Book Title: Parmatma ke Pamaratma
Author(s): Lalitvijay
Publisher: Shrutgyan Amidhara Gyan Mandir
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/023528/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che nama: zrI zatrujaya tIrtharAjAya namaH / paramAtmA ke pAmarAtmA IL. [. \\\\ lekhaka : pUjya tapasvI paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI bhaktivijayajI gaNivaranA ziSyaratna pUjya munirAja zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * cho : It gAmamA . where... '' . viMD/D. pUjya sva. AcAryazrI bhaktisUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA praziSya tAravI zAMtamUrti zrI harakhavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA cAlu vaSitapa nimitte sA dara sa ma pa Na bheTa Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aiM namaH zrI zAMtinAthAya namaH zrI gautamasvAmine namaH paramAtmA ke pAmarAtmA lekhaka : saccAritra cUDAmaNi sva. pUjya munirAja zrI amIvijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA vidvAna vaiyAvaccI ziSyaratna pUjya AcAya deva zrImadvijaya kSamAbhadra sUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA gurUbhrAtA paravinayI bhaktisa panna tapasvI pUjya paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI zaktivijayajI gaNivaranA ziSyaratna pU. munirAja zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja sAheba vIra saMvata 24O vikrama saMvata 2026 mauna ekAdazI ara Ane pahelI nakala 1000 123320 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka : zrutajJAna amIdhArA jJAna maMdira vya. saMdhavI vADIlAla dhurAbhAi rAMdhejA ( jI. amadAvAda ) H dravya sahAyaka H a. sau. caMpAbahena caMdulAla rAMdhejAvALAnA smaraNArtha temanAM suputra zAha kAntIlAla caMdulAla taraphathI pU. mANuvijayajI mahArAjanA vinayI ziSya munirAja zrI hiravijayajInI preraNAthI saprema bheTa mukta H zAha gIradharalAla phulacaMda sAdhanA mudraNAlaya, dANApIThe-bhAvanagara Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = pU. sva. AcArya deva zrImadvijaya kSamAbhadrasUrIzvarajI ma.sA.nA ziSya pU. zrI mANekavijayajI mahArAjanA ziSya pU. zrI hiravijayajI mahArAja jeozrIne keTalAMka varSoMthI kAyama mATe miSTAnnanA tyAga che tathA jee mahinAmAM dazathI bAra AyaMbIla ane traNeka kalAka svAdhyAyamAM rata thai saMyamI jIvana jIvI rahyA che. dIkSA : sa. 2003 vaizAkha vada 2 mu. dujANA (rAjasthAna) vaDI dIkSA : sa. 2004 mahA suda 5 pA te Ne Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maull samarpaNa : : : jeozrIe Adhi, vyAdhi ane upAdhinA trividha tApathI trAsa pAmelA evA " mane bacAvI tIrthakaro, cakravatIo ane rAjA mahArAjAoe svIkArelI bhAgavatI pravajyAnuM pradAna karyuM : pUjya gurudeva paMnyAsajI mahArAja zrI bhaktivijayajI gaNivaryazrIne sAdara-samarpaNa. caraNakiMkara lalitavijayajInA 8 koTi koTi vaMdana. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je nivedana che lagabhaga pAMceka varSa pUrve mArA jevA mahAajJAnI ane jenadharmanA AcAravicArothI aparicita, evA mane jainadharmAbhimukha karanAra svargastha pUjya AcAryadeva zrImad buddhisAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA samudAyanA sAdhuone paricaya thayo, ane huM kuLa jaina hevA chatAM, jainadharmanA saMskAra mArAmAM nahotA, je ke mArA pUjya pitAzrI sva. caMdulAla lalubhAI, tathA sva. mArA pUjya mAtuzrI caMpAbahena, tathA mArAthI nAnA baMdhuomAM jainadharmanA saMskAra hatA, te joto hato. temAM upara jaNAvyA mujaba sAdhubhagavaMtone paricaya thaye ane dughamAM sAkara, senAmAM sugaMdhanI jema mArA pUjya kAkAzrI ke jeo hAlamAM zrI hiravijayajI mahArAjanA zubha nAmathI saMyamI jIvana jIvI rahyA che, jemano pheTe A pustakamAM Apela che, teozrInI satata preraNAthI amArA gAmanA zrI saMdhanA sADAcArasothI pAMcaso mANasane zrI siddhagIrIjI mahAtIrthanI yAtrAne lAbha maLe, uparAMta teozrInI preraNAthI satkAryomAM yatakiMcita dravya vyaya karI zako chuM te pUjya hiravijyajI ma. sA. nA caraNa kamalamAM koTI koTI vaMdana karI viramuM chuM. zrI saMdha sevaka kAMtIlAla caMdulAla nA savinaya praNema Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAsaMgika e mAla ~: : A agAu A tyAga ''tu- nAnu zuM pustaka mAre hAthe lakhAyu hatu. tyAra bAda traNu varSanA gALA pachI A paramAtmA ke pAsamAM nAmanuM pustaka pragaTa karatAM mane AnaMduM eTalA mATe cAya che ke jemanI vANI mane muMbaImAM sa. 1985-86 khe va sudhI lAla bAgamAM sAMbhaLavA maLI, jinAjJAgati e vANInu amRtapAna karAvI, amarapaMthe javAmAM preraNA ApanAra prakhavatA, jJAAnaprabhAvaka, pUjya gacAcA deva zrImad vijayarAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebane kadI bhUlI zakuM ema nathI ja. A pustaka hAvavAmA udAra dIle dravya sahAya karanAra suzrAvaka kAMtIlAla caMdulAla (saMdhejA) hAla amadAvAda nivAsIe hamaNAM traNa cAra varSanA gALAmAM ghaNI sArI rakama dharma kAryamAM khacelI che, jenI noMdha e mahAzaya pAse mAgelI, paraMtu e traNa vAra patra vyavahAra karatAM spaSTa nA pADI chatAM rAMdhejAthI relve mAraphata lagabhaga pAMcasA zrAvaka-zrAvikAne pAlItANA lAvI zrI siddhagIrIjI mahAtIrthInI yAtrA karI, karAvI pAMca divasa sudhI reAkAi yAtrALuone jotI sagavaDa purI pADI, e meM pratyakSa anubhavelu yAda hAi bIna bhAvikAne anumAdanA karavAnA lAbhane dRSTimAM rAkhI, emane paNa eTalA mATe yAda karU chu. ke teozrI peAtAnA jIvanamAM-uttarAttara dha kAya karatA rahe ane A asAra saMsAra tarI pAra karavAnuM, emanA jIvananu dhyeya rahe eja abhilASA sAthe uparokata yAtrAnA prasaMgeA emanA bhA "" Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNalAla, zAMtIlAla, rasIkalAla, cInubhAI, ane jayaMtIlAla ane e saunA vRddha kAkA mohanazeThe, saMdhanI khaDe page bhakti karI e anumodanIya che. sonAmAM sugaMdhanI jema zrIyuta kAMtIbhAIe zrI siddhagIrI upara pUrve varNavyA mujaba mArA parama upakArI pUjya zrI rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA.nA varada haste mArA pUjya gurUdeva zrImadda paMnyAsajI zrI bhaktivijayajInI hAjarImAM tIrthamALa paherI manuSyajanma ane zrAvaka kuLa pAmyAne parama lhAvo lIdhe eja saunuM kalyANa thAo e abhilASApUrvaka aMte eTaluM ja ke A pustaka pragaTa karavAno A mAre bAlIza prayAsa che, temAM truTIo azuddhi je kAMI rahI javA pAmI hoya ane jinezvara bhagavaMtonA Azaya viruddha -ajJAnatAthI kAMI lakhAyuM hoya te badala trIviSe trIvidhe micchAmI dukkaDa ApI viramuM chuM. -lalitavijayajI Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrI jinezvarAya namaH // paramAtmA ke pAmarAtmA AtmA e ja paramAtmA che, evuM Atika darzanakAre bole che, mAne paNa che. te AtmA e ja paramAtmA hovA chatAM, evA kyA kAraNe ane koNe ene pAmara-AtmA banAvyA, e viSayane sparzatA pahelAM paramAtmAnI vyAkhyA karIe :- jagatamAM parama eTale zreSTha UMcAmAM UMcI keTine AtmA, jeoe vitarAge kahelA dharmanA AcaraNathI, dharmarUpI dhanathI dharmane ja vyApAra karI " puNyAnubaMdhI puNyathI " pitAnI musApharI cAlu rAkhI rahyA che, te "UMcI keTinA AtmA" ane dharma dvArA je meLavyA pachI, jene kAMI ja meLavavAnuM bAkI rahyuM nathI, ane cAragati rUpI A saMsAranI musApharIno sadAne mATe aMta lAvelA che, te ja "UMcAmAM UMcI koTinA AmA" arthAt paramAtmA. Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna--vitarAge kahelA dhama kevA hoya ? uttara--durgatimAM paDatA jIvAne macAve (Ala mana Ape) evA dhama vitarAga paramAtmAe upadeA che. saMsAramAM dareka jIvA sukhanA athI hAi, sukhanI prApti mATe aneka prakAranI ceAjanAe (skrImeA) ghaDe che ane te bhutakALathI Aja sudhI cAlu che, bhaviSyamAM paNa ema ja cAlu rahevAnu che, e ja khatAve che ke ceAjanAe saphaLa thaI nathI, kAraNa ke manaHkalpita ane tarka vitarkanA taraMgeAthI e ghaDAcelI hAI, saphaLatA te| dUra rahI, paraMtu niSphaLatAnA pratyakSa anubhava thAya che. eTalu` ja nahi, paraMtu sukhanA badale duHkhAnA gaMja khaDakAya che, ane e duHkheAthI jIvA pAmara, lAcAra- hatAza anI jAya che. prazna e thAya che ke sukhanI prApti mATe ceAjanAe ghaDanArAnI dRSTimAM karyuM sukha che ? rahevAne maMgalA, pharavAne meATara, uDavA vimAna, suvAne palaMga, phensI vasro, alaMkArA, AdhunIka Dhabanu phI cara, mAga-magIcA, suMvALA sparza vaibhavA vigerenuM sukha dRSTimAM hAya tA te sukhanAM sAdhanA-svAdhina che ke parAdhina che? aMtaranA UMDANamAMthI javAba meLavatAM te saghaLuM parAdhina che, ane parAdhinatA e ja duHkha che ema svikAravuM ja paDaze. vaLI e sAdhanA haiAvA chatAM sukha ja Ape evuM paNa nathI. * zerane mAthe savA zera' e kahevata mujaba, peAtAthI bIjA pAse adhika haze tA enI irSyA, adekhAIthI manamAM anyA karaze. vaLI adhika meLavavAnA udyama karaze, ane bhAgyamAM nahi hAya tA je thADu' ghaNu' haze te paNa gumAvI hatAza-pAmara banI jaze. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAvaNa, kaura, dhavala zeTha evA aneka vaibhavazALIo thaI gayA. sukhanAM sAdhanonA gaMja khaDakAyA hatAM, paNa e sAdhanee sukha na ApyuM e divA jevI hakIkata che. sukhI dekhAvuM ane sukhI hevuM emAM ghaNuM ja aMtara che. chatAM parAdhina evAM paNa sukhanAM sAdhano kone maLe ? jenuM puNya heya tene ja ne? juoH vyakti ane vastu banne hovA chatAM, te ene ja maLe ke puNyarUpI kanekazana hoya e bhulavA jevuM nathI. ghera beThe lAITane prakAza, paMkhAnI havA, pANI vagere dUra hovA chatAM svIca dabAvavAthI tuta maLI jAya che, enuM kAraNa vacamAM kanekazana che. e nyAye vastu karatAM paNa kanekazananI jarUrIAta para bhAra mukavo joIe, eka bAju dukALa che, sAmI bAjue sukALa che, vacamAM UMDI gaMgA nadI che mATe e nadI pAra karavA mATe pulonI jarUrIAta svikArAI che, pula hoya te dukALane sukALamAM pheravI zakAya che, mATe ja yuddhAdikanA prasaMge pulanuM rakSaNa prathama karAya che, eTale sAbIta thAya che ke vastu karatAM kanekazananI mahattA vadhI jAya che, ane ethI ja upara kahI gayA tema puNyarUpI kanekazanane svikAra karyA sivAya cAle ema nathI. chatAM vartamAnakALe khUbI to juo-moTo varga e che ke jeone puNya athavA dharmanI bAbatamAM suga caDI che, dharmanI vAta karanArAone-junavANa-rUDhIcusta samayane na pArakhanArA kahI kura mazkarIpUrvaka hasI kADhe che, ane puNya-pApane mAnavA taiyAra nathI, te pApano tyAga karavAnI vAta ja kyAM rahI, kahyuM che ke- "dharmasya phalamicchanti, dharma necchanti mAnavA phalaM pApasya necchanti, pApaM kurvati sAdarAH" Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhamatu phaLa joie che paNa dharmAMnI jarUra nathI, pApanuM phaLa joitu nathI paraMtu AdarapUrvaka hAMzathI pApa karAya che. jue rAgIne ArAgya joie che, paraMtu auSadhanI jarUra nathI evuM ja thayu ne ? vaLI keTalAka dhama rUpI auSadha, duHkha rUpI rAganA nAza mATe seve che, paraMtu kupathya paNa kare che, evAe kadI paNa ArAgya prApta karI zake nahi, viSaya sevana-Asakti e jIvaleNa kupa che. sukhanI prApti mATenI ceAjanAe, akhatarAo hiMsaka hAya teA sukhI thavAya ja nahi. pUvakRta puNya ceAge prArabhamAM kadAca gheADA lAla dekhAya, paraMtu e lAbha karatAM asaMkhya anaMtaguNI nukazAnI bhaviSya mATe sajAya che, e cAsa bhulavA jevuM nathI ja. bhAratIya saskRtie peAtAnA sukha mATe bIjAnA sukhanA bhAga nA levAya, enA purA khyAla rAkhyA che, ane kahevAtA sudharelA pAzcimAtyAe paNa e gaNatrI rAkhelI che, paNa e gaNatrI mAnavasevAnA nAme mAnava puratI rAkhelI che, e ja meATA bhayaMkara gunA che. mAnavanI sevA nahiM, paNa mAnavanuM satyAnAza vALyuM che. mAnavane sukhI karavA, mAnavetara jIvAnA nAza karavAmAM evAe pApa mAnatA nathI-pApa mAnatA nathI eTale e pApa maTI jatuM nathI. jamAnAnA nAme pApane pASavAnI pravRtti khataranAka che. vadhumAgI salAha ApanArA keTalAka svAthI peTabharUe ane mahAajJAnIe| kahe che ke samaya eLakhA, jamAnA sAthe kadama mIlAvA, 'vagere buddhihinA kheAle che. enA sAme tatvaciMtakAnA javAba che ke AMdhaLI doTa mUkanArA, UMDA khADAmAM paDanArA ane pADanArA samayajJa nathI ja, paraMtu bhutakALane ( tAttvika STi dharAvanArA 6 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ enA kathanane) smaraNamAM rAkhI, buddhipUrNAMka soMpUrNa vicAra karI, bhaviSyanA janmane muddala hAni sva-parane paheAMce nahi, evuM vartana karanArA ane khIjAone evA sudara vartana karavAnA upadeza ApanArA e ja sAcA arthamAM samayajJa che. leka DerI ane jamAnAnA pravAhamAM taNAnArAone, murkhAe samayajJa kahe enI kAMI ja kiMmata nathI. mahApurUSAnI ceAjanAe evI ghaDAyelI che ke mAnava mAnavetara sau jIvA sukhI thAya emAM zakAne sthAna nathI. AjakAla to chAzavAre chAzavAre ce MjanA badalAya che. AmAM na phAvyA, eTale A, ema vAra vAra cAjanA mada. lavI paDe che. enuM kAraNa bhArAbhAra ajJAna che. ajJAna heAvA chatAM peAtAne mahAjJAnI mAne che, phAMkA rAkhe che, ame ja jANIe chIe, tamAne zuM khabara paDe? ema sanepAtIAnI jema bake che. ApaNI mULa vAta te e che ke, paramAtmA jevA ApaNane A saMsAranA sukhanA rAge pAmara banAvyA che, te pAmara AtmA evA ApaNane paramAtmA banavuM hAya tA saMsAramAM rAjA-mahArAjA, cakravatI, svarganA devA e badhA rAganI rAmAyaNathI anya janmAmAM, are A janmamAM paNa pAmara, lAcAra, dIna, hatAza manI rIkhAI rahyA che. te zAthI? sukhanA rAgathI, mATe rAganA tyAga e ja upAya che. ceAjanAe rAganI ane rAgane peASanArI hAya nahi. paraMtu tyAganI ane tyAgane pASanArI hAya tA ja te pAmarAtmA maTADI, paramAtmA pade lai janArI che, emAM zaMkA nathI ja. saMsAramAM duHkha te kharAba vastu che, e badhA mAne che ane duHkhane tALavA badhAe laikA pravRtti kare paNa che, paraMtu Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A duHkha ane duHkhanI paraMparA sajanAra sukhane rAga che evuM viralA samaje che, ane e samajelA ja sukhane lAta mArI zake che. jIvane zatru bIje kaI nathI paNa sukha e ja mATe zatru che, Ama te sukha ane sukhanAM sAdhane paNa ApaNuM kAMI ja bagADI zakatA nathI, bagADavA samartha nathI, kAraNa ke e jaDa che. paraMtu e sukhanA uparanA rAge Asaktie ja cetana evA AtmAne jaDa jevuM banAvI dIdhuM che. kahyuM che ke - " yasmin kRte karmaNi saukhya lezo duHkhAnuM baMdhasya tathAsti nAnta: manobhitApo maraNaM hi yAvat mukho'pi kuryAt khalu tanna dharmaH" je janAothI sukhano to aMza, ane dukhonI paraMparA DhagalAbaMdha khaDakAyelI jANavA anubhavavA chatAM, mukhaduHkhanA nAza ane kAyamI sukhanI prApti mATe akasIra upAya kahA ke pejanA kaho, te dharmarUpI janAone (jinezvara bhagavaMtee upadezelI) svikAra karatuM nathI e kharekhara navAI jevuM che. mAne ke bhautika sukhanI janAo ghaDAI, ane sukhanAM sAdhananA DhagalA bhegA karyA, paNa ethI sukha maLI gayuM ema mAnavuM e murkhAI che, bhArebhAra ajJAna che. kAraNa ke e manyA pachI rakSaNa karavAnI yojanA karavI paDe, e paNa paheregIra cekIdAra gurakhA rokavAnI yojanA karaze chatAM e rakSaNa karanArA daze te nahi de ne ? e ciMtAnI hoLI-baLatarA pAchI UbhI ja che. rAvaNanA samayamAM enA je sukhI, baLavAna, sattAvAna bIje kaMI nahato. sonAnI laMkA, bIbhiSaNa, kuMbhakarNa jevA Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jakhkhara bhAI, iMdrajita meghavAhana jevA baLavAna parAkramI putrA, dAdarI satI paTarANI ane apsarAtulya hajArA rANIe hatI, rAvaNa AMkha UMcI kare eTalAmAM dharatIne dhrujAvI mUke evuM sainya, che kAMI khAmI AvA vaibhavazALI paNa adhika rUpavatI sItAjInA rUpamAM pataMgIe anyA, badhA vaibhava svAdhina hatA. chatAM mAnasika piDA zAnI ? viSayasukhanA rAganI utpanna thaI, ciMtAnI heALI pragaTI-rAvaNa pAmara banI gayA, pAgala jevA thai karagaravA lAgyA, sItAjI enA sAmuM paNa nA juve, kALamukhA dUra jA vigere apamAna tiraskAranAM vacane sAMbhaLavA paDe ane badhu sahana kare zAthI ? viSayasukhanA rAgathI ja ne. bhaviSyamAM paramAtmA thanAre Aje pAmara pAgala jevA banI gayA. " viSaya viluddhA prANI-kare saMpatta hANI rAvaNa name sItAnA pAya re............ "" keIne nahi namanArA, abhimAnanuM putaLuM, evA rAvaNu viSaya sukhanA rAgathI sa`sva gumAvI beThe| mATe rAga kharAba che. kauzAMkhIne abajopati, pAMcase vahANanA dhaNI, dhavaLa zeTha mahAtmA zrIpALakuMvaranI Rddhi ane enI ane rANIe uparanA rAgathI (RddhinI irSyA ane rANIenA rUpathI) sAtamI narake gayeA kANe meAkalyA? atha ane kAmanA rAge ja ne ? jagata Aje atha ane kAmanI pAchaLa paDyu che. game tema karI hiMsaka ceAjanAethI a meLavavA, ane e a (lakSmI) maLyA pachI bhAgAsakta banI durgatimAM javuM, dugA~tinAM duHkhA koNe joyAM che? ema bakavATa karavA sahele che. paNa e duHkhe! AvI paDe tyAre sahana karavAM muzkela che. ahiMyA paNa Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . AMkhA ane haiyuM hAya tA joi zakAya che. karoDapatine badhuM ja che, atha ane kAmanA DhagalA che paraMtu kSaNavAramAM emaDI adha thaI jAya che, zarIre asahya vedanA thAya che, cIseA upara cIse pADe che, paNa kheAlI zakAtuM nathI. enI mujhavaNunI kalpanA te karI jue. tIvra pApeAya jAge tyAre akasmAta AvuM ane emAM navAi nathI, ApaNe kahI gayA tema sukhanA rAge jIvA tIvra pApa kare che, ane e udayamAM Ave tyAre dhana, strI, nAkara, putrA, vaidya, DokaTarA mitrA kAMI ja karI zakatA nathI. vedanA bhAgavanArA pAmara banI gayA. strI-parivAra paNa pAmara banI gayA kAraNa ke vedanA zAMta karavA e saMbaMdhIe sama nathI lAcAra che, mATe ja AkhuM jagata pAmara che. e pAmarAtmApaNuM khaTake tene ja paramAtmA banavAnI icchA thAya, khaTakayu evA purUSArtha karI paramAtmA banyA che. hiMsaka cejanAe, katalakhAnAe dvArA e vikAsa nahi paNa vinAza sarjAya che. muMgA prANIone vAcA hAta te zuM kaheta ? enA javAba katala karanArA-karAvanArA pAte pAtAne puche, haiyuM haze teA javAba maLaze. mAnI le ke tamA kAi guMDAonA hAthamAM sapaDAyA haiA, sAme khUllI charI hAya te tamAne zuM thAya ? eve avasare bhAI badhuM laI le, mane jIvatA cheADa e ja kaheA ke kAMI khIjI kahA ? TukAmAM strI kuTu'baparivAra dhanadolata tyAM sudhI vhAluM, ke jyAM sudhI jIva upara Apatti AvI nathI, je jIvAnA ApaNA sukhanA mATe nAza karIe, te te nAza thanArA jIvA bhaviSyamAM ApaNeA nAza kema nahi kare ? e jIvA ApaNA nAza nahi kare te Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa ApaNA nAzanu rUpaka khIjuM haze e bhulavA jevuM nathI. kareluM pApa jyAre udayamAM Ave tyAre-relve akasmAtameATaranA ekasIDaMTa, vImAna heAnArata, pANInI rela-dharatIkaMpa aNu ema vage2e mahAbhayA meAjuda che. abajonA kharce ane bhagIratha purUSArtha karIne je kAMI sarjana karyu haze tene varSo lAgyAM haze, e sarjanane eka sekanDamAM visarjana ( naSTa ) karavAnI kAI adRzya zakti kAma karatI hAya che e bhulavA jevuM nathI. e adRzya zaktine kAI kudaratanA kApa, tA kAI bIjI ja kaheze, jyAre tattvajJA ene kama sattA ja kaheze, ane e vAta taddana sAcI che. je kama`sattAe rAmane, pAMDavAne, naLarAjAne vanavAsa apAvyeA, satI sItAjI, kramayatI, ajanA satI vagerene mahA kaSTo ApyAM, draupadI Addhi mahA satIenI kevI dazA karI te zAstrAmAM che. vartamAnakALe paNu nijhAma-gAyakavADa jevA rAjavIone uThADI mukathA e kamasattA sau kAi upara sattA calAvI rahelI che. ane e krama sattAe ja jIvAne pAmara-lAcAra-TvIna banAvI mukayA che. kamanA prakAra mukhyatAe e che. pUNyakama ane pApakama. jene zubhAzubha kama ApaNe kahIe chIe. zubhanu phaLa vinAzI saMsAranuM vinAzI sukha, azubhanuM phaLa saMsAramAM duHkha Ape che. kama nA kartA jIva che, leAktA paNa jIva che, zubhakama thADuM sukha ApI rAgAsakta banAvI narakAdi duRRtimAM jIvane paTake che. paTake che eTalA mATe kahevAya che ke jAte durgatimAM javuM nathI, para Mtu ka*sattAthI parataMtra maneleA jIva lAcAra pAmara hAi anicchAe javu paDe che. peAtAnI pasaMdagIthI janma levAnA hAya tA garbhamAM UMdhA mAthe laTakavA ane jyAM asahya durgadha che, tyAM nava nava mAsa sudhI rahevAnuM kANu pasaMda kare? kAI ja nahi. mATe ja jJAnIo kahe che Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janmavuM parAdhinapaNe, jIvavAnuM paNa jema tema parAdhinapaNe, ane maravAnuM paNa parAdhinapaNe. zubha karmanA bhege pUNyathI ahIM tamAma vAtanI phAvaTa AvI jAya ane kAyama rahevAnuM mana paNa thAya, chatAM anicchAe maravuM ja paDe e pAmaratA jIne khaTakatI nathI paramAtmasvarUpa evA ame Ama pAmara rahevAne zuM sarjAyA chIe? haragIjha nahi, Avo jyAre aMtaHkaraNamAMthI avAja Avaze tyAre pAmarAmA zAthI ? ene khyAla Avaze ane enA kAraNabhUta saMsAra sukhane rAga ja pAmara banAvanAra che, evuM kharekhara bhAna thaze tyAre rAgane nAza karavA jIva kamara kasaze. rAgane nAza karavAnuM nakkI karaze tyAre rAga karAvanArA sAdhane lakSamI strI AdiduHkhanAM kAraNene tyAga karavAnI bhAvanA thaze, mAnyatA-daSTi pharI jaze. jene sukhanAM sAdhane mAnate have te sukhanAM nahi paNa dukhanA sAdhane che evI daSTine jJAnIo tavadaSTi kahe che. AgaLa kahI gayA tema rAmacaMdrajI, satI sItAjI, naLarAjA, damayaMtI satI, aMjanA, draupadI, pAMDave Adi mahApurUSa jagatanA AbhuSaNa rUpa thaI gayA. savAramAM jeonA nAma levAthI paNa zraddhALu AtmA pAvana bane che. teoe te janmamAM UMcI keTInuM jIvana jIvI jagatane AdarzarUpa thavAnuM kAraNa ApyuM. evA Adarza satparU, sannArIone duHkha kema AvyA? kAraNa spaSTa che. A jagatamAM jIva anAdikALathI karmanA saMjoge paravaza thaI saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che ane anaMtakALe mahAdurlabha mAnava janma pAme che. sAthe AryadezAdi UMcI keTInI sAmagrI paNa pAme che. temAM sAvadha rahe te ja Uttarottara dharma ArAdhanA dvArA saMsAramAM paNa gaNAtA Uttama sukha meLavavA chatAM aMte mokSa prApta karI zake che. paNa Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhamAM Asakta banI gAphela thAya to pAcho ekendrIyAdi gatiomAM pheMkAI jAya che. jema pavananA jhapATAthI rUnuM pumaDuM, ghAsanuM taNakhaluM UMce parvata upara athavA bahu UMDA khADAmAM pheMkAI jAya che, tema ApaNuM jIvana mATe paNa samajavuM. eTale rAma pAMDa Adie upara kahyA mujaba pAchalA (pUrvanA bhavomAM) bhamAM azubha karmanA pharavarDa sodA karI che te azubha karmanA phaLa rUpa vanavAsAdi duHkhe sahana karavAM paDyAM ane zubha kAryo karelAM tenA pratApe saMsAramAM sukhanI sAmagrI pAmyA. sukhamAM khUba jAgrata rahyA, duHkhamAM jarA paNa muMjhANuM nahi. naphAne mAla le, nukazAnImAM nA pADavI e DahApaNa nathI. puryodaya laherathI bhogavavuM, ane pApodaye moDhuM bagADavuM, haDaselavuM, AnAkAnI karavI e karma sattA AgaLa cAle ema nathI ja. eTale ja jJAnIo bhUtakALanA azubha karmanA vartamAnamAM udaya vakhate muMjhAtA nathI, harSathI duHkhane vadhAve che. jagatane vyavahAra paNa batAve che ke laheNadAra laheNuM vasula karavA deNanArane tyAM jAya che, devuM na karyuM hoya tyAM kaI jatuM nathI. e nyAye pApa karI azubha karma upArjana karyuM hoya, te udayamAM Ave tyAre bhegavatAM AvaDe te AveluM duHkha jAya, ane navuM azubha badhAya nahi, eTaluM ja nahi paNa saddavicAre, sadUbhAvanAo dvArA zubha karmane baMdha thAya ane viziSTa prakAranI ArAdha nAthI zubhAzubha kamarane kSaya thAya, aMte kevaLajJAna ane muktipadane pAmI bhutakALane pAmara AtmA-paramAtmA thAya emAM navAI nathI. jaina zAsananuM rahasya e che ke-zubhAzubha karmane kSama bhAvathI ja bhegave ane kSAvikabhAvane pAme. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 mahAsatI caMdanabALA, baMdhaka munI, metAraja munI, gajasukamALa Adine azubha karmo udayamAM AvyAM te bhagavatAM AvaDyAM te te gayAM, sattAmAM hatAM te udiraNAthI kADhyAM ane paramAtmadazAne prApta karanArAM banyAM. tema pRthvIcaMdra, guNasAgara, bharata mahArAjA Adi aneka mahAsukhI AtmAone vaibhava maLe, te bhegavatAM AvaDyAM to karmane kSaya karI paramAtmA banyA. sukha ane duHkha bhegavatAM AvaDavAnI kaLA jeNe prApta karI te ja vidvAna zUravIra jJAnI kahevAya. mATe ja upara kahyA mujaba, duHkha to badhAne kharAba lAge che-bhuMDu lAge che, jyAre tattvadaSTi dharAvanArAone saMsAranuM sukha bhuMDu lAge che, kAraNa ke jIvane sukha ja pAgala-pAmara banAve che. lakSamI anarthanuM kAraNa samajI mahApuruSe enA tyAganI janAo ghaDe che. prabhu bhakti, gurUsevA, vaiyAvacca, sAdharmika bhakti, anukaMpA, zAsana prabhAvanA Adi zubha kAryomAM kharce che. jIe sukhI thavA mATe e ja janAo apanAvavI joIe. khAsa dhyAnamAM rAkhavuM ke lakSamI rAkhI rahetI nathI kADhI jatI nathI. jema jIva jIvavA ke maravA svAdhina nathI tema lakSmI meLavavA, TakAvavA, bheLavavAmAM paNa jIva svAdhina nathI. puNyarUpI kanekazana hoya te ja meLavAya, paraMtu bhegavavAnuM puNya na hoya te maLelI bheLavI zakAya nahi. "kabahI kaSTa dhanapati thAve, aMtarAya jaba Ave; regI paravaza anna arUcI, uttama dhAnya nA bhAve. bhulyo bAjI " ATha karmo paikInuM eka aMtarAya kama evuM che ke, lAbhAMtarAyanA pazame lakSmIne lAbha thAya, paraMtu dAnAMtarAya Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 ane bhegAMtarAya bAMdhyuM hoya, te na dAna ApI zakAya ke na bhegAvI zakAya. lAbhAMtara tUTyo hoya tyAre aNadhAryA lAbha maLe, rAjI thAya, AnaMdamAM garakAva thAya, paraMtu dAnAMtarAyanA udayathI dAna ApI zakAya nahi enuM duHkha hotuM nathI, evA mANase bhaviSyamAM lAbhAMtarAya karmane joradAra banAve che. ane bhaviSyanA janmamAM e udayamAM Ave tyAre, bhIkha mAgatAM paNa peTapurUM pAmI zakatA nathI. sukha ane sattAne bhupe kahyuM pApa na kare te kahevAya nahi. bhukha ja evI che ke sArA zrImaMta gaNatAne avasare pAmara banAve che. jevA jaIe te A jagatamAM lagabhaga badhA bhukhyA hAI kaNa kenI bhukha bhAMge e prazna che. bhukhanA aneka prakAra che. dhanabhukhyA, dhAnyabhukhyA, mAnabhukhyA, prazaMsAbhukhyA, kIrtibhukhyA, sattAbhukhyA vagere bhukhanA prakAre che. e bhukha avasare rAMka pAmara banAve che. dhanabhukhyA dhana meLavavA dhanavAnane hAtha joDe che, dhanavAna apamAna kare te sahana karI le che, sAheba mArA sAmuM juve ema page paDI pagacaMpI paNa kare che, chatAM nirbhAgIne dhana maLatuM nathI. je dhanavAne che emane paNa cAlyuM na jAya, cerI na thaI jAya, AgamAM khalAsa na thaI jAya, sarakAra luTI nA le evI aneka ciMtAo enA kALajAne kerI khAya che. A te dhanavAna ane dhanabhukhyAnI vAta thaI. tema dhAnyabhukhyA peTane mATe amane khAvA Ape, amArA para dayA kare, traNa divasathI khAdhuM nathI, bhagavAna tamAruM bhaluM karaze vagere dInatA lAcArI dazAmAM divase gujAre che. mAnabhukhyAne mAna na maLe to joyuM lokene kadara ja nathI, ATaluM khacyuM, amuka sAruM kAma karyuM paraMtu leke ja evA che ke enI kAMI ja kiMmata karI zakatA nathI. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 AvuM AvuM mAnabhukhyAne thAya che, tema sattAbhukhyA moTA gaNAtA pradhAne paNa cUMTaNI vakhate amane veTa Ape, ema matadAro pAse veTanI bhIkha mAge che, sattA TakAvavA aneka prakAranI khaTapaTe kAvAdAvA, kAvatarAM race che. A badhA jagatamAM bhukhyA loko bIjAne uddhAra karavAnI vAyaDI vAte kare che, sevAne svAMga sajI svArtha sAdhuo, matadAranuM game te thAya ApaNuM te kAma thAya che ne? ema samajI malakAtA hoya che. A jagatamAM eka jinezvarade ja evA uttama AtmAo hoya che ke emane dhana, dhAnya, kIrti, sattA, prazaMsA AdinI kAMI ja bhukha nathI, emanA zaraNe janArane dunyavI upara kahyA mujabanI tamAma bhukha nAza pAme che. parama AtmA paramAtmAne zaraNe javAthI, pAmarAtmAparamAtmA bane che. zaraNe javuM eTale emaNe kahelI AjJAnuM pAlana karavuM, saMpUrNa pAlana zakya nA bane te yazazakti pAlana nirAzaMsa bhAve karavuM, saMpUNuM pAlana karyA sivAya mAro uddhAra nathI evuM mAnavuM, evI zraddhA rAkhI he prabhu! ApanA je jagatamAM bIje kaMIpaNa mahAna nathI, Ape kevaLajJAna pAmI zAsana sthApyuM, te amArA jevA pAmarAnA ekAMte uddhAra mATe ja che, e zaMkA vagaranI vAta che, evA daDha vizvAsane samyaga darzana kahevAya che. samyaga darzana pAmyA pachI je purUSArtha thAya che, te ja sAce purUSArtha che, te mokSa sudhI sAthe rahe che. mekSa na pamAya tyAM sudhI samakitI AtmAne dharmanI sAmagrIvALa janma maLe che. mATe ja jaina zAsanamAM samyagudarzana vagaranuM sAdhupaNuM ke Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezaviratIpaNuM athavA prabhu pUjA, sAmAyika Adi saMsAramAM bhaTakAvanAra che samakitI AtmAne samyakatva thatAM ja saMsAra khAro lAge che, viSayo bhuMDA lAge che, kaSAye cora luMTArA lAge che. anAdikAlIna AhAra, maithuna, parigraha ane bhaya e cAre saMjJAne vaza banela AtmA emAMthI chuTavA mathe che, chuTavA prayatna karatAM je bhAnabhule bane to samyaktva cAlyuM paNa jAya che. AhAra saMjJAne kAbumAM rAkhavA tapane upadeza karela che. paraMtu tapanuM pariNAma pedA thavuM kaThIna che. tapa karAze paraMtu rasanA upara kAbu nahi hoya te pAraNuM uttara pAraNAmAM ISTa aniSTanI paMcAtamAM paDI khAyAnA rAgane piSavAnuM ja kAma karaze. pote mAne che ke huM tapakarma nijara mATe karuM chuM, paraMtu nijarane badale cIkaNuM karma bAMdhu chuM e khyAla niraMtara sAvadha rahe te ja Ave che, paNa khAvA beThe eTale ISTa vastu pratye rAga, aniSTa pratye dveSa thAya te e tapa karavA chatAM kamabaMdhanuM kAraNa jarUra thAya che. rAga, dveSa, ISTa, aniSTa pratye nA thAya, e tapakama nijArAnuM kAraNa bane che, mATe ja tapa saheluM nathI. bIjI saMjJA maithunanI che, enA nAza mATe zIla kahyuM che. zIlanA pariNAma na Ave ane zIla pALe, te cakravatInA ghoDA paNa marIne svarganAM sukha bhegave che. e gheDA maithuna sevatA nathI, sevatA nathI eTale IcchAthI nahi, paraMtu cakravatIne besavAnA ghaDA hoI ene maithuna sevavA detA nathI, eTale anicchAe paNa zIla paLAvAya che. tema jI paNa zIla pALavAnA marmane samajI, zIlanA pariNAmane pAme te ene maithuna sevana e aniSTa lAge che. bAkI zIla Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 pALavAthI cakravatI vAsudeva devagatimAM viSaya sevana sukhethI bhAgavI zakAya e hetu haze teA maithuna sa`jJAne ja dRDha karI gaNAze. e zIla pALavA chatAM saMsAramAM bhaTakavAnu thaze. trIjI saMjJA parigraha nAmanI che. enA nAza mATe phrAna kahyuM che. dAna ApanArane lakSmI maLe che. e vAta sAcI, paraMtu lakSmI meLavavA dAna ApavuM e dAna dharma nathI para Mtu sedA che. mATe dAnanA pariNAmane pAmI, meLavavA nahi, e kharAma che mATe joIe nahi. parigraha e aDhAra pApa sthA nakamAMnu pAMcamuM pApa sthAnaka che. e pApanA ( parigraha saMjJAnA ) nAza mATe dAna ApavuM, e dhama che. bAkI tA dhama karavA chatAM e adhamanI kATImAM jAya che. ceAthI bhaya saMjJA kahI che. bhayanA nAza mATe-jyAM sudhI mArUM jIvana khIjAne bhaya rUpa che tyAM sudhI huM bhayamukta khanI zakuM ja nahi. AvA bhAva pedA thAya tyAre je vana thAze te meAkSane pamADanArUM jarUra haze. mATe AhAra, maithuna ane parigrahanI saMjJAthI ja jIvAne bhaya saMsAramAM cAlu che. azAMtI che, zAMtI nathI, sukha nathI, dAna zIla tapanA prabhAve svargAdikanAM sukhA maLaze paNa pachInA bhavAmAM DATa vaLI jaze. jeTalA sukhA bheAgaLyAM haze, tenAthI asakhya anaMtaguNAM du:khA narakAdika gatimAM bhAgavavAM paDaze emAM zakA nathI ja. dhamanuM koI paNa anuSTAna meAkSanA hetuthI thAya teA ja mAkSanI prApti kahI che, ame meAkSanA hetuthI karIe chIe e khelavu bahuja sahelu che, paNa asthI majA ( AtmA sAthe AtaprAta) mAkSa ja yAda Ave e saheluM nathI, kaThIna che, atyaMta kaThIna che. mADhAmAM meAkSa ane haiyAmAM cAre saMjJA ene pASavAnI bhAvanA hAya, thatI hoya tA meAkSa kaThThI nahi maLe e cAkkasa dIvA jevu che. Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 je vastu haiyAmAM ramI rahI hoya, tene prApta karavA jIva keTaluM AkarUM sahana kare che, kaSTa bhegave che. e kaSTane kaSTa mAnatA nathI, sAkara athavA sopArInI guNa UMcakIne muMbaI jevA zaheramAM pAMca sAta majale caDAvanAra paNa mANasa che ne? e kaSTa che ke nahi? hovA chatAM haiyAmAM paise ramI rahyo che. be pAMca rUpIA maLavAnA che eTale kaSTa hovA chatAM lAgatuM nathI. pAlItANAmAM ramatA hasatA DeLIvALAe mANasane UMcakI upara caDe che te zuM kaSTa nathI? che ja. paNa haiyAmAM paisA maLavAnA che evuM bhAna hovAthI kaSTanI darakAra nathI. ulaTuM DoLImAM besanAra nA maLe te nirAza thAya che, hatAza thAya che. kaSTa vepArIo bhara unALA-zIyALAmAM paisA mATe ochuM veThe che? ghaNuM veThe che paNa haiyAmAM paise hovAthI badhuM bhUlI javAya che, lakSamI mATe apamAna tiraskAra sahana kare che, haDadhuta thAya che e hakIkata che, te mekSa haiyAmAM ramatuM hoya te e meLavavA upasargo parisaha sahana karavA kema vAMdho Ave? paNa kharI vastu e che ke mokSa moDhAmAM belavA pUratuM che, haiyAmAM ene sparza paNa nathI. keI viralA gaNyA gAMThyA e ja hasate moDhe mekSanA dhyeyane lakSamAM rAkhI, sAdhujIvanamAM khAvA-pIvA, paheravA-oDhavA, mAna, sanmAna vigeremAM dethI kema bacAya? evuM vicAratA haze. bIjAne upadeza tyAgane Apa saheluM che, paraMtu upadezaka pite je vartanamAM na mUke athavA na mUkavAnuM haiyAmAM duHkha nA hoya to sAMbhaLanAra egya haze te sAMbhaLanArane lAbha thaze, paraMtu upadezakane te bhaviSyamAM revAnuM, rajhaLavAnuM ja rahyuM. Aje bolavA ane lekhaka tarIke bahAra AvavAnA manerathavALA maLaze, paraMtu vartanamAM mUkanArA viralA haze. phA. 2 5. pA. Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arihaMte dIkSA lIdhA pachI kevaLajJAna thAya tyAM sudhI prAya mauna rahe che, kevaLajJAna thayA pachI ja upadeza Ape che. kAraNa ke jagatane je kAMI pite kahevAnuM che te jIvanamAM utArI, khAvA-pIvA vigeremAM bahu ja sAvadha rahI, pitAnuM aMdhArU sadaMtara dUra thayA pachI aMtara prakAza (kevalajJAna) pAmyA pachI ja le che (upadeza Ape che). saMpUrNa jJAnane varelA arihaMta bhagavaMte e jaina zAsananI sthApanA karela che. e zAsananI chAyAmAM, caturvidha saMgha (sAdhu-sAdhvI zrAvaka-zrAvikA )ne samAveza thAya che. e AkhAe saMghamAM kevaLa mokSanA athao hoya te praveza pAme che, zAsananuM baMdhAraNa hoya che. te baMdhAraNathI virUddha vartanAra game te vidvAna hoya te paNa e mahAajJAnI che, baMdhAraNane mAnya rAkhI yathAzakti vartana karanAra alpajJAnI paNa mahAjJAnI che. vyavahAramAM rAja, maMtrI, rASTra ane prajA hoya che. tathA e prajAnA hitArtha kAyadAo hoya che. tema jaina zAsanarUpI rASTranA arihaMte rAjA, gaNadhara bhagavaMte maMtrIo ane sAdhu-sAdhvI zrAvaka-zrAvikA e caturvidha saMgha prajA tarIke hAI AgamazAstra e baMdhAraNa che, ane baMdhAraNane mAnya rAkhanAra ja zAsananI chAyA pAmI zake che. vyavahAramAM prajAnA hitArthe ghaDAyelA kAyadAothI rASTra cAle che, paNa kAyadAno bhaMga karanAra rAjyadrohI gaNAI zikSAne pAtra bane che, tema zAstrone apalApa karI zAstra virUddha vartanAra paNa gunegAra gaNAI zikSAne pAtra bane emAM zaMkA nathI. hA, eka vAta che ke prajA hitArthe dhaDAyelA kAyadAone bhaMga karanArane jela bhega karAya che, jela najara sAme pratyakSa dekhAya che, eTale Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hu bhaMga karanAra bIe che-acakAya che. jyAre zAstrAjJAna bhaMga karanAra pratyakSa jela na hovAthI bIta nathI-acakAtuM nathI. paraMtu saMsAranI jela karatAM naraka tiryaMcAdi gati paNa jela nathI te bIjuM zuM ? pratyakSa dekhAtI jelanI sajA karatAM parokSamAM rahelI durgatirUpa jelanI sajA anaMtagaNuM hoya che e bhulavA jevuM nathI; mATe samajadAree zAstrAjJA mujaba ja jIvana jIvavuM joIe, bhaviSyamAM duHkhano trAsa asahya haze tyAre kaI zaraNa ApI zakaze nahi, jene aMtaracakSu haze tene ja khyAla Avaze, bAhya daSTi game eTalI teja haze, paNa aMtara daSTi baMdha haze to, e dekhavA chatAM AMdhaLe che. aMtara daSTi zAstrAnusArI hoya tene samyagadaSTi kahyo che, mATe prathama kahI gayA tema dharmanuM mULa samyagadarzana che. e nA hoya te dharmanuM keIpaNuM anuSThAna sarvavirati, dezavirati, vagere saMsAra vadhAranArUM bane che. saMsAra vadhe eTale janmamaraNa Adi vyAdhi-upAdhi, roga, zoka, nirdhanatAnAM duHkha sahana karavo paDe che, vacamAM thoDu sukha paNa maLI jAya te te bhaviSyanA duHkha mATe ja haze e bhulavuM nahi. bhutakALamAM aneka AtmAo sabhya darzana pAmI, samyagu jJAna meLavI, samyak pravRtti karI, mekSa sukhane pAmelA che. enAthI virUddhamAM miyA darzana, mithyA jJAna ane mithyA pravRtti karI saMsAra samudramAM buDyA che. eka phakta mokSanA hetuthI karele jine dharma ja sarvathA duHkhathI mukta karI saMpUrNa sukhane prApta karAvanAra bane che. jinekta dharma karanArAo paikI hajAro daSTAMte paikInuM eka daSTAMta zrIkRSNanI apara mAtA-ane te zrIkRSNanA pitAvasudevanI patni zrI kanakavatInuM daSTAMta nIce ApavAmAM Ave Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. temAM sabhya darzana pAmyA pahelAMnI sthiti ane pAmyA pachInA jIvananuM a5 darzana karAvavAmAM AvyuM che. kanakavatI (zrI nemanAtha caritramAMthI sArabhUta uddata). A bhAratamAM vidyAdhara nagara sadRza-paDhAlapura nagaramAM IMdranA jevI RddhivALe harizcaMdra rAjA hate, ene sAkSAta lakSmI jevI amahiSI lakSamIvatI rANI hatI. e rANI- zIla, lajajA, prema, dAkSiNya, vinayAdi guNothI patinA manane harSa upajAvatI hatI, saMsArika sukha bhegavatI hatI. anyadA keI uttama AtmA rANInA garbhamAM AvyA. garbhamAM AvanAra jIvAtmA uttama heI, uttama dehalA save rAjAe pUrNa karyA. garbhakALa pure thatAM, uttama divase rANIe putrIratnane janma Ape. janma thatAM ja pUrva janmanA pati dhanade (uttara dizAne lekapAladeva) mohathI kanakavRSTi karI, sonAnI vRSTi thavAthI, mAtA-pitA ghaNe ja harSa pAmyA ane kanakanI vRSTine anurUpa te kanyAnuM nAma kanakavatI pADyuM. rAjahaMsI jevI, e bAlyakALamAM aMtaHpuramAM ekabIjAnA khoLAmAM ucharavA lAgI. asara jevI e rUpavaMtI kanyAne gya samaye kalAcArya pAse abhyAsa karavA mUkI. a5 samayamAM aDhAra lipI, nAmamAlA, zabdazAstra, pramANa, dAlaMkAra, kAvyAdi abhyAsamAM pAragAmI thaI vacana cAturI vakhate sAkSAt sarasvatI devI jevI dekhAvA lAgI. kaI paNa kalA evI bAkI na rahI ke te jANatI na hoya, praznottaramAM AcArya tathA vidvAna paMDitene paNa mugdha karI detI abhyAsa pUrNa thatAM abhyAsanuM phaLa vinaya nAmanA mahAguNane AtmasAta karI dIdho. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAna e mahAdhana che, enA phaLa svarUpa vinaya je na hoya te e jJAna ekaDA vagaranA hajAre mIMDA jevuM zUnya che. kanakavatI kanyA mAtA, pitA ane vaDIlone vinaya jarA paNa cUkatI nahi. enA bolavAmAM, cAlavAmAM, vartanamAM jenArane ema thAya ke enAmAM jJAnane jarA paNa garva nathI. anukrame yauvanAvasthA pAmI, enA je guNavAna rUpavAna vara meLavavA tapAsa karatAM na maLavAthI, svayaMvara maMDapa racavAnuM nakkI karyuM. evAmAM aMtaHpuramAM sukhAsane beThelI kanakavatIe akasmAta pitA pAse Avate rAjahaMsa je. e rAjahaMsa prItine upajAvanAro, azoka vRkSanA rAtA pAMdaDA jevI AMkhe, paga rAtA raMganA, cAMca paNa majhAnI. vadhAre zuM? sArasAra vastunA paramANu laIne ene vidhAtAe banAvyuM hoya te hato. kaMThamAM senAnI ghugharIvALI cena, madhura svara ane dhIme pagale nRtya karate joI rAjakanyA atyaMta harSa pAmI. ane rAjakanyAe manamAM vicAra karyo ke, koI paNa atyaMta puNyavAna vyaktine vineda karAvanAra A rAjahaMsa hevo joIe kAraNa ke enA svAmI sivAya AvA alaMkArathI keNa zaNagAre? ene svAmI game te hoya paraMtu mArA vinada mATe mArA pAse rAkhuM. ene joIne mAruM mana-meghane joI meranI jema harSathI nAcI UThe che. evuM vicArI gavAkSamAM rahelA e rAja haMsane pote potAnA hAthamAM grahaNa karyo, grahaNa karIne ene dhIme dhIme paMpALavA lAgI ane pAse rahelI sakhIne suvarNanuM pAMjaruM lAvavA kahyuM. AvA pakSIo eka sthAne rahI zakatA nathI, e rAjakanyAne manomana bhAva jANIne sakhI pAMjaruM lAvavA UbhI thaI eTalAmAM haMse manuSya bhASAthI kahevAnuM zarU karyuM. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 ,, " huM rAjaputrI! tuM vivekinI che, mane pAMjarAmAM purIza nahi, huM tane priya evuM kAMika kahevA mAgu chuM, mane tArA hAtha mAMthI chuTA kara. A pramANe manuSya bhASAmAM khelatA haMsane joI vismaya pAmI ane AvelA parANAnI jema enu gaurava karatI huMsane kahevA lAgI, " huM huMsa! mane priya kahe, priya kathana karanArane upakArI mAnavA joie, aDadhI kahelI vArtA sAkarathI paNa adhika mIThI hoya che.'" te sAMbhaLI huMsa kahevA lAgyA: - " vaitADhya parvate kAzalApurI nagarI che, kaiAzala nAmanA vidyAdharAnA svAmI rAja che, te rAjAne sukAzalA nAme kanyA che, te kanyAne rUpanidhAna yuvAna pati che, evA patine pAmI te sukeAzalA rAjakumArI peAtAne dhanya mAne che. jema nararatna zirAmaNI te kumAra che, tema huM sudarI! tu nArIratnamAM zirAmaNI che, tamArU bannenu rUpa AdazamAM ja joI zakAya che, jagatamAM anyatra evuM rUpa nathI, mATe he mALA ! tArUM ane kumAranuM rUpa joIne tamArA anenA pati-patni tarIke samAgama thAya evI mArI abhilASA hAi, tArA svaya`vara thavAnA che jANI tane kahevA Avye chu. me tArU rUpa paNa te kumAranA AgaLa vadhyu che. ethI e kumAra svayaMvara samaye ahIM Avaze. he suMdarI ! nakSatromAM caMdramA samAna, atyaMta tejasvI e kumArane aneka rAjakumAra rUpa nastramAM caMdra samAna tuM eLakhI tAro pati karaje; ethI have mane cheDI de, he khALA ! tArU kalyANa thAo. ,, A pramANe ha MsatuM kathana sAbhaLI nakavIe vicAyu. kharekhara kriDAe karIne huMsarUpa dhArI A keI asAmAnya purUSa che ema jANIne hAthamAMthI tene chUTo karyo. chuTA thatAnI sAthe AkAzamAM e 'sa uDayo. teja avasare kanakavatInA Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baLAmAM eka citrapaTa haMse nAMkhyuM ane AkAzamAM rahI che. "he bhadra! je yuvAnane meM joyele tArA AgaLa varNana karyuM, te ja A citrapaTamAM che. barAbara Ile, dhArI le ane vayaMvaranA divase AvelA e kumArane oLakhI ene varI sukhI thA. >> haMsanuM kathana sAMbhaLI atyaMta haSata thayelI kanakavatI aMjalI joDIne pUchavA lAgI. tuM tAruM svarUpa kahI mArA upara anugraha kara; e sAMbhaLI haMsarUpadhArI vidyAre potAnuM divyarUpa pragaTa karyuM ane kahyuM: huM caMdrAta5 nAme vidyAdhara chuM. tArA bhAvi patino huM sevaka chuM. vaLI bIjI vAta paNa sAMbhaLa ke je vidyAnA baLe huM jANI zakyo chuM te paNa kahuM chuM. je mArA svAmI ane tArA thanAra patinuM meM varNana karyuM te svayaMvaranA divase bIjAne duta thaIne tArA pAse Avaze. ema sAMbhaLI kanakavatIe te haMsarUpa vidyAdharane AzirvAda ApI visarjana karyo. harSollAsamAM AvelI kanakavatIe vicAryuM, mArA bhAgya yege ja A uttama purUSa AvI mane priyakArI saMbhaLAve che. tyArabAda paTane khelI vAraMvAra animiSa netre citramAM rahelA te devasaduza kumArane jovA lAgI. e citrane punaH punaH kaMTha, hRdaya ane mastake dhAraNa karavA lAgI. A bAju haMsarUpa karIne Avela caMdrAta5 vidyAdhara kauzalA nagarImAM gaye ane pitAnI vidyAzaktinA prabhAve akhalItapaNe rAtre vasate vAsagRhamAM pahoMce tyAM vasudevane sukha ane sutelA joyA, paga paMpALavA vaDe vasudevane sAvadha karI kumAra paNa kSaNavAramAM jAgyA. uttama purUSa a5 nidrA karanArA hoya che. rAtrIne vize Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 akasmAta AvIne UThADanAra pratye kumArane kopa caDayo nahi, bahIka paNa lAgI nahi, uMghamAM khalela karanAra kaI zaraNAthI haze ema samajI sutelI patnithI chuTA paDI, vasudevakumAra ekAMtamAM caMdratapane maLe. vasudeve ene oLakhe, oLakhIne svAgatapUrvaka AgamananuM kAraNa pUchayuM. caMdrAta: peDhAlapuramAM jaI haMsarUpa karI kanakavatI sAthe thayela vArtAlApa, vidyAnA baLe citra taiyAra karIne batAvyuM, vigere saghaLuM pAchA ahiM AvatA sudhInuM varNana karyuM, ane jagatamAM jenI joDI nathI evI rUpavatI kanakavatInuM paNu varNana karatAM, kanakavatIne ApanA upara gADha rAgavALI thayAnuM pate joyuM te paNa kahI batAvyuM, sAthe kanakavatInuM citrapaTa vidyAbaLe karIne vasudevakumArane ApyuM. pachI kahyuM che svAmina! kanakavatIe mane kahyuM, he uttama! A citramAM joyelA ane te varNavelA kumArane ahiM laI Ava. mane eka ghaDI varSa jevI lAge che, mArA jevI rAMkanI upekSA karIza nahi, ochA pANImAM taDaphaDatI mAchalIne pANI maLavAthI harSa thAya che, tema huM manathI varI cukelA patinA darzana vinA mAchalI jevI mArI sthiti asahyA che, darzanarUpI pANI maLe e ja IcchA che. te he prabhe! Aje vada 10 che ane daza divase sudI pAMcamanA svayaMvara che, mATe tvarIta tyAM javuM ucita che. e sAMbhaLIne vasudevakumAre kahyuM- he caMdrAtA, huM divasa Uge svajanene pUchIne tyAM jaIza. tuM harSita thA, mArA sAthe AvavA tuM pramada vane jaI mArI rAha prayatnanuM phaLa vayaMvaramAM jeje. ema sAMbhaLIne AjJA pAmIne caMdrApa adazya thaye. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasudeva rAtrI hovAthI palaMgamAM suI gaye. prAtaHkAle svajanene puchI, patni vigerene jaNAvIne peDhAlapura nagare gaye. haricaMdra rAjAe paNa kumAranA sAme AvI satkAra karavApUrvaka lakSamIramaNa upavanamAM utAro Ape, te udyAna saghaLA prakAranA vRkSothI saMkirNa jeI, kumArane atyaMta AnaMda thaye. udyAnamAM pUrve ghaNA kALathI racAyelA suMdara prAsAde, kriDA sthAne jotAM keInA pAsethI sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM ke, pahelAM ekavIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI namInAtha svAmInuM samavasaraNa ahiyA hatuM, ane devAMganAoe rAsakiDa karI hatI, tethI udyAnanuM nAma lakSamIramaNa paDyuM. kumAre pUrva itihAsa jANIne tyAM jina maMdiramAM rahelAM jinabiMbanI divyapahAre pUjA bhAvapUrvaka karI, pUjA vaMdanAdi karIne tyAMnI apUrva zebhA jotAM-asmAt vAtrenA nAda, aneka dhvajA, maMgalamaya zabdothI guMjI raheluM, sumerU parvata jevuM, baMdIjanenA kolAhala yukta-AkAzathI utaratuM eka mahAvimAna vasudevakumAre vimayatApUrvaka joyuM. vimAna thoDe dUra utaryA pachI-vasudevakumAre AkulatA rahita, dhIra thaIne-AgaLa rahelA eka devane puchayuM, iMdra jevA-kayA devanuM A vimAna che? deve kahyuM he mahApurUSa-A dhanadadevanuM vimAna che. dhanada kaI khAsa kAraNasara mRtyulokamAM Avela che, ahiyAM rahelI ahaMta pratimAo pUjIne-tarata ja kanakavatIne-svayaMvara jevAsvayaMvara maMDapamAM javAnuM che, sAMbhaLI vasudeve vicAryuM. ahe! jagatamAM eka kanakavatI dhanya che, jenA svayaMvaramAM deve paNa Ave che. A bAju dhanade prabhu pratimAone vaMdana Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 karIne prabhunA AgaLa suMdara saMgIta karyuM. dhanadane A bhaktibhAva joIne vasudeve vicAryuM-kharekhara A deva, mahAtmA paraM zrAvaka hoI ene apUrva dharmakAryamAM udyama che. huM paNa Aje dhanya thaye, A Azcarya apUrva jovAmAM AvyuM, vAraMvAra AzcaryamAM garakAva thayelA vasudevakumArane dhanade je, kumAranuM adbhuta devakumAra jevuM rUpa joInebahu khuza thayelA dhanadadeve, vimAnamAM rahIne, pitAnA hAthanI AMgaLInA IzArAthI vasudevakumArane pitA pAse sanehathI bAlA, nirbhaya ane kautukI e vasudeva dhanada pAse gaye, dhanade potAnA svArtha khAtara mitranI jema vArtAlApa zarU karyo, svabhAve vinayazIla evA kumAre aMjalI jeDIne dhanadane kahyuMH AjJA kare, huM ApanuM zuM priya karuM? dhanade kAnane madhura lAge evI vANIthI kumArane kahyuM : he purUSa mArA mATe tArAthI thaI zake evuM eka kAma che. tuM mAre duta thaIne kanakavatI pAse jA. kahe ke IMdrane uttara dizAne lekapAla dhanada tArI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA dharAve che, vaLI kahe ke he kanakavatI! tuM mAnuSI hovA chatAM devI thA, daivi sukha bhagava-ATaluM kAma mArUM kara, tuM vAyunI jema he vasudeva! akhalitapaNe kanakavatInA mahele keInI paNa rokaToka vagara mArA daivi prabhAvathI jaI zakIza. upara pramANe dhanadadevanI vANI sAMbhaLIne, vasudevakumAra pitAnA AvAse jaI divya alaMkAre, poSAka, dUra karIne dUtapaNAne UcIta malIna veSa paherIne jatAM dhanade kahyuM : he kumAra! suMdara alaMkArAdino tyAga kare ucita nathI. sarvatra ADaMbara-pUjA mAna satkAra pAme che. kumAre kahyuM: he svAmi! ujavaLa ke malina veSathI zuM? dutane te pitAnI vANuM ja Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 alaMkAra che, ane te mArA pAse che, ciMtA kareA nahi, ema sAMbhaLIne dhanade vismayatApUrvaka bhadra! tArUM' kalyANa thAo, kahIne AzIrvAda ApyA. AzirvAda meLavIne hRtaveSe vasudevakumAra kanakavatInA AvAse javA ravAnA thayA. harizcaMdra rAjAnA mahela pAse AvyA. tyAM hAthIe, gheADAo, rathA, subhaTAthI sAMkaDA thaI gayelA evA rAjadvAra kumAre praveza karyAM. adRzyapaNuM, askhalita gati, aMjanasiddha ceAgInI jema AgaLa vadhavA lAgyuM ane krame karIne rAjamahelanA prathama eraDAmAM praveza karyAM. daravAje hathIAra sahIta paheregIrA hatA; aMdara praveza karatAM te prathama eraDAnI nIcenA bhAgaIndra nilamaNithI yukta hatA. atyaMta tejasvI camakArA mAratI bhUmI pANInI vAva hAya tema jonArane bhrama thatA hatA. vaLI apsarA jevI alaMkArAthI yukta evI sarakhI vayavALI srIone rakSaNa karatI jovAmAM AvI. tyArabAda kumAre bIjA eraDAmAM praveza karyAM. te eraDAmAM sAnAnA sta Mbhe, ratnanI putaLI jaDelA hatA, trIjA eraDAmAM praveza karatAMstrIjanA divyAbharaNa prabhuSita oraDAnuM rakSaNa karatI jovAmAM AvI. ceAthA eraDAmAM praveza karatAM ratnamaya bhIMtA, ArisA vagara svamukha joI zakAya evI rIte zRMgAra sajatI strIe jovAmAM AvI. pAMcamA eraDAmAM kinnarIenA jema saMgIta gIta, magalamaya vAtAvaraNa, nRtya karatI strIe, yAdave joI. ( yAdava eTale vasudevakumAra) chaThThA oraDAmAM marakata ratnamaya bhIMtA joi ane ratnA meAtInA hArathI bharelA thALA joyA. sAtamA eraDAmAM leAhitAkSa ratnanA sta MbhA, kaketana maNInI bhIMtA, kalpavRkSeAnI racanA, phulanA ala'kArA, suranadInA Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pANIthI bharelA kaLaze ane kalAvicakSaNa sarvadezIya bhASA jANanArI devAMganA jevI dAsIo jovAmAM AvI. upara mujaba eka ekathI adhika svarganI zobhAnI jhAMkhI karAvatA sAte eraDAmAM praveza karatA kumAre vicAryuM, kharekhara ahiM kaI paNa purUSanA pravezane avakAza ja nathI. kanakavatI atyaMta bhAgyazAlInI che ke jenI sAte oraDAmAM rahelI rakSaNa karatI dAsIo paNa devAMganA sadazya che. kumAre A adabhuta joyuM, eTalAmAM eka dAsIe hAthamAM kamaLa laIne bAjunA daravAjethI praveza karI, tyAM rahelI ceka karatI strIne joI sasaMbhrama pUchyuM : he hale, svAminI kanakavatI kyAM che? zuM kare che? javAbamAM kahyuM -amadavana mahelamAM divyaveSa dhAraNa karIne kaI devanuM dhyAna karatI hoya tema ApaNI svAminI ekalI ja beThI che. vasudeve adazyapaNe A badhuM joIne, dAsIe pilIne kahyA mujaba bAjunA daravAjethI nIkaLI jaI pramadavana mahela ke je sAta bhumikAvALe che, tyAM nirbhayapaNe vismita thaIne pahoMcI gaye. tyAM divya alaMkAra, vastro, sarva RtunA pupa aMga upara gya sthAne paherIne, sarva sRSTinA sArabhuta padArthothI yukta zarIravALI, bhadrAsana para beThelI, hAthamAM rahelA citrane vAraM vAra jotI, lIna thayelI kanavatIne kumAre joI. kanakavatIe paNa citrapaTamAM darzAvelA evA kumArane sAkSAta je, joIne caMdrane joI kumudinI harSa pAme tema vikasvara netravALI thaI, bhadrAsanathI sasaMbhrama UThI, aMjalI joDIne belI, he subhagarUpe kAmadeva jevA, kharekhara mArA jambara Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puNyaprabhAve kheMcAIne tuM Avela che, suMdara huM tArI dAsI chuM. ema kahIne kanakavatI-kumArane namavA taiyAra thaI, tyAre kumAre namana karatI aTakAvIne kahyuM, he mahAza! huM te nakara chuM. mane page paDa nahi, je kharekhara tane cAhe che, te tane anurUpa yegya che, tene tAre praNAma kare cagya che. ajANu kuLavALA evA mArA jevA dutane-anucita tuM praNAma kara nahi, tyAre te belI - tArA sabaMdhIne sarva vatAMta mane khabara che, mAro pati tuM ja ke je deve mane kaheluM che, ane A citrapaTamAM che, harSathI huM tAruM ja dhyAna karUM chuM. vasudeve kahyuM, bhadra tAre pati huM nathI. deve kahela je tene huM dAsa chuM, tAre pati dhanada, ene huM dAsa, enI AjJAthI enA mATe tArI yAcanA karavA Avela chuM. tuM dhanadadevanI AgamahiSI thA-aneka devIothI sevAyelI, daivI vaibhava bhegava. e sAMbhaLIne kanakavatI dhanadanuM nAma grahaNapUrvaka namaskAra karIne belI-he suMdara! kayAM e iMdrane lokapAla deva-ane kyAM huM mAnuSI kIDI samAna-vaLI ene dAsa tuM thaine mArI yAcanA kare che, tuM zuM kriDA kare che? game te hoya, paraMta A yAcanA anucita che, zuM koI paNa devane bhUtakALamAM- manuSya strI sAthe saMbaMdha thayela sAMbhaLe che? vasudeve kahyuM, he suMdarI-tuM devanI mAgaNIne InkAra karIza te-davadantInI jema anartha pAmIza-arthAta duHkhI thaIza. kanakavatIe kahyuMH dhanada nAmanA akSarothI, mArA ane enA pUrvajanmanA saMbaMdhathI mAruM mana utkaMThA ane AnaMda Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 anubhave che, paraMtu audAki--du dhamaya evA manuSyanA zarIranI gaMdha paNa sahana karavA devA samatha nathI, evuM arihaMtAnu vacana che. devA sudhAhArI che. manuSyA anAjanA AhArI che. zarIramAM gayA pachI dugaMdhamaya banI jAya che, mATe dutanA veze chupAyelA tuM ja mArA pati che, evA mArA aDaga nirdhAra dhanadevane kaheje. kanakavatInA niN ya jANIne vasudeva dhanada pAse gayA, ane thayelI vAtacIta kahevA zarUAta karatAM dhanade kahyuM, meM badhuM jANyuM che, tyAra pachI sa`devAnI AgaLa dhanade vasudevanI prazaMsA karI kahyuM, A mahApuruSa che, enuM nivikArI caritra che, vasudevanA guNAthI AkarSAyelA dhanade vasudevane divya gaMdhathI vAsita, surapatipriya-devaduSyanI joDI, suraprabha nAmanA mugaTa, dakagarbha nAmanAM e kuMDala, zazImayukha hAra, lalitaprabhA nAmanAM keyura, adha zAradA nAmanI nakSatra mAlA (hAra), vicitra maNIethI zeAlatAM valayA, maradArUNa nAmanA keDanA kaMdoro, devatAImALA-daivI vilepana ApyuM. peAtAnA aMga upara dhAraNa karelA divya vaAla kArathI, dhanadanA jevA vasudevakumAra dekhAvA lAgyA. dhanadanA adbhuta karAyelA satkAra-sanmAnane joine kanakavatInA bhAI vagere parivAra bahu ha ta thayA. kanakavInA pitA harizcaMdra rAjA paNa kautukathI tyAM AvyA; aMjalI joDI dhanadane kahevA lAgyA : Ape bharatakSetrane pAvana karyuM. mArI putrInA svayaMvara ma'Dapa paNa Aje deva vimAna jevA sutheAbhita thayA. " ema Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 kahIne rAjAe sarva zakti kharcIne maMDapane vadhAre suMdara zAbhAyukta taiyAra karAyeA, maneAhara mA~cA (sIMhAsanA) geAThavAyA. asarAethI viMjhAtA cAmara, DhIjanAthI karAtI guNastuti, evA ADaMbarapUrvaka dhanada parivAra sAthe svayaMvara maMDapa jovA cAlyuM. maDapa pAse AvIne ratnamaya aSTamoMgala ratnanA ArisA ane aneka ratnAnAM tAraNathI yukta evA svayaMvara maMDapamAM dhanade praveza karyAM. praveza karIne eka manahara maMca upara huM savAhanavALA, AkAzamAM addhara rahelA si`hAsane surAMganAethI parivaralA dhana beThA. vasudeva paNa tenA yuvarAjanI jema najIkanA siMhAsane prasanna vadane beThA. bIjA paNa rAjAe, rAjakumAro, vidyAdharakumArA yathAyAgya sthAne beThA. dhanadadeve peAtAnA nAmathI aMkita thayelI arjuna jAtInA suvaNa thI banAvelI kuberakAntA nAmanI mudrikA-vasudevakumArane ApI. vasudeve e viMTI dhanaHnA kahevAthI kaniSTha AMgaLImAM paherI. te viTInA prabhAve tyAM rahelA sarvee vasudevakumArane dhanadanA jevA jAyA. svayaMvara maMDapamAM e dhanada AvelA che, evA pradheASa (cAre bAjuthI avAja) thayA. tyArapachI sava' alaMkAro paherI tathA devaduSya vastro paherIne, kAmadevanA hiDALA samAna ze|bhatI, aneka sakhIo sAthe viTAelI, rAja'sI jevI, maMdagativALI kanakavatI puSpamALane dhAraNa karelI svayaMvara maMDapamAM AvI. paraMtu citramAM joyela ane krutapaNAmAM joyela vasudevakumAra jovAmAM Avye nahi; tethI saMdhyAkALe kamalinI jevA mlAna mukhavALI, viSAdane kanakavatI pAmI. stale lAgelI putaLInI jema kAMi paNa kheAlI nahi, peAtAnuM sa`sva harAI gayu che samajI kAI paNa rAjAne joI zakI nahi. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ stabdha UbhelI kanakavatIne joI sarve rAjAo zuM amArAmAM koI deSa che, evA bhramathI pitAnA zarIra pratye najara nAkhavA lAgyA. e sthitimAM kanakavatIne sakhIe kahyuM: "he suMdarI ! vilaMba kema kare che. keIne paNa pasaMda karIne varamALA kaMThamAM nAkha." kanakavatI bolI H sakhI! vara rUcIkara yA ne gamate joIe. je mane game che tene maMdabhAgI huM jotI nathI, kahI niHsAse nAkhe. niHsAso nAkhIne manamAM vicAra karyo, mAruM zuM thaze? he hadaya! mane priya vara huM jotI nathI, tethI priyanA virahathI tuM TukaDA thaI be bhAge thaI ja. e pramANe ciMtAtura thaIne dhanadane joI praNAma karI, dIna duHkhI thaIne retI, aMjalI joDIne kahevA lAgI he deva! A mArI pUrva janmanI patni che ema mAnIne AvuM hAsya tamane zobhatuM nathI meM joyelA ane manathI varelA mArA patine tame ja chupAvyA che. ema sAMbhaLIne hasIne dhanade vasudevakumArane kahyuM he mahAbhAga ! meM ApelI kuberakAntA mudrikA hAthamAMthI dUra kara. vasudeve dhanadanI AjJAthI tarata AMgaLImAMthI viMTI kADhI nAkhatAM ja vasudeva pitAnA svAbhAvika rUpe dekhAya. harSaghelI kanakavatIe potAnI bhujalatAnI jema svayaMvaramALA vasudevanA kaMThamAM nAkhI. vAjIMtrone nAda thavA lAge, dhanadanI AjJAthI gagane devadudubhi vAgavA lAgI, apsarAoe mAMgalya gIta gAvA mAMDyA. ahe! harizcaMdra rAjAne dhanya che, jenI kanyAne jagatmadhAna vara maLe. evI vANuM svayaMvara maMDapamAM sau harSAvezamAM belavA lAgyA. dhanade, Adeza karAyelA dee, sadhavA strIo akSata varSAve ema vasudhArA varSovI. tyAra bAda vasudeva kanakAvatIne lagna mahotsava zreSTha rIte thA. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 tyAra pachI kumAre dhanadane namaskAra karIne vinaMtI karI. tame| kathA hetuthI ahiMyA svayaMvaramAM AvyA che! e jANu vAnuM mane ati kautuka che. tenA javAbamAM lagnanA kaMkaNu dhAraNa karelA navA paraNelA vasudevane kahevA zarUAta karI. huM kumAra ! mArU atre AvavAnuM kAraNa sAMbhaLa. dhanade peAtAnuM ane kanakavatInA pUrvabhavanuM varNana zarU karatAM kahyuM : A bharatakSetramAM aSTApada pAse sagara nAmanuM nagara hatuM. mammaNa nAme rAjA ane vIramatI rANI hatI. ekadA rAjArANIne laIne zikAra karavA jatAM daravAjA bahAra nIkaLatAM sAnI pAchaLa rahI gayelA sAme AvatA malIna kapaDAM-zarIra. vALA sAdhu joyA. A sAdhu zikAra karavA jatAM apazukana karI viAbhuta thaye ema mAnI rAjAe sAdhune hAthInA TALAmAMthI hAthIne judo pADe evI rIte sAthamAMthI judA pADI pakaDIne mahele lAvI mAra ghaDI sudhI besADI mukayA. rAjA rANIne gussA narama paDyo. anuka MpA AvI, anne jaNAe sAdhune pUchyuM: kayAMthI AvA che ? kayAM jatA hatA ? javAkhamAM kahyuM : huM AhitakanagarathI sAthe sAthe aSTApada upara at pratimAonuM vaMdana karavA jatA hatA. paraMtu he mahAmAnau ! Ape sAthI mane chuTA pADyo, mArA dhama kAryoMmAM aMtarAyanA UdayathI huM jaI zakayA nahi. muninuM e pramANe kathana sAMbhaLIne, e da MpatIne laghukamI` hAvAthI sAdhu upara AdarabhAva janmyA ane kepa zAMta thayA, keTalIka dharma carcA thaI. kAmaLa hRdayavALA rAjA rANIne jANIne muni mahArAje jIvadayA pradhAna arhat dhanu' svarUpa samajAvyuM. tyArathI mAMDIne rAjA rANI 5. pA. phA. 3 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 dharma sanmukha thayAM, te munirAjane zuddha AhAra pANI AdithI bhaktibhAvapUrvaka vaherAvyuM ane karmarUpI roganA nAza mATe dharmajJAnarUpI mahAauSadha ApIne munirAja vihAra karI aSTApada tithe gayA. mammaNa rAjA vIramatI rANe sAdhuonA vizeSa paricayamAM AvatAM samyaktva sahita zrAvakanAM vrata pALavA lAgyAM. jema kRpaNa mANase dhananuM rakSaNa kare tema vratanuM kALajIpUrvaka rakSaNa karI mAnava janmanuM phaLa jena dharmanI ArAdhanA karatA hatA. anyadA dharmamAM sthira karavA mATe zAsanadevIe vIramatI rANIne, aSTApada tIrthe laI jaI mukI, dharmavaMta jAne kazuM ja durlabha nathI. aSTApada tIrthe, surAsure vaDe, prabhu pratimAo pujAtI joI rANanA harSane pAra ja rahyo nahi. pite paNa atyaMtabhaktibhAvathI prabhu pratimAonuM pUjana-vaMdana-stuti karI, kRtArtha thaI. vIze pratimAonI khUba khUba bhakti karyA pachI zAsanadevIe rANI vIramatIne, saMgara nagaramAM lAvIne mukI uttarottara dharmanI vizeSa ArAdhanA karatAM pratyeka prabhujInAM dhyAnapUrvaka vIza vIza AyaMbIla karyA, cArazo eMzI AyaMbIla pUrNa thatAM, vIze bhagavAnane ratnajaDIta senAnAM tilaka karyA, aSTApada tIrthe gayelA muni bhagavaMte, cAraNamunionA saMparkamAM rahI bhAvathI bhakti karI (bIjI vAra aSTApade gayA pachI upara mujaba tilaka karyA che.) rAjA ane rANI prathaka zarIra hovA chatAM ekamanathI dharmanI ArAdhanA sAthe zAsanaprabhAvanAnAM kAryo karyA. AyuSya pUrNa thaye baMne jaNuM samAdhimaraNane pAmI, vivekI evAM e, Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 svargamAM deva-devI tarIke utpanna thayAM, daivI sukha bhogavI ccavIne mammaNarAjAne jIva bahuvI deze pitanapura nagaramAM dhammilareNukA bharavADa-bharavADaNane dhanya nAme putra thaye. vIramatIne jIva devIpaNAmAMthI vIne, dhanyanI dhusarI nAmanI patni thaI. dhanya-bharavADone ucita, bheMsa cAravA javA lAgyo. ekadA-pravAsijanene zatrusamAna varSAkALamAM dhanya janAvarone laI vanamAM carAvavA gayo te avasare varasAda varasavA lAge, chatrI pAse hatI, varasAda jorathI varasavA lAgyA, janAvaze gAma tarapha javA lAgyA. dhanyanI najara eka page ubhA rahelAM pratimA dhArI ThaMDIthI kaMpatA nicala manavALA tapathI kRza thaI gayelA sAdhu mahArAja upara paDI. tathA prakArane parisiha sahana karatAM muni pAse pahoMcI pitAnI chatrI dharI rAkhI parisahanuM nivAraNa karyuM. madyapAna karanAra madyapAnathI virAma pAme nahi; tema varasAde mAjhA mUkI varasavA mAMDayuM. dhanya paNa kheda pAmyA sivAya chatra baMdha na karatA dharI rAkhyuM. varasAda aTake nahi tyAM sudhI muni dhyAnane abhigraha heI, jarApaNuM calAyamAna thayA nahi, krame varasAda baMdha thaye, munirAje dhyAna pAyuM. chatrI baMdha karIne dhanya munirAjane vaMdana karyuM, paga caMpI karI ane aMjalI jeDI che. he mahAtmA ! A varSAkALa viSama che, kAdava kIcaDathI vyApta pRthvI che, Apa kyAMthI padhAryA che-javAbamAM munibhagavaMte kahyuM huM pAMDu dezathI AvuM chuM. mArA gurUdevAdi laMkAnagarImAM rahyAM che. emane vaMdana karavA jatAM varSAkALa AvavAthI aMtarAya thaye che. jaI zakyo nahi, kAraNa varSARtumAM sAdhune vihAra karavAne niSedha che, mATe abhigrahadhArI thaine rahyo hate. Aja Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtame divase varasAda baMdha thaye, have koIpaNa nirdoSa sthAnamAM jaIne rahIza. dhanTe kahyuM-he mahaSI Apa mArI bheMza upara besI jAo kAdavakIcaDathI page jaI zakAze nahi. munirAje kahyuM-he gevALa, amArAthI jIve para besAya nahi. parapIDA karanAruM vartana amArAthI thAya nahi. upayoga pUrvaka amAre pAdapravAsa ja karavAno hoya che. kahIne enI sAthe munizrI nagara tarapha gayA. dhanya munizrIne namIne kahyuM, Apa ahiMyA thoDIvAra che, huM bheMza dehIne AvuM chuM. kahI tarata ja ghare jaI bheMza dehIne, ghaDo bharI dudha laIne, muni pAse Avyo. vAraMvAra anumodanA karatA dhanya, muni rAjane pAraNuM karAvyuM. sAdhue pitanapuramAM varSAkALa pUrNa karyuM. e avasare dhanya dhusarI sahita-samyaktva sahita zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra karyo. samaye dIkSA grahaNa karI, dampatIe sAta varSa pALI samAdhipUrvaka kALa karIne sAdhu bhaktithI upArjana karelA zubha puNyathI hemavata kSetre yugalIka dampatI thayA, anukrame yugalikapaNAmAMthI kALa karI svargamAM deva-devI thaI daivI sukha bhegavavA lAgyAM. naLa-damayaMtI janma ane caritra devalekamAMthI cyavI mammaNa rAjAne jIva A bhAratamAM kozaladezamAM ayodhyAnagarI IvAku vaMzamAM niSadha rAjA ane suMdarA rANInA putrapaNe naLa thayo. devalekamAMthI cyavane devIne jIva vidarbha deze kuMThinapura nagara bhImaratha rAjAnI puSpadaMta rANInI kukSImAM putrIpaNe Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 utpanna thatAM rANIe susvapna joI rAjAne kahyuM, svAmi! meM svapnAmAM dhaLo hAthI, agnithI bahIele ApaNuM mahele Ave che. sAMbhaLIne rAjAe svapnazAstra anusAra jANIne kahyuM, he devI koI puNyavAna jIva garbhamAM Ave che ema kahetAM savAre airAvaNa je sapheda hAthI sAkSAt mahelanA AMgaNAmAM Avya, AvIne rAjA ane rANune suMDhamAM laI dhe caDAvyA, nagaramAM pharatAM camatkArIka hAthIne leke kulathI vadhA. AkhA zaheramAM pharI jaya jyArava sAthe, pAcho rAjamahele AvI rAjA-rANIne kALajIpUrvaka nIce utAryA, pitAnI meLe ja hAthI AlAna staMbhe AvI gaye. dee puSpa vRSTi sugaMdhI pANIne chaMTakAva karyo. rAjAe-hAthIne suMgadhI padArthoe sarvAga vilepana karyuM. pupothI pUjA karI, AratI utArI. rANI-garbhanuM uttama AhArAdi vaDe piSaNa karatI chatI vyatipAtAdi dethI rahita zubha divase kanyA ratnane janma Ape. janmatAM ja kanyAnA kapAlamAM surya jevI kAMtIvALuM tilaka hatuM. tethI te kanyA atyaMta zebhatI mAtA-pitAne harSane pAra rahyo nahi, kanyAnA janma prabhAve bhImaratha rAjA atyaMta parAkramI thaI aneka rAjAone svAmi banya, rAjya ugra zAsanavALuM thayuM. svapnAnusAre kanyAnuM davadantI nAmakaraNa karyuM. sugaMdhI kamaLanA jevI, zvAsathI lubdha thayelA bhamarAonA guMjAravathI padmInI jevI te kanyA divase divase mATI thavA lAgI. sAkSAt lakSmI jevI te mahelanA AMgaNAmAM ramavA lAgI ane kone AnaMda upajAvanArI thaI enA prabhAvathI rAjAne navanidhi pragaTa thaI pratyakSa thayA, AThame varSe kalAcArya pAse kalAbhyAsa karavA mukI. uttama Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 buddhivALI davadantIne sarva kalAo thoDA samayamAM prApta thaI kalAcArya te sAkSIbhuta thayA. garva rahitapaNe karmaprakRti Adi jaina siddhAMtanA rahasyane pAmI teNInA AgaLa keIpaNa vAda karavA samartha thayuM nahi, syAdvAda matanuM suMdara rIte maMDana karatI hatI. anyadA kalAcArya te kanyAne rAjasabhAmAM rAjA pAse lAvyA, sarva sabhA samakSa davadantIe nirgava paNe abhyAsane paricaya karAvye sabhAmAM vidvAne Azcaryamugdha banyA davadatI nirmala samakitane dhAraNa karatI hatI rAjAe kalAcAryane satkAra sanmAna karIne lAkhathI adhika sonAmahoro ApI visarjana karyo davadatInA puNyatizayathI nivRtAdevI (zAsanadevI) e sAkSAta thaIne senAnI jInapratimA arpaNa karI kahyuM ke--he vatsa! bhAvijInezvara zrI zAtinAtha prabhunI A pratimA tAre haMmezAM pujavI. kahIne devI aMtaradhyAna thaI, sakhIo sAthe krIDA karatI anukrame yauvanAvasthA pAmI have rAjA rANI-davadantIne vivAha egya jANI ene anurUpa vara meLavavAnI ciMtAmAM paDyAM, aDhAra varSanI vaya thaI chatAM yogya vara na maLavAthI aMtaramAM zalyanI jema pIDA thavA lAgI ane svayaMvarA-pasaMda karIne vare e hetuthI svayaMvara maMDapa racavAnI sevakane AjJA karI, mane hara svayaMvara maMDapa taiyAra thayA pachI aneka rAjAonA rAjyomAM dute mokalI Ama traNa ApyAM. kuMDinapuramAM paNa AmaMtraNa ApavA dUta gaye, aneka rAjAo potapotAnI sarva Rddhi kauzalya sahita AvavA lAgyA. tadA niSedharAjA paNa potAnA bane naLa-kubara putra sAthe A. nagara samIpamAM potapotAnA utArA, chAvaNI, Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, subhaTothI avarajavara vadhI gaI bhImarathI rAjAe sanmukha jaI pratyekane yegya satkAra sanmAna karyuM. iMdranA pAlaka vimAna je suzobhIta maMDapa ane manahara maMcathI rAtrInAM paNa divasane bhrama karAve evuM dazya khaDuM thaI gayuM. avasare sarva rAjArAjakumAre alaMkAro ane poSAkathI sajaja thaI suvarNanA siMhAsane yathAyogya sthAne beThA ane kanyAnuM mana AkarSavA vividha prakAranI ceSTAo karavA lAgyA. davadantI sakhIo sAthe parIvarelI raMbhA asarAne bhrama upajAvatI svayaMvara maMDapamAM dAkhala thaI, navA yauvanavALI ene joIne badhAnI daSTi enA upara paDI sarve potapotAnA vizeSa cAturI zebhA ceSTA batAvavA lAgyA. aMtaHpuranI pratihArIe davadantIne pratyeka rAjakumAronI oLakha ApavA mAMDI. he sakhI, A IvAkuvaMzamAM utpanna thayelo caMdrarAjakumAra, caMpAnagarIne svAmI subAhukumAra, hitakapuranagarane A caMdrazekhara vigerenA nAma, gAma, kuLa, parAkrama, rUpanuM varNana karatI jyAM kezala dezanA niSadha rAjAnA naLa-kubara putra hatA tyAM AvI, pUrvajanmanA nehathI davadantIe naLakumAranA kaMThamAM varamALA nAkhI e avasara sAruM karyuM, bahu ja uttama karyuM ema AkAzavANI thaI, tyAre parAkramI evA kRSNa rAjakumAre talavAra myAnamAMthI kADhI agni je Ugra thaIne nalane kahyuM, he nala! tArA kaMThamAM varamALA davadatIe vRthA nAkhI che, huM sahana karI zakuM nahi, mArI hAjarImAM tuM enI sAthe paraNI zakIza nahi vigere AkSepe pUrvaka tIraskAranAM vacana sAMbhaLI na kahyuM : are mUrkha, davadantIe tene pasaMda karyo nahi mATe Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zvAnanI jema bakavATa kare che. mane lAge che tene jIvavA upara kaMTALe Ave che, je parAkramI hoya to taiyAra thaI tAruM parAkrama batAva, kahetAMnI sAthe kRSNarAjakumAre krodhAyamAna thaIne pitAnA sinyane laDavA taiyAra karyuM. A bAju nalakumAra paNa taiyAra thaI gaye. banne sAmasAmA AvI gayA. davadantIe kheyukta thaIne vicAryuM ke mArA lIdhe aneka jIvane saMhAra thAya e yuddhane prasaMga ubhe thaye, mArAthI kema jovAya. ema vicArI he zAsana devI je huM zuddha zrAvikA hAuM te nalane vijaya thAo ane bane sainyamAM kSema thAo. ema kahIne jalane kaLaza laIne traNa vAra (zAMtI arthe) chaMTakAva karyo. te ja avasare kRSNa rAjakumAra teja vagarane zyAma paDI gaye. satvahIna banI javAthI hAthamAMthI talavAra paDI gaI kRSNarAje A parAbhava thaye jANI A nala kaI sAmAnya nahi, paraMtu mahAna vyakti che. meM mUrkhAI karI jAtane hAMsIpAtra banAvI ema vicArI nalanI kSamA mAgavA pUrvaka praNAma karyo, naLe paNa zAMta thaI neha batAvI mitra bhAva pradarzita karyo. bhImaratha rAjAe pitAnI kanyAne Ayo mahAna vara maLavAthI AnaMdIta thaIne, ThATha pUrvaka kanyA paraNAvI, hAthI ghoDA sainya alaMkAre ApI, bhakti batAvI AvelA sau rAjAone satkAra karI visarjana karyA. thoDA divasa bAda niSadha rAjA, pitAnA putra, putravadhu ane parivAra sAthe pitAnA nagare javA ravAnA thatAM puSpadatI rANIe potAnI kanyAne ucita zIkhAmaNa ApI che Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putrI, saMkaTamAM paNa patine tyAga karIza nahi. vaDIlane vinaya karaje, bane kuLane ajavALanArI thaje. davadantIe, mAtAnI zIkhAmaNa zIrasAvaMgha karI. naLa-davadantIne rathamAM besADI, niSadharAjA saparivAra ravAnA thaye, rAtrI paDavAthI aMdhakAra cArebAju phelAI gaye, kaI kaIne joI zake nahi, khADA-TekarA samAna bhumI na pArakhI zakAyAthI viSama paristhiti pedA thatAM naLe davadantIne kahyuM he priye, aMdhakArane dUra karI prakAza ApanArUM tAruM kapAlamAM raheluM tejasvI tilaka pragaTa karI mAgane vinarahita banAva. teja vakhate patinI AjJAnusAra svabhAlapradezamAM raheluM tIlaka pragaTa karyuM. te ja kSaNe gharakALIrAtrIne aMdhakAra dUra thayo ane, rAtrI chatAM divasane bhrama pedA thaye, nirvina mArga thavAthI sukhapUrvaka paMtha kApavA mAMDyo. - avicchinna prayANa cAlu rahetAM nalanI daSTi eka mahAmuni tarapha paDI, aneka bhamarAothI DaMkhatA pratibhAdhArI te mahAmunine joI naLa-pitAne kahyuM, he tAta! ahiMyAM kaI mada jharatA hAthIe khajavALavA A pratimA dhArI dhyAnastha mahAmAne jhADa samajI zarIranI kharaja utAravA zarIrane vAraMvAra ghaseluM hoI te hAthInA madathI bhamarAo sugaMdha levA DaMkhI rahyA che. to ApaNe tyAM jaI A mahAtmAne upadrava dUra karIe. mArgamAM jatAM mahApuNya A prasaMga maLe che. te emanA vaMdana ane bhaktinuM phala laIe. putranA kahevAthI niSedharAjA putra sAthe tyAM jaI nispRhI evA mahAmunine vaMdanAdi karI gya upacArothI upadrava rahita karI, punaH punaH muninI prazaMsA karatA mArgamAM AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krama karIne niSadharAjA saparivAra kozalA nagarI samIpamAM AvyA, naLe davadantIne kahyuM, he priye, jInamaMdirethI alaMkRta thayelI A amArI nagarI je. davadatIe gaganacuMbI maMdirathI vyApta nagarI jeI, mera meghanA darzanathI nAcavA lAge tema davadantIe jInamaMdiro joI harSanA atirekathI romAMca anubha. pitAnA AtmAne dhanya mAnatI prazaMsA karavA lAgI. huM dhanya chuM naLa jevA patine pAmI. haMmezA jInamaMdiramAM janapratimAonAM darzana, pUjA, vaMdanAdi karIne janmane saphaLa banAvIza, vigere dharmanA manoratha karatI aMte niSadha rAjAe svarganI zebhA sadazya, e nagarImAM putravadhu-parivAra sAthe praveza karyo. yAcakane dAna ApyA. naLa-davadantInI paraspara nakha-mAMcavata divase divase priti vadhatAM keTaleka kALa saMsA.. rIka sukha bhogavatAM pasAra thaye. anyadA niSadharAjAe naLane rAjyAbhiSeka ane kubarane yuvarAja pade sthApana karI, mekSane hetu lakSI banIne dIkSA grahaNa karI. rAjA thayelA naLa svaprajAnuM putranI jema pAlana karavA mAMDayuM. prajA paNa naLarAjAnA guNathI AkarSAI. rAjAnA sukhe sukhI, duHkhe duHkhI evA AcaraNathI niSadharAjAne paNa bhulI gaI. buddhi, parAkrama, nyAya Adi guNothI naLarAjAne koIpaNa zatru rAjA parAbhava karavA samartha thaye nahi. arthAta balavAna rAjAone paNa naLe vaza karI svAdhIna banAvyA. anyadA naLarAjAe paraMparAthI AvelA sAmanta, subhaTe, pradhAnane rAjyasabhAmAM prazna karyo. huM pitroDAjita bhUminuM pAlana karuM chuM ke adhika-ochI. tenA javAbamAM-mahArAja Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 ApanA pitAzrI karatAM adhika evA adha-bharatanuM Apa pAlana karI Adhipatya bhege che. bApathI beTA savAyA e kahetIne Ape satya karI che paraMtu ahIMthI baso ceAjana dUra takSazIlA nagarIne kadaMba rAjA ApanI AjJA svIkAratuM nathI. bharatAdya rAjya prAptinA yazarUpI caMdramAM eka e kalaMka che. leza paNa vyAdhinI upekSA karavAthI te vadhI jAya che tyAre te vyAdhine pratikAra azakya banI jAya che, e nyAye he savAmI ! Apa enA sAme roSa pUrNa karaDI najara karaze te te sAMbhaLIne kA ghaDe jema hAtha lAgatAM bhAMgI jAya che tema e paNa bhraSTa thaI jaze. chatAM nyAyayukta evA Ape prathama duta mokalI samajAvavAno prayatna karavo ucita che, na ja samaje to unmatta evA kadaMba rAjAne yuddhamAM parAbhava pamADI tAbe karavuM joIe. sAmatAdinAM hitakArI vacane sAMbhaLIne naLa rAjAe catura evA dutane takSazIlA nagare ravAnA karyo. durdhara evA e dute takSazIlA pahoMcI jaI, kadaMba rAjAne svasvAmIne pratApa parAkramanuM varNana karI kahyuM ke, he rAjana! mahAvairIrUpI dAvAnaLa jevA mArA svAmI naLa rAjAnI sevA karavAnuM svIkArI tAruM rAjya sukhethI bhagava. tArI kuLadevI jema tArA bhalA mATe je kAMI kahe te mAnya rAkhavAthI sukhI thaIza mATe mArA svAmInI kRpA tuM meLava, tuM je A hatakArI vacanenI avagaNanA karIza te duHkhI thaI rAjya bhraSTa thaIza. dutanAM vacane sAMbhaLI krodhAvezamAM dAMta pIsIne kadaMbe kahyuM, re duta ! tAre svAmI zuM gAMDuM thaI gayuM che? e naLa rAjAne sAmaMte subhaTa zuM marI paravAryA che ke kezarIsiMha evA Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArI sAme thavAne aTakAvatA nathI, paNa kharekhara tAre svAmI sutelA siMhane jagADavA zIyALanI jema phAMphAM mAre che. jA tArA svAmIne kahe tArI AjJAne huM Thokare caDAvuM chuM. (mAthe te nahi ja) yuddha ApIza paNa mAthuM te nahi ja ApuM. enuM mAthuM ja huM laIza vigere kahI apamAna karI dutane ravAnA karyo. naLarAjA pAse dUte jaIne kadambarAjAnI saghaLI hakIkata nivedana karavAthI naLarAjA sainya laIne takSazIlA pahoMcI jaI yuddhanuM Ahahana karavA pUrvaka raNabherI vagaDAvI kadambarAjA paNuM sainyane taiyAra karI yuddhabhumImAM mokhare AvI laDavA taiyAra thatAM banne sainyamAM tumula yuddha jAmI paDayuM. jema siMhane siMha sahana karI zake nahi, tema banne pakSe bANAvaLI sAme bANAvaLI, khagI sAme khagI, gadAdhArI sAme gadAdhArI, subhaTa sAme subhaTee paraspara saMhAra AraMbhe. aMte naLarAjAe kadambane kahyuM, bIjA ne saMhAra karavAthI sayuM ApaNe bane zatruo laDI jaya-parAjayane nirNaya karIe. kadae mAnya karavAthI ane siMhanI jema laDavA lAgyA. je je prakAranA yuddhanI kadambe mAgaNI karI che te prakAre laDatAM kadamba hAryo. kadamba vicAryuM ke kharekhara meM avicAryuM kAma karI mahAbaLavAna naLarAjA sAthe phegaTa laDAI karI sarvasva gumAvyuM te hajI bAjI hAthamAM che, ahiMthI palAyana thaI jaI dIkSA grahaNa karuM eTale sarva tyAganA suMdara phaLane huM pAmuM ema, vicAra karI palAyana thaI svayaM leca karI dIkSA laI pratimA dhArI dhyAnamAM rahyo. naLe vismaya pAmI kadamba muni pAse jaI kSamA mAgI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 kahyuM ke kharekhara tame jItyA che, huM hArelA ja chu, kSamAne tyAga karatA nahi, ema kahI tyAganI vAravAra anumeAdanA karatA naLe jaya zakti nAmanA kadambanA putrane rAjya ApI peAtAnI nagarI tarapha prayANa karyu. tyArabAda bharatA nA svAmI tarIke naLanA aneka rAjAoe maLI abhiSeka karyAM. nalarAjA vattuntI sAthe viSayasukha bheAgavatAM ane prajAnu suMdara rIte pAlana karatAM nyAyanuM rakSaNa karatAM mahApratApI thaye|. vAsudeva nahi paraMtu enA jevA, aneka saMkhyAmadha rAjAethI sevAyA. rAjyalubdha kulAMgAra evA kumara enAM chIdra jovA lAgyA ane naLane ghutAsakta banAyeA. caMdramAne kalaka hoya che, ema nyAyavAna dharmISTa evA naLa divasA divasa kumara sAthe jugAranA vyasanarUpI kalaMkane pAmyA. jugAramAM anyadA naLarAjA gAma, nagara, kaTa, kSeTa, droNAdi sarva hArI gayeA. sarva pAsA avaLA paDyA, lAka atyaMta viSAdane pAmyA avasara pAmI davadantIe kahyuM : svAmI huM kheALA pAtharIne kahuM chuM A leAka paraleka ubhayathI bhraSTa thavA rUpa A jugAranA vyasananA tyAga karI, nAtha, buddhimAna mANasA gaNikA gamananI jema kriDAmAtra jugAra kadAca rame e vAta judI. paraMtu sarva sampadAnA kSaya karanAra rAta-divasa jugAra satata ramavuM, e taddana kharAba che. mArU mana atyaMta dubhAya che vigere davadantInAM hItakArI vacanAnI jyAre naLe avagaNanA karI, tyAre rAtI evI eNe mukhya amAtyane kahyuM, mArA svAmIne samajAvIne jugAranA vyasanathI pAchA vALA. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 . amAtyAe paNa ghaNI ghaNI AjIjIpUrvaka naLane vinaMtI karI. svAmI ApanA jevA guNuvAnane ame kahevAne pAtra na hAvA chatAM ApanA uparanI bhaktithI kahevAnuM dvila thAya che ke prajAnA bhalA khAtara paNa A duSTa vyasananA tyAga karI. jema sannapAta vadhI gayelA rAgIne auSadha kAMI ja guNu karI zakatu nathI, tema naLane kAInI kAMI ja asara thai nahi, ulaTuM sa`sva hAryAM pachI davadantI sahaa MtaHpura paNa hArI beThA. peAtAnI dhAraNAmAM saphaLa thayelA kubarane yuddha ke evA keIpaNu parizrama sivAya sasvAdhina thavAthI AnaMdaeNnA pAra rahyo nahiM, naLane jarA paNa kheda thayA nahi. zarIra uparathI dIkSA lenAra jema alaMkArAdi utAre tema badhA alakArA utAryAM. kumare naLane kahyuM : 2 naLa ! mArI bhUmI cheADIne ravAnA thaijA. tane pitAe rAjya Apyu hatu, mane pAsAe ApyuM. naLe kahyu', maLavAna purUSAne lakSmI dUra nathI. manna karIza nahi ema kahIne eka vacce naLe cAlavA mAMDatA dhruvadantIe enA sAthe javA mAMDayuM. tyAre kubare adhamatApUrNAMka kahyuM : he suMdarI ! tuM jugAramAM jItAelI mArI mAlIkInI thaI che mATe jaIza nahi, mArUM aMtaHpura alaMkRta kara. amAtyAe durAzayI kumarane kahyuM : rAjas! A mahA satI davadantI anya purUSanI chAyAnA paNa sparza karatI nathI. ane aMtaHpuramAM meAkalA nahi, mATAbhAInI patni mAtA jema ane mATAbhAIne pitA jema gaNavA ema khAlageApAla sau jANe che, chatAM baLAtkAra karIza te A satI tane bhasmI bhuta karI nAkhavA samartha che. mATe e zAMta che tyAM sudhI sArU che, ene kApa caDe evuM karavuM te anapeDhA jarUra karAvaze. mATe enA pati sAthe e jAya ema tamAre svabhalA khAtara Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 samajIne utsAhita dhruvadantIne karavI e ja uttama mArga che. vaLI naLane gAma-nagara-deza Adi kAMI na Ape te saryuM. paraMtu bhAtA sahita ratha sArathI sAthe Apa. pradhAneAnA kahe vAthI kubere naLane sArathI sAthe eka ratha bhAtu' vigere ApyuM. naLe kahyuM, lIlA mAtramAM adha bharatanA tyAga karanArane rathAkrinI zI icchA ? kahI nispRhatA darzAvI. pradhAnAe naLane kahyuM, paraMparAgatanA niyama mujakha je jyAre rAjA hAya tyAre tenA pratye e svAmI ane ameA sevaka tarIke vartavAne baMdhAyelA hAI, ApanI sAthe AvI zakatA nathI. kubera AvavA paNa de nahi, paraMtu jema rAjyanA tyAga Ape karyuM tema amArA tyAga karatA nahi. A mahAsatI dhruva. dantI keAmalAMgI sUryanA tApa sahana karI zake nahi, mArgomAM kAMTA kAMkarA vigere viSama pravAsa samajIne amArI lAgaNIbharI vinatInA svikAra karA. dhruvadantIne rathamAM besADI tamArI pravAsa nivine thAo. tamArU kuzaLa thAe vigere Agraha pUva kanAM vacanAthI naLe davadantIne rathamAM besADI prayANa zarU karyu. snAna karavA eka vasrA taiyAra thayelI strInI jema eka vajrA jatI davadantIne joI, azru pADatI nagaranI srIe atIva rAvA lAgI. nagaramAMthI AgaLa jatAM naLe pAMcase hAtha UMcA hAthInA AlAna stabha haiAya evA eka meATA staMbha joce. rAjya bhraSTanA duHkhane jarApaNuM na gaNakAratA evA naLe kautukathI te sta Mbhane lIlA mAtrathI UkheDI bhamAvIne pAche jamInamAM ghAlI dIdheA. AvA prakAranA naLanA parAkramane joi jANIne nagaranA leAkeA vismaya pAmI kahevA lAgyA. ahA AvA malavAnane paNa AvuM jugAranuM vyasana kharekhara AmAM Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 niyati eja kAraNa samajavuM. pahelAM nagaranA udyAnamAM kubara sAthe naLa krIDA karatuM hatuM. tyAre acAnaka eka mahaSajJAnI AvelA, temaNe prasaMgepAta kaheluM. pUrvajanmamAM sAdhune kSIranA dAnathI A naLa bharatArdhasvAmI thaze, pAMcaso hAtha uMcA staMbhane upADI pAcho jamInamAM ghAlI deze. e enuM pramANa samajavuM. AvA prakAranI bhUtakALanI vAta yAda AvavAthI nagaraka vismayatApUrvaka kahevA lAgyA. naLanI hAjarImAM bIje rAjA hoI zake nahi, bharatAIpatinI A dazA te mahAjJAnI munInA kathananuM zuM? mATe jJAnInuM vacana mithyA hAya nahi. jarUra naLa thoDA samayamAM pAche rAjyagAdIe Avaze ane ApaNA mane rathe pUrNa karaze. AvA prakAranAM nagaralokanAM vacana sAMbhaLatAM atyaMta retI davadantI azru pravAhe rathane sicaMtI chatI naLe nagarane tyAga karyo. naLe kahyuM he priye ApaNe kyAM jaIzuM? davadantIe kahyuM, svAmI ApaNe kuMDinapura jaI mArA pitAnA atithI thaIe. tyAM mArA pitA ApaNuM sarva prakAre gaurava karaze. davadantInI sucanA anusAra naLe sArathIne kahyuM, kuMDinapuranA raste ratha calAva. sArathIe svAmInA Adeza mujaba rathanA gheDAne te tarapha hAMkyA. AgaLa jatAM vAghanA bhISaNa avAje, zIkArI pazuonA citkAre, ajagarAdi hiMsaka janAvarothI vyApta bhayanuM ja eka sAmrAjya hAya, evI atyaMta bhayaMkara aTavI AvI. AgaLa jatAM kAna sudhI kheMcelA bANe laIne yama jevA bhIlene sAme AvatAM naLe joyA. jotajotAmAM naLanA rathane cAre bAjuthI bhIloe gherI lIdhe. keTalAka dArU pIdhelA nRtya karatAM, keTalAMka zaMkha vagADatAM, keTalAMka kAna phADI nAkhe Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evA jorathI aTTahAsya karatAM bANane varasAda ratha para varasAvavA lAgyA. akhADAmAM malle jema tumula macAve ema jamIna upara rahIne te bhIla karAoNTa karI hAthIne jema kutarAo gherI le tema naLane gherI lIdhe. tarata ja naLe rathamAMthI utarI, kezamAMthI taravAra kADhIne jema raMgabhUmimAM naTa nacAve tema bhIlanI vacamAM pheravavA lAge. e avasare rathamAMthI davadantI utarI patine be bhujAmAM pakaDI kahyuM : he svAmi! AvA loko upara Apa parAkrama kare te vyAjabI nathI. zIyALavAM agara sasalAM hajAre bhegAM thAya tyAre temanA upara siMha parAkrama karI potAnI jAtane hAMsI pAtra banAve tema Apa kare nahi, Apa bharatArdharAjyanA adhipatie AvezamAM AvI javuM sAruM nahi kahI patine aTakAvI davadantIe svamaratha pUravA vAraMvAra mukhadvArA e huMkArA jorathI bhIle sAme rahIne karyA. te huMkArA bholenA kAnamAM satInA prabhAvathI lokhaMDanI seya jevA bheMkAvA lAgyA. bhIle daze dizAomAM palAyana thavA lAgatAM te dampati emanA pAchaLa dura sudhI gayAM. rathathI ati dUra gayelA naLa-davadantI pAchA phare eTalAmAM bIjI bAjuthI bIjA bhIlee AvI ratha-gheDA laI jaI adazya thaI gayA jyAre vidhi vaka bane che tyAre purUSArtha paNa kAMIja karI zakavA samartha nathI. pAchA pharelA patie ratha na jevAthI nirAza thayAM, pachI davadantIne dhIraja ApI svayaMvara vakhate pANagrahaNanA kAryane yAda karAve ema hAthe jhAlI naLe vanamAM AgaLa cAlavA mAMDayuM, page cAlavAthI davadatInA pagamAM kAMTA vAgyA, lehIthI jamIna raMgAvA (kharaDAvA) lAgI. e joIne naLe pitAnuM * 5. pA. phA. 4 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa0 vasa phADI phADIne davadanatInA paganA taLIe pATA bAMdhyA. keTaluMka cAlyA pachI davadatI thAkI javAthI eka jhADa taLe visAmo bannee lIdhe. vRkSanA pAMdaDAne paMkhe karI naLe davadantIne havA ApI palAza vRkSanA pAMdaDAne daDIo banAvI pAMjarAmAM rahelI menAne jema pANI lAvIne popaTa pAya tema naLe pANI lAvI davadantIne pAyuM. zAMta thayelI davadatIe patine pUchayuM: svAmI haju A aTavI keTalI che? ahiM rahelI evI mArUM hadaya kape che jANe be TukaDA thaI jaze. naLe kahyuM : he priye! A aTavI so jejana jeTalI hoI, ApaNe phakta pAMcaja jojana pasAra karI che, tuM dhIratA dhAraNa kara, muMjhAIza nahi, ema vAta karatAM AgaLa vadhatAM sUrya asta thavAnI taiyArI joI keIgya jagAe rAtrI pasAra karavAnA IrAde avRkSanA jhADa nIce AvIne bane beThAM. rAtrI paDavAthI azokavRkSanAM pAMdaDAM chedIne-naLa pAMdaDAM cAre. bAju bIchAvI zamyA taiyAra karI davadantIne kahyuM: devI tuM suI jA. duHkhanA prasaMge nidrA sakhInuM kAma kare che arthAta duHkhanuM vismaraNa thAya che. davadantIe kahyuM : svAmI najIkamAM keIne vAsa hoya evuM anumAna thAya che. sAMbhaLo gAyanA habhAne avAja Ave che, mATe zeDe raste pasAra karI tyAM jaI vAse rahIe. naLe kahyuM : hAlI tyAM tApasane Azrama che. teo midaSTi heI temane saMga samakuvaratnane nAza kare che, jema AranAla nAmane padArtha bhaLavAthI kSIra, rUpa, rasa, gaMdhathI vinAza pAme che, mATe sukhethI ahiMyAM suI jA. tyAM javAnA mAratha karIza nahi, huM aMgarakSaka thaI tAruM rakSaNa Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - karIza. ema kahIne naLe davadantIne pAMdaDAnI zayyA upara peAtAnuM vastra pAtharIne suvADI. sutAM manamAM ahunta devanu smaraNuM navakAra gaNavA pUrvaka karIne suI gaI. davadantIne nidrA AvI. tyAre naLe vicAyu ke-jee ApattimAM sasarAne tyAM Azraya levA jAya che tee leAkamAM narAdhama gaNAya che. mATe zA mATe davadantInA pitAnA zaraNe huM jAuM ? have tA mArA radayane vajramaya banAvIne AnA ahiM ja tyAga karIne svecchA mujaba rakanI jema huM anyatra cAlyA jAuM, A mArI priyAnA zIlanA prabhAvathI ane zAzvata maMtranA baLe ene kAMi ja upadrava thaze nahi, ema niNaeNya karIne charI laI, peAtAnu aDadhuM vastra phADIne dhruvandvantInA adha vastra upara naLe peAtAnA leAhIvaDe eka zrlAka satI jAge tyAre jANe ema samajI lakhyA. " viThThale bveSa yAtyAvA vaTADala kRtayA krizA; kezaleSu ca tavAmastayArekena kenacit ? gaccheH svAzaye kima piturvA zvazuramya vA; mahu tu vApi sthAtu na utsahe huM vivekinI ? " 2 1 upara mujabanA akSarA lakhIne zabda vagara rUdana karatA naLe cAranI jema ma ma gatie javAnI zarUAta karI dIdhI. sutelI peAtAnI patnine, pAchu vaLIne jotA, AgaLa jatAM vAraMvAra pAchu jotA, patnine ageAcara ( adRzya thayA ) jyAre AgaLa nIkaLI javAthI, patnine nahi jovAthI, manamAM vicAra karyAM: anAtha evI e bALAne araNyamAM sutelI jo vAgha vigere phADI khAze teA tenI zI dazA thaze. mATe chupAine rAtrI pasAra thAya ane e jAgrata thAya pachI ja huM RuM. ema vicArI keAI jhADanA pAchaLa guNa ubhuM rahI. pati tarapha najara Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para * rAkhavA lAgyA ane vicAyu ke jAgaze tyAre meM darzAvelA sthAne enI IcchA mujakha jaze. jema koI vhAlI vastu paDI gaI haiAya te levAne pAchA vaLe tema pAche AvI najIkamAM chupAi rahyo. tyAM vadantIne UMghamAM bhumI upara pAsu pheravatAM vaLI vicAra karyAM ke-- ahA, naLanA aMtaHpuramAM aneka dAsIethI sevAtI sU paNa jeNe joyA nathI, palaMgamAM sukha nidrA letI vicitra divya vastrAla kArAne dhAraNa karanArI, Aje eka vajra paherelI, ekalI gADha jaMgalamAM sutI che. hA hA mArAja pApe AnI AvI dazA thai che huM hatAza thaI gayA che, zuM karU? hu ghaNI hAvA chatAM dhaNI vagaranA jevI mahAsatI guNenuM pAtra bhUmi upara ALATe che. hujArA vAra mane dhikkAra che phITakAra che. meM ekalI nirAdhAra mukelI jyAre jAgaze tyAre, me jema enA tyAga karyuM tema e pAtAnA prANanA paNa tyAga karaze mane kAMIja sujhatu' nathI. AvA aneka prakAranA vicAronA vamaLamAM aTavAyelA naLe je thavAnuM haze te thaze ema niNya karI rAtrI purI thai eTale utAvaLe pagale naLa ravAnA thaI gayA. A bAju rAtrI purI thayA pahelAM davadantIe svama joyuM. svamAmAM pete phaLelA AMbA para caDelI hatI, aneka bhamarAe guMjArava karatA hatA, AMbAnA kLAnuM AsvAdana karatI hatI eTalAmAM vana hAthIe AvIne te AMbAnA vRkSane mULamAMthI UkheDI nAkhyA, pakSInI jema pAte pRthvI para paDI. AvA prakAranu svapna joine davadantI tuta jAgI pati kayAM? cAre Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa bAju jovA lAgI na dekhAvAthI hA azaraNa evI mAro zuM svAmIe paNa tyAga karyo ? nA nA ema bane nahi, ATalAmAMja meTuM hAtha-paga dhovA gayA haze. athavA keIvighAgharIe mArA patinA rUpathI AkarSAI haraNa karI kriDA karavA laI gaI haze? kharekhara vairIzuM evI e vidyAdharIe pitAnI koI kaLAthI mArA patine mohita karyA haze ? ke jethI haju pati AvyA nahi. A pRthvI vRkSe parvate badhuM kAle joyuM hatuM e ja che. araNya paNa e ja che. phakta AMkhone ThAranAra, zabdothI kAnane pAvana karanArA eka pati ja dekhAtA nathI. ciMtA samudramAM DUbelI davadantI svapnane artha ciMtavavA lAgI. AMbo -te naLa, bhamarIo-rAjya parivAra, phale-te meTuM rAjya, phalAsvAda-rAjya sukha, vana hAthI-te daiva ane vRkSa uparathI paDavuM te patithI bhraSTa thavuM. AvA prakAranA svamathI mArA patino meLApa durlabha che. ema vicArI buddhimAna davadantIe mukta kaMThe rovA mAMDayuM durdazAne pAmelI strIone paiya kyAM sudhI Take? he svAmI ! mAro zuM aparAdha, mAro tyAga zA mATe? zuM tamane huM bhArarUpa thAta? potAnI kAMcaLI sApane zuM bhArarUpa thAya che? nahi ja. he svAmI ! hAsyathI kyAMya chupAyA he te have darzana Ape, atI hAsya sArUM nahi. he vanadevatAo ! huM tamane prArthanA karuM chuM, mArA patinAM darzana karAve athavA te je mAge gayA hoya te mArga batAve. he pRthvI! tuM be bhAge thaI jA ke jethI huM samAI jAuM. AvA vividha prakAranA vicArothI vilApa karI AMsuonI dhArAthI jamInane siMcavA lAgI. jale, sthaLa, parvata, araNya kaI paNa jagyAe naLane na jevAthI tAvathI pIDAyelInI jema jarA paNa nivRtti pAmI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 nahiM. gAMDInI jema araNyamAM bhaTakatAM vastranA cheDe patinA akSarA jovAthI vikasIta kamalanA jevI Sita thai. akSara vAMcavA lAgI. vAMcIne huM nakkI patinA mana sarezavaramAM huMsI chuM, ema na heAya te mane AdezarUpI prasAda karata nahi, mArA patinu vacana mAre guruthI paNa adhika mAnavu joie. emanA Adeza pramANe va`vAthI mane sukha thaze. mATe pitAne tyAM jAuM, pahelAM paNa pati sAthe javAnA irAde pitAne tyAMnA meM patine jaNAvele| hatA ja, ema nirNaya karI te vaDavRkSanI khAjInA mArge kuDinapura javA lAgI. AgaLa vadhatAM mAM phADelA vAghA phADI khAvA sanmukha jatAM, dhruvadantInA satItvanA prabhAvathI davadantIne agninI jema joI palAyana thaI gayA. saoNM gArUDInA matra baLathI sthaMbhIta thAya ema na hAle ke cAle evA thayA. maTThAnmatta hAthIe siMhunI jema jovAthI parAbhava karI zakA nahi. bIjA paNa aneka upadrA nAza pAmI gayA. je pativratA strIe hAya tene kuzala ja hAya che. davadantI keAi bhIlanI vahunI jema chuTA kezavALI, tatkAla snAna karI bhIMjAyelA zarIravALI ( AMsu pADavAthI )nI jema, dAvAnaLathI trAsa pAmelI hAthaNInI jema utAvaLe pagale AgaLa jatAM mahA RddhimAna sAtha vAhe paDAva nAkheleA enA jovAmAM Aye. vicAra karyAM puNyayeAge sAtha manyeA. have A aDhavI pasAra thai zakaze ema vicAra kare che. eTalAmAM cAre bAjuthI cArAe AvI devAne jema dAnavA gherI le tema sAthane gherI lIdheA. davadyantIne jovAthI sAtha leAkeA A paNa cAra leAkeAnI sAgrIta che ema samajI vadhAre bhaya pAmyA; dhanavAnAne bhaya sulabha hAya che. dhruvadantIe sA vAhanI kuladevI heAya, tema 2 leke tame bhaya pAmeA nahi, bhaya pAmeA nahi, kahIne cArAne kahyuM, hai Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ durAzayavAlA ! ahiMthI bhAgI jAo, bhAgI jAo, mArAthI rakSaNa karAtA A sAthenuM tame aniSTa karaze te tamo ja anarthane pAmaze. A te kaI bhUtanA vaLagADathI bhUtagrastha thayelI vAyaDI, gAMDI che ema samajI e davadantInI avagaNanA karI bhaya pAmyA sivAya upekSA karI. daradIe sArthavAhanA hita mATe karUNa lAvI ceronA sAme jorathI huMkArA vAraMvAra karatAM araNyamAM kAna phADI nAkhe evA avAjathI, dhanuSyanA TaMkArathI subhaTo palAyana thaI jAya tema cere cAre dizAmAM nAsI gayA. e joI upadrava rahita thayelA sArthaka kahevA lAgyA. A kaI vanadevI amArA puNyathI AkarSAI Avela che. jeNe amArA jIva sAthe. dhanamAlanuM rakSaNa karyuM. - sArthavAhe davadantIne bhaktibhAvathI mAtAnI jema praNAma karI pUchyuM. "he mahAnubhAve ! A mahA aTavImAM tuM kema bhaTake che, tuM keNa che?" davadatIe pitAnA bhAInI jema sArthavAhane naLarAjA jugAranA vyasanathI rAjyAdi sarvasva gumAvyAne sarva vRttAMta kahyo. sArthavAhe kahyuM "he mahAsatI! tuM mahArAjA naLanI patni amAre pUjya che ane puNyavAna chIe, amAruM rakSaNa karI mahAupakAra karyo che, te satI! tArA upakArathI kharIdAyelA ame tArA dAsa chIe, amArA AvAse AvI tArA pavitra pagalAMthI ane pAvana kara, tArUM jeTaluM svAgata bhakti karIe, e badhuM tArA upakAra AgaLa kAMIja gaNatrImAM nathI." ema kahIne te sArthavAha potAnA taMbumAM davadanatIne laI Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paTTa jaIne devInI jema upAsanA karavA lAgyA. davadantI paNa vizrAmane pAmI sAOvAhanI bhaktithI khadhuM du:kha tatkALa vIsarI gaI. e avasare akhaMDa dhArAe varasAda mukha jorathI varasavA mAMDyo, jotajotAmAM pANInA pravAhathI e araNya jaLamaya khanI gayuM, jyAM jue tyAM pANI ja pANI thai gayuM, traNa rAtrI sudhI varasAda vacceAM, baMdha thayA tyAre cAre bAju kAdavakIcaDa thai gayA, davadantI paNa varasAda baMdha thayA pachI sA vAhane kahyA sivAya ekalI e sthAna cheDIne ravAnA thaI gaI. naLe satIne tyAga karyuM tyArathI caturthAM tapa karavAmAM davandvantI lIna thaI, dhIme dhIme AgaLa javA lAgI. AgaLa jatA amAvAsyAnA aMdhakAra jevA kALA bhayaMkara sAkSAta yamanA jevA eka rAkSasa sAmethI AvatA joyA. pAse AvI rAkSase davadantIne kahyuM, are mAnuSa huM bahu ja bhUkhyA chuM, ghaNA kALe tu bhakSapaNAne prApta thaI che mATe jaladI tArU bhakSaNa karI mArI kSudhAne tRpta karIza. dvandvantI bhaya pAmavA chatAM, dhIratAnuM avalaMbana karI melI : 2 2 rAkSasa ! mane maraNanA bhaya nathI, paraMtu huM parastrI chuM, Ahuta dhama thI vAsita mArUM mana che, mane sparza karIza nahi, karIza te tuM mahAdu:khane pAmIza. jarA vicAra kara. : dravadantInAM sattvazAlI vacanA sAMbhaLI rAkSasa khuza thayA. rAkSase kahyuM : huM tArA para tuSTamAna thayA chuM, tArU zuM bhalu karU ? davadantIe kahyuM: jo tuSTa thayA che, teA kahe mArA patinA samAgama mane kacAre thaze. avidhajJAnathI jANIne rAkSase kahyuM, rAjya tyAgathI mAMDIne bAra varSe tArA patinA samAgama thaze. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 huM yazasvInI ! tArA pitAne tyAM tArA pati maLaze, emAM zakA rAkhIza nahi. tArI icchA Aya tA AMkha mIMcI ughADatAM jeTaleA samaya thAya eTalA samayamAM tArA pitAne tyAM tane mUkuM, phAgaTa cAlavAnA zrama karavAnuM have kAraNa nathI. navadantIe kahyuM: huM bhadre ! mArA patinA samAgamanA vRtAMta kahyo ethI mArUM saghaLuM iSTa teM kayu" che. paNa parapuruSanA spa dvArA e pitAne tyAM javA mArUM mana nathI. huM jAte jaiza, tArU kalyANa thAo. tyAra pachI rAkSase peAtAnu tejasvI devanuM rUpa batAvyuM-batAvIne vijaLInI jema adRzya thaI gayA. ' khAra vaSe pati milana thavAnuM jANI dhruvadantIe rAtu vastra, pAna, alaMkAra, vilepana ane vigaI nahi vAparavAnA abhigraha dhAraNa karyAM. eka parvatanI guphAmAM varSARtu pasAra karavA rahI. zrI zAMtinAtha prabhunI mATInI pratimA banAvIne eka khuNAmAM padharAvI traNe kALa vidhipUrvaka pUjana, arcana, stutithI prabhubhaktinA lAbha levA lAgI. svayaM tAjA phaLe lAvIne pUjavA lAgI ane tapanA pAraNAmAM khIja rahIta prAsuka phaLeAthI pAraNuM karatI chatI sukhapUrvaka kALa nirgImana karavA lAgI. A mAjI sAthe vAha davadantIne na jovAthI pagale pagale te guphAmAM AvyA. AvIne dhruvadantIne prabhu pujAmAM lIna joI kSemakuzaLa joIne vismayatApUrvaka vikasIta vadane davadyantIne praNAma karI beThA. davandvantIe paNa pUjAnuM kAya purU karIne madhura vANIthI sAtha vAhanuM svAgata praznapUrvaka sanmAna karyuM ane vAtA karavA lAgyAM. emanA avAjathI najIkamAM rahelA keTalAka tApaseA tyAM AvyA. UMcA kAna karI mRgalAe jema Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 saMgIta sAMbhaLe tema tApase sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM tyAM varasAda varSa zarU thaye. muzaLadhAra varasAda paDavAthI tApase ApasamAM kahevA lAgyA. AvI paristhItImAM ApaNe kyAM jaIzuM? varasAdathI kevI rIte bacAze? davadantIe bhayabhIta thayelA tApasane kahyuM : bahIzo nahi, bahIzo nahi, ema meTethI bolIne tApasanI pharatI rekhA aMkita karIne je huM satI hAuM, saraLa AzayavALI houM te A rekhAnI aMdara pANI paDo nahi, e belI satItvanA prabhAvathI jANe chatra dharyuM hoya. ane pANI zarIrane aDe nahi ema te tApa upara varasAdane chATe paNa paDyo nahi. AvA prakArane camatkAra joIne tApasI kahevA lAgyA. kharekhara A koI mahAna devI che, AvI zakti ke mAnavImAM saMbhave nahi. tApasane upadrava dura thayA pachI, vasaMta sArthavAhe davadanIne pUchayuM. he bhadra! kahe tuM A kyA devanI pUjA kare che. te sAthe. vAhanA puchavAthI davadantIe kahyuM: A arihaMta devanI pratimA che. traNa jagatanA nAtha che, manavAMchita puranAra che. enA prabhAvathI huM AvA araNyamAM paNa nirbhaya chuM. mane vAgha, siMha Adi zIkArI hiMsaka pazuo paNa kAMI ja aniSTa karavA samartha nathI ema kahyuM. kahIne jIvadayA mULa jainadharmane sAro paricaya Ape. apUrva jainadharmane prabhAva jANIne vasaMta sArthavAha tathA tApase e mithyAtvane tyAga karavA pUrvaka te dharma aMgIkAra karyo. vasaMta sArthavAhe tyAM tApasapura nagara vasAvyuM. pAMcaso tApasa tyAM bodha pAmyA tethI tApasapura tarIke te nagaranI prasiddhi thaI. te nagaramAM sArthavAhe jinamaMdira taiyAra karAvI zAMtInAtha bhagavAnanI mUrtinI sthApanA vidhi mujaba karAvI pitAnA aDhaLaka dhanane sadvyaya karyo ane keTalAka kALa tyAM pasAra karyo. Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sa . suvarNanA utsava karavA kela 59 anyadA naLapriyAe parvatanA zikhara upara udyota rAtrIe je. AkAzamAMthI nIce AvatA jatA deve vidyAdhare jayajayArava karatA hatA. vasaMtasArthavAha tApa -aneka loko zuM Azcarya che? ema vismaya pAmelA satIne agresara karI parvata upara caDI gayA. tyAM siMha kezarI nAmanA sAdhu mahAtmAne turtamAM kevala jJAna utpanna thayeluM jANune jJAnane mahesUva karavA mATe de vidyAdharo AvelA hatA. suvarNanA kamaLasiMhAsane beThelA kevaLI mahAtmAne sarvee vaMdana karyuM. davadantI vasaMta sArthavAha ane tApasa pitAnA AtmAne kRtyakRtya mAnI, dvAdaza vaMdanAdi vidhi purI karIne yaMgya sthAne beThA. te avasare kevaLajJAnI munirAjanA gurU yazebhadrasUri paNa tyAM AvyA, pitAnA kevaLI ziSyane vaMdana karI saunI AgaLa beThA. karUNAnA bhaMDAra siMhakezarI kevaLIe dharmadezanA ApavAnI zarUAta karatAM be bhavya jI saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karatAM jIvane manuSyapaNuM pAmavuM atyaMta durlabha che, te prApta thayA pachI ene saphaLa banAvavA jIvadayA mULa janadharma aMgIkAra karo jenA pratApe sarvathA duHkhathI mukta ane saMpUrNa zAzvata sukhanI prApti thAya che. kAnane amRtamaya vANI saMbhaLAvIne sArthavAha tathA tApasone saMzaya nivAravA kevaLI bhagavaMte kahyuM H A mahAsatI davadantIe tamene je dharma kahyo che, te yathArtha che, janadharmanA raMgathI romeromamAM raMgAyelI enuM vacana mithyA nathI, e satInA dharmaprabhAvathI varasAdane upadrava tamene naDyo nahi, karelI maryAdAmAM pANInuM biMdu paNa paDayuM nahi, ceraleke haMkAra mAtrathI palAyana thaI gayA vagere pratyakSa purAvAthI e mahAnubhAvA che AhaMta dhamanI upAsIko Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAsatI davadantInA zIyaLa prabhAve deve paNa enuM sAnidhya karI upadravanuM nivAraNa kare che, e pramANe kevalI enA mahimAnuM varNana karatA hatA. e avasare kaI maharthika deve tyAM AvI kevalI bhagavaMtane vaMdana karIne davadantIne kahevA mAMDayuM he bhadra! A tapovanamAM kulapatine huM kara nAmane ziSya tapa tejanA prabhAve duprekSya hato. paMcAgni sAdhaka mahAtapa karavA chatAM tapovanamAM rahelA tApase mAre satkAra sanmAna Adara gaurava karatA nahotA, priya zabdathI paNa bolAvatA nahotA. tethI mahAabhimAnI evA meM Azramano tyAga karyo, krodha rAkSasathI gherAyelo rAtrInA avasare aMdhakAramAM keI gIrI guphAmAM aNIyALA pattharo sAthe aphaLAye, jorathI aphaLAvAthI mArA badhA dAMta paDI gayA, zarIre khUba pIDA thaI, sAta rAtra sudhI meM asahya pIDA bhegavI chatAM te tApasee mArI kazI ja khabara lIdhI nahi, ulaTuM jema gharamAMthI bhayaMkara sarSa nIkaLI javAthI gharanAM mANaso zAMtIne anubhava kare tema mArA javAthI AzramavAsI tApase pitAne pIDA gaI ema mAnI sukha anubhavavA lAgyA. tethI tenA upara atyaMta ugra krodhane dhAraNa karate, pratikAra karavAne asamartha zArIrIka ane mAnasIka asahya vyathAne bhagavate maraNa pAmI A ja araNyamAM AzramanI najIka moTe viSadhara sarpa thaye. anyadA pati viyegINI tuM e rastethI jatI hatI tyAre tane DaMkha devA huM dharyo. utAvaLathI Avato hato, paraMtu te navakAra ga, e gaNutAnI sAthe ja mArI gati aTakI paDI, koIe mane majabuta pakaDyo hoya tema tane DaMkha devAne asamartha thaye, mArI zakti haNAI gaI, tuM cAlI gaI. huM paNa deDakA vagerenuM bhakSaNa karI jIvana jIvavA lAgyA. eka vakhata tApasenA Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AgaLa tuM dharma saMbhaLAvatI hatI. tyAM meM sAMbhaLyuM. je jIne mArI sukhI thavAnA manera seve che, te mahApApI sukhanA badale bhayaMkara duHkhonuM sarjana pitA mATe kare che, evuM tAruM kathana sAMbhaLIne mane vicAra thaye ke niraMtara hiMsAmAM rapa rahenAra mAruM zuM thaze. uhApoha karatAM jAtismaraNathI pUrvanA sahavAsI A tApase che. gata janma yAda AvavAthI mane vairAgya utpanna thayA, aNasaNa karI zubhadhyAne mRtyu pAmI saudharma devaloke kusumasamRddha vimAnamAM kusumaprabha nAmane deva thaye. he mahAsati! mahAbhayaMkara pApI narakagAmI e huM tArA ja prabhAvathI devaRddhine pAye, pAmIne divya sukhe bhegavanAro thaye, avadhijJAnathI mahAupakAraNa jANIne tArA darzane Avyo chuM, huM tAro dharma putra chuM. A pramANe davadantIne kahI te deve pUrvabhavanA paricita tApasa tarapha vaLIne kahyuM: he bAMdha, mArUM pUrvabhavanuM tamArA pratyenuM pApAcaraNa huM A kevalI bhagavaMta ane sarva samakSa khamAvuM chuM, tamee prApta karela zrAvaka dharmanuM nidhAnanI peThe rakSaNa karaje. ema kahIne te guphAmAM rahelI pitAnI sarSa kAyane bahAra kADhI nandi nAmanA vRkSe laTakAvI, tApasane kahyuM, je kaI krodha karaze tenA phaLa svarUpa A viSadhara bhujaMgapaNane prApta thaze. jema huM karpara tApasa marIne krodha kaSAyathI bhujagapaNane pAmyA hatA tema. A pramANe te devanuM vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne samyakatvadhArI kulapati vizeSa vairAgya vAsita banIne kevalI bhagavaMtane vaMdana karIne dIkSAnI yAcanA karI, tyAre kevalIe kahyuM, A mArA gurU yazobhadrasUrI dIkSA Apaze. vimaya pAmelA kulapatie pUchyuM: he bhagavana! Ape Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 dIkSA kema lIdhI. javAbamAM kevaLIe kahyuM, kaiAzalApurImAM naLa rAjAnA nAnA bhAi kuberanA huM putra chuM. saMgAnagaranA kezarI rAjAnI aMdhumatI nAmanI kanyAne paraNIne svanagare AvatAM A gurUjIne joyA. bhaktithI vaMdana karI mArUM AyuSya pUchyuM. jJAnakhaLe jANIne pAMca ja divasanu kahyuM. huM ciMtAmAM paDI gayA. gurUe kahyuM, vatsa ciMtA kara nahi. eka divasanu paNa cAritra savathA du:khathI mukta karavA samartha che. ethI vairAgyavAsita thaIne meM... dIkSA lIdhI. gurUjInI AjJAthI huM ahiyAM AvyA. zUladhyAnamAM sthita thayA. kSapakazreNIthI chAtI karmAMnA kSaya karI kevalajJAna pAmyA. e pramANe sihukezarI kaivalInI vANI sAMbhaLI kevalIe paNa caiAganirodha karI aghAtI karmone khapAvI, AyuSya pUrNa karI zAzvata sukhanI prApti karI devAe kevalI bhagavAnanA pavitra dehanA agni saMskAra karyAM. yaze|bhadrasUrI pAse vimalamatI kulapatie dIkSA grahaNa karI. davAntIe kahyuM, he pUjya mane paNa dIkSA Ape. sUrijIe kahyuM: huM satI haju tAre naLa sAthe saMsArIka sukha lAgavavAnAM che, mATe ApI zakAya nahi kahI gurU padegta uparathI nIce utarI tApasapuramAM AvI, zAMtInAtha bhagavAnanA caityamAM vaMdanAdi karI leAkeAne samyaktvadhArI manAvyA. have malIna aMga vastravALI, dharmadhyAnamAM lIna bhIkSuNI jevI, davadyantIe sAta varSe te guhAmAM pasAra karyAM. eka vakhate kAi musAphare AvIne kahyuM : he davadantI meM amuka sthAne tArA patine joyA hatA. te sAMbhaLI rAmAMcIta thaI. A kANu haze ? e jANavAne guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI dUra sudhI jaI paNa koI jovAmAM AvyuM nahi khelanAra vyakti adRzya thaI gaI, zuDhDhA dUra rahI gaI, zubha samAcAra ApanAra dekhAyA nahi. Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ubhaya bhraSTa thaI guphA tarapha pAchI vaLatAM hatAza thayelI eka sthAne besI ravA lAgI. vilApa karI hA daiva huM zuM karuM? kyAM jAuM? eTalAmAM eka bhayaMkara rAkSasI huM tane khAI jaIza kahI meM phADIne dhasI AvatI joI davadanatI bolI H meM naLa sivAya bIjA puruSane manathI paNa na IcchaLyo hoya te he rAkSasI tuM hatAzA thA. zIlanA prabhAve rAkSasIe paNa praNAma karyA. kSaNamAM rAkSasI adazya thaI gaI. davadantI patinuM dhyAna karatI AgaLa jatAM khUba tRSAtura thaI thAkI gaI tRSAthI gaLuM sukAvA mAMDayuM. eTalAmAM eka pANI vagaranI nadI AvI, kAMThe ubhIne belI, mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM nirmaLa samyakatva hoya to nirmaLa jaLa ahIM thAo tatkALa IndrajALanI jema khaLakhaLa pANI vahevA mAMDyuM. hAthINunI jema pANI pIIne zAMta thaI AgaLa jatAM vaDanA jhADa nIce vanadevInI jema beThI. eTalAmAM musApharoe joI, joIne kahyuM, bhadre ! tuM keNa che? amane devI jevI lAge che. davadantIe kahyuM : huM devI nathI, mAnuSI chuM. sAthe bhraSTa thayelI araNyamAM pharuM chuM, tApasapura javuM che, mArga batAve. musApharoe kahyuM, sUrya asta thAya te dizAmAM jA. tane mArga batAvavA sAthe AvI zakAya ema nathI, ame pANI mATe AvyA hatA te laIne sArthamAM jaIzuM. tAre amArI sAthe AvavAnI IcchA hoya te sAthe cAla, tyAMthI kaI nagara pahoMcADIzuM. davadantI emanA sAthe gaI. sArthavAha dhanadeve pUchayuM: tuM koNa che, kyAMthI atre AvI che. javAbamAM-huM vaNika putrI pati sAthe pitAne tyAM jatI hatI, sutelI mUkIne mArA pati tyAga karI gayA, jAgIne patine na jevAthI bhaTakatI hatI, tamArA mANase maLyA ane mane ahiyA lAvyA. mATe he mahA Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 bhAga, mane kAI paNa vasatinA sthAne laI jAe. tamArU kalyANa thAo. dhanadeva sAtha vAhe kahyuM, ame acalapura jaIe chIe. tane kulanI jema laI jaIzu, ciMtA kara nahi. kahIne su Mdara vAhanamAM esADI peAtAnI putrInI jema sAthe lIdhI. AgaLa jatAM dhanadeva sAtha`vAhe, keAI parvatanI najIkamAM paDAva nAkhyo, rAtrIe davadyantIe sAthamAM rahelA kAinA mukhathI navakAra ma MtranuM smaraNa karatA sAMbhaLye, koI sAdharmIka A dhu che samajI sA vAhane sAthe laine tenI pAse gai, taMbumAM caityava Mdana karatA joi hu pAmI. zrAvaka kRSNaratnavaSNunI pratimA sAme rAkhIne vaMdana karatA hatA. davadyantIe anumeAdanApUrNAMka harSAzruthI prabhune va Mdana karyuM. caityavaMdana purU thayA pachI davadantIe puchyuM : huM badhu A keAnI pratimA che, javAbamAM A bhAvimAM thanAra ogaNIsamA zrI maThThInAtha prabhujInI pratimA che, he kalyANI mArA kalyANane mATe bhAvathI A pratimAnuM pUjana karU chuM. vizeSa hakIkata sAMbhaLa. huM kAMcIpurInA viNaka chu, kAMcIpurImAM ekadA gupta nAmanA jJAnI munirAja AvIne rativadyabha vananA eka bhAgamAM birAjamAna thayA, vaMdana karIne me' pUchyuM' mAza mekSa kAnA tImAM thaze, muni bhagavate kahyuM, zrI mallInAtha prabhunA tI'mAM tu' devalAkathI vyavI mithilA nagarImAM prasannadra rAjA thai, rAjya vaibhavanA tyAga karI, sAkSAt vicaratA mallinAtha prabhunI dezanAthI pratibeAdha pAmI dIkSA lai kevaLajJAna pAmI mAnne jaiza. A pramANe dhama gusa suninI vANIthI A pratimA taiyAra karIne puchu chu, zrAvake peAtAnA vRttAMta kahyA pachI dhruvadantIne pUchyuM. bhadre tuM kANu che. mahAsatI davadantIe dhanadeva sArthavAhane jema peAtAnA Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 vRttAMta kahyo hateA, tema azrubhInI AMkhe kahyo. sAMbhaLatAM zrAvakanI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu AvyAM. zrAvake AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM, he mahAnubhAva! tuM zAka karIza nahi, duHkhAvuM kAraNa ApaNAM sajelAM azubha karmanA udaya che. A sAtha vAha tArA pitA ane huM tArA bhAI samAna gaNaje. duHkheAnA paNu aMta Ave che, tuM jarUra sukhI thaIza. AzvAsana pAmelI ane sAdharmIkanA meLApathI rAjI thayelI rAtrI purI thatAM prabhAte sAtha vAhe prayANa zarU karyu ane acalapura najIkamAM sAtha vAha AvI gayA. dhruvadantInI IcchA mujaba acalapuranA daravAjA AgaLa mukI sAOvAhu anya yAgya sthaLe paDAva nAkhI rahyo. tRSAtura thayelI dhruvadantIe tyAM rahelI vAvamAM praveza karyAM. pANI bharavA AvelI strIoe A keAI jala devatA haze ema ApasamAM enA sAmu joI vAtA karavA lAgI. eTalAmAM vAvamAM paga mukatAM DAbeA paga geAdhAe pakaDyo, du.kha upara duHkha joine navakAramaMtra traNavAra gaNutAM chuTI thaI, hAtha mehuM paga dheAIne pANI pI svastha thaine vAvanI bahAra nIkaLI. thAkI gayelI, huMsInI jema maDha moMDha cAlatI jhADa nIce besI acalapura nagaranI zeAbhA dRSTigeAcara karI, zIlaratnane dhAraNa karanArI mahAsatI davadantIe kayAM javu' evA vicAramAM hatI. eTalAmAM tyAMnA rAjA RtupanI rANI cadrayazAnI dAsIe seAnAnA kuMbha laIne arasaparasa hAsya karatI pANI bharavA vAva pAse AvI. teNIee-duda zAmAM prApta thayA chatAM devInI jema devadantIne joi, rUpamAM devAMganA jevI, kAdavamAM kamalInI jema 5. pA. phA. 5 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ene joI dAsIoe vismaya pAmI maMdamaMda gatie vAvamAM praveza karyo. pANI bharIne vAraMvAra davadantIne nIrakhatI bahAra AvIne rAjamahele jaI svAmInI caMdrayazAne nivedana karatAM davadantInA rUpa teja AkRtinuM varNana karyuM. caMdrayazAe e sAMbhaLIne, tarataja dAsIone kahyuM. tame ene ahIMyA laI Ave. mArI putrI caMdravatInI bahena samajIne ene sArI rIte putrInI jema rAkhIza. rANInA kahevAthI dAsIoe davAdantI pAse AvIne kahyuM ke subhage-- A nagaramAM RtuparNa rAjAnI rANI caMdrayazAe tane pitA pAse gauravapUrvaka AvavAnuM kahyuM che. caMdravatI enI putrI che, tane paNa putrInI jema rAkhaze, mATe amArI sAthe cAla, tuM have tArA duHkhane jalAMjali Apa. ahIMyA zunya cittavALI beThI che, paraMtu durAtmA yaMtarAdithI chala pAmI anarthane bheTIza. e pramANe caMdrayazA rANIe dAsIo mAraphata kahevaDAvavAthI, Adra manavALI rANunA snehapUrvakanA AmaMtraNathI, davadanatI emanI sAthe cAlI. dAsIoe kahyuM : amArI svAmInInI tuM dharmaputrI amArI paNa svAminI che, vagere hAlabharyA zabdathI, aMte davadantI rANI pAse AvI. caMdrayazA-mArI mAtAnI bahena che, ema davadantI jANatI nathI, rANa paNa davadantI mArI bahenanI putrI arthAta bhANeja che evuM jANatI hatI, paraMtu bAlyakALamAM joyelI te A che evuM jANyuM nahi, te paNa rANIe durathI ene putrInI jema premathI jeI, kahyuM che ke ISTa aniSTa mATe aMtaHkaraNa e ja pramANa che. caMdrayazA rANIe nalapriyA davadantIne AliMgana karyuM, Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ davadatIe paNa azrapuNa nayanoe rANIne nIce namIne praNAma karyo. rANIe pUchyuM, putrI tuM koNa che? javAbamAM sArthavAhane kaheluM, te kahyuM, rANIe enA duHkhamAM bhAga laI, tuM mArI kanyA caMdravatInI jema sukhethI ahIMyA rahe. anyadA caMdrayazAe caMdravatIne kahyuM. mArI bhANejI davadantI jevI A tArI bahena saMbhave che. paraMtu ekAkInI ahIM Ave zI rIte? kyAM amArA svAmI naLarAjAnI premanuM eka pAtra rANI davadantI ane kayAM A? A acalapurathI naLarAjAnI rAjyapAnI cAraso jejanathI adhika dUra che, tyAMthI enuM Agamana ane A dazA jotAM te saMbhavatuM nathI ema zaMkAkuzaMkAmAM paDI. rANI caMdrayazA nagaranI bahAra dAna zALAmAM dina anAthane dAna ApatI hatI. eka vakhate davadatIe rANIne kahyuM, he mAtA! Apa AjJA kare te huM dAna ApuM, kadAcit yAcaka veSe mArA pati Ave te oLakhI zakuM. rANue davadantInI prArthanA svikArI tyArathI davadantI svayaM dAna ApavA mAMDI ane AvatA jatAne puchavA lAgI, tame AvA amuka prakArane rUpavAna puruSa je che? vagere puchaparacha karavA khAsa lakSa ApatI hatI. eka vakhate dAnazALAmAM rahelI davadantIe prasaMgane anurUpa kuvAjItra vagADatA, rAjyanA mANase eka cerane muzkeTATA bAMdhIne vadhyabhUmie vadha karavA laI jatA joyA. davadantIe rAjyamANasene pUchyuM: ANe zuM gune karyo che? ke jethI vadhasthAne laI jAo che. tyAre teoe kahyuM: ANe Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 rAjakanyA caMdravatInA ratnanA alaMkAranA DAbhaDA cAryAM hatA. pakaDAI javAthI rAjAjJA mujaba ene bAMdhIne DImaDIma vagADavA pUrvaka dhyabhUmimAM laI jaIe chIe. cAre davadantI sAme dinatAthI joyuM ane melyA ke 'he devI ! tArA dekhatAM zuM hu AvI kadanA ane viDaMbanApUrvaka mRtyu pAmIza ? mane bacAva-zaraNa Apa". e pramANe cAratuM khelavuM sAMbhaLI dhruvadantIe rakSakAne kahyu': bhAIe! A rAMkane cheDI mukA, e dayApAtra che. javAkhamAM rAjAnI AjJAnA amArAthI bhaMga nA thAya, mATe cheDAya nahi. mahAdayALu davadantI AgaLa AvIne khelI. jo huM satI houM tA AnAM baMdhanA tuTI jAe, ema kahIne cAranA sAme traNavAra pANI chAMTayuM : te ja kSaNe madhanA tuTI gayAM, rakSake vismaya pAmyA, khabara paDavAthI RtuparNa rAjA tyAM ANye. vismaya ane vikasIta nayaNe davadantIne kahyuM': he putrI! amArA huMmezAM rAjadhama ziSTajanAnuM rakSaNa ane duSTajanAne zikSA karavAnA hAi, leAkeA ameAne kara Ape che te AvI rIte leAkeAnuM rakSaNa huM na karU,, ane cArAne zIkSA na karU te huM paNa mArI pharaja cukI pApanA bhAgIdAra anu e nyAya yukta che ? jo A cAranA huM nigRha nA karU tA bIjA leAkeA paNa nibha ya thai prajAne upadrava karyA vinA rahe nahi. prajAne upadrava thatA rAjA sAMkhI letA rAjya ane prajA banne nAza pAmI jAya. dhruvadantIe rAjAne praNAma karI kahyu', huM tAta! zaraNe AvelA mArA dekhatAM mAryo jAya te zrAvikA evI mArI kupALutA kacAM rahI ? mATe he pUjya! mArA khAtara paNa ene jIvIta makSI mukta karo. vadhAre zuM kahuM ! enA hRdayanI pIDA duSTa rAganI jema mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM sakramI gaI che. rAjAe paNa davadantInA Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAgrahathI cArane mukta karyo. mukta thayela cera te ja kSaNe davadantInA caraNamAM paDyo. tuM mArI mAtA, mane bacAvyA vigere vAraMvAra belI e upakArane kadI bhulate nahivAraMvAra davadantIne saMbhArI manathI praNAma karavAnuM cukatA nahi. davadantIe paNa thoDA divasa pAse rAkhI zikhAmaNa ApI sudhAryo. eka vakhata davadatIe puchyuM "tuM keNuM che? kyAMthI Avela che? sarva tArUM vRttAMta zaMkA vagara mane kahe," tyAre te kahevA lAge - vasaMta sAthe vAhane huM piMgala nAme nekara tApasapuramAM hato. kuvyasanamAM paDelA evA meM sArthavAhane tyAM khAtara pADI ghaNuM dhana luMTayuM. luMTIne nAThe, rastAmAM cArothI huM luMTAye, mAra mAryo ane eka vAbhera mane jIvate mukaye. mArA jevA pApInuM kalyANa kyAMthI thAya? na ja thAya. pharate pharate ahiM acalapuramAM AvI RtuparNa rAjAnI sevAmAM rahyo, rAjAne vizvAsa pamADI aMtaHpuramAM jatAM AvatAM pAchI dAnata bagaDI, rAjakanyAne alaMkArone 3 ceryo, pakaDA ane vadhasthAne laI jatA hatA tyAM huM kalyANI ! mane teM bacAvyA te sarva prasiddha che. upara pramANe piMgala cere svavRttAMta kahIne, AgaLa kahyuM mahAsatI! tApasapuramAMthI mArA mAlIkane kahyA vagara tuM nIkaLI gaI tyAre sArthavAha zekAtura thaI annano tyAga karyo. sAta upavAsane aMte yazobhadrasUrie pratibaMdha pamADavAthI AThame divase pAraNuM karyuM. anyadA vasaMta sArthavAha mahA mUlyavAna bheTayuM laIne kubararAjA pAse gayA. te bheTaNathI kubararAjA khuza thayA ane te tApasapuranuM rAjya chatra cAmara vagere vasaMta sArthavAhane ApyuM ane potAne sAmata rAjA Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 banAvI "zrI vasaMta zekhara" nAmathI enI saddhi thaI. tApasapuramAM AvI vasaMta zekhara rAjyanuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. e pramANe ceranA mukhathI sAMbhaLI rAjI thayelI davadanatIe kahyuM: vasa! te prathama cerI Adi vyasana sevI duSkarma upAryuM. have te duSkarmane kSaya karavA dikSA le. pitAnA ekAMte hitanI vAta karanAra devadatIno Adeza pramANa karyo. eTalAmAM tyAM be sAdhu bhagavaMta padhAryA. davadantIe bhaktibhAvathI vaMdana karI nirdoSa AhAra-pANI vahorAvI kahyuM, "he pujya! A piMgala je gya hoya to ene dIkSA Ape." yegya che, ema kahI vidhi pUrvaka dIkSA ApI. sAdhuonA AcAra samajAvI tyAgane amUlya mahimA kahI sAdhupaNumAM sthira karyo. tyArapachI kuMThinapuramAM rAjA bhImarathe sAMbhaLyuM. nAnAbhAI kubara sAthe nalarAjA jugAramAM sarva hArI jatAM davadantIne laI navalarAjA vanamAM jatAM kaI mahAiTavImAM praveza karyo. te pachI prabhu jANe zuM thayuM? kayAM gayA ? patto nathI. jIvatA che ke marI gayA evI zaMkAmAM paDelA bhImaratha rAjAe pupadatI rANune sarva hakIkata duHkha sAthe kahI. e sAMbhaLI rANI khUba karavA lAgI. strIone duHkhanA vakhate AMkhamAM pANI saheje AvI jAya che. tyArapachI bhImaratha rAjAe harimitra nAmanA vizvAsu-catura mANasane naLa davadatInI zodha karavA ravAnA karyo. te hari mItra aneka ThekANe tapAsa karatA acalapuramAM AvyuM. AvIne RtapaNe rAjAnI rAjyasabhAmAM gayA, avasara pAmIne rANIe harimitrane puchayuM. kuMDinapuramAM bhImaratha rAjA-rANa puSpadantI ene parivAra vigere badhA kSemakuzaLa che ne? harimitre kahyuM. e badhA kuzaLa che, paraMtu naLa ane davadantInA kuzaLane Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 vicAra karo. ema kahI saghaLI duHkhadA kathA kahI saMbhaLAvI ane emanI zodha mATe pharate pharate ahIMyA A chuM te paNa kahyuM. rANI caMdrayazAe, bhadra! tuM A zuM bele che? ema kahIne chAtI phATa rUdana karatAM aMtaHpurane sarva parivAra zekAtura thaI gaye. kSaNavAramAM jyAM AnaMda kalelamaya vAtAvaraNa hatuM tyAM zekanuM sAmrAjya vyApI gayuM. pravAsathI thAkele bhukhe jamIne svastha thavA dAnazALAmAM jamavA gaye. dAnazALAnI mukhya adhikArINI pitAnA svAmInI putrI davadantIne ekI Tase jevA lAge. oLakhI ane khAvAnuM paNa bhulI gayo. pitAnI mahenata saphaLa thavAthI tene AnaMda na thAya ? saune thAya ja tema romAMcane anubhavate harimitra davadantInA pagamAM paDyo, beH devI! tArI A avasthA ? Aje senAne suraja Ugye, tane jIvatI joI sau sArAM vAnAM thaze ema kahI tata ja caMdrayazA rANI pAse pahoMcI gayo. vadhAmaNI ApI kahyuM, he devI! zeka kare nahi, dAnazALAmAM davadantI che. sAMbhaLatAM ja tatkALa caMdrayazA jhaDapathI pahoMcI gaI. jema rAjahaMsI kamalinIne AliMgana Ape tema bheTI paDIne kahyuM. he vatsa! mane dhikkAra che. uttama sAmudrika lakSaNee yukta evI mArI pAse hovA chatAM oLakhI zakI nahi, huM te oLakhI zakI nahi, paraMtu te kema pitAne chupAvI mane ThagavA jevuM karyuM. bhAgyayoge durdazAne prApta thaI. paraMtu je pitAnA hoya tene satya kahevAmAM kema zarama AvI? astu. he putrI! tuM kahe ke naLe tAro tyAga karyo ke te naLane tyAga karyo? nakkI naLe tAre tyAga karyo have joIe. tuM te satI che, tuM tyAga kare e bane ja nahi. zuM sUrya pazcima Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 dizAmAM kadI ugyA che. ? re naLa-niSpApA evI pAtAnI patninA tyAga karatAM tane jarApaNa vicAra nA Avye ke eka abaLAne kAnA AdhAre cheADI jAuM chuM. bahu ja anucita kA, kuLavAna Avu kare nahi, vigere elIne dhruvadyantIne kahyuMH huM vatse! mArA aparAdha kSamA kara. aMdhakArarUpI sarpanA nAza karanAra garUDanI jema tArA kapALamAM rahelu sahaja sUryaOsamAna tilaka kayAM ? ema kahIne peAte ja dhruvadantInA kapALane sparza karI, uparanA paDadA dUra karyAM. te ja kSaNe seAnAnA pinDa samAna camakArA mAratuM teja cAre bAju phelAi gayu. mAsI vAraMvAra harSAzruthI davadantIne snAna karAvatI heAya tema kapALane cukhavA lAgI ane davandvantIne mAsIe ApelAM atyata manahara sapheda vastrA paherAvI hAtha jhAlIne rAjA pAse laI javAmAM AvI. A bAju sUrya asta thayelA hAI ghAra aMdhakAra vyApI gayA. paraMtu davadantInA tejasvI tIlakathI prakAza phelAI gayA. rAjasabhAmAM rANIe rAjAne kahyuMH svAmI! janmathI ja davadantInA kapALamAM sahaja tilaka hAi enA pratApe rAtrIe paNa divasanA bhrama karAve che. rAjAe kaututhI davadantInA kapALa upara hAtha mukayo teja kSaNe aMdhakAra phelAyA. pUnaH rAjAe hAtha uThAvI lIdhe| ane prakAza joI rAjAe dhruvadantIne puchavAthI davadantIe nIcuM joI azrudhArA varSAvatI naLarAjA jugAramAM hArI gayAthI mAMDIne sarva hakIkata nivedana karI. rAjAe peAtAnA uttarIya vathI davadantInAM AMsu sApha karIne kahyuM : putrI! tuM raDIza nahi, vidhi AgaLa keAI khaLavAna nathI, ema vAta kare che eTalAmAM AkAza mAthI utarIne kAI dhruva rAjasabhAmAM AnyA. AvIne aMjalI joDIne bhImarathaputrI-navadantIne kahyuM: Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 hai mAtA! huM piMgalacAra tArA AdezathI dIkSA laI, tApasapura jai, smazAnamAM pratimAdhyAne rahyo. tyAM dAvAnaLathI khaLate dhama dhyAnamAM lIna zubha bhAve mRtyu pAmIne svaga vAsI deva thayA. avidhajJAnathI ahIM jANIne narkamAM jatA evA mahA pApI mane surasaspadAnA leAktA banAvanAra mahAupakArINI tane jovA ane mArU svarUpa kahevA ahiM AnyA cheM. tuM vijayane pAma. ema kahI sAta kroDa sUvarNa varSAvI adRzya thayeA. pratyakSa jaina dharmanA prabhAva jANIne rAjAe tathA bIjAoe jaina dhama svikAryAM. avasara pAmIne himitre rAjAne kahyuM: huM deva ! davadantIne pitAnA ghera javAnA Adeza Ape. dvandvantInA viraha asahya hAvA chatAM rAjA ane rANIe AzirvAda ApI javAnI rajA ApI. ane eka rAjarANIne zeAbhe evA ThAThathI senA, dAsadAsIe vagere parivAra sAthe ravAnA karyo. rimitre AgaLa jaine khabara ApavAthI rAjA bhImaratha atyaMta harSathI sAmeA Avye. pitAne jovAthI dhruvadantI vikasita nayane rathamAMthI utarI pAdacArI DhADatI peAtAnA pitAnA caraNamAM paDI. pitA-putrI lAMe samaye maLavAthI vaNuniyAnaMda sau kAine thayA. rANI puSpadantI paNa saparivAra jaine putrIne maLI AliMgana Apyu. jema jAnhavI yamunAne maLe tema mAtA-putrInA meLApa kene ha na upajAve ? zrI svabhAva mujaba davadantImukta kaThe rAvA lAgI. snehI janA viyeAganA virahanI vyathA jema sahana kare che, tema meLApa vakhate AnaMdanI paNa avadhi rahetI nathI. tatkSaNu pANIthI putrInAM AMsu bhuMsI nAkhI puSpadantI paraspara duHkha pragaTa karavApUrvaka vAta karavA lAgI. putrIne Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meLAmAM besADI, he AyuSyamati! amArA bhAgyadaye tuM jovAmAM AvI che kharekhara pUrva puNya hajI jAgatAM che tuM sukhapUrvaka ahiyAM kALa pasAra kara. thoDA samayamAM tArA patine paNa tuM joI zakIza. kahevata che ke jIvate nara seMkaDo kalyANane pAme che. rAjAe paNa harimitra upara khuza thaIne pAMcase gAma InAmamAM ApI kahyuM. naLanA AgamanathI ardha rAjya paNa ApIza. pachI davadantInA Agamanane nagaramAM meTe mahatsava karyo. sAta divasa sudhI devapUjA gurubhakti vizeSa prakAre karI. AThame divase rAjAe putrIne kahyuM: he vatsa! naLa svayameva ahIM Ave evI cejanA karIzuM, tuM muddala ciMtA karIza nahi. Aste Aste sarva sArUM ja thaze. ema AzvAsana ane snehabharyA vacanethI daradantI sukhapUrvaka pitAne tyAM rahevA lAgI. have davadantIne tyAga vanamAM karyA pachI naLanuM zuM thayuM. te paNa vRtAMta dhanade-vasudevanI AgaLa kahevAnI zarUAta karI. naLarAjA araNyamAM bhaTakatAM eka bAju vananI bAjumAM dhumADe che. AkAzamAM caMdra, sUrya, nakSatrAdine jANe zyAma banAvavAne kamara kasI hoya tema dhumADe AkAzatala sudhI pahoMcI gaye. bhutaLa upara vAMsa vRkSo vanaspati paNa agnithI bhaDabhaDa baLatAM hatAM. enA dhumADAthI sarvatra zyAmatA prasarI gaI. zvApada pazu, pakSIonAM AkraMda saMbhaLAvA lAgyAM. eTalAmAM baLatA dAvAnaLamAM manuSyano avAja naLe sAMbhaLe. he IzavAkuvaMza tilaka naLarAjA-kSatittama, mArUM rakSaNa karo, rakSaNa kare, tuM niSkAraNe upakAra karanAra che, te paNa mane baLato bacAva ke jethI huM paNa tArA para upakAra jarUra karIza. zabdAnusAre naLa te dizAmAM deDaDyo. tyAM moTe sApa Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 dAvAnaLamAM phasAyeaA, khaLatA joce ane rakSaNa karo, bacAve e avAja paNa ene hateA. naLe puchyuM: huM mahAsapa! tuM mArUM' nAma vaMza kayAMthI jANe che, vaLI manuSyabhASA paNa khele che. tA e Azcaya mane kahe. sapa` khelyA, pUrva janmamAM huM manuSya hatA, kahRdaye sa thaye| chuM. pUrvajanmanA abhyAsathI manuSyabhASA huM eTaluM chuM. huM yazasvI, mane mahAujavaLa avadhijJAna paNa che, jethI tArUM nAma-vaMza paNa jANI zako chuM. karUNA utpanna thavAthI naLe kaMpatA te sapanA upara peAtAnuM vajra nAMkhI dAvAnaLamAMthI bahAra kADhyo. te ja vakhate te saspe naLanA AkhA zarIre bharaDA lIdheA, ane naLanA hAthe DasyA. naLe tuta ja te sarpane bhUmI upara nAMkhIne kahyu: 2 2 tane bacAvanArane sArA khaleA teM ApTe, sApane dudha pAnArane sApa Dase che, e kahevata sAcI pADI. naLanA AkhA zarIre viSa prasaravAthI kUkhaDAnA svarUpane pAmyuM. pILA keza-uMTanA hATha jevA hATha, raMka jeveA, hAtha-paga saMkocAi javA, meTuM peTa vigere bibhatsa vikRta AkAra dhAraNa karanAra naTa jevA dekhAvA lAgyA. kSaNavAramAM rUpanuM parAvartana joine vicAra karyAM. jIvatara phAgaDha gayuM. AvA rUpathI haDadhuta thavA karatAM dIkSA laI paraleAka sudhArU, evA vicAramAM hatA, eTalAmAM te sape` peAtAnuM divyapa pragaTa karI deva tarIke dana ApI naLane kahyuM : tu kheda karIza nahi, huM tArA pitA niSadha deva thayA chuM. tane rAjya ApI me` dvIkSA laI-pALIne brahmadevaleAkamAM utpanna thayA chuM. avadhijJAnathI tArI duda zAne jANIne sarpa banIne tArU zarIra kharAba meM ja karyu che. tenuM kAraNu, tArA zatrue tane upadrava kare nahi. vaLI dIkSA Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76, levAnA maratha paNa karIza nahi. tAre haju bhega bhegavavAnA che, pachIthI dIkSAne samaya paNa tane huM jaNAvIza. he putra! A bIphaLa ane ratnane karaMDIo le. yatnathI rakSaNa AnuM karaje. jyAre tAre tArA svarUpamAM pragaTa thavuM hoya, tyAre A bIlavaphaLanA be bhAga karaje, emAMthI devaduSya vastro ane karaMDIAmAMthI hAra-ratnanA dAgInA tane prApta thaze. pitAnA pUrvajanmanA pitA niSadhadevanA hitakAraka zabdathI naLa khuza thayA ane pUchyuM: he tAta! tamArI putravadhu davadantIne meM jyAM tyAga karyo te atyAre kyAM che? javAbamAM deve kahyuM: vatsa! davadatI kuMDinapuramAM atyAre pitAne tyAM kSemakuzaLa che ema kahIne davadantIne sarva vRttAMta tyAga karyo pachIne kaho, ane naLane kahyuM: he putra! atyAre tuM Ama zA mATe vanamAM bhaTake che, jyAM tArI IcchA hoya tyAM kSaNa vAramAM mukuM. naLe kahyuM: mane susumApure muke. deve paNa nimiSa mAtramAM susumApura nagaranI samIpamAM naLane mUkyo mUkIne deva pitAnA sthAne javA adazya thaye. naLe susumApuramAM praveza karatAM zrI neminAtha bhagavAnanI pratimA joI. romAMcita thaIne vaMdana stuti karIne nagaranA daravAje AvyuM. tyAM AlAna rastaMbhane ukheDIne gAMDotura thayela hAthI mahAvAyunI jhaDapathI vRkSane bhAMgI lokone raMjADate, mAvatane paNa nahi gaNakArate sAkSAta yama je naLanA jevAmAM AvyuM. dadhipaNuM rAjA vagere pralayakALa jevuM A tophAna hAthInuM jevAthI vaza karavAne samartha thayA nahi ethI rAjA killA upara caDIne ucca svare kahevA lAgyA. je koI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 parAkramI A mArA hAthIne vaza karI ThekANe lAvaze tene manA vAMchita ApIza. che keAi samatha ? te sAMbhaLI kukhaDA hAthInA sanmukha vAyuvege doDyo, doDatA joI loko phogaTa marIza nahiM, marIza nahi ema kubjAnA upara dayA lAvIne khelavA lAgyA. nibhaya thaIne kukhaDA hAthInA najIka jaIne daDAnI jema bhumI para ALeTavA lAgyA. hAthI paNa kuJjane suMDhamAM pakaDavA lAlaceALa AMkhA karIne garjanA karavA lAgyA. kubja paNa ghaDImAM jamIna upara paDIne ghaDImAM ubhA thaine ema madhu kustInI jema hAthIne puchaDAthI pakaDI bhamAvavA lAgyA. ema parAkrama karIne mAMtrIka jema sane vaza karI le tema te kubja hAthIne thakavI nAkhyA. hAthI malahIna thayele jANI baLavAna evA kubja hAthInA kaThamAM banne paga mUkIne siMhanI jema skaMdha upara caDI jaI capeTA lagAvI, akuzane nacAvI, hAthInA avayavAne DhIlA karI nAkhyA. saMpUrNa vaza karIne gAmamAM pheravatA leAkeAnA jayajayArava zabdonA gaganabhedI avAjo sAMbhaLatA AlAna sta lAvIne UbheA rAkhyA. rAjAe harSAvezamAM AvI kubjanA gaLAmAM seAnAne hAra nAkhyuM; hAthI khIle baMdhAI gayA. kubje paNa vismaya pAmelA dadhipaNu rAjAnI samIpe AvI praNAma karI, rAjAnA sanmAnapUrvaka rAjA pAse beThaka lIdhI. dadhipaNu rAjAe vismayapUrNAMka pUchyuM: he vatsa ! hAthIne vaza karavAnI apUva kaLA ame joi. zuM bIjI paNa kAMI tuM jANe che ? saMbhava che ke tuM bIjuM paNa apUva jANatA haIza. kubje kahyuM : 'he rAjana ! huM bIjI kaI kaLA batAvu?? huM sU pAka raseAI banAvI jANuM chu. tamene jovAnI icchA Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che? rAjAe hA pADI, ane kahyA mujaba cokhAdi sAmagrI maMgAvI kautukasaha kumbhane ApI. muje sUrya sAme rAkhI sUryavidyAnuM smaraNa karI turta svAdiSTa rasoI taiyAra karI jema kalpavRkSa icchita Ape tema saparivAra e raseI Azcarya. pUrvaka jame. rAjA dadhipaNuM-zrama dUra karanArI, parama harSane utpanna karanArI te rasavatI jamIne kahyuM, AvI rasavatI naLa rAjA sivAya keIpaNa jANatuM nathI ema saMbhaLAya che. dadhipaNuM rAjA kahe che : "he kuja ! naLarAja amAre svAmi hoI tenI sevAne avasara mane ghaNIvAra maLe che. paricaya ghaNe che, te tuM zuM naLa che? kyAM devarAja jevuM enuM rUpa ane vikRta bibhatsa rUpavALo tuM. vaLI e naLarAjA te ahIMthI base yeAjana dUra rahenAra, ahIM Agamana paNa asaMbhavIta che. bharatAne svAmI naLarAjA ekAkI hoya nahi." ema kahIne, dadhipaNe rAjAe te kujane khuza thaI, vastrA laMkAra, eka lAkha Teka ane pAMcaso gAma bakSIsa ApyAM. naLe vastra, alaMkAre, mahA mUlyavAna lIdhAM. paraMtu pAMcase gAma nA lIdhAM. rAjAe punaH kahyuM ane bIjI tArI zI IcchA che. tuM niHspRha ziromaNI che, kAMIka bIjuM mAgIne mane saMteSa pamADa. muje kahyuM he rAjana ! mArI parama IcchA che ke tamArA rAjyamAMthI dArU ane zIkArane baMdha karAve te mane Ape ghaNuM ApyuM mAnIza. vismaya pAmelA rAjAe paNa zIkAra, dArUpAna saMbaMdhI kaI vAta paNa na kare, e samasta rAjyamAM prabaMdha karA. Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ge anyadA pritipAtra banelA kukhzane rAjAe pUchyuM : kharekhara tuM kANu ? ane kayAMthI Avye che ? e tArUM sava vRttAMta mAre jANavAnI utkaTa IcchA che, mATe kahe. kubje kahyuM: hu` kezalezvara naLarAjAne rasAyA chuM, enA pAse huM kaLAo zIkhyA chu, mArUM nAma huDika che, naLarAjA nAnAbhAI kubera sAthe jugAra ramatAM sarvasva hArI gayA ane dhruvadantIne laI araNyamAM gayA. ane vanamAM bhaTakatAM mRtyu pAmyA. huM kupAtra poSavAnI jema kumaranA Azraya na svikAratAM krUratA karatA ahIMyA tamArA nagaramAM ALye, hAthIne vaza karyAM e teA Apa jANI che. kukhzanI vAta sAMbhaLI dadhipaNu rAjA atyaMta zekAtura thayA. vajAhata jevA naLanA mRtyu samAcArathI rAjA parivAra sAthe naLanA guNA saMbhArI AkraMda karavA lAgyA. AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArA sAthe rAjAe naLanu pretakAya kayuM. kubja teA manamAM khUba hasavA lAgyA. anyadA dadhipaNu rAjAe davadantInA pitA pAse krAI kAraNasara dUta meAkalyA. rAjAe satkAra sanmAna karyuM. thADA divasa tyAM rahelA dUte keAI prasaMge kahyuM : 'huM svAmin! mArA svAmI pAse naLarAjAnA rasAyA Avela che. naLarAjA pAse sUrya pAka rasei banAvavAnu e jANe che, pAse beThelI dhruvadyantI e vAta sAMbhaLIne cikata thaI gaI ane khAnagImAM pitAne kahyuM : 'huM tAta! tame kaiAi catura dUtane tyAM mAkalA. e raseAye kevA che. kAraNa ke naLa sivAya sUrya pAka raseAI anya kAI jANatuM nathI, ane enA rasAyA haiAya te mane kema khabara nathI, mATe peAtAnA svarUpane kAi kAraNasara chupAvI tyAM naLanA rasAyA tarIke peAtAne jAhera karI rahela che. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ davadantInA kahevAthI zaMkAmAM paDelA rAjAe kuzaLa nAmane brAhmaNa ke je svAminA kAryamAM kuzaLa hato, tene prasaMgane anurUpa je kAMI kahevuM ghaTe te kahIne susumApura ravAnA karyo. svAminI AjJA pramANu karIne te brAhmaNa ceDA divasamAM dadhipaNuM rAjA pAse pahoMcI gayo. zukana paNa sArA thayA hatA. nagaramAM jaIne lokone pUchate pUchate kuja pAse jaI te brAhmaNa beThe. ane jyAM merU ane sarasava, kyAM naLa ane kyAM A. sarvAgavirUpa bibhatsa evA te kujane joIne vicAramAM paDyo ke kharekhara davadantIne vRthA naLane bhrama utpanna thayo che. to paNa barAbara parIkSA karUM, ema nirNaya karIne naLanA avaguNa garbhita be kaleka belyA te A pramANe. "nirghaNAnAM nizvapANI nisatvAnAM durAtmanAma dhUrvAha nala evaikaH patni tatyAja yaH satIs (1) suptAmakAkinI mugdhAM vizvastAM tyajatapiyAma ullehAne kartha pAdau naiSadhera5 medhasaH" (2) e pramANe vAraMvAra belate sAMbhaLIne naLa nijapriyAM samarana anargalaM AMkhamAMthI AMsu pADato raDI paDyo. brAhmaNe pUchayuM kema rUve che? tyAre te huMDike (kunja) kahyuM: tArUM karUNarasavALuM gIta sAMbhaLIne raDavuM AvyuM. A lekane artha spaSTa kahe, ema kuSe pUchyuM, tyAre te brAhmaNe kahyuM. niye, lAja-zarama vagaranAo, satvahine, duSTAtmAo e sarvamAM agresara eve naLa-e eka ja che ke jeNe sutelI, ekalI, vizvAsu, mugdha evI pitAnI satI patnine vanamAM tyAga karIne jatAM enA pagamAM utsAha kyAMthI AvyA? Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema lekArtha kahIne jugArathI mAMDIne davadantI kuMDinapuramAM AvI tyAM sudhInI sarva hakIkata davadanI pAsethI jANelI, te catura brAhmaNe kahI saMbhaLAvI. ane AgaLa kahevA mAMDayuMH ahe kubajasUrya pAka rAI tuM jANe che evuM dadhipaNe rAjAnA dUte bhImaratha rAjAne kahyuM tyAre rAjAne Azcarya thayuM ke e kaLA naLa sivAya kaI jANatuM nathI. davadantIe pitAnA pitAne vinaMtI karavAthI rAjAe mane tapAsa karavA mokalyA. huM ahiyAM AvIne jouM chuM te kayAM naLa ane kyAM A kubaDe, kayAM AgIo ane kayAM sUrya. AvatAM sArA zukana thavAthI utsAhabhera Avela paNa nirAzA upajI. tuM naLa nathI ema kahete jAya ane kujanA sAmuM jete jAya. tyAre hRdayamAM davadantInuM smaraNa karate kuja vadhune vadhu rovA lAgyuM. pachI kAMIka zAMta thaIne kunja te viprane pitAnA sthAne laI gayo ane kahyuM : he bhadra! te mahApurUSa naLa ane mahAsatI davadatInI romAMcaka kathA kahI. bola tArUM zuM svAgata karUM, ema kahIne brAhmaNane bhajana satkAra karIne rAjAe ApelAM vastra, alaMkAro, eka lAkha senAnA TaMka vigere ApI dIdhuM. tyAra pachI te catura brAhmaNa vidAya thaI kuMDinapura gaye ane kujane je je hatuM tevuM savistara varNana bhImaratha rAjA ane davadantInI AgaLa karIne muje hAthIne vaza karyo, sUryapAka rasavatI rAjA ane parivArane jamADI tathA pitAne divya vastrAlaMkAra, senAnA lAkha sikkA vigere ApyA. e badhuM jANune davadatIe pitAne kahyuM : he tAta ! anumAna thAya che ke koI karmanA deSathI athavA tathA prakAranA keI paNa 5. pA. phA. 6 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNathI kunjarUpe tamArA jamAI naLa hovA joIe. AvA prakAranuM adbhuta dAna ane hAthIne vaza tathA sUryapAka raseInuM kauzalya bIjAmAM saMbhave nahi, mATe Apa kAMI paNa nimitta ApIne e kune ahi belA ke jethI iMgitAkAra ceSTA vigere jeIne svayaM parIkSA huM karUM. rAjA bhImarathe kahyuM : he putrI ! tArA kuTa svayaMvara thavAne che. jAhera karIne dadhipaNuM rAjAne belAvavA dUta mokalIe. svayaMvaranI vAta sAMbhaLIne dadhipaNu rAjA ahiM Avaze. pahelAM paNuM dadhipaNuM rAjA tArA vize Asakta hatA. paraMtu tuM te naLane varI eTale rAjA dadhipaNuM jarUra Avaze. ane sAthe kuja paNa Avaze. te muja je naLa haze te pitAnI patni pharIthI paraNavAnI vAtane sahana karI zakaze nahi. vaLI naLa azvanI gati vAyuvege calAvavAnI kaLA paNa jANe che. vaLI dadhipaNuM rAjA dUra hovAthI svayaMvarane divasa bahu ja najIkane jaNAvI e ane ethI te kuja ahiMyAM rAjA sAthe AvethI tuM parIkSA karI khAtrI karI leje. AvA prakArano nirNaya karIne turta ja paMcamIne divasa svayaMvarane jaNAvI susumArapure dUtane mekalyA. dUte tyAM jaIne bhImaratha rAjAne saMdeze kahyo. te sAMbhaLIne dadhi paNa rAjA ciMtAmAM paDyo kuje puchyuM svAmI! kema udAsa che. javAbamAM dadhipaNe kahyuMH davadantInA pharI svayaMvara mATe rAjA bhImarathane dUta belAvavA AvyA che, paraMtu vacamAM eka pAtra kevI rIte javAya? kRje vicAra karyo. davadantI anya puruSane che nahi, kone khabara caMcaLa svabhAvavALI strIo kyAre zuM na kare te kahevAya nahi. game te hoya. sAmAnya jane paNa strIne parAbhava sahana karI zake nahi, te pachI mArA jIvatAM konI Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 tAkAta che ke, bIje davadantInI IcchA kare. manamAM e pramANe vicAra karI dadhipaNuM rAjA karatAM paNa enI javAnI utsukatA vadhI gaI. rAjAne kahyuM tame ciMtA karo nahi, cha pahoramAM tyAM Apane laI jaIza. mane ratha ane ghoDA Ape, sArathI huM thaIza. dadhipaNu rAjA harSa pAye, kahyuM : vatsa! tane manapasaMda ghoDA ratha taiyAra kara, kuje sarva taiyArI karI lIdhI. rAjA zaMkAmAM paDyo. A keI sAmAnya puruSa nathI, keI deva vidyAdhara jaNAya che. naLanuM mRtyu zuM mArA lAbha mATe thayuM? evA vicAromAM kuje taiyAra karelA rathamAM dadhipaNu rAjA ArUDha thayA. sAthe sthagIdhara chatra, cAmara dharanArA pite ane sArathI kuja cha jaNe rathamAM ravAnA thaI gayA. sArathI banelA evA kutte potAnA pitA niSadhadeve Apela bIlavaphaLa ane karaMDIo keDe bAMdhI lIdhe. ratha vAyu vege cAlato thaI gaye. jema svargamAM devanAM vimAne cAle che, tevI gatine bhrama karAvatA te gheDA deDatA hatA. eTalAmAM rAjAnuM uttariya vastra paDI javAthI sArathIne kahyuMH kSaNavAra rathane Ubho rAkha. vastra paDI gayuM che te laI AgaLa jaIe. kuje kahyuM : svAmI ApaNe pacIza ejana dUra nIkaLI gayA chIe. vastra mATe vilaMba karo egya nathI. vaLI A gheDAe te madhyama che, paraMtu uttama gheDA heta te pacAsa ejana ApaNe nIkaLI gayA hota, kahI rathane calAve rAkhyo. dadhipaNuM rAjAe dUrathI aneka phaLa vyApta bibhitaka nAmanuM vRkSa joyuM ane sArathIne kahyuM: A jhADa para keTalAM phaLa che te gaNatrI karyA sivAya kahI zakavA huM samartha Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 chuM. pAchA pharatAM e kautuka tane batAvIza. Azcaryacakti thayelA muje kahyuM: rAjana ! kALakSepa thAya tenI ciMtA karo nahi, eka muThInA prahAra badhAM phaLa pADI nAkhIza. ane tamArA gaNitavidyAnA baLe kahI Ape. kutte muThInA jore phaLa pADyAM. joIne ja rAjAe aDhAra hajAra kahatAM. khAtrI thavAthI kunja paNa viramaya pAmyA, ane rAjA dadhipaNuM tathA kunja vacce arasaparasa azvavidyA tathA phaLa gaNavAnI kaLAnI Apa-le thaI. sUrya ugyA pahelAM prabhAte ratha kuMDinapura najIka pahoMcyA. AzcaryamAM garakAva thayele rAjA khuza khuza thaI gaye. vikasIta nayane kuja sAmuM joI zAbAza, zAbAza dhanya che tane ! ema kahyuM. A bAju kuMDinapuramAM e rAtrIe davadanIe prabhAtakALe svapna joyuM. harSAnvita thayelI davadantIe pitAne kahyuM : he tAta! huM sukhe sutelI hatI ane svapnAmAM nivRtidevI joI. e devIe kezalAnagarInuM udyAna AkAza mArge ahi lAveluM batAvyuM. te udyAnamAM phaLe sahakAra je. devInA kahevAthI huM jhADa para caDhI gaI, mArA hAthamAM khIleluM kamaLa paNa ApyuM, pUrve jhADa para caDheluM pakSI nIce paDI gayuM. rAjA bhImaratha davadantIne kahevA lAgyo, putrI ! svapna zreSTha che. nivRtadevI e tArI puNyarAzI, kezalAnagarInuM aizvarya e udyAna samajavuM, upara caDavuM te patine saMgama vigere pitAnI buddhi anusAra svapnane bhAvArtha kahyo. pakSI paDayuM te nakkI kubera rAjya bhraSTa thaze. vaLI savAranuM svapna turata phaLadAyI nIvaDe che. putrI! tArUM duHkha gayuM, amArI ciMtA maTI nakkI jANaje. ema kahetA hatA eTalAmAM rAjA dadhi. paNane ratha nagaranA daravAje AvI gayA. Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMgala nAmanA koI rAjasevake bhImaratha rAjAne dadhipaNuM rAjA AvI gayAnI vAta karavAthI rAjA taiyArI karI sAme gaye. mitranI jema bane rAjAo maLyA. sthAna vigere utArAnI vyavasthA karI khUba ja Atithya karyuM. Atithya karIne bhImaratha rAjAe dadhipaNuM rAjAne pUchyuM : he mahArAja ! tamAro rasoye sUrya pAka rasavatI jANe che te kubajane jovAnI mArI IcchA che. bIjI vAte pachI, mane batAve. dadhipaNa rAjAe mujane rada karavA pharamAvyuM, ane sAmagrI meLavIne sUryamaMtrathI kSaNavAramAM rAI taiyAra thayAthI saparivAra rAjA jaye. davadantIne paNa thALa mokalyA. e paNa jamI. rAInA AsvAdanathI davadantIe kujane-A nakkI naLa che evuM jANyuM. davadantIe pitAne kahyuM he tAta! pUrve jJAnI guru pAsethI meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke, A bharatakSetramAM naLa sivAya sUrya pAka seInuM jJAna bIjA koIne paNa nathI. e muja hoya, kuTe, pAMgaLa game te hoya, paraMtu e naLa che emAM mane jarA paNa saMzaya nathI. chatAM bIjI eka parIkSAnI potAnI AMgaLIthI sparza kare te nakkI huM romAMcita thAuM te pAkI khAtarI thAya. romAMcita nA thAuM te te bIje ja haze jANavuM. mATe e muja mane tilaka karato hoya ema kapALamAM sparza kare. davadanatInA kahevAthI bhImaratha rAjAe kuja pratye kahyuM : bhe kuja ! tuM naLa che? tyAre kuja be - tame badhA bhramamAM paDyA che. devanA jevA rUpavALe naLa kyAM? ane jenA sAmuM paNa jevuM game nahi e bibhatsa huM kyAM. rAjAe Agraha karIne kujane kahyuM: zaMkA nivAravA Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tuM vadantInA bhAlapradeza(kapALa)mAM AMgaLIthI sparza kara. rAjAnA atyaMta AgrahathI sparza karyo. te ja kSaNe kadamba vRkSanA kula jema vikasIta thAya tema davadantIne romAMca sahu AkhA zarIre aNujhaNATI thavArUpa khArIka kAMTAnI jema apUrva AhlAda thayA. pachI davadantIne saMpUrNa khAtrI thavAthI ekAMtamAM laI jaI kahyuMH - huM priyatama ! te avasare gahana vanamAM vizvAsathI sutelI evI Ape mArA tyAga karyAM. paNa have kayAM jaze! ? lAMkhA kALe dana pAmI, he svAmI! sva-svarUpa pragaTa karI darzana ApeA. dhruvadantInA apratima snehathI khIlnaphaLa ane karAMDIAmAMthI vastro, alaMkAra kADhI paheravAthI mULa svarUpe kubja maTI naLa rAjA pragaTa thayA. harSoMnA atirekathI dhruvadantI naLa banne bheTyAM. naLa rAjA ekAMtamAMthI bahAra AvatAM bhImaratha rAjAe AliMgana ApI, rAjya siMhAsane besADyo. dadhipaNu rAjA pazu praNAma karI, anne rAjA hAtha joDIne naLanA AgaLa UbhA rahyA. dadhipaNu rAjAe kahyuM: huM nala bhUpAla! tame ha MmezAM amArA svAmI che. ajANapaNe meM avinayapUrNAMka anucita kArya karyuM-karAvyuM te sa` aparAdha kSamA karo. atrAntare te dhanadeva sAthe vAha bhImaratha rAjA pAse Avye. dravadantIe A mArA AMdhavanI jema upakAra mArA para karanArA che, ema pitAne kahyu. ane bhImarathe paNa sA vAhatuM bahu ja gaurava karyuM. tyArabAda jeNe jeNe pUrve vanavAsa daramyAna upakArA karyAM hatA te rUtupaNuM rAjA, caMdrayazA rANI, caMdravatI, te tApasa purezvara zrI vasatazekhara vigere sane khabara ApI teDAvyA. te sava atyaMta vhAlabharyu svAgata sranmAna aneka Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAranA AtithyathI satkArapUrvaka eka mAsa sudhI bhImaratha rAjAe rokyA. te avasare rAjyasabhAmAM-AkAzathI sAkSAt teja puMja evo deva utarI AvI mahAsatI davadantIne kahevA lAgyAH he mahAnubhAve! huM pahelAM tApasAzramamAM vimalamatI kulapati hate. te mane pratibaMdha karyo. mithyAdharmano tyAga karAvyo. AhaMta dharmanI dIkSA laI pALIne kALa karI saudharmadevaleke kesara nAmanA vimAnamAM kesara nAmane deva rUddhine pAmyuM. e saghaLo he mahAsatI ! tAro prabhAva ane upakAra kadI visarAya nahi ema kahIne sAta kroDa dhana varSAvIne kRtajJatA pragaTa karI svargamAM cAlyo gaye. tyArabAda bhImaratha, dadhipaNuM, RtuparNa, vasaMtazrIzekhara ane bIjA paNa mahAbaLavAna rAjAe maLIne naLarAjAne rAjyAbhiSeka mahAutsava sAthe karyo. zubha divase te sarva rAjAo ane sainyane sAthe laIne atula baLI naLarAjA pitAnuM rAjya meLavavA ayodhyA (kezala) tarapha ravAnA thaye. naLarAjAe adhyA najIkamAM sainyane paDAva nAkhe. rativallabha nAmanA upavanamAM paDAva nAkhI rahelA naLanA Aga manathI kubara kaMThe prANa AvyA hoya tema AkuLavyAkuLa thaI gayo. naLe kubara pAse dUta mokalI kahevAvyuM. ApaNe pharIthI jugAra ramIe. zarta e ke je hAre te jItanArane sarvasva seMpI de. yuddhane Dara cAlI javAthI harSamAM AvelA kubare e vAta mAnya rAkhI. bane jaNa pAsA pheMkavA lAgyA. jotajotAmAM bhAgyavAna naLanI jIta thaI gaI. kubara sarvasva hArI javA chatAM, krUra Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 svabhAvI kubarane pitAne nAne bhAI samajI susajanatAthI prathamanI jema yuvarAja pade sthApana karyo. pitAnuM rAjya prApta karIne naLa davadanatI banee utkaMThAthI sarva caityane vaMdanAdi karI, kezalApurImAM soLa hajAra rAjA oe bheMTaNAM arpaNa karI, bharatArdhasvAmI tarIke rAjyAbhiSeka mahAmahesavapUrvaka naLane karyo naLe samagra rAjyamAM akhaMDa zAsana calAvI aneka hajAra varSa sudhI rAjya bhegavyuM. tyArapachI devarUpadhArI naLa pitA niSadha svargamAMthI AvI, viSayasukharUpa sAgaramAM nimagna naLane pratibaMdha karatAM. he vatsa! A saMsAra samudramAM viSaye ane kaSAye AtmAnuM dhana luMTI rahyA che. tenuM vivekathI rakSaNa kara. ema kahIne AgaLa vizeSa samaja ApatAM deve kahyuM: pUrve tArI dIkSAne samaya huM jaNAvIza ema kaheluM te yAda karI mAnavajanma phaLa sarva viratI grahaNa kara. ema kahI deva svargamAM gaye. thoDA divaso bAda jinasenasUrI tyAM padhAryA. naLa tathA davadatIe saparivAra tyAM jaI vidhipUrvaka vaMdanAdi kriyA karI, dezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI naLe pitAne pUrva bhava saMbaMdhI pUchatAM jinasenasUrIzvarajIe kahyuM: he rAjana! pUrva bhavamAM sAdhune kSIra bhaktibhAvathI vaherAvavAthI tane rAjyanI prApti thaI mammaNa rAjA ane vIramatI rANInA bhAvamAM kodhathI sAdhune bAra ghaDI sudhI sAthathI viga paDAvI besADI mukayA. te karmanA bhege A bhavamAM bAra varSa viyega bhegava paDyo. e pramANe pitAne pUrva bhava sAMbhaLIne utkaTa vairAgya vAsita thayelA naLa puSkala nAmanA putrane rAjaye besADI, davadantI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. cIrakALa dIkSA pALI eka vakhata Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naLe. davadantI sAthe bheganI abhilASA karI. AcAryane khabara paDavAthI naLa sAdhune tyAga karyo. ekalA paDelA naLa sAdhune pitA deve pratibaMdha karyo, dIkSA pALavAne asamartha naLe aNasaNa karyuM. evI ja rIte davadantI sAdhvIne naLa sAthe rahastha sabaMdha yAda AvavAthI rAga utpanna thaye. naLe aNasaNa kareluM sAMbhaLI davadantIe paNa aNasaNa karyuM. kALa karIne naLane jIva huM dhanada (kubera) lekapAla thaye. davadantI kALa karIne mArI patni devI thaI devI cAvIne kanakavatI thaI. pUrvanA nehathI mehita thaIne svayaMvaramAM ene prApta karavA AvyuM. paraMtu e tane varelI hovAthI e mahAsatI daDhapaNe makakama rahI. e sarva de vasudeva! tArI jANa bahAra nathI vaLI he vasudeva! A tArI patina kanakAvatI A ja bhavamAM sarva kama kSaya karI muktine pAmaze evuM Indra sAthe mahAvidehamAM huM gayo hato tyAre vimalasvAmI tIrthakare kahyuM hatuM. ema kahI dhanada svargamAM gaye. ' ahIM kanakavatInuM daSTAMta sArarUpe purU thAya che. sArAMza pUrve vasudeve dhanadadevane pucheluM ke mAnuSI jAti kanakavatInA svayaMvaramAM tame deva kyA kAraNathI AvyA. te uparathI dhanadadeve kanakAvatI sAthe pUrva janmane saMbaMdha pitAne kahI batAvyuM. pahelA bhavamAM-saMgaranagaramAM mammaNa rAjA-vIramatI rANI. bIjA bhavamAM-svargamAM deva devI. trIjA bhavamAM-pitanapuramAM dhanya bharavADa-dhusarI patni. cethA bhavamAM-hemavatakSetre yugalika pati patni. Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 pAMcamA bhavamAM-svargamAM deva devI. chaThThA bhAvamAM-kezalApurImAM naLa rAjA-davadantI rANI. sAtamA bhavamAM-dhanada arthAt lekapAla deva ane devI. AThamA bhAvamAM-davadantI devI cavIne kanakAvatI ane mekSa. upara pramANe sAta bhava sudhI baMnne sAthe rahyA. samyagadarzana pAmyA pahelAM sAdhunuM pahelA bhavamAM apamAna kareluM, pAchaLathI apamAnita sAdhunA upadezathI samakita pAmI AhaMta dharmanI ArAdhanA karI uttarottara adhika vaibhavazALI banIvaibhavane tyAga karI aMte sarva karma kSaya karI AThamA bhAvamAM kanakavatI zAzvata sukhane bhaktA banI arthAta paramAtmadazAne prApta thaI viSayasukhane rAga eTale badhe kharAba che ke je rAgAMdha banI alpa sukhanI khAtara analpa duHkhanuM sarjana kare che. rAganI rAmAyaNathI ja aDhAre pApasthAnaka seve che. rAgane piSavAnA sAdhano paikI mukhya sAdhana lakSamI che. te meLavavA hiMsaka janAo ghaDAya che. jJAnIoe lakSamIne prAye anarthanuM kAraNa kahyuM che. "artho hAnartho bahudhA mateDayama strINAM caritrANa zapamAni viSeNa tulyA viSayAzca teSAma ceSAM hadi svAtmalayAnu bhUti." uparanA lekamAM mahApurUSa jaNAve che ke-jeoe pitAnA AtmAnuM kavarUpa jANyuM che, tevA lakSmIne anarthanuM kAraNa Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAye mAne che. strIonA zarIrane zaba arthAt muDadA samAna mAne che. zamazAnamAM rahelA maDadAnA zarIrane gIdha, kAgaDA, kutarA vigere cuMthe che, AnaMda mAne che, kudAkuda kare che, tevI ja rIte AtmAnA svarUpane jANanArA mithuna sevanane maDadA cuMthavA jevuM gaNuM ene sAmuM jotA paNa nathI. viSayene viSa samAna gaNuM dUra bhAge che. viSa khAvAthI jhera caDe ane mAranAruM bane che. paraMtu viSayone rAga yAda AvavA mAtrathI mehanuM jhera caDe che. jIvane mohAMdha banAvI aneka janma-maraNa karAve che. chatAM khubI e che ke anaMtavAra bhegavyA chatAM jyAre ne tyAre kadI bhegavyA na hoya evA apUrva lAge che. e mohane aMdhApe nahi te bIjuM zuM? have mULa muddA para AvatAM paramAtmA jevA ApaNe pAmara dazAmAM saMsAranA bhautika sukhanA rAgathI mukAyA chIe. mATe pAmaratA dUra karavA ane paramAtmadazA pragaTa karavA saMsAranA sukhanAM-rAganAM sAdhano jevA ke lakSmI, kuTuMba, baMgalA, bAga bagIcA vigere mehaka vastuono tyAga kare jarUrI che. jJAnIo vAraMvAra e ja samajAve che ke jene anicchAe paNa tyAga thavAne che tene samajapUrvaka tyAga kema na karavuM? arthAta karavo ja joIe. kSaNe kSaNe parivartanapaNAne pAmatAM sukhanAM sAdhane bIjI ja kSaNe duHkhamaya lAge che. je rUpa jevAne jIva lalacAtA hatA te rUpa vikRta banI jatAM jevuM gamatuM nathI. sanatakumAra cakravatInuM IndranI prazaMsA pAmeluM 35 jevA de AvyA. jevA jevuM hatuM, khuza thayA. paraMtu thoDA ja samaya pachI remeroma zarIra vikRta banI gayuM. caka vatane pitAnI sArabhuta lAgatI kAyA asArabhuta lAgavAthI jagatanA tamAma padArtho ane cakravartInI sAhAbI rAjyasaddhi paNa asAra lAgavAthI saMyamI banyA. kAMI ja dukha nahatuM. Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 sukhanAM sAdhanAnA pAra naheAtA. paraMtu aMtaradRSTi khulI, viveka pragaTyo, vicAra AvyA. A rAjyaRddhi bhaviSyamAM kaMgAla dazAmAM mUkaze. mATe jo mAre kaMgALa dazAmAM na mukAvuM hAya tA unnata mastake enA tyAga karavA e ja uttama rastA samajI meAkSa ane meAkSanAM sAdhanA pratye rAgane palaTAye. kahevata che ke, garatha gayA pachI jJAna ane rAMdhyA pachInu DahApaNa zuM kAmanuM? paisA na heAya tyAre, mArI pAse hata te maMdira baMdhAvata, saMgha kADhata, sAdhIkAnAM duHkha dUra karata vigere. manArathA sevanArA kadAca puNyayeAge garIbAImAMthI zrImaMta banI jAya, te pahelAMnA manArathA havAmAM uDI jAya che, ane navA ja manArathA jevA ke amuka navI peDhI kheAlu, kArakhAnA kheAlu, navA Adhunika maMgalA baMdhAvuM, AkarSIka pharanIcara vasAvu'. mArAthI koi AgaLa vadhI jAya teA lAgavaga paisAnA jore ene pAchA pADuM' vigere manAratha sevatA thaI jAya che. ane eja vyakti puNya khalAsa thaye, nina manI jAya, tyAre ene DahApaNa sujhe che ke, hatu tyAre kAMi ja sukRta kayu" nahi, janma hArI gayA vigere. paNa dhana gayA pachInu DahApaNa nakAmu che, tema pati jIvatAM A joie ane te joie, mArA kAM bhAga lAgyA tamAre panAre paDI. mane meAMta AvyuM hAta te| sArUM', pelI pADAsaNane enA pati kevA lADa laDAve che, enA badhAe kADa purA kare che, ane tamA tA mArA sagA sArA nathI, saMjogeA sudharaze tyAre sau sArAM vAnAM thaze, gAMDI mane trAsa Apa nahi vigere patinI hAjarImAM patni sukhe esavA de nahi paNa jyAre, pati marI jAya tyAre lekaDA tANe, tamA teA sArA hatA, khAnadAna hatA, mui huM ke tamAne sukha ApI zakI nahi vigere. rAMkyA pachI DahApaNa Ave te zA kAmanuM? Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 93 e nyAye durlabha e mAnava janma ane dharmanI sAmagrI maLelI tene lAbha nA laIe. kevaLa viSayAsakta banI rAgamAM phasAI AyuSya puruM thatAM, baLada, gadheDA, UMTa vigere tiryaMca gatimAM pratyakSa jevAtAM duHkha bhegavavAnA, avasare koI ja zaraNa nahi Ape, mAnava janmamAM te mArAthI sahana thatuM nathI, bacA, Azraya Apa vigere belI zakazo. paraMtu tiryacapaNamAM mArAthI bhAra UpaDI zakAtuM nathI, sahana thatuM nathI, vigere balIne paNa duHkha vyakta karI zakAze nahi. tyAre e gatimAM dharmanuM nAma paNa haze nahi, satkArya-akAryane viveka paNa haze nahi, Arta ane raudra dhyAnathI pAchA aMte narakagatimAM hajAra varSa sudhI dukhe bhogavavA chatAM aMta Ava mukela thaI paDaze. kaLIo jAte jALa bAMdhe che ane emAM ja phasAya che. tema ja viSayasukhanA rAge phasAya che ane ethI janmamaraNa, Adi-vyAdhi-upAdhinA duHkhanuM jAte ja sajana kare che. badhuM kSaNika che, nAzavaMta che, asatya yAne mithyA che, IndrajALa je A saMsAra che ema bolavA chatAM pakSapAta ene che, balavuM ane mAnavuM emAM bahu ja aMtara che. belanA vartanamAM muke nahi te te vAyaDApaNAmAM khape che, DAhyA mANasamAM mUkha kare che. vaLI tyAga paNa rAgane piSavA thatA hoya te te bahu ja khataranAka che. upara-nIce thoDo sAro mAla bharIne vacamAM kharAba mAla bharI pekIMga upara zuddha cakakhA mAlanuM lebala mAravAthI chetarapiMDI-vizvAsaghAtano guno banate hoya te tyAgane veSa paherI lekene AkarSI svArtha sAdhanArA paNa gunegAra kema nA gaNAya? Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "yasya citta dravIbhuta kRpayA sarva jatuSa tasya jJAna ca mokSa, kiM jaTA bhasma cIvare" uparanA lekamAM kahyuM-jenuM citta sarva jI pratye karUNAthI Adra (bhInuM) thayuM che, tenuM jJAna samyagajJAna che ane e ja mokSane adhikArI che. jaTA dhAraNa karavAthI, bhasma lagAvavAthI athavA tathA prakAranAM tyAgane veza paheravAthI kalyANa te dUra rahyuM, paraMtu duHkhanA gaMja khaDakAze e nakkI che, mATe veza parivartana karavA pahelAM hRdaya parivartana thavuM jarUrI che. vezane paherI vaphAdAra na rahe, veza ApanArane ane dharmane tathA zAstrone droha karanAro bane che, bahetara che ke tyAgane pratika vezane vaphAdAra rahevAnuM nA banI zake te-vezane tyAga karI, tyAgane vaphAdAra rahI jIvana jIvavAmAM lAbha che. marIcI sAdhu thayA, zAstro bhaNyA. dAdA prabhu RSabhadeva sAthe vicaryA. pAchaLathI sAdhupaNAnA niyamo pALavAmAM DhIlA paDyA. sAdhupaNAnA AcArathI virUddha-snAna karavAnI IcchA mAthe garamIthI bacavA chatra, pagamAM pagarakhAM vigerenI abhilASA thatAM vicAra arthe. tIrthakarane pautra cakravatIne putra huM ghare jaI zakAya nahi, ane sAdhupaNAnA vezamAM rahI pola paNa calAvAya nahi, mATe leka vizvAsathI mane vaMdanAdi kare nahi, e daSTie huM sAdhu nathI ema leka jANe e khAtara trIraMDIne veza lIdhe, sAdhupaNAne veza choDyo. paNa sAdhupaNAne atyaMta prema hoI jene tene prabhune mAga samajAve, samajAvIne vairAgya vAsita banAvI prabhunA sAdhuo pAse dIkSA levA mokale paNa pite koIne ziSya kare nahi, kAraNa dharma mArAmAM nathI evuM sabhAna marIcIne hatuM. Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 sarva dharma samAna zabda Aje leAkamAM rUDha banatA jAya che. paraMtu jagatamAM pANI, jamIna, patthara, phula, vRkSa, makAna AdimAM samAnatA nathI, mAnava mAnava vacce asamAnatA dekhAya che. teA dhamamAM samAnatA kahevAya zI rIte ? te te sa pradAcAnA AcAra vicAra vana vidhimAM pheraphAra che e ja sucave che ke samAnatA nathI. chatAM sama samAna e ja melI zake ke jene dhanI jarUra nathI ane dhImAM khapavuM che. bAkI tA jene jIvanamAM dhamanI jarUra jaNAI che te te cAkkasa khAtrI karI jenAthI Atmahita thatu. hAya te dhama sarvajJa kathita svikAraze, paraMtu dhama ne nAme AtmAnuM ahita thatu hAya te dhama nathI paNa adhama che ema kahevuM ja paDaze. hA eka vAta che ke bIjA dharmanI athavA anya dharmIonI niMdA karavI joIe nahi e khAsa lakSa ApavA jevu che. sAthe sAthe ajJAnatAne lIdhe athavA svAI sudhArakAnA pracArane lIdhe sava dhama samAnanA nAme leka phasAtu hAya tenA kalyANanI khAtara tene bacAvavA te kahevAtA dhama kevI rIte adhama che e zaktizALIoe batAvavu joie. na batAve upekSA kare tA e pApane bhAgIdAra bane che. zaktina hAya tA mauna rahevuM sArU paraMtu zakti haiAvA chatAM javA de vAta, zAMtI rAkhe, karaze te bharaze evu eTalI satya vastune chupAvavAnA pApane peSaNa ApanArA bane che. zAMtIne nAme satyane cheha devAya nahi. bhagavAna mahAvI2 zAMtinA himAyatI naheAtA ? hatA ja. chatAM jamAlI-geAzALAne khATA jAhera karatAM aca kAcA nahi. pakSa paDI gayA. paNa zAMtinA nAme asatyane puSTi ApI nahi. koMgresavAda, samAjavAda, sAmyavAda vigere aneka vAdAnA mukhya netAe anuyAyIe jAhera sabhAomAM khulle khullu 1 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bele che ke amArA ja siddhAMte lekakalyANa karanAra che. bIjAemAM kaI ja ThekANuM nathI, e te dezane rASTrane khatarAmAM laI janArA che mATe amane ja tamAro pavitra mata Apo, ema bele che eTaluM ja nahi pracAra paNa moTA kharca karyo jAya che. te dharma jevI jIvanamAM mukhya gaNatI vAtane vitarAge kahelo dharma ja-jagatanA jIvanuM kalyANa karanAra che. bIje kaI paNa dharma nahi, ema dharma nAyake dhamIo bele pracAra kare temAM vAdhe zuM? marIcI trIraMDI thayA pachI, bImAra paDyA. bhagavAnanI sAthe rahetA hatA. paNa bhagavAne tathA pote paNa upadeza ApI banAvelA bhagavAnanA sAdhuoe vaiyAvacca karI nathI, marIcI paNa gusse thayA nathI, ulaTuM vicAra kare che. jyAM mahAvratadhArI e pUjya sAdhu bhagavaMte ane kyAM huM trIdaMDI, e mArI sevA kare zAnA? sAdhuonA AcArathI virUddha sAdhuo vartana kare nahi, huM paNa IchuM nahi, AvA marIcI vivekavALA hatA. mAnavatAnA nAme ho hA karI kAgAroLa karI nathI. chatAM azubha karmodaye eka vakhate kapila nAmanA rAjakumArane vairAgI banAvI dIkSA levA bhagavAna pAse mokalatAM zuM tamArAmAM dharma nathI ? tyAre marIcIe kahyuM, ahiM paNa dhama che, tyAM paNa che. basa ATaluM mAyA mRSAvAda bolavAthI zAtre noMdha lIdhI ke utsutra bolavAthI keDA keDa sAgaropama saMsAra vadhI gaye. kahevAnI matalaba e ja ke sarva dharma samAnanI ghelachA bharI vAte karavI sahelI che. paraMtu enAM phaLa bhegavatAM dama nIkaLI jaze, ene khUba vicAra kare jarUrI che. mAchalAM pakaDanAra mAchImAra bhukhe marato hoya te khAvAnuM apAya e anukaMpA dharma kahevAya, paraMtu ene mAchalAM Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ w pakaDavA dhaMdhA mATe jALe apAya nahi, apAya te adharma kahevAya. mATe mAnavatAnA nAme dayAnuM khUna nA thAya bahuja vivekathI vicAra kara joIe. sItAjIe rAmane kahevaDAvyuM hata svAmI mArA ekanA lIdhe lAkha mANasa maratA aTake, e hetuthI anicchAe paNa rAvaNanIraIcchA pUrNa karUM, yuddha karI lAkhene saMhAra karavA karatAM mAre ja zIyalane bhega ApuM to hiMsA thatI aTake emAM kyAM vAMdhe hate? jarUra mATe vAMdho hate. lAkhAnA jIvanane savAla nathI paNa zIyaLa dharmane savAla che. eTale dharmanA rakSaNa khAtara, game te bhoga levAya ke apAya e gauNa vastu hoI dharma ja mukhya vastu che. kAraNake hiMsA karavA-karAvavAno aMze paNa hetu nathI, sarvAze dharma rakSaNane ja hetu che. anya dazanIonA tathA jaina darzananA rAmAyaNanA zAstromAM rAma ane sItAjIe kheDuM karyuM evo ullekha muddala nathI, eja sucave che ke zIyaLa dharmanA rakSaNane savAla agresara che. dharmanuM je rakSaNa kare che, enuM rakSaNa dharma kare che jema khetaranuM rakSaNa karanAra kheDutanuM rakSaNa khetara kare che. je tamAre anAja joItuM hoya te khetaranuM rakSaNa kare ema upadeza karavAnI jarUra rahetI nathI. phakta dharma mATe upadeza ApavuM paDe che, kAraNake loko saheje adhama tarapha deravAI jAya che. deranArA paNa maLI Ave che. vastu sthiti evI che ke dharma sivAya paramAtmapade jaI zakAya nahi. jenA jIvanamAM bhautika sukha pratye AkarSaNa che e aMte pAmaradazAmAM mukAI jAya che. 5. pA. phA. 7 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 sa'sArarasIyA jIvAne bhAgasAdhya ane lakSmI sAdhana lAge che. paraMtu tatvadaSTi pAmelA jJAnIone meAkSa sAdhya ane samyag danAdi guNA sAdhana lAge che. hrAma-dAma ane ThAma badhuM vyavasthitapaNe puNyathI maLI jAya ethI rAjI thavAtuM nathI. paraMtu e maLyA pachI kAM javuM' che enA vicAra suddhAM je karatA nathI, tene bhaviSyamAM kazuM ja maLavAnuM nathI. juvAnIne pakaDI zakAya nahi. kAraNake vRddhAvasthA nakkI che. vRddhAvasthAne paNa pakaDI zakAya nahi, kAraNu maraNu nakkI che. ane maraNu nakkI che te kayAM javu che enA vicAra karI pavitra jIvana jIvanAra ja paramAtmapade aMte paheAMcI zake che. bhIkhArI svabhAvavALA zrImate saMsAranA rAganA sAdhanA pratye kadAca udAratA dAkhavatA haze, paraMtu dharmanA sAdhanA pratye arUcIvALA hAya teA peAtAnuM bhAvI bhIkhArI thavAnuM manAvI rahyA che. dula bha mAnavajanma ane te paNa dharmanI sAmagrI sahita maLelA che, te saphaLa tyAre ja mane ke eka phakta meAkSa meLavavA puruSA karavAmAM Ave te ja, nahitara puchyAdI maLelA saMsAranA sukhamAM ja lIna banI rahe te e ja mAnava janma ane dharmanI sAmagrI maLavI durlabha banI jaze. puNyadaye sukha maLe ane sukhamAM pramAda vadhe teA naraka tiya cArdi gatimAM bhaTakavAnuM thAya. pramAdanA pAMca prakAra kahyA che: madya, viSaya, kaSAya, nidrA ane vikathA e pAMce pramAdanAM lakSaNA che. Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 99 madya--eTale dArU athavA jenAthI AtmabhAna bhUlAya evA koI paNa jAtanA naze. viSaya-eTale pAMce iMdriyAne ISTa vastu pratye gADha Asakti. kaSAya--eTale krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lAbha. e cAre kaSAyA iMdriyajanya sukhamAMthI janme che te. nidrA--ghaNI nidrA e paNa pramAdanuM lakSaNa che. vikathA--cAra prakAranI rAja saMbadhI, deza saMbadhI, zrI saMkha`dhI, bheAjana sa``dhI. e cAre prakAranI vikathA TekSTapUrvaka athavA dveSapUrvaka karAya tyAre cIkaNAM azubha karma baMdhAya. upara pramANe mATA bhAganA saMsAramAM sukhI gaNAtA mAnavAmAM jovAya che. stavanamAM kahyuM che ke pariharA viSaya kaSAya re, bApaDA paMca pramAdathI; kAM paDA yugatimAM dhAi re. puNyadaye sarva prakAranI sAnukULatA maLI rahe che. puNya khalAsa thaye e ja vyakti nirAdhAra banI jAya che, kaMgALa pAmara jevI dazAmAM mUkAI jAya che. kRSNa vAsudevanA puNyAye melabAlA hatI ane te ja vyakti dvArakAnA dahana vakhate kAMI ja karI zakavA samartha banI nahi e jagaprasiddha hakIkata che. te kRSNa vAsudevanuM TUMkamAM dRSTAMta A pramANe che. mathurAnA ugrasena rAjAnI dhAraNInA gabhamAM AvelA duSTa putranA (5ti mAMsa khAvAnA DhohadanA prabhAve) janmatAM kAMsAnI peTImAM mUkI yamunA nadImAM taNAtA karyAM. te subhadra nAmanA sArathInA hAthamAM AnyA. sArathIe peAtAnI patnine sapTe ane kaMsa nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM. Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 pUrvanA virabhAvathI moTA thayelA kaMse pitA ugrasenane pAMjarAmAM pUryA. mathurAnI rAjyagAdIe pite caDI beThe. prati vAsudeva jarAsaMghanI putrI jIvayazAne kaMsa para. jIvayazAnAM lakSaNe pati ane piyara pakSane nAza karanArAM hatA. samudravijaya rAjAnA dazamA naMbaranA nAnA bhAI vasudeva ane kaMsa pratye arasaparasa mitratA hatI. kaMsanA nAnA bhAI atimukta nAmanA hatA, temaNe nAnI vayamAM dIkSA lIdhI hatI ane mahAjJAnI banyA hatA. kaMse pitAnA kAkA devaka rAjAnI kanyA devakI sAthe vasudevanuM sagapaNa karyuM hatuM. - vasudeva ane devakInA lagna prasaMge kaMsanI patni jIvayazA yauvananmatta banelI ane dArUnA nazAmAM cakacura banelI hatI. te prasaMge atimukta sAdhu bhIkSA mATe pharatA pharatA kaMsanA mahele padhAryA. jIvayazAe aMga uparanAM vastro AghA-pAchA karI bolI : "Avo Ave diyara ApaNe nRtya karIe" kahIne muninA gaLe bAjhI paDI. atimukta muni-bhIlaDI, bezarama, dUra khasI jA. yauvananA madamAM cakacUra banI jenA vivAhAtsavamAM unmatta banI che e devakIne sAtame garbha (bALaka) tArA patine ghAta karaze. ema kahI jIvayazAnA pAzamAMthI chuTI ravAnA thaI gayA. muninA zabda kAne paDatAM jIva zAne mada utarI gaye. bhaviSyamAM AvanArI ApattithI gabharAI jaI pati kaMsane vAta karI. Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 kharekhara asAra evA A sauMsAramAM Apatti sivAya khIjuM zuM che ? kAine Aje Apatti pratyakSa che tA kAine parAkSamAM hAi bhaviSyamAM AvanArI che tema samajI samajI je che te saMsAranA. DhagalAbaMdha sukhamAM paNa Asakta na thatAM jyAM ApattinuM nAma paNa nathI ane saMpadAnI IcchA sarakhI nathI evA meAkSanA sthAne javA mATe kaTibaddha thaI vinAzI vaibhaveAne tyAga karI saMyama laI niraticAra pALIne meAkSamAM gayA che, teonA janma ja sArthaka gaNAya. manuSya janmanuM phaLa ja jJAnIe saMyama kahyuM che, te sivAyanI traNe gatimAM saMyamanI prApti thatI nathI mATe ja manuSya janmanI durlabhatA titha"karAe kahI che. gabharAyelI jIvayazAnI-peAtAnA maraNa saMbadhInI AgAhI ka Mse sAMbhaLI kSeAbha pAmI gayA. kapaTa kaLAmAM kuzaLa evA kaeNse khAnagImAM dAkSiNyatAnA bhaMDAra vasudevane melAvI kahyuM : huM mitra! tuM tamAma athInI AzA purI karanAra che, mane nirAza karIza nahi, mArI eka prAthanA che te sAMbhaLa. vasudeve kahyuM : "ApaNA anne vacce kayAM dAI che, khela zI mAgaNI che. '' ka Mse kahyuM : " mArI vhena devakInA sAta gaI ( bALaka ) aputrIA evA mane ApavA, jenuM pAlana-pASaNa karavAnA umaga mane maLe, 2 vasudeve svataH vicArIne kahyuM: " emAM zuM khATu' che, ala devAdi ghaNA mAre putrA che. mArI devakInA sAta bALakAthI tu putravAna thatA hAya teA tArI mAgaNI huM mAnya karU chu.... ,, Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 kaMse vasudevane vacanathI bAMdhI lai bhaviSyanI ApattinI dura karavAnI prapaMca jALamAM vasudevane phasAvyA. e khUbI ! jIvA mRtyu ane durgatinI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja bhayabhIta banI jAya che, teA pratyakSa mRtyu sAme AvI jAya tA te maranArane keTalu asahya duHkha thatuM haze tenI tA kalpanA ja karavI rahI. bIjAne du:khI karavA che, mAravA che, paNa peAtAne du:khI thavu nathI ane maravu' paNa nathI. e kema ane, na ja ane. jyAM sudhI ApaNuM jIvana bIjA anekAne bhayarUpa heAya tyAM sudhI ApaNe bhaya mukta banI zakIe nahi. vasudeve kaMsa sAthe thayelA karAranI vAta devakIne karI, teNe paNa bhale mAmeA mATA kare ema samajI samAdhAna mAnyuM. tyArabAda devakI garbhavatI thatAM koMse sakhata cAkIpaherI rAkhI janmela bALakane svAdhina laI mArI nAkhavA mAMDyo. e pramANe anukrame 7 bALakAne mArI nAMkhI khUma Ana Mda anu bhavatA khuzamIjAjamAM rahevA lAgyA. paraMtu pApa chApare caDIne pAkAre che, e kahevata mujaba jate divase e kapaTanI jANu vasudeva ane devakI sAthe leAkeAne paNa thaI. ahiMyAM eka vAtane khulAsA karavA jarUrI che. je devakInA chae khALakA caramazarIrI hAi, mahApuNyavAna che, tee puNyaprabhAve janmatAMja devatAnA rakSaNamAM hAi krAi zrImaMta zeThANInA mRtabALakAne anukrame lai devakI pAse mukAtA hatA, ane devakInA putrA te zrImaMta zeThANInA tyAM mukAtAM te mRtabALakAne mAryAnA gava ka sa anubhavatA hatA, jenI devakI ke vasudevane paNa khabara naheAtI. meATA thayelA te chae bhAIe khatrIza khatrIza kanyAe paraNyA hatA. ane bhagavAna neminAtha ' Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 pAse dIkSIta thaI mekSe gayA che. bhAvIne mithyA karavA devA- iMdro paNa samatha nathI, te khIcArA koMsanuM zuM gajI ? rAjya sattAnA madamAM aMdha banelA kaMsane kayAM khakhara che ke atimukta muninI vANI niSphaLa karavA huM je prayatna karI rahyo chuM, te sAmI vyaktinuM puNya oradAra hAI, mAre mAthe te paMcendriya manuSya vadhatuM mahA pApa lAgavAnu che, ane e pApanAM phaLa narakAki gatimAM mAre ja bhAgavavAnAM che, jIve bIjA pratyenA gADha rAgathI enuM bhaluM karavA tanatADa prayatnA kare che paNa te vyaktinuM puNya nahi heAya tA, tenA geralAbhamAM ja te prayatnA pariNamavAnA che, tevI ja rIte jenA pratye dveSa haze tenuM ahita karavAnA prayatnA game teTalA karavA chatAM paNa te vyaktinuM puNya joradAra haze, te te prayatne te vyaktinA lAbhamAM ja pariNamavAnA che. kauravAe dveSabhAvathI pAMDavAnuM ahita karavAnA prayatnA karyA, mULA zeThANIe caMdanabALAnuM ahita karavAnA prayatnA karyo, dhavalazeThe zrIpALanuM kAsaLa kADhavAnA nIca prayatnA karyAM, paraMtu e badhA prayatnA niSphaLa gayA eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu pAMDavA, caMdanabALA, zrIpALa vara jagaprasiddhIne pAmyA e hakIkata hAi bIjAnu sArUM athavA kharAma karavA ame samatha chIe evA gava-phAMkA rAkhavA nakAme che, mATe duzmananuM paNa sArU thAe evI bhAvanA ja ApaNuM kalyANa karanArI che, e bhulavu' nahi. jate divase sAtamA garbha rahyo, sAta svapne sucita e ga`nI vAta pati vasudevane karI, e sAMbhaLIne adha bharatanA svAmI thanAra jANI vasudeva ane devakIne AnaMda thayA. sAthe ja zatru ka MsanA vyavahAra jANI du:kha paNa thayu, chatAM have peAtAnA abhyudaya thavAnA che jANI, devakIne je je Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 uttama manera thayA te te saghaLA vasudeve pUrNa karyA. devakI paNa garbhanuM khUba kALajIpUrvaka pAlana karavA lAgI. chae bALakane mAravAnuM pApa karanAra kaMsa paNa A sAtamA garbha mATe vizeSa sAvadha banI devakI upara khAsa dhyAna ApatuM hatuM. kaMse enA nAzanI bhejanA karI ja hatI, chatAM garbhamAM rahelA bALakanuM puNya joradAra hoI, bALakanuM puNya adazyapaNe rakSaNa karanAra hatuM. ekanI yejanA bIjAnA nAza mATenI hatI, jyAre bIjAnI yejanA rakSaNa mATenI hatI. devakI bhaviSyamAM janmanAra bALakathI abhyadaya thavAne jANI jema AnaMdamAM hatI, tema kaMsanA vyavahArathI jANatI hoI ciMtAmAM paNa hatI. devakIe vasudevane kahyuM: "svAmI! ardha bharatapatine janma thavAne e lAbhathI mAruM mana jema prasannatAne pAme che tema kALa jevA kaMsanA vyavahArathI atyaMta kheda paNa thAya che. nAthavALI evI atyAre anAthanA jevI mArI dazA che, dhikkAra che puNya vinAnI evI mane. je je putra thayA te narAdhama rAkSasa jevA kaMse mArI nAkhyA, paraMtu have A putrane paNa je e duSTa mArI nAkhaze te devakI paNa jIvI zakaze? arthAta marI jaze." vasudeve kahyuM: "huM atyAre jIvata muvA jevo chuM. ema na heta te mArA cha putrane pazunI jema nAza thAta nahi. paraMtu kheda karyA sivAya A putranuM rakSaNa kara. meM paNa rakSaNane upAya ciMtavI rAkhela che sAMbhaLa. mArA mitra naMda kulAdhi. pati che. tene tAre bALaka janmatAM guptapaNe sepI rakSaNa karAvIzuM." ema kahI patnine AzvAsana ApI bane jaNA prasavanI rAha jovA lAgyAM, kaMsa paNa A garbhanuM bALaka Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 mArA nAza mATe na thAya evI IcchAthI apramattapaNe prasavanI rAha jovA lAgyA. cokIdArone sakhta tAkIda karI dIdhI garbhakALa pUro thaye sarve zubha yogone yoga thaye chate mahAtejasvI, chAtImAM zrIvatsanA laMchanavALA zrAvaNa sudI 8nI madhyarAtrIe, devatAdhiSThita evI devakIe putrane janma Ape. janma samaye adhiSThita devIe kaMsanA cokIdArane nidrAvaza karI dIdhA. sAkSAta jANe yamanAduta jevA cekIdArane nidrAvaza thayelA joI devakIe vasudevane kahyuMH "svAmI! le A amUlya nidhinuM rakSaNa kare." vasudeva paNa rAtrIe bALakane laI gokula tarapha ravAnA thayo. rastAmAM banne bAju divAnI zreNu, bALakanA mAthe chatra ane banne bAju addabhuta cAmara, rastAmAM sugaMdhI kula verAcelA evA suMdara vAtAvaraNamAM devatAthI rakSAyelA bALakane laI vasudevane jatAM AgaLa kedamAM purAyelA ugrasene je. A zuM? Ama kema? evA ugrasenanA praznanA uttaramAM vasudeve khAnagImAM kahyuM: "he rAjana ! A kASTanA pAMjarAmAMthI tane mukta karanAra, ane tane pAMjarAmAM puranAra tArA zatruputrane nAza karanAra che," ema uttara ApI ugrasenane vimayapUrvaka khuza karI, yamunA nadI utarI vasudeva sahisalAmata naMdanA vADAmAM pahoMcI gaye. daivayege te ja avasare naMdapatni yazodAne putrI prasava thayele te putrIne saMketa pramANe vasudeva laIne pitAne bALaka yazadAne eNpI pAcho nadI utarI svasthAne AvI gayA. A bAju devakI upara sakhata pahero bharanArA jAgI gayA, yamanA dUta jevA eoe karI laIne kaMsane ApI, kaMse paNa majAkamAM hasI avajJApUrvaka muninuM Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 vacana khoTuM pADyA badalane garva karI, chekarInuM nAka kApI, pAchI meMpIne huM dhAruM te karI zakuM chuM evA ghamaMDamAM mithyAbhimAnI kaMsa divasa pasAra karavA lAgyuM. saMsAramAM sukha be prakAranAM mAnelAM che. viSayajanya ane kaSAyajanya. A bemAM atyAre mAna nAmanA kaSAyajanya sukhane anubhava kaMse karyo paNa e pAmarane kayAM khabara che, ke zatru sahIsalAmata che. jenuM puNya joradAra che tene deve ke iMdro paNa bhuMDu karavA samartha nathI. devakIne sAtame bALaka te kRSNa yazodAne tyAM moTo thaye ane ge pAlabALake sarakhI vayanA hatA tenA upara sattA yuvAna rAjakumAranI jema calAvate, tophAna paNa karato, aMte kaMsa potAne zatru naMda ane yazodAnA putra tarIke jIvaMta che ema jANuM mathurAnI rAjya gAdInI sattAnA jore aneka khaTapaTa karI kRSNane mAravAnA prayatna karI cuke. chelle aneka yAdanI ane kaMsa pakSanA baLavAna ddhAonI hAjarImAM kRSNa chalAMga mArI kaMsane rAjya siMhAsanathI lAta mArI nIce pADI mArA bhAIone mAranAra duSTa nirdaya vagere zabda kahIne mArI nAkhe. kaMsanA pakSanA loke kRSNanuM A parAkrama joI bAghA ja banI gayA. pitAnA svAmIne bacAvI zakyA nahi. raMDAyelI chavayazA pitAnA pitA prativAsudeva jarAsaMdha pAse raDatI raDatI jaIne badhI vAta karI, jarAsaMdha te samayamAM mahAbaLavAna hAI kodhanA AvezamAM sainya taiyAra karI pitAnA pakSanA aneka rAjAo vidyAdharI ane enA sainya sAthe prayANa karyuM. A bAju samudravijayAdi daze bhAIo kRSNa baLadeva vagere mahAparAkramI pAMDane sAthe laIne yuddhanI taiyArI karI mahAyuddha thayuM, asaMkhya jIvane saMhAra yuddhamAM Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 thaye, aMte jarAsaMdhane vadha karI kRSNa traNakhaMDa bhaktA vAsudeva. paNAnA abhiSekane pAme. e ja kRSNanA puNyakSaye AkharamAM dvArakAne dAha tha. kRSNa-baLadeva bane bhAIo nirAdhAra asahAya banI gayA. keIne agnimAMthI bacAvI zakyA nahi, jaMgalamAM bhaTakyA, pANInI tRSA lAgI, kRSNa baLabhadrane kahyuM bhAI mArUM gaLuM sukAya che, pANI lAvI Ape, baLabhadra pANI levA gayA, pANI AvyA agAu je kuNunA bacAva mATe jarAkumAra bArabAra varSathI dvArakAthI dUra jaMgalamAM zIkAra karI jIvate. teNe mRganI brAMtIthI potAnA ja bhAI kRSNane bANa mArI viMdhI nAkhI, asahya pIDA bhegavI asamAdhipaNe mRtyu pAmyAnI hakIkata prasiddha che. vAta e che ke bhAgya pharyuM tyAre kRSNane pANI paNa pIvA maLyuM nahi. pANuM hatuM, pInAra tRSAtura hate paNa pInAranuM bhAgyarUpI kanekazana tUTI gayuM hatuM tyAM bIjuM zuM bane? ApaNe joI gayA ke damayaMtIne vanamAM tRSA lAgI, sukI nadI AvI, pANuM nahotuM chatAM damayaMtInuM puNyarUpI kanekazana hatuM eTale nadImAM be kAMThe khaLakhaLa pANI vahevA lAgyuM, pIdhuM, zAMta thaI. vigere daSTAMtathI samajI zakAya che ke bhAgya sAnukULa hoya tyAre ane pratikULa hoya tyAre ulaTA-sulaTI prasaMge banyA che, bane che ane banaze. mATe sarva guNa saMpanna evA jinezvaradevanA kathana upara zaMkArahita. paNe saMpUrNa zraddhA rAkhI, heya upAdeyano viveka karI AtmAne nukazAna karanAra dene tyAga ane lAbha karanAra guNene vikAra karavAthI pAmaratA dUra thatAM, paramAtmapade pahoMcAze. bhautika sukhanA rAge aneka de-guNethI AtmA pAyamAla Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 bhUtakALamAM thayA che te have A janmamAM na thAya evu' saMcamI jIvana-mAkSanA ja dhyeyavALuM jIvana jIvA-apanAve. khAkI tA saMsAranA sukha mATe dhama karavAthI e sukhathI adhama vadhavAnA, e nakkI che. mahAmunione saMsAranA sukhA tarapha ghRNA upajI ane tyAga karyo. dharmonA prabhAve maLavA chatAM enA sAmu' paNa joyu nathI. vidyAdhara gacchamAM zrImAn pAdaliptasUrine peAtAnA gurunI sevA karatAM, prasanna thayelA gurue pAlepA nAmanI AkAze uDavAnI vidyA ApI, mAgI nathI. paraMtu gurusevA ane emAMthI gurunI prasannatA prApta karanAra ziSyane camatkArI vidyAe guru Ape emAM navAI nathI. lAyakane badhuM maLe che. paNa ene teA meAkSa joIe che. deva, guru, dharmAMnI sevA mekSa ApavA samatha che; te enA aMtagata dunyavI vaibhavA te sAme cAlyA Ave che. vidyAnA khaLe rAja zatrujaya, aSTApada, raivata, Akhu ane sametazikhara pAMca tIrthonI yAtrA karI bheAjana letA, bheAjanamAM phakta ceAkhAnA ja AhAra letA. samagra vigaIonA tyAgathI aneka labdhio prApta thaI hatI. thAya ja te; kAraNa ke emane joItI nathI, ane maLe te saddaupayoga ja karavA che. tethI ja rAja pAMce tIrthonI sparzanA karatA hatA. bIjI khAju nAgArjuna nAmanA mithyAtvI, kapaTa zrAvaka thaI sevA karavA pAdaliptasUrinA pagamAM paDatA ane lepanI auSadhio jANavA sudhatA hatA. anukrame 107 auSadhIo jANI zakayo. 1 bAkI rahI. ghaNA prayatna karyo paNa jANI zakayo nahi, ane jANelI auSadhionA lepa taiyAra karI uDavAnA akhatarA karyAM paraMtu zarIre cAMdA paDatAM gurue puchyu: bhadra! Ama kema? Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 nAgAjune savistara satya gurUne jaNAvyuM. enI buddhi, satyatA ane sevAthI rAjI thaI pAdaliptasUrie vidhipUrvaka vidyA ApI kapaTa zrAvaka bane nAgArjuna gurunI AvI udAratAthI bAravratadhArI pAke zrAvaka banya. udAratAthI dharma kAryo jevAM ke maMdira, upAzraya, dAna, paropakAra, sAdharmikabhakti vigeremAM kharcelI, apAyelI lakSmI udAratA guNane lIdhe aneka saMkhya lekone dharma pamADanArI bane che, ane kRpaNutA karavAmAM Ave to sArA mArge kharcAI jAya che, paraMtu dhAyuM phaLa maLatuM nathI. vakhate nukazAna paNa thAya che. sArA kAmamAM dhana kharcAya te udAratApUrvaka thAya te vakhate adhamI vartana AcaranAre paNa dhama banI jAya che. nAgArjuna kapaTI zrAvaka maTIne pAko zrAvaka bane, e gurunI udAratAnI asara ja ene thaI. tyArapachI te nAgArjune paNa jaina zAsananI prabhAvanA khUba karI che. "aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka bhAvathI pUnI vinayayukta sevAthI kAMI ja durlabha nathI." eka vakhata suvarNasiddhi karo rasa-potAnA khAsa mANasa sAthe kAcanA pAtramAM bharI gurune bheTa mokalAvyA. pAdaliptasUri, rasa laI AvanArane pUche cheH bhadra! A zuM? keNe bheTa mokalI che? mANase kahyuM: he pUjya ! ApazrInA upakAra taLe dabAyelA mArA guru nAgArjune A "kailokya durlabha suvarNa sa" mokalA che. sUri-kharekhara vinayI nAgArjunanI kRtajJatA ajaba che, paraMtu he bhadra! ame bAhya-atyaMtara parigrahane tyAgasvikArela hoI manathI paNa enI spRhAvALA nathI. ratna ane Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 patthara, seAnuM ane mATImAM samabuddhi amArI che, ananA hetubhuta A rasa che. vAMcake vicAre ke pAdaliptasUri mahAna guNavAna che. kahe che ke " anatha nA hetubhuta A rasa che" te emAMthI phalIta thAya che ke-jJAnIoe lakSmI prAye anatuM kAraNu khane che ema kahyuM che te kharAkhara che, enA rAge-zreNIka putra keANIkane enI rANI padmAvatIe hula-vila ane koNIkanA sagAbhAI sAthe yuddhamAM utAravA sudhInI pharaja pADI yuddha thayu, karADA manuSyeAnA saMhAra thayA. koNIka marIne chaThThI nArakImAM gayA. A badhuM anA anaMnu kAraNa ja samajavuM ane ethI ja pAdaliptasUrijIe nAgArjunanA mANasane kahyuM: amAre suva`rasanI kAMi ja jarUra nathI. amArI pAse je che tenAthI ame| meTA sAmrAjyanA mAlIka cakravartI karatAM te zuM paraMtu devAnA rAjA iMdrathI paNa adhika sukhI chIe. " AvuM kayAre elAya, sAdhupaNAnI kiMmata samajyeA hAya tyAre ja " appabhaTa sUrijInA AgaLa kADA sAnaiyAne DhagalA karI rAjasabhAmAM- Ama rAjAe vinatipUrvaka svikAravA kahyu, tyAre appabhaTasUrijI khelyA ke: huM rAjana! sAMbhaLa, ,, " AraMbhe nathI dayA, mahilA sa MgeNu nAsae khabha sakAe sammatta, vajA 601 gahaNeNuM. "" AraMbha samArabhamAM dayA ke je dhamanA prANa che tenu khUna thAya che. strIenA saMgathI, vAraMvAra paricaya AlApa salApa karavAthI brahmacarya ke je zreSTha guNa che tenA nAza thAya che. jina vANImAM zakA rAkhavAthI samyaktvanA nAza thAya che. dravya rAkhavAthI saMyamanA nAza thAya che, ema kahI sUrijIe mAma rAjAne sAph nA pADI dIdhI. Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 ahiM paNa pAdaliptasUrijIe suvaNu nA rasa svikAravAnI nA pADI eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu nAgArjuna tathA jagatane mana durlabha evA e suvaNu rasa rAkhanI kuMDImAM paraThavI dIdhA. lakSmI bhuMDI che, kharAba che, ananu kAraNa che, evu khelavu sahelu che, paraMtu sAme cAlIne AvI hAya tyAre enA svikAra karavA nahi, e tyAre ja mane ke jyAre haiyAmAM enA pratyenA tyAga beThA haiAya. haiyAmAM judu ane khelavAnuM juduM e tA daMbhanuM lakSaNa che. mamatA evI kharAma che ke e dubha karAvyA vagara rahe nahi. gaLA sudhI sattA para AvavAnI, AvIne TakAvavAnI IcchA haiAvA chatAM, mAre sattAnA mAha nathI, mAre tA janatAnI sevA ja karavI che, Avu' khelavuM e te dabhanI parAkASTA che. mamatAne rAkSasInI upamA ApI che, sava guNAne khAI janArI che. daMbha rahitapaNe sAce sAcu' kahI devAmAM vastune jatI karavI paDe te| kadAca alpa nukazAna dekhAze, paraMtu mamatA rAkhI dalathI juThThuM kheAlavAthI vizvAsaghAta karavA jevA mahApApathI anaMta nukazAna che, e bhulavA jevu nathI. pAdaliptasUrijIe seAnAnA rama rAmanI kuMDImAM paraThI dvIdheA. e joIne nAgArjunanA mANasane gusse| caDhyo paNa melI zakayo nahi. sUrijIe rasa DhALI nAkhIne enA ja pAtramAM pezAba karI, le A tArA gurune Apaje, kahI ravAnA karyAM mANasa krAdhAvezamAM te pezAba laI, nAgArjuna pAse jaI, savistara vRtAMta kahyo. nAgA ne e sAMbhaLI seAnAnA rasa paraThI dIdheA ane sAme pezAba mAkalyA tethI peAtAnuM bhayaMkara apamAna samajI gussAthI lAlaceALa jevA thaine vicAra karyAM, kharekhara Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 A sAdhue vivekazunya, melA vacceAvALA, leAka vyavahArathI ajANu pazu jevA che, pratyupakArane badale mArUM apamAna karela che, vigere vicAra karI rASamAM lAla pILA thaIne te pezAkha sAthe niyanI jema patthara upara te kuDI paTakI dIdhI; para Mtu kSaNavAramAM pattharanI zilA saMpUrNa suvaNaeN mayI banelI joi kautuka, camatkAra, vismaya pAmI gayA ane AvyeA, jemanA maLamUtramAM A zakti che, te keTalA mahAna che, ane AvA mahAna sAdhuo, mATA camarabaMdhInI paNa zehamAM taNAya nahi e barAbara che. kAi paNa meATA gaNAtA rAjA mahArAjA cakravartInI paNa kheATI hAmAM hA meLavI, peAtAnuM sAdhupaNu gumAve nahi, traNe leAkanA sAmrAjya karatAM paNa saMyamanuM mUlya vizeSa che e teonA aMtaHkaraNamAM aMkita thayela hAya che. lAka vAhavAha ane leAka hairImAM taNAi janArA kadAca puNyanA jore, ahiM majhA meLavaze paraMtu e majhAnI sajA bhAgavatAM, nahi te vAhavAha karanAra macAvI zakaze ke zaraNu ApI zakaze, e bhulavA jevuM nathI. nA pezAbamAMthI pattharanI zilA seAnAmaya banelI joine nAgAne vicAra karyuM ke meM aneka kaSTo veThI je sAdhanA karI suvaNu rasanI siddhi karI, te A mahApuruSamAM sahajapaNe aMge aMgamAM vyApta thayelI che, "OleAkaya dubha mArA seAnA rasa " nahi, paraMtu sAkSAta sarva RddhinA svAmI evA emanI sevA dula bha che, ema vicArI guru pAse AvI kSamA mAgI sevA karavA lAgyA. "" " nispRhIene siddhie svayaMvarA haiAya che, mukti emanI rAha juve che, spRhAyatAthI e dUra bhAge che. jema Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 vyavahAramAM guNavAnene kulavAna bALAo svayaMvarA hoya che, paNa guNahinAonA sAmuM jovA paNa taiyAra hotI nathI. A jagatamAM je kAMI sAruM dekhAya che, ane e sArA pratye jIvonI rUcI che, te badhuM puNyathI maLe che, ane e meLavavA jI dharma kare che, paraMtu samyagadarzana meLavavA prayatna karanArA viralA hoya che, samyagadarzananI prApti bahu ja durlabha che ane e ja kharUM AtmAnuM dhana che, je zAzvata che, dunyavI dhana vinAzI che, parAdhina che, ane ene lebha-rAga e cAra gatimAM rakhaDAvanAra heI, IcchavA jevuM nathI, meLavavA jevuM nathI ane maLe te levA jevuM paNa nathI. samagadarzananI prApti durlabha batAvatAM kahe che ke - "sulate vimANa vAse, sulahA ega chattA mehINiya; dulahA puNa jIvANuM, jimuMdavara sAsaNe behiM." vimAnavAsI deva thavuM subhala che, eka chatrA rAjyanI prApti paNa sulabha che. paraMtu jena zAsanane pAye je samyagUdarzananI prApti thavI durlabha che. samyagdarzananA pAyA para dezavirati, sarvavirati dharma TakI zake che ane mekSa na maLe tyAM sudhI saMsAramAM je kAMI vaibhave maLe che temAM samyagdarzana guNa rAga thavA de nahi e ene prabhAva che. A pustakamAM ja agAu ApaNe joI gayA ke, damayaMtIne samyagdarzananA prabhAve vanamAM siMha, vAgha, rAkSasa kAMI upadrava karI zakavA samartha thayA nahi, sukI nadImAM pANI AvyuM, tApasane muzaLadhAra varasAdamAM paNa pANIne muddala upadrava naDyo nahi, vanamAM huM kAra mAtrathI bhIle hale laI AvelA nAsabhAga karI gayA, savayaMvaramAM naLa rAjAne damayaMtIe vara. 5. pA. phA. 8 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 mALA gaLAmAM nAkhI, tyAre baLavAna kruSNarAja te sahana karI zakayo nahi ane ugratA banne vacce vadhI jatAM yuddhanA prasaMga AvI paDyo, tyAre mahA dayALu evI kramaya tIe samyagdarzananA pratApe kahyuM ke mArI khAtara A sahAranA prasaMga UbheA thaye che, te jo huM sAcI zrAvikA haiAuM te mArA pati naLanA vijaya thA ane sAthe sAthe banne pakSanA sainyamAM kSema thAe. e kahetAMnI sAthe mahA baLavAna kRSNarAjanA hAthamAMthI talavAra paDI gai, nisteja ThArelA kAlasA jevA zyAma paDI gayA. kahevAnI matalaba e ja ke sakiti AtmAe ekalA svAne jotA nathI paraMtu duzmananuM paNu kSema ja icche che. samiti jIveA parA vyasanI heAya che, peAtAnA svArtha ne paNa avasare gauNa karI, bIjAnA bhalA mATe tatpara hoya che. sudarzana zeThe peAtAnA para khATu' kala`ka mUkanAra rAjarANI abhayAnuM bhuMDu IzyuM nathI, abhayAnI kapaTakaLAthI sudarzana zeThanI jetI thaI, zULI sudhI lai javAmAM AvyA, paNa manamAM eka ja ke rAjA pUche che ane huM satya jAhera karU ke tamArI rANInuM A kapaTa che, teA kAmavaza banelI A bicArInuM zuM thaze ? pAtA para AvelI Aphata TALavAnA prayatna nathI paNa mArA nimitte A rANI bicArInu zu thaze ? AvA vicArathI zatrunu kAma karanAra abhayArANI para AvanArI Akta potAnA zire vaheArI lIdhI, e jevA tevA guNa nathI. zIla ane samyagdarzana rAmarAmamAM vyApela hAya tA ja AvuM ane ne? jagatamAM peAtAnA para AvelI ke AvanArI Apatti khIjA para DhALanArA ghaNA haze, paraMtu khIjAnI Apatti peAtAnA zira vhArI lenArA viralA haze. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 caMdanabALAe mULAne, zrIpALa mahArAjAe dhavalazeThane, metAraka munie sanIne deSa kADhayo nathI, paraMtu pitAnA karmane ja deSa kADhayo che. samyagdarzana pAmelA AtmAo, je kAMI pitAne saMsAranuM sArUM maLyuM hoya te devaguru dharmane pratApa samaje che, kharAba maLyuM hoya ke thayuM hoya e potAnA kameM thayuM ema mAne che. jagatamAM ja dhana nathI, athavA che te ochuM che ema samajI duHkha dhAraNa kare che, paraMtu mArI pAse samyagdarzana, jJAna, cAritra nathI enuM duHkha hetuM nathI. jyAre sAdhu pAse dhana nathI mATe mahA sukhI che. enA pAse samyagdarzanAdi ratnatrayI che ethI e pitAne cakravartIthI paNa anaMtagaNe sukhI mAne che. mAne che ema nathI, sukhI che e hakIkata che. sAdhu paNa sIdhe ke ADakatare dhananI AkAMkSAvALe thAya te te mahAduHkhI che, vakhate pAmara-dina paNa banI jAya che. vAsvAmIne dhanAvaha zeTha potAnI ekanI eka kanyA rUkimaNi ane kroDa seniyA sAme AvIne Ape che; paraMtu te samaje che ke A laIne mAre duHkhI thavuM nathI, enA vagara ja huM bahu sukhI chuM, ema samajIne nA pADe che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa rUkimaNine virAgI banAvI dIkSA Ape che. saMsAranA sukha pratyenA virAgathI, jee tyAgI banyA che emanuM jIvana dhanya che. tyAgI banIne je bhAna gumAve, pAMce iMdriyanA viSayamAM Asakta bane te e potAnA sAdhunA vezane lajavanAro banI durgatimAM jAya che, keIne paNa durgatimAM javAnI IcchA sarakhI nathI, chatAM enuM vartana ja ene laI jAya che e nakkI che. bahArathI tyAgI dekhAte ane aMdarathI viSayA Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 bhilASI-vAkcAturyathI anekanAM manaraMjana karatA hoya tene jJAnIe daMbhI, dhUrtanI upamA Ape che. kahyuM che ke - ye lubdhacittA viSayArtha bhoge, bahirvirAgA hRdi baddharAgAH te dAmbhikA veSadharAzca dhUrtAH manAMsi lokasya tu raMjayanti. upara kahyuM tema tyAgano dekhAva karanArA ane aMdarathI viSamAM rAgavALA, bhale dekhAva ane vANIthI lekanAM manane rAjI karatA haze, paraMtu te dhUrte che, veSa dharanArA daMbhIo che. kahevata che ke-"lebhI A vasatA hoya, tyAM dhUtArA bhUkhe mare nahi."--loka saMsAranA sukhanA lebhI che, ane e sukhanA upAya batAvanArA oLaghAluo dhUtArA che, svAthI mANase kayuM pApa nA kare te kahevAya nahi, mATe vezadhArIethI bahu ja sAvadha rahevAnuM che. samakiti AtmA devalokanA sukhamAM paNa aMtaHkaraNamAM- virAga jALavI zake che, kriyA rAganI karato hovA chatAM, rAgathI lepAta nathI. jema pRthvIcaMdra rAjakumArane, rAjyasiMhAsane pitAnA AgrahathI besavuM paDayuM hatuM, paraMtu e siMhAsane ceTyA nathI. arthAt rAjyasiMhAsane rAjya calAvavAnI kriyA rAganI karavA chatAM aMtaHkaraNathI te mahinA nAzanA upAyanA ciMtavanamAM otapreta hatA. ane kevaLajJAnanI pApti paNa rAjyasiMhAsane beThAM beThAM thaI, tema guNasAgara paNa zrImaMta zeThanA putra hatA, corImAM lagnanI kriyA ATha kanyAo sAthe cAlatI hatI, mahArAganuM kAraNa lagnanI kriyA-patanane pamADanArI che, chatAM lagnanI kiyA ke lagnamAM rasa nathI, ane kSapakazreNIe caDhI kevaLajJAna pAsa kare che. AvA aneka saMkhya daSTAMta jevA zAstromAM maLI Ave che. Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 eTale samajI levuM joIe ke, vaibhavomAM samakitI, virAgI rahI zake che sAthe sAthe e paNa samajI levuM joIe ke, nArakImAM paNa samakiti jIva, duHkhane bhegavavA chatAM, duHkhanI asara hotI nathI. samakiti jIva-sukhanA vakhate sukhanI asara thavA de nahi, ane duHkhanA avasare duHkhanI asara thavA de nahi, arthAt sukhanA-rAgane e azubha karma baMdhanuM kAraNa samaje che, ane duHkha upara TheSa paNa e samakitI jI karatA nathI, dveSa karavAthI duHkha jatuM nathI. paraMtu bhaviSyanA mATe vadhAre dukhanuM sajana kare che. mATe saMsAramAM sukha ane duHkha bhegavatAM AvaDe te ja jIva unnati pAmato pAmate mokSane meLavI zake che. ke je meLavyA pachI kAMI ja meLavavAnuM bAkI rahetuM nathI. jyAM keI paNa jAtanI IcchA ja nathI enuM nAma ja mokSa che. saMsAranA sukhanI IcchA beThI che tyAM sudhI jIva duHkha ane duHkhanI paraMparAne pAme che. mATe sukhathI sukhanAM, sAdhanAthI chuTavA dharma karavAnuM che, e dharma kriyA karatAM samyagu darzana, samyaga jJAna ane samyaga cAritranI prApti ja IcchavAnI che, cAritranI prApti thayA pachI jIve vadhu sAvadha rahevAnI jarUra che. je sAvadha na rahevAya ane saMyamanA pratApe maLatI anukuLatAomAM Azakta banI jAya te veza raheze paNa e anukuLatAomAM racyA pacyA rahyA te jeTalI anukuLatA saMyamanA pratApe bhegavI haze, enA karatAM asaMkhya ke anaMtaguNa pratikuLatA nArakImAM bhegavatAM dama nIkaLI jaze.' eka vAta che ke saMyamane sAdhaka anukuLatA hoya te vAMdhe Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 nathI. paNa saMyama sAdhakanA bahAne anukuLatA bhegavavI e te daMbha che. sAdhupaNuM eTale anukuLatAne tyAga karI, pratikuLatAmAM praveza kare. pratikuLatAne puTha ApavI nahi, paraMtu enA sAme javuM, anukuLatAne anAdara ane pratikuLatAne Adara satkAra karanAra sAdhu jagata vaMgha banI paramAtma dazAne prApta karanAra bane che. anukuLatA pApa karyA sivAya bhegavAtI nathI. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu pApane bacAva karAve che ane ethI cIkaNAM azubha karmo baMdhAya che, mATe daMbharahitapaNe saraLatAthI sAdhu jIvana kALajI pUrvaka jIvavuM, emAM duHkha veThavAnuM che te samajapUrvaka hAI ghaNuM karmonI nija thAya che. ema kahI zakAya ke sAdhupaNuM eTale duHkha bhegavavA levAnuM che, e duHkhamAMthI je sukhanuM sajana thaze te saMsAramAM paNa samakitanA pratApe devakAdi vibhavamAM paNa dharma ane dharmanA vicArone ja jIva pradhAnapade gaNaze vibhavane te e tuccha vastu mAnaze. vaibhavane phekI detAM vAra nahi kare, kAraNa ke mamatva nathI, nAzavaMta vaibhavamAM mamatva rAkhavuM e murkhAI che, mamatvamAM ne mamatvamAM maryA te vaibhava ahiM rahI javAne, ane durgatimAM paNa duHkha bhegavavA chatAM gata janmamAM mukelA vaibhavathI thanAruM pApa lAgyA ja karaze, mATe pApa karI pAmara dazAmAM mUkAvuM nA paDe, ane pApa rahita banI paramAtma dazAne prApta kare eja abhyarthanA. mukha kANa rabArI gheTAM bakarAM cArato hato. ekadA pattharanI khANamAM cakamaka thatI joI, tyAM pahoMcI gayo, joyuM te navAI lAgI. Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 119 are, kAcanA TukaDA A navatara jaNAya che, vismaya pAmI hAthamAM lIdhA. ramADatA ramADatA ghara tarapha jAya che. najIkanI bhAgALe magana zeTha maLyA. * zeTha-are A zuM che? juetA kharA magana zeTha, A navatara kAca kevA camake che, majhAnA gALa dekhAya che! zeThe hAthamAM lIdheA. kharakhara tapAsatAM samajI gayA, murkhAne khabara nathI ke A kiMmatI hIrA che, zeThe kahyuM ApavA che ? mela zuM Apu? ramArI-zeTha tamAre joItA hAya teA rAkheA. madalAmAM pAMca varSoMthI tamAne eka rUpiyAnA vyAjamAM dudha Apu chu. te rUpIe vALI cA ane kAlathI dudha baMdha. dudha kema baMdha karAya ema manamAM vicArIne zeThe-kahyu jo bhaIlA A tA tArA bhalA mATe kahuM chuM. mAre teA ThIka, paraMtu A tA mArI khAkhaleA ramaze ethI ATha AnA vALI laIza tu rAjI thA. rabArI-zeTha huM teA rUpiyA vALI lyA te ja ApuM. zeTha-meTA kayAM javAnA che, manamAM ema samajI kahyu` le tArA A kAcanA kukaDA pAchA, kahI ApyuM. rabArIne-gAmamAM pesatAM chagana zeTha maLyA. temaNe puchyu alyA A zu che lAva joU~. ema kahI jovA lIdheA ane rabArI pAsethI magana zeTha sAthe thayelI vAta jANI lIdhA pachI kahyuM, jo tAre ApavA hAya tA dasa rUpIA le. rabArI rAjI reDa thaI hIrA ApIne dasa rUpIA laI ghera gayA. A mAju pelA magana zeThane cena paDayuM nahi, sIdhA ramArIne tyAM gayA. ane sAda karI khelAtmyA, e alyA lAva lAva Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 tAre mAro ghaNA varSane nAte che, je have bolIza nahi, dasa AnA, ane chevaTa bAra AnA vALIza. mukha bana nahi. rabArIe kahyuM, zeTha le A tamAro rUpIo ane choDe che. magana zeThe kahyuM, alyA kyAMthI lAvyA. rabArIe kahyuM, tame eka rUpIAmAM vALavAnI rakajhaka karI paNa chagana zeThe daza rUpIAmAM laI lIdhe. magana zeTha kALe zAhI je paDI gayA ane belI uThe alyA mukha e te hajArane hIro hate. rabArI paNa vicAramAM paDI gayuM ane be. zeTha huM te jANa nahatuM eTale mukha kharo paNa tame jANavA chatAM jato karyo mATe mahA mukha. have A nAnakaDuM daSTAMta ApaNane ghaNuM ghaNuM kahI jAya che. je leke ajJAna che, gADha mithyAtvI che teo teM durlabha evA mAnava janmanI durlabhatA nA samajI anaMta duHkhathI bharelA A saMsAramAM bhIkhArInI jema bhaTake, paraMtu je jANakAra havAne dAvo karatA hoya teo paNa magana zeThanI jema eka lobhane vaza thaI hIrAthI paNa amUlya evA A janmane veDaphI nAkhe teone mahAmUrkha kahevAmAM vAMdho nathI. vidano nAza karavA tapa samartha che, juo - tirtha karo-dIkSA, kevaLajJAna ane nirvANa samaye tapa kare che, vacamAM paNa lagabhaga tapamAM ja jIvana pasAra kare che. cakravatIo paNa deza sAdhatAM 13 aThThama kare che, padavI paNa tapanA pratApe jo ke A tapa saMsAra sAdhanA mATe emane Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 karavo paDe che, bIjAe e mATe kare nahi. kRSNa ane jarAsaMghanA yuddha prasaMgeaThThamanA prabhAve kRSNa mahArAjane, dharaNendra, padmAvatIe pArzva prabhunI pratimA ApI. AmAM paNa mokSa mATe nathI, paraMtu vidane nAza pAme che e kahevAnuM che. dvArakAne dAha dvipAyana-bAra varSa sudhI karI zakyo nahi, e tapane prabhAva. satI sItAjIe zIyaLa rakSA mATe 21 upavAsa karyA. nAgaketue aThThamanA prabhAvanagara ane maMdiranI Apatti TALI. bappabhaTasUrI, gautamasvAmI vigere e tapanA prabhAve zAsana prabhAvanAo karI. bhagavAna RSabhadevanI putrI suMdarIne dIkSAmAM aMtarAya karanAra pitAnuM rUpa samajI sATha hajAra varSa AyaMbIla karI aMtarAya teDyo. ujamaNAM paNa tapanAM thAya che. mogala samrATa, akabara bAdazAhane AkarSanAra dilhImAM, caMpA zrAvikAne cha mAsI ta5 jenA pratApe bAdazAha, dayALa banI varSamAM cha mAsa jIvadayA paLAvI. satI aMjanA, damayaMtI, subhadrA vigere aneka saMkhya AtmAoe tapa, zIlanA prabhAve vidano nAza karyA che. mATe mahAmaMgalakArI tapa jIe bhAvapUrvaka seva. tapa aAhArI padanI prApti mATe hAI khAvAnI lAlasAne tyAga karavAne abhyAsa keLavavo joIe, jyAre paNa kSadhA Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 lAge tyAre tapa karavAnI zakti haNAya nahi, mATe tapa kara vAnI zakti meLavavA puratuM, vivekapUrvaka ( abhakSanA tyAgapUrNAMka) khAvAnuM che, e khyAla rAkhavA. tapanA prabhAve aneka labdhie prApta thAya che, ane mahA puruSA e labdhinA upayAga zAsana prabhAvanAmAM kare che. A saMsAra parivartanazIla che pahelA janmamAM mATara kArakhAnAne mAlIka vhAlA putra patni bIjA janmamAM maLada thaIne gADha joDAya khaMjaradhArI zatru mhena mAtA dIkarI naMdanavananA svargIyadeva chANunA kIDA athavA khIlADInA Topa kustIbAja pahelavAna IyaLa thaI khaphAya keAlasAnI khANumAM majura kutarA thaine haDahuDa thanAra mATInA jhuMpaDAmAM rahenAra garIma phuTapAtha para sunAra camarama dhI rAjA mahArAjA lAkhAnI salAmeA jhIlanAra koDAnA mAlIka maMgalAmAM vasanAra upara pramANe puNyadaye ane puNya khalAsa thaye bane che vata mAnamAM meATA bhAge (jIvA)mANasA puNyanI nIkAza ane pApanI AyAta karI rahyA che, saMsAramAM je kAMI sArU che temAM Asakta jIvA, du:khAnuM utpAdana karI rahyA che. sasAramAM sukhanI paLeA gheADI, duHkhanAM varSoM lAMmAkALa. duHkha sahaja ane sukha Akasmika mATe bhAge hAya mATeja jIvana sadAcArI sahkArI jIvavuM joie. Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 prabhunI bhAvapUrvaka bhaktithI kanna sAdhya evu` kevaLajJAna paNa susAdhya banI jAya che tenAM aneka dRSTAMtA paikInu eka nIce mujama bhagavAna RSabhadevanA 13 lava thayA che temAM navamA bhavamAM vaidyaputra jIvAnaH-zeThaputra mahidhara-ma MtrIputra buddhi-sAtha vAhanA putra puNu bhadra-zeThaputra guNAkara, zeThaputra kezava e chae parama mitrA hatA. eka vakhate jIvAnadane tyAM koDhanA mahArAgathI gaLatA zarIravALA munirAja geAcarI padhAryAM, te joi pAMce mitrAne melAvI kahyuM : A mahAmunine rogamukta karavA ghaNuM dravya kharcIne paNa upAyaka rIe, auSadhamAM lakSapAka tela mArA pAse che, geAziSa caMdana ane ratnakakhala e enI jarUra che, chae mitrA sahamata thatAM e vastu meLavavA koI vyApArI zeThanI dukAne gayA, badhI vAta karI, mUlya lyA ane vastu Ape sAMbhaLI dukAnadAre kahyuM: munirAja mATe vagara mUlye laI jAo tame te mahApuNyavAna heAi karaze| paraMtu ATaluM puNya mane paNa thavA de| kahI vastu ApI, chae jaNA rAjI thaI prathama lakSapAka telathI munibhagava'tane mAlIza karyu, zarIra khUba tapI javAthI ratnaka bala oDhADI ThaMDaka karI ratnakakhala oDhADI kRmIe laI lIdhA ane tAjI marelI gAyanA zarIramAM jayaNApUrvaka kRmIe mukavA bAda geAziSa caMdananA lepathI zarIramAM zItalatA lAvI rAgamukta karyAM ane vAraMvAra khamAvI peAte Aje apUrva kAma karyAMnI anumeAdanA karatA vagara mUlye ratnaka bala-gAziSa caMdana ApanAra zeThane vAta karI, te zeTha paNa vAra vAra anumeAdanA karatAM gRhasthapaNAmAM kevaLajJAna pAmyA ane jIvAnada vagere chae mitrA dIkSA lai mAvIza sAgA pamanI sthitivALA khAramA devalAke gayA. e dazamA bhava Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 agIAramA bhavamAM-jIvAnaMdano jIva vasena tirthaMkarane putra vajInAma cakravatI thayA, bAkInA pAMce paNa bAha-subAha pITha-mahApITha ane suyaza nAme thayA. dIkSA pALI mahARddhi devapaNAne bhegavI jIvAnaMdane jIva Sabhadeva tirthaMkara ane bIjA bharata-bAhubalI-brAhmIsuMdarI ane varSItapanuM pAraNuM karAvanAra zreyAMsakumAra thayA, mokSamAM gayA. jaNAvavAnI matalaba ke samakiti jIve mokSe na padhAre tyAM sudhI jagatanAM uttama gaNAtAM sukha sAthe dharmanI khUba anukULatA prApta thAya che. vibhavane e tuccha samaje che, vaibhave ene sAcave che, ene sAcavavAnI darakAra rahetI nathI, vadhAre zuM ? vaibhave enuM patana thavA detA nathI. mATe prabhu-guru-ane dharmanI sevA bhAvapUrvaka samapata bhAve thaI jAya te makSa hatheLImAM ane svargAdika Rddhi AMgaNAmAM kriDA karatI thaI jAya che. upadezaka vAkaye ane jANavA jevuM upAdhijanya saMsAranA sukhanI lAlaca, nirUpAdhi zAzvata sukhanA ADI majabuta divAla che. saMsAranAM sukha ane sAdhane pratye abhAva thayA sivAya mokSa para prema thAya nahi AhAre bhukha vadhe che, AhAra levAthI kAma calAu bhukha zake che, jyAre vitarAganI bhakti kAyamI bhukhane maTADe che. bhautika sukhanI bhukha ne lAcAra, kaMgAla, dIna banAve che. AtmA upara kamanI sattA cAle che tyAM sudhI e parataMtra che. siddhanA cha upara keInI sattA nathI, sadA svataMtra che mATe mahAsukhI che. Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 saMsAramAM sukha nathI ane mekSamAM du kha aMza paNa nathI. jyAM sudhI ApaNuM jIvana bIjAne bhayarUpa che, tyAM sudhI A paNe bhaya mukta banI zakIe ja nahi. bIjAne agavaDamAM mUkI pite sagavaDanI IcchA kare e mUrkhAI che. udArane dhana tRNa samAna, zUravIrane maraNa tRNa samAna, zIla dhArIne apsarA jevI strI tRNa samAna ane nispRhIne jagata tRNa samAna hoya che. sattA, kAyadA ane buddhinA jore kadAca bIjAne dabAvI zakAze, paraMtu e dabAyele-DhaMkAyelA agni samAna che e bhulavuM nahi. upadeza sAmAnA mana para asara kare che, AdezathI ke dabANathI ema banatuM nathI. paropakArane oLakhavo joIe, jyAM tyAM thAya nahi. A lekanA ahika sukhanI ciMtA ane pravRtti te bhaviSyanA sukhane nAza saje che, Aleka pacAsa se varSane, bhaviSya anaMtakALane. sukha ane zAMtinI buma pADavAthI e maLatI nathI, kAraNa ke e bajArU cIja nathI, e te potAnA sadavatana. mAMthI pragaTe che. sarva dharma samAna mAnanArA ane bAlanArA dhamane samajyA nathI. jene dhama joI nathI evA bole enI kazI kiMmata nathI. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 suMdara vicAraNAmAMthI karelI ke thayelI bhula samajAya che. samajAyA pachI pazcAtAparUpI pANI ane AleAcanArUpI sAthuthI AtmAnI malInatA dUra thAya che. satata vicAravu joie ke mArA vicAro-vatana kevAM che ? paraleAka bagADe evA ke sudhAre evA ? janmAMdhane netra ApanAra karatAM samyag jJAnarUpI AMkhe ApanAra mahAupakArI che. saMsAranA kAvAdAvAthI dUra rahelA, svAthI praleAbhanAthI rahita, mukta vihArI, tyAgI jIvananI majhA baMgalAmAM pUrA celA, svAtha mAM gaLADuba phasAyelAone kayAMthI Ave. varSothI dhama kriyAo karavA chatAM bhAva AvatA nathI, tenu kAraNa jyAM bhAva che, tyAMthI khasyA sivAya bhAva Ave nahi. dhama game che evuM khelavAthI manAya nahi. jene je game che te kAI paNa bhAge meLavavA taiyAra hAI talapApaDa thAya che, na maLe teA duHkha thAya che, hatAza thAya che, tevuM na hAya tA dhama game che e khelavA puratu samajavu. iMdriyArUpI gheADAone satAnI vANIrUpI lagAmathI vaza rAkhA. maneAnigraha mahAna banavA jarUrI che, mahAna purUSA ja khIjA upara prabhAva pADI zake che. asthira manavALA jagatanI AzA upara jIve che. bIjAnI maherakhAnIthI meLavelI mATAI kSaNajIvI hAya che. Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 maneAnigraha ane iMdriya damanathI maLelI mATAI cIrasthAyI che. mAnava ane mukti vacce rAgadveSanI majabuta dIvAla khaDI che. rAga dveSanI jakhkhara divAla bhegnavA viSayAzaktinA pAyAmAM viratirUpa suraMga cAMpavI paDaze. bhauktika sukhanAM Adhunika sAdhanA joI AnaMda pAme e mithyAdaSTi. bhauktika sukhanAM sAdhanA meLavavAnu jJAna e mithyAjJAna. bhauktika sukhanAM sAdhanAnA upabhAga karavA e mithyApravRtti. mAnava janma mAnava sevA puratA nathI, paraMtu mAnavetara jIvAnA saMrakSaNa mATe che. mAnavanI sAcI sevA te ja gaNAya ke ene paralAka sudhare te sivAya tA mAnavanI kusevA ja karI gaNAya. du:kha gamatuM nathI paNa e pApathI Ave che ane pari grahanA leAbha pApa karAve che e bhuleA nahi. parigraha vadhe emAM rAjI thavAya te pApa vadhI rahyuM che ema kahevAya. dhama-parigraha rahita banavA mATe karavAnA che, parigraha meLavavA dhama nathI paNa e adhama che. dhamanAM baMdhana joIe nahi, evuM mAnanArAonA krame gulAmI ja lakhAyelI che. dezanA nAme dharmane dhakko mAranArA dhakkA ja khAvAnA che. Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 jamAnA madalAyA che ema elIne dhama ne cheDa devAya nahi, jamAnA adalAya paNa puNya pApanAM phaLa badalAya nahi. jamAnA adalAya chatAM nArakI sAta che te badalAya nahi. jamAnA badalAya paraMtu pApa e pApa ja rahevAnu, e kadI badalAya nahi. asaMkhya ke anaMtakALa pahelAM pApasthAnaka aDhAra hatAM, Aje che ane e ja rahevAnAM. agni khALe, viSa mAre vigere je cAkkasa bhAveA che, te jamAnAnI jema badalAtAM nathI ja. dabhI peAte paNa peAtAnA daMbhane prAye pArakhI zakatA nathI. kAraNa ke svArthamAM aMdha aneaA haiAya che, AMdhaLA joI zake nahi. viveka janme teA ja daMbhI chuM ke saraLa chuM e samajAya. bhulanA ekarAra karanArA madhA sarala che ema mAnA nahiM. aMta:karaNanA pazcAtApathI ekarAra thAya te sAcA paraMtu meATAI TakAvI rAkhavA ekarAra thAya tA daMbha che. zAsana prabhAvanA nAme peAtAnI prabhAvanA IcchanArA vAstavika prabhAvanA karI zake nahi. zAsana prabhAvanA nAme-vakhate zAsana ane zAstrAnA paNa droha karanArA ane che, keipaNa bhAge AgaLa AvavuM che e ja dhyeyavALA zAstrAnA durUpayAga paNa kare che. zAsanadroha eTale vitarAganA, ane enI vANIrUpa zAstrAnA droha, ane aMte zrIsa MghanA droha karanArA sva-paraMtu satyAnAza vALanArA ane che. Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 he bhavya jIve ! 'A jamAlI paNa eka apekSAe sAcA che ane huM paNa sAcA chuM. mATe zAMti rAkhA evuM kahIne bhagavAna mahAvIre bhAgalA paDatA kema aTakAvyA nahi haiAya ? ene javAba bhAgalAthI hInArA Ape. bhagavAna mahAvIra bahuja zAMtipremI hatA, paraMtu satyanA bhAge teA nahi ja. A teA jina nathI, paNa makhalIputra gezAlA che, evu jaNAvI geAzAlAne ughADA pADanAra bhagavAna mahAvIra devamAM eTalI paNa udAratA gaMbhIratA nahi haiAya kharUne ? sa Mkucita maneAdazA na rAkhA, udAra banA, gaMbhIra banA, dhamanI mukhya khAmatA mAmulI gaNI abharAIe caDAvI eka thAe. Avu tA dhama thI bhraSTa thayelA ja ele. ekatA zabda sArA che, hAya, manasvI heAya nArA mUrkhA che. paNa bhejA jIDhAM hAya. taraMgI evAe ekatAnA svarUpane nahi samaja jagata aihika sukhanI pAchaLa paDela che. e ja sukhA virAgInA sAme bhaTakAya che, jenI ene jarUra nathI. jo tame sArA nathI, chatAM kAI sArA kahe ane rAjI thA phulAe, teA temAM tamArU ane kahenAranu bhalu nahi thAya. je sArA che, teo bIjA pAse sArA kahevaDAvavAnI apekSA rAkhatA nathI. nabaLAne satAvAya ke dakhAvAya nahi, zaraNe AvelAne rakSaNa prANanA bhAge ApanArA mada gaNAya. 5. pA. phA. huM Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 je nAmardo che, teja nabaLA pazu Adi jIvone mAre che, katala kare che katalakhAnAomAM jIvanI katala karanArAoe bhaviSyamAM potAnI katala karAvavA taiyAra rahevuM paDaze. upadeza zAstrAnusAre apAya paNa temAM sva mAnyatAnuM mazraNa kare te gunegAra gaNAya. jema vaidya ke DokaTara davAmAM pitAnI mAnyatAnuM mizraNa karI gunegAra gaNAya che. vyavahAramAM guno karanAro sarakArathI bahIe che, paNa pApa karanAre, pApane piSavAnI pravRtti karanAro puNyanA bhere hIte nathI ulaTe garva kare che. paraMtu e mUrkha ziromaNIne khabara nathI ke sarakAranI sattA karatAM karmanI sattA beThI che. pANImAM agni bhaLe te svabhAve ThaMDu hovA chatAM UkaLe che, tema AtmA svabhAve zAMta hovA chatAM rAgadveSathI UkaLI rahyo che. dunIAne sudhAravA karatAM pitAnI jAtane sudhAro. huM badhAne dabAvuM paNa mane keI dabAve e sahana karUM nahi, evo phAMke rAkho nahi. saMsArapremIne mRtyu aTake, jJAnIne janma khaTake. jenAthI mArga pAmyA hoIe, tenA ja sAmA thAya te te kRtaghI marIne narkamAM jAya che. kahyuM che ke - jehathI mArga pAmIo, tenI sAme thAya; kRtajJI te pApIo, nicce narake jAya." zuM kamAyA ema pUchanArA ghaNuM maLaze, paraMtu kevI rIte kamAyA? e pUchanArA viralA haze. Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 satkArya karI prazaMsA khAtara kaMIne kahevuM nahi. rAganAM sAdhana vadhe tenI sAme virAganAM paNa vadhavAM joIe. deha chuTI jAya te tamAma lapa maTI jAya. daridratAnA nAza mATe dAna, durgatinA nAza mATe zIla, karmanA nAza mATe tapa, bhavanA nAza mATe bhAva jarUrI che. nyAyathI netA, vinayathI ziSya, kSamAthI sAdhu, parAkramathI subhaTa, zIlathI strI, tema jIvana dharmathI zebhe che. thaze tyAre ApIza paraMtu e barAbara nathI, ApIza te thaze. kaI vidyA, maMtra-taMtra, audhadhi-rasAyaNa athavA devanuM sAnidhya evuM nathI ke jarA ane mRtyune aTakAve. kamaLanA patra para jaLabiMdune sukAtAM vAra lAge nahi, zrAvaNa mAsanI jaLabharI vAdaLIo pavananA jhapATAthI veravikhera thatAM vAra lAge nahi, tema vaibhava, kuTuMba-parivAra karmanA jhapATAthI kSaNavAramAM nAza pAmatAM vAra lAge nahi. taravAnI kaLA na AvaDe tyAM sudhI bhUgoLa-khagoLa, vijJAna-sAyansa jANavAnI kaLA (jJAna) DubADanArUM che. (taravAnI kaLA eTale saMsArasAgara) potAnA ja roganuM jene bhAna nathI, te bIjAne regamukta kevI rIte banAve. paramAtmA keIne sajA kare nahi, paraMtu karmasattA adazya paNe bhayaMkara sajAo kare che. pAvara hAusa, IlekaTrIkanI phITIMgsa, gleba badhuM havA chatAM-phayusa nA hoya te prakAza thAya nahi, tema dharma ane Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 dharmanAM sAdhanono upayoga karavA chatAM bhAvarUpI phayusa nA heya te jJAna prakAza thAya nahi. pitAnAM ghare te tiryo paNa banAve che, paNa jina bhavana upAzrayAdi sthAne te viralA ja banAve. yugalika kALamAM sukhane pAra nahi, meLavavA mahenata nahi, rakSaNa karavAnI kALajI nahi, bIje harIpha nahiM, duHkhanuM nAma nahi, chatAM evA paNa sukhane bhagavAna RSabhadeve tyAga karyo, enA marmane samajAya te AjanA viSama kALamAM tyAga muzkela na hoya. zakti sAnukuLatA ghaNuM hovA chatAM, je rAjyanA bhUkhyA heta te rAma lakSamaNa vanamAM jAta nahi. IcchamAM-aniSTa ane aniSTamAM-ISTanI buddhi thaze tyAre tyAga sulabha thaze. saMsAranAM sukhe ISTa lAge che, paraMtu vipAka aniSTamAM pariName che. khaMjavALavAnI caLamAM majhA Ave che, paraMtu pachI asahA baLatarA thAya che. saMsAranAM sukhanI caLa jIvane kaLa vaLIne besavA de nahi. prazna-jhera aniSTa heI, ISTanI buddhithI mare ke nahi? uttara-ISTanI buddhi belavI sahelI, thavI muzkela. vinAzI AkarSaka vastuomAM ISTa buddhi karI te tene nAza vakhate hAya ya thAya che. sva sAmrAjyanI paravA heya nahi, zakti hovA chatAM bIjAnuM paDAvI levAnI IcchA hoya nahi, te ja pitAnA Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 vacana khAtara rAma vanamAM gayA, rAjya tuccha ane vacana pAlana mahattvanA, samyagdaSTinA AkhAya vyavahAra jagatanA jIvAnA vyavahArathI ulaTA hAya. jhaMpalAve te nahi, paNa dUra rahe te samayajJa. jamAne AgaLa vadhI rahyo che, sAthe kadama milAvA, samaya rAha joze nahi, AvI mUrkhAI bharI salAha ApanArane kahIe ke bhalA bhAI vyavahAramAM paNa DAhyA kahe che ke deDA nahi, joine cAlA, nahi te khADAmAM paDaze!. mAthuM bhAMgaze mATe vicArIne jIvatAM zIkheA. kahevata che ke gAyane dohIne kutarAne pAme nahiM. tema sajjana evA dhama pAsethI lai adhamane peASA nahi. ATha mAra AnAnI jApAnIsa meATarathI lalacAI nAnA chekarA seAnAnI kallI kADhI Ape tema pAMca pacAsa varSanAM bhaugyasukhanI lAlace svarga meAkSanA sukhAne lAta mArA nahi. leza alpa sukhanI khAtara asahya du:khanA khADAmAM na paDI. atha kAma pAchaLa leAka, dhama meAkSa mATe kAka vastune tyAga kadAca sahele, paraMtu vAsanAnA tyAga bahu ja muzkela che te samajo, svArtha ane arhaMkArathI khaTTabadatA viThThAnA kIDA jevA leAkanI sevAnI vAtA mevA meLavavA mATe hAya che. je puNye rAvaNane, bharata mahArAjA Adi mahAna purUSone dageA dIdhA tevA puNyanA bhAse raheA nahui. sApa sAthe kAma paDyu hAya tA gArUDI eka hAthamAM ramADe bIjA hAthe maMtra cAlu rAkhe. tema bheAgAvalI nikAcIta karmothI Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAnuM paDayuM hoya te bhagave paNa pite bhagavAya nahi mano dazAthI nijara kare. AtmAne pUche-bhegave che ke bhagavAva che. bhagave te mAlIka. avasare tyAga karatAM vAra kare nahi. cetanAzaktithI jJAna meLavavuM ane viryazaktithI suMdara jIvana ghaDavuM. svAdhinapaNe-duHkha bhegavI kamane kSaya karavAne avasara durlabha che, paNa parAdhinapaNe naryAdi gatImAM duHkha bhogavavAthI lAbha nathI, karma baMdha che. nadI varSA RtumAM pUrathI pitAnA ja kAMThAne teDI pADe che, tathA azucI gaMdakI kacarAne saMgraha kare che, tema lakSamI ane yauvananuM pUra egya mArge vaLAya nahi te-saMskRti ane sadaguNethI te vyakti tuTI paDI, jugAra-parastrI Adi vyasanane saMgraha karI vinAza pAme che. saMsAramAM vasavuM, bhaTakavuM, mAyAnI jALamAM phasAvuM e pravAha satata cAlu hAI emAMthI chuTavAne purUSArtha e ja zreyaskara che. zAkhane khAkha thatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. agni ane hiMsA sarvabhakSI che. juThuM belI Thage hoya te mAphI mAgI zakAya, corI karI hoya te parata karI zakAya, badhAnA upAya che; paraMtu jIva pAcho ApI zakAtuM nathI mATe ja hiMsA e meTuM pApa heI, ahiMsAnA suMdara bAgamAM vihara-eka UkaraDo-bIjuM naMdanavana. koInA manane AghAta lAge evuM bolavuM te enA khUna karavA karatAM vadhAre pApa che. Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 rAmanI dIkSA sAthe seALa hajAra rAjAe ane sADatrIza hajAra strIe maLI trepana hajAra dvIkSAe thaI che. svapnamAM joelu sukha nAza pAme, ane AMkha khUlyA pachI du:kha thAya nahi. tema jJAnIne jaDa vastunA nAzathI duHkha thAya nahi yuddhanA rasIe mANeAnA prahArane gaNakAre nahi, tema jJAnI ApattinA DuMgaro tuTI paDe chatAM mu MjhAya nahi. vyApArI vepAranA kaSTane, majura meAjAnA kaSTane, kaSTa gaNatA nathI ulaTA rAjI thAya che. tema jJAnI dharmonI kriyAone kaSTa gaNutA nathI rAjI thAya che. kamanI maherabAnI hAya teA jIvAya, meLavAya, bhegavAya evuM hAvA chatAM huM sarvAM kAMi karavA zaktimAna chuM, evA phAMkA rAkhanAra mUkha che. cetanane bIjAnI maherabAnI upara nabhavu' e zarama che. du:khI dIkSA le che e kalpanA vAhiyAta che. duniyAmAM duHkhInA teAmAM nathI, jyAre dIkSA tA mahu ja alpa saMkhyAmAM che. puNyamAM mAla nahi ane haiyu meluM, chatAM gaIne pAra nahi. ekanA sAcA dAsa thAe te kAyamI dAsatva maTI jAya. mA-bApa rAjI kema rahe, e jovAtu hatu. Aje ulaTu mA-bApane nArAja karIne mA-bApe kareluM sagapaNuM teDI nAkhanArA sudhAraka vicAranA gaNAya, enI prazaMsA thAya. anAne mAthe ziMgaDAM hAya nahi. vanamAM tyajAelAM sItAjI mArU zuM thaze ? e vicAra na karatAM pati rAmanuM zuM thaze ? ema vicArI saMdeze meAka lAve che ke leAkanA kahevAthI mArI ke rAjyanA tyAga karaze Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 enuM duHkha nathI paraMtu jena dharmano tyAga karatA nahi. Arya abaLAo AvI hoya. dharmAtmAne jIvatAM AnaMda-sArAM kAme vadhu thaze. maratAM paNa AnaMda-sadgatimAM zaMkA nathI. garIbAI cAlI calAvIne AvatI nathI. AmaMtraNa ApeluM hoya te ja Ave, jAte sajelI che. | kiMmata mAlanI che, bAradAnanI nahi. tema mokSa e mAla che, dunyavI tuccha sukha bAradAna che. asaMtoSIne baMgalAmAM-palaMgamAM uMgha Ave nahi, jyAre saMteSIne jhADa nIce rastA para sukha niMdrA Ave. gAya bheMsanA phakta vakhANa karavAthI lAbha nathI, tema dharmanAM vakhANa karavAthI lAbha nathI. gAyanI sAra-saMbhALa, cAro-pANI thayA pachI ja dUdha Ape che. tema dharmanAM anuSThAne karavAthI lAbha thAya che, vakhANathI nahi. kharI keLavaNI che ke je pApanuM jANapaNuM karAve. rahyAsahyA puNya-pApanA saMskArane bhulAve, dharmane bhulAve evI keLavaNI Arya svane paNa Icche nahi. AMdhaLe kUvAmAM paDe, ane dekhate paDe emAM bahu ja phera che. para rASTranA AkramaNathI bacavA lazkara senApatinI jarUra tema aMtaraMga zatruothI bacavA dharmarUpI senApati ane saguNarUpI sinyanI jarUra hoya ja. duHkhIne joI amAruM hRdaya dravI UThe che, evuM bolanAra laherathI vAMdarA-UMdara-tIDa mAravAnI yojanA ghaDe che. patharanI ke thAMbhalAnI haDapheTamAM AvI mAthuM bhAMganAre patthara ke thAMbhalA para gusso kare te mUrkha gaNAya, tema pite Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 pitAnI kAravAIthI sajelA duHkhe ke Apatti para gusso karanAra mahAmUrkha che. bhUlane DhAMkanArA game ke batAvanAra game-"AtmAne pUche". cIna ke pAkistAna agara keInuM AkramaNa ApaNane pasaMda nathI-na hovuM joIe, paraMtu katalakhAnAmAM muMgA paMcaMdriyo (janAvaro) para ApaNe AkramaNa karIe te-e nyAya nathI paNuM ghara anyAya che. zAstra bedha mATe, dhana dAna mATe, jIvana dharma mATe, zarIra paropakAra mATe thAya te ja te sarva saphaLa che. jhaghaDA viSaya kaSAyenI AsaktimAMthI janme che. leka bevakupha kahe mATe-dayAne tyAga karanArA bevakuphe che. paralekamAM leka madada karavA nahi Ave, dayA madada karaze. paisA mATe jAgrati-ane paraloka mATe nahi evuM nA kare. madha cApalI talavAranI dhAra jevA bhege samaje. kamAo che ke gumAve che, luMTe che ke huMTAI rahyA che. mAra khAo che ke mArakhAI rahyA che "aMtarathI vicAro". - je joIne rAjI thAo che te tamArA svAdhina che kharUM? nathI. tamArI pAse je kAMI hoya te bhegavavA tame svataMtra che? nathI. badhuM sAruM taiyAra hoya, jene joIne rAjI thatA moMDhAmAM pANI AvatuM, te saghaLuM avasare jhera jevuM banI jAya che (zarIramAM kArame roga thAya tyAra) vAcIka athavA kAyIka roga karatAM mAnasika roga bahu kharAba che.. Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 senAnI laMkA, bIbhISaNa, kuMbhakarNa jevA bhAI iMdrajIta, meghavAhana jevA bhAI, ma dedarI Adi hajAro apsarA jevI rANIo hovA chatAM, sItAjIne joyA pachI, mAnasika roga e lAgu paDyo ke, mahelamAM, palaMgamAM uMgha nathI evA rAvaNane, mAnasika roge badhuM jhera jevuM thaI gayuM. karmasattAnI DakhalagIrI jevuM jIvana svamAnI pasaMda kare nahi. anAdinI cAla (Teva) badalAyA sivAya parama AnaMdamaya Amika sukhanI prApti nathI. puNya-lakamIne, sUryakiraNane, satva-siddhione, satyadene, tapa-labdhione dAna-yaza kitane AkarSe che-tema jinabhakti samarpaNabhAve thAya te muktine AkarSe che. kama sattAne paDakAravA dharma sattAnI sahAya levI jarUrI che. bIjAne prANa ApI zakIe nahi, te bIjAnA prANa kema laI zakAya ? samajadArane Apatti saMpattirUpa banI jAya che. aNasamajune saMpatti ApattirUpa banI jAya che. ahiMsAnA pAlana mATe rAjya choDyAM, paraMtu rAjya meLavavA azaktoe ahiMsAne Dhaga zarU karyo. ene ahiMsA kahenAra mUrkhAo che. je vastuo nAza pAmavAnI che te hoya te zuM ane na hoya te ye zuM? jAgate luMTAya nahi, uMghate luMTAya ane kuTAya. paralekane najaramAM rAkhI jIve te jAgate, bAkI to jAgatA chatAM uMghatA. jaMdagI TUMkI ane AzAo himAlaya jeTalI lAMbI.) Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 139 AzAnA dAsa na banatAM AzAne dAsI banAve. vibhava vaheMcAze, vedanA nahi vaheMcAya. hiMsaka janAothI kadAca lAbha dekhAya; paraMtu e lAbha anaMta nukazAnImAM palaTAze. basa, ATaluM ja? evuM asaMteSane lAge. ahe, ATaluM badhuM ! evuM saMteSane lAge. garIbe sukhInI IrSyA karavI te bhaviSyamAM paNa pite vadhAre duHkhI thavAnuM sarjana kare che. janAo sva-paranA kalyANanI hoya, ane sva-paranA nAzanI paNa hoya. koInI paNa DakhalagIrI vagaranuM jIvana te ja AjhAda jIvana che. jIvAya kAyama ane jarUra kazAnI nahi e ja AbAda jIvana che. garIbe karatAM zrImaMtonI dazA AjakAla vadhu zeniya che paNa zrImaMtAInA ghamaMDamAM te teone jaNAtI nathI. garIbone garIbAI khaTake che, jyAre zrImaMtane te cAlI na jAya e khaTake che. dharma dvArA je kSaya pAme evAM sukhanI IcchA karavA karatAM kSaya na pAme evA sukhanI IcchA karanAra ja samaju che. devalokamAM puNya muDI khalAsa karI jIvavAnuM che. narka ane tiyacamAM devuM ApIne tathA navuM devuM karIne jIvavAnuM che. eka mAnava jIvana ja evuM durlabha che ke devuM ApIne Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 khalAsa karIne kadI na khUTe e akhUTa khajAne meLavavAne che. durlabhatA samajAya te ja AvuM bane. hiMsAne ahiMsAnA khAtAmAM khatavaNI karavI e UMdhI khatavaNI che. jIva mahAmithyAtvanA ge uMdhI ja khatavaNa karate A che. parigrahamAM bhaLe e maryo ane durgatimAM pharyo. saMpatti ane zAMtine prAyaH vera hoya che. azAMtinAM kAraNe dUra karyA sivAya zAMti Ave nahi. agnimAM hAtha nAkhuM paNa baLuM nahi evuM bolanAra mUrkha che. bIjAne agavaDamAM mUkuM, duHkha ApuM, paraMtu mane kaI agavaDamAM mUke athavA duHkha Ape te pasaMda nathI evuM mAnanAro bevakupha che. ekane luMTyAne AnaMda, bIjAne gayAnuM duHkha. mArA lagnane AnaMda mArA mAtA pitA ane sarve jAdavene AnaMda. paraMtu vADAmAM aneka saMkhyA purAyelA khAvA mATenA pazuone te hoLI ja. mATe ja zrI nemanAthasvAmIe jAna pAchI vALI. zrImaMtAIne TakAvavA paNa garIbane madada kare. jyAM kSaNa pahelAM AnaMda maMgaLa majhAnI mahephila uDe, tyAM bIjI ja kSaNe raDALa kalpAMta karAte jovAya evA A saMsAramAM keNa rahe? samaju te nahi ja. sukhIe dukhInI upekSA karavI eTale pitAnA ja bhaviSyanA sukhanI upekSA karavA barAbara che. Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 hajI A pachI amuka bAkI che, ema khAkInI para parA rahevAnI paNa purU' thavAnuM nahi, paraMtu AyuSya teA purU thavAnuM ja. eka bAkI te badhuM bAkI, paraMtu eka prabhu bhakti purI te badhuM purU thavAnuM. peAtAnuM ane peAtAnAnuM peTa bharanArA ghaNA. paratu jAte bhUkhyA rahIne bIjAnuM peTa bharanArA viralA. eka rUpiyAnA leAbhe lAkha rUpiyA gumAvanArA mUkha Thare; tA eka janmanA sukha mATe hajArA janma bagADanArA mUkhazirAmaNI che. abhakSya vastuemAM viTAminsa (zakti) meLavanArA zakti gumAvI besavAnA che, ema samajI enAthI dUra raheA. dAna zIla tapa rUpa dharma e ja jakhkhara viTAminsa che. caMpAnagarInA daravAjA lAkhA sainya ane khuda rAjA tema tApeAnA avAjathI na ughaDyA. te eka abaLA satI subhadrAe ughADyA. zakti kayAMthI AvI te vicAra. talavAra rakSaNa mATe hAvA chatAM vAparatA na AvaDe teA mAlIkane ja mAre; tema vaibhava sukha mATe hAvA chatAM bhAgavatAM na AvaDe teA satyAnAza vALe. azAMtimAM paDelA bIjAne zAMti ApI zake nahi. ISTa vastu bIjAne ApavI kaThIna che, enAthI vadhu-kaThIna ISTa paranA rAga tajavA te che. aniSTa vastu upara dveSa thavA sulabha che. paraMtu e dveSa upara dveSa thavA RNu che. iSTa prAptimAM aMtarAya karanAra paratve dveSa karI kamabaMdha na karA, paraMtu ISTa vastu paranA rAga cheDI. Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 pakSIene khAvA mATe jAra-ThThANA naMkhAya, ane pakaDavA mATe paNa nakhAya. kriyA sama haiAvA chatAM ekamAM dayA ane khIjAmAM hi'sA rahelI che. bhAgasukhamAM pADanArA karatAM bhAgasukhathI cheDAvanArA kharA upakArI dayALu che. cArI Adi pApa karavAthI lAbhamAM zaMkA paraMtu durgAMtimAM javAmAM zakA nathI. pAraku mArI pAse rahe nahi, ane mArU kAI laI zakavA samatha nathI. mAlIka mAra khAya ane bIjA mAla khAya evI mUrkhAI karA nahi. jema tema karI meLavanArA dugatimAM mAra khAya che, ane meLavelu' tenI majhA khIjA uDAve che. guMDA, cAra, DAkuethI nAzavaMta dhananuM rakSaNa karAya che. pazu kaSAyeA rUpI meATA guMDAethI Atmika sukhanuM rakSaNa karAtuM nathI. arihaMtAnuM-khAdya, abhyaMtara azvaya eTale saghaLI AzAonA aMta (virAma ). khadhana ane muktinA upAya( kAraNeA )ne jaNAve te ja samyajJAna. teja kahevAya ke, abhyAsa karanArA mA-bApa abhyAsa ane vaDIlAne vinayapUrNAMka sAcave, patine rIjhavavA zaNagAra ane parane rIjhavavA zaNagAra e emAM mATu aMtara che. sa'sArIne parivAra alpa, sAdhune AkhuM jagata chatAM mamatva nahi. Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 sAdhune nahivata alpa ApIne anaMtagaNuM meLavavuM. rAjamahela ane jaMgalamAM jJAnIne mana taphAvata nathI. jaMgalamAM jamIna, vanaspati ane pANI pRthaka pRthaka che, tenuM ja rUpAMtara karIne rAjamahelamAM racanA karI che. chokarAMne ghera chokarAM hoya, keI bhAva paNa pUchatuM na hoya, vakhate aLakhAmaNa thaI haDadhUta hoya, chatAM mArUM mArUM karIne mAthuM pheDI jIvana barabAda banAvavuM enA jevI mUrkhAI karavI nahi. viSaya vAsanAothI sukhI thavAtuM heta te tatva ene tyAga karata nahi ane tyAgane joradAra upadeza ApatA nahi. hAthamAMthI, khissAmAMthI, tIjorImAMthI cAlyuM jaze paNa takadIramAM haze te jaze nahi. - vaidya nA kahe e khAIe e deSa ane bacAva karIe e mahAdoSa. bhagavAna nA kahe te karIe e pApa ane ene bacAva mahApApa. jyAMthI maLavAnuM che tyAM javAtuM nathI, ane jyAM lUMTAvAnuM che tyAM hoMzehoMze javAya che. pahelAM aMguThe Ave, pachI aMguTho batAvyuM. pApa upara sahI karI (aMguTho Apyo kahevAya). pachI sukhe aMguTho batAvyuM. satya zuM che e zodhavA vijJAna AgaLa vadhI rahyuM che ema kahevAya che. paraMtu zeAdhakane hajAro varSe paNa satya hAtha AvavAnuM nathI. satya te trikAlAbAdhita hAI saMtoe anaMta kALa pahelAM zodhyuM che ja. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 melAM haiyAvALAnI ramata melI hoya che ane emanA nasIbamAM paNa meluM ja hAtha Ave che. Aje nItine laka thayuM che, anIti phalakulI taMdu rasta che. rAkhI rahe nahi, ane kADhI jAya nahi evI lakSmI meLavavA jIvana barabAda kare nahi. jamAnAvAdI kahe te karavA karatAM-jinavAdI kahe tema kare. darIAmAM rahelI divAdAMDI kyAM salAmatI ane kyAM jokhama che e darzAve che. tema jinavANI rUpI dIvAdAMDI saMsAramAM viharatA jIvene bhauktika sukhamAM salAmatI nathI, paNa tyAgamAM ja salAmatI che evuM darzAve che. saDelA vicAra kare nahi, sAtvika vicAro kare. dhavala zeTha, rAvaNa, abhayA, culanI, kaura, sukezalA, surIkAMtA, kamaTha, maNiratha vigerenuM saDelA vicArothI patana thayuM. avasaracita chatI zaktio-adharmane pratikAra kare nahi e bhaviSyamAM muMge thavAne. zAtA vedaniyanA udayamAM suMdara vicAro dvArA suMdara ArAdhanA thaI zake che, chatAM jI e TAIme ja pramAdamAM paDI jAya che. azAtA vedaniyanA udayakALamAM A raudra dhyAna na thaI jAya mATe khUba sAvadha rahevuM. sajajananA mukhamAMthI amRta jhare, durjananA mukhamAMthI viSa Tapake. javuM che e nakkI hoya te suI rahe pAlave nahi. Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 gunho kare te jelamAM jAya. e nyAye saMsArInuM jIvana gunhAvALuM hovAthI saMsArarUpI jelamAM rahe ja. khAna-pAna, mAna, bAna, tAnamAM bhAna bhulI mAnava jIvanane barabAda na banAve : baMgalAmAMthI bahAra paDanArane leka saheje salAma bhare che, khamAkhamA kare che tyAre e phelAya che. paraMtu e ja vyakti pApodaye jhuMpaDAmAM vasI bahAra nIkaLe te koI sAmuM jovA paNa taiyAra hotuM nathI. mATe salAma ene nahi paNa baMgalAne che e samajAya te garva na thAya paNa namratA Ave. DokaTarane tyAM piTano roga mokale che. roga zAthI? jIbha para kAbu na rAkhe mATe ja ne? jIbha upara kAbu na rAkhavAthI zarIra, paisA ane aMte dharmane paNa nAza thAya che. bekAbu banelI jIbha pArAvAra nukazAna kare che. dezanAne noLavelanI upamA ApI che. sApanuM jhera naLIyAne caDe tyAre te neLavela nAmanI vanaspati sudhI jhera utAre che, tema viSayonuM viSa utAranAra dezanA samajavI. be indriyAdi kemaLa ja kaThaNa lAkaDAne paNa karI nAkhe che te zAlibhadra, dhanyakumAra, meghakumAra, dhannA aNagAra jevA pUrvAvasthAmAM atyaMta sukomaLa hovA chatAM dIkSA lIdhA pachI atyaMta ko sahana karI mehane haNanArA banyA. ghaMTAvALI paNa dUdha vagaranI gAyanI kiMmata kAMI nathI tema zraddhA-AcaraNa vagaranA vaktAnI kiMmata nathI. 5. pA. phA. 10 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 jagatamAM je pApe che tene parApakAranA nAme uttejana nA apAya. iMdra kahe che he prabhu! mArI RddhithI sASa samAdhAna mane nathI, paraMtu ApazrInI bhakti e ja RddhithI satASa che. sAme raheleA aMgArA paNa dajhADe che, teA aMdara rahelA krodharUpI agni AtmaguNAne ALI sApha kare che. zatrunI sahAya laI jIvAya nahi, sukhI thavAya nahi; kAraNa ke e phUTI thayelA che. kaTrAkSa jIvana upara-viTAminsa-dhama'mAM cane rezaniMga ulleAdarImAM raheluM che. Aje kaTrola-viTAminsa-ane rezaniganI vyAkhyA aSAtmika draSTie apanAvAya te garImIne pakSaghAta thAya. gunA karavAnI rIDhAI, ane chupAvavAnI cAlAkI eTale jhera ane pAche vaghAra. zakti pApa ghaTADavA ane vadhAravA paNa kharcAya. pApa ghaTADavA kharcAya e sAcI zakti. saMsAra e kArakhAnu che, jIvarAja zeTha calAve che emAM du;khAnuM utpAdana ghaNuM-supanu' utpAdana alpa te paNa vinAzI. tijorI mAlathI zele, aMtaHkaraNa sadguNlRAthI zAle. gunAmAM AvI javAya, laheNadAra AvatA sabhaLAya, guDA charI laI gharamAM dhasI AvatA hAya te kadAca pAchalA bAraghethI cAlI jaze ayavA bhugala mAM chupAI jaze. paraMtu yama rAjanI svArI trATako tyAre game tyAMthI pakaDI naka'mAM phe'kaze. peTa bahu pApa nahi karAve paNa soMgrahavRtti bahu pApa karAve che. Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 pU e kareluM apamAna sArUM, paNa durjanane satkAra bhaMDe. saMsAramAM je bhaya hoya te te phakta sukhane ja samaja. vyasana sAta manAya che. jugAra, cerI, mAMsa, madirA, parastrI, zikAra vigere enuM sajana saMsAranA sukhamAMthI thayeluM hoI sukha e AThamuM mahAvyasana che. enA tyAgamAM sAte vyasanane kSaya ja thAya. dharmanA dUte vyaktine kahe che, tuM zaMkArahita samarpaNa bhAve mane sevIza to tArI badhI kALajI huM upADavAne kela ApuM chuM. mehanA dUto vyaktine thoDA sukhanI lAMca ApI mada karAvI durgatimAM laI jAya che. game tevA mANasane joIne mArI buddhithI e ke che enuM mApa huM karI lauM chuM. AvuM garvathI phAMko rAkhI belanAra pAte kevo che enuM mApa karI zakatA nathI e navAI che. gamatuM maLe-vadhe enI khumArI ane gayA pachI kaMgAla dazA; lAcArI, dinatA. kayAM gaI khumArI ! bIjAnI pakaDamAMthI chuTavuM che, paNa pakaDamAM lIdhelAne choDavA nathI. moDhAmAM rahelI jIbhaDI sakhaNa rahetI nathI, bole e ane mAra khAya gAla. zarIranuM aMtima sTezana smazAna, paNa jIvanuM kayAM? vicAre. zera senAnA dAgInA paheranArane bIje divase pANI bharavA ane vAsaNa mAMjavA bIjAne ghera javuM paDe. beMkamAM ke sephamAM mUkeluM pAchu maLavAmAM zaMkA, paraMta sAte kSetramAM ApeluM ghaNuM maLe emAM zaMkA nathI ja. Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 prabhupraNita siddhAMtA suprima kATanA cukAdA karatAM paNa aphara hAya che. jaga palaTAya, jinavANI nA palaTAya. rezamI taLAI ane phUlanI zayyA khuMcatI, evA kAmaLe e paNa agni dhakhatI zIlA upara sathAza karyo. jIvatAnA sagA ghaNA, maDadAnA lAkaDAM. aMdhArI rAtre bhUlA paDelA divase mAge AvI zake, paraMtu divase bhUlA paDelA TIcAya. ramanAranA rAma ramI javAnA, ramADanArA ThAma paDI javAnA, kahyA vagara AveleA kahyA vagara jAya temAM zAka kema? hAvA chatAM nathI khelanArA peAtAnuM nathI mATenuM bhaviSya nakkI kare che. YE || Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA mudraNAlaya, bhAvanagara