI sajA para TippaNI kara rahA thA ,to koI pUrI jAMca karanI cAhie thI, aisA abhiprAya vyakta kara rahA thA / upasthita sabhI janamedanI meM vAriSeNa kumAra ke prati zraddhA aura suhAnubhUti umar3ane lagI thI / sabhI kI A~khe nama thii| vadha karane vAlA jallAda Aja pahalI bAra soca rahA thA - "he prabhu mujhe aise nIca karma ke lie kyoM banAyA hai / itane komala ,sarala kumAra ko mArane kA pApa mere sira lagegA / merA mana kahatA hai ki yaha bAlaka nirdoSa hai / maiM varSoM se aneka aparAdhiyoM kA vadha kara cukA hU~ / parantu aisI vedanA mujhe kabhI nahIM huii| aparAdhiyoM ke ceharoM para maiMne mRtyu se pUrva cehare para bhaya kI chAyA dekhI hai / lekina isa rAjakumAra ke cehare para bhaya kI lakIra taka nahIM | ceharA saumya hai , A~khoM meM karUNA hai / " yaha saba socane para bhI jallAda ko apanA kartavya nibhAnA hI thA / usane

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vrrrrr parISaha-jayI:-*--**-*-* dhAradAra talavAra ko Upara uThAkara bharapUra jora lagA kara vAriSeNa kI jhukI huI gardana para prahAra kiyA / logoM kI A~kheM isa prahAra ko dekha na sakI / bhaya se banda ho gaIM / eka kSaNa ke lie logo ke hRdaya kI dhar3akane hI ruka gaI / lekina Azcarya ki talavAra kA joradAra AghAta bhI vAriSeNa kI gardana ko kATanA to dUra ,eka sAdhAraNa kharoMca bhI na kara sakA | gardana meM phUloM kI mAlA damaka utthii| jallAda ne dAMto tale aMgulI dabA lI / aura sArI janatA meM prasannatA kI lahara daur3a gaI / vAriSeNa abhI bhI bhagavAna kA smaraNa kara zAntacitta, sara jhukAye khar3e the| hama to pahale se hI kahate the ki kumAra nirdoSa haiM | jarUra yaha kisI kI cAla hai|" jo loga kumAra ko nirdoSa mAna rahe the ve apane anumAna kI satyatA siddha kara rahe the| __ cAroM ora kumAra vAriSeNa kA jaya-jayakAra ho rahA thA / prajA unake darzanoM ko umar3a rahI thI / sabhI loga yahI bhAva vyakta kara rahe the ki "saccAI kabhI daba nahIM sakatI / are yahI to sacce sAdhU ke lakSaNa haiM / " "dekho kumAra ke mukha para kitanI zAMti aura namratA hai | " "he kumAra tuma dhanya ho / tumhArI evaM tumhAreM caritra kI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAye kama hai / " "he kumAra tuma sacce jinabhakta ho / pavitra ho / " isa prakAra aneka loga aneka uttama vizeSaNoM se kumAra kI prazaMsA aura stuti kara rahe the / yaha samAcAra jaba mahArAja zreNika aura rAnI celanI ne sunA to prasannatA se bhara uThe / rAnI celanI to rAjagharAne ke samasta niyamoM-bandhanoM ko tor3a kara vadhastaMbha kI ora daur3I / unake pIche dAsa-dAsI ,rakSaka bhI daudd'e| are ! rAnI ko to vastra,AbhUSaNa yahA~ taka ki pAMva kI jUtiyA~ pahanane kI bhI sudha na rhii| mahArAja bhI apane anucaroM ,darabAriyoM ke sAtha vadhastaMbha kI tarapha gaye / mahArAja zreNika ne dekhA vadhastaMbha para kumAra vAriSeNa mauna ,natamastaka prasanna citta A~kheM banda kie khar3e haiM |jllaad unake caraNoM meM jhuke haiM / apAra jana samUha kumAra kI jaya-jayakAra kara rahA hai| __mahArAnI celanI ne daur3akara kumAra ko apanI bAMhoM meM jakar3a liyA / ve bAra-bAra unake mastaka gAloM ko cUmane lagIM / azru kI dhArA baha rahI thI /

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****parISaha-jayI*-*--*-* -* isa mamatAmayI dRzya ko dekhakara pUrA janasamUha azru se plAvita ho rahA thA / kaThora hRdaya rAjA bhI aba vAtsalyamayI pitA kI bhAMti azru bahA rahe the / unhoMne daur3akara priyaputra ko chAtI se lagAkara kahA "priya putra tuma dhanya ho / krodha ke vazIbhUta hokara maiMne pUrI jAMca par3atAla kie binA tumheM mRtyudaNDa dene kA aparAdha kiyA hai / tuma mere beTe ho, para Aja maiM tumase kSamA yAcanA karatA huuN| ". "pitAjI aisA na kaheM / mujhe pApa-paMka meM na ghasITeM / Apa pUjya haiM / rAjA haiM / Apane koI galatI nahIM kI / vAstava meM Apane apane kartavya kA pAlana kiyA hai / " vAriSeNa ne pitA ke sAmane natamastaka hokara kahA / ___ "nahIM beTe ! maiMne tumhAre sAtha anyAya kiyA hai / merA mana pazcAta se ,apane kukRtya se jala rahA hai / maiMne pApakarma kiyA hai / " "nahIM pitAjI Apane nyAya kiyA hai / koI pApa karma nahIM kiyA / hA~,yadi putra prema ke vazIbhUta hokara Apa mujhe daNDa na dete to avazya Apa para anyAyI hone kA pakSapAtI hone kA doSAropaNa hotA / ulTe ApakI nyApriyatA se jana-jana ke hRdaya meM ApakI niSpakSa nyAya-priyatA ke kAraNa Apake prati Adara bar3hA hai Apane to dharma evaM nyAya priyatA kI pratiSThA bar3hAI hai / pitAjI Apane to mujhe daMDa dekara svayaM ko anyAya ke kalaMka se bacAyA hai / Apako prasanna honA cAhie | " ___"beTA maiM prasanna to hU~ tumhArI saccAI ,sacaritra evaM sadbhAvanA se / para lajjita hU~ apane Apa se / " pazcAtApa meM DUbe mahArAja ne punaH AtmaglAni se kahA / "nahIM pitAjI aisA na kaheM / yaha to mere hI pUrva azubha karmoM kA pratiphala thA / jisake kAraNa niraparAdhI hote hue bhI mujhe aparAdhI bananA par3A / karmoM kA phala to bhoganA hI thA / yaha to eka upasarga hI thA / para ,Apake caraNoM kI kRpA se evaM jainadharma ke prabhAva se maiM usameM se saphalatA pUrvaka pAra ho sakA / " kahate-kahate vAriSeNa pitA ke caraNoM meM jhuka gayA /

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A rt parISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX kumAra vAriSeNa ke isa prakAra ke prabhAva va dharma ke camatkAra ko dekhakara cora jisake kAraNa vAriSeNa para yaha saMkaTa AyA thA / vaha bhayabhIta ho gayA / "mahArAja mujhe kSamA kareM / maiM hI vaha cora hU~ / jisake kAraNa kumAra ko jhUThe Aropa kI sajA bhugatanI par3I / merA nAma vidyutcora hai / '' kahate-kahate vidyutcora rAjA zreNika ke caraNoM meM gira kara kSamAyAcanA karane lagA / "acchA tumhI ho prasiddha vidyutcora / yaha ghRSTatA tumane kyoM kI ? sacasaca batAoM tumheM apane kie kA daMDa avazya diyA jAegA |''mhaaraaj zreNika ne krodha se pUchA / __"mahArAja maiM Apako sabakucha batAtA hU~ / Apa jo bhI sajA degeM vaha mujhe maMjUra hogI / zrImAna ! magadhasundarI vezyA para mujhe prIti thI / eka dina vaha upavana meM krIr3A kara rahI thI ki usI samaya upavana meM zrIkIrti zreSTIvara bhI apanI bhAryAsaha padhAre the / unake gale meM yaha sundara kImatI hAra thA / vezyA kA mana isa hAra para lalaca uThA thA / usI zAma ko usane mujhase kahA thA - " he priya tuma mujhase saccA pyAra karate ho ?" . "kyA isameM tumheM zaka hai merI prANapriye ?" "kyA mere lie kucha bhI kara sakate ho ? " "maiM svarga ke tAre bhI tor3akara lA sakatA huuN| " "svarga ke tAre rahane do / pahale mujhe vaha hAra lA do jo seTha zrIkIrti ne pahanA thA / yadi tuma vaha hAra lA doge to maiM samajhUgI ki tuma mujhe sacamuca pyAra karate ho / " kahate hue magadhasundarI ne apanI triyAhaTha mere samakSa vyakta kI thii| maiM bhI pyAra meM andhA hokara apanI caura-vidyA para abhimAna karatA huA rAtri ke dUsare pahara meM yaha kArya sampanna karane nikala par3A thA / chupate-chupate maiM kisI taraha seThajI ke zayanakakSa meM pahu~cA thA / phurtI se unake gale se bar3I saphAI se hAra nikAla liyA thA / isa samaya lagabhaga rAtrikA tIsarA pahara bIta cukA thA / maiM hAra lekara bhAgA para hAra kI camaka aura kadamoM kI AhaTa se

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xxxrxxxx parISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX saMtrioM ne merA pIchA kiyA / maiM Age aura ve pIche / ve mere nikaTa pahu~ca rahe the| maiM Asanna bhaya se bhayabhIta thA / Aja taka kabhI bhI koI mujhe pakar3a nahIM sakA thA / para ,isa bAra merI jAna saMkaTa meM phaMsI thI / maiM dor3ate-daur3ate zmazAna ke pAsa se gujara rahA thA / apanI jAna bacAne ke lie maiMne dekhA zmazAna meM ye rAjakumAra kAyotsarga mudrA meM dhyAnamagna the / maiMne hAra inhIM ke pAsa pheMka kara apanI jAna bacAI / maiM chipakara dekha rahA thA ki inhoMne isa hAra kI ora dekhA taka nahIM / saMtrIgaNa avazya inake pAsa pahuMce the / inheM ghera liyA thA / mahArAja vahI hai saccI kahAnI / aba Apa jo sajA da, mujhe deM / " kahate hue vidyutacora mahArAja ke caraNoM meM gira kara gir3agir3Ane lgaa| vidyutacora kI satyabAta sunakara ,usake cehare para pazcAtApa ke bhAva evaM A~khoM meM azru dekhakara mahArAja ne use kSamA kara diyA / punaH putra kI ora mur3akara bole-"beTe ghara calo / rAjya kA kArabhAra samhAlo / " "hA~ , beTe calo / '' mAtAne bhI lAr3a se kahA / ___ "pitAjI aba mujhe kSamA kareM / jaba sainikoM ne mujhe bandI banAyA thA / jaba mujhe vadhastambha para vadha karane le jA rahe the, tabhI maiMne bhagavAna jinendra ko sAkSI banAkara yaha niyama dhAraNa kara liyA thA ki yadi isa upasarga se mukta ho gayA to saMsAra kA tyAga kara jinatva ke patha para calU~gA / ataH aba maiM jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kruuNgaa|" "beTA yaha kyA kaha rahe ho ? tuma bar3e bhole ho, komala ho, abhI tumane saMsAra meM dekhA hI kyA hai ? maiM tumhArA byAha racAU~gA / bahU lAU~gA / pautra khilAU~gA / beTe ghara calo saMsAra ke sukha bhogo / " celanI ne vAriSeNa ke gale se lagate hue kahA / "hA~ beTA rAjyakA bhAra vahana karo | tyAga kI umra to merI hai |''mhaaraaj ne bhI Agraha kiyA / __ "pitAjI mAtAjI aba yaha saMbhava nahIM hai / maiM aba deha ke vivAha ke sthAna para AtmA se vivAha karU~gA / mokSa lakSmI kA varaNa karU~gA / mA~ ! hara vaha

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parIpaha-jayI beTA terA hI beTA hogA jo dharmapatha para ArUr3ha hogA / saMsAra meM sukha hai hI kahA~ ? yaha to saba sukhAbhAsa hai / saMsAra kA sukha to caturgati meM bhramaNa karAne vAlA hai| maiMne choTe se jIvana meM isa prakAra ke dukhoM ko jAna liyA hai / aba to jinendra bhagavAna ke caraNa hI merI maMjila haiM / pitAjI tyAga ke patha para umra kI koI mahattA nahIM hotI / rAjyasukha maiM nahIM cAhatA / usake lie mere anya bhAI haiM / merI Apase prArthanA hai ki Apa donoM premapUrvaka mujhe AtmakalyANa ke patha para jAne kI AjJA deM / vAriSeNa ne vinaya pUrvaka mAtA-pitA kI AjJA cAhI / " mahArAja zreNika rAnI celanI avAk hI the / sAre nagarajana bhI mauna stabdha the / yaha kyA ho rahA hai - unheM saba kucha samajha meM hI nahIM A rahA thA / sabhIne dekhA rAjakumAra vAriSeNa apane zarIra ke bahumUlya vastra, AbhUSaNa tyAga kara vana kI ora gamana kara rahe hai / basa aba AkAza meM gUMja rahI thI jainadharmakI jaya, tyAga kI jaya, vAriSeNa kI jaya dhvani / * * * tapasvI vAriSeNa muni kI tapa-kIrti cAroM dizAoM meM phaila rahI thI / unake dharmopadezoM ko sunane ke lie loga umar3a par3ate the / dharmAmRta kA pAna kara loga bhAvavibhora ho uThate the / aneka loga saMyama dhAraNa kara rahe the / naMgepAva, kaThora dharatI kI cubhana to jaise unakA jIvana krama bana gaI thIM rUkhA sUkhA eka bAra bhojana hI unakA uddezya raha gayA thA / mahArAja vAriSeNa vihAra karate hue palAzakUTa nagara meM padhAre / loga unake pravacanoM ko sunane umar3a par3e / Aja mahArAja zreNika ke maMtrI agnibhUta ke sAtha unakA yuvA putra puSpaDAlabhI AyA / usane muni zrI ke pravacana sune / usakA bhakti bhAva umar3a AyA / vaha dharmaniSTha to thA hI / vaha vAriSeNa kumAra kA bAlamitra bhI thA / use apane mitra kA yaha muniveza usakI kriyA, sAdhanA sabhI pratsAhita karane lagI / usane muni vAriSeNa ko navadhAbhakti pUrvaka AhAra karAyA aura unake gamana karane ke samaya bhakti aura pUrva maitrI se prabhAvita 105

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Xxxxxxxxxxx parIpaha-jayIxxxxxxxx hokara vaha bhI unake sAtha vana kI ora calA | muni vAriSeNa apane bAla sakhA kI dharmake prati rUci jAnakara use tattva kI bAteM batAne lage / unhoMne saMsAra ke vaibhavoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA ,viSayoM kI vedanA evaM cAturgati ke kaSToM ko samajhAte hue saptatatva ke zraddhAna kI carcA kii| puSpaDAla ne kucha dUra taka mahArAja kI bAteM dhyAna se sunI / phira usakA mana lauTane kelie vyAkula hone lagA / socane lagA -"are maiM to ziSTAcAra vaza inheM dharma maitrI evaM vyavahAra ke nAte kucha dUra taka vidA karane AyA thA / apanI patnI se 'abhI AtA hU~ kahakara AyA thA / para ye to lauTane ko kahate hI nahIM haiM / aba kyA karU~ / " . usane mahArAja se parokSa rUpa se lauTane kI jijJAsA vyakta karate hue kahA -"mahArAja hama loga zahara se bahuta dUra A gaye haiM / dekhie yaha vahI sarovara hai / jahA~ hama loga bacapana meM tairane Ate the / hama loga isI ke kinAre isa vana meM chAyAdAra vRkSoM kI chAyA meM khelate the / yaha maidAna bhI vahI hai / jahA~ sakhAoM ke sAthahama loga dhUmamacAte the / " puSpaDAla purAne smRti cinhoM ko dikhA dikhA kara yaha sUcita karanA cAhatA thA ki ve kitane Age A cuke haiM / __ para muni mahArAja to mauna hokara cale jA rahe the / unhoMne eka bAra bhI puSpaDAla ko lauTane ko na kahA / ziSTAcAra vaza puSpaDAla bhI spaSTa zabdoM meM lauTane kA Agraha na kara sakA / muni vAriSeNa ne to use vairAgya kA mahatva samajhAte hue anuprekSA bhAvoM para gahana upadeza diyA / ___mahArAja ke upadezoM kA puSpaDAla para itanA gaharA prabhAva par3A ki usane usI samaya unase dIkSA le lI / vaha bhI vAriSeNa ke sAtha muni ho gayA / usane gahana zAstrAbhyAsa kiyA jJAnakI upalabdhi kI / vaha saMyama kA pAlana to karatA para citta na lagatA / usakI samAdhi meM sthiratA na AtI | use patnI kI smRti satAtI / bAra bAra usakI chavi A~khoM ke sAmane nAcane lgtaa| use nirantara patnI kI smRti ho AtI / vAsanAyeM usa para hAvI ho jAtI / puSpaDAla ko muniveza dhAraNa kie bAraha varSa bIta gaye / para usakA mana abhI bhI patnI kI

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--** parIpaha-jayI xxxx smRti meM aTakA huA thA / muni vAriSeNa ne bAraha varSa ke pazcAta puSpaDAla muni ko tIrthayAtrA para calane kA Adeza diyA / donoM gurU ziSya tIrthATana ke lie nikala par3e / tIrthadarzana karate-karate ve rAjagRhI vipulAcala para bhagavAna vardhamAna ke samavazaraNa meM pahu~ca gaye / "saMsAra meM vAsanAoM meM DUbe nara-nArI sadaiva vyAkula raha kara deha-sukha ke lie aise karma kara baiThate haiM jo unheM narkoM kI vedanA hI dete haiM / pati-patnI ke viyoga kI sthiti unheM dharma se cyuta kara detI hai / are pati ke viyoga meM strI kAmAtura hokara duSkRtya kA AcaraNa karane lagatI hai / saMyama se cyuta vyakti sadaiva vAsanA kI jvAlA meM dagdha hotA rahatA hai / " prasaMga vaza gaNadharadeva viSayAtura jIva kI pravRtti para prakAza DAla rahe the| ___ muni puSpaDAla para isakA ulaTA hI prabhAva par3A / ve jIvana ke bAraha varSa pIche atIta meM kho gaye / unheM dikhAI dene lagA vaha dina jaba ve muni vAriSeNa ko ziSTAcAra vaza kucha dUra taka vidA karane Aye the / patnI se to unhoMne to yahI kahA thA ki 'abhI AtA hU~ ' / unakA mana socane lagA - "are maiMne patnI ko viraha kI agni meM jhoMka diyA hai / maiMne patnI ko batAye binA dIkSA le lI / vaha vicArI mere viraha meM kitanI dukhI ho rahI hogI ? kyA usakI sthiti mere * viyoga meM vikSipta hogI ? kyA vaha jIvita hogI. ? arere mere kAraNa usakA jIvana hI barbAda ho gayA / maiMne bhAvukatAvaza vairAgya le liyA para priyapatnI kA vicAra hI nahIM kiyA / usake dukha yA nidhana kA kAraNa maiM hI huuN|" isa prakAra socate socate unakA mana kAma-pIr3A se tapane lagA / samavazaraNa jaise pavitra sthAnapara bhI unakA ceharA udAsa ho gayA / vAriSeNa mahArAja ne kSaNabhara meM hI unake cehare kI udAsI par3ha lI aura apane jJAna se unake mana kA kAraNa bhI jAna liyA / vAriSeNa muni ne socA ki "muni puSpaDAla itane varSoM ke pazcAta bhI kAma-vAsanA se mukta nahIM ho sake / inheM punaH sacce vairAgya ke patha para ArUr3ha karanA hogA / "

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Xxxxxxxx parIpaha-jayIXXXXXXXX pUre rAjagRha meM yaha samAcAra phaila gayA ki muni vAriSeNa evaM muni puSpaDAla padhAre haiM / loga darzanArtha Ane lage / para Azcarya yaha thA ki ve sIdhe jinamaMdira yA udyAna meM na rahakara sIdhe rAjamahala meM pahu~ce / "kyA bAta hai / ye merA putra va usakA bAla sakhA donoM muni veSa meM hote hue bhI rAjamahala meM kyoM Aye ? muni ko to maMdira meM ThaharanA cAhie / kahIM inake mana calAyamAna to nahIM ho gaye ? " muni mahodaya ko rAjamahala meM AyA huA dekhakara celanI ke mana meM aneka zaMkAyeM karavaTa lene lagIM / __"virAjiye mahArAja " kahakara celanAne eka kATha kI evaM eka ratnajar3ita caukI rakha dI / ve prathama parIkSA karanA cAhatI thI ki dekhe unakA beTA kahA~ baiThatA hai| muni vAriSeNa kATha kI caukI para baiThe / para puSpaDAla muni vivekacUka kara ratnajar3ita caukI para baiTha gaye / rAnI celanA ko isa bAta se zAMti milI ki unakA putra muni dharma meM sthita hai ! phira bhI rAjamahala meM Ane ke kAraNa unakA mana abhI bhI zaMkA se ghirA thA / rAjabhavana meM muni vAriSeNa evaM muni puSpaDAla ko AyA huA dekhakara pUrA nivAsa ,rAjaparivAra darzanArtha umar3a par3A / para sabake ceharoM para yaha prazna to ubharatA hI ki mahArAja rAjabhavana meM kyoM Aye haiM ? ___"mAtA Apa merI sabhI patniyoM ko pUrNa zrRMgAra karake mere samakSa upasthita kareM / " vAriSeNa muni ne mAtA se kahA / . yaha sunate hI celanA rAnI ko Azcarya huA / unheM lagA nizcita rUpa se isakA mana kAla se pIr3ita hai / unheM isa samaya putra moha se adhika dharma ke rakSaNa kI cintA satAne lagI / kahIM putra ke vyavahAra se pavitra jainadharma evaM mahAna cAritra dhArI sAdhu badanAma na ho jAyeM yahI cintA unheM parezAna karane lagI / ve kucha kSaNa hicakicAI / para phira mana kaThina karake putravadhuoM ko zrRMgAra karake Ane kA Adeza dekara Azcarya se munioM kI ora dekhane lagIM / "beTA tuma jisa saMsAra ko tyAga cuke ho use kyoM smaraNa kara rahe ho ? kyoM apanI patniyoM ko bulavA rahe ho ? " rAnI celanI ne muni putra vAriSeNa se pUchA /

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kkkk parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx "cintA na karo mA~ tumheM abhI saba patA cala jAyegA / ' muni vAriSeNa ne rahasyamayI vANI meM kahA / mA~ mauna thI / sabhI rAjavadhue~ pUrNa zrRMgAra kara A gaI thI / ve sabhI apsarAoM ko lajA rahI thIM / lagatA thA indraloka kI raMbhA,menakA,citralekhA sabhI yahA~ utara AI haiM / ve sabhI apane saundarya se kAmadeva ko lajA rahI thIM / unake zarIra ke kImatI vastra aura AbhUSaNa jagamagA rahe the / jaise sitAre hI dharatI para utara Aye hoM / sabhI rAjavadhue~ natamastaka khar3I thI / unakI hariNI jaisI A~kheM dharatI para jar3I huI thI / pati vAriSeNa ke viyoga meM ve kumhalA jarUra gaI thI para saMyama kA teja unake cehare ko daidIpyamAna kara rahA thA / "mA~ maiM cA~dI-sone ke bartanoM meM khAnA khAU~gA / " muni vAriSeNa jI ne nayA Adeza diyA / __ "kyA ?'' Azcarya se celanI mahArAnI ne pUchA / unheM vizvAsa hI nahIM huA ki unakA muni putra cA~dI-sone ke bartanoM meM khAyegA / are vaha to muni hai / hAtha hI usakA pAtra hai / "mA~ tU ghabar3A mata saba samajha jAyegI / " punaH mA~ ko dhairya badhAte hue munijIne samajhAyA / ___ AdezAnusAra SaDsavyaMjana sone-cA~dI ke vartanoM meM sajA kara lAyA gayA / jaba saba kucha saja gayA / taba gaMbhIra svara meM muni vAriSeNa ne sAthI muni puSpaDAla ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA-"dekho muni puSpaDAla | ye merA rAjamahala hai / akSaya saMpatti kA maiM yuvarAja thA / ye indrANI sI merI patniyA~ haiM / maiMne inake sAtha pANigrahaNa karane ke pazcAta saMsAra kA sukha bhogA hai / maiMne sadaiva sonecA~dI ke bartanoM meM bhojana kiyA hai / maiM makhamala ke galIcoM para hI calA hU~ / yadi tumheM sampatti kA hI moha hai to tuma cAho utanI dhanadaulata le lo / are yadi dhana daulata yA patnI-putrAdi hI sarvasva hote , akSaya hote, sAtha meM jAne vAle hote , mukti dilAne vAle hote, to hamAre pUrvaja rAjA-mahArAja ,tIrthakara isakA tyAga kyoM karate ? puSpaDAla ye saba to kSaNika haiM / mRtyu taka ke hI sAthI haiM / yaha dhana kyA mRtyu ke pazcAta sAtha AyegA ? kyA kuTumba parivAra sAtha deMge ? hama isa maraNadharmA-roga kA ghara-bUr3he hone vAle zarIra ke prati itane Asakta haiM jo

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xxxxxx parIpaha-jayI rrrrrrrrrrrr malamUtra se gaMdA hai | yaha sampattijo caMcala hai / soca lo tumheM kyA karanA hai / eka ora mukti hai / eka ora Asakti / eka ora dhana hai dUsarI ora dharma / eka ora tyAga hai dUsarI ora bhoga / eka ora bhava bhramaNa hai dUsarI ora mukti / " puSpaDAla muni ne vAriSeNa kI saMpadA dekhI,indrANI ko bhI lajAnevAlI saundaryavatI paliyoM ko dekhA / vAriSeNa ke zabda usake kAnoM ke patha se hRdaya taka utara gaye / jo satya bAraha varSoM se moha ke kAraNa nahIM samajha pAye the ve eka kSaNa meM samajha gaye / moha naSTa ho gayA / sacce vairAgya kA sUrya udita ho cukA thaa| unheM apanI galatI kA ehasAsa ho gayA thA / ve pazcAta ke tApa meM sikane lge| pazcAtApa kI agni meM pighalA huA pApa nayanoM ke nIra se dhulane lagA / ve . vAriSeNa ke caraNoM meM girakara kahane lage - " mahArAja kSamA kareM / Aja merA moha va tatjanya andhakAra naSTa ho gayA hai / he muni! maiM janmAMdha thA satya ko jAna hI nahIM pAyA / eka patnI kA moha mere tapa ko Abaddha kie rahA / maiM satya ko dekha hI nahIM pAyA / mere bAraha varSa pAnI meM cale gaye / prabhu mujhe prAyazcita kA Adeza de / " "muni puSpaDAla pazcAtApa manuSya ko pavitra banA detA hai / tumameM satyakI dRSTi utpanna ho gaI hai |jaage tabhI se sabaMrA samajho yaha tumhArA doSa nahIM / tumhAre pUrva karmoM kA hI udaya thA / jisane tumhArI dRSTi ko jAgRta nahIM hone diyA / para aba tumhArA zubhodaya AyA hai / tuma punaH AtmaciMtana meM lIna hokara AtmakalyANa kI ora mur3a jAo / yahI prAyazcita hai / " muni vAriSeNajI ne dhairya ba~dhAte hue unheM tapakI ora unmukha kiyA / ___ "mA~ maiM samajhatA hU~ ki Apa merA uddezya samajha gaI hoNgii|" / aba samajhane ko rahA hI kyA thA rAnI celanA ke cehare kI prasannatA hI vyakta kara rahI thI / ki unakA mana pUrNa rUpa se putra ke prati zraddhAvAna ho cukA thA / munivAriSeNa evaM muni puSpaDAla rAjabhavana ke samasta vaibhava ke prati udAsa bhAva se rAjamArga se hokara vana kI ora gamana kara rahe the / aneka azrupUrNanayana unake gamana ko dekhakara barasa rahe the|

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parIpaha-jayI jambUsvAmI U~ce rAjagRhI nagarI kI zobhA indrapurI ko bhI lajA rahA thI / rAjamahala ke gumbada ke kalaza uSA kI kiraNoM ke sunahare prakAza meM aura bhI sunahare hokara damaka uThe the / nagarI meM ucca aTTAlikAyeM usakI samRddhi kI paricAyaka thIM / maMdira kI dhvajA evaM kalaza nivAsiyoM ke dharma prema ke pratIka kI taraha phaharA rahe the / caur3e rAjamArga, bAjAra kI samRddhi pUre zahara aura rAjya kI sukha evaM maMgala kI gAthA gA rahe the / gIta-nRtya ke svara gUMjate the / vizAla vanarAji ke bIca zobhita bhavana aise lagate the mAnoM vanadevI kI hariyAlI goda meM koI zizu so rahA ho / dvAroM para ba~dhe vaMdanavAra prasannatA ke paricAyaka the / pUre nagara meM AnaMda utsAha thA / sAmantoM, zreSThiyoM ke ratha rAjamArga se kiMkiNI dhvani karate hue manthara gati se jA rahe the / haveliyoM ke dvArapara vAMjitroM kI madhura dhvani gUMja rahI thI / rAjya meM koI bhUkhAdi ke dukha se pIr3ita nahIM thA / rAjA aura prajA ke bIca pitA-putra ke madhura saMbaMdha the ! rAjagRhI ke zreSTha aradAsa apanI priya sudharma cAriNI jinamatI ke sAtha jinendra bhagavAna kI pUjA - bhakti ke sAtha jIvana yApana kara rahe the / seThajI dhana-dhAnya ke pUrNa the / unakI havelI para hAthI jhUmate the / deza-videza meM unakA vyApAra phailA huA thA / unakI zAkha sarvatra barakarAra thI / seTha aradAsa ise puNyodaya mAnakara nirabhimAnatA se dharmakA yathocita pAlana karate hue vyApAra kArya meM lage the / apane kakSa meM baiThe hue arahadAsa jaba svAdhyAya kara rahe the / tabhI * jinamatI seThAnI ne kakSa meM praveza kiyA evaM eka ora baiTha gaIM / "T " kahie priye / prAtaHkAla kyoM kaSTa kiyA ? seThajI ne zAstra baMda karate hue sneha se pUchA / "nAtha Aja maiMne rAtri ke pichale prahara meM kucha vizeSa svapna dekhe hai / " "kaise svapna priye ? " "nAtha maiMne pAMca svapna dekhe haiM ve isa prakAra haiM - Jain B 111 For Personal and Private Use Only

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MarrixxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx atyanta sugaMdhita jUMbUphaloM kA samUha ,samasta dizAoM ko prakAzita karanevAlA nidhUrma agni, puSpita-phalita sugaMdhita zAlikSetra ,cakravAta-haMsAdi pakSiyoM ke madhura kalarava ke yukta sarovara evaM nAnA magaramaccha se bharA huA vizAlasAgara / " pAMco svapnoM kA varNana kara seThAnI jijJAsAvaza seThajI ke cehare ko nihArane lgii| "priye ye ati maMgala svapna haiM / tumhAre garbha meM jo jIva pala rahA hai / vaha atyanta svarUpavAna ,bhAgyavAna ,kAntivAna sarva kalAoM meM nipuNa hogA / isa saundarya meM zIla hogA / vaha bacapana se hI vikAra rahita hogA / saMsAra ke bhogoM ko tyAga kara AtmakalyANa hetu nigrantha banegA / jisakI vidyA-cAritra se janajana kA kalyANa hogA / " svapna-phala batAte hue seThane seThAnI ko snehavaza apane AliMgana meM baddhakara liyA / garbha meM pala rahe aise mahAna zizu ke prati mAtA kA pyAra aura bhI.umar3ane lagA / garbha kI vRddhi ke sAtha seThAnI ke manobhAvoM meM vAtsalya chalakane lagA / unakI dAnavRtti aura bhI bar3ha gaI / jinendrabhakti aura svAdhyAya meM unakA mana adhika lagane lagA / yadyapi garbha bhAra se unake aMgoM meM kRzatA,Alasya bar3ha rahA thA-para cittakI prasannatA vRddhigata ho rahI thI / havelI kI dAsiyA~-paricArikAyeM seThAnI kI sevAmeM aharniza lagI rahatI thIM / havelI meM sadAvrata hI khula gayA thA / vahA~ se kisI yAcaka ko khAlI hAtha lauTane kA avakAza hI nahIM thA / ThIka nau mAha ke pazcAta eka divyasvarUpI zizu ne seThAnI jinamatI ke garbha se janma liyA / zizu kA saundarya anupama thA / ___putrajanma ke samAcAra ne seThajI evaM havelI ke sabhI karmacAriyoM meM AnaMda bhara diyA / seThajIne hAtha kholakara dAna diyA / parijana-purajana sabhI isa samAcAra se prasanna ho uThA / havelI meM mAnoM divAlI hI jagamagA uThI / cAroM ora badhAiyoM ke svara gUMjane lge| seTha arahadAsa ne jyotiSI se putra ke grahanakSatra pUche / seThAnI jinamatI ne pAMcoM svapnoM meM prathama svapna sugandhita jaMbUphaloM ko dekhA thA / ataH bAlaka kA nAma jaMbU kumAra rakhA gayA / zizu jaMbU kumAra dvitIyA ke cA~da kI taraha khilane

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XXXXXXXparISaha-jayIXXXXXXX lage / unake rUpa kA nikhAra kAmadeva se bhI adhika nikharane lagA / eka bAra jo bhI unheM dekha letA, vaha unheM apanI A~khoM meM basA letA / ekabAra nagara meM avadhijJAnI muni mahArAja kA Agamana huA unake darzana ko loga umar3a par3e aura pravacana se AtmoddhAra bhAvanA se bhara uThe / zizu jaMbU kumAra ko lekara seTha arahadAsa aura seThAnI jinamatI unake darzanArtha ge| mahArAja ko vandana karake unhoMne vinamratA se pUchA-"mahArAja mere isa putra jaMbU svAmI ke jIvanavRta ko ,isake atIta aura bhaviSya ke bAre meM batAne kA kaSTa kareM / " "zreSTi arahadAsa tumhArA yaha putra mahAna tapasvI aura isa yuga kA antima kevalI hogA / yaha prazna ki "antima kevalI kauna hogA ? zreNika dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa meM pUchane para bhagavAna ne kahA thA - "yaha vidyunmAlI nAma kA deva jo yahA~ devatAoM ke koThe meM baiThA hai vaha sAtaveM dina svarga se calakara isI rAjagRhI meM seTha arahadAsa kI patnI ke garbha se janma legA aura isa bhava se mokSagAmI hogA / " ___ bhagavAna kI isa bhaviSyavANI ko sunakara zreNika atyanta prasanna hue aura unhoMne isa mahApurUSa jo tadbhava mokSagAmI hone vAlA hai, usake jIvana ko jAnane kI jijJAsA vyakta kI / bhagavAna ne isa jaMbU kumAra ke pUrvabhavoM kA paricaya zreNika mahArAja ko diyA thA ,use hI muni mahArAja ne seTha arahadAsa ko apane jJAna se jAnakara saMkSepa meM batAyA / ___ "yaha jaMbU kumAra kA jIva svarga meM vidyunmAlI nAmaka deva thA / isase pUrva isake tIna bhava ,uttarottara pragati ke bhava rahe haiM / tIna bhava pahale yaha somazarmA brAhmaNa kA putra 'bhavadeva ' thA | isane apane bhAI 'bhavadatta' ke sAtha munidharma ko aMgIkAra kara kaThora tapa dvArA svarga meM devatva prApta kiyA / punaHzca isa bhavadeva kA jIva vItAzoka nagarI meM rAjA mahApadma kI paTarAnI vanamAlA ke garbha se zivakumAra ke nAma se putra ke rUpa meM janmA ,aura bar3e bhAI bhavadatta ne bhI puNya ke udaya se rAjA vajradanta kI patnI rAnI yazodhanA ke garbha se sAgaracandra nAmaka putra ke rUpa meM janma liyA / donoM yuvAna hue ,donoM ke vivAha hue / ekabAra suvandhutilaka nAmaka muni mahArAja ke darzana karate samaya sAgaracandra ko apane pUrvajanma kA smaraNa ho AyA / use bhAI ke prati ati sneha umar3a AyA / lekina

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parISaha - jayI dharma ke pAlana evaM kaThora tapa se saMsAra ke duHkhoM se mukta huA jA sakatA hai usI se svarga sukha aura manuSya jIvana meM saMyama dhAraNa kA avasara mila sakatA hai aisA vicAra kara sAgaracandra ne vahIM dIkSA le lI / muni sAgaracandra ke mana meM bhAva jAge ki ve vihAra karate hue vItAzoka nagarI jA~e aura apane pUrva janma ke bhAI yuvarAja zivakumAra ko satapatha para lagAyeM / isI bhAvanA se apane gurU ke sAtha vihAra karate hue muni sAgara candra vItAzoka nagarI meM padhAre / muni mahArAjoM ke darzana karate hI zivakumAra ko bhI vairAgya ho gayA / usane dIkSA lene kA saMkalpa kiyA / lekina use mAM-bApa kI AjJA prApta na huI, ataH usakA mana duHkhI ho gayA / yadyapi vaha ghara meM to rahA para usakA mana phira kabhI ghara meM na lagA / use bhogoM se ghRNA ho gayI / aba vaha apane zrRMgAra, Ananda pramoda yahA~ taka ki apane deha ke prati udAsa rahane lagA / usakA adhikAMza samaya AtmasAdhanA meM vyatIta hone lagA / usane sirpha kAMjI kA zuddha AhAra lekara varSoM taka kaThora tapa kiyA aura anta meM sanyAsa pUrvaka maraNa kiyA / isa tapa ke prabhAva se zivakumAra kA jIva vidyunmAlI hI, yaha tumhAre putra jaMbU kumAra ke nAma se utpanna huA / aura yaha yauvanAvasthA meM hI sanyAsa dhAraNa kara muktipatha kA adhikArI banegA / isakA vivAha, isake svarga kI cAra deviyAM, jinhoMne isI magadha deza meM janma liyA hai, ve isakI patniyAM hogI / isa prakAra muni mahArAja ne apane avadhijJAna se jaMbU kumAra ke pUrvabhava kI jIvana yAtrA kA varNana kiyA / "" seTha-seThAnI putra ke bhavya atIta ko jJAta kara prasanna hue / unakA beTA yauvana meM hI gRhatyAgI ho jAegA isase ve duHkhI bhI hue / parantu unakA duHkha unakI sadbhAvanA se svayaM dUra ho gayA / ve socane lage ki "beTe ke gRhatyAgI hone se hama do ko hI duHkha hogA, parantu isake jJAna aura tapasyA ke prabhAva se ananta jIvoM kA kalyANa hogA / logoM ko yaha mokSa kA patha prazasta karegA / merA yaha putra saMsAra ke janma maraNa se mukta hokara mokSagAmI hogA / vaha tapasyA ke prabhAva se karmakSaya kara kevalI hogA / isa prakAra ke bhAvoM ko bhAte hue arahadAsa aura jinamatI mahArAja ko vandana kara, jaMbUkumAra ko lAr3akarate hue ghara lauTe / "" Jain Educationa International * 114 For Personal and Private Use Only - *

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-xxxxxxxparIpaha-jayIxxxrrrrrrx " mantrI maiM usa yuvaka jaMbUkumAra ko dekhanA cAhatA hU~ jisane mere viSamasaMgrAma-zUra hothI ko vaza meM kara liyA / vaha hAthI jo airAvata sA vizAla bhramara sA kAlA ,jisake gaMr3a sthala se mada jhara rahA thA ,jo zera se bhI Takkara le sakatA hai ,jisane lohazrRkhalAoM ko tRNa kI bhAMti tor3a diyA hai aura jisake daur3ane se nagara ke kaI makAna dhArAzAhI ho gae haiM , jisake kAraNa mRtyu ke bhaya se sarvatra hA-hAkAra maca gayA thA, jisane bAga-bagIcoM kI sundaratA ko rauMdha DAlA haiM ,aise madonmata hAthI para saralatA se vijaya pAne vAle usa yuvaka zreSTI putra ko maiM sammAnita karanA cAhatA huuN|" rAjA ne maMtrI ko jaMbUkumAra ko sammAna sahita lAne kA Adeza diyA / mantrI svayaM ratha lekara arahadAsa seTha kI havelI para pahu~ce aura sanmAnasaha use rAjabhavana meM le Ae / isa kAmadeva se sundara yuvaka ko dekhakara mahArAja atyanta prasanna hue / unhoMne jaMbUkumAra ko sneha se gale lagAyA / aura uccaAsana diyA / jaMbUkumAra kA ucita sammAna kiyA gayA / ____ "mahArAja maiM zahastrazRMga parvata para rahane vAlA gaganapati nAmaka vidyAdhara hU~ / kerala nAma kI nagarI ke rAjA mRgAMga mere bahanoI haiM ,merI bhAnjI vilAsavatI jo anupama sundarI hai,usakA vivAha Apake sAtha mere bahanoI sAhaba karanA cAhate haiM / merI bhAnjI kI sundaratA ko dekhakara ratnazekhara nAmaka vidyAdhara ne usa kanyA ko balapUrvaka prApta karane ke lie kerala para AkramaNa kara diyA hai / nagarI ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA gayA hai / mere bahanoI mRgAMga ke pAsa sImita sainyadala hai / ve saMkaTa meM haiM / ve kala apane kSatriya dharma kA nirvAha karate hue , ratnazekhara se yuddha karane ke lie kile se bAhara nikalakara kesariyA kareMge / mujhe jaba samAcAra milA to maiM unakI madada ke lie jA rahA hU~ / rAste meM Apake nagara evaM Apako dekhakara yaha samAcAra dene ke lie maiM rUkA hU~ |" gaganapati nAmaka vidyAdhara ne mahArAja ko praNAma kara ,apane Agamana kA hetu evaM sampUrNa paristhiti se avagata karAyA / ___ mahArAja ne yaha saba sunakara gaganapati vidyAdhara ko AzvAsana diyA aura

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parISaha - jayI svayaM kerala jAkara mahArAja mRgAMga kI sahAyatA karane kA vacana diyA / unhoMne mantrI ko sainya ko taiyAra karane kA Adeza diyA / " mahArAja yadi Adeza deM to maiM ina vidyAdhara ke sAtha kerala jAkara. mahArAja mRgAMga kI madada karU~ / pAsa meM baiThe jaMbUkumAra ne ativinaya se AjJA cAhI / "" mahArAja kI AjJA milane para ve gaganapati ke sAtha usake vimAna meM baiThakara kerala kI ora ravAnA hue / isake pazcAta mahArAja bhI apane sainya ke sAtha ravAnA hue / kerala pahu~ca kara jaMbUkumAra ne sarvaprathama eka kuzala kUTanItijJa kI bhAMti svayaM dUta banakara ratnazekhara ke zivira meM pahu~ce / use samajhAte hue kahA - "vidyAdhara ratnazekhara yaha tumheM zobhA nahIM detA ki tuma kisI kI kanyA ko balapUrvaka apanI patnI banAo / tumheM eka vidyAdhara rAjA hone ke nAte aise pApakarma ke lie yuddha nahIM karanA caahie| tuma hiMsA aura kuzIla jaise pApoM kA bandha kara rahe ho, aura yaha pApa naraka gati meM le jAnevAle haiM / jaba taka koI strI tumhArA varaNa na kareM yA koI pitA apanI kanyA kA prastAva na lAe taba taka usake viSaya meM kuvicAra karanA bhI pApa hai / vAstava meM aisI kanyA bahana-beTI kI taraha hotI hai / maiM tuma se anurodha karatA hU~ aura salAha detA hU~ ki tuma isa yuddha ke ghere ko haTA lo| " jaMbUkumAra ne vidyAdhara ko hara taraha se samajhAne kI koziza kI / "" "bA~dha lo isa duSTa ko | krodha se baukhalAkara ratnazekhara vidyAdhara ne jaMbUkumAra ko pakar3akara mAra DAlane kA Adeza apane sainikoM ko diyA | vaha yaha bhI bhUla gayA ki dUta avadhya hotA hai / ratnazekhara ke isa vyavahAra se jaMbUkumAra ko bhI krodha A gayA, aura ve sabhAsthala meM hI una sainikoM se yuddha karane lage jo una para AkramaNa ke lie udyata the / jaMbUkumAra ne apane yuddha kauzala se zatruoM ko titara-bitara kara diyA / udhara mahArAja mRgAMga bhI apanI senA ko lekara durga se bAhara Ae aura ratnazekhara para AkramaNa kiyA / bhISaNa yuddha huA / donoM senAoM ke yoddhA apane-apane daivI zastroM se prahAra kara rahe the / hAthI cighghAr3a rahe the / ghor3e uttejita the / dharatI mAnava aura pazu rakta se lAla ho rahI thI / kaTe hue rUMDa 116

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parISaha - jayI muMDa rUdhira ke pravAha meM taira rahe the / pUrI bhUmi lAzoM se paTa gaI thI / isa yuddha meM gaganapati ghAyala ho gayA aura rAjA mRgAMga yuddha meM parAsta hue / ratnazekhara ne unheM bandI banA liyA / isa samAcAra se kerala ke rAjagharAne aura rAjya meM zoka kI lahara daur3a gaI / jaMbUkumAra ne jaba isa parAjaya kA samAcAra sunA to ve punaH senA sahita kerala kI ora ravAnA hue / | "ratnazekhara maiM cAhatA hU~ ki hama loga dvandva yuddha karake hAra-jIta kA nirNaya kara leM / nAhaka meM narasaMhAra kyoM ho ? "jaMbUkumAra ne raktapAta bacAne hetu ratnazekhara ko lalakArate hue dvandva yuddha ke lie AhvAna kiyA / ratnazekhara ne jaMbUkumAra ke isa prastAva ko svIkAra kara liyA / donoM ke bIca bhayaMkara malayuddha huA / isa malayuddha meM jaMbUkumAra ne ratnazekhara ko parAsta kara bandI banAyA / mahArAja mRgAMga ko bandhana se mukta karAyA / mahArAja mRgAMka kI A~khoM meM A~sU chalaka uThe / unhoMne jaMbUkumAra ke prati apanI kRtajJatA vyakta kI / unheM apane sAtha kerala ke rAjabhavana meM padhArane kI vinatI kI / mahArAja ne vinaya ko AjJA mAnakara jaMbUkumAra ke sAtha rAjabhavana kI ora prayANa kiyA | sAtha meM bandI ratnazekhara ko bhI le gae / rAjabhavana pahu~ca kara jaMbUkumAra ke kahane para ratna zekhara ko svatantra kara diyA gayA / jaMbUkumAra ne use punaH samajhAyA ki vaha kuzIla hetu isa prakAra ke saMhAraka yuddha na kareM / jaMbUkumAra ne mRgAMga aura ratnazekhara ke bIca maitrI bhI karA dI | ratnazekhara jaMbUkumAra kI isa bhAvanA, prema aura vIratA ko dekhakara bar3A prasanna huA / use apane kRtya para glAni bhI huI aura usane mahArAja mRgAMga aura jaMbUkumAra se kSamA yAcanA bhI kI / saba loga paraspara gale mile / upasthita samAjanoM evaM nagarajanoM ne apanI prasannatA vyakta karate hue jayaghoSa kiyA / sabaloga jaMbUkumAra kI bahAdurI aura unakI sahRdayA kI bhUri bhUri prazaMsA karane lage / kucha dinoM kerala rahane ke pazcAta mahArAja mRgAMga ne apanI putrI kA pANigRhaNa rAjagRhI ke mahArAja se dhUmadhAma se kiyA / kucha samaya pazcAta mahArAja mRgAMga apane parivAra, vidyAdhara gaganapati, ratnazekhara evaM jaMbUkumAra sahita vimAna meM baiThakara magadha kI ora ravAnA hue / mArga meM unakI bheMTa mahArAja zreNika se huI / mahArAja zreNika se sabakA paricaya karAyA gayA / 117

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XxxxxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx mahArAja zreNika ne sabakA ucita svAgata kiyA / jaMbUkumAra kA sira cUmakara unheM gale se lagAyA / kucha samaya vahA~ rahakara sabaloga apane sthAnoM ko vidA ho gae / jaMbUkumAra ne vahIM se mahArAja zreNika ke sAtha apane nagara rAjagRhI kI ora prayANa kiyA / rAjagRha nagara meM praveza karane se pUrva unheM jJAta huA ki udyAna meM sudharma svAmI apane pAMca sau muni ziSyoM ke sAtha virAjamAna haiM / mahArAja zreNika aura jaMbUkumAra ke ratha upavana kI ora mor3a diye gaye / sabane muni mahArAja ke darzana kie, vandanA aura arcanA kI / mahArAja ne saba ko dharmalAbha kahate hue AzIrvAda diyA / "mahArAja Apake darzana karate hI mere hRdaya meM Apake prati anAyAsa sneha umar3a par3A hai | isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? bhakti ke sAtha mere hRdaya meM yaha prema bhAva kyoM chalaka rahA hai / '' jaMbUkumAra ne mahArAja ke samakSa apanI antara kI bhAvanA ko vyakta kiyA / . "jaMbUkumAra yaha svAbhAvika hai / merA aura tumhArA pichale pAMca bhavoM se bhAIyoM kA sambandha rahA hai / "mahArAja ne bhavadatta aura bhavadeva se lekara pichale janma taka kI kahAnI sunAte hue kahA- "tuma vidyunmAlI deva ke avatAra jaMbUsvAmI hue aura maiM svarga ye cayakara saMvAhana nagara ke rAjA ke yahA~ sudharma nAmaka putra ke rUpa meM janmA / mere pitAjI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa meM unake upadeza se prabhAvita hokara dIkSita ho gae aura ve bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caturtha gaNadhara hue / maiMne bhI saMsAra ko asAra jAna kara ,yauvana ko tapa kA zreSTha samaya mAnakara dIkSA grahaNa kI / aura mujhe bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAMcaveM gaNadhara banane kA saubhAgya prApta huA / vahIM samavazaraNa se maiM vihAra karate hue yahA~ AyA hU~ / ataH svAbhAvika hai ki mujhe dekhakara tumhAre hRdaya meM yaha prema umar3a AyA hai / " mahArAja sudharma ke dvArA apane jIvanavRta ko jAnakara evaM dharmazravaNa kara jaMbUkumAra apane mahala meM lauTa aae|

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI-- - ___"jaMbUkumAra hama cAhate hai ki aba tumhArA vivAha ho jAnA cAhie / hama loga tumheM nagara seTha ke pada para vibhUSita kara AtmakalyANa ke patha para jAnA cAhate haiM / " arahadAsa seTha ne jaMbUkumAra se apane hRdaya kI bhAvanA vyakta kii| "hA~ beTA maiM cAhatI hU~ ki tumhAra vivAha ho ,aura maiM bhI bahU ke hAtha meM ghara sauMpa kara jinendra bhakti meM apane samaya ko bitAU~ / ' jinamatI ne bhI putra se Agraha kiyA / jaMbUkumAra ko mauna dekhakara arahadAsa ne punaH smaraNa karate hue kahA - "beTA jaMbUkumAra tumhAre janma ke pazcAta mere cAra mitroM ne jinake ghara kanyAoM ne janma liyA thA / unhoMne una cAroM kA vivAha yauvana sampanna hone para tumhAre sAtha karane kA prastAva kiyA thA / jisakA maiMne svIkAra bhI kiyA thA / mere mitra samudradatta kI kanyA padzrI,dUsare kuberadatta kI kanyA kanakadhI ,tIsare vaizravaNa kI kanyA vinayazrI aura cauthe dhanadatta kI putrI rUpazrI hai / ye kanyAe~ sundara haiN| rUpa meM ve indrANI ko bhI lajjita karanevAlI haiM / candramukhI,mRganayanI ye kanyAe~ vidyA aura buddhi meM vRhaspati ke samAna haiM / citra nRtya,kalA meM nipuNa haiM / ina cAroM kanyAoM ke sAtha hama apane vacanoM ke anusAra tumhArA vivAha karanA cAhate haiN|" ____ "pitAjI maiM isa vivAha ke bandhanoM meM nahI ba~dha sakatA / "namratA se jaMbUkumAra ne apane hRdaya kI bAta vyakta kI / "kyoM ? "arahadAsa aura jinamatI ke muMha se ekAeka ye udagAra phUTa par3e / unheM bar3A Azcarya huA / putra vivAha kI sukhada kalpanAoM kA mahala unheM DhahatA huA najara AyA / / ___ "pitAjI maiM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke paMcama gaNadhara muni sudharma sAgara se apane pUrva jIvana ke bAre meM sabakucha jAna cukA hU~ / aura aba maiM saMsAra meM raha kara jIvana ko barabAda nahIM karanA cAhatA / maiM jinadIkSA lekara AtmakalyANa karanA cAhatA hU~ / " jaMbUkumAra ne apane nizcaya ko vyakta kiyA / "jaMbUkumAra ke isa nizcaya ko sunakara seTha arahadAsa ko duHkha huA / ve aura seThAnI jinamatI digmUr3ha raha gae / unheM lagA ki ve apane una cAra mitroM se yaha vRttAnta kaise kaheMge ?' seTha arahadAsa ne dekhA ki jaMbUkumAra apane dRr3ha nirdhAra se nahIM haTeMge to

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parISaha - jayI nirAza hokara duHkhI mana se unhoMne apane cAroM mitroM ke pAsa yaha saMdeza bhijavA diyA aura kSamA yAcanA bhI kI / seTha aradAsa ke isa saMdeza ko sunakara cAroM zreSTiyoM ko bar3A AghAta lagA | unake utsAha rUpI candra para yaha samAcAra grahaNa sA bana gayA / cAroM kanyAoM ne jaba yaha samAcAra sunA to ve stabdha raha gaI / unhoMne apane mana meM vicAra kiyA - "hamane bacapana se jinheM apanA pati svIkAra kiyA hai, una jaMbUkumAra ke alAvA anya koI hamArA pati nahIM ho sakatA / bhAratIya nArI eka bAra mana se jise apanA pati svIkAra kara letI hai, phira anya kisI ko pati ke rUpa meM svIkAra karane kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatI / ' ve cAroM soca rahI thIM ki - " ye saba jaMbUkumAra kI bhAvukatA hai, abhI unhoMne rUpa aupa yauvana kA AsvAda hI kahA~ liyA hai ? rUpa kI madirA kA pAna kara nazA hI kaba kiyA hai ? unheM vizvAsa thA ki unheM apane hAva-bhAva rUpayauvana kalA evaM. strIyocita bhAvoM dvArA jaMbUkumAra ko rijhAne meM saphalatA milegI / unheM vizvAsa thA ki ve apane saundarya ke prati jaMbUkumAra ko akarSita hI nahIM bA~dha bhI legIM / apane pitA aura mAtA ko cintA yukta dekhakara kanyAoM ne kahA pitAjI Apa cintA na kareM / hama loga jaMbUkumAra ke alAvA anya kisI puruSa se vivAha nahIM karegeM / hameM vizvAsa hai ki hama vivAha ke pazcAta apane pati ko vairAgI hone se bacA leMge / " "yaha kaise sambhava hogA ? jijJAsA se putrI ke pitA aura mAtA ne 46 " "" Jain Educationa International pUchA / "yaha Apa hama para chor3a deM / Apa seTha arahadAsa ke yahA~ yaha saMdeza pahu~cA deM ki unake putra mAtra eka dina ke lie pANigrahaNa kareM / phira cAhe to dIkSita ho jaaeN| " putriyoM ne Agraha kiyA / "beTI yaha vicitra lagatA hai ki tuma jo karane jA rahI ho vaha eka sAhasa hI hai / yadi vivAhoparAnta jaMbUkumAra dIkSita ho gae to tuma cAroM kA jIvana barabAda ho jAegA / beTI yauvana kA saundarya viraha kA nAga banakara tumheM ha~segA / tuma tana aura mana donoM se bikhara jAogI / abhI kucha nahIM bigar3A hai| tuma apane vicAra ko tyAgo | hama bhArata varSa ke uttama kulajanmA zreSTha nipuNa 120 For Personal and Private Use Only

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--*---*-- parISaha-jayI*kritik yuvakoM se tumhArA vivAha karA deNge|" putriyoM kA samajhAne kA zreSTiyoM ne pUrA prayatna kiyA / "nahIM pitAjI aba yaha saMbhava nahIM hai / hamane sacce mana se jaMbUkumAra ko apanA svAmI mAnA hai / yadi hama apane prayatna meM saphala na ho sake to hama bhI jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa ke patha para unakI sahayAtriNI banege / lekina anya kisI anya purUSa ke sAtha vivAha saMbhava nhiiN|" cAroM kanyAoM ne dRr3hatA se kahA / cAroM putriyoM ke pitA bar3e dukhI the / para putriyoM ke dRDhanizcaya ke sAmane unheM jhukanA par3A / antatogatvA cAroM kanyAoM kI ora se eka dUta zreSTi arahadAsa ke yahA~ pahu~cA / "zreSTivara maiM Apake cAroM mitroM kI ora se unakI putriyoM kA saMdeza lekara AyA hU~ / ' AgatadUta ne apanA paricaya dete hue apane uddezya ko vinayapUrvaka prastuta kiyA / "kaho dUta kyA saMdeza hai ? " seThajIne ati udAsa svara meM pUchA / "seThajI ApakI honevAlI putravadhuoM kA yaha dRr3ha nizcaya hai ki ve vivAha kareMgI to jaMbUkumAra se anyathA kvArI rheNgii| " "lekina merA putra to vivAha na karane kA nizcaya kara cukA hai| " "zreSTivara una kanyAoM ne pUrNa vizvAsa se yaha saMdeza bhejA hai ki jaMbUkumAra vivAha karake cAhe to eka dina hI ghara meM rahe / yadi isa eka dina ke pazcAta bhI unheM dIkSA lenA hI ruce to avazya le leM / ' ___"maiM isa bAta ko samajhA nahIM dUtavara / " arahadAsa ne jijJAsA se pUchA "isakA rahasya to maiM bhI nizcita rUpa se nahIM jAnatA / para merA anumAna hai ki una cAroM rUpa aura guNa meM zreSTa kanyAoM ko yaha vizvAsa hai ki ve apane saundarya aura guNoM se avazya jaMbUkumAra ko rijhAkara ,unake mana ko parivartita kara sakeMgI / " "ThIka hai maiM putra ko samajhAkara tumheM sUcanA detA hU~ / ' dUta kI yogya vyavasthA kara seTha arahadAsa antaHpura meM gaye / patnI jinamatI ko bulAyA / donoM jaMbUkumAra ke kakSa meM Aye / mAtA-pitA ko kakSa meM AyA jAna jAmbUkumAra palaMga se khar3e ho gaye / unake caraNa sparza kie evaM vivekapUrvaka karabaddha khar3e hokara bole - 'he pitAjI ! he mAtAjI ! Apane Ane

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rrrrrrrrrr parIpaha-jayI rrrrrrrr- kA kaSTa kyoM kiyA ? mujhe bulA lete / " "beTA hama tumase kucha yAcanA karane Aye haiM / " pitAne bharrAye gale se kahA / aura mA~ ke to AMsU hI bahane lage / "pitAjI aisA na kaheM / maiM ApakA putra hU~ / mujhe Adeza deM / " "beTA merI ijjata kA prazna hai / tumhI merI ijata bacA sakate ho / " "Akhira kyA bAta hai / pitAjI / Apa Adeza deM / maiM avazya pAlana karU~gA / " "beTA maiM tumase pahale bhI kaha cukA hU~ / punaH kaharahA hU~ ki maiMne bacapana meM apane mitroM ko vacana diyA thA ki unakI cAroM putriyoM ke sAtha tumhArA vivAha racAU~gA / tumane vivAhakA inkAra kara mujhe bar3e dharma saMkaTa meM DAla diyA hai / merI javAna kaTa rahI hai / maiM mu~ha dikhAne lAyaka nahIM rahU~gA / "seTha aura seThAnI ne ati dayanIya svara meM apanA hRdaya khola diyA / __ "pitAjI Apako jJAta hai ki maiM saMsAra ke baMdhana meM ba~dhanA nahIM cAhatA / sAMsArika bhogoM se maiM virakta ho gayA hU~ | maiM to ApakI AjJA cAhakara dIkSAgrahaNa karanA cAhatA hU~ / ApahI batAyeM yadi maiM ApakI bAta rakhane ke lae vivAha kara bhI lU~ to bhI maiM gRhatyAga karU~gA / usa samaya una cAra kanyAoM ke jIvana kA kyA hogA ? abhI ve kvAMrI haiM / unake vivAha kahIM bhI ho sakate haiM / bAda meM unheM jIvana bhara viyoga kA dukha sahana karanA par3egA / 'jaMbUkumAra ne paristhiti kA pRthakkaraNa karate hue kahA / "beTA yaha saba tumhAre yuvA mana kI bhAvukatA hai | jaba tuma vivAha karake bhogopabhoga ke sukha bhogoge to yaha saba bhAvukatA svayaM badala jAyegI / " "pitAjI yaha asaMbhava hai / maiMne yaha nizcaya bhAvukatA meM nahIM apitu dRr3ha cintana ke bAda liyA hai / "beTA una cAroM putriyoM ne saMdeza bhejA haiM / " "kyA pitAjI ?" " beTA una kanyAoM ne mana se tumheM apanA pati mAna liyA hai / tumhAre alAvA saMsAra kA hara purUSa unake lie pitA aura bhAI hai / unakA yaha saMdeza hai ki tuma vivAha karake mAtra eka dina hI unake sAtha raho / unakA yaha ,vizvAsa hai ki tuma unake rUpa-guNa kI pUjA karane lagoge / " seThajIne dUtadvArA lAye gaye

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parIpaha-jayI saMdeza ko kahakara samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / "" pitAjI yadi aisA na huA to ? " to una kanyAoM ne yaha bhI kahalavAyA hai ki yadi ve tumheM apanA na banA sakI to ve bhI tumhAre sAtha dIkSita ho jAyeMgI / " "4 isa vAkya ne jaMbUkumAra ke hRdaya meM halacala macAdI / kucha kSar3a socakara gaMbhIra svara meM kahA "ThIka hai pitAjI maiM vivAha ke lie prastuta hU~ / isase ApakI bAta bhI raha jAyegI aira merI parIkSA bhI ho jaayegii| ho sakatA hai ki mujhe akele kI jagaha hama pAMca kA AtmoddhAra ho / 79 jambUkumAra ke isa nirNaya se seTha-seThAnI ke mana vaise hI khila uThe jaise prAtaH kAlIna kiraNoM se rAtri ke kumhalAye kamala khila jAte haiM / unhoMne prasannatA ke gadgad hokara putra ko chAtI se lagA liyA / ve daur3akara bAhara Aye evaM apanA kImatI ratnajar3ita hAra dUta ko dekara prasannatA se kahA - "dUta tuma jAo sabhI mitroM se kaho ki ve vivAha kI taiyArI kareM / "" * I | sAre nagara meM yaha carcA hara hoTha para gUMja rahI thI ki yaha eka vizeSa vivAha ho rahA hai / zarta aura svIkRti bhI vizeSa hai / yadi vivAha ke pazcAta ye navavadhue~ apane pati ko apane rUpa jAla meM Abaddha na kara sakIM to ve dIkSita ho jAyeMgI / yadi jaMbUkumAra rUpa kI dhUpa se pighala gaye to dIkSA lene kA vicAra chor3a deMge / yaha to yoga aura bhoga kA saMgharSa thA / cAroM zreSThi samudradatta, kuberadatta, vaizravaNa evaM dhanadatta ne apanI kanyAoM kA vivAha eka hI maMDapa meM karane kA nizcaya kiyA / vivAha maMDapa kI zobhA dekhate hI banatI thI / lagatA thA ki svargapurI dharatI para utara AI hai / vivAha maMDapa hI nahIM pUrA nagara dulhana kI taraha sajAyA gayA / vividha kamAnoM se saje dvAra, una para badhe bandhana bAra, dhvajA patAkAyeM, aura raMga-viraMgI rozanI se pUrA nagara jagamagA uThA / zahanAiyoM ke svara gUMja uThe / vivAha ke gItoM se vAtAvaraNa mukharita ho uThA / Jain Educationa International * 123 For Personal and Private Use Only

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xxxkridrd parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxxx godhUli kI belA meM jaMbUkumAra kI bArAta vivAha maMDapa para pahu~cI / dUlhe kI pozAka aura sajadhaja meM ve kAmadeva ko bhI lajA rahe the / loga unake rUpa ko dekhakara cakita the / cAroM kanyAyeM jo rUpa meM indrANI sI laga rahI thIM / vastrAbhUSaNa meM sajI-dhajI vivAha maMDapa meM AI to lagA ki jaise saundarya hI dharatI para mUrtarUpa dhAraNa karake avatarita huA hai / jaba una kanyAoM ne jaMbUkumAra ke gale meM varamAlA DAlI to vAtAvaraNa zahanAiyoM ke svara se gUMja uThA / AzIrvAda ke svara sunAI dene lage / cAroM navavadhuoM ke sAtha jaMbUkumAra aise zobhA de rahe the ,jaise cA~danI ke bIca caMndra zobhA detA hai / cAroM zreSTiyoM ne bArAtiyoM kA bahumUlya bheMTa dekara svAgata kiyA / unhoMne apanI putriyoM ko dhana-dhAnya dekara vidA kiyA / apanI putriyoM ko vidA karate samaya una sabake hRdaya bhara Aye / unake mana Ane vAle kala kI cintA meM bhIge hue the / unakA mana mAnoM unhIM se prazna kara rahA thA ki-" kala kyA unakI putriyA~ jaMbUkumAra ko apane rUpa aura prema ke vaMzIbhUta kara sakeMgI ? yA ve jaMbUkumAra ke vairAgya bhAva se prabhAvita hokara dIkSita ho jAyeMgI?'" cAroM navavadhuoM ke sAtha jaMbUkumAra aura pUrI bArAta lauTa AI / mA~ jinamatI ne prasannatA se nava vadhuoM kI AratI utArI / unheM ratnajar3ita AbhUSaNa upahAra meM diye / unakA mastaka cUmA aura unheM gRha praveza karAyA / ina nava vadhuoM kI rUpa chaTA dekhakara unheM vizvAsa hone lagA ki nizcita rUpa se kanyAe~ jaMbUkumAra kA bhAva parivartana kara sakeMgI / saMdhyA kA samaya ho gayA / apane priyatama dinakara ko ghara lauTA jAnakara saMdhyA zaramA gaI aura zarma se usake mukha para lajjA kI lAlI chA gaI / pUrva dizA meM bAdaloM kI oTa se candramA jhAkane lagA / vAsantI ,samIra kI manda-manda sugandha phailane lagI / dIpa mAlikAoM se mahala jagamagA uThA / phUloM se saje zayana kakSa ko hI udyAna samajhakara bhauMre gaDarAne lage / pUrA vAtAvaraNa hI mAdaka aura kAmottejaka bana gayA thA / vizeSa rUpa se sajAye gaye zayanakakSa meM dRtiyoM dvArA navavadhuoM ko kakSa meM praveza karAyA gayA / jaMbUkumAra ko unake mitra zayanakakSa meM praveza karAke apane-apane ghara cale gae / kakSa ke pradIpoM kI jyoti maMda kara dI gaI / sugandhita karpUra aura agara jalAye gae | cAroM navavadhue~ jaMbUkumAra ko hAvabhAva aura aMga pradarzana se rijhAne kA prayatna karane lagI / eka

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parIpaha-jayI ne unheM tAmbUla dekara kara sparza karane kA Ananda prApta kiyA / koI apane kaNThAbharaNa batAne ke bahAne vakSasthala ko prakaTa karane lagI / koI vivAha kI vastra sajAvaTa ko haTAkara nAbhi darzana karAne lagI to koI apane uru yugala ko darzAne lgii| kisI ne tirakSe nayanoM se, muskarAte oMTho se lubhAne kA prayAsa kiyA / koI kAmasUtra ke bhAvoM ko par3hane lagI aura koI vINA vAdana, kAvyapaThana dvArA jaMbUkumAra ko rijhAne kI ceSTA karane lagI / navavadhuoM ne apane saundarya kalA, vidyA aura saMgIta sabhI prakAra ke hAva-bhAva jatAkara jaMbUkumAra ko rijhAne kA pUrI rAta prayatna kiyA / lekina sumerU se dRr3ha jaMbUkumAra para ina vAsanA janya bAtoM kA koI prabhAva na par3A / unake cehare para kAma-bhAva kA raMcamAtra bhI udaya nahIM huA / ve isa vAsanA ke paMka meM bhI paMkaja kI bhAMti alpita rahe / unakI isa ar3igatA ko dekhakara ve cAroM mana meM jhuMjhalA uThIM / unhoMne jaMbUkumAra para aneka vyaMga kiye / unheM kAma ke prati AkarSita karaneke lie aneka udAharaNa dete hue , unheM ukasAne kI koziza kI / pratyeka patnI ne eka-eka aisI kathA prastuta kI jisameM vyaMga bhI thA aura kAma kI ora AkarSita karane ke bhAva bhI the / lekina jaMbUkumAra ne pratyeka kathA kA uttara bar3e hI saTIka DhaMga se kathAoM ke mAdhyama se diyA aura hara kathA ke dvArA yaha siddha kara diyA ki tyAga hI jIvana kI zreSTatA hai aura sacce sukha kA mArga hai / isa prakAra paraspara ke vArtAlApa meM rAtri kA antima prahara bhI bItane ho huA / murge kI bA~ga bhI prAtaH kAla kI sUcanA dene lagI / * "kauna ho tuma jo mere isa mahala meM cora kI taraha praveza karake mere putra ke zayanakakSa ke bAhara khar3e hokara, pati-patnI ke saMvAda ko suna rahe ho ? jinamatI seThAnI ne isa ajanabI ko dekhakara jijJAsA se prazna kiyA / "mA~ maiM vidyutaccara cora huuN| jo apanI priyatamA vezyA ke lie dhana curAkara bhAga rahA thA, aura mere pIche surakSA karmacArI par3e hue the / unase bacane ke lie jaba anya koI upAya na sUjhA to isa havelI ke khule dvAra dekhakara isameM chipane ke lie AyA thA / " vidyutaccara ne apanA paricaya dete hue saba kucha batA 125 Jain Educationa International " For Personal and Private Use Only

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parISaha - jayI diyA / aura pUchA - "mA~ maiM tujhase jAnanA cAhatA hU~ ki tU isa ardharAtri ke samaya kyoM bAraMbAra kabhI kakSa meM, kabhI AMgana meM, ugni sI hokara daur3a rahI hai, kabhI tU daravAje ke chidroM meM A~kha lagAtI hai aura kabhI A~khoM ko pochatI hai / jinamatI ne vidyutaccara kI satyayatA aura AtmIyatA dekhakara pUrI bAteM batAte hue kahA - "ki maiM yaha dekha rahI thI, aura sunane kA prayatna kara rahI thI ki nizcaya ke anusAra ye vadhue~ mere putra kA mana badala pAI hai yA nhiiN| lekina maiM dekha rahI hU~ ki merA putra hI vijayI rahA hai / maiM ro isalie rahI hU~ ki prAtaHkAla merA beTA aura cAroM bahue~ dIkSA lekara ghara saMsAra kA tyAga kara deMge / " "mA~ merA bhI yahI vizvAsa hai / maiM bhI pichale do ghaNToM se inakA vArtAlApa sunakara yahIM stammita ho gayA huuN| maiM tumhAre ghara corI karane AyA thA, lekina ina ke vArtAlApa ne mere pA~va hI jakar3a die / merA mana hI badala gayA / " matalaba | "jinamatI ne jijJAsA se pUchA / 99 " matalaba ki merA mana bhI isa caurakarma aura saMsAra kI dhUrtatA, vAsanA ko tyAgakara tumhAre putra ke sAtha dIkSita hone kA ho gayA hai / apanI manobhAvanA vyakta kI / "" vidyutaccara ne "beTA tU cAhe utanA dhana le le 1 tU kucha kSaNa ke lie merA bhAI banakara mere beTe ko samajhA ki ina kula vadhuoM ko svIkAra kara gRhastha jIvana kA pAlana kareM / " "mA~ yaha asaMbhava sA lagatA hai / lekina jaba tU kahatI hai to maiM avazya prayatna karU~gA / "" zayanakakSa ke daravAje para TakoroM kI AvAja sunakara daravAjA kholate hue dvAra para sabhI ne khar3I huI mA~ ko dekhA aura sAtha meM eka aparicita ko bhI / jaMbUkumAra ke cehare para jijJAsA dekhakara mA~ ne kahA - "beTA isa samaya rAtri meM mujhe AyA dekhakara tujhe Azcarya huA hogA / lekina AnA anivArya thA / ye jo mere pAsa khar3e hai, tere choTe mAmA haiM / jaba tU garbha meM thA tabhI se ye vyApAra hetu paradeza gayA huA thA / Aja kucha kSaNa ke lie yahA~ tumhAre darzanoM ke lie tumheM AzIrvAda dene hetu AyA hai / ise prAtaH kAla se pUrva lauTanA thA ataH isa asamaya belA meM tumase milAne le AyI hU~ / " kahate kahate jinamatI ne vidyutaccara kA Jain Educationa International 126 For Personal and Private Use Only

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rrrr parISaha-jayIrrrrrr paricaya diyA / jaMbUkumAra ne namratA se unheM praNAma kiyA ,snehavaza AliMgana kiyA aura kuzala kSema pUchakara ucita Asana para baiThAyA / carcA ke daurAna usane aura jinamatI ne punaH jaMbUkumAra ko samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / vidyutaccara ne jaMbUkumAra ko bhautika sukhoM kI ora prerita karane ke lie aneka udAharaNa dekara tarka prastuta kie| lekina jaMbUkumAra ne unake pratyeka tarka aura kAmadarzana ko apane tarkoM se niruttara kara diyA / aura, yaha siddha kara diyA ki manuSya saMsAra ke bhoga-vilAsoM meM phaMsakara karma ke bandhanoM ko bA~dhatA haiM / jaba ina karmoM kI tapa dvAra nirjarA karatA hai tabhI apane zuddha svarUpa ko pAkara mokSalakSmI ko prApta kara pAtA hai| isa ke uparAnta jaMbUkumAra ne apane pUrvabhava ke vRttAntoM ko sunAkara apane dRr3ha nizcaya ko vyakta kiyA / "jaMbUkumAra yaha satya hai ki tumheM dharma kI zraddhA aura tapa ke prabhAva se pUrva janmoM meM sukha prApta hue / lekina bAra-bAra aisA sukha mila hI jAyegA ,aisA kyoM mAnate ho ? " punaH kucha kathAnakoM ke mAdhyama se udAharaNa dekara apanI bAta ko puSTa karane kA prayatna kiyA / ___ jaMbUkumAra ne apane mAmA ke kathAnaka meM die bhogoM ke udAharaNoM ko kathAnakoM ke udAharaNa dvArA hI parAsta karate hue vairAgya kI mahattA ko sthApita kiyA / jaMbUkumAra ke akATaya tarkoM ko sunakara vidyutaccara unake prati itanA prabhAvita huA ki usane bhakti pUrvaka jaMbUkumAra kI stuti kI aura unake hI sAtha-dIkSA lene kA saMkalpa vyakta kiyA / prAtaHkAla kI kiraNa jaga ko Alokita kara rahI thI / sunaharA thAla lie uSA prAcI meM sUrya ko tilaka lagA rahI thI / pakSiyoM ke gAna mAnoM saba ko jagA rahA thA / vihaga -rAga ke manda svara gUMja uThe the / malayAnila kaliyoM se aThakheliyAM kara rahA thA / puSpoM kI sugandha vAtAvaraNa ko sugandhita kara rahI thii|

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*-*-*-*-*-*-* parISaha-jayI Xxxxxxxxx maMdiroM kI ghaNTiyA~ bhakti bhAva bhara rahI thIM / vana kI ora jAte pazuoM ke gale kI ghaNTiyA~ saMgIta kA nAda guMjita kara rahI thIM / prAtaHkAla kI isa madhura belA meM mAno jaMbUkumAra kA hI nahIM unakI cAra patniyAM ,mAmA vidyutaccara sabhI ke kalyANa ke dvAra khola rahI thI / mAtA-pitA bhI apane antara meM jJAna ke naya Aloka kA anubhava kara rahe the / unake mana bhI vairAgya bhAva se chalaka uThe / ve bhI saMsAra ko tyAgane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kara cuke the / udyAna meM virAjamAna avadhijJAnI gaNadhara muni zrI sudharma sAgarajI ke darzanoM ko Aja pUrI nagarI hI umar3a par3I thI / lagatA thA sAre rAste hI udyAna kI ora mur3a gaye haiM / Aja svayaM mahArAja ,mahArAnI ,maMtrIgaNa ,gaNyamAnya sAmaMta ,zreSTivarga sabhI vizAla saMkhyA meM upasthita the / dharmasabhA samavazaraNa kI bhAMti suzobhita ho rahI thI / mahArAja kI gaMbhIravANI ke svara sabhI ke hRdaya meM zAMti pradAna kara rahe the / pUrI sabhA meM pUrNa zAMti thI / logo ke citta aura kAna pravacanoM meM hI tallIna the / / dharmapremI bandhuo AtmA kA paramAtmA se milana hI saccA sukha hai / bhava bhavAntaroM se hama bhautika sukhoM kI mRgamarIcikA ke pIche bhaTaka rahe haiM / apane jIvana ke amUlya kSaNa usa sukha ke pIche naSTa kara rahe haiM jo jIvana ko svayaM naSTa karanevAle haiM / zarIra ke sukha ko hI sukha mAnakara hama caturgati meM bhramaNa karate rahe / hameM aba yaha jJAna prApta huA hai ki AtmA kA sukha vaibhava meM nahIM-para tyAga meM ,tapameM hai / jaba taka hama bahirmAtmA se antarAtmA meM nahIM utareMge / taba taka hama paramAtmA ke sAtha naikaTya prApta nahIM kara sakate / isa naikaTyatA ke lie hameM sarva prathama moha se mukti pAnI hogI / sabase adhika moha hamane isa paMcabhUta meM vilIna hone vAle pudgala se nirmita zarIra se kiyA hai ,usase moha chor3anA hogaa| zarIra kA moha hI saMbaMdhoM ke moha kA janaka hai / yaha saMbaMdho kA moha parivAra samAja Adi ke moha meM bA~dhatA hai / yahI moha dhana,saMpatti aizoArAma kI ora AkRSTa karatA hai / 'merA-terA 'kA bhAva isI se panapate haiM / eka bAra moha meM pha~sA vyakti usameM vaise hI lipaTatA jAtA hai jaise gIle gur3a para baiThI makkhI adhikAdhika usI se lipaTatI jAtI hai / saMsAra ke saMbaMdha anitya haiM, moha ke kAraNabhUta haiM / jo isa cakravyUha meM se nikala jAtA hai vahI AtmA ko parakha kara usakI parizuddhi ,vikAsa evaM UrdhvAgamana ke lie gRhatyAgI banakara

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parISaha - jayI tapa-dhyAna dvArA karmoM kI nirjarA karake mokSasukha kA adhikArI banatA hai / yahI anaMta sukha AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI yAtrA hai / ' gaNadharasvAmI ne apanA lAkSaNika zailI meM mukti kA patha nirdezita karate hue kahA / loga maMtramugdha hokara amRtavANI kA pAna kara rahe the / Aja kI isa bhIr3a kA kAraNa aura bhI thA / Aja gaNadharasvAmI se jambUkumAra, unake mAtA-pitA evaM navavivAhitA cAroM patniyA~ pravrajyA grahaNa karane vAle the / pravacana ke pazcAta mahArAja zreNika ne apUrva utsAha ke sAtha jaMbUkumAra kA mahAbhiniSkramaNa kA utsava mnaayaa| sabhI dIkSArthiyoM kI apUrva nagara yAtrA nikAlI gaI / pUrA zahara dhvajA - patAkA, baMdhanavAroM se sajAyA gayA / pUre zahara meM jainadharma kI jayaghoSa ke nAda gUMja uThe / saje-dhaje hAthiyoM para pUrNa zrRMgAra se suzobhita jaMbUkumAra evaM sabhI dIkSArthI aise suzobhita ho rahe the mAno svayaM indra dharatI para avatarita huA hai / unakI zobhA kAmadeva ko bhI lajA rahI thI / vadhuoM kA rUpa evaM zrRMgAra indrANI ke saundarya ko bhI phIkA kara rahA thA / lagatA thA, kAmadeva evaM rati kA yaha jor3A nagara vihAra ko utarA hai / svarga ke devatA bhI puSpavRSTi kara rahe the / jayaghoSa kA nAda gUMja rahA thA / para isa zobhAyAtrA kA prabhAva yahI thA ki isa apUrva zRMgAra ke bIca bhI vairAgya kA bhAva umar3a rahA thA / zrRMgAra jaise svayaM vairAgya ke samakSa lajA rahA thA / 46 dekho kitane sundara laga rahe haiM hamAre jaMbUkumAra " eka nAgarika dUsare se kaha rahA thA / "hA~-hA~ kAmadeva ko lajA rahe haiM / " dUsare ne uttara diyA / "dekho ina navavadhuoM ko are abhI to hAtha ke kaMgana va meMhadI bhI nahIM chUTI / inakA rUpa to dekho " striyA~ paraspara meM navavadhuoM ke rUpa-saundarya kA khAna kara rahI thIM / 2 "" "bicArI inhoMne dekhA hI kyA hai ? saMsAra kA sukha hI kahA~ jAnA hai / kitanI komala hai | kyA ye sAdhvI jIvana kA pariSaha sahana kara pAyeMgI / aneka tarka-vitarka nara-nArI apane vicAra bhAva vyakta karate hue kara rahe the / "dekho hamAre seTha-seThAnI bhI to isa atula sampatti ko tRNavata tyAga kara usI patha para jA rahe haiM / " eka nAgarika bolA "hA~ bhAI saca hai / dhana se adhika mahatvapUrNa dharma hai / para hama to usI 129

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parISaha-jayI ninyAnave ke cakkara meM pha~se haiM / " dUsarene kahA / pUrA vAtAvaraNa inhIM dIkSArthIoM ke guNagAna kara rahA thA / pUre vAtAvaraNa meM vairAgya kI lahara hI daur3a rahI thI / "kyoM bhAiyoM ? jaba inako vairAgI bananA hai to sajAyA kyoM gayA hai ? eka vyakti ne jijJAsA se pUchA / "bhaIyA inheM pUre vaibhava se sajAyA gayA hai / yaha inakI eka prakAra se parIkSA hai ki kahIM inakA mana isa vaibhava meM abhI bhI lagA to nahIM hai / bhAI abhI kucha samaya pazcAta ye munizrI ke samakSa isa vaibhava ko tRNavata tyAga deMge / " dUsare ne samajhAte hue kahA / zobhAyAtrA punaH udyAna meM lauTa AI / mahArAja zreNika ne svayaM apane hAthoM hAthI para se jaMbUkumAra ko utArA / gaNadharasvAmI sudharmA ne dIkSAvidhi kA prArambha kiyA / dekhate hI dekhate sabhI ke zarIra se vastrAbhUSaNa utarate gaye / isa apUrva nirmAha ko dekhakara anekoM. kI A~kheM bhIga gaI / rAjakI vastroM ke sthAna para aba jaMbUkumAra evaM unake pitAjI ke pAsa thA eka mAtra kamaNDala aura pIchI / ve digambara avasthA ko prApta kara sarvasva bhautika upakaraNa tyAga cuke the / jaMbUkumAra kI mAtA aura patniyoM ke zarIra para thI ekamAtra sapheda sAr3I / lakSmI aba sarasvatI bana gaI thIM / unake isa tyAga evaM nispRhyatA ko dekha nArI samudAya kI A~kheM azrukA arghya car3hA rahI thIM / kaI nAriyoM kI sisakiyA~ hI baMdha gaI / vAtAvaraNa jainadharma kI jayajayakAra ke sAtha muni jaMbUkumAra kI jaya ke sAtha gUMja uThA / logoM ke mastaka zraddhA se jhuka gaye / ve bhAvavibhora ho gaye, jaba ina sabhI ne apanA kezaluMcana kiyA / isa pariSaha ko prasannatA se sahana karate dekha logoM kA mana bhAvuka ho gayA / anekoM ke mana vairAgya se bhara gaye / anekoM zrAvakoM ne vratadhAraNa kie / aba unake sAmane the muni jaMbUsvAmI, muni arahadAsa AryikA jinamatI evaM cAra AryikAyeM / sabhI AtmaciMtana meM lIna vAtAvaraNa meM bhI apUrva zAMti / loga unake darzana kara dhanya-dhanya hokara nagara meM lauTa Aye / muni aradAsa - AryikA jinamatI, AryikA padmazrI, A. kanakazrI A. vinayazrI evaM AryikA rUpazrI ne ghora tapa dvArA karmoM kI nirjarA karate hue Jain Educationa International 130 For Personal and Private Use Only

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parIpaha-jayI sallekhanA pUrvaka samAdhimaraNa prApta kara vibhinna svargo meM deva hue / muni jaMbUsvAmI ne sAdhu ke mahAvratoM kA pAlana karate hue bArahavratoM kA pUrNa rUpeNa pAlana kiyA / dvAdaza anuprekSA bhAvoM ko bhAte hue, pariSahoM ko prasannacitta sahana karate hue kaThina tapArAdhanA kI / yaha ghora tapasyA barAbara aThAraha varSoM taka calatI rahI / deha to sUkha gaI para cehare kI kAMti aura AtmAkI zakti aneka sunI vRddhigata huI / aThAraha varSa ke pazcAta gaNadhara sudharmAsvAmI nirvANako prApta hue / usI dina durdharatapa dhArI jaMbUsvAmI ko kevalajJAna kI prApti huI / isa kAla kI yaha anupama va aMtima ghaTanA thI / jaMbUsvAmI ko kevalajJAna hote hI svarga ke devatA prasannatA se nAca uThe / unhoMne vividha prakAra se apanI prasannatA vyakta kI / logoM ko ina kevalajJAnI jaMbUsvAmI kA dharmalAbha mile ataH dharmasabhA kA pUre AryakhaNDa meM Ayojana kiyA / aThArahavarSoM taka kevalI jaMbUsvAmI ne ina dharmasabhAoM meM apane upadeza se lAkhoM-karor3oM logoM ko dharmopadeza dekara AtmakalyANa ke mArga para prazasta kiyA / jaMbUsvAmI apane dehatyAga kA kAla nikaTa jAna kara sallekhanA dhAraNa kara bAraha prakAra ke mahAtapa meM lIna ho gaye / evaM vipulagiri se apane karmoM kA kSaya kara mokSagAmI bane / jaMbUsvAmI ke mokSagamana ke pazcAta yativara vidyuccara sasaMgha tApralipta pdhaare| nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM Thahare / azubha karma ke udaya se unapara lagAtAra pAMcadina taka bhUta-pizAca bhayaMkara upasarga karate rahe / saMgha ke anya sAdhu to bhayabhIta hokara bhAga gaye / para deha se pUrNa nirmohI yativara vidyuccara sumerU se aDiga rahe / jyoM jyoM upasarga bar3hatA gayA tyoM-tyoM ve AtmaciMtana meM DUbate gae / dvAdaza anuprekSAoM meM lIna hote gaye / Akhira bhUta-pizAca bhI thaka gaye / pariSaha jayI yativara ne samAdhipUrvaka maraNa prApta kara sarvArthasiddhi kA sukha prApta kiyA / hamAre aMtima kevalI jaMbUsvAmI ke prabhAva se prabhAvita vidyuccara bhI mukti kA adhikArI banA / Jain Educationa International 131 For Personal and Private Use Only

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xxxrdxxxparIpaha-jayI*-*-* -* sudarzana sAgara " he nAtha Aja rAtri ke antima pahara meM maiMne kucha vizeSa svapna dekhe haiN| jinameM maiMne sudarzana merU, kalpavRkSa ,deva bhavana, samudra evaM agni ko dekhA hai / ina svapnoM ko dekhane ke pazcAta mujhe anAyAsa atyanta prasannatA huI hai / "seThAnI jinamatI ne dainika kriyA se nivRtta hokara vRSabhadAsa ke kakSa meM praveza kara unake nikaTa baiThate hue svapna carcA kI / ____ "priye ye to bahuta hI uttama svapna haiM / nizcita hI hameM kisI mahAna upalabdhi kI prApti hogI / calo hama abhI udyAna meM sthita jinamaMdira caleM / aura vahA~ virAjamAna avadhijJAnI munizrI sugupta jI se ina svapnoM kA phala jJAta kreN|" seTha vRSabhadAsa ne prasannatA se jinamatI seThAnI ko muni mahArAja ke darzanArtha calane ko protsAhita kiyA / seTha vRSabhadAsa ,jinamatI seThAnI ke sAtha campApuranagarI ke udyAna meM virAjita sugupta mahArAja ke darzana ke lie apane ratha meM nikala par3e / unhoMne bhagavAna jinendra kI aSTa dravya se pUjA kI, evaM muni mahArAja kI zraddhAsahita vandanA kI / mahArAja ne dharmalAbha kahate hue AzIrvAda diyA / mahArAja ne vahA~ baiThe hue zrAvakoM ko udbodhana karate hue puNya ke phala kI carcA kI ,aura uttarottara dharma kArya kI preraNA dI / jIvana kA antima sukha ,pUrNa tyAga dvArA karmakSaya kara mukti prApta karanA hai / pravacana ke pazcAta seTha vRSabhadAsa ne jinamatI seThAnI dvArA dekhe gae svapnoM kA mahArAja ke samakSa varNana kiyA / mahArAja ne kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara apane jJAna se vicAra kara svapna ke phala ko batAte hue kahA - "he zreSThIvarya tumhArI patnI ne jo svapna dekhe haiM / ve ati uttama svapna haiM / seThAnI ke garbha meM aisA puNyazAlI mahAna jIva avatarita huA hai / jo mahAna puNyAtmA hai / sumerU darzana usakI dhIratA kA pratIka hai / kalpavRkSa isa tathya kA dyotaka hai ki vaha sampattivAna aura dAnI hogA / devabhavana ke darzana yaha sUcita karate haiM ki vaha devoM dvArA bhI vandanIya hogA / samudra darzana isa tathya kA pratIka hai ki tumhArA

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Artin parISaha-jayI*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* putra guNa aura rUpa ke ratnoM kA bhaNDAra hogA / agni yaha sUcita karatI hai ki tumhArA putra tapa se karmarUpI vikAroM ko naSTa kara mukti prApta karegA / tumhAre putra kI kIrti tInoM loko neM vyApta hogI / " mahArAjazrI ke mukha se janma lene vAle putra ke lakSaNoM ko jAnakara patipatnI ati prasanna hote hue ,muni zrI ko vandana karane lage / "mahArAja kyA hama jAna sakate hai ki yaha bhavya jIva kauna hai ? aura isakA pUrvabhava kyA hai ? kRpayA batAne kA kaSTa kareM |'setth vRSabhadAsa ne mahArAja se punaH prArthanA kii| "zreSThI vRSabhadAsa yaha tumhArA hI subhaganAma kA gvAlA hai jo tumhArI sevA karatA thA / eka dina saMdhyA ke samaya jaba yaha gvAlA jaMgala se ghara lauTa rahA thA rAtri ho cukI thI, mAgha kI ThaNDI apanA prakopa bar3hA rahI thI / mArga sunasAna the| loga apane gharoM meM dubake par3e the / gvAlA bhI zIghra apane ghara pahu~canA cAhatA thaa| lekina usake pAMva ekAeka thaka gae ,usane dekhA ki isa dA~ta kiTa-kiTA denevAlI ,zarIra ko barpha banA dene vAlI ThaNDI meM eka digambarAvasthA meM muni mahArAja khule AkAza ke nIce sAmayika meM lIna haiM / use bar3A Azcarya huA aura mana meM yaha vicAra bhI AyA ki ye vicAre kaise jIvita raheMge ? mahArAja ke prati usake mana meM dayA kA zubha bhAva janmA / vaha jaldI-jaldI lagabhaga daur3atA huA apane ghara gayA / vahA~ se kucha sUkhI lakar3iyA~ lekara vApisa AyA | usane mahArAja ke pAsa lakar3iyA~ jlaaii| rAta bhara muni mahArAja ko agni se tapAtA rahA aura svayaM tApa kara rAtri vyatIta karatA rahA / AtmadhyAna meM lIna muni mahArAja to jaise zIta aura uSNa donoM se dUra the / ve to deha se UparaM AtmA meM sthira ho cuke the / prAtaH kAla sUrya kI kiraNoM ne jaba mahArAja ke caraNoM meM vandanA kI to ve punaH deha meM lauTe / karUNAmaya netra khole aura apane sAmane baiThe hue gvAle tathA jalatI huI agni ko dekhakara sabakucha samajha gae / unakI vAtsalyamayI dRSTi kI kiraNoM se gvAle kA romaroma pulakita ho uThA / usane donoM hAtha jor3akara vinaya se apanA mastaka jhukA diyA / mahArAja kA AzIrvAda ke lie sira para rakhA hAtha mAnoM usameM naye kaMpana utpanna karane lagA | usakI cittavRttiyoM meM nirmalatA AI / ___"uTho bhavya Atmana ! maiM tumheM yahI zikSA detA hU~ ki tuma jaba bhI kisI

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Arrrrrr parIpaha-jayI xxxxxxxxxxx kArya kA prArambha karo to prArambha meM hI 'Namo arihantANam 'mantra kA smaraNa kiyA karo / ' kahate hue AkAzamArga se vihAra kara gae / subhaga gvAlA muni mahArAja ke nirdezita maMtra ko mahAna upalabdhi mAnakara dRr3ha zraddhA ke sAtha pratyekakArya ke prArambha meM usakA jApa karane lagA / vaha uThate-baiThate, gAya carAte, bhojana karate sabhI kAryoM kA prArambha isa mahAmantra se karatA / seTha vRSabhadAsa ! tuma bhI usakI 'NamokAra ' maMtra para dRr3ha AsthA dekhakara usase anurAga karane lage aura use uttama bhojana ,vastra Adi kI suvidhAe~ dekara vAtsalya bhAva se rakhane lage / eka bAra jaba use patA calA ki usakI bhaiMse gaMgA ke pAra calI gaI haiM to vaha unheM vApisa lAne ke lie gaMgA meM kUda par3A / tairate samaya eka painI lakar3I kA bhAga usake peTa meM dhaMsa gayA ,khUna ke phabbAre chUTane lage / jaba gvAle ko lagA ki usakA anta nikaTa hai to 'Namo arihantANam ' kA uccAraNa karate hue usane yaha bhAvanA dhAraNa krI ki maiM apane agale bhava meM bhI Apane mAlika seTha vRSabha dAsa ke yahA~ janma lUM -unakA putra banU~ aura unakI sevA karatA rahU~ / antima samaya ke isa zuddha pariNAma aura zubha bhAva ke kAraNa subhaga gvAlA kA jIva puNyakarma ke udaya se tumhArI patnI ke garbha meM avatarita huA hai aura vahI janma lekara yazakIrti ko prApta karegA, parantu AtmoddhAraka bhI banegA | mahArAja ne seThAnI ke garbha meM avatarita jIva kA pUrva vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / seTha-seThAnI donoM santuSTa hokara ghara Aye / jyoM jyoM garbha sthita bAlaka vRddhigata hotA gayA ,tyoM-tyoM seTha ke yaza aura kIrti meM vRddhi hone lagI / garbha kI vRddhi ke sAtha seThAnI jinamatI kA zarIra kucha kRza avazya huA parantu citta kI prasannatA aneka gunI bar3ha gaI / unakA mana nirantara pUjA, svAdhyAya, japa, dAna puNya ke lie adhika sakriya hotA gayA / campApura nagara meM seTha vRSabhadAsa ke dvAre Aja utsava kA Ananda chAyA huA hai | havelI ko vizeSa rUpa se sajAyA gayA hai ,dvAra para maMgalavAdya kI dhvani gUMja rahI hai / sabhI karmacariyoM ke mana utsAha se bhare haiM / dAsa--dAsiyA~ muha~ mAgA inAma pAkara prasanna haiM / seTha vRSabhadAsa ne garIbo ke lie apanA bhaNDAra hI khola diyA hai / sabhI unheM hRdaya se AzIrvAda de rahe haiM / badhAI dene vAloM kA tA~tA lagA huA hai / sabhIkA svAgata uttama bhojana karAke kiyA jA rahA hai / gaNyamAna

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****** parISaha-jayIxxxxxxx mahilAyeM jinamatI seThAnI ke saurakakSa meM unakA abhinandana kara rahI haiM / sauhara ke gIta gAe jA rahe haiM / seTha jI kI ora se sabhI maMdiroM meM pUjA vidhAna karAye jA rahe haiM / campApura ke mahArAja aura mahArAnI svayaM nagara seTha vRSabhadAsa kI havelI para abhinandana dene padhAre haiM / mahArAnI ne to navajAta zizu ke gale meM ratnoM kA hAra hI pahanA diyA / Aja seTha vRSabha dAsa ke ghara seThAnI jinamatI kI kukSi se putra ne janma jo liyA thA / isI zizu ke janma ke utsava meM sarvatra Ananda chAyA huA hai / ___ bAlaka itanA darzanIya aura rUpavAna thA ki usakA nAma hI 'sudarzana' rakha diyA / usI dina rAja purohita kI patnI ne bhI putra ko janma diyA thA , jisakA nAma kapila rakhA gayA thA | purohita putra aura zreSTi putra donoM sAthasAtha sukha suvidhAoM meM palakara bar3e ho rahe the / bAlaka sudarzana dUja ke cA~da kI taraha vRddhigata ho rahA thA / usakI choTI sI ha~sI aura muskarAhaTa para seTha-seThAnI hI nahIM apitu sabhI loga mugdha the / usakI kilakAriyA~ mAtA jinamatI aura pitA vRSabhadAsa ke hRdaya sAgara meM hiloreM banakara laharAtI / yogya samaya para zizu sudarzana ko vidyA abhyAsa karAyA gayA / prakhara buddhi ke kAraNa bAlaka ne bahuta hI zIghra vidyA grahaNa kI / kizorAvasthA taka pahu~cate-pahu~cate sudarzana ne laukika aura dhArmika zikSA pUrNa kI / vaha vyApAra Adi guNoM ko sIkha gayA / sAtha hI kalA aura saMskRti ke prati bhI jJAnavAna banA / ina saba ke sAtha usane jainadharma ke mahAna siddhAntoM kA bhI adhyayana kiyA / yuvaka sudarzana sacamuca jJAnakA bhaNDAra to banA hI ,usakA rUpa aura saundarya bhI nikhara uThA / kAmadeva ko lajAne vAlA usakA rUpa sabhI ke lie AkarSaNa aura AhlAda kA kAraNa banA / lekina ,isa rUpa meM- yauvana meM kahI vAsanA nahIM thI / ucchaMkhalatA nahIM thI ,saundarya aura zIla kA saMgama thA sudarzana / vANI kI madhuratA aura viveka se usane saba ke mana moha lie the / use yauvana sampanna jAnakara aneka zreSTI apanI kanyAoM ke vivAha ke lie lAlAyita he uThe the|

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XxxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx " mitra sudarzana Aja tuma udAsa kyoM ho ? tuma cehare para vyAgratA kyoM hai ?' sudarzana ko udAsa dekhakara unake sakhA ,purohita putra kapila bhaTTa ne puuchaa| "mitra kyA batAU~ / mere mana meM nA jAne kaisI mIThI-pIr3A ho rahI hai / tumheM patA hai ki jaba hama loga kala rAjamArga se ghara lauTa rahe the, taba eka sukanyA jo vastrAbhUSaNoM se alaMkarita thI, jo apanI sakhiyoM ke sAtha maMdira se pUjA arcanA karake lauTa rahI thI ,usake saundarya ne mujhe usakI ora AkarSita kara liyA / merA mana anAyAsa usakI ora khiMca gayA / mujhe anubhava ho rahA hai ki hamArA janma-janmAntara kA ristA hai / use pAne kI tIvra bhAvanA ke kAraNa merA citta udAsa hai / "sudarzana ne apane aMtaraMga mitra ko apane mana kI bhAvanA kA bayAna kiyA / kapila ,sudarzana jaise caritra niSTa ,sarala,ha~samukha mitra ke mukha se yaha sunakara cakita to huA ,parantu ise yauvana kI AvazyakatA mAnakara evaM pUrvajanma ke saMskAroM ko mAnakara usane apane mitra ko AzvAsana diyA ki vaha pUrA patA lagAkara use batAyegA ki vaha kanyA kauna thI ,aura kyA unakA vivAha saMbhava sudarzana ko becaina dekhakara seTha vRSabhadAsa bhI becaina ho uThe / ve socate beTe ko aisA kaunasA darda hai ? kyA kisIne kucha kahA ? kyA koI zArIrika vyAdhi hai ? aise aneka prazna unheM satAne lage / unhoMne patnI se bhI carcA kI / putrakI udAsI se seThAnI kA to mana hI ucaTa gayA / ve donoM rAtabhara isI para aneka tarka-vitarka karate rahe / "kyoM na usake mitra kapila se jJAtakareM ?" seThAnI ne sujhAyA / "yahI ThIka rahegA / " seTha ne bhI samarthana kiyA / prAtaH seTha vRSabhadAsa rAjapurohita ke ghara pahu~ce aura kapila se putra sudarzana kI udAsI kA kAraNa pUchA / "pUjya kAkAjI merA priya mitra sudarzana aba yuvA ho gayA hai / use aba vivAha ke baMdhana meM bA~dhanA cAhie / cAcAjI kala hI maiMne priya mitra se usakI udAsI kA kAraNa pUchA thA / bar3e saMkoca ke sAtha usane kisI lar3akI ke prati apane AkarSaNa kI carcA kI thii|" "kauna hai vaha lar3akI ?" jijJAsA se seThajI ne pUchA /

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parIpaha-jayI "kAkAjI maiMne kala pUrI jA~ca par3atAla kI / to patA calA ki vaha zreSTIvarga sAgaradatta kI kanyA manoramA hai / jo rUpa- guNa kA bhaMDAra hai / vahI hamAre mitra kA dila curA kara le gaI hai|" kapila ne rahasyodghATana karate hue sabakucha kaha diyA jo usane patA calAyA thA / satya ko jJAtakara seTha jI kA mana prasannatA se bhara gayA / unakA mana balliyoM uchalane lagA / ve jaise daur3ate hue ghara pahu~ce / sArA vivaraNa patnI ko sunAyA / seThAnI bhI isa rahasya ko jAnakara vihvala ho uThI / bahU kI lalaka unake mana meM sugabugA uThI / seTha vRSabhadAsa ko yAda ho AyA vaha bhUtakAla jaba unake mitra zreSThI sAgaradatta ne svayaM hI to unake zizu sudarzana ko dekhakara kahA thA - "seTha vRSabhadAsa yadi merI patnIne putrI ko janma diyA to maiM tumhAre hI isa sudarzana se usakA vivAha karU~gA / ise hI apanA jamAtA banAU~gA / " varSoM pUrva kI bAteM vismRti ke garta meM dhUmila par3a gaI thiiN| para Aja sudarzana kI udAsI ke kAraNa satya kI dhUla jhAr3a dI thI / udhara manoramA bhI sudarzana ko dekhakara use nayanoM ke dvAra se hRdaya-maMdira meM pratiSTita kara cukI thI / yauvana kI urmiyoM meM basa sudarzana hI jhUla rahA thA / dila-dimAga para vahI chA gayA thA / manoramA kI becainI usakI sakhiyoM se chipI na rahI / ve loga bhI sakhI ke manobhAvoM ko jAnakara A~khoM kI A~khoM meM izAroM se saba kucha jAnakara prasanna huI / rati para kAma ke bANa cala cuke the / ve saba sudarzana ke rUpa--guNa kA bar3hA-car3hA kara varNana kara use aura bhI kAma - pIr3ita kara rahI thI / A~khoM se dUra hone para bhI sudarzana manoramA kI A~khoM meM hI basa cukA thA / sakhiyoM ke mAdhyama se manoramA kI mAtA evaM mAtA ke mAdhyama se seTha sAgaradatta bhI pUrI bAta jJAta kara prasannatA se bhara gaye / unheM varSoM pUrva kA apanA hI kathana yAda ho AyA / unheM lagA ki unakI varSoM kI sAdhanApUrNa hone ko hai / "Aie seTha sAgaradatta jI dvAra para seTha sAgaradatta ke rathako AyA dekhakara seTha vRSabhadAsa ne svAgata ke svarameM kahA / seTha sAgaradatta ko sasammAna havelI ke dIvAnakhaNDa meM seTha vRSabhadAsa le gaye / kuzala kSema ke pazcAta unake Ane kA kAraNa jAnane kI jijJAsA vyakta kI / "" 137

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xxxkkk parIpaha-jayI ******* "priya mitra seTha vRSabhadAsa tumheM yAda hai lagabhaga bIsa varSa pUrva jaba tumhArA putra do varSa kA thA / taba maiMne tumase kahA thA ki yadi mere ghara putrI kA janma hogA to maiM tumhAre putra ko apanA dAmAda banAU~gA, Aja vaha zubha velA A gaI hai / maiM apanI putrI kA riztA lekara tumhAre dvAra para AyA huuN|" "baMdhu sAgaradatta tumane to mere mu~ha kI bAta hI chIna lI / mujhe saba kucha yAda hai / mitra pyAra ke aise rizto ko kauna bhUla sakatA hai / maiM to svayaM tumhAre ghara yahI taya karane Ane vAlA thA / "kahakara vRSabhadAsa sAgaradatta ke gale hI laga gaye / donoM mitra paraspara chAtI se lage mitratA ko riztedArI meM badalane ke zubha yoga se prasannatA ke sAgara meM DUba gaye / donoM ke hRdaya kI dhar3akane mAnoM eka dUsare ke bhAvoM ko par3ha rahI thI / donoM mitra prasiddha jyotiSI zrIdhara ke pAsa pahu~ce / vivAha kA muhUrta nikalavAyA gayA (yogya samaya para vizAla atithiyoM kI upasthiti meM sudarzana kI sagAI manoramA se kara dI gii| kucha mAha pazcAta dhUmadhAma se donoM kA vivAha sampanna ho gayA / sudarzana aura manoramA kI mana cAhI murAda pUrI ho gaI / donoM kI jor3I rati-kAmadeva sI pUre nagara ko AkarSita karatI rahI / donoM apane jIvana ko bAsaMtI raMgo se bharane lage / jIvana sukhamaya aura dharmamaya rUpa se vyatIta hone lagA / unake prema ke pratIka svarUpa sukAnta nAyaka putra ne janma liyA / seTha vRSabhadAsa ne vyApAra kA bojha sudarzana ke kaMdho para DAlA aura jinamatI ne manoramA ko ghara kI rAnI hI banA diyA / seTha-seThAnI kA adhikAMza samaya jinabhakti meM vyatIta hone lgaa| caMpApura ke udyAna meM sthita jinamaMdira meM varSoM pazcAta vihAra karate hue maharSi samAdhiyukta muni sasaMgha padhAre / avadhijJAnI cAritradhArI-parISahajayI muni mahArAja ke Agamana ke samAcAra ko jJAtakara mahArAja-mahArAnI seThaseThAnI evaM pUrA rAjaparivAra,darabAra ,zrAvakagaNa vizAla saMkhyA meM unake darzanArtha

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xxxx parISaha-jayI*-*-*-***-*-*padhAre / sabane munizrI ke darzana vaMdana kA lAbha prApta kiyA / "zrAvakajano! jIvana kI upalabdhi AtmA ko jAnanA hai / jisane isa AtmAke nijatatva ko jAnA usane hI sabakucha jAnA / pudgala zarIra aura anazvara AtmA kA saMbaMdha yadyapi anAdikAla se haiM / ye donoM nitAMta bhinna-bhinna haiM / para amUr3hatA ke kAraNa hama inheM eka mAna kara AtmA ko hI bhUla gaye hai | zarIra ko to sa~vArA -para AtmAkI upekSA karate rahe / yaha AtmA hI svatantra evaM nizcala hai / yaha akSaya ,ananta ,avyaya hai / vAstava meM hara AtmA meM paramAtmA svarUpa hai | para mithyAtva ,kaSAya ke aMdhepana ke kAraNa hama isa satya ko jAnahI nahIM sake / jaba hameM bhedavijJAna dRSTi prApta hotI hai / taba saba kucha spaSTa ho jAtA hai / jisakI yaha dRSTi sampanna ho jAye phira vaha saMsAra ke viSaya kaSAya se virakta ho jAtA hai / yaha virakti kI bhAvanA hI manuSya ko mukti ke dvAra taka pahu~cAtI hai / "mahArAjazrIne darzanArthiyoM ko saMbodhita karate hue dharmake rahasya ko saMkSepa meM samajhA kara.sabako dharma lAbha kahA / / mahArAja ke pravacanoM se seTha vRSabhadAsa itane prabhAvita hue ki usI samaya unhoMne saMsAra ko tyAgane kA saMkalpa vyakta kara mahAvrata dhAraNa karane kA bhAva mahArAja zrI ke samakSa vyakta kiyA / patnI jinamatI bhI pati ke pacinhoM para hI calane ko taiyAra ho gii| donoM ne apanA sabakucha beTe -bahU ko sauMpa kara dIkSA lene kA saMkalpa doharAyA / sudarzana aura manoramA ke hI nahIM sAre upasthita janasamUha kI A~kheM chalachalA uThI / para aba vaurAgya ko rAga roka na sakatA thA / seTha vRSabhadAsa evaM seThAnI jinamatI muni-AryikA dIkSA dhAraNa kara tapa meM lIna he gaye / "suniye ...suniye "eka dAsI ne kapila ke dvAra se gujarate hue sudarzana ko rokane ke uddezya se pukArA / __"kaho kyA hai dAsI ? kyoM pukAra rahI ho ? " sudarzana ne rukate hue jijJAsA se pUchA /

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HindiparIpaha-jayI Xxxxxxxx ___ "svAmI Apake mitra kapila azcastha haiM / Apane unakI khabara taka nahIM lI / ve Apake nAma kI hI raTa lagAye hue haiM / " dAsI ne udAsI kA bhAva vyakta karate hue kahA / "are merA mitra azcastha hai -mujhe patA hI nahIM / kisI ne mujhe samAcAra bhI nahIM diyA / anyathA maiM abhI taka usase dUra kaise rahanA / calo dAsI maiM abhI calatA hU~ / " kahate hue sudarzana ne kapila ke ghara meM praveza kiyA / "are mitra kapila tuma kahA~ ho / tumheM kyA ho gayA hai ? " " ve Upara zayana kakSa meM haiM / " dAsIne izAre se nirdeza kiyA / sudarzana jaldI-jaldI mitra ke hAla jAnane ko Upara kI maMjila para pahu~cakara usake zayana kakSameM pahu~cA | vahA~ usane dekhA ki usakA mitra rajAI or3he mu~ha r3hake par3A hai| __ "kyoM bhAI kapila tumheM kyA ho gayA hai ? mujhe samAcAra taka nahIM diyaa| kahate-kahate sudarzana ne usake sira para hAtha rakhanA cAhA / tabhI usakA hAtha pakar3akara sote hue vyaktine apanI chAtI para rakhA / chAtI para hAtha kA sparza hote hI sudarzana ko lagA eka sAtha aneka bicchuoM ne DaMka mAra diyA hai / usane vidyutagati se hAtha haTAyA aura sAthahI rajAI bhI haTAdI / usakI A~kheM phaTI raha gaI jaba usane dekhA ki kapila ke sthAnapara usakI patnI sone kA Dhoga karake par3I hai|" "are bhAbhI tuma ?" "hA~ mere pyAre sudarzana ! tumheM pAne ke lie hI mujhe yaha nATaka karanA par3A hai / tumhArA rUpa merI A~khoM meM sadaiva jhUmatA rahatA hai / tumhArI smRti mere mana ko mathatI rahatI hai / tumhArA saMgama merI icchA hai / Ao priya mere sAtha bhogbhogo|' aMgar3AI lekara donoM bAheM sudarzana ke gale meM DAlate hue kapilA ne khaa| "bhAbhI tuma kyA kaha rahI ho / bhAbhI to mA~ ke samAna hotI hai / tuma vikAroM se pIr3ita ho / yaha saba kSaNika kAmukatA vivekahIna banA detI hai / mujhe kSamA karo / bhAI kapila kahA~ hai / " "pyAre yaha samaya upadeza kA nahIM hai / AoM merI kAmAgni ko tRpta kro| tumhAre mitra to eka saptAha ke lie paradeza gaye haiM / " punaH kapilA ne sudarzana ko AliMgana meM bAdhane kA prayAsa kiyA /

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XxxxxxxparISaha-jayIXXXXXXX "lekina bhAbhI maiM majabUra hU~ / maiM dekhane meM sundara avazya hU~ para kudarata ne mere sAtha majAka kiyA hai maiM purUSatvahIna napuMsaka hU~ / " "kyA ? Azcarya se kapilA kI A~kheM phaTI kI phaTI raha gaI / vaha nirAza sI hokara palaMga para hI gira par3I / " sudarzana ne isa prakAra jhUTha kahakara apanI jAna aura cAritra kI rakSA kii| Aja vasaMtotsava bar3I dhUma-dhAma se manAyA jA rahA thA / sArA nagara hI udyAnoM meM umar3a par3A thA / bAsaMtI raMga tana-manako raMga rahA thA ! phUloM kI sugaMdha se AkRSTa bhramara samudAya gunagunA rahA thA / koyala kI kuhuka mana ko prasanna kara rahI thI |giitoN kA svara bA~surI meM gUMja rahe the / phAguna kA mIThA vAtAvaraNa mana ko lubhA rahA thA / pIta-paridhAnasajja dharatI bhI yauvana se chalaka uThI thI / kizora-kizorI ,yuvA-yuvatiyA~ basaMtake raMgase raMgIna ho uThe the / kAmadeva ke paMcabANa hRdayoM ko vedha rahe the / udyAna meM Aja vizeSa Ayojana thA / vizeSa rozanI kI jhilamilAhaTa ho rahI thI / Aja svayaM mahArAja , unakI mahArAnI abhayamatI, apanI purohita sakhI kapilA ke sAtha vasaMtotsava kI svayaM zobhA banI huI thI / kAma ke bANa use vikSata kara cuke the| - "sakhI kapilA dekhI yaha kauna saundaryazAlinI yuvatI hai / jisakI goda meM itanA sundara zizu killola kara rahA hai / " eka sundara sI devI ko putra sahita dekhakara rAnIne apanI sakhI kapilA se pUchA / "mahArAnI maiM jAnatI to nahIM para yaha koI uccaparivAra kI kulavadhU lagatI hai / dekho zizu ke sAtha vaha aura bhI saundarya zAlinI garimAmaya laga rahI hai / jaise saca hI bAlaka ko dhAraNa kara dharatI para avatarita huI hai / " .. "maiM jAnatI hU~ | ye haiM nagara seTha sudarzana kI dharmapatnI manoramA / aura ye haiM unake putra sukAMta / ''pAsa khar3I eka anya sakhI ne paricaya diyA / "ka....yA.... ? " Azcarya se kapilA kA mu~ha phaTA raha gayA / vaha mana

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Xxxxxxxx parISaha-jayI Xxxxxxxx hI mana jalabhuna kara khAka ho gaI / phira bhI bolI - "mahArAnI jI maiMne sunA hai ki sudarzana to napuMsaka hai / usake putra kaise ho sakatA hai / " "kapilA tujhe avazya dhokhA huA hai / yaha kisI kI phailAI huI / soddezya aphavAha hai / are maiMne sudarzana ko dekhA to nahIM para usake rUpa aura guNa kI prazaMsA sunI hai / bhalA aisA paramapurUSa kA purUSa kaise ho sakatA hai / ''rAnI ne abhiprAya vyakta kiyA / kapilA ne jaise saba kucha samajha liyA / usase piMDa chur3Ane hetu hI sudarzana usase jhUTha bolA thA / vaha dveSa bhAva se jala uThI / sudarzana se badalA lene kA durbhAva usake mana meM paidA huA / usane apanI evaM sudarzana kI sArI bAta apanI sakhI rAnI se kahakara sudarzana ke rUpa kI carcA khUba bar3hA-car3hA kara kahI / rAnI ke kAma bhAva ko prasaMzA ke ghRta se aura bhI bhar3akA diyA / "rAnI tumheM apane rUpa aura cAturya para abhimAna hai / maiM tumheM tabhI catura mAnU~gI jaba tuma sudarzana ko apanA aMkazAyI banAkara kAmatRpti kara sko|" kapilA ne rAnI ko uttejita karate hue kahA / aba rAnI ko vasaMtotsava meM koI AnaMda nahIM thA / usakA rasa hI ur3a gayA thA / basa use to sudarzana kA saMsarga hI cAhie thA / vaha vasaMtotsava ko bIca meM hI asvastha hone kA bahAnA karake mahala meM lauTa AI / usake cehare para udAsI chA gaI / deha malIna ho gayA / vaha apane kakSa meM duHkhI hokara leTa gaI / "kyA bAta hai beTI paNDita dhAma ne pyArase sira para hAtha pherate hue puuchaa| "mA~ ... " kahakara rote hue dhAyakI chAtI meM mu~ha chipAkara rAnI sisakiyA~ lekara rone lgii| "beTI Akhira bAta kyA hai ? mujhe batA / " "dhAya mA~ maiMne seTha sudarzana ke rUpa ke bAre meM sunAyA thA aura Aja chatapara se usako dekhabhI liyA / mere hRdaya meM usakA rUpa tIra sA tirachA hokara cubha gayA hai / yadi sudarzana mujhe nahIM milA to maiM jahara khAkara so rhuuNgii|" "beTI tujhe aisI bAta zobhA nahIM detI / tU rAjarAnI hai / yadi mahArAja ise jAneMge to terA kyA hAla hogA / dUsare beTI sudarzana bar3A hI caritra niSTa , eka patnIvrata kA dhAraka hai / vaha apanI jAna to de sakatA hai para kabhI para strI sevana kA pApa nahIM karegA / beTI ta usakA khyAla chor3a de|"

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XxxxparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx ___"nahIM dhAyamA~ ? aba to yA sudarzana ke sAtha zayanasukha pAU~gI yA mRtyukI saiyyA para hI ledU~gI / " rAnI kI isa jida se dhAyamA~ bhI dukhI aura cintita ho utthii| bacapana se jise goda meM khilAyA thA -use kaise mara jAne de ? rAta bhara dhAya isI cintA meM DUbI rahI ki Akhira kyA kare / mahala ke bAhara sAta-sAta parakoTe va vizAla daravAje haiM / kisI kA gupta rUpase mahala taka lAnA bhI saMbhava nahIM / Akhira usane apanI kUTanIti se mArga nikAlane kA upAya socA / " bhAI prajApatijI Apa pUrNa purUSa ke AkAra kI sundara sAta purUSa mUrtiyA~ taiyAra kara deM / mahArAnIjI Apako mu~ha mAgA inAma degI / " dhAyayA~ ne kumhAra ko Adeza diyA / kumhAra ne mahArAnI kA Adeza svIkAra kara sAta miTTI kI purUSa mUrtiyA taiyAra kI / "ruka jAo kaina andara jA rahA hai ? dvAra pAla ne miTTI kI mUrti le jAte hue dhAya mA~ ko rokA / " "kyA merA bhI mahala meM jAnA niSiddha hai ?" / "hA~ rAtri meM rAjamahala meM tuma bhI nahIM jA sakatI / "dvArapAla ke rokane para bhI dhAya mAM ne balapUrvaka praveza karane kI ceSTA kI / isI roka-Toka meM mUrti girakara TUTa gii| _"dvArapAla tUne isa kAmadeva kI mUrti ko tor3akara rAnI kA kopa mola liyA hai / rAnI kA Aja upavAsa thA aura use isakI pUjA karanI thI / maiM rAnI se terI zikAyata karake tujhe sahakuTumba daNDa dilvaauNgii|" dhAya mAM ke isa kathana ko sunakara dvArapAla Agata kaSTa ke bhaya se kAMpa uThA / aura dhAya mAM se mAphI mAMgane lagA aura kahA ki - "bhaviSya meM aisI galatI nahIM hogI / " isa prakAra dhAya mAM ne apane triyA caritra evaM kuTila nIti se apanI dhAya hone ke pada kA durUpayoga karake sabhI dvArapAloM ko usane anukUla kara liyA / sabhI dvArapAloM ko usane yaha vizvAsa dilAyA ki vaha rAnI kI pUjA ke lie miTTI kI mUrtiyA~ hI le jAyegI /

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X parISaha-jayIXXXXXXX Aja aSTamI kA dina hai / sudarzana seTha sUryAsta hone para zmasAna meM jAkara samAdhi meM baiThe the / pratikramaNa ke pazcAta sAmayika meM lIna ho gae the / paNDitA dhAya usI smazAna meM jAkara jaba ve samAdhi meM the unheM apane kaMdhe para uThAkara mahala meM rAnI abhayamatI ke kakSa meM le AyI / Aja kaMdhe para miTTI kI mUrti nahIM thI , samAdhisthita seTha sudarzana the / sabhI dvArapAloM ne samajhA ki roja kI taraha dhAya mAM rAnI kI pUjA ke lie miTTI kI hI mUrti hI le jA rahI hai / ataH kisI ne unheM rokA-TokA nahIM / jaba sudarzana kI samAdhi TUTI ,aura apane Apa ko saje-dhaje rAjamahala meM palaMga ke Upara pAyA to ve Azcarya meM DUba gaye / "kyoM cakita ho rahe haiM / seThajI ? "Apa isa samaya mahArAnI abhayamatI ke zayanakakSa meM haiM / he priya! ApakA sudarzana rUpa aura merA yauvana Aja eka hokara Ananda loka meM vihAra kareMge / kAmottejaka rAnI ne apanI bAheM sudarzana ke gale meM DAla dii| ___ "mahArAnI jI Apane yaha kyA anartha kiyA / rAnI to mA~ ke samAna hotI hai / phira maiM to purUSatvahIna napuMsaka huuN|" sudarzana ne vinayapUrvaka kahA / ___ "pyAre sudarzana tuma kapilA ko bevakUpha banA sakate ho ,mujhe nahIM / maiMne tumhArI prazaMsA bhI sunI aura tumhAre darzana se maiM ghAyala ho gayI / pyAre isa rUpa ko bhogo aura Ananda prApta karo / yauvana ko saMyama me kasakara barabAda mata karo / priya yaha vasanta kI rAta, rajanIgandhA kI sugandha ,dekho aSTamI kA damakatA huA candra ,manda samIra ke jhoMke ,yaha ekAnta aura khulA yauvana kyA tumheM uddIpta nahIM karatA ?" rAnI ne aneka kAma ceSTAe~ karate hue kahA / "rAnI deha to rudhira aura mAMsa kA putalA hai| yaha ananta rogoM kA ghara aura ghinonA hai / yaha to vaha phUTA ghar3A hai ,jisase gandagI nirantara bahatI rahatI hai / yaha zarIra maraNadharmA hai / bar3hApA ise daboca letA hai / aise zarIra kA moha kyoM ? rAnI jI isa gande zarIra meM jo pavitra AtmA hai usakA cintana karo , yahI AcAryoM kA upadeza hai / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki tuma bhI viSaya vAsanA ke nAgapAza se mukta ho jAo / rAnI maiM eka patnIvrata kA dhAraka hU~ tumhArI kAmottejaka ceSTAe~ tumhArA narakagati kA bandha kara rahI haiM / "sudarzana ne rAnI ko samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / rAnI jyoM-jyoM adhika kAmottejaka hokara sudarzana para vANI yA dRSTi ke

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***xxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxxxxx prahAra karatI tyoM-tyoM sudarzana apane caritra meM aura bhI dRr3ha ho jAte ve nirantara paMcaparameSTI kA smaraNa karate rahe / rAta bItane ko thI / bhora ke svara phUTane ke the / rAnI Akhira apanI kuceSTAoM meM saphala na ho skii| use bhaya lagA ki kahIM vaha badanAma na ho jAe ,ataH durAcAraNI aura kulaTA nArI ke anurUpa nATaka karate hue usane svayaM apane vastra phAr3a DAle / nAkhUnoM se apanA zarIra kSata kara DAlA / aura bacAo-bacAo cillAkara rone lagI / rAnI kI cillAne kI AvAja sunakara dvArapAla daur3e Ae / unhoMne turanta rAjA ko sUcita kiyA / rAjA rAnI ke zayanakakSa meM Aye / rAjA ko AtA dekhakara abhayamatI aura jora se rone lagI / ro-ro kara bolI - "isa nagara seTha ne mere kakSa meM Akara mujha para balAtkAra karane kI koziza kI hai |"aur apane vikSata kharoMca vAle aMgoM ko dikhAne lagI / sudarzana to isa ghaTanA ko upasarga jAnakara samAdhi lIna ho gae / rAjA rAnI ke rUdana phaTe hue vastra aura zarIra kI kharoMca ko dekhakara Ape se bAhara ho gae / unakA viveka hI jaise naSTa ho gayA / unhoMne ekAeka sainikoM ko Adeza diyA ki - "sevako isa adhama pApI ko smazAna meM le jAkara isakA vadha kara do / "rAnI ko chAtI se lagAkara use sAMtvanA dene lage / rAnI bhI apane banAvaTI AsuoM aura apanI adAoM se apanA zIlavatI hone kA abhinaya karane lgii| sainika ,sudarzana ko ghasITate hue smazAna meM le gae aura unakA siraccheda karane ke lie talavAra kA bAra kiyA / lekina ,unake Azcarya kA koI ThikAnA na rahA , jaba talavAra kA bAra gale kA puSpahAra bana gayA / jitanI bAra bhI ve AghAta karate utane hI puSpahAra sudarzana ke gale meM bar3hate jAte / sainikoM ne yaha samAcAra mahArAja ko diyA | mahArAja ko Azcarya huA / unhoMne anya sainikoM ko bhejA lekina vahI punraavrtn| Akhira rAjA svayaM apanI senA ko lekara smazAna bhUmi meM sudarzana kA vadha karane pahu~ce / "mahArAja yahA~ smazAna meM yaha kauna sI senA khar3I hai ? abhI to yahA~ koI

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parISaha - jayI nahIM thA / "dUta ne rAjA ko senA ke bAre meM batAyA / unhoMne vistAra se senA kA varNana kiyA / donoM ora se eka prakAra kA yuddha hI chir3a gayA / rAjA ne dekhA ki zatru kI senA bar3hatI hI jA rahI hai aura unake sainika maraNa kI zaraNa ho rahe hai / ve bhI Azcarya cakita the / 'mahArAja Apa yuddha karanA chor3a de / sudarzana nirdoSa haiM / aka ajanabI na mahArAja ko Azcarya meM DUbA dekhakara kahA "" "tuma kauna ho rAjA ne jijJAsA se pUchA / "mahArAja maiM yakSa hU~ / yaha sArI senA merI hai / Apa rAnI ke galata bahakAve meM Akara eka sAdhu purUSa kA vadha karane kA pApa karane jA rahe haiM / yakSa me rAnI ke kakSa kI ghaTanA rAjA ko sunAI / "" rAjA ne jaba satya ko jAnA to use pazcAtApa huA / usane sudarzana ke caraNoM meM girakara kSamA yAcanA kI / apanI vivekahInatA para pazcAtApa kiyA / nirvikAra bhAva se samAdhi meM lIna sudarzana to jaise ina saba anabhijJa the / unheM rAjA yA rAnI kisI para koI roSa nahIM thA / ise ve apane azubha karmoM kAhI phala mAnakara upasarga ke rUpa meM sahaja bhAva se sahana kara rahe the / rAnI abhayamatI ne jaba apanI dUtI dvArA isa camatkAra kI bAta sunI to vaha bhayabhIta ho gayI, aura mahala se bhAgakara eka vRkSa se laTakakara usane AtmahatyA kara lI / durdhyAna se marane ke kAraNa rAnI nIca yoni meM vyaMtarI huI / sudarzana seTha abhI bhI dhyAnasta mudrA meM baiThe theM / cehare para paramazAnti hai // 'zreSTivara sudarzana mujhe kSamA kare / vivekahIna hokara maiMne Apa ke sAtha jo anyAya na atyAcAra kiyA hai / usake lie maiM zarmindA hU~ / maiM apane apakRtya ke lie ApakA kSamAprArthI hU~ / prAyazcita ke rUpa meM maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa mujhe kSamA kareM, evaM merA AdhA rAjya svIkAra kara mujhe kRtArtha kareM / : "" " mahArAja mujhe rAjya se koI prayojana nahIM / maiMne to usa samaya jaba dhAya paNDitA mujhe smazAna se le jA rahI thI, tabhI pratijJA kara lI thI ki yadi isa upasarga se maiM jIvita rahU~gA to, aura yadi mukti prApta karU~gA to punaH gRhastha jIvana meM praveza nahIM karU~gA / maiM jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa karake AtmakalyANa karU~gA / ataH aba merA jaba gRhastha jIvana meM hI lauTane kA irAdA nahIM hai to phira rAjya lene kA prazna hI kahA~ ? rAjan Apa ko kSamA mAMgane kI AvazyakatA 146 For Personal and Private Use Only 46 Jain Educationa International ""

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xxxxxxxxxxxx parISaha-jayIxxxkkkk nahIM hai / yaha saba mere hI pUrva janmoM ke azubha karmoM kA udaya hai / " kucha samaya pazcAta seTha sudarzana sIThe jinAlaya meM pahuMce vahA~ virAjamAna vimalavAhana muni kI vandanA kI / aura zAnta citta hokara dIkSA pradAna karane kI prArthanA kI / seTha sudarzana ke isa nirNaya se sabhI cakita the / itanA zrImaMta seTha sacamuca meM jo sudarzana hai ,aisA rUpavAna yuvA dhana-sampatti kA tyAga kara rahA hai / yaha Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA hai |saaraa nagara isa alaukika tyAga ko dekhane aura anumodanA karane ekatra ho gayA / rAjA mantrIgaNa sabhI parijana aura purajana evaM mitroM ne unheM hara taraha se samajhAne kA prayala kiyA / muni-jIvana ke kaSToM se bhayabhIta kiyA / patnI manoramA aura putra sukAnta ne bhI azru bhare nayanoM se Agraha kiyaa| lekina aba sudarzana seTha para isakA koI prabhAva nahIM ho rahA thA / unhoMne sabako sambodhita karate hue apane udgAra vyakta kie - __ "mahArAja! mantrIgaNa! prajAjanoM ! Apa saba kA mujhe sneha aura Adara milA hai |chotte se jIvana meM maiMne saMsAra ke vaibhava ko bhogA hai / mujhe merI patnI manoramA ne apAra sukha diyA hai ,ve merI sahI arthoM meM dharmacAriNI rahI haiM / mere putra sukAnta bhI AjJAkArI yogya putra haiM / mujhe apane mitra kapila kA prema milA hai / lekina pichale do dina kI ghaTanAoM ne mujhe yaha AbhAsa karA diyA ki deha kA sukha vAsanAoM ko janma detA hai / aura ye vAsanAe~ hI samasta kleSoM kA kAraNa haiM / mujhe yaha anubhava huA hai ki isa zarIra kA sukha hI bhava-bhava ke duHkha kA kAraNa hai / bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA sukha kA kAraNa ho sakatI hai / maiM usa AtmArUpI bhagavAna ke sAnidhya ko pAne ke lie isa bhautika saMsAra kA tyAga kara rahA hU~ / mere dvArA Apa kisI ko bhI kisI prakAra kA kaSTa pahu~cA ho to mujhe kSamA kare / yadi kisI ne mujhe kaSTa diyA ho to bhI maiM use kSamA karatA hU~ | Apa saba mujhe prasannatA pUrvaka AzIrvAda aura zubhakAmanAoM ke sAtha AjJA deN|" sabase kSamAyAcanA karate hue punaH muni mahArAja se dIkSA kI yAcanA kii| logoM ke mukha se jayajayakAra kI dhvani gUMja uThI / logoM ne dekhA ki seTha

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XxxxxxxparISaha-jayIXXXXXXX sudarzana ke zarIra se kImatI AbhUSaNa vastra utara rahe haiM / jaise moha aura mAyA svayaM tapa ke bhaya se bhAga rahe hai / logoM ne dekhA ki saundarya ke pratIka kezoM ko sudarzana ne ghAsa pUsa kI taraha ukhAr3a die hai / upasthita jana samudAya kI A~kheM azru kI arghya car3hA rahI thIM, aura vANI muni sudarzana kI jaya-jayakAra se pavitra ho rahI thI / muni sudarzana mahAvratoM kA kaThoratA se pAlana kara rahe the / unheM jaise aba deha kA dhyAna hI nahIM thA / unakA adhikAMza samaya AtmatiMna meM hI jAtA / muni sudarzana aneka nagaroM kI yAtrA karate hue ,pATalIputra pahu~ce / AhAra ke lie jaba unhoMne nagara meM praveza kiyA to nagara kI devadattA nAmaka vezyA.jisake yahA~ kuTilA paNDita dhAya rAjA ke Dara se chipI huI thI usane sudarzana ko dekhate hI devadattA ko bhar3akAte hue kahA ki -" yahI vaha sudarzana muni hai jisake kAraNa rAnI ko AtmahatyA karanI par3I / " muni sudarzana kA isa avasthA meM bhI itanA AkarSaka vyaktitva dekhakara devadattA ke mana meM vAsanA kI agni jala uThI / usane apanI vezyA buddhi kA prayoga karane kA nizcaya kiyA / usane turanta muni ke pAr3igAhana kA nizcaya kiyA / muni mahArAja ko pAr3igA kara vaha Adara sahita apane bhavana meM le aaii| "mahArAja Apa abhI javAna haiM , sundara haiM , saMsAra ke bhogoga ko bhoga sakate hai / isa yoga ko chor3o aura sukha bhogo / " vezyA ne apanA abhiprAya vyakta kiyA / - "bhaginI tumheM yaha zobhA nahIM detA / isa roga ke ghara galita zarIra para itanA moha ThIka nahIM / zarIra kA sadupayoga to tapazcaraNa meM hai / tuma bhI isa kA upayoga AtmakalyANa meM karoM / ' muni sudarzana ne use samajhAne kA prayatna kiyaa| " mere Upara tumhAre upadeza kA koI prabhAva nahIM par3a sakatA / tumheM mere

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X x parISaha-jayI- - sAtha viSaya bhoga karanA hI par3egA / '' kahate-kahate devadattA ne muni ko uThAkara palaMga ke Upara rakha diyA / muni sudarzana ne ise upasarga mAna kara yaha pratijJA kI ki jaba taka yaha upasarga dUra nahIM hotA taba taka maiM AhAra grahaNa nahIM karU~gA / aura yaha bhI pratijJA karatA hU~ ki kabhI nagara meM praveza nahIM karU~gA / isa prakAra pratijJA kara ve sanyAsa grahaNa kara sAmAyika meM lIna ho gae | "tIna dina taka devadattA aura paNDitA dhAya kAmoddopaka upasarga karatI rahI / parantu sumerU kI taraha dRr3ha sudarzana muni ko calita nahIM kara sakI / Akhira thakakara krodha se unhoMne muni sudarzana ko usI mudrA meM uThAkara smazAna meM rakhavA diyA / smazAna meM muni sudarzana samAdhi meM lIna haiM / tabhI AkAzamArga se vimAna meM jA rahI vyantarI jo pUrvajanma meM rAnI abhayamatI thI / usakA vimAna rUka gyaa| usane jaise hI nIce dekhA to krodha se bolane lagI - "are yaha to vahI sudarzana hai / jisake kAraNa mujhe AtmahatyA karanI par3I thI / are duSTa usa samaya to kisI yakSa ne terI rakSA kI thI / lekina aba dekhatI hU~ ki tujhe kauna bacAtA hai / " krodha se bharI badale kI durbhAvanA se prerita hokara vaha aneka upadrava karane lagI / muni sudarzana para jyoM jyoM upasarga hote tyoM-tyoM unakI dRr3hatA aura bhI bar3hatI jAtI / aura dekhate hI dekhate muni sudarzana ko kevala jJAna kI prApti huii| devoM ne gandhakuTI rUpa samavazaraNa kI racanA kI / muni kevalI sudarzana ke isa atizaya ko dekhakara vyantarI paNDitA dhAya aura devadattA ko pAzcAtApa huA / unakI dRSTi badalI / unhoMne AryikA dIkSA grahaNa kI / manoramA ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI / kevalajJAna prAptakara kevalI sudarzana vihAra karate hue logoM ko mokSa mArga prazasta karate rahe / anta meM samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka isa nazvara deha ko chor3akara mokSa pada ke adhikArI bane /

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parISaha-jayI kritik MARRIANATAHan gajakumAra kI kathA "nagarajanoM dhyAna se suno / jo bhI bahAdura AkramaNakArI zatru podana pura ke rAjA aparAjita ko parAsta kara, use kaida kara, mahArAja ke sAmane upasthita karegA / use mahArAja vAsudeva mu~ha mAgA InAma deMge / "pUre nagara meM rAjya kI ora se yaha Daur3I piTavAI gaI / sAre nagara meM ghara-ghara hara vyakti ne yaha ghoSaNA sunI / pichale kaI mahInoM se podanapura ke rAjA aparAjita ne dvArikA ko ghera rakhA thA / prajA jaise apane hI nagara meM bandI thI / yuvakoM ne isa ghoSaNA ko sunaa| unakI bAheM phar3akane lagI / parantu kisI ko apanI zakti para vizvAsa nahIM ho rahA thA / bar3e-bar3e yoddhA bhI mAta khA cuke the / "pitAjI maiM aparAjita ko parAjita karake Apake caraNoM meM DAla duuNgaa|" vinaya parantu dRr3hatA se svayaM rAjakumAra gajakumAra ne apane pitA vAsudeva se prArthanA kI / "beTA abhI tuma kizora ho / kama umra ke ho itanI bar3I senA se lar3anA khela nahIM hai / " mahArAja vAsudeva ne putra ko samajhAyA / "hA~ beTA tumhAre pitAjI saca kaha rahe haiM / abhI tumhAre yuddha karane kI nahIM balki Ananda manAne ke dina haiM / abhI tuma komala bAlaka ho / " mAtA gandharvasenA ne gajakumAra ke mastaka para vAtsalya se hAtha rakha kara azru pUrNa netroM se kahA / "pitAjI kSatriya janma se hI lohe kA banA hotA / jaba zatru daravAje para khar3A ho , usa samaya kSatriya kA dharma hotA hai ki vaha apanI jAna kI bAjI lagAkara bhI apane rAjya aura prajA kI rakSA kare / maiM dUdha pItA baccA nahIM huuN| pitAjI,Apa usI dvArikA ke ardhacakrI mahArAja haiM jisa kula meM bhagavAna neminAtha aura zrIkRSNa ne janma liyA / jinake pratApa ko sunakara zatruoM ke cehare murajhA jAte the / aura mA~ Apako vidita hai ki mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM abhimanyu mAtra solaha varSa kA kizora thA, jisane kaurava senA ke chakkechur3A diye

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** *** parISaha-jayIx the / phira maiM to bIsa varSa kA ho cukA hU~ / basa Apa donoM AzIrvAda deM ki maiM apane lakSya meM saphala hokara lauTU / ' rAja kumAra ne kahate-kahate mA~-bApa ke caraNoM kA sparza kiyA / mahArAja vAsudeva aura rAnI gandharvasenA ne gajakumAra ke dRr3ha nizcaya ko jAnakara use chAtI se lagAkara AzIrvAda diyA / mahArAja ko isa bAta kA garva huA ki unakA beTA vIratA ke guNoM se bharA hai / mAtA ko bhI garva huA ki usakA dUdha Aja sArthaka ho gayA / donoM ne kuma-kuma tilaka lagAkara beTe ko AjJA dI / rAjakumAra yuddha ke veza meM aura bhI sundara laga rahA thA / mAno kAmadeva svayaM vIratA dhAraNa kara prastuta huA thA saundarya aura vIratA ke isa samanvaya ne upasthita janasamUha kA mana jIta liyA / aneka loga gajakumAra kI sundaratA aura bahAdurI ke guNagAna karane lage ,aura aneka logoM kI A~kheM isa vicAra se bhIga gaI ki itanA sukumAra rAjakumAra yuddha kI bhISaNatA ko kaise jhelegA? yuddha kI raNabherI ke svara gUMja rahe the / una svaroM ko suna sainikoM ke zarIra yuddha ke lie kasamasA rahe the / kumArI kanyAyeM aura suhAgane sainikoM ko kuma-kuma kA tilaka kara rahI thI, aura AMsuoM kA ardha car3hA rahI thIM / vIra mAtA gandharvasenA ne apane beTe ke hAtha meM talavAra dete hue punaH usake dIrgha jIvana aura vijaya kI kAmanA kI / hajAroM kaNThoM se vijaya kI kAmanA ke gIta phUTa par3e / vIroM kI AratI utArI gaI / vIroM ke mana utsAha aura jIta kI preraNA se ubhara rahe the / . bahAdura gajakumAra ke netRtva meM caturaMgiNI senA raNavAdya kA ghoSa karatI huI kile se bAhara yuddhabhUmi kI ora bar3hane lagI / senA kI gati aisI laga rahI thI ,jaise apane nAgapAza meM zatruoM ko bAMdhane nikala par3I ho / yuddha kA maidAna donoM ora kI senAoM kI muThabher3a ke kAraNa dhUla se AcchAdita ho gayA / dharatI se uThI dhUla ne AkAza ke sUrya ko bhI dhUmila kara diyA / hAthiyoM kI cighAr3a, ghor3oM kI hinahinATa aura sainikoM ke cItkAra se sArA vAtAvaraNa kolAhalamaya ho gayA / donoM ora se tIvra prahAra ho rahe the / aneka ghar3a se kaTe mastaka bhUluMThita ho rahe the / anekoM ke zarIra kSata-vikSata ho rahe the / kisI kA hAtha, kisI kA pAMva kaTa cukA thA / zarIra se rudhira ke

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XXXXXXXXparISaha-jayIxxxxxx phavvAre hI chUTa rahe the / lagatA thA ki rudhira kI nadI baha rahI ho / hAthI ,ghor3o ke kaTe hue aMga bikhare par3e the / ghAyaloM kI karAha to talavAroM kI TakarAhaTa meM dabI jA rahI thI / yuddha apanI caramasImA para lar3A jA rahA thA / donoM ora se naye-naye yuddhavyUha race jA rahe the / parAjaya aura vijaya kabhI gajakumAra kI ora to kabhI aparAjita kI ora jhuka jAtI / Aja yuddha kA pandrahavAM dina thaa| abhI taka koI nirNaya nahIM ho pAyA thA | gajakumAra ne Aja vizeSa yuddhavyUha kI racanA kI / Aja ke yuddha kA netRtva usane svayaM kiyA / rathapara savAra gajakumAra aisA suzobhita ho rahA thA ki mAnoM AkAza meM sUrya kA ratha cala rahA ho / usane aparAjita ko lalakArA / donoM ora se bhayAnaka ghAta-pratighAta hone lge| Akhira saMdhyA se kuchakSaNa pUrva hI gajakumAra ne aparAjita ko apane kucha yuddha kauzala aura vIratA se bandI banA liyA / aparAjita ke bandI hote hI usakI senA meM bhagadar3a maca gaI / usake sainika nirAza ho gaye aura zastra tyAga die / idhara gajakumAra dvArA aparAjita ko bandI banAye jAne kA samAcAra jAnakara usakI senA kA utsAha aneka gunA bar3ha gayA / sainika prasannatA se uchalane ,kUdane aura nAcane lage / vijaya kA tUryanAda baja uThA / gajakumAra aparAjita ko bandI banAkara dvArikA kI ora lauTe / __rAjakumAra ,gajakumAra aparAjita ko parAjita kara bandI banAkara lauTa rahe hai , yaha samAcAra rAjabhavana aura pUre nagara meM bijalI kI bhAMti phaila gayA / mahArAja ,mahArAnI adhikArIgaNa aura samasta prajA apane rAjakumAra kA svAgata karane aura parAjita zatru ko dekhane ke lie umar3a par3I / mahArAja ne putra ko gale se lagAyA / mA~ ne beTe kA mAthA cUmA / nagara janoM ne harSollAsa se apanI prasannatA vyakta kI / vijayI senA para phUloM kI varSA kI gaI / cAraNoM ne virUdAvalI naayii| aura sabhI kA sammAna kiyA gayA / mahArAja ne vijita sainikoM ko puraskAra bAMTe / mAtRbhUmi ke lie jo zahIda ho gae ,unake parivAra ko AzvAsana dekara unheM ? yathocitta dhana rAzi pradAna kI gaI / parAjita aparAjeya ko bandIgRha meM DAla diyA gayA / mahArAja ne usI samaya rAjakumAra gajakumAra ko yuvArAja pada para AsIna karane kI ghoSaNA kii| isa zubha nirNaya ne logoM kI prasannatA ko ora bhI bar3hA diyA / ve gajakumAra kI vIratA aura rAjA kI sahRdayatA kI bhUrI-bhUrI prasaMzA karane lage /

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xxxrxrkiparISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx yuddha ke vijaya ne gajakumAra meM AtmazlAghA ke bhAva bhara die / yuvarAja pada ne use kacha vizeSa adhikAra prApta hone se ahamavAdI bhI banA diyA / cATukAramitroM ne usakI ina svacchanda vRttiyoM meM ghI kA kAmakara unheM aura bhI bhar3akA diyA / suzIla gajakumAra pada, pratiSThA aura sammAna ko svasthatA se grahaNa na kara sakA, aura vaha svacchandatA ke pravAha meM bahane lagA | usameM durAcArI mitroM ke bahakAne ke kAraNa kAma vAsanAoM kI jvAlAyeM bhar3akane lgiiN| gajakumAra kA anurAga dina-pratidina striyoM kI ora vizeSakara yuvA kanyAoM kI ora adhika bar3hane lagA / isa kArya meM usake durAcArI mitroM ne usakA bharapUra sAtha diyA / rAjakumAra ne yuvarAja pada kI Ar3a meM adhikAra ke DaMDe se aura cApalUsa sAthiyoM kI madada se apanI durAcArI vRttiyoM ko belagAma banA diyA / gajakumAra ke AsapAsa vyAbhicArI aura durAcAriyoM kA jamaghaTa juTa gyaa| ve loga isI Toha meM rahate ki kisakI lar3akI javAna huI hai / kisakI khUbasUrata bahU hai / ve loga aisI yuvatiyoM kA bar3hA car3hA kara rasapUrNa zailI meM rUpavarNana karate, jisase gajakumAra kI vAsanAe~ bhar3aka uThatIM / aisI kanyAoM , kumArikAoM aura navavadhuoM ko phusalA kara yA bhaya batAkara apaharaNa kiyA jAtA aura ve gajakumAra ke zayanakakSa meM pahu~cA dI jAtI / gajakumAra kA yaha roja kA niyamita kArya sA ho gayA / ___acche-acche gharoM kI striyoM kI ijjata aura rAjasattA ke bhaya se ve vicArI upha taka na kara pAtI / aneka striyA~ jIvana bhara isa vyathA ko jhelatI rahIM / jisa kisI purUSa ne isa durAcAra ko rokane kA thor3A bhI prayatna kiyA to usakA nAmonizAna taka miTAyA jAne lagA / aba vyAbhivicAra ke sAtha gajakumAra kI ye hiMsaka vRttiyA~ bhI bar3hane lagI / podanapura meM seTha pAMsula kA bhI bar3A kArobAra thA / pAMsula yuvA vyApArI thA / usakI patnI surati sacamuca rati kA avatAra thI / "yuvarAja Aja maiMne aisI kalI ko dekhA hai jisake sAmane tInaloka kI sundaratA bhI lajA jAe / yadi vaha ApakI aMkazayinI na banI to saba bekAra hai|

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Android parISaha-jayIXXXXXXXX "eka cApalUsa sAthI ne surati seThAnI kI rUpa rAzi kA varNana karate hue gajakumAra ko uttejita kiyA / "kauna hai vaha rUpAgaMnA ? ''gajakumAra ne kAmapIr3ita hokara pUchA / cApalUsa sAthiyoM ne seTha pAMsula aura usakI patnI surati kA pUrA vivaraNa prastuta kiyA / "lekina yaha kaise saMbhava hai ? seTha pAMsula nagara ke pratiSTita zreSTI hai / yadi yaha bheda khula gayA aura pitAjI ke kAnoM taka yaha bAta pahu~cI to anartha ho jAegA / " gajakumAra ne zaMkA karate hue kahA / "Apa isakI cintA na kareM / yaha hama para chor3a deM / Aja rAta surati Apake zanayakakSa meM hogI / "eka sAthI ne DIMga mArate hue kahA / . ardha rAtri ke samaya tIna,cAra loga sazastra pAMsula kI havelI para pahu~ce , aura use jAna se mAra DAlane kI dhamakI dekara surati kA apaharaNa kara use gajakumAra ke pAsa bheja diyA / seTha pAMsula ko yaha bhI dhamakI dI gaI ki yadi vaha isa ghaTanA ko mahArAja taka le jAegA to use surati aura apanI jAna se bhI hAtha dhonA pdd'egaa| becArA pAMsula ina dhamakiyoM se Dara gayA / vaha krodha se kAMpa uThA / parantu rAjya sattA se TakarAne kI himmata na hone se khUna kA yUMTa pIkara raha gayA / surati ke sAtha gajakumAra ne rAtabhara usakI icchA ke virUddha usakI majabUrI kA phAyadA uThAkara usakI deha se khilavAr3a kiyA / abalA nArI isa rAkSasa ke paMjo meM nirIha pazu kI taraha tar3aphatI rahI / pAMsula kA krodha dhIre-- dhIre bairabhAva meM parivartita hotA rahA / . dvArikA ke udyAna meM Aja svayaM bhagavAna neminAtha padhAre haiM / balabhadra, vAsudeva AsapAsa ke rAjA sabhI unake darzanoM ko umar3a par3e the / sabhI bhaktibhAva se unakI pUjA arcanA kara rahe the / sArA nagara hI nahIM pUrA pradeza ,tIrthaMkara prabhu ke darzanoM ke lie umar3a par3A thA / sampUrNa vAtAvaraNa hI dharmamaya ho gayA thA / prakRti meM bhI vAsantI ullAsa phaila gayA thA / vizAla janasamUha ko bhagavAna kI

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-**-*-* -*-* parIpaha-jayI* * divyavANI- zravaNa kA avasara milA thA | guru gaMbhIra vANI meM prabhu upadeza de rahe the - "bhavyajIvoM ! deha kA sukha saccA sukha nahIM hai / ananta janmoM se yaha jIva isa zarIra ke sukha ke lie aneka upAya karatA rahA / parantu na to ise rogI hone se bacA sakA aura na bur3hApe yA mRtyu se hI bacA sakA / manuSya ne zIlavrata ko tor3akara bhoga-vilAsa ke lie kuzIla kA AcaraNa kiyA / vaha vyabhicArI bnaa| usane bahana-beTI ke bheda ko nahIM jAnA / kAma bhogI manuSya kauai aura gIdha kI bhAMti rUdhira aura mAMsa ke zarIra ko nocate rahe / jyoM-jyoM vaha vAsanAoM ke vazIbhUta huA, tyoM-tyoM usakI kAmAgni aura bhI bhar3akatI rahI / ananta chidroM se phUTA huA yaha zarIra rUpI ghar3A use apane rUpajAla meM pha~sAye rahA / yaha manuSya isa kAmatRpti kI eka zahada rUpI bUMda ke lie saMsAra ke mahAnatama kaSToM ,bhayoM aura bhaviSya ke kaSToM evaM durgati ke kaSToM se anajAna rhaa| bandhuoM ! isa kuzIla ke kAraNa manuSya mAnasika rUpa se dUSita huA aura zarIra se apavitra aura rogI banA / yadi hama saccA sukha cAhate hai to hameM isI zarIrI sukha kI kAmanAoM se mukta hote hue mahAna brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA cAhie / gRhastha ke rUpa meM hama eka patnI vrata ke dhAraka bane / aura sadacaritra ko apanAyeM yaha brahmacarya kA prathama sopAna hai / apanI patnI ke sivAya anya sabhI striyoM ko umra ke anusAra mA~ ,bahana aura beTI samajhe / kramazaH brahmacarya kA pAlana karate hae saMsAra ko tyAgakara apane brahmarUpI AtmA meM ramaNa kareM / yahI saccA zIla dharma hai / yaha mukti kA paMtha hai / " mahArAja ne zIla ke samarthana meM aneka brahmacarya vrata ke dhArakoM kI kathAe~ udAharaNa ke rUpa meM sunaaii| bhagavAna kA yaha upadeza loga gaMbhIratA se suna rahe the / upadeza rUpI svAtibUMdeM unake mana rUpI sIpa meM mAnoM motIkA rUpa dhAraNa kara rahI thI / loga maMtra mugdha the / anekoM hRdaya brahmacarya ke pAlana ko lAlAyita ho uThe / bhagavAna kA upadeza pUrNa hone para logoM ne unakI bhAvapUrNa stuti kii| dhIre-dhIre loga apane nivAsa ko lauTane lage / prAyaH pUrA udyAna hI khAlI ho gayA / para gajakumAra to aisA vicAroM meM kho gayA ki use patA hI nahIM calA ki kaba pravacana pUrA huA aura kaba loga apane gharoM ko lauTa gaye / bhagavAna kI vANI kA prabhAva usake mana-mastiSka ko mathane lagA / vaha apane hI

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Arrivandrt parISaha-jayIxxxxxxxx jIvana kI atIta kI kitAba par3hane lagA / apane vyabhicArI jIvana kI sArI ghaTanAoM para vicAra karane lagA / hara ghaTanA kA eka-eka dRzya usake mana para chAne lagA / A~khoM ke sAmane tairane lagA / usane kina-kina striyoM ke sAtha durAcAra kiyA thA unakI tasvIreM usake sAmane dRzyamAna hone lagIM / unake cehare kI majabUrI, A~khoM kA bhaya sAkAra hokara ubharane lage / usakA mana pahalI bAra ina duSkRtyoM se dukhI hone lagA / isa dukha ne usameM AtmaglAni utpanna kI / pazcAtApa kI saritA hRdaya ko bhigone lagI / usakA hRdaya dukha se kAtara ho utthaa| usane mana hI mana una sabhI nAriyoM kI kSamA yAcanA kI jo usakI havaza kI zikAra huI thI | usakI A~khoM se azru kI dhArA baha nikalI / pazcAtApa ke ina A~suoM ne usake hRdaya ko pavitra banA diyA / "mahArAja ! maiM bar3A pApI hU~ / maiMne aba taka kA jIvana vyabhicAra meM kho diyA / bhogoM kI agni meM maiM jalatA rahA / " gajakumAra ne apane gaMde atIta kI kitAba bhagavAna ke sAmane par3ha kara sunA dI / evaM yAcanA karate hue kahA - "prabhu aba maiM isa nArakIya jIvana se mukta honA cAhatA hU~ / maiM punaH usa agni ke samparka meM nahIM jAnA cAhatA / maiM Apake samakSa AjIvana brahmacaryavrata kA svIkAra karatA huuN| maiM dIkSA dhAraNa karanA cAhatA hU~ | "gajakumAra kI vANI kA khanakatA satya , A~khoM ke bahate A~suoM kI pavitratA evaM dRr3ha nizcaya dekhakara bhagavAna ne use dIkSA kI anumati dI / para , mA~-bApa kI AjJA prApta karane kA Adeza bhI diyA / __"pitAjI mAtAjI maiM Apase kucha Adeza lene AyA hU~ / "bhagavAna ke pravacana se lauTane para gajakumAra ne apane mAta-pitA se karabaddha prArthanA kI / "kyA bAta hai beTe ? tumhArA ceharA pratidina kI bhAMti praphullita kyoM nahIM ? kyA asvastha ho ? yA kisI ne kucha kaha diyA hai ? " rAjA ne jijJAsA se pUchA / __"nahIM pitAjI aisA kucha bhI nahIM / isa choTI sI jindagI meM maiMne bahuta se pApakarma kie haiM / maiMne bhoga ko sarvasva mAnakara jIvana hI naSTa kara liyA hai / maiM mahApApI hU~ / isa pApakarma se mukta hokara AtmakalyANa ke patha para ArUr3ha honA cAhatA hU~ / kRpayA mujhe dIkSA lene kI AjJA deM / "kahate-kahate gajakumAra ne apane jIvana kI sArI ghaTanAyeM sunAI aura ro par3A / "beTA isameM tumhArA kyA doSa ? yaha to isa umra meM hotA hI hai / phira

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- parISaha-jayI Xxxxxxxxx jaba tumane pazcAtApa kara liyA to phira pApa kaisA ? " pitAne samajhAyA / "hA~ beTA tumhAre pitAjI ThIka kaha rahe haiM / abhI tumhArI umra bhI kyA hai ? hama zIghra tumhArA byAha racAne kA vicAra kara rahe haiM / " mA~ ne gajakumAra ko vAtsalya se samajhAyA / . "nahIM mA~ aba byAha kI bAta hI na soceM / maiMne choTI sI umra meM jo pApa kie haiM unakA janma janmAntara meM dhulanA kaThina hai / vahI umra tapasyA kI sahI umra hai / phira bhagavAna nemInAtha ko hI dekheM / yauvana meM hI ve kevalI ho gaye haiN| basa aba Apa mujhe moha ke baMdhana meM na bAMdhe / '' hAtha jor3akara gajakumAra ne prArthanA kI / ___ "beTA tapa kI umra to merI hai | tuma yaha rAjya samhAlo, yogya samaya para gRha tyAga karanA / " "pitAjI aba yaha saMbhava nahIM / "kahate-kahate gajakumAra ne pitA ke caraNa pakar3a lie| rAjA vAsudeva ne putra ko uThAkara chAtI se lagAyA | mA~ ne mastakapara dulAra se hAtha pherA aura mauna svIkRti hI de sakI / galA aura A~kheM donoM bhara gaye the| gajakumAra dIkSA le rahe haiM - yaha samAcAra pUre rAjya meM drutagati se phaila gayA / jisane bhI sunA Azcarya meM DUba gayA / gajakumAra ke mitra to ise majAka samajha kara ha~sI ur3Ane lage / __"dekhA sau cahe khAkara billI tIrtha karane nikalI hai|" "lagatA hai ki lar3akiyA~ pha~sAne kA nayA mArga DhU~r3ha rahA hai / " mitroM ne apane DhaMga se socA / ve sabhI cApalUsa, kAmI mitra zIghra gajakumAra ke pAsa aaye| para yaha kyA gajakumAra ko dekhate hI unakA bhAva hI badalane lagA ! gajakumAra ke cehare kI gaMbhIratA ,A~khoM kI karuNA,vyavahAra kI namratA ne unake mukha hI baMda kara die / ve to socakara Aye the ki usakI khiMcAI kareMge / para, yahA~ to unake bola hI rUka gaye / "beTA tumhI apane mitra ko samajhAo / ise kyA ho gayA hai / isa kaccI umra meM dIkSA lene kI jidda kara rahA hai / hama to isakA vivAha karake putravadhu aura pautroM kA sukha dekhanA cAhate haiM / " mA~ ne gajakumAra ke trioM se apanI vyathA kaha

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parISaha - jayI kara samajhAne kA Agraha kiyA / mitroM ne ekAMta meM gajakumAra ko samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA / purAne kisse sunAne cAhe | bhaur3e majAka bhI karane kA prayatna kiyaa| para, saba bekAra ! jo gajakumAra ina bAtoM ko rasa pUrvaka sunatA thA - rasika bAteM karatA thA / Aja usane ye bAteM sunane se bhI inkAra kara diyA / ulTe una mitroM ko samajhAyA "mitroM hama loga Aja taka aMdhakAra meM the / bhoga-visAla aura vAsanAoM kI tRpti ke nAma para hamane vyabhicAriyoM kI jindagI bitAI hai / para ye vAsanAe~ kabhI tRpta nahIM huIM, aura bhI bhar3akatI rahIM / hamane kitanI mAsUma, majabUra, nAriyoM ke satItva ko naSTa kara apane caritra ko naSTa kiyA hai / yaha pApa hameM eka nahIM - bhava-bhavAntara taka durgati meM dukhI karegA / mitroM ! abhI dera nahIM huI / jAge tabhI se saberA samajho / nAdAnI meM jo ho gayA usa para pazcAtApa karo / apane bhava ko sudhArane ke lie Atmacintana karo | brahmacarya kI zaraNa lo / isa AtmA ko brahmamaya banAo / "" I gajakumAra kI bAteM mitroM ke hRdaya meM halacala macA rahI thIM / eka nayA sUrya unakI kaluSita AtmA ko Alokita kara rahA thA / ve sabhI satya ko jAna rahe the aura sabake Azcarya ke bIca una sabhI mitroM ne bhI mAnoM eka svara meM kahA - "gajakumAra yadi hama tumhAre sAtha pApa meM bhAgIdAra the to aba muktipatha meM bhI tumhAre hama sAthI banegeM / hama saba isI samaya tumhAre samakSa brahmacaryavrata dhAraNa karate haiM / tumhAre sAtha hI hama bhI jinezvarI dIkSA dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa ke patha para caleMge / "" yuvarAja gajakumAra evaM sabhI mitra apane parivAra se AjJA lekara usI udyAna meM pahu~ce jahA~ prabhu nemInAtha sasaMgha virAjamAna the / * * * udyAna meM jaise pUrA rAjya hI umar3a par3A thA / loga bhakti kautuka se bhare hue the / loga dekha rahe the sukumAra yuvarAja aura unake yuvAmitroM ko jo isa komalavaya meM, bhoga ke sukha ko chor3akara kaThina tapasyA ke pathAnugAmI bana rahe the / koI isalie ro rahA thA ki ye komala bacce isa durgama patha para kaise calegeM ? kucha zaMkita the ki yaha lar3ake isa patha para cala bhI pAyeMge / kucha sarAhanA kara Jain Educationa International 158 For Personal and Private Use Only

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parIpaha-jayI rahe the ki kaisA vairAgya janmA hai / aneka mu~ha, aneka bAteM ho rahI thIM / gajakumAra nizpRhatA se AbhUSaNa vastra tyAga rahe the / jyoM-jyoM vastra utara rahe the, antara kA saMsAra bhI chUTatA jA rahA thA / saundarya ke pratIka, sundariyoM ko lubhAne vAle bAla ve ghAsa-phUsa kI taraha loMca rahe the / gajakumAra kI isa dRr3hatA aura nizpRhatA ko dekhakara loga A~sU bahA rahe the / jaya-jayakAra kI dhvani ke sAtha vairAgya kI anumodanA kara rahe the / aba sAmane yuvarAja gajakumAra kI jagaha virAjamAna the, muni gajakumAra / muni gajakumAra kala kA vilAsI Aja kA vairAgI thA / caMcala indriyA~, saMyama se baMdha cukI thIM / sone-cA~dI ke bartanoM meM khAnevAle hAthoM ko pAtra banAkara ve rUkhA-sUkhA bhojana kara rahe the / makhamala ke vistara meM sonevAlA jamIna para so rahA thA / jo pAMva kabhI makhamala se nIce nahIM cale the ve Aja naMge paira Ubar3a khAbar3a, patharIlI jamIna para vihAra kara rahe the / pAMva se khUna bahane lagatA para isa tapasvI ko isakA dhyAna hI kaba thA ? deha tA mamatva to kaba se hI chUTa gayA thA ? samagra cetanA Atma kendrita ho gaI thI / muni gajakumAra, bhagavAna ke sAtha aneka dezoM, nagaroM meM vihAra karate rahe / pazcAta akele aneka nagaroM meM vihAra karate hue, logoM ko sacce 'jainadharma kA upadeza dete hue logoM ko satpatha para lagAte hue, giranAra parvata ke jaMgaloM meM pahu~ce / muni gajakumAra ne varSoM tapArAdhanA karake apane karmoM kA kSaya kiyA / apane divyajJAna se jaba unhoMne jJAta kiyA ki aba Ayu ke kucha hI dina bAkI haiM to sallekhanA dhAraNa kara AtmA meM adhikAdhika lIna hote gae / unhoMne mRtyu ko bhI utsava kI bhAMti apanAne kA mAno saMkalpa hI kara liyA / muni gajakumAra pUrNa sanyAsa dhAraNa kara dhyAnasta hokara tapa meM lIna ho gae / unheM to deha kA yaha bhI dhyAna nahIM rahA ki usa para jIva jantu reMga rahe haiM / jaMgalI pazu zarIra khujalA rahe haiM / garmI-sardI zarIra ko pratikUla bana rahe haiM / muni gajakumAra deha se * dehAtIta ho gae the / unakA dhyAna AtmAmeM simaTa kara prabhAmaNDala raca rahA thaa| zarIra kSINa ho rahA thA, para AtmA ujjavala banatI jA rahI thI / I jaba se pAMsula seTha ko yaha jJAta huA ki usakI patnI kI ijjata lUTane vAlA duSTa yuvarAja gajakumAra dIkSita ho gayA to use vizvAsa hI nahIM huA / vaha to socane lagA ki yaha bhI duSTatA kI hI koI cAla hogI / vaha jahA~ bhI gajakumAra muniveza meM vihAra karate unake hI AsapAsa calatA rahatA / usake mana meM nirantara badale kI Aga dhadhakatI rahatI / sote-jAgate, uThate-baiThate khAte Jain Educationa International 159 For Personal and Private Use Only

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parISaha - jayI 1 pIte hara samaya vaha yahI socatA ki kaise gajakumAra se apanI patnI ke apamAna kA badalA le | yaha ArtadhyAna dinoM dina panapakara bhayAnaka vairabhAva ke rUpa meM dRr3ha ho gayA / usakI samasta cetanA isI bhAvanA meM lagI rahane lagI / vaha aneka upAya socatA SaDyaMtra karatA lekina sAdhuoM kA saMga aura zrAvakoM kI nirantara upasthiti ke kAraNa vaha badalA lene meM saphala nahIM ho pAyA / lekina usane irAdA nahIM badalA / '"maiM jindagI ke antima kSaNa taka, isa naMge lucce gajakumAra se badalA lekara rahU~gA / yadi isa janma meM saphala nahIM huA to agale janma meM yA bhavabhavAntaroM meM badalA lekara rahU~gA / "aise hI vicAra vaha sadaiva karatA rahatA / jaba muni gajakumAra riganAra ke jaMgala meM ghora tapasyA meM lIna the, taba pAMsula seTha bhI unheM khojatA huA giranAra ke jaMgaloM meM pahu~cA / pahalI bAra apane duzmana ko, patnI ke sAtha vyabhicAra karanevAle gajakumAra ko ekAnta meM pAkara vaha bahuta khuza huA / aura bar3abar3Ane lagA "aba bacakara kahA~ jAoMge ? Aja maiM apanI patnI para kie gae atyAcAra kA badalA lU~gA / tumheM aisA majA cakhAU~gA ki mauta bhI kAMpa uThegI | merI jindagI bhara kI jvAlA Aja zAnta hogI / pAMsula pAgaloM kI taraha aTTahAsya kara uThA / dUsare hI kSaNa usakI A~khoM meM khUna utara AyA / krodha aura krUratA cehare para nAcane lagI / pAMsula ne apane badale ke rUpa meM bar3e - bar3e lohe ke kIle gajakumAra ke hAthoM, pAMvoM meM nirdayatA se Thokane zuru kara die / pAMsula eka-eka kIlA ThokatA, duSTatA se ha~satA, badale kI saphalatA ke saMtoSa kA anubhava karatA / khUna kI dhArAyeM muni gajakumAra ke aMga-aMga se baha nikalI, para ve tanika bhI vicalita na hue / cehare para bhaya, vedanA krodha kI koI chAyA na AyI / sahanazakti ke tapa kA teja aura bar3ha gyaa| deha meM kIleM Thuka rahe the / para muni ke hara Thokara para karma jhara rahe the / gajakumAra ne ise upasarga mAnakara samatA se sahana kiyA / deha kSata-vikSata huI, para AtmA aSTakarma ke bandhana se mukta ho gaI / pAMsula unheM marA jAnakara khuza hotA huA calA gayA, parantu pApakarma ke bojha se itanA daba gayA ki bhava-bhavoM taka narakAdi ke dukhoM ko bhogatA rahA / " deha se mukta Atma lakSmI kA varaNakara mokSa meM sthAna pAne vAle gajakumAra janma maraNa se mukta ho gae / tapa kI agni meM samasta karma bhasma ho gae / Jain Educationa International 160 For Personal and Private Use Only

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